French River, Ontario
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· adopted 2014-06-17
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Zoning By-law
Municipality of French River
Adopted by Council | June 17, 2014
By-law No. 2014-23
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREAMBLE ................................................................................................... V
1 ZONING BY-LAW ...................................................................................... 3
2 DEFINED AREA ........................................................................................ 5
3 INTERPRETATION .................................................................................... 7
3.1 GENERAL .......................................................................................... 7
3.2 ZONING SCHEDULE ......................................................................... 7
3.3 ZONE BOUNDARIES......................................................................... 7
3.4 CLOSINGS ......................................................................................... 8
3.5 CERTAIN WORDS ............................................................................. 8
3.6 INTERPRETATIONS OF SIMILAR PERMITTED USES ................... 9
3.7 MULTIPLE USES ON ONE LOT ........................................................ 9
3.8 PROPERTIES WITH MORE THAN ONE ZONE ............................... 9
3.9 TRANSITION PROVISIONS .............................................................. 9
3.9.1
Consent .......................................................................................... 9
3.9.2
Building Permits ............................................................................ 10
3.10 INTERPRETATION OF FRONTAGES, YARDS, ETC.
FOR WATERFRONT LOTS VERSUS NON-
WATERFRONT LOTS...................................................................... 10
4 ADMINISTRATION .................................................................................. 13
4.1 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT ..................................... 13
4.2 APPLICATIONS AND PLANS .......................................................... 13
4.3 CONFORMITY ................................................................................. 14
4.4 INSPECTION ................................................................................... 14
4.5 REMEDIES ....................................................................................... 14
4.6 SCOPE ............................................................................................. 14
4.7 VIOLATION AND PENALTY ............................................................ 14
4.8 REPETITION OF OFFENCE ........................................................... 15
4.9 SEVERABILITY ................................................................................ 15
5 DEFINITIONS........................................................................................... 17
6 GENERAL PROVISIONS ........................................................................ 55
6.1 ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT .................. 55
6.2 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND USES ........................................... 55
6.2.1
Permitted Uses ............................................................................. 55
6.2.2
Limitation ...................................................................................... 55
6.3 BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT .................................... 56
6.4 BOATHOUSES ................................................................................ 56
6.5 BUILDING REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTION .............................. 57
6.6 BUILDINGS TO BE MOVED ............................................................ 57
6.7 CHANGE OF USE ............................................................................ 58
6.8 COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING ................................. 58
6.9 CORNER LOTS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES..................................... 58
6.10 CORNER VISIBILITY TRIANGLES ................................................. 58
6.11 DWELLING UNIT BELOW GRADE ................................................. 58
6.12 DWELLING UNIT IN A COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL
BUILDING ........................................................................................ 59
6.13 FILLING OR DREDGING ................................................................. 59
6.14 FENCING ......................................................................................... 59
6.15 FLOOD PLAIN .................................................................................. 60
6.16 FRONTAGE ON A PUBLIC ROAD OR STREET ............................ 60
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6.17 GARBAGE AND REFUSE STORAGE ............................................ 61
6.18 GARDEN SUITES ............................................................................ 61
6.19 GREATER RESTRICTIONS ............................................................ 61
6.20 HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS ................................................................... 61
6.21 HOLDING ZONE (H) PROVISIONS ................................................ 61
6.22 HOME INDUSTRY ........................................................................... 62
6.23 HOME OCCUPATION ..................................................................... 62
6.24 LICENSES, PERMITS AND OTHER BY-LAWS .............................. 63
6.25 LOADING SPACES.......................................................................... 63
6.26 LOT AREA OR LOT FRONTAGE LESS THAN
REQUIRED ...................................................................................... 64
6.27 MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION .............................................. 65
6.28 MOBILE HOMES.............................................................................. 66
6.29 MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE STATIONS AND GAS
BARS ................................................................................................ 66
6.30 MULTIPLE ZONES ON ONE LOT ................................................... 67
6.31 NON-COMPLYING BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES .................... 67
6.32 NON-CONFORMING USES ............................................................ 68
6.33 OCCUPATION OF UNCOMPLETED BUILDINGS .......................... 68
6.34 OUTDOOR STORAGE IN FRONT YARD ....................................... 68
6.35 PARKING AREA REGULATIONS ................................................... 68
6.36 PLANTING STRIPS ......................................................................... 75
6.37 PROHIBITED USES......................................................................... 75
6.38 PUBLIC USES PERMITTED ............................................................ 76
6.39 RAILWAYS ....................................................................................... 76
6.40 REDUCTION OF REQUIREMENTS ................................................ 77
6.41 ROAD SETBACKS AND ACCESS .................................................. 77
6.42 SECONDARY DWELLING UNITS ................................................... 78
6.43 SERVICING REQUIREMENTS ....................................................... 79
6.44 SHORELINE DEVELOPMENT AREA ............................................. 79
6.45 SIGNS .............................................................................................. 79
6.46 SLEEP CABINS ............................................................................... 80
6.47 SWIMMING POOLS ......................................................................... 80
6.48 TEMPORARY USES PERMITTED .................................................. 81
6.49 TRUCK, BUS AND COACH BODIES AND CARGO
CONTAINERS .................................................................................. 82
6.50 USE FOR HAZARDOUS PURPOSE ............................................... 82
6.51 USES PERMITTED IN ALL ZONES ................................................ 82
6.52 VISUAL BARRIER............................................................................ 83
6.53 WAYSIDE PITS AND QUARRIES ................................................... 83
6.54 YARD EXCEPTION, TERRAIN UNSUITABILITY ............................ 83
6.55 YARD AND SETBACK PROJECTIONS PERMITTED .................... 83
7 ZONES ..................................................................................................... 85
7.1 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONES ........................................................ 85
7.2 RESIDENTIAL ONE (R1) ZONE ...................................................... 87
7.2.1
Permitted Uses ............................................................................. 87
7.2.2
Zone Requirements ...................................................................... 87
7.2.3
Zone Provisions ............................................................................ 88
7.3 RESIDENTIAL TWO (R2) ZONE ..................................................... 89
7.3.1
Permitted Uses ............................................................................. 89
7.3.2
Zone Requirements ...................................................................... 89
7.3.3
Zone Provisions ............................................................................ 91
7.4 RESIDENTIAL THREE (R3) ZONE ................................................. 92
7.4.1
Permitted Uses ............................................................................. 92
7.4.2
Zone Requirements ...................................................................... 92
7.4.3
Zone Provisions ............................................................................ 93
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7.5 RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOME PARK (RMH) ZONE ...................... 94
7.5.1
Permitted Uses ............................................................................. 94
7.5.2
Zone Requirements ...................................................................... 94
7.5.3
Zone Provisions ............................................................................ 95
7.6 RESIDENTIAL RURAL (RR) ZONE ................................................. 96
7.6.1
Permitted Uses ............................................................................. 96
7.6.2
Zone Requirements ...................................................................... 96
7.6.3
Zone Provisions ............................................................................ 97
7.7 WATERFRONT RESIDENTIAL (WR) ZONE ................................... 98
7.7.1
Permitted Uses ............................................................................. 98
7.7.2
Zone Requirements ...................................................................... 98
7.7.3
Zone Provisions ............................................................................ 99
7.8 COMMERCIAL COMMUNITY (CC) ZONE .................................... 101
7.8.1
Permitted Uses ........................................................................... 101
7.8.2
Zone Requirements .................................................................... 102
7.8.3
Zone Provisions .......................................................................... 103
7.9 COMMERCIAL HIGHWAY (CH) ZONE ......................................... 104
7.9.1
Permitted Uses ........................................................................... 104
7.9.2
Zone Requirements .................................................................... 105
7.9.3
Zone Provisions .......................................................................... 106
7.10 COMMERCIAL NEIGHBOURHOOD (CN) ZONE ......................... 107
7.10.1
Permitted Uses ........................................................................... 107
7.10.2
Zone Requirements .................................................................... 107
7.10.3
Zone Provisions .......................................................................... 108
7.11 COMMERCIAL TOURIST (CT) ZONE ........................................... 109
7.11.1
Permitted Uses ........................................................................... 109
7.11.2
Zone Requirements .................................................................... 109
7.11.3
Zone Provisions .......................................................................... 110
7.12 WATERFRONT COMMERCIAL TOURIST (WCT) ZONE ............. 111
7.12.1
Permitted Uses ........................................................................... 111
7.12.2
Zone Requirements .................................................................... 111
7.12.3
Zone Provisions .......................................................................... 112
7.13 INDUSTRIAL RURAL (MR) ZONE ................................................. 113
7.13.1
Permitted Uses ........................................................................... 113
7.13.2
Zone Requirements .................................................................... 113
7.13.3
Zone Provisions .......................................................................... 114
7.14 INDUSTRIAL GENERAL (MG) ZONE ........................................... 115
7.14.1
Permitted Uses ........................................................................... 115
7.14.2
Zone Requirements .................................................................... 115
7.12.3
Zone Provisions .......................................................................... 116
7.15 WASTE DISPOSAL (MD) ZONE ................................................... 117
7.15.1
Permitted Uses ........................................................................... 117
7.15.2
Zone Requirements .................................................................... 117
7.15.3
Zone Provisions .......................................................................... 117
7.16 MINERAL/MINING EXTRACTION (MX) ZONE ............................. 118
7.16.1
Permitted Uses ........................................................................... 118
7.16.2
Zone Requirements .................................................................... 118
7.16.3
Zone Provisions .......................................................................... 119
7.17 INSTITUTIONAL ONE (I1) ZONE .................................................. 120
7.17.1
Permitted Uses ........................................................................... 120
7.17.2
Zone Requirements .................................................................... 120
7.17.3
Zone Provisions .......................................................................... 121
7.18 INSTITUTIONAL TWO (I2) ZONE ................................................. 122
7.18.1
Permitted Uses ........................................................................... 122
7.18.2
Zone Requirements .................................................................... 122
7.18.3
Zone Provisions .......................................................................... 122
7.19 OPEN SPACE (OS) ZONE ............................................................ 123
7.19.1
Permitted Uses ........................................................................... 123
7.19.2
Zone Requirements .................................................................... 123
7.19.3
Zone Provisions .......................................................................... 123
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7.20 WATERFRONT OPEN SPACE (WOS) ZONE .............................. 124
7.20.1
Permitted Uses ........................................................................... 124
7.20.2
Zone Requirements .................................................................... 124
7.20.3
Zone Provisions .......................................................................... 124
7.21 WATERFRONT LANDING (WL) ZONE ......................................... 125
7.21.1
Permitted Uses ........................................................................... 125
7.21.2
Zone Requirements .................................................................... 125
7.21.3
Zone Provisions .......................................................................... 125
7.22 RURAL (RU) ZONE........................................................................ 126
7.22.1
Permitted Uses ........................................................................... 126
7.22.2
Zone Requirements .................................................................... 127
7.22.3
Zone Provisions .......................................................................... 128
8 SPECIAL PROVISIONS ........................................................................ 131
9 ENACTMENT ......................................................................................... 165
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PREAMBLE
PREAMBLE
This preamble is intended to assist readers in understanding how
to use and interpret the Zoning By-law for Municipality of French
River. This Preamble does not form an operative part of the
Zoning By-law, but is provided for convenience only.
PURPOSE OF THIS ZONING BY-LAW
The purpose of the Zoning By-law is to regulate the use of land
and the character, form, height, location and dimensions of
buildings and structures. The By-law has been prepared to
conform to and to implement the policies of the Official Plan for the
Sudbury East Planning Area. By regulating the use of land,
buildings and structures, this By-law helps to ensure compatibility
between different land uses and minimize land use conflicts.
AUTHORITY TO PREPARE THIS ZONING BY-LAW
The Zoning By-law has been prepared in accordance with Section
34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. The
Planning Act specifies what a Zoning By-law can regulate. In
general terms, the Zoning By-law may:
Regulate the use of land, including outlining the types of
uses that are permitted or prohibited;
Regulate the type of construction and the height, bulk, size,
location, floor area, spacing and the use of buildings and
structures;
Regulate lot frontages and depths;
Regulate the proportion of a lot that may be covered by
buildings and structures;
Regulate minimum elevations of doors, windows and other
openings in buildings and structures;
Require that parking and loading facilities be provided and
maintained;
Prohibit uses, buildings and structures on lands that are
considered hazardous; and/or
Prohibit uses, buildings and structures on lands that are
sensitive, such as groundwater recharge areas, aquifers,
significant habitat, wetlands, woodlands, shorelines, or
archaeological resources, for example.
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STRUCTURE OF THE ZONING BY-LAW
The Zoning By-law is divided into 8 sections in addition to
Schedule A. Following is a brief description of each of the
sections:
1. Section 1 - Zoning By-law: This section establishes the
name of the Zoning By-law.
2. Section 2 - Defined area: This section describes which
lands in the Municipality are subject to this By-law.
3. Section 3 - Interpretation: This section contains
provisions establishing how the By-law is to be interpreted.
For example, it describes how the zone boundaries on
Schedule A are to be interpreted.
4. Section 4 - Administration: This section contains
provisions regarding how this By-law is to be administered
and enforced by the Municipality.
5. Section 5 - Definitions: This section defines many terms
used throughout the By-law.
6. Section 6 - General Regulations - All Zones: This
section contains provisions that affect all lands in the
municipality. Some provisions are applicable only to certain
uses, buildings or structures (e.g., home occupations and
swimming pools) or to specific situations (e.g., provisions
for lands near railways).
7. Section 7 - Zone Provisions: This section contains the
permitted uses and lot and building requirements for each
of the zone classifications.
8. Section 8 - Special Provisions for Specific Lands: This
section contains special provisions that apply only to
specific lands in the Municipality, as delineated on
Schedule A.
9. Schedule A: Schedule A is attached to and forms part of
the Zoning By-law. Schedule A consists of a series of
maps that delineate the zoning for all lands in the
Municipality.
HOW TO CHECK ZONING AND IDENTIFY APPLICABLE
REGULATIONS FOR A PROPERTY
To identify the applicable zoning and regulations for a property,
the reader should review and follow these steps:
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1.
Locate the Property on Schedule A
The reader should identify the zone classification that is shown on
their property on Schedule A, attached to and forming an
operative part of the Zoning By-law. For example, a property may
be zoned 'RU', which is the symbol that represents the Rural zone
classification. The zone classifications are also listed in Section
7.1. Schedule A provides the key map to a series of smaller
maps, which show the zoning of areas within the Municipality.
Schedules A1 to A11, forming part of Schedule A, illustrate the
zoning for:
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Schedule A1 - Village of Alban;
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Schedule A2 - Village of Noelville;
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Schedule A3 - Hoskin Township;
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Schedule A4 - Cherriman Township;
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Schedule A5 - Haddo Township;
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Schedule A6 - Delamere Township;
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Schedule A7 - Cosby Township;
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Schedule A8 - Martland Township;
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Schedule A9 - Bigwood Township;
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Schedule A10 - Mason Township; and
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Schedule A11 - Scollard Township.
Zone classifications are represented on the schedules by the
colours shown in the legend.
2.
Identify Applicable Zone Provisions
Once the reader has identified the applicable zone classification
associated with the property of interest, the next step is to identify
the applicable zone provisions for that zone. Section 7 of the By-
law identifies the uses that are permitted and the standards for
buildings and structures for each of the zone classifications. Only
uses that are listed are specifically permitted. For most zones,
standards include minimum lot frontage, minimum lot area,
maximum lot coverage, minimum front/interior side/exterior
side/rear yards, and maximum building height. Buildings and
structures must be in compliance with the listed standards.
In some cases, the zone classification noted on Schedule A will be
subject to special provisions, sometimes called a site-specific
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exception. On Schedule A, a property that is subject to special
provisions will be hatched, as indicated in the legend, and will be
subject to the symbol SX, where "X" is a number, on Schedule A.
For example, S1 is subject to the provisions of S1 in Section 8.
Note that in some cases, the special provisions indicated in
Section 8 are the only provisions that apply to the property.
However, in most cases, the special provisions will apply in
addition to the provisions for the applicable zone, as indicated in
Section 7. Where there is conflict between the special provisions
and the zone classification provisions, the special provisions in
Section 8 will prevail.
3.
Review Definitions
The definitions in Section 5 are intended to assist in the
interpretation of the Zoning By-law. For example, a term such as
"building height" is defined to ensure that building height is
properly calculated. Additionally, the permitted uses listed for
each zone classification in Section 7 are defined in Section 5. The
reader should always refer to Section 5 as they read the By-law, to
identify applicable definitions and ensure they are interpreting the
Zoning By-law correctly.
4.
Identify Applicable General Provisions
Section 6 provides a list of provisions that apply to all properties in
all zones throughout the Municipality, unless specifically noted
otherwise. For example, general provisions contain standards that
regulate certain uses and structures, such as accessory buildings,
as well as corner lot requirements, fencing, flood plains, and
various other matters. Additionally, the general provisions include
requirements for parking and loading facilities.
Not all general provisions will apply to all situations. The reader
should review all general provisions to identify which general
provisions will apply to their property and their specific situation.
5.
Understand the Application of 'Legal Non-Conforming'
and 'Legal Non-Complying' Provisions
Land uses are considered to be legal non-conforming uses if they
were legally established prior to the passing of the Zoning By-law,
but are no longer permitted by the current Zoning By-law. In order
to conform to and implement the Official Plan, some uses that
were previously permitted in the Zoning By-law may no longer be
permitted. Consequently, uses which were legally established may
no longer be permitted by the Zoning By-law.
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Subsection 34(9) of the Planning Act establishes an owner's rights
to continue to use a property for a use that was legally
established. A non-conforming use remains legal where the use
has been continuous, and there has been no intent of
abandonment of the use. Where a legal non-conforming use has
been interrupted due to damage, the legal non-conforming use is
considered to be continuous, provided that the owner has
maintained an intent to reconstruct, repair or re-establish the use.
The Zoning By-law does not prevent the continued legal use,
alteration or expansion of buildings and structures that no longer
conform to the permitted uses in the Zoning By-law. Additionally,
the Zoning By-law does not prevent the erection of a building or
structure for a legal non-conforming use or establishment of a
legal non-conforming use where a building permit has been issued
in accordance with the Building Code Act. In other words, if a
building permit was issued and the Zoning By-law was amended
to no longer permit the use, the owner may still construct the
building or structure or establish the use according to the building
permit.
Section 6.32 of the Zoning By-law applies to legal non-conforming
uses.
Buildings and structures are considered to be legal non-complying
if they were established legally prior to the passing of the zoning
by-law but no longer comply with the new provisions of the Zoning
By-law. The Zoning By-law may have implemented different lot
provisions, such as minimum lot size, minimum front yard,
minimum frontage, etc., than were previously required. As such,
buildings and structures which previously complied with these
provisions may no longer comply with the new standards. For
example, if a legally existing building has an existing rear yard of
10 metres, but the new Zoning By-law requires a minimum rear
yard of 12.5 metres, a zoning amendment or minor variance will
be required to permit a further encroachment into the rear yard.
The Zoning By-law does not prevent the continued use, alteration
or expansion of legally existing buildings and structures which no
longer comply with the Zoning By-law.
Section 6.31 of the Zoning By-law applies to legal non-complying
buildings and structures.
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6.
Zoning By-law Amendments
A Zoning By-law is amended over time as land use needs and
demands change. Before proceeding any further, the reader
should verify that the property is not the subject of an earlier
Zoning By-law Amendment. While the Municipality and Sudbury
East Planning Board strive to keep this By-law up to date, more
recent amendments may not be included in the version of the By-
law the reader is using. Planning staff will be able to assist the
reader to confirm if the property has been subject to a more recent
By-law amendment.
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BY-LAW NO. 2014-23
A By-law to regulate the use of land and the
character, location and use of buildings and
structures in the Municipality of French River.
WHEREAS it is considered desirable to regulate the use of land,
the character, location and use of buildings and structures within
the Municipality of French River;
AND WHEREAS authority is granted under Section 34.1 of the
Planning Act R.S.O. 1990 to the Council of the Municipality of
French River to exercise such powers subject to the approval of
the Ontario Municipal Board;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Municipality of French
River enacts as follows:
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SECTION 1 | ZONING BY-LAW
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ZONING BY-LAW
This By-law shall be known as the "Zoning By-law for the
Municipality of French River".
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SECTION 2 | DEFINED AREA
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DEFINED AREA
This By-law applies to all land within the boundaries of the
Municipality of French River, hereafter known as the
"Municipality", and to the adjoining shores of various lakes
and rivers including land covered by water wherever there
is or may be erected any jetty, dock, boathouse, pier or
other building or structure.
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SECTION 3 | INTERPRETATION
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INTERPRETATION
3.1
GENERAL
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this
By-law shall be held to be the minimum requirement
adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety,
convenience or general welfare. Whenever the
requirements of this By-law are at variance with the
requirements of any other By-law, the more restrictive, or
the By-law imposing the higher standards, shall govern
and apply. Nothing in this By-law shall be construed to
exempt any person from complying with the requirements
of any other By-law of the Municipality or from any law of
the Province of Ontario or the Government of Canada.
3.2
ZONING SCHEDULE
Schedule A, attached hereto, together with notations and
references shown thereon, is hereby declared to form part
of this By-law.
3.3
ZONE BOUNDARIES
When determining the boundary of any Zone as shown on
Schedule A, forming part of this By-law, the following
provisions shall apply:
a boundary indicated as following a highway, street or
(a)
lane shall be the centre line of such highway, street or
lane;
a boundary indicated as following a watercourse,
(b)
creek, stream or the right-of-way of a railway or an
electrical, gas or oil transmission line shall be the
centre line of such watercourse, creek, stream or right-
of-way;
a boundary indicated as following a shoreline, either
(c)
the shoreline of the mainland or the shoreline of an
island, shall follow such shoreline, except as noted in
clause (g) of this subsection, and in the event of
change in the shoreline, the boundary shall be
construed as moving with the actual shoreline;
a boundary indicated as approximately following lot
(d)
lines shown on a registered plan of subdivision or on a
land patent, shall follow such lot lines;
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a boundary indicated as approximately parallel to a
(e)
street line or other feature indicated in clauses (a), (b)
or (c) of this subsection, and the distance from such
street line or other feature is not indicated, and clause
(d) above is not applicable, such boundary shall be
construed as being parallel to such street line or other
feature, and the distance therefrom shall be
determined according to the scale shown on Schedule
A;
a boundary indicated as following the limits of the
(f)
Municipality shall follow such limits; and
where any zone on Schedule A abuts the shoreline of
(g)
a lake, such zone shall be deemed to extend into the
lake and to apply to any water lots or to any land
created by changing lake levels, or to any jetty, dock,
boathouse, pier or other building or structure.
3.4
CLOSINGS
In the event a dedicated street or lane shown on Schedule
A of this By-law is closed, the property formerly in such
street or lane shall be included within the zone of the
adjoining property on either side of such closed street, or
lane. If a closed street or lane is the boundary between
two different zones, the new zone boundaries shall be the
former centre line of the closed street or lane.
3.5
CERTAIN WORDS
In this By-law, words used in the present tense include
future; words in the singular number include the plural;
words in the plural include the singular number; and the
word "used" includes "arranged, designed or intended to
be used"; the word "shall" is mandatory and not
discretionary.
Unless the context clearly indicates the contrary, where a
regulation involves two or more items, conditions,
provisions or events connected by the conjunction "and",
"or", or "either-or", the conjunction shall be interpreted as
follows:
"and" indicates that all connected items, conditions,
(a)
provisions or events shall apply in any combination;
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"or" indicates that the connected items, conditions,
(b)
provisions or events may apply single or in
combination;
"either-or" indicates that the connected items,
(c)
conditions, provisions or events shall apply single but
not in combination.
3.6
INTERPRETATIONS OF SIMILAR PERMITTED USES
Uses other than those hereinafter specifically permitted as
uses in each of the zones, may be permitted therein,
provided such uses are similar to those specifically
mentioned and are, in the opinion of Council, as
evidenced by a resolution, not more obnoxious or
detrimental to the welfare of the community, than the
permitted uses specifically mentioned in the respective
zones.
3.7
MULTIPLE USES ON ONE LOT
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, where
any land, building or structure is used for more than one
permitted use, all provisions of this By-law shall be
complied with for each use, except in the case of lot area,
lot frontage, coverage and minimum yard requirements in
which case the most restrictive or stringent requirement
shall apply.
3.8
PROPERTIES WITH MORE THAN ONE ZONE
Where a lot is divided into more than one zone, each such
portion of said lot shall be considered separately for the
purposes of determining zone provisions such as lot area,
lot frontage, required front yard, side and rear yards, and
each such portion shall conform to the provisions of the
appropriate zone, but no lot shall have more than one
dwelling unit on the lot, except as specifically provided for
in this By-law.
3.9
TRANSITION PROVISIONS
3.9.1
Consent
Where:
(a)
an application is made for consent to convey
i.
land under Section 53 of the Planning Act, prior
to enactment of this By-law;
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that consent is granted and that land is
ii.
conveyed before the consent lapses; and
that consent results in the creation of one or
iii.
more lots which do not comply with the lot
frontage or lot area requirements of this By-law;
then
each such lot created is deemed to comply with the lot
frontage and lot area requirements of this By-law
provided the lot created complies with the lot frontage
and lot area requirements of the applicable zoning
prior to the date of adoption of this By-law.
Where:
(b)
an application for consent has been approved
i.
and a long form certificate has been issued by
the Municipality in accordance with Section
53(42) of the Planning Act; and
the conveyance has not occurred prior to the
ii.
date of adoption of this By-law; then
such lot shall be deemed to comply with the lot
frontage and lot area of the zone in which the lot is
located provided such lot complied with the lot
frontage and lot area requirements of the applicable
zoning prior to the date of adoption of this By-law.
3.9.2
Building Permits
Where a building permit has been issued prior to the
effective date of this By-law, and where said building
permit has not been revoked, cancelled, or denied by the
Municipality or Planning Board, the provisions of this By-
law, as they apply to such lands, buildings or structures,
shall be deemed to be modified to the extent necessary to
give effect to such building permit.
3.10
INTERPRETATION OF FRONTAGES, YARDS, ETC.
FOR WATERFRONT LOTS VERSUS NON-
WATERFRONT LOTS
In this By-law, the definitions and interpretations of front lot
line, front yard, rear yard and other lot and yard
terminology depend on whether the subject property has
water frontage. In some cases, the provisions of this By-
law may not address all situations, such as whether a lot
fronts on water. As a result, it may be necessary to alter
the text of the by-law to give effect to the intent of certain
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provisions. The final interpretation of the intended use of
the terms including, but not limited to, front lot line, rear lot
line, front yard and rear yard, shall be at the discretion of
the Chief Building Official, in consideration of whether the
subject property is a waterfront lot or does not have water
frontage. In no case shall this provision exempt any lot
from conforming to the applicable requirements.
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ADMINISTRATION
4.1
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
This By-law shall be administered by the Chief Building
Official or such other person as Council shall designate,
and no permit for the use of land or for the erection of any
building or structure or approval of any municipal licence
shall be issued where the proposed use, building or
structure would be in violation of any provisions of this By-
law.
4.2
APPLICATIONS AND PLANS
In addition to the requirements of this Zoning By-law,
(a)
every application for a building permit shall be
accompanied by plans, in duplicate, drawn to an
appropriate scale and based upon an actual survey at
the discretion of the Chief Building Official and
showing:
the true shape and dimensions of the lot to be
i.
used or upon which it is proposed to erect any
building or structure;
the current and proposed use of the lot and any
ii.
current or proposed buildings or structures
thereon;
the proposed location, height and dimensions of
iii.
the building, structure or work in respect of which
the permit is applied;
the location of every building or structure already
iv.
erected on or partly erected on such lot, and the
location of every use, building or structure upon
adjacent lots;
the proposed location of parking spaces, loading
v.
spaces, driveways, landscaping areas or
planting strips as may be required; and
other such information as may be necessary to
vi.
determine whether or not every such building,
structure and work conforms to the requirements
of this By-law.
Every such application shall be signed by the
(b)
owner of the lot or the owner's agent duly
authorized in writing and by the Chief Building
Official.
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4.3
CONFORMITY
No land shall hereafter be used and no building or
structure shall hereafter be erected or used except in
accordance with the general and special provisions of this
By-law, but nothing in this By-law shall prevent the use of
any land, building or structure for any use prohibited by
this By-law if such land, building or structure was lawfully
used for such purpose on the day this By-law comes into
effect.
4.4
INSPECTION
The authority having jurisdiction to enforce this By-law
from time to time is hereby authorized, after reasonable
notice to the owner or assessed owner, occupant or
apparent occupant of the property in question, to enter at
all reasonable hours for the purposes of inspection.
4.5
REMEDIES
In the case where any building or structure is or is
proposed to be erected, reconstructed, extended or
enlarged, or any building or structure or part thereof is or
is proposed to be used, or any land is or is proposed to be
used, in contravention of any requirements of this By-law
such contravention may be restrained by action at the
instance of any ratepayer or of the Municipality pursuant to
the provisions of the Planning Act.
4.6
SCOPE
No building, structure or land shall be used, and no
building or structure shall be hereafter erected within the
Municipality except in conformity with the provisions of this
By-law.
4.7
VIOLATION AND PENALTY
Any person who uses any land or erects or uses any
building or structure in a manner contrary to any
requirements of this By-law, or who causes or permits
such use or erection, or who violates any provisions of this
By-law or causes or permits a violation, is guilty of an
offence and upon conviction therefore, shall be liable to a
fine not exceeding $5,000.00, exclusive of costs, which
shall be recoverable under the Provincial Offences Act
R.S.O., 1990 as amended.
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4.8
REPETITION OF OFFENCE
The conviction of an offender upon a breach of any of the
provisions of this By-law shall not prevent prosecution
against the same offender upon any subsequent breach of
the same or any other provision of this By-law.
4.9
SEVERABILITY
Should any section or part of a section of this By-law for
any reason be held to be invalid, it is the intention that all
the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and
effect.
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DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this By-law, the definitions in this
section shall apply to interpreting certain words.
1.
Abut shall mean having a common border with, or
being separated from such a common border by a
right-of-way, alley, or easement.
2.
Abutting shall mean a lot line that has any point in
common with another lot line that is not part of street
line or lane. Abutting may also mean two or more
parcels sharing a common boundary of at least 1
point.
3.
Access Driveway shall mean the area between the
travelled portion of a roadway and off-street parking
or loading facility used by motor vehicles for access
to and from such facilities, but does not include an
aisle.
4.
Accessible shall mean continuous, unobstructed
ingress and egress to a lot, building, or structure.
5.
Access onto Assumed Road shall mean direct
means of vehicular passage onto a public right-of-
way that is maintained on a year-round basis.
6.
Accessory shall mean a building or a use that is
commonly incidental, subordinate, and exclusively
devoted to the principal building or use situated on
the same lot.
7.
Accessory Office Use shall mean a business or
professional office which is an accessory use and
which occupies less than 50 percent of the gross
floor area of the premises with which it is associated.
8.
Accessory Retail shall mean a retail store which is
accessory to a non-residential use.
9.
Adequate Services shall mean the provision of
sufficient utility, water and sewerage services to
meet the needs of the permitted use(s) of a given lot.
10. Adult Entertainment Establishment shall mean
any premises or part thereof in which is provided, in
pursuance of a trade, calling, business or
occupation, services appealing to or designed to
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appeal to erotic or sexual appetites or inclinations.
For the purpose of this paragraph, the following shall
apply:
Provided shall mean furnished, performed,
(a)
solicited or given such services;
Services shall mean activities, facilities,
(b)
performances, exhibitions, viewings and
encounters; and
Services appealing to or designed to appeal to
(c)
erotic or sexual appetites or inclinations shall
mean services of which a principal feature or
characteristic is the nudity or partial nudity of
any person or services in respect of which the
word "nude", "naked", "topless", "bottomless",
"sexy" or any other word or any picture, symbol
or representation having like meaning or
implication is used in any advertisement, and
includes an adult video store.
11. Adult Video Store shall mean an establishment
having, as a substantial or significant portion of its
stock-in trade, videos which are distinguished or
related to specified sexual activities or specified
anatomical areas, or an establishment with a
segment or section devoted to the sale or display of
such material.
12. Agricultural Use shall mean an area of land with or
without accessory buildings, structures or outdoor
storage that is used primarily for the growing and
harvesting of vegetables, fruits, field crops,
mushrooms, berries, trees, flowers or landscape
material; the breeding, training, raising or boarding of
animals of any kind; the erection and use of
greenhouses; the packing, crating, storing and sale
of produce grown on the premises; or other similar
uses customarily carried on in the field of general
agriculture, but does not include a kennel.
13. Airport shall mean any area of land and/or water
designed and set aside to function as a facility for the
landing, take-off, movement, or servicing of aircraft
and associated cargo; and includes any associated
buildings, installations, open space, equipment and
the short-term accommodation of passengers and
crew.
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14. Aisle or Parking Aisle shall mean the area used by
motor vehicles for access to and from all off-street
parking or loading facilities, but does not include an
access driveway
15. Alter shall mean to change any one or more of the
external dimensions of a building or part thereof, or
to change the type of construction of the exterior
walls or roof thereof. Such changes apply to any
bearing wall or partition, column, beam, girder or
other supporting member of a building or structure,
or any increase in the area of cubic contents of a
building or structure. When used in reference to a lot,
the word 'alter' shall mean to change the area
frontage, or depth thereof, to change the width,
depth or area of any required yard, landscaped open
space or parking area, or to change the location of
any boundary of such lot with respect to a street or
lane, whether such alteration is made by conveyance
or alienation of any portion of such lot or otherwise.
When used in reference to use, 'alter' shall mean to
discontinue and replace the use with a use which is
defined herein as being distinct from the
discontinued use.
16. Amenity Area shall mean an area comprised of on-
site common or private, indoor or outdoor space,
designed for active or passive recreational use.
17. Amusement Arcade shall mean a building, or part
thereof, wherein 6 or more coin or token operated
machines, devices, contrivances, or games are
provided for public amusement, but does not include
any machine that provides exclusively musical
entertainment, rides, food, or drink.
18. Animal Shelter shall mean a lot and/or building or
part thereof used for the care of lost, abandoned or
neglected animals.
19. Attic shall mean the portion of a building situated
wholly or in part, within the roof and which is not a
one-half storey.
20. Automotive Accessories Store - See 'Motor
Vehicle Accessories Store'
21. Automotive Service Station - see 'Motor Vehicle
Service Station'
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22. Bakery shall mean a factory for producing, mixing,
compounding or baking bread, biscuits, ice cream
cones, cakes, pies, buns or any other bakery product
of which flour or meal is the principal ingredient, but
does not include a restaurant or any other premise
where any such product is consumed on the
premises, and does not include a bake shop except
as an accessory retail use in accordance with the
provisions of this By-law.
23. Bake Shop shall mean an establishment in which
the principal activity is the retailing of baked goods,
with baking or cooking as an incidental activity.
24. Balcony shall mean a platform that may be partially
enclosed projecting from the main wall of a building,
which is not supported by vertical uprights other than
the wall itself except when located above a
porch/verandah and which is only accessible from
within the building.
25. Basement shall mean that portion of a building
which has its floor below grade but 50.0% or more of
its height, from floor to finished ceiling, located above
finished grade level.
26. Basement, Walkout shall mean that portion of a
building which is partly underground, but which has
more than 50% of the floor area not greater than 1.0
metres below grade, and which has an entrance and
exit at grade level. This definition shall only apply in
an area where the natural terrain permits
construction of a walkout basement.
27. Bed and Breakfast Establishment shall mean a
single detached dwelling unit, or part thereof, in
which the proprietor resides and provides not more
than 3 bedrooms for the accommodation of the
travelling or vacationing public, in which the owner
supplies lodgings with or without meals for the
accommodated persons, but does not include a
rooming house, group home, sleep cabin or tourist
establishment. Required parking must be provided
on the same lot, subject to provisions of this Zoning
By-law.
28. Board shall mean the Sudbury East Planning Board.
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29. Boathouse shall mean a detached accessory
building, used for the berthing or sheltering of
watercraft or watercraft related equipment, floating
on or anchored in water near the shoreline of a
navigable waterway or on land and may include
sleeping accommodation and a bathroom but no
kitchen facilities.
30. Boundary Adjustment shall mean the alteration of
a lot line resulting from a decision made by the
Planning Board or Municipality, or by other legal
means, but shall not include any alteration that
results in the creation of a new lot.
31. Building shall mean a structure, whether temporary
or permanent consisting of a wall, roof, or floor, or
any one or more of these which is used or intended
to be used for the shelter, accommodation, or
enclosure of persons, animals, goods, or materials,
but shall not include a lawful boundary wall or fence.
For the purposes of this By-law:
a deck or a dock shall be included within the
(a)
meaning of the term 'building'; and
the word 'structure' shall mean the same as
(b)
building.
32. Building, Principal shall mean the building in which
the principal use is conducted. For the purposes of
this By-law, any deck or any other like or similar
structure attached to the principal building, shall be
considered as part of such building and shall be
subject to the regulations applicable to the principal
building.
33. Building Supplies Outlet shall mean a building, or
part thereof, and land adjacent thereto, in which
building or construction and home improvement
materials are offered or kept for sale at retail and
may include the fabrication of certain materials
related to home improvements.
34. Bulk Storage Tank shall mean a tank for the bulk
storage of petroleum, gasoline, diesel, or other fuels,
oil, gas, or flammable liquid or fluid.
35. Business or Professional Office shall mean a
building, or part thereof, in which any business is
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carried on or any profession is practised, but does
not include a medical clinic or medical office.
36. By-law Enforcement Officer shall mean an
employee of the Municipality charged with the duty of
enforcing this and other by-laws.
37. Camper - See 'Travel Trailer'
38. Campground shall mean a parcel of land managed
as a unit operated privately or by the Municipality or
the Province of Ontario on a commercial basis for
campers who provide their own temporary sleeping
facilities such as tents or travel trailers, provided that
such campers are provided with sanitary and waste
disposal facilities by the operator of the campground.
39. Campsite shall mean that part of a campground
which is occupied on a temporary basis only, by a
trailer, motorized home, truck camper, camper or
tent.
40. Canopy, Weather shall mean a permanent
unenclosed roof structure erected for the purpose of
sheltering motor vehicle fuel pumps and dispenser
islands from the weather.
41. Cargo Container shall mean an industrial,
standardized reusable vessel that was (a) originally,
specifically, or formerly designed for or used in the
packing, shipping, movement or transportation of
freight, articles, goods or commodities; and/or (b)
designed for or capable of being mounted or moved
on a rail car; and/or (c) designed for or capable of
being mounted on a chassis or bogie for movement
by truck-trailer or loaded on a ship.
42. Carnival - See 'Fairground'
43. Car Wash - See 'Motor Vehicle Washing
Establishment'
44. Cellar shall mean that portion of a building which
has less than 50.0% of its height, from floor to
finished ceiling, located above finished grade level.
45. Cemetery shall mean land that is reserved or used
for interring the dead or placing or burying the
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remains or ashes of human bodies, but does not
include a funeral home.
46. Chief Building Official shall mean the officer or
employee of the Municipality charged with the duty of
enforcing by-law provisions relating to building
design/ construction.
47. Chip Stand shall mean a motorized or non-
motorized mobile unit where food is prepared and
sold over a counter through a window.
48. Club shall mean an association of persons, whether
incorporated or not, united by some common
interest, meeting periodically for co-operation or
conviviality. Club shall also mean, where the context
requires, premises owned or occupied by members
of such associations within which the activities of the
club are conducted.
49. Commercial shall mean the use of land, a building,
or structure for the purpose of buying or selling
commodities and supplying of services as
distinguished from such uses as manufacturing or
assembling of goods, warehousing, construction and
other similar uses.
50. Commercial Motor Vehicle - See 'Motor Vehicle,
Commercial'
51. Commercial Recreation shall mean the use of land,
water or a building, or part thereof, for a fee, for the
provision of athletic and amusement facilities
involving the active participation of the user-public in
a sports-related activity and includes without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, such facilities as
racquet courts, fitness clubs, billiard parlours,
bowling alleys, miniature golf courses, but shall not
include amusement arcades or a fairground.
52. Community Recreation Centre shall mean
premises used for community activities, whether
used for commercial purposes or not, and the control
of which is vested in the Municipality, a local board
or agent thereof, and is operated under the
Community Recreation Centres Act, as amended.
53. Conservation Use shall mean the preservation and
protection of the natural environment through
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comprehensive management and maintenance for
individual or public use.
54. Construction Use shall mean a building, structure,
trailer, or scaffold that is incidental to the
construction of a principal building, which is
permitted in all zones if required while construction
work is in progress.
55. Contractor's Establishment shall mean the yard of
a contractor or a construction company used as a
depot for the storage and maintenance of equipment
used by the contractor or company, and includes
facilities for the administration or management of the
business and the stockpiling or storage of supplies or
home improvement supplies.
56. Convenience Store shall mean a retail food store,
confectionery, delicatessen, grocery store or
groceteria or any such similar use where a variety of
both household and grocery items are offered for
sale primarily to serve the residents of the
surrounding area and may include such accessory
uses as the rental of videos, an automated teller
machine or depots for such items as film or postal
services.
57. Corner Visibility Triangle shall mean a triangular
area free of buildings or structures formed within a
corner lot by the intersecting street lines or the
projections thereof and a straight line connecting
them from their point of intersection.
58. Corporation shall mean the Corporation of the
Municipality of French River.
59. Council shall mean the Council of the Corporation of
the Municipality of French River.
60. Craftsman Shop shall mean an establishment
composed of buildings and used for the creation,
finishing, refinishing, or similar production of custom
or hand-made commodities, together with the
retailing of such commodities.
61. Crown Lands shall mean lands owned by the
Province of Ontario, which cannot be controlled by
the Municipality or Planning Board in terms of their
use or disposition.
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62. Crown Reserve shall mean a road reserved along
the shore of a navigable waterway by the Crown, but
not an allowance that has become an open public
road.
63. Day Nursery shall mean a premises that provides
temporary care, or guidance, or both temporary care
and guidance for children in accordance with the Day
Nurseries Act R.S.O. 1990, c.D.2, as amended.
64. Deck shall mean a structure with no solid roof or
walls, which may be constructed on piers or
foundations and which includes landings and stairs
but does not include a balcony, porch/verandah.
65. Dentist - See 'Medical Practitioner'
66. Development shall mean the creation of a new lot, a
change in land use or the construction of buildings
and structures, requiring the approval under the
Planning Act or the Public Lands Act, but does not
include activities that create or maintain
infrastructure authorized under an environmental
assessment process, or works subject to the
Drainage Act.
67. Dock shall mean an accessory structure floating on
or anchored in water at which watercraft are berthed
or secured to and which may provide a foundation
for a boathouse.
68. Drugless Practitioner shall mean a person who
practices the treatment of ailments, diseases, and/or
disability by manipulation, adjustment, manual or
electro-therapy, without the use of drugs, and shall
include, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, a naturopathic doctor registered in
accordance with the Drugless Practitioners Act of
Ontario.
69. Dry Industry shall mean an industry which by nature
of its operation, process, or fabrication of raw
materials or service rendered does not require a
water supply other than that available from within the
limits of the lot upon which the use is located, does
not discharge effluent from the limits of the lot upon
which the use is located and from which the only
sewage effluent to be disposed of within the limits of
the said lot will be that produced from normal
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sanitary and eating facilities required for the
employees.
70. Dwelling, Converted shall mean a single detached
dwelling unit altered to contain more than 1 but less
than 5 self-contained dwelling units.
71. Dwelling, Duplex shall mean a building divided
horizontally into 2 dwelling units.
72. Dwelling, Fourplex shall mean a building divided
horizontally and/or vertically into 4 dwelling units, but
does not include street townhouse dwellings as
defined herein.
73. Dwelling, Garden Suite shall mean a one-unit
detached residential structure containing bathroom
and kitchen facilities that is permitted as a temporary
accessory use to an existing principal residential
structure and that is designed to be portable.
74. Dwelling, Mobile Home shall mean any dwelling
unit that is designed to be made mobile and
constructed or manufactured to provide a permanent
residence, but does not include a modular home
dwelling, travel trailer, tent trailer, or motor home
otherwise designed.
75. Dwelling, Modular Home shall mean a dwelling unit
constructed in accordance with the Ontario Building
Code and composed of components substantially
assembled in a manufacturing plant and transported
to the building site for final assembly on a permanent
foundation, but does not include a mobile home
dwelling.
76. Dwelling, Multiple shall mean a building containing
3 or more dwelling units, but shall not include a
street townhouse dwelling unit.
77. Dwelling, Semi-detached shall mean a building
divided vertically to provide 2 dwelling units
separated by a common wall.
78. Dwelling, Single Detached shall mean a building
containing 1 dwelling unit that may be occupied on a
permanent or seasonal basis, and shall include a
modular home.
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79. Dwelling, Street Townhouse shall mean a building
divided vertically into 3 or more dwelling units with
each unit designed to be located on a separate lot
having frontage on a street.
80. Dwelling, Townhouse shall mean a building divided
vertically into 3 or more dwelling units with each unit
accessed from a separate outdoor entrance, and the
units are grouped on the same lot.
81. Dwelling, Triplex shall mean a building divided
horizontally into 3 dwelling units.
82. Dwelling Unit shall mean a suite of habitable rooms
which:
is located in a building;
(a)
is used or intended to be used in common by
(b)
the occupants as a single, independent, and
separate housekeeping establishment; and
contains food preparation and sanitary facilities
(c)
provided for the exclusive common use of the
occupants thereof.
83. Dwelling Unit, Secondary shall mean a legally
existing separate dwelling unit, which is ancillary to a
single detached dwelling, a semi-detached dwelling
or a street townhouse dwelling, and includes a
separate access, kitchen, washroom, and living
space.
84. Eating Establishment shall mean a building or part
thereof where food is offered for sale or sold to the
public for immediate consumption and includes such
uses as a restaurant, café, cafeteria, 'take-out'
counter, ice cream parlour, tea, or lunch room, dairy
bar, coffee shop, snack bar or refreshment
room/stand; but does not include any other use as
defined herein.
85. Educational Establishment shall mean a place of
instruction under the jurisdiction of a governmental
authority and a place of instruction offering courses
equivalent to those customarily offered in a place of
instruction under the jurisdiction of a governmental
authority.
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86. Erect shall mean to build, construct, reconstruct,
alter and relocate, and without limiting the generality
of the foregoing shall be taken to include any
preliminary physical operations, such as excavating,
berming, grading, piling, cribbing, filling or draining,
structurally altering any existing building or structure
by an addition, deletion, enlargement or extension.
87. Established Building Line shall mean the distance
between the front, side, or rear lot line(s) and an
existing building on a lot. For the purposes of this
By-law, the established building line shall be
determined on an individual building basis.
88. Existing shall mean existing as of the date of the
passing of this By-law.
89. Fairground shall mean:
Land devoted to entertainment on a seasonal
(a)
or temporary basis and may include
grandstands, barns and other accessory
buildings normally associated with such a use.
The use of land, or building, or structure where
(b)
the temporary exhibition of music, art, goods,
wares, vehicles, and the like are displayed and
made available for sale and shall include a
midway and a place of amusement.
An agricultural fairground where farm produce
(c)
is on display for judging and for sale, and
livestock shows, horseracing, and other sports
events are held and on occasion for auctions,
flea markets, and concession stands.
90. Farm shall mean land and buildings used for the
tillage of soil and the growing of vegetables, fruits,
grains, and other staple crops including livestock
raising, dairying, or woodlots, a farm residence and
may include a roadside stand for the selling of
agricultural products raised or grown on the farm.
91. Fence shall mean a structure that forms a barrier for
enclosing, bounding, delineating or protecting land.
92. Financial Establishment shall mean a building, or
part thereof, which is used to provide for financial
services in which money is deposited, kept, lent, or
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exchanged, including accessory clerical functions
and shall include a bank, trust company, credit
union, or other similar banking service but does not
mean a free-standing automated teller machine.
93. Finished Grade shall mean:
The final elevation of the ground surface after
(a)
development.
The average elevation of the finished surface of
(b)
the ground at ground level measured on all
sides of a building or structure.
94. Floodplain shall mean the area, usually low lands,
adjoining a navigable waterway which has been, or
may be covered by floodwater.
95. Floodproofing shall mean a combination of building
changes or adjustments incorporated into the basic
design, construction, or alteration of individual
buildings or properties subject to flooding so as to
reduce or eliminate flood damages.
96. Floor Area, Gross shall mean
For a dwelling or dwelling unit, the total area of
(a)
the storeys contained within the outside walls
of the dwelling or dwelling unit, exclusive of any
garage, carport, porch, verandah/balcony,
sunroom, unfinished attic, unfinished basement
or unfinished cellar;
For a building or part of a building other than a
(b)
dwelling or dwelling unit, the total area of all the
storeys contained within the outside walls of
the building.
In all cases, on the floor area having a clear
(c)
height to the ceiling of at least 2.2 metres shall
be considered in the calculation of the floor
area.
97. Floor Area, Ground shall mean the total footprint of
the lowest storey of a building, approximately at or
first above the finished grade level, excluding any
basement, cellar, or sub-cellar, which is measured
between the exterior faces of the exterior walls at the
floor level of such storey, but excludes car parking
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areas within the building. For the purpose of this
definition, the walls of an inner court shall be
deemed to be exterior walls.
98. Forestry Use shall mean the general raising and
harvesting of wood and without limiting the generality
of the foregoing shall include the raising and cutting
of fuel wood, pulp, wood, lumber, Christmas trees,
and other products.
99. Funeral Home shall mean a building, or part thereof,
designed for the purpose of furnishing funeral
supplies and services to the public and includes
facilities intended for the preparation of the dead
human body for interment or cremation.
100. Garage or Garage, Private shall mean a separate
building or part of the principal building used for the
temporary parking or storage of licensed vehicles of
not more than 3 tonnes gross vehicle weight, but
shall not include a temporary structure.
101. Garage, Attached shall mean a building, which is
designed or used for the sheltering of motor vehicles
and the storage of household equipment incidental to
the residential occupancy and in which there are no
facilities for repairing or servicing of such vehicles for
remuneration or commercial use, and is accessory to
a dwelling unit on the same lot and attached by a
common wall and/or common roof structure provided
however, for the purpose of determining lines of
setback and side yard, an attached garage shall be
considered part of the main building. Also for the
purposes of this definition, a wall between a house
and an attached garage may be considered
"common" as long as at least 40.0% of the length of
the attached garage wall is common with the
dwelling unit wall.
102. Garage, Detached shall mean a detached
accessory building which is designed or used for the
sheltering of motor vehicles and the storage of
household equipment incidental to the residential
occupancy and in which there are no facilities for
repairing or servicing of such vehicles for
remuneration or commercial use.
103. Garage, Public shall mean a building or place other
than a private garage where motor vehicles are kept
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or stored for remuneration or repair, including, or
separate from, a motor vehicle washing
establishment.
104. Garden Centre shall mean means a retail
establishment devoted primarily to the sale of
nursery stock and may also include the sale of
related accessory supplies as well as the sale of
fruits and vegetables.Garden Suite - See 'Dwelling,
Garden Suite'
105. Golf Course shall mean a public or private area that
operates for the purpose of playing golf, and includes
associated accessory structures and uses such as a
club house and recreational facilities, accessory
driving range, miniature golf course, tennis court,
and swimming pool.
106. Gross Floor Area - See 'Floor Area, Gross'
107. Ground Floor Area - See 'Floor Area, Ground'
108. Group Home shall mean a Provincially licensed or
approved facility in which 3 to 10 residents are
accommodated, exclusive of staff, who live under
supervision and who, by reason of their emotional,
mental, social or physical condition, or legal status,
require a group living arrangement for their well-
being.
109. Hazard Land shall mean land which exhibits or
potentially exhibits, a hazardous condition as a result
of its susceptibility to flooding, erosion, subsidence,
inundation or the presence of organic soil or steep
slopes, or where, by reason of its low lying, marshy
or unstable character, the cost of construction of
satisfactory waterworks, sewage or drainage
facilities is prohibitive, or where, as a consequence
of mining operations, is characterized by the
presence of mine tailings containing toxic materials.
110. Height, Building shall mean:
the midpoint between the eaves and ridge of a
(a)
gabled or hip roof;
the highest point of a flat roof;
(b)
The deck line of a mansard roof;
(c)
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75.0% of the distance between the finished
(d)
grade measured at the midpoint of the front
and rear of the building and the ridge for an A-
Frame. The ridge of an A-frame building shall
have a maximum height of 11.0 metres.
For the purposes of this definition and without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, antennae,
chimneys, spires, cupolas, elevator penthouses, flag
poles, water tanks, windmills, air conditioner ducts,
barns, silos, a drive-in theatre screen or incidental
equipment associated with internal building
equipment, or other similar structures, shall be
disregarded in calculating building height.
111. Hereafter shall mean after the date of the passing of
this By-law.
112. Herein shall mean anywhere in this By-law.
113. High Water Mark shall mean the mark by the action
of water under natural conditions on the shore or
bank of a body of water which action has been so
common and usual that it has created a difference
between the character of the vegetation or soil on
one side of the mark and the character of the
vegetation and soil on the other side of the mark.
114. Home for the Aged - See 'Senior Citizens' Home'
115. Home Industry shall mean a craft, trade, guild or
service, excluding a motor vehicle repair shop and
motor vehicle body shop, conducted in whole or in
part in an accessory building to a single detached
dwelling unit.
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116. Home Occupation shall mean a gainful occupation
conducted within a dwelling unit that is secondary to
the use of the dwelling unit as a private residence
and the nature and scope of which is compatible with
the residential character of the dwelling unit. The
proprietor carrying out the occupation shall reside
within the dwelling unit.
117. Hospital shall mean any institution, building, or other
premises established for the treatment of persons
afflicted with or suffering from sickness, disease, or
injury, for the treatment of convalescent or
chronically ill persons that is approved under the
Public Hospitals Act as a public hospital.
118. Hotel shall mean a building or structure used for the
purpose of catering to the needs of the traveling
public by supplying temporary sleeping
accommodations, food and refreshments, and which
may contain a public dining area, meeting rooms or
an accessory banquet hall. The guest rooms
contained within a hotel are accessed from common
interior hallways. Hotel shall include an inn, but does
not include a bed and breakfast establishment.
119. Hunt Camp shall mean a building occupied not more
than 60 days in any 12-month period and used for
the purpose of accommodating hunters or other
similar recreational users on a non-commercial
basis.
120. Impound Yard shall mean a place to which disabled
motor vehicles, and motor vehicles or other mobile
equipment impounded for a breach of the law, may
be taken or towed and stored temporarily until
reclaimed, but does not include an automobile
service station, gas bar, public garage, junk yard,
salvage yard or wrecker's yard.
121. Industrial Use shall mean the use of land, building
or structures for the manufacturing, processing,
fabricating, or assembly of raw materials or goods,
warehousing or bulk storage of goods and related
accessory uses.
122. Institutional Use shall mean the use of land,
buildings or structures for a public or non-profit
purpose and without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, may include such uses as schools, places
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of worship, indoor recreation facilities, community
recreation centres, public hospitals and government
buildings.
123. Kennel shall mean an establishment for the keeping,
breeding, raising and training of 3 or more dogs for
profit or gain, but shall not apply to the keeping of
animals in a veterinary establishment for the purpose
of medical treatment.
124. Landscaping shall mean any combination of trees,
shrubs, flowers, grass or other horticultural elements,
together with decorative stonework, paving,
screening or other architectural elements, all of
which is designed to enhance the visual amenity of a
property and/or to provide a screen to mitigate any
objectionable adjacent land use but does not include
parking areas, patios, walkways, driveways or
ramps.
125. Lane shall mean a public thoroughfare which affords
only a secondary means of access to abutting lots
and which is not intended for general traffic
circulation.
126. Lane, Private shall mean a thoroughfare which
affords a secondary means of access to abutting
lots, which is not dedicated as a street or assumed
by the Municipality, but is owned privately.
127. Legally Existing shall mean legally existing on the
date of passing of this By-law.
128. Livestock shall mean farm animals kept for use, for
propagation, or for intended profit or gain and without
limiting the generality of the foregoing includes: dairy
and beef cattle, horses, swine, sheep, laying hens,
chicken and turkey broilers, turkeys, goats, geese,
mink, and rabbit.
129. Loading Space shall mean a space or bay located
on a lot which is used or intended to be used for the
temporary parking of any commercial motor vehicle
while loading or unloading goods, merchandise, or
materials used in connection with the main use of the
lot and which has an unobstructed access to a street
or land.
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130. Lot shall mean a parcel of land which can be legally
conveyed pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act,
R.S.O. 1990, chapter P.13. For the purposes of this
By-law, any lands below the Optimal Summer Water
Level shall not be used to satisfy any regulations
herein.
131. Lot Area shall mean the total horizontal area
bounded by the lot lines of a lot and in the case of a
corner lot having street lines rounding at the corner,
the lot area of such lot shall be calculated as if the lot
lines were projected to their point of intersection.
132. Lot, Corner shall mean a lot situated at the
intersection of and abutting 2 streets, or parts of the
same street, the adjacent sides of which street or
streets (or in the case of a curved corner, the
tangents of which) contain an angle of not more than
135.0 degrees.
133. Lot Coverage shall mean that percentage of the lot
area covered by all buildings and structures. For the
purposes of this definition, the calculation of lot
coverage shall include a weather canopy, and
exclude decks or those buildings and structures
within the Shoreline Development Area.
134. Lot Depth shall mean the horizontal distance
between the front and rear lot lines. Where these lot
lines are not parallel, the lot depth shall be the length
of a line joining the mid points of the front and rear
lot lines. Where the front lot line is a shoreline, lot
depth shall be the length of a line joining the mid
points of the line used to define the lot frontage and
the rear lot line.
135. Lot Frontage shall mean:
the horizontal distance between the side lot
(a)
lines measured along the front lot line, except
where the front lot line is not a straight line, or
where the side lot lines are not parallel, the lot
frontage is to be measured by either a line
measured back from the minimum front yard
from and parallel to the chord of the front lot
line, or by the chord of the front lot line,
whichever is greater, and for the purpose of
this paragraph, the chord of the front lot line
shall be measured as a straight line joining the
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2 points where the side lot lines intersect the
front lot line.
Where the front lot line is a shoreline, lot
(b)
frontage shall mean the horizontal distance
between the side lot lines, measured from the
points where the side lot lines intersect the
shoreline.
Where the lot occupies all of an island, the lot
(c)
frontage shall be the horizontal distance
between the 2 most distant points on the
island.
136. Lot, Interior shall mean a lot that is not a corner lot
or a through lot.
137. Lot Line shall mean the line formed by the boundary
of any lot. In the case where a lot abuts a navigable
waterway, the Optimal Summer Water Level of such
waterway shall be deemed to be a lot line.
138. Lot Line, Front shall mean in the case of:
an interior lot, the lot line abutting a street to
(a)
which access is available; or
a lot abutting a navigable waterway or an
(b)
original shore road allowance, the line formed
by the Optimal Summer Water Level except
where the side lot lines are not parallel, the
shoreline is to be measured by either a line
measured back the minimum front yard from
and parallel to the chord of the front lot line, or
by the chord of the front lot line, whichever is
greater, and for the purposes of this paragraph,
the chord of the front lot line shall be measured
as a straight line joining the 2 points where the
side lot lines intersect the front lot line; or
a corner lot, the shortest of the lot lines which
(c)
abuts the streets; or
a through lot:
(d)
if it abuts 2 streets, the lot line abutting the
i.
street from which access is primarily
gained to the lot;
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if it abuts a street and a navigable
ii.
waterway, the lot line along the navigable
waterway;
if it abuts a street and a navigable
iii.
waterway, where a portion of the lands is
flooded, the lot line along the Optimal
Summer Water Level;
if it abuts a street and an original shore
iv.
road allowance not under the ownership of
the abutting property owner or is a Crown
Reserve, the lot line abutting the original
shore road allowance;
if it abuts 2 original shore road allowances
v.
not under the ownership of the abutting
property owner or is a Crown Reserve or
abuts 2 navigable waterways, the longer of
the 2 lot lines abutting each; or
if it abuts a navigable waterway and an
vi.
original shore road allowance not under the
ownership of the abutting property owner
or is a Crown Reserve, the longer of the 2
lot lines abutting each.
139. Lot Line, Rear shall mean the lot line furthest from
and opposite to the front lot line, or in the case of a
triangular lot, shall be that point formed by the
intersection of the side lot lines.
140. Lot Line, Side shall mean a lot line other than a
front or rear lot line.
141. Lot Line, Side, Exterior shall mean a side lot line
that abuts a street.
142. Lot Line, Side, Interior shall mean a side lot line
other than a side lot line that immediately adjoins a
street.
143. Lot of Record shall mean a lot or parcel of land that
can legally be conveyed and which includes a lot on
a registered plan of subdivision, a parcel created by
consent in accordance with the Planning Act, a
parcel created by a land patent or any other distinct
and separate holding, the deed to which is registered
in the Land Registry office and which lot or parcel of
land was legally created prior to the date of passing
of this By-law. For the purposes of this definition, a
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lot of record shall not include a lot on a registered
plan of subdivision which has been deemed not to be
a registered plan of subdivision for the purposes of
Section 50 (4) of the Planning Act R.S.O. 1990.
144. Lot, Through shall mean a lot bounded on both the
front lot line and the rear lot line by streets, or in the
case of a lot on a navigable waterway, by an original
shore road allowance, Crown Reserve or Optimal
Summer Water Level on the front lot line and by a
street, or original shore road allowance, Crown
Reserve or Optimal Summer Water Level on the rear
lot line.
145. Main Wall shall mean the exterior front, side or rear
wall of a building, and all structural members
essential to the support of a fully or partially enclosed
space or roof, where such members are nearer to a
lot line than the said exterior wall.
146. Marina shall mean a commercial establishment
where a boathouse, boat storage, boat repair
facilities, boat rental, pier, dock or jetty facilities or
any combination of the foregoing are available for all
types of marine - pleasure craft and may include a
gasoline pump for the fuelling of marine craft,
sewage pump-out facilities, potable water supply and
a building or structure for the sale of marine craft,
accessories and/or refreshments.
147. Market Place shall mean an area of land consisting
of buildings, stalls, or an open area used primarily for
the display and retailing of, and without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, farm produce, meat,
poultry, foodstuffs, wares or commodities.
148. Medical Clinic shall mean a building, or part thereof,
which is used jointly by 3 or more medical
practitioners for the purpose of consultation,
diagnosis, or treatment of patients and which may
include ancillary administrative offices, waiting
rooms, treatment rooms, laboratories, dispensaries,
or other similar functions, but shall not include
accommodation for in-patient care or facilities for
major surgical practice.
149. Medical Office shall mean a building, or part
thereof, in which a maximum of 2 medical
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practitioners provide consultative, diagnostic, or
treatment services.
150. Medical Practitioner shall mean a doctor, dentist,
chiropractor, chiropodist, optometrist, drugless
practitioner or oculist, but, for the purposes of this
By-law, shall not include a veterinarian.
151. Mineral Aggregate Extraction Operation shall
mean a place where sand, gravel, shale, limestone,
dolostone, sandstone and other mineral materials
suitable for construction, industrial manufacturing or
maintenance purposes, are being or have been
removed by means of an open excavation, excluding
a wayside pit or wayside quarry operation or open pit
metal mine.
152. Mobile Home - See 'Dwelling, Mobile Home'
153. Mobile Home Park shall mean a parcel of land
under single ownership which has been planned and
improved for the placement of mobile homes for non-
transient use.
154. Mobile Home Stand shall mean the part of an
individual mobile home lot, which has been reserved
for placement of the mobile home, appurtenant
structures, or additions.
155. Modular Home - See 'Dwelling, Modular Home'
156. Motel shall mean premises that contain rooms with
no private cooking facilities that are rented on a
temporary basis to the public with each room being
accessed from the outside. Meals may or may not be
provided.
157. Motor Home shall mean a self-propelled vehicle
capable of being used for the temporary living,
sleeping, eating or accommodation of persons.
158. Motor Vehicle shall mean an automobile, truck,
motorcycle and any other vehicle propelled or driven
otherwise than by muscular power, but does not
include the cars of electric or steam railways, or
other motor vehicles running only upon rails, or a
motorized snow vehicle, traction engine, farm tractor,
self-propelled implement of husbandry or road
building machine.
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159. Motor Vehicle, Commercial shall mean a motor
vehicle having permanently attached thereto a truck
or delivery body and includes ambulances, hearses,
casket wagons, fire apparatus, buses and tractors
used for hauling purposes on the highways.
160. Motor Vehicle Accessories Store shall mean a
building or portion thereof where motor vehicle
accessories are displayed and sold by a retail
business on the same lot.
161. Motor Vehicle Body Shop shall mean a building or
place used as a motor vehicle repair shop including
auto body repairs and spray painting and where
motor vehicle fuelling, application of lubricants and
related mechanical repairs, washing or cleaning of
motor vehicles may be carried out.
162. Motor Vehicle Repair Shop shall mean a building
or place used for the repair of motor vehicles and
commercial motor vehicles, but does not include a
motor vehicle body shop.
163. Motor Vehicle Sales Area shall mean an area that
includes a building or place where new and/or used
motor vehicles are kept for display and sale by an
agent or dealer and shall include a lot used solely in
connection therewith.
164. Motor Vehicle Service Station shall mean a
building, or a clearly defined space on a lot, where
motor vehicle fuel is sold by retail, including a gas
bar, and where motor vehicle accessories, parts, and
repairs may be available for purchase, but does not
include premises where the sole use is one or more
of a motor vehicle repair shop, transmission shop,
muffler shop, or other like or similar use.
165. Motor Vehicle Washing Establishment shall mean
a building or structure for the operation of motor
vehicle washing, including self-service or automatic
motor vehicle washing.
166. Municipal Services shall mean services such as
curbs, gutters, sidewalks, pavement and roadworks,
sewerage systems, sanitary and drainage systems,
water treatment plants, pumping stations, sewage
treatment plants, private drain connections,
watermains, service pipes, electrical services, street
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lights, and stormwater management controls and
systems designed to service or capable of servicing
a lot.
167. Navigable Waterway shall mean any body of water
that is capable of affording reasonable passage of
watercraft of any description for the purpose of
transportation, recreation, or commerce.
168. Non-complying shall mean a lot, building or
structure which is existing, but does not fulfill the
requirements of the provisions for the zone in which
the lot, building, structure is located.
169. Non-conforming shall mean a use or activity in
respect of any land, building or structure that exists,
but which is not within the list of permitted uses set
out in this By-law for the zone in which such land,
building or structure is located.
170. Nursery shall mean a place where young trees or
other plants are grown for transplanting and for sale
and may also include the sale of related accessory
supplies, and may include a garden centre as an
accessory use.
171. Nursing Home shall mean any premises in which
persons are cared for, lodged, either by a charitable
institution within the meaning of the appropriate
statute or for hire, where, in addition to sleeping
accommodation and meals, personal care, nursing
services or medical care and treatment are provided
or made available. For the purposes of this
definition, 'personal care' means personal services
such as the provision of aid to residents in walking or
climbing or descending stairs, in getting in or out of
bed, in feeding, dressing, bathing or in the matters of
personal hygiene, and includes the preparation of
special diets, the provision of tray service for meals,
the supervision of medication and other similar types
or personal assistance and 'resident' means a
person who is cared for or lodged for hire in such
premises.
172. Office Use shall mean a use that provides
professional, administrative, or business related
services by the owner, lessee, or licensee.
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173. Optimal Summer Water Level shall mean the
normal or controlled high water mark.
174. Original Shore Road Allowance shall mean a road
reserved along the shore of a navigable waterway by
the Corporation, but not an allowance that has
become an open public street.
175. Outdoor Display and Sales Area shall mean a
portion of a lot used for exhibiting in an orderly
manner, assembled or finished products sold by a
retail business on the same lot, but does not include
outdoor storage.
176. Outdoor Storage shall mean an area of land used in
conjunction with a permitted use located on the
same lot, for the storage of goods and materials. The
temporary or overnight parking of motor vehicles
shall not be considered outdoor storage. Open
outdoor storage of goods and materials used by an
industry as an integral part of its manufacturing
operation shall in no way be construed to be a
salvage, recycling, or scrap yard.
177. Outdoor Storage, Open shall mean the storage of
goods in the open air and in unenclosed portions of
buildings, which are open to the air on the sides.
178. Park shall mean an area permanently devoted to
recreational uses and generally characterized by its
natural, historic, or landscaped features and used
for:
passive forms of recreational uses which may
(a)
include a picnic area, walking trail, swimming
area, botanical garden, or other like or similar
uses;
active forms of recreational uses which may
(b)
include a baseball diamond, soccer pitch,
tennis court, outdoor ice rink, or other like or
similar uses; or
designed to serve the residents of a
(c)
neighbourhood, community, region, or the
Province.
179. Parking Area shall mean an accessory use area
provided for the temporary storage of motor vehicles
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and includes any associated aisles, parking spaces,
pedestrian walkways, and related ingress and egress
lanes, but shall not include any part of a public
street.
180. Parking Lot, Public shall mean a lot principally used
as a parking area, and either operated for public use
or for commercial gain.
181. Parking Space shall mean an area enclosed in a
principal building, in an accessory building, or un-
enclosed, set aside for the purpose of parking 1
motor vehicle having access to a street or a lane.
182. Person shall mean an individual, association, firm,
partnership, corporation, trust, incorporated
company, corporation created under the
Condominium Act, organization, trustee or agent,
and the heirs, executors or other legal
representatives of a person to whom the context can
apply according to law.
183. Personal Services shall mean a building, or part
thereof, used for the provision of services involving
the health, beauty, or grooming of a person or the
maintenance or cleaning of their apparel and shall
also include a self-service laundry facility.
184. Pharmacy shall mean a retail store in which the
principal use is the retail sale of drugs,
pharmaceutical products, medicines, and similar
sundries.
185. Physician - See 'Medical Practitioner'
186. Pit shall mean a place where unconsolidated gravel,
stone, sand, earth, clay, fill, mineral, or other material
is being or has been removed by means of an open
excavation to supply material for construction,
industrial, or manufacturing purposes, but does not
include a wayside pit.
187. Pit, Sand or Gravel shall mean any pit or excavation
made for the removal of any soil, sand or gravel for
commercial and/or municipal purposes, but shall not
include a stone quarry or a topsoil or peat extraction
operation, an excavation incidental to the erection of
a building or structure for which a building permit has
been granted by the Municipality, an excavation
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incidental to the construction of any public works, or
a soil processing operation.
188. Place of Assembly shall mean a building, or part
thereof, in which facilities are provided for such
purposes as meetings for civic, theatrical, musical,
political, religious, cultural or social purposes, and
shall include without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, an auditorium, banquet hall, concert hall,
gymnasium, club, playhouse, or other similar uses.
189. Place of Entertainment shall mean the use of a
building, or part thereof, for a fee for the provision of
entertainment or amusement without the necessity of
active participation by the user and includes without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, such uses as
movie theatres, drive-in theatres, bingo and other
assembly halls, and shall also include public dance
halls and music halls, but does not include an adult
entertainment establishment.
190. Place of Worship shall mean a building, or part
thereof, used by any religious organization for public
worship or other ecclesiastical functions and may
include a rectory or manse, a church hall, daycare
facility, and educational or recreational uses
associated with or accessory thereto.
191. Planting Strip shall mean a row of trees, a
continuous hedgerow of evergreens or shrubs, a
berm, a wall, or a privacy fence not less than 1.5
metres high, which is immediately adjacent to a lot
line or portion thereof along which such planning
strip is required hereunder, arranged in such a way
as to form a dense or opaque screen.
192. Plaza Complex shall mean a group of commercial or
industrial business establishments which are
planned, developed, managed, and operated as an
entity with shared on-site parking and contain 3 or
more separated spaces for lease or occupancy.
193. Porch/Verandah shall mean a structure abutting the
main wall of a building, having a roof, but with walls
that are generally open and unenclosed.
194. Portable Asphalt Plant shall mean a facility with
equipment designed to heat and dry aggregate and
to mix aggregate with bituminous asphalt to produce
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asphalt paving material and includes stockpiling and
storage of bulk materials used in the process. Such
facility is not of permanent construction and is
designed to be dismantled and moved to another
location as required.
195. Principal Use shall mean the predominant purpose
for which any land, building, or premises, or part
thereof, is used, designed, arranged, occupied, or
maintained.
196. Private Home Daycare shall mean the temporary
care for reward or compensation of 5 children or less
who are under 12 years of age where such care is
provided in a private residence, other than the home
of a parent or guardian of any such child, for a
continuous period not exceeding 24 hours, and is
licensed by the Province in accordance with the Day
Nurseries Act.
197. Private Road - See 'Road, Private'
198. Provincial Highway shall mean a street under the
jurisdiction of the Province of Ontario.
199. Public Authority shall mean:
the Corporation, the Government of Ontario,
(a)
the Government of Canada, or any board,
school board, authority, or commission of any
of them; or
any utility company providing communications/
(b)
telecommunications, electrical, or natural gas
services; or
any railway company authorized under the
(c)
Railway Act of Canada; or
any corporation providing services to the
(d)
public, that has an operating budget entirely
funded by one or more entities described in
clause (a).
200. Public Use shall mean the use of a lot or a building
by a public authority, for the purpose of providing its
services to the public, or carrying out its public
mandate.
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201. Public Utility shall mean a water supply system or
distribution system, a sewage collection and
treatment system, electrical power or energy
generating, transmission or distribution system,
street lighting system, natural or artificial gas works
or supply system, a transportation system or a
communications/telecommunications or data
transmission system to serve the public and includes
any lands, buildings or equipment required for the
administration or operation of any such system and
such utilities may be publicly or privately owned.
202. Quarry shall mean a place where consolidated rock
has been or is being removed by means of an open
excavation to supply material for construction,
industrial, or manufacturing purposes, but does not
include a wayside quarry or open pit metal mine.
203. Reconstruction/Renovation shall mean the repair
and restoration of a building to good condition which
may include its replacement.
204. Recreational Vehicle shall mean a vehicle designed
and built to be carried or towed by a motor vehicle,
or a unit designed and built to be transported on its
own wheels or on water, for purposes of providing
temporary living accommodation or recreational
enjoyment and shall include, for example, motor
homes, travel trailers, tent trailers, watercraft,
personal watercraft, snowmobiles, or other like or
similar equipment, but does not include bicycles.
205. Redevelopment shall mean the removal of buildings
from land and the construction or erection of other
buildings.
206. Regulatory Flood shall mean the approved
standard(s) used in a particular watershed to define
the limit of the floodplain for regulatory purposes.
207. Repair or Service Shop shall mean a building or
part of a building not otherwise classified or defined
in this By-law and whether conducted in conjunction
with a retail establishment or not, for the servicing,
repairing or renting, of articles, goods, materials, but
does not include the manufacture or assembly of
articles, goods or materials, bicycles, wheel chairs,
orthopaedic and prosthetic appliances and articles
for fabric mending, window glazing, metal repeating,
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painting and refinishing furniture and other
household goods and includes a key shop, a custom
picture framing shop, the business of renting small
tools and appliances, costumes, chairs, tables,
musical instruments and public address systems and
other like articles and equipment, but shall not
include the renting of motor vehicles, construction
equipment or other similar articles.
208. Restaurant - see 'Eating Establishment.'
209. Retail Store shall mean a building, or part thereof,
where goods, wares, apparel, footwear,
merchandise, commodities, substances, foodstuffs,
or articles of any kind are stored, kept, offered, or
displayed for retail sale or rental to the general
public.
210. Retirement Home shall mean a dwelling providing
accommodation primarily for retired persons where
each private bedroom or living unit has a separate
private bathroom and separate entrance from a
common hall, but where common facilities for the
preparation and consumption of food are provided,
and common lounges, recreation rooms, and
medical care facilities may also be provided.
211. Road - See 'Street'
212. Road, Private shall mean a private right-of-way over
private property, which affords access to abutting
lots and is not maintained by a public body.
213. Road, Public shall mean a public right-of-way on
lands maintained by a public authority.
214. Rooming House means a building or portion thereof
in which the proprietor resides and supplies for hire
or gain to more than 2 persons, lodging and/or
meals, but shall not include a bed and breakfast
establishment, a hotel, hospital or nursing home.
215. Salvage or Scrap Yard shall mean a lot or premises
for the storage or handling or sale of scrap or used
materials, which without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, shall include waster paper, rags, tires
wood, bottles, bicycles, vehicles, metal or other
scrap material, and salvage and includes a junk
yard, a scrap metal yard, and a motor vehicle
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wrecking yard, including an ancillary motor vehicle
sales and service establishment and premises.
216. Secondary Suite - See 'Dwelling Unit, Secondary'
217. Self-Storage shall mean a building consisting of
individual self-contained units that are leased or
owned for the storage of business and household
goods or contractors' supplies.
218. Setback shall mean the distance between a lot line
and the nearest wall of a principal and/or accessory
building or structure, as indicated in the context in
which the term is used.
219. Shipping and Storage Container - See 'Cargo
Container'
220. Shoreline shall mean the edge of a body of water,
as defined by the Optimal Summer Water Level.
221. Shoreline Development Area shall mean the
cumulative total area, expressed in square metres, of
all buildings or structures permitted within 20.0
metres of the Optimal Summer Water Level. For the
purposes of this By-law, the shoreline development
area shall also include those buildings and uses,
which are attached to the lands which form the bed
of any navigable waterway and/or are floating on any
navigable waterway. For the purposes of this
definition, buildings or structures shall mean a
boathouse, deck, dock, gazebo, pump house, sauna,
stairs or like or similar uses.
222. Sight Triangle - See 'Corner Visibility Triangle'
223. Sign shall mean any sign or sign structure which is
expressly designed for temporary or permanent
placement or erection on a site which is constructed
to support, carry, or display an area designed for the
temporary placing of copy, letters, or messages.
224. Site Plan shall mean a scaled drawing showing the
relationship between the lot lines and the uses,
buildings or structures existing or proposed on a lot,
including such details as parking areas, driveways,
walkways, landscaped areas, building areas,
minimum yards, building heights, floor areas,
densities and areas for special uses.
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225. Site Plan Agreement shall mean an agreement
between a property owner and the Corporation,
which is registered on title, and which relates to the
lot design and the design/location of any building or
structure on a site.
226. Sleeping Cabin shall mean an accessory building
not attached to the principal residential dwelling unit,
for the non-commercial accommodation of persons,
and which may include a bathroom but does not
contain kitchen facilities.
227. Storey shall mean that portion of a building other
than an attic, basement, or cellar which lies between
the surface of the floor and the surface of the next
floor above it, or if there is no floor above it, then the
space between such floor and the ceiling or roof next
above it.
228. Storey, One-Half shall mean the portion of a
building located wholly or partly within a sloping roof
having a floor area of not less than 33.3% or more
than 66.6% of the floor area of the storey next below,
sidewalls not less than 1.2 metres in height and a
ceiling with a minimum height of 2.3 metres over an
area equal to at least 50.0% of its floor area.
229. Street or Road shall mean a highway as defined by
the Municipal Act and the Highway Traffic Act and
shall exclude a lane or any private right-of-way or
unopened road allowance, or any street which is
shown on a registered plan of subdivision which has
been deemed not to be a registered plan of
subdivision under Section 50 (4) of the Planning Act,
or which has not been assumed and is not being
maintained by/and under the jurisdiction of the
Municipality of French River, or the Province of
Ontario.
230. Street Line shall mean the line forming a boundary
between a lot and the lateral limit of a street or the
shoreline of a navigable waterway.
231. Structure shall mean anything that is erected, built
or constructed of parts joined together or any such
erection fixed to or supported by the soil and/or any
other structure. For the purposes of this By-law, a
fence not exceeding 1.5 metres in height shall not be
deemed to be a structure.
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232. Studio shall mean premises used for portrait and
commercial photography, painting, sculpting, or other
forms of art and craft making, and which may include
the sale of art, crafts and photography created or
developed on the premises, or the ancillary retail
sale of equipment used by photographers or artists.
233. Tourist Establishment shall mean a commercial
establishment designed for the travelling or
vacationing public, and that has facilities for
accommodation and may serve meals or provide
kitchen facilities and may furnish equipment,
supplies, or services to persons for recreational
purposes but does not include a campground or a
youth or adult camp.
234. Trailer Park shall mean any land in or upon which
any travel or tent trailer is used or intended to be
used for temporary human occupation by the
travelling public, and shall not include a mobile home
park.
235. Trail System shall mean an area used for hiking,
horseback riding, cross country skiing, or other
similar forms of non-motorized recreational travel.
236. Transportation Depot shall mean any building or
land where buses, trucks, or tractor trailers are
rented, leased, kept for hire, stored, or parked for
commercial purposes only.
237. Travel Trailer shall mean an object designed for
accommodation intended and used exclusively for
travel, recreation and vacation, and which is capable
of being drawn or propelled by a motor vehicle or is
self-propelled and includes tent trailers or similar
transportable accommodation, but does not include a
mobile home.
238. Use shall mean the purpose for which any land,
building, structure or premises, or part thereof, is
arranged, designed or intended to be used, or is or
may be occupied or maintained and the word 'used'
has a corresponding meaning.
239. Vehicle - See 'Motor Vehicle'
240. Verandah - see 'Porch/Verandah'
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241. Veterinary Establishment shall mean any building
or land intended for the provision of services by
veterinarians for purposes of consultation, diagnosis,
or treatment of animals and the necessary boarding
thereof, and which may also include incidentally
thereto, the retailing of pets and pet supplies.
242. Warehouse shall mean a building, or part thereof,
and may include accessory buildings, used for the
storage and distribution of goods, wares,
merchandise, substances, or articles and may
include facilities for wholesaling, or for accessory
retail sales of goods, wares, merchandise,
substances or articles otherwise stored within the
building, but shall not include a transportation depot,
and provided that such accessory retail sales
component does not exceed a maximum gross floor
area of 200.0 square metres.
243. Waste Disposal Area shall mean a place where
garbage, refuse, or domestic or industrial waste is
disposed of or dumped.
244. Waste Recycling Transfer Station shall mean a
facility used for the communal disposal of materials
to be transferred to a waste disposal area or similar
use by the Municipality or designated authority and
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, may
include materials and goods such as newsprint,
glass, plastic, and tin containers.
245. Water Access shall mean unobstructed access to a
property via water.
246. Waterbody shall mean any bay, lake, natural
watercourse or canal, other than a drainage or
irrigation channel.
247. Watercourse shall mean any surface stream or river
including an intermittent stream, drainage ditch,
municipal drain, or flowing stream or river, but this
does not include a ditch constructed within a road
allowance for the specific purpose of draining a
street.
248. Watercraft Launching Facility shall mean a
commercial facility for launching watercraft from
trailers into a navigable waterbody, including a ramp
or mechanical lift and may include the temporary
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storage of watercraft trailers, the temporary parking
of motor vehicles and docks but does not include
other uses otherwise permitted in a marina.
249. Watercraft Mooring Facility shall mean an area of
land or an accessory structure floating on or
anchored near the shoreline of a navigable waterway
used for the berthing of watercraft.
250. Watercraft Storage Facility shall mean a
commercial facility for the off-season storage of
watercraft, watercraft trailers and may include the
storage of recreational vehicles.
251. Wayside Pit/Wayside Quarry shall mean a
temporary pit or quarry opened and used by a public
authority for road or infrastructure construction
purposes, which may include a temporary asphalt
plant, but which cannot be not located within the
right-of-way of a street or any sensitive natural
environment area.
252. Weather Canopy - See 'Canopy, Weather'.
253. Wholesaling shall mean the sale and distribution of
goods or materials for resale purposes only.
254. Wholesale Outlet shall mean a building or place
where goods are purchased and/or sold in large
quantities to business owners and/or the general
public.
255. Yard shall mean that part of a lot extending from a
lot line into the lot to the nearest building and
measured at right angles to the lot line.
256. Yard, Front shall mean a yard extending across the
full width of a lot between the front lot line and the
nearest wall of any building or structure on the lot
and the "Minimum" front yard means the minimum
depth of a front yard on a lot between the front lot
line and the nearest main wall of any principal
building or structure on the lot.
257. Yard, Rear shall mean a yard extending across the
full width of a lot between the rear lot line and the
nearest wall of any principal building or structure on
the lot and the "Minimum" rear yard means the
minimum depth of a rear yard on a lot between the
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rear lot line and the nearest main wall of any
principal building or structure on the lot.
258. Yard, Required shall mean the minimum yard
required by the provisions of this By-law.
259. Yard, Side shall mean a yard extending from the
front yard to the rear yard between a side lot line and
the nearest wall of any building or structure on the lot
and the "Minimum" side yard means the minimum
width of a side yard on a lot between a side lot line
and the nearest main wall of any main building or
structure on the lot.
260. Yard, Side, Exterior shall mean a side yard that
abuts a street or road.
261. Yard, Side, Interior shall mean a side yard other
than a side yard that abuts a street or road.
262. Youth or Adult Camp shall mean premises where
campers spend all or part of the summer living in
tents, cabins or dormitories, participating in
organized activities, sports, and arts and crafts and
usually eating together in a central dining facility and
may also include other buildings, structures,
boathouses and docks accessory to the youth or
adult camp.
263. Zone shall mean a designated area of land use
shown on Schedule A to this By-law, and established
and designated by this By-law for a specific use or
group of uses.
264. Zone Maps/Schedules shall mean Schedule A, the
zoning schedules attached to and forming part of this
By-law.
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6
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Unless specifically exempted or regulated elsewhere in
this By-law, the following regulations shall apply to all
lands covered by this By-law.
6.1
ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT
The parking or storage of abandoned, unused or
discarded motor vehicles or equipment is prohibited in all
zones except:
if such vehicles or equipment are stored inside a
(a)
garage;
if the vehicles are licensed for only part of the year, up
(b)
to 3 vehicles may be stored on the same lot from
which they are normally operated but not in the front
yard; and
vehicles and equipment used directly in the mining or
(c)
forestry industry may be stored on an industrial site
from which they are operated, provided that they are
kept in operating condition.
6.2
ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND USES
6.2.1
Permitted Uses
Where this By-law provides that a lot may be used or a
building may be erected or used for a purpose, that
purpose shall include any accessory building or accessory
use, but shall not include the following:
any occupation for gain or profit conducted within or
(a)
accessory to a dwelling unit or on such lot associated
therewith, except as is specifically permitted in
accordance with this By-law; or
any accessory building used for human habitation
(b)
except as is specifically permitted in accordance with
this By-law.
6.2.2
Limitation
No accessory building shall be erected on any lot until
(a)
the principal building to which it is to be accessory
thereto has been erected with the exception of a dock
on a lot accessible only by water or except where it is
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necessary for the storage of tools and materials for
use in connection with the construction of such
dwelling unit; no accessory building shall be used prior
to the erection of such dwelling unit for any purpose
other than such storage.
Any accessory building or use which is not part of the
(b)
principal building shall not be erected in any of the
required yards, except in accordance with the
applicable provisions of this By-law pertaining to
accessory buildings.
No accessory building shall exceed a height of 5.0
(c)
metres and for the purposes of this By-law, no
accessory building shall have more than 1 storey.
However, an attic, as defined in Section 5 of this By-
law, shall be permitted.
No accessory building or part thereof, other than a
(d)
sleeping cabin, shall be used for the provisions of
sleeping accommodations.
No accessory building shall be built within 1.5 metres
(e)
of the principal building in any zone.
For the purpose of this By-law, barns, implement
(f)
buildings, silos and other like or similar uses are not
considered accessory buildings and uses.
6.3
BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT
A bed and breakfast establishment shall be permitted
(a)
in any single detached dwelling provided that the bed
and breakfast establishment is in accordance with the
parking provisions of this By-law.
A bed and breakfast establishment is not permitted in
(b)
conjunction with a home occupation, a day nursery, a
private home daycare, or a rooming house.
6.4
BOATHOUSES
A boathouse may contain sleeping accommodations
(a)
but shall not contain a kitchen, leisure room, a
recreation room, or other similar uses. A boathouse
containing sleeping accommodations is also deemed
to be a sleep cabin for the purpose of calculating the
number of sleep cabins on a residential lot.
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Any exterior floating deck or dock attached to a
(b)
boathouse and no greater than 1.0 metres above
water level is not deemed to be part of the boathouse
for the purposes for calculating the gross floor area of
the boathouse.
No water-based boathouse, deck, dock, or other
(c)
similar use shall encroach into a side yard setback of
1.5 metres, if the side lot lines were extended into the
water.
6.5
BUILDING REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTION
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the reconstruction
(a)
of any legal non-conforming building or structure that
is damaged or destroyed by causes beyond the
control of the owner, and such building or structure
may be reconstructed in accordance with the previous
existing standards, even if such building or structure
did not conform with one or more of the provisions of
this By-law, provided that the non-conformity is not
further increased.
Notwithstanding the above, for those properties
(b)
abutting a navigable waterway, all reconstructed
buildings, with the exception of a boathouse or a dock,
on such lands shall be floodproofed in accordance
with the requirements of the Ministry of Natural
Resources.
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the strengthening
(c)
to a safe condition or the reconstruction of a building
or structure that is a non-complying use, and/or a non-
conforming use, provided that such repair or
reconstruction does not further contravene the
provisions of this By-law, because of a change in the
height, size or volume, or by changing the use of such
building or structure.
6.6
BUILDINGS TO BE MOVED
In all zones, no building, residential or otherwise normally
requiring a building permit for construction shall be moved
within the area covered by this By-law or shall be moved
into the limits of the area covered by this By-law without a
permit from the Chief Building Official.
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6.7
CHANGE OF USE
Where the use of a lot, building or structure which, under
the provisions hereof, is not permissible within the zone in
which such lot, building or structure is located, the use
shall not be changed except to a use which is permitted
within such zone. A change of use shall not be permitted
without a permit from the Chief Building Official.
6.8
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING
In any Residential Zone, the temporary parking of one
commercial motor vehicle shall be permitted provided that:
the gross weight of the vehicle is not greater than
(a)
4,475.0 kilograms;
the vehicle is operated by the owner or occupant of
(b)
the dwelling unit on the lot;
the vehicle is not parked in the front yard; and
(c)
the vehicle is not stored on the lot.
(d)
6.9
CORNER LOTS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, on a
corner lot in any Residential Zone, the required exterior
side yard shall be no less than the required front yard in
that Zone.
6.10
CORNER VISIBILITY TRIANGLES
On a corner lot, a fence, sign, hedge, shrub, bush or tree,
or any other structure or vegetation shall not be erected or
permitted to grow to a height greater than 1.0 metres
above the grade of the streets that abut the lot within the
triangular area included within the street line for a distance
of 6.0 metres from their point of intersection and no parked
motor vehicle or travel trailer shall impede the view of
oncoming motor vehicle and/or pedestrian traffic.
6.11
DWELLING UNIT BELOW GRADE
A dwelling unit may be permitted below grade provided
that the dwelling unit meets the requirements of the
Ontario Building Code and is in accordance with this By-
law.
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6.12
DWELLING UNIT IN A COMMERCIAL OR
INDUSTRIAL BUILDING
(a) No person shall use any lot, or erect, alter or use any
building or structure for the purpose of a dwelling unit
on a lot zoned for commercial or industrial use, other
than within a portion of the commercial or industrial
building and in accordance with the provisions of this
By-law.
(b) In no case shall a dwelling unit be permitted on the
same lot as a bulk storage tank or a gas bar.
6.13
FILLING OR DREDGING
Filling or dredging, or other alteration designed to
artificially increase lot area on any lot abutting a navigable
waterway, shall not confer additional development
potential based on such increase in lot area.
6.14
FENCING
Where a fence is provided for or is required to be
(a)
provided for by this By-law, such fence shall meet the
following provisions:
No fence shall exceed a height of 2.0 metres or
i.
be located beyond the established front building
line in any Residential Zone or Rural Zone.
No fence shall exceed a height of 2.5 metres or
ii.
be located beyond the established front building
line in any Commercial Zone.
Where a fence is required by this By-law, such fence
(b)
shall not exceed a height of 2.0 metres in the required
side yard or rear yard.
Fencing height provisions in this section shall not
(c)
prevent the erection of an open mesh fence enclosing
a school site or public or private outdoor swimming
pool.
Notwithstanding the above, where a lot abuts a
(d)
Provincial Highway or is within a corner visibility
triangle, a fence shall not exceed a height of 1.0
metres within 15.0 metres of the front lot line of such
lot.
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6.15
FLOOD PLAIN
In addition to the standards set out elsewhere in this By-
law, for all zones abutting the shore of a navigable
waterway, habitable buildings or structures shall not be
constructed within the 1:100 year flood plain, except:
where such building or structure is intended for flood
(a)
or erosion control; or
where the building or structure is a water based
(b)
boathouse.
6.16
FRONTAGE ON A PUBLIC ROAD OR STREET
The location of an existing single detached dwelling
(a)
unit on a lot which does not have frontage on a street,
which existed on the date of the passing of this By-
law, shall be deemed to comply with the minimum lot
frontage requirements of this By-law. Where a lot
does not have frontage on a street, the lot line where
the principal access to the lot is provided shall be
deemed to be the front lot line.
No person shall erect any building or structure in any
(b)
zone unless the lot upon which such building or
structure is to be erected fronts upon an open public
street or has access by a legal right-of-way which is
registered on title or is accessed by water only.
Notwithstanding the foregoing:
(c)
a dwelling unit may be erected on a lot that
i.
existed prior to the passing of this By-law or on a
lot for which a consent has subsequently been
granted where the lot abuts a right-of-way that
existed prior to the passing of this By-law and
that provides access to a street that is open and
maintained year round;
a dwelling unit may be erected on a lot having
ii.
only water access provided there is a watercraft
launching facility to serve the lot; and
a hunt camp may be erected on a lot that existed
iii.
prior to the passing of this By-law.
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6.17
GARBAGE AND REFUSE STORAGE
No garbage or refuse shall be stored on any lot in any
(a)
zone except within the following:
the principal building or accessory building;
i.
a commercial garbage bin; or
ii.
a roadside garbage container in the Residential
iii.
Rural (RR) Zone, or the Waterfront Residential
(WR) Zone.
A roadside garbage container shall have a maximum
(b)
height of 1.5 metres and shall be set back a maximum
of 1.5 metres from the lot line abutting the street.
6.18
GARDEN SUITES
A garden suite shall be permitted by way of a
(a)
temporary use by-law as a temporary accessory use
to a principal residential use, provided that all
provisions of this By-law are met and that the
provision of adequate services is approved by the
Planning Board.
6.19
NO GARDEN SUITE SHALL BE PERMITTED WITHIN
THE WATERFRONT RESIDENTIAL (WR)
ZONE.GREATER RESTRICTIONS
This By-law shall not be effective to reduce or mitigate any
restrictions lawfully imposed by a governmental authority
having jurisdiction to make such restrictions.
6.20
HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS
Notwithstanding the height provisions of this By-law,
nothing in this By-law shall apply to prevent the erection of
a spire associated with a place of worship, flag pole,
belfry, clock tower, chimney, water storage tank, solar
energy collection device, or a tower, antenna, or other
similar structure for communications/ telecommunications.
6.21
HOLDING ZONE (H) PROVISIONS
Where the zoning applying to any lot includes the holding
symbol (h) suffixed to its zone symbol, only existing uses
shall be permitted until such time when the (h) is removed
in accordance with the criteria established by way of a
site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment.
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6.22
HOME INDUSTRY
A home industry shall be permitted as an accessory use to
a single detached dwelling, in accordance with the
following provisions:
there is no external advertising other than a sign
(a)
erected in accordance with any by-laws of the
Municipality regulating signs;
there is no outdoor storage of goods, materials or
(b)
equipment;
such home industry is not an obnoxious trade,
(c)
business or manufacturer, and does not create a
public nuisance with respect to traffic, parking, noise,
and odour;
such home industry does not have a gross floor area
(d)
greater than 40% of the ground floor area of the
dwelling unit;
not more than 2 persons, other than the owner of the
(e)
dwelling unit, are employed therein on a full-time
basis;
for every person other than the owner of the dwelling
(f)
unit employed therein on a full-time basis, one on-site
parking space shall be provided, and such parking
space(s) shall not be located in the front yard;
one on-site parking space shall be provided for
(g)
patrons of the home industry and such parking space
shall be provided, and such parking space shall not be
located in the front yard;
an accessory building used for a home industry shall
(h)
not be located in the front yard or exterior side yard;
and
notwithstanding any of the provisions of this By-law,
(i)
an accessory building used for a home industry shall
have a minimum setback from the interior and exterior
side lot lines of 5.0 metres.
6.23
HOME OCCUPATION
A home occupation shall be permitted as an accessory
use to a residential dwelling, subject to the following
provisions:
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no person, other than a resident of the dwelling unit
(a)
and one non-resident employee may be employed in
the home occupation;
there is no display, other than an unlit sign not greater
(b)
than 0.2 square metres in size, to indicate to persons
outside that any part of the dwelling unit or lot is being
used for a purpose other than a dwelling unit;
there is no outdoor storage of goods or materials;
(c)
retail sales are limited to those products produced on-
(d)
site;
not more than 25.0% of the gross floor area of the
(e)
dwelling unit or 46.0 square metres, whichever is the
lesser, is used for the purposes of a home occupation;
such home occupation uses may include a repair or
(f)
service shop, a personal service shop, tradesperson,
the office of a doctor, dentist, lawyer, or a real estate
agent, insurance agent, planner, architect, or
engineer, professional offices; and
a clinic, a hospital, a nursing home, a tea room and a
(g)
veterinary establishment shall not be deemed to be
home occupations.
6.24
LICENSES, PERMITS AND OTHER BY-LAWS
Nothing in this By-law shall exempt any person from
complying with requirements of any other By-law in force
within the Municipality or from obtaining any permit,
license, permission, authority or approval required by this
or any other By-law of the Municipality or by any other law
in force from time to time.
6.25
LOADING SPACES
No commercial or industrial building to which, or from
which, regular deliveries are made shall be used or
erected unless off-street spaces for the standing, loading,
or unloading of motor vehicles are provided in conformity
with the following regulations:
Access to loading or unloading spaces shall be by
(a)
means of a driveway at least 6.0 metres wide.
The driveways, loading and unloading spaces shall be
(b)
constructed and maintained with a stable surface,
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which is treated so as to prevent the raising of dust or
loose particles and with provisions for drainage
facilities.
The loading space or spaces required shall be located
(c)
in the interior side or rear yard unless set back from
the street line a minimum distance of 25.0 metres.
Each off-street loading space in a Commercial or
(d)
Industrial Zone shall have minimum dimensions of 3.0
metres by 10.5 metres and 4.5 metres by 15.0 metres
respectively.
When a building or structure has insufficient loading
(e)
space at the date of the passing of this By-law to
comply with the requirements herein, this By-law shall
not be construed to require that the deficiency be
made up prior to the construction of any addition.
Every commercial or industrial building having in
(f)
excess of 200.0 square metres of floor area, located
on a lot having access from a municipal road, one
loading space for the first 800.0 square metres of floor
area plus one space for every additional 800.0 square
metres of floor area, or portion thereof, shall be
provided.
6.26
LOT AREA OR LOT FRONTAGE LESS THAN
REQUIRED
Where an existing lot has less than the minimum lot
(a)
area or minimum lot frontage than is required herein,
and the lot is or has been held under distinct and
separate ownership from abutting lots or was legally
created prior to the passing of this By-law or was
created as a result of a natural severance such as the
presence of a public road, a navigable waterway or a
railway then the lot shall be deemed to comply with
the requirements of this By-law with respect to lot area
and lot frontage and may be used for a purpose
permitted in the zone in which such lot is located,
provided that all other applicable provisions of this By-
law are complied with.
Where a lot zoned Waterfront Residential (WR) is
(b)
comprised of all of an island that has less area than is
required by the zone, then the lot shall be deemed to
comply with the requirement of this By-law with regard
to lot area.
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Where a lot meets the criteria as set out in this
(c)
section, or is a lot, as defined in this By-law and lands
are added to such lot, the resulting lot shall be
deemed to comply with the minimum lot area and the
minimum lot frontage requirements of this By-law and
may be used for a purpose permitted in the zone in
which such lot is located, provided that all other
applicable provisions of this By-law are complied with.
Additionally, the location of any building and structure,
with respect to the resultant lot lines created as a
result of the addition of the abutting lands shall be
deemed to comply with front, side and rear yards.
Enlargements, extensions or reconstruction of said
buildings or structures shall be permitted to extend
along the established building line in the yard in which
the enlargement, extension, or reconstruction is to be
constructed, provided that any new deficient setbacks
are not created and the principal use of such building
or structure does not change.
6.27
MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION
Agriculture or agriculture-related uses shall be permitted in
accordance with the following provisions:
New and expanded livestock facilities, manure storage
(a)
facilities, and anaerobic digesters are subject to the
Minimum Distance Separation II (MDS II)
requirements according to the Minimum Distance
Separation (MDS) Formulae;
The location of a new dwelling on a lot in proximity to
(b)
an agricultural use in the Rural (RU) Zone is subject to
Minimum Distance Separation I (MDS I) requirements
according the MDS Formulae. An existing off-site
dwelling, destroyed by a catastrophic event, may be
replaced by a new dwelling provided that the new
dwelling is sited no closer to the lot on which the
livestock facility is located than the previously existing
dwelling; and
A new livestock facility may replace a former livestock
(c)
facility destroyed by a catastrophic event, provided
that the new livestock facility does not result in
increases in the values of Factors A, B or D, of the
MDS Formulae, compared to what existed at the
livestock facility prior to the catastrophic event, such
that there is no switch to a livestock type with a higher
odour potential, there is no increase in the number of
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nutrient units housed and there is no switch to a
manure system type with a higher odour potential.
6.28
MOBILE HOMES
Mobile homes as defined in Section 5.0 shall only be
permitted in the Residential Mobile Home Park (RMH)
Zone.
6.29
MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE STATIONS AND GAS
BARS
Where motor vehicle service stations and gas bars are
permitted by this By-law, the following provisions shall
apply:
Interior
Lot (m)
Corner
Lot (m)
Min. Lot
(a)
Frontage
60.0
60.0
Min. Lot
(b)
Depth
45.0
60.0
no portion of any pump island on a motor vehicle
(c)
service station or gasoline bar lot shall be located
closer than 6.0 metres from the street line of any
street;
the minimum distance from the intersection of two
(d)
street lines to the nearest ingress or egress ramp shall
not be less than 9.0 metres;
the maximum width of a curb ramp at the street line
(e)
shall not be more than 9.0 metres and the minimum
width not less than 8.0 metres.
the minimum distance between ramps shall not be
(f)
less than 9.0 metres;
the minimum distance between the property line of the
(g)
lot at the street line and the nearest ramp shall be 3.0
metres;
the area included between ramps or between ramps
(h)
and a street line or property line as required by this
By-law shall not be used for any purpose other than
landscaping; and
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the following minimum provisions shall apply to
(i)
buildings and pumps associated with this use:
Front Yard
7.5 metres
i.
Side Yard
4.5 metres
ii.
Rear Yard
7.5 metres
iii.
6.30
MULTIPLE ZONES ON ONE LOT
Where a lot is divided into more than one zone under
(a)
the provisions of this By-law, each portion of such lot
shall be used in accordance with the zone provisions
of this By-law, as they apply to each zone established
hereunder.
The minimum lot size for the lot shall be the largest
(b)
minimum lot size of any zone that applies to the lot.
Where there is a conflict with respect to zone
(c)
provisions, the more stringent provision shall apply.
Parking provisions for the permitted uses in each zone
(d)
shall be in accordance with Section 6.35.
6.31
NON-COMPLYING BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the rebuilding, repair
or use of a building, structure or fence which is either
lawfully non-complying itself or is situated on a lawfully
non-complying lot, provided that the use of the building or
structure is conforming and that the non-compliance, if
any, of the original building, structure or fence is not
increased, and the yards appurtenant thereto are not
reduced except in accordance with the provisions of this
By-law.
Enlargements, additions or alterations are permitted to
buildings or structures, which are either lawfully non-
complying themselves, or are situated on lawfully non-
complying lots, provided that:
the use of the lot and the building or structure is
(a)
conforming;
the extent to which the building, structure or lot does
(b)
not meet the requirements of this By-law is not
increased; and
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no requirement of this By-law that was not infringed by
(c)
the building or structure as it existed immediately prior
to the construction of any enlargement, addition or
alteration hereby permitted, are affected.
6.32
NON-CONFORMING USES
Nothing in this By-law shall apply:
to prevent the use of any land, building or structure for
(a)
any purpose prohibited by this By-law if such land,
building or structure was lawfully used for such
purpose on the day of the passing of this By-law, so
long as it continues to be used for that purpose; or
to prevent the erection or use for a purpose prohibited
(b)
by this By-law of any building or structure for which a
building permit has been issued under the provisions
of the Building Code Act, prior to the day of the
passing of this By-law, so long as the building or
structure when erected is used and continues to be
used for the purpose for which it was erected and
provided the permit has not been revoked under the
provisions of the Building Code Act.
6.33
OCCUPATION OF UNCOMPLETED BUILDINGS
Prior to a building being occupied, a certificate of
compliance for occupation of a building may be issued by
the Chief Building Official or the authority having
jurisdiction under the regulation of the Ontario Building
Code and/or the Municipal Building By-law.
6.34
OUTDOOR STORAGE IN FRONT YARD
Outdoor storage is not permitted in the front yard of any
zone. In the Industrial General (MG) Zone, outdoor
storage shall be permitted in the front yard except where
the front yard of the lot abuts a navigable waterway in
which case outdoor storage in the front yard is not
permitted.
6.35
PARKING AREA REGULATIONS
Parking spaces and areas are required under this By-law
in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) Parking Space Requirements
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The owner of every building or structure erected or
used for any of the purposes hereinafter set forth,
except those located on islands or not accessible by a
public road, shall provide and maintain for the sole
use of the owner, occupant or other persons entering
upon or making use of the said premises from time to
time, parking spaces as follows:
Type of Building
Minimum Parking Required
i. Single detached,
semi-detached,
duplex and street
townhouse
dwelling units
2.0 parking spaces per dwelling unit.
ii. Multiple dwelling
units, including
triplex dwelling
units, fourplex
dwelling units,
and converted
dwelling units
1.0 parking spaces per dwelling unit
plus 0.25 spaces per dwelling unit for
visitor parking.
iii. Accessory
apartments and
secondary
dwelling units
1.0 parking spaces per apartment.
iv. Auditorium,
Theatre, Arena,
Hall, Private
Club, or other
Places of
Assembly
Where there are fixed seats, 1.0
parking spaces for every 5.0 seats or
3.0 metres of bench space, where
there are no fixed seats, or 1.0
parking spaces for each 23.0 square
metres of floor area devoted to public
use.
v. Bed and
Breakfast
Establishment
1.0 parking spaces per guest room in
addition to the parking required for
the main dwelling unit.
vi. Bowling Alleys,
Curling Rinks and
Arenas
1.0 parking spaces for each 2.0
persons in the designed capacity of
the establishment (designed capacity
shall mean 6.0 persons per bowling
lane and 8.0 persons per curling
sheet).
vii. Eating
Establishment
1.0 parking spaces for each 9.0
square metres of eating
establishment floor space.
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Type of Building
Minimum Parking Required
viii. Home Industry
1.0 parking spaces per employee
plus 1.0 parking spaces for patrons.
ix. Hospital or Other
Institutional Use
1.0 parking spaces for each 2.0 beds
or 40.0 square metres of floor area
whichever is greater plus 1.0
additional parking space for each
resident doctor or resident employee.
x. Hotel, Motel and
Tourist
Establishments
1.0 parking spaces per unit or
guestroom, and 1.0 additional
parking spaces for each 20.0 square
metres of floor area devoted to public
use.
xi. Industrial Use
At least 1.0 parking spaces for every
150.0 square metres of total floor
area.
xii. Marina
1.0 parking spaces for each 20.0
square metres of total retail floor
area, plus 1.0 parking spaces for
each non-transient boat slip provided
plus 10.0 additional parking spaces.
xiii. Medical, Dental
or Drugless
Practitioner's
Office or Clinic
5.0 parking spaces for each
practitioner.
xiv. Office, including
a Home
Occupation
1.0 parking spaces per 30.0 square
metres of floor area.
xv. Other
Commercial and
Commercial
Community Uses
1.0 parking spaces for each 30.0
square metres of total commercial
floor area of building.
xvi. Place of Worship
or Funeral Home
Where there are fixed seats, 1.0
parking spaces for every 5.0 seats or
2.5 metres of bench space, where
there are no fixed seats, or 1.0
parking spaces for each 23.0 square
metres of floor area devoted to public
use.
xvii. School,
Elementary
1.0 parking spaces for each teaching
area.
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Type of Building
Minimum Parking Required
xviii. School,
Secondary
1.0 parking spaces for each teaching
area, plus 25.0 parking spaces for
student parking.
xix. Secondary
Dwelling Unit
1.0 parking spaces per dwelling unit.
xx. Sleep Cabin
1.0 parking spaces per cabin.
xxi. Tourist
Establishment
1.0 parking spaces per guest room,
1.0 parking spaces per dwelling unit
plus 1.0 parking spaces per 20.0
square metres of building floor area
for public accessory uses.
(b) Parking Area Requirements
The owner of every building or structure erected or
used for any of the purposes hereinafter set forth,
except those located on islands or not accessible by a
public road, shall provide and maintain for the sole
use of the owner, occupant or other persons entering
upon or making use of the said premises from time to
time, parking areas shall conform to the following
requirements:
the parking area shall be located on the same lot
i.
as the use it is intended to serve except in the
case of a water access lot where the parking
area shall be located in a zone where such use
is permitted by this By-law;
each parking space shall be at least 3.0 metres
ii.
by 6.0 metres and shall be provided with
unobstructed access to a street by a driveway,
aisle, lane or private road;
any parking area designed to serve water
iii.
access lots shall be screened and shall not be
visible from the water during the summer
months;
where the number of parking spaces on a lot is
iv.
greater than 10, a minimum of 1 parking space
or 1.0% of the total number of parking spaces,
whichever is greater, shall be designed and
designated for physically disabled persons.
Parking spaces for physically disabled persons
shall:
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I.
have minimum rectangular dimensions of
4.5 metres by 6.0 metres;
II.
be located on level ground readily
accessible to an entrance to such
building; and
III.
be clearly identified and reserved for the
exclusive use of physically disabled
persons.
Parking Area Surface
(c)
In a Commercial Zone, a parking area and driveway
connecting the parking area with a street shall be
maintained with a stable surface, which is treated so
as to prevent the raising of dust or loose particles.
They shall, before being used, be constructed of
crushed stone, slag, gravel, crushed brick (or tile),
cinders, asphalt, concrete, Portland cement binder or
like material and with provisions for drainage facilities.
Ingress and Egress
(d)
Ingress and egress to and from the required
i.
parking spaces and areas shall be provided by
means of unobstructed driveways or
passageways at least 4.0 metres but not more
than 9.0 metres in perpendicular width.
The maximum width of any joint ingress and
ii.
egress driveway ramp measured along the street
line shall be 9.0 metres.
The minimum distance between a driveway and
iii.
an intersection of street lines measured along
the street line intersected by such driveway shall
be 10.0 metres.
The minimum angle of intersection between a
iv.
driveway and a street line shall be 60.0º.
Every lot shall be limited to the following number
v.
of driveways:
I.
up to the first 30.0 metres of frontage not
more than 2.0 driveways; and
II.
for each additional 30.0 metres of
frontage not more than 1.0 additional
driveway.
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Illumination
(e)
Where parking areas are illuminated, lighting fixtures
shall be so arranged that no part of any fixture shall be
more than 9.0 metres above the finished grade of the
parking area. Fixtures shall be so designed and
installed that the light is directed downward and
deflected away from adjacent lots, roads and streets.
Addition to Building or Structure
(f)
When a building or structure has insufficient parking
area on the date of the passing of this By-law to
comply with the requirements herein, this By-law shall
not be construed to require that the deficiency be
made up prior to the construction of any addition. No
addition may be built, however, and no change of use
may occur, the effect of which would be an increase in
that deficiency.
Use of Parking Spaces and Areas
(g)
Any area where off-street parking is permitted under
this By-law shall be used for no other parking purpose
than for the parking of operative passenger vehicles
and commercial vehicles used in operations incidental
to the permitted uses on the lot, all bearing currently
valid licence plates.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no person shall within
(h)
any Zone, use any part of any front yard except the
driveway or designated parking area for the parking or
temporary storage of tent trailers, motor homes, land
cruisers, truck campers, or boats.
No person shall, except where specifically permitted
(i)
by this By-law, use any tourist or travel trailer for the
purpose of providing temporary or permanent living or
eating accommodation.
Calculation of Required Spaces:
(j)
Rounding: Where the calculation of parking
i.
space requirements in accordance with this By-
law results in a fraction of a parking space being
required for a lot, any fraction in excess of 0.5
shall be rounded up to the next whole number.
More than one use: Except as expressly
ii.
provided elsewhere in this By-law, where more
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than one type of use is located on a lot, the total
number of parking spaces required for such lot
shall be the sum of the parking space
requirements for such separate uses.
Buffer Area: Where a parking area is designed to
iii.
accommodate more than 6.0 motor vehicles, a
strip of land not less than 3.0 metres wide,
around the periphery of the said parking area
and within the lot in which said parking area is
located, shall not be used for any purpose other
than landscaping but this shall not prevent the
provision of entrances and exits to said parking
area across the strip.
Exclusive Use: Any parking spaces required to
iv.
be provided by this By-law shall be exclusive of
the parking spaces used or intended to be used
for the storage or parking of motor vehicles or
recreational vehicles for sale or rental.
Commercial Use Parking: Where a specific type
v.
of retail use is specified in Section 6.35 (a)
above as having a different parking requirement
than the generic 'commercial' requirement, the
parking requirement for the specific type of retail
use shall apply.
Visitor Parking: Where off-street parking spaces
vi.
are required to be provided for the use of visitors
to a multiple dwelling, such parking spaces shall
be clearly defined and identified as being
reserved for the exclusive use of such visitors.
Special Vehicles: The parking or storage of
vii.
recreational vehicles shall not be permitted in
any yard other than an interior side yard or a
rear yard or in a garage, carport, or other
building and such storage shall not be permitted
closer than 1.5 metres of an interior side lot line
or rear lot line.
Vacant Lots: No storage or parking of
viii.
recreational vehicles shall be permitted on any
vacant lot in a Residential Zone except where
such vehicles are located on the rear half of the
lot and the lot is owned by the owner of the
adjacent lot. Such vehicles shall be stored for
personal use only and shall not be stored for a
fee.
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Travel Trailers: No travel trailer shall be located
ix.
and used on a parcel of land in any zone other
than a zone which specifically lists such travel
trailer as being a permitted use.
6.36
PLANTING STRIPS
Where a lot is used for a Commercial or an Industrial
purpose and the interior side or rear lot line abuts a
Residential zone, a strip adjoining such abutting lot line
shall be used for no purpose other than a planting strip in
accordance with the following provisions:
The minimum width of the planting strip shall be 3.0
(a)
metres.
The planting strip shall be used for no other purpose
(b)
than a continuous fence or hedge row of evergreens
or shrubs, not less than 1.5 metres high immediately
adjoining the lot line or portion thereof along which
such planting strip is required herein, provided that no
fence or hedgerow shall be required or permitted to a
height in excess of 1.0 metres closer to a street line
than the required yard depth.
In all cases where ingress and egress driveways or
(c)
walks extend through a planting strip, it shall be
permissible to interrupt the strip within 3.0 metres of
the edge of such driveway or within 1.5 metres of the
edge of such walk.
A planting strip referred to in this subsection may be
(d)
included in the calculation of any required landscaped
open space required by this By-law.
Where a planting strip is required, it shall be planted,
(e)
nurtured, and maintained by the owner or owners of
the lot on which such strip is located.
6.37
PROHIBITED USES
Notwithstanding any other provisions contained in this By-
law, the following uses are prohibited in the Municipality:
no use shall be permitted which from its nature or the
(a)
materials used therein is declared by the Local Board
of Health or Council of the Municipality to be a noxious
trade, business or manufacturer under the Public
Health Act or regulations thereunder, as amended;
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a dwelling unit in a basement having a height of less
(b)
than 2.0 metres from floor to ceiling;
a dwelling unit in a cellar;
(c)
blood or bone boiling;
(d)
extracting oil from fish or animal matter; and
(e)
manufacturing or storage of fertilizer from animals.
(f)
6.38
PUBLIC USES PERMITTED
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law,
(a)
any public authority may, for the purposes of the
public service, use any land or erect or use any
building in any zone subject to the use or building
being in compliance with the regulations prescribed for
such zone or use and subject to there being no
outdoor storage of goods, materials, or equipment in
any required yard abutting a Residential Zone. This
exemption for use in any zone, however, shall not
apply to any land or building used by said companies
for executive or administrative offices, or retail
purposes.
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the installation of a
(b)
watermain, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, gas main,
pipe line or overhead or underground hydro and
communications/telecommunications line, provided
that the Municipality has approved the location of such
pipe or line.
6.39
RAILWAYS
Where any road or street crosses a railway at the
(a)
same grade, no building or structure shall hereafter be
erected closer than 45.0 metres to the point of
intersection of the centre line of both the railway and
the road or street.
The minimum building setback for any industrial use
(b)
shall be a minimum of 15.0 metres from the railway
right-of-way in conjunction with a 2.0 metre high
earthen berm, unless the topography provides the
equivalent protection.
Where no berm is provided or where the topography
(c)
does not provide equivalent protection in accordance
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with clauses (a) and (b) of this Subsection, the
minimum setback of any building shall be 120.0
metres.
The minimum building setback for any residential,
(d)
commercial, institutional, open space or rural use shall
be a minimum of 30.0 metres from the railway right-of-
way in conjunction with a 2.5 metre high earthen berm
shall be constructed, unless the topography provides
the equivalent protection.
Where an earthen berm is required by this By-law, it
(e)
shall have side slopes of 2.5 to 1 adjoining and
parallel to the right-of-way with returns at the ends.
A 1.83 metre high chain link security fence shall be
(f)
required along the mutual property line of any
residential, commercial, institutional, open space or
industrial use and a railway right-of-way. Such a fence
shall be installed and maintained at the expense of
the owner.
Where no fence is provided in accordance with clause
(g)
(f) of this Subsection, the minimum building setback
shall be 120.0 metres.
6.40
REDUCTION OF REQUIREMENTS
No person shall change the purpose for which any land or
building is used or erect any new building or addition to
any existing building or sever any lands from an existing
parcel if the effect of such action is to cause the original
adjoining or remaining buildings or lands to be in
contravention of this By-law.
6.41
ROAD SETBACKS AND ACCESS
No person shall construct any building or structure
(a)
unless such building or structure complies with the
following setback requirements from the centreline of
the abutting street:
Provincial Highway: 18.0 metres or the minimum
i.
front yard setback required for such use in the
zone where it is located, whichever is greater.
Major Road: 15.0 metres or the minimum front
ii.
yard setback required for such use in the zone
where it is located, whichever is greater.
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Local Street: 10.0 metres or the minimum front
iii.
yard setback required for such use in the zone
where it is located, whichever is greater.
The development of multiple dwellings, street
(b)
townhouse dwellings, converted dwellings, and walk-
up apartment dwellings shall only be permitted
provided that there is year-round direct access to and
frontage on a local road.
6.42
SECONDARY DWELLING UNITS
Secondary dwelling units shall be permitted in all
(a)
single detached dwellings, semi-detached dwellings,
and street townhouse dwellings, as well as accessory
buildings to such dwellings, in all residential zones.
Where a secondary dwelling unit is located on a lot,
(b)
no garden suite or rooming house shall be permitted.
All secondary dwelling units shall meet provisions of
(c)
the Ontario Building Code, as amended, and obtain
necessary Building Permits.
A maximum of one secondary dwelling unit shall be
(d)
permitted on a lot.
A secondary dwelling unit shall have a gross floor area
(e)
not exceeding 40% of the gross floor area of the
principal dwelling unit or 90 square metres, whichever
is lesser. For the purposes of this provision,
calculations for gross floor area shall refer to the total
area of each floor, including finished attic spaces,
whether located above, at, or below grade, measured
from the interior of outside walls and including floor
area occupied by interior walls, but excluding:
floor area occupied by mechanical, service, and
i.
electrical equipment that serve the building;
an open porch or balcony; and
ii.
areas internal to the building that are not
iii.
intended for the storage of vehicles.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this By-
(f)
law, the required parking for the secondary dwelling
unit may be provided through a tandem or stacked
arrangement, provided that the parking space meets
all yard provisions of the zone.
An additional driveway shall only be permitted on
(g)
corner lots in Residential One (R1) zoned lots not
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serviced by municipal water and sewerage systems,
as well as Rural (RU) zoned lots.
Where an additional driveway is permitted, it shall be
(h)
located in the interior side yard of a permitted corner
lot, setback a maximum of 1.0 metres from the interior
side lot line, and meet all corner visibility triangle
requirements of this By-law.
A secondary dwelling unit shall have separate access
(i)
from the principal dwelling unit. Access shall be
provided at the front of the building, or through a
minimum 1.2 metre wide unobstructed walkway from
the front of the lot to the side or rear of the building.
No person shall create a secondary dwelling unit
(j)
without adequate municipal water and sewerage
systems, as determined by the Municipality, or
adequate private water and sewerage systems that
are approved by the applicable approval authority, as
determined in consultation with the Municipality.
6.43
SERVICING REQUIREMENTS
No person shall erect, alter or use any building or structure
in any zone or defined area within the Municipality unless
such land, building, or structure is adequately serviced by
municipal water and sewerage systems or private water
and sewerage systems that are approved by the
applicable approval authority, as determined in
consultation with the Municipality.
6.44
SHORELINE DEVELOPMENT AREA
The coverage of the shoreline development area, inclusive
of the area within 20.0 metres of the Optimal Summer
Water Level or the Inner Limit of the Crown Reserve, shall
be a maximum of 25%.
6.45
SIGNS
No person shall install, erect or display a billboard or pillar
sign except in accordance with the following provisions:
a minimum of 5.0 metres from the intersection of two
(a)
street lines or to the intersection of a driveway with
any street line;
a minimum of 3.0 metres from any street line or any
(b)
other property line; and
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the provisions of this By-law shall not apply to prevent
(c)
the erection, alteration, or use of any sign, provided
such sign complies with the By-laws regulating signs
within the Municipality.
6.46
SLEEP CABINS
Sleep cabins are permitted on lots in the Waterfront
Residential (WR) Zone and Rural (RU) Zone, where such
lots abut a navigable waterway, in accordance with the
following provisions:
Only one sleep cabin shall be permitted for each
(a)
existing lot which contains a principal dwelling unit.
The maximum height of the sleep cabin shall be 5.0
(b)
metres or 1.5 storeys, whichever is the lesser.
The maximum gross floor area of the sleep cabin shall
(c)
not exceed 46.5 square metres.
The sleep cabin, unless located in a boathouse, shall
(d)
not be located closer to a navigable waterway than the
minimum setback for the principal dwelling unit,
whichever is the greater.
The sleep cabin may have bathroom facilities provided
(e)
the same are connected to a sewage disposal system.
For the purpose of calculating the number of sleep
(f)
cabins on a lot, a boathouse or a detached garage
with sleeping accommodations is deemed to be a
sleep cabin.
6.47
SWIMMING POOLS
Permitted in Side Yard:
(a)
A swimming pool erected in any zone shall be
permitted in the side yard of any lot provided that:
no part of such pool shall be located closer than
i.
1.5 metres from an interior side lot line or within
6.0 metres of an exterior side lot line;
the maximum height of such pool shall be 1.5
ii.
metres above the average finished grade level of
the ground both adjoining and within 4.5 metres
of such pool; and
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any building or structure, other than the main
iii.
building, required for changing clothing or for
pumping or filtering facilities, or other similar
accessory uses, shall be in accordance with the
provisions applicable to accessory buildings on
such lot.
Permitted in Rear Yard:
(b)
A swimming pool erected in any zone shall be
permitted in the rear yard of any lot provided that no
part of such pool shall be located closer to any lot line
or street line than the minimum distance required for
an accessory building located on such lot.
No person shall fill a pool with water or allow a pool to
(c)
be filled with water until an enclosure, complying with
the provisions of this Section has been erected.
Where an enclosure is required by this By-law
i.
around an outdoor swimming pool, such
enclosure shall mean a fence, wall, or other
structure including doors and gates, completely
surrounding such pool.
Such enclosure shall extend from the ground to
ii.
a height of not less than 1.5 metres. The
clearance at the bottom of all fences shall not be
more than 10.0 centimetres from the ground,
where applicable.
A fence forming all or part of an enclosure, shall
iii.
not be located closer than 1.5 metres to the
water's edge of the pool.
No rails or other horizontal or diagonal bracing or
iv.
attachments shall be located on the outside of
an enclosure that would facilitate climbing.
All gates shall have a self-closing mechanism
v.
and be lockable.
6.48
TEMPORARY USES PERMITTED
The following uses are permitted in all zones within
(a)
the Municipality:
temporary camps used in the construction of
i.
public works but only for so long as it is
necessary for such works as may be constructed
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adjacent to the camp and only until such time as
the work is completed, or abandoned; or
temporary sleeping and eating quarters, a tool
ii.
shed, scaffold or other building or structure
incidental to the construction of the building or
structure on the lot where it is situated and only
for so long as it is necessary for the work in
progress and until the work is completed or
abandoned.
For the purposes of this section, abandoned shall
(b)
mean the failure to proceed expeditiously with the
construction of a work, specifically abeyance of
construction for 6 months.
6.49
TRUCK, BUS AND COACH BODIES AND CARGO
CONTAINERS
(a)
No truck, bus, coach body or similar vehicle may be
used as a permanent dwelling unit, whether or not
the same is mounted on wheels. The
aforementioned shall also not be used to store
goods and materials.
(b)
No cargo container shall be permitted as a
permanent structure in any zone.
6.50
USE FOR HAZARDOUS PURPOSE
No land, building or structure shall be used for a
commercial or industrial purpose as is likely to create a
public nuisance or danger to health or danger from fire or
explosion, except in accordance with the provisions of or
regulations under the Technical Standards and Safety Act,
S.O. 2000, or any other legislation.
6.51
USES PERMITTED IN ALL ZONES
Nothing in this By-law shall apply to prevent or otherwise
restrict in any way the following uses:
streets or the installation of a watermain, sanitary
(a)
sewer main, storm sewer main, gas main, pipeline, or
overhead or underground hydro, communications/
telecommunications, or other supply or
communication line;
existing railway rights-of-way, including any accessory
(b)
building or structure thereto;
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existing agricultural uses, until such time as
(c)
redevelopment for the permitted use that the lands are
zoned for occurs; and
fish, wildlife and forest conservation or management.
(d)
6.52
VISUAL BARRIER
Where in any zone a visual barrier is required to be
provided and maintained, such barrier shall act as a
screen between uses and be constructed to a minimum
height in accordance with the requirements of this By-law
and shall consist of the following:
a wall, fence;
(a)
a continuous unpierced planting of suitable trees or
(b)
shrubs, together with a reserved width of planting area
appropriate for healthy plant growth;
an earth berm; or
(c)
any combination of the above.
(d)
6.53
WAYSIDE PITS AND QUARRIES
Wayside pits and quarries shall be permitted in all zones
except the Residential and Open Space zones, provided
that no part of any wayside pit or quarry is within 300.0
metres of a Residential zone.
6.54
YARD EXCEPTION, TERRAIN UNSUITABILITY
Where in this By-law, a front, side or rear yard is required,
and part of the area of the lot is usually covered by water
or marsh or swale or is beyond the rim of a river bank or
watercourse or between the top of the bank and the
bottom of the bank having a slope of 45.0 degrees or more
from the horizontal, then the required yard shall be
measured from the nearest main wall of the main building
or structure on the lot to the edge of said area covered by
water or marsh, or to the rim of said river bank or
watercourse, or to the top of the said bank or embankment
if such area is closer than the lot line.
6.55
YARD AND SETBACK PROJECTIONS PERMITTED
In the case of a lot between two existing principal
(a)
buildings both of which encroach upon the required
front yard, a principal building may be located on such
lot so that the front face of the principal building is no
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closer to the street line than the front face of that
existing principal building which is located furthest
from the street line.
Notwithstanding the setback requirements of any
(b)
zone, the following yard projections are permitted:
sills, belt courses, cornices, eaves or canopies,
i.
gutters, chimneys or pilasters may encroach into
any yard a maximum of 0.6 metres;
fire escapes and exterior staircases may
ii.
encroach into the rear and exterior side yards a
maximum of 1.5 metres;
bay windows with a maximum width of 3.0
iii.
metres may encroach into the front, rear and
exterior side yards a maximum of 1.0 metres;
balconies may encroach into the front, rear and
iv.
exterior side yards a maximum of 2.0 metres;
on lots that do not front on water, decks, where
v.
the average height from the surface of the deck
to the finished grade is less than 1.2 metres,
may encroach into the rear yard a maximum of
3.0 metres; and
on lots that front on water, decks, where the
vi.
average height from the surface of the deck to
the finished grade is less than 1.2 metres, may
encroach into the front yard, interior side yard or
exterior side yard a maximum of 3.0 metres.
This section does not apply to the setback of a
(c)
principal building in the Waterfront Residential (WR)
Zone from the Optimal Summer Water Level.
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ZONES
7.1
ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONES
For the purposes of this By-law, the following zone
classifications are established and are shown on Schedule
A, which are attached to and form part of this By-law:
Zone
Symbol
Residential Zones:
Residential One
(R1)
Residential Two
(R2)
Residential Three
(R3)
Residential Mobile Home Park
(RMH)
Residential Rural
(RR)
Waterfront Residential
(WR)
Commercial Zones:
Commercial Community
(CC)
Commercial Highway
(CH)
Commercial Neighbourhood
(CN)
Commercial Tourist
(CT)
Waterfront Commercial Tourist
(WCT)
Industrial Zones:
Industrial Rural
(MR)
Industrial General
(MG)
Waste Disposal
(MD)
Mineral/Mining Extraction
(MX)
Institutional Zones:
Institutional One
(I1)
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Zone
Symbol
Institutional Two
(I2)
Open Space Zones:
Open Space
(OS)
Waterfront Open Space
(WOS)
Waterfront Landing
(WL)
Rural Zone:
Rural
(RU)
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7.2
RESIDENTIAL ONE (R1) ZONE
7.2.1
Permitted Uses
No person shall within any Residential One (R1) Zone use
any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure for
any purpose except one or more of the following uses:
bed and breakfast establishment
(a)
dwelling, duplex
(b)
dwelling, semi-detached
(c)
dwelling, single detached
(d)
group home
(e)
home occupation
(f)
private home daycare
(g)
7.2.2
Zone Requirements
No person shall within any Residential One (R1) Zone use
any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure
except in accordance with the provisions of this Section,
the applicable provisions of Section 6 - General
Provisions, Section 8 - Special Provisions and the
following:
The lot:
(a)
Minimum lot frontage with
i.
municipal sewer services
18.0 metres
Minimum lot frontage without
ii.
municipal sewer services
30.0 metres
Minimum lot area with
iii.
municipal sewer services
0.15 hectares
Minimum lot area without
iv.
municipal sewer services
0.4 hectares
Maximum lot coverage
30.0 percent
v.
Any dwelling unit:
(b)
Minimum front yard
6.0 metres
i.
Minimum interior side yard
1.5 metres
ii.
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Minimum distance between
iii.
attached semi-detached
units
0.0 metres
Minimum exterior side yard
6.0 metres
iv.
Minimum rear yard
8.0 metres
v.
Maximum building height
11.0 metres
vi.
All accessory buildings:
(c)
Minimum interior side yard
i.
and rear yard
1.5 metres
Minimum exterior side yard
6.0 metres
ii.
Maximum building height
5.0 metres
iii.
7.2.3
Zone Provisions
A garden suite is permitted, subject to the passage of
(a)
a temporary use by-law.
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7.3
RESIDENTIAL TWO (R2) ZONE
7.3.1
Permitted Uses
No person shall within any Residential Two (R2) Zone use
any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure for
any purpose except one or more of the following uses:
bed and breakfast establishment
(a)
dwelling, converted
(b)
dwelling, fourplex
(c)
dwelling, multiple
(d)
dwelling, street townhouse
(e)
dwelling, triplex
(f)
group home
(g)
home occupation
(h)
private home daycare
(i)
rooming house
(j)
7.3.2
Zone Requirements
No person shall within any Residential Two (R2) Zone use
any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure
except in accordance with the provisions of this Section,
the applicable provisions of Section 6 - General
Provisions, Section 8 - Special Provisions and the
following:
The lot:
(a)
Maximum lot coverage
30.0 percent
i.
A rooming house, converted dwelling or multiple
(b)
dwelling lot:
Minimum lot frontage with
i.
municipal sewer services
23.0 metres
Minimum lot frontage without
ii.
municipal sewer services
25.0 metres
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Minimum lot area with
iii.
municipal sewer services
0.15 hectares
Minimum lot area without
iv.
municipal sewer services
0.4 hectares
A street townhouse dwelling lot:
(c)
Minimum interior lot frontage
i.
with municipal sewer
services
7.0 metres
Minimum exterior lot
ii.
frontage with municipal
sewer services
10.0 metres
Minimum interior lot area
iii.
with municipal sewer
services
235.0 square metres
Minimum exterior lot area
iv.
with municipal sewer
services
335.0 square metres
Any dwelling unit:
(d)
Minimum front yard
6.0 metres
i.
Minimum interior side yard
1.5 metres
ii.
Minimum distance between
iii.
attached street townhouse
units
0.0 metres
Minimum exterior side yard
6.0 metres
iv.
Minimum rear yard
8.0 metres
v.
Maximum building height
11.0 metres
vi.
All accessory buildings:
(e)
Minimum interior side yard
i.
and rear yard
1.5 metres
Minimum exterior side yard
6.0 metres
ii.
Maximum building height
5.0 metres
iii.
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7.3.3
Zone Provisions
A rooming house is not permitted in conjunction with a
(a)
private home daycare.
Converted dwellings shall contain more than two
(b)
dwelling units.
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7.4
RESIDENTIAL THREE (R3) ZONE
7.4.1
Permitted Uses
No person shall within any Residential Three (R3) Zone
use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure
for any purpose except one or more of the following uses:
group home
(a)
nursing home
(b)
retirement home
(c)
rooming house
(d)
7.4.2
Zone Requirements
No person shall within any Residential Three (R3) Zone
use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure
except in accordance with the provisions of this Section,
the applicable provisions of Section 6 - General
Provisions, Section 8 - Special Provisions and the
following:
The lot:
(a)
Minimum lot frontage with
i.
municipal sewer services
23.0 metres
Minimum lot frontage
ii.
without municipal sewer
services
25.0 metres
Minimum lot area with
iii.
municipal sewer services
0.25 hectares
Minimum lot area without
iv.
municipal sewer services
0.75 hectares
Maximum lot coverage
30.0 percent
v.
Any dwelling unit:
(b)
Minimum front yard
6.0 metres
i.
Minimum interior side yard
3.0 metres
ii.
Minimum exterior side yard
6.0 metres
iii.
Minimum rear yard
8.0 metres
iv.
Maximum building height
11.0 metres
v.
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All accessory buildings:
(c)
Minimum interior side yard
i.
and rear yard
1.5 metres
Minimum exterior side yard
6.0 metres
ii.
Maximum building height
4.0 metres
iii.
7.4.3
Zone Provisions
None.
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7.5
RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOME PARK (RMH) ZONE
7.5.1
Permitted Uses
No person shall within any Residential Mobile Home Park
(RMH) Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building
or structure for any purpose except one or more of the
following uses:
existing mobile home park
(a)
mobile home
(b)
park
(c)
7.5.2
Zone Requirements
No person shall within any Residential Mobile Home Park
(RMH) Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building
or structure except in accordance with the provisions of
this Section, the applicable provisions of Section 6 -
General Provisions, Section 8 - Special Provisions and the
following:
The lot:
(a)
Minimum lot frontage
i.
100.0 metres or 15.0 metres per mobile home
site, whichever is less
Minimum lot area
ii.
2.0 hectares or 460.0 square metres per mobile
home site, whichever is less
The maximum permissible density for a Mobile
iii.
Home Park shall be ten (10) units per gross
hectare.
Any dwelling unit:
(b)
Minimum front yard
4.5 metres
i.
Minimum interior side yard
4.5 metres
ii.
Minimum exterior side yard
4.5 metres
iii.
Minimum rear yard
4.5 metres
iv.
Maximum building height
4.0 metres
v.
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All accessory buildings:
(c)
Minimum interior side yard
1.5 metres
i.
Minimum exterior side yard
4.5 metres
ii.
Minimum rear yard
1.5 metres
iii.
Maximum building height
4.0 metres
iv.
7.5.3
Zone Provisions
All mobile homes shall be provided with a mobile
(a)
home stand to screen the view of the undercarriage or
foundation supports and any accessory structure shall
be so designed to harmonize with the mobile or
modular home.
Not less than 10% of the gross area of a Mobile Home
(b)
Park shall be used as an amenity area. Such amenity
area shall not include areas designated as planting
strips. Where the required amenity area exceeds
500.0 square metres, two or more such areas shall be
provided.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6, each
(c)
mobile home site shall be provided with at least 1.0
parking spaces and in addition, visitor parking shall be
provided in the amount of 1.0 parking spaces for every
four mobile home sites, and shall be dispersed
throughout the Mobile Home Park at locations
convenient to the site it is intended to serve. Such
visitor parking shall not be used for the storage of
boats or trailers.
Each mobile home site shall be accessible by means
(d)
of an internal roadway system that may include
municipal roads.
Each mobile home site shall be provided with
(e)
underground services, which shall include piped water
supply and sewage disposal facilities, and may also
include electrical service and fuel supply.
Mobile homes and any part thereof shall be separated
(f)
from each other or from any other building by not less
than 6.0 metres. Any porch, carport or addition to a
mobile or modular home shall be regarded as part of
the mobile home for the purpose of separation.
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7.6
RESIDENTIAL RURAL (RR) ZONE
7.6.1
Permitted Uses
No person shall within any Residential Rural (RR) Zone
use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure
for any purpose except one or more of the following uses:
bed and breakfast establishment
(a)
dwelling, single detached
(b)
home industry
(c)
home occupation
(d)
7.6.2
Zone Requirements
No person shall within any Residential Rural (RR) Zone
use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure
except in accordance with the provisions of this Section,
the applicable provisions of Section 6 - General
Provisions, Section 8 - Special Provisions and the
following:
The lot:
(a)
Minimum lot frontage
60.0 metres
i.
Minimum lot area
0.8 hectares
ii.
Maximum lot coverage
10.0 percent
iii.
Any dwelling unit:
(b)
Minimum front yard
10.0 metres
i.
Minimum interior side yard
6.0 metres
ii.
Minimum exterior side yard
10.0 metres
iii.
Minimum rear yard
10.0 metres
iv.
Maximum building height
11.0 metres
v.
All accessory buildings:
(c)
Minimum interior side yard
3.0 metres
i.
Minimum exterior side yard
6.0 metres
ii.
Minimum rear yard
3.0 metres
iii.
Maximum building height
5.0 metres
iv.
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7.6.3
Zone Provisions
A garden suite is permitted, subject to the passage of
(a)
a temporary use by-law.
A bed and breakfast establishment is not permitted in
(b)
conjunction with a home occupation or a home
industry.
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7.7
WATERFRONT RESIDENTIAL (WR) ZONE
7.7.1
Permitted Uses
No person shall within any Waterfront Residential (WR)
Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except one or more of the
following uses:
bed and breakfast establishment
(a)
boathouse
(b)
dwelling, single detached
(c)
home occupation
(d)
sleeping cabin
(e)
7.7.2
Zone Requirements
No person shall within any Waterfront Residential (WR)
Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure except in accordance with the provisions of this
Section, the applicable provisions of Section 6 - General
Provisions, Section 8 - Special Provisions and the
following:
The lot:
(a)
Minimum lot frontage
60.0 metres
i.
Minimum lot area
0.80 hectares
ii.
Maximum lot coverage
15.0 percent
iii.
Any dwelling unit:
(b)
Minimum distance from Optimal Summer Water
i.
Level (front yard):
20.0m, except in the case where the shore road
allowance is not under the ownership of the
abutting property owner or is a Crown Reserve.
In these cases the setback shall be 3.0m from
the front lot line or 20.0m from the Optimal
Summer Water Level, whichever is greater.
Minimum interior side yard
3.0 metres
ii.
Minimum exterior side yard
6.0 metres
iii.
Minimum rear yard
6.0 metres
iv.
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Maximum building height
11.0 metres
v.
All accessory buildings:
(c)
Minimum distance from the Optimal Summer
i.
Water Level (except a water based boathouse)
(front yard):
20.0 metres except in the case where the
original shore road allowance is not under the
ownership of the abutting property owner or is a
Crown Reserve. In these cases the setback
shall be 3.0 metres from the front lot line or 20.0
metres from the Optimal Summer Water Level,
whichever is greater.
Minimum interior side yard
1.5 metres
ii.
In case of a water-based boathouse, the setback
shall be measured from the straight line
extension of the side lot line.
Minimum exterior side yard
6.0 metres
iii.
Minimum rear yard
3.0 metres
iv.
Maximum building height
v.
5.0 metres or 1.5 storeys, whichever is less
Land based boathouse:
(d)
Maximum building width and length
i.
6.0 metres and 10.0 metres, respectively
Water based boathouse:
(e)
Maximum building width and length
i.
11.0 metres and 13.0 metres, respectively
Any sleep cabin:
(f)
maximum gross floor area
46.5 square metres
i.
7.7.3
Zone Provisions
A sleep cabin is not permitted in conjunction with a
(a)
boathouse or a detached garage that has sleeping
accommodations.
A bed and breakfast establishment is not permitted in
(b)
conjunction with a home occupation.
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Buildings and structures on lots that abut the shore of
(c)
a navigable waterway are subject to further
restrictions, as set out in Section 6.
Development shall only be permitted provided it is
(d)
connected to adequate services, as determined by the
Planning Board and the Sudbury and District Health
Unit.
(e)
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7.8
COMMERCIAL COMMUNITY (CC) ZONE
7.8.1
Permitted Uses
No person shall within any Commercial Community (CC)
Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except one or more of the
following uses:
amusement arcade
(a)
bake shop
(b)
bed and breakfast establishment
(c)
building supplies outlet
(d)
business or professional office
(e)
clinic
(f)
club
(g)
club, private
(h)
commercial parking lot
(i)
commercial recreation
(j)
convenience store
(k)
craftsman shop
(l)
day nursery
(m)
dwelling, converted
(n)
dwelling, existing duplex
(o)
dwelling, existing semi-detached
(p)
dwelling, existing single detached
(q)
dwelling, multiple
(r)
eating establishment
(s)
financial establishment
(t)
funeral home
(u)
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existing group home
(v)
hotel
(w)
market place
(x)
medical clinic
(y)
medical office
(z)
motel
(aa)
motor vehicle sales area
(bb)
motor vehicle service station
(cc)
parking lot
(dd)
personal services
(ee)
pharmacy
(ff)
place of assembly
(gg)
place of entertainment
(hh)
plaza complex
(ii)
private home daycare
(jj)
repair or service shop
(kk)
retail store
(ll)
retirement home
(mm)
rooming house
(nn)
studio
(oo)
tourist establishment
(pp)
veterinary establishment
(qq)
7.8.2
Zone Requirements
No person shall within any Commercial Community (CC)
Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure except in accordance with the provisions of this
Section, the applicable provisions of Section 6 - General
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Provisions, Section 8 - Special Provisions and the
following:
The lot:
(a)
Minimum lot frontage
15.0 metres
i.
Maximum lot coverage
75.0 percent
ii.
Any principal use:
(b)
Minimum front yard
0.0 metres or the
i.
established building line,
whichever is greater
Minimum exterior side yard
4.5 metres
ii.
Minimum rear yard
4.5 metres
iii.
Maximum building height for
iv.
a commercial use only
6.0 metres
Maximum building height for
v.
a commercial use with
residential above
11.0 metres
All accessory buildings:
(c)
Minimum interior side yard
1.5 metres
i.
Minimum exterior side yard
4.5 metres
ii.
Minimum rear yard
1.5 metres
iii.
Maximum building height
5.0 metres
iv.
Maximum floor area
46.5 square metres
v.
7.8.3
Zone Provisions
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law,
(a)
where permitted under Section 7.8.1, any dwelling unit
shall form an integral part of the principal commercial
building and shall be located above or to the rear of
such commercial use.
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7.9
COMMERCIAL HIGHWAY (CH) ZONE
7.9.1
Permitted Uses
No person shall within any Commercial Highway (CH)
Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except one or more of the
following uses:
bake shop
(a)
building supplies outlet
(b)
chip stand
(c)
commercial recreation
(d)
convenience store
(e)
craftsman shop
(f)
day nursery
(g)
dwelling unit (accessory use)
(h)
eating establishment
(i)
garden centre and nursery
(j)
hotel
(k)
market place
(l)
medical clinic
(m)
medical office
(n)
model home
(o)
motel
(p)
motor vehicle accessories store
(q)
motor vehicle sales area
(r)
motor vehicle service station
(s)
motor vehicle washing establishment
(t)
pharmacy
(u)
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plaza complex
(v)
repair or service shop
(w)
retail store
(x)
self-storage
(y)
studio
(z)
tourist establishment
(aa)
veterinary establishment
(bb)
warehouse
(cc)
wholesale outlet
(dd)
7.9.2
Zone Requirements
No person shall within any Commercial Highway (CH)
Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure except in accordance with the provisions of this
Section, the applicable provisions of Section 6 - General
Provisions, Section 8 - Special Provisions and the
following:
The lot:
(a)
Minimum lot frontage
30.0 metres
i.
Minimum lot area
0.8 hectares
ii.
Maximum lot coverage
75.0 percent
iii.
All permitted uses:
(b)
Minimum front yard
15.0 metres
i.
Minimum interior side yard
6.0 metres
ii.
Minimum exterior side yard
15.0 metres
iii.
Minimum rear yard
3.0 metres
iv.
Maximum building height
11 metres
v.
Minimum distance from a
vi.
residential lot
45.0 metres
All accessory buildings:
(c)
Minimum interior side yard
3.0 metres
i.
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Minimum exterior side yard
15.0 metres
ii.
Minimum rear yard
3.0 metres
iii.
Maximum building height
5.0 metres
iv.
7.9.3
Zone Provisions
Any outdoor storage areas shall be screened and/or
(a)
fenced such that the materials in storage are not
visible from adjacent lots and/or a public right-of-way.
Any dwelling unit shall be an accessory use to the
(b)
principal commercial building. A dwelling unit shall
only be permitted as an accessory use and in
accordance with the provisions of Section 6.12.
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7.10
COMMERCIAL NEIGHBOURHOOD (CN) ZONE
7.10.1 Permitted Uses
bake shop
(a)
convenience store
(b)
day nursery
(c)
dwelling unit (accessory use)
(d)
financial establishment
(e)
medical clinic
(f)
medical office
(g)
office use
(h)
pharmacy
(i)
personal services
(j)
retail use
(k)
studio
(l)
7.10.2 Zone Requirements
No person shall within any Commercial Neighbourhood
(CN) Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building
or structure except in accordance with the provisions of
this Section, the applicable provisions of Section 6 -
General Provisions, Section 8 - Special Provisions and the
following:
The lot:
(a)
Minimum lot frontage
15.0 metres
i.
Maximum lot coverage
30.0 percent
ii.
Any principal use:
(b)
Minimum front yard
i.
3.0 metres or the established
building line, whichever is
greater
Minimum exterior side yard
6.0 metres
ii.
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Minimum interior side yard
iii.
I.
not applicable where abutting a commercial
zone and access is available to the rear
yard by a public lane or private road;
II.
4.5 metres on one side where the yard
abuts a commercial zone and no access is
available to the rear yard except through the
side yard; or
III.
4.5 metres where the yard abuts a
residential, institutional, or an open space
zone.
Minimum rear yard:
iv.
I.
not applicable where abutting a commercial
or industrial zone and access is available to
the rear yard by a public lane or private
road;
II.
7.5 metres if abutting a commercial or
industrial zone and no access is available to
the rear of the said building except by
means of a yard; or
III.
10.5 metres where the building contains or
abuts residential dwellings.
Maximum building height for
v.
a commercial use only
7.5 metres
Maximum building height for
vi.
a commercial use with
residential or office uses
above
10.5 metres
Maximum retail floor area
300.0 square metres
(c)
7.10.3 Zone Provisions
(a) Any dwelling unit shall be an accessory use to the
principal commercial building. A dwelling unit shall
only be permitted as an accessory use and in
accordance with the provisions of Section 6.12.
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7.11
COMMERCIAL TOURIST (CT) ZONE
7.11.1 Permitted Uses
No person shall within any Commercial Tourist (CT) Zone
use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure
for any purpose except one or more of the following uses:
campground
(a)
commercial recreation
(b)
dwelling unit (accessory use)
(c)
tourist establishment
(d)
trailer park
(e)
youth or adult camp
(f)
7.11.2 Zone Requirements
No person shall within any Commercial Tourist (CT) Zone
use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure
except in accordance with the provisions of this Section,
the applicable provisions of Section 6 - General
Provisions, Section 8 - Special Provisions and the
following:
All lots:
(a)
Minimum lot frontage
60.0 metres
i.
Minimum lot area
2.0 hectares
ii.
Maximum lot coverage
25.0 percent
iii.
All permitted uses:
(b)
Minimum front yard
15.0 metres
i.
Minimum interior side yard
9.0 metres
ii.
Minimum exterior side yard
15.0 metres
iii.
Minimum rear yard
9.0 metres
iv.
Maximum building height
11.0 metres
v.
All accessory buildings:
(c)
Minimum interior side yard
4.5 metres
i.
Minimum exterior side yard
15.0 metres
ii.
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Minimum rear yard
4.5 metres
iii.
Maximum building height
5.0 metres
iv.
7.11.3 Zone Provisions
An eating establishment, convenience store or retail
(a)
store is permitted as an accessory use to a permitted
use.
Any dwelling unit shall be an accessory use to the
(b)
principal commercial building. A dwelling unit shall
only be permitted as an accessory use and in
accordance with the provisions of Section 6.12.
(c)
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7.12
WATERFRONT COMMERCIAL TOURIST (WCT)
ZONE
7.12.1 Permitted Uses
No person shall within any Waterfront Commercial Tourist
(WCT) Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building
or structure for any purpose except one or more of the
following uses:
campground
(a)
dwelling unit (accessory use)
(b)
golf course
(c)
marina
(d)
tourist establishment
(e)
trailer park
(f)
watercraft mooring facility
(g)
youth or adult camp
(h)
7.12.2 Zone Requirements
No person shall within any Waterfront Commercial Tourist
(WCT) Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building
or structure except in accordance with the provisions of
this Section, the applicable provisions of Section 6 -
General Provisions, Section 8 - Special Provisions and the
following:
The lot:
(a)
Minimum lot frontage
150.0 metres
i.
Minimum lot area
2.0 hectares
ii.
Maximum lot coverage
25.0 percent
iii.
Minimum distance from the Optimal Summer
iv.
Water Level
20.0 metres except in the case where the
original shore road allowance is not under the
ownership of the abutting property owner, is a
Crown Reserve or the use is a marina. In the
case of original shore road allowance not being
under the ownership of the abutting property
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owner or a Crown Reserve the setback shall be
3.0 metres from the front lot line or 20.0 metres
from the Optimal Summer Water Level,
whichever is greater. In the case of a marina
the setback shall be 0.0 metres.
Minimum interior side yard
10.0 metres
v.
Minimum exterior side yard
10.0 metres
vi.
Minimum rear yard
10.0 metres
vii.
Maximum building height
11.0 metres
viii.
Minimum distance between
ix.
a marina and residential use
30.0 metres, straight in
distance
All accessory buildings:
(b)
Minimum interior side yard
5.0 metres
i.
Minimum exterior side yard
5.0 metres
ii.
Minimum rear yard
5.0 metres
iii.
Maximum building height
5.0 metres
iv.
7.12.3 Zone Provisions
An eating establishment, convenience store or retail
(a)
store is only permitted as an accessory use to a
permitted use.
In a Waterfront Commercial Tourist Zone (WCT), a
(b)
dwelling unit as an accessory use may be located in
the principal commercial building or may be in a
separate building and shall be subject to the
provisions of Section 7.6.2 for a dwelling unit. Where
permitted in a principal commercial building, the
accessory dwelling unit shall be in accordance with
Section 6.12.
A new tourist establishment shall only be permitted
(c)
through a site-specific zoning by-law amendment
provided that it has year-round access to a Provincial
Highway or local road, sufficient parking, adequate
services, and the necessary approved studies, as
determined by the Planning Board.
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7.13
INDUSTRIAL RURAL (MR) ZONE
7.13.1 Permitted Uses
No person shall within any Industrial Rural (MR) Zone use
any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure for
any purpose except one or more of the following uses:
agricultural use
(a)
building supplies outlet
(b)
bulk storage tank
(c)
contractor's establishment
(d)
craftsman shop
(e)
dry industry
(f)
dwelling unit (accessory use)
(g)
farm
(h)
forestry use
(i)
garden centre and nursery
(j)
kennel
(k)
market place
(l)
parking lot
(m)
portable asphalt plant or like or similar uses
(n)
7.13.2 Zone Requirements
No person shall within any Industrial Rural (MR) Zone use
any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure
except in accordance with the provisions of this Section,
the applicable provisions of Section 6 - General
Provisions, Section 8 - Special Provisions and the
following:
The lot:
(a)
Minimum lot frontage
60.0 metres
i.
Minimum lot area
2.0 hectares
ii.
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Maximum lot coverage
25.0 percent
iii.
Any permitted use:
(b)
Minimum front yard
15.0 metres
i.
Minimum interior side yard
4.5 metres
ii.
Minimum exterior side yard
15.0 metres
iii.
Minimum rear yard
15.0 metres
iv.
Maximum building height
11.0 metres
v.
Minimum distance from a
vi.
residential lot
45.0 metres
7.13.3 Zone Provisions
A motor vehicle wrecking yard is permitted, subject to
(a)
a rezoning.
A salvage yard or a scrap yard is permitted, subject to
(b)
a rezoning.
Any dwelling unit shall be an accessory use to the
(c)
principal industrial building. A dwelling unit shall only
be permitted as an accessory use and in accordance
with the provisions of Section 6.12.
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7.14
INDUSTRIAL GENERAL (MG) ZONE
7.14.1 Permitted Uses
No person shall within any Industrial General (MG) Zone
use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure
for any purpose except one or more of the following uses:
bakery
(a)
building supplies outlet
(b)
business or professional office
(c)
bulk storage tank
(d)
contractor's establishment
(e)
craftsman shop
(f)
dwelling unit (accessory use)
(g)
dry industry
(h)
garden centre and nursery
(i)
parking lot
(j)
self-storage
(k)
transportation depot
(l)
warehouse
(m)
7.14.2 Zone Requirements
No person shall within any Industrial General (MG) Zone
use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure
except in accordance with the provisions of this Section,
the applicable provisions of Section 6 - General
Provisions, Section 8 - Special Provisions and the
following:
The lot:
(a)
Minimum lot frontage
60.0 metres
i.
Minimum lot area
2.0 hectares
ii.
Maximum lot coverage
25.0 percent
iii.
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Any permitted use:
(b)
Minimum front yard
15.0 metres
i.
Minimum interior side yard
4.5 metres
ii.
Minimum exterior side yard
15.0 metres
iii.
Minimum rear yard
15.0 metres
iv.
Maximum building height
11.0 metres
v.
Minimum distance from a
vi.
residential lot
45.0 metres
7.12.3 Zone Provisions
(a) Any dwelling unit shall form an integral part of the
principal industrial building and shall be located above
or to the rear of such industrial use. A dwelling unit
shall only be permitted as an accessory use and in
accordance with the provisions of Section 6.12.
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7.15
WASTE DISPOSAL (MD) ZONE
7.15.1 Permitted Uses
No person shall be permitted within any Waste Disposal
(MD) Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building
or structure for any purpose except one or more of the
following uses:
waste disposal area
(a)
waste recycling transfer station
(b)
7.15.2 Zone Requirements
No person shall within any Waste Disposal (MD) Zone use
any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure
except in accordance with the provisions of this Section,
the applicable provisions of Section 6 - General
Provisions, Section 8 - Special Provisions and the
following:
No disposal of waste shall occur within:
(a)
i. 500.0 metres of a navigable waterway
ii. 150.0 metres of a street or road
iii. 500.0 metres of an existing dwelling
7.15.3 Zone Provisions
New waste disposal sites shall be subject to a rezoning in
accordance with the provisions of any approvals granted
by the Ministry of the Environment.
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7.16
MINERAL/MINING EXTRACTION (MX) ZONE
7.16.1 Permitted Uses
No person shall within any Mineral/Mining Extraction (MX)
Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except one or more of the
following uses:
asphalt plant
(a)
concrete batching plant
(b)
pit
(c)
quarrying and sand and gravel pit operations
(d)
washing, screening, crushing and storage of sand,
(e)
gravel, ballast, stone, aggregates and other surface
and sub-surface resource materials
accessory and associated operations
(f)
7.16.2 Zone Requirements
No person shall within any Mineral/Mining Extraction (MX)
Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure except in accordance with the provisions of this
Section, the applicable provisions of Section 6 - General
Provisions, Section 8 - Special Provisions and the
following:
The lot:
(a)
Minimum lot frontage
100.0 metres
i.
Minimum lot area
5.0 hectares
ii.
Any accessory buildings:
(b)
Minimum front yard
30.0 metres
i.
Minimum interior side yard
15.0 metres
ii.
Minimum exterior side yard
30.0 metres
iii.
Minimum rear yard
30.0 metres
iv.
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7.16.3 Zone Provisions
(a) No pit or quarry shall be excavated so that its edge is
at a point less than 30.0 metres from the limit of any
right-of-way and 30.0 metres from any adjoining
property line. However, this lot line restriction will be
waived where two extractive operations abut and are
being mined at the same time thus permitting a more
efficient use of the available aggregate.
(b) Development shall only be permitted provided it is
connected to adequate services, as determined by the
Planning Board and the Sudbury District Health Unit.
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7.17
INSTITUTIONAL ONE (I1) ZONE
7.17.1 Permitted Uses
No person shall within any Institutional One (I1) Zone use
any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure for
any purpose except one or more of the following uses:
animal shelter
(a)
community recreation centre
(b)
dwelling unit (accessory use)
(c)
educational establishment
(d)
funeral home
(e)
group home
(f)
hospital
(g)
nursing home
(h)
place of assembly
(i)
place of worship
(j)
public uses
(k)
retirement home
(l)
7.17.2 Zone Requirements
No person shall within any Institutional One (I1) Zone use
any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure
except in accordance with the provisions of this Section,
the applicable provisions of Section 6 - General
Provisions, Section 8 - Special Provisions and the
following:
The lot:
(a)
Minimum lot frontage with
i.
municipal sewer services
23.0 metres
Minimum lot frontage without
ii.
municipal sewer services
25.0 metres
Minimum lot area with
iii.
municipal sewer services
0.25 hectares
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Minimum lot area without
iv.
municipal sewer services
0.75 hectares
Any permitted use:
(b)
Minimum front yard
6.0 metres
i.
Minimum interior side yard
3.0 metres
ii.
Minimum exterior side yard
6.0 metres
iii.
Minimum rear yard
6.0 metres
iv.
Maximum building height
15.0 metres
v.
7.17.3 Zone Provisions
(a) A convenience store is only permitted as an accessory
use to a permitted use.
(b) A dwelling unit shall only be permitted as an
accessory use and in accordance with the provisions
of Section 6.12.
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7.18
INSTITUTIONAL TWO (I2) ZONE
7.18.1 Permitted Uses
No person shall within any Institutional Two (I2) Zone use
any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure for
any purpose except one or more of the following uses:
cemetery
(a)
7.18.2 Zone Requirements
No person shall within any Institutional Two (I2) Zone use
any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure
except in accordance with the provisions of this Section,
the applicable provisions of Section 6 - General
Provisions, Section 8 - Special Provisions and the
following:
The lot:
(a)
Minimum lot frontage
30.0 metres
i.
Minimum lot area
1.0 hectares
ii.
Any permitted use:
(b)
Minimum front yard
6.0 metres
i.
Minimum interior side yard
3.0 metres
ii.
Minimum exterior side yard
6.0 metres
iii.
Minimum rear yard
6.0 metres
iv.
Maximum building height
11.0 metres
v.
7.18.3 Zone Provisions
None.
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7.19
OPEN SPACE (OS) ZONE
7.19.1 Permitted Uses
No person shall within any Open Space (OS) Zone use
any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure for
any purpose except one or more of the following uses:
conservation use
(a)
golf course
(b)
hazard land
(c)
park
(d)
trail system
(e)
7.19.2 Zone Requirements
No person shall within any Open Space (OS) Zone use
any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure
except in accordance with the provisions of this Section,
the applicable provisions of Section 6 - General
Provisions, Section 8 - Special Provisions and the
following:
The lot:
(a)
Minimum lot frontage
30.0 metres
i.
Minimum lot area
0.4 hectares
ii.
Any permitted use:
(b)
Minimum front yard
6.0 metres
i.
Minimum interior side yard
3.0 metres
ii.
Minimum exterior side yard
6.0 metres
iii.
Minimum rear yard
6.0 metres
iv.
Maximum building height
11.0 metres
v.
7.19.3 Zone Provisions
An eating establishment, convenience store or retail
(a)
store is permitted as an accessory use to a permitted
use.
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7.20
WATERFRONT OPEN SPACE (WOS) ZONE
7.20.1 Permitted Uses
No person shall within any Waterfront Open Space (WOS)
Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except one or more of the
following uses:
conservation use
(a)
park
(b)
7.20.2 Zone Requirements
No person shall within any Waterfront Open Space (WOS)
Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure except in accordance with the provisions of this
Section, the applicable provisions of Section 6 - General
Provisions, Section 8 - Special Provisions and the
following:
Any building:
(a)
Minimum distance from the Optimal Summer
i.
Water Level:
20.0 metres, except in the case where the
original shore road allowance is not under the
ownership of the abutting property owner or is a
Crown Reserve. In these cases, the setback
shall be 3.0 metres from the front lot line or 20.0
metres from the Optimal Summer Water Level,
whichever is greater.
Minimum interior side yard
6.0 metres
ii.
Minimum exterior side yard
6.0 metres
iii.
Minimum rear yard
6.0 metres
iv.
Maximum building height
5.0 metres
v.
7.20.3 Zone Provisions
None.
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7.21
WATERFRONT LANDING (WL) ZONE
7.21.1 Permitted Uses
No person shall within any Waterfront Landing (WL) Zone
use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure
for any purpose except one or more of the following uses:
(a) conservation use
waste recycling transfer station
(b)
watercraft launching facility
(c)
watercraft mooring facility
(d)
7.21.2 Zone Requirements
No person shall within any Waterfront Landing (WL) Zone
use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure
except in accordance with the provisions of this Section,
the applicable provisions of Section 6 - General
Provisions, Section 8 - Special Provisions and the
following:
All buildings:
Minimum distance from the Optimal Summer Water
(a)
Level (except a watercraft mooring facility): 20.0
metres, except in the case where the original shore
road allowance is not under the ownership of the
abutting property owner, is a Crown Reserve. In the
case of original shore road allowance not being under
the ownership of the abutting property owner or a
Crown Reserve the setback shall be 3.0 metres from
the front lot line or 20.0 metres from the Optimal
Summer Water Level, whichever is greater.
Minimum interior side yard
6.0 metres
(b)
Minimum exterior side yard
6.0 metres
(c)
Minimum rear yard
6.0 metres
(d)
Maximum building height
5.0 metres
(e)
7.21.3 Zone Provisions
None.
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7.22
RURAL (RU) ZONE
7.22.1 Permitted Uses
No person shall within any Rural (RU) Zone use any lot, or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose
except one or more of the following uses:
accessory buildings
(a)
agricultural use
(b)
bed and breakfast establishment
(c)
cemetery
(d)
club
(e)
conservation
(f)
commercial equine boarding and/or riding facility
(g)
contractor's establishment
(h)
craftsman shop
(i)
dwelling, single detached
(j)
farm
(k)
group home
(l)
garden centre nursery
(m)
home industry
(n)
home occupation
(o)
hunt camp
(p)
kennel
(q)
park
(r)
portable asphalt plant
(s)
repair or service shop
(t)
rural residential lot existing on the date of the passing
(u)
of this By-law
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sleep cabin, where such a lot abuts a navigable
(v)
waterway
tourist establishment
(w)
veterinary establishment
(x)
waterfront residential lot existing on the date of the
(y)
passing of this By-law
7.22.2 Zone Requirements
No person shall within any Rural (RU) Zone use any lot, or
erect, alter or use any building or structure except in
accordance with the provisions of this Section, the
applicable provisions of Section 6 - General Provisions,
Section 8 - Special Provisions and the following:
The lot:
(a)
Minimum lot frontage
100.0 metres
i.
Minimum lot area
5.0 hectares
ii.
Any dwelling unit:
(b)
Minimum front yard
10.0 metres
i.
Minimum distance from the Optimal Summer
ii.
Water Level
20.0 metres, except in the case where the
original shore road allowance is not under the
ownership of the abutting property owner, is a
Crown Reserve. In the case of original shore
road allowance not being under the ownership of
the abutting property owner or a Crown Reserve
the setback shall be 3.0 metres from the front lot
line or 20.0 metres from the Optimal Summer
Water Level, whichever is greater.
Minimum interior side yard
6.0 metres
iii.
Minimum exterior side yard
10.0 metres
iv.
Minimum rear yard
10.0 metres
v.
Maximum building height
11.0 metres
vi.
All accessory buildings:
(c)
Minimum distance from the Optimal Summer
i.
Water Level (except a water based boathouse)
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20.0 metres except in the case where the
original shore road allowance is not under the
ownership of the abutting property owner or is a
Crown Reserve. In these cases the setback
shall be 3.0 metres from the front lot line or 20.0
metres from the Optimal Summer Water Level,
whichever is greater.
Minimum interior side yard
6.0 metres
ii.
In case of a water based boathouse, the setback
shall be measured from the straight line
extension of the side lot line.
Minimum exterior side yard
6.0 metres
iii.
Minimum rear yard
6.0 metres
iv.
Maximum building height
5.0 metres
v.
Land based boathouse:
(d)
Maximum building width and length
i.
6.0 metres and 10.0 metres, respectively
Water based boathouse:
(e)
Maximum building width and length
i.
11.0 metres and 13.0 metres, respectively
Any sleep cabin:
(f)
Maximum gross floor area
46.5 square metres
i.
7.22.3 Zone Provisions
A home industry is not permitted in conjunction with a
(a)
home occupation or a bed and breakfast
establishment.
A contractor's establishment operating as a home
(b)
industry may include outdoor storage in the rear yard
but the outdoor storage shall not be greater than 10%
of the lot area or 90.0 square metres, whichever is
less.
Buildings and structures or lots that abut a navigable
(c)
waterway are subject to further restrictions under
Section 6.
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Development shall only be permitted provided it is
(d)
connected to adequate services, as determined by the
Planning Board and the Sudbury District Health Unit.
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8
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
1.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 7.8.1
and 7.8.2 of this By-law, within the lands zoned CC
on Schedule A of this By-law, described as Part of
Lot 1, Concession 3, in the Township of Cosby, now
in the Municipality of French River, more particularly
described as Part 1, Plan SR-2650 (Parcel 35533),
the following special provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
a dry industry involved in the manufacturing
and assembly of goods or materials that does
not include obnoxious uses
Zone Requirements:
(b)
i.
a visual barrier, acting as a screen
between uses, shall be constructed along
the side lot lines and the rear lot line
ii.
the visual barrier shall consist of a fence or
a continuous unpierced planting of suitable
trees or shrubs, together with a reserved
width of planting area appropriate for
healthy plant growth
iii.
the visual barrier shall have a minimum
height of 1.5 metres, but shall not be
permitted to exceed a height of 1.0 metres
within 8.0 metres of the front lot line
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to a
Commercial Community (CC) Zone shall apply.
2.
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.4.2 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
R3 on Schedule A of this By-law, described as Part
of Lot 1, Concession 2, in the Township of Cosby,
now in the Municipality of French River, more
particularly described as Parts 3 & 4, Plan SR-1229,
Part 1, Plan 53R-4124, and Lots 22 & 23, Plan M-
179 (Parcel 32978), the following special provisions
shall apply:
Zone Requirements:
(a)
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the minimum lot frontage shall be 20.0
i.
metres
the subject lands shall have frontage and
ii.
direct access to an opened public road
maintained year-round by the Municipality
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to a
Residential Three (R3) Zone shall apply.
3.
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.2.1 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
R1 on Schedule A of this By-law, described as Part
of Lot 12, Concession 3, in the Township of
Martland, now in the Municipality of French River,
more particularly described as Lots 5 & 6, Plan M-81
(Parcel 7575), the following special provisions shall
apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
the expansion to a legal non-conforming
i.
use is permitted within the interior of the
existing main building to allow only for the
addition of 2 dwelling units with minimum
floor areas as follows: a 2 bedroom unit in
the basement, no less than 62.5 square
metres in area and a bachelor unit in the
existing "addition" portion of the main
building, no less than 32.5 square metres
in area OR a 1 bedroom unit no less than
51.0 square metres in area in the existing
"addition" portion of the main building
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Residential One (R1) Zone shall apply.
4.
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Sections 7.12.1, 7.12.2, and 7.12.3 of this By-law,
within the lands zoned WCT on Schedule A of this
By-law, described as Part of Lots 3 & 4, Concession
1, in the Township of Delamere, now in the
Municipality of French River (Parcel 49831), the
following special provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
a club house
i.
Zone Requirements:
(b)
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the maximum gross floor area of the club
i.
house shall be 37.0 square metres
portable docks and portable screened
ii.
porches are permitted as accessory
structures
Restrictions:
(c)
The maximum number of tent and trailer
i.
sites shall be 92.
No site shall be used for a mobile home.
ii.
No building, camp, or trailer site or a
iii.
portion thereof shall be located:
I.
within 61.0 metres of Turenne Road;
II.
within 15.2 metres of the Creek
joining Lower Sturgeon Lake and
Ranger Bay;
III.
within 45.7 metres of Lower Sturgeon
Lake;
IV.
within 21.9 metres of the lot line
between Concessions 1 and 2 in the
Township of Delamere, now in the
Municipality of French River; or
V.
within 61.0 metres of Quarry Road.
Additions to trailers, sleeping cabins, and
iv.
tool sheds shall not be permitted.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to a
Waterfront Commercial Tourist (WCT) Zone shall
apply.
5.
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.7.2 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
WR on Schedule A of this By-law, described as Part
of Lot 3, Concession 1, in the Township of Delamere,
now in the Municipality of French River, more
particularly described as Lot 13, Plan M-493 (Parcel
25030), the following special provisions shall apply:
Zone Requirements:
(a)
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minimum lot area
0.138 hectares
i.
minimum distance from
ii.
the Optimal Summer
Water Level
5.6 metres
maximum gross
iii.
floor area
of sleeping cabin
130.0 square metres
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to a
Waterfront Residential (WR) Zone shall apply.
6.
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Sections 7.22.1 and 7.22.2 of this By-law, within the
lands zoned RU on Schedule A of this By-law,
described as Part of Lot 11, Concession 1, in the
Township of Delamere, now in the Municipality of
French River, more particularly described as Part 1,
Plan SR-661 (Parcel 31414), the following special
provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
a towing, tire repair, and salvage operation
Zone Requirements:
(b)
minimum lot frontage
45.0 metres
i.
minimum lot area
2300.0 square metres
ii.
maximum lot coverage
20.0 percent
iii.
minimum front yard
12.0 metres
iv.
minimum side yards
6.0 metres
v.
minimum rear yard
3.0 metres
vi.
maximum building height
9.0 metres
vii.
the storage of derelict vehicles shall be
viii.
subject to the following zone requirements:
I.
minimum front yard
158.0 metres
II.
minimum interior
side yard
46.0 metres
III.
minimum exterior
side yard
110.0 metres
IV.
minimum rear yard
46.0 metres
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All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to a
Rural (RU) Zone shall apply.
7.
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.16.2 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
MX on Schedule A of this By-law, described as Part
of Lot 5, Concession 5, in the Township of Delamere,
now in the Municipality of French River (Parcel
24191), the following special provisions shall apply.
Zone Requirements:
(a)
minimum front yard
i.
(north side only)
50.0 metres
minimum side yards
15.0 metres
ii.
minimum rear yard
15.0 metres
iii.
minimum distance from
iv.
any dwelling unit on
another lot
65.0 metres
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to a
Mineral/Mining Extraction (MX) Zone shall apply
8.
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.3.1 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
R2 on Schedule A, of this By-law, described as Part
of Lot 7, Concession 1, in the Township of Delamere,
now in the Municipality of French River, more
particularly described as Part 2, Plan SR-434 (Parcel
9472), a maximum of 5 one bedroom dwelling units
shall be permitted. All other provisions of this By-law
as applicable to a Residential Two (R2) Zone shall
apply.
9.
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.9.1 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
CH on Schedule A of this By-law, described as Part
of Lots 10 & 11, Concession 1, in the Township of
Delamere, now in the Municipality of French River,
being Parts 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, & 16,
Plan 53R-9643 (Parcels 46467, 46468, 46469,
46470, & 31436), a park, playground, and/or a picnic
area, forestry uses, and an existing multiple dwelling
shall be permitted uses. All other provisions of this
By-law as applicable to a Commercial Highway (CH)
Zone shall apply.
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10. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.22.1 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
RU on Schedule A of this By-law, described as Part
of Lot 1, Concession 4, in the Township of Cosby,
now in the Municipality of French River, being
described in part as Plan 53R-10013 (Parcels 1056
& 46603), a golf driving range shall be a permitted
use. All other provisions of this By-law as applicable
to a Rural (RU) Zone shall apply.
11. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.6.1 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
RR on Schedule A of this By-law, described as Part
of Lot 6, Concession 5, in the Township of Martland,
now in the Municipality of French River (Parcel
16391), a contractor's establishment shall be a
permitted use. All other provisions of this By-law as
applicable to a Residential Rural (RR) Zone shall
apply.
12. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Sections 7.6.1, 7.6.2, and 7.6.3 of this By-law, within
the lands zoned RR on Schedule A of this By-law,
described as Part of Lots 6 & 7, Concessions 4 and
5, in the Township of Martland, now in the
Municipality of French River, being Lots 1 through 50
inclusive, on proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision 52T-
00002, Parcel 53572 (formerly Parcels 991, 1046 &
15757), the following special provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses
(a)
the following shall be the only permitted uses:
a single detached dwelling and a home
occupation
Zone Requirements:
(b)
minimum lot frontage
14.5 metres
i.
minimum lot area
0.24 hectares
ii.
maximum lot coverage
10.0 percent
iii.
minimum front yard
6.0 metres
iv.
minimum distance from
v.
the Optional Summer
Water Level
30.0 metres
minimum interior side yard
3.0 metres
vi.
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minimum exterior side yard
6.0 metres
vii.
minimum rear yard
10.5 metres
viii.
maximum building height
10.5 metres
ix.
minimum side yard or
x.
rear yard for an
accessory building
1.5 metres
Restrictions:
(c)
A sleeping cabin shall be prohibited.
i.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
Residential Rural (RR) Zone shall apply.
13. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Sections 7.7.1 and 7.7.2 of this By-law, within the
lands zoned WR on Schedule A of this By-law,
described as Part of Lot 6, Concession 5, in the
Township of Martland, now in the Municipality of
French River, being Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3, Lot 4, Lot 5,
Lot 6, Lot 7, and Lot 8, on proposed Draft Plan of
Subdivision 52T-93004 (Parcel 1681), the following
regulations shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
the following shall be the only permitted uses:
a single detached dwelling and a home
occupation
Zone Requirements:
(b)
Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3, Lot 4, Lot 5, Lot 6, Lot
i.
7, and Lot 8 shall be deemed to comply
with the minimum lot frontage and the
minimum lot area requirements of this By-
law
the minimum distance from the Optimal
ii.
Summer Water Level shall be 30.0 metres
there shall be no development below the
iii.
flood line defined by the contour elevation
level of 197.25 C.G.D., with the exception
of a dock, boathouse, or any other like or
similar structure
All other provisions of this By-law as
iv.
applicable to a Waterfront Residential
(WR) Zone shall apply.
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Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary
(c)
of Section 7.19.1 of this By-law, within the
lands zoned OS on Schedule A of this By-law,
described as Part of Lot 6, Concession 5, in
the Township of Martland, now in the
Municipality of French River, being Block 9, on
proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision 52T-93004
(Parcel 1681), conservation and a private park
shall be the only permitted uses. All other
provisions of this By-law as applicable to an
Open Space (OS) Zone shall apply.
14. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of
Sections 7.13.1, 7.13.2, and 7.13.3 of this By-law,
within the lands zoned MR on Schedule A of this By-
law, described as Part of Lot 3, Concession 5, in the
Township of Bigwood, now in the Municipality of
French River (Parcel 3875), the following special
provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
the following shall be the only permitted use:
a manufacturing plant and accessory uses
thereto, for the production of large metal reels
Zone Requirements:
(b)
maximum size of the
i.
manufacturing
plant
2091.0 square metres
minimum front yard
35.0 metres
ii.
minimum side yard
58.0 metres
iii.
maximum building height
10.0 metres
iv.
minimum number of parking spaces
25
v.
a visual barrier, consisting of a minimum
vi.
12.2 metre wide and a minimum 1.6 metre
high earth berm with a minimum of 2 rows
of evergreen trees a minimum height of
4.6 metres on top of such berm, shall be
provided and maintained along the north
property line abutting Heritage River Road,
and between the manufacturing plant and
the east side lot line and the west side lot
line (no berm will be required between the
manufacturing plant and the west side lot
line)
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the visual barrier shall be planted,
vii.
nurtured, and maintained by the owners(s)
of the subject lands
viii. maximum sewage
effluent flow from
any subsurface
septic system
4500.0 litres per day
Restrictions:
(c)
No outdoor storage of goods, materials, or
equipment shall be permitted in any front yard
or within 45.0 metres of a side lot line.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to an
Industrial Rural (MR) Zone shall apply.
15. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.7.1 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
WR on Schedule A of this By-law, described as Part
of Lot 4, Concession 4, in the Township of Bigwood,
now in the Municipality of French River (Parcel
24574), 2 single detached dwellings shall be
permitted uses. All other provisions of this By-law as
applicable to a Waterfront Residential (WR) Zone
shall apply.
16. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.7.2 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
WR on Schedule A of this By-law, described as Part
of Lot 5, Concession 3, in the Township of Bigwood,
now in the Municipality of French River, more
particularly described as Parts 34 and 35, Plan SR-
78 (Parcels 29982 and 34388), the following special
provisions shall apply
Zone Requirements:
(a)
frontage on a public road or street shall not
i.
be applicable to the subject lands
the lot frontage and the lot area shall be
ii.
deemed to comply with the requirements
of this By-law
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to a
Waterfront Residential (WR) Zone shall apply.
17. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.5.2 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
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RR on Schedule A of this By-law, described as Part
of Lot 3, Concession 1, in the Township of Bigwood,
now in the Municipality of French River, more
particularly described as Part 1, Plan 53R-14702
(Parcel 10307), the following special provisions shall
apply:
Zone Requirements:
(a)
minimum lot area
836.0 square metres
i.
minimum lot frontage
27.0 metres
ii.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to a
Residential Rural (RR) Zone shall apply.
18. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Sections 7.22.1, 7.22.2, and 7.22.3 of this By-law,
within the lands zoned RU on Schedule A of this By-
law, described as Part of Lot 2, Concession 1, in the
Township of Bigwood, now in the Municipality of
French River, more particularly described as Part of
Lot 7, Plan M-549 (Parcel 6958), the following
special provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
a warehouse for the storage of motor vehicle
and industrial filters:
Zone Requirements:
(b)
minimum front yard
70.0 metres
i.
minimum distance from
ii.
any other lot line
15.0 metres
maximum height of
iii.
warehouse
7.0 metres
maximum ground
iv.
floor area
160.0 square metres
Restrictions
(c)
There shall be no outdoor storage of
i.
goods and materials related to the retail
and wholesale operation.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to a
Rural (RU) Zone shall apply.
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19. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Sections 7.22.1 and 7.22.2 of this By-law, within the
lands zoned RU on Schedule A of this By-law,
described as Part of Lot 3, Concession 1, in the
Township of Bigwood, now in the Municipality of
French River (Parcel 6024) the following special
provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
the following shall be the only permitted
i.
uses: boat storage facilities and
accessory uses thereto
Zone Requirements:
(b)
frontage on a public road or street shall not
i.
be applicable to the subject lands
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to a
Rural (RU) Zone shall apply.
20. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.22.1 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
RU on Schedule A of this By-law, described as Part
of Lot 1, Concession 3, in the Township of Bigwood,
now in the Municipality of French River, more
particularly described as Part 6, Plan 53R-5466
(Parcel 46644), a salvage yard or scrap yard and a
motor vehicle service station shall be permitted uses.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to a
Rural (RU) Zone shall apply.
21. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.6.1 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
RR on Schedule A of this By-law, described as Part
of Lot 7, Concession 6, in the Township of Mason,
now in the Municipality of French River, more
particularly described as Part 1, Plan 53R-9782
(Parcel 46474), a multiple dwelling shall be a
permitted use. All other provisions of this By-law as
applicable to a Residential Rural (RR) Zone shall
apply.
22. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Sections 7.12.1 and 7.12.2 of this By-law, within the
lands zoned WCT on Schedule A of this By-law,
described as Part of Lot 5, Concession 5, in the
Township of Scollard now in the Municipality of
French River, more particularly described in part as
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Lots 14 & 15, Plan M-635 (Parcel 14279), the
following special provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses
(a)
an eco-tourism lodge (accommodation and
i.
services for nature travel, recreations and
vacations, which contribute to the
conservation of the ecosystem, while
respecting the integrity of the hose
community)
2 single detached dwellings for the use of
ii.
the landowner and/or the management
staff
parking area for watercraft and trailers and
iii.
a bear-proof garbage stockade
a watercraft launching facility
iv.
trails and walkways
v.
Zone Requirements:
(b)
the location and use of all existing and
i.
proposed buildings and structures shall be
deemed to comply with the requirements
of this By-law
all existing buildings and structures may
ii.
be upgraded, expanded, and renovated
without an amendment to this By-law
new cabins shall not be closer than 20.0
iii.
metres to the French River
the minimum cabin size of a new cabin
iv.
shall not be less than 37.0 square metres
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to a
Waterfront Commercial Tourist (WCT) Zone shall
apply.
23. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.22.1 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Rural (RU), described as Part of Lot 8, Concession
6, in the Township of Bigwood, now in the
Municipality of French River, Territorial District of
Sudbury, Parcel 12166 Sudbury East Section, the
following special provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
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quarrying and sand and gravel pit
i.
operations, and accessory and associated
operations.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Rural Zone (RU) shall apply.
24. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Sections 6.2.2 and 7.7.2 of this By-law within the
lands zoned Waterfront Residential (WR), described
as Part of Lot 1, Concession 1, in the Township of
Delamere, now in the Municipality of French River,
Territorial District of Sudbury, being Lot 3, Plan 53M-
1253, Parcel 53M1253-3 Sudbury East Section, the
following special provisions shall apply:
Regulations:
(a)
the existing lot area and lot frontage shall
i.
be deemed to comply with the regulations
of the Zoning By-law; and
an accessory building (boathouse/sleeping
ii.
cabin) shall be permitted to be erected
prior to that of the principal building (Single
detached dwelling).
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Waterfront Residential Zone (WR) shall apply.
25. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 6.16, 7.7.1, and 7.7.2 of this By-law, within
the lands zoned Waterfront Residential (WR),
described as Part of Lot 1, Concession 2, Island L, in
the Township of Haddo, now in the Municipality of
French River, Territorial District of Sudbury, Parcel
13550 Sudbury East Section, the following special
provisions shall apply:
Regulations:
(a)
the location and use of any existing
i.
building or structure on the severed lot and
the retained lot proposed by Sudbury East
Planning Board Application No.
B/25/03/FR shall be deemed to comply
with the regulations of this By-law;
the lot frontage and the lot area of the
ii.
severed lot and the retained lot proposed
by Sudbury East Planning Board
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Application No. B/25/03/FR shall be
deemed to comply with the regulations of
this By-law; and
the severed lot and the retained lot
iii.
proposed by Sudbury East Planning Board
Application No. B/25/03/FR shall be
deemed to comply with the requirements
of Section 6.17 (Frontage on a Public
Road or Street) of this By-law.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Waterfront Residential Zone (WR) shall apply.
26. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.7.2 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Waterfront Residential (WR), described as Part of
Lot 3, Concession 1, in the Township of Delamare,
now in the Municipality of French River, Territorial
District of Sudbury, being Lot 3, Plan M-493, Parcel
25028 Sudbury East Section, the following special
provisions shall apply:
Regulations:
(a)
the location and use of any existing
i.
building or structure on the severed lot and
the retained lot proposed by Sudbury East
Planning Board Application No.
B/26/03/FR shall be deemed to comply
with the regulations of this By-law;
the lot frontage and the lot area of the
ii.
severed lot and the retained lot proposed
by Sudbury East Planning Board
Application No. B/26/03/FR shall be
deemed to comply with the regulations of
this By-law.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Waterfront Residential Zone (WR) shall apply.
27. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.22.1 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Rural (RU), described as Part of Lot 11, Concession
1, in the Township of Marland, now in the
Municipality of French River, Territorial District of
Sudbury, Parcel 11683 Sudbury East Section, the
following special provisions shall apply:
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Permitted Uses:
(a)
a garden suite for a period not to exceed
i.
ten (10) years from March 17, 2004.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Rural Zone (RU) shall apply.
28. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.12.1 and 7.12.2 of this By-law, within the
lands zoned Waterfront Commercial Tourist (WCT),
described as Part of Lot 7, Concession 5, in the
Township of Mason, now in the Municipality of
French River, Territorial District of Sudbury, being
Parts 3, 5, & 7, Plan 53R-12260, Part of Location
CL5631, the following special provisions shall apply:
Regulations:
(a)
the lot frontage of the severed lot
i.
proposed by Sudbury East Planning Board
Application No. B/04/04/FR shall be
deemed to comply with the regulations of
this By-law; and
the location and use of any existing
ii.
building or structure shall be deemed to
comply with the regulations of this By-law.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Waterfront Commercial Tourist Zone (WCT) shall
apply.
29. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.7.1 and 7.7.2 of this By-law, within the
lands zoned Waterfront Residential (WR), described
as Part of Lot 7, Concession 5, in the Township of
Mason, now in the Municipality of French River,
Territorial District of Sudbury, being Parts 2, 3, & 6,
Plan 53R-14776, Parcel 25619, 50395, & 19202
Sudbury East Section, the following special
provisions shall apply:
Regulations:
(a)
the lot area of the retained lot proposed by
i.
Sudbury East Planning Board Application
No. B/04/04/FR shall be deemed to
comply with the regulations of this By-law;
and
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the location and use of any existing
ii.
building or structure shall be deemed to
comply with the regulations of this By-law.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Waterfront Residential Zone (WR) shall apply.
30. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 6.2.2 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Waterfront Residential (WR), described as Part of
Lot 2, Concession 6, in the Township of Bigwood,
now in the Municipality of French River, Territorial
District of Sudbury, being Lot 12, Plan 53M-1178,
Parcel 53M-1178-12 Sudbury East Section, the
following special provisions shall apply:
Regulations:
(a)
an accessory building (storage garage)
i.
shall be permitted to be erected prior to
that of the principal building (single
detached dwelling).
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Waterfront Residential Zone (WR) shall apply.
31. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.22.1 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Rural Zone (RU), described as Part of Lot 1,
Concession 6, in the Township of Cosby, now in the
Municipality of French River, Territorial District of
Sudbury, being Part 1, Plan 53R-8201, Parcel 44839
Sudbury East Section, being the severed lot as per
SEPB File Nos. B/41/08/FR and B/42/08/FR, the
following special provisions shall apply:
Regulations:
(a)
the minimum lot frontage shall be 60.0
i.
metres.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Rural Zone (RU) shall apply.
32. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 6.2.2 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Waterfront Residential (WR), described as Part of
Lots 2 & 3, Concession 6, in the Township of
Bigwood, now in the Municipality of French River,
Territorial District of Sudbury, being Lot 4, Plan 53M-
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1291, Parcel 53M-1291-4 Sudbury East Section, the
following special provisions shall apply:
Regulations:
(a)
an accessory building (garage with a loft
i.
(sleep cabin)) shall be permitted to be
erected prior to that of the principal
building (single detached dwelling).
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Waterfront Residential Zone (WR) shall apply.
33. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.22.1 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Rural (RU), described as Part of Lot 6, Concession
1, in the Township of Martland, now in the
Municipality of French River, Territorial District of
Sudbury, Parcel 10887 Sudbury East Section, the
following special provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
an accessory retail store with a maximum
i.
floor area of 120.0 square metres.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Rural Zone (RU) shall apply.
34. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.8.1 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Commercial Community (CC), described as Part of
Lot 1, Concession 2, in the Township of Cosby, now
in the Municipality of French River, Territorial District
of Sudbury, being Parts 11 & 12, Plan SR-1976,
Parcel 39590 Sudbury East Section, the following
special provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
a retail store and accessory uses thereto
i.
shall be the only permitted uses.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Commercial Community Zone (CC) shall apply.
35. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.7.2 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Waterfront Residential (WR), described as Part of
Lot 7, Concession 1, in the Township of Haddo, now
in the Municipality of French River, Territorial District
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of Sudbury, Parcel 31609 and Rem. of Parcel 17686
Sudbury East Section, more particularly described as
proposed Parts 1 to 4 (SEPB File Nos. B/28/05/FR to
B/32/05/FR), the following special provisions shall
apply:
Regulations:
(a)
the minimum lot frontage shall be 60.0
i.
metres; and
the minimum lot area shall be 2.0
ii.
hectares.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Waterfront Residential Zone (WR) shall apply.
36. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.22.1 and 7.20.2 of this By-law, within the
lands zoned Rural (RU), described as Part of Lot 8,
Concession 5, in the Township of Delamare, now in
the Municipality of French River, Territorial District of
Sudbury, Parcel 22805 Sudbury East Section
(proposed retained lot - SEPB File Nos. B/21/05/FR
to B/26/05/FR), the following special provisions shall
apply:
Regulations:
(a)
the use, size, and location of all buildings
i.
and structures existing as of July 20, 2005
shall be deemed to comply with the
regulations of this By-law.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Rural Zone (RU) shall apply.
37. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.7.2 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Waterfront Residential (WR), described as Part of
Lots 6 & 7, Concession 5, in the Township of
Bigwood, now in the Municipality of French River,
Territorial District of Sudbury, being Part of Parcels
20788 & 5009 Sudbury East Section, more
particularly described as Lots 1 to 24, Draft Plan of
Subdivision 52T-05001 the following special
provisions shall apply:
Regulations:
(b)
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the minimum lot frontage and minimum lot
i.
area for each lot shall be as follows:
Lot 1 - 60.0 metres
1.0 hectares
Lot 2 - 60.0 metres
0.8 hectares
Lot 3 - 60.0 metres
0.8 hectares
Lot 4 - 60.0 metres
1.0 hectares
Lot 5 - 60.0 metres
0.8 hectares
Lot 6 - 60.0 metres
0.8 hectares
Lot 7 - 60.0 metres
0.8 hectares
Lot 8 - 60.0 metres
0.8 hectares
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Waterfront Residential Zone (WR) shall apply.
38. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 6.22 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Residential Two (R2), described as Part of Lot 12,
Concession 2, in the Township of Martland, now in
the Municipality of French River, Territorial District of
Sudbury, being Part 1, Plan 53R-9701, Parcel 4226
Sudbury East Section, the following special
provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
a retail store, as a home occupation, with a
i.
maximum gross floor area of 93.0 square
metres.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Residential Two (R2) shall apply.
39. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Sections 5.223 (Shoreline Development Area), 6.44,
and 7.7.2 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Waterfront Residential (WR), described as Part of
Lot 2, Concession 1, in the Township of Delamere,
now in the Municipality of French River, Territorial
District of Sudbury, being Lot 7, Plan M-570, Parcel
28350A Sudbury East Section, the following special
provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
an above-ground swimming pool shall be a
i.
permitted use within the Shoreline
Development Area.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Waterfront Residential Zone (WR) shall apply.
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40. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Sections 7.6.1 and 7.6.2 of this By-law, within the
lands zoned Residential Rural (RR), described as
Part of Lot 5, Concession 6, in the Township of
Bigwood, now in the Municipality of French River,
Territorial District of Sudbury, being Parts 1, 2, 3, 4,
& 5, Part of Rem. of Parcel 3917 Sudbury East
Section, the following special provisions shall apply
to each Part noted to above and as shown on
Schedule A:
Permitted Uses
(a)
an aircraft hangar accessory building.
i.
Regulations:
(b)
the maximum building height for an aircraft
i.
hangar accessory building shall be 11.0
metres.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Residential Rural Zone (RR) shall apply to each
Part noted to herein.
41. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Sections 7.19.1 of this By-law, within the lands
zoned Open Space (OS), described as Part of Lot 5,
Concession 6, in the Township of Bigwood, now in
the Municipality of French River, Territorial District of
Sudbury, Part of Parcel 6213 Sudbury East Section,
the following special provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses
(a)
aviation uses and accessory uses thereto
i.
shall be the only permitted uses.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Open Space Zone (OS) shall apply.
42. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Sections 6.2.2 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Residential Rural (RR), described as Part of Lot 3,
Concession 6, in the Township of Bigwood, now in
the Municipality of French River, Territorial District of
Sudbury, being Lot 2, Plan 53M-1292, Parcel
53M1292-2 Sudbury East Section, the following
special provisions shall apply.
Regulations:
(a)
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an accessory building (storage garage
i.
shall be permitted to be erected prior to
that of the principal building (single
detached dwelling).
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Residential Rural Zone (RR) shall apply to each
Part noted to herein.
43. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Sections 7.21.1 and 7.21.2 of this By-law, within the
lands zoned Waterfront Landing (WL), described as
Part of Lot 12, Concession 1, in the Township of
Cosby, now in the Municipality of French River,
Territorial District of Sudbury, being Parts 1 & 2, Plan
53R-9912, Parcel 46438 Sudbury East Section,
more particularly described as proposed Parts 1 to 4
(SEPB File Nos. B/41/06/FR to B/44/06/FR) the
following special provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses
(a)
a watercraft mooring facility shall be the
i.
only permitted use.
Regulations:
(b)
there shall be no setback regulations for a
i.
watercraft mooring facility.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Waterfront Landing Zone (WL) shall apply.
44. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Sections 7.7.1 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Waterfront Residential (WR), described as Part of
Lot 3, Concession 3, in the Township of Bigwood,
now in the Municipality of French River, Territorial
District of Sudbury, being Lot 4, Plan M-540, Parcel
28819 Sudbury East Section, the following special
provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
a garden suite for a period not to exceed
i.
ten (10) years from October 18, 2006.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Waterfront Residential Zone (WR) shall apply.
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45. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Sections 7.19.1 of this By-law, within the lands
zoned Open Space (OS), described as Part of Lot 5,
Concession 6, in the Township of Bigwood, now in
the Municipality of French River, Territorial District of
Sudbury, being part of Part 1, Plan 53R-10962, the
following special provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses
(a)
aviation uses and accessory uses thereto
i.
shall be the only permitted uses.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Open Space Zone (OS) shall apply.
46. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Sections 7.6.2 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Residential Rural (RR), described as Part of Lot 2,
Concession 6, in the Township of Bigwood, now in
the Municipality of French River, Territorial District of
Sudbury, being Block A, Plan M-723, Parcel 38986A
Sudbury East Section, the following special
provisions shall apply:
Regulations:
(a)
the lot frontage and the lot area of the lots
i.
created by SEPB File Nos. B/34/07/FR,
B/53/07/FR , and B/54/07/FR shall be
deemed to comply with the requirements
of this By-law.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Residential Rural Zone (RR) shall apply.
47. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Sections 7.22.1 of this By-law, within the lands
zoned Rural (RU), described as Part of Lot 7,
Concession 3, in the Township of Martland, now in
the Municipality of French River, Territorial District of
Sudbury, Parcel 26455 Sudbury East Section, the
following special provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses
(a)
a trailer to be used as a garden suite for a
i.
period not to exceed ten (10) years from
September 19, 2007.
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All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Rural Zone (RU) shall apply.
48. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Sections 5.140 (Lot Line, Front) and 7.22.2 of this
By-law, within the lands zoned Rural (RU), described
as Part of Lot 9, Concession 6, in the Township of
Mason, now in the Municipality of French River,
Territorial District of Sudbury, Rem of Parcel 21329
Sudbury East Section, being Part 4 by SEPB File
Nos. B/66/07/FR, B/67/07/FR, and B/68/07/, the
following special provisions shall apply:
Regulations:
(a)
the front lot line shall be deemed to comply
i.
with the requirements of this By-law.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Rural Zone (RU) shall apply.
49. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Sections 7.17.1 of this By-law, within the lands
zoned Institutional One (I1), described as Part of Lot
12, Concession 3, in the Township of Martland, now
in the Municipality of French River, Territorial District
of Sudbury, Parcel 11154 Sudbury East Section, the
following special provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
medical clinic
i.
personal services
ii.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Institutional One Zone (I1) shall apply.
50. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.8.1 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Commercial Community (CC), described as Part of
Lot 8, Concession 6, in the Township of Bigwood,
now in the Municipality of French River, Territorial
District of Sudbury, being Part 4, Plan SR-90, Parcel
33749 Sudbury East Section, the following special
provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
a retail store and accessory uses thereto
i.
shall be the only permitted uses.
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All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Commercial Community Zone (CC) shall apply.
51. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.9.1 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Commercial Highway (CH), described as Part of Lot
10, Concession 6, in the Township of Bigwood, now
in the Municipality of French River, Territorial District
of Sudbury, being Part 1, Plan 53R-18486, (Part of
Parcel 14127 S.E.S.), the following shall be the only
Permitted Uses:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
a business or professional office
i.
a contractor's establishment
ii.
a convenience store
iii.
a craftsman shop
iv.
a dry industry
v.
a garden centre and nursery
vi.
a market place
vii.
a model home
viii.
a motor vehicle sales area
ix.
a motor vehicle service station
x.
a plaza complex
xi.
a repair or service shop
xii.
a restaurant
xiii.
a retail store
xiv.
a transportation depot
xv.
a veterinary establishment
xvi.
a warehouse
xvii.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Commercial Highway Zone (HC) shall apply, with
the exception of Section 7.8.3 and its reference to a
dwelling unit.
52. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.7.2 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Waterfront Residential (WR), described as Part of
Lot 5, Concession 1, in the Township of Delamare,
now in the Municipality of French River, Territorial
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District of Sudbury, being Part of Parcel 10386
Sudbury East Section, more particularly described as
Lots 1 to 15, 18, 19, & 20, Draft Plan of Subdivision
52T-09001 the following special provisions shall
apply:
Regulations:
(a)
the minimum lot frontage and minimum lot
i.
area for each lot shall be as follows:
Lot 1 -
60.0 metres 0.8 hectares
Lot 2 -
60.0 metres 0.8 hectares
Lot 3 -
60.0 metres 0.8 hectares
Lot 4 -
60.0 metres 0.8 hectares
Lot 5 -
60.0 metres 0.8 hectares
Lot 6 -
60.0 metres 0.8 hectares
Lot 7 -
60.0 metres 0.8 hectares
Lot 8 -
60.0 metres 0.8 hectares
Lot 9 -
60.0 metres 0.8 hectares
Lot 10 -
60.0 metres 0.8 hectares
Lot 11 -
60.0 metres 0.8 hectares
Lot 12 -
60.0 metres 0.8 hectares
Lot 13 -
60.0 metres 0.8 hectares
Lot 14 -
60.0 metres 0.8 hectares
Lot 15 -
60.0 metres 0.8 hectares
Lot 18 -
60.0 metres 0.8 hectares
Lot 19 -
60.0 metres 0.8 hectares
Lot 20 -
60.0 metres 0.8 hectares
the minimum distance from the Optimal
ii.
Summer Water Level shall be 30.0 metres;
the minimum interior side yard shall be 6.0
iii.
metres;
the minimum rear yard shall be 20.0
iv.
metres; and
the minimum distance from the Optimal
v.
Summer Water Level for a fully-raised
sand bed sewage disposal system shall be
50.0 metres.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Waterfront Residential Zone (WR) shall apply.
53. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.21.1 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Waterfront Landing (WL), described as Part of Lot 5,
Concession 1, in the Township of Delamare, now in
the Municipality of French River, Territorial District of
Sudbury, being Part of Parcel 10386 Sudbury East
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Section, more particularly described as Block 27,
Draft Plan of Subdivision 52T-09001, the following
shall be the only permitted Uses:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
conservation
i.
a watercraft launching facility
ii.
a watercraft mooring facility
iii.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Waterfront Landing Zone (WL) shall apply.
54. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.9.1 and 7.9.2 of this By-law, within the
lands zoned Commercial Highway (CH) on Schedule
9 (Bigwood Township), described as Part of Lot 11,
Concession 6, in the Township of Bigwood, now in
the Municipality of French River, Territorial District of
Sudbury, Parcel 5108 Sudbury East Section, the
following special provisions shall apply:
Upon removal of Holding Provision 1 (H1), the
(a)
permitted uses listed in Section 7.9.1 of this
By-law shall apply, in addition to those listed to
herein:
a business or professional office
i.
mini storage buildings
ii.
recreational vehicle storage
iii.
Regulations:
(b)
the minimum distance from a residential lot
i.
shall be 10.0 metres.
the Council of the Municipality of French River
(c)
shall remove by By-law, Holding Provision 1
(H1) only after the following conditions have
been fulfilled:
The Ministry of Transportation has
i.
confirmed in writing that the owner of the
subject lands has entered into a legal
agreement with the Ministry and has
posted sufficient securities with respect to
constructing highway improvements
(abutting the subject lands) at the owner's
cost.
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The Ministry of Transportation has
ii.
confirmed in writing that the owner of the
subject lands has prepared and submitted
a drainage study and an illumination study
to the Ministry, and that such studies are
to the satisfaction of the Ministry.
The Municipality of French River has
iii.
confirmed in writing that the owner (at their
expense) has upgraded Station Road to
full provincial road design standards,
thereby exempting such road from half
load restrictions in the spring of each year.
The Municipality of French River has
iv.
confirmed in writing that there is sufficient
reserve sewage system capacity at their
sewage lagoon for hauled sewage from
the proposed commercial development.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Commercial Highway Zone (CH) shall apply,
upon removal of Holding Provision 1(H1).
55. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.2.1 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Residential One (R1), described as Part of Lot 12,
Concession 2, in the Township of Martland, now in
the Municipality of French River, Territorial District of
Sudbury, being Part 4, Plan 53R-14907, Parcel
45266 Sudbury East Section following special
provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
a garden suite for a period not to exceed
i.
ten (10) years from April 21, 2010.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Residential One Zone (R1) shall apply.
56. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.22.1 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Rural (RU), described as Part of Lot 6, Concession
6, in the Township of Bigwood, now in the
Municipality of French River, Territorial District of
Sudbury, Parcel 4608 Sudbury East Section, the
following special provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
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a dwelling, duplex OR a dwelling, semi-
i.
detached
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Rural Zone (RU) shall apply.
57. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.8.1 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Commercial Community (CC), described as Part of
Lot 6, Concession 6, in the Township of Bigwood,
now in the Municipality of French River, Territorial
District of Sudbury, being Part 1, Plan SR 679,
Parcel 31211 Sudbury East Section, the following
special provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
a motor vehicle service station
i.
a motor vehicle sales area
ii.
all other uses permitted in the Commercial
iii.
Community Zone
Regulations:
(b)
A maximum of 10 cars may be available
i.
for purchase from the lot at any given time
No repair of motor vehicles shall be
ii.
permitted
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Commercial Community Zone (CC) shall apply.
58. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.6.1 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Residential Rural (RR), described as Part of Lot 9,
Concession 3, in the Township of Martland, now in
the Municipality of French River, Territorial District of
Sudbury, Parcel 1337 Sudbury East Section, the
following special provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
a motor vehicle repair shop
i.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Residential Rural Zone (RR) shall apply.
59. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section(s) 7.22.2 of this By-law, within the lands
zoned Rural (RU), described as Part of Lot 9,
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Concession 3, in the Township of Martland, now in
the Municipality of French River, Territorial District of
Sudbury, Parcel 1337 Sudbury East Section, the
following special provisions shall apply:
Regulations:
(a)
Minimum lot frontage
75 metres
i.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Rural Zone (RU) shall apply.
60. (None)
61. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.22 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Rural (RU), described as Part of Lot 3, Concession
1, in the Township of Delamere, now in the
Municipality of French River, Territorial District of
Sudbury, being Part 1, Plan 53R17975 Sudbury East
Section, the following special provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
a secondary suite
i.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Rural Zone (RU) shall apply.
62. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section(s) 7.8 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Commercial Community (CC), described as Part of
Lot 1, Concession 3, in the Township of Cosby, now
in the Municipality of French River, Territorial District
of Sudbury, Part 14, Plan 53R-8215, Parcel 5379
Sudbury East Section, the following special
provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
a business or professional office consisting
i.
of a real estate office
Regulations:
(b)
minimum lot frontage
8.8 metres
i.
number of parking spaces
0.0
ii.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Commercial Community Zone (CC) shall apply.
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63. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section(s) 7.22.1 and 7.22.2 of this By-law, within
the lands zoned Rural (RU), described as Part of Lot
5, Concession 6, in the Township of Bigwood, now in
the Municipality of French River, Territorial District of
Sudbury, being Parts 7 to 10, Plan RP53R-18-81,
Sudbury East Section, the following special
provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
mini storage buildings and miscellaneous
i.
dry storage
Regulations:
(b)
Minimum lot frontage
96 metres
i.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Rural Zone (RU) shall apply.
64. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section(2) 7.13.1 and 7.13.2 of this By-law, within
the lands zoned Industrial Rural (MR), described as
Part of Lot 4, Concession 1, in the Township of
Delamere, and part of Lot 5, Concession 6, in the
Township of Bigwood now in the Municipality of
French River, Territorial District of Sudbury, being
Part 1, Plan M763, Part 4, SR 2714, Part 1, Plan
53R-18960, Parcel 35182, the following special
provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
wood processing/recycling operation.
i.
Regulations:
(b)
lot frontage None required
i.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Industrial Rural Zone (MR) shall apply.
And notwithstanding any provisions to the
(c)
contrary of Section(2) 7.22.1 and 7.22.2 of this
By-law, within the lands zoned Rural (RU),
described as Part of Lot 4, Concession 1, in
the Township of Delamere, and part of Lot 5,
Concession 6, in the Township of Bigwood
now in the Municipality of French River,
Territorial District of Sudbury, being Part 1,
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Plan M763, Part 4, SR 2714, Part 1, Plan 53R-
18960, Parcel 35182, the following special
provisions shall apply:
Regulations:
i.
I.
lot frontage
85.34 metres
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Industrial Rural Zone (MR) shall apply.
65. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section(2) 7.13.1 and 7.13.2 of this By-law, within
the lands zoned Industrial Rural (MR), described as
Part of Lot 4, Concession 1, in the Township of
Delamere, and part of Lot 5, Concession 6, in the
Township of Bigwood now in the Municipality of
French River, Territorial District of Sudbury, being
Part 1, Plan M763, Part 4, SR 2714, Part 1, Plan
53R-18960, Parcel 35182, the following special
provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
lumber operation consisting of drying and
i.
storage as well as planning moulding
operations.
Regulations:
(b)
minimum distance of
i.
buildings from southerly
lot line
70 metres
maximum ground
ii.
floor area of
structure
375.0 square metres
a barrier with a face density of 20 kg/m2
iii.
must be maintained along the southerly lot
line to a height of 3.5 metres above grade.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Industrial Rural Zone (MR) shall apply.
66. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section(s) 7.22 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Rural (RU), described as Part of Lot 5, Concession
5, in the Township of Bigwood, now in the
Municipality of French River, Territorial District of
Sudbury, Parcel 4646 Sudbury East Section, the
following special provisions shall apply:
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Regulations:
(a)
Minimum lot frontage
60.96 metres
i.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Rural Zone (RU) shall apply.
67. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.9.1 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Commercial Highway (CH), described as Part of Lot
10, Concession 6, in the Township of Bigwood, now
in the Municipality of French River, Territorial District
of Sudbury, being Part 1, Plan 53R-18486 (Part of
Parcel 14127 S.E.S.), the following special
provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
a business or professional office
i.
a contractor's establishment
ii.
a convenience store
iii.
a craftsman shop
iv.
a garden centre and nursery
v.
a market place
vi.
a model home
vii.
a motor vehicle sales area
viii.
a plaza complex
ix.
a restaurant
x.
a retail store
xi.
a veterinary establishment
xii.
a warehouse
xiii.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Commercial Highway Zone (CH) shall apply.
68. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section(s) 7.14 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Industrial General (MG), described as Part of Lot 8,
Concession 6, in the Township of Bigwood, now in
the Municipality of French River, Territorial District of
Sudbury, being Part 3, Plan SR-90, Parcel 33750
Sudbury East Section, the following special
provisions shall apply:
Permitted Uses:
(a)
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a motor vehicle sales area
i.
a building supplies outlet
ii.
a business or professional office
iii.
a contractor's establishment
iv.
a craftsman shop
v.
a dwelling unit
vi.
a garden centre and nursery
vii.
a parking lot
viii.
a warehouse
ix.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Industrial General Zone (MG) shall apply.
69. (None)
70. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of
Section 7.7 of this By-law, within the lands zoned
Waterfront Residential (WR), described as Part of
Lot 2, Concession 3, in the Township of Bigwood,
now in the Municipality of French River, Territorial
District of Sudbury, being Lots 15-16, Plan M550,
Parcels 4091 and 51707 Sudbury East Section, the
following special provisions shall apply:
Regulations:
(a)
Minimum lot frontage
45.0 metres
i.
All other provisions of this By-law as applicable to
the Waterfront Residential Zone (WR) shall apply.
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SECTION 9 - ENACTMENT
9
ENACTMENT
1.
This By-law shall come into force on its date of passing.
2.
All former Zoning By-laws and Amendments are hereby
repealed and replaced by this By-law.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME this _______ day of
_______________, 2014.
____________________________________
MAYOR
____________________________________
CLERK
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED this _______ day
of _______________, 2014.
____________________________________
MAYOR
____________________________________
CLERK
Zoning Classification
Residential One (R1)
Residential Two (R2)
Residential Mobile Home Park (RMH)
Residential Rural (RR)
Waterfront Residential (WR)
Commercial Community (CC)
Commercial Highway (CH)
Waterfront Commercial Tourist (WCT)
Industrial Rural (MR)
Industrial General (MG)
Waste Disposal (MD)
Mineral/Mining Extraction (MX)
Institutional One (I1)
Institutional Two (I2)
Open Space (OS)
Waterfront Landing (WL)
Rural (RU)
Special Provisions
Railway
Powerlines
Parcel Boundaries
District Boundaries
Township Boundaries
Base Map Features
0
1
2
3
4 km
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Board. It is not a legal plan of survey. For precise location of plan
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Municipality of French River
Zoning By-law 2014-23
Schedule A
Zoning Classification
Residential One (R1)
Residential Two (R2)
Residential Mobile Home Park (RMH)
Residential Rural (RR)
Waterfront Residential (WR)
Commercial Community (CC)
Commercial Highway (CH)
Waterfront Commercial Tourist (WCT)
Industrial Rural (MR)
Industrial General (MG)
Waste Disposal (MD)
Mineral/Mining Extraction (MX)
Institutional One (I1)
Institutional Two (I2)
Open Space (OS)
Waterfront Landing (WL)
Rural (RU)
Special Provisions
Railway
Powerlines
Parcel Boundaries
District Boundaries
Township Boundaries
Base Map Features
0
50
100
150
200 m
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Zoning By-law 2014-23
Schedule A1
Village of Alban
Zoning Classification
Residential One (R1)
Residential Two (R2)
Residential Mobile Home Park (RMH)
Residential Rural (RR)
Waterfront Residential (WR)
Commercial Community (CC)
Commercial Highway (CH)
Waterfront Commercial Tourist (WCT)
Industrial Rural (MR)
Industrial General (MG)
Waste Disposal (MD)
Mineral/Mining Extraction (MX)
Institutional One (I1)
Institutional Two (I2)
Open Space (OS)
Waterfront Landing (WL)
Rural (RU)
Special Provisions
Railway
Powerlines
Parcel Boundaries
District Boundaries
Township Boundaries
Base Map Features
0
50
100 150 200 m
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Schedule A2
Village of Noelville
Zoning Classification
Residential One (R1)
Residential Two (R2)
Residential Mobile Home Park (RMH)
Residential Rural (RR)
Waterfront Residential (WR)
Commercial Community (CC)
Commercial Highway (CH)
Waterfront Commercial Tourist (WCT)
Industrial Rural (MR)
Industrial General (MG)
Waste Disposal (MD)
Mineral/Mining Extraction (MX)
Institutional One (I1)
Institutional Two (I2)
Open Space (OS)
Waterfront Landing (WL)
Rural (RU)
Special Provisions
Railway
Powerlines
Parcel Boundaries
District Boundaries
Township Boundaries
Base Map Features
0
0.5
1 km
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Zoning By-law 2014-23
Schedule A3
Township of Hoskin
Zoning Classification
Residential One (R1)
Residential Two (R2)
Residential Mobile Home Park (RMH)
Residential Rural (RR)
Waterfront Residential (WR)
Commercial Community (CC)
Commercial Highway (CH)
Waterfront Commercial Tourist (WCT)
Industrial Rural (MR)
Industrial General (MG)
Waste Disposal (MD)
Mineral/Mining Extraction (MX)
Institutional One (I1)
Institutional Two (I2)
Open Space (OS)
Waterfront Landing (WL)
Rural (RU)
Special Provisions
Railway
Powerlines
Parcel Boundaries
District Boundaries
Township Boundaries
Base Map Features
0
0.5
1 km
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Schedule A4
Township of Cherriman
Zoning Classification
Residential One (R1)
Residential Two (R2)
Residential Mobile Home Park (RMH)
Residential Rural (RR)
Waterfront Residential (WR)
Commercial Community (CC)
Commercial Highway (CH)
Waterfront Commercial Tourist (WCT)
Industrial Rural (MR)
Industrial General (MG)
Waste Disposal (MD)
Mineral/Mining Extraction (MX)
Institutional One (I1)
Institutional Two (I2)
Open Space (OS)
Waterfront Landing (WL)
Rural (RU)
Special Provisions
Railway
Powerlines
Parcel Boundaries
District Boundaries
Township Boundaries
Base Map Features
0
0.5
1 km
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Schedule A5
Township of Haddo
Zoning Classification
Residential One (R1)
Residential Two (R2)
Residential Mobile Home Park (RMH)
Residential Rural (RR)
Waterfront Residential (WR)
Commercial Community (CC)
Commercial Highway (CH)
Waterfront Commercial Tourist (WCT)
Industrial Rural (MR)
Industrial General (MG)
Waste Disposal (MD)
Mineral/Mining Extraction (MX)
Institutional One (I1)
Institutional Two (I2)
Open Space (OS)
Waterfront Landing (WL)
Rural (RU)
Special Provisions
Railway
Powerlines
Parcel Boundaries
District Boundaries
Township Boundaries
Base Map Features
0
0.5
1 km
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Schedule A6
Township of Delamere
Zoning Classification
Residential One (R1)
Residential Two (R2)
Residential Mobile Home Park (RMH)
Residential Rural (RR)
Waterfront Residential (WR)
Commercial Community (CC)
Commercial Highway (CH)
Waterfront Commercial Tourist (WCT)
Industrial Rural (MR)
Industrial General (MG)
Waste Disposal (MD)
Mineral/Mining Extraction (MX)
Institutional One (I1)
Institutional Two (I2)
Open Space (OS)
Waterfront Landing (WL)
Rural (RU)
Special Provisions
Railway
Powerlines
Parcel Boundaries
District Boundaries
Township Boundaries
Base Map Features
0
0.5
1 km
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Schedule A7
Township of Cosby
Zoning Classification
Residential One (R1)
Residential Two (R2)
Residential Mobile Home Park (RMH)
Residential Rural (RR)
Waterfront Residential (WR)
Commercial Community (CC)
Commercial Highway (CH)
Waterfront Commercial Tourist (WCT)
Industrial Rural (MR)
Industrial General (MG)
Waste Disposal (MD)
Mineral/Mining Extraction (MX)
Institutional One (I1)
Institutional Two (I2)
Open Space (OS)
Waterfront Landing (WL)
Rural (RU)
Special Provisions
Railway
Powerlines
Parcel Boundaries
District Boundaries
Township Boundaries
Base Map Features
0
0.5
1 km
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Schedule A8
Township of Martland
Zoning Classification
Residential One (R1)
Residential Two (R2)
Residential Mobile Home Park (RMH)
Residential Rural (RR)
Waterfront Residential (WR)
Commercial Community (CC)
Commercial Highway (CH)
Waterfront Commercial Tourist (WCT)
Industrial Rural (MR)
Industrial General (MG)
Waste Disposal (MD)
Mineral/Mining Extraction (MX)
Institutional One (I1)
Institutional Two (I2)
Open Space (OS)
Waterfront Landing (WL)
Rural (RU)
Special Provisions
Railway
Powerlines
Parcel Boundaries
District Boundaries
Township Boundaries
Base Map Features
0
0.5
1 km
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52 South Street
Perth, ON K7H 2G7
TEL: 613-368-4321
www.cgis.com
French River
Zoning By-law 2014-23
Schedule A9
Township of Bigwood
Zoning Classification
Residential One (R1)
Residential Two (R2)
Residential Mobile Home Park (RMH)
Residential Rural (RR)
Waterfront Residential (WR)
Commercial Community (CC)
Commercial Highway (CH)
Waterfront Commercial Tourist (WCT)
Industrial Rural (MR)
Industrial General (MG)
Waste Disposal (MD)
Mineral/Mining Extraction (MX)
Institutional One (I1)
Institutional Two (I2)
Open Space (OS)
Waterfront Landing (WL)
Rural (RU)
Special Provisions
Railway
Powerlines
Parcel Boundaries
District Boundaries
Township Boundaries
Base Map Features
0
0.5
1 km
Note: The base information on this plan was prepared from a variety of
map sources and was used by permission of the Sudbury East Planning
Board. It is not a legal plan of survey. For precise location of plan
features recourse should be had to the original source data.
Draft Date: June 17, 2014
Prepared by:
CGIS Spatial Solutions
52 South Street
Perth, ON K7H 2G7
TEL: 613-368-4321
www.cgis.com
French River
Zoning By-law 2014-23
Schedule A10
Township of Mason
Zoning Classification
Residential One (R1)
Residential Two (R2)
Residential Mobile Home Park (RMH)
Residential Rural (RR)
Waterfront Residential (WR)
Commercial Community (CC)
Commercial Highway (CH)
Waterfront Commercial Tourist (WCT)
Industrial Rural (MR)
Industrial General (MG)
Waste Disposal (MD)
Mineral/Mining Extraction (MX)
Institutional One (I1)
Institutional Two (I2)
Open Space (OS)
Waterfront Landing (WL)
Rural (RU)
Special Provisions
Railway
Powerlines
Parcel Boundaries
District Boundaries
Township Boundaries
Base Map Features
0
0.5
1 km
Note: The base information on this plan was prepared from a variety of
map sources and was used by permission of the Sudbury East Planning
Board. It is not a legal plan of survey. For precise location of plan
features recourse should be had to the original source data.
Draft Date: June 17, 2014
Prepared by:
CGIS Spatial Solutions
52 South Street
Perth, ON K7H 2G7
TEL: 613-368-4321
www.cgis.com
French River
Zoning By-law 2014-23
Schedule A11
Township of Scollard