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APPENDIX A:
ROCKWOOD SOUTH VILLAGE
SUBDIVISION, BY-LAW 34-95
TOWNSHIP OF GUELPH ERAMOSA
CONSOLIDATED ZONING BYLAW
34-95
Rockwood Ridge Subdivision By-
This publication represents an Office Consolidation only of By-law 34-95 as amended
up to October 2018 and is not to be construed as an enactment of the Municipal
Council. Specific reference to the parent by-law and all of its amendments (listed in
the table below) is required in order to verify accuracy of the information. These
documents are available at the Township of Guelph-Eramosa Municipal Office, 8348
Wellington Road 124, P.O. Box 3000, Rockwood, Ontario.
By-law
No.
Amendment
Name
Location
Approved 3rd
Reading
Status
7/2000
-
Seaton
Blk. 78, RP 61M-15 (Rockwood)
21-Feb-00
In Effect
9/2000
-
Seaton
Pt. Lot 3, Con. 4, (Rockwood)
20-Mar-00
In Effect
22/2001
-
Seaton
Pt. Of West Half Lots 3 and 4,
Con. 5 (Rockwood)
11-Jun-01
In Effect
23/2001
-
Seaton
Pt. Of West Half Lots 3 and 4,
Con. 5 (Rockwood)
11-Jun-01
In Effect
47/2002
Rezone, Lift
Holding
Provision
Seaton
Pt. Block 79, Plan 61M-15
(Rockwood Ridge Sub. Phase 1-
20' strip)
16-Sep-02
In Effect
18/2003
Lift Holding
Provision
Seaton
Pt. of the W1/2 Lots 3 and 4,
Con. 5 (Eramosa)
17-Mar-03
In Effect
66/2003
Lift Holding
Provision
&
Amendments
Seaton
Rockwood Ridge Subdivision
20-Oct-03
In Effect
9/2004
Lift Holding
Provision
Seaton
Rockwood Ridge Subdivision,
Phase 2C
1-Mar-04
In Effect
10/2004
Lift Holding
Provision
Seaton
Rockwood Ridge Subdivision,
Phase 2D
15-Mar-04
In Effect
56/2005
Rezone &
Amendments
Seaton
Rockwood Ridge Subdivision, Pt
Lots 3 and 4, Conc. 5 (Eramosa)
17-Oct-05
In Effect
14/2018 Housekeeping
amendment
Township
All lands subject to By-law 34-95
19-Mar-2018
In Effect
APPENDIX
To the Order of the Ontario Municipal Board
made on the 2nd day of August, 1994
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF
ERAMOSA
By-law 34-95
A By-law to Amend Bylaw 14-1977 of the Township of Eramosa
WHEREAS it is considered desirable for the control of development within the area of
the Township of Eramosa known as the
Ridge
to prohibit the
use of land and the erection and use of buildings or structures except for certain
purposes, and to regulate the type of construction and the height, bulk, location, size,
floor area, character and use of buildings in according with the provisions of Section
34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Eramosa enacts
as follows:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1
ADMINISTRATION
1
1.1
Title
1
1.2
Building Permits
1
1.3
Enforcement
1
1.4
Severability
1
1.5
Effective Date
1
1.6
Repeal of Former By-law
1
SECTION 2
ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONES
2
2.1
Zones
2
2.2
Zone Schedule
2
2.3
Determining Zone Boundaries
2
2.4
Compliance with Zoning By-law
2
SECTION 3
PERMITTED USES
3
3.1
Residential First Density Zone (R1)
3
3.2
Residential Second Density Zone (R2)
3
3.3
Residential Multiple One Zone (RM1)
3
3.4
Residential Mixed Use One (RMU1)
4
3.5
Residential Mixed Use Two (RMU2)
4
3.6
Residential Mixed Use Three (RMU3)
4
3.7
Neighbourhood Commercial Zone (C1)
4
3.8
Open Space Zone (OS)
5
SECTION 4
USE STANDARDS
6
4.1
Zones
6
SECTION 5
GENERAL PROVISIONS
7
5.1
Accessory Buildings, Structures and Uses
7
5.2
Driveways
10
5.3
Location and Number of Principal Dwelling Units
10
5.4
Frontage on a Street
11
5.5
Height Exceptions
11
5.6
Height of Dwelling Units
11
5.7
Holding Provision
11
5.8
Noxious Trade
11
5.9
Parking Area Regulations
11
5.10 Public Uses
14
5.11 Reduction of Requirements
15
5.12 Special Uses Permitted
15
5.13 Temporary Sales Use
15
5.14 Model Homes
15
5.15 Source Protection Screening Areas
16
SECTION 6 DEFINITIONS
17
SECTION 7 ENACTMENT
27
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JANUARY 31, 1995
PAGE 1
SECTION 1
ADMINISTRATION
1.1
TITLE
This By-law may be referred to as
Rockwood Ridge Zoning By-
1.2
BUILDING PERMITS
The requirements of this By-law must be met before a Building Permit is issued
by the Township for the erection or alteration of any building or structure.
1.3
ENFORCEMENT
Any person convicted of a violation of this By-law is liable, at the discretion of
the convicting Justice, on first conviction to a fine of not more than $20,000.00
and on a subsequent conviction to a fine of not more than $10,000.00 for each
day or part thereof upon which the contravention has continued after the day on
which he was first convicted.
1.4
SEVERABILITY
A decision of a Court that one or more of the provisions of this By-law are
invalid in whole or in part does not affect this validity, effectiveness, or
enforceability of the other provisions or parts of the provisions of this By-law.
1.5
EFFECTIVE DATE
This By-law shall come into force the day that it was passed where there are no
objections received or where objections are received upon the approval of the
Ontario Municipal Board in accordance with the provisions of the Planning Act.
1.6
REPEAL OF FORMER BY-LAW
The provisions of By-law 14-1977 of the Township of Eramosa are hereby
repealed insofar as they affect the lands shown on Schedule
-law.
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JANUARY 31, 1995
PAGE 2
SECTION 2
ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONES
2.1
ZONES
For the purposes of this By-law, the following zones are established and they
may be referred to by the name or by the symbol set opposite the name of the
zone below:
R1
-
Residential First Density
R2
-
Residential Second Density
RM1
-
Residential Multiple Use
RMU1
-
Residential Mixed Use One
RMU2
-
Residential Mixed Use Two
RMU3
-
Residential Mixed Use Three
C1
-
Neighbourhood Commercial
OS
-
Open Space
2.2
ZONE SCHEDULE
The zones and zone boundaries are shown on the attached Schedule
which
forms part of this By-law.
2.3
DETERMINING ZONE BOUNDARIES
a) A zone boundary which is shown approximately at a lot line, street or lane is
considered to be at the boundary of the lot line, street or lane.
b) A zone boundary shown approximately in the centre line of a street or lane
is considered to be the centre line of the street or lane.
c) Unless the location of a zone boundary is specified by dimensions on the
zoning map, a zone boundary which lies within a lot shall be fixed by the
scale of the Schedule upon which it is shown.
2.4
COMPLIANCE WITH BY-LAW
No person shall change the use of any building, structure or land or erect or
use any building or structure or occupy any land or building except in
conformity with the provisions of this By-law.
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JANUARY 31, 1995
PAGE 3
SECTION 3
PERMITTED USES
3.1
RESIDENTIAL FIRST DENSITY ZONE (R1)
3.1.1 The following uses are permitted in the Residential First Density (R1) Zone:
i)
Single detached dwellings
ii)
Semi-detached dwellings
iii)
Duplex dwellings
iv)
Triplex dwellings
v)
Fourplex dwellings
vi)
A home occupation subject to Section 5.1
vii)
Accessory apartments within single detached and semi-detached
dwellings.
3.1.2 Special Provisions
a) On those lands denoted by the symbol *1, *2, *3 and *4, as shown on
Schedule
60 percent of the lots shall have frontages of 15.2 metres or
greater and a minimum of 80 percent of the lots shall be used for single
detached dwellings.
3.2
RESIDENTIAL SECOND DENSITY ZONE (R2)
3.2.1 The following uses are permitted in the Residential Second Density (R2) Zone:
i)
Single detached dwellings
ii)
Semi-detached dwellings
iii)
Street townhouse dwellings
iv)
Block townhouse dwellings
v)
Home occupations subject to Section 5.1
vi)
Accessory apartments within single detached, semi-detached, and street
townhouse dwellings
3.3
RESIDENTIAL MULTIPLE ONE ZONE (RM1)
3.3.1 The following uses are permitted in the Residential Multiple One (RM1) Zone:
i)
Street townhouse dwellings
ii)
Block townhouse dwellings
iii)
Apartment dwellings
iv)
Home occupations subject to Section 5.1
v)
Accessory apartments within street townhouse dwellings
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JANUARY 31, 1995
PAGE 4
3.4
RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE ONE ZONE (RMU1)
3.4.1 The following uses are permitted in the Residential Mixed Use One (RMU1)
Zone:
i)
Street townhouse dwellings
ii)
Apartment dwellings
iii)
Service uses
iv)
Institutional uses
v)
Home occupations subject to Section 5.1
vi)
Accessory apartments within street townhouse dwellings
3.5
RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE TWO ZONE (RMU2)
3.5.1 The following uses are permitted in the Residential Mixed Use Two (RMU2)
Zone:
i)
Street townhouse dwellings
ii)
Block townhouse dwellings
iii)
Apartment dwellings
iv)
Institutional uses
v)
Home occupations subject to Section 5.1
vi)
Accessory apartments within street townhouse and block townhouse
dwellings
3.6
RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE THREE ZONE (RMU3)
3.6.1 The following uses are permitted in the Residential Mixed Use Three (RMU3)
Zone:
i)
Apartment dwellings
ii)
Service uses
iii)
Institutional uses
iv)
Home occupations subject to Section 5.1
3.7
NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONE (C1)
3.7.1 The following uses are permitted in the Neighbourhood Commercial (C1) Zone:
i)
Apartment dwellings in the same building as retail or service uses
ii)
Block townhouse dwellings
iii)
Retail stores
iv)
Service uses
v)
Institutional uses
vi)
Restaurants
vii)
Home occupations subject to Section 5.1
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JANUARY 31, 1995
PAGE 5
3.8
OPEN SPACE ZONE (OS)
3.8.1 The following uses are permitted in the Open Space (OS) Zone:
i)
Public recreational buildings and parks
ii)
Stormwater management facilities
iii)
Natural environment uses or areas
3.8.2 Special Provisions
a) On those lands denoted by the Zone symbol OS*A, as shown on Schedule
the only uses permitted are listed in Section 3.8.1 ii) and iii).
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JANUARY 31, 1995
PAGE 6
SECTION 4
USE STANDARDS
4.1
ZONES
No person shall erect any building or structure in any of the following Zones
except in accordance with Section 5, General Provisions, and the following
Zone Standards tables:
ZONE
TABLE
Residential Zones
Tables A, B, C, D, E and F
Commercial Zone
Table G
Open Space Zone
Table H
DWELLING UNIT TYPE OR USE
ZONE
PROVISION
SINGLE DET.
DWELLING
SEMI-DET.
DWELLING
DUPLEX
DWELLING
TRIPLEX
DWELLING
FOURPLEX
DWELLING
Minimum lot area
400 sq. m.
250 sq. m.
500 sq. m.
500 sq. m.
650 sq. m.
Minimum frontage
12.2 m
9.0 m.
15.2 m.
18.0 m.
18.0 m.
Minimum front yard
4.5 m.
4.5 m.
4.5 m.
4.5 m.
4.5 m.
Minimum setback to garage
6.0 m. (*2)
6.0 m. (*2)
6.0 m. (*2)
6.0 m. (*2)
6.0 m. (*2)
Minimum rear yard
7.5 m.
7.5 m.
7.5 m.
7.5 m.
7.5 m.
Interior side yard
1.2 m.
1.5 m. (*1)
1.2 m.
1.5 m (*1)
1.5 m.
Other interior side yard *4
1.5 m. (*1)
0.0 m.
1.5 m. (*1)
1.5 m.
3.0 m.
Exterior side yard
3.0 m.
3.0 m.
3.0 m.
3.0 m.
3.0 m.
Maximum lot coverage *3
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
Minimum landscaped open
space
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Maximum height
10.6 m.
10.6 m.
10.6 m.
10.6 m.
10.6 m.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS (*)
*1
Where there is no attached garage or exterior side yard, the minimum interior yard shall be increased to 3.0 metres
*2
In no case shall any part of an attached or detached garage extend closer to the front lot line than the principal building on the lot
*3
Notwithstanding the 35% maximum for coverage for single detached dwellings, bungalows (with or without lofts) shall have a maximum
lot coverage of 40%
*4
Notwithstanding the 1.5 metre Other Interior side yard for single detached dwellings, the garage portion of a bungalow (with or without a
loft) or a single storey garage which is attached to a two storey dwelling, may have an Other Interior side yard of 0.9 metres
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JANUARY 31, 1995
TABLE A
STANDARDS FOR THE R1 ZONE
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JANUARY 31, 1995
DWELLING UNIT TYPE OR USE
ZONE PROVISION
SINGLE DET.
DWELLING
SEMI-DET.
DWELLING
STREET TH
DWELLINGS
BLOCK TH
DWELLINGS
Minimum lot area
270 sq. m.
210 sq. m.
175 sq. m.(*2)
Not applicable
Minimum frontage
9.0 m.
7.0 m. (*6)
6.0 m. (*3)
Not applicable
Minimum front yard
4.5 m. (*7)
4.5 m. (*7)
4.5 m. (*7)
4.5 m. (*7)
Minimum setback to
garage
6.0 m. (*5)
6.0 m. (*5)
6.0 m. (*5)
6.0 m. (*5)
Minimum rear yard
7.5 m.
7.5 m.
7.5 m.
7.5 m.
Interior side yard
1.2 m. (*1)
1.0 m. (*1)
0.0. m. (*4)
1.0 m.
Other interior side yard
0.6 m.
0.0 m.
0.0 m.
1.0 m.
Exterior side yard
3.0 m. (*7)
3.0 m. (*7)
3.0 m. (*7)
3.0 m. (*7)
Maximum lot coverage
40%
45%
60%
60%
Minimum landscaped
open space
Not
applicable
Not
applicable
Not
applicable
20%
Maximum height
10.6 m.
10.6 m.
10.6 m.
10.6 m.
Maximum density
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
35 upha.
SPECIAL
PROVISIONS (*)
*1 Where there is no attached garage, exterior side yard or rear lane access, the minimum interior
yard shall be increased to 3.0 metres or 1.5 metres with a shared driveway.
*2 The lot area may be reduced to 160 sq. m. if the driveway accessing the individual dwelling unit
does not cross the front lot line and is not located in the front yard.
*3 The minimum lot frontage may be reduced to 5.5 metres if the driveway accessing the individual
dwelling unit does not cross the front lot line and is not located in the front yard.
*4 The minimum side yard for end units shall be 1.0 metre.
*5 In no case shall any part of an attached or detached garage extend closer to the front lot line than
the principal building on the lot.
*6 Where there is no attached garage, exterior side yard, rear lane access (public or private) or
shared driveway, the minimum lot frontage shall be increased to 8.5 metres.
*7 Where the required parking is provided to the rear of the dwelling unit and accessed by a driveway
crossing the exterior side lot line in the rear yard, or accessed by a lane located to the rear, or
accessed by a shared driveway serving four or more dwelling units, this yard may be reduced to 3.0
metres. Where this provision applies, no other driveway, and no other parking, in the front yard shall
be permitted.
TABLE B
STANDARDS FOR THE R2 ZONE
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JANUARY 31, 1995
DWELLING UNIT TYPE OR USE
ZONE PROVISION
STREET TH
DWELLINGS
BLOCK TH
DWELLINGS
APARTMENT
DWELLINGS
Minimum lot area
175 sq. m. (*1)
not applicable
not applicable
Minimum frontage
6.0 m. (*2)
not applicable
not applicable
Minimum front yard
4.5 m. (*6)
4.5 m. (*6)
6.0 m.
Minimum setback to garage
6.0 m. (*4)
6.0 m. (*4)
6.0 m. (*4)
Minimum rear yard
7.5 m.
6.0 (*5)
7.5 m.
Interior side yard
0.0 m. (*3)
1.0 (*5)
4.0 (*5)
Other interior side yard
0.0 m.
1.0 (*5)
4.0 (*5)
Exterior side yard
4.5 m. (*6)
not applicable
not applicable
Maximum lot coverage
60%
60%
50%
Minimum landscaped
open space
not applicable
20%
25%
Maximum height
10.6 m.
10.6 m.
10.6 m.
Maximum density
not applicable
35 upha.
65 upha.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS (*)
*1 - The lot area may be reduced to 160 sq. m. if the driveway accessing the individual dwelling unit
does not cross the front lot line and is not located in the front yard.
*2
The minimum lot frontage may be reduced to 5.5 metres if the driveway accessing the individual
dwelling unit does not cross the front lot line and is not located in the front yard.
*3
The minimum side yard for end units shall be 1.0 metre.
*4
In no case shall any part of an attached or detached garage extend closer to the front lot line than
the principal building on the lot.
*5
This yard shall be increased to 7.5 metres if the yard is located between a wall of the principal
building and the rear lot line of an abutting lot(s) which is in a R1 Zone.
*6
Where the required parking is provided to the rear of the dwelling unit and accessed by a driveway
crossing the exterior side lot line in the rear yard, or accessed by a lane located to the rear, or
accessed by a shared driveway serving four or more dwelling units, this yard may be reduced to 3.0
metres. Where this provision applies, no other driveway, and no other parking, in the front yard shall
be permitted.
TABLE C
STANDARDS FOR THE RM1 ZONE
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JANUARY 31, 1995
DWELLING UNIT TYPE OR USE
ZONE PROVISION
STREET
TOWNHOUSE
DWELLINGS
APARTMENT
DWELLINGS
SERVICE OR
INSTITUTIONAL
USE
Minimum lot area
160 sq. m.
not applicable
160 sq. m.
Minimum frontage
5.5 m.
not applicable
5.5 m.
Minimum front yard
0.0 m.
0.0 m.
0.0 m.
Minimum setback to garage
(*2)
(*2)
0.0 m.
Minimum rear yard
6.0 m.
6.0 m.
6.0 m.
Interior side yard
0.0 m. (*3)
0.0 m.
0.0 m.
Other interior side yard
0.0 m.
0.0 m.
0.0 m.
Exterior side yard
0.0 m.
0.0 m.
0.0 m.
Maximum lot coverage
60%
60%
60%
Minimum landscaped
open space
Not
applicable
Not
applicable
Not
applicable
Maximum height
10.6 m.
10.6 m.
10.6 m
Maximum density
Not applicable
65 upha.
Not applicable
SPECIAL PROVISIONS (*)
*1 Any lot line abutting a lane shall be deemed to be the rear lot line and any yard abutting a lane
shall be deemed to be a rear yard. All other lot lines and yards shall be determined from this point of
reference.
*2 - Driveways used for accessing a street townhouse or apartment dwelling unit shall cross the rear lot
line and attached garages shall either be attached to the rear wall of the principal building on the lot or
located between the rear wall of the principal building on the lot and the rear lot line, provided it is
located a minimum of 0.3 metres from the rear lot line.
*3 The minimum side yard for end units shall be 1.0 metre.
TABLE D
STANDARDS FOR THE RMU1 ZONE
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JANUARY 31, 1995
DWELLING UNIT TYPE OR USE
ZONE PROVISION
STREET
TOWNHOUSE
DWELLINGS
BLOCK
TOWNHOUSE
DWELLINGS
APARTMENT
DWELLINGS
SERVICE OR
INSTITUTIONAL
USE
Minimum lot area
160 sq. m.
Not applicable
Not applicable
160 sq. m.
Minimum frontage
5.5 m.
Not applicable
Not applicable
5.5 m.
Minimum front yard
0.0 m.
0.0 m.
0.0 m.
0.0 m.
Minimum setback to garage
(*1)
(*1)
(*1)
(*1)
Minimum rear yard
6.0 m.
6.0 m.
6.0 m.
6.0 m.
Interior side yard
0.0 m. (*2)
1.0 m.
0.0 m.
0.0 m.
Other interior side yard
0.0 m.
1.0 m.
0.0 m.
0.0 m.
Exterior side yard
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Maximum lot coverage
60%
60%
60%
60%
Minimum landscaped
open space
Not
applicable
20%
Not
applicable
Not
applicable
Maximum height
10.6 m.
10.6 m.
10.6 m.
10.6 m.
Maximum density
Not applicable
35 upha.
65 upha.
Not applicable
SPECIAL PROVISIONS (*)
*1 Driveways used for accessing an individual street townhouse dwelling fronting on a public street shall
not cross the front lot line and attached garages shall either be attached to the rear wall of the principal
building on the lot or located, if detached, to the rear of the principal building on the lot provided it is
located a minimum of 0.3 metres from the rear lot line. Common driveways accessing three or more
dwelling units may cross the front lot line to access a parking area located to the rear of the dwelling units.
*2 The minimum side yard for end units shall be 1.0 metre.
*3 Notwithstanding the maximum lot coverage of 60% for street or block townhouse dwellings a
maximum coverage of 65% is permitted for bungalow and bungalow with loft street or block townhouse
dwellings.
TABLE E
STANDARDS FOR THE RMU2 ZONE
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JANUARY 31, 1995
MIXED USE APARTMENT /SERVICE USE / INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING
ZONE PROVISION
Minimum lot area
Not applicable
Minimum frontage
Not applicable
Minimum setback from front
lot lint
4.5 m.
Minimum setback from side
lot lines
6.0 m. (*1)
Minimum setback from rear
lot line
7.5 m.
Minimum front yard
Not applicable
Minimum setback to garage
Not applicable
Interior side yard
Not applicable
Other interior side yard
Not applicable
Exterior side yard
Not applicable
Maximum lot coverage
50%
Minimum landscaped open
space
30%
Maximum building height
10.6 m.
Maximum density on lot
71 upha.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS (*)
*1
The setback shall be increased to 7.5 metres for that part of the building closest to the interior side lot
line located on the northern boundary of the area designated by this By-law.
That Council of the Corporation of the Township of Guelph / Eramosa shall not remove the Holding (H)
Symbol from Residential Mixed Use Three (RMU3) zone until the following condition is complied with:
i)
A Market Impact Study is prepared by a qualified professional which demonstrates that the
proposed service commercial development will not have an undue impact on the downtown core of
Rockwood. The Study shall include consideration of long and short term impacts of any proposed
new service commercial development on the downtown core to the satisfaction of the Township.
TABLE F
STANDARDS FOR THE RMU3 ZONE
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JANUARY 31, 1995
DWELLING UNIT TYPE OR USE
ZONE PROVISION
BLOCK TH
DWELLINGS
MIXED USE
BUILDING
Minimum lot area
Not applicable
Not applicable
Minimum frontage
Not applicable
Not applicable
Minimum front yard
0.0 m.
0.0 m.
Minimum setback to garage
Not applicable
Not applicable
Minimum rear yard
7.5 m.
7.5 m
Interior side yard
1.0 m.
0.0 m.
Other interior side yard
1.0 m.
0.0 m.
Exterior side yard
0.0 m.
0.0 m.
Maximum lot coverage
60%
60%
Minimum landscaped open
space
20%
Not applicable
Maximum height
10.6 m.
10.6 m.
Maximum density
35 upha.
Not applicable
SPECIAL PROVISIONS (*)
NONE
TABLE G
STANDARDS FOR THE C1 ZONE
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JANUARY 31, 1995
DWELLING UNIT TYPE OR USE
ZONE PROVISION
PUBLIC
RECREATONAL
BUILDINGS
Minimum lot area
Not applicable
Minimum frontage
Not applicable
Minimum front yard
3.0 m.
Minimum setback to garage
Not applicable
Minimum rear yard
5.0 m.
Interior side yard
5.0 m
Other interior side yard
5.0 m.
Exterior side yard
3.0 m.
Maximum lot coverage
35%
Minimum landscaped open
space
Not applicable
Maximum height
10.6 m.
Maximum density
Not applicable
SPECIAL PROVISIONS (*)
NONE
TABLE H
STANDARDS FOR THE OS ZONE
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SECTION 5
GENERAL PROVISIONS
5.1
ACCESSORY BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND USES
Where this By-law provides that a lot may be used or a building or structure
may be erected or used for a purpose, that purpose shall include any accessory
building or structure or accessory use provided that the principle building or
structure is already in existence on the lot, but shall not include the following:
i)
any occupation for gain or profit conducted within or accessory to a
dwelling unit or lot except as specifically permitted in accordance with
this By-law; or
ii)
any building used for human habitation except where specifically
permitted by this By-law.
Except as otherwise provided by this By-law in all Zones, any accessory building
or structure shall comply with the front and exterior yard setback of the Zone
within which it is located.
5.1.1 Detached Accessory Apartments
Detached accessory apartments are only permitted in the R1 Zone. In addition,
the maximum number of detached accessory apartments permitted in the R1
Zone is 15 percent of the total number of lots in each R1 Zone. Detached
accessory apartments are not permitted if the principal building on the lot contains
an accessory apartment.
5.1.2 Number of Detached Accessory Buildings Permitted on a Lot
Only one detached accessory building containing an accessory dwelling unit, a
home occupation and / or private garage is permitted on a lot in the R1 Zone.
Only one detached accessory building containing a home occupation and/or
private garage is permitted on a lot being used for each principal building or
block townhouse dwelling unit in all Zones except the R1 Zone.
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5.1.3 General Provisions for Accessory Home Occupations
One home occupation is permitted per principal dwelling unit. Where a home
occupation is permitted in a Zone, a home occupation:
a) shall be conducted entirely within an enclosed building;
b) shall not detract from the residential character of the dwelling or the lot on
which the home occupation is located;
c) shall not involve the external storage or display or materials or finished
products associated with the home occupation use;
d) shall not create any waste or unsightly conditions visible off the lot;
e) shall not occupy more than 25 percent of the floor area of the principal
dwelling unit;
f) shall not detract from the residential character of the lot, other than by the
placement of a sign, without internal illumination, attached flat against a wall
of a building on the lot, such sign to be no greater than .15 square metres in
area;
g) shall not consist of an occupation that discharges or emits odorous, noxious
or toxic matter or vapours, heat, glare, noise or radiation, or recurrently
generated ground vibrations;
h) shall not consist of an occupation that results in traffic congestion, electrical
interference, fire hazards or health hazards;
i) shall not consist of an occupation that involves the salvage, repair,
maintenance or sales of motor vehicles or motor vehicle engines or parts;
and,
j) shall not consist of an occupation that involves the sale of a commodity not
produced on the premises, except that telephone or mail order sales of
goods shall be permitted provided that customers do not enter the premises
to inspect, purchase or take possession of the goods.
5.1.4 Regulations for Accessory Buildings
Private detached garages, detached accessory dwelling units and detached
home occupations are permitted subject to the following provisions:
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REGULATIONS FOR ACCESSORY BUILDINGS
Minimum setback from front lot line
6.0 metres
Minimum setback from exterior side lot line if garage is
accessed by a driveway crossing the front lot line
3.0 metres
Minimum setback from exterior side lot line if
garage is
accessed by a driveway crossing the exterior side lot line
6.0 metres
Minimum setback from interior side and rear lot line if wall
closest to and running parallel to lot line has no openings
0.5 metres
Minimum setback from interior side and rear lot line
if wall
closest to and running parallel to lot line has openings
1.2 metres
Minimum setback for a private detached garage from rear lot
line if rear lot line abuts a public and private lane
0.3 metres
Maximum height
1.5 storeys
In no case shall an accessory building extend closer to the front or exterior side
lot line than the principal building on the lot.
Notwithstanding the yards set out above, a private detached garage can be
located within 0.5 metres of the interior side and / or rear lot line provided the
private detached garage is to be attached to another private detached garage
on an abutting lot.
5.1.5 Accessory Structure Encroachments
Notwithstanding the yard and setback provisions of this By-law to the contrary,
drop awnings, clothes poles, flag poles, garden trellises, retaining walls, fences,
signs or similar uses which comply with this By-law are permitted in any required
yard or in the area between the street line and the main building on the lot.
5.1.6 Fire Escapes
Notwithstanding the yard and setback provisions of this By-law to the contrary,
unenclosed fire escapes may project into any required setback a maximum
distance of 1.0 metre.
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5.1.7 Ornamental Structures Notwithstanding the yard and setback provisions of
this By-law to the contrary, sills, chimneys, cornices, eaves, gutters, bay
windows, parapets, or other ornamental structures may project into any
required yard of the area between the street line and the required setback a
maximum distance of 0.6 metres.
5.1.8 Decks, Steps, Balconies or Patios
Notwithstanding the yard and setback
provisions of this By-law, to the contrary, decks, balconies, steps and patios,
may project into any required yard. Where the floor of any balcony or deck is
more than 1.0 metre above finished grade, the setback requirements for the
principle use shall apply. For the purposes of calculating the required yards or
lot coverage in any zone, these structures shall not be considered part of the
building.
5.1.9 Unenclosed Porches Unenclosed porches including those within below grade
cellars, may be permitted within the required front and exterior side yards to
within 3.0 metres of the exterior side or front lot line in all R1, R2 and RM1
zones.
5.2
DRIVEWAYS Driveways used for the parking of motor vehicles are permitted
in all Zones subject to the following provisions:
Maximum width -
the lesser of 6.0 metres or 50% of the lot frontage
Minimum setback from interior side lot line
1.0 metre
Minimum setback from exterior side lot line
3.0 metres
Notwithstanding the above requirements, a driveway can be located closer than
1.0 metre to the interior side lot line if the driveway is to be shared with a
driveway on an abutting lot.
5.3
LOCATION AND NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL DWELLING UNITS
Unless specified elsewhere in this By-law, no more than one dwelling unit shall
be permitted on a lot. Notwithstanding the total number of units shown in
column 2 below, a maximum of 494 principal dwelling units are permitted on the
lands covered by this By-law. The number of principal dwelling units permitted
in each area, as shown on Schedule
to this By-law, shall be in accordance
with the table below:
1
AREA
2
Maximum # of Principal
Dwelling Units
3
Maximum # of Principal
Dwelling Units in the R1
Zone
4
Maximum # of Principal
Dwelling Units not in
the R1 Zone
1
100
60
60
2
150
91
74
3
120
96
36
4
179
71
139
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5.4
FRONTAGE ON A STREET
No person shall erect any building or structure in any Zone unless the lot upon
which such building or structure is to be erected has frontage upon a street.
The above provisions shall not apply to prevent the erection of a permitted
building or structure on a lot in registered plan of subdivision where a properly
executed Subdivision Agreement has been entered into with the Township,
notwithstanding that the street or streets will not be assumed by the Township
until the end of the maintenance period.
5.5
HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS
Notwithstanding the height provisions of this By-law to the contrary, nothing in
this By-law shall apply to prevent the erection, alteration, or use of the following
listed accessory buildings or structures, provided the main or principal use is
permitted within the Zone in which it is located and provided all other applicable
provisions of this By-law are complied with: a church spire, a belfry, a flag
pole, a clock tower, a chimney, a water tank, a windmill, a radio or television
tower or antenna or air conditioner duct, or similar structures.
5.6
HEIGHT OF DWELLING UNITS
Notwithstanding any other height requirement in this By-law, there shall be no
more than a one storey difference in height between two adjacent principal
buildings within the R1 and R2 Zones that both front on the same street or
between two adjacent principal buildings that both front on the same street but
are separated by any Zone line.
5.7
HOLDING PROVISION
In any Zone, where an (H) is attached to the Zone Symbol, the uses permitted
in that Zone are restricted to the existing uses until the (H) is removed in
accordance with the provisions of the Planning Act.
5.8
NOXIOUS TRADE
Except as may otherwise be specifically permitted under this By-law, no use
shall be permitted which, from its nature or the materials used therein, is defined
as a noxious trade, business or manufacture under the Health Protection and
Promotion Act, S.O., 1983, as amended.
5.9
PARKING AREA REGULATIONS
5.9.1 Location of Required Parking Parking spaces required by this By-law shall be
provided on the same lot and in the same zone as the building or structure or
use requiring the parking with the exception of the following:
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(a) the required parking for retail and services uses may be located on a different
lot and/or Zone than the use for which the parking is required provided
such parking is located within 200 metres of the use and is signed and held
exclusively for that use.
(b) the required parking for retail and services uses may be located on both
sides of the streets which abut the lot on which the use is located.
5.9.2 Size of Parking Space Each on-site parking space shall be 2.75 metres in
width and 5.5 metres in length.
5.9.3 Parking Area Surface Parking spaces, areas and driveways connecting the
parking space or area with a street shall be paved or graded, drained and
treated to prevent the escape of dust and erosion.
5.9.4 Parking Area Location on Lot
Notwithstanding the yard and setback
provisions of this By-law, to the contrary, in the RMU2, RMU3, RM1 and C1
Zones, uncovered surface parking areas shall be set back a minimum of 1.0
metre from any lot line.
5.9.5 More Than One Use on a Lot
When a building or structure accommodates
more than one type of use, the parking space requirement for the whole building
shall be the sum of the requirements for the separate parts of the building
occupied by the separate types of use.
Notwithstanding the above paragraph, when a mix of residential and non-
residential uses are accommodated on a lot in accordance with this By-law, the
parking requirement shall be 75 percent of the requirement for the residential
uses, plus the requirement for the non-residential uses provided there shall be
no less parking than the amount that would have been required for the
residential uses if the non-residential uses did not exist.
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5.9.6 Parking Space Requirements Parking shall be provided for various uses in
accordance with the table below. If the calculation in the number of parking spaces
required results in a fraction, the required number of spaces shall be rounded up to the
next highest whole number.
PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENTS
Use
Parking Requirement
Accessory apartment
1 space
Single detached, semi-detached, duplex,
block townhouse and street townhouse
dwelling unit
2 spaces
Fourplex, triplex and apartment dwelling
unit
1.33 spaces
Retail stores
1 parking space for each 28 sq.
m. of floor area devoted to retail
sales or merchandising
Service uses, with the exception of clinics
1 parking space for each 40 sq.
m. of floor area devoted to the
service use
Restaurants
1 parking space for each 9 sq.
m. of the floor area accessible
to the public, exclusive of public
washroom areas
Places of worship, community centres,
bandstands, theatres, stadiums or places of
assembly
1 space for each four seats or 1
space for each 2.0 metres of
bench space
Clinics
1 space for 25 sq. m. of floor
area
Hospitals, rest homes, nursing homes
1 space for every two beds and
1 space for every two
employees
Museums, art galleries, libraries
1 space for each 46.4 square
metres of floor area devoted to
public use
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5.10 PUBLIC USES
5.10.1 Public Services
The provisions of this By-law shall not apply to prohibit the use of any lot or the
erection or use of any building or structure for the purposes of public uses
provided by the Township or County, or any Public Authority including any
Department or Ministry of the Government of Canada or Ontario or any
Conservation Authority established by the Government of Ontario and, for the
purposes of this Section, shall include Ontario Hydro, any telephone, telegraph
or cable TV company and any natural gas distribution system operated by a
Company distributing gas to the residents of the Township, which company
possesses all the necessary powers, rights, licences and franchises. A
stormwater management facility shall be considered a public use.
5.10.2 Provisions for Public Uses
a) no goods, materials or equipment shall be stored outside the building or
structure located on the lot, except as may otherwise by permitted under this
By-law;
b) the Zone provisions of the Zone in which the use is located shall be complied
with except as otherwise provided in Section 5.10.3 of this By-law;
c) no building or structure erected in accordance with the provisions of this
Section shall be used for the purposes of an office or maintenance or works
depot; and
d) that such building or structure is designed and maintained in general
harmony with the uses permitted within the respective Zone.
5.10.3 Streets and Installations
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent land from being used as a street or highway,
or prevent the installation of a watermain, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, gas main,
pipeline or overhead or underground hydro, or communication line or high voltage
and extra high voltage electrical facilities owned and operated and maintained
by Ontario Hydro.
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5.11 REDUCTION OF REQUIREMENTS
No person shall change the purpose for which any land, building or structure is
used or erect any building, or structure, or construct an addition to any existing
building or structure, or sever any lands, if the effect of such action is to cause
the original adjoining, remaining or new building, structure or lot to be in
contravention with this By-law.
5.12 SPECIAL USES PERMITTED
A tool shed, construction trailer, scaffold or other building or structure incidental
to construction is permitted in all Zones 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 purpose of this Section, abandoned shall
mean the discontinuation of work for more than 120 consecutive days or the
failure to maintain a current building permit.
5.13 TEMPORARY SALES USE
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the use of land for a sales office for the sale
of dwelling units or other units provided that the following criteria are met:
a)
the dwelling units or other units to be sold are within the limits of the area
designated by this By-law; and,
b)
any sales office is removed within sixty days after completion of the last
dwelling unit or other units as the case may be.
5.14 MODEL HOMES
Notwithstanding the definition of lot contained in Section 6.34 of this By-law, a
model home is permitted on a lot shown on a Plan of Subdivision which has
received Draft Approval.
5.15 SOURCE PROTECTION SCREENING AREAS
any use that is, or would be, a significant drinking water threat is required to
conform with all applicable Grand River Source Protection Plan policies and, as
such, may be prohibited, restricted, or otherwise regulated by that Source
Protection Plan.
Explanatory Notes:
1. An application for development, redevelopment, or site alteration within a
Source Protection Screening Area, where a drinking water threat could be
significant, shall only be deemed complete under the Planning Act if submitted
with a Section 59 Notice issued by the Risk Management Official, as
appointed by the Township, in accordance with the Clean Water Act, 2006
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and where applicable in accordance with the Grand River Source Protection
Plan.
2. The Risk Management Official, as appointed by the Township, shall determine
whether a new land use or activity is, or involves, a significant drinking water
threat in accordance with the Clean Water Act, 2006 and whether the use or
activity is regulated or prohibited in accordance with the Grand River Source
Protection Plan.
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SECTION 6
DEFINITIONS
6.1
ACCESSORY
A use, separate building or structure, which is clearly secondary and devoted to
the permitted use, building or structure located on the lot. No accessory
building or structure shall be used for human habitation except as specifically
permitted in this By-law.
6.2
ACCESSORY APARTMENT
A second dwelling unit either in the principal building on the lot or in a separate
accessory structure on the same lot as the main dwelling, for use as a complete,
independent living facility and with provision within the accessory apartment
for cooking, eating, sanitation and sleeping. Such a dwelling is accessory to
the principal dwelling on the lot.
6.3
ALTER
Any alteration in a bearing wall or partition, column, beam or structure or any
increase in the area or cubic content of a building or structure.
6.4
APARTMENT BUILDING
A building containing five or more apartment dwellings.
6.5
ATTACHED
A building otherwise complete in itself, which depends, for structural support or
complete enclosure, upon a division wall or walls shared in common with adjacent
building or buildings.
6.6
BASEMENT
That portion of a building partially below ground level and which has at least
one-half or more than one-half of the area of the exterior wall between finished
grade and first floor level exposed. No part of the basement floor shall be used
in calculating any minimum floor area as required in this bylaw, except as
specifically permitted under the definition of
6.7
BOARDING HOUSE
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A dwelling in which meals are regularly serviced for a consideration to three or
more persons other than the owner, lessee or tenant of the dwelling, or members
of his immediate family.
6.8
BUILDING
Any structure having a floor area greater than 9.3 square metres consisting of a
wall, roof and floor or any one or more of them or a structural system serving
the function thereof, including all the works, fixtures and service systems
appurtenant thereto.
6.9
BUILDING HEIGHT
The vertical distance, between the finished grade of the centre of the front of
the building; and
a) In the case of a flat roof, the highest point of
surface or parapet;
b) In the case of a gable, hip, mansard or gambrel roof, the average height
between the eaves and ridge.
6.10 CELLAR
That portion of a building which was more than one-half of the area of the
exterior wall below grade. No part of the cellar floor shall be used in calculating
any minimum floor area as required in this By-law.
6.11 CLINIC
A building within which a medical or related practice is carried on for the treatment
of humans, by one or more practitioners.
6.12 CLUB
An association of persons, whether incorporated or not, united by some
common interest, meeting periodically for co-operation or conviviality, but not
for business or profit. Club shall also mean, where the context requires, a
premises owned or occupied by the members of such association within which
the activities of the club are conducted.
6.13 CORPORATION
The Corporation of the Township of Eramosa.
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6.14 DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT
An establishment which is primarily engaged in serving food and beverages
which are consumed on its premises by customers seated in motor vehicles
parked on the site, or engaged in providing customers with take-out service of
food and beverages for off-site consumption.
6.15 DRIVEWAY
An area used for the parking of motor vehicles and for accessing single
detached, semi-detached, duplex, triplex, fourplex and street townhouse
dwellings.
An area accessing block townhouses, apartment buildings, office buildings and
grouped commercial uses are considered to be driveways leading to a parking
area.
6.16 DWELLING
A building or portion of a building designed, intended or occupied as a residence
for one or more persons.
6.17 DWELLING, APARTMENT
A dwelling unit located within an apartment building.
6.18 DWELLING, DUPLEX
The whole of a two or three storey building divided horizontally into two separate
dwelling units, each of which has an independent entrance either directly or
through a common vestibule.
6.19 DWELLING, FOURPLEX
The whole of a two or three storey building divided horizontally and/or vertically
into four dwelling units each of which has an independent entrance either directly
or through a common vestibule.
6.20 DWELLING, SEMI-DETACHED
The whole of a building divided vertically into two separate dwelling units.
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6.21 DWELLING, SINGLE DETACHED
A detached building containing one dwelling unit.
6.22 DWELLING, STREET TOWNHOUSE
A building divided vertically and containing no less than three nor more than
eight dwelling units attached by common walls extending from the base of the
foundation to the roof line, each dwelling unit having a separate entrance at
grade and having frontage on a public street.
6.23 DWELLING, BLOCK TOWNHOUSE
A building divided vertically and containing no less than three nor more than
eight dwelling units attached by common walls extending from the base of the
foundation to the roof line, each dwelling unit having a separate entrance at
grade.
6.24 DWELLING UNIT
A room or rooms in which a kitchen, living quarters and sanitary conveniences
are provided for the exclusive use of the residents and with a private entrance
from outside the building or from a common hallway or stairway inside.
6.25 FINISHED GRADE
The average elevation of the finished surface of the ground at ground level on
any one side of a building or structure.
6.26 FLOOR AREA
The interior area of all the floors within the building except for the normal space
requirements for heating, laundry, mechanical equipment or inside parking and
except for any area where the clear height between floor and ceiling is less than
1.3 metres.
6.27 GARAGE, ATTACHED
A private garage accessory to a dwelling on the same lot and attached thereto
by a common wall and/or common roof structure.
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6.28 GARAGE, PRIVATE DETACHED
A fully enclosed accessory building which is designed or used for the sheltering
of one or more private motor vehicles and storage of household equipment
incidental to the residential occupancy. A private detached garage may share
common walls with other detached garages.
6.29 GARAGE, PUBLIC
A building designed, intended or used for the commercial repair, service or
storage of motor vehicles.
6.30 HOME OCCUPATION
An occupation carried on by the occupant of a dwelling on his premises as a
secondary use.
6.31 INSTITUTIONAL USE
The use of land, buildings or structure for a public or non-profit purpose and
may include places of worship, indoor recreation facilities, day nurseries,
community centres and government facilities.
6.32 LANDSCAPED OPEN SPACE
The percentage of a lot not covered by buildings, structures, driveways,
walkways and parking areas.
6.33 LANE
A public or private right-of-way providing a means of access to a lot.
6.34 LODGING OR ROOMING HOUSE
A dwelling in which sleeping quarters are regularly let for a consideration to
three or more persons other than the owner, lessee or tenant of the dwelling or
members of his immediate family.
6.35 LOT
A parcel or tract of land which might be legally conveyed by way of deed,
transfer, mortgage, charge or agreement of sale and purchase without consent
under the provisions of the Planning Act.
6.36 LOT AREA
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The total area of a lot contained within the boundaries of the lot.
6.37 LOT, CORNER
A lot situated at the intersection of and abutting upon two streets, the adjacent
sides of which street or streets (or, in the case of a curved corner, the tangents
at the street extremities of the side lot lines), contain an angle of not more than
135 degrees. In the case of a curved corner, the corner of the building lot shall
be deemed to be the point of the street line nearest to the point of intersection
of the said tangents.
6.38 LOT COVERAGE
The area of the lot covered or to be covered by buildings or structures. For the
purposes of calculating lot coverage, unenclosed porches, patios, decks, steps
or balconies shall not be considered.
6.39 LOT FRONTAGE
The distance, measured along the front lot line, between the points where the
street line is intersected by the side lot lines. On lots which do not have
parallel side lot lines, the lot frontage shall be calculated by measuring the
length of the line which runs 7.5 metres back and parallel to the line joining the
points where the front lot line intersects with the side lot lines.
6.40 LOT LINE
Any line intended to define the boundary of the lot.
6.41 LOT LINE, EXTERIOR
The side lot line which abuts a street.
6.42
LOT LINE, FRONT
The line dividing the lot from the street. In the case of a corner lot, the shorter
lot line abutting the street shall be deemed to be the front lot line and the longer
lot line abutting the street shall be deemed to be the exterior lot line. In the
case of a through lot, only one of the lot lines abutting the street shall be
deemed to be the front lot line.
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6.43 LOT LINE, INTERIOR
A lot line which does not abut a street
6.44 LOT LINE, REAR
The lot line farthest from or opposite to the front lot line.
6.45 MIXED USE BUILDING
A building containing one or more of the uses permitted in a Mixed Use or C1
zone other than block townhouses.
6.46 MODEL HOME
An unoccupied dwelling unit erected on a lot shown on a Plan of Subdivision
which has received Draft Approval and used for the purpose of selling lots
and/or dwelling units located in the area designated by this By-law.
6.47 MOTOR VEHICLE
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 within the meaning of The Highway Traffic
Act, R.S.O., c.198, as amended.
6.48 NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AREA
Any open space area, intended to be left in its natural state and used only for
public utilities and non-intensive outdoor recreation activities.
6.49 PARK, PUBLIC
Any open space or recreational area, owned or controlled by the Corporation of
the Township of Eramosa or by any Board, Commission or other Authority
established under any statute of the Province of Ontario and may include therein
neighbourhood, community, and special parks or areas and may include one or
more athletic fields, field houses, fair grounds, cultural buildings, community
centers or similar uses.
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6.50 PARKING AREA
An area or areas or land or a building or part thereof which
is provided and maintained upon the same lot or lots upon which the principal
use is located, for the purpose of parking motor vehicles, and may include the
area within a garage, driveway and/or carport. In any Residential Zone such
parking area may include tandem parking within a garage, driveway and/or
carport.
6.51 PERSON
An individual, association, firm, partnership, corporation, municipal
corporation, agent or trustee, and the heirs, executors or other legal
representatives of a person to whom the context can apply according to law.
6.52 PLACES OF WORSHIP
A building dedicated to a religious worship, such as a church, a chapel, a
temple, a parish hall and a synagogue.
6.53 PRINCIPAL OR MAIN BUILDING
Any building which is carried on the principal purpose for which the building lot
is used.
6.54 PUBLIC AUTHORITY
Any Federal, Provincial, County or Municipal agencies, and includes an
commission, board, authority or department established by such agency and
shall include Ontario Hydro, and Bell Canada.
6.55 RESTAURANT
An establishment which is primarily engaged in serving food and beverages
which are consumed on its premises by customers seated at tables and/or
counters either inside or outside the building thereon, and as accessory use
thereto may be engaged in providing customers with take-out service food and
beverages for off-site consumption.
6.56 RETAIL STORE
A building where goods, wares, merchandise, substances or articles, are offered
or kept for sale at retail or rental and includes storage on or about the store
premises of limited quantities of such goods, wares, merchandise, substances,
or articles sufficiently only to service such stores. Convenience stores are
considered to be retail stores.
6.57 SECTION 59 NOTICE
Refers to the requirement under Section 59 of the Clean Water Act, which
requires issuance of a notice from the Risk Management Official, as appointed
by the Township, before permitted an activity that is considered a restricted land
use as identified in the Grand River Source Protection Plan.
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6.58 SERVICE USE
A use whose function is to provide services to individuals, business or
government establishments and similar organizations, including personal,
business, health, legal, engineering, planning and other professional services,
membership organizations, clubs and other miscellaneous services. A
business or professional office is considered to be a service use.
6.59 SETBACK
The horizontal distance from the lot line, measured at right angles to such lot
line, to the nearest part of any building or structure for which a setback is
required by this By-law.
6.60 SIGNIFICANT DRINKING WATER THREAT
Means a drinking water threat that, according to a risk assessment, poses or has
the potential to pose a significant risk (Clean Water Act).
6.61 SOURCE PROTECTION PLAN
Means a drinking water source protection plan prepared under the Clean Water
Act (Clean Water Act).
6.62 STOREY
That part of a building, not including a cellar, between a floor and the floor,
ceiling or roof next above it.
Any portion of a building, or part of which is below the ground, shall be deemed
a storey if its ceiling height is more than 1.2 metres above the finished grade at
the centre of the front of the building.
6.63 STOREY, HALF
A storey which is located immediately under a sloping roof. In computing the
floor area, that part of the roof over which the ceiling is less than 1.3 metres in
height shall not be considered.
6.64 STREET
A public street, road or highway, providing the primary means of access to a lot.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a limited or controlled access highway shall be
deemed to be a street for the purpose of this By-law.
6.65 STRUCTURE
Anything constructed or built, either permanent or temporary, which is fixed to
or resting on or below the ground.
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6.66 TOWNSHIP
The Corporation of the Township of Eramosa.
6.67 USE
The purpose for which a lot or a building or structure or any combination
thereof, is designed, arranged, intended, occupied or maintained and
shall have a corresponding meaning.
6.68 WELLHEAD PROTECTION AREA
Means an area that is related to a wellhead and within which it is desirable to
regulate or monitor drinking water threats (Ontario Regulation 287/07).
6.69 YARD
A space open from the ground to the sky on the same lot upon which a building
or structure is located.
6.70 YARD, EXTERIOR SIDE
A yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard between the exterior side
lot line and the nearest wall of any building on the lot for which the yard is
required.
6.71 YARD, FRONT
A yard extending from side lot line to side lot line, and from and parallel the
street line, to nearest part of the main building or structure to the lot,
disregarding open terraces or steps.
6.72 YARD, INTERIOR SIDE
A yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard between the interior side
lot line and the nearest wall of any building on the lot for which the yard is
required.
6.73 YARD, REAR
A yard extending from side lot line to side lot line, and from rear lot line (or from
the apex of the side lot line if there is no rear lot line) to the nearest part of the
main building or structure of the lot, disregarding open terraces or steps.
6.74 YARD, REQUIRED
A yard which this by-law requires to be provided and within which, unless
specifically stated, no building or structure or any part of a building or structure
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or other obstruction except a lawful boundary wall or fence shall be located.
6.75 YARD, SIDE
A yard extending from the building line to the rear yard and from the side lot line
to the nearest point of the main building or structure on the lot.
6.76 ZONE
The category of use or activity of land, buildings, structures or activities
permitted by this By-law.
6.77 ZONE PROVISIONS
The permissible uses, the minimum area and dimensions of lots, the minimum
dimensions of yards, the maximum lot coverage, the minimum setback, gross
floor area, the minimum landscaped open space, the maximum height of
buildings, minimum parking requirements, and all other Zones provisions as are
set out within the By-law for the respective Zones.
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SECTION 7
ENACTMENT
APPROVED BY THE ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD ON
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SCHEDULE "C"
WELLHEAD PROTECTION AREAS
By-law 34-95
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Lands covered by this By-law
Wellhead Protection Area (See Schedule C of By-law 40/16)
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