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SECTION 2 - ADMINISTRATION &
ZONES
2.1
Conformity Requirements
No person shall use any land or construct, alter or use any building or structure, or
part thereof, except in conformity with the provisions of this By-law. Further, no person
shall sever any lands from any existing lot if the effect of such action is to cause the
original, adjoining, remaining or new building, structure or lot to be in contravention of
this By-law.
2.2
Compliance with Other By-Laws
Nothing in this By-law shall relieve any person from the obligation to comply with the
requirements of any other By-law of the Municipality or the obligation to obtain any other
license, permit, authority or approval lawfully required by a government authority having
jurisdiction to make such restrictions.
In the event of conflict between this By-law and any other By-law, this By-law shall prevail.
2.3
Person Designated to Administer By-Law
This By-law is passed pursuant to Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O, 1990, as
amended and shall be administered and enforced by such person or persons as shall be
appointed from time to time by By-law of the Corporation as the 'By-law Enforcement
Officer or Municipal Law Enforcement Officer'.
2.4
Penalties
Any person or corporation convicted of a breach of any provision of this By-law shall be
subjected to such penalties or orders provided for in Section 67 of the Planning Act,
R.S.O., 1990, as amended. Such penalties shall include:
1.
on a first conviction to a fine of not more than $25,000; and
2.
on a subsequent conviction to a fine of not more than $10,000 for each day
or part thereof upon which the contravention has continued after the day on
which the person was first convicted.
Where a corporation is convicted, the maximum penalty that may be imposed is,
1.
on a first conviction a fine of not more than $50,000; and
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2.
on a subsequent conviction a fine of not more than $25,000 for each day or
part thereof upon which the contravention has continued after the day on
which the corporation was first convicted
2.5
If By-Law Provisions Held Invalid
If any provision of this By-law, including any part of the Zoning as shown on the Zone
maps, is for any reason held to be invalid, it is hereby declared to be the intention that all
the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect until repealed.
2.6
Public Acquisition
No person shall be deemed to have contravened any provision of this By-law by reason
of the fact that any part or parts of any lot has or have been conveyed to or are required
by any public authority.
2.7
Remedies
Where any matter or thing is required to be done by a person under the provisions of this
By-law, Council may direct that in default of its being done by that person, such matter
or thing shall be done at the expense of the person in default and may recover the
expenses thereof with interest permitted in accordance with the Municipal Act.
2.8
Lands Zoned by By-Law 34-95
Zoning By-law 34-95 shall apply to the lands identified on Schedule "A" and Schedule "B",
and is hereby included as Appendix A of this By-law.
2.9
Zones and Zoning Maps
For the purpose of this By-law, the maps attached hereto as Schedule "A" shall be referred
to as the Zoning Maps for the Municipality and are hereby declared to form part of this By-
law. The following Zones are hereby established as illustrated on the maps attached
hereto as Schedule "A", Maps 0-60, and Schedule "B", Maps 1-2, and such Zones may
be referred to by the appropriate symbol:
ZONES
SYMBOLS
Agricultural
A
Rural Residential
RR
Village Residential Low Density
R1
Village Residential Medium Density
R2
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ZONES
SYMBOLS
Village Commercial
C1
Village Service Commercial
C2
Hamlet Mixed Use
C3
Highway Commercial
C4
Rural Industrial
M1
Extractive Industrial
M3
Disposal Industrial
M4
Institutional
I
Open Space
OS1
Open Space Restricted
OS2
Environmental Protection
EP
2.10 Interpretation of Zone Boundaries
Where any uncertainty exists as to the location of the boundary of any of the said Zones,
as shown on the Zoning Maps, the following rules shall apply:
1.
Where any Zone boundary is indicated as following a highway, a street,
lane, watercourse or railway right-of-way, such Zone boundary shall be
construed to follow the centre line of the street, lane, watercourse, or
railway right-of-way.
2.
Where Zoning boundaries are indicated as approximately following lot lines,
such lot lines shall be deemed to be the said boundary.
3.
Where Zoning boundaries are indicated as approximately parallel to the line
of any street and the distance from such street is not indicated, such Zoning
boundaries shall be construed as being parallel to such street and the
distance therefrom shall be determined by the use of the scale shown on the
Zoning maps.
4.
Where Zoning boundaries follow the corporate limits of the Municipality, the
corporate limits are the boundary.
5.
Where Zoning boundaries follow a shoreline, the boundary is the shoreline.
Where any Zone boundary is left uncertain after application of the provisions as noted
above, then the boundary line shall be determined and measured according to the scale
on the Zoning Maps, unless a By-law schedule provides greater accuracy.
In the event of a street, lane, private road, or road allowance, shown on the zone maps,
is closed, the lands formerly in said street, lane, private road or road allowance shall be
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included within the zone of the adjoining property on either side of said closed street,
lane, private road, or road allowance unless:
a)
the said street, lane, private road, or road allowance was a zone boundary
between two or more different zones, in which case the new zone boundary
shall be the former centerline of the closed street, lane, private road, or road
allowance; or
b)
the land formerly included in such street, lane, private road, or road
allowance is purchased in its entirety by an abutting landowner, in which
case the land shall be included in the same zone as that of the abutting
landowner purchasing said land.
2.11 Special Provisions
Where the Zone symbol applying to certain lands as shown on Schedules "A" and "B" is
followed by reference to Section 21 of this By-law, then special provisions apply to such
lands and such special provisions shall be found by reference to that Section of the By-
law specified. Lands denoted in this manner shall be subject to all the restrictions of the
Zone except as otherwise provided for by the special provisions.
2.12 Holding Zones
Where the Zone symbol applying to certain lands as shown on Schedule "A" is followed
by the letter "H" in parentheses (i.e. RR (H)) the lands have been placed in a "Holding
Zone" pursuant to Section 36 of the Planning Act, as amended. The Holding Symbol "H"
shall be removed at such time in the future when plans to develop the lands have been
submitted and approved by the Corporation or such other conditions as deemed
appropriate by the Corporation have been met. When the Holding Symbol has been
removed, the lands shall be developed according to the requirements of the Zone used in
conjunction with the Holding Symbol.
Notwithstanding the above, non-structural agricultural uses, existing uses, open space
uses, an existing detached dwelling and accessory uses thereof, shall be permitted
as interim uses on lands in a "Holding Zone", until the Holding Symbol "H" is removed.
2.13 Technical Revisions to the Zoning By-Law
Technical revisions may be made to this By-law from time to time without further public
notice or Council approval. Technical revisions include:
a)
Correction of numbering, cross-referencing, grammar, punctuation or
typographical errors or revisions to format in a manner that does not change
the intent of a regulation; or
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b)
Adding or revising technical information on maps or schedules that does not
affect the zoning of lands.