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Zoning By-law 2001-58
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Section 27 -Environmental Protection-Wetland (EP-W)
27.1 Preamble
Within an Environmental Protection - Wetland Zone (EP-W), no person shall use
any land, erect, alter, enlarge, use or maintain any building or structure for any
use other than as permitted in this section and also such use, building or
structure shall be in accordance with the regulations contained or referred to in
this section.
27.2 Permitted Uses
27.2.1 Permitted Principal Uses
a) A building or structure required by a public authority for flood or erosion
control or for conservation or wildlife management purposes;
b) A conservation use excluding any buildings;
c) Cranberry harvesting;
d) Fishing;
e) Hunting;
f) Use that was in existence on or before the date of passage of the Official
Plan; and/or
g) Wild rice harvesting
27.2.2 Permitted Accessory Uses
a) An accessory use to the above uses, excluding any buildings.
27.3 Zone Regulations
a) All applications for development on Environmentally Protection Wetlands
shall be dealt with on a site-by-site basis, at the time of application.
b) Additional zone regulations shall be established by Council at the time of
application in consultation with the Conservation Authority, the Ministry of
Natural Resources and/or the Trent Severn Waterway.
c) The appropriate setbacks from the high water mark of any lake, river,
stream, creek or wetland shall be established by Council at the time of
application in consultation with the Conservation Authority, the Ministry of
Natural Resources and/or the Trent Severn Waterway.
d) The removal of vegetation, placement or removal of fill or the construction
of buildings or structures of any kind shall be prohibited except those uses
permitted in accordance with subsection 27.2 iii.
27.4 General Provisions
All special provisions of Section 5 General Provisions shall apply, where
applicable, to any land, lot, building, structure or use within the Environmental
Protection-Wetland Zone (EP-W).
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Section 28 -Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ES)
28.1 Preamble
Within an Environmentally Sensitive Area (ES), no person shall use any land,
erect, alter, enlarge, use or maintain any building or structure for any use other
than as permitted in this section and also such use, building or structure shall be
in accordance with the regulations contained or referred to in this section.
28.2 Permitted Uses
a) All uses permitted within the underlying zone classification.
28.3 Zone Regulations
a) For all uses, buildings and structures, the regulations of the underlying
zone shall apply.
b) Prior to issuing a building permit for any building or structure within the
Environmentally Sensitive Areas, the Township should be satisfied, in
consultation with the local Conservation Authority, that no physical hazard
exists which would cause harm to life or property and in this regard, the
Township, in consultation with the local Conservation Authority, may
require professional technical reports to be submitted in support of any
development (i.e. drainage reports, slope stability reports, environmental
reports). In this regard, the applicant is encouraged to consult with the
local Conservation Authority prior to submitting the building permit
application to determine the extent of the physical hazard and need for a
report.
28.4 General Provisions
All appropriate provisions of Section 5 General Provisions shall apply, where
applicable, to any land, lot, building, structure or use within the Environmentally
Sensitive Areas (ES).