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   "summary": "Designates the entire City of Kingston a Site Plan Control Area under the Planning Act; sets site-plan approval procedures, exemptions, and financial-security requirements for development. (Bylaw Library's own 'pdf format' link is broken sitewide -> jotform request form, not bytes; see notes -- document_url is the city's descriptive page instead.)",
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   "title": "Zoning By-law No. 2022-62, Part Six (Section 25: Municipal Servicing Allocation Overlay)",
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   "title": "Zoning By-law No. 2022-62, Part Three (Section 21: Exceptions)",
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