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TOWNSHIP OF MULMUR
COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW
NO. 28-18
OFFICE CONSOLIDATION DATE: May 3 2024
USERS SHOULD CHECK WITH STAFF FOR ANY AMENDMENTS TO
THIS BY-LAW THAT HAVE BEEN PASSED SINCE THE ABOVE NOTED CONSOLIDATION DATE
THIS BY-LAW DOES NOT APPLY TO LANDS WITHIN THE NIAGARA ESCARPTMENT PLAN. THIS DOCUMENT MAY BE
USED AS A GUIDE TO PROVIDE COMMENTS ON NEC APPLICATIONS.
By-Law # 28-18
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July 4, 2018 (Consolidated March 2023)
Regulations pertaining to pools and pool fences are contained in the Township's fence by-law, as amended.
No swimming pool, water circulating, or pumping equipment shall be located within 1.5 metres to any lot
line.
3.3
ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS, ADDITIONAL SINGLE DWELLINGS & ATTACHED ACCESSORY
DWELLING UNITS
Except as permitted in this By-law, no more than one dwelling unit shall be permitted on any lot. Where
permitted in this By-law, the following shall apply:
3.3.1
Water and Sewage Services Required
No person shall erect or use a building or structure for a residential use on any lands unless approved
sewage disposal and water supply services are available to the lot.
3.3.2
Detached Additional Single Dwellings
Where an additional detached single dwelling is permitted, such dwelling shall comply with the following
provisions:
i) Minimum lot size shall be 2.0 ha.
ii) The gross floor area of the Detached Additional Single Dwelling shall be no more than 50% of the
gross floor area of the principal single detached dwelling, and no more than 110 m2, and shall not
exceed the lot coverage for all accessory structures in subsection 3.2.3.
iii) A maximum of one Detached Additional Single Dwelling unit shall be permitted. Where permitted,
a maximum of one Farm Worker Housing Unit may also be permitted in addition to the Detached
Additional Single Dwelling Unit.
iv) Notwithstanding the definition of Gross Floor Area, a basement in a Detached Additional Single
Dwelling with windows shall be considered Gross Floor Area, regardless of the size of windows or
portion of the wall that is above grade. A drawl space, having a maximum height of 5' shall be
permitted and not included in the Gross Floor Area of a Detached Additional Single Dwelling.
v) An attached garage shall be permitted to have a maximum floor area of 20m2.
vi) The Detached Additional Single Dwelling shall be located with 30m of the principal dwelling.
Where an additional single dwelling is permitted, such dwelling shall only be permitted where
there is a site plan agreement between the owner and Township, and where such agreement
includes buffering, servicing, separation distances and access.
A guest cabin, second storey loft in any building or structure, or pool house having a floor area greater than
20 m2, or accessory structure other than a garage or workshop, shall be considered an additional single
dwelling, regardless of whether bedroom, kitchen facilities or bathrooms have been installed, and
regardless of whether it is attached to a non-residential use or within an accessory structure.
Where a lot has less than 8 ha of land, such additional single dwelling shall comply with the following
additional provisions:
i)
Minimum lot size shall be 1.0 ha
i)
The gross floor area of the additional single dwelling shall be no more than 50% of the gross floor
area of the principal single detached dwelling, and no more than 80 m2, and shall not exceed the lot
coverage for all accessory structures in subsection 3.2.3.
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ii) Such dwelling shall only be permitted where there is a site plan agreement between the owner and
Township, and where such agreement includes buffering, servicing, separation distances and
access.
3.3.3
Attached Accessory Additional Dwelling Unit
Where an attached accessory dwelling unitattached additional dwelling unit is permitted, the following
provisions shall apply;
i)
Minimum lot size shall be in accordance with section 3.10.2.3, Existing Undersized Lots of
Record.0.4 ha
ii) Water and septic services shall be adequately sized to allow for the accessory dwelling unit
iii) Accessory dwelling unit and main dwelling shall be attached either through a common ceiling/floor
or wall having a minimum face area of 12 m2. A common breezeway or any other form of roof
connection or hallway shall not be considered attached.
iv) An attached accessory dwelling unit maximum of one attached additional single dwelling unit shall
be permitted. will not be permitted if there is already a second dwelling unit, unless the lot has a
minimum area of 8 ha.
3.3.4
Temporary Dwelling UnitGarden Suite
A Garden suite or mobile home may be permitted as a temporary use in all zones that permit a single detached
dwelling unit provided that:
i)
the unit is occupied by an immediate family member of the occupant of the primary
residential use;
i)
the lot has sufficient sewage and water services to accommodate the unit;
ii)
the unit has a minimum maximum gross floor area of 8045 sq m; and a maximum of 75 sq
m.
iii)
there is an agreement between the owner and Township that provides for the removal of
the building in accordance with the provision of the agreement and when it is no longer
required for the purpose for which it was permitted; and.
iv)
there is not already a detached additional dwelling unit on the lot.
3.3.6
Mobile Homes
Mobile homes may only be used as a dwelling unit as an additional single dwelling (ASD) in an Agricultural
Zone that permits an ASD and may be permitted as a temporary use under a temporary use by-law and
where there is an agreement between the owner and Township that provides for the removal of the mobile
home when it is no longer required.
3.3.7
Habitation in Camping Trailers and Recreational Vehicles
Except as may be permitted by this by-law, the use of a recreational vehicle, travel trailer, motor home,
mobile home, truck camper, camper trailer or similar transportable unit such as a converted school or
transit bus, for any residential purpose, whether permanently or on a temporary, intermittent or
occasional basis, is prohibited.
3.3.8
Temporary Trailer Habitation during Dwelling Construction
The placement of one motor home, travel trailer or camper for the purpose of providing temporary
accommodation for an owner and the immediate family of an owner of a lot upon which a principal
dwelling unit is being constructed may be permitted while the dwelling is being constructed, subject to:
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July 4, 2018 (Consolidated March 2023)
i)
water and sewage services being provided in accordance with the requirements of the Dufferin
County Building Department;
ii)
the unit being approved, and suitable for human habitation, and equipped with smoke detector(s);
iii)
the unit being removed on or before nine months following the date of issuance of the building
permit for the principal dwelling by the Dufferin County Building Department.
3.3.9
Dwelling Units in Non-Residential Buildings
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law to the contrary, no dwelling unit shall be located within
a portion of a non-residential building which has flammable fluids or hazardous materials stored in bulk for
commercial purposes or in conjunction therewith, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a
dwelling unit shall not be permitted within a building used for a motor vehicle service station, a motor
vehicle repair garage, a motor vehicle body shop or a marine service shop. Where an accessory attached
dwelling unit is permitted to be located within non-residential building, such dwelling unit shall be located
behind or above the non-residential use.
3.3.10 Minimum Gross Floor Area of Dwelling Units
Unless otherwise specifically permitted by this by-law, a dwelling unit shall have a minimum grossbuilding
floor area of 110 sq m, and a minimum combined building gross floor area, if more than one storey, of 140
sq m. Basement floor space shall not be permitted to form part of this minimum gross floor area
requirement unless the ground level on the exterior of the dwelling is at or below the grade of the
basement floor and there is a walk-out or entrance from the exterior to that level of the structure, in which
case the area that is considered habitable floor space may be included, but not more than 50 percent of the
gross floor area on that level.
Where permitted, a detached unit accessory to a principal non-residential permitted use shall have a
minimum building floor area of 110 sq m and an apartment unit accessory to a principal non-residential
permitted use shall have a minimum building floor area of 90 sq m.
3.4
ENCROACHMENTS AND HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS
The following buildings, structures and fixtures shall be permitted to encroach into the required minimum
yard requirement in accordance with the following:
Building, Structures & Fixtures
Permitted Encroachment
drop awnings, clothes poles, garden trellises, retaining walls less
than 1.0 m above the average finished grade, fences, signs or
similar uses which comply with the By-laws of the Township
In any required interior, side or rear
yard
Swimming pool water circulating or pumping equipment
Minimum 3.0 m to any side or rear lot
line
satellite antennas less than 1.0m in diameter
Zero setback
unenclosed fire escapes
1.5m into a rear yard
decks, steps, balconies and patios with a floor height less than
1.0m above finished grade
a maximum distance of 2.0m but shall
not be closer than 1.5m to any lot line
sills, chimneys, cornices, eaves, gutters, parapets, pilasters,
windows or other ornamental structures
may project into any required yard a
maximum distance of 0.6 m
silo, church spire, belfry, flag pole, clock tower, chimney, water
tank, non-commercial wind turbine, windmill, radio or television
tower or antenna, air conditioner duct, grain elevator, incidental
equipment required for processing, external equipment associated
with internal equipment or machinery and conveying equipment
No maximum height