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SECTION 4.0
DEFINITIONS
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INDEX OF DEFINITIONS
A
Abattoir
Accessory
Additional Residential Unit
Alter
Amenity Area
Animal Kennel
Assembly hall
Asphalt or Concrete Batching
Plant
Attic
Automobile Service Station
B
Basement
Bed and Breakfast Establishment
Boarding or Lodging House, see
'Dwelling'
Boundary Adjustment
Building
Building Inspector/Chief Building
Official
Business or Professional Office
C
Cargo Container
Carport
Cellar
Communications Structure
Communications Establishment
Conservation Project
Consultant in Agriculture
Contractor's Shop or Yard
Converted Dwelling, see
'Dwelling'
Corporation
Council
County
County Road
D
Daycare Centre
Dead Stock Removal Operation
Deck
Department Store
Driveway
Dwelling
Apartment Dwelling
Boarding or Lodging House
Converted Dwelling
Duplex Dwelling
Multiple Unit Dwelling
Principal Dwelling
Semi-Detached Dwelling
Single Detached Dwelling
Street Fronting Townhouse
Dwelling
Dwelling Unit
Dwelling Unit Area
E
Eating Establishment
Elevation, Average
Erect
Established Building Line
Existing
F
Facility for Solid or Liquid Wastes
Farm
Farm, Regulated
Farm Auction Barn
Farm Implement Dealer
Farm Unit
Finished Grade, see 'Grade,
Finished'
Fraternal Lodge or Institutional
Hall
Frontage, see 'Lot Frontage'
Front Yard, see 'Yard, Front'
Fuel Storage Tank
G
Garage, Private
Garage, Public
Garden SuiteGolf Course
Grade, Finished
Gross Floor Area
Group Home
Guest Room
H
Height
Home Occupation
Hospital, Private
Hospital, Public
Hotel or Motel
I
Individual On-site Sewage
System
Individual On-site Water System
Infrastructure
L
Landfill Site
Landscaped Open Space
Lane
Livestock Assembly and Sales
Yard
Long Term Care Facility
Lot
Corner Lot
Interior Lot
Through Lot
Lot Area
Lot Coverage
Lot Depth
Lot Frontage
Lot Line
Front Lot Line
Rear Lot Line
Side Lot Line
Exterior Side Lot Line
M
Medical Centre
Minimum Distance Separation
Formulae (MDS I and MDS II)
Mobile Home
Motel, see 'Hotel or Motel'
Motor Home
Motor Vehicle
Motor Vehicle, Commercial
Municipal Drain
Municipal Sewage System
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Municipal Water System
Municipal Yard
N
Natural Hazards
Non-Conforming
Non-Complying
Nursery
Nutrient Management Plan
O
On-Farm Composting Facility
On-Farm Diversified Use
One Hundred Year Erosion
Limits
Open Storage
Outdoor Commercial
Recreational Facility
P
Park
Park, Passive Use
Park, Private
Park, Public
Parking Aisle
Parking Area
Parking Lot
Parking Space
Parking Space, Tandem
Permitted
Person
Personal Service Establishment
Place of Entertainment
Place of Worship
Private Communal Sewage
System
Private Communal Water System
Private Airfield
Private Garage, see 'Garage,
Private'
Private Airfield
Processing Plant for Agricultural
Products and/or By-Products
Provincial Highway
Public Garage,
see 'Garage, Public'
Public Library
Pump Island
R
Recreational Facility or Club for
Indoor Sports
Recreational Trail
Recreational Vehicle
Rendering Plant
Retail Store
Required Yard, see 'Yard,
Required'
S
Salvage Yard
Sand or Gravel Pit
Sanitary Sewer
School
Public School
Private School
Commercial School
Seasonal Trailer Park or
Campground
Semi-Detached Dwelling, see
'Dwelling'
Service Shop
Setback
Soil Processing Operation
Stone Quarry
Storey
Street
Street, Improved
Street Line
Structure
Studio
T
Third Party Review
Township Road
Trailer
Truck Transportation Terminal
U
Use
V
Veterinary Clinic
W
Warehouse
Watercourse
Water Supply
Wayside Sand or Gravel Pit or
Stone Quarry
Wholesale Outlet
Y
Yard
Front Yard
Front Yard Depth
Rear Yard
Rear Yard Depth
Side Yard
Side Yard Width
Exterior Side Yard
Interior Side Yard
Yard, Required
Z
Zoning Officer/By-law
Enforcement Officer
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In this By-Law, unless the context requires otherwise:
"ABATTOIR", means a building or structure, or portion thereof, where animals are slaughtered for the
purposes of processing meat into food for human consumption: and where meat products are produced,
processed, handled, stored or sold.
"ACCESSORY", when used to describe a use, building or structure means a use, a building or a
structure that is subordinate and exclusively devoted to a main use, building or structure and located on
the same lot therewith.
"ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL UNIT", means a dwelling unit located within the principal dwelling on the
lot or in a permanent detached accessory building on the lot, and which is secondary and subordinate to
the principal dwelling on the lot. Additional residential unit(s) shall not include a trailer, a mobile home, a
motor home or recreational vehicle as defined herein.
(Added by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
"ALTER", when used in reference to a building, structure or part thereof, means to change one or more
of the internal or external dimensions of such building or to change the type of construction of the
exterior walls or roof thereof. When used in reference to a lot, the word "alter" means to decrease the
width, depth or area thereof or to decrease the width, depth or area of any required yard, setback,
landscaped open space or parking area, or to change the location of any boundary of such lot with
respect to a street or lane, whether such alteration is made by conveyance or alienation of any portion of
said lot, or otherwise. The words "altered" and "alteration" shall have corresponding meanings. When
used in reference to a use, means to discontinue and replace a use, in whole or in part, with a use as
defined herein which is distinct and different from the discontinued use.
"AMENITY AREA", means an area or areas intended for use for recreation or aesthetic purposes within
the boundaries of a lot and may include landscaped open space, patios, balconies, communal lounges,
swimming pools, recreation facilities and any other areas which may be used for recreational or
aesthetic purposes, but shall not include any driveway or parking area.
"ANIMAL KENNEL", means any lot, building or structure, where household pets, excluding exotic pets,
are housed or are to be housed, groomed, bred, boarded, trained or sold and which may offer provisions
for medical treatment.
"ASSEMBLY HALL", means a building or part of a building in which facilities are provided for such
purposes as meetings for civic, educational, political, religious, or social purposes and shall include a
banquet hall or private club.
"ASPHALT OR CONCRETE BATCHING PLANT", means an industrial facility used for the production of
asphalt or concrete used in building or construction and includes facilities for the administration and
management of the business, the stockpiling of bulk materials used in the production process or of
finished products manufactured on the premises and the storage and maintenance of required
equipment, but does not include the retail sale of finished asphalt or concrete products.
"ATTIC", means the portion of a building situated wholly or in part within the roof and which is not a
one-half storey.
"AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION", means a retail place of business, the prime function of which is
the sale of automotive fuels and products and/or providing repair service, washing and maintenance to
motor vehicles, excluding body and fender work and painting.
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"BASEMENT", means that portion of a building between two floor levels which is partly underground but
which has at least one half of its height, from finished floor to finished ceiling, above the adjacent
finished grade.
"BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT", means a single detached dwelling in which no more than
three guest rooms are made available by the resident of the dwelling for the temporary accommodation
of the travelling or vacationing public. Such establishments may offer light meals to those persons
temporarily residing at the establishment. A Bed and Breakfast establishment shall not include a hotel
or motel or eating establishment, as defined herein.
"BOARDING OR LODGING HOUSE", See "DWELLING"
(Deleted by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
"BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT", means the alteration of the lot area and/or lot frontage and/or lot depth of
an existing lot by a decision of the Oxford County Land Division Committee, or by other legal means, but
shall not include any alteration that results in the creation of a new lot.
(Amended by By-Law 06-2009-Z)
"BUILDING", means any edifice, whether temporary or permanent, used or intended to be used for
shelter, accommodation or enclosure of persons, animals or chattels other than a lawful boundary wall
or fence or as defined in the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1992, as amended.
"BUILDING INSPECTOR/CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL", means any person or persons appointed by the
Council of the Corporation, who is charged with the duty of enforcing the provisions of the Ontario
Building Code and Township By-Laws.
"BUSINESS OR PROFESSIONAL OFFICE", means an office in which any business is carried on or any
profession is practised.
"CARGO CONTAINER", means an industrial, standardized reusable vessel that was:
a)
originally, specifically or formerly designed for or used in the packing, shipping, movement or
transportation of freight, articles, goods or commodities; and/or
b)
designed for or capable of being mounted or moved on a rail car; and/or;
c)
designed for or capable of being mounted on a chassis or bogie for movement by truck-trailer or
loaded on a ship.
(Added by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
"CARPORT", means a covered structure used for the storage of vehicles. The roof of said structure
shall be supported by piers or columns so that 50 percent or more of its wall area adjacent to the lot line
is unenclosed.
"CELLAR", means that portion of a building between two floor levels which is partly or wholly
underground and which has more than one half of its height, from finished floor to finished ceiling, below
adjacent finished grade.
"COMMUNICATIONS STRUCTURE", means a structure that is intended for transmitting or receiving
television, radio, or other telecommunications and an accessory building.
(Amended by By-Law 06-2009-Z)
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"COMMUNICATIONS ESTABLISHMENT", means any building, plant, works, equipment or infrastructure
which is used for the purpose of providing a telephone or telecommunication service and associated
office and administrative functions, including television and radio stations, cable companies, telephone
and wireless service providers and other similar uses.
"CONCRETE BATCHING PLANT", See "ASPHALT OR CONCRETE BATCHING PLANT"
(Deleted by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
"CONSERVATION PROJECT", shall mean the use of a lot, building or structure by the Federal or
Provincial Government, the County, the Corporation, a conservation authority, or agent thereof or a
educational or non-profit group, for the purpose of preserving, managing, or studying natural resources.
"CONSULTANT IN AGRICULTURE", means a practicing agricultural professional specializing in all
aspects of sound agronomical, economical and environmental crop production who has been certified
and/or recommended by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF).
"CONTRACTOR'S SHOP OR YARD", means the premises of a construction company or contractor
used as a depot for the storage and maintenance of equipment used by the contractor or company, and
includes facilities for the administration or management of the business shop or assembly work and the
stockpiling or storage of supplies used in the business and may include the accessory wholesale or
retail sale of construction materials or supplies or home improvement supplies.
"CONVERTED DWELLING", - See "DWELLING".
(Deleted by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
"CORPORATION ", means the Corporation of the Township of Norwich.
"COUNCIL", means the Municipal Council of the Township of Norwich.
"COUNTY", means the Corporation of the County of Oxford.
"COUNTY ROAD", means a street under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the County.
"DAY CARE, PRIVATE HOME," means the temporary care and custody for reward or compensation of
not more than 6 children under thirteen years of age in a private residence, other than the home of a
parent or legal guardian of any such child, for a continuous period not exceeding 24 hours.
(Added by By-Law 21-2024-Z)
"DAYCARE CENTRE", means a facility licensed under Provincial statute which accommodates a
minimum of 7 children for the purposes of providing temporary care for a period of time not exceeding
24 hours.
(Deleted and Replaced by By-Law 21-2024-Z)
"DEAD STOCK REMOVAL OPERATION" means a facility, building or structure, or part thereof, used for
the purposes of obtaining the hide, skin, fats, meat, or other products of dead animals, or for the
purposes of procuring, selling, or delivering dead animals or parts thereof to a rendering plant.
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"DECK", means an unenclosed, uncovered platform structure which exceeds an average height of 0.3 m
(1 ft) above grade level, projecting from a building or freestanding, which is used as a private amenity
area. A deck is not to be included when calculating lot coverage.
"DEPARTMENT STORE", means a building or part of a building used for the retail sale of a wide variety
of goods, wares, merchandise and services, generally displayed or offered on a departmental basis and
including, but not limited to, family clothing and apparel, furniture, appliances and home furnishings,
sporting goods, pharmaceuticals, garden supplies and other similar goods and merchandise and may
include, as accessory uses, an eating establishment, an automotive parts and service centre, offices,
warehousing and outdoor sales and display areas.
"DRIVEWAY", means a vehicle access provided from a street to a parking area, queue space or loading
space, or between two parking areas, but does not include a parking aisle.
(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
"DWELLING", means a building occupied or capable of being occupied as the home or residence of
one or more persons, but shall not include a trailer, a mobile home, a motor home or recreational vehicle
as defined herein. A dwelling may include a mobile home for the purposes of an accessory dwelling to a
farm in the A1 or A2 Zones.
(Deleted and Replaced by 21-2024-Z)
"APARTMENT DWELLING", means a dwelling of two or more storeys containing three or more
dwelling units sharing a common hall or halls and a common entrance at street level or above
the first floor.
"BOARDING OR LODGING HOUSE", means a dwelling, containing not more than four guest
rooms used or maintained for accommodation of the public, in which the owner or head lessee
supplies, for hire or gain, lodgings with or without meals for three or more persons but does not
include any other establishment otherwise defined or classified herein.
"CONVERTED DWELLING", means a single detached dwelling which has been altered or
converted to contain no more than four dwelling units, unless otherwise specified in this By-law.
"DUPLEX DWELLING", means the whole of a dwelling that is divided horizontally into two
separate dwelling units each of which has an independent entrance either directly from the
outside or through a common vestibule.
"MULTIPLE UNIT DWELLING", means a dwelling consisting of three or more dwelling units,
which are horizontally and/or vertically attached, which may be entered from an independent
entrance directly from the outside or from an internal common space or an access balcony and
in which 50% or more of dwelling units have direct access to grade or a roof terrace. A multiple
unit dwelling includes a triplex, a fourplex, a sixplex and a townhouse, but shall not include an
additional residential unit, a converted dwelling, a street fronting townhouse or an apartment
dwelling.
"PRINCIPAL DWELLING", means the single detached dwelling, semi-detached dwelling, or
street fronting townhouse dwelling that has been altered to contain additional residential unit(s)
and/or is located on the same lot as an additional residential unit in an accessory building. The
principal dwelling must be a permitted use and habitable at the time of establishment of the
additional residential unit(s).
"SEMI-DETACHED DWELLING", means one of a pair of two attached dwelling units, divided in
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whole or in part by a common interior vertical wall with a minimum area above grade of 10 m2
(107.6 ft2), each of which has an independent entrance either directly from the outside or through
a common vestibule.
"SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING", means a building that was designed and built to contain
only one dwelling unit. This term excludes a mobile home.
"STREET FRONTING TOWNHOUSE DWELLING", means a dwelling consisting of three or
more dwelling units that are aligned horizontally and divided vertically in whole or in part by
common walls, with a minimum area above grade of 10 m2 (107.6 ft2), and each of which has an
independent entrance directly from the outside and fronts onto a public street.
(Deleted and Replaced by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
"DWELLING UNIT", means a suite of two or more rooms, designed or intended to be used for human
habitation and to accommodate a single household, in which sanitary conveniences and cooking
facilities are provided and which has a private entrance either from the outside of the building or through
a common hallway or vestibule.
(Added by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
"DWELLING UNIT AREA", means a habitable area contained within the inside walls of a dwelling unit,
excluding any private garage, carport, porch, veranda, unfinished attic, cellar, or sun room (unless such
sun room is habitable in all seasons of the year) and public or common halls or areas, and stairways.
"EATING ESTABLISHMENT", means a building or part thereof, where food is offered for sale or sold to
the public for immediate consumption on or off the premises and includes such uses as a restaurant,
licensed tavern, cafe, cafeteria, ice cream parlour, tea or lunch room, dairy bar, coffee shop, snack bar,
refreshment room or stand.
"ELEVATION, AVERAGE", means the mean height above sea level, calculated along the length of a
building or structure.
"ERECT", when used in this By-Law includes building, construction, reconstruction and relocation, and
without limiting the generality of the word, also includes:
a)
any preliminary physical operation, such as excavating, filling or draining;
b)
altering any existing building or structure by an addition, enlargement, extension or
other structural change; and
c)
any work which requires a building permit.
"ESTABLISHED BUILDING LINE", means the average setback of existing occupied main dwelling from
the street line, where at least two other main buildings on immediately abutting properties have been
erected on the same side of a street in either direction from the existing subject main building.
(Deleted and Replaced by By-Law 21-2024-Z)
"EXISTING", means existing on the date of passing of this By-Law.
"FACILITY FOR SOLID OR LIQUID WASTES", means a facility which provides for the handling,
transfer, processing, composting, recycling or temporary storage of solid or liquid wastes, but shall not
include a landfill site, garbage disposal area or manure storage facility.
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(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
"FARM", means any agricultural use and includes: apiaries; aviaries, berry or bush crops; breeding,
raising or training horses or cattle; commercial greenhouses; animal kennels; farms devoted to the
hatching, raising and marketing of chickens, turkeys, or other fowl or game birds, animals, fish or frogs;
flower, vegetable or specialty crops; field crops; research and/or breeding stations; mushroom farms;
nurseries, orchards; riding stables; tree crops; wood lots; seasonal farm shows and such accessory
uses or enterprises as are customarily carried on in the field of primary agriculture. A farm may include
an on-farm composting facility and may also include a bunk house for seasonal farm workers provided
that the bunkhouse is located on the farm on which the seasonal farm workers are employed and the
bunkhouse is constructed or anchored in accordance with the Ontario Building Code Act A bunk house
shall not be used for more than 11 months in any calendar year.
"FARM, REGULATED", means a farm unit that is regulated under the Nutrient Management Act, 2002,
as amended and its regulations or a municipal Nutrient Management By-Law.
"FARM AUCTION BARN", means a building or structure used predominantly as a livestock auction
facility and may include the auction of agriculturally related chattels on an incidental or accessory basis
only.
"FARM IMPLEMENT DEALER", means the use of land, buildings, or structures where farm vehicles and
equipment are stored for the purposes of sale, lease, or hire and where farm vehicles and equipment
are repaired or serviced.
"FARM UNIT", means the composite of all parcels operated as a farm, the principal farm residence, any
accessory residences, wood lot, barns and other structures necessary to support agricultural and
ancillary uses.
"FINISHED GRADE", see "GRADE, FINISHED"
(Deleted by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
"FRATERNAL LODGE OR INSTITUTIONAL HALL", shall mean a building, or portion thereof, designed,
used, or intended for use as a meeting place or assembly hall for the members of an organization,
association, fraternal order, or similar group, that is not operated for profit and wherein athletic facilities,
dining rooms and beverage rooms may be provided.
"FRONTAGE" - See "LOT FRONTAGE"
(Deleted by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
"FRONT YARD" - See "YARD"
(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
(Deleted by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
"FUEL STORAGE TANK", means a tank for the bulk storage of petroleum gasoline, fuel oil, gas or
flammable liquid or fluid but does not include a container for flammable liquid or fluid legally and properly
kept in a retail store or a tank for storage accessory to some other use of the premises where such tank
is located.
"GARAGE, PRIVATE", means a detached accessory building or portion of a dwelling house which is
designed or used for the sheltering of private motor vehicles and storage of household equipment
incidental to the residential occupancy and which is fully enclosed, but excludes a carport.
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"GARAGE, PUBLIC", means a building or place where motor vehicles are washed, cleaned, serviced,
painted or otherwise repaired and/or where motor vehicles are leased, rented, sold or kept for hire. A
public garage does not include any use otherwise defined or classified herein.
"GARDEN SUITE", means a one-unit detached residential structure containing bathroom and kitchen
facilities that is ancillary to an existing residential structure and that is designed to be portable.
"GOLF COURSE", means a public or private area operated for the purpose of playing golf and may
include accessory uses such as driving ranges, miniature courses, club houses and similar uses
operated for commercial purposes.
"GRADE FINISHED", means the average elevation of the finished surface at the ground at the base of a
structure or of the main front wall of a building exclusive of any embankment in lieu of steps.
"GROSS FLOOR AREA", means the aggregate of the horizontal areas of each floor whether any such
floor is above or below grade, measured between the exterior faces of the exterior walls of the building
or structure at the level of each floor, excluding however:
a)
any part of the building or structure below grade which is used for heating
equipment, the storage or parking of motor vehicles, storage and laundry facilities;
and
b)
parts of buildings used for mechanical equipment, stairwells, elevators or any part of
the building established below grade used for storage purposes.
"GROUP HOME", means a single housekeeping unit in a permitted dwelling in which three to ten
persons, excluding supervisory staff or receiving family, live under supervision consistent with the
particular needs of its residents. The home is licensed or approved under provincial statutes.
(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
"GUEST ROOM", means a room or suite of rooms used or maintained for the accommodation of the
public but does not provide any facilities for the cooking or preparation of meals.
"HEIGHT", means the vertical distance between the average elevation of the finished surface of the
ground at the front of the building and;
a)
in the case of a flat roof, the highest point of the roof surface or the parapet,
whichever is the greater; or
b)
in the case of a mansard roof, the deck roof line; or
c)
in the case of a gable, hip or gambrel roof, the mean height between the eaves and
the ridge, exclusive of any accessory roof construction such as a chimney, tower,
solar collector, steeple, television antenna or dish; or
d)
in the case of a Quonset hut, three-quarters of the distance to the top of the
structure.
"HOME OCCUPATION", means any occupation or business for gain or profit conducted entirely within a
dwelling and/or an accessory building, by the occupants thereof, which is clearly incidental and
secondary to the use of the dwelling unit, in accordance with Section 5.15, but shall not include an
eating establishment or a public garage.
(Deleted and Replaced by By-Law 21-2024-Z)
"HOSPITAL, PUBLIC", means a public hospital within the meaning of the Public Hospitals Act
"HOSPITAL, PRIVATE", means a private hospital within the meaning of the Private Hospitals Act
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"HOTEL OR MOTEL", means any building or structure, or part thereof, used mainly for the purposes of
catering to the needs of the travelling public by supplying food and furnishing sleeping accommodation
of not less than four guest rooms, which guest rooms contain no provisions for cooking, and includes all
premises licensed under The Liquor License Act and may include permanent staff accommodation.
"INFRASTRUCTURE", means physical structures that form the foundation for development.
Infrastructure includes: sewage and water works, storm sewers, storm water management facilities,
waste management systems, electric power (excluding power generation), communications, transit and
transportation corridors and facilities, and oil and gas pipelines and associated facilities, but shall not
include any other use defined herein.
(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
"LANDFILL SITE", means a garbage disposal area, operated by the County, employing an engineering
method of disposing of solid wastes and may include ancillary uses such as waste transfer stations or
storage areas, recycling facilities and resource recovery or reuse operations.
"LANDSCAPED OPEN SPACE", means the open unobstructed space at grade on a lot and which is
suitable for the growth and maintenance of grass, flowers, bushes, trees and other landscaping and
includes any surfaced walk, patio or similar area but does not include any driveway or ramp, whether
surfaced or not, any curb, retaining wall, parking area or any open space beneath or within any building
or structure.
"LANE", means a public thoroughfare which affords only a secondary means of vehicular access to
abutting lots and which is not intended for general traffic circulation.
"LIVESTOCK ASSEMBLY AND SALES YARD", means any land, buildings or structures where livestock
are temporarily assembled for subsequent sale or distribution.
"LONG TERM CARE FACILITY", means a building containing residential accommodations where a
broad range of 24-hour personal care, support and health services are provided for persons requiring
these services in a supervised setting and that may contain common facilities, such as but not limited to,
the preparation and consumption of food, accessory personal service shop, retail and recreational uses
for the residents.
(Deleted and Replaced by By-Law 21-2024-Z)
"LOT", means a parcel or tract of land which is a whole parcel or tract as shown on a registered plan of
subdivision where the said registered plan of subdivision is not subject to a deeming by-law passed
pursuant to the Planning Act or, a whole parcel or tract which is held under separate ownership from
adjacent lands according to the registration thereof in the Registry Office or Land Titles Office.
"CORNER LOT", means a lot situated at the intersection of two streets, of which two adjacent sides, that
abut the intersecting streets, contain an angle of not more than one hundred and thirty-five (135)
degrees and where such adjacent sides are curved, the angle of intersection of the adjacent sides shall
be deemed to be the angle formed by the intersection of the tangents to the street lines, drawn through
the extremities of the interior lot lines, provided that:
a)
in the latter case, the corner of the lot shall be deemed to be that point on the street
line nearest to the point of intersection of the said tangents; and
b)
any portion of a corner lot distant more than 30 m (98.4 ft) from the corner,
measured along the street line shall be deemed to be an interior lot.
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(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
"INDIVIDUAL ON-SITE SEWAGE SYSTEM", means sewage systems, as defined in O. Reg. 332/12
under the Building Code Act, 1992, that are owned, operated and managed by the owner of the lot upon
which the system is located.
(Added by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
"INDIVIDUAL ON-SITE WATER SYSTEM", means individual water supply systems that are owned,
operated and managed by the owner of the lot upon which the system is located.
(Added by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
"INTERIOR LOT", means a lot other than a corner lot or a through lot.
"THROUGH LOT", means a lot bounded on two opposite sides by streets, provided, however, that if any
lot qualifies as being both a corner lot and a through lot, as herein defined, such lot shall be deemed to
be a corner lot.
"LOT AREA", means the total horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot, excluding the horizontal area of
such lot covered by Environmental Protection 1 overlay or Environmental Protection 2 overlay.
"LOT COVERAGE", means that percentage of the lot area covered by the horizontal projections of the
area of all buildings on the lot, but excluding the area covered by uncovered decks, balconies, canopies
and overhanging eaves which are two meters or more in height above finished grade.
"LOT DEPTH", means the horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines. If the front and rear
lot lines are not parallel, "lot depth" means the length of a straight line joining the middle of the front lot
line with the middle of the rear lot line. When there is no rear lot line, "lot depth" means the length of a
straight line joining the middle of the front lot line with the apex of the triangle formed by the side lot
lines.
"LOT FRONTAGE", means the horizontal distance between the side lot lines, such distance being
measured perpendicularly to the line joining the middle of the front lot line with either the middle of the
rear lot line or the apex of the triangle formed by the side lot lines and at a point therein distant the
required minimum front yard depth from the front lot line.
"LOT LINE", means any boundary of a lot or the vertical projection thereof.
"FRONT LOT LINE", means:
a) in the case of an interior lot, the line dividing the lot from the street;
b) in the case of a corner lot, the shorter lot line abutting a street;
c) in the case of a through lot, the lot line where the principal access to the lot is provided.
"REAR LOT LINE", means the lot line farthest from and opposite to the front lot line, unless the
lot has only 3 lot lines, in which case the lot shall be deemed to have no rear lot line;
"SIDE LOT LINE", means a lot line other than a front or rear lot line.
(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
"EXTERIOR SIDE LOT LINE" means a side lot line abutting a street.
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"MEDICAL CENTRE", means a building or part thereof, other than a hospital, used solely for the
purpose of consultation, diagnosis and treatment of human patients by one or more legally qualified
physicians, dentists, optometrists, chiropodists, chiropractors, or drugless practitioners, together with
their qualified assistants, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the building may include
administrative offices, waiting rooms, treatment rooms, laboratories, pharmacies and dispensaries
directly associated with the centre and shall not include accommodation for in-patient care or rooms for
major surgery. The area for the sale of medical related products shall not exceed 90 m2 (968.8 ft2).
"MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION FORMULAE (MDS I AND MDS II)", means formulae developed
by the Ministries of Agriculture and Food and Environment to separate uses so as to reduce
incompatibility concerns about odour from livestock facilities.
"MOBILE HOME", means a prefabricated dwelling unit, with a minimum 65 m2 (700 ft2) of gross floor
area, constructed to be towed on its own chassis (notwithstanding that its running gear is or may be
removed), designed and equipped for year-round occupancy and containing suitable sanitary facilities
including a flush toilet, shower or bathtub within the unit, but does not include a trailer as defined in this
by-law. All new mobile homes shall comply with the CAN/CSA Z-240 standard as referenced in the
Ontario Building Code, as amended.
"MOTOR HOME", means a self-propelled motor vehicle designed for the temporary accommodation of
persons, but does not include a mobile home.
"MOTEL", see "HOTEL OR MOTEL".
(Deleted by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
"MOTOR VEHICLE", includes an automobile, truck, motorized construction equipment, farm tractor,
motorized farm equipment, motor home, or recreational vehicle, and also includes a trailer and any
vehicle drawn or propelled by any kind of power, but does not include any other type of motor vehicle, a
bicycle, or any other device powered solely by means of human effort.
(Amended by By-Law 06-2009-Z)
"MOTOR VEHICLE, COMMERCIAL", means a motor vehicle having attached thereto a truck or delivery
body and also includes ambulances, hearses, tow-trucks, motor buses, fire apparatus, farm vehicles
(including farm tractors), and tractor trailers or any part thereof which are used for hauling purposes on
the highways.
(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
"MUNICIPAL DRAIN", means a drainage system constructed under an engineers report and adopted by
a by-law passed under the authority of the Drainage Act and shall include surface and subsurface
drainage, but does not include a sanitary sewer as defined herein.
"MUNICIPAL SEWAGE SYSTEM", means a sewage works with the meaning of Section 1 the Ontario
Water Resources Act that is owned or operated by the County, including centralized and decentralized
systems.
(Added by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
"MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM", means a drinking-water system within the meaning of Section 2 of the
Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002, that is owned or operated by the County, including centralized and
decentralized systems.
(Added by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
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"MUNICIPAL YARD", means any land, buildings or structures used for the purpose of storing materials,
vehicles and equipment which are necessary to the daily operations of the Corporation, County or
Province and includes such items as sand, salt, trucks, plows and a fuel storage tank.
"NATURAL HAZARDS", means property or lands that could be unsafe for development due to naturally
occurring processes and includes riverine flooding hazards, riverine erosion hazards, and wetlands
regulated under the Conservation Authorities Act and associated regulations.
(Added by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
"NON-CONFORMING", means a use, building or structure which was lawfully used at the date of
passing of this By-Law, but does not conform with the permitted uses of this By-Law for the zone in
which such use, building or structure is located.
"NON-COMPLYING", means a use of land, building or structure which is permitted by the By-Law and
that lawfully existed at the date of passing of the By-Law, but which does not comply with one or more
provisions of this By-Law.
"NURSERY", means the use of lands, buildings or structures, or portions thereof, where trees, shrubs,
or plants are grown for the purpose of retail or wholesale trade. A nursery may include the accessory
sale of soil, planting materials, fertilizers, garden equipment, ornaments and similar materials.
"NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN", means the science based process for optimizing the relationship
between the land-based application of nutrients, farm management techniques, crop requirements, and
land use and is consistent with the nutrient management review criteria of the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs as well as the Best Management Practices pertaining to nutrient
management published from time to time by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
"ON-FARM COMPOSTING FACILITY", means a structure used exclusively for the composting of dead
livestock and poultry and other organic materials generated on the farm unit."
"ON-FARM DIVERSIFIED USE", means any use on a farm conducted for gain or profit which is
secondary and incidental to the principal use of the property for primary agriculture and may include but
is not limited to the sale of seed, value-added processing or packing operations, the assembly or
fabrication of finished products, warehousing, a contractor or tradesman's shop, a welding/vehicle repair
operation, a craftsperson, an artist or a personal service establishment, or farm vacation establishment,
but shall not include a home occupation as defined herein.
(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
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"ONE HUNDRED YEAR EROSION LIMITS", for lands adjacent to ravines, river valleys and streams, the
approved standards involving the combined influence of stable slope, 100 times the average annual
recession rate, and an erosion allowance to define the erosion limits for regulatory purposes.
"OPEN STORAGE", means the storage of raw or finished goods, equipment, or other materials, but not
the parking or storage of motor vehicles, in an area of a lot which is not enclosed within a building or
structure.
"OUTDOOR COMMERCIAL RECREATION FACILITY", means any lot or part of a lot used to provide
outdoor commercial recreational activities for a fee, such as ice skating rinks, roller skating and other
blading parks, watersport facilities, commercial swimming pools, baseball batting cages, ski hills, lawn
bowling greens or other similar uses but shall not include a seasonal trailer park or campground as
defined herein, a go-cart track or any other use which may create a nuisance in terms of noise or odour.
"PARK", means an area of land, consisting primarily of landscaped open space, used for active or
passive recreational purposes or as a conservation area, with or without related recreational buildings,
structures or facilities which may include a playground, a play area, a refreshment room, a community
centre, a field house, a bandstand, bleachers, a skating rink, a horticultural greenhouse, a bowling
green, a tennis or badminton court, a sports field, a running track, a swimming area, a wading pool, a
boating pond or lake, or a picnic area, but not including a seasonal trailer park or campground, a mobile
home park or any other use separately defined or listed herein.
"PARK, PRIVATE", means a park other than a public park.
(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
"PARK, PUBLIC", means a park owned or controlled by the Corporation, the County, the Province, or by
any Board, Commission or other Authority established under any statute of the Province of Ontario.
"PARK, PASSIVE USE", means an area of land consisting of landscaped open space, which is used for
recreational purposes which do not involve large concentrations of people or activity on a regular basis,
such as walking trails, conservation projects, ponds and picnic areas.
"PARKING AISLE", means a portion of a parking area which abuts, on one or more sides, parking
spaces to which it provides access, and which is not used for the parking of motor vehicles and has
dimensions per Table 5.21.1.6.
(Amended by By-Law 02-2016-Z)
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"PARKING AREA", means an area provided for the parking of motor vehicles and may include parking
aisles, parking spaces and ingress and egress lanes, but shall not include any part of a public street.
Parking area may include a private garage, unless otherwise specified in this Zoning By-law.
(Deleted and Replaced by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
"PARKING LOT", means any parking area whether or not such parking area is required pursuant to the
provisions of this By-Law.
"PARKING SPACE", means an area having an adequate means of ingress and egress to and from a
public street, lane or parking aisle for the temporary parking or storage of motor vehicles, and may
include a private garage, unless otherwise specified in this Zoning By-law.
(Deleted and Replaced by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
"PARKING SPACE, TANDEM", means two parking spaces, one behind the other, which are accessed
by the same parking aisle.
(Added by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
"PERMITTED", means "permitted by this By-Law".
"PERSON", means any human being, association, firm, partnership, incorporated company, corporation,
agent or trustee, and the heirs, executors or other legal representatives of a person to whom the context
of this By-Law can apply according to law.
"PERSONAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT", means a building, or part thereof, in which persons are
employed in providing services and otherwise administering to the individual and personal needs of
persons, including but not necessarily restricted to a barber, hairdresser, aesthetician, massage
therapist, tailor, dressmaker and shoemaker, dry cleaning establishment, sun tanning shop and formal
rental shop, but does not include any establishment otherwise defined or classified herein. The sale of
merchandise shall be permitted only as an accessory use to the personal service provided.
"PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT", means a motion picture or other theatre, amusement arcade, arena,
auditorium, public hall, billiard or pool room, bowling alley, or dance hall; but does not include any
establishment otherwise defined or classified herein.
"PLACE OF WORSHIP", means a building dedicated to religious worship and may include a church hall,
church auditorium, Sunday School, convent, monastery, or parish hall, within the church building.
"PRIVATE AIRFIELD", means any lot or building used for the purposes of landing, storing, taxiing or
taking off of private aircraft pursuant to the regulations of any competent authority having jurisdiction.
"PRIVATE COMMUNAL SEWAGE SYSTEM", means a sewage works within the meaning of Section 1
of the Ontario Water Resources Act that serves six or more lots or private residences and is not owned
by a municipality.
(Added by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
"PRIVATE COMMUNAL WATER SYSTEM", means a non-municipal drinking-water system within the
meaning of Section 2 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 that serves six or more lots or private
residences.
(Added by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
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"PROCESSING PLANT FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND/OR BY-PRODUCTS", means a lot,
building or structure used for the processing of products directly derived from agriculture and may
include the processing, storage and transport of such products, but does not include a rendering plant.
"PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY", means a street under the jurisdiction of the Province of Ontario.
"PUBLIC LIBRARY", means a public library within the meaning of the Public Libraries Act.
"PUMP ISLAND", means that portion of an automobile service station, public garage or portion of
non-residential use for the retail sale of gasoline, that includes the gas pumps, concrete base, overhead
canopy and kiosk, but shall not include any part of any building for the repair or service of motor
vehicles.
"RECREATIONAL FACILITY OR CLUB FOR INDOOR SPORTS", means a building designed and
intended to accommodate various forms of indoor sports and recreation and shall include an arena,
gymnasium, fitness centre, ice rink or curling facility, tennis, squash, handball and badminton courts and
roller rinks.
"RECREATIONAL TRAIL", an area used for hiking, horseback riding, cross country skiing or other
similar forms of non-motorized recreational travel.
"RECREATIONAL VEHICLE", means a registered vehicle which is one of the following; a snowmobile, a
boat, a motor home, a trailer as defined herein or any unit designed to be towed by a motor vehicle for
the purpose of transporting goods, materials or things.
"RENDERING PLANT", means a premises at which dead animals are processed into hides, meat, bone,
meal, meat meal or inedible fats, as per the Dead Animal Disposal Act, R.S.O. 1990 as amended.
(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
"RETAIL STORE", means a building, or part of a building, in which goods, wares, merchandise, or
articles are offered for sale, but does not include any establishment otherwise defined or classified
herein.
"RISK MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL," means the risk management official appointed under Part IV of the
Clean Water Act, S.O. 2006, as amended.
(Added by By-Law 21-2024-Z)
"SALVAGE YARD", means an establishment where goods, wares, merchandise, and articles are
dismantled or recycled for further use and where such goods, wares, merchandise and articles are
stored and kept for sale wholly or partly in the open and shall be restricted to a junk yard, a scrap metal
yard, and an automobile wrecking yard, and may include an accessory building. Such goods, wares,
merchandise, and articles shall not include hazardous waste, except compounds such as fuel, oil, and
freon, which are necessarily collected as part of the dismantling or recycling operation, provided that the
handling of such compounds is in accordance with all applicable Federal and Provincial environmental
requirements.
"SAND OR GRAVEL PIT", means any pit or excavation made for the removal of any soil, sand or gravel
for commercial and/or municipal purposes, but shall not include a stone quarry or a topsoil or peat
extraction operation, an excavation incidental to the erection of a building or structure for which a
building permit has been granted by the Corporation, an excavation incidental to the construction of any
public works, or a soil processing operation.
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"SANITARY SEWER", means a system of underground conduits, operated either by the County or the
Province of Ontario, which carries sewage to a place of treatment.
"SCHOOL", means an educational establishment, including:
"PUBLIC SCHOOL", means a school under the jurisdiction of a public agency.
"PRIVATE SCHOOL", means a school, other than a public school or a commercial school,
under the jurisdiction of a private board of trustees or governors, a religious organization or a
charitable institution.
"COMMERCIAL SCHOOL", means a school where instruction is given for hire or gain and
includes the studio of a dance or music teacher, an art, business or trade school, and any
other such specialized school conducted for hire or gain.
"SEASONAL TRAILER PARK OR CAMPGROUND", means the use of land, from April 15th until October
31st, for the purpose of recreational camping, and buildings and structures accessory thereto, where
people are temporarily accommodated in tents, motor homes, or trailers, but shall not include mobile
homes, park model trailers or any dwelling or dwelling unit designed, used or intended for year-round
residential occupancy, unless specified otherwise by this by-law.
(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
"SEMI-DETACHED DWELLING" - See "DWELLING".
(Deleted by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
"SEPTIC SYSTEM AND/OR HOLDING TANK," means a sewage system that stores and/or treats
human waste on-site and is subject to approval under the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1992, as amended,
or Ontario Water Resources Act, R.S.O. 1991, as amended. These systems shall include, but are not
limited to, greywater systems, cesspools, leaching bed systems and associated treatment units, and
holding tanks, and shall not include sewage treatment plants.
(Added by By-Law 21-2024-Z)
"SERVICE SHOP", means a building or part of a building not otherwise defined or classified herein for
the servicing, repairing and renting of articles, goods or materials.
"SETBACK", means the horizontal distance from the centreline of the street allowance, measured at
right angles to such centreline to the nearest part of any building or structure on the lot.
"SIGNIFICANT DRINKING WATER THREAT," means an activity that adversely affects, or has the
potential to adversely affect, the quality and quantity of any water that is or may be used as a source of
drinking water and according to a risk assessment, poses or has the potential to pose a significant risk
(Source: Clean Water Act, 2006).
(Added by By-Law 21-2024-Z)
"SOIL PROCESSING OPERATION", means the use of any land, building or structure for the purpose of
storing, mixing, composting and packaging any soil, soil conditioning agents, wood chips and related
materials, compost or manure.
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"STONE QUARRY", means any open excavation and/or underground mine made for the removal of any
consolidated rock or mineral including limestone, sandstone or shale, in order to supply material for
construction, industrial, or manufacturing purposes, but shall not include a sand or gravel pit, an
excavation incidental to the erection of a building or structure for which a building permit has been
granted by the Corporation or an excavation incidental to the construction of any public works.
"STOREY", means the portion of a building, other than an attic, basement or cellar, included between
any floor level and the floor, ceiling or roof next above it.
"STREET", means a public highway or public road which affords the principal means of access to
abutting lots but does not include a lane or a private right-of-way. "PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY", "COUNTY
ROAD" and "TOWNSHIP ROAD" mean a Provincial Highway, County Road and Township Road as
defined herein.
"STREET, IMPROVED", means a street assumed by the Corporation, the County or the Province of
Ontario which is maintained year round at a reasonable standard of construction and shall include a
street under construction within a registered plan of subdivision for which a subdivision agreement has
been entered into with the Corporation. The definition shall not include a lane or private right-of-way.
"STREET LINE", means the limit of the street allowance and is the dividing line between a lot and a
street.
"STRUCTURE", means anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location on the
ground, or attached to something having location on the ground and, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, includes a vehicle as defined in the Highway Traffic Act but does not include a parking area.
(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
"STUDIO", means a building or part thereof used as the work place of a photographer, craftsman or
artist or for the instruction of art, music, dancing, languages or similar disciplines.
"THIRD PARTY REVIEW", means a review of a Nutrient Management Plan by staff of the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and Food or a Consultant in Agriculture, and includes confirmation that a Nutrient
Management Plan is consistent with the nutrient management review criteria standards and practices of
the Nutrient Management Plan Best Management Practices published from time to time by the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
"TOWNSHIP ROAD", means a street under the jurisdiction of the Corporation.
"TRAILER" means any portable unit so constructed as to be suitable for attachment to a motor vehicle
and capable of being used for the temporary accommodation of persons, but does not include a mobile
home as defined herein.
"TRUCK TRANSPORT TERMINAL", means the use of land, buildings, or structures where trucks and/or
transports are loaded or unloaded, stored, serviced, rented, leased, kept for hire, or parked for
remuneration or from which trucks and/or transports are dispatched as common carriers, or where
goods are stored temporarily for further shipment.
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"USE", when used as a noun, means the purpose for which a lot or a building or structure, or any
combination thereof is designed, arranged, intended, occupied or maintained and "USES" shall have a
corresponding meaning. "USE", when used as a verb, or "TO USE" shall have a corresponding
meaning.
"VETERINARY CLINIC", means a building or part thereof, wherein animals of all kinds may be treated or
kept for treatment by a registered veterinarian and where such animals may be temporarily boarded.
"WAREHOUSE", means a building or part thereof which is used for the storage, adapting for sale,
packaging or wholesale distribution of goods, wares, merchandise, foodstuff, substances or articles, but
does not include a fuel storage tank except as an accessory use.
"WATERCOURSE", means an identifiable depression in the ground in which a flow of water regularly or
continuously occurs, including a municipal drain.
"WATER SUPPLY", means a distribution system of underground piping and related storage, including
pumping and purification appurtenances operated by the Corporation, the County and/or the Province of
Ontario.
(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
"WAYSIDE SAND OR GRAVEL PIT OR STONE QUARRY", means a temporary sand or gravel pit or
stone quarry opened and used by the Corporation, the County or the Province of Ontario solely for the
purpose of a road construction project and not located on the road right-of-way.
"WELLHEAD PROTECTION AREA," is the area around a municipal drinking water supply well where
certain land use activities may have the potential to affect the quality or quantity of water that flows into
that well. The location and vulnerability of Wellhead Protection Areas is identified through the Source
Protection Plans approved in accordance with Clean Water Act, 2006.
(Added by By-Law 21-2024-Z)
"WHOLESALE OUTLET", means an establishment in which goods, wares, merchandise, substances,
articles or things are offered or kept for sale in large quantities for sale to commercial and industrial
users. A wholesale outlet does not include a retail store.
(Added by By-Law 07-2014-Z)
"YARD", means an area adjacent to a building, structure or excavation, located on the same lot as the
building, structure or excavation, and which area is open, uncovered and unoccupied, except for such
accessory buildings, structures or uses as are specifically permitted elsewhere in this By-Law.
"FRONT YARD", means an area extending across the full width of the lot between the front
lot line of the lot and the nearest part of any excavation, or main building on the lot.
"FRONT YARD DEPTH", means the least horizontal dimension between the front lot line of
the lot and the nearest part of any building, structure or excavation on the lot, or the nearest
open storage use on the lot.
"REAR YARD", means an area extending across the full width of the lot between the rear lot line
of the lot and the nearest part of any excavation or main building on the lot.
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"REAR YARD DEPTH" means the least horizontal dimension between the rear lot line of the lot
and the nearest part of any building, structure or excavation on the lot, or the nearest open
storage use on the lot.
"SIDE YARD", means an area extending from the front yard to the rear yard and from the side lot
line of the lot to the nearest part of any excavation or main building on the lot. In the case of a lot
which has no rear lot line, the side yard shall extend from the front yard to the opposite side yard.
"SIDE YARD WIDTH" means the least horizontal dimension between the side lot line of the lot
and the nearest part of any building, structure or excavation on the lot, or the nearest open
storage use on the lot.
"EXTERIOR SIDE YARD", means a side yard immediately adjoining a public street.
"INTERIOR SIDE YARD", means a side yard other than an exterior side yard.
"YARD, REQUIRED", means the minimum front yard depth, rear yard depth or side yard width required
by the provisions of this By-Law.
"ZONING OFFICER/BY-LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER", means a person or persons appointed by
the Council of the Corporation and who is charged with the duties of enforcing the provisions of the
Zoning By-law.
(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)