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Accessory Building
Single-Family Dwelling -means a separate building containing only one dwelling unit:
Dwelling Unit -shall mean one or more habitable rooms constituting a self-contained unit anc 1ed grand steeping be pose toy the for more persons;
Seasonal Dwelling -means one dwelling unit not occupied as primary residence
Registered Plan -means a plan of subdivision approved under The Planning Act by The Ministry of Housing or its predecessors;
Front Yard -means a yard extending across the full width of the building lot between the street or front boundary of the lot and the nearest portion of main building on the lot;
Side Yard -means a yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard and from the side boundary of the building lot to the nearest portion of the main building;
Street -means a public throughfare which affords the principal means of access to abutting
## Regulations
- The provisions of this by-law shall apply to all the lands within the Municipality.
2. No land or building or structure shall be used for any purpose other than the use existing for building the passing of this by-law, wand the exception of those permitted or structure on the date
- No building or structure shall hereafter be erected or altered and no in any building, structure or premise shall be made xcept in conformity with the provisions of this by-law.
## BY-LAW NO. 76-13
## A RESTRICTED AREA (ZONING) BY-LAW
* by-law to regulate the use of land and the erection, use, bulk, height, and location of buildings and structures in the Corporation of The Improvement District of Opasatika
THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT OF OPASATIKA ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
## Definitions
4. Nothing in this by-law shall apply to prevent the reconstruction of any building or structure that is damaged by cause beyond the control I the owner subsequent to the date of the passing of this by-law rovided the reconstruction of such building or structure will not increase the height, size or volume, or change the use of such building or structure.
5. Nothing in this by-law shall apply to prevent the strengthening or restoration to a safe condition of any building or structure, alteration, repair, or addition to an existing building or structure, provided such strengthening, restoration, alteration, repair or addition will not increase the height, size or volume or change the such building or structure and provided the following requirements
3. approval of local Health Unit;
4. minimum yard requirements
5. adequate off-street parking is provided;
front yard
5 feet on one side
10 feet on the
- necessary permits have been obtained.
6. (i) No permanent residence or seasonal dwelling shall be erected except that purpose within a registered plan of a lot approved for that purpose by the consent of the Minister under the provisions of Section 29 of The Planning Act.
- The uses appropriate to a seasonal dwelling shall be limited to one summer cottage, chalet, cabin or camp, together with any accessory buildings, attached or detached, and such accessory uses may include a garage, boathouse, or steambath.
- No permanent residence or seasonal dwelling shall be erected less the front and rear lot lines and the minimum side yards shall not be less than 10 feet, measured at right angles from the side property lines on one side and 5 feet on the other side, except when the property abuts on provincial roadways instance Ministry of Transportation and Communications' regulations shall prevail.
- No permanent residence, seasonal dwelling, chalet or cabin shall be erected on an area of less than 400 square feet, excluding porches and garages.
- No permanent residence, seasonal dwelling, chalet or cabin shall exceed 40 feet in height.
- Every lot approved for the use of a permanent residence or seasonal dwelling shall have a minimum frontage width of 100 feet andof the minimum area of 15,000 square feet, subject to the approval Ministry of the Environment Porcupine District Health
- (vii) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this by-law, a vacant lot separate ownership adjoining parcels on the date this and having less than the minimum frontage width and minimum area or both required by this by-law may be used for a purpose permitted in this by-law provided all other applicable provisions of this by-law are complied with including approval of Ministry of the Environment and/or the Porcupine and District
7. Except on land within a registered plan of subdivision, all other lano neld in separate and distinct ownership may be used for:
- of buildings family dwelling per bona fide farm.
2. Forestry but does not include processing of forestry.
3. Parks and recreational uses including golf course, riding stables, fishing, hunting and trapping.
- Any person who contravenes any provision of this by-law or any part thereof shall, upon conviction, be liable to a penalty not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)
- This by-law shall come into force and take effect on the date that it is finally read and passed by Council, subject to the approval of the Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs and The Ontario Municipal Board.
Read a first and second time and passed on the 5th day of August 1976.
CHAIRMAN
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Read a third time and finally passed this 5th day of August 1976.
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CHAIRMAN
(APPROVED BY T.E.I.G.A. MR. G.S. WILKINSON ON AUGUST 31st, 1976)
SECRETARY-TREASURER