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Kennels (Section 84)
84.
Where permitted:
(1)
a kennel must comply with the provisions of Table 84;
(2)
a kennel may be located in the same building as a dwelling unit, subject to the
provisions of Table 84; and
(3)
a kennel structure associated with a kennel is considered to be a building for zoning
purposes.
Table 84- Kennel Provisions
I
Zoning Mechanisms
Provisions
II
Kennel with 4 or
fewer dog runs
III
Kennel with more
than 4 dog runs
(a) Minimum width of a
lot containing a kennel
(m)
(i) In an AG, RU or RC
Zone
80
120
(ii) In all other zones
as per minimum width specified in applicable zone
(b) Minimum area of a
lot containing a kennel
(ha)
(i) In an AG, RU or RC
Zone
0.8
4
(ii) In all other zones
as per minimum area specified in applicable zone
(c) Minimum setback of
a kennel or any
structure or portion
thereof used for the
kennel operation (m)
(i) In an AG, RU or RC
Zone
(a) from a front lot line or a side lot line - 15
(b) from a rear lot line -12
(ii) In all other zones
as per yard setbacks specified in applicable zone
(d) Maximum height of a kennel (m)
same as an accessory building, but in no case
may the kennel contain anything other than
single-level dog runs only
(e) Location of parking
spaces required or
provided for a kennel
(i) In an AG or RU
Zone
no closer than 6 metres to any property line
abutting a street
(ii) In all other zones
as per zone
(f) Permitted Location of Dog Runs
restricted to locations in a side yard, rear yard or
interior yard abutting a side or rear yard
(g) Minimum Separation Areas
(a) no building or structure or portion thereof used
for kennel purposes may be located closer to any
residential use building on another lot than:
(i) 215 m for a kennel with more than 4 dog
runs; or
(ii) 100 m for a kennel with four or fewer
dog runs.
I
Zoning Mechanisms
Provisions
II
Kennel with 4 or
fewer dog runs
III
Kennel with more
than 4 dog runs
(b) despite (a) above, the minimum separation
area between kennel building and structures and
residential use buildings on another lot may be
reduced to 50 metres in the case of a kennel with
more than four dog runs, provided that noise
attenuation measures are introduced to mitigate
the noise level of all indoor and outdoor kennel
facilities so that they do not become a nuisance to
surrounding dwellings.
(c) despite the required minimum separation
distances, no kennel established under these
provisions is deemed to be non-complying by the
subsequent erection of a residential use building
on another lot.
(d) all kennels, existing as of the date of adoption
of this By-law which would otherwise be made
undersized and non-conforming under subsection
(a), are deemed to comply with the required
minimum separation areas.