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On-farm Diversified Uses (Section 79A)
(By-law 2021-222)
79A.
(1)
On-farm diversified uses are subject to the following provisions:
(a)
An on-farm diversified use is permitted if the principal use of the lot is agricultural;
(b)
On-farm diversified uses are limited to 2% of the total lot area, to a maximum of 1
hectare;
(c)
the area of on-farm diversified uses on a lot includes:
(i)
The total area of buildings, structures and outdoor storage associated with
home-based businesses, and
(ii)
The total area of buildings and structures built after November 8, 2017
associated with the on-farm diversified use, and
(iii)
50% of the area of buildings or structures built prior to November 8, 2017 that
have been converted to an on-farm diversified use, and
(iv)
The area of laneways and septic systems that were developed on or after
November 8, 2017, and
(v)
Parking areas, outdoor storage areas, and landscaped areas that are
associated with an on-farm diversified use, and
(vi)
Despite the above, the area of agri-tourism uses associated with activities such
as wagon rides or corn mazes on lands producing harvestable crops are not
included in the area calculations;
(d)
The total floor area occupied by on-farm diversified uses may not exceed 20% of the
total land area permitted for on-farm diversified uses on the lot, to a maximum of 600
square metres (except where otherwise stated), and;
(i)
The total floor area occupied by on-farm diversified uses, limited to place of
assembly, instructional facility and restaurant uses, whether located in new or
existing buildings, may not exceed 150 square metres;
(ii)
The total cumulative floor area of all on-farm diversified uses on a lot may not
exceed 600 square metres, with a maximum of 300 square metres for floor
area built after November 8, 2017;
(iii)
Floor area used for processing that may incorporate inputs grown off-site does
not need to be counted towards the maximum total floor area and is subject
only to the maximum areas under b) above.
(e)
Any outdoor storage or parking areas associated with an on-farm diversified use
must be screened from view from a public street or a residential use on an abutting
lot.
(f)
Outdoor storage areas and parking areas associated with an on-farm diversified use
must not be located within 10 metres of any lot line.
(g)
Maximum number of heavy vehicles, including recreational vehicles, associated with
an on-farm diversified use: 3
(h)
Required parking is as identified under Table 101 for the use proposed.
(i)
Every effort should be made to cluster on-farm diversified uses, make use of existing
laneways, and locate on areas of poorer soil.