Zoning By-law 97 of 2003 (Consolidated November 2025)
Plympton–Wyoming, Ontario
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TOWN OF PLYMPTON-WYOMING
ZONING
BY-LAW 97 OF 2003
(passed by Council on November 26th, 2003)
County of Lambton Planning Department
Consolidation November 2025
SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS
B/L 33 of 2004
Brian & Carol Bahro
Notice of Passing
March 10, 2004
Pt Lot 15, Con 1
4490 Churchill Line
CM to A2
B/L 42 of 2004
Tim Kember & Janet Cole
Notice of Passing
April 27, 2004
Pt Lot 10, Con 9
Pts 1-3, RP25R8529
3913 Egremont Road
R.5 to R.5(2)
B/L 70 of 2004
Robert & Donna Johnson
Signed By-law
July 28, 2004
Parts 1-3, RP25R8776
Broadway Street
R1(H) to R1
B/L 90 of 2004
Town of Plympton-Wyoming
Signed By-law
October 27, 2004
To change zone provisions applying
to Accessory Bldgs in the
EP-L1 & EP-L4 Zones
B/L 91 of 2004
Town of Plympton-Wyoming
Signed By-law
October 18, 2004
Lakeshore Area Setbacks
EP-L1(2) to EP-L1
B/L 92 of 2004
Monika Deleersnyder
Signed By-law
October 27, 2004
Pt Lt 15, Con 4
Oil Heritage Road
M4(1) to A1
B/L 94 of 2004
Cullen, Miller, Vigliotti
Signed By-law
October 27, 2004
Pt Lts 24, 25, 36 & 37, Front Con
Lakeshore Road
A2, EP-L4, H & WD to R6, R6(1), A2
EP-L4, H & WD
B/L 109 of 2004
Norman & Solane DeMeyer
Signed By-law
December 22, 2004
3823 Egremont Road
Pt Lts 8 & 9, Con 9
A1 to R5 & R5(H)
B/L 110 of 2004
Mike & Janice Jamieson
Signed By-law
January 12, 2005
Lot 16, Con 14
4523 London Line
A1 to C2
SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS
B/L 3 of 2005
Brett & Hollie Auger
Signed By-law
January 12, 2005
Part Lot 7, Con 9
3637 Egremont Road
A2 to R5
B/L 9 of 2005
Roland & Wendy Middleton
Signed By-law
Lot 13, Con 4
A1 & A1(5) to M4, M4(2) & WD
B/L 50 of 2005
Jim Robson
Signed By-law
6672 Camlachie Road
Part Lot 10, Con 9
Remove Holding Zone
R5(h) to R5
B/L 2 of 2006
James Prudom
Signed By-law
494 Niagara Street
Part Lot 16, Con 2
Remove Holding Zone
R1(h) to R1
B/L 60 of 2006
Scott Steven
Signed By-law
April 26, 2006
6291 Uttoxeter Road
Pt Lot 24, Con 7
A1 to ND-A
B/L 63 of 2006
Town of Plympton-Wyoming
Signed By-law
May 10, 2006
4572 Confederation Line
Remove Holding Zone
R1(h) to R1
B/L 79 of 2006
Ronnie Dagg/MK Ince & Assoc
Signed By-law
July 25, 2006
7159 Uttoxeter Road
A1 to A1(T1)
Temporary Use By-law
Expires July 25, 2009
B/L 84 of 2006
Maria & John Krijnen
Signed By-law
Sept 13, 2006
5073 Douglas Line
A1 to A1(T2)
Temporary Use By-law
Expires September 12, 2009
SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS
B/L 85 of 2006
Fisher/Murphy
Signed By-law
Sept 13, 2006
6722 Camlachie Road
C1 to R5
B/L 109 of 2006
Gare, Hall & Marley
Signed By-law
December 20, 2006
Plan 29, Block B, Front Concession
A2 to R5
B/L 11 of 2007
Randy Dayman
Signed By-law
January 31, 2007
3834 Lakeshore Road
A2 to R5(3)
B/L 19 of 2007
Town of Plympton-Wyoming
Signed By-law
March 14, 2007
New MDS Provisions
B/L 27 of 2007
Suncor a/f Jeffrey Fisher
Signed By-law
3968 Michigan Line
A1 to A1(T3)
B/L 33 of 2007
Cullen, Viglotti, Miller
Signed By-law
March 28, 2007
Pt Lots 34, 35, 36 & 37, Front Con
Adjustment of A2, R6 & R6(1) Zones
B/L 57 of 2007
Alan Jacklin a/f Jean Levasseur
Signed By-law
June 27, 2007
3925 Warehouse Street
R5 to C1(5)
B/L 74 of 2007
TCI Renewables a/f Mawacres & Redick
Signed By-law
August 15, 2007
3456 & 3474 Churchill Line
A1 to A1(T4)
B/L 91 of 2007
Kevin Murdock
Signed By-law
September 26, 2007
Pt Lot 16, Con 2
494 Plympton Street
Remove (H) Holding Symbol
B/L 104 of 2007
Town of Plympton-Wyoming
Signed By-law
November 28, 2007
Adding provisions for Wind Turbines
B/L 106 of 2007
Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church Signed By-law
November 28, 2007
558 Huron Street
I to R2(4)H
B/L 109 of 2007
Carl Kongus
Signed By-law
December 12, 2007
Part Lot 18, Front Con
Remove H Zone
SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS
B/L 67 of 2008
Kris Hall
Signed By-law
June 23, 2008
7156 Bonnie Doone Road
A2 & H to R5 & WD
B/L 69 of 2008
Francis DeSena a/f 2168721 Ont Ltd
Signed By-law
Part Lot 18, Front Con
A2 to R5(H)
B/L 101 of 2008
1272164 Ont Inc (Kongus)
Signed By-law
September 10, 2008
Pts 1 & 2 of Part Lot 18, Front Con
Remove H Zone
B/L 112 of 2008
F. DeSena a/f 1528535 Ont Ltd
Signed By-law
October 29, 2008
Pt Lt 9, Con 9, Camlachie Road
R5 to R5(4)(H) & R5(5)
B/L 26 of 2009
Donna Robertson
Signed By-law
March 11, 2009
3622 Egremont Road
R5(H) to R5(6)
B/L 97 of 2009
Camlachie Grain and Feed
Signed By-law
December 7, 2009
c/o Graham McLean
3911 Warehouse Street
C3 to C1
B/L 42 of 2010
Gary & Holly McBean
Signed By-law
March 31, 2010
3654 Egremont Road
A2 to R5 & R5(H)2
B/L 107 of 2010
Municipal Wide Review
Signed By-law
October 13, 2010
B/L 33 of 2011
Keith & Norma Fisher
Signed By-law
April 13, 2011
Pt Lot 9, Con 5, Camlachie Road
A1 to I2
B/L 47 of 2011
F. DeSena a/f 2168721 Ont Ltd
Signed By-law
June 29, 2011
Part Lot 18, Front Con, Fleming Road
A2 to R5(H)
B/L 57 of 2011
Rick Feldon
Signed By-law
July 12, 2011
All EP-L Zones - stairs
B/L 67 of 2011
Don Hendrick & Jack Dupee
Signed By-law
August 29, 2011
578 Broadway Street
R3(2) to C1
SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS
B/L 76 of 2011
Allan Developments (Bluepoint) Inc.
Signed By-law
October 24, 2011
Lot 38 & Pt Lt 39, Pl 28, Front Con
R5(h) to R7
B/L 83 of 2011
Don Carter
Signed By-law
October 24, 2011
3567 Egremont Road
R5(h) to R5
B/L 15 of 2012
Town of Plympton-Wyoming
Signed By-law
February 21, 2012
Wind Turbine Setbacks
B/L 22 of 2012
Elite Homes
Signed By-law
March 26, 2012
6681 Camlachie Road
Remove H Zone
B/L 42 of 2012
Town of Plympton-Wyoming
Signed By-law
May 28, 2012
Second Dwelling Units
B/L 46 of 2012
E & B Johnson (Sarnia) Ltd.
Signed By-law
May 28, 2012
5687 Oil Heritage Road
A1, A2 & WD to A1, A2, WD & M4
B/L 85 of 2012
R & E Cornelis
Signed By-law
October 29, 2012
5066 & 5076 Aberarder Line
A1 to A1(7)
B/L 99 of 2012
BPS Ventures Ltd
Signed By-law
December 21, 2012
3707 & 3719 Queen Street
A2 to R5
B/L 13 of 2013
Peter & Trudy Kerrigan
Signed By-law
February 19, 2013
Pt Lot 48, Front Con
A2 to R5
B/L 19 of 2013
Alberta Berkers
Signed By-law
March 25, 2013
3681 Egremont Road
A2 to R5
B/L 67 of 2013
Covenant Christian Church
Signed By-law
September 23, 2013
5783 Camlachie Road
A1 to I2
OMB Order PL130262
Thunderstruck Trucking Inc.
February 12, 2014
4067 London Line
A1 to A1(9)
SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS
B/L 17 of 2014
Onorio & Brenda Frezza
Signed By-law
7096 Bonnie Doone Road
A2 to R5
B/L 22 of 2014
Camlachie Presbyterian Church
Signed By-law
6671 Camlachie Road
I1 to R5
B/L 32 of 2014
Radcliff a/f Dobbin
Signed By-law
490 Niagara Street
R1(h) to R2(5)(h)
B/L 49 of 2014
Radcliff a/f Dobbin
Signed By-law
Pt Lot 16, Con 2 (Erie St)
R1(h) to R3(7)(h)
B/L 72 of 2014
Brian Kenny
Signed By-law
553 Main Street
C1 to C1(6)
31 of 2014
Angela & Nicola Palumbo
OMB Order
3914 Warehouse Street
Add Permitted Use in C1(4) Zone
46 of 2015
1272164 Ontario Inc
Signed By-law
June 24, 2015
Pt Lot 18, Front Con, Victoria St
R5(h) to R5
48 of 2015
Southwest Regional Credit Union
Signed By-law
July 27, 2015
559 Huron Street
R2(4)(h) to R2(4)
13 of 2016
Dobbin, Atkinson & Ferguson
Signed By-law
March 29, 2016
4597, 4601, 4609 & 4613 Confederation Line
Remove H Zone
34 of 2016
BPS Ventures Inc.
Signed By-law
May 30, 2016
3719 & 3771 Queen Street
A2 to R5(h)(3)
45 of 2016
JN Ventures Ltd.
Signed By-law
July 25, 2016
5706 Lakeshore Road
A2 to R5(h)(3)
74 of 2016
Barnard Financial, Guer Inc.
Signed By-law
October 24, 2016
439 Broadway Street (Part 1)
R1(h) to R1
SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS
75 of 2016
Barnard Financial, Guer Inc.
Signed By-law
October 24, 2016
443 Broadway Street (Part 2)
R1(h) to R1
37 of 2017
Leon Raaymakers Construction Ltd
Signed By-law
June 26, 2017
677 & 679 Broadway Street
C1(2) to C1(7)
9 of 2018
Golfvest Communities (Sawmill Creek Inc) Signed By-law
March 26, 2018
3790 Lakeshore Road
R4 to R4(1)
51 of 2018
Bluewater Developments Inc.
Signed By-law
July 29, 2019
Pt Lts 20 & 21, Front Con (Queen St)
(Pts 1-5 25R-2277) & Lts 1-22, Pl 496
EPL(4), H & WD to EPL(5), R5(7) & R5(8)
70 of 2018
1970745 Ontario Limited
Signed By-law
July 11, 2018
Pt Lot 8, Con 10, Queen Street
R5(h) to R5
86 of 2018
Fisher a/f Masonic Lodge
Signed By-law
November 26, 2018
3921 Egremont Road
I to C1
88 of 2018
Patrick Belanger
Signed By-law
November 26, 2018
5507 Co-op Street
A4 to C3(2)
23 of 2019
George & Julie Edwards
Signed By-law
March 25, 2019
4192 Egremont Road
A1 to A1(10)
42 of 2019
1777747 Ontario Inc./Coulbeck
Signed By-law
May 27, 2019
4575 & 4577 London Line
OS2(3) to C2
72 of 2019
Errol Woods Inc.
Signed By-law
August 29, 2019
Pt Lot 6, Con 9, Fleming Road
R5(h) to R5
78 of 2019
Bluewater Developments Inc
Signed By-law
Sept. 23, 2019
Pt Lts 10&11, Plan 496
Site specific R5(8)
SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS
23 of 2020
Crescent Hill Acres
Signed By-law
July 27, 2020
5223 Douglas Line
A1 to A1-10(h)
34 of 2020
2407028 Ontario Inc. (Radcliffe)
Signed By-law
April 8, 2020
Lots 1-46, Plan 25M-75
Remove the "H" symbol
63 of 2020
2407028 Ontario Inc. (Radcliffe)
Signed By-law
July 27, 2020
Lots 1-5, Plan 25M-10262
Remove the "H" symbol
R25(h) to R25
83 of 2020
2407028 Ontario Inc. (Radcliffe)
Signed By-law
September 28, 2020
Lots 1-5, Plan 25M-10262 &
Lots 24-26, Plan 25M-75
Lot frontage, lot area & lot coverage
amendments to permit semi-detached
dwellings
98 of 2020
Elio Comello
Signed By-law
November 23, 2020
3424 Egremont Road
H to H(1)
21 of 2021
Town of Plympton-Wyoming
Signed By-law
March 29, 2021
"Bird Lanes" Limberlost Subdivision
R5 to R5(9), added section 13.4.9
28 of 2021
Jonathon Needham
Signed By-law
7858 Gordon Road
R5 to R5T3
Temporary Use B/L - expires April 21, 2024
118 of 2021
Town of Plympton-Wyoming
Signed By-law
January 24, 2022
Alternative & Renewable Energy Policies
40 of 2022
Crescent Hill Acres Ltd
Signed By-law
March 28, 2022
5223 Douglas Line
Remove the "H" symbol
42 of 2022
Longo Holdings Inc.
Signed By-law
March 28, 2022
Plympton CON Front Pt Lot 19
RP 25R9353 PT Part 1 Fleming Rd.
Remove the "H" symbol
44 of 2022
Errol Woods Inc.
Signed By-law
March 28, 2022
Part of Lot 6; Conc 9; Pt Lot 18 Front Con
All of Park Lts 20-22; Part of Park Lts 18, 19 & 23
Part of Unnamed Street; RPlan No. 3 (PY)
Remove the "H" symbol
74 of 2022
2407028 Ontario Inc.
Signed By-law
May 30, 2022
Part Lt 16, CON 2; Plan 25M-89
Silver Springs
Remove the "h" symbol
81 of 2022
JN Ventures
Signed By-law
June 27, 2022
8156-8168 Hillsboro Rd.
Remove the "h" symbol
90 of 2022
Bluewater Developments Inc
Signed By-law
July 13, 2022
Part of Plan 25M81, Lts 1 to 6,
Inclusive, and 13 to 18, inclusive,
Queen Street.
124 of 2023
Thomas Kerrigan
Signed By-law
December 11, 2023
5955 South Plympton Rd
WD to A1
125 of 2023
Edward A. Cooper
Signed By-law
December 11, 2023
CON FRONT LOT 17 PLAN 3
PART LOT 25
R5(H) to WD
4 of 2024
406 Farms Inc.
Signed By-law
January 29, 2024
4386 Confederation Line
A2 to R1(H2) & R1(2)
5 of 2024
J.N. Ventures LTD
Signed By-law
January 29, 2024
3368 London Line
A1 to (ND-A)
31 of 2024
Wilhelm Inc.
Signed By-law
March 25, 2024
575-593 Plympton St.
Removal of the "H" symbol
37 of 2024
Terry Symington
Signed By-law
April 29, 2024
CON 9 E PT LOT 15
A1 to ND-A
22 of 2024
JN Ventures Limited
Signed By-law
3096 Lakeshore Rd
A2 to R1(H)
59 of 2024
3771 Queen Street Inc.
Signed By-law
3771 Queen Street
A2 to R5
60 of 2024
JN Ventures Ltd.
Signed By-law
5706 Lakeshore Rd.
A2 to R5
114 of 2024
Brendan Wouters
Signed By-law
3981 Hyslop Line
A1 to ND-A
115 of 2024
Huron is Home Inc.
Signed By-law
3828 Egremont Rd
R5 to C1
119 of 2024
JE Douglas Farms Inc.
Signed By-law
4473 Aberarder Line
A1 to the ND-A
124 of 2024
Korvemaker Acres Inc.
Signed By-law
5182 London Line
A1 to ND-A
138 of 2024
JN Ventures Limited
Signed By-law
5706 Lakeshore Rd
A2 to R1(3)
3 of 2025
Gold Leaf Properties Inc.
Signed By-law
Plympton CON 3 PT LT 14
R1(H2) to R3-8 (H)
9 of 2025
J.R Koetsier
Signed By-law
5249 Egremont Rd
A1 to ND-A
19 of 2025
1714603 Ontario Ltd.
Signed By-law
Plan 3 Lt 26 to Pt Lt 31 Plan 617 Lot 52
& PLY Con Frt Pt Lt 18 RP 25R11126 pt 1
R5(H) to R5, and R5(H) to WD
35 of 2025
Town of Plympton-Wyoming
Signed By-law
Short-Term Rentals
36 of 2025
JN Ventures Ltd.
Signed By-law
3096 Lakeshore Rd
A2 to R1(H)
55 of 2025
1000375130 Ontario Ltd
Signed By-law
4356 Churchill Line
A2 & WD to A2(1), ND-A (1) & WD
98 of 2025
Town of Plympton-Wyoming
Signed By-law
Town Wide
Additional Residential Units
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 - ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT & INTERPRETATION .............................................. 1
1.1
ADMINISTRATOR ........................................................................................................................ 1
1.2
TITLE ............................................................................................................................................ 1
1.3
APPLICATION .............................................................................................................................. 1
1.4
SCOPE ......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.5
REPEAL OF EXISTING BY-LAWS ............................................................................................... 1
1.6
VALIDITY / SEVERABILITY .......................................................................................................... 1
1.7
EFFECTIVE DATE ........................................................................................................................ 1
1.8
COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER RESTRICTIONS ........................................................................... 1
1.9
ENTRY AND INSPECTION OF PREMISES ................................................................................. 1
1.10
VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES ................................................................................................... 2
1.11
RESTRAINING VIOLATIONS ....................................................................................................... 2
1.12
LICENSES AND PERMITS ........................................................................................................... 2
1.13
REQUESTS FOR AMENDMENTS AND FEES ............................................................................ 2
SECTION 2 - DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................................................ 3
SECTION 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS ..................................................................................................... 29
3.1
USES PERMITTED IN ALL ZONES ............................................................................................ 29
3.1.1
Services and Utilities ......................................................................................................... 29
3.1.2
Utility Service Buildings and Non-Recreational Public Uses ............................................. 29
3.1.3
Public Recreational Uses ................................................................................................... 29
3.1.4
Construction Uses ............................................................................................................. 29
3.1.5
Transmission and Distribution Lines .................................................................................. 29
3.1.6
Petroleum Well and Petroleum Work................................................................................. 29
3.1.7
Wayside Pits and Portable Asphalt Plants ........................................................................ 29
3.1.8
Transmission Towers ......................................................................................................... 29
3.1.9
Wind Turbines & Meteorological Masts ............................................................................. 29
3.2
USES PROHIBITED IN ALL ZONES .......................................................................................... 30
3.3
ACCESSORY BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES OR USES .............................................................. 30
3.3.1
Accessory Buildings, Structures or Uses Permitted .......................................................... 30
3.3.2
Structures Permitted in all Yards ....................................................................................... 30
3.3.3
Accessory Buildings and Structures in Residential Zones ................................................ 31
3.3.4
Lot Coverage and Height of Accessory Buildings and Structures in Residential Zones ... 31
3.3.5
Accessory Buildings and Structures on Rural Residential Lots (B/L 107/2010) .............. 32
3.4
NON-CONFORMING USES ....................................................................................................... 32
3.5
NON-CONFORMING USES - RESTORATION .......................................................................... 33
3.6
NON-COMPLYING USES .......................................................................................................... 33
3.7
DWELLING UNITS...................................................................................................................... 34
3.7.1
Yard Provisions For Non-Residential Buildings ................................................................. 34
3.7.2
Cellar Location ................................................................................................................... 34
3.7.3
Basement Location ............................................................................................................ 34
3.8
ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL UNIT (ARU) (B/L 98/2025) ............................................................ 34
3.9
LOT DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................... 35
3.9.1
Frontage on a Street .......................................................................................................... 36
3.9.2
More Than One Use on a Lot ............................................................................................ 36
3.9.3
More Than One Zone on a Lot .......................................................................................... 36
3.9.4
Number of Main Buildings on a Residential Lot ................................................................. 36
3.9.5
Existing Lots ....................................................................................................................... 36
3.10
HOME OCCUPATIONS .............................................................................................................. 37
3.10.1
All Home Occupations (B/L 107/2010) ............................................................................ 37
3.10.2
Rural Home Occupations (B/L 107/2010) ........................................................................ 39
3.10.3
Value Added Industries (B/L 107/2010) .......................................................................... 39
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3.11
GROUP HOMES ......................................................................................................................... 40
3.12
HUMAN OCCUPANCY OF TRUCK, BUS AND COACH BODIES OR TRAVEL TRAILERS,
TRUCK CAMPERS, MOTOR HOMES OR TENTS ................................................................... 40
3.13
PERMITTED ENCROACHMENTS ............................................................................................. 40
3.13.1
Yard Encroachments Permitted ......................................................................................... 40
3.13.2
Where Minor Variance Granted ......................................................................................... 41
3.13.3
Building in Built-Up Areas .................................................................................................. 41
3.13.4
Yard Depth Non-Compliance ............................................................................................. 41
3.14
HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS ........................................................................................................... 41
3.15
OPEN STORAGE AND OUTDOOR DISPLAY REGULATIONS ................................................. 42
3.16
SPECIAL SETBACK PROVISIONS ............................................................................................ 42
3.16.1
Setbacks from Watercourses ............................................................................................. 42
3.16.2
Setbacks from Closed Drains, Sewers and Water Mains .................................................. 43
3.16.3
Setbacks from Sewage Treatment Facilities ..................................................................... 43
3.16.4
Sight Triangles ................................................................................................................... 43
3.16.5
Petroleum Works ............................................................................................................... 43
3.16.6
Setbacks from Wind Turbines & Meteorological Masts ..................................................... 44
3.18
PLANTING STRIPS .................................................................................................................... 44
3.18.1
Required Location .............................................................................................................. 44
3.18.2
Width .................................................................................................................................. 44
3.18.3
Height ................................................................................................................................. 44
3.18.4
Permitted Interruptions ...................................................................................................... 44
3.18.5
Landscaped Open Space .................................................................................................. 44
3.19
SIGNS & LIGHTING .................................................................................................................... 44
3.20
ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AND HAZARDOUS LANDS ................................................ 45
3.20.1
Wetland Zone..................................................................................................................... 45
3.20.2
Environmentally Hazardous Lands .................................................................................... 45
3.20.3
Hazardous Slopes ............................................................................................................. 45
3.21
ACCESS ..................................................................................................................................... 45
3.22
SETBACKS FROM STREETS ON THROUGH LOTS ................................................................ 45
3.23
CONVERSION OF EXISTING DWELLINGS .............................................................................. 46
3.24
RAILWAYS ................................................................................................................................. 46
3.24.1
Residential Use Setbacks .................................................................................................. 46
3.24.2
Railway Crossings ............................................................................................................. 46
3.25
PARKING AREA REGULATIONS .............................................................................................. 46
3.25.1
Requirements..................................................................................................................... 46
3.25.2
Addition to Existing Use ..................................................................................................... 50
3.25.3
Change of Use ................................................................................................................... 50
3.25.4
More Than One Use On A Lot ........................................................................................... 50
3.25.5
Location ............................................................................................................................. 50
3.25.6
Yards Where Parking is Permitted..................................................................................... 50
3.25.7
Access To Parking ............................................................................................................. 50
3.25.8
Surface ............................................................................................................................... 51
3.25.9
Lighting .............................................................................................................................. 51
3.25.10 Movement Lanes For Motor Vehicle Washing Establishments ........................................ 51
3.25.11 Restrictions in Residential Zones ...................................................................................... 51
3.25.12 Modification by Council (B/L 107/2010) ......................................................................... 52
3.26
LOADING SPACE REGULATIONS ............................................................................................ 52
3.26.1
Spaces Required ............................................................................................................... 52
3.26.2
Addition To Existing Uses .................................................................................................. 52
3.26.3
Loading Spaces Maintenance ........................................................................................... 52
3.26.4
Loading Spaces as Parking Spaces .................................................................................. 52
3.26.5
Location ............................................................................................................................. 52
3.26.6
Access ............................................................................................................................... 53
3.26.7
Modification by Council (B/L 107/2010) ......................................................................... 53
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3.27
LOTS REDUCED BY PUBLIC ACQUISITION ............................................................................ 53
3.28
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THE KEEPING OF LIVESTOCK (B/L 107/2010) ....................... 53
3.29
SPECIAL PROVISION FOR DEVELOPMENT SURROUNDING ACTIVE AND CLOSED WASTE
DISPOSAL SITES .................................................................................................................. 53
3.30
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SEASONAL HOUSING ............................................................... 53
3.31 ALTERNATIVE/RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS AND
METEOROLOGICAL MASTS (B/L 118/21) ........................................................................... 54
3.31.1
Wind Turbines ................................................................................................................... 54
3.31.2
Meteorological Masts ......................................................................................................... 55
3.31.3
General .............................................................................................................................. 55
SECTION 4 - ZONES, ZONE SYMBOLS & ZONE MAPS ......................................................................... 57
4.1
ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONES ................................................................................................... 57
4.2
USE OF SYMBOLS ...................................................................................................................... 57
4.3
HOLDING (H) SYMBOL ............................................................................................................... 58
4.4
APPLICATION OF ZONES (B/L 107/2010) ............................................................................... 58
4.5
INCORPORATION OF ZONING MAP ......................................................................................... 58
4.6
INTERPRETATION OF ZONING MAP ........................................................................................ 58
4.7
TABLE A (B/L 107/2010) ............................................................................................................ 59
SECTION 5 - AGRICULTURAL 1 (A1) ZONE ........................................................................................... 60
5.1
PERMITTED USES..................................................................................................................... 60
5.2
MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION (B/L 19 OF 2007) ............................................................. 60
5.3
AGRICULTURAL 1 (A1) SPECIAL PROVISIONS ...................................................................... 62
5.3
AGRICULTURAL 1 (A1) SPECIAL PROVISIONS ...................................................................... 62
5.4
AGRICULTURAL 1 (A1) ZONE EXCEPTIONS ........................................................................... 62
SECTION 5A - NO DWELLING AGRICULTURAL (ND-A) ZONE (B/L 60/2006) ................................ 65
5.A1 PROHIBITED USES ................................................................................................................... 65
5.A2 PERMITTED USES..................................................................................................................... 65
5.A3 NO-DWELLING AGRICULTURAL (ND-A) SPECIAL PROVISIONS .......................................... 65
SECTION 6 - AGRICULTURAL 2 (A2) ZONE ........................................................................................... 67
6.1
PERMITTED USES..................................................................................................................... 67
6.2
MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION ......................................................................................... 67
6.3
AGRICULTURAL 2 (A2) SPECIAL PROVISIONS ...................................................................... 67
6.4
AGRICULTURAL 2 (A2) ZONE EXCEPTIONS ........................................................................... 68
SECTION 7 - AGRICULTURE 3 (A3) ZONE ............................................................................................. 69
7.1
PERMITTED USES..................................................................................................................... 69
7.2
HOLDING ZONES ...................................................................................................................... 69
7.3
AGRICULTURE 3 (A3) SPECIAL PROVISIONS ........................................................................ 69
7.4
AGRICULTURE 3 (A3) ZONE EXCEPTIONS ............................................................................. 69
SECTION 8 - AGRICULTURE 4 (A4) ZONE ............................................................................................. 70
8.1
PERMITTED USES..................................................................................................................... 70
8.2
MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION ......................................................................................... 70
8.3
AGRICULTURE 4 (A4) SPECIAL PROVISIONS ........................................................................ 70
8.4
AGRICULTURE 4 (A4) ZONE EXCEPTIONS ............................................................................. 70
SECTION 9 - RESIDENTIAL 1 (R1) ZONE ................................................................................................ 71
9.1
PERMITTED USES..................................................................................................................... 71
9.2
HOLDING ZONES ...................................................................................................................... 71
9.3
RESIDENTIAL 1 (R1) SPECIAL PROVISIONS .......................................................................... 72
9.4
RESIDENTIAL 1 (R1) ZONE EXCEPTIONS ............................................................................... 72
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SECTION 10 - RESIDENTIAL 2 (R2) ZONE .............................................................................................. 74
10.1
PERMITTED USES..................................................................................................................... 74
10.2
HOLDING ZONES ...................................................................................................................... 74
10.3
RESIDENTIAL 2 (R2) ZONE EXCEPTIONS ............................................................................... 74
SECTION 11 - RESIDENTIAL 3 (R3) ZONE .............................................................................................. 77
11.1
PERMITTED USES..................................................................................................................... 77
11.2
HOLDING ZONES ...................................................................................................................... 77
11.3
RESIDENTIAL 3 (R3) ZONE EXCEPTIONS ............................................................................... 77
SECTION 12 - RESIDENTIAL 4 (R4) ZONE ............................................................................................. 80
12.1
PERMITTED USES..................................................................................................................... 80
12.2
RESIDENTIAL 4 (R4) SPECIAL PROVISIONS .......................................................................... 80
12.3
RESIDENTIAL 4 (R4) ZONE EXCEPTIONS ............................................................................... 80
SECTION 13 - RESIDENTIAL 5 (R5) ZONE .............................................................................................. 82
SECTION 13 - RESIDENTIAL 5 (R5) ZONE .............................................................................................. 82
13.1
PERMITTED USES..................................................................................................................... 82
13.2
HOLDING ZONES ...................................................................................................................... 82
13.3
RESIDENTIAL 5 (R5) SPECIAL PROVISIONS .......................................................................... 83
13.4
RESIDENTIAL 5 (R5) ZONE EXCEPTIONS ............................................................................... 83
13.5
RESIDENTIAL 5 (R5)(T3) ZONE EXCEPTIONS ...........................................................................
SECTION 13A - RESIDENTIAL 6 (R6) ZONE (B/L 33/07) ...................................................................... 89
13A.1 PERMITTED USES..................................................................................................................... 89
13A.2 ZONE REGULATIONS ............................................................................................................... 89
SECTION 14 - CENTRAL COMMERCIAL 1 (C1) ZONE ........................................................................... 93
14.1
PERMITTED USES..................................................................................................................... 93
14.2
REGULATIONS FOR ACCESSORY APARTMENT DWELLINGS ............................................. 94
14.3
HOLDING ZONES ...................................................................................................................... 94
14.4
CENTRAL COMMERCIAL 1 (C1) ZONE EXCEPTIONS ............................................................ 94
SECTION 15 - HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL 2 (C2) ZONE .......................................................................... 97
15.1
PERMITTED USES..................................................................................................................... 97
15.2
REGULATIONS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS ................................. 98
15.3
HOLDING ZONES ...................................................................................................................... 98
15.4 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL 2 (C2) ZONE EXCEPTIONS ............................................................ 98
15.5
SPECIAL PROVISIONS (B/L 110/04) ......................................................................................... 99
SECTION 16 - RURAL COMMERCIAL 3 (C3) ZONE ............................................................................. 100
16.1
PERMITTED USES................................................................................................................... 100
16.2
HOLDING ZONES .................................................................................................................... 100
16.3
RURAL COMMERCIAL 3 (C3) SPECIAL PROVISIONS .......................................................... 100
16.4
RURAL COMMERCIAL 3 (C3) ZONE EXCEPTIONS ............................................................... 100
SECTION 17 - SERVICE CENTRE COMMERCIAL 4 (C4) ZONE .......................................................... 102
17.1
PERMITTED USES................................................................................................................... 102
17.2
HOLDING ZONES .................................................................................................................... 102
17.3
SERVICE CENTRE COMMERCIAL 4 (C4) ZONE EXCEPTIONS ........................................... 102
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SECTION 18 - MIXED COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL (CM) ZONE ......................................................... 103
18.1
PERMITTED USES................................................................................................................... 103
18.2
MIXED COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL (CM) SPECIAL PROVISIONS ....................................... 103
18.3
HOLDING ZONES .................................................................................................................... 104
18.4
MIXED COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL (CM) ZONE EXCEPTIONS ........................................... 104
SECTION 19 - INDUSTRIAL 1 (M1) ZONE .............................................................................................. 105
19.1
PERMITTED USES................................................................................................................... 105
19.2
GENERAL INDUSTRIAL 1 (M1) SPECIAL PROVISIONS ........................................................ 105
19.3
HOLDING ZONES .................................................................................................................... 105
19.4
INDUSTRIAL 1 (M1) ZONE EXCEPTIONS .............................................................................. 105
SECTION 20 - LIGHT INDUSTRIAL 2 (M2) ZONE .................................................................................. 107
20.1
PERMITTED USES................................................................................................................... 107
20.2
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL 2 (M2) SPECIAL PROVISIONS ............................................................... 107
20.3
HOLDING ZONES .................................................................................................................... 107
20.4
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL 2 (M2) ZONE EXCEPTIONS ................................................................... 107
SECTION 21 - EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIAL 4 (M4) ZONE ...................................................................... 108
21.1
PERMITTED USES................................................................................................................... 108
21.2
HOLDING ZONES .................................................................................................................... 108
21.3
EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIAL 4 (M4) SPECIAL PROVISIONS .................................................. 108
21.4
EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIAL 4 (M4) ZONE EXCEPTIONS ....................................................... 108
SECTION 22 - INSTITUTIONAL 1 (I1) ZONE (B/L 107/2010) ................................................................ 109
22.1
PERMITTED USES................................................................................................................... 109
22.2
HOLDING ZONES .................................................................................................................... 109
22.3
INSTITUTIONAL 1 (I1) ZONE EXCEPTIONS ........................................................................... 109
SECTION 22A - INSTITUTIONAL 2 (I2) ZONE (B/L 107/2010) ............................................................. 109
22A.1 PERMITTED USES................................................................................................................... 109
22A.2 HOLDING ZONES .................................................................................................................... 109
22A.3 INSTITUTIONAL 2 (I2) ZONE EXCEPTIONS ........................................................................... 109
SECTION 23 - MOBILE HOME PARK/CAMPGROUND (MHP/CG) ZONE ........................................... 110
23.1
PERMITTED USES................................................................................................................... 110
23.2
HOLDING ZONES .................................................................................................................... 110
23.3
MOBILE HOME PARK/CAMPGROUND (MHP/CG) SPECIAL PROVISIONS ......................... 110
23.4
MOBILE HOME PARK/CAMPGROUND (MHP/CG) ZONE EXCEPTIONS .............................. 111
SECTION 24 - OPEN SPACE 1 (OS1) ZONE REGULATIONS .............................................................. 112
24.1
PERMITTED USES................................................................................................................... 112
24.2
OPEN SPACE 1 (OS1) ZONE EXCEPTIONS .......................................................................... 112
SECTION 25- OPEN SPACE 2 (OS2) ZONE REGULATIONS ............................................................... 113
25.1
PERMITTED USES................................................................................................................... 113
25.2
OPEN SPACE 2 (OS2) SPECIAL PROVISIONS ...................................................................... 113
25.3
OPEN SPACE 2 (OS2) ZONE EXCEPTIONS .......................................................................... 113
SECTION 26- OPEN SPACE 3 (OS3) ZONE REGULATIONS ............................................................... 115
26.1
PERMITTED USES................................................................................................................... 115
26.2
OPEN SPACE 3 (OS3) ZONE EXCEPTIONS .......................................................................... 115
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SECTION 27 - WETLAND (WET) ZONE ................................................................................................. 116
27.1
PERMITTED USES................................................................................................................... 116
27.2
WETLAND (WET) ZONE EXCEPTIONS .................................................................................. 116
SECTION 28 - WOODLOT (WD) ZONE ................................................................................................... 117
28.1
PERMITTED USES................................................................................................................... 117
28.2
WOODLOT (WD) ZONE SPECIAL PROVISIONS .................................................................... 117
28.3
WOODLOT (WD) ZONE EXCEPTIONS ................................................................................... 117
SECTION 29 - HAZARD (H) ZONE .......................................................................................................... 118
29.1
PERMITTED USES................................................................................................................... 118
29.2
HAZARD (H) ZONE EXCEPTIONS .......................................................................................... 118
SECTION 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - LAKESHORE (EP-L) ZONES .............................. 119
30.1
PERMITTED USES................................................................................................................... 119
30.2
SPECIAL DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................................... 119
30.3
GENERAL ................................................................................................................................. 121
30.4
DWELLINGS ............................................................................................................................. 121
30.5
ACCESSORY STRUCTURES .................................................................................................. 123
30.6
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - LAKESHORE (EP-L) ZONE EXCEPTIONS .................. 124
SECTION 31 - SIGNIFICANT NATURAL AREA (SNA) ZONE ............................................................... 127
31.1
PERMITTED USES................................................................................................................... 127
31.2
SIGNIFICANT NATURAL AREA (SNA) ZONE SPECIAL PROVISIONS .................................. 127
31.3
SIGNIFICANT NATURAL AREA (SNA) ZONE EXCEPTIONS ................................................. 127
APPENDIX "A" - MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION (B/L 19/2007) ................................................. 128
APPENDIX "C" - PARKING AREA MINIMUM STANDARDS ................................................................ 136
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TOWNSHIP OF PLYMPTON-WYOMING
ZONING BY-LAW 97 OF 2003
WHEREAS Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chap. P. 13 as amended from time to
time, allows a governing body of a Municipal Corporation to pass By-laws to regulate the Use of
land and the character, location and Use of Buildings and Structures;
BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the Town of
Plympton-Wyoming as follows:
SECTION 1 - ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT & INTERPRETATION
1.1
ADMINISTRATOR
This By-law shall be administered by the Person designated by the Council of the Town of
Plympton-Wyoming as "Zoning Administrator".
1.2
TITLE
This By-law shall be known as the Zoning By-law of the Corporation of the Town of Plympton-
Wyoming
1.3
APPLICATION
The provisions of this By-law shall apply to all lands within the boundaries of the Corporation of
the Town of Plympton-Wyoming.
1.4
SCOPE
No lands shall be used and no Buildings or Structures shall be Erected, Altered, enlarged or
used within the Town of Plympton-Wyoming except in conformity with the provisions of this By-
law.
1.5
REPEAL OF EXISTING BY-LAWS
From the coming into force of this By-law, all previous By-laws passed under Section 34 of the
Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chap. P. 13, as amended, or a predecessor thereof, shall be
deemed to have been repealed.
1.6
VALIDITY / SEVERABILITY
Should any section, clause or provision of this By-law be held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, the validity of the remainder of the By-law shall not be affected.
1.7
EFFECTIVE DATE
This By-law shall be deemed to be valid and to have come into force on the day of passing
hereof.
1.8
COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER RESTRICTIONS
This By-law shall not reduce any restrictions lawfully imposed by a governmental authority
having jurisdiction to make such restrictions.
Where an act or statute of Provincial or Federal Parliament is referenced in whole or in part in
this By-law, it shall include the current act or statute, all amendments and successors.
1.9
ENTRY AND INSPECTION OF PREMISES
Pursuant to Section 49 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chap. P. 13, as amended, a By-law
Enforcement Officer, building inspector or any Person acting under his or her instructions may,
at all reasonable times and upon producing proper identification, enter and inspect any property
on or in respect of which he or she believes the contravention of this By-law is occurring.
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A By-Law Enforcement Officer, building inspector or any Person acting under his or her
instructions shall not enter any room or place actually used as a Dwelling without requesting
and obtaining the consent of the occupier, first having informed the occupier that the right of
entry may be refused and entry made only under the authority of a search warrant issued under
Section 158 of the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chap. P.33 as amended.
1.10
VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
Pursuant to Section 67 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chap. P. 13 as amended, any Person
who contravenes this By-law is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable:
a) on a first conviction to a fine of not more than $25,000; and
b) on a subsequent conviction to a fine of not more than $10,000 for each day or part thereof
upon which the contravention has continued after the day on which the Person was first
convicted.
Where a corporation is convicted for contravening this By-law the maximum penalty that may
be imposed is:
a) on a first conviction a fine of not more than $50,000; and
b) on a subsequent conviction a fine of not more than $25,000 for each day or part thereof
upon which the contravention has continued after the day on which the corporation was first
convicted.
1.11
RESTRAINING VIOLATIONS
Any violation of this By-law may be restrained by action at the instance of a ratepayer or the
Corporation of the Town of Plympton-Wyoming pursuant to the provisions of Section 327 of the
Municipal Act 1990, Chap. M. 45, as amended.
1.12
LICENSES AND PERMITS
No municipal permit, certificate or license shall be knowingly issued, where such is required, for
a proposed Use of land or proposed erection, Alteration, enlargement or Use of any Building or
Structure which is in violation of any of the provisions of this By-law. The issuance of any
permit, certificate or license shall not, however, constitute an acknowledgement that the
provisions of this By-law have been complied with.
1.13
REQUESTS FOR AMENDMENTS AND FEES
Applications for minor variances from the provisions of this By-law may be made to the
Municipality to be heard by a Committee of Adjustment pursuant to Section 45 (1) of the
Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990.
Applications for permission to extend or enlarge a legal Non-Conforming Use may be made to
the Municipality to be heard by a Committee of Adjustment pursuant to Section 45 (2) of the
Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990.
Applications for amendments to this By-law may be made to the Municipality to be heard by
Council pursuant to Section 34 (10) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990.
A fee as prescribed by the Corporation's By-law, which sets a tariff of fees, shall accompany
every application requesting an amendment or minor variance to this By-law.
Any Person may appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board against a decision of either the
Committee of Adjustment or Council by filing with the secretary-treasurer of the Committee of
Adjustment or the Zoning Administrator of the Municipality a notice of appeal setting out the
objection to the decision and the reasons in support of the objection accompanied by the
prescribed fee pursuant to Section 34 (19) or 45 (12) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990.
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SECTION 2 - DEFINITIONS
Note: The words, which are capitalized within the text of the definitions and throughout this
document, are also defined.
GENERAL
For the purposes of this By-law, the definitions and interpretations given in this section shall
govern.
In this By-law the word "shall" is mandatory. Words in the singular include the plural. Words in
the plural include the single number. Words used in the present tense include the future.
"ABATTOIR" means a Building, Structure, or Lot or part thereof used for the slaughter of
Livestock or other animals for the purpose of processing or rendering.
"ACCESSORY" when used to describe a Use, Building or Structure means a Use, Building or
Structure subordinate, incidental and secondary to the main Use, Building or Structure located
on the same Lot therewith.
"ADULT ENTERTAINMENT PARLOUR" means any premises or part thereof in which is
provided, in pursuit of a trade, calling, business or occupation, goods or services appealing to
or designed to appeal to erotic or sexual appetites or inclinations.
"AGGREGATE STORAGE AREA" means the Use of land for the Open Storage of aggregates
for sale or Use.
"AGRICULTURE" means the Use of land, for gain or profit, for the growing of crops, including
Nursery and horticultural crops; raising of Livestock and other animals for food, or fur, including
poultry and fish; aquaculture; agro-forestry; maple syrup production; apiary; and associated on-
farm Buildings and Structures. This definition shall include a Farm Produce Outlet.
"AGRICULTURAL" shall have a corresponding meaning.
"AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT SALES ESTABLISHMENT" means land, Structure or
Building used for the Outdoor Display and sales of new and/or second hand farm implements
and includes the servicing, repair, cleaning, polishing and greasing of farm implements, the
sale of accessories and related products and the leasing or renting of farm implements.
"AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENT" means the Use of land, Buildings
and/or Structures for the processing and storage of Agricultural produce, such as a feed and
grain mill.
"AGRICULTURAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT" means an Establishment other than a Motor
Vehicle Use, that provides a non-personal service or craft which supports the Agricultural
industry, including but not necessarily restricted to, farm drainage and excavation, well drilling,
contracting and trades related to farm Buildings, Structures and/or equipment, custom spray,
tillage, planting and harvesting services including seed cleaning and grain drying or other
goods and services used in Agriculture.
"AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY ESTABLISHMENT" means the Use of land, Building and/or
Structure for purposes including but not necessarily restricted to, the sale and/or storage of
seeds, fertilizers, and farm equipment. Goods or materials must be used in Agriculture.
"AISLE" means the area used by Motor Vehicles for access to and from all off-Street Parking
Spaces, but does not include an access driveway.
"ALTER" when used in reference to a Building, Structure or part thereof, means to change any
one or more of the internal or external dimensions of such Building or Structure 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 change the area, frontage or depth thereof; to change the width,
depth or area of any Required Yard, 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
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Alteration is made by conveyance of any portion of such Lot, or otherwise. "ALTERED" and
"ALTERATION" shall have corresponding meanings.
"AMUSEMENT GAMES ESTABLISHMENT" means a Building or part thereof where five (5) or
more pinball machines, video games, or other similar player-operated amusement devices
other than a jukebox are maintained for profit, but shall not include premises licensed to sell
alcohol, a seasonal fair or any Use specifically defined in this By-law.
"ANIMAL HOSPITAL" means a Building and land where animals are treated by a veterinarian
and may include the following facilities: a reception area; an examination room/treatment area;
a pharmacy; a Laboratory; a library; radiology equipment; supplies for the administering of
anesthesia; surgical preparation area; operating room; and provisions for the confinement and
long term treatment of animals. An Animal Hospital may include facilities for the performance of
autopsy.
"ANTENNA" means the Use of land, Buildings or Structures for the purpose of sending or
receiving electromagnetic waves. An Antenna is Accessory to a Permitted Use and shall
include Antennae used exclusively for dispatch communications by the Corporation or the
County, any local board of either the Corporation or the County, a Conservation Authority
established by the Government of Ontario, or any Ministry or Commission of the Government of
Ontario or Canada.
"APPROVED" means Approved by an appropriate authoritative body as required under the Act
or Statute that legislates such establishment or development requiring approval.
"ART GALLERY" means a Building or part thereof where works of art such as paintings,
sculpture, pottery, glass and weaving are displayed for public viewing and may include sales of
art and/or art supplies.
"ASPHALT BATCHING PLANT" means an industrial establishment used for the production of
asphalt, or asphalt products 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 a finished product manufactured on the premises and the Open Storage
and maintenance of required equipment, but does not include the retail sale of finished asphalt.
"PORTABLE ASPHALT PLANT" means a temporary asphalt batching plant established for a
public Road project.
"ASSEMBLY HALL" means a Building or part of a Building used for the assembly of Persons
for religious, civic, charitable, philanthropic, cultural, private recreational or private educational
purposes.
"ATTACHED" means a Building otherwise complete in itself that depends for structural
support, or complete enclosure, upon a division wall or walls shared in common with an
adjacent Building or Buildings. (B/L 107/2010)
"ATTIC" means that portion of a Building situated wholly or partly within the roof of such
Building and which is not a one-half storey.
"AUCTION HALL" means a Building or Structure where a public sale is conducted by an
auctioneer through a series of competing bids and may include the storage of such articles to
be sold at auction.
"AUDITORIUM" means a Building or Structure where facilities are provided for athletic, civic,
educational, political, religious or social events. This definition may include an arena,
Community Centre, gymnasium, stadium, Theatre or similar Use.
"BAKERY" means a Building for producing, mixing, compounding or baking bread, biscuits,
cakes or other baked products.
"BAKE SHOP" means a Retail Store where Bakery goods are offered for sale, some or all of
which may be prepared on the premises.
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"BALCONY" means a platform projecting from a Building enclosed by a railing or other barrier.
"BANK" means any Federally or Provincially chartered financial institution or business. This
definition includes a Credit Union or Caisse Populaire.
"BASEMENT" means that portion of a Building between two floor levels which is partly below
Finished Grade level but which has less than seventy percent (70%) of its Height (measured
from finished floor to finished ceiling) below adjacent Finished Grade level.
"BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT" means a Home Occupation within a Single
Detached Dwelling in which no more than three (3) Guest Rooms are made available by a
resident of the said Dwelling for temporary accommodation of travelers. Meals or food are
served only to overnight guests. The definition does not include a Hotel, Motel, Boarding House
or Restaurant.
"BINGO HALL" means a Building used for the assembly of Persons for the playing of bingo.
This Use shall not include any other recreational Use as defined in this By-law.
"BIO-DIGESTER" means a device or structure in which the digestion of organic waste matter
by bacteria takes place with the production of a burnable Biogas and a nutrient-rich slurry.
(B/ 118/21)
"BIOGAS" means a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide produced by the bacterial
decomposition of organic wastes and used as a fuel. (B/L 118/21)
"BOARDING HOUSE" see "DWELLING".
"BOAT HOUSE" shall mean a Building or Structure Erected over or adjacent to a navigable
Watercourse and intended for Use to house, shelter or protect a boat or other water
transportation. When Erected in association with a Dwelling Unit a Boat House shall be
deemed to be an Accessory Building.
"BREEZEWAY" means a roofed, open or enclosed passage connecting two (2) or more
Buildings.
"BREWING ON PREMISES ESTABLISHMENT" means a commercial establishment where
individuals produce beer, wine and/or cider, for personal consumption off the premises; and
where beer, wine and/or cider ingredients and materials are purchased. Equipment and storage
area is used for a fee by the same individuals.
"BUILDING" means a Structure whether temporary or permanent, used or intended for
sheltering any Use or Occupancy but shall not include a boundary wall, fence, Travel Trailer,
camping trailer, truck camper, Motor Home, or tent. This definition may include a roof supported
by columns or walls.
"BUILDING ENVELOPE" means the portion of a Lot remaining after Required Front, Rear and
Side Yards have been provided.
"BUILDING HEIGHT" means the vertical distance between the ground floor and the highest
point of the Building proper, exclusive of any Accessory roof Structures such as an Antenna,
chimney, steeple or tower.
"BUILDING, MAIN" means the Building or Buildings designed and/or intended to
accommodate the principal Use Permitted by this By-law.
"BUILDING OR CONTRACTING ESTABLISHMENT" means a premises used for the
purposes of undertaking or managing activities engaged in maintaining and building new
Structures, or works, additions or Renovations and typically includes the Offices of general
building contractors, specialized trades and Building maintenance services such as window
cleaning and extermination services and may include a showroom and/or Outdoor Display area
open to the general public. Also included is the prefabrication of building equipment and
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materials and wrecking and demolition contractors' Offices, but does not include Salvage
Yards.
"BUILDING SUPPLY ESTABLISHMENT" means a Building or Structure in which building or
construction and home improvement materials are offered or kept for retail sale and may
include the fabrication of certain materials related to home improvement.
"BULK FUEL DEPOT" means the Use of land, Buildings or Structures for the purpose of
storing fuels for distribution.
"BULK SALES ESTABLISHMENT" means the Use of land, Buildings or Structures for the
purpose of buying and selling and the Open Storage of lumber, wood, building materials, feed,
fertilizer, and allied commodities, but does not include manufacturing or processing.
"BUSINESS SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT" means an establishment primarily engaged in
providing services to business establishments on a fee or contract basis, including advertising
and mailing, building maintenance, employment services, protective services, and small
equipment rental, leasing and repair.
"BY-LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" means an officer or employee of the Municipality or
County for the time being charged with the duty of enforcing the provisions of this By-law, and
shall include the building inspector.
"CAMP SITE" means a parcel of land within a Campground occupied by or intended for the
parking of Travel Trailers, Park Model Homes, tent-trailers, tents or similar transportable
accommodation other than Mobile Homes together with all Required Yards and Open Space.
"CAMPGROUND" means land used for the parking and/or erection of Travel Trailers, tent-
trailers, tents or similar transportable accommodation excluding Mobile Homes as defined in
this By-law.
"CANOPY" means a roof free of enclosing walls, and shall include a Canopy over a Gasoline
Pump Island.
"CANTILEVER" means a projecting architectural feature including a beam or Structure
supported at only one end, but shall not include any portion of an upper storey overhanging a
lower storey beyond the extent of the foundation.
"CARPORT" means an Accessory covered Structure used for the storage of passenger Motor
Vehicles wherein neither servicing for profit is conducted nor storage of commercial vehicles in
excess of 2,270 kilograms gross weight occurs. The roof of said Structure shall be supported
only by piers or columns so that a portion of its wall area is unenclosed.
"CELLAR" means that portion of a Building between two floor levels which has more than
seventy percent (70%) of its Height (measured from finished floor to finished ceiling) below
adjacent Finished Grade level.
"CEMETERY" means land that is set apart or used as a place for the interment of the
deceased or in which human bodies have been buried and may include a crematorium,
mausoleum and a columbarium.
"CHURCH" means a Building used by a religious organization for public worship, and may
include a rectory or manse, church hall, Day Nursery or religious School associated with or
Accessory thereto.
"CLINIC" means a Building or part thereof, used exclusively by physicians, dentists, drugless
practitioners, their staff and their patients for the purpose of consultation, diagnosis and office
treatment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Clinic may include administrative
Offices, waiting rooms, treatment rooms, laboratories, pharmacies and dispensaries directly
associated with the Clinic, but shall not include accommodation for in-patient care or operating
rooms.
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"CLUSTER HOUSING" see "DWELLING".
"COMMERCIAL GARAGE" means an establishment or premises where Commercial Motor
Vehicles are stored indoors or in Open Storage or where Motor Vehicles are repaired or
maintained.
"COMMERCIAL GREENHOUSE" means a Building or Structure used for the growing of
flowers, plants, shrubs, trees and similar vegetation which are not necessarily transplanted
outdoors on the same Lot containing such Building or Structure, but are sold directly from such
Lot at wholesale or retail and may include an Outdoor Display area.
"COMMERCIAL RECREATION ESTABLISHMENT" means a Building, or part thereof, used
for the purpose of an arena, Auditorium, Assembly Hall, billiard or pool room, Bingo Hall, gym
or fitness centre, ice or roller rink, indoor swimming pool, and all places of amusement, but not
including an Amusement Games Establishment, cinema or other Theatre, drive-in theatre or
amusement park.
"COMMERCIAL STORAGE" means the storage, for hire or gain, of goods, merchandise,
materials or equipment in an enclosed Building other than a Temporary Building but shall not
include a Warehouse.
"COMMERCIAL USE" means the Use of land, Buildings or Structures for the purpose of
buying, renting or selling commodities and supplying services, but does not include an
Industrial Use or any other commercial Use otherwise defined or classified in this By-law.
"COMMUNITY CENTRE" means land, Buildings or Structures used for community activities,
including Recreation and Institutional Uses.
"CONSERVATION" means the Use of land and/or water for the purpose of planned
management of natural resources, including woodlot management, and for the preservation
and enhancement of the natural environment.
"CONVENIENCE STORE" means a Retail Store supplying groceries and other daily household
necessities to an immediate surrounding residential area, and may include the rental of videos,
the heating of pre-packaged food, an automated banking machine and/or Depots for such items
as film, laundry or Dry Cleaning.
"CONVERTED DWELLING" see "DWELLING".
"CORPORATION" means the Corporation of the Town of Plympton-Wyoming.
"COUNCIL" means the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Plympton-Wyoming.
"COUNTY" means the Corporation of the County of Lambton.
"COURT" means an open, unoccupied space adjoining a Building, such space being bounded
on two (2) or more sides by walls of the said Building.
"CRUSHING PLANT" means an industrial establishment where aggregate is processed
through a crushing and sorting operation into various grades of gravel.
"DANGEROUS GOODS" means explosives, flammable or combustible liquids or gases, toxic
substances, radioactive material, corrosives or any other product or substance that is
considered dangerous to life when handled or transported.
"DATA PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENT" means a Building, or part thereof, used for input,
processing and printing of computerized data.
"DAY NURSERY" means a premises that receives more than five (5) children who are not of
common parentage, primarily for the purpose of providing temporary care and/or guidance, for
a continuous period not exceeding twenty-four (24) hours, where the children are under
eighteen (18) years of age in the case of a Day Nursery for children with a developmental
handicap and under ten (10) years of age in all other cases. A Day Nursery does not include
any part of a School.
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"DECK (UNENCLOSED)" means a Structure without a roof or walls, having footings situated a
minimum of 0.2 metres above grade, and may be Attached to or abutting one or more walls of a
Building or constructed separate from a Building. A Deck (Unenclosed) is subject to the
provisions of Section 3.3.4 of this By-law.
"DERELICT MOTOR VEHICLE" means a Motor Vehicle or any other vehicle propelled or
driven otherwise than by muscular power that is inoperative and has no market value as a
means of transportation or has a market value as a means of transportation that is less than the
costs of repairs to put it into operative condition.
"DETACHED" means not Attached, as defined herein. (B/L 107/2010)
"DRY CLEANING DEPOT" means a Building, or part thereof for the purpose of receiving
articles or goods of fabric to be subjected, off the premises, to a process of dry cleaning or
dyeing. Such establishment may also be used for pressing and/or distributing any article or
good of fabric received at such an outlet.
"DRY CLEANING ESTABLISHMENT" means a Building, or part thereof, where dry cleaning,
dye drying, cleaning, or pressing of articles or goods of fabric is performed, and in which only
non-combustible and non-flammable solvents are used, emitting no odours, fumes, noise, or
vibration which would cause a nuisance or inconvenience within or outside the premises.
"DUPLEX DWELLING" see "DWELLING".
"DUPLICATING SHOP" means a premises engaged in reproducing drawings, plans, maps or
other copy, by blueprinting, photocopying or small offset process.
"DWELLING" means a Building or part thereof used or intended, adapted or designed to be
used, occupied or capable of being occupied, as a home, residence or sleeping place for one
or more Persons having a right to the exclusive Use thereof, but shall not include any Motor
Vehicle, Travel Trailer, Hotel, Motel, Private Garage, a Home for the Aged, Nursing Home,
Hospital or living amenity or area Accessory to a non-Residential Use.
a) "ACCESSORY APARTMENT DWELLING" means a Dwelling Unit located within a
Permitted non-residential Building and located above and/or behind the primary Permitted
Use. This definition shall not include a Converted Dwelling Unit, "Additional residential Unit"
or a Multiple Dwelling Unit. (B/L 98 of 2025)
b) "ACCESSORY DWELLING" means a Dwelling Unit, including a Single Detached Dwelling,
on a Lot containing a Commercial or Industrial Use as the Primary Use. Such Dwelling is
Accessory and secondary to the primary use and is occupied by an owner or employee of
the Primary Use. This definition shall not include an "Additional Residential Unit". (B/L
98/2025)
c) "ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL UNIT (ARU)"
Means a separate and self-contained dwelling unit that is ancillary or subordinate to the
Primary Dwelling and located within a Single-Detached, Semi-Detached, or Townhouse
Dwelling or associated Accessory Building on the same Lot as the Primary Dwelling. (B/L
98 of 2025)
d) "BOARDING HOUSE" means any Building or part thereof in which the proprietor resides
and supplies for hire or gain to three (3) or more but not more than six (6) Persons
exclusive of the lessee or Owner thereof or members of his family, lodging and/or meals,
but shall not include a Hotel, Motel, Bed and Breakfast Establishment, Hospital, or Nursing
Home.
e) "CLUSTER HOUSING" means a group or groups of Dwelling Units which may be in
various forms, and so located on a Lot that each Dwelling Unit may not have frontage on a
public Street or Road and more than one (1) Dwelling Unit may exist on one (1) Lot.
Cluster Housing development shall have frontage on a public Street.
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f) "CONVERTED DWELLING" means a lawfully established Single Detached Dwelling which
is altered or converted, subject to Section 3.23, so as to provide up to three (3) Dwelling
Units.
"COTTAGE" shall mean a seasonal residential Building or Structure intended to be used for
recreational rest or relaxation throughout the year, excepting winter months and shall not be
used or intended to be used as a primary residence and/or year-round permanent Dwelling.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Cottage shall not be converted to a year-
round primary residence except in those Zones where such conversion is specifically allowed.
g) "DUPLEX DWELLING" means a Dwelling divided horizontally into two (2) separate
Dwelling Units, each of which has an independent entrance.
h) "FARM DWELLING" means a Dwelling which is Accessory to an Agricultural Use other
than a Hobby Farm.
i) "FOUR-PLEX DWELLING" means a Dwelling divided horizontally and vertically into four
(4) separate Dwelling Units, each of which has an independent entrance from outside the
Building.
j) "GROUP HOME-TYPE 1" means a residential Dwelling in which three (3) to ten (10)
unrelated residents live under responsible supervision consistent with the requirements of
its residents. "Residents" excludes staff or receiving family. This does not include a Group
Home - Type 2.
k) "GROUP HOME-TYPE 2" means a residence maintained and operated primarily for:
Persons who have been placed on probation under the provisions of Acts such as the
Criminal Code. R.S., Chap. C-46, as amended, The Young Offenders Act. R.S., Chap. Y-1,
as amended, The Ministry of Correctional Services Act, R.S.O., 1990, Chap. M.22, as
amended and the Parole Act. R.S., Chap. P-2, as amended. The number of Persons
residing therein shall be up to eight (8) excluding staff.
l) "MODULAR HOME" means a prefabricated Single Detached Dwelling designed to be
transported once only to a final location and constructed so as the shortest side of such
Dwelling is not less than 6.0 metres in width.
m) "MOBILE HOME, DOUBLE WIDE," means a C.S.A. approved, factory built Dwelling
occupied or designed for Occupancy on a permanent basis, towed or designed to be towed
in two or more separate sections with each section on its own chassis and joined together
to form one (1) Dwelling Unit and placed on a permanent foundation with or without a
Basement or Cellar and connected or designed to be connected to public utilities, but shall
not include a Single Wide Mobile Home or a Travel Trailer.
n) "MOBILE HOME, SINGLE WIDE" means a C.S.A. approved, factory built Dwelling
occupied or designed for Occupancy on a permanent basis having a Ground Floor Area of
not less than sixty-five (65) m2, designed to be towed on its own chassis, notwithstanding
that its running gear is or may be removed, placed or designed to be placed on permanent
foundations and connected or designed to be connected to public utilities, but shall not
include a Double Wide Mobile Home or a Travel Trailer.
o) "MULTIPLE DWELLING" means a Building on a Lot used or designed as a residence and
containing four (4) or more Dwelling Units all of which have access from a common corridor
or hallway and/or an independent entrance from the outside. All of the Units in a Multiple
Dwelling must be Dwelling Units, as defined in this By-law. It shall not, however, include any
other Dwelling otherwise defined herein or specifically named elsewhere in this By-law.
p) "NON-FARM DWELLING" shall mean a Single Detached Dwelling not Accessory to an
Agricultural operation.
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q) "PARK MODEL HOME" means a manufactured Building used or intended to be used as a
seasonal recreational Building of residential Occupancy designed and constructed in
conformance with CAN/CSA-Z241 Series-M, "Park Model Trailers".
r) "PRIMARY DWELLING" means the Dwelling Unit having the largest Gross Floor Area
located on a Lot which an ARU is a part of or to which it is attached. The Primary Dwelling,
independent of any ARU, shall meet all applicable requirements of the underlying zone.
(B/L 98 of 2025)
s) "SEASONAL HOUSING" means a Dwelling used or intended, adapted or designed to be
used as a home, residence or sleeping place during any portion of the year except winter
months by seasonal or migrant workers and/or their families. Seasonal Housing is
Accessory to a labour-intensive Agricultural Use on the same Lot.
t) "SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING" means a Detached Dwelling on a Lot containing only
one (1) Dwelling Unit. (B/L 42 of 2012)
u) "SEMI-DETACHED DWELLING" means one (1) of a pair of single Dwellings, divided
vertically in whole or in part above Finished Grade, below Finished Grade, or both above
and below Finished Grade. This definition includes a link home.
v) "STREET TOWNHOUSE" means a Townhouse with each Unit on a separate Lot.
w) "TOWNHOUSE" means the whole of a Dwelling divided vertically into three (3) or more
separate Dwelling Units, each such Dwelling Unit having an independent entrance directly
from outside the Building.
x) "TRIPLEX DWELLING" means the whole of a Dwelling divided horizontally into three (3)
separate Dwelling Units, each such Dwelling Unit having an independent entrance from the
outside or from a common hallway or stairway inside the Building.
"DEDICATED SHORT-TERM RENTAL" means a Short-Term Rental other than a
Primary Residence Short-Term Rental.
"DWELLING UNIT" means a room or suite of two (2) or more Habitable rooms with an
independent entrance, either from outside the building or from a common corridor inside the
building, in which food preparation, eating, living, sleeping, and sanitary facilities are provided
for the exclusive use of its occupants. This definition does not include housekeeping units in a
hotel, motel, boarding rooming or lodging house, motor home, travel trailer, or mobile home.
(B/L 98 of 2025)
"DWELLING UNIT AREA" means the habitable area contained within the inside walls of a
Dwelling Unit, excluding any Private Garage, Carport, Porch, verandah, unfinished Attic, Cellar
or sun room (unless such sun room is habitable in all seasons of the year), and excluding
common hallways, common stairways or other common areas.
"EASEMENT" means a right or privilege that one has over the lands of another, registered on
title to the said lands and may pertain to access rights above, below or on the said lands.
"ERECT" means to build, construct, reconstruct or relocate and, without limiting the generality
of the word, also includes:
a) any preliminary operation such as excavation, infilling 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" on a Lot that is between two (2) adjacent Lots on one side
of one block within the same Zone, on which are located Existing Buildings not more than 100
metres apart, shall mean the average of the established Setbacks on the said adjacent Lots.
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Existing Buildings on the Lot for which construction is being proposed may be factored into the
average for determining the Established Building Line. Detached Accessory Buildings shall not
be factored in determining an Established Building Line for a Main Building. (B/L 107/2010)
"EXISTING" means Existing on the date of passing of this By-law, legally established under the
regulations in place at the time of its establishment and with respect to a Building or Structure,
also means in a sound condition not requiring demolition or significant repairs or alterations or
removed within the last 12 months and determined by the By-law Enforcement Officer to have
been in such condition prior to its removal. (B/L 107/2010)
"EXISTED" shall have a corresponding meaning.
"EXTRACTIVE USE" means the Use of land Licensed for the removal of gravel, sand, clay,
earth, shale, stone, limestone, dolostone, sandstone, marble, granite, rock or other similar
substance for construction, industrial or manufacturing purposes, and includes an Aggregate
Storage Area, Accessory Uses, Buildings or Structures. Permitted Accessory Uses include the
blending of recovered materials that are brought to the Extractive Use.
"FARM PRODUCE OUTLET" means a Use, Accessory to a Permitted farm, which consists of
the retail sale of Agricultural products produced on the farm where such outlet is located.
"FARMERS MARKET" means a Building, part of a Building, or an open area where
Agricultural produce is offered or temporarily stored for retail sale on the site by more than one
(1) vendor.
"FARM PRODUCE PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENT" means the Use of land, Buildings or
Structures where Agricultural produce, including meat and poultry products, are prepared or
packaged and from which such produce and products are shipped to a wholesale or retail
outlet.
"FINISHED GRADE" means the average elevation between the highest and lowest point of the
finished surface of the ground measured around the perimeter of the base of a Building or
Structure exclusive of any embankment in lieu of steps.
"FLEA MARKET" means the occasional or periodic market held in an open Outdoor Display
area or in a Building or Structure, where groups of individual sellers display and offer goods for
sale to the public, but does not include a Garage Sale.
"FLOOR AREA, GROSS" in the case of a Dwelling, means the sum total area of the floors
excluding internal Parking Areas in the Building or Buildings on a site measured from the
exterior walls or from the centre line of common walls separating the Buildings provided that
where the floor area is within a roofed Structure without exterior walls the Gross Floor Area
shall be the area covered by the roof, or in the case of a Building other than a Dwelling, means
the aggregate of the area of all floors devoted to retail sales, customer service and/or Office
Use measured from the outside face of exterior walls but shall not include storage or
mezzanine areas, mechanical rooms, common halls, stairwells, garbage and electrical rooms
and parking Structures.
"FLOOR AREA, GROUND" means the area of a Building or Structure measured from the
outside of its exterior walls at Grade and exclusive of any Attached Accessory Building, terrace,
unenclosed sun room, Deck, Porch or verandah.
"FORESTRY" means the proper implementation of harvest, renewal and maintenance
activities known to be appropriate for the forest and environmental conditions under which they
are being applied and that minimize detriments to forest values including significant
ecosystems, important fish and wildlife habitat, soil and water quality and quantity, forest
productivity and health and the aesthetics and recreational opportunities of the landscape.
"FOUR SEASON CAMPGROUND & RECREATION FACILITY" shall mean a Private Park
which includes a Campground, as well as facilities for Active and Passive Recreation. Such a
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facility may also include Accessory commercial uses that serve only the needs of the users of
the facility.
"FUNERAL HOME" means a Building or Structure designed for the purpose of furnishing
funeral supplies and services to the public and includes facilities intended for the preparation of
the dead human body for interment or cremation and may include a chapel for funeral
purposes.
"FURTHER CONTRAVENE" means the making of an addition to an Existing Non-Complying
Building or Structure, any part of which addition does not comply with the required Setbacks or
any other provision of this By-law.
"GARAGE SALE" means an occasional sale, held by the occupants of a Dwelling Unit on their
own premises, of household goods and not merchandise which was purchased for resale or
obtained on consignment.
"GARDEN CENTRE" means the Use of land, Buildings or Structures for the purpose of buying,
selling and raising plants, shrubs and trees and includes the Outdoor Display, storage and sale
of products generally used for landscaping and gardening purposes.
"GAS BAR" means one (1) or more fuel pumps for the sale of motor fuels and related products
for Motor Vehicles, together with any necessary Gasoline Pump Islands, light standards,
Propane Transfer Facility, kiosk, concrete aprons, Canopy, storage tanks and related facilities
required for the dispensing of fuel.
"GAS COMPRESSOR STATION" means the Use of land, Buildings or Structures for the
storage, regulation of flow and distribution of natural gas.
"GASOLINE PUMP ISLAND" means the portion of a Lot where a pump or pumps used to
transfer fuel from storage tanks to Motor Vehicles is (are) situated.
"GASOLINE RETAIL FACILITY" means premises where the retail sale of fuel or lubricants for
Motor Vehicles constitutes either the sole Use, such as a Gas Bar, or an Accessory Use, such
as a Gasoline Pump Island or Propane Transfer Facility. This definition shall not include a
Motor Vehicle Service Establishment.
"GAZEBO" means an Accessory Structure that consists of a platform and roof but no walls
and that is unenclosed except that a wire-mesh bug screen, benches and/or railings around its
perimeter and such posts as are reasonably necessary to hold the roof erect shall be permitted.
(B/L 90/04)
"GIFT SHOP" means a Retail Store specializing in the sale of ornaments, cards, magazines
and confectioneries.
"GOLF COURSE" means a public or private area designed and operated primarily for the
purpose of playing golf excluding a Miniature Golf Course.
"GOLF COURSE, MINIATURE" means a Use which provides facilities designed and operated
primarily for what is commonly known as miniature golf but does not include a Golf Driving Tee
or Range or a Golf Course as defined herein.
"GOLF DRIVING TEE OR RANGE" means a Use which provides facilities designed and
operated primarily for the practicing of golf shots but does not include Miniature Golf Courses or
Golf Courses as defined herein.
"GRAIN ELEVATOR" means a Building or Structure used for the storage of grain.
"GROUP HOME-TYPE 1" see "DWELLING".
"GROUP HOME-TYPE 2" see "DWELLING".
"GUEST ROOM" means a room or suite of rooms which contain no facilities for cooking or for
the installation of cooking equipment and which is used or designed for gain or profit by
providing accommodation to the travelling or vacationing public.
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"HABITABLE ROOM" means a room within a Dwelling Unit designed to provide living, dining,
sleeping, bathroom or kitchen accommodation for Persons. This definition shall not include any
Private Garage, Carport, Cellar, unheated Porch or verandah, unfinished Attic, unfinished
Basement, or any space used for the service and maintenance of a Dwelling or for vertical
travel between storeys.
"HEALTH/RECREATIONAL FACILITY" means a Private Club or public facility (athletic, health
or recreational), including Uses such as reducing salons and weight control establishments,
game courts, exercise equipment, locker rooms, jacuzzi and/or sauna and pro shop.
"HEIGHT" means "BUILDING HEIGHT", when referring to a Building, and in all other cases,
where no method for determining Height is described, shall mean the vertical distance between
Finished Grade and the highest vertical point of the Structure, Sign, fence, Planting Strip or
other object.
"HOBBY FARM" means a Livestock Facility with a Livestock Housing Capacity of no greater
than four (4) Livestock Units or fifty (50) animals, whichever is less.
"HOLDING PROVISIONS" can be applied to lands to delay their development until specific
conditions have been fulfilled. The Planning Act, as amended, enables Council to place these
restrictions on the Use of land. Holding provisions are depicted by the letter (H), which can be
added as a suffix to any Zone symbol. The Council will remove the (H) symbol, once conditions
for the proper development of the affected lands are satisfied.
"HOME FOR THE AGED" means a Building, Structure or Portion thereof operated as an
Approved Home for the Aged or Rest Home established and maintained by the Municipality or
jointly by one or more municipalities of the County of Lambton and operated under a board of
management for accommodation and amenities for senior citizens in return for compensation.
A Home for the Aged is subsidized by the Province under a service agreement with the Crown.
A Home for the Aged shall not include a public or Private Hospital, Nursing Home or Group
Home.
"HOME OCCUPATION" means an Accessory Use to a Dwelling Unit, owned by and employing
at least one of the permanent residents of that Dwelling Unit, to conduct one or more full-time
or part-time occupations or business activities. This definition shall include a Bed & Breakfast
and a Clinic. (B/L 107/2010)
"HOSPITAL" means any institution, Building or other premises or place established for the
treatment of Persons afflicted with or suffering from sickness, disease or injury or for the
treatment of convalescent or chronically ill Persons that is Approved as a public Hospital. This
definition shall also include a "PRIVATE HOSPITAL", which means a Dwelling in which four
(4) or more patients are or may be admitted for treatment, other than an independent health
facility, institution for the reclamation and cure of habitual drunkards, a children's residence or a
lodging house.
"HOTEL" means a Building in which a minimum of four (4) Guest Rooms are provided for the
travelling public, and may include dining and other public rooms, provided that each Guest
Room may be entered from inside or outside of the Building.
"INDUSTRIAL USE" means the Use of land, Structures or Buildings for each or any of the
following operations:
a) the carrying on of any process of manufacture whether or not a finished article results there
from;
b) the dismantling and separating into parts of any article, machinery or vehicle, but not
including a Motor Vehicle Wrecking Establishment;
c) the breaking up of any articles, goods or machinery;
d) the treatment of waste materials of all descriptions;
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e) the recovery and processing of sand, gravel, clay, turf, soil, rock, stone or similar
substances;
f) the repairing and servicing of vehicles, machinery and Buildings;
and may include;
i) the Open Storage of goods used in connection with or resulting from any of the above
operations;
ii) the provisions of amenities for Persons engaged in such operations;
iii) the sale of goods resulting from such operations; and
iv) any work of administration or accounting in connection with the undertaking;
and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes any industry particularly defined in
this By-law, but does not include a "Home Occupation" or "Agricultural Home Industry".
"INDUSTRIAL USE, DRY" means any Industrial Use Permitted by the applicable Zone where
water is only required for employee washrooms and eating facilities, cooling or pressure testing
of equipment, the washing of Accessory vehicles and similar ancillary Uses and not for
processing.
"INDUSTRIAL USE, GENERAL" means any Industrial Use other than a Service and Repair
Shop, a Light Industrial Use, or an Offensive Industrial Use.
"INDUSTRIAL USE, LIGHT" means any Industrial Use in which the Building or the Structure
thereby occupied or employed, the processes carried on, the material used or stored, the
machinery employed and the transportation of materials, goods and commodities to and from
the premises will not cause injury to or prejudicially affect the amenity of the locality by reason
of the appearance of such Building, Structure or materials or by reason of the emission of
noise, vibration, smell, fumes, smoke, vapour, steam, soot, ash, dust, waste paper, waste
products, grit, oil or otherwise. Light Industrial Uses shall not include the dismantling and
separating into parts of any article, machinery or vehicle; the treatment of waste materials of all
descriptions; and the winning, processing or storage of sand, gravel, soil, rock, stone or similar
substance.
"INDUSTRIAL USE, OFFENSIVE" means any business or industry which by reason of the
process involved or the method of manufacture or the nature of the material or goods used,
produced or stored is likely to cause or causes by reason of destructive gas or fumes, dust,
objectionable odour, noise or vibration, or unsightly storage of goods, wares, merchandise,
salvage, junk, waste or other material, a condition which may be or become hazardous or
injurious as regards health or safety or which prejudices the character of the neighbourhood or
interferes with or may interfere with the normal enjoyment of any land, Building or Structure.
"INSTITUTIONAL USE" means the Use of any land and/or Building or part thereof by a
government, educational, charitable or non-profit organization in the carrying out of its function
and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall include municipal Offices, Libraries,
fire halls, Churches, Hospitals, Schools, Community Centres, Private Clubs and Assembly
Halls.
"JUNK YARD" shall have the same meaning as "Salvage Yard".
"KENNEL" means any premises on which four (4) or more domesticated animals over four (4)
months of age are kept, bred, trained, or boarded and may be kept for sale.
"LABORATORY" means a Building, or part thereof, used for scientific, medical and/or
research purposes.
"LANDSCAPED OPEN SPACE" means the open, unobstructed space, on a Lot, accessible by
walking from the Street on which the Lot is located and which is maintained and suitable for the
growth and maintenance of grass, flowers, bushes, trees and other landscaping. This definition
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may include any surfaced walk, patio, or similar area provided that such surfaced walk, patio, or
similar Structure is not more than 40% of the Landscaped Open Space area, but shall not
include any driveway or ramp, whether surfaced or not, nor any curb, retaining wall, or any
Parking Area; nor any open space beneath or within a Building or Structure.
"LANE" means a private thoroughfare which affords only a secondary means of access for
vehicular traffic to abutting Lots and which is not intended for general traffic circulation.
"LAUNDROMAT" means an establishment containing one (1) or more washers, and could
include drying, ironing, finishing and incidental equipment, provided that only water, soaps and
detergents are used and provided that no such operation shall emit any noise or vibrations
which cause a nuisance or inconvenience within or without the premises. This definition may
include a self-service coin operated Laundromat.
"LAUNDRY PLANT" means a Building or a Structure in which the business of a laundry is
conducted in which only water and detergent is used, and where the drying, ironing and
finishing of such goods are conducted.
"LIBRARY" means a Library, branch Library or distribution station established as a public
Library by by-law by Council or the County and the trustees of an improvement district or
established under the Public Libraries Act or a predecessor.
"LICENSED" means Licensed by an appropriate authoritative body as required under the Act
or Statute, which legislates such establishment requiring licensing.
"LIVESTOCK" means farm animals kept for Use, for propagation, or intended for profit or gain,
and without limiting the generality of the foregoing includes dairy and beef cattle, swine, poultry,
horses, goats, sheep, ratites, fur-bearing animals, deer and elk, game animals, birds and other
animals identified in Appendix "A", Table 1. (B/L 19 of 2007)
"LIVESTOCK FACILITY" means one or more Buildings or Structures designed, used or
intended for housing, feeding or keeping Livestock including anaerobic digesters, manure
transfer facilities and Manure Storages. Portions not storing manure or not occupied by
Livestock long enough for substantial amounts of manure to accumulate are not subject to
MDS I or MDS II measurements. (B/L 19/2007)
"LIVESTOCK HOUSING CAPACITY" means the number of Livestock that can be
accommodated by all Livestock Facilities on a Lot at any one time, including those that are
empty but able to house Livestock. (B/L 19/2007)
"LIVESTOCK, LARGE" means any Livestock of a type of which an adult equals more than one
fifteenth of a Nutrient Unit. (B/L 107/2010)
"LOADING SPACE" means an off-Street space on the same Lot as the Building, or contiguous
to a group of Buildings, for the temporary parking of a Commercial Motor Vehicle while loading
or unloading merchandise or materials, and which abuts a Street, Lane, or other appropriate
means of access. The provision of Loading Spaces shall be in accordance with Section 3.26.
"LOT" means land within a registered plan of subdivision (but not including plans deemed not
to be registered pursuant to Section 50(4) of The Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chap. P. 13, as
amended) or any land that may be legally conveyed under the exemption provided in clause (b)
or (f) of subsection 3 or clause (a) or (f) of subsection 5 of Section 50 of The Planning Act,
R.S.O. 1990, Chap. P. 13 as amended, the boundaries of which are recorded in the Registry
Office for the Registry Division of the County of Lambton. (B/L 19 of 2007)
a) "CORNER LOT" means a Lot, situated at the intersection of and abutting upon two (2) or
more Streets, provided that the angle of intersection of such Streets is not more than one
hundred and thirty-five (135) degrees.
b) "INTERIOR LOT" means any Lot having Street Access, other than a Corner Lot.
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c) "THROUGH LOT" means an Interior Lot having Street Access on two (2) or more Street
Lines, other than a Corner Lot.
"LOT AREA" means the total horizontal area within the Lot Lines of a Lot, except that for Lots
for Residential Uses in an Environmental Protection - Lakeshore (EP-L) or Hazard (H) Zone,
Lot Area shall exclude the horizontal area between the toe and top of an embankment of thirty
(30) degrees or more from the horizontal, unless otherwise specified in this By-law.
"LOT COVERAGE" means that percentage of the Lot Area covered by the perpendicular
projections onto a horizontal plane of the area of all Buildings and Structures on the Lot. Lot
Coverage shall not include Balconies, Canopies and overhanging eaves provided none of the
foregoing are less than 2.4 metres above Finished Grade. Lot Coverage shall not include
private Decks (Unenclosed) and Private Swimming Pools.
"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. If 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, measured
perpendicularly from a line joining the middle of the Front and Rear Lot Lines and at a point
thereon, a distance equal to the minimum Front Yard Depth required by this By-law. Where
there is no Rear Lot Line, Lot Frontage means the horizontal distance between the Side Lot
Lines, measured perpendicularly from a line joining the middle of the Front Lot Line with the
apex of the triangle formed by the Side Lot Lines and at a point thereon, a distance equal to the
minimum Front Yard Depth required by this By-law. Lot Frontage shall not include the extent to
which a Lot abuts an unopened Street Allowance or the end of a Street, other than a Street that
terminates in a cul-de-sac.
"LOT LINE" means any boundary of a Lot or the vertical projection thereof. There shall be
deemed to be two (2) Lot Lines in cases where a Lot Line changes by a direction that is less
than 135. There shall be deemed to be one continuous Lot Line in cases where the change in
direction is 135 or greater.
a) "FRONT LOT LINE" means in the case of an Interior Lot, the line dividing the Lot from the
Street. In the case of a Corner Lot, the shorter Lot Line abutting a Street shall be deemed
the Front Lot Line. In the case of a Through Lot or a Corner Lot whose Exterior Side Lot
Lines are the same length, the Lot Line where the principle access to the Lot is provided
shall be deemed to be the Front Lot Line.
b) "REAR LOT LINE" means in the case of a Lot having four (4) or more Lot Lines, the Lot
Line farthest from and opposite to the Front Lot Line. If a Lot has less than four (4) Lot
Lines, there shall be deemed to be no Rear Lot Line. On a Through Lot, all Street Lines
other than the Front Lot Line shall be Rear Lot Lines. (B/L 107/2010)
c) "SIDE LOT LINE" means a Lot Line other than a Front or Rear Lot Line, and shall include
Interior Side Lot Line and Exterior Side Lot Line.
d) "EXTERIOR SIDE LOT LINE" - on a Corner Lot, means the longer Lot Line abutting a
Street.
e) "INTERIOR SIDE LOT LINE" - means a Side Lot Line other than an Exterior Side Lot Line.
"LUMBER YARD" means the Use of land, Buildings or Structures for the purpose of the
buying, selling and Open Storage of wood and wood products and lumber but does not include
any manufacturing or processing Uses.
"MANURE STORAGES" as listed in Appendix "A", Table 5, means land, Buildings or
Structures designed, used or intended to be used as permanent storages for manure or
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"digestate" produced from an anaerobic digester. It does not include manure transfer facilities,
anaerobic digesters or temporary field storages. (B/L 19 of 2007)
"EARTHEN MANURE STORAGE AREA" means any excavated pit used as a Manure Storage
Area where manure is stored in contact with bare soil or is separated from bare soil by only a
liner.
"MARINA" shall mean a Commercial Use where boats are stored for rent or hire, and/or where
boats are stored for the convenience of the owner of said boat, and/or where boats, boat
motors, or boat accessories are sold, repaired or refueled and may include a Building or
Structure for the sale of such accessories or refreshments, but shall not include a private dock
Accessory to a Dwelling, nor shall Commercial or manufacturing establishments not adjacent to
a navigable Watercourse be included.
"MARINE SALES AND SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT" means a Building and/or land used for
the Outdoor Display and sale of new and/or second-hand boats and watercraft, and may
include the servicing, repair, and cleaning, of such, and the sale of accessories and related
products.
"MAXIMUM ENCROACHMENT" means the greatest distance a Structure may be built into a
Required Front, Rear or Side Yard.
"METEOROLOGICAL MAST" means a separate, guyed tower having instruments mounted
thereon for the purpose of assessing a site's wind characteristics on a temporary basis of up to
three years or for assessing the performance of a wind turbine or farm once erected. (B/L
104/07)
'MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION" or "MDS" shall mean the setbacks that non-
Agricultural Uses must meet from Livestock Facilities (MDS I) and that Livestock Facilities must
meet from non-Agricultural Uses (MDS II) as required in Section 5.2 of this By-law and
calculated in Appendix "A" to this By-law. (B/L 19 of 2007)
"MOBILE HOME PARK" means a parcel of land containing two (2) or more Mobile Home Sites
and which is under single management and ownership.
"MOBILE HOME, DOUBLE WIDE" see "DWELLING".
"MOBILE HOME, SINGLE WIDE" see "DWELLING".
"MOBILE HOME SALES ESTABLISHMENT" means land, Building or Structure used for the
sale and Outdoor Display of new Mobile Homes, Modular Homes, and Travel Trailers and may
include the servicing and repair of such Structures and vehicles, but shall not include any other
Uses defined in this By-law.
"MOBILE HOME SITE" means a parcel of land within a Mobile Home Park occupied by or
intended for Occupancy by one (1) Single-Wide Mobile Home, Double-Wide Mobile Home or
Park Model Home together with all Yards and Open Space required by this By-law.
"MODULAR HOME" see "DWELLING".
"MOTEL" means a Building, part of a Building or group of Buildings wherein accommodation
without private cooking or housekeeping facilities is provided for the travelling public, but may
include dining rooms and other public rooms. Each Guest Room or sleeping room may be
entered from the exterior of the Building. Sanitary facilities shall be included for each Guest
Room or suite.
"MOTOR HOME" means a self-propelled recreational vehicle capable of being used for the
temporary sleeping or eating accommodation of Persons.
"MOTOR VEHICLE" means an automobile, motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and any other
vehicle propelled or driven otherwise than by muscular power; but does not include other Motor
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Vehicles running only upon rails, or a farm tractor, self-propelled implement of husbandry or
road-building machine.
"MOTOR VEHICLE, COMMERCIAL" means a Motor Vehicle having permanently attached
thereto a truck or delivery body and includes ambulances, hearses, casket wagons, fire
apparatus, buses and tractor-trailers designed for hauling purposes on the highway.
"MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR ESTABLISHMENT" means a Building and/or land used for the
servicing, repair, cleaning, polishing, lubricating and greasing of Motor Vehicles and may
include vehicular body repair and re-painting, but shall not include any other Motor Vehicle Use
defined in this By-law.
"MOTOR VEHICLE SALES ESTABLISHMENT" means a Building and/or land used for the
Outdoor Display and sale of new and/or second-hand Motor Vehicles and may include the
servicing, repair, cleaning, polishing and greasing of Motor Vehicles, the sale of Motor Vehicle
accessories and related products and the leasing or renting of Motor Vehicles, but shall not
include any other Motor Vehicle Use defined in this By-law.
"MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT" means a Building and/or land used for the
sale of fuels for Motor Vehicles and may include the servicing, repair, cleaning, polishing and
greasing of Motor Vehicles and the sale of Motor Vehicle accessories and related products, but
shall not include any other Motor Vehicle Use defined in this By-law.
"MOTOR VEHICLE WASHING ESTABLISHMENT" means a Building and/or land used for the
washing or cleaning of Motor Vehicles including a self service or conveyor operation and may
include the sale of fuels to Motor Vehicles, but shall not include any other Motor Vehicle Use
defined in this By-law.
"MOTOR VEHICLE WRECKING ESTABLISHMENT" means a Building and/or land used for
the wrecking or dismantling of Motor Vehicles and for the Open Storage and sale of scrap
material, salvage and parts obtained there from, but shall not include any other Motor Vehicle
Use defined in this By-law.
"MULTIPLE DWELLING" see "DWELLING".
"MUNICIPAL DRAIN, CLOSED" means an "Open Municipal Drain", located entirely within the
ground and designed, used, or intended for Use for the conveyance of precipitation.
"MUNICIPAL DRAIN, OPEN" means any "drainage work" subject to the Drainage Act, R.S.O.
1990, Chap. D-17, as amended, which includes a drain constructed by any means including the
improving of a natural Watercourse, and includes the works necessary to regulate the water
table or water level within or on any lands or to regulate the level of the waters of a drain,
reservoir, lake or pond, and includes a dam, embankment, wall, protective works or any
combination thereof.
"MUNICIPALITY" means the Corporation of the Town of Plympton-Wyoming.
"NON-COMPLYING" means a Permitted Use which does not comply with one or more
provisions of this By-law for the Zone in which such Building or Structure is located on the date
of passing of this By-law or amendments thereto.
"NON-CONFORMING" means a lawfully Existing Use, Building or Structure prohibited by this
By-law in the Zone in which it is situate.
"NON-FARM DWELLING" see "DWELLING".
"NURSERY" means the Use of land, Buildings or Structures or part thereof where trees,
shrubs, sod or plants are grown or stored for the purpose of transplanting, for Use as stocks for
building or grafting or for the purpose of retail or wholesale, together with the sale of soil,
planting materials, fertilizers and similar materials (including Outdoor Display and Open
Storage) and may include the storage of necessary machinery and vehicles used in connection
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with such business. Landscaping and gardening supplies may also be kept or be offered for
sale or rent.
"NURSING HOME" as defined in The Nursing Homes Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chap. N.7, as
amended, means any premises maintained and operated for Persons requiring nursing care or
in which such care is provided to two (2) or more unrelated Persons, but does not include any
premises falling under the jurisdiction of The Homes for the Aged and Rest Homes Act, R.S.O.
1990, Chap. H.13, as amended, the Private Hospitals Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chap. P.24, as
amended and the Public Hospitals Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chap. P.40, as amended.
"NUTRIENT UNIT" means a measure based on nutrient quantities for comparing sizes of
Livestock Facilities of differing Livestock types as listed in Appendix "A", Table 1. (B/L 19 of
2007)
"OCCUPANCY" means to reside in as Owner or tenant on a permanent or temporary basis.
"OCCUPANT LOAD" as defined in the Ontario Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chap. B.13 as
amended, means the number of Persons for which a Building, or part thereof, is designed.
"OFFICE" means a Building or part thereof designed, intended or used for the practice of a
profession, the carrying on of a business, and/or the conduct of public administration, but shall
not include a Clinic.
"OPEN DRAINAGE DITCH" means a man made depression dug into the earth, with well
defined banks and a bed at least 0.6 metres below the surrounding land, serving to give
direction to a current of water.
"OPEN SPACE" means an unoccupied space open to the sky except such land as is used or
required for parking purposes by this By-law, and shall include recreation facilities, landscaped
areas, patios, and walkways.
"OPEN STORAGE" means the storage of goods, merchandise, or equipment outside of a
Building or Structure on a Lot or portion thereof.
"OUTDOOR DISPLAY" means an area set aside outside of a Building or Structure used in
conjunction with a business located within the Building on the same property, for the display,
rental and/or sale of goods, materials, vehicles or equipment.
"OWNER" means the Person who holds legal title to a piece of property or has an equitable
interest in the same.
"PARK" means an area, consisting largely of Open Space, which may include a recreational
area, playground, play field or similar Use, but shall not include a Mobile Home Park or
Campground.
a) "PUBLIC PARK" means a Park owned or controlled by the Corporation or by any Ministry,
board, Commission or Authority established under any statute of Ontario or Canada.
b) "PRIVATE PARK" means a Park other than a Public Park.
"PARK MODEL HOME" see "DWELLING".
"PARKING AREA" means an area or Structure provided for the parking of Motor Vehicles and
includes any related Aisles, Parking Spaces or driveways, accessible to or from a Street or
Lane but shall not include any part of a Street. This definition may include a Private Garage.
"PARKING LOT" means any Parking Area that functions independently as a separate
operation such as a commercial or municipal lot and shall not include a Parking Area
Accessory to a Permitted Use on the same Lot.
"PARKING SPACE" means a portion of a Parking Area, exclusive of any Aisles or driveways,
which may be used for the temporary parking or storage of a Motor Vehicle, accessible from an
Aisle, Street or Lane.
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"PASTURE AREA" means a contiguous area of land not less than 0.4 hectare in area,
exclusive of Buildings, Structures, lawn, driveways and the like, which is available for the
grazing of Livestock.
"PERMITTED" means Permitted by this By-law.
"PERSON" means any human being, association, firm, partnership, corporation, agent or
trustee, and the heirs, executors or other legal representative or a Person to whom the context
can apply according to law.
"PERSONAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT" means a Building, or a part thereof, in which
Persons are employed in furnishing services and otherwise administering to the individual and
personal needs of Persons, and including premises such as, but not necessarily limited to, a
barber, hairdresser, beautician, tailor, dressmaker, Laundromat, Dry Cleaning and laundry
Depot, suntanning shop and a formal rentals shop but shall not include a body massage, body
piercing, tattooing or Adult Entertainment Parlour. The sale of merchandise shall be Permitted
only as an Accessory Use to the personal service provided.
"PETROLEUM WELL" means a hole drilled into a geological formation of Cambrian or more
recent age for the purpose of oil or gas exploration or production, the storage of oil, gas or
other hydrocarbons in a geological formation, the disposal of oil field fluid in a geological
formation, solution mining or geological evaluation or testing, but does not include a hole where
no oil or gas is encountered that is drilled for the production of fresh water.
"PETROLEUM WORK" means a pipeline or other Structure or equipment that is used in
association with a Petroleum Well.
"PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT" means a motion picture or other Theatre, Auditorium, billiard
or pool room, bowling alley, ice or roller skating rink, or dance hall, but does not include any
other place of entertainment or recreation otherwise defined or classified in this By-law.
"PLANTING STRIP" means an area which shall be used and maintained for no purpose other
than planting a continuous unpierced hedgerow of evergreens or shrubs. The hedgerow may
be adjacent to the Lot Line or portion thereof for which such Planting Strip is required. The
remainder of the Planting Strip shall be used for no purpose other than planting shrubs, flowers,
grass or similar vegetation.
"PLANTING STRIP WIDTH" means the least horizontal dimension of a Planting Strip
measured perpendicularly to the Lot Line adjoining such Planting Strip.
"PORCH" means a covered entrance, either enclosed or unenclosed, to a Building.
"POULTRY PROCESSING PLANT" means the Use of a Building or Structure for the
slaughtering, processing, manufacturing, or packaging of poultry or poultry products and may
include as an Accessory Use the wholesale or retail sale of poultry or poultry products.
"PRE-EXISTING
SHORT-TERM
RENTAL" means a lawfully existing Short-Term
Rental whose use as a Short-Term Rental is prohibited as of the date of passing of Zoning
By-Law 121 of 2023 but permitted though section 34(9) of the Planning Act.
"PRIMARY DWELLING" means a Dwelling owned by a natural person, either alone or
jointly with others, where the person is ordinarily resident.
"PRIMARY RESIDENCE SHORT-TERM RENTAL" means a Short-Term
Rental being offered in a Dwelling where the Primary Resident is permanently
residing while the Premises is being Used or operated as a Short-Term Rental, or an
Accessory Second Dwelling on the same property as a Dwelling where the Primary
Resident is permanently residing while the Premises is being Used or operated as a Short-
Term Rental.
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"PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT" means an establishment used for the blueprinting, engraving,
stereotyping, electro-typing, printing or typesetting, and shall include a Duplicating Shop and a
letter-shop.
"PRIVATE CLUB" means a Building or part of a Building used as a meeting place for members
of a chartered organization and shall include a lodge, a fraternity or sorority house, and a
labour union hall.
"PRIVATE GARAGE" means an Accessory Building or Structure, Attached to or Detached
from a Dwelling, which is used for the sheltering of Permitted Motor Vehicles and storage of
household equipment incidental to the residential Occupancy and in which there are no
facilities for the repairing or servicing of vehicles for gain or profit. This definition may include a
Carport or other open shelter.
"PROCESSED GOODS INDUSTRY" means a Building or part thereof used by textiles, leather
and rubber industries; plastics and synthetic resins industries; paper and wood products
industries; metal products industries; oil and coal by-products industries; chemical products
industries; and non-metallic products industries. Processed Goods Industries exclude pulp and
paper industries and primary metal industries.
"PROPANE TRANSFER FACILITY" means a facility at a fixed location having not more than
one (1) storage container and such container shall not have an aggregate propane storage
capacity in excess of 50,000 litres.
"PUBLIC RECREATIONAL USE" means the Use of land, water and/or Buildings for the
purpose of Passive and Active Recreation, as defined in this By-law, owned or controlled by the
Corporation or by any Ministry, board, Commission or Authority established under any Statute
of Ontario or Canada.
"PUBLIC USE, NON-RECREATIONAL" means a Building, Structure or Lot used for public
services by the Corporation or the County, any local board of either the Corporation or the
County, a Conservation Authority established by the Government of Ontario, or any Ministry or
Commission of the Government of Ontario or Canada.
"PUBLIC GARAGE" means a Non-Recreational Public Use where publicly owned Motor
Vehicles such as road maintenance equipment are stored, repaired and/or maintained.
"PUBLIC UTILITY" means any water works, gas works, electric heat, light or power works,
telegraph or telephone lines and works for the transmission of gas, oil, water or electrical power
or energy or any similar works supplying the general public with necessaries or conveniences.
This definition excludes any processing, manufacturing, generation or like facility or process as
well as any site where on-site personnel are employed on a regular basis. (B/L 107/2010)
"QUARRY" means the Licensed Use of land or land under water from which unconsolidated
aggregate is being or has been excavated by means of an open excavation to supply material
for construction, industrial or manufacturing purposes, and that has not been rehabilitated and
may include an Aggregate Storage Area, but does not mean land or land under water
excavated for a Building or Structure on the excavation site, and does not include a Wayside
Quarry.
"RECREATION, ACTIVE" means the Use of land, water and/or Building for the purpose of
organized active leisure activities requiring the erection of Buildings or the alteration of
topography and shall include an arena, a sports field, and a Golf Course.
"RECREATION, COMMERCIAL" means the commercial Use of land and/or Buildings for the
purpose of recreation but shall not include a Place of Entertainment.
"RECREATION, PASSIVE" means the Use of land and/or water for the purpose of passive
leisure activity and shall include a Park, a garden, a picnic area and the like, as well as a play
lot with activity equipment for children.
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"RENOVATION" means the replacement, repair and restoration of land, Building or Structure
to good condition but shall not include its Replacement.
"REPAIR AND RENTAL ESTABLISHMENT" means a business engaged in maintaining,
repairing, installing and renting articles and equipment for household, personal, construction
and Industrial Use such as: radios and television; refrigerators and air conditioners; appliances;
watches, clocks and jewelry; upholstery and furniture repair; and power tools, mobile
construction equipment and moving equipment, for which Open Storage is Permitted. This does
not include any other Use specifically referred to or defined in this By-law.
"REPLACEMENT" when used in reference to a Building or Structure or part thereof, means
the removal and rebuilding, repairing or restoring of more than 25% of the total Building or
Structure as it Existed on the date of passing of this By-law and shall include any Structural
Alteration except that which is necessary to integrate the supporting elements of an Existing
Building or Structure with those of an addition.
"RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT" means a Building or part thereof
used by raw material development and testing firms; processed products development and
testing firms; and chemical and biological products development and testing firms.
"RESOURCE EXTRACTION" means the Use of land for the drilling, production from the
ground, and storage of, natural gas, brine or salt but excluding the refining of said products.
This is separate from Petroleum Well as defined herein.
"RESTAURANT" means a Building or part of a Building where food is prepared and offered or
kept for retail sale to the public for consumption either on or off the premises and includes such
Uses as a cafe, cafeteria, ice cream parlour, tea or lunch room, dairy bar, donut shop, coffee
shop, snack bar or refreshment room or stand. This definition shall not include a Drive-In
Restaurant.
"RESTAURANT, DRIVE-IN" means an establishment where food is offered for sale or sold to
the public for consumption, such establishment being designed for consumption of the food
within a Motor Vehicle parked in a Permitted Parking Space on the premises of the
establishment.
"RESTAURANT, DRIVE THROUGH SERVICE FACILITY" means an element of a Restaurant
Use associated with ordering and serving food and beverages to patrons where they remain
within a Motor Vehicle, and includes any associated speaker system and order board.
"REST HOME" means a Home for the Aged, which is also administered by a committee of
management.
"RETAIL STORE" means a Building or part of a Building in which goods, wares, merchandise,
substances, articles or things are offered or kept for retail sale to the public and shall include a
grocery store.
"RETAIL WAREHOUSE" means a Building or part of a Building used for the storage and
display of goods, merchandise, or materials and may include the carrying out of commercial
transactions involving the sale of such goods, merchandise or materials by retail sale to the
general public, but shall not include a grocery store or any other Use defined in specific terms
herein.
"RIDING SCHOOL" means the commercial Use of land and buildings for the instruction of
Persons in the manner of riding horses and may include the boarding or stabling of horses.
"RIGHT-OF-WAY" means:
a) a right enjoyed by a Person of passing over another Person's land subject to such
conditions and restrictions as are specified by grant, sanctioned by custom or by whatever
other means, by virtue of which the right exists, and/or;
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b) a term commonly applied to a more or less uniform strip of land used for the purposes of
constructing a highway, railway, pipe line, telephone or power transmission line, etc.
"ROAD" means a Street as defined in this By-law.
"SALVAGE YARD" means a Lot, Building or Structure used for the wrecking, dismantling,
storing, Open Storage or selling of second hand goods, wares or materials including, but not so
as to limit the generality of the foregoing, rags, bottles, metals, clothing, furniture, paper,
machinery, building materials and vehicles and parts thereof. This definition shall exclude a
Motor Vehicle Wrecking Establishment.
"SANITARY SEWER" shall mean a system of underground conduits operated by the
Corporation, another municipality or by the Ministry of the Environment, which carries sewage
to a sewage treatment facility.
"SAWMILL" means the Use of land, Buildings or Structures for the purpose of processing logs
or other unfinished wood into lumber, shingles, pallets, sawdust, firewood or related products,
and may include Open Storage of such products.
"SCHOOL" means an elementary or secondary School under the jurisdiction of a public or
separate, English-language or French-language board, a School operated on a non-profit basis
and under charter granted by the Province of Ontario, or a private School.
"SEASONAL HOUSING" see DWELLING". (B/L 107/2010)
"SEMI-DETACHED DWELLING" see "DWELLING".
"SERVICE AND REPAIR SHOP" means an establishment wherein articles of goods such as
appliances, furniture or similar items may be repaired or serviced. This definition shall not
include any manufacturing operation or establishment used for the service or repair of Motor
Vehicles.
"SERVICE TRADE" means an establishment, other than an Motor Vehicle Use, that provides a
non-personal service or craft to the public, including, but not necessarily restricted to, a printer's
shop, a tinsmith's shop, a plumber's shop, a painter's shop, a merchandise service shop, a
furrier's shop, an upholsterer's shop, a Bakery, a catering establishment, a Machine Shop, or a
monument engraving shop.
"SETBACK" means the minimum horizontal distance between a Lot Line and the nearest part
of the foundation or Main Wall, whichever is nearer, of any Building or Structure on the Lot or
the nearest Open Storage or Outdoor Display Use on the Lot.
"SHOPPING CENTRE" means a group of commercial establishments related in locations, size,
and type to the trade or residential area it serves and conceived, designed, developed and
managed as an interdependent and interrelated unit whether by a single Owner or tenant or by
a group of Owners or tenants, acting in collaboration.
"SHORT-TERM RENTAL" means all or part of a legally established Dwelling that operates or
offers a place of temporary residence, lodging or occupancy by way of a rental agreement or
similar commercial transaction for a period of less than twenty-eight (28) consecutive nights
throughout all or any part of a calendar year, but does not include a bed and breakfast
establishment, motel, hotel, hospital, campground, couch surfing, or other short-term
accommodations where there is no payment.
"SHORT-TERM RENTAL LICENCE" means the certificate issued under By-law 116 of
2023.
"SIGHT TRIANGLE" means the triangular space formed by the Street Lines of a Corner Lot
and a line drawn from a point in one Street Line to a point in the other Street Line, each such
point being a minimum distance specified in Section 3.16.4 of this By-law from the point of
intersection of the Street Lines (measured along the Street Lines). Where the two Street Lines
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do not intersect at a point, the point of intersection of the Street Lines shall be deemed to be
the intersection of the projection of the Street Lines or the intersection of the tangents to the
Street Lines.
"SIGN" means a name, identification, description, device, display or illustration which is affixed
to or represented directly or indirectly upon a Building, Structure or Lot which directs attention
to an object, product, place, activity, Person, institute, organization or business.
"SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING" see "DWELLING".
"STABLE SLOPE" means the plane projecting landward from the toe of an embankment at a
3:1 (run to rise) ratio (30 angle) and terminating either at the finished grade of the land located
above such embankment or at a horizontal plane, which is equal to the elevation of the finished
grade of the land located above such embankment, and shall include any portion of a Lot
located vertically above such plane.
"STOCK YARD" means the Use of land, a Building or a Structure for the temporary
containment of Livestock, for a maximum of seven (7) days.
"STORAGE DEPOT" means an area including reservoir, silo and tank storage; hangers; open
air parking; and Open Storage. Storage Depots exclude Salvage Yards, Resource Extraction
operations, and Wayside Pits.
"STOREY" shall mean the portion of a Building, other than an Attic, Cellar or Basement,
included between any floor level and the floor, ceiling or Attic above it. Any loft or mezzanine
greater than 50% of the Ground Floor Area of the floor below shall be considered a separate
Storey.
a)
"ONE STOREY" means a Building having one Storey and no loft, mezzanine or partial
floor whatsoever.
b)
"ONE AND ONE HALF STOREY" means a Building having a loft or mezzanine not
exceeding 50% of the Ground Floor Area of the floor below.
c)
"TWO STOREY" means a Building with two Storeys.
"STORM SEWER" means a pipe located entirely within the ground and designed, used, or
intended for Use for the conveyance of precipitation.
"STREET" means a public thoroughfare intended for vehicular traffic and which is under the
jurisdiction of either the Corporation, the County or the Province of Ontario. This definition shall
not include any Lane or private Right-of-Way. "STREET ALLOWANCE" shall have a
corresponding meaning.
"STREET ACCESS" means, when referring to a Lot, that such Lot has a Lot Line or portion
thereof which is also a Street Line.
"STREET LINE" means the limit of the Street Allowance and is the dividing line between a Lot
and a Street.
"STREET TOWNHOUSE" see "DWELLING".
"STRUCTURAL ALTERATION" means the construction or reconstruction of supporting
elements of a Building or other Structure. Repairs, maintenance or installations that Alter the
size of the Building or involve the rearrangement or replacement of structural supporting
elements are considered Structural Alterations. Structural elements include the foundation, floor
joists, exterior walls, weight bearing walls and trusses.
"STRUCTURE" means anything that is Erected, built or constructed of parts joined together or
requiring a foundation to hold it erect, but shall not include free standing walls and fences.
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"SWIMMING POOL, PRIVATE" means a Structure located on privately owned property, used
and maintained for the purpose of swimming or wading. Private Swimming Pools shall be
subject to the provisions of Section 3.3.4 of this By-law.
"TAVERN" means a Licensed establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold to be
consumed on the premises and may or may not include the preparation and sale of food to the
public for consumption on the premises.
"TEMPORARY BUILDING" means a Building or Structure intended for removal or demolition
within a prescribed time not exceeding two (2) years as set out in a Building permit.
"TERMINAL GRAIN ELEVATOR" means an establishment for the storing, receiving, shipping
of grain and similar Agricultural products, and includes associated Offices, weigh scales, and
Accessory Uses.
"THEATRE" means a Building, or part thereof, used for the presentation of the performing arts.
"TILLABLE HECTARES" means the total area of land including pasture that can be worked or
cultivated.
"TIRE DISPOSAL SITE" shall mean the Use of any land, Building or Structure for the receiving
and permanent storage of used tires and shall include any Lot on which five thousand (5000) or
more tires are stored.
"TOP-OF-BANK" means a line delineated at a point where the oblique plane of the slope
associated with a Watercourse, meets the horizontal plane.
"TOURIST CENTRE" means any land, Buildings or Structures used for the purpose of
providing tourist information and activities to the travelling public.
"TOWNHOUSE" see "DWELLING".
"TRANSMISSION TOWER" means a Structure situated in a non-Residential Zone that is
intended for transmitting or receiving television, radio, telephone or other communications
signals, but shall not include an Antenna.
"TRAVEL TRAILER" means a vehicle designed, intended and used exclusively for travel,
recreation and vacation and which is either capable of being drawn by a passenger Motor
Vehicle or is self-propelled, notwithstanding that such Travel Trailer is jacked up or that its
running gear is removed, and shall include tent trailers, vans, Motor Homes and similar
transportable accommodation excepting a Single or Double Wide Mobile Home.
"TRAVEL TRAILER SALES ESTABLISHMENT" means land and/or Buildings used for the
Outdoor Display for sale of Travel Trailers and includes the servicing, repair, cleaning, polishing
and greasing of such vehicles and the sale of accessories and related products and the leasing
or renting of such vehicles, but does not include a Motor Vehicle Sales Establishment as
defined in this By-law.
"TRIPLEX DWELLING" see "DWELLING".
"TRUCK STOP" means the Use of any land, Buildings or Structures upon which a business,
service or industry involving the maintenance, servicing, storage or repair of Commercial Motor
Vehicles is conducted or rendered including the dispensing of motor fuel or petroleum products
directly into Motor Vehicles, the sale of accessories or equipment for trucks and similar
Commercial Motor Vehicles. A Truck Stop may also include overnight accommodation, laundry
and shower facilities for the Use of truck crews, and Restaurant facilities.
"TRUCK TRANSPORT TERMINAL" means a Building, Structure, or Lot used for the Open
Storage, repairing, or dispatching of Commercial Motor Vehicles or trailers and may include a
Bonded Warehouse.
"TYPE A LAND USES" include Industrial (excluding M4 Zones), Rural Commercial C3 Zones)
and Passive Recreation Uses and/or Zones Permitting such Uses and shall also include retail
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and office areas associated with a Nursery or Commercial Greenhouse. (B/L 107/2010) For
the purposes of MDS I a dwelling or up to three new non-Agricultural Lots are also Type A Land
Uses. For the purposes of MDS II, Dwellings and residential Uses not recognized as
residential areas in the Town Official Plan, or Cemeteries located in an Agricultural Zone are
also Type A Land Uses. (B/L 19 of 2007)
"TYPE B LAND USES" include Institutional, Active Recreation and Commercial (excluding C3
Zones) Uses and/or Zones Permitting such Uses. For the purposes of MDS I, Cemeteries, a
Building with three or more Dwelling Units, expansion of a settlement are, more than three new
non-Agricultural Lots, Zones for residential Use, or a consent that would result in four
contiguous residential Lots are also Type B Land Uses. For the purposes of MDS II,
Cemeteries not in an Agricultural Zone and areas specifically designated in the Town Official
Plan as residential or settlement areas are also Type B Land Uses. (B/L 19 of 2007)
"USE" where it appears as a noun, means the purpose for which a Lot, Building or Structure,
or any combination thereof is designed, arranged, occupied or maintained. "USES" shall have
a corresponding meaning.
"UTILITY SERVICE BUILDING" means a Building used in connection with the supplying of
Public Utilities including a water and sewage pumping station, a water storage reservoir, a gas
regulator Building, a hydro sub-station, a telephone exchange Building or similar Buildings.
"VALUE ADDED INDUSTRY" means a business or activity carried out on an Agricultural Lot
by Persons residing on the Lot. Such business or activity adds value or further processes a
commodity or by-product produced by the main Agricultural Operation or uses such as the
primary ingredient or material in a product produced on the site. It shall not include any
processes or materials with significantly greater potential to cause site contamination than
normal Agricultural activities. (B/L 107/2010)
"WALL, MAIN" means an outside wall of a Building which supports a roof and shall include a
wall under a gable end.
"WAREHOUSE" means a Building or Structure or part thereof used or intended to be used for
the storage and display of goods, merchandise or materials, and may include the carrying out
of commercial transactions involving the sale of such goods, merchandise and materials solely
by wholesale.
"WAREHOUSE, BONDED" means a Warehouse, certified by the Federal government and
guaranteed by a bonding agency, where goods may be stored until duties or taxes are paid.
"WASTE DISPOSAL SITE" means any land upon, into, in or through which, or Building or
Structure in which, waste is deposited, disposed of, handled, stored, transferred, treated or
processed, and any operation carried out or machinery or equipment used in connection with
such depositing, disposal, handling, storage, transfer, treatment or processing. Waste includes
ashes, garbage, refuse, domestic waste, industrial waste or municipal refuse.
"WATERCOURSE" means any natural or artificial stream, river, creek, ditch, including an
Open Drainage Ditch, channel, canal, culvert, drain, gully or ravine in which water flows in a
definite direction or course, either continuously or intermittently, and has a definite channel, bed
and banks and includes any area adjacent thereto subject to inundation by reason of flood
water and shall include Lake Huron.
"WAYSIDE PIT" OR "WAYSIDE QUARRY" means a temporary pit or Quarry opened and
used by a public Road authority solely for the purpose of a particular project or contract of Road
construction and not located on the Road Right-of-Way.
"WHOLESALE ESTABLISHMENT" means any establishment that sells merchandise to others
for resale and/or to industrial or commercial users.
"WIND FARM" means a Lot having Wind Turbines located thereon that meet the criteria for
defining a Lot as a Wind Farm under Sections 3.31.1 i) and j). (B/L 104/07)
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"WIND TURBINE" means a tubular or latticed, guyed or freestanding tower having located
thereon a generator, which converts wind energy into electricity. A wind turbine, tower,
foundation and any appurtenances are manufactured and erected with consideration for site
soil conditions and in accordance with CSA standards, engineered design and/or applicable
industry standards. This definition shall include Structures Accessory thereto. (B/L 104/07)
"WIND TURBINE, ACCESSORY" means a Wind Turbine that produces electricity primarily for
use on the Lot on which it is located or to produce credits for use on another Lot under the
same ownership as the Wind Turbine operator. Although it may be connected to the utility grid
and/or practice net metering, it does not produce electricity for sale to the utility grid. (B/L
104/07)
"WIND TURBINE, COMMERCIAL" means a Wind Turbine that produces electricity primarily
for profit by sale to the utility grid. (B/L 104/07)
"WIND TURBINE, DERELICT" means a Wind Turbine that is no longer operable; exhibits
signs of compromised structural integrity; has rusted, missing or damaged parts; has not been
operated for a period of one year or more; is no longer fit to produce electricity; or no longer
meets applicable safety standards. (B/L 104/2007)
"YARD" means a space, appurtenant to a Building or Structure, located on the same Lot as the
Building or Structure, and which space is open, uncovered and unoccupied from the ground to
the sky except for such Accessory Buildings, Structures or Uses as are specifically Permitted
elsewhere in this By-law.
a) "FRONT YARD" means a Yard extending across the full width of the Lot between the Front
Lot Line of the Lot and the foundation of any Main Building on the Lot.
b) "FRONT YARD DEPTH" means the least horizontal dimension between the Front Lot Line
of the Lot and the foundation of any Building or Structure on the Lot, or the nearest Open
Storage or Outdoor Display Use on the Lot.
c) "REAR YARD" means a Yard extending across the full width of the Lot between the Rear
Lot Line of the Lot and the foundation of any Main Building on the Lot. If there is no Rear
Lot Line, there shall be deemed to be no Rear Yard.
d) "REAR YARD DEPTH" means the least horizontal dimension between the Rear Lot Line of
the Lot and the foundation of any Building or Structure on the Lot, or the nearest Open
Storage or Outdoor Display Use on the Lot.
e) "SIDE YARD" means a Yard extending from the Front Yard to the Rear Yard and from the
Side Lot Line of the Lot to the foundation of any 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.
f) "SIDE YARD WIDTH" means the least horizontal dimension between the Side Lot Line of
the Lot and the foundation of any Building or Structure on the Lot, or the nearest Open
Storage or Outdoor Display Use on the Lot.
g) "EXTERIOR SIDE YARD" means a Side Yard immediately adjoining a Street, extending
from the Front Yard to the Rear Lot Line.
h) "INTERIOR SIDE YARD" means a Side Yard other than an Exterior Side Yard.
i) "REQUIRED YARD" means a Yard with the minimum Front Yard Depth, Rear Yard Depth,
or Side Yard Width required by the provisions of this By-law. A Required Side Yard shall
extend from the Required Front Yard to the Required Rear Yard, or in the case of a Lot
which has no Rear Lot Line, the Required Side Yard shall extend from the Required Front
Yard to the opposite Required Side Yard.
"ZONE" means a designated area of land Use shown on Schedule 'A' of this By-law or its part
maps.
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"ZONING ADMINISTRATOR" shall mean the officer or employee of the Municipality charged
with the duty of enforcing the provisions of this By-law.
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SECTION 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
3.1
USES PERMITTED IN ALL ZONES
The following Uses are Permitted in all Zones within the Corporation:
3.1.1 Services and Utilities
Despite any other provisions of this By-law (excluding Section 3.20) to the contrary, the
Corporation of the Town of Plympton-Wyoming, the County of Lambton and any Ministry of the
Government of Canada or Province of Ontario or their agents may for the purpose of the public
service, use any land or any Building or Structure in any Zone in spite of the fact that such Use
of any Building or Structure does not conform with the provisions of this By-law for such Zone.
Any Public Utility company shall comply with the provisions of this By-law only insofar as such
Uses are for administrative or Office purposes.
3.1.2 Utility Service Buildings and Non-Recreational Public Uses
Utility Service Buildings and Non-Recreational Public Uses exclusive of Waste Disposal Sites
and incinerators are Permitted in all Zones. Where such Use is located in any Residential Zone:
a) it shall comply with the provisions for such Zone;
b) there shall be no Open Storage; and
c) any Buildings or Structures Erected or used shall be designed, maintained and used in a
manner compatible with residential Buildings of the type Permitted in said Zone.
3.1.3 Public Recreational Uses
Parks and Community Centres operated by or for the Town of Plympton-Wyoming including
Uses Accessory thereto.
3.1.4 Construction Uses
Any sheds, scaffolds or other Structures incidental to Building construction on the premises for
so long as the same is necessary for work in progress. Such Buildings, Uses and Structures
shall be removed within six (6) months following the termination and or abandonment of the
construction project.
3.1.5 Transmission and Distribution Lines
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the Use of any land for any gas, oil, brine or other liquid or
gaseous product transmission or distribution pipe line and appurtenances thereto which have
been Approved by the National Energy Board or the Ontario Energy Board.
3.1.6 Petroleum Well and Petroleum Work
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the Use of any land for any Petroleum Well or Petroleum
Work subject to the regulations of the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chap.
P.12, as amended.
3.1.7 Wayside Pits and Portable Asphalt Plants
Wayside Pits and Quarries and Portable Asphalt Plants, used on public authority contracts shall
be Permitted in all Zones other than Woodlot, Wetland, Significant Natural Area, and Hazard
Zones, except on or adjacent to an Existing built-up area.
3.1.8 Transmission Towers
Transmission Towers shall be Permitted in all Zones except for Residential Zones.
3.1.9 Wind Turbines & Meteorological Masts
Accessory Wind Turbines shall be Permitted in all Zones. Meteorological Masts shall be
Permitted in all Zones except for Residential Zones. B/L 104/97
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3.2
USES PROHIBITED IN ALL ZONES
Unless specifically Permitted in this By-law, all Uses, including the following Uses, are
specifically prohibited and shall only be Permitted by amendment to this By-law under Section
34(10), or application under Section 45, of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chap. P.13, as
amended.
a) Offensive Industrial Uses including the boiling of blood, tripe or soap, tanning of hides and
skins and other similar Uses which may be declared by the local Board of Health or Council
to be a noxious or offensive trade, business or manufacture.
b) The operation of year-round, privately-owned Travel Trailer camps or privately-owned
camping grounds, but not including the operation of Mobile Home Parks as defined in this
By-law.
c) Motor Vehicle Wrecking Establishment as defined in this By-law.
d) The outdoor keeping or storage of any Derelict Motor Vehicle.
e) A track for the Use, racing or testing of automobiles, snowmobiles, motorcycles, or any
motorized vehicle.
f) Adult Entertainment Parlour as defined in this By-law.
g) Any manufacturing or processing Use involving Dangerous Goods which poses a hazard to
the public.
h) A Tire Disposal Site
i) A Waste Disposal Site
j) A Quarry
k) A Derelict Wind Turbine (B/L 104/07)
l) Wind Turbine, except Accessory Wind Turbine (B/L 118/21)
m) Bio-Digester (B/L 118/21)
3.3
ACCESSORY BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES OR USES
3.3.1 Accessory Buildings, Structures or Uses Permitted
Where this By-law provides that land may be used for a Building or Structure or may be
Erected or used for a purpose, that purpose shall include any Accessory Building, Structure or
Use, but shall not include any of the following Uses, except as specifically Permitted in this By-
law;
a) Any occupation for gain or profit conducted within or Accessory to a Dwelling Unit; nor
b) Any Building used for human habitation.
Where this By-law provides that land may be used for a Dwelling, the Permitted Accessory
Uses shall include a Garage Sale provided that:
a) No Person shall conduct more than two (2) Garage Sales per calendar year at one (1)
location;
b) No Garage Sale shall exceed two (2) days' duration.
3.3.2 Structures Permitted in all Yards
Despite any other Yard provisions of this By-law, drop awnings, flag poles, garden trellises,
fences, retaining walls, Permitted Signs, or similar Accessory Uses and Structures shall be
Permitted in any Yard provided they are placed outside of any Sight Triangle as defined in
Section 3.16.4.
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3.3.3 Accessory Buildings and Structures in Residential Zones
All Accessory Buildings and Structures shall comply with the Yard provisions of the Zone in
which such Accessory Building or Structure is located, except that in any Residential, A3 or A4,
Zone an Accessory Building or Structure shall comply with the following provisions: (B/L
107/2010)
a) Except as otherwise provided for in any Residential Zone, an Accessory Building or
Structure which is not Attached to the Main Building shall not be Erected in any Yard other
than the Interior Side Yard or Rear Yard.
b) On Lots abutting Lake Huron, Detached Accessory Buildings and Structures shall be
Permitted in a Front Yard or Exterior Side Yard provided they are not located within a
Required Yard Setback. (B/L 107/2010)
c) An area of 1.2 metres which is open and unobstructed from the ground to the sky shall be
maintained between a Detached Accessory Building or Structure and the Main Building on
the same Lot, unless they are connected by a Breezeway or similar Structure. (B/L
107/2010)
d) An Attached Accessory Building or Structure may be Erected in a Front Yard or Exterior
Side Yard provided it is not located in a Required Yard.
e) When a Detached Accessory Building or Structure is located in an Interior Side Yard, it shall
be no closer than 1 metre to the Interior Side Lot Line, or 0 metres where such Lot Line
abuts a Lane.
f) When a Detached Accessory Building or Structure is located in the Rear Yard, it shall be
located no closer than 1 metre to either the Rear Lot Line or the Interior Side Lot Line, or 0
metres where such Lot Line abuts a Lane.
g) When a Detached Accessory Building or Structure is located in a Front Yard on a Lot
abutting Lake Huron, it shall be no closer than 1 metre to the Interior Side Lot Line.
h) No Accessory Building or Structure shall be located closer to the Exterior Side Lot Line than
the Exterior Side Yard Setback requirement for the Zone in which each Lot is located.
i) No Accessory Building or Structure shall be located closer to the Rear Lot Line of a
Through Lot than the Front Yard Setback requirement for the Zone in which such Lot is
located.
j) Where a mutual Private Garage is Erected on the common Lot Line between two (2) Lots,
no Setback is required from the common Lot Line.
3.3.4 Lot Coverage and Height of Accessory Buildings and Structures in Residential
Zones
a) The total Lot Coverage of all Accessory Buildings and Structures on a Lot in any Residential
Zone shall be included as part of the Maximum Lot Coverage calculation. The maximum
combined Lot Coverage of all Detached Accessory Buildings shall be the greater of:
i)
47 m2, or
ii)
10% Lot Coverage up to 93 m2 (B/L 107/2010)
b) The Height of a Detached Accessory Building or Structure in a Residential Zone shall be
measured from the finished floor to the highest point of the Building or Structure and shall
not exceed 5.5 metres. In addition:
i)
there shall be no more than 1.5m clearance to truss bottom in any portion of any
second floor, loft mezzanine or Attic space,
ii)
no knee-wall shall be Permitted in any second floor, loft, mezzanine or Attic
area,
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iii)
if the Building or Structure exceeds 3m Height, no portion of the roof shall have a
pitch ratio of less than 4:12 (rise:run) or more than 18:12 (rise:run), and
iv)
if the Building or Structure exceeds 4.5m Height:
1.
the main floor ceiling clearance shall not exceed 3.1m in any part,
2.
an access panel, but not windows and not doors, may be located in the
exterior walls of any upper floor or attic and,
3.
the Interior Side and Rear Yards shall be a minimum of 2.4m.
c)
Any attached Accessory Building with a second Storey or Attic space shall be subject to
Detached Accessory Building Height restrictions if there is no passage provided to the Main
Building via the second Storey. (B/L 107/2010)
Private Swimming Pools
d)
A Private Swimming Pool shall not be considered as part of the Lot Coverage. Fences
surrounding Private Swimming Pools shall comply with the By-laws of the Corporation
regulating such fences. Private Swimming Pools shall be subject to the same Setbacks as
required by Section 3.3.3.
Decks (Unenclosed)
e) Decks (Unenclosed) and Detached gazebos shall not be considered as part of the Lot
Coverage and shall be subject to the same Setbacks as Accessory Buildings or Structures
in the Zone they are Permitted, except as provided for in Section 3.13.1, Yard
Encroachments Permitted.
Fences and Walls (B/L 107/2010)
f) The maximum Permitted Height of a fence, privacy wall or like feature in a Residential Zone
shall be 2.5m provided that the fence is not located in a Sight Triangle (see Section 3.16.4)
and that the maximum Permitted Height within 4m of the Front Lot Line shall be 1.1m.
3.3.5 Accessory Buildings and Structures on Rural Residential Lots (B/L 107/2010)
a) On any Lot less than 2 Ha in Lot Area, located in the A1 or A2 Zones and containing a
Dwelling, the provisions of Section 3.3.3 shall apply to any Detached Building or Structure
with the following modifications:
i)
Minimum Interior and Rear Yard
2m
ii)
Maximum Permitted Height
6m
iii)
Maximum Ground Floor Area
190 m2
3.4
NON-CONFORMING USES
This By-law acknowledges that Section 34(9)(a) and (b) of The Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990,
Chap. P.13, as amended, provides that "no By-law passed under this section applies:
a) To prevent the Use of any land, Building or Structure for any purpose prohibited by the By-
law if such land, Building or Structure was lawfully used for such purpose on the day of the
passing of the By-law, so long as it continues to be used for that purpose; or
b) To prevent the erection or Use for a purpose prohibited by the By-law of any Building or
Structure for which a permit has been issued under Section 5 of the Building Code Act,
R.S.O. 1990, Chap. B.13, as amended, prior to the day of the passing of the By-law, so
long as the Building or Structure when Erected is used and continues to be used for the
purpose for which it was Erected and provided the permit has not been revoked under
Section 8 of the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chap. B.13, as amended."
Furthermore, Sections 34(10) and 45(2) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chap. P.13, as
amended, contain provisions:
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c) To permit the extension or enlargement of any land, Building or Structure used for any
purpose prohibited by the By-law if such land, Building or Structure continues to be used in
the same manner and for the same purpose as it was used on the day such By-law was
passed.
3.5
NON-CONFORMING USES - RESTORATION
a) Where in any Zone, any Building or Structure exists as a legal Non-Conforming Use and the
said Dwelling is destroyed by fire or natural disaster, this By-law does not prevent the
reconstruction of the said Building or Structure to its prior dimensions at its exact prior
location. Should the exact prior location be impossible to build upon for legal, technical or
insurance reasons, then the location may be adjusted only to the extent necessary to
overcome such reasons.
b) Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the strengthening or restoration to a safe condition of
any Non-Conforming Use, Building or Structure provided that such repair or restoration will
not increase the Height, size or volume or change the Use of such Building or Structure or
constitute a Replacement.
c) Exception: Sections 3.5 a) and b) shall not apply to permit the Replacement of any
Building or Structure destroyed or damaged by erosion, flooding, wave uprush, slope
instability or any other natural disaster or hazard associated with proximity to Lake Huron or
a Watercourse. Such Building or Structure shall be replaced in conformity with the
provisions of this By-law.
3.6
NON-COMPLYING USES
a)
Re-Building or Repair Permitted
Where in any Zone a Non-Complying Use, Building or Structure is destroyed by fire or natural
disaster, such Non-Complying Use, Building or Structure shall, if rebuilt, be reconstructed in
compliance with this By-law. When it is not possible for legal, technical or insurance reasons to
build in compliance with this By-law, such reconstruction shall comply as close as possible with
the By-law unless this is also not possible for legal, technical or insurance reasons; in which
case, such Non-Complying Use, Building or Structure may be reconstructed to its prior
dimensions at its exact prior location.
Notwithstanding, a structurally sound Livestock Facility which does not comply with the
Minimum Distance Separation requirements in Section 5.2 shall not be required to be replaced
in compliance with such regulations if destroyed by fire or natural disaster, provided the Gross
Floor Area and Livestock Housing Capacity is not further increased and the required separation
distance is not further reduced.
b)
Strengthening to a Safe Condition
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the repair or restoration to a safe condition of any Non-
Complying Use, Building or Structure provided that such repair or restoration does not Further
Contravene any of the provisions of this By-law or constitute a Replacement.
c)
Exception
Exception: Sections 3.6 a) and b) shall not apply to permit the Replacement of any Building or
Structure destroyed or damaged by erosion, flooding, wave uprush, slope instability or any
other natural disaster or hazard associated with proximity to Lake Huron or a Watercourse.
Such Building or Structure shall be replaced in compliance with the provisions of this By-law.
d)
Additions and Accessory Uses Permitted
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i)
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent an addition to a Non-Complying Use,
Building or Structure, provided that such addition does not Further Contravene
any of the provisions of this By-law.
ii)
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the erection or enlargement of Buildings,
Structures and Uses Accessory to a Non-Complying Use, Building or Structure,
provided that such erection or enlargement does not Further Contravene any of
the provisions of this By-law.
3.7
DWELLING UNITS
3.7.1 Yard Provisions For Non-Residential Buildings
Where a Dwelling Unit is located in a non-residential Building, such Dwelling Unit shall comply
with the Yard provisions of this By-law which apply to the said non-residential Building.
3.7.2 Cellar Location
No Dwelling Unit shall be located in a Cellar.
3.7.3 Basement Location
A Dwelling Unit, in its entirety, may be located in a Basement, provided that the finished floor
level of such Basement is not below the level of any Sanitary Sewer or Storm Sewer serving
the Building in which such Basement is located.
3.8
ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL UNIT (ARU) (B/L 98 OF 2025)
3.8.1 General Provisions
Where an ARU is permitted, the following provisions shall apply:
a)
An ARU is only Permitted within or attached to a Single Detached, Semi-Detached, or
Townhouse Dwelling or within a Detached Building that is Accessory to a Single
Detached, Semi-Detached, or Townhouse Dwelling. In addition, an ARU is Permitted is
association with one of the listed Dwelling types only if that particular Dwelling type is
listed as a Permitted Use in the Zone designation applying to that Lot.
b)
A maximum of two (2) ARUs shall be permitted on a Lot as follows:
i.
Up to two (2) ARUs within the Primary Dwelling provided there is no ARU in a
detached Accessory Building on the same Lot; or
ii.
One (1) ARU in the Primary Dwelling.
c)
In the Residential and A3 Zones:
i.
ARUs shall be connected to full municipal water and sanitary services; and
ii.
Notwithstanding Table A of this By-law, Lots with ARUs shall be permitted to
45% total Lot Coverage.
d)
The Primary Dwelling shall occupy a minimum of 55% of the Building's total Gross Floor
Area (GFA) where there is one (1) ARU within or attached to the Primary Dwelling, the
Primary Dwelling shall occupy a minimum of 50% of the Building's total GFA.
e)
For the purposes of Section 3.8, the Gross Floor Area of the Primary Dwelling:
i.
includes the total area of all floors;
ii.
includes the Basement; and
iii.
excludes internal Parking Areas.
f)
A minimum of one (1) dedicated on-site parking space shall be provided per ARU.
Tandem parking spaces are permitted.
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g)
All units shall be addressed and the municipal address displayed shall be in compliance
with County of Lambton 9-1-1 protocol.
h)
Home Occupations shall be permitted only in the Primary Dwelling.
i)
An ARU shall not be severed onto a separate Lot from the Primary Dwelling.
j)
An ARU may only be severed in an A1 or A2 Zone if severed together on the same Lot
as a surplus farm dwelling.
k)
An ARU shall not be used as a Short-Term Vacation Rental.
l)
An ARU shall be prohibited on or within the following:
i.
A Plan of Condominium.
ii.
A Mobile Home Park.
iii.
A Cellar
iv.
Any Dwelling or detached Accessory Building that encroaches into the Primary
Hazard Area portion of an EP-L Zone.
v.
Any Dwelling or detached Accessory Building that encroaches into the
Secondary Hazard Area of an EP-L Zone or into a natural hazard area regulated
by the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority (e.g. including but not limited to
flood hazard areas, unstable slopes, or erosion hazard limits of Lake Huron or
any watercourse) under Ontario Regulation 41/24, unless permitted by the St.
Clair Region Conservation Authority.
vi.
On a Lot that is used for a Group Home or Day Nursery.
m)
Access to the main entrance of an ARU shall be directly from either:
a. the street via the Primary Dwelling's driveway, or
b. a hardscaped surface walkway with an unobstructed path of travel a minimum of
1.2 metres in width and 3.0 metres in height.
n)
No ARU shall be accessed via an unenclosed staircase in the Front or Exterior Side
Yard.
o)
The entrance to an ARU within or attached to the Primary Dwelling shall either:
i.
be shared through the main entrance via a common internal corridor, or
ii.
be located on the side or rear wall of the Primary Dwelling, facing the Interior
Side or Rear Yard.
3.8.2. ARU - Detached Accessory Building
An ARU within a detached Accessory Building or Structure shall comply with the following
Sections of the Zoning By-law:
i.
Sections 3.3.3 and 3.3.4 where located in a Residential Zone,
ii.
Sections 3.3.3 and 3.3.5 where located in an A1 or A2 Zone, and
iii.
Section 3.8.1
subject to the following provisions:
a)
An ARU shall be located in compliance with Section 5.2 of this By-law Minimum
Distance Separation (MDS) formulae, when located in the A1, A2, of A4 Zones.
b)
The minimum Interior Side and Rear Yard setbacks shall be 2.4 metres.
c)
The maximum GFA for an ARU is any Agricultural Zone shall be 112 square metres.
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d)
An ARU in a Residential Zone shall count against the maximum Permitted total Lot
Coverage of all Accessory Buildings and Structures on a Lot per Section 3.3.4.
e)
Section 3.3.4 b) does not apply to an ARU in the Residential Zone.
f)
The maximum Height for an ARU shall be:
i.
5.5 metres in any Residential, A3 and A4 Zone.
ii.
7 metres in the A1 and A2 Zones.
g)
Section 5.3.2 of this By-law Maximum Setbacks from Roads for Dwellings does not
apply to an ARU.
h)
A minimum area of 1.2 metres, which is open and unobstructed from the ground to the
sky, shall be maintained between a detached ARU and the Primary Dwelling.
i)
An ARU shall not be located further than 20 metres from the Primary Dwelling.
3.9
LOT DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS
3.9.1 Frontage on a Street
No Lot shall be used and no Building Erected or used on a Lot unless the Lot fronts on a Street
that is opened and maintained on a year round basis. Despite the foregoing, a Building or
Structure may be Erected upon a Lot within a registered plan of subdivision in accordance with
the provisions of a subdivision agreement in respect of such plan of subdivision or may be
Erected upon a Lot within an Existing lakeshore community provided access by a Right-of-Way
even though the Streets within such plan of subdivision or the Right-of-Ways within such
lakeshore community have not been assumed and are not being maintained by the
Corporation.
3.9.2 More Than One Use on a Lot
When a Lot contains more than one (1) Use, each such Use shall conform to the provisions of
this By-law for such Use in the Zone where it is located.
3.9.3 More Than One Zone on a Lot
When a Lot is divided into more than one (1) Zone, each such portion of the Lot shall be used
in accordance with the provisions of this By-law for the applicable Zones. Where a portion of a
Lot is zoned Woodlot, Wetland, Hazard, Significant Natural Area or Environmental Protection -
Lakeshore, such portion may be included in determining the minimum Lot Area requirements
and the Zone line shall not be considered a Lot Line for Setback purposes on the adjoining
zoned area provided that no Building or Structure is located on that part of the Lot in such
Zone.
3.9.4 Number of Main Buildings on a Residential Lot
Unless otherwise stated, in a Residential 1 (R1) Zone, Residential 2 (R2) Zone, Residential 5
(R5) Zone, Residential 6 (R6) Zone (B/L 107/2010), or Environmental Protection - Lakeshore
(EP-L) Zone no Lot that is used for residential purposes, shall be occupied by more than one
(1) Main Building.
3.9.5 Existing Lots
In any Zone, where one or more Existing Lots are held in separate ownership and have
insufficient Lot Area and/or Frontage, this By-law shall not prevent the Use of such Lot and the
construction of any Building or Structure Permitted by this By-law, provided that all other
provisions of this By-law are complied with and provided that the Lot can be serviced with a
potable water supply and sanitary sewerage facilities or septic system.
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Notwithstanding the above clause, the erection of new Dwellings that are not Single Detached
Dwellings or that contain (B/L 107/2010) more than one (1) Dwelling Unit shall comply with the
Lot Area and/or Frontage provisions per Dwelling Unit.
3.10
HOME OCCUPATIONS
3.10.1 All Home Occupations (B/L 107/2010)
Unless specified otherwise in this By-law, a Home Occupation shall be Permitted as an
Accessory Use to any Dwelling, subject to the following provisions:
a) "Employed", for the purposes of this section, means contracted, engaged or otherwise
employed to perform or carry out work. Employed includes employed as a volunteer or as an
employer.
neigbourhood character & amenity
b) The Home Occupation shall not cause any individual or cumulative effects that change the
residential character of the Dwelling or Lot. The Use shall not:
(i)
be visible or apparent from adjacent Lots, other than due to Permitted Signs,
(ii)
cause a nuisance or annoyance or loss of enjoyment of property to neighbours, or
(iii)
cause a significant increase in traffic on Streets serving the Dwelling.
c) The Home Occupation shall not generate noise, vibration, fumes, dust, smoke, heat, odour,
odorous material, humidity, effluent, glare, magnetic fields, radiation, refuse or any other
objectionable emission which is evident outside of the Dwelling Unit or which exceeds any
legal limits.
d) The Home Occupation shall not interfere with any communication signals.
e) The Home Occupation shall not present a health, life or fire safety hazard under the Building
Code, National Fire Code, or any local, provincial or federal legislation and shall not present
any serious threat of site contamination.
scale of activity
f) The Home Occupation shall be entirely enclosed within the Dwelling Unit or Accessory
Building(s). Goods, materials or equipment associated with the Home Occupation shall be
stored or displayed only within the floor area Permitted for Home Occupation Uses and shall
not be visible from adjacent Lots.
g) The amount of floor area used by the Home Occupation shall not exceed 33% of the total
finished floor area of the Dwelling Unit, shall not exceed 40m2 in all Accessory Buildings
combined, and shall not exceed 56m2 in total.
h) Not more than two (2) Persons not residing permanently on the premises shall be employed
at the premises.
parking areas
i)
One additional off-street Parking Space shall be required for each Person employed by the
Home Occupation that drives to work and also for each guest room in a Bed and Breakfast.
j)
Interior Parking Spaces may be used for work vehicles and shall not be counted as part of the
Home Occupation's floor area. A maximum of one work vehicle shall be parked out of doors,
or two in an A1 or A2 Zone. Work vehicles may include small machinery like a small tractor or
a Commercial Motor Vehicle, but shall not include a transport truck's trailer or heavy
equipment such as a dump truck.
k) No more than 50% of both the Front Yard and any Exterior Side Yard shall be used as
Parking Area and the Lot shall meet minimum Landscaped Open Area requirements in Table
A.
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servicing requirements
l)
Any Home Occupation which requires a significant volume of water and/or produces a
significant volume of sewage shall require approval from the service provider and, if the
Dwelling is serviced by a private septic system, shall also require approval under Part 8 of the
Building Code.
retail sales
m) The Home Occupation shall permit rental or retail sales at the Dwelling Unit of only
merchandise that is:
(i)
produced, assembled, repaired, or otherwise has value added, within the Dwelling
Unit or its Accessory Building(s), or
(ii)
associated with a service being provided as part of the Use.
n) Sales transactions are Permitted where orders are placed by phone and merchandise is
either picked up by the customer or delivered to the customer from the Dwelling or another
location.
instructional activities
o) The Home Occupation may involve instructional or educational activity. More than 4 students
may be Permitted only if the activity requires additional participants and all requirements of
fire, health and life safety have been investigated and met. The teaching of music, dance, or
other physical activity that is likely to create noise or vibration shall be Permitted only within
Single-Detached Dwelling Units.
deliveries
p) The Home Occupation shall not involve the receipt or delivery of goods or equipment by
transport truck or methods other than those typical of regular residential deliveries.
q) Where located within 100m of a Dwelling on a separate Lot, no deliveries to or from the Home
Occupation shall occur between the hour of 7pm of one day and 7am of the following day.
specifically prohibited activities
r) The following Uses shall not be Permitted as a Home Occupation or a part thereof:
i)
a Use which does not comply with the preceding provisions.
ii)
any Use prohibited in Section 3.2.
iii)
Animal Hospital
iv)
Use involving the presence of Livestock.
v)
drug store;
vi)
Dry Cleaning Establishment or Depot;
vii)
Institutional Use providing overnight residency and/or care.
viii)
Laundromat;
ix)
Restaurant of any type;
x)
Retail Store;
xi)
Motor Vehicle Repair, Service, Washing, or Wrecking Establishment;
xii)
sale, repair or service of Motor Vehicles, machinery, equipment or appliances; or
xiii)
sale or installation of Motor Vehicle audio parts, products or accessories.
signs
s) One non-illuminated Sign advertising the Home Occupation shall be Permitted with a
maximum size of 0.3m2.
clinics
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t) Where a Home Occupation is a Clinic, a minimum of 1.5 parking spaces for each Person
employed shall be provided.
u) No more than one (1) physician, dentist or drugless practitioner shall practice in a Clinic
where such Clinic constitutes a Home Occupation.
v) A Single-Detached Dwelling may be entirely converted for use as a Clinic in which case no
Person shall be required to reside on site and the number of employees may be as many as
six.
3.10.2 Rural Home Occupations (B/L 107/2010)
A Home Occupation may be operated as an Accessory Use to a Dwelling on a Lot in an A1 or A2
Zone and shall be subject to the regulations of Section 3.10.1 with the following modifications:
a) The Use shall not change the main residential or Agricultural character and Use of the Lot.
b) The amount of floor area used by the Home Occupation shall not exceed 33% of the total
finished floor area of the Dwelling Unit or 56m2, whichever is the lesser and, outside the
Dwelling, shall not exceed 93m2 in all Buildings combined.
c) Open Storage or Outdoor Display totalling up to 93m2 shall be Permitted and shall be
screened from view of Streets and neighbouring Dwellings by solid fences, Buildings or
hedges.
d) A transport truck and trailer or heavy equipment that is operated by only the Home
Occupation owner may be parked on site as an Accessory Use.
e) Instructional or educational activities for more than 4 students shall be Permitted provided all
fire, health and life safety requirements have been investigated and met.
f) One non-illuminated Sign shall be Permitted having a maximum area of 2m2 and displaying
the name of the business or Person engaged in such Home Occupation on the Lot.
additional activities Permitted where no immediate neighbours
g) Where a separation of 200m or more exists to the nearest neighbouring Dwelling or any Use
defined as a Type B Use for MDS II purposes and the Home Occupation would not
contravene Sections 3.10.1 b), d), and e), the following modifications shall apply:
i)
Emissions that are perceptible outside the Dwelling or Building but within all legal
limits shall be Permitted.
ii)
Receipt or delivery of goods or equipment shall be Permitted by any form of
transportation provided such vehicles have no need to park or make reversing
manoeuvres on public roadways.
iii)
The following Uses shall be Permitted provided any Open Storage or Outdoor
Display is surrounded by a solid board fence at least 2.4m in Height and the Use
does not change the character of the Main Use or become a nuisance to
neighbouring properties:
1.
sale, repair or service of Motor Vehicles, machinery, equipment or
appliances.
2.
sale or installation of Motor Vehicle audio parts, products or accessories.
3.
Parking of construction equipment and construction vehicles within the
Permitted floor area and Open Storage limits.
3.10.3 Value Added Industries (B/L 107/2010)
A Value Added Industry shall be Permitted as an Accessory Use to a Farm Dwelling and shall
comply with the regulations of Section 3.10.1 subject to the following modifications:
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a) Home Occupations that do not make use of a commodity produced as part of the Agricultural
Use of the Lot are not Value Added Industries.
b) A Value Added Industry may be visible from neighbouring properties and may be notable as a
separate component to an Agricultural Use.
c) A Value Added Industry may result in increases in traffic volumes on Streets serving the Use.
d) The total floor area used by a Value Added Industry shall not exceed 375m2 outside of the
Dwelling and not more than 33% of the Dwelling's finished floor area.
e) Open storage of up to 190m2 shall be Permitted.
f) A Value Added Industry may employ up to 10 Persons not residing on the Lot.
g) A maximum of 2 delivery vehicles required for delivering finished product may be kept on site.
h) One non-illuminated Sign shall be Permitted having a maximum area of 2m2 and displaying
the name of the business or Person engaged in such business on the Lot.
3.11
GROUP HOMES
Where Permitted, new Group Homes, as defined in this By-law, shall not be located within 500
metres of any more than one (1) other Group Home.
3.12
HUMAN OCCUPANCY OF TRUCK, BUS AND COACH BODIES OR TRAVEL
TRAILERS, TRUCK CAMPERS, MOTOR HOMES OR TENTS
No truck, bus, coach or streetcar body shall be used for human Occupancy within the
Municipality whether or not the same is mounted on wheels;
With the exception of lands Zoned specifically for the purpose, on no Lot shall any Travel Trailers,
truck campers or Motor Homes be used by any Persons for living, sleeping or eating
accommodations except as Accessory to an Existing Dwelling and not for more than sixty (60)
days total in any period of ten (10) consecutive months. Further, no more than one such Travel
Trailer, truck camper or Motor Home shall be used in such manner in any period of ten (10)
consecutive months. (B/L 107/2010)
3.13
PERMITTED ENCROACHMENTS
3.13.1 Yard Encroachments Permitted
Unless otherwise specified by this By-law, every part of any Yard required by this By-law shall
be open and unobstructed by any Building or Structure from the ground to the sky, provided
however, those Structures listed below shall be Permitted to encroach into the Required Yards
indicated for the distances specified:
STRUCTURE
YARD IN WHICH
ENCROACHMENT
IS PERMITTED
MAXIMUM ENCROACHMENT
PERMITTED INTO
REQUIRED YARDS UNDER
ZONE REGULATIONS
a)
Sills, belt courses,
cornices, eaves,
gutters, chimneys or
similar architectural
Structure
Any Yard
0.5 metre
b)
Outdoor heating and
air conditioning unit
Any Yard
1.0 metre
c)
Porches
(unenclosed)
Any Yard
2.0 metres*
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excluding eaves
d)
Decks (Unenclosed)
Any Yard
2.0 metres*
e)
Balconies and steps
(unenclosed)
Any Yard
1.2 metres*
f)
Bay windows and
awnings
Any Yard
1.0 metre
g)
Cantilever
Side and Rear Yard
1.0 metre
h)
Fire escape
Any Yard
1.2 metres
Provided however that c), d), e), f), g) and h) shall not be any closer than 1.2 metres to an
Interior Side Lot Line, and provided that f) and g) shall have a maximum width of 3 metres or
one-third (1/3) the width of the wall from which they project, whichever is less.
In any Agriculture Zone, where a Dwelling Unit is Non-Complying regarding the Required Front
Yard Setback, a Deck (Unenclosed) may be added to the Dwelling if such Deck is no closer to
the Front Lot Line than the front of the Building.
3.13.2 Where Minor Variance Granted
Where a minor variance is granted from a Required Yard, no Permitted Encroachment, other
than those listed in Section 3.13.1 a), may encroach closer to the Lot Line than the Setback
established by the granted minor variance or than the Maximum Encroachment that was
Permitted prior to the granted minor variance, whichever is closer to the Lot Line. The
Permitted Encroachments of Section 3.13.1 a) may encroach 0.5 metres beyond the granted
minor variance, provided they shall be no closer than 0.5 metres to a Lot Line.
3.13.3 Building in Built-Up Areas
Where a Building is to be Erected within a built-up area where there is an Established Building
Line, such Building may be Erected closer to the Street Line than Permitted by this By-law
provided that such Building is not Erected closer to the Street Line than the Established
Building Line.
3.13.4 Yard Depth Non-Compliance
Where in any Zone, a Building or Structure lawfully Existed on the date of passing of this By-
law and is used for a Permitted Use and the Existing Building or Structure does not comply with
the minimum Required Yards for the Zone in which it is situated, the Existing Yards shall be
deemed to be the minimum Required Yards for that Building or Structure. Any expansion to the
Existing Building or Structure shall comply with all provisions of this By-law.
3.14
HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
The Height provisions of this By-law shall not apply to the following:
a) an air conditioner duct; b) a belfry; c) a chimney; d) a Church spire; e) a clock tower; f) an
elevator penthouse; g) a farm Building; h) a flag pole; i) a grain elevator; j) a radio Antenna;
k) a television Antenna; l) a farm silo; m) a water tower; n) a cupola; o) a smoke stack; p) a
ventilator; q) a skylight; r) a bulkhead; s) a firewall; t) a Transmission Tower and u) a Wind
Turbine. (B/L 104/07)
Furthermore, the Height provisions of this By-law shall not apply to any roof Sign Erected
and/or maintained in accordance with any by-law or regulation of the Municipality from time to
time in force, provided however, that such features are Erected only to such Height as is
necessary to accomplish their purpose.
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3.15
OPEN STORAGE AND OUTDOOR DISPLAY REGULATIONS
Subject to the provisions of Section 3.15, and in addition to the Zones in which Open Storage
and Outdoor Display are Permitted, where this By-law so implies, Open Storage and/or
Outdoor Display shall be Permitted for the specified purposes as Accessory to a Use. Council
may Permit Open Storage or Outdoor Display or modify the requirements of Section 3.15
without minor variance or amendment to this By-law by a motion of Council or through a site
plan agreement pursuant to Section 41 of the Planning Act R.S.O., 1990.
a)
Minimum Setbacks
The minimum Setback from a Lot Line for any Permitted Open Storage shall be no less
than the respective Required Yard of the Zone in which the Open Storage or Outdoor
Display is located except in the case of a Permitted Agricultural Use, Extractive Use,
Salvage Yard, or a Storage Depot the Setback shall be 0 metres. The minimum Front Yard
or Exterior Side Yard Setback for any Permitted Outdoor Display shall be 0 metres;
b)
Parking
Any areas used for Permitted Open Storage or Outdoor Display shall be in addition to and
separate from such areas as may be required by this By-law for the provision of off-Street
Parking Spaces;
c)
Lighting
Where lighting facilities are provided in conjunction with any Permitted Open Storage or
Outdoor Display, such lighting shall be so arranged as to deflect light onto the Open
Storage area and away from any adjoining properties;
d)
Screening
Excepting an Agricultural Use, Aggregate Storage Area, Nursery or similar Use, any portion
of a Lot used for Open Storage shall be enclosed by a fence measuring at least 2.5 metres
in Height in an Industrial Zone and at least 1.8 metres in all other Zones. Where abutting
any Residential, Institutional or Open Space Zones, such fence shall be constructed of solid
materials. Stored materials shall not protrude above the Height of the fence anywhere in the
enclosure.
If the Interior Side or Rear Lot Line of a Lot upon which Outdoor Display and sale is
Permitted abuts a Residential, Institutional or Open Space Zone, then a Planting Strip shall
be provided along such abutting Lot Line or portion thereof, in accordance with Section
3.18;
e)
Surface Treatment
Any Open Storage or Outdoor Display area shall be maintained with a stable surface,
treated so as to prevent the raising of dust or loose particles and drained in accordance with
the requirements of the Municipality; or, in the case of an Outdoor Display area, may be
maintained as a lawn in a healthy growing condition.
f)
Location
Open Storage shall be prohibited in any Side Yard sharing a Lot Line with a Residential,
Institutional or Open Space Zone or Use and shall be prohibited in any Front or Exterior
Side Yard.
3.16
SPECIAL SETBACK PROVISIONS
3.16.1 Setbacks from Watercourses
No Building or Structures shall be Erected, after the date of passing of this By-law closer than
15 metres from the Top-of-Bank of any Open Drainage Ditch or natural Watercourse, except
where otherwise Permitted in an Environmental Protection - Lakeshore (EP-L) Zone.
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3.16.2 Setbacks from Closed Drains, Sewers and Water Mains
No Building or Structure shall be Erected:
a) Closer to the centre line of a municipal gravity Sanitary Sewer or Storm Sewer (including
Closed Municipal Drains) than the sum of 0.3m, half the diameter of the service pipe, and
the invert depth of the service. Notwithstanding, the setback shall not be less than 2.5m
where the top of the footing of the Building or Structure is 30 cm or more below the invert of
the service, or 5m where the elevation of the footing Is located otherwise. (B/L 107/2010)
b) Closer to the centre line of a municipal force main Sanitary Sewer or water line than the
sum of 1.3m, half the diameter of the service pipe, and the invert depth of the service.
Notwithstanding, the setback shall not be less than 3m where the top of the footing of the
Building or Structure is 30 cm or more below the invert of the service, or 6m where the
elevation of the footing is located otherwise. (B/L 107/2010)
3.16.3 Setbacks from Sewage Treatment Facilities
No Residential, Institutional, Open Space, recreational or Commercial Use or Zone shall be
Permitted closer than 100m from any Existing sewage lagoon.
3.16.4 Sight Triangles
Within any area defined as a Sight Triangle, the following shall be prohibited:
a) Any vegetation, shrubs or foliage planted or
maintained higher than 1 metre above the
elevation of the centre line of any adjoining
Street. This requirement shall not apply to
Agricultural Uses.
b) A Finished Grade exceeding the elevation of
the centre line of the Street intersection by
more than 60 centimetres;
c) Buildings, Structures, Signs or fences, the top
of which exceeds the elevation of the centre
line of the adjoining Streets by more than 1
metre in Height;
d) In all Zones other than the C1 Zone, EP-L Zones, A1 Zone and A2 Zone, a Sight Triangle of
15m measured down the Street Line where traffic has the right of way and 10m down the
other Street Line shall be required. Where both or neither Street Line is a designated right of
way, a 15m by 10m Sight Triangle shall
be required along both Street Lines. .
(B/L 107/2010)
e) In the A1 Zone and A2 Zone a Sight
Triangle of 80m measured down the
Street Line where traffic has the right
of way and 26m down the other Street
Line shall be required. Where both or
neither Street Line is a designated
right of way, an 80m by 26m Sight
Triangle shall be required along both
Street Lines. (B/L 107/2010)
f) Any driveway.
3.16.5 Petroleum Works
No new Building, Structure or Use shall be Erected closer than 75 metres to a Petroleum Well.
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3.16.6 Setbacks from Wind Turbines & Meteorological Masts
With the exception of the setback described in Sections 3.31.1 g) iii), the Erection of a
Livestock Facility and the Erection of a Dwelling on a Lot in a Residential or EP-L Zone, if there
is any Setback, under Section 3.31, that a Wind Turbine or Meteorological Mast is required to
meet from a Structure, Use or Zone, the establishment or expansion of any such Structure, Use
or Zone shall meet the same Setback from a Meteorological Mast or a Wind Turbine, if the
Wind Turbine has a rotor diameter greater than 6m. (B/L 104/2007)
3.17 (deleted - B/L 107/2010)
3.18
PLANTING STRIPS
A Planting Strip shall be located within the Zone and on the Lot for which it is required. It shall
be planted, nurtured and maintained by the Owner of the Lot on which the Planting Strip is
located. The responsibility of maintenance of trees and plants rests with the Owner.
3.18.1 Required Location
Where a Lot is for a non-residential purpose and:
a) The Interior Side Lot Line or Rear Lot Line abuts any Residential Use or undeveloped land
in a Residential Zone; or
b) Where such Lot is in an Industrial Zone and the Front, Side or Rear Lot Line abuts a Street
Line and the opposite Street Line abuts any Residential Use or undeveloped land in any
Residential Zone;
Then the land adjoining such abutting Lot Line or Street Line shall be used for no purpose other
than a Planting Strip in accordance with the provisions of this subsection.
3.18.2 Width
Where, in any Zone, land is required to be used for no purpose other than a Planting Strip, it
shall have a minimum width of 3 metres measured perpendicularly to the Lot Line adjoining
such Planting Strip.
3.18.3 Height
The minimum Height of a Planting Strip shall be 1.5 metres at the time of planting.
Notwithstanding, any provision of this By-law, any Planting Strip located in a required Site
Triangle shall not exceed the elevation of the centre line of any adjoining Street by more than 1
metre in Height.
3.18.4 Permitted Interruptions
Where a driveway or walk extends through a Planting Strip it shall be permissible to interrupt
the Planting Strip within 3 metres of the edge of such driveway or within 1.5 metres of such
walk.
3.18.5 Landscaped Open Space
A Planting Strip may form part of any Landscaped Open Space required by this By-law.
3.19
SIGNS & LIGHTING
a) Nothing in this By-law shall apply to prevent the erection, Alteration or Use of any Sign,
provided such Sign complies with the By-laws of the Corporation regulating Signs and
provided such Sign complies with the provisions of this By-law.
b) Where any Commercial Zone or Industrial Zone fronts on a Street or Road opposite to, or
directly abuts any Residential, Institutional, or Open Space Zone, exterior lighting and
illuminated Signs shall be so arranged as to deflect light away from the adjacent Zone.
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c) Signs that are lawfully Erected and maintained, directly related to, and pertinent to the
function of any of the Permitted Uses of this By-law are Permitted provided that in any
Residential Zone only the following shall be Permitted:
i)
One (1) non-illuminated real estate Sign having a maximum area of 0.5 m2
advertising the sale, rental or lease of the Building, Structure or Lot upon which
the Sign is displayed.
ii)
A Sign for a Home Occupation in compliance with Section 3.10.
(B/L 107/2010)
iii)
One (1) non-illuminated Sign having a maximum area of 5 m2 advertising the
name and particulars of a subdivision or similar development project provided
such Sign shall be removed upon completion of the project.
d) Signs for Home Occupations or Value Added Industries shall be Permitted in Agricultural
Zones in compliance with Section 3.10. (B/L 107/2010).
e) No Sign Attached to a Building or Structure shall be located in or over Municipal property
except in the case of a Building or Structure having a 0 metre Lot Line Setback, in which
case any Sign shall be Attached and parallel to the Main Wall of said Building or Structure.
3.20
ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AND HAZARDOUS LANDS
Notwithstanding Section 3.1, no Building or Structure shall be used or Erected in any Woodlot,
Wetland, Significant Natural Area, Hazard or Environmental Protection - Lakeshore Zone,
except for activities that create or maintain infrastructure authorized under an environmental
assessment process, or works subject to the Drainage Act, and except as Permitted in
Sections 27, 28, 29, 30 or 31.
3.20.1 Wetland Zone
Development may be Permitted on lands within 50 metres of the (WET) Zone, subject to the
execution of a site plan agreement, or other agreement, specifying development conditions and
boundaries, based on an environmental impact evaluation, prepared by a qualified professional
in accordance with the provisions of the Official Plan and to the satisfaction of the Municipality.
The environmental impact evaluation must demonstrate that there will be no negative impact on
the natural features or on the ecological functions for which the area is identified.
3.20.2 Environmentally Hazardous Lands
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, no permanent Buildings or Structures shall
be Erected or used on lands which exhibit, or potentially exhibit, a hazardous condition as a
result of their susceptibility to flooding, erosion, subsidence, inundation, or the presence of
organic soils or steep slopes, or on land where, by reasons of its low lying, marshy or unstable
character, the cost of construction of satisfactory waterworks, sewage, or drainage facilities is
prohibitive.
3.20.3 Hazardous Slopes
Any Building or Structure Erected on or in proximity to an embankment shall be set back from
the toe of the embankment a distance sufficient that the entire bottom of the horizontal area of
the foundation of the Building or Structure is located outside the Stable Slope
3.21
ACCESS
All Uses, Buildings or Structures shall have frontage on and access to a Street or, in the case
of Existing lakeshore communities, a Right-of-Way.
3.22
SETBACKS FROM STREETS ON THROUGH LOTS
On a Through Lot, the same Minimum Required Yards that apply to the Front Lot Line shall
apply to the Rear Lot Line(s). (B/L 107/2011)
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3.23
CONVERSION OF EXISTING DWELLINGS
In a Residential Zone where Converted Dwellings are Permitted in Existing Single Detached
Dwellings, Single Detached Dwellings may be Altered, remodeled, enlarged and used for
purposes of a Multiple Dwelling, provided that:
a) No Dwelling Unit so created contains a Gross Floor Area of less than fifty-five (55) m2 and
this shall be in addition to the minimum Gross Floor Area requirements established by this
By-law for the residence prior to conversion;
b) After conversion no more than a total of three (3) Dwelling Units exist;
c) There is no increase to the Gross Floor Area of the Building for habitable purposes except
for the addition of sun Porches, entrance ways and dormers;
d) Any outside stairways (except for required fire escapes) be located in the Rear Yard;
e) No Building may be converted unless the Lot has a minimum of 100 m2 of Landscaped
Open Space located in the Rear Yard. For any conversion an additional 35 m2 of
Landscaped Open Space must be provided for each additional Dwelling Unit;
f) The off-Street parking requirements of this By-law are complied with; and
g) Where the Building cannot be connected to a Sanitary Sewer system, Approved alternative
sewage treatment facilities shall be provided.
3.24
RAILWAYS
3.24.1 Residential Use Setbacks
New residential development adjacent to Existing rail lines shall have a minimum Setback of 30
metres from the boundary of the railway Right-of-Way. Increases in size or volume of Existing
Non-Complying Buildings and Structures shall be Permitted provided the Existing Setback is
not reduced.
3.24.2 Railway Crossings
Where a Street crosses a railway at the same grade, no Building or Structure shall be Erected
closer to the point of intersection of the centre lines of both the railway and Street Right-of-
Ways than:
i) 75 metres in all Agricultural (A) Zones and Industrial (M) Zones, and;
ii) 30 metres in all other Zones.
3.25
PARKING AREA REGULATIONS
3.25.1 Requirements
The Owner or occupant of every Building or Structure Erected or used for any of the purposes
hereinafter set forth except for Existing Buildings, Structures or Uses in the Commercial 1 (C1)
Zone, shall provide and maintain for the sole Use of the Owner, occupant, or other Persons
entering upon or making Use of the said premises from time to time, one (1) or more Parking
Spaces, each such Parking Space having a minimum overhead clearance of 2 metres and a
minimum width and length as required in Appendix "C", in accordance with the following:
TYPE OF USE
MINIMUM PARKING SPACES REQUIRED
RESIDENTIAL USES
Boarding House
1 Parking Space per Dwelling Unit, plus 1
Parking Space per guest room
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Group Home, Type 1 or 2
1 Parking Space per staff member
Home for the Aged, Rest Home
1 Parking Space per resident's unit, plus 1
Parking Space per 2 guest rooms
Mobile Home located in a
2 Parking Spaces per Mobile Home
Mobile Home Park
Multiple Dwelling
1.5 Parking Spaces per Dwelling Unit
Townhouse
1.5 Parking Spaces per Dwelling Unit
Other Residential Uses
1 Parking Space per Dwelling Unit
Permitted by this By-law
NON-RESIDENTIAL USES
Animal Hospital
1 Parking Space for each 28 m2 of Gross
Floor Area
Assembly Hall, Auditorium,
1 Parking Space for every 8 fixed seats
Community Centre, Private Club
plus 1 Parking Space for each 18.5 m2 of
Gross Floor Area (excluding area occupied
by fixed seating)
Auction Hall, Flea market
1 Parking Space for every 5 m2 Gross Floor
Area accessible to the public
Bank
1 Parking Space per 20 m2 of Gross Floor
Area
Bed and Breakfast Establishment
1 Parking Space per Guest Room
Bingo Hall
The greater of:
a) 1 Parking Space per 14 m2 of Gross
Floor Area;
b) 1
Parking
Space
per
4
Person
Occupant Load of the hall
Church
1 Parking Space per 15 m2 of the
auditorium's Gross Floor Area plus 1
Parking Space per 37 m2 for the remaining
Gross Floor Area
Clinic
The greater of:
a) 5 Parking Spaces per practitioner; or
b) 1 Parking Space per 18 m2 of Gross
Floor Area
Commercial Recreation
The greater of:
Establishment
a) 1 Parking Space per 14 m2 of Gross
Floor Area
b) 1 Parking Space per 4 Persons
Occupant Load of the establishment
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Convenience Store
1 Parking Space per 20 m2 of Gross Floor
Area
Day Nursery
1 Parking Space per staff member
Funeral Home
The greater of:
a) 1 Parking Space for every 5 fixed seats
and 1 Parking Space for every 5 m2
floor area of seating area where non-
fixed seating can be made available for
chapel purposes; or
b) 1 Parking Space for every 5 m2 of floor
area devoted to reposing rooms
Golf Course
The greater of:
a) 1 Parking Space per 20 m2 of
clubhouse
communal
eating
or
entertainment area plus 5 Parking
Spaces per tee; or
b) 8 Parking Spaces per tee
Hospital, Nursing Home
0.75 Parking Spaces per bed
Hotel, Motel
1.25 Parking Spaces per unit plus 1
Parking Space per 20 m2 of communal
eating or entertainment area
Industrial Use
1 Parking Space for each 55 m2 of Gross
Floor Area up to 800 m2 and 1 Parking
Space for each additional 280 m2 of Gross
Floor Area in excess of 800 m2.
Library
1 Parking Space for each 37 m2 of Gross
Floor Area
Miniature Golf Course
12 Parking Spaces minimum
Motor Vehicle Repair
3 Parking Spaces per staff member
Establishment
Motor Vehicle Sales
1 Parking Space per 30 m2 Gross
Establishment
Floor Area plus 1 Parking Space per 10
Motor Vehicles on display
Motor Vehicle Service
5 Parking Spaces per working bay
Establishment
Motor Vehicle Washing
Establishment
i) Self-service operation
4 Parking Spaces per wash stall
ii) Conveyor operation
8 Parking Spaces per wash stall
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Office
1 Parking Space per 37 m2 of Ground Floor
Area, plus 1 Parking Space for each 70 m2
of the remaining Gross Floor Area
Restaurant
The greater of:
a) 1 Parking Space per 14 m2 of Gross
Floor Area; or
b) 1 Parking Space per 4 Persons
Occupant Load of the dining room.
Restaurant, Drive-In
10 Parking Spaces per Lot
Retail Store
1 Parking Space per 20 m2 of Ground Floor
Area plus 1 space for each 70 metres of
remaining Gross Floor Area.
Retail Warehouse
1 Parking Space per 90 m2 of Gross Floor
area for the first 900 m2 plus 1 Parking
Space for each 180 m2 of remaining Gross
Floor Area
School
1.5 Parking Spaces per classroom or
teaching area plus adequate off-Street
loading zones for buses
Service and Repair Shop,
1 Parking Space per 20 m2 of Ground Floor
Personal Service Establishment
Area, plus 1 space for each 70 m2 of
remaining Gross Floor Area.
Shopping Centre
1 Parking Space per 28 m2 of Gross Floor
Area
Tavern
1 Parking Space for each 5 m2 of Gross
Floor Area accessible to the public and
devoted exclusively to such Uses
Warehouse
5 Parking Spaces minimum for the first
1,858 m2 of Gross Floor Area and 1
Parking Space for each additional 300 m2
of Gross Floor Area
Other non-Residential Uses
1 Parking Space per 37 m2 of Gross Floor
Area Permitted in this By-law
a) Parking Spaces shall be provided at the time of construction or in association with a change
of Use, according to the provisions of this By-law.
b) If calculation of the required Parking Spaces results in a fraction, the required Parking
Spaces shall be the next higher whole number.
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3.25.2 Addition to Existing Use
When an Existing Building or Structure has insufficient Parking Spaces at the date of passing of
this By-law to comply with the requirements herein, this By-law shall not be construed to require
that the deficiency be made up prior to the construction of any addition. In the case of the
expansion or enlargement of an Existing Building or Structure, the requirement for provision of
additional Parking Spaces shall be based on said expansion or enlargement, provided that no
additional Parking Spaces shall be required if said expansion or enlargement does not exceed
ten percent (10%) of the Gross Floor Area of the Building or Structure as it Existed on the date
of passing of this By-law.
3.25.3 Change of Use
Where a change of Permitted Uses takes place in a Commercial Zone within an Existing
Building or Structure no additional parking facilities shall be required provided that:
a) No Existing Parking Spaces are lost due to the change;
b) The proposed Use does not constitute an increase in intensity with regard to parking
requirements;
c) The previous Use was not residential;
d) The Gross Floor Area is not increased:
e) No additional Residential Units are created.
In the case of an increase in Gross Floor Area, the provisions of Section 3.25.2 shall apply.
3.25.4 More Than One Use On A Lot
When a Building, Structure or Lot accommodates more than one type of Use the Parking
Space requirement for such Building, Structure or Lot shall be the sum of the requirements for
the separate Uses thereof.
3.25.5 Location
The required Parking Area shall not form a part of any Street or Lane. The required Parking
Area shall be provided on the Lot occupied by the Building, Structure or Use for which said
Parking Area is required, except that in the case of a non-Residential Use, the required Parking
Area may be provided on another Lot if such Parking Area is not more than 150 metres from
the Building, Structure or Use requiring the Parking Area and the Parking Spaces are available
for the exclusive Use of the Building, Structure or Use.
3.25.6 Yards Where Parking is Permitted
Despite any Yard provisions of this By-law to the contrary, uncovered surface Parking Areas
shall be Permitted in all Yards, with 0 metre Lot Line Setbacks, provided that no part of any
Parking Area, other than a driveway, is located in a required Planting Strip and no part is
located within a required Site Triangle.
3.25.7 Access To Parking
a)
Location
The minimum distance between a driveway and the intersection of Street Lines measured
along the Street Line intersected by such driveway shall be 9 metres.
b)
Width
Access to the required Parking Spaces and Parking Areas shall be provided by means of
unobstructed driveways or passageways at least 3 metres but not more than 9 metres in width.
In the case of a driveway with combined ingress and egress, the minimum width of a driveway
shall be 7 metres for Parking Areas with three (3) to ten (10) Parking Spaces, and 9 metres for
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Parking Areas with more than ten (10) Parking Spaces. In all cases, the maximum driveway
width shall be 9 metres. All driveway widths shall be measured along the Street Line.
A driveway leading to any Loading Space(s) or Parking Area shall be defined by a curb of
concrete or rolled asphalt and be maintained with a cement or asphaltic binder or any other
permanent surfacing. This paragraph shall not apply to residential Dwellings with three (3) or
less units.
c)
Aisles
The minimum width of the Aisles between Parking Spaces within a Parking Area shall be as
required in Appendix "C".
d)
Angle of Intersection
The minimum angle of intersection between a driveway and a Street Line shall be 60 degrees.
e)
Number of Driveways
Every Lot shall be limited to the following number of driveways:
i)
Two (2) driveways, with a combined width not exceeding 30% of the Lot
Frontage, for the first 30 metres of Lot Frontage or portion thereof; and
ii)
One (1) additional driveway for each additional 30 metres of Lot Frontage.
3.25.8 Surface
a) For any Residential Structure containing more than three (3) Dwelling Units, or for any
Commercial, Industrial or Institutional Use, the required surface for a Parking Area shall be
determined By Council through site plan agreement pursuant to Section 41 of the Planning
Act R.S.O., 1990. As a minimum, such Parking Area shall be maintained with a stable
surface that is treated to prevent the raising of dust or loose particles and shall have curb
stops.
b) For any residential Structure containing up to three (3) Dwelling Units, gravel shall be
required as a minimum for surfacing any Parking Area.
3.25.9 Lighting
Where lighting facilities are provided in conjunction with any Permitted Parking Area, such
lighting shall be so arranged as to deflect light onto the Parking Area and away from adjoining
properties.
3.25.10 Movement Lanes For Motor Vehicle Washing Establishments
a) Automatic Motor Vehicle Washing Establishments shall have on their premises sufficient
space for the storage and movement of at least five (5) Motor Vehicles in advance of and
three (3) Motor Vehicles at the terminus of each wash line.
b) Self-service Motor Vehicle Washing Establishments shall have on their premises sufficient
space for the storage and movement of at least three (3) Motor Vehicles in advance of and
one (1) Motor Vehicle at the terminus of each wash stall.
3.25.11 Restrictions in Residential Zones
a) No Commercial Motor Vehicle that carries Dangerous Goods as defined in this By-law shall
be parked or stored on a Lot in any Residential or Environmental Protection - Lakeshore
Zone.
b) The parking or storage of a boat, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, Travel Trailer, Motor
Home or Commercial Motor Vehicle on a Lot is Permitted in any Residential or
Environmental Protection - Lakeshore Zone as an Accessory Use to a Dwelling provided
that none of the above are parked or stored in a Sight Triangle, a required Parking Space, a
Front Yard, or an Exterior Side Yard. Notwithstanding, such items may be stored in a Front
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Yard or Exterior Side Yard but not a Rear Yard of a Lot abutting Lake Huron or its beaches.
Where a boat, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, Travel Trailer or Motor Home is parked or
stored on a Lot, it shall comply with the Setbacks imposed on Accessory Buildings and
Structures as stated in Section 3.3 of this By-law. (B/L 107/2010)
3.25.12 Modification by Council (B/L 107/2010)
Where it is Council's opinion that the Parking Area regulations of Section 3.25 are
inappropriate. Council may modify the provisions of Section 3.25 on a site specific basis
through specific reference to alternative standards in a site plan agreement pursuant to Section
41 of the Planning Act R.S.O., 1990 and no minor variance or amendment to this by-law shall
be required.
3.26
LOADING SPACE REGULATIONS
3.26.1 Spaces Required
The Owner or occupant of any Lot, Building or Structure Erected or used in any Zone other
than the Commercial 1 (C1) Zone for any purpose, involving the receiving, shipping, loading or
unloading of Persons, animals, goods, wares, merchandise or raw materials, shall provide and
maintain at the premises, facilities for loading. Loading Spaces shall measure at least 9 metres
in length, 3.5 metres in width and have a vertical clearance of at least 4.5 metres.
Loading Spaces shall be required in accordance with the following:
GROSS FLOOR AREA OF
MINIMUM NUMBER OF
BUILDING OR STRUCTURE
LOADING SPACES REQUIRED
i) more than 280 m2 to 2,800 m2
1
ii) more than 2,800 m2 to 5,600 m2
2
Each additional 2,800 m2 of Gross Floor Area will require the addition of one (1) additional
Loading Space.
3.26.2 Addition To Existing Uses
When an Existing Building or Structure has insufficient Loading Space at the date of passing of
this By-law to comply with the requirements herein, this By-law shall not be construed to require
that the deficiency be made up prior to the construction of any addition. In the case of the
expansion or enlargement of an Existing Building or Structure, the requirement for the provision
of Loading Spaces shall be based on said addition.
No additional Loading Spaces shall be required where an addition does not exceed 10% of the
Gross Floor Area of the Building or Structure as it Existed on the date of the passing of this By-
law.
3.26.3 Loading Spaces Maintenance
Adequate drainage facilities are to be provided in accordance with the requirements of the
Municipality. The required surfacing shall be determined by Council through site plan
agreement pursuant to Section 41 of the Planning Act R.S.O., 1990. As a minimum, Loading
spaces and approaches are to be maintained with a stable surface that is treated to prevent the
raising of dust or loose particles.
3.26.4 Loading Spaces as Parking Spaces
Any Loading Space in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.26.1 of this By-law may be
used as a Parking Space and may form part of the parking requirements of Section 3.25.1 of
this By-law provided said Loading Space does not form part of any Aisle.
3.26.5 Location
The required Loading Space shall be provided on the Lot occupied by the Building or Structure
for which the said Loading Spaces are required and shall not form a part of any Street, but may
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form part of a Lane. Loading Spaces are to be located in the Rear Yard where a Lot has access
at both the front and rear to a Lane, Street or Road. No Loading Space shall be located in, nor
open onto any Yard adjacent to any Residential, Institutional, or Open Space Zone.
3.26.6 Access
Access to Loading Spaces shall be by means of a driveway at least 6 metres wide contained
within the Lot on which the spaces are located.
3.26.7 Modification by Council (B/L 107/2010)
Where it is Council's opinion that the Loading Space regulations of Section 3.26 are
inappropriate. Council may modify the provisions of Section 3.26 on a site specific basis
through specific reference to alternative standards in a site plan agreement pursuant to Section
41 of the Planning Act R.S.O., 1990 and no minor variance or amendment to this by-law shall
be required.
3.27
LOTS REDUCED BY PUBLIC ACQUISITION
Where the area of a Lot is reduced by means of an acquisition of part of the Lot by any
authority having power of expropriation, and where such acquisition causes the Lot as reduced,
or any Building or Structure Existing lawfully on the Lot on the date of such acquisition, to not
comply with one or more provisions of this By-law, then nothing in this By-law shall apply to
prevent the continued Use of the Lot as reduced as if no such acquisition had taken place,
provided that:
a) No further change is made in the dimensions, area or any other characteristic of the Lot as
reduced, subsequent to the date of such acquisition, that would increase the extent of the
said non-compliance; and
b) No Building or Structure or addition thereto is Erected on the Lot as reduced, subsequent to
the date of such acquisition, except in accordance with the provisions of this By-law.
3.28
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THE KEEPING OF LIVESTOCK (B/L 107/2010)
a) No Person shall keep Large Livestock on any Lot less than 0.6 ha.
3.29
SPECIAL PROVISION FOR DEVELOPMENT SURROUNDING ACTIVE AND
CLOSED WASTE DISPOSAL SITES
Any new development, or change of Use, on or within 500 metres of the perimeter of a known
active or closed Waste Disposal Site as shown on Schedule "A" to this By-law or its parts shall
demonstrate through testing by the province or its agent, that there is no migration of methane
gas or leachate from the landfill site that would affect the development.
3.30
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SEASONAL HOUSING
In addition to the provisions for Dwellings of the Zones where Seasonal Housing is Permitted,
Seasonal Housing:
a) shall maintain a minimum Setback from all Lot Lines of 10 metres, in addition to other Zone
minimum Setbacks;
b) where located within 60 metres of a Street Allowance or a Dwelling on a separate Lot,
Seasonal Housing shall be screened with a Planting Strip or an opaque fence or wall
measuring a minimum of 1.8 metres in Height;
c) shall have a minimum Gross Floor Area of 28 m2 total or 8m2 per occupant, whichever is
greater, and a maximum Gross Floor Area of 90m2;
d) Where an Existing Dwelling is used as a Seasonal Dwelling, the maximum Gross Floor
Area shall not apply, provided the size is not increased and provided a second Dwelling is
not Erected on the same Lot after the date of passing of this By-law;
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e) Seasonal Housing shall be provided with electric light, with running water and plumbing,
cooking, laundering and showering facilities within the Building, and with a separate room
with a sink and a toilet connected to an Approved septic system;
f) Seasonal Housing shall be Permitted only on Lots with a minimum Lot Area of 20 ha or in
Existing Dwellings on any Lot; and,
g) A maximum of one (1) Seasonal Dwelling shall be Permitted on a Lot.
3.31
ALTERNATIVE/RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS AND METEOROLOGICAL
MASTS (B/L 118/21)
In addition to the provisions under section 3.2 Uses Prohibited in all Zones, the following
regulations and required studies will guide the zones, locations and setbacks of
alternate/renewable energy systems (i.e. Wind Turbines, Bio-digesters). (B/L 118/21)
3.31.1 Wind Turbines
Measurement
a) Unless expressed otherwise, Wind Turbine height shall be measured from the ground,
Structure or foundation on which the Wind Turbine tower rests to the centre of the rotor hub
in the case of hub height or to the uppermost reach of the rotor blades in the case of total
tower height.
b) Setbacks specific to Wind Turbines shall be measured to centre of tower base. Other parts,
including rotor blades, or Accessory Uses to a Wind Turbine shall be subject to the
Setbacks applicable to other Uses in the applicable Zone.
Size - Height - Number per Lot
c) Maximum rotor diameter of a Wind Turbine shall be:
i) 4m in a Residential, A3 or A4 Zone.
ii) Equal to 1.3 times hub height in an A1, A2 or M4 Zone.
iii) 12m in all other Zones.
d) Maximum hub height from grade of a Wind Turbine shall be:
i) 31m in a Residential Zone or on a Lot abutting a Residential Zone.
ii) 110m in an A1, A2, or M4 Zone.
iii) 45m in any other Zone.
e) Other than a Permitted Wind Farm, no more than 2 Wind Turbines shall be located on any
one Lot.
f) Wind Turbines shall have a minimum hub height of 20m above grade.
Setbacks - Location
g) Wind Turbines shall be Erected in compliance with the following minimum Setbacks:
i) total tower height from any Building on a separate Lot, Road Allowance, or above-
ground public utility lines.
ii) the lesser of hub height or 50m from a Lot Line other than a Road Allowance, or for a
Wind Turbine with a rotor diameter of 6m or less, half hub height from a Lot Line
abutting a cropped or pastured area in an Agricultural Zone.
iii) 2000m from any contiguous group of four or more Lots primarily in a non-Agricultural
Zone, for a Wind Turbine with a rotor diameter greater than 12m or a hub height greater
than 45m. (B/L 15/2012)
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iv) 300m from a Livestock Facility on a separate lot, other than a Manure Storage Facility,
for a Wind Turbine with a rotor diameter greater than or equal to 12m.
v) 250m from a Dwelling on a separate Lot, for a Wind Turbine with a rotor diameter less
than 12m.
vi) 2000m from a Dwelling on a separate Lot, for a Wind Turbine with a rotor diameter
greater than or equal to 12m. (B/L 15/2012)
h)
Wind Turbines shall not be located in a Required Front or Exterior Side Yard.
i)
Where a separate Lot does not have a Dwelling located thereon, any Wind Turbine with
a rotor diameter greater than or equal to 12m shall be located at a minimum Setback of
2000m from any portion of said Lot that is within 50m of said Lot's Front Lot Line. (B/L
15/2012)
Wind Farms
j) Any Lot having a Wind Turbine with a rated name plate capacity greater than 40kW and
exceeding either of the following shall be considered a Wind Farm:
i) 500 kW rated name plate capacity, or
ii) 25.5 kW rated name plate capacity per hectare of Lot Area.
k) Any Lot where the combined rated name plate capacity of the Wind Turbines located
thereon is greater than 80kW and exceeds either of the following shall be considered a
Wind Farm:
i) 800 kW rated name plate capacity per Lot, or
ii) 40 kW rated name plate capacity per hectare of Lot Area.
3.31.2 Meteorological Masts
a) A Meteorological Mast's base shall be located a minimum of the tower's height from a Lot
Line and 250m from a Dwelling on a separate Lot.
b) Maximum height of a Meteorological Mast shall be 100m from grade.
3.31.3 General
a) No advertising Signs except a manufacturer's logo shall be Permitted on a Wind Turbine or
Meteorological Mast at a height greater than 6m above grade.
b) The same minimum Setbacks that apply to Wind Turbines and Meteorological Masts in
respect to a Dwelling on a separate Lot shall also apply with respect to the following:
i) Vacant Lots in a Residential (R) or Environmental Protection - Lakeshore (EP-L) Zone
ii) Institutional (I) Zones or Institutional Uses
iii) Open Space 2 (OS2) Zones
iv) Open Space 3 (OS3) Zones
v) Mobile Home Park/Campground (MHP/Campground) Zones
c) Wind Turbines and Meteorological Masts shall not be Permitted in the following Zones:
i) Hazard (H) Zones
ii) Wetland (WET) Zones
iii) Woodlot (WD) Zones
iv) Significant Natural Area (SNA) Zones
iv) Environmental Protection - Lakeshore (EP-L) Zones
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Section 3.32 Short-Term Rentals
a) Dedicated Short-Term Rentals shall be prohibited in all zones.
b) All Pre-Existing Short-Term Rentals and Primary Residence Short-Term Rentals shall
be in compliance with By-Law 20 of 2025 and maintain a Short-Term Rental License.
c) A Primary Residence Short-Term Rental shall be permitted with respect to the following:
i.
In any zone that permits a residential use;
ii.
In an Accessory Second Dwelling located on the same property as a Primary
Residence; and
iii.
One Short-Term Rental Licence per property.
d) A Short-Term Rental does not include Bed and Breakfast Establishment.
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SECTION 4 - ZONES, ZONE SYMBOLS & ZONE MAPS
4.1
ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONES
For the purpose of this By-law the Town of Plympton-Wyoming is divided into the following
defined areas herein referred to as Zones:
SECTION
ZONE NAME
SYMBOL
5
Agricultural 1
A1
6
Agricultural 2
A2
7
Agricultural 3
A3
8
Agricultural 4
A4
9
Residential 1
R1
10
Residential 2
R2
11
Residential 3
R3
12
Residential 4
R4
13
Residential 5
R5
13A
14
Residential 6
Central Commercial
R6
C1
15
Highway Commercial
C2
16
Rural Commercial
C3
17
Service Centre Commercial
C4
18
Mixed Commercial Industrial
CM
19
Industrial
M1
20
Light Industrial
M2
21
Extractive Industrial
M4
22
22A
Institutional 1 (B/L 107/2011)
Institutional 2 (B/L 107/2011)
I1
I2
23
Mobile Home Park/Campground
MHP/CG
24
Open Space 1
OS1
25
Open Space 2
OS2
26
Open Space 3
OS3
27
Wetland
WET
28
Woodlot
WD
29
Hazard
H
30
Environmental Protection - Lakeshore
EP-L
31
Significant Natural Area
SNA
4.2
USE OF SYMBOLS
The symbols listed in Subsection 4.1 may be used to refer to any of the Uses of land,
Buildings and Structures Permitted by this By-law in the said Zones and whenever in this By-
law the word "Zone" is used, preceded by any of the said symbols, such Zone shall mean any
area delineated on the Zoning Maps and designated thereon by the said symbol.
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4.3
HOLDING (H) SYMBOL
4.3.1 The Use of the Holding (H) Symbol
Where a holding symbol is added as a suffix to any Zone category, development within the
area affected cannot proceed until the conditions specified in the provisions have been fulfilled.
Council will remove the holding symbol once the conditions restricting development have been
satisfied.
4.4
APPLICATION OF ZONES (B/L 107/2010)
a)
No Person shall, within any of the Zones defined in the By-law and delineated on the
Zoning Maps hereto appended, Erect or use any Building or Structure, or use any land
in whole or part except in such manner and for such purposes as are set forth in this By-
law.
b)
In any Residential zone referenced in Table A, unless otherwise specified, those Uses
in the Permitted Uses list not referenced in Table A shall only be permitted as
Accessory or secondary to another Permitted use. This shall not include Uses
specifically listed as Zone Exceptions or given alternative zone Regulations in the
applicable Zone's section of the By-law.
4.5
INCORPORATION OF ZONING MAP
The location and boundaries of the Zones established by this By-law are shown on the Zoning
Maps hereto appended as Schedules A, and Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 to
Schedule A which are hereby incorporated into and declared to form part of this By-law.
4.6
INTERPRETATION OF ZONING MAP
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of the various Zones as shown on the
Zoning Maps, the following provisions shall apply:
a)
Street, Lane, Right-of-Way, or Watercourse
Unless otherwise shown, a Street, Lane, railway Right-of-Way, electrical transmission line
Right-of-Way or Watercourse shall be included within the Zone of the adjoining property on
either side thereof and where such Street, Lane, Right-of-Way or Watercourse serves as a
boundary between two (2) or more different Zones, the centre line of such Street, Lane, Right-
of-Way or Watercourse extending in the general direction of the long dimension thereof, shall
be deemed to be the boundary between Zones.
b)
Lot Lines
Where any Zone boundary is not shown to be a Street, Lane, Right-of-Way or Watercourse,
and where the boundary approximately follows Lot Lines, such Lot Lines shall be deemed to be
the Zone boundary.
c)
Closed Street, Lane or Right-of-Way
In the event a Street, Lane or Right-of-Way and the limits of any portion thereof is closed, the
property formerly within such Street, Lane or Right-of-Way shall be included within the Zone
adjoining the property, and where such Street, Lane, or Right-of-Way was a Zone boundary,
the new Zone boundary shall be the former centre line of the closed Street, Lane or Right-of-
Way.
d)
Conservation Authority Fill & Construction Lines
Certain lands within the Municipality are subject to Fill, Construction and Alteration Regulations
pursuant to the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chap. C.27, as amended. The limits
of these Conservation Authority regulated areas are shown for informational purposes on the
Schedules to this By-law. Where any Zone boundary is shown as following the limits of a
Conservation Authority regulated area, the Zone boundary shall be deemed to correspond with
the limits of such Regulated area. In the event that an application is made to, and Approved by,
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the Conservation Authority for a permit pursuant to the Fill, Construction and Alteration
Regulations, the lands for which such permit is issued shall be deemed to be included within
the same Zone as the adjoining non-regulated lands.
e)
Woodlot (WD), Wetland (WET) and Significant Natural Area (SNA) Zone boundaries
(B/L 107/2010) shall be deemed to correspond with the limits of the natural feature it represents
as such feature Existed on the date of passing of this By-law. Alterations of the natural feature's
boundary through removal of trees or by other means subsequent to the date of passing of this
By-law shall not alter the limits of the Zone boundary. Portions of a woodlot for which an
exception from by-law 15 of 2002 (County of Lambton Tree Cutting By-law) has been obtained
from the County of Lambton Woodlot Committee, however shall be deemed outside the
Woodlot (WD) Zone boundary.
f)
Environmental Protection - Lakeshore (EP-L) Zones
Where any Zone boundary is shown as following the limits of the Shoreline Management Plan,
November 1996, the Zone boundary shall be deemed to include all portions of a Lot located
under water and all land from the water's edge of Lake Huron to the extent of the Secondary
Hazard Area, as defined in Section 30.
g)
Scale From Zoning Map
Where any Zone boundary is left uncertain after application of the provisions of Section 4.6,
subsections a), b), c), d), e) and f), of this By-law, then the boundary shall be determined by
scale from the zoning maps to the centre of the Zone boundary line.
4.7
TABLE A (B/L 107/2010)
a)
No Person shall Erect or use any Building or Structure, or use any land or cause or
permit any Building or Structure to be Erected or used, or cause or permit any land to
be used, in any Zone except in conformity with the regulations as set out in Table A for
that Zone.
b)
New Lots must comply with the Lot Area and Frontage requirements specified in Table
A for the applicable Zone and Use of the Lot.
c)
Lot boundary adjustments that bring an Existing, legally Non-complying Lot closer to
compliance with respect to Lot Area or Frontage shall not require a minor variance
provided it does not result in the Non-Compliance or further Non-Compliance of another
Lot with respect to Lot area or Frontage.
d)
The Zone Regulations of Table A that apply to a particular Use or Lot shall be those that
correspond with the subsection number they are listed under in the applicable Zone's
list of Permitted Uses. Where a Use is only Permitted as Accessory or secondary to
another Use, the Zone Regulations applicable to the Use to which it is Accessory shall
apply. Where another main Use may be Permitted and the applicable Zone Regulations
are not specified elsewhere, the Zone Regulations applicable to the first Permitted Use
listed in the Zone shall apply.
e)
Except where in an EP-L Zone or specified elsewhere within this By-law, no Dwelling
shall be Erected within the Municipality with a Minimum Gross Floor Area less than the
regulations listed below Table A. (B/L 42/2012)
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SECTION 5 - AGRICULTURAL 1 (A1) ZONE
5.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in any Agricultural 1 (A1) Zone
except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Agriculture, including one (1) Farm Dwelling;
b)
Single Detached Dwelling
c)
Animal Hospital
Commercial Greenhouse
Conservation
Existing Cemetery
Forestry
Nursery
Riding School
Sawmill
d)
Bed and Breakfast Establishment
Day Nursery
Home Occupation
Kennel
Value Added Industry (B/L 107/2010)
Additional Residential Units (refer to Section 3.8) (B/L 98 of 2025)
e)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
5.2
MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION (B/L 19/2007)
a) No new Dwelling or non-Agricultural Use, Building or Structure (including
development on Existing Lots) is Permitted closer to a Livestock Facility on a
separate Lot than 300m or the MDS I Setback calculated using Appendix "A" to
this By-law, whichever is greater. Notwithstanding, only the MDS I setback shall
apply to Livestock Facilities having a Livestock Housing Capacity of fewer than 25
Nutrient Units.
b) No new Livestock Facility or Livestock Facility addition or reconstruction is Permitted
closer to a Dwelling on a separate Lot, a Lot Line or a non-Agricultural Use, Building
or Structure on a separate Lot, than the distance calculated using the MDS II
formula found in Appendix "A" to this By-law.
c) For a Livestock Facility existing on or before February 17, 1998, the MDS II from a
Dwelling on a separate Lot shall be decreased by 20%, provided:
i) The separation from the Dwelling is not decreased;
ii) The new Livestock Facility is physically attached to the existing Livestock
Facility; and,
iii) The increase in Livestock Housing Capacity is no greater than 300% of the
existing Livestock Housing Capacity.
d) Application of subsections a) and b) shall be in accordance with the Minimum
Distance Separation (MDS) Implementation Guidelines published by the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs as updated from time to time, subject
to the specific provisions of this By-law and Appendix "A" to the By-law and including
the following:
i) An Existing Dwelling may be replaced, despite not complying with subsection a),
provided that the Existing separation is not further reduced.
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ii) A Livestock Facility destroyed by fire or natural disaster may be replaced to the
same general location, despite not meeting MDS II, provided the existing
separation is not further reduced and the Factors A, B and D for the new
Livestock Facility are no greater than those of the previous Livestock Facility.
iii) A new non-Agricultural Lot, whether or not containing a Dwelling, shall comply
with subsection a), even for Livestock Facilities already located on a separate
Lot.
iv) Subsection a) shall not apply where 4 or more non-Agricultural Uses are already
closer to the Livestock Facility than the Use under consideration and where the
Use under consideration is also closer to the same 4 or more non-Agricultural
Uses than it is to the Livestock Facility.
v) Cemeteries located in an Agricultural Zone shall be considered a Type A land
Use for the purposes of MDS II.
vi) MDS I and MDS II shall not apply to Buildings or Structures Accessory to a
Dwelling or Buildings or Structures 10 m 2 or less in Ground Floor Area.
vii) The required MDS I from an anaerobic digester or an associated co-substrate
input tank shall be 125m.
viii) The required MDS II for an anaerobic digester or an associated co-substrate
input tank shall be 125m from a Type A Land Use, 250m from a Type B Land
Use, 13m from an Interior Side Lot Line or Rear Lot Line and 25m from a Front
or Exterior Side Lot Line.
ix) Even if no building permit is required, MDS II shall apply to the conversion of any
non-Livestock Building or Structure greater than 10 m2 in Ground Floor Area to
use as a Livestock Facility.
x) Where no building permit is required, Existing Livestock Facilities may be
converted for use for a type of Livestock for which the Building was not
previously used, designed or suited, despite not complying with MDS II, provided
there is no increase in non-compliance through a resultant MDS II that is greater
than that of the previous Use.
xi) The capacity of Manure Storages that hold manure produced by Livestock not
located on the Lot or "digestate" produced from an anaerobic digester shall be
considered in determining the required MDS I and MDS II.
xii) Calculations made using the MDS Computer Program Version 1.0.0 provided by
the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall be considered equivalent
to calculations made using Appendix "A".
xiii) For the purposes of Section 5.2 and the application of MDS, Type A Land Uses
and Type B Land Uses, as defined in Section 2, are non-Agricultural Uses.
(B/L 107/2010)
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5.3
AGRICULTURAL 1 (A1) SPECIAL PROVISIONS
5.3.1 KENNELS & SAWMILLS
No Kennel or Sawmill shall be Erected closer than 250 metres from a Residential, Open
Space or Institutional Use on a separate Lot.
5.3.2 MAXIMUM SETBACKS FROM ROADS FOR DWELLINGS
a) The distance between the Main Wall of a Dwelling and an abutting Streetline shall not
exceed 50 metres.
b) Replacement of an Existing Dwelling that does not comply with Section 5.3.2 a) is
Permitted provided the distance is not further increased.
c) Expansion of an Existing Dwelling that does not comply with Section 5.3.2 a) is
Permitted.
5.3.3 REDUCED SETBACKS
The minimum Required Front Yard and Exterior Side Yard shall be 8 metres for non-
Agricultural Lots in the Agriculture 1 (A1) Zone having Frontage on the following
sections of Roads:
i)
Egremont Road - Lot 10, Concession 9
ii)
Mandaumin Road - from Pulse Creek Drain at Concession 3 to Canadian
National Rail Right-of-Way at Concession 2.
iii)
Uttoxeter Road - Lots 24 & 25, South ½ Concession 9
5.3.4 Notwithstanding Section 5.2a), the minimum Required Setback from the Existing
Livestock Facility to the southeast for the Non-Farm Dwelling and Lot created on
Concession 7, Part Lot 24 by consent application B-17/05, granted by the Plympton-
Wyoming Committee of Adjustment, shall be the existing Setback. (B/L 60/2006)
5.3.5 Reduction in Calculated MDS (By-law 67/2013)
The calculated MDS, applicable between livestock facilities at 3976 London Line and
the property at 5783 Camlachie Road, shall be reduced by 30 metres.
5.3.6 Reduction in Lot Size (By-law 67/2013)
The agricultural parcel located at Concession 4, West Part Lot 10 except Part 1 of RP
25R6372 (Lot immediately south of 5783 Camlachie Road) shall be permitted to have a
lot size of 18.4 hectares (45.4 acres).
5.3.7 Reduction in Lot Size (By-law 23/2019)
The agricultural parcel located at Concession 9, West Part Lot 12 shall be permitted to
have a lot size of 32 hectares (80.0) acres).
5.4
AGRICULTURAL 1 (A1) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or Existing situations and are not the standard A1
Zones. If a regulation or Use is not specified the list of Permitted Uses in Section 5.1
and/or the regulations of Table A shall apply.
5.4.1 AGRICULTURAL 1(1) A1(1) ZONE
Permitted Uses
a) Any Use Permitted in the A1 Zone
b) Existing insulation business
c) Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
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Building Regulations
i) Gross Floor Area:
83 m2 minimum for a Single Detached Dwelling;
600 m2 maximum for an insulation business
Special Zone Regulations
No unauthorized Open Storage shall be Permitted. The four (4) Existing trailers used for
storage shall be Permitted.
5.4.2 AGRICULTURAL 1(2) A1(2) ZONE
Permitted Uses
a) Any Use Permitted in the A1 Zone
b) Building or Contracting Establishment
Light Industrial Use (Dry Industrial Uses only)
c) Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
Lot and Site Regulations - Building or Contracting Establishment
i) Lot Area
0.6 ha minimum
ii) Lot Frontage
50m minimum
iii) Front Yard Depth
15m minimum
iv) Side Yard Width
5m minimum or 20m
where a Side Lot Line
abuts a residential Use.
v) Rear Yard Depth
10m minimum
vi) Lot Coverage
40% maximum
vii) Landscaped Open Space
30% minimum
Open Storage
Open Storage shall be limited to the Rear Yard and, in addition to the requirements of
Section 3.15, shall be screened by an opaque fence measuring at least 2.5m in Height.
5.4.3 AGRICULTURAL 1(3) A1(3) ZONE
Permitted Uses
a) Any Use Permitted in the A1 Zone
b) Existing Motor Vehicle Repair Establishment.
Special Provisions - Motor Vehicle Repair Establishment
a) The Motor Vehicle Repair Establishment shall be limited to the Existing drive shed.
b) The Motor Vehicle Repair Establishment shall not exceed a Ground Floor Area of
166.5m2;
c) Any associated outside Parking Area shall not exceed an area of 166.5 m2
immediately adjacent to the Building (BL 1/1997).
5.4.4 AGRICULTURAL 1(4) A1(4) ZONE
Permitted Uses
a) Any Use Permitted in the A1 Zone
b) Group Home-Type 1
c) Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
Special Provisions - Group Home-Type 1
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a) A Group Home-Type 1 shall be subject to the same provisions of this By-law as a
Non-Farm Dwelling.
5.4.5 AGRICULTURAL 1(5) A1(5) ZONE
Permitted Uses
a) Any Use Permitted in the A1 Zone
b) Airport
c) Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
5.4.6 AGRICULTURAL 1(6) A1(6) ZONE
Permitted Uses
a) Any Use Permitted in the A1 Zone
b) Golf Driving Tee Or Range
c) Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
5.4.7 AGRICULTURAL 1(7) A1(7) ZONE (B/L 85/2012)
Permitted Uses
a) Any Use Permitted in the A1 Zone
b) Private Chapel
Special Provisions - Private Chapel
c) For the purposes of this section, "Private Chapel" means a Building or Structure that
is an Accessory Use to the Owner or occupant of the Lot and used exclusively by
same for their own private mediation and worship.
d) Not more than one Private Chapel shall be Permitted on a Lot.
e) A Private Chapel shall not exceed 20 square metres in Gross Floor Area and shall
not exceed 5 metres in Height.
f) A Private Chapel shall not be subject to MDS I requirements and shall not be a Use
from which MDS II setbacks shall be measured.
5.4.8 AGRICULTURAL 1(8) A1(8) ZONE (B/L 107/2010)
Permitted Uses
a) Any Use Permitted in the A1 Zone
b) Assembly Hall
c) Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
5.4.9 AGRICULTURAL 1(9) A1(9) ZONE (OMB ORDER PL130262)
Permitted Uses
a) Any Use Permitted in the A1 Zone
b) A small-scale agricultural-related trucking business that is limited to the dispatching
of trucks used for transporting agricultural implements, machinery, and structure
components.
c) An ancillary shop, loading dock, and parking area for trucks and equipment when
required at the location.
d) Vehicle maintenance is limited to minor maintenance, cleaning and polishing.
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Lot and Site Regulations
e) Maximum Zone Area:
0.7 hectares (1.7 acres)
f) That a 5 metre natural buffer be provided measured from the top of bank of the
watercourse along the east side of the area subject to this site specific amendment
to the satisfaction of the St. Clair River Conservation Authority.
5.4.10 AGRICULTURAL 1(10)h - A1(10)(h) ZONE B/L 23/20
Permitted Uses
a) Any Use Permitted in the A1 Zone
b) An event venue is permitted to operate within the bar existing as of the date of this
zoning by-law amendment
c) Short Term Rentals within the single-detached dwelling existing as of the date of this
zoning by-law amendment (B/L 35 of 2025)
d) Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
Special Provisions
e) Notwithstanding any other provision in the Zoning By-Law, the event venue will be
recognized as a 'Type A' land use for the purposes of calculating Minimum Distance
Separation I and II setback distances between the event venue and any livestock
operations located near the subject lands which existed on the date of the passing
of the By-Law.
f) Notwithstanding any other provision in the Zoning By-law, the Minimum Distance
Separation I setbacks for nearby livestock facilities shall be identified as the distance
between the event venue as it exists on the date of the passing of this by-law, and
the livestock barns located at Concession 13, West Part Lot 22 and Concession 12,
Lot 23 West Part Lot 24 in the Town of Plympton-Wyoming.
5.5
- deleted (B/L 107/2010)
SECTION 5A - NO DWELLING AGRICULTURAL (ND-A) ZONE (B/L 60/2006)
5.A1
PROHIBITED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected for the purposes of a Dwelling
in the No-Dwelling Agricultural (ND-A) Zone.
5.A2
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in the No-Dwelling Agricultural
(ND-A) Zone except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Any Use Permitted in the Agricultural (A1) Zone, excluding a Dwelling of any
kind.
b)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
5.A3
NO-DWELLING AGRICULTURAL (ND-A) SPECIAL PROVISIONS
a)
All site, building, zoning and other regulations or provisions of this by-law that
are applicable in the "Agricultural 1 (A1) Zone", excluding Permitted and
prohibited Uses, shall apply in the "No-Dwelling Agricultural (ND-A) Zone".
5.A4
NO-DWELLING AGRICULTURAL (ND-A) SPECIAL PROVISIONS (55 of 2025)
The following Zones apply to unique or Existing situations and are not the standard
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ND-A Zones. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the provisions applicable to the
standard ND-A Zone at Sections 5.A1, 5.A2, 5.A3 shall apply.
5.A4.1 NO DWELLING AGRICULTURAL (1) ND-A (1) ZONE
Special Provisions
a)
No land, Building, of Structure shall be used or Erected for the purpose of a
Dwelling in the No Dwelling Agriculture (1) ND-A (1) Zone.
b)
The minimum required Lot Area for a Lot used for Agriculture shall be 37
hectares.
c)
In all other respects, the Permitted Uses and Zone provisions applicable to the
Agriculture 2 (A2) Zone shall apply to lands in the ND-A(1) Zone.
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SECTION 6 - AGRICULTURAL 2 (A2) ZONE
6.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in any Agricultural 2 (A2) Zone
except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Agriculture, including one (1) Farm Dwelling, but excluding new Livestock
Facilities
Existing Livestock Facilities
b)
Single Detached Dwelling
c)
Animal Hospital
Commercial Greenhouse
Conservation
Existing Cemetery
Forestry
Nursery
Riding School
d)
Bed and Breakfast Establishment
Day Nursery
Home Occupation
Value Added Industry (B/L 107/2010)
Additional Residential Units (refer to Section 3.8) (B/L 98 of 2025)
e)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
6.2
MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION
All Buildings, Structures and Uses Erected or established in the A2 Zone shall comply
with the separation requirements of Section 5.2. (B/L 19/2007)
6.3
AGRICULTURAL 2 (A2) SPECIAL PROVISIONS
a) A minimum separation of 250 metres shall be maintained between Kennels and
between Kennels and adjacent Residential, Open Space and Institutional Uses.
b) Where an Existing Livestock Facility has a Livestock Housing Capacity less than or
equal to twenty-five (25) Nutrient Units, the maximum Permitted Livestock Housing
Capacity shall be twenty-five (25) Nutrient Units. (B/L 107/2010)
c) The minimum Required Front Yard and Exterior Side Yard shall be 8 metres for non-
Agricultural Lots in the Agriculture 2 (A2) Zone having Frontage on Egremont Road -
Lots 1 to 18, Front Concession & Lots 7 to 9, Concession 9
d) On lands described as Parts of Lots 35, 36 & 37, Front Concession, west of Lakeshore
Road, a minimum Lot Area of 13 hectares shall be Permitted. (B/L 33/2007)
e) Nothwithstanding Table 'A; the minimum Lot sizes on the following Lots shall be as
indicated:
i)
N Pt W ½ Lot 7, Con 9
Lot Area:
14 hectares
Lot Frontage: 100 metres (B/L 3/2005)
ii)
Con 10, NW ¼ Lot 8
Lot Area:
19 hectares
Lot Frontage: 120 metres (B/L 99/2012)
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iii)
Front Con, Part Lot 48
Lot Area:
29 hectares
Lot Frontage: 40 metres (B/L 13/2013)
6.4
AGRICULTURAL 2 (A2) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or existing situations and are not the standard A2
Zone. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses in Section 6.1
and/or the regulations of Table A shall apply.
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SECTION 7 - AGRICULTURE 3 (A3) ZONE
7.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in the Agriculture 3 (A3) Zone
except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Single Detached Dwelling
b)
Bed and Breakfast Establishment
Day Nursery
Home Occupations
Park
Additional Residential Units (refer to Section 3.8) (B/L 98 of 2025)
c)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
7.2
HOLDING ZONES
7.3
AGRICULTURE 3 (A3) SPECIAL PROVISIONS
7.4
AGRICULTURE 3 (A3) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or Existing situations and are not the standard A3
Zone. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses in Section 7.1
and/or the regulations of Table A shall apply.
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SECTION 8 - AGRICULTURE 4 (A4) ZONE
8.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in the Agriculture 4 (A4) Zone
except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Single Detached Dwelling
Agriculture, including one (1) Farm Dwelling
b)
Bed and Breakfast Establishment
Day Nursery
Home Occupations
Park (B/L 107/2010)
Additional Residential Units (refer to Section 3.8) (B/L 98 of 2025)
c)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
8.2
MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION
All Buildings, Structures and Uses Erected or established in the A4 Zone shall comply
with the separation requirements of Section 5.2. (B/L 19/2007)
8.3
AGRICULTURE 4 (A4) SPECIAL PROVISIONS
8.4
AGRICULTURE 4 (A4) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or existing situations and are not the standard A4
Zone. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses in Section 8.1
and/or the regulations of Table A shall apply.
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SECTION 9 - RESIDENTIAL 1 (R1) ZONE
9.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in the Residential 1 (R1) Zone
except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Single Detached Dwelling
Group Home - Type 1 (B/L 107/2010)
b)
Church, in compliance with the provisions applicable to a Single Detached
Dwelling (B/L 107/2010)
Park
c)
Bed and Breakfast Establishment
Day Nursery
Home Occupations
Additional Residential Units (refer to Section 3.8) (B/L 98 of 2025)
d)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
9.2
HOLDING ZONES
9.2.1 RESIDENTIAL 1 R1(H) ZONE
Permitted Uses
a)
Existing Single Detached Dwellings
Site Regulations
The minimum Lot Area and Lot Frontage shall remain as they lawfully Existed on the
date of passing of this By-law. The Renovation, Replacement or expansion of Existing
Dwellings shall be Permitted in compliance with the provisions of the Residential 1 (R1)
Zone. Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to an Existing Dwelling shall be
Permitted in compliance with the provisions of the Residential 1 (R1) Zone.
Provisions for the removal of the Holding "H" Symbol
To ensure the orderly development of lands and the adequate provision of municipal
services, the "H" symbol shall not be deleted until a subdivision agreement or
development agreement is entered into, for the lands in question, with the Municipality.
9.2.2 RESIDENTIAL 1(H)1 R1(H)1 ZONE
Permitted Uses
a)
Any Use Permitted in the R1(H) Zone
b)
Any Use Permitted in the R1 Zone
Site Regulations
New Uses shall comply with the provisions of the R1 Zone, except that Lot Frontage
and Lot Area shall be as Existed on the date of passing of this By-law.
Provisions for the removal of the Holding "H" Symbol
The "H" symbol shall be removed only when the lots are fully serviced.
9.2.3 RESIDENTIAL 1(H2) R1(H2) B/L 4 of 2024
Permitted Uses
a) Any Use Permitted in the Residential 1 (R1) Zone
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Site Regulations
New Uses shall comply with the provisions of the Residential 1 (R1) Zone.
Provision for the Removal of the Holding (H) Symbol
The "H" symbol shall be removed only when the lands are fully services to the
satisfaction of the Municipality.
9.3
RESIDENTIAL 1 (R1) SPECIAL PROVISIONS
a) Notwithstanding Sections 3.16.5 and 5.2 a), Minimum Distance Separation, Single
Detached Dwellings are Permitted on lands described as Concession 2, Pt Lt 15 Pt
Being RP 25R1561 Pt 2 & 25R1501 Pts 1, 3 and 4, in accordance with the
Residential 1 (R1) Zone Provisions.
b) In addition to the Permitted Uses listed in Section 9.1, a Clinic will be permitted on
Lot 7, RP 558 (known as 4490 Confederation Line).
9.4
RESIDENTIAL 1 (R1) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or existing situations and are not the standard R1
Zone. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses in Section 9.1
and/or the regulations of Table A shall apply.
9.4.1 RESIDENTIAL 1 (1) R1(1) ZONE
Site Regulations
a) The following Lots shall have a minimum Front Yard Depth of 26 metres:
i) Concession 1 Part Lot 15, 25R3109 Part 3
ii) Concession 1 Part Lot 15, 25R3109 Part 2
iii) Concession 1 Part Lot 15, 25R6467 Parts 8 & 11
b) The following Lots shall have a minimum Front Yard Depth of 21 metres:
i) Concession 1 Part Lot 15, 25R6193 Parts 1& 5
ii) Concession 1 Part Lot 15, 25R6193 Parts 2 & 6
iii) Concession 1 Part Lot 15, 25R6370 Parts 1, 2, 4 & 5
9.4.2 RESIDENTIAL 1(2) R1(2) ZONE B/L 4 of 2024
Permitted Uses
a) Existing Single Detached Dwelling on a Private Septic System
Site Regulations
a) Minimum Lot Area:
1.12 Ha
b) Minimum Lot Frontage:
69 metres
The Renovation, Replacement or expansion of the Existing Dwelling shall be in
compliance with the Residential 1 (R1) Zone. Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory
to an Existing dwelling shall be Permitted in compliance with the provisions of the
Residential (R1) Zone.
9.4.3 RESIDENTIAL 1(3) R1(3) ZONE B/L 138 OF 2024
Permitted Uses
a)
Any Use Permitted in the R1 Zone
b)
Existing Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a permitted use.
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The Renovation, Replacement or expansion of the existing Accessory Building shall not
be permitted until a dwelling is placed on the property and shall be in compliance with
section 3.3.3. & 3.3.4.
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SECTION 10 - RESIDENTIAL 2 (R2) ZONE
10.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in the Residential 2 (R2) Zone
except for one or more of the following Uses;
a)
Single Detached Dwelling
Semi-Detached Dwelling
Duplex Dwelling
Group Home - Type 1 (B/L 107/2010)
b)
Church, in compliance with the provisions applicable to a Single Detached
Dwelling
(B/L 107/2010)
Park
c)
Bed and Breakfast Establishment
Day Nursery
Home Occupations
Additional Residential Units (refer to Section 3.8) (98 of 2025)
d)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
10.2
HOLDING ZONES
10.2.1 RESIDENTIAL 2 R2(H) ZONE
Permitted Uses
Uses lawfully existing on the day this By-law was passed.
Provisions for the removal of the Holding "H" Symbol
To ensure the orderly development of lands and the adequate provision of municipal
services, the "H" symbol shall not be deleted until a subdivision agreement or
development agreement is entered into, for the lands in question, with the Municipality.
10.3
RESIDENTIAL 2 (R2) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or existing situations and are not the standard R2
Zone. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses in Section 10.1
and/or the regulations of Table A shall apply.
10.3.1 RESIDENTIAL 2(1) R2(1) ZONE
Permitted Uses
a) Any Use Permitted in the R2 Zone
b) Four-plex Dwelling
c) Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
Site Regulations - Four-plex Dwelling
i) Lot Area:
740 m2 minimum
ii) Lot Frontage:
24 metres minimum
iii) Side Yard Width:
4.8 metres minimum for an Exterior Side
Yard; 2.5 metres minimum for an Interior
Side Yard.
iv) Rear Yard Depth:
6 metres minimum
v) Minimum Landscaped
Open Space:
30% minimum
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Building Regulations
i) Building Height:
12 metres maximum
Parking Regulations
i) The minimum Parking Space length for a Four-Plex Dwelling shall be 5.5
metres.
10.3.2 RESIDENTIAL 2(2) R2(2) ZONE
Prohibited Uses
a) Semi-Detached Dwelling
Duplex Dwelling
b) Converted Dwelling
c) Group Home - Type 1
d) Private Swimming Pool
10.3.3 RESIDENTIAL 2(3) R2(3) ZONE
Permitted Uses
a) Any Use Permitted in the R2(2) Zone
b) Private Swimming Pools on Front Concession, Lot 43 only
c) Cottages
d) Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
Special Provisions
e) More than one Cottage shall be Permitted on a Lot
f) On Front Concession, Part Lot 51, the Erection of cottages and Single Detached
Dwellings shall be subject to Sections 30.6.3 c), d), e), f) and g). (B/L 107/2010)
10.3.4 RESIDENTIAL 2(4) R2(4) ZONE (B/L 106/07)
Prohibited Uses
a) Semi-Detached Dwelling
b) Duplex Dwelling
Site Regulations
c) The Minimum Required Exterior Side Yard and Front Yard Setbacks of the Main
Building shall be the Existing Exterior Side Yard Width and Front Yard Depth.
d) the maximum Permitted Building Height of the Main Building shall be the Existing
Building Height.
e) the Maximum Permitted Accessory Building Height shall be 6.5 metres.
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10.3.4.1 HOLDING ZONE - RESIDENTIAL 2(4) R2(4)H ZONE (B/L 106/2007)
Permitted Uses
Any use Permitted in the R2(4) Zone except for an Accessory Building greater than
4.5m in Building Height.
Provisions for the Removal of the Holding Symbol
To ensure an accessory building that is in character with the surrounding residential
uses and to ensure a building design that minimizes the potential for uses that may be
inappropriate in a residential area, the "H" symbol shall not be deleted until a
development agreement is entered into with the Municipality for the lands in question,
which addresses the layout of the lot and the design and character of any accessory
buildings.
10.3.5 RESIDENTIAL 2(5) R2(5) ZONE (B/L 32/2014)
Permitted Uses
a) Single Detached Dwelling
b) Semi-Detached Dwelling
c) Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
Special Site Regulations for Semi-Detached Dwelling
i) Lot Frontage: 9.5 metres/dwelling unit minimum
ii) All other R2 site regulations for semi-detached dwellings apply
Provisions for the removal of the Holding "H" Symbol
To ensure the orderly development of lands and the adequate provision of municipal
services, the "H" symbol shall not be deleted until a subdivision agreement or
development agreement is entered into, for the lands in question, with the Municipality.
10.3.6 RESIDENTIAL 2(6) R2(6) ZONE (B/L 83/2020)
Permitted Uses
a) Semi-Detached Dwelling
b) Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
Special Site Regulations for Semi-Detached Dwelling
i) Lot Frontage: 9.3 metres/dwelling unit minimum
ii) Lot Area: 370m2 minimum
iii) Lot Coverage: 45%
iv) All other R2 site regulations for semi-detached dwellings apply
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SECTION 11 - RESIDENTIAL 3 (R3) ZONE
11.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in the Residential 3 (R3) Zone
except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Townhouse Dwelling
Street Townhouse Dwelling
Multiple Dwelling (B/L 107/2010)
b)
Church, in compliance with the provisions applicable to a Townhouse Dwelling
(B/L 107/2010)
Converted Dwelling
Park
c)
Home Occupations
Additional Residential Units (refer to Section 3.8) (98 of 2025)
d)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
11.2
HOLDING ZONES
11.3
RESIDENTIAL 3 (R3) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or existing situations and are not the standard R3
Zone. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses in Section 11.1
and/or the regulations of Table A shall apply.
11.3.1 RESIDENTIAL 3(1) R3(1) ZONE
Site Regulations - Multiple Dwelling
i) Lot Area:
0.8 hectares minimum
ii) Lot Frontage:
15 metres minimum
iii) Front Yard Depth:
3.8 metres minimum
iv) Side Yard Width:
7.5 metres minimum
v) Rear Yard Depth:
4.5 metres minimum
Building Regulations
i) Height:
12.5 metres maximum
Parking Regulations
i) Multiple Dwelling
1.3 Parking Spaces per Dwelling Unit
11.3.2 RESIDENTIAL 3(2) R3(2) ZONE
Site Regulations - Townhouse
i)
Lot Area:
1850 m2 minimum
ii)
Front Yard Depth:
4.5 metres minimum
iii) Exterior Side Yard Width:
4 metres minimum
iv) Interior Side Yard Width
11.7 metres minimum
v)
Rear Yard Depth:
2.5 metres minimum
vi) Lot Coverage
45% maximum
vii) Minimum Landscaped
Open Space
30% minimum
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Site Regulations - Street Townhouse
i)
Lot Area:
240 m2/unit minimum
ii)
Front Yard Depth:
4 metres minimum
iii) Exterior Side Yard Width:
4.5 metres minimum
iv) Interior Side Yard Width
2.5 metres minimum or 0 metres where
abutting another Street Townhouse
v)
Rear Yard Depth:
11.7 metres minimum
vi) Lot Coverage
45% maximum
Building Regulations - Townhouse or Street Townhouse
i) Height:
One Storey maximum
Special Provisions
The adjacent municipal lane may be used to meet minimum aisle width requirements for
the Parking Area.
11.3.3 RESIDENTIAL 3(3) R3(3) ZONE
Site Regulations - Multiple Dwelling
i) Minimum Lot Area:
300 m2 per Dwelling Unit
ii) Front Yard Depth:
6 metres minimum
iii) Side Yard Width:
3 metres minimum or 6 metres
where a Side Yard Lot Line abuts
any Residential Zone or Use.
iv) Rear Yard Depth:
6 metres minimum
11.3.4 RESIDENTIAL 3(4) R3(4) ZONE
Site Regulations - Multiple Dwelling
i)
Minimum Lot Area:
1858 m2 minimum
ii)
Front Yard Depth:
7.6 metres minimum
iii)
Side Yard Width:
4.5 metres minimum
iv)
Rear Yard Depth:
7.6 metres minimum
Parking Requirements -
senior citizen's apartment owned and
operated by the Corporation or the Ontario
Housing Corporation
i)
A minimum of 0.5 Parking Spaces per Dwelling Unit shall be required.
11.3.5 RESIDENTIAL 3(5) R3(5) ZONE
Site Regulations - Multiple Dwelling
i) Minimum Lot Area:
2475 m2
ii) Front Yard Depth:
6 metres minimum
iii) Side Yard Width:
4.5 metres minimum
iv) Rear Yard Depth:
7 metres minimum
11.3.6 RESIDENTIAL 3(6) R3(6) ZONE
Site Regulations - Townhouse
i) Minimum Lot Area:
167 m2 per Dwelling Unit
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ii) Rear Yard Depth:
7.6 m minimum
11.3.7 RESIDENTIAL 3(7) R3(7) ZONE (B/L 49/2014)
Permitted Uses
a)
Street Townhouse Dwellings
Site Regulations
a)
Lot Area:
575 sq m/unit minimum
b)
Front Yard Depth:
6 metres minimum
c)
Side Yard Width:
3 metres minimum or 0 metres where
abutting another Street Townhouse
d)
Rear Yard Depth:
10 metres minimum
e)
Lot Coverage:
45% maximum
f)
Landscaped Open Space:
30% minimum
Building Regulations
a)
Height:
One Storey maximum
11.3.7 HOLDING ZONE - RESIDENTIAL 3(7) R3(7)(H) ZONE (B/L 49/2014)
Permitted Uses
Provisions for the removal of the Holding "H" Symbol
To ensure the orderly development of lands and the adequate provision of municipal
services, the "H" symbol shall not be deleted until a subdivision agreement or
development agreement is entered into, for the lands in question, with the Municipality.
11.3.7 RESIDENTIAL 3(8) R3(8) ZONE (B/L 3/2025)
Permitted Uses
a)
Townhouse Dwelling
Building Regulations
i)
Rear Yard Setback: 7.0 metres
11.3.8 HOLDING ZONE - RESIDENTIAL 3(8) R3(8)(H) (B/L 3/2025)
Permitted Uses
Provisions for the removal of the Holding "H" symbol
To ensure the orderly development of lands and the adequate provision of
municipal services, the "H" symbol shall not be deleted until a development
agreement is entered into, for the lands in question, with the Municipality.
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SECTION 12 - RESIDENTIAL 4 (R4) ZONE
12.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in the Residential 4 (R4) Zone
except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Cluster Housing, consisting of dwellings similar in form to Single Detached
Dwellings, Semi-Detached dwellings and/or Townhouses.
b)
Golf Courses
Golf Driving Range
c)
A maximum of five (5) Accessory Apartment Dwellings on a Lot, located in the
Existing storage facility (3) and farmhouse (2).
d)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
12.2
RESIDENTIAL 4 (R4) SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Site Regulations
a)
Top-of-Bank Setback:
10m minimum, notwithstanding Section
3.16.1
Building Regulations
a)
Ground Floor Area:
80m2 minimum per Dwelling Unit
12.3
RESIDENTIAL 4 (R4) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or existing situations and are not the standard R4 Zone. If
a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses in Section 12.1 and/or the
regulations of Table A shall apply.
12.3.1 RESIDENTIAL 4(1) R4(1) ZONE (B/L 9/2018)
Note: The following regulations and the provisions and definitions of By-law 97 of 2003
applicable to a "Lot", as defined in Section 2, shall apply to a "Unit" within a registered plan of
condominium with appropriate modifications.
Permitted Uses
a)
Single Detached Dwelling
b)
Townhouse
Site Regulations - Single Detached Dwelling (1)
a)
Lot Frontage:
9.6 metres minimum
b)
Lot Area:
350 square metres minimum
c)
Lot Coverage:
65% maximum
d)
Front Yard Depth:
3 metres minimum to dwelling & 6 metres
minimum to garage
e)
Interior Side Yard Width
0.6 metre & 1.2 metres minimum (2)
f)
Rear Yard
0.0 metre minimum (3)
g)
Building Height
11.0 metres maximum
h)
Landscaped Open Space
8% minimum
General Provisions
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(1) For the purpose of applying zoning regulations, lot lines abutting Turnberry Lane are
to be considered as the front lot line and the lot lines abutting Egremont Road and
Lakeshore Road are to be considered the rear lot lines.
(2) In no case shall adjacent buildings be closer than 1.8 metres to each other.
(3) If abutting a public road, the Minimum Rear Yard Depth shall be 3.0 metres.
Site Regulations - Townhouse (1)
a)
Lot Frontage:
30 metres minimum
b)
Lot Area:
950 square metres minimum
c)
Lot Coverage:
65% maximum
d)
Front Yard Depth:
3 metres minimum to dwelling & 6 metres
minimum to garage
e)
Interior Side Yard Width
1 metre minimum
f)
Exterior Side Yard
3 metres minimum
g)
Rear Yard
0.0 metre minimum (2)
h)
Building Height
11.0 metres maximum
i)
Landscaped Open Space
25% minimum
General Provisions
(1) For the purpose of applying zoning regulations, lot lines abutting Turnberry Lane are
to be considered as the front lot line and the lot lines abutting Egremont Road and
Lakeshore Road are to be considered rear lot lines.
(2) If abutting a public road, the Minimum Rear Yard Depth shall be 3.0 metres.
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SECTION 13 - RESIDENTIAL 5 (R5) ZONE
13.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in the Residential 5 (R5) Zone
except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Single Detached Dwelling
Group Home - Type 1 (B/L 107/2010)
b)
Church, in compliance with the provisions applicable to a Single Detached
Dwelling (B/L 107/2010)
Park
c)
Bed and Breakfast Establishment
Day Nursery
Home Occupations
Additional Residential Units (refer to Section 3.8) (B/L 98 of 2025)
d)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
13.2
HOLDING ZONES
13.2.1 RESIDENTIAL 5 (H) R5(H) ZONE
Permitted Uses
Uses lawfully Existing on the day this By-law was passed and Uses Accessory thereto.
Site Regulations
The minimum Lot Area and Lot Frontage shall remain as they lawfully existed on the
date of passing of this By-law. The Renovation, Replacement or expansion of Existing
Dwellings shall be permitted in compliance with the provisions of the Residential 5 (R5)
Zone. Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to an Existing Dwelling shall be
permitted in compliance with the provisions of the Residential 5 (R5) Zone.
Provisions for the removal of the Holding "H" Symbol
To ensure the orderly development of lands and the adequate provision of municipal
services, the "H" symbol shall be removed only when an approved plan of subdivision or
consent to sever has been obtained from the appropriate approval authority and a
subdivision agreement or development agreement is entered into, for the lands in
question, with the Municipality.
Pursuant to Section 36 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, once the "H" symbol is
removed by a By-law passed under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, the
provisions of the R5 Zone shall prevail.
13.2.2 RESIDENTIAL 5 (H)1 R5(H)1 ZONE
In addition to the regulations of Section 13.2.1, the following provisions for the removal
of the Holding "H1" Symbol shall apply:
To ensure proper regard is given to the natural heritage features of the property, the
"H1" symbol shall be removed only when an environmental evaluation has been
completed in accordance with the natural heritage policies of the Official Plan for the
purpose of evaluating natural heritage features on the property and to provide
recommendations for their protection and enhancement. Such recommendations are to
be reviewed by the local Conservation Authority or otherwise to the satisfaction of the
Municipality and shall be included as part of any subdivision agreement.
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13.2.3 RESIDENTIAL 5 (H)2 R5(H)2 ZONE (B/L 42/2010)
a)
Within the R5(H)2 Zone, only Uses Accessory to a Dwelling located on the same
Lot shall be Permitted.
b)
No Structures shall be Erected closer than 14.5m from the easterly Lot Line.
c)
The "H2" Holding symbol shall be removed from the easterly-most 10m of the
Lot only when this 10m has been dedicated as a new Street Allowance or
portion thereof and further, shall be removed only when the Lot owner has been
duly compensated fair market value. Such Person as is instigating any
development that creates the need for the new Street Allowance shall provide
the compensation. Compensation shall not be required if the Lot owner is
himself participating in the development by creating new Lots with Frontage on
the new Street Allowance.
d)
On the balance of the lands affected by the "H2" Holding symbol, the "H2"
Holding symbol shall be removed only when a plan of subdivision or consent to
sever is obtained from the appropriate approval authority.
13.2.4 RESIDENTIAL 5 (H)3 R5(H)3 ZONE (B/L 34/2016)
Permitted Uses
Uses lawfully Existing on the day this By-law was passed and Uses Accessory thereto.
Provisions for the removal of the Holding "H" Symbol
To ensure the orderly development of lands and the adequate provision of municipal
services, the "H" symbol shall be removed only when an approved plan of subdivision or
consent to sever has been obtained from the appropriate approval authority and a
subdivision agreement or development agreement is entered into, for the lands in
question, with the Municipality.
13.3
RESIDENTIAL 5 (R5) SPECIAL PROVISIONS
a) Notwithstanding Table A to the contrary, the property located on Part of Lot 13,
Front Concession (known as 3398 Schram Drive) shall have a minimum Side Yard
Width of 0.5 metres where there is an Attached Private Garage or Carport.
b) Notwithstanding Table A to the contrary, the property located on Part of Lot 51,
Front Concession and subject to Official Plan Amendment No. 18 to the former
Township of Plympton Official Plan shall have a minimum Lot Area of 1.5 hectares.
c) Designation of the Lot located in the Front Concession, Part Lot 22 and known
municipally as 7096 Bonnie Doone Road (as of the passing of By-law 17 of 2014) to
the Residential 5 (R5) Zone, subsequent creation of residential Lots, and
development for the Uses Permitted by the R5 Zone shall be Permitted
notwithstanding the Lot being located 173 metres from an Existing Livestock Facility.
(B/L 17/2014)
13.4
RESIDENTIAL 5 (R5) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or Existing situations and are not the standard R5
Zone. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses in Section 13.1
and/or the regulations of Table A shall apply.
13.4.1 - deleted (B/L 107/2010)
13.4.2 RESIDENTIAL 5(2) (R5)2 ZONE (B/L 42/2004)
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Permitted Uses
a)
Any Use Permitted in the R5 Zone
b)
Semi-Detached Dwelling
c)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
Site Regulations - Semi-Detached Dwelling
i)
Lot Area
480 square metres minimum per Dwelling
Unit
ii)
Lot Frontage
11.5 metres minimum per Dwelling Unit
iii)
Side Yard Width
2.4 metres minimum (if no attached
garage) or 1.2 metres minimum (if attached
garage); and 0 metres where attached to
another semi-detached dwelling
iv)
Other Site Regulations
the same as those of a Single Detached
Dwelling
13.4.3 RESIDENTIAL 5(3) (R5)3 ZONE (B/L 11/2007)
Site Regulations
a)
Front Yard Setback
15m minimum
b)
Top of Bank Setback
8m minimum
13.4.4 RESIDENTIAL 5(4) (R5)4 ZONE (B/L 112/2008)
Site Regulations
a)
Lot Area
540 m2 minimum
b)
Exterior Side Yard
4.5 m minimum
c)
Front yard
6m minimum
Holding Provision
d)
The provisions of Section 13.2.1 shall apply for the removal of the Holding (H)
symbol from the R5(4) H Zone. Pursuant to Section 36 of the Planning Act,
R.S.O. 1990, once the "H" symbol is removed by a By-law passed under Section
34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, the provisions of the R5(4) Zone Exception
shall prevail.
13.4.5 RESIDENTIAL 5(5) (R5)5 ZONE (B/L 112/2008)
Site Regulations
a)
Lot Area
700 m2 minimum
b)
Lot Frontage
16.5m minimum
c)
Interior Side Yard
1.2m minimum one side, 21. 2m minimum
other side
d)
Exterior Side Yard
1.2m minimum
e)
Front Yard
12m minimum
13.4.6 RESIDENTIAL 5(6) (R5)6 ZONE (B/L 26/2009)
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Special Provisions
a)
Required Front Yard Setback 12m minimum
b)
All other provisions shall be the same as those of the standard R5 Zone.
13.4.7 RESIDENTIAL 5(7) (R5)7 ZONE (B/L 51/2018)
Permitted Uses
a)
Any Use Permitted in the R5 Zone
b)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
Site Regulations
c)
Minimum Lot Frontage
24m(1)
d)
Minimum Lot Area
2000m2 (2)
e)
Minimum Yard Setbacks:
Front:
8m(3)
Interior Side
2.4m
Exterior Side
6m
Rear
8m(4)
General Provisions
(1)
Notwithstanding section 13.4.7(c), the minimum lot frontage of Lots 7 and 8 of
Draft Plan approved 38T-18004 shall be 9m.
(2)
Notwithstanding section 13.4.7(d), the minimum lot area of Lot 12 of Draft Plan
approved 38T-18004 shall be 1400 m2.
(3)
Notwithstanding section 13.4.7(e), the minimum front yard setback of Lots 11
and 12 of Draft Plan approved 38T-18004 shall be 6m.
(4)
Notwithstanding section 13.4.7(e), the minimum rear yard setback shall be
measured from the Environmental Protection - Lakeshore (5) ((EP-L(5)) line as
staked and registered on title.
Notwithstanding section 13.4.7(e), the minimum rear yard setback of Lot 11 of
Draft Plan approved 38T-18004 shall be 5m.
Notwithstanding section 13.4.7(e), the minimum rear yard setback of Lot 12 of
Draft Plan approved 38T-18004 shall be 6m.
13.4.8 RESIDENTIAL 5(8) (R5)8 ZONE (B/L 51/2018) (B/L 78/2019)
Permitted Uses
a)
Any Use Permitted in the R5 Zone
b)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
Site Regulations
c)
Minimum Lot Frontage
24m(1)
d)
Minimum Lot Area
2900m2 (2)
e)
Minimum Yard Setbacks:
Front:
6m
Interior Side
2.4m
Rear
6m(3)
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General Provisions
(1)
Notwithstanding section 13.4.8(c), the minimum lot frontage of Lot 10c, to be a
Part on a Registered Plan, shall be 11m.
(2)
Notwithstanding section 13.4.8(d) the minimum lot size of Lot 10a, to be a Part
on a Registered Plan, shall be 2300m2.
(3)
Notwithstanding section 13.4.8(e), the minimum rear yard setback shall be
measured from the Environmental Protection-Lakeshore (5) ((EP-L(5)) line as
staked and registered on title.
13.4.9 RESIDENTIAL 5(9) (R5)9 ZONE (B/L 21/2021)
Permitted Uses
a)
Any Use Permitted in the R5 Zone
b)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
Site Regulations
c)
Minimum Lot Frontage
25m
d)
Minimum Lot Area
900m2
Accessory Buildings and Structures in These Residential 5 (R5) Zones (B/L 51/2018)
Notwithstanding Section 3.3.3 f), the minimum rear yard setback shall be measured
from the Environmental Protection-Lakeshore (5) ((EP-L(5)) line as staked and
registered on title.
13.5. RESIDENTIAL 5(R5) TEMPORARY USES (T) (B/L 28/2021)
13.5.1 RESIDENTIAL 5 (T3) TEMPORARY USE
Permitted Uses
a)
Any Use Permitted in the R5 Zone
b)
"Backyard Hens" as per this by-law
c)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
Site Definitions
d)
"Backyard Hen" means a domesticated biological female chicken that is a
minimum of four (4)months old and is not located on a Farm.
"Hen Coop" means a fully enclosed weatherproof and tamperproof building or
structure to be included within the Hen Run, as defined herein, where Backyard
Hen(s) are kept and the interior of which includes nest boxes for egg laying,
perches for the Backyard Hen(s) and food and water containers.
"Hen Enclosure" means the combination of a Hen Run and a Hen Coop
together.
"Hen Run" means a standalone secure enclosure (meaning not attached to or
supported by any building or structure save and except the Hen Coop, as
defined herein) that allows Backyard Hen(s) access to the outdoors within a
limited area.
"Obnoxious Odours" means any odour which can be detected off the Lot and
which constitutes an unreasonable interference with the enjoyment of one or
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more neighbouring properties, as assessed by a Municipal Law Enforcement
Officer, acting reasonably.
"Rooster" means a domesticated biological male chicken that is a minimum of
four (4) months old and is not located on a Farm.
Site Regulations
e)
Backyard Hen Enclosure(s) shall be setback a minimum of 2 metres from rear
and interior side lot lines and a minimum of 4.5 metres from exterior lot lines and
shall be no closer to the closest wall of a dwelling, school or day care centre
than 5 metres.
f)
All permitted Backyard Hens shall be kept in a fully enclosed Hen Enclosure in a
manner than contains the Backyard Hens on the Lot and prevents their escape
from such Hen Enclosure.
g)
Backyard Hens shall not be kept on any Lot except where:
i)
A Hen Enclosure, consisting of a Hen Coop and Hen Run, is provided on
the Lot and has a maximum of 10 metres square in total gross floor area.
ii)
The Hen Enclosure has a maximum height of 3 metres.
iii)
The Hen Coop, included in the Hen Enclosure, shall be enclosed on all
sides, if not buried.
h)
No more than ten (10) Backyard Hen(s) are permitted as of the date of passing
of this by-law to be reduced to six (6) as the flock reduces naturally. The
maximum number will be reduced to six (6) Backyard Hen(s) on a single lot.
i)
The keeping of a Rooster is strictly prohibited.
j)
Backyard Hen(s) must be provided with access to feed and clean water at all
times, such feed and water shall be kept in solid tamperproof containers outside
the Hen Coop. Uneaten feed shall be removed in a timely manner.
k)
Backyard Hen(s) must be provided with shelter, light, ventilation, veterinary care,
and opportunities for essential behaviours, all sufficient to maintain the hen in
good health.
l)
All permitted Backyard Hen(s) shall be kept in a fully enclosed Hen Enclosure in
a manner that contains the Backyard Hens on the Lot and prevents their escape
from such Hen Enclosure.
m)
All manure shall be stored within a fully enclosed waterproof container covered
by a fully enclosed structure or weatherproof container. No more than 0.08
cubic metres (2.8 cubic feet) of manure shall be stored on the Lot at a time. All
manure shall be disposed of properly on a regular basis.
n)
The slaughtering or killing of Backyard Hen(s) on site is strictly prohibited.
o)
The selling of eggs, manure or other products derived from Backyard Hen(s) is
prohibited.
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p)
All deceased Backyard Hen(s) shall be disposed of promptly through the
services of a veterinarian, at a livestock disposal facility or through a facility
approved by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and are disposed
of in accordance with all applicable laws.
q)
No Obnoxious Odours may be emitted in connection with the keeping of
Backyard Hen(s) or the presence of a Hen Enclosure, including a Hen Coop and
Hen Run, on a Lot.
By-law Expiration
r)
Section 13.5.1 shall apply until April 21, 2024, after which date it and the R5(T3)
Zone symbol on Schedule "A" shall be deleted from this By-law without further
amendment or notice.
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SECTION 13A - RESIDENTIAL 6 (R6) ZONE (B/L 33/2007)
13A.1 PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in the Residential 6 (R6) Zone
except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Single Detached Dwelling
b)
Park
c)
Bed and Breakfast Establishment
Home Occupation
Additional Residential Units (refer to Section 3.8) (98 of 2025)
d)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
13A.2 ZONE REGULATIONS
Site Regulations
a)
Lot Frontage: (also see 13A.2 b):
i) Lots abutting Lakeshore
Road and Lake Huron
40m minimum
ii) All other Lots
26m minimum
b)
Lot Frontage shall be measured at the widest distance between Side Lot Lines
rather than at the minimum Required Front Yard.
c)
Lot Area (also see 13A.2 d):
i) Lots abutting Lakeshore
Road and Lake Huron
0.5 Hectares minimum
ii) All other Lots
1500 square metres minimum
d)
The minimum depth of the portion of the Lot Zoned R6 shall be 100m on a Lot
abutting Lake Huron.
e)
Lot Coverage:
30% maximum
f)
Landscaped Open Space:
40% minimum
g)
Front Yard Depth:
i) Lots abutting Lakeshore
Road and Lake Huron
50m minimum
ii) Lots abutting Lake Huron
and not Lakeshore Road
30m minimum (also see 13A.2 h)
iii) Lots directly across a
Road Allowance from Lots
abutting Lake Huron
11m minimum
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iv) All other Lots
8m minimum
h)
On Lots with less than 40m Frontage and abutting Lake Huron, the Front Yard
Depth shall be within 8m of the average Front Yard Depth of the nearest
Dwelling (excluding Dwellings on Lots abutting Lakeshore Road or not abutting
Lake Huron) on either side. Where the two abutting Lots to one side and the Lot
immediately abutting on the other side have no Dwellings, this provision shall not
apply. This provision shall not apply to place a Dwelling in a prohibited Zone or
Setback. Front Yard Depth for this provision shall be measured relative to
absolute east and west rather than to the Front Lot Line.
i)
Rear Yard Depth:
20m minimum (also see 13A.2 j)
j)
Any "woodlands" or a "woodlot" (as defined in By-law 45 of 2003 of the County of
Lambton, as amended) located on a Lot shall be treated as the Rear Lot Line for
measuring Rear Yard Setbacks.
k)
Interior Side Yard Width:
i) Lots abutting Lakeshore
Road and Lake Huron
6m minimum
ii) All other Lots
2.4m minimum
l)
Exterior Side Yard Width:
6m minimum
Building Regulations - Single Detached Dwelling
m)
Ground Floor Area:
i) Lots abutting Lake Huron
165m2 for a One Storey Dwelling and
130m2 minimum for a multiple Storey
Dwelling
ii) All other Lots
140m2 minimum for a One Storey Dwelling
and 110m2 minimum for a multiple Storey
Dwelling
n)
Building Height:
11m maximum
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SECTION 13B - RESIDENTIAL 7 (R7) ZONE (B/L 76/2011)
13B.1 PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in the Residential 7 (R7) Zone
except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
A plan of condominium consisting of Single Detached Dwellings
b)
Private Park
c)
Private Community Centre
d)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
13B.2 ZONE REGULATIONS
Site Regulations
a)
Within the Residential 7 (R7) Zone, "Unit" means a parcel of land described
within a registered plan of condominium and intended for the Erection of a Single
Detached Dwelling.
b)
The provisions and definitions of By-law 97 of 2003 applicable to a "Lot" as
defined in Section 2 shall apply to a "Unit" as defined in Section 13B with
appropriate modifications.
c)
Within the R7 Zone, the definition of "Street" shall be deemed to include a
private street within a registered plan of condominium.
d)
Minimum Lot Area:
10 hectares
e)
Minimum Lot Frontage:
80 metres
f)
Minimum Unit Area:
500 square metres
g)
Minimum Unit Frontage:
15 metres
h)
Minimum Unit Depth:
30 metres or 40 metres for a Lot with
Frontage on a public Street.
i)
Minimum Required Yards:
i)
Front Yard:
8 metres on a Unit with Frontage on
a public Street; or
4.5 metres for a Main Building and 6m for
an Attached or Detached Accessory
Building on a Unit with Frontage on a
private Street.
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ii)
Exterior Side Yard:
4.5 metres on a Unit with Frontage on a
public Street; or
3 metres for a Main Building and 2 metres
for a Detached Accessory Building on a
Unit with Frontage on a private Street.
iii)
Interior Side Yard:
1.2 metres
iv)
Rear Yard:
7 metres
j)
Attached Private Garages shall not be located closer to the Front Unit Line than
the balance of the Dwelling and shall not constitute more than 6.5 metres of the
Dwelling's width.
k)
Unit Coverage:
40% maximum
l)
Building Height:
10.5 metres maximum
m)
Landscaped Open Space:
Minimum 40% per Lot
n)
The minimum Landscaped Open Space on the Lot shall be 20% in addition to
the Landscaped Open Space on the Units.
o)
Not more than one Dwelling shall be located on a Unit in the R7 Zone.
p)
With the exception of Sections 3.13.1 a) and b), the encroachments Permitted
by Section 3.13.1 shall not apply to Units on a private Street.
q)
The Site Triangle restrictions in Section 3.16.4 shall only apply to Units with
Frontage on a public Street.
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SECTION 14 - CENTRAL COMMERCIAL 1 (C1) ZONE
14.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in the Central Commercial 1
(C1) Zone except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Amusement Games Establishment
Art Gallery
Assembly Hall
Auditorium
Bake Shop
Bank
Bed and Breakfast Establishment
Boarding House
Brewing on Premises Establishment
Church
Clinic
Commercial Recreation Establishment
Commercial Use
Convenience Stores
Day Nursery
Dry Cleaning Establishment
Farmer's Market
Funeral Home
Gift Shop
Home Occupation
Hotel
Institutional Use
Laundromat
Library
Office
Park
Parking Lot
Personal Service Establishment
Place of Entertainment
Private Club
Restaurant
Retail Store
Retail Warehouse
School
Service and Repair Shop
Shopping Centre
Tavern
Theatre
b)
Existing Motor Vehicle Repair Establishment
Existing Motor Vehicle Sales Establishment
Existing Motor Vehicle Service Establishment
c)
Accessory Apartment Dwellings
Existing Single Detached Dwellings
d)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
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Site Regulations - Existing Single Detached Dwellings
Existing Single Detached Dwellings and new or Existing Uses Accessory thereto shall
be subject to the provisions of the Residential 2 (R2) Zone.
14.2
REGULATIONS FOR ACCESSORY APARTMENT DWELLINGS
Minimum Floor Area
bachelor
40.0 m2
one bedroom
45.0 m2
two bedrooms
55.0 m2
three bedrooms
70.0 m2
14.3
HOLDING ZONES
14.4
CENTRAL COMMERCIAL 1 (C1) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or Existing situations and are not the standard C1
Zone. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses in Section 14.1
and/or the regulations of Table A shall apply.
14.4.1 COMMERCIAL 1(1) C1(1) ZONE
Permitted Uses
a) Any Use Permitted in the C1 Zone
b) Open Storage
Storage and maintenance of Commercial Motor Vehicles
Storage and maintenance of metres;
c) Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use.
Site Regulations - Permitted Uses under Section 14.4.1 b) and Accessory Uses
i) Lot Area:
800 m2 minimum
ii) Front Yard Depth:
12 metres minimum
Open Storage Regulations:
Any Portion of a Lot used for Open Storage must comply with the Setback provisions of
this Section. Planting Strips shall be required in accordance with Section 3.18 of this
By-law.
14.4.2 COMMERCIAL 1 (2) C1(2) ZONE
Permitted Uses
a) Bank
Clinic
Office
Parking Lot
Personal Service Establishment
b) Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
14.4.3 COMMERCIAL 1 (3) C1(3) ZONE
Permitted Uses
a) Commercial Storage
b) Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
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Prohibited Uses
c) There shall be no Open Storage of goods, merchandise or equipment.
Site Regulations - Mini-Storage Warehouse
i) Lot Area:
1,860 m2
ii) Lot Frontage:
30 metres minimum
iii) Front Yard Depth:
2 metres minimum
iv) Side Yard Depth:
1 metre minimum
14.4.4 COMMERCIAL 1 (4) C1(4) ZONE
Permitted Uses
a) Commercial Storage
b) Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
c) One Accessory Apartment Dwelling (OMB Order PL140688)
Site Regulations - Commercial Storage
i) Lot Area:
1,000 m2
ii) Lot Frontage:
45 metres minimum
iii) Front Yard Depth:
4.5 metres minimum
iv) Side Yard Width:
7.6 metres minimum
v) Rear Yard Depth:
7.6 metres minimum
vi) Lot Coverage:
25% maximum
14.4.5 COMMERCIAL 1 (5) C1(5) ZONE (B/L 57/2007)
Permitted Uses
a) Commercial Storage
b) Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
Site Regulations
i) The Minimum Required Yard where a Lot Line abuts a residential Use shall be
6m and 3.5m for all other Yards.
14.4.6 COMMERCIAL 1 (6) C1(6) ZONE (B/L 72/2014)
Permitted Uses
a) Any Use Permitted in the C1 Zone
b) A single detached dwelling when located in a building previously used as St.
Andrews Presbyterian Church
c) Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
14.4.7 COMMERCIAL 1 (7) C1(7) ZONE (B/L 37/2017)
Permitted Uses
a) Any Use Permitted in the C1 Zone
b) A single detached dwelling when located in a building previously used as a dental
office
c) Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
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14.4.8 COMMERCIAL 1 (8) C1(8) ZONE (B/L 86/2018)
Permitted Uses
a) Any Use Permitted in the C1 Zone
Site Regulations - Existing Building (1)
a) Interior Side Yard Width
1.52 metre minimum(2)
General Provisions
(1) The existing building is legal non-complying. The site regulations as set out in Table
"A" to this Zoning By-law 97 of 2003 will apply for any redevelopment of this Lot.
(2) This site regulation applies to the easterly side yard setback only.
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SECTION 15 - HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL 2 (C2) ZONE
15.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in the Highway Commercial 2
(C2) Zone except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Agricultural Implement Sales Establishment
Agricultural Service Establishment
Animal Hospital
Auction Hall
Bake Shop
Bakery
Building or Contracting Establishment
Building Supply Establishment
Church
Clinic
Commercial Recreation Establishment
Commercial Storage
Convenience Store
Day Nursery
Dry Cleaning Establishment
Funeral Home
Garden Centre
Gas Bar
Golf Driving Tee or Range
Golf Course, Miniature
Health/Recreational Facility
Hotel
Laundromat
Lumber Yard
Marina
Marine Sales and Service Establishment
Motel
Motor Vehicle Sales Establishment
Motor Vehicle Service Establishment
Motor Vehicle Repair Establishment
Motor Vehicle Washing Establishment
Office
Parking Lot
Personal Service Establishment
Place of Entertainment
Private Club
Restaurant
Restaurant, Drive-In
Service and Repair Shop
Travel Trailer Sales Establishment
b)
One Accessory Dwelling Unit
Existing Single Detached Dwellings
c)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
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15.2
REGULATIONS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS
Notwithstanding any other previous provisions of this By-law, where a Lot in the
Highway Commercial 2 (C2) Zone is used for a Motor Vehicle Service Establishment,
the following regulations shall apply:
Interior
Corner
Lot Lot_
15.2.1 Minimum Lot Frontage
45.0 m
55.0 m
15.2.2 Minimum Lot Depth
40.0 m
40.0 m
15.2.3 No portion of any Gasoline Pump Island on a service station shall be located
closer than seven and one half (7.5) metres from the Street Line of any Street.
15.2.4 The distance from the intersection of two Street Lines to the nearest ingress or
egress ramp shall not be less than nine (9.0) metres, or in the case of the
intersection of two arterial Streets, the distance shall not be less than fifteen
(15.0) metres.
15.2.5 The distance from any portion of any ingress or egress ramp to any Interior Side
Lot Line which abuts any other Lot shall not be less than three (3.0) metres.
15.2.6 The width of any ingress or egress ramp along any Street Line shall not be more
than nine (9.0) metres or less than seven and one-half (7.5) metres.
15.2.7 The distance between ramps shall not be less than nine (9.0) metres.
15.2.8 The minimum interior angle of any ramp to the Street Line shall be greater than
sixty degrees (60o).
15.2.9 All parts of the ingress and egress ramps shall be maintained with a cement or
asphaltic binder or another type of permanent surfacing to prevent the raising of
dust or loose particles.
15.2.10 Land which is not used for Buildings, ramps or paving shall be Landscaped in
lawn, trees or shrubs and maintained in a healthy growing condition, neat and
clean in appearance.
15.3
HOLDING ZONES
15.4 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL 2 (C2) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or Existing situations and are not the standard C2
Zone. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses in Section 15.1
and/or the regulations of Table A shall apply.
15.4.1 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL 2 C2(1) ZONE (B/L 107/2010)
Permitted Uses
a)
Any Use Permitted in the C2 Zone with the exception of Uses specifically
prohibited below.
b)
Bank
Commercial Use
Retail Store, excluding a grocery store
c)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
Prohibited Uses
a)
Nothwithstanding any of the Permitted Uses of the C2(1) Zone, whether
generally or specifically defined, no Use that might be construed as a grocery
store or pharmacy shall be a Permitted Use.
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b)
Dwellings, other than Accessory Apartment Dwellings, shall be prohibited.
Site Regulations
a)
All Minimum Required Yards shall be 15m.
15.4.2 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL 2 C2(2) ZONE
Permitted Uses
a)
Any Use Permitted in the C2 Zone
b)
Campground
Mobile Home Park
Mobile Home Sales Establishment
Travel Trailer Sales Establishment
c) Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
Site Regulations - Permitted Uses under Section 15.4.2 b).
i) Lot Area:
2.3 hectares minimum
ii) Lot Frontage:
131 metres minimum
iii) Front Yard Depth:
15 metres minimum
iv) Side Yard Width:
5 metres minimum
v) Rear Yard Depth:
6 metres minimum
vi) Lot Coverage:
55% maximum for all Buildings and
Structures
Building Regulations
i) Gross Floor Area:
45 m2 maximum per Mobile Home
ii) Height:
4 metres maximum per Mobile Home; 3
metres maximum for Buildings or
Structures Accessory to a Mobile Home
Other Regulations
i)
No more than a total of 30 Camp or Mobile Home Sites shall be permitted
ii) Each Mobile Home or Travel Trailer located within the Mobile Home Park shall be
connected to communal water and sewage services
iii) A minimum of 5% of the total land area within the C2 (2) Zone shall be used for
Open Space or Park purposes.
15.4.3 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL 2 C2(3) ZONE
Permitted Uses
a)
Any Use Permitted in the C2 Zone
b)
A maximum of five (5) Dwelling Units on a Lot provided such Dwelling Units are
located within a Permitted Commercial Building.
c)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
Site Regulations
i)
Lot Area:
1,860 m2 minimum
15.4.4 - deleted (B/L 107/2010)
15.5
SPECIAL PROVISIONS (B/L 110/2004)
a)
For those portable Restaurants commonly known as 'chip trucks' or 'chip wagons',
the minimum required setback from a Street Line shall be 4m.
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SECTION 16 - RURAL COMMERCIAL 3 (C3) ZONE
16.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in the Rural Commercial 3 (C3)
Zone except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Abattoir
Agricultural Service Establishment
Agricultural Supply Establishment
Agricultural Implement Sales Establishment
Animal Hospital
Bulk Fuel Depot
Flea Market
Farmers Market
Stock Yard
b)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
16.2
HOLDING ZONES
16.3
RURAL COMMERCIAL 3 (C3) SPECIAL PROVISIONS
a)
Notwithstanding Table A to the contrary, those Buildings and Structures that
lawfully existed on Part Lot 25 Concession 2, on the date of the passing of this By-
law and used for a Permitted Use that does not comply with the site regulations in
the C3 Zone, shall be deemed to comply with this By-law. Any additions,
development or redevelopment of this property must be in compliance with the
provisions of the C3 Zone.
16.4
RURAL COMMERCIAL 3 (C3) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or existing situations and are not the standard C3
Zone. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses in Section 16.1
and/or the regulations of Table A shall apply.
16.4.1 RURAL COMMERCIAL C3(1) ZONE
Permitted Uses
a)
Abattoir
b)
Light Industrial Use
c)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use.
Site Regulations
i) Interior Side Yard
5 metres minimum or 20 metres
Width
minimum where abutting a residential use
16.4.2 RURAL COMMERCIAL C3(2) ZONE (B/L 88/2018)
Note: The following regulations and the provisions and definitions of By-law 97 of 2003
applicable to a "Lot", as defined in Section 2, shall apply to a "Unit" within a registered
plan of condominium with appropriate modifications.
Permitted Uses
a)
Warehouse
b)
No outside storage
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Site Regulations - Warehouse
a)
Front Yard Setback
7.5 metres minimum
b)
Exterior Side Yard Setback
6 metres minimum
c)
Interior Side Yard Setback
20 metres minimum
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SECTION 17 - SERVICE CENTRE COMMERCIAL 4 (C4) ZONE
17.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in the Service Centre
Commercial 4 (C4) Zone except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Agricultural Implement Sales Establishment
Bonded Warehouse
Building Supply Establishment
Convenience Store, Accessory to a Gasoline Retail Facility
Drive-in Restaurant
Fruit Market
Gasoline Retail Facility
Gift Shop
Hotel
Lumber Yard
Mobile Home Sales Establishment
Motel
Motor Vehicle Repair Establishment
Motor Vehicle Service Establishment
Open Storage
Restaurant
Tourist Centre
Travel Trailer Sales Establishment
Truck Stop
Truck Transport Terminal
Warehouse
b)
Offices Accessory to a Permitted Use.
c)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use.
17.2
HOLDING ZONES
17.2.1 SERVICE CENTRE COMMERCIAL C4(H) ZONE
Permitted Uses
Uses lawfully existing on November 4, 1996.
Provisions for the removal of the Holding "H" Symbol
The "H" symbol shall be removed only after the Ministry of Environment and Energy (or
its designated agent) has provided written authorization approving a private sewage
system and when Council is satisfied that new development will comply with municipal
Zoning and site plan control regulations.
17.3
SERVICE CENTRE COMMERCIAL 4 (C4) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or existing situations and are not the standard C4
Zone. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses in Section 17.1
and/or the regulations of Table A shall apply.
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SECTION 18 - MIXED COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL (CM) ZONE
18.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in the Mixed Commercial
Industrial (CM) Zone except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Agricultural Implement Sales Establishment
Agricultural Supply Establishment
Agricultural Services Establishment
Animal Hospital
Building Supply Establishment
Bulk Sales Establishment
Bulk Fuel Depot
Commercial Recreation Establishment
Commercial Storage
Drive-In Restaurant
Duplicating Shop
Farm Produce Processing Establishment
Garden Centre
Golf Driving Tee or Range
Grain Elevator
Light Industrial Use
Lumber Yard
Motor Vehicle Repair Establishment
Motor Vehicle Sales Establishment
Motor Vehicle Service Establishment
Motor Vehicle Washing Establishment
Printing Establishment
Repair and Rental Establishment
Retail Warehouse
Service and Repair Shop
Travel Trailer Sales Establishment
Truck Transport Terminal
Tourist Centre
Warehouse
b)
Existing Dwellings
c)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
18.2
MIXED COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL (CM) SPECIAL PROVISIONS
18.2.1 Existing Dwellings
Notwithstanding the Zone regulations of "Table A", the minimum Interior Side Yard
Width for Existing Dwellings shall be three (3) metres.
18.2.2 Yards Abutting a Railway Right-of-Way
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, where a Mixed Commercial
Industrial (CM) Zone abuts a railway Right-of-Way, no Yard shall be required.
18.2.3 Availability of Services
Where a Lot is not connected to municipal Sanitary Sewers, Permitted Industrial Uses
shall be restricted to Dry Industrial Uses.
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18.2.4 Truck Transport Terminals
All trucks, tractor trailers or tractor cabs shall be parked, stored or displayed on the
subject property no closer than 15 metres minimum from the Front Lot Line. In addition,
the Parking Area associated with such Use shall be no closer than 15 metres minimum
from the Front Lot Line. Where a Lot is not connected to municipal Sanitary Sewers,
Permitted Industrial Uses shall be restricted to Dry Industrial Uses.
18.3
HOLDING ZONES
18.3.1 MIXED COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL HOLDING CM (H) ZONE
Permitted Use
Buildings, Structures and Uses lawfully existing on the day the By-law was passed.
Provisions for the removal of the Holding "H" Symbol
To ensure the orderly development of lands and the adequate provision of municipal
services, the "H" symbol shall be removed only after the Ministry of Environment &
Energy (or its designated agent) has provided written authorization approving a private
sewage system and when Council is satisfied that new development will comply with
municipal zoning and site plan control regulations.
18.4
MIXED COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL (CM) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or existing situations and are not the standard CM
Zone. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses in Section 18.1
and/or the regulations of Table A shall apply.
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SECTION 19 - INDUSTRIAL 1 (M1) ZONE
19.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in any Industrial 1 (M1) Zone
except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Auction Hall
Building or Contracting Establishment
Commercial Recreation Establishment
Commercial Storage
Dry Cleaning Depot
Dry Cleaning Establishment
Food, Tobacco and Beverage Processing Industries
General Industrial Use
Grain Elevator
Lumber Yard
Light Industrial Use
Motor Vehicle Repair Establishment
Motor Vehicle Washing Establishment
Motor Vehicle Service Establishment
Open Storage
Public Garage
Parking Lot
Repair and Rental Establishment
Service Trade
Warehouse
Wholesale Establishment
b)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
19.2
GENERAL INDUSTRIAL 1 (M1) SPECIAL PROVISIONS
19.2.1 Yards Abutting a Railway Right-of-Way
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, where a General Industrial 1 (M1)
Zone abuts a railway Right-of-Way, no Yard shall be required.
19.2.2 Availability of Services
Where a Lot is not connected to municipal Sanitary Sewers, Permitted Industrial Uses
shall be restricted to Dry Industrial Uses.
19.2.3 Existing Dwellings
Existing Accessory Dwellings shall be permitted on lands described as Concession 4
Part Lot 14 25R3167 Pts 1 to 7 and known municipally as 4319 London Line.
19.3
HOLDING ZONES
19.4
INDUSTRIAL 1 (M1) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or existing situations and are not the standard M1
Zones. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses in Section 19.1
and/or the regulations of Table A shall apply.
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19.4.1 INDUSTRIAL 1(1) M1(1) ZONE
Site Regulations
i) Lot Area:
1,100 m2 minimum
ii) Lot Frontage:
29.8 metres minimum
iii) Front Yard Depth:
9 metres minimum
iv) Side Yard Width:
3 metres minimum (each side)
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SECTION 20 - LIGHT INDUSTRIAL 2 (M2) ZONE
20.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in the Light Industrial 2 (M2)
Zone except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Auction Hall
Bakery
Building or Contracting Establishment
Business Service Establishment
Commercial Storage
Laboratory
Light Industrial Use
Repair and Rental Establishment
Research and Development Establishment
Service Trade
Motor Vehicle Repair Establishment
Motor Vehicle Service Establishment
Motor Vehicle Washing Establishment
Open Storage
Public Garage
Parking Lot
Warehouse
b)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
20.2
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL 2 (M2) SPECIAL PROVISIONS
20.2.1 Yards Abutting a Railway Right-of-Way
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, where a Light Industrial 2 (M2)
Zone abuts a railway Right-of-Way, no Yard shall be required.
20.2.2 Availability of Services
Where a Lot is not connected to municipal Sanitary Sewers, Permitted Industrial Uses
shall be restricted to Dry Industrial Uses.
20.3
HOLDING ZONES
20.4
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL 2 (M2) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or existing situations and are not the standard M2
Zone. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses in Section 20.1
and/or the regulations of Table A shall apply.
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SECTION 21 - EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIAL 4 (M4) ZONE
21.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in the Extractive Industrial 4
(M4) Zone except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Extractive Use
Agriculture, exclusive of Buildings or Structures
Forestry
Conservation
b)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
21.2
HOLDING ZONES
21.2.1 EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIAL M4(H) ZONE
Permitted Uses
Buildings, Structures and Uses lawfully existing on the day this By-law was passed.
Provisions for the removal of the Holding "H" Symbol
To ensure the orderly extraction of aggregate and the proper rehabilitation of pits and
quarries, the "H" symbol shall not be deleted until a license to excavate aggregate has
been issued under the Aggregate Resources Act.
21.3
EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIAL 4 (M4) SPECIAL PROVISIONS
a)
A Single Family Dwelling shall be permitted in accordance with the provisions of
the A1 Zone on those lands described as part of the East quarter of Lot 14,
Concession 4, subject to and together with Right-of-Ways.
b)
The extraction of sand and gravel shall be the only Permitted Use on those lands
described as part of Lot 17, Concession 5, shown on Schedule "A" of By-law 27
of 1996. No processing, crushing or washing of granular material shall be
carried out on the site. In addition, there is to be no petroleum storage, no
Buildings Erected, no stock piling of granular and no product storage within the
15m of a Lot Line as identified and required by the Ministry of Natural
Resources.
21.4
EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIAL 4 (M4) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or existing situations and are not the standard M4
Zone. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses in Section 21.1
and/or the regulations of Table A shall apply.
21.4.1 EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIAL (1) M4(1) ZONE
Permitted Uses
a)
Any Use Permitted in the M4 Zone
b)
The manufacturing of asphalt, cement and similar substances
c)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use.
21.4.2 EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIAL (2) M4(2) ZONE (B/L 9/05)
Permitted Uses
a)
Any Use Permitted in the M4 Zone
b)
Airport runway
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SECTION 22 - INSTITUTIONAL 1 (I1) ZONE (B/L 107/2010)
22.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in the Institutional 1 (I1) Zone
except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Cemetery
Church
Day Nursery
Institutional Use
Library
Museum
Nursing Home
Rest Home
School
b)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
22.2
HOLDING ZONES
22.3
INSTITUTIONAL 1 (I1) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or existing situations and are not the standard I1
Zone. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses in Section 22.1
and/or the regulations of Table A shall apply.
22.3.1 - deleted (B/L 107/2010)
SECTION 22A - INSTITUTIONAL 2 (I2) ZONE (B/L 107/2010)
22A.1 PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in the Institutional 2(I2) Zone
except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Cemetery
Church
Day Nursery
Institutional Use
Library
Museum
Nursing Home
Rest Home
School
b)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
22A.2 HOLDING ZONES
22A.3 INSTITUTIONAL 2 (I2) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or existing situations and are not the standard I2
Zone. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses in Section 22A.1
and/or the regulations of Table A shall apply.
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SECTION 23 - MOBILE HOME PARK/CAMPGROUND (MHP/CG) ZONE
23.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in the Mobile Home
Park/Campground (MHP/CG) Zone except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Campground
Mobile Home Park
b)
Conservation
Active Recreation
Passive Recreation
c)
Agriculture, exclusive of Buildings and Structures
d)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
23.2
HOLDING ZONES
23.3
MOBILE HOME PARK/CAMPGROUND (MHP/CG) SPECIAL PROVISIONS
a)
Not more than one Mobile Home shall be placed on any Mobile Home Site.
b)
Not more than one Travel Trailer unit shall be placed on any Camp Site used for
such purpose.
c)
Each Mobile Home located within a Mobile Home Park shall be connected to
communal water and sewage services.
d)
Each Mobile Home Site shall be located on an internal access road which shall
have a dust-free surface and shall have a minimum width of 4 metres for a one-
way street and a minimum width of 6 metres for a two-way street. Site Frontage
shall include that portion of the Site that abuts said internal road.
e)
In addition to the required Open Space on individual Mobile Home Sites and
Camp Sites, a minimum of 5% of the total Lot Area within the MHP/CG Zone
shall be used for Open Space and Park purposes.
f)
A convenience store shall be permitted as an Accessory Use, but shall be limited
to a maximum Gross Floor Area of 90 square metres and shall only provide
general commercial Uses that directly serve the needs of residents or campers.
g)
Supplementary Site Regulations - Definition
For the purposes of the following site regulations, each Mobile Home Site and Camp
Site is meant to be treated as having the same meaning as a Lot with appropriate
modifications.
Supplementary Site Regulations - Mobile Home Sites
i) Mobile Home Site Area:
325 m2 minimum - Double-Wide
325 m2 minimum - Single-Wide
220 m2 minimum - Park Model Home
ii) Front Yard Depth:
3 meters minimum
iii) Side Yard Depth:
2 metres minimum
iv) Rear Yard Depth:
3 metres minimum
v) Site Coverage
35% maximum
vi) Gross Floor Area
65 m2 minimum
Supplementary Site Regulations - Camp Sites
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i) Camp Site Area:
135 m2 B/L 107/2010)
ii) Front Yard Depth:
3 metres minimum
iii) Side Yard Width:
2 metres minimum
iv) Rear Yard Width:
3 metres minimum
v) Site Coverage:
35% maximum
vi) Gross Floor Area:
65 m2 minimum for Park Model Homes
23.4
MOBILE HOME PARK/CAMPGROUND (MHP/CG) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or existing situations and are not the standard
MHP/CG Zone. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses in
Section 23.1 and/or the regulations of Table A shall apply.
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SECTION 24 - OPEN SPACE 1 (OS1) ZONE REGULATIONS
24.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in the Open Space 1 (OS1)
Zone except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Cemetery (B/L 107/2010)
Conservation
Forestry
Passive Recreation
Public Park
b)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
24.2
OPEN SPACE 1 (OS1) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or existing situations and are not the standard OS1
Zone. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses in Section 24.1
and/or the regulations of Table A shall apply.
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SECTION 25- OPEN SPACE 2 (OS2) ZONE REGULATIONS
25.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or erected in the Open Space 2 (OS2)
Zone except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Active Recreation, excluding Golf Courses
Campground
Conservation
Community Centre
Fairground
Forestry
Golf Driving Tee or Range
Passive Recreation
Public Park
Private Park
b)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use.
25.2
OPEN SPACE 2 (OS2) SPECIAL PROVISIONS
a) Supplementary Regulations - Campgrounds
For the purposes of the following site regulations, each Camp Site is meant to be
treated as having the same meaning as a Lot with appropriate modifications.
i) Camp Site Area:
135 m2 minimum (B/L 107/2010)
ii) Front Yard Depth:
3 metres minimum
iii) Side Yard Width:
2 metres minimum
iv) Rear Yard Depth:
3 metres minimum
v) Site Coverage:
35% maximum
a) Each Camp Site shall be used by no more than one Travel Trailer at any one
time.
b) Each Camp Site may contain one storage unit of 10 m2 maximum Lot Coverage,
a patio, picnic table, a fireplace and a waste receptacle, all having a minimum
Rear Yard Depth and Side Yard Width of 1 metre.
c) A convenience store shall be permitted as an Accessory Use, but shall be limited
to a maximum Gross Floor Area of 90 square metres and shall only provide
general commercial Uses that directly serve the needs of campers.
d) No permanent Buildings intended for human habitation are permitted below the
Top-of-Bank of adjacent Watercourses.
e) On any Camp Site Permitted to be located below the Top-of-Bank, all Travel
Trailers shall be installed and maintained to permit their expeditious removal.
25.3
OPEN SPACE 2 (OS2) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or existing situations and are not the standard OS2
Zone. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses in Section 25.1
and/or the regulations of Table A shall apply.
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25.3.1 OPEN SPACE 2 (1) OS2(1) ZONE
Permitted Use
a) Four Season Campground and Recreation Facility
Conservation
Campground
b) Agriculture, exclusive of Livestock
c) Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
Site Regulations - Four Season Campground and Recreation Facility
i) Lot Area:
40 hectares minimum
ii) Lot Frontage:
180 metres minimum
a) All main access Roads and internal Roads shall be constructed and maintained so
that the surface will support fire apparatus weighing 18 tons in all weather
conditions.
b) One Sign may be permitted at the main entrance to the facility.
c) All lighting shall be arranged in a manner that does not create a hazard for traffic on
abutting Roads.
d) The provisions of Section 25.2 a) shall also apply in the OS2(1) Zone.
Supplementary Regulations - Agriculture
a) Agricultural Uses shall conform to the regulations in Section 5.
25.3.2 OPEN SPACE 2 (2) OS2(2) ZONE
Permitted Uses
a) A seasonal Campground owned and operated by the Girl Guide Land Corporation
b) Conservation
c) Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
25.3.3 OPEN SPACE 2 (3) OS2(3) ZONE (B/L 107/2010)
Permitted Uses
a) Any Use Permitted in the OS2 Zone
Two (2) Accessory Single Detached Dwellings
Golf Course, Miniature
b) Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
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SECTION 26- OPEN SPACE 3 (OS3) ZONE REGULATIONS
26.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in the Open Space 3 (OS3)
Zone except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Active Recreation
Conservation
Forestry
Golf Course
Golf Driving Tee or Range
Public Park
Private Park
b)
One Accessory Dwelling
c)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
Site Regulations - Accessory Buildings
i) Front Yard Depth:
15 metres minimum
ii) Side Yard Width:
15 metres minimum
iii) Rear Yard Depth:
15 metres minimum
iv) Lot Coverage:
10% maximum
26.2
OPEN SPACE 3 (OS3) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or existing situations and are not the standard OS3
Zone. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses in Section 26.1
and/or the regulations of Table A shall apply.
26.2.1 OPEN SPACE 3(1) OS3(1) ZONE
Permitted Uses
a) Any Use Permitted in the OS3 Zone
b) Bed and Breakfast Establishment
Commercial Recreation Establishment
Health/Recreational Facility
Hotel
Private Club
Restaurant
c) A maximum of two (2) Dwelling Units on a Lot, located in the Existing pro shop (1)
and clubhouse (1).
An additional five (5) Dwelling Units on a Lot. (OMB Order No. 1925)
d) Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
Site Regulations
i) Lot Area:
8 ha minimum
ii) Lot Frontage:
75m minimum
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SECTION 27 - WETLAND (WET) ZONE
27.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or Erected in the Wetland (WET) Zone
except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Existing Agricultural Use
b)
Passive Recreation, excluding Buildings and Structures
c)
Conservation, excluding Buildings and Structures
27.2
WETLAND (WET) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or existing situations and are not the standard
WET Zone. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses and/or the
regulations of Section 27 shall apply.
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SECTION 28 - WOODLOT (WD) ZONE
28.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be Used or Erected in the Woodlot (WD) Zone
except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Agriculture, excluding Buildings and Structures
Existing Single Detached Dwellings
New Single Detached Dwellings on Existing Lots having a Lot Area less than or
equal to 2 ha on the date of passing of this Zoning By-law
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Dwelling on the same
Lot
b)
Passive Recreation, excluding Buildings and Structures
c)
Conservation, excluding Buildings and Structures
Forestry, excluding Buildings or Structures
28.2
WOODLOT (WD) ZONE SPECIAL PROVISIONS
a)
Single Detached Dwellings and Accessory Uses, where Permitted, shall comply
with the provisions of the "Agricultural 1 (A1) Zone".
b)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Single Detached Dwelling shall
not be erected further than 20 metres from the Main Use.
c)
New Single Detached Dwellings on Lots having a Lot Area greater than 2 ha
may be considered by the Committee of Adjustment through application for
minor variance pursuant to Section 45 of the Planning Act R.S.O. 1990.
28.3
WOODLOT (WD) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or existing situations and are not the standard WD
Zone. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses and/or the
regulations of Section 28 shall apply.
28.3.1 WOODLOT (1) WD(1) ZONE (B/L 107/2010)
Permitted Uses
a)
Campground
Special Provisions
b)
A Campground shall be subject to the provisions of the Open Space (OS2)
Zone.
c)
A Campground shall only be a Permitted Use where a site plan and/or
development agreement exists with the Municipality.
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SECTION 29 - HAZARD (H) ZONE
29.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or erected in the Hazard (H) Zone except
for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Agriculture, excluding Buildings and Structures
b)
Active Recreation, excluding Buildings and Structures, where Active Recreation
is a Permitted Use in the abutting Zone.
c)
Passive Recreation, excluding Buildings and Structures
d)
Buildings and Structures required for the safety of Persons living in or adjacent
to the Hazard (H) Zone.
29.2
HAZARD (H) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or existing situations and are not the standard H
Zone. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses and/or the
regulations of Section 29 shall apply.
29.2.1 HAZARD (H) ZONE EXCEPTION 1 (H(1) (B/L 98/2020)
Permitted Uses
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or erected in the Hazard (H) Zone except
for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Agriculture, excluding Buildings and Structures
b)
Buildings and Structures required for the safety of Persons living in or adjacent
to the Hazard (H) Zone.
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SECTION 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - LAKESHORE (EP-L) ZONES
(B/L 107/2010)
30.1
PERMITTED USES
30.1.1 General
a)
The Erection and Alteration of Buildings and Structures in the EP-L Zones shall be
subject to obtaining such approvals as may be required from the St Clair Region
Conservation Authority under Ontario Regulation 171/06.
b)
Notwithstanding any provision of Section 30, no Building, Structure or Use that required
a permit or other form of approval from the St Clair Region Conservation Authority at the
time of its Erection or establishment shall be deemed a Permitted Use unless such
permit or approval is obtained.
30.1.2 Permitted Uses
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or erected in any Environmental Protection -
Lakeshore (EP-L) Zone except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Single Detached Dwelling, where permitted by the provisions of Section 30
b)
Passive Recreation, excluding Buildings and Structures
Conservation, excluding Buildings and Structures
Active Recreation, excluding Buildings and Structures
Structures required for erosion, flood control purposes and the safety of Persons living
in or adjacent to the Environmental Protection - Lakeshore (EP-L) Zone.
c)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
d)
The following uses shall be Permitted within Dwellings located outside the Primary
Hazard Area:
i)
Home Occupation
ii)
Bed & Breakfast Establishment
30.2
SPECIAL DEFINITIONS
The following definitions are applicable within Section 30, and shall take precedence over any
definitions for the same terms listed in Section 2. Where the provided definition is intended to
apply to the use of a term in this Section, the term is capitalized.
a)
"DWELLING" shall have the same meaning as "Single-Detached Dwelling" as defined
in Section 2, with the exception that the Dwelling Unit Area shall include enclosed
Porches and Attached Private Garages other than Carports or other open shelters.
b)
"ADDITION" shall mean an increase in Gross Floor Area either through an expansion
of the original building footprint or through the addition of additional Floor Area above
existing Floor Area.
c)
"RECONSTRUCTION" means the removal and rebuilding, repairing or restoring of a
Dwelling or part thereof involving any Structural Alteration.
d)
"NEW DWELLING" means a Replacement Dwelling or a Dwelling Erected on a vacant
Lot.
e)
"REPLACEMENT DWELLING" means a Dwelling that is Erected on a Lot in
replacement of an Existing Dwelling.
f)
"EXISTING DWELLING" means a legally established Dwelling existing on the Lot or
having been removed from the Lot less than 12 months prior to the time a building
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permit application is made for the Erection of a new Dwelling, but shall exclude any
Dwelling that is destroyed by erosion, flooding, wave uprush, slope instability or any
other natural disaster or hazard associated with proximity to Lake Huron. To be deemed
an Existing Dwelling, the Dwelling must be determined by the By-law Enforcement
Officer prior to its removal to be in a condition not requiring demolition or significant
repairs or alterations.
g)
"LOW EROSION AREA" shall include any Lot listed in Table B as having an Erosion
Allowance depth less than 30 metres.
h)
"MEDIUM EROSION AREA" shall include any Lot listed in Table B as having an
Erosion Allowance depth greater than or equal to 30 metres and less than or equal to
50 metres.
i)
"HIGH EROSION AREA" shall include any Lot listed in Table B as having an Erosion
Allowance depth greater than 50 metres.
j)
"EROSION ALLOWANCE" means the Erosion Allowance as listed in Table B. The
Erosion allowance is a projection of 100 years worth of erosion based on an average
annual erosion rate determined from observed historic erosion rates. Where the bluff
height exceeds 8m, the Erosion Allowance is a minimum of 15m. The Erosion
Allowance abuts the Primary Hazard Area on the side farthest from the Lake.
k)
"PRIMARY HAZARD AREA" means any portion of a Lot located within the Stable
Slope or below the Top of Bank. In the case of Lots located in the area known as
Hillsboro Beach South, the Primary Hazard Area shall include any portion of a Lot
located within 15 metres of the High Water Mark. The Primary Hazard Area shall also
include any portion of a lakeside Lot located below the toe of the bank, below the High
Water Mark or under water.
l)
"SECONDARY HAZARD AREA" means any portion of a Lot located within a distance
of the Primary Hazard Area equal to the depth of the Erosion Allowance and shall also
include any portion of a Lot outside the Erosion Allowance, but within 30 metres of the
Top-of-Bank of Lake Huron. In the case of the area known as Hillsboro Beach South,
the Secondary Hazard Area shall include any portion of a Lot that is more than 15
metres but less than 30 metres from the High Water Mark.
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m)
"60 YEAR AREA" means the area within the Secondary Hazard Area that is
immediately abutting the Primary Hazard Area and has a depth equal to 60% of the
Erosion Allowance.
n)
"100 YEAR AREA" means the area within the Secondary Hazard Area that is
immediately abutting the 60 Year Area and has a depth equal to 40% of the Erosion
Allowance.
o)
"HIGH WATER MARK" means the 178 metres elevation contour (Geodetic Survey of
Canada) for Lots south of Plan 486 (Blue Point) and the 177.9 metres elevation contour
(Geodetic Survey of Canada) for Lots north of Plan 486 (Blue Point). This is the 1:100
year peak instantaneous flood level. The High Water Mark is based on natural grade not
artificial regrading or filling.
p)
"REQUIRED YARD" means the larger of the minimum Required Yards in Table B.
q)
"REDUCED YARD" means the lesser Required Yard listed in Table B that is permitted
as the minimum Required Yard where the conditions in Section 30 are met.
r)
"ESTABLISHED LAKE SETBACK", on a Lot abutting the Lake, means the average of
the minimum Setbacks that exist between the Lake and any Dwellings on the two Lots
to each side of the Lot in question. Dwellings further than 40m from the Lot in question
shall not be included in the average. The setbacks shall be measured perpendicular to
the shoreline. Where there are no Dwellings on the four Lots making up the Established
Lake Setback or there is only one, but it is not on a Lot that immediately abuts the Lot in
question, there is no Established Lake Setback.
30.3
GENERAL
a)
Where the provisions of Section 30 dictate, the zoning regulations of Table B shall
apply and shall supersede any similar zoning regulations in Table A or otherwise
applicable to any other Zone designation that may apply on the Lot in question. The row
of zone regulations in Table B that shall apply to a Lot shall be the one having Lots in
the initial columns of Table B that bound the reach of shoreline containing the Lot in
question. Where a zone regulation is not given in Table B and the provisions of Section
30 do not specify otherwise, any Zone Regulation applicable under Table A shall apply.
b)
Section 3.16.1 shall not apply in any EP-L Zone.
30.4
DWELLINGS
a)
Where any Dwelling is located in part or in whole in an EP-L Zone, the provisions of the
EP-L Zone shall supersede the provisions applicable to any other Zone on the Lot if
they address the same subject matter or if there is a conflict between the provisions.
Section 30.4 shall not apply to any Dwelling erected outside the EP-L Zone.
b)
The Setback of a Dwelling from the Lake shall be measured from the Main Wall of the
Dwelling and shall exclude any unenclosed Porch or any other Accessory Structure.
Location
c)
Notwithstanding the minimum Required Yard requirements of any other Zone that may
apply to the Lot, the minimum Required Yards in Table B shall apply where any
Dwelling on the Lot is located in whole or in part within the Primary or Secondary
Hazard Areas.
d)
Notwithstanding Section 30.4 c), the Reduced Yards in Table B shall be the minimum
required Yards where a Dwelling is located in whole or in part in the Erosion Allowance
or Primary Hazard Area and reduction of the Yard would permit an increased setback
from the Lake.
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e)
The minimum Required Interior Side Yard shall be 1.2m in the case of an Addition to a
Dwelling.
f)
No New Dwelling shall be erected closer to the Lake than the Established Lake Setback
(as defined in Section 30.2 r) of neighbouring Dwellings unless all other setback
requirements are met, and:
i)
The New Dwelling's Setback from the Lot Line that is opposite the Lake is no
more than 1m greater than the minimum Required Yard in Table B (not the
Reduced Yard), or
ii)
In the case of a Replacement Dwelling, the Setback is no closer to the Lake than
the Existing Dwelling.
Permitted encroachments
g)
The encroachments permitted by Section 3.13.1 shall be based on the Required Yard
in Table B and not the Reduced Yard, excepting that the Structures listed in 3.13.1 a)
shall be based on the Reduced Yard where it has been made use of.
Floor Area
h)
The Gross Floor Area of a Dwelling shall not exceed the maximum Gross Floor Area
Permitted in Table B, except where there is an Existing Dwelling.
i)
Where there is an Existing Dwelling, the maximum Permitted Gross Floor Area of a
Dwelling shall be the greater of that Permitted in Table B or 150% of the Gross Floor
Area of the Existing Dwelling as it Existed on the Lot 10 Years prior to any new
construction.
j)
Notwithstanding Sections 30.4 h) and i), the maximum Gross Floor Area Permitted
under those subsections shall be reduced by 15% in the case of any New Dwelling that
is located in whole or in part in the 60 Year Area or Primary Hazard Area of a High
Erosion Area.
k)
A Porch or roofed Structure that is Attached to a Dwelling shall be considered an
Addition to the Dwelling at such time as it becomes enclosed or screened in.
Lot Coverage
l)
The Lot Coverage of the Dwelling shall not exceed that listed in Table B or that of the
Existing Dwelling, whichever is greater. The Lot Coverage of all Buildings on the Lot
combined shall not exceed that of the Zone that applies to those portions of the Lot or
neighbouring Lots that are located directly outside of the EP-L Zone.
m)
For the purposes of measuring Lot Coverage, portions of a Lot located below the Lake's
Top of Bank shall not be included as part of the Lot Area unless the Lot is located
entirely below the Top-of-Bank. Lot Area shall exclude any portion of a Lot located on
the beach except for Lots located on Forsyth Trail or Pond Trail.
Height
n)
The maximum Permitted Building Height for Dwellings shall be nine (9) metres, or in the
case of an Addition, Reconstruction or Dwelling relocated within the same Lot, the
maximum Permitted Building Height shall be the greater of 9m and the Existing Dwelling
Height. Existing Dwelling Height shall be taken as a fixed elevation.
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30.5
ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
Buildings, Structures and uses Accessory to a Dwelling on the same Lot shall be permitted in
compliance with the following regulations:
General
a)
Any Accessory Building or Structure located in whole or in part in an EP-L Zone shall
comply with the provisions of Section 30 for Accessory Uses and also with the
provisions of Section 3.3.3 and 3.3.4 insofar as such provisions do not conflict with the
specific Accessory Use provisions of Section 30.
b)
No Accessory Building or Structure shall be Erected below the toe of the bank, that is,
on the beach.
c)
No fence shall be Erected on the beach or below the Top-of-Bank. This shall not
prohibit erosion or flood control structures.
d)
In-ground, Private Swimming Pools shall be prohibited in the EP-L Zone except where
located outside the Primary Hazard Area in a Low Erosion Area.
Setbacks from Streets
e)
The Required Front and Exterior Side Yards in Table B shall be Permitted to be the
minimum required Front and Exterior Side Yards for a Detached Accessory Building that
is located in whole or in part in the Secondary or Primary Hazard Area, or that is located
within 4m of a Dwelling on the same Lot and the Dwelling is located in whole or in part
in the Secondary or Primary Hazard Area.
f)
Notwithstanding Section 30.5 e), the Reduced Front and Exterior Side Yards in Table
B shall be Permitted to be the minimum required Front and Exterior Side Yards for a
Detached Accessory Building that is located in whole or in part in the Erosion Allowance
or Primary Hazard Area, or that is located within 4m of a Dwelling on the same Lot that
is located in whole or in part in the Erosion Allowance or Primary Hazard Area.
Height
g)
The maximum Permitted Height of a Detached Accessory Building or Structure in the
EP-L Zone shall be 4m, unless specified otherwise.
Above Top-of-Bank
h)
Accessory Buildings and Structures shall be Permitted in those portions of the EP-L
Zone located above the Top-of-Bank provided an enclosed Accessory Building or
Structure shall not exceed 30m2 in footprint in general, or 14m2 in footprint if located
within the Primary Hazard Area, within the 60 Year Area, or within 6m of the Stable
Slope.
i)
Notwithstanding Section 30.5 h), a Detached Private Garage up to 25m2 in Gross Floor
Area may be Erected in the 60 Year Area provided it is not located in the Primary
Hazard Area and its Setback from the Front Lot Line is less than the Required Yard and
more than the Reduced Yard.
Below Top-of-Bank
j)
One stairway with a maximum width of 1.6m is permitted below the Top-of-Bank on a
Lot. Where multiple stairways Exist, their maintenance and Replacement is Permitted
to their Existing locations. Where a Lot has located thereon a Right-of-Way to the lake
for Persons other than the Owner of the Lot, two stairways shall be Permitted provided
one of the stairways is located on the Right-of-Way. (B/L 57/2011)
k)
Unenclosed Decks, Unenclosed Porches and Gazebos shall be Permitted below the
Top-of-Bank provided that:
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i)
the collective area of all such Structures shall not exceed 15m2 in High Erosion
Areas and 30 m2 in other areas; the area shall exclude stairs 1.6 m or less in
width; and,
ii)
the cumulative roofed area of all such Structures shall not be greater than 15m2.
l)
One Accessory Building per Lot shall be permitted below the Top-of-Bank in Medium
and Low Erosion Areas provided the Use shall be for storage only, the maximum
footprint shall be 10 m2 and the maximum Height shall be 3.1m.
m)
Any Accessory shed Erected below the Top-of-Bank on or before October 27, 2004 that
does not comply with the provisions and/or conform to the Permitted Uses of this By-law
shall be deemed to be a legal Non-Complying and/or legal Non-Conforming Use.
30.6
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - LAKESHORE (EP-L) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or existing situations and are not the standard EP-
L Zone. If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses in Section 30.1
and/or the regulations of Section 30 and Table B shall apply.
30.6.1 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - LAKESHORE 1 EP-L(1) ZONE
Permitted Uses
a)
Cottages
b)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
Special Provisions: Cottages
c)
Multiple Cottages shall be Permitted on a Lot.
d)
The maximum Permitted Gross Floor Area of a Cottage shall be 79m2 or that of the
Existing Cottage, whichever is greater.
e)
The maximum Permitted Height of a Cottage shall be one storey.
30.6.2 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - LAKESHORE (2) EP-L(2) ZONE
Floor Area
a)
The maximum Permitted Ground Floor Area of a Dwelling shall be the greater of the
Existing Dwelling's Ground Floor Area and:
i)
82m2 in the area known as Fisher Beach
ii)
83m2 in the area known as Hillsboro South
iii)
93m2 in the area known as Hillsboro North
b)
The maximum Permitted Gross Floor Area of any Dwelling shall be the greater of:
i)
One and one half times the Ground Floor Area Permitted in Section 30.6.2 a),
ii)
The Gross Floor Area of the Existing Dwelling, and
iii)
The Gross Floor Area Permitted in Table B.
Height
c)
The maximum Height of a Dwelling shall be 7.5m or that of the Existing Dwelling,
whichever is greater;
Location
d)
For a Lot located in the area known as Hillsboro South, no Addition or New Dwelling
shall be located closer to the Lake than the Existing Dwelling on the Lot.
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Accessory Structures
e)
Lot Coverage for Accessory Structures, including Decks and unenclosed Porches shall
not exceed 30m2 collectively.
f)
Decks and Porches located lakeside of a Dwelling shall not exceed 15m2, collectively;
shall not be enclosed or screened; and shall not be structurally Attached to the
Dwelling.
g)
Stairs less than 1.6m in width are permitted lakeside of the Dwelling but shall not be
included in the area calculation of any Deck or Porch.
h)
No Accessory Buildings or Structures other than unenclosed Decks, unenclosed
Porches and stairs shall be Erected lakeside of the Dwelling;
i)
The maximum footprint of any Accessory Buildings and Structures other than a Deck or
Porch shall be 10m2 and the maximum Height shall be 4m;
j)
Private Garages shall not be Permitted.
30.6.3 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - LAKESHORE (3) EP-L(3) ZONE
Permitted Uses
a)
Cottages
b)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Permitted Use
Special Provisions: Cottages
c)
Multiple Cottages shall be Permitted on a Lot, but the Existing number of Cottages shall
not be increased.
d)
The maximum Permitted Gross Floor Area of a Cottage shall be 60m2 or that of the
Existing Cottage, whichever is greater.
e)
The maximum Permitted Height of a Cottage shall be one storey.
f)
One Existing cottage may be replaced with a Dwelling subject to the provisions of the
EP-L(2) Zone.
g)
Where multiple cottages are replaced with one cottage, the maximum Permitted Gross
Floor Area of the replacement cottage shall be the sum of the replaced cottages' Gross
Floor Areas.
30.6.4 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - LAKESHORE (4) EP-L(4) ZONE
Permitted Uses
a)
Buildings, Structures and Uses Accessory to a Dwelling located on the same Lot but
outside the EP-L(4) Zone shall be permitted in compliance with the Accessory Use
provisions of the EP-L Zone.
b)
No other Buildings or Structures shall be Permitted in the EP-L(4) Zone.
30.6.5 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - LAKESHORE EXCEPTION 5 (EP-L(5)) ZONE
(B/L 51/18)
Permitted Uses
No land, Building, or Structure shall be used or erected in any Environmental Protection
- Lakeshore 5 (EP-L(5)) Zone except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
One (1) formal trail, as access to the beach, to be used communally by the
residents of the lands covered by this zoning by-law amendment.
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b)
No Buildings, Structures or Fencing shall be Permitted in the Environmental
Protection - Lakeshore 5 (EP-L(5)) Zone.
c)
Conservation, excluding Buildings and Structures.
Special Provisions: Tree Protection
d)
The tree protection area shall coincide with the limits of the Environmental
Protection - Lakeshore - 5 (EP-L(5)) Zone.
e)
Within the tree protection area, vegetation and tree removal shall be prohibited,
save and except for hazard tree removal as identified by a professional arborist
or forester.
f)
Tree protection shall be in accordance with the Tree Saving Plan registered on
title.
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SECTION 31 - SIGNIFICANT NATURAL AREA (SNA) ZONE
31.1
PERMITTED USES
No land, Building, or Structure shall be Used or Erected in the Significant Natural Area (SNA)
Zone except for one or more of the following Uses:
a)
Agriculture, excluding Buildings and Structures
b)
Passive Recreation, excluding Buildings and Structures
c)
Conservation, excluding Buildings and Structures
Forestry, excluding Buildings or Structures
31.2
SIGNIFICANT NATURAL AREA (SNA) ZONE SPECIAL PROVISIONS
31.3
SIGNIFICANT NATURAL AREA (SNA) ZONE EXCEPTIONS
The following Zones apply to unique or existing situations and are not the standard SNA Zone.
If a regulation or Use is not specified, the list of Permitted Uses and/or the regulations of
Section 31 shall apply.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 26th DAY OF November, 2003.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 26th DAY OF November, 2003.
MAYOR
ADMINISTRATOR-CLERK
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APPENDIX "A" - MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION (B/L 19/2007)
Step
Animals Type or Material
& Description (Table 1)
Manure Form
(Solid or Liquid)
Number/NU
(Table 1)
Maximum
Housing
Capacity
Nutrient
Units
Factor A
(Table 1)
Factor D
(Table 1)
1
2
Total Nutrient Unit Capacity on Lot
Total
3
Factor A (Odour Potential)
Weight Average by NU (round to 2 decimal places)
4
Factor D (Manure or Material Form)
Weight Average by NU (round to 2 decimal places)
5
Factor E (Encroaching Land Use - Table 4)
6
Potential Nutrient Units: Tillable Ha on Lot ____ x 7.5 = _____ (maximum 300)
7
8
Factor B (Nutrient Units Factor - Table 2)
(round to 2 decimal places)
9
F: Building Base Distance (m) = Factor A (3) x Factor D (4) x Factor E (5) x Factor B (8)
(round up)
10
S: Manure Storage Base Distance (m) (Tables 5 & 6)
(round up)
Required Setback from livestock occupied portion of livestock facility = F (9)
______ m
Actual: _____ m
Required Setback from manure or material storage area = S (10)
______ m
Actual: _____ m
MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION I CALCULATION FORM
Final NU: Greater of Total NU on Lot (2) and Potential NU (6) (For
expansion of a settlement area identified in the Official Plan, ignore Potential NU).
TYPE A LAND USES include Industrial (excluding M4 Zones), Rural Commercial (C3 Zones) and Passive Recreation Uses
and/or Zones Permitting such Uses and shall also include retail retail and office areas associated with a Nursery or
Commercial Greenhouse (B/L 107/2010). For the purposes of MDS I a Dwelling or up to three new non-Agricultural Lots are
also Type A Land Uses. For the purposes of MDS II, Dwellings and residential Uses not recognized as residential areas in
the Town Official Plan, or Cemeteries located in an Agricultural Zone area also Type A Land Uses.
TYPE B LAND USES include Institutional, Active Recreation and Commercial (excluding C3 Zones) Uses and/or Zones
Permitting such Uses. For the purposes of MDS I, Cemeteries, a Building with three or more Dwelling Units, expansion of a
settlement area, more than three new non-Agricultural Lots, Zones for residential Use, or a consent that would result in four
contiguous residential Lots are also Type B Land Uses. For the purposes of MDS II, Cemeteries not in an Agricultural Zone
and areas specifically designated in the Town Official Plan as residential or settlement areas are also Type B Land Uses.
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Step
Animals Type or Material
& Description
(T able 1)
Manure
Form
(So lid o r
Liquid)
Number
/NU
(T able 1)
Maximum
Housing
Capacity
3 Years
Ago (1)
NU 3
Years
Ago
(1)
Added
Maximum
Housing
Capacity
(1)
Added
NU
(1)
Final
NU
Factor
A
(T able 1)
Factor
D
(T able 1)
1
2
Total Nutrient Unit Capacity on Lot
Totals
3
Factor A (Odour Potential)
Weight Average by Added NU (round to 2 decimal places)
4
Factor D (Manure or Material Form)
Weight Average by Added NU (round to 2 decimal places)
5
Factor B (Nutrient Units Factor - Table 2 - based on Total Final NU)
(round to 2 decimal places)
6
Percentage Increase (%) = (Total Added NU / Total NU 3 Years Ago) x 100
7
Factor C (Orderly Expansion Factor - Table 3)
(round to max 4 decimal places)
8
F: Building Base Distance (m) = Factor A (3) x Factor D (4) x Factor B (5) x Factor C (7)
(round up)
9
S: Manure Storage Base Distance (m) (Tables 5 & 6)
(round up)
Factor
Actual
Setback
(m)
Type A Land Uses
1
Type B Land Uses
2
Interior Side or Rear Lot Line (max 30m)*
0.1
Exterior Side or Front Lot Line*
0.2
*Round to nearest whole number
MDS II SUMMARY
MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION II CALCULATION FORM
(1) Any livestock facility capacity for which a building permit was issued less than 3 years prior to the current building
permit application submission date (and including the current building permit application) is to be considered
added capacity. Added capacity could be negative.
Required
Setback (m)
('F' x Factor)
Required
Setback (m)
('S' x Factor)
Actual Setback
(m)
Livestock Occupied Portion
Manure Storage
Base Distance S = ____ m
Base Distance F = ____ m
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Liquid Manure:
Factor D = 0.8
<18% Dry Matter
Solid Manure:
Factor D = 0.7
18 - 100% Dry Matter
Sows with litter, dry sows/boars
Segregated Early Weaning (SEW)
3.33
Sows with litter, dry sows or boars (non-
SEW)
3.5
Breeder gilts (entire barn designed
specifically for this purpose)
5
Weaners (7 kg -27 kg)
20
1 .1
Feeders (27 -105 kg)
6
1.2
Milking-age cows (dry or milking)
Large-framed; 545 kg - 636 kg (e.g.
Holsteins)
0.7
Medium-framed; 455 kg - 545 kg (e.g.
Guernseys)
0.85
Small-framed; 364 kg - 455 kg (e.g.
Jerseys)
1
Heifers (5 months to freshening)
Large-framed; 182 kg - 545 kg (e.g.
Holsteins)
2
Medium-framed; 148 kg - 455 kg (e.g.
Guernseys)
2.4
Small-framed; 125 kg - 364 kg (e.g.
Jerseys)
2.9
Calves (0 -5 months)
Large-framed; 45 kg - 182 kg (e.g.
Holsteins)
6
Medium-framed; 39 kg - 148 kg (e.g.
Guernseys)
7
Small-framed; 30 kg - 125 kg (e.g.
Jerseys)
8.5
Cows, including calves to weaning (all
breeds)
1
0.7
N/ A
Feeders (7 -16 months)
3
Backgrounders (7 - 12.5 months)
3
Shortkeepers (12.5 - 17.5 months)
2
Milk-fed
6
1.1
Grain-fed
6
0.8
Does & bucks (for meat kids; includes
unweaned offspring & replacements
8
Does & bucks (for dairy; includes
unweaned offspring & replacements)
8
Kids (dairy or feeder kids)
20
Ewes & rams (for meat Iambs; includes
unweaned offspring & replacements)
8
Ewes & rams (dairy operation; includes
unweaned offspring & replacements)
6
Lambs (dairy or feeder Iambs)
20
Slatted floors or
slatted stall system
Description
Animal Type
or Material
0.7
Swine
1.0
Most systems have
liquid manure
stored under the
barn slats for short
or long periods, or
in storages located
outside
Systems with solid
manure inside on
deep bedded
packs, or with
scraped alleys
Beef Cattle
0.8
Slatted floor
systems, or barns
with minimal
bedding & yard
scraped to a liquid
storage
Bedded pack barns
with or without
outside yard access
Manure or Material Form in Permanent
Storage
Dairy Cattle1
Tie-stall barns with
lots of bedding, or
loose housing with
deep bedded pack,
and with or without
outside yard access
Bedded pens or
stalls or heavily
bedded calf
hutches that are
outside
Factor
A
Number
per NU
Heavily bedded
pack barns
Veal
Goats
0.7
N/ A
Heavily bedded
pack barns
All sheep systems
N/ A
0.7
Sheep
Free-stall barns
with minimal
bedding or sand
bedding, or tie-stall
barns with minimal
bedding & milking
centre washwater
added
TABLE 1: Factor A (Odour Potential) and Factor D (Manure or Material Form in Storage Facility)
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Liquid Manure:
Factor D = 0.8
<18% Dry Matter
Solid Manure:
Factor D = 0.7
18 - 100% Dry Matter
Large-framed, mature; > 681 kg
(including unweaned offspring)
0.7
Medium-framed, mature; 227 kg - 680
kg (including unweaned offspring)
1
Small-framed, mature; < 227 kg
(including unweaned offspring)
2
Layer hens (for eating eggs; after
transfer from pullet barn)
150
1.0
Layer pullets (day olds until transferred
into layer barn)
500
0.7
Broiler breeder growers (males/ females
transferred out to layer barn)
300
0.7
N/A
Bedded floors
Broiler breeder layers (males/females
transferred in from grower barn)
100
0.7
N/A
Cage or slatted
floor systems
Broilers on 8 week cycle
350
Broilers on 9 week cycle
300
Broilers on 10 week cycle
250
Broilers on 12 week cycle
200
Broilers on any other cycle, or if
unknown, use 24.8 m2/NU
24.8 m2
Turkey pullets (day old until transferred
to layer turkey barn)
267
Turkey breeder layers (males/females
transferred in from grower barn)
67
Breeder toms
45
Broilers (day olds to 6.2 kg)
133
Hens (day olds up to 6.2 kg to 10.8 kg;
7.5 kg is typical)
105
Toms (day olds to over 10.8 to 20 kg;
14.5 kg is typical)
75
Turkeys at any other weights, or if
unknown, use 24.8 sq m/NU
24.8 m2
Quail
Use 24.8 m2/NU
24.8 m2
Partridge
Use 24.8 m2/NU
24.8 m2
Pheasants
Use 24.8 m2/NU
24.8 m2
Squab
Use 24.8 m2/NU
24.8 m2
Rheas
Adults (includes replacements & market
birds)
13
Emus
Adults (includes replacements & market
birds)
12
Ostriches
Adults (includes replacements & market
birds)
4
Peking
105
Muscovy, use 24.8 m2/NU
24.8 m2
Geese
Use 24.8 m2/NU
24.8 m2
Rabbits
Breeding females (including males,
replacements & market animals)
40
Chinchillas
Breeding females (including males,
replacements & market animals)
320
Fox
Breeding females (including males,
replacements & market animals)
25
Mink
Breeding females (including males,
replacements & market animals)
90
N/A
Cage or floor
systems
1.0
0.7
Horses
Animal Type
or Material
(Table 1,
Page 2 of 3)
Manure or Material Form in Permanent
Storage
Factor
A
N/ A
Turkeys
Birds in cages,
manure belts, no
drying of manure,
water added
Birds in cages,
manure belts &
drying, or floor
systems
Chickens
0.7
N/A
Bedded floor
systems
0.7
N/ A
Bedded floor
systems
0.7
N/A
Bedded floor
systems
0.8
Wire mesh flooring
systems
Bedded floor
systems
Ducks
All horse systems
0.8
Number
per NU
Description
132
Liquid Manure:
Factor D = 0.8
<18% Dry Matter
Solid Manure:
Factor D = 0.7
18 - 100% Dry Matter
Adults (includes unweaned calves &
replacements)
1.3
Feeders (170kg - 477kg)
4
Adults (includes unweaned young &
replacements)
5
Feeders (45kg - 86kg)
16
Adults (includes unweaned young &
replacements)
8
Feeders (23kg - 48kg)
26
Breeding age sows (includes boars,
replacements & weaned piglets to 27kg)
5
Finishing boars (27 kg -86 kg)
7
White tailed deer
-Adults> 24 mo (including unweaned
offspring
11
-Feeders
21
Red deer
-Adults> 24 mo (including unweaned
offspring)
7
-Feeders
14
Elk
-Adults> 24 mo (including unweaned
offspring)
2
-Feeders
6
Elk/deer hybrids
-Adults> 24 mo (including unweaned
offspring)
4
-Feeders
10
Fallow deer
-Adults> 24 mo (including unweaned
offspring)
13
-Feeders
23
Other livestock
not listed in this
table
To determine the number per NU, add
up the total maximum live weight of
animals and divide by the weight of
animals per NU in the next column
453.6 kg
(1000
Ibs)
0.8
All storages with
liquid manure
All storages with
solid manure
Manure
imported to a
lot not
generating
manure2
Maximum capacity of permanent
storages at any time: solid or liquid
capacity
19.8 m3
(700 ft3)
1.2
All storages with
liquid manure
All storages with
solid manure
Storages for
digestate from
an Anaerobic
Digester
(odours
reduced during
this process)
Maximum capacity of permanent
storages at any time: solid or liquid
capacity
19.8 m3
(700 ft3)
0.5
All storages with
liquid manure
All storages with
solid manure
Bedded pack barns
with outside access
OR outside
confinement areas
N/ A
0.7
1. On farms with 100 milking-age cows [dry & milking), there are usually about 20 replacement calves and 80 replacement heifers.
2. Average value for typical types of manures that might be imported to a lot, such as poultry, dairy, beef, swine, horse or other manure.
N/A = Not Applicable
Deer
Bison
Llama
Alpaca
Wild Boar
Animal Type
or Material
(Table 1,
Page 3 of 3)
Description
Number
per NU
Factor
A
Manure or Material Form in Permanent
Storage
133
66
285
240
429
68
287
245
432
43
0.7666
6
153
70
289
250
435
44
0.7728
7
157
72
291
260
441
1
0.5062
45
0.7790
8
160
74
293
270
447
2
0.5124
46
0.7852
9
163
76
294
280
453
3
0.5186
47
0.7914
10
167
78
296
290
458
4
0.5248
48
0.7976
11
170
80
298
300
464
5
0.5310
49
0.8038
12
173
82
300
310
469
6
0.5372
50
0.8100
13
177
84
301
320
474
7
0.5434
55
0.8167
14
180
86
303
330
480
8
0.5496
60
0.8230
15
183
88
305
340
485
9
0.5558
65
0.8294
16
187
90
307
350
490
10
0.5620
70
0.8357
17
190
92
309
360
494
11
0.5682
75
0.8420
18
193
94
310
370
499
12
0.5744
80
0.8484
19
197
96
312
380
504
13
0.5806
85
0.8547
20
200
98
314
390
508
14
0.5868
90
0.8610
21
202
100
316
400
513
15
0.5930
95
0.8674
22
204
102
318
410
517
16
0.5992
100
0.8737
23
206
104
320
420
522
17
0.6054
105
0.8800
24
208
106
322
430
526
18
0.6116
110
0.8864
25
210
108
324
440
530
19
0.6178
115
0.8927
26
212
110
326
450
535
20
0.6240
120
0.8990
27
214
112
329
460
539
21
0.6302
125
0.9054
28
216
114
331
470
543
22
0.6364
130
0.9117
29
218
116
333
480
547
23
0.6426
135
0.9180
30
220
118
335
490
551
24
0.6488
140
0.9244
31
222
120
337
500
555
25
0.6550
145
0.9307
32
224
122
339
520
562
26
0.6612
150
0.9371
33
226
124
340
540
570
27
0.6674
160
0.9497
34
228
126
342
560
577
28
0.6736
170
0.9624
35
230
128
344
580
584
29
0.6798
180
0.9751
36
232
130
346
600
591
30
0.6860
190
0.9877
37
234
135
351
620
598
31
0.6922
200
1.0000
38
236
140
355
640
605
32
0.6984
300
1.0280
39
238
145
360
660
611
33
0.7046
400
1.0560
40
240
150
364
680
618
34
0.7108
500
1.0840
41
242
155
368
700
624
35
0.7170
600
1.1120
42
244
160
372
750
639
36
0.7232
43
246
165
376
800
654
37
0.7294
44
248
170
380
850
668
38
0.7356
45
250
175
384
900
681
39
0.7418
46
252
180
388
950
694
40
0.7480
47
254
185
392
1000
707
41
0.7542
48
256
190
395
1100
731
42
0.7604
49
258
195
399
1200
753
50
260
200
402
1300
775
52
264
205
406
1400
795
54
268
210
409
1500
815
56
272
215
413
2000
870
58
276
220
416
3000
980
60
280
225
419
4000
1090
62
282
230
423
5000
1200
64
284
235
426
>5000 See Note.
700% or
more or
first
Livestock
Facility on
Lot
1.1400
0.5000
Final
NU
Factor
B
Factor C
% Increase
in NU
150
5 or
Less
Table 2 Note: For capacities >5000 NU: consult OMAFRA,
Municipal staff or, MDS Computer Program.
Factor C
TABLE 2: Factor B (Nutrient Units Factor)
0% or
Decrease
% Increase
in NU
TABLE 3: Factor C
(Orderly Expansion Factor)
Final
NU
Factor
B
Final
NU
Factor
B
134
Factor E
1.1
2.2
*See Section 2, Definitions, in Zoning By-law.
TABLE 5: Permanent Manure or Material Storage Types
Solid Manure: 18% dry matter, or more
Liquid Manure: Less than 18% dry matter
Digestate: Less than 18% dry matter
Storage
Odour
Potential
Solid or
Liquid
System
Inside or
Outside
Livestock
Facility
Number
referred to
in Table 6
Description of permanent manure storages being sited
by MDS II, or encroached upon through MDS I
application
Inside
V1
Solid, inside, bedded pack (manure accumulates under
livestock over time)
V2
Solid, outside, covered (cover keeps off precipitation to
prevent runoff)
V3
Solid, outside, no cover, greater than or equal 30% dry
matter (manure is dry enough that a flowpath option can be
used for runoff control (Nutrient Management Act, 2002)
V4
Solid, outside, no cover, 18% to less than 30% dry matter,
with covered liquid runoff storage (manure not dry enough to
soak up precipitation, so a liquid runoff storage needed but it
has a permanent, tight cover)
Inside
V5
Liquid, inside, underneath slatted floor (manure is stored
under the animals in the barn)
V6
Liquid, outside, with a permanent, tight fitting cover (negative
pressure tarp, concrete lid, inflatable dome, etc.)
V7
Liquid, (digestate), outside, no cover (all manure has been
treated through anaerobic digestion, or a similar process that
reduces odours)
Solid
Outside
L1
Solid, outside, no cover, 18% to less than 30% dry matter,
with uncovered liquid runoff storage (manure not dry enough
to soak up precipitation, so a liquid low runoff storage
needed, but it is uncovered, producing more odour than in
V4 above)
Liquid
Outside
L2
Liquid, outside, with a permanent floating cover (tarps, foam
panels, etc.)
M1
Liquid, outside, no cover, straight-walled storage (usually
circular or rectangular, concrete or steel storages)
M2
Liquid, outside, roof, but with open sides (roof keeps off
precipitation, but the open sides allow wind to travel over the
manure and carry odours)
High
Liquid
Outside
H1
Liquid, outside, no cover, sloped-sided storage (earthen
manure storages, but not earthen runoff storages associated
with a solid manure storage which are L 1 above)
Outside
Very Low
Low
Medium
Liquid
Outside
Outside
Solid
Liquid
Encroaching Land Use
Type A Land Use*
Type B Land Use*
TABLE 4: Factor E (Encraoching Land Use Factor)
135
Very Low
Low
Medium
High
Odour Storages
V1 to V7
Odour Storages
L1 to L2
Odour Storages
M1 to M2
Odour Storages
H1
40
40
64
136
232
50
50
74
145
240
60
60
84
154
248
70
70
93
163
256
80
80
103
172
264
90
90
113
181
272
100
100
123
190
280
110
110
132
199
288
120
120
142
208
296
130
130
152
217
304
140
140
162
226
312
150
150
171
235
320
160
160
181
244
328
170
170
191
253
336
180
180
201
262
344
190
190
210
271
352
200
200
220
280
360
210
210
230
289
368
220
220
240
298
376
230
230
249
307
384
240
240
259
316
392
250
250
269
325
400
260
260
279
334
408
270
270
288
343
416
280
280
298
352
424
290
290
308
361
432
300
300
318
370
440
310
310
327
379
448
320
320
337
388
456
330
330
347
397
464
340
340
357
406
472
350
350
366
415
480
360
360
376
424
488
370
370
386
433
496
380
380
396
442
504
390
390
405
451
512
400
400
415
460
520
420
420
435
478
536
440
440
454
496
552
460
460
474
514
568
480
480
493
532
584
500
500
513
550
600
600
600
610
640
680
800
800
805
820
840
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
Table 6: MDS I/II Separation Distances for Permanent Manure Storage
Greater than 1000 m
Storage Separation Distances Based on Relative Odour Potential -
Storage Base Distance, 'S' (m)
Building Base Distance
(m) for MDS II ('F'), or
Encroachment Base
Distance for MDS I ('F')
Storage Base Distance, 'S', should be the same as Building Base Distance or
Encroachment Base Distance -'F'
136
APPENDIX "B" - deleted (B/L 19/2007)
APPENDIX "C" - PARKING AREA MINIMUM STANDARDS
Parking
Angle
A
Stall
Width
(m)
B
Stall to
Curb
(m)
C
Aisle
Width
(m)
D
Curb Length
Per Car
(m)
E
Curb to
Curb
Width (m)
F
Centre to
Centre
Width (m)
G
90A
2.75
5.5
7.3
2.75
18.3
18.3
90B
3.0
5.5
6.0
3.0
17.0
17.0
60
2.75
6.1
5.0
3.1
17.2
15.7
45
2.75
5.8
4.5
4.0
16.1
14.2
30
2.75
5.1
4.0
5.3
14.2
11.9
APPENDICES "D", "E", and "F" - deleted (B/L 107/2010)