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Part II: Section 34 - Waterfront 1 Zone (W1) - Zoning By-law
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S E C T I O N 3 4
WATERFRONT 1 ZONE (W1)
Page
34.1
Permitted Uses
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34.2
Zone Regulations
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34.3
Site and Area Specific Regulations
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34.1 Permitted Uses
Accessory uses and buildings.
Ancillary commercial.
Art galleries.
Auditoriums.
Board sailing.
Boat and ship repair
establishments.
Boat sales and service.
Boat storage yard.
Commercial recreation
establishments.
Community centres.
Docking of display ships.
Docking of float planes.
Educational and heritage displays.
Entertainment facilities.
Existing terminal grain elevator.
Fish and game farms.
Hotels and motels.
Lawfully existing uses.
Marinas (public and private).
Marine supply establishments.
Museums.
Night clubs.
Parking lots.
Private and public open space / parks.
Rail or water transportation terminals.
Recreation facilities.
Restaurants.
Retail boutiques related to tourism activities.
Scuba diving school.
Storage and shipment of goods.
Theatres.
Theme park (commercial).
Tour boat operators.
Transient docking.
Warehousing.
Water transportation terminal.
Water treatment plant.
Winter berthing of ships.
Yacht clubs.
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Part II: Section 34 - Waterfront 1 Zone (W1) - Zoning By-law
34.2 Zone Regulations
34.2.1
All Uses Except a Yacht Club, Marina and Water Treatment Plant
(1)
Yard Depths:
(minimum)
no building erected after the
passing of this By-law shall be
erected closer than 7.5m to a
municipal street line
(2)
Height:
(maximum)
6m for buildings fronting on
Harbour Road or Seaway Road,
10m in all other cases
(3)
Open Storage:
not permitted in a yard abutting a
municipal street
34.2.2
Yacht Club, Marina and Water Treatment Plant
(1)
Front Yard Depth:
(minimum)
7.5m
(2)
Side Yard Widths:
(minimum)
6m
(3)
Lot Coverage:
(minimum)
35%
(4)
Height:
(maximum)
10m
(5)
Landscaped Open Space: (minimum)
30%
34.3 Site and Area Specific Regulations
The following site and area specific zones shall be subject to the preceding
permitted uses and zone regulations except where those permitted uses and
regulations are varied by the provisions of these site and area specific zones.
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W1-1
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W1-3
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W1-2
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W1-5
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Part II: Section 34 - Waterfront 1 Zone (W1) - Zoning By-law
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34.3.1 W1-1 (See Zoning Map Part 37)
(53/2022)
34.3.1.1 Permitted Uses
(1)
Accessory Uses and Buildings may include:
a)
A Grooming Salon.
b)
Indoor/Outdoor Kennels.
c)
A Veterinary Clinic.
d)
A Self-Serve Dog Wash Station.
e)
A Retail Store.
f)
A Café.
(2)
An Animal Shelter and Humane Learning Centre
(3)
Those uses permitted in Section 34.1
34.3.1.2 Site Zone Regulations - All uses except for those uses permitted in Section 34.1
(1)
Site zone regulations shall be as provided in the lease agreement between the
City and the Sarnia & District Humane Society.
34.3.2 W1-2 (See Zoning Map Part 37)
34.3.2.1 Permitted Uses
(1)
Medical centres/clinics.
(2)
Night clubs.
(3)
Offices.
(4)
Personal service shops.
(5)
Retail establishments.
(6)
Social or service clubs.
(7)
Those uses permitted in Section 34.1.
34.3.2.2 Site Zone Regulations
(1)
Lot Frontage:
(minimum)
30m
(2)
Front Yard Depth:
(minimum)
6m
(3)
Side Yard Widths:
(minimum)
3m, except that 6m shall be
provided from a municipal street
(4)
Rear Yard Depth:
(minimum)
7.5m
(5)
Lot Coverage:
(maximum)
50%
(6)
Height:
(maximum)
10m
(7)
Landscaped Open Space: (minimum)
15%
(8)
Landscaped Strips:
(minimum)
not required
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Part II: Section 34 - Waterfront 1 Zone (W1) - Zoning By-law
34.3.3 W1-3 (See Zoning Map Part 1)
(33/2014)
34.3.3.1 Permitted Uses
(1)
A marina.
(2)
Accessory Uses.
34.3.3.2 Site Zone Regulations
(1)
Lot Coverage:
(maximum)
140m2
(2)
Outdoor Storage:
no outdoor storage of any boats,
equipment, hardware, fittings or
goods shall be permitted, except
on
that
part
of
the
lands
designated by hatch marks on
Zoning Map Part 1, which may be
used for outdoor storage of
sailboats and their cradles or
trailers at any time except during
the period from May 16th to
September 30th, each year. Areas
indicated as low rack storage shall
not exceed 0.9m in height.
(3)
Roof-Area Verandah:
(maximum)
47m2
(4)
Roadway:
the roadway from Sandy Lane
shall be surfaced in asphalt.
(5)
Parking Area:
Parking spaces may be maintained
as gravel.
(6)
Parking Spaces:
A maximum of 80 spaces are
permitted.
(7)
Parking Space Dimensions:
A
minimum
parking
space
dimension of 2.75m (stall width)
and 2.0m (stall depth) is required.
(8)
Habitable Space:
(minimum)
No habitable floor space shall
extend below 178.4m Canadian
Geodetic Datum.
(9)
Berthing Spaces:
(maximum)
80
(10)
Landscaped Open Space:
A minimum of 24% with the
exception of the defined provisions
above,
all
other
applicable
provisions of By-law 85-2002 shall
continue to apply.
34.3.4 W1-5 (See Zoning Map Part 37)
(42/2018)
Part II: Section 34 - Waterfront 1 Zone (W1) - Zoning By-law
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34.3.4.1 Permitted Uses
(1)
Uses permitted under Section 34.1;
(2)
A "craft brewery" and accessory retailing of product
34.3.4.2 Site Zone Regulations
(1) Setbacks
(East, west and south sides): (maximum)
as they exist on the date of the
passing of the by-law.
(2) Lot Coverage:
(maximum)
as it exists on the date of the
passing of the by-law.
(3) Parking:
(minimum)
68 spaces.