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Corporation of the Township of Severn
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidation Version - July 24, 2026
This version of the Zoning By-law has been updated to include all
amendments to the By-law passed by Council and/or approved by
the Ontario Municipal Board, Local Planning Appeals Tribunal, and
Ontario Land Tribunal up to July 24, 2026.
Please contact the Planning Department for the most recent
amendments to the Zoning By-law.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................ 1
SECTION 1
ADMINISTRATION AND INTERPRETATION ..................................................... 6
1.1
Title ........................................................................................................................ 6
1.2
Components .......................................................................................................... 6
1.3
Application ............................................................................................................ 6
1.4
Administration ...................................................................................................... 6
1.5
Conformity and Compliance with By-law ............................................................ 6
1.6
Interpretation ........................................................................................................ 7
1.7
Definitions ............................................................................................................. 7
1.8
Building Permits and Municipal License ............................................................. 7
1.9
Enforcement .......................................................................................................... 7
1.10
Penalties for Contravention ................................................................................. 7
1.11
Severability ........................................................................................................... 8
1.12
Technical Revision to the Zoning By-law ............................................................ 8
1.13
Transition Provisions ........................................................................................... 8
SECTION 2
ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONES ........................................................................... 9
2.1
Zones ..................................................................................................................... 9
2.2
Zone Schedules ...................................................................................................11
2.3
Zone Symbols ......................................................................................................11
2.4
Determining Zone Boundaries ............................................................................11
2.5
Land Ownership ...................................................................................................11
2.6
Zoning of Water and Islands ...............................................................................12
2.7
Discrepancies ......................................................................................................12
2.8
Overlay Zones ......................................................................................................12
2.9
Site Specific Zones ..............................................................................................12
2.10
Holding Zones ......................................................................................................12
2.11
Haul Routes ..........................................................................................................12
2.12
Limited Service Areas .........................................................................................13
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SECTION 3
GENERAL PROVISIONS ...................................................................................14
3.1
Accessory Uses, Buildings and Structures .......................................................14
3.2
Antennae, Towers, Satellite Dishes ....................................................................20
3.3
Additional Residential Units ...............................................................................21
3.4
Environmental Protection Area ..........................................................................22
3.5
Established Building Line ...................................................................................23
3.6
Flood Hazard Overlay ..........................................................................................23
3.7
Garage and Yard Sales ........................................................................................25
3.8
Garden Suites ......................................................................................................26
3.9
Group Homes .......................................................................................................26
3.10
Height Exceptions ...............................................................................................26
3.11
Home Industries ...................................................................................................27
3.12
Home Occupations ..............................................................................................28
3.13
Landscaping and Buffers ....................................................................................29
3.14
Lighting ................................................................................................................29
3.15
Minimum Separation Distances (MDS) ...............................................................30
3.16
Motor Vehicle Service Stations and Fuel Bars ..................................................30
3.17
Multiple Uses on One Lot ....................................................................................30
3.18
Multiple Zones on One Lot ..................................................................................31
3.19
Non-Complying Lots, Buildings and Structures ................................................31
3.20
Non-Conforming Uses .........................................................................................32
3.21
Outdoor Display of Goods and Material .............................................................33
3.22
Outdoor Storage ..................................................................................................34
3.23
Permitted Uses in All Zones ................................................................................35
3.24
Pits and Quarries .................................................................................................36
3.25
Prohibited Uses/Activities ...................................................................................36
3.26
Public Street, Private Road, Navigable Waterway or Condominium Access ...37
3.27
Refreshment Vehicles .........................................................................................38
3.28
Restrictions on Dwelling Units in Non-Residential Buildings ..........................38
3.29
Roadside Garbage Containers ............................................................................38
3.30
Servicing Requirements ......................................................................................39
3.31
Storage Containers ..............................................................................................40
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3.32
Sight Triangles .....................................................................................................40
3.33
Signs .....................................................................................................................41
3.34
Special Setback Requirements ...........................................................................41
3.35
Temporary Uses ...................................................................................................42
3.36
Tent Structures ....................................................................................................43
3.37
Through Lots .......................................................................................................43
3.38
Recreational Accommodation Vehicles .............................................................44
3.39
Trucks, Buses, and Coach Bodies .....................................................................44
3.40
Yard Encroachments Permitted ..........................................................................44
3.41
Source Protection ................................................................................................45
3.42
Backyard Chickens ..............................................................................................45
3.43
Accessory Apartments ........................................................................................46
SECTION 4
PARKING AND LOADING PROVISIONS ..........................................................47
4.1
General .................................................................................................................47
4.2
Parking Space Requirements .............................................................................47
4.3
Barrier-Free Parking Requirements ....................................................................54
4.4
Queuing Lane Requirements ..............................................................................54
4.5
Parking of Special Vehicles ................................................................................56
4.6
Loading Space Requirements .............................................................................57
4.7
Snow Storage .......................................................................................................58
SECTION 5
AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL ZONES ............................................................59
5.1
Establishment of Agricultural and Rural Zones ................................................59
5.2
General Prohibition .............................................................................................59
5.3
Permitted Uses .....................................................................................................59
5.4
Lot Requirements ................................................................................................61
5.5
Exceptions ...........................................................................................................62
SECTION 6
RESIDENTIAL ZONES ......................................................................................82
6.1
Establishment of Residential Zones ...................................................................82
6.2
General Prohibition .............................................................................................82
6.3
Permitted Uses .....................................................................................................83
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6.4
Lot Requirements ................................................................................................84
6.5
Exceptions ...........................................................................................................86
SECTION 7
COMMERCIAL ZONES .................................................................................... 135
7.1
Establishment of Commercial Zones ............................................................... 135
7.2
General Prohibition ........................................................................................... 135
7.3
Permitted Uses ................................................................................................... 135
7.4
Lot Requirements .............................................................................................. 139
7.5
Exceptions ......................................................................................................... 141
SECTION 8
INDUSTRIAL ZONES....................................................................................... 156
8.1
Establishment of Zones .................................................................................... 156
8.2
General Prohibition ........................................................................................... 156
8.3
Permitted Uses ................................................................................................... 156
8.4
Lot Requirements .............................................................................................. 159
8.5
Exceptions ......................................................................................................... 160
SECTION 9
MISCELLANEOUS ZONES ............................................................................. 166
9.1
Establishment of Miscellaneous Zones ........................................................... 166
9.2
General Prohibition ........................................................................................... 166
9.3
Permitted Uses ................................................................................................... 166
9.4
Lot Requirements .............................................................................................. 168
9.5
Exceptions ......................................................................................................... 170
SECTION 10
HOLDING ZONES .......................................................................................... 182
10.1
Holding Provisions ............................................................................................ 182
10.2
Requirements for Removal of Holding Provision ............................................ 182
10.3
List of Holding Provisions................................................................................. 182
SECTION 11
DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................. 193
SECTION 12
ENACTMENT ................................................................................................. 232
12.1
Force and Effect ................................................................................................. 232
12.2
Repeal of Former By-laws ................................................................................. 232
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12.3
Reading by Council ........................................................................................... 232
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Section 1
Administration and Interpretation
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SECTION 1 ADMINISTRATION AND INTERPRETATION
1.1
Title
This By-law may be referred to as the "Township of Severn Zoning By-law" and applies to
all lands within the Township of Severn.
1.2
Components
This By-law consists of all textual components and schedules contained herein.
1.3
Application
(amended by By-law 2024-13)
The provisions of this By-law shall apply to all lands, islands, watercourses, and navigable
watercourses within the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the Township of Severn.
The provisions of this By-law apply to Crown land.
1.4
Administration
This By-law shall be administered and enforced by municipal staff as appointed by the
Council of the Corporation of the Township of Severn.
1.5
Conformity and Compliance with By-law
a) No land, building or structure may be used, erected, or altered except in accordance
with the provisions of this By-law.
b) In the event of an inconsistency or conflict between two or more provisions in this By-
law, the more restrictive provision shall prevail.
c) Any use established in violation of a predecessor of this By-law is deemed to have
been established unlawfully.
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1.6
Interpretation
(amended by By-law 2024-13)
The provisions of this By-law are the minimum requirements except where the word
"maximum" is used, in which case the maximum requirement applies.
Nothing in this By-law shall serve to relieve any person from any obligation to comply with
the requirements of any other By-law of the Township of Severn, including any applicable
municipal licensing or permitting requirements, or any requirement of the Province of
Ontario including the Ontario Building Code and the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, or
Government of Canada that may affect the use of lands, islands, watercourses, navigable
watercourses, buildings, or structures in the Municipality.
All measurements in this By-law appear in metric. Appendix "A" has been included for
information purposes only and the imperial figures are not exact conversions of the metric
figures. Reference shall always be made to the metric figures in determining conformity
with the By-law.
Illustrations have been included in Appendix "B" to assist in providing a visual
interpretation of various provisions in the By-law.
1.7
Definitions
For the purposes of this By-law, the definitions and terms given in Section 11 of this By-
law shall govern.
1.8
Building Permits and Municipal License
The requirements of this By-law must be met before a Building Permit, Certificate of
Occupancy, or approval of an application for a municipal license is issued for the use of
land or the use, erection, addition to or alteration of any building or structure.
1.9
Enforcement
Any designated employee of the Township of Severn acting under their direction may, at
any reasonable hour and upon producing proper identification, enter and inspect any
property but shall not enter any building or structure used as a dwelling unit without the
consent of the occupier, or the authority of a Search Warrant issued pursuant to the
provisions of the Provincial Offences Act.
1.10 Penalties for Contravention
Any person who contravenes any provision of this By-law is guilty of an offense and upon
conviction is liable to the fine(s) as provided for under the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.
13 as amended.
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1.11 Severability
A decision of a court that one or more of the provisions of this By-law are invalid in whole
or in part does not affect the validity, effectiveness or enforceability of the other provisions
or parts of the provisions of this By-law.
1.12 Technical Revision to the Zoning By-law
Revisions may be made to this By-law without the need for a zoning by-law amendment in
the following cases:
a) Correction of grammar or typographical errors or revisions to format in a manner
that does not change the intent of a provision.
b) Adding or revising technical information on maps or schedules that does not affect
the zoning of lands including, but not limited to, matters such as updating and
correcting infrastructure information, keys, legends, or title blocks.
c) Changes to appendices, footnotes, headings, indices, marginal notes, table of
contents, illustrations, historical or reference information, page numbering, footers,
and headers, which do not form a part of this By-law and are editorially inserted for
convenience of reference only.
d) Minor adjustments to the boundary of the Environmental Protection Zone on a
property may be made, without amendment to the Zoning By-law, where the Official
for the Corporation of the Township of Severn is satisfied that the mapping of the
Environmental Protection Zone on a schedule is in obvious error.
1.13 Transition Provisions
a) Where the Committee of Adjustment of the Township of Severn or the Ontario Municipal
Board has authorized a minor variance from the provisions of By-laws 720, 1767,
778/78, 1990-22 or 1993-50, as amended, in respect of any land, building or structure
and the decision of the Committee of Adjustment of the Township of Severn or the
Ontario Municipal Board authorizing such minor variance has become final and binding
prior to the enactment of this By-law, the provisions of this By-law, as they apply to such
land, building or structure, shall be deemed to be modified to the extent necessary to
give effect to such minor variance.
b) Where a Site Plan Agreement or Subdivision Agreement has been entered into prior to
the effective date of this by-law, the provisions of this By-law, as they apply to such land,
building or structure, shall be deemed to comply to such Site Plan Agreement or
Subdivision Agreement.
c) Where a building permit has been issued prior to the effective date of this by-law, the
provisions of this By-law, as they apply to such building or structure, shall be deemed to
comply with the zone regulations in effect at the time of issue of the building permit.
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Section 2
Establishment of Zones
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SECTION 2 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONES
2.1
Zones
For the purposes of this By-law, the Township of Severn is divided into the following
Zones:
Zone
Symbol
Agricultural and Rural Zones
Agriculture
AG
Rural
RU
Residential Zones
Residential Type One
R1
Residential Type Two
R2
Medium Density Residential
RM1
High Density Residential
RM2
Shoreline Residential Serviced
SR1
Shoreline Residential Non-Serviced
SR2
Shoreline Residential Restricted Access
SR3
Rural Residential
RR
Estate Residential
ER
Mobile Home Residential
MHR
Commercial Zones
General Commercial
C1
Downtown Commercial
C2
Neighbourhood Commercial
C3
Highway Commercial
C4
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Space Extensive Commercial
C5
Shopping Centre Commercial
C6
Rural Commercial
C7
Tourist Resort Commercial
C8
Recreational Commercial
C9
Shoreline Commercial
C10
Industrial Zones
Light Industrial
M1
General Industrial
M2
Extractive Industrial
M3
Waste Management Industrial
M4
Miscellaneous Zones
County Forest
CF
Crown Land
CL
Environmental Protection
EP
Greenlands
GL
Institutional
I
Open Space
OS
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2.2
Zone Schedules
The location and boundaries of the Zones established by this By-law are contained on
Zoning Schedules attached to and forming part of this By-law. Schedules include:
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A-1 to A-2
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B-1 to B-5
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C-1 to C-5
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D-1 to D-6
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E-1 to E-6
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F-1 to F-5
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G-3 to G-5
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S-1 to S-8
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FP-1 to FP-6
2.3
Zone Symbols
The symbols listed in subsection 2.1 may be used to refer to the Zone in which the lands
are situated, and the provisions of such Zone shall apply.
2.4
Determining Zone Boundaries
When determining the location of zone boundaries as shown on any Schedule forming
part of this By-law, the following provisions shall apply:
a) a boundary indicated as following lot lines shown on a registered plan of
subdivision, or the municipal boundaries of the Township of Severn shall follow
such lot lines;
b) a boundary indicated as following a highway, street, lane, railway right-of-way,
utility corridor or watercourse shall be the centreline of such highway, street, lane,
railway right-of-way, utility corridor or watercourse;
c) where a boundary passes through a lot and the distance is not indicated, the Zone
boundary shall be measured using the scale of the Zoning Schedules;
d) where none of the above provisions apply, the Zone boundary shall be scaled from
the legally approved Schedule(s).
2.5
Land Ownership
No representation or implication is made by the Township, nor should any inference be
drawn from the Schedules attached to this By-law as to the ownership of private land
and/or rights of access to such land. Ownership and access rights are legal matters that
fall solely within the purview of the courts.
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2.6
Zoning of Water and Islands
a) Where a zone boundary abuts a waterbody, such zone shall be deemed to extend into
the waterbody and to apply to any waterlots, Crown lakebed or any land created by
changing lake levels, and to extend over all docks, boathouses, boatports and any other
structures appertaining to the lot.
b) All islands not identified as being within a Zone on the Zone Schedules shall be zoned
Open Space (OS).
2.7
Discrepancies
In the event that there is a discrepancy between regulations in the "General Provisions" of
this By-law and a specific Zone, the most restrictive provision shall apply.
2.8
Overlay Zones
Where a property is identified within one of the overlay Floodplain Zones on Schedules
"FP-1 to FP-6", the property shall be subject to the special provisions contained within
Subsection 3.6 of this By-law.
2.9
Site Specific Zones
Where a Zone symbol on the attached Schedule(s) is followed by a dash "-", and a
number, such as "R1-17", the number refers to a site-specific exception that applies to the
lands noted.
2.10 Holding Zones
Notwithstanding any other provision in this By-law, where a Zone symbol is followed by
the letter "H" and a number, no person shall use the land to which the letter "H" applies for
any use other than the use which existed on the date this By-law was passed, until the "H"
is removed in accordance with the policies of the Official Plan and the provisions of
Section 10 of this By-law and/or the requirements of any amending By-law, and the
requirements of the Planning Act, as amended.
2.11 Haul Routes
(amended by By-law 2012-30)
Where a Zone symbol on the attached Schedule(s) is followed by a slash "/" and the
letters "HR", such as "R1/HR", the "HR" identifies the lands as being located on an
identified aggregate haul route and the special setbacks contained within Subsection
3.33.3 of this By-law shall apply.
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2.12 Limited Service Areas
Properties that do not have frontage and/or access on a year-round, municipally
maintained public road, where development is permitted, are identified as being within the
"SR3" Zone or a Site-Specific Zone. Given the restricted access to these properties, the
provision of municipal services to these properties such as fire protection, ambulance,
garbage collection, and school busing, amongst other matters, may be limited.
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General Provisions
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SECTION 3 GENERAL PROVISIONS
3.1
Accessory Uses, Buildings and Structures
3.1.1 Permitted Uses
Where this By-law provides that a lot may be used or a building or structure may be
erected or used for a purpose, that purpose shall include any detached accessory building
or structure or accessory use.
3.1.2 Uses Permitted in Detached Accessory Buildings and Structures
No detached accessory building or structure shall be used for human habitation or an
occupation for gain, except where specifically permitted elsewhere in this By-law.
3.1.3 Location on Lot
A detached accessory building or structure shall not be erected in any of the required
yards unless specifically provided for elsewhere in this By-law.
3.1.4 Principal Building to be Constructed First
(amended by By-law 2012-30, 2018-61)
No accessory building or structure shall be erected on any lot until the principal building
has been erected, with the exception of:
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a septic system; or
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a dock on a property that is accessed by water only, provided that a building
permit for a structure has been issued.
3.1.5 Building Size
(amended by By-law 2022-19, 2026-40)
In addition to the provisions of Section 3.1.8 herein, the size of any enclosed or partially
enclosed accessory building accessory to a residential use, shall not exceed the lesser of
75 per cent (%) of the floor area of the principal building or 110.0 square metres, unless
specifically provided for elsewhere in this By-law.
3.1.6 Building Height
Any accessory building or structure shall not exceed one-storey and be limited to a height
of 5.0 metres, unless specially permitted elsewhere in this By-law.
3.1.7 Number
(amended by By-law 2012-30, 2018-61, 2022-19, 2025-28, 2026-40)
The maximum number of detached accessory buildings permitted on a lot shall be three
(3). This number does not include: a sleeping cabin, a privy, a pumphouse, a gazebo, a
boatport or a boathouse. Included within the three (3) accessory building maximum shall
be a detached accessory building that contains an additional residential unit, where
permitted by the By-law.
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3.1.8 Coverage
(amended by By-law 2022-19)
The maximum lot coverage of all detached accessory buildings and structures (with the
exception of a tile field and swimming pool) shall not exceed:
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5.0 per cent (%) of the total lot area, where the lot is privately or partially serviced;
or
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7.5 per cent (%) of the total lot area, where the lot is fully serviced unless
specifically provided for elsewhere in this By-law.
3.1.9 Accessory Structure Encroachments
Notwithstanding the yard and setback provisions of this By-law to the contrary, drop
awnings, clothes poles, flag poles, garden trellises, retaining walls, fences, signs, or
similar uses which comply with this By-law are permitted in any required yard. Fences
shall not exceed a height of 1.2 metres in the required front yard of lots in the SR1, SR2 or
SR3 Zones.
3.1.10 Fire Escapes
Unenclosed fire escapes, in which the stairs, steps and floor are latticed in such a manner
that the proportion of voids to solids is not less than two to one and in which guards,
consisting of handrails and the structural members necessary for their support, may
project into any required yard a maximum distance of 1.2 metres, provided however, that
such structures are no closer than 1 metre from the lot line.
3.1.11 Exception to Yard Requirements
(amended by By-law 2012-30, 2018-61)
Unless specified elsewhere in this By-law, an accessory structure shall meet the minimum
front yard and exterior side yard requirements of the zone in which it is located but on a lot
where the principal use is residential, an accessory structure not containing habitable
space may be located within an interior side yard and/or rear yard provided it is no closer
than 1.5 metres to the lot line, no closer than 7.5 metres to a municipal road allowance
and no closer than 3.0 metres to a private right-of-way for vehicular access.
3.1.12 Shoreline Structures
3.1.12.1
Identification
(amended by By-law 2018-61)
Shoreline structures refer to accessory buildings and structures erected at or near the
shoreline in the required yard located between the shoreline and the dwelling on a lot
where the principal use is residential. They include buildings and structures that are
on the lot and/or attached to the land that forms the bed of a navigable waterway
adjacent to the lot.
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General Provisions
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3.1.12.2
Permitted Uses
(amended by By-law 2018-61, 2024-13)
Shoreline structures include boathouse, boatport, dock, boatlift, launch ramp, marine
railway, marine storage facility, pumphouse, deck, gazebo, sauna, swimming pool or
hot tub but shall not include floating accommodation.
3.1.12.3
Shore Road Allowance
No new detached building or structure, with the exception of a means of pedestrian
access, deck, dock, pumphouse or gazebo shall be erected on a shore road
allowance that is owned by the Township or the Crown. Where a structure is erected
on a shore road allowance that is owned by the Township or the Crown, such
structure shall be deemed to be an accessory use to the principal use located on the
adjacent back lot.
3.1.12.4
Maximum Width
The maximum cumulative width of docks, boathouse, boatport, boatlift, launch ramp,
marine railway and marine storage facility shall not exceed 25.0 per cent (%) of the
lot frontage to a maximum of 15.0 metres of the shoreline. The width shall be
measured from the exterior walls or posts of a boathouse, boatport, boatlift or marine
storage facility, and from the outer edge of a dock, launch ramp or marine railway.
3.1.12.5
Boathouses and Boatports
(amended by By-law 2018-61, 2022-19)
A boathouse or boatport may be erected and used in the required yard of a lot
abutting a shoreline provided:
a) a maximum of one boathouse or one boatport shall be permitted per lot
provided the lot has a minimum of 30.0 metres of water frontage;
b) only single storey boathouses shall be permitted;
c) flat roofs are not permitted;
d) the height of a boathouse or boatport shall not exceed a maximum height of
4.5 metres measured to the highest point of the roof;
e) a minimum setback of 4.5 metres is maintained from the side lot lines and/or
the straightline projection of the lot line into the water from the high water
mark;
f) the outside dimensions of the boathouse or boatport, including any cribs, the
roof eaves, attached walkway or dock, but excluding an access ramp, shall
fit within an 8.0 metre by 10 metre rectangular area or envelope;
g) An access ramp to a boathouse or boatport shall not exceed a width of 2.0
metres and a length of 2.0 metres;
h) a 3.0 metre open span along the shore is required;
i)
the maximum total footprint of supporting structure, being cribs, poles or
piles, shall not exceed 15.0 square metres;
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Passed: August 5, 2010
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Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
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j)
a minimum of 50.0 per cent (%) of total length of supporting structure that
extends from shoreline, must be one or more open spans;
k) a maximum supporting structure width of 2.4 metres plus a maximum of
three (3) fingers no wider than 2.4 metres may be installed from the main
supporting structure with a minimum separation distance of 2.0 metres
between fingers.
3.1.12.6
Docking Facilities
(amended by By-law 2018-61, 2022-19)
A dock, boatlift, launch ramp or marine railway may be erected and used in the
required yard of a lot abutting a shoreline provided:
a) a maximum of one dock is permitted per lot, unless the lot is a water access
only lot, in which case a total of two docks are permitted;
b) a minimum setback of 4.5 metres is maintained from the side lot lines and/or
the straightline projection of the lot line into the water from the shoreline;
c) docks fit within a 8.0 metre by 10.0 metre rectangular area or envelope
adjacent to the shore;
d) maximum dock width of 2.4 metres plus a maximum of two fingers no wider
than 2.0 metres may be installed from the main dock section;
e) the combined maximum surface area of a dock and fingers shall not exceed
45.0 square metres;
f) access ramps are not to exceed 2.0 metres in width and 2.0 metres in length;
g) the first 3.0 metres of dock adjacent to the shore must be open span;
h) the maximum total footprint of supporting structure for a dock (e.g., cribs,
pipes, etc.) is 15.0 square metres;
i) a minimum of 50.0 per cent (%) of the total dock length, including attached
fingers, must be one or more open spans;
j) boatlifts must be located within or adjacent to the specified dock;
k) boatlifts are not permitted to have walls; and,
l) a minimum separation distance of 2.0 metres between fingers is required.
3.1.12.7
Swim Raft
(added by By-law 2018-61)
One swim raft may be permitted offshore of a lot abutting a shoreline provided:
a) The structure does not exceed a size of 3.0 metres by 3.0 metres;
b) The structure is located no further than 30.0 metres from the shoreline;
c) A minimum setback of 4.5 metres is maintained from the straight-line
projection of the side lot lines;
d) Approval is obtained from all other applicable jurisdictions; and,
e) If the swim raft is located within 3.0 metres of a docking facility, the swim raft
shall be deemed to be part of the docking facility.
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3.1.12.8
Gazebo
One freestanding gazebo may be permitted within the required yard abutting a
shoreline, provided that:
a) the structure does not exceed 15.0 square metres in floor area, but may not
be located on a dock;
b) the gazebo is set back at least 4.0 metres from the shoreline; and,
c) the gazebo is set back at least 2.0 metres from any side lot line.
3.1.12.9
Marine Storage Facility
A marine storage facility may be erected and used in the required yard of a lot
abutting a shoreline provided:
a) a boathouse does not exist on the lot and/or attached to the land that forms
the bed of a navigable waterway adjacent to the lot;
b) the gross floor area of the marine storage facility does not exceed 45.0 square
metres;
c) a minimum setback of 15.0 metres is maintained from the high water mark;
and,
d) a minimum setback of 4.5 metres is maintained from the side lot lines.
3.1.12.10 Pumphouse
A pumphouse may be erected and used in the required yard of a lot abutting a
shoreline provided it complies with the minimum required side yard. A free standing
pumphouse shall not exceed a height of 2.0 metres or an area of 9.0 square metres.
3.1.12.11 Unenclosed Deck
(amended by By-law 2018-61)
An unenclosed, free-standing deck not attached to a dwelling or sleeping cabin, may
be permitted within the required yard abutting a shoreline, provided that the structure:
a) does not exceed 30.0 square metres in floor area;
b) is located no closer than 5.0 metres to the shoreline, except where such deck
is attached to a dock;
c) the deck floor is no more than 1.0 metre from the grade below it; and,
d) Where an unenclosed deck is attached to a dock, the width of the deck within
5.0 metres of the shoreline shall not exceed the width of the dock to which it is
attached.
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3.1.12.12 Sauna
(added by By-law 2018-61)
One freestanding sauna may be permitted within the required yard abutting a
shoreline provided:
a) The structure does not exceed 10.0 square metres in floor area;
b) A minimum setback of 4.5 metres is maintained from the side lot lines;
c) The height does not exceed a maximum height of 4.5 metres to the highest
point of the roof;
d) A sauna shall not be located on a dock or within a boathouse or boatport; and,
e) If a sauna is attached to any other permitted shoreline structure, the
applicable setback for the combined structure shall be the greater setback
required for either of the shoreline structures to be combined.
3.1.12.13 Swimming Pool
(added by By-law 2018-61)
A swimming pool may be permitted within the required yard abutting a shoreline
subject to the provisions of Section 3.1.14 of this By-law.
3.1.12.14 Hot Tub
(added by By-law 2018-61)
One hot tub may be permitted within the required yard abutting a shoreline provided:
a) a hot tub, that is not located on a deck, shall be setback a minimum of 10
metres from the high water mark; and,
b) a hot tub, that is located on a deck, is subject to the setback requirements of
the deck and is included in the floor area of the deck.
3.1.13 Sleeping Cabin
(amended by By-law 2018-61)
A sleeping cabin may be erected on a lot within the SR2 and SR3 Zones, subject to the
following provisions:
a) such sleeping cabin complies with the minimum yard requirements for the principal
use within the Zone;
b) such sleeping cabin does not exceed a maximum gross floor area of 45.0 square
metres including porches and covered decks;
c) such sleeping cabin does not include kitchen or cooking facilities; and,
d) a maximum of one sleeping cabin is permitted per lot.
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3.1.14 Swimming Pools
(amended by By-law 2018-61, 2022-19)
Swimming pools are permitted in any Zone, with the exception of the Environmental
Protection (EP) Zone, provided they are not located:
a) in the required front or exterior side yards of a non-waterfront property;
b) closer to a rear lot line or interior side lot line than the minimum setback required
from such lot lines for an accessory building or structure on the lot; and,
c) within 10.0 metres of the average high-water mark of a property abutting a
waterbody.
3.1.15 Decks, Unenclosed Porches, Balconies or Steps
(amended by By-law 2022-19, 2025-28)
Unenclosed decks, porches, balconies, raised steps and ramps, covered or uncovered,
may project into any required front, exterior, or rear yard a maximum distance of 3.5
metres and provided that in the case of decks, porches, or steps such uses are not more
than 2.0 metres above finished grade immediately below and measured to the top of the
deck boards, exclusive of the railing.
3.2
Antennae, Towers, Satellite Dishes
Radio and television antenna towers, satellite dishes greater than 1.0 metre in diameter
and dish antennas and other similar structures are permitted in any zone provided they
meet the minimum requirements of the zone in which they exist and are not located in any
front yard or exterior side yard. Satellite dishes 1.0 metre or less in diameter are
permitted in any yard.
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3.3
Additional Residential Units
(added by By-law 2026-40)
3.3.1 General Provisions
a) Additional residential units are not permitted in the SR2 and SR3 Zones including
any site-specific exceptions thereto.
b) An Additional Residential Unit is not permitted in the front yard of a waterfront
property.
c) A Mobile Home shall not be permitted as an Additional Residential Unit, except
where expressly permitted elsewhere in this By-law.
d) In addition to the primary dwelling unit, a maximum of two Additional Residential
Units are permitted on properties within Zones that permit an Additional
Residential Unit:
a. Up to two (2) Additional Residential Units are permitted within a single
detached, semi detached, or townhouse dwelling; or,
b. One (1) Additional Residential Unit is permitted to be located within the
principal dwelling and one Additional Residential Unit is permitted to be
located in a detached accessory structure. For clarification, only one
Additional Residential Unit can be detached from the principal dwelling.
e) A detached accessory building or structure containing an Additional Residential
Unit shall comply with the minimum yard requirements applicable to the principal
building in the zone in which the lot is located. For greater clarity, the yard
requirements applicable to accessory buildings or structures shall not apply to
detached accessory buildings that contain an Additional Residential Unit.
f) A detached accessory building or structure that contains an Additional Residential
Unit must maintain a minimum separation distance of 3.0 metres from any other
building or structure on the same lot that also contains a residential unit.
g) Where an Additional Residential Unit is established on a parcel of Urban
Residential Land a maximum 45 percent lot coverage is permitted.
h) An Additional Residential Unit shall be accessed from the same driveway as the
principal dwelling or an existing driveway. A shared driveway may include an
internal branching or split to provide access to the Additional Residential Unit;
however, such branching shall not be considered a separate driveway, and no
additional point of vehicular access from a public or private road shall be
permitted.
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3.3.2 In addition to Section 3.3.1, the following shall also apply to additional residential
units in the R1, R2, RM1, ER, and SR1 zones:
a) The maximum gross floor area of an Additional Residential Unit shall not exceed a
footprint of the lesser of 75 per cent (%) of the floor area of the principal building or
110.0 square metres.
b) A detached accessory building containing an Additional Residential Unit shall not
exceed a height of 5 metres. An Additional Residential Unit may be located in the
half storey or second storey of a detached accessory building. In such instances,
the maximum height of the accessory building shall be 8 metres. However, under
no circumstances, shall the height of the detached accessory building exceed the
height of the principal dwelling on the lot.
c) All other applicable zone requirements shall apply.
3.3.3 In addition to Section 3.3.1, the following shall also apply to additional residential
units in the AG, RU, RR, and GL zones:
a) The maximum gross floor area of an Additional Residential Unit shall not exceed a
footprint of the lesser of 75 per cent (%) of the floor area of the principal building or
110.0 square metres.
b) A detached accessory building containing an Additional Residential Unit on the
first storey shall not exceed a height of 5 metres and one storey. An Additional
Residential Unit may be located in the half storey or second storey of a detached
accessory building. In such instances, the maximum height of the detached
accessory building shall be 8 metres.
c) Notwithstanding 3.3.3 b) where an Additional Residential Unit is located above
another permitted use within a building legally existing at the time of the passing of
this By-law within the AG and RU zones, the maximum height permitted shall be
11 metres.
d) The maximum distance of a detached Additional Residential Unit from the closest
portion of the principal dwelling is 75 metres. This provision shall not apply to an
Additional Residential Unit located within a legally existing building or structure as
of the date of the passing of this By-law.
e) All other applicable zone requirements shall apply.
3.4
Environmental Protection Area
Lands zoned Environmental Protection (EP) may be included in the calculation of lot area
and yard requirements except that, lands below the normal or controlled high water mark
shall not be included as part of the lot area.
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3.5
Established Building Line
Where a permitted building or structure or addition is to be erected on a lot where there is
an established building line extending on both sides of the lot, 50.0 metres in either
direction, such permitted building, structure or addition may be erected closer to the front
lot line than required by this By-law, provided such permitted building or structure is not
erected closer to the front lot line than the average setback, being a line drawn from the
corner of each building abutting the subject lot. This provision does not apply to lands
abutting a watercourse, Provincial Highway or County Road.
3.6
Flood Hazard Overlay
Schedules "FP-1" to "FP-6" are flood plain overlays related to the Severn River, which
identify floodplain, floodway and flood fringe areas based on a specific flood risk
assessment that was undertaken. Development is restricted in these areas in an effort to
minimize the threat of injury or loss of life and prohibit land uses where flooding may
compromise the ability to deliver essential services, or where flooding may cause
unacceptable risk of property damage.
Schedule "FP-6" identifies Flood Proofing Areas related to the Coldwater River as
approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources as a Special Policy Area.
The following provisions take precedence over the provisions of the underlying zone
(which is shown on Schedules A-1 to G-5 and S1 to S8). Any development permitted by
the regulations herein shall be subject to the corresponding site regulations for setbacks,
height, and lot coverage.
3.6.1 Floodplain (FP) and Floodway (FW) Lands
(amended by By-law 2022-19)
a) Despite the provisions of the underlying zone or other zoning provisions herein,
development is prohibited within any area identified as "Floodplain (FP)" or
"Floodway (FW)" on Schedules "FP-1" to "FP-6".
b) Notwithstanding (a) above, where permitted in the underlying zone, the following
development may be permitted in an area identified as "FP":
i)
Conservation
ii)
Flood Control Facility
iii)
Public Uses excluding essential emergency services such as:
iv)
Police Department
v)
Fire Department
vi)
Ambulance Service
vii)
Outdoor Recreational Use, Active, provided there is no more than 15.0
square metres of floor area and/or gross floor area within the Floodway
(FW)
viii)
Outdoor Recreational Use, Passive
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ix)
Alterations, replacement, repair, or reconstruction of existing buildings may
be permitted:
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provided that the building is flood proofed to protect it from the
identified regulatory flood;
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flood proofing greater than 1.0 metres shall be designed and
approved by a qualified professional engineer;
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provided that the alterations, replacement, repair or reconstruction
does not increase the building height, size or volume of the
existing building or structure;
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reconstruction shall also include the relocation of an existing
building.
x)
An accessory building or structure, with the exception of a sleeping cabin,
to a use permitted in the underlying zone which does not exceed a gross
floor area of 15.0 square metres and subject to the provisions of Section
3.1;
xi)
Shoreline structures in accordance with Section 3.1.12; and,
xii)
A change of use from one permitted use to another.
3.6.2 Flood Fringe (FF) Lands
a) Despite the provisions of the underlying zone or other zoning provisions herein,
development is restricted within any area identified as "Flood Fringe (FF)" on
Schedules "FP-1" to "FP-5" as follows:
i)
Development of an existing vacant lot is subject to applicable flood proofing
of buildings and motor vehicle access.
ii)
Minor alterations and repairs to buildings which existed on the date of the
passing of this By-law, not exceeding an increase of 35.0 square metres in
gross floor area to the existing building, shall be permitted without flood
proofing.
iii)
Alterations, replacements, repair, reconstruction, or enlargements of
existing buildings in excess of that permitted in ii) above, or the
construction of new buildings shall be permitted provided such building is
flood proofed above the identified regulatory flood level.
iv)
New accessory buildings shall be permitted subject to Section 3.1 provided
such buildings, other than shoreline structures, are flood proofed above the
identified regulatory flood level.
3.6.3 Flood Proofing Area (FPA1, FPA2 and FPA3) Lands
(amended by By-law 2025-28)
a) Development of any existing lot of record identified as "FPA1", "FPA2" or "FPA3"
on "Schedule FP-6" may be permitted in accordance with the provisions of the
underlying zone and other zoning provisions herein, in addition to the following:
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i)
For lands identified as "FPA1", no building openings may be permitted
below the elevation of 180.2 metres Canadian Geodetic data;
ii)
For lands identified as "FPA2", no building openings may be permitted
below the elevation of 180.8 metres Canadian Geodetic data;
iii)
For lands identified as "FPA3", no building openings may be permitted
below the elevation of 183.0 metres Canadian Geodetic data;
iv)
The extension, enlargement or repair of any existing building may be
permitted without the requirement of floodproofing measures provided that
any at grade portion of such extension, enlargement or repair is no greater
than 25 per cent (%) of the floor area at grade of the existing building and
provided that no rooms below grade shall be added without meeting the
floodproofing requirements; and
v)
No new accessory structure shall be permitted with a building opening
below the applicable elevation as set out in Subsections i), ii), and iii)
above.
3.6.4 Lake Flood Elevations
(amended by By-law 2018-61, 2022-19)
The minimum elevation of doors, windows or other openings in habitable buildings or
structures shall be located above the following Flood Elevations for the following
waterbodies, except where provided for elsewhere in this By-law:
Waterbody
Flood Elevation
Georgian Bay
178.3 metres G.S.C. above sea level
Gloucester Pool
181.02 metres G.S.C. above sea level
Lake Couchiching
219.77 metres G.S.C. above sea level
Sparrow Lake
214.61 metres G.S.C. above sea level
3.7
Garage and Yard Sales
Where this By-law provides that land may be used for a dwelling, the permitted accessory
uses shall include a garage/yard sale provided:
a) no more than four (4) garage/yard sales shall be conducted per calendar year
from any one lot; and,
b) no garage/yard sale shall exceed two (2) days in duration.
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3.8
Garden Suites
(amended by By-law 2022-19)
A Garden Suite as defined by this By-law, may be permitted by way of a Temporary Use
By-law, in accordance with the Planning Act, and furthermore, may be subject to an
Agreement with the Township.
3.9
Group Homes
Where a Group Home is a permitted use, the following provisions shall apply:
a) a group home shall only be permitted within a single detached dwelling;
b) a group home shall be separated from any other group home by a minimum
distance of 1,000.0 metres; and,
c) all the provisions of the respective zone in which a group home is located shall
be complied with.
3.10 Height Exceptions
Notwithstanding the height provisions contained in any zone of this By-law to the contrary,
nothing in this By-law shall prevent the erection, alteration or use of the following
accessory buildings or structures, provided the main use is a permitted use with the zone
in which is it located and all other applicable provisions of this By-law are complied with:
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air conditioner duct;
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barn, silo, conveyor or grain elevator used for farm purposes;
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belfry;
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church spire;
-
chimney;
-
clock tower;
-
drive-in theatre screen;
-
elevator enclosure;
-
flagpole;
-
forestry tower;
-
radio or television tower or antenna;
-
structure for crushing, washing, screening or processing relating to an asphalt,
aggregate, concrete or cement plant;
-
structure containing heating, cooling or other mechanized equipment pertaining to a
building; and
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water tank.
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3.11 Home Industries
Where a Home Industry is a permitted use, the following provisions shall apply:
a) the lot on which the home industry is located shall have a minimum lot area of
1.0 hectares;
b) there shall be no emission of noise, vibration, odour, or dust that is not
normally attributable to the use of the land for other uses permitted in the Zone;
c) such home industry shall not be a nuisance to, nor interfere with, television or
radio reception of others in neighbouring buildings or structures;
d) there shall be no display to indicate that any part of the property is being used
for other than residential or agricultural uses except for an unlit sign of not
more than 0.8 metres square, except where a lot fronts on a County Road or
Provincial Highway, in which case the requirements of the County or the
Province shall be complied with;
e) the home industry shall meet the same yard provisions as required for the
principal residential use for the Zone in which it is located, with the exception of
the interior side yard, which shall be a minimum of 10.0 metres;
f) the use shall not occupy more than 25 per cent (%) of the gross floor area of a
dwelling, or where located in an accessory building, shall not occupy more than
140.0 square metres of gross floor area;
g) a maximum of three (3) employees, one of whom must reside in the dwelling,
may be employed on site in the home industry and additional employees may
be employed off-site;
h) any permitted open storage shall be screened from view;
i) a landscaped buffer shall be provided on the lot in accordance with the
provisions of this By-law;
j) there shall be no goods, wares or merchandise offered for sale or rent from the
dwelling which are not manufactured or processed on the lot; and,
k) the home industry shall be subject to site plan control to regulate storage and
accessory buildings.
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3.12 Home Occupations
(amended by By-law 2026-40)
Where a Home Occupation is a permitted use, the following provisions shall apply:
a) the home occupation shall clearly be secondary to the main residential use of
the property and shall not change the residential character of the dwelling;
b) there shall be no emission of noise, vibration, odour or dust that is not normally
attributable to the use of the land for other uses permitted in the Zone;
c) such home occupation shall not be a nuisance to, nor interfere with, television
or radio reception of others in neighbouring buildings or structures;
d) such home occupation shall not include a medical clinic, a private hospital, a
nursing home, a boarding house, an eating establishment or a veterinary clinic,
but may include a business or professional office that complies with the
provisions of this subsection;
e) there shall be no display to indicate that any part of the property is being used
for other than residential or agricultural uses except for an unlit sign of not
more than 0.5 metres square, except where a lot fronts on a County Road or
Provincial Highway, in which case the requirements of the County or the
Province shall be complied with;
f) the home occupation use shall be conducted entirely within the dwelling;
g) the use shall not occupy more than 25 per cent (%) of the gross floor area of a
dwelling;
h) such use is conducted by a person or persons residing in the dwelling and a
maximum of one employee employed on site who does not live in the dwelling;
i) there shall be no outside storage of equipment, goods or materials associated
with the home occupation use;
j) there shall be no goods, wares or merchandise offered for sale or rent from the
dwelling which are not manufactured or processed on the lot with the exception
of a limited number of complementary associated products; and,
k) adequate on-site parking is provided for the home occupation use, in addition
to the parking required for the residential use.
l) a home occupation shall only be permitted in an Additional Residential Unit for
a business or administrative-type office which does not require the delivery or
pick-up of goods, does not have clients coming to the unit, and does not have
employees that reside on a different lot.
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3.13 Landscaping and Buffers
a) A minimum 3.0 metre landscaped buffer shall be provided along a side or rear lot line
of a Commercial, Industrial or Residential Multiple Two Zone where it abuts a
residential zone.
b) Landscaping shall be provided, planted or located, and maintained in a healthy
condition by the owner of the land on which the landscaping is located.
c) Where landscaping is required on a lot, such lot shall not be used for any purpose
other than that which existed at the date of passing of this by-law, until the required
planting strip/privacy fence is planted or located, unless as otherwise provided for in a
registered site plan agreement.
d) Where a lot abuts a watercourse, a shoreline buffer shall be restored and maintained
across a minimum of 50 per cent (%) of the lot, and shall maintain a minimum width of
15.0 metres. Areas not built on with structures will have soft landscaping.
e) In all Commercial, Industrial, Institutional or Residential Multiple Two Zones, a 1.5
metre landscaped buffer shall be provided along the full outer perimeter of any parking
lot containing more than 10 parking spaces. A driveway may cross the landscaped
buffer.
f) Interior landscaping within parking lots containing fifty (50) or more parking spaces
shall be provided in the form of landscaped islands, landscaped medians, or
pedestrian pathways.
3.14 Lighting
Lighting fixtures designed to provide exterior illumination on any lot shall be installed with
the light directed or deflected away from adjacent lots and streets and in such a manner
as to not confuse or distract persons driving vehicles on such streets and shall be directed
downward.
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3.15 Minimum Separation Distances (MDS)
(amended by By-law 2018-61)
Notwithstanding any other yard or setback provisions of this By-law to the contrary, the
following provisions apply to those lands located outside of the settlement area
boundaries as identified on Schedules "S-1 to S-8", inclusive:
a) new non-agricultural development in proximity to existing livestock operations must
comply with provincial regulations regarding minimum distance separation.
b) the development of new livestock facilities or the expansion of existing livestock
facilities must comply with the government regulations regarding minimum
distance separation.
c) despite subsection 3.15.1, development is permitted for one detached dwelling on
a vacant lot in existence as of the date of adoption of this by-law, provided that the
dwelling is located the furthest distance possible from the livestock operation and
that the applicable zone setback provisions are complied with.
Reference should be made to the Minimum Distance Separation Formulae as developed
by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, as amended from time to time, in
completing the required calculations.
3.16 Motor Vehicle Service Stations and Fuel Bars
a) No portion of any fuel pump island, fuel pump island canopy or kiosk, shall be located
closer than 5.0 metres to any street line or sight triangle.
b) The minimum distance between access driveways shall be 10.0 metres.
c) The interior angle of intersection between an access driveway and the street shall not
be less than 45 degrees for a one-way entrance or exit or less than 70 degrees and
not greater than 90 degrees for two way entrances.
d) All repair and mechanical servicing of motor vehicles shall be conducted within a
wholly enclosed building and there shall be no outdoor storage permitted.
3.17 Multiple Uses on One Lot
Where any land, building or structure is used for more than one purpose, the applicable
provisions of this By-law which serve to regulate each such use shall be complied with,
provided that no dwelling, as may be permitted, shall be erected closer than 10.0 metres
to any other building or structure on the lot, except for such accessory building or structure
as may be permitted in accordance with the provisions of this By-law.
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3.18 Multiple Zones on One Lot
(amended by By-law 2025-28)
Where a lot is divided into more than one Zone under the provisions of this By-law, each
such portion of the lot shall be used in accordance with the Permitted Uses and Zone
Requirements of this By-law for the applicable Zones. Notwithstanding the above, only
one (1) dwelling unit shall be permitted per lot, except as otherwise permitted.
3.19 Non-Complying Lots, Buildings and Structures
3.19.1 Existing Undersized Lots
a) Where a lot, having a lesser lot area or lot frontage than that required herein:
i)
is held under distinct and separate ownership from abutting lots or was
legally created prior to the passing of this By-law; or,
ii)
is created as a result of an expropriation; or
iii)
is created as a result of a natural severance such as the presence of a
public road, a navigable waterway or a railway;
then the said lot shall be deemed to conform to the requirements of this By-law
with respect to the lot area or lot frontage, and the provisions herein respecting
lot area and lot frontage shall not apply to prevent a permitted use, building or
structure thereupon, provided that all other applicable provisions of this By-law
are complied with and provided that a sewage disposal system (where
required) can be installed on the lands.
b) Where lands are added to an existing undersized lot that complies with (a)
above, the resulting lot shall be deemed to comply with (a) above.
3.19.2 Reconstruction or Repair of Existing Non-Complying Buildings and
Structures
(amended by By-law 2022-19, 2025-28)
a) Where in any Zone, a non-complying building or structure may be
reconstructed provided the height, size or volume of the building or structure is
not increased, and reconstructed in the same location, unless the
reconstruction brings the building into better compliance with the By-law.
b) Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the strengthening or restoration to a safe
condition of any building or structure or part thereof lawfully used on the date of
passing of this By-law, provided that the strengthening or restoration does not
increase the building height, size or volume.
c) Submission of an application for a building permit to reconstruct or repair a
legal structure, relying upon Subsections (a) and (b) above, must occur within
two years of the damage or destruction, otherwise these subsections do not
apply.
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Passed: August 5, 2010
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Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
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3.19.3 Addition, Extension or Enlargement of Existing Non-Complying Buildings
and Structures
(amended by By-law 2012-30, 2022-19, 2025-28)
The enlargement, extension or addition to a legal non-complying building or structure that
does not comply with the required rear or side yard may be permitted, provided:
a) the situation of non-compliance is not further increased;
b) the amount of floor area and/or gross floor area in a required yard or setback
area is not increased by more than 10 per cent (%) from the date of passing of
this By-law;
c) it does not pose a threat to public health or safety; and,
d) all other applicable provisions of this By-law are complied with.
3.19.4 Interior Alterations
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the interior alteration of a legal non-complying building
or structure.
3.19.5 Non-Compliance as a Result of Expropriation
(added by By-law 2022-19)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, where, as a result of an acquisition of
land by a Public Authority, such acquisition results in a contravention of this By-law
relating to minimum lot frontage, lot area, yards and/or setbacks, lot coverage or
landscaped open space, then the lands so acquired shall be deemed to continue to form
part of the lot upon which the building(s) and/or structure(s) are located in determining
compliance with this By-law, and will be deemed to comply with this By-law.
3.20 Non-Conforming Uses
3.20.1 Continuation of Use
The provisions of this By-law shall not apply to prevent the use of any lot, building or
structure for any purpose prohibited by the By-law if such lot, building, or structure was
lawfully used and legally established for such purposes on the date of the passing of this
By-law so long as it continues to be used for that purpose and the use has not been
discontinued.
3.20.2 Building Permit Issued
The provisions of this By-law shall not apply to prevent the erection or use of any lot,
building or structure for any purpose prohibited by the By-law if the plans for which have,
prior to the date of passing of this By-law, been approved and the building permit has
been issued by the Chief Building Official, so long as the building or structure when
erected is used and continues to be used for the purpose for which it was approved.
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Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
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3.20.3 Change in Use
No change in the use of any land, building or structure shall be permitted, unless such
change in use complies with the permitted uses within the zone in which such land,
building or structure is located or unless such change has been approved through the
provisions of the Planning Act.
3.20.4 Exterior Extensions
No building or structure, which at the date of passing of this By-law was used for a
purpose not permitted within the zone in which it is located, shall be enlarged or extended
unless such building is thereafter to be used for a purpose permitted within such Zone and
complies with all requirements of the By-law or unless approved through the provisions of
the Planning Act.
3.20.5 Interior Alterations
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the interior alteration of a legal non-conforming
building or structure.
3.20.6 Reconstruction or Repair of Existing Non-Conforming Buildings and
Structures
Where a building or structure containing a legal non-conforming use is damaged or
destroyed, the reconstruction or repair of the building or structure is permitted provided
the reconstruction or repair does not increase the original footprint, building size, height or
location and provided the reconstruction or repair occurs within two years.
3.21 Outdoor Display of Goods and Material
Where outdoor display and sale of goods and materials is permitted, the following
provisions shall apply:
a) Such outdoor display and sale shall be accessory to a commercial use carried on in
an enclosed building, or portion thereof, on the same lot;
b) The area used for outside display and sale shall be in addition to the areas required
for parking, loading, and landscaping; and,
c) The area used for outside display of goods and materials shall comply with the yard
requirements for the zone in which the land is situated.
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Passed: August 5, 2010
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Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
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3.22 Outdoor Storage
Where outdoor storage is permitted, the following provisions shall apply:
a) Outdoor storage is located behind the front or exterior wall of the main building facing
any street and complies with all yard requirements;
b) Any portion of a lot used for outside storage is screened from adjacent uses and
streets adjoining the lot by a building, planting strip, and or fence at least 2.0 metres in
height from the ground; and,
c) The area used for outdoor storage shall be in addition to the areas required for
parking, loading and landscaping.
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Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
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3.23 Permitted Uses in All Zones
3.23.1 The following uses are permitted in any zone:
i)
a telephone booth;
ii)
a tool shed, scaffold or other such building or structure incidental to any
construction, provided it is located on the premises where such work is under way,
until such construction has been finished or discontinued for sixty (60) days;
iii)
a temporary sales office in a plan of subdivision or condominium description
incidental to construction and sale of lots, units, or buildings in such development
until construction has been finished or discontinued for sixty (60) days, but no such
sales offices shall be established within 30 metres of any occupied dwelling.
iv)
a trailer, a temporary construction structure incidental to construction and used
temporarily for office or storage purposes, provided that the trailer or camp is
located on the same lot as the construction and in compliance with the yard
requirements for the zone in which is it located and provided the trailer or structure
shall not be located on the premises until a building permit for said construction has
been issued and the trailer or structure shall be removed within 60 days of the
completion or discontinuance of construction; but in no case shall the trailer or
structure remain on the lot for a period exceeding one year from the date of issue of
the building permit.
v)
a guardhouse or gatehouse located in any industrial zone;
vi)
a ticket office to serve a vehicle parking lot;
vii)
a receiving/transmitting tower or any steel tower used for signaling purposes and
associated buildings, provided the tower and buildings are located at a minimum
distance of 150 metres from the boundary of a residential zone, and provided the
minimum lot area is 2 hectares;
viii)
decorative walls, fences, planting strips, walkways, and other landscaping
structures subject to the regulations contained herein;
ix)
recreational trails and minor associated structures including outdoor sports
courts/fields;
x)
an aerodrome;
xi)
the processing of firewood for private use;
xii)
temporary special events licensed or approved by the Township of Severn;
xiii)
a wayside pit, quarry, portable asphalt plant or portable concrete plan operated by
or on behalf of a public authority, except on those lands identified on Schedules S-1
to S-8 or zoned Environmental Protection (EP);
xiv)
a conservation use;
xv)
flood or erosion control facilities;
xvi)
a public park;
xvii)
a public use.
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Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
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3.23.2 Public Uses
(amended by By-law 2012-30)
a) The provisions of this By-law shall not apply to prohibit the use of any lot or the
erection or use of any building or structure for the purposes of a public use.
b) Nothing in this By-law shall prevent a public authority from providing or using land
as a street nor prevent the installation of a utility including a water main, sanitary
sewer, storm sewer, gas main, pipeline or overhead or underground hydro,
telephone or other utility supply or communication line.
c) Notwithstanding section (a) herein, the general provisions of this By-law as
contained in Section 3 and the lot coverage, setback and yard requirements
prescribed for the zone in which the lot is located shall be complied with.
3.24 Pits and Quarries
The making, establishment or operation of pits or quarries is prohibited within the area
covered by this By-law, except in the locations specifically permitted by this by-law, and in
accordance with the provisions of this By-law. No person shall use land or erect any
building or structure for the purpose of processing, blasting, washing, screening, sorting,
or crushing rock, sand or gravel, except as expressly provided for in this By-law.
3.25 Prohibited Uses/Activities
(amended by By-law 2018-61, 2024-13)
Except as otherwise specifically permitted in this By-law, the following uses are prohibited
in any zone:
a) The use of any motor vehicle for human habitation;
b) The use of school portables for human habitation;
c) The use of any accessory building or structure for human habitation, unless
specifically permitted by this By-law;
d) The use of any truck, trailer, bus, coach body or similar structure of any kind for
storage, sales, or human habitation or for the purpose of an accessory structure
unless specifically permitted by this By-law;
e) The storage of derelict vehicles, cargo containers, streetcars, truck bodies, or trailers
unless specifically permitted by this By-law;
f) The parking or storage of trailers or commercial and non-commercial motor vehicles
on a vacant lot;
g) The outdoor storage of partially dismantled motor vehicles, trucks, trailers, motor
vehicles, or parts of vehicles other than in a permitted wrecking or scrap yard;
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Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
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h) Tracks, or other areas developed for the racing or running of motorcycles, all-terrain
vehicles, snowmobiles, or other motorized recreational vehicles unless specifically
permitted by this By-law. This is not intended to interfere with any lawful use of a
public road or highway, or enjoyment of private property by the owners or tenants of
such property or the use of an organized trail approved by the Township;
i) The manufacturing, refining, rendering, bulk storage or distillation of fertilizers, oil, glue
from organic sources, acids, ammonia, chlorine, coal, creosote, explosives, petroleum,
tar, fireworks, ammunition, glue, petroleum, tar, or other hazardous materials unless
specifically permitted as a use in this By-law or stored for sale in direct association
with a permitted use in the Zone and on the property on which the permitted use
occurs;
j) The bulk storage of industrial chemicals and the storage of radioactive, hazardous
waste, hazardous biological waste, or liquid industrial waste unless specifically
permitted by this By-law or stored for sale in direct association with a permitted use in
the Zone and on the property on which the permitted use occurs;
k) The manufacturing or bulk storage of combustible, explosive, inflammable, or
dangerous liquids, gases, or materials unless specifically permitted as a use in this
By-law or stored for sale in direct association with a permitted use in the Zone and on
the property on which the permitted use occurs;
l) Rendering of fats or animal products, a tannery, or an abattoir unless specifically
permitted;
m) A hunt farm; and,
n) Floating Accommodation.
A prohibited use above shall only be permitted if such use is a normal and integral
component of a permitted use or shall be specifically listed as a permitted use.
3.26 Public Street, Private Road, Navigable Waterway or Condominium Access
3.26.1 Frontage on a Public Street
(amended by By-law 2022-19)
No person shall erect any building or structure in any zone unless the lot upon which such
building or structure is to be erected fronts upon and is directly accessible from a road
maintained year round by a public authority. This provision does not apply where there is
an existing road use agreement with the Township granting use over the public road
allowance, or where a lot is directly accessed from a road maintained year round by a
public authority via a legal existing right-of-way.
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Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
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3.26.2 Unassumed Road
The provisions of this By-law shall not apply to prevent the erection of a permitted building
or structure on a lot in a Registered Plan of Subdivision where a properly executed
subdivision agreement has been entered into with the Township where the street or
streets will not be assumed by the Township until such time as specified in the agreement.
3.26.3 Access in Shoreline Residential Three (SR3) Zone
Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection 3.26.1, where a lot is located within a
Shoreline Residential Three (SR3) Zone, a use, building or structure may be used on such
lot in accordance with the provisions of the zone with access by a seasonally maintained
public road, a Crown road, a private road, or water access from a navigable waterway.
3.26.4 Condominium Access
Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection 3.26.1, where property is developed by
condominium description, the lot frontage and access may be on a private road for
individual units within the condominium description.
3.27 Refreshment Vehicles
(amended by By-law 2014-28, 2025-28)
Refreshment vehicles shall only be permitted as an accessory use within a
Commercial/Institutional Zone and subject to the following:
a) Refreshment vehicles shall not be permitted to locate on a municipal road allowance;
b) Refreshment vehicles shall not be located within the parking lot of a commercial
business, if the result would be a deficiency in parking spaces for the existing
commercial use and the refreshment vehicle;
c) All refreshment vehicles shall obtain written approval from the Township Fire Chief,
Chief Building Official and Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit.
3.28 Restrictions on Dwelling Units in Non-Residential Buildings
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law to the contrary, no dwelling unit shall be
located within a portion of a non-residential building which has gasoline or other
flammable fluids stored in bulk for commercial or industrial purposes.
3.29 Roadside Garbage Containers
Notwithstanding the setback provisions of this By-law, containers used in the storage of
roadside garbage are permitted but shall not be permitted within any municipally owned
road allowance and the use of any freezer or fridge body as a roadside garbage container
shall be expressly prohibited.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 3
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3.30 Servicing Requirements
3.30.1 Connection to Services
No land may be used and no building or structures may be erected unless:
a) connected to a municipal sanitary sewer and/or water supply where available; or
b) where municipal services are not available, alternative servicing shall be provided
to the satisfaction of the approval authority having jurisdiction.
3.30.2 Commercial or Industrial Uses in Areas without Full Municipal Services
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law with regard to servicing requirements
for an industrial or commercial use, where full municipal services are not available, and
privately serviced development is permitted, only dry industrial or commercial uses shall
be permitted.
Dry industrial or commercial uses are those in which only the disposal and treatment of
domestic waste of employees and customers is permitted. No treatment of industrial liquid
wastes or processed waste is allowed. This provision does not apply to prevent the on-site
treatment of kitchen or sanitary wastes from a permitted commercial eating establishment.
This provision also does not apply where a use has been approved by the Township or
any other responsible authority, on the basis of an advanced private treatment system. In
such cases, it must be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Township, Ministry of the
Environment Conservation and Parks, and/or other responsible authorities, in studies
submitted by the applicant, that appropriate treatment can be provided with no detrimental
impact to surface, groundwater resources, and the surrounding environment.
3.30.3 Water Mark Setback for Leaching/Filter Beds
(added by By-law 2018-61)
In addition to the requirements of the Ontario Building Code, no part of any septic system
leaching/filter bed distribution pipes are permitted within a Floodway (FW) or 20 metres
from the high water mark of any watercourse unless one of the following is satisfied:
a) The lot on which the septic system leaching/filter bed distribution pipes are to be
installed is entirely within 35 metres of the high water mark of a watercourse;
b) There is no suitable location on the lot outside of the Floodway (FW) or beyond 20
metres from the high water mark as determined to the satisfaction of the Township of
Severn's Chief Building Official; or
c) The septic system leaching/filter bed distribution pipes would be replacing existing
septic system leaching/filter bed distribution pipes and the new septic system
leaching/filter bed distribution pipes is not required to accommodate additional
development and would not be located closer to the high water mark than the existing
septic system leaching/filter bed distribution pipes.
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Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 3
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3.30.4 Setback for Leaching Bed
(added by By-law 2018-61)
Where Section 3.30.3 does not apply, the Ontario Building Code minimum setbacks will
regulate the location of a septic system leaching/filter bed distribution pipes.
3.31 Storage Containers
(added by By-law 2018-61, amended by By-law 2022-19, 2025-28)
Storage containers are permitted in all zones with the exception of all Residential Zones
and the Environmental Protection (EP) Zone, provided that:
a) Storage containers may require a building permit and shall only be permitted as an
accessory use on a lot where a principal use already exists;
b) No storage container shall be used for human habitation;
c) Storage containers shall meet the minimum yard requirements of the zone in which it
is located; and,
d) No storage container or combination of shipping containers shall exceed a height of
3.0 metres.
3.32 Sight Triangles
3.32.1 Street Intersections
On a corner lot fronting on two roads, within the triangular space formed by the streetlines
and a line drawn from a point on each street line, each such point being:
a) 15.0 metres measured along the street line from the point of intersection of the
street lines, if one of the streets is a County Road; and
b) 9.0 metres measured along the street line from the point of intersection of the
street lines, for local streets
no motor vehicle shall be parked, no building or structure which would obstruct the vision
of drivers or motor vehicles shall be erected, and no land shall be used for the purposes of
growing shrubs or trees in excess of 0.6 metres in height. Where the two street lines do
not intersect at a point, the point of intersection of the two 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.
3.32.2 Railway Intersections
Where a railway line intersects with a street, within the triangular space formed by the
street and railway line and a line drawn from a point on the street line to a point on the
railway line, each such point being 9.0 metres measured along the abutting lot lines no
motor vehicle shall be parked, no building or structure which would obstruct the vision of
drivers or motor vehicles shall be erected, and no land shall be used for the purposes of
growing shrubs or trees in excess of 0.6 metres in height.
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Passed: August 5, 2010
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Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
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3.33 Signs
Any sign shall be in conformity with the respective requirements of the Ministry of
Transportation, the County of Simcoe, or the Township of Severn Sign By-laws.
3.34 Special Setback Requirements
3.34.1 County Roads
Notwithstanding any other provision in this By-law, no building or structure shall be
located any closer to any County Road than as set out in By-law No. 5604 of the County
of Simcoe, or its successor.
3.34.2 Environmental Protection (EP) Zone
a) No building or structure, other than those permitted within the Environmental
Protection (EP) Zone, shall be erected within 3.0 metres of an Environmental
Protection (EP) Zone identified within the Settlement Areas on Schedules "S-1" to
"S-8".
b) No building or structure, other than those permitted within the EP Zone, shall be
erected within 10.0 metres of an Environmental Protection (EP) Zone within any
area outside of the Settlement Areas.
3.34.3 Haul Routes
Lots abutting a haul route are identified by "/HR" following the zoning of the property and
on those lots, new residential dwellings shall be setback a minimum of 30.0 metres from
any lot line abutting a road identified as a haul route.
3.34.4 Provincial Highways
a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this By-law, properties located adjacent to a
provincial highway will be subject to the setback requirements of the Ministry of
Transportation.
b) In addition to all applicable municipal requirements, all proposed development
located in proximity of a provincial highway, within Ministry of Transportation
permit control area, will be subject to the approval of the Ministry of Transportation.
A Ministry of Transportation permit shall be obtained prior to any construction
being undertaken.
3.34.5 Railway Right-of-Way
New residential dwellings shall be setback a minimum of 7.5 metres from any railway
right-of-way.
3.34.6 Sewage Treatment Plant
No new residential dwelling unit or sensitive land use shall be permitted within 100.0
metres of a municipal sewage treatment plant.
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Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
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3.34.7 TransCanada Pipeline
(amended by By-law 2025-28)
No building or structure shall be located within 7.0 metres of a TransCanada Pipeline
right-of-way. A minimum setback of 7.0 metres from the nearest portion of the
TransCanada Pipeline right-of-way shall also apply to any parking area or loading area,
including any parking spaces, loading spaces, stacking spaces, bicycle parking spaces,
and any associated aisle or driveway
3.34.8 Watercourses
Buildings and structures, unless specifically permitted in this By-law, shall be setback a
minimum of 20.0 metres from any navigable watercourse and 10.0 metres from any other
identifiable watercourse, with the setback to be measured from the water's edge.
3.34.9 Private Roads and Rights-of-Way
(added by By-law 2025-28)
All buildings and structures, unless specifically permitted in this By-law, shall be setback a
minimum of 3.0 metres from any private road or private right-of-way for vehicular access.
3.35 Temporary Uses
3.35.1 Construction
a) A temporary building, structure, or trailer incidental to the construction of a
principal building on a lot is permitted in all Zones provided that a valid building
permit has been issued, but only for as long as it is necessary for the work in
progress and until the work is completed or abandoned. In this case, 'abandoned'
shall mean the failure to proceed with the work within a one-year time period.
b) The continued use of an existing dwelling or building on a lot during the
construction of a dwelling or building intended to replace such dwelling or building
is permitted provided that:
c) In no case may such existing building remain un-demolished on the lot for longer
than 60 days after the building intended to replace such existing building is ready
in whole or in part for occupancy, or two years after the date of issue of the
building permit for the building intended to replace such existing building,
whichever comes first;
d) Safety and emergency access are provided and maintained to the satisfaction of
the Chief Building Official and the Fire Chief; and,
e) The Owner enters into a demolition agreement with the Township including the
posting of securities sufficient to cover the costs of such demolition of such
existing building by the Township in the event it is not demolished within the
timeframe stipulated above.
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Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
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3.35.2 Sales Office / Model Home
One temporary sales office and/or up to four (4) model homes may be located on lands
which are the subject of a draft approved plan of subdivision or condominium in any
Residential, Commercial or Industrial Zone provided that:
a) The temporary sales office and model home are located in accordance with the
zone provisions of the zone in which it is located; and,
b) An Agreement has been executed with the Township addressing the temporary
sales office and model homes. The agreement may permit up to four (4) model
homes.
3.36 Tent Structures
3.36.1 Special Occasion Tents
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the erection of temporary tents for special occasions
and holidays by individual landowners for their own use (which shall include use by social
guests) provided only that no such use remains in place for more than seven (7)
consecutive days, and on no more than two (2) separate occasions per year on a
Residential property, and provided that such tent structure complies with the provisions of
the zone other than that lot coverage may be temporarily exceeded.
3.36.2 Storage Tents
(amended by By-law 2018-61)
One (1) prefabricated temporary tent structures may be located in the side or rear yard of
any property within any Residential zone except Shoreline Residential zones, subject to
all setback and lot coverage requirements of the zone. In Shoreline Residential Zones
(SR1, SR2 and SR3), the tent structure may be located in the side or front yard. Such
tent structure is subject to the following conditions:
a) Shall be prefabricated and shall consist of a tubular steel frame covered with a
flame-resistant fabric or film;
b) Are securely anchored to the ground;
c) Shall not restrict in any manner any required exit from the residential structure on
the property;
d) Are used solely as a temporary vehicle or boat shelter; and
e) Shall not be located beyond the high water mark.
3.37 Through Lots
Where a lot, which is not a corner lot, has lot frontage on more than one street, the
setback and front yard requirements contained herein shall apply on each street in
accordance with the provisions of this By-law.
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3.38 Recreational Accommodation Vehicles
(added by By-law 2018-61)
The outside parking and storage of more than one (1) Recreational Accommodation
Vehicle shall be prohibited in all Zones except where such parking or storage is a
permitted use in accordance with this By-law. The outside parking and storage of a
Recreational Accommodation Vehicle shall not be permitted on an otherwise vacant lot
and shall only be permitted as accessory to the main use established on the lot. No
human habitation shall be permitted in a stored Recreational Accommodation Vehicle.
3.39 Trucks, Buses, and Coach Bodies
No trucks, bus, coach or streetcar body shall be used for human habitation or storage of
goods and materials within any area affected by this By-law whether or not the same is
mounted on wheels.
3.40 Yard Encroachments Permitted
Every part of a required yard shall be unobstructed from its lower level upwards, except
that the following obstructions may project not more than 1 metre (3.3 feet) into any
required yard:
-
bay window
-
belt course
-
chimney
-
cornice
-
eave or gutter
-
lintel
-
ornamental projection
-
pilaster
-
sill
-
window canopy
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Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
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3.41 Source Protection
3.41.1 This Section applies to lands within the Well Head Protection Area (WHPA) and
the Intake Protection Zone Area (IPZ) Overlay Zones (WHPA-A, WHPA-B, WHPA-
C, WHPA-D, WHPA-E, IPZ-1, IPZ-2). The regulations set forth in this section shall
apply to the applicable overlay zone and shall be in addition to those regulations
set forth in the underlying zone. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of
the regulations of this overlay zone and the provisions of the underlying zone, the
provisions of the Overlay Zone shall prevail.
3.41.1.1
Within the WHPA-A and IPZ-1 Overlay Zones, any non-residential use
that is listed below is prohibited where they would be a significant threat
to drinking water:
a) Storage facilities for agricultural source material.
b) Storage facilities for non-agricultural source material.
c) Commercial fertilizer storage facilities.
d) Pesticide storage facilities.
e) Road salt storage facilities.
f) Snow storage facilities.
g) Fuel storage facilities.
h) Storage facilities for organic solvents.
i) Outdoor confinement area of farm animal yard.
3.41.1.2
Within the WHAP-A, WHPA-B, WHPA-C, IPZ-1, or IPZ-2 Overlay Zones,
any non-residential use that is proposed and has the potential to use or
store any dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs), shall be
prohibited where it would be a significant drinking water threat.
3.41.2 The provisions of this Section shall apply to all lands within the Township of
Severn.
3.42 Backyard Chickens
(added by By-law 2025-28)
The keeping of Backyard Chickens shall be allowed in Residential and Greenland zones,
subject to the requirements of the Animal Care By-law.
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Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 3
General Provisions
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3.43 Accessory Apartments
(amended by By-law 2014-28, 2018-61, 2022-19, 2026-40)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law regarding the number of dwelling units
on a single lot, an accessory apartment is only permitted in the following exception zones:
AG-27, RU-21, RU-24, R1-31, SR2-8, SR2-10, RR-18, and GL-7 subject to the following
provisions:
i)
the accessory apartment is located within a permitted single detached dwelling or a
semi-detached dwelling;
ii)
only one (1) accessory apartment may be created within the principal dwelling unit;
iii)
an accessory apartment shall not be permitted if the lot also contains a garden
suite;
iv)
an accessory apartment shall have a minimum floor area of 25.0 square metres for
a studio or bachelor apartment; a minimum floor area of 32.0 square metres for a 1
bedroom apartment; or, shall have a minimum floor area of 32.0 square metres for
one bedroom plus 9.0 square metres for each additional bedroom;
v)
the maximum floor area of an accessory apartment shall not exceed 35 per cent
(%) of the combined floor area of the principal dwelling unit and proposed
accessory apartment;
vi)
the accessory apartment shall be an integral part of the principal dwelling unit and
be designed so as to maintain the general character of the dwelling and
surrounding neighbourhood and shall not alter any façade facing a street;
vii)
a new accessory apartment shall not be permitted unless the Township is satisfied
that adequate services exist to support the accessory apartment, or an agreement
has been entered into by the owner with the Township to provide such services;
and,
viii)
the accessory apartment and principal dwelling shall meet all other applicable
provisions of this By-law and any other fire, health, safety, or occupancy regulations
or by-laws.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 4
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SECTION 4 PARKING AND LOADING PROVISIONS
4.1
General
a) The parking and loading space requirements of this Section of the By-law shall apply:
i) when any new development is constructed;
ii) when any existing development is enlarged; or
iii) when any use is changed.
b) No person shall use any land, building or structure in any Zone for any purpose
permitted by this By-law, unless parking spaces are provided in accordance with the
requirements of this Section of the By-law.
c) Parking and loading spaces required by this By-law and all driveways and aisles
leading to those spaces must be set aside for and used exclusively for that purpose.
4.2
Parking Space Requirements
4.2.1 Number of Parking Spaces
Off-street motor vehicle parking shall be provided for any land use at the rate set out in
Table 4.1.
4.2.2 Parking Space Calculation
Where the minimum number of parking spaces is calculated on the basis of a rate, the
required number of spaces shall be rounded to the next higher whole number.
4.2.3 More Than one Use on a Lot
When a lot, building or structure accommodates more than one type of use, the parking
space requirement for the whole building or site shall be the sum of the requirement for
the separate parts of the building or site occupied by the separate types of use, except
where specifically provided for elsewhere in this By-law.
4.2.4 Parking Space Size
A motor vehicle parking space shall have:
a) A minimum width of 2.75 metres; and,
b) A minimum length of 6.0 metres, except for parallel parking, where a minimum
length of 6.7 metres is required.
4.2.5 Width of Aisles
The minimum width of an aisle providing access to a parking space within a parking area
shall be 6.0 metres, except in the case of angled off-street parking accessed by a one-
way aisle, which shall be a minimum width of 4.5 metres.
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Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
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Table 4.1: Parking Requirement Table
(amended by By-law 2018-46, 2022-19, 2026-40)
Type or Nature of Use
Minimum Off-Street Parking
Requirements
Bank or Financial Institution
1 parking space for each 25.0 square
metres of gross floor area
Bar
1 parking space for each 4 persons that
can be accommodated on the premises at
one time
Bowling Alley
3 parking spaces for each bowling lane
Business and/or Professional Office
1 parking space per 25.0 square metres of
gross floor area
Camping Establishment
1 parking space for each tent or trailer site
plus 1 visitor parking space for each 4
sites, plus 1 parking space per 10.0
square metres of gross floor area devoted
to meeting, dining and banquet facilities.
Convenience Stores
1 parking space per 20.0 square metres of
gross floor area
Curling Rink
4 parking spaces for each curling sheet,
plus such additional parking as is required
for a lounge licenced in accordance with
the Liquor Licence Act of Ontario.
Driving Range; Miniature Golf
1 parking space for each hole or practice
tee space.
Farm
2 parking spaces per farm
Funeral Homes
1 parking space for each 5 seating spaces
or fraction thereof, with a minimum of 10
parking spaces.
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Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
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Golf Courses
30 parking spaces for each 9 holes of
golfing facilities
Grocery Store
1 parking space for each 20.0 square
metres of gross floor area
Group Home
2 parking spaces, one of which is
accessible, plus 1 space for every five
residents
Hospitals
1.5 parking spaces per bed
Hotel, Motel, Motor Hotel, Resort
Establishment, Cottage or Cabin
Establishment, Tourist, Bed and
Breakfast Establishment
1 parking space for each guest room, plus
1 parking space per 10.0 square metres of
gross floor area devoted to meeting, dining
and banquet facilities.
Institutional Uses, Places of Assembly,
Cinema/Theatre, Place of Entertainment
1 parking space for each 25.0 square
metres of gross floor area or 1 parking
space for each 4 seats in the facility,
whichever is the greater
Kennel
1 parking space per 30.0 square metres of
gross floor area.
Laundry or Dry Cleaning Depots or
Laundromats
1 parking space per 20.0 square metres of
gross floor area
Manufacturing or Processing Building
1 space for each 40.0 square metres of
gross floor area
Marina
1.5 spaces for each boat slip plus 1 space
for each 25.0 square metres of gross floor
area of commercial space (excluding
storage area)
Medical, Veterinary or Dental Clinic or
offices of a Drugless Practitioner
The greater of 5 parking spaces per
practitioner or 1 parking space per 15.0
square metres gross floor area
Mobile Home Park
1.5 parking spaces per unit
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Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
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Motor Vehicle Body Shops, Motor
Vehicle Repair Facilities, Motor Vehicle
Service Stations
3 parking spaces per service bay plus 1
parking space per 20.0 square metres of
gross floor area for the office and any
retail use, and exclusive of fuel dispensing
spaces
Motor Vehicle Sales (New and Used)
Establishments
1 space per 20.0 square metres gross
floor area exclusive of display and storage
parking
Museums
1 parking space per 100.0 square metres
of gross floor area where no retail; 1 per
60.0 square metres where retail
component.
Outdoor Recreational Use, Passive,
Park, Public or Private
5 spaces per hectare to a maximum of
50.0 parking spaces.
Places of Worship
1 parking space per 10.0 square metres of
gross floor area or 1 parking space for
each 4 seats in the facility, whichever is
the greater
Self-Storage Facility
1 parking space per 30.0 square metres of
gross floor area within the office; plus 1
parking space per 100.0 square metres of
gross floor area of the building.
Recreational Uses
30 parking spaces per baseball field
30 parking spaces per soccer field
4 parking spaces per tennis court
Residential - single detached, semi-
detached, townhouse
2 parking spaces per unit
Residential - duplex
2 parking spaces per unit
Residential - Additional Residential Unit
1 parking space for each additional
residential unit maintained for the sole use
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Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 4
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of the occupant of the additional
residential unit.
A parking space that is provided and
maintained for the sole use of the
occupant of an additional residential unit
may be a tandem parking space.
Residential - apartment building,
dwelling, multiple
1.5 parking spaces for each dwelling unit
Residential - accessory apartment,
accessory dwelling unit in non-residential
building
1 parking space for each dwelling unit
Residential Care Facility, Senior Citizen's
Home, Retirement Home, Nursing Home
1 parking space for each dwelling unit or
rooming unit plus 1 parking space per
100.0 square metres of gross floor area
used for medical or personal services
Restaurants, Banquet Halls
1 parking space per 15.0 square metres of
gross floor area or 1 parking space for
each 4 persons that can be
accommodated on the premises at one
time, excluding patios, whichever is
greater
Retail Stores, Service and Repair Shops,
Personal Service Shops, Factory Outlets,
Retail Warehouse, Merchandise Service
Shops, Video Outlet/Rental Stores, Light
Equipment Rental Establishment, Home
Occupation, Home Industry
1 parking space per 20.0 square metres of
gross floor area
Schools
Elementary - 1 space per 100.0 square
metres of gross floor area and 1 space per
portable
Secondary - 1.5 spaces per 100.0 square
metres of gross floor area and 1 space per
portable
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Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
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Shopping Centre
5.5 parking spaces for each 100.0 square
metres of gross leasable floor area or
fraction thereof.
Sports Arena
1 space per 5 seats of design capacity
Warehousing or other industrial building,
Contractor's Establishment, Wholesaling
1 space per 100.0 square metres of gross
floor area
Uses permitted by this By-law other than
those listed in this Table
1 parking space per 35.0 square metres of
gross floor area
4.2.6 Width of Access Ramps and Driveways
a) Access ramps and driveways accessing a parking area or parking lot shall be a
minimum of 3.0 metres in width for one-way traffic and a minimum of 6.0 metres in
width for two-way traffic. For a Commercial, Industrial, Institutional or Municipal
Parking Lot, a minimum of 9.0 metres in width shall be provided.
b) For individual residential dwellings, the maximum driveway width shall be 8.0
metres or 50.0 per cent (%) of the lot frontage, whichever is less.
4.2.7 Tandem Parking
(amended by By-law 2026-40)
Tandem parking is permitted for the required parking spaces for a single detached
dwelling, duplex, semi-detached dwelling, townhouse unit, accessory apartment,
additional residential unit, and bed and breakfast establishment.
4.2.8 Parking Area Surface Treatment
All required parking spaces and parking areas and all driveways to any parking area or
parking lot shall be maintained with a stable surface which is treated with asphalt,
concrete, concrete pavers, gravel or similar material which is treated so as to prevent the
raising of dust or loose particles.
4.2.9 Location of Required Parking Spaces
a) Parking spaces and all driveways and aisles leading to those spaces shall be:
i)
located on the same lot as the use or building for which they are provided; or
ii)
located on a lot located within 150.0 metres of the site, provided the parking
facilities are legally secured for that use, to the satisfaction of the Township; or
iii)
for water access properties, the parking area may be more than 150.0 metres
of the site.
b) The provisions of Section 4.2.9 a) ii) shall not apply in the Highway Commercial
and Industrial Zones.
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Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
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4.2.10 Parking Area Location on a Lot
Parking areas will be permitted in any required yard in accordance with Table 4.2.
Table 4.2: Parking Area on Lot
(amended by By-law 2022-19)
Zone
Yard in Which Required Parking Permitted
R1, R2, RM1, RM2, SR1
All yards. No parking space shall be permitted
within 1.5 metres of a street line.
RR, ER, MHR
All yards. No parking space shall be permitted
within 3.0 metres of a street line.
SR2, SR3
All yards except the front yard. No parking space
shall be permitted within 3.0 metres of a street
line.
Commercial, Institutional,
Industrial, and Open Space
Zones
All yards provided that no part of any parking
area, other than the ingress or egress points, is
located closer than 1.5 m to a County Road or 1.0
m to any other street line and no closer than 1.5
m to any other lot line and provided that no part of
any parking area is located in a minimum planting
strip adjacent to a street line as required by this
By-law.
Agricultural, Greenlands
and Rural Zones
All yards provided that no part of any parking
area, other than the ingress and egress points
used for access from the street, is located closer
than 7.5 m to any street line and no closer than
5.0 m to any other lot line.
4.2.11 Parking Illumination
Where parking areas are illuminated, the lighting fixtures shall be provided in accordance
with the following provisions:
a) No part of the lighting fixture shall be more than 9.0 m above grade;
b) They shall be installed in such a manner that all light emitted by the fixture, either
directly from the lamp or a diffusing element, or indirectly by reflection or refraction
from any part of the fixture is projected below the lamp and onto the lot the lighting
is intended to serve; and,
c) Setback 1.5 m from any street line.
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Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 4
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4.3
Barrier-Free Parking Requirements
4.3.1 Number of Barrier-Free Parking Spaces Required
The minimum designated barrier-free parking spaces requirements for new development
shall be as noted in Table 4.3.
Table 4.3: Barrier-Free Parking Requirements
Total Number of Parking Spaces
Required
Minimum Barrier-Free Spaces
Required
1 - 25
1
26 - 50
2
51 - 75
3
76 - 100
4
101 and beyond
5 spaces plus 1 additional space for
each 50 spaces beyond 150 spaces
4.3.2 Additional Requirements
In the case of personal service establishments, restaurants and health services, the
minimum number of designated barrier-free parking spaces noted in Table 4.3 shall be
increased by one.
4.3.3 Barrier-Free Parking Space
A designated barrier-free parking space for motor vehicles shall have:
a) A minimum width of 3.5 metres;
b) A minimum length of 5.5 metres;
c) An adjacent 1.75 metre wide aisle that is hatch marked on the parking lot, which
may be shared by two adjacent designated barrier-free spaces;
d) A firm, level surface;
e) Easy access for disabled persons, whether via ramps, depressed curbs or other
means and shall be located within easy access distance for the building or
complex intended to be accessed; and
f) Signs to identify barrier-free parking spaces in conformance with the regulations
made under the Highway Traffic Act.
4.4
Queuing Lane Requirements
Where drive-through service facilities are permitted, queuing lanes are required and shall
be exclusive of any other parking space and aisle requirements contained within this By-
law and shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of this section.
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Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 4
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4.4.1 Queuing Space Requirements
The minimum queuing space requirements within a designated queuing lane shall be as
set out in Table 4.4. In addition, one space shall be provided for each point of service
delivery.
Table 4.4: Queuing Lane Requirements
Use Associated with
Drive-Through Service
Facility
Minimum Required
Ingress Spaces
Minimum Required
Egress Spaces
Financial Institution
3
1
Restaurant
10
2
Motor vehicle service
station or Gas Bar
3
1
Motor vehicle washing
establishment
3 per bay
2
All Other Uses
3
1
4.4.2 Location of Ingress and Egress Spaces
Required ingress spaces shall be located before the first point of contact and required
egress spaces shall be located after the final point of contact.
4.4.3 Length of Queuing Lane
The length of the queuing lane associated with the drive-through service facility shall be
the total number of required ingress spaces and egress spaces, plus one space for each
point of service delivery and shall not form part of the required parking spaces or aisles.
4.4.4 Multiple Queuing Lane Requirements
Where multiple queuing lanes are required on a lot, the queuing space requirements shall
be provided for each individual queuing lane in compliance with the provisions of Section
4.4.1.
4.4.5 Size of Queuing Space
All queuing spaces shall be rectangular in shape, with a minimum length of 6.0 m and a
minimum width of 2.75 m.
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Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 4
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4.5
Parking of Special Vehicles
4.5.1 Vehicle Storage and Display
Where a permitted use involves the storage and/or display of operational motor vehicles,
such as a motor vehicle dealership, such storage and/or display shall be subject to the
same provisions that would apply to any parking area required by this By-law.
4.5.2 Parking of Boats, Recreational Sport Trailers, and Utility Trailers
(amended by By-law 2018-61, 2022-19)
a) A maximum of one (1) motorized boat with associated trailer, one (1) recreational
sport trailer, and one (1) utility trailer are permitted to be stored outside on a lot in
a Residential Zone and up to three (3) motorized boats with associated trailers and
three (3) recreational sport trailers in all other zones, as an accessory to a
dwelling unit provided the motorized boat or recreational sport trailer is licensed, in
good repair, and serviceable condition and is owned by an occupant of the
dwelling unit.
b) Notwithstanding a) above, there is no maximum to the number of personal use
motorized boats stored on a SR1, SR2 or SR3 lot.
c) A stored motorized boat or parked recreational sport trailer shall be deemed to be
an accessory structure as set out in Section 3.1 of this By-law and shall be
required to meet the provisions of that Section except being allowed to be located
in a parking space.
d) Where a motorized boat, recreational sport trailer, or utility trailer is stored in the
rear yard, it shall be screened from adjacent residential lots by a fence or
landscaping at least 1.2 m in height.
4.5.3 Parking of School Buses
In a Residential Zone, a maximum of one (1) school bus is permitted to be parked on a lot
as an accessory use to a dwelling unit provided the school bus is driven by an occupant of
the dwelling unit and the bus shall be parked no closer than 15.0 metres to the exterior
wall of an adjacent residential dwelling unit.
4.5.4 Prohibition on Parking of Unlicensed Motor Vehicles
(amended by By-law 2018-61)
Unless otherwise specifically permitted in this By-law, an unlicensed motor vehicle shall
not be parked on a lot. Notwithstanding this provision, the parking of unlicensed farm
vehicles which have not been abandoned and are in a workable condition, as a permitted
agricultural use, is permitted. Furthermore, notwithstanding this provision, the parking of
unlicensed vehicles for sale is only permitted where vehicle sales are a permitted use.
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Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
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4.6
Loading Space Requirements
4.6.1 Off-Street Loading Spaces
(amended by By-law 2018-61)
Off-street loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with the standards of this By-
law for any Industrial, Commercial or Institutional Use or Apartment Building Dwelling.
One loading space shall be required for an Apartment Building Dwelling and the required
loading spaces for the other uses shall be provided as set out in Table 4.5.
Table 4.5: Loading Space Requirements
Gross Floor Area
Number of Loading Spaces
Required
280 square metres or less
1 loading space
281 square metres to 2,299 square
metres
2 loading spaces
2,300 square metres or greater
3 loading spaces
4.6.2 Size of Loading Space / Loading Area
Each loading space shall be a minimum of 12.0 metres long, 3.5 metres wide and have a
vertical clearance of at least 4.2 metres, except where only one (1) loading space is
required the loading space may be reduced to a minimum of 6.0 metres long, 3.5 metres
wide and have a vertical clearance of at least 3.0 metres.
4.6.3 Location of Loading Spaces
a) Required Loading spaces shall be provided on the same lot for the use or building
for which it is required, and the loading space(s) shall be located within 20.0
metres of the use or building for which is it required.
b) Such loading space shall not be located in a required yard.
c) Loading spaces shall not obstruct any required parking spaces or vehicular
movement on the lot.
d) In all Zones, with the exception of any Industrial Zone, loading spaces are not
permitted in the front yard or exterior side yard and loading bay doors are not
permitted on any wall facing a street unless the loading space and loading bay
door are located no closer than 10.0 metres from any street line.
4.6.4 Access to Loading Spaces
Where a loading space(s) is required, the access to the loading space(s) shall be provided
by means of a driveway that is a minimum of 6.0 metres wide in the Industrial Zones and
Institutional Zones and a minimum of 3.5 metres wide in a Commercial Zone.
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4.7
Snow Storage
(added by By-law 2022-19)
4.7.1 An area equivalent to 2.0 per cent (%) of parking areas, loading spaces, private
streets and driveways shall be required for snow storage for commercial, industrial,
or institutional uses, and residential uses where five (5) or more parking spaces
are required. This Section does not apply to existing (as of the date of this
amendment) development approvals.
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Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 5
Agricultural and Rural Zones
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SECTION 5 AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL ZONES
5.1
Establishment of Agricultural and Rural Zones
The Agricultural and Rural Zones established by this By-law are:
Zone
Symbol
Description
Agricultural Zone
AG
Prime Agricultural Area
Rural Zone
RU
Rural Area with varied
Agricultural potential
5.2
General Prohibition
No person shall within any Agricultural or Rural Zone, use any land, or erect, alter,
enlarge, use, or maintain any building or structure except as specified hereunder, and with
all other applicable provisions of this By-law.
5.3
Permitted Uses
Uses permitted in a Zone are noted by the symbol '⚫' in the column applicable to that
Zone and corresponding with the row for a specific permitted use in the Permitted Uses
Table. A letter(s) following the symbol '⚫', zone heading or identified permitted use,
indicates that one or more conditions apply to the use noted or, in some cases, to the
entire Zone. Conditions are listed in the Footnotes below the Permitted Uses Table, Table
5.1.
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Table 5.1: Permitted Uses in Agricultural and Rural Zones
(amended by By-law 2018-61, 2026-40)
Use
Zone
AG
RU
Abattoir
⚫(a)
⚫
Additional Residential Unit
⚫ (b)
⚫ (b)
Agricultural Produce Warehouse
⚫
⚫
Conservation or Wildlife Area
⚫
⚫
Dwelling, Single Detached
⚫(a)
⚫
Equestrian Facility
⚫
⚫
Farm
⚫
⚫
Farm Produce Sales Outlet
⚫
⚫
Forestry
⚫
⚫
Group Home
⚫
Home Occupation
⚫
⚫
Kennel
⚫(a)
⚫
Outdoor Recreational Use, Passive
⚫
⚫
Park, Public
⚫
Public Use
⚫
Veterinary Clinic
⚫(a)
⚫
Footnotes for Table 5.1
a) Use is permitted only as accessory to a permitted use.
b) Use is permitted only in accordance with Section 3.3.
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5.4
Lot Requirements
No person shall, within any Agricultural or Rural Zone, use any lot or erect, alter or use
any building or structure except in accordance with the standards in the Lot Requirements
Table. A letter(s) following a Lot Requirement, zone heading or description of the
requirement, indicates that one or more conditions apply to the requirement noted or, in
some cases, to the entire Zone. Conditions are listed in the Footnotes below the Lot
Requirements Table, Table 5.2.
Table 5.2: Lot Requirements for Agricultural and Rural Zones
Requirement
ZONE
AG
RU
Minimum lot area (hectares)
40
10
Minimum lot frontage (metres)
60
60
Maximum lot coverage (per cent)
10
10
Minimum yard requirements (metres)
front yard
15
15
rear yard
15
15
interior yard
15 (a)
15 (a)
exterior yard
15
15
Maximum building height (metres)
11
11
Footnotes for Table 5.2
a) Reduced to 6.0 m for Accessory Dwelling Unit, Additional Residential Unit, and
Detached Dwelling
b) Maximum Building Height does not apply to any farm building or structure (except
dwellings)
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5.5
Exceptions
The provisions of this Section are modified for those properties and to the extent identified
in Sections 5.5.1 and 5.5.2 below.
5.5.1 Exceptions to Agricultural Zone
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
AG-1
2003-92
Pt. Lot 17-19
Conc. 1
Orillia
1886 Wainman
Line
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the AG
Zone, the following use shall also be permitted:
i)
A second single detached dwelling
AG-2
2008-13
Pt. Lot 13
Conc. 5
Orillia
2359 Burnside
Line
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 19 hectares
AG-3
2009-14
Pt. Lot 13
Conc. 6
Orillia
2403 Carlyon
Line
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 20 hectares
AG-4
2009-67
Pt. Lot 14
Conc. 5
Orillia
2253 Burnside
Line
Lot Requirements:
ii)
Minimum Lot Area - 20 hectares
iii)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 194 metres
AG-5
2565 Hodgins
Road
2671 Hodgins
Road
2741 Hodgins
Road
3291 New
Brailey Line
3383 Lake St.
George Blvd.
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the AG
Zone, the following use shall also be permitted:
i)
A Home Industry in accordance with
Section 3.11
AG-6
4145 Burnside
Line
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the AG
Zone, the following use shall also be permitted:
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 5
Agricultural and Rural Zones
Page 63 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
i)
A business, professional or
administration office
AG-7
2011-02
1859 Uhthoff
Line
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 25.65 hectares
AG-8
2011-02
1895 Uhthoff
Line
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 4.46 hectares
AG-9
2011-90
2680
Hampshire
Mills Line (part
of property)
Permitted Uses:
Uses of the property shall be restricted to the
following:
ii)
Farm (excluding any structures)
iii)
Forestry
iv)
Outdoor Recreational Use, Passive
No buildings or structures shall be permitted on
the property.
AG-10
2011-90
2680
Hampshire
Mills Line (part
of property)
Permitted Uses:
Use of the property shall be restricted to the
following:
i)
Agricultural Produce Warehouse
ii)
Dwelling, Single Detached
iii)
Home Occupation
iv)
Farm
v)
Farm Produce Sales Outlet
AG-11
2012-13
165 Steeles
Line
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 3 hectares
AG-12
2012-13
181 Steeles
Line
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 29 hectares
AG-13
2013-07
1346 and 1366
Cambrian
Road
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area -18 hectares
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 5
Agricultural and Rural Zones
Page 64 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
AG-14
2013-38
2015-54
1449 Upper
Big Chute
Road
1323 Anderson
Line Conc. 7
Part Lot 2,
Medonte
Permitted Uses:
Uses of the property shall be restricted to the
following:
ii)
Farm
iii)
Forestry
iv)
Outdoor Recreational Use, Passive
A single detached dwelling shall not be
permitted.
AG-15
2015-53
Conc. 7 Part
Lot 2, North
Orillia
3713
Hampshire
Mills Line
Permitted Uses:
i)
Notwithstanding Section 5.3, neither an
abattoir or a dwelling unit are permitted.
AG-16
2015-21
2015-86
2017-78
1195 Dunns
Line
2002 Carlyon
Line
1393 Dunns
Line
Permitted Uses:
i)
Notwithstanding Section 5.3, a Dwelling,
Single Detached shall be prohibited.
AG-17
2016-24
South Part Lot
7, Conc. 2
(Matchedash)
2748 Upper
Big Chute
Road
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area: 11 hectares
AG-18
2016-36
Part Lot 6,
Conc. 8 (North
Orillia)
3310 Brennan
Line
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 39 hectares
AG-19
2026-40
East Part Lot
13, Conc. 5
(North Orillia)
2460 Carlyon
Line
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the Permitted Uses under Section
5.3:
i)
a garden suite is permitted as a
temporary use for a period not to exceed
ten years from the passage of By-law
2017-20, subject to the provisions of
Section 3.8.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 5
Agricultural and Rural Zones
Page 65 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
ii)
An existing mobile home is permitted as
an additional residential unit.
Lot Requirements:
i)
The maximum distance of a detached
Additional Residential Unit from the
closest portion of the principal dwelling is
110.0 metres.
AG-20
2017-42
Part Lot 3,
Conc. 3 (North
Orillia)
3658 Uhthoff
Line
Permitted Uses:
i)
Notwithstanding Section 5.3, a Dwelling,
Single Detached shall be prohibited.
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 39 hectares,
Minimum Interior Yard - 3 metres (for
existing agricultural building only)
Special Provisions:
i)
Minimum Distance Separation Formula I
will apply to the use of the existing
agricultural building for livestock.
AG-21
2019-05
2324
Hampshire
Mills Line
Permitted Uses:
ii)
Notwithstanding Section 5.3, a Dwelling,
Single Detached shall be prohibited.
iii)
Livestock without a Minimum Distance
Separation (MDS) Report.
AG-22
2019-38
Part Lot 12,
Conc. 5,
geographic
Township of
North Orillia.
2604 Carlyon
Line (part of)
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the AG
Zone, the following 'on farm diversified use'
shall also be permitted:
i)
Seasonal Wedding Venue.
And that 'Seasonal Wedding Venue' be defined
as follows:
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 5
Agricultural and Rural Zones
Page 66 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
-
The use of land, buildings or structures
for wedding ceremonies and/or wedding
celebrations or similar ceremonial
events. The building and/or buildings
associated with the wedding ceremonies
and/or celebrations or similar ceremonial
events will reflect the rural and
agricultural character of the community.
Special Provisions:
i)
Notwithstanding Section 3.18 of the
Zoning By-law the lot requirements as
listed in Section 5.2 of the Zoning By-law
apply to the entire property.
ii)
Notwithstanding Section 4.2.8 of the
Zoning By-law a grass parking lot is
permitted.
iii)
The minimum parking requirements for
'banquet halls' as listed in the Zoning By-
law shall apply to a 'Seasonal wedding
'venue'.
AG-23
2019-59
South Part Lot
3, Conc. 3,
Geographic
Township of
North Orillia.
3769
Fairgrounds
Road
Lot Requirements
for lands jointly zoned AG-23 and GL-10:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 19 hectares
Special Provisions
-
Notwithstanding Section 3.18, for the
lands jointly zoned AG-23 and GL-10
setbacks to the respective zone
boundaries shall not apply.
AG-24
2021-07
1403 Carlyon
Line
Permitted Uses:
Home Industry in accordance with Section 3.11.
Limited in size to 140.0 square metres within an
existing agricultural / residential accessory
structure. The remaining space of the structure
may be occupied by other permitted uses
established by Table 5.1 for the Agricultural
(AG) Zone, excluding any type of Dwelling Unit.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 5
Agricultural and Rural Zones
Page 67 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
AG-25
2022-13
West 1/2 Lot 6,
Conc. 1, North
Orillia
3331 Town
Line
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the AG
Zone, the following 'on farm diversified use'
shall also be permitted:
i)
Fun Farm
And that 'Fun Farm' be defined as follows:
-
The use of land, buildings, or structures
for activities, events, and entertainment
that encourage education for the local
community, in particular children, about
the importance of the agricultural system
and promote physical activity. In addition
to the above, the use of a temporary or
permanent structure for a refreshment
vehicle and/or refreshment station for the
sale of food and drink to visitors is
permitted, subject to the appropriate
health and safety licenses required by
the Township and the Health Unit. A
Miniature Golf Course may be permitted
as a part of the Fun Farm.
Special Permissions:
ii)
Notwithstanding Section 3.18 of the
Zoning By-law, the lot requirements as
listed in Section 5.2 of the Zoning By-law
shall apply to the entire property.
iii)
Notwithstanding Section 4.2.8 of the
Zoning By-law, a grass parking lot is
permitted.
iv)
The minimum number of required
parking spaces for the Fun Farm is 125.
AG-26
2023-03
East Part Lot
21,
Concession
13, in the
former
Township of
Medonte, now
in the
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 4.16 hectares
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 5
Agricultural and Rural Zones
Page 68 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
Township of
Severn
2474 Southorn
Road
AG-27
2024-20
Part of Lot 6,
Concession 6,
Parts 1, 2, & 4
on 51R-42503,
except Part 1
on 51R-44419
&
Part of Part Lot
6, Concession
6, being Part 2
on 51R-44419
3244
Hampshire
Mills Line
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the AG
Zone, the following use shall also be permitted:
-
An accessory apartment in an accessory
building for a maximum of two (2)
dwelling units.
Special Provisions:
That a two (2) storey accessory building shall be
permitted with the following special provisions:
i)
A maximum ground floor area of 140.0
square metres for use as a private
garage;
ii)
a second storey gross floor area of 140.0
square metres containing the accessory
apartment;
iii)
a maximum gross floor area of 280.0
square metres (over two (2) storeys);
iv)
a maximum accessory building height of
8.5 metres; and
v)
a minimum interior yard setback of 4.5
metres.
AG-28
2024-63
North Part Lot
22,
Concession 13
1198 Dunns
Line
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the AG
Zone, the following uses shall also be permitted:
-
One (1) detached additional residential
unit (ARU).
Special Provisions:
i)
The existing single-detached dwelling,
which is to be converted into an ARU,
shall be deemed to comply with the
requirements of the Zoning By-law 2010-
65, as amended; and,
The ARU shall be located within 75.0 metres of
the principal single-detached dwelling.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 5
Agricultural and Rural Zones
Page 69 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
AG-29
2025-16
Part Lot 3,
Concession 8,
Part 1 on
51R27693,
Except Part 1
on 51R-29323,
in the former
Township of
North Orillia
3689 Ardtrea
Drive
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the AG
Zone, the following uses shall also be permitted:
-
One (1) detached additional residential
unit (ARU) in an accessory building.
Special Provisions:
That a two (2) storey accessory building shall be
permitted with the following special provisions:
i)
A maximum gross floor area of 250.0
square metres (over two (2) storeys);
ii)
A maximum second storey gross floor
area of 125.0 square metres containing
the ARU;
iii)
A maximum accessory building height of
6.2 metres.
The ARU shall be located within 50.0 metres of
the primary dwelling.
AG-30
2025-15
Part Lot 16,
Concession 9,
S/T Interest of
the
Municipality,
Except Part 1
on Plan 51R-
28194, North
Orillia;
SEVERN
2368 Maple
Valley Road
Special Provisions:
i)
Any residential use is prohibited.
ii)
Interior yard setback for an existing
horse shelter - 5.15 metres
AG-31
2025-82
Part Lot 16,
Concession 2,
being Part 1 on
51R-24624
1826 Foxmead
Road
Special Provisions:
i)
Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 3.1, 3.2 and 5.1 of Zoning By-
law 2010-65, as amended, one (1) ARU
shall be permitted within a detached
accessory building with the following
site-specific provisions:
o Maximum floor area - 111.4
square metres
o Maximum building height - two
(2) storeys and 5.8 metres.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 5
Agricultural and Rural Zones
Page 70 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
o The ARU shall be located within
100.0 metres of the primary
dwelling. metres
AG-32
2026-08
East Part Lot
13,
Concession 1
2458 Wainman
Line
Special Provisions:
i)
Notwithstanding the general provision of
Section 3.1 of the Zoning By-law, a
maximum of two (2) Additional
Residential Units (ARUs) shall be
permitted on the subject lands.
ii)
One (1) ARU may be located in a
detached accessory building located
within 50.0 metres of the principal
(primary) single detached dwelling with
the following site-specific provisions:
o Notwithstanding Section 3.1.5 a
Maximum Size of 281.2m2
(inclusive of the main floor and
second storey).
o Notwithstanding Section 3.1.6 a
Maximum Building Height of 7.8
metres and two (2) storeys.
o Notwithstanding Section 3.1 v)
the maximum size of the
detached ARU shall not exceed
145.0m2 (representing 40.8% of
the combined floor area of the
primary and detached ARU).
metres.
5.5.2 Exceptions to Rural (RU) Zone
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
RU-1
1996-14
Pt. Lot 4 and 5
Conc. 2, S.D.
Orillia
Special Provisions:
i)
Notwithstanding Section 3.26.1, access
may be via an entranceway across an
adjacent property.
RU-2
3632 Telford
Line
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the RU Zone,
the following use shall also be permitted:
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 5
Agricultural and Rural Zones
Page 71 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
i)
Self Storage Facility
RU-3
1999-33
Pt. Lot 3
Conc. 3
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Dwelling, Single Detached
ii)
Residential Care Facility
iii)
Boarding or Rooming House
RU-4
2004-96
Pt. Lot 3
Conc. 4
Orillia
3699 Uhthoff
Line
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the RU Zone,
the following use shall also be permitted:
i)
Group Home
RU-5
2004-124
Pt. Lot 2
Conc. 2
Orillia
3845 Wainman
Line
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Interior Yard - 3.0 metres
RU-6
2008-13
Pt. Lot 13
Conc. 5
Orillia
2359 Burnside
Line
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 2.4 hectares
ii)
Minimum Rear Yard for accessory
building - 10 metres
Special Provisions:
i)
a farm operation shall be limited to a
maximum of five (5) animal units (AU)
calculated in accordance with the
following:
Beef Cattle
-
Mature bull (>1700 pounds) = 1.5
AU
-
Mature cow (1000 pounds) = 1
AU
-
Calves (450 pounds) = 0.5 AU
Dairy Cattle
-
Holstein bull = 1.9 AU
-
Holstein cow = 1.5 AU
Equine
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 5
Agricultural and Rural Zones
Page 72 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
-
Work horse (mature) = 2 AU
-
Saddle horse (mature) = 1.25 AU
-
Colt (<2 years) = 0.5 AU
Swine
-
Boar = 0.5 AU
-
Brood Sow = 0.25 AU
-
Feeder pigs (100 lbs) = 0.05 AU
Sheep and Goats
-
Sheep (mature) = 0.2 AU
-
Goat (mature) = 0.17 AU
Poultry
-
Roaster = 0.004 AU
-
Broiler = 0.0025 AU
-
Cornish = 0.0015 AU
RU-7
2008-78
Pt. Lots 7 and
8
Conc. 11
Orillia
3231 Nichols
Line
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Farm
ii)
Transportation Depot including an office
and waiting room
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Setback from Nichols Line -
15.0 metres
ii)
Minimum Setback from Highway 11 -
100.0 metres
iii)
Minimum Setback from Northwest Lot
Line - 180.0 metres
iv)
Minimum Setback from Northerly Lot
Line - 200.0 metres
Special Provisions:
i)
No trucks shall use the Transportation
Depot except those trucks used in the
hauling of aggregates from quarry
operations.
ii)
Maximum number of truck parking
spaces shall be sixty (60).
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 5
Agricultural and Rural Zones
Page 73 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
RU-8
1999-42
Pt. Lots 17 and
18
Conc. 2, N.D.
Orillia
1806 Balkwill
Line
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 2.9 hectares
ii)
Minimum Interior Yard - 6 metres
Special Provisions:
i)
The use of an abattoir shall be limited to
poultry and the maximum number of fowl
to be slaughtered in one year shall not
exceed 100,000.
ii)
A temporary residential structure to
accommodate seasonal workers shall be
a permitted accessory use.
iii)
The temporary residential structure shall
not be inhabited for more than 200 days
per year.
iv)
The temporary residential structure shall
meet or exceed a CSA Z240 standard.
RU-9
Pt. Lot 18
Conc. 2
Matchedash
3222 Pioneer
Road
Special Provisions:
i)
Notwithstanding Section 3.26.1, frontage
and access may be via an existing
private road.
RU-10
2250
Stockdale
Road
2901 Telford
Line
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the RU Zone,
the following use shall also be permitted:
i)
A Home Industry in accordance with
Section 3.11
RU-11
1638 Penley
Road
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the RU Zone,
the following use shall also be permitted:
i)
A motor vehicle repair garage
Special Provisions:
i)
There shall be limited outside storage of
goods, materials, products, parts (not
more than 10 units).
ii)
The outside storage of derelict or
unlicensed motor vehicles is prohibited.
RU-12
2000-40
Pt. Lots 1 and
2
Permitted Uses:
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 5
Agricultural and Rural Zones
Page 74 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
Conc. 4
Orillia
In addition to the permitted uses of the RU Zone,
the following use shall also be permitted:
i)
a sewage treatment facility
RU-13
2010-59
Pt. Lot 17
Conc. 13
Orillia
1935 South
Sparrow Lake
Road
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Rear Yard for a principal
dwelling - 100 metres
ii)
Minimum Rear Yard for an accessory
structure - 30 metres
iii)
Minimum Setback from the boundary of
an EP Zone - 1.5 metres
RU-14
2011-86
Pt Lot 1, Conc.
12
Tay
1008 Upper
Big Chute Rd
Permitted Uses:
Uses of the property are restricted to the
following:
i)
A Contractor's Establishment, Office and
warehouse only, (no yard);
ii)
A Business or Administrative Office that
is accessory to i) above and
iii)
An existing single detached dwelling.
Lot Requirements:
i)
Maximum Lot Coverage for accessory
buildings and structures - 10.0 per cent
(%) of total lot area
ii)
No outside storage of goods or materials.
iii)
Maximum outside parking for the
contractor's office and warehouse shall
be only two trailers and two vehicles.
RU-15
2013-18
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 30 metres
ii)
Minimum Lot Area - 1.5 hectares
iii)
Minimum Front Yard Setback - 110.0
metres
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the RU Zone
the following use shall also be permitted:
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 5
Agricultural and Rural Zones
Page 75 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
i)
A farm operation limited to three (3)
Animal Units (AU) calculated in
accordance with the following: Equine-
Saddle horse (mature) = 1.25 AU, Colt
(<2 years) = 0.5 AU
RU-16
2013-38
1551 Upper
Big Chute Rd
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the RU Zone,
the following use shall also be permitted:
i)
A second detached dwelling
ii)
The existing home industry
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 27479.13 square
metres
RU-17
2015-53
Conc. 7 Part
Lot 2, North
Orillia
3713
Hampshire
Mills Line
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 1.9 hectares
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 75.0 metres
iii)
Minimum Front Yard - 30.0 metres
iv)
Minimum setback from pipeline right-of-
way - 7.0 metres
RU-18
(H29)
2017-49
Part Lot 24,
Conc. 12
(Village of
Coldwater)
1052
Anderson Line
(retained lands
from B-13-16)
Permitted Uses:
i)
Notwithstanding Section 5.3, a Dwelling,
Single Detached shall be prohibited.
Special Provisions:
i)
Minimum Distance Separation Formula I
will apply to livestock.
RU-19
2018-32
West Part Lot
2, Conc. 2
(Orillia)
4163 Wainman
Line
Permitted Uses:
i)
In addition to the Permitted Uses under
Section 6.3, a Garden Suite is permitted
as a temporary use for a period not to
exceed ten years, subject to the
provisions of Section 3.8.
RU-20
2020-05
A portion of
West Part Lot
12, Conc. 14,
in the former
Special Provisions:
Not withstand Section 3.18 with respect to Zone
Requirements;
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 5
Agricultural and Rural Zones
Page 76 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
Township of
Tay. A portion
of 2545 Quarry
Road/2396
Saint Amant
Road
i)
Permit a Home Industry in accordance
with Section 3.11, notwithstanding 3.11
f).
ii)
Allow for one (1) accessory structure with
the following special provisions:
a. A maximum building Height of 7.6
metres (25 feet);
b. A maximum size of 558.0 square
metres (6000 square feet);
c. The Home Industry may occupy a
maximum of 400 square metres
of the structure; and
A maximum of 158 square metres of the
structure may be occupied by other Permitted
Uses established by Table 5.1 for the Rural (RU)
Zone excluding any type of Dwelling Unit.
RU-21
2022-64
Part Lot 1,
Concession 7
as in
RO484764,
geographic
Township of
North Orillia,
now in the
Township of
Severn
1882 Big Chief
Road
Special Provisions:
i)
Notwithstanding Section 3.1(a) of the
Zoning By-law, an accessory apartment
be permitted within an existing detached
accessory building or structure;
ii)
Notwithstanding Section 3.1.2 of the
Zoning By-law, an accessory building or
structure be permitted to be used for
human habitation, in the form of an
accessory apartment.
iii)
Notwithstanding Section 3.1.6 of the
Zoning By-law, an accessory building or
structure containing the accessory
apartment shall be permitted to contain
two-storeys, having a maximum Floor
Area of 102 square metres;
Notwithstanding Section 5.4 of the Zoning By-
law, an accessory dwelling unit be permitted to
have an interior side yard setback of 4.8 metres
RU-22
2023-34
A portion of
Part Lot 3,
Concession 7,
and a Part of
Part 1 on 51R-
15364, former
Prohibited Uses:
Notwithstanding Section 5.3, a dwelling, single
detached and a group home shall be prohibited.
For absolute clarity, all residential uses of the
lands shall be prohibited.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 5
Agricultural and Rural Zones
Page 77 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
Township of
Orillia, now in
the Township
of Severn.
3665
Hampshire
Mills Line
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the RU Zone,
the following use shall also be permitted:
i)
Wildlife Conservation Centre
And that "Wildlife Conservation Centre" be
defined as follows:
A provincially licensed facility providing
permanent sanctuary to non-releasable Ontario
wildlife and providing education to the general
public. Educational uses include Private Guided
Tours, Special Events, Photography programs
and On-site Filming. Educational uses are
guided by staff and by appointment only and are
not permitted to take place inside the primary
structure. No bus tours are permitted.
RU-23
2024-34
Part Lot 19,
Concession 2
3487 Tower
Line Road
Special Provisions:
i)
Notwithstanding Section 3.26.1 frontage
and access may be via a driveway over
Crown Land.
ii)
Notwithstanding Section 3.18, the lot
requirements shall apply to the lands as
a whole.
RU-24
2024-53
Part Lot 1,
Concession 11
1161 Old
Creamery
Road
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the RU Zone,
the following uses shall also be permitted:
i)
Notwithstanding Section 3.1 two (2)
additional residential units ("accessory
apartments") may be permitted on the
subject lands:
a. One must be attached to and
form part of the single-detached
dwelling
b. One may be detached from the
single-detached dwelling
ii)
On-Farm Diversified Use being a "Horse
Therapy Centre"
Special Provisions:
i)
On-Farm Diversified Use
a. A minimum of five (5) parking
spaces
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 5
Agricultural and Rural Zones
Page 78 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
b. May occupy no more than 4.0%
of the total lot area
c. A maximum of ten (10) visitors at
one time
ii)
An "additional residential unit" shall be
defined as:
a. "a self-contained residential
dwelling unit on the same lot, or
within the same building, as an
existing residential dwelling unit.
An Additional Residential Unit
must have its own separate
entrance, washroom, sleeping
area(s) and kitchen facilities."
iii)
A "Horse Therapy Centre" shall be
defined as:
"an on-farm diversified use where visitors
participate in learning, caring for, and
engaging with horses and other farm
animals aimed at resulting in emotional
healing. Small scale group activities may
also be included such as those aimed at
connecting with nature and arts/craft
classes/workshops."
RU-25
2024-78
Part Lot 4,
Concession 3,
being Part 1
on 51R-39455
4511
Fairgrounds
Road
Special Provisions:
In addition to the permitted uses of the RU zone,
the following uses shall also be permitted:
i)
An Accessory Dwelling Unit be permitted
in a detached Accessory Building
RU-26
2025-34
Part Lot 18,
Concession 8,
in the former
Township of
Matchedash,
now in the
Township of
Severn
Special Provisions:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 4.7 hectares
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 5
Agricultural and Rural Zones
Page 79 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
3599 Severn
River (retained
lands of B-02-
23)
RU-27
2025-34
Part Lot 18,
Concession 8,
in the former
Township of
Matchedash,
now in the
Township of
Severn
3599 Severn
River (severed
lands of B-02-
23)
Special Provisions:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 2.7 hectares
RU-28
2025-60
Part West Half
Lot 7,
Concession 9,
Parts 4 to 6 on
51R-25086, in
the former
Township of
North Orillia
3237 Brennan
Line
Special Provisions:
i)
Notwithstanding the general provision of
Section 3.1 of the Zoning By-law, a
maximum of two (2) Additional
Residential Units (ARUs) shall be
permitted on the subject lands.
ii)
One (1) ARU may be located in a
detached accessory building located
within 50.0 metres of the principal
(primary) single detached dwelling with
the following site-specific provisions:
a. Notwithstanding Section 3.2.5 a
Maximum Size of 405.5m2
(inclusive of the main floor and
lower level).
b. Notwithstanding Section 3.1 v)
the maximum size of the
detached ARU (inclusive of the
main floor and lower level) shall
not exceed 47.0% of the
combined floor area of the
principal (primary) single
detached dwelling and detached
ARU. whole.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 5
Agricultural and Rural Zones
Page 80 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
iii)
Notwithstanding Section 3.2.7 of the
Zoning By-law, a maximum of four (4)
accessory buildings are permitted.
RU-29
2026-09
Part of Lots 1
& 2,
Concession 8,
being parts 2,
3, and 4 on
51R 31121,
former
Township of
North Orillia,
now in the
Township of
Severn
3900 Menoke
Beach Road
Special Provisions:
i)
Any residential use is prohibited
RU-30
2026-40
2104 Irish Line Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses under Section
5.3, an existing mobile home is permitted as an
Additional Residential Unit.
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Exterior Yard Setback - 6.0
metres, for an additional residential unit.
RU-31
2022-63
2025-13
Part Lot 19,
Concession
12, Medonte,
except Part 1
on 51R-43650
1644
Anderson Line
Permitted Uses:
i)
Notwithstanding Section 5.3, a dwelling,
single detached and a group home shall
be prohibited.
ii)
For absolute clarity, all residential uses
of the lands shall be prohibited
iii)
A Maple Syrup Establishment
(processing, agri-tourism, retail) shall be
permitted
Special Provisions:
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 5
Agricultural and Rural Zones
Page 81 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
i)
Maple Syrup Establishment (processing,
agri-tourism, retail) shall be defined as:
the use of land, buildings or structures
for the processing and sale of maple
syrup and related products from the
subject property. The building and/or
buildings and parking areas (in
accordance with approved site plan
control measures) may be used to host
community events such as: facility tours;
tastings; cooking classes and
workshops; and for retail uses such as
maple syrup product sales counter,
farmer and artisan markets
ii)
The maximum permitted area of the use,
building(s), and/or parking areas
associated with the Maple Syrup
Establishment (processing, agri-tourism,
retail) shall be limited to 2% of the total
lot area
iii)
Notwithstanding Section 5.4, a minimum
rear yard setback of 8.8 metres for an
existing shipping container used for sap
storage/maple syrup production
A minimum of fifty (50) parking spaces be
required
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 82 of 232
SECTION 6 RESIDENTIAL ZONES
6.1
Establishment of Residential Zones
The Residential Zones established by this By-law are:
Zone
Symbol
Description
Residential One Zone
R1
Single Detached Residential
Residential Two Zone
R2
Single and Semi-detached
Residential
Residential Multiple One Zone
RM1
Medium Density Residential
Residential Multiple Two Zone
RM2
High Density Residential
Shoreline Residential One Zone
SR1
Shoreline Residential Municipal
Services
Shoreline Residential Two Zone
SR2
Shoreline Residential Private
Services
Shoreline Residential Three Zone
SR3
Shoreline Residential Restricted
Access
Rural Residential Zone
RR
Single Detached Residential on
rural lots
Estate Residential Zone
ER
Single Detached Residential on
estate lots
Mobile Home Residential Zone
MHR
Mobile Home Park
6.2
General Prohibition
No person shall within any Residential Zone, use any land, or erect, alter, or use any
building or structure except as specified hereunder, and in accordance with all other
applicable provisions of this By-law.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 83 of 232
6.3
Permitted Uses
Uses permitted in a Zone are noted by the symbol '⚫' in the column applicable to that
Zone and corresponding with the row for a specific permitted use in the Permitted Uses
Table. A letter(s) following the symbol '⚫', zone heading or identified permitted use,
indicates that one or more conditions apply to the use noted or, in some cases, to the
entire Zone. Conditions are listed in the Footnotes below the Permitted Uses Table, Table
6.1.
Table 6.1: Permitted Uses in Residential Zones
(amended by By-law 2026-40)
Use
Zone
R1
R2
RM1
RM2
SR1
SR2
SR3
ER
RR
MHR
Dwelling, Single
Detached
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Dwelling, Semi-
Detached
⚫
Dwelling, Duplex
⚫
Dwelling, Multiple
⚫
Dwelling,
Townhouse
⚫
Dwelling,
Apartment
⚫
Additional
Residential Unit
⚫
(b)
⚫
(b)
⚫ (b)
⚫
(b)
⚫
(b)
⚫
(b)
Group Home
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Mobile Home
⚫
Home Occupation
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Park, Public
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Public Use
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 84 of 232
Footnotes for Table 6.1
a) a convenience store and a restaurant shall be permitted within the Mobile Home
Residential (MHR) Zone, as accessory uses only.
b) Use is permitted only in accordance with Section 3.3.
6.4
Lot Requirements
No person shall, within any Residential Zone, use any lot or erect, alter or use any
building or structure except in accordance with the standards in the Lot Requirements
Table. A letter(s) following a Lot Requirement, zone heading or description of the
requirement, indicates that one or more conditions apply to the requirement noted or, in
some cases, to the entire Zone. Conditions are listed in the Footnotes below the Lot
Requirements Table, Table 6.2.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 85 of 232
Table 6.2: Lot Requirements in Residential Zones
Requirement
ZONE
R1
R2
RM1
RM2
SR1
SR2
SR3
RR
ER
MHR(b)
Minimum lot area (square metres)
full services
600
300/unit
250/unit
850
650
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
partial services
2000
n/a
n/a
n/a
2000
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
private services
4000
n/a
n/a
n/a
4000
4000
4000
4000
8000
40000
Minimum lot frontage (metres)
full services
14
7/unit
6/unit
18
15
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
partial services
30
30
n/a
n/a
60
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
private services
60
60
n/a
n/a
60
60
60
60
60
135
Maximum lot coverage (per cent)
full services
30
30
35
35
30(c)
25
25
n/a
n/a
n/a
partial services
25
25
30
30
25(c)
20
20
n/a
n/a
n/a
private services
20
20
25
25
20(c)
15(c)
15(c)
15
15
25
Minimum yard requirements (metres)
front yard
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.5
20
20
20
15
15
15
rear yard
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.5
15
15
15
interior yard
1.5
1.5(a)
1.5(a)
6
1.5
3
3
4.5
6
15
exterior yard
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.5
15
15
15
Maximum building height (metres)
9
9
9
11
9
9
9
9
9
9
Minimum gross floor area (square metres)
65
65
n/a
n/a
65
65
65
65
140
n/a
Maximum number of dwellings
1
1
n/a
n/a
1
1
1
1
1
n/a
Maximum number of dwelling units
3
3
37/ha (e) or
3 per lot
37/ha
3
1
1
3
3
10/ha
Minimum landscaped open space (per cent)
n/a
n/a
30
30
40
40
40
n/a
n/a
n/a
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 86 of 232
Footnotes for Table 6.2
a) For a semi-detached dwelling or townhouse dwelling and where the dwelling units
share a common wall, there shall be no required interior yard for the common wall.
b) Requirements for individual mobile home sites:
Minimum Site Area - 750.0 square metres
Minimum Site Frontage - 18.0 metres
Maximum Site Coverage - 30.0 per cent (%)
Maximum Height - 8.0 metres
c) Where buildings or structures are located wholly or partially within 60.0 metres of the
shoreline in the SR1, SR2 or SR3 Zones, lot coverage shall be based on the area of
the lot within 60.0 metres of the shoreline. Where buildings or structures are located
more than 60.0 metres from the shoreline, lot coverage shall be based on the total lot
area.
d) For properties in the SR1, SR2 and SR3 Zones which do not front onto a navigable
watercourse or original shore road allowance, the lot requirements of the Residential
One (R1) Zone shall apply.
e) For the purposes of calculating maximum density, an additional residential unit located
within a townhouse dwelling shall not be included in the calculation of dwelling units
per hectare.
6.5
Exceptions
The provisions of this Section are modified for those properties and to the extent identified
in Sections 6.5.1 to 6.5.10 below.
6.5.1 Exceptions to Residential One (R1) Zone
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
R1-1
R1-2
Parts 1, 2, 4, 5 and
6
Plan 174
Washago
Special Provisions:
i)
Fill on lots shall be placed to a
minimum elevation of 219.9 metres
CGD.
ii)
No openings on dwellings shall be
less than 220.2 metres CGD.
R1-3
1994-135
Plan M-407
Conc. 6, S.D.
Orillia
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Front Yard - 7.0 metres
R1-4
1999-41
Pt. Lot 1
Conc. 1, S.D.
Special Provisions:
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 87 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
Orillia
i)
Minimum Setback from Top of Bank
- 9.0 metres
R1-5
2000-39
Pt. Lots 4and 5
Conc. 4, S.D.
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the R1
Zone, the following uses shall also be
permitted:
i)
Dwelling, Semi-detached
ii)
Dwelling, Townhouse (maximum
number of units in townhouse block -
8)
iii)
Private indoor recreation facility,
activity centre and/or clubhouse
iv)
Private outdoor recreation facilities
such as swimming pool, tennis courts
and play ground
Special Provisions:
i)
separation distance between
detached dwelling units - 3.0 m
ii)
dwelling units shall be setback a
minimum of 5.0 m from private roads
iii)
tennis courts shall be setback a
minimum of 20.0 m from residential
uses
iv)
recreation facility and activity centre
setback - 7.0 m from residential uses
v)
dwelling units are to be setback a
minimum of 20.0 m from an Estate
Residential (ER) Zone
R1-6
2001-70
Pt. Lot 4
Conc. 6, S.D.
Orillia
1536 Cunningham
Crescent
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
A Private Garage
R1-7
2004-41
Lots 1-9
Plan M-242
Orillia
1820-1916
Peninsula Point
Road
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 0.69 hectares
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 46.0 metres
iii)
Minimum Front Yard - for Lots 2, 4,
5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 - 50.0 metres, for
Lots 1 and 3 - 20 metres
iv)
Minimum Interior Yard - 6.0 metres
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 88 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
v)
Minimum Rear Yard - 15.0 metres
vi)
Minimum Gross Floor Area - 140.0
square metres
Special Provisions:
i)
Minimum Elevation of Openings to all
Habitable Buildings - 215.2 m C.G.D.
Minimum Elevation of Fill Around all
Exterior Walls of all Habitable
Buildings - 215.2 m C.G.D.
ii)
Minimum Horizontal Distance of Fill
Around all Exterior Walls of Habitable
Buildings - 2.0 m
iii)
Section 3.6 of this By-law shall not
apply.
R1-8
2005-23
Pt. Lot 1
Conc. 1, S.D.
Orillia
Division Road W.
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Gross Floor Area - 140
square metres
R1-9
2006-59
Pt. Lot 3
Conc. 1, N.D.
Orillia
Providence Lane
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Interior Yard - 4.0 metres
ii)
Minimum Rear Yard - 20.0 metres
R1-10
2008-46
Pt. Lot 4
Conc. 9
Orillia
2595 Westshore
Crescent
Lot Requirements:
i)
Maximum Lot Coverage - 25.0 per
cent (%)
R1-11
2008-47
Pt. Lot C
Plan 820
Orillia
3795 Menoke
Beach Road
Lot Requirements:
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 17.0 metres
R1-12
2008-96
Pt. Lot B
Plan 820
Orillia
3920 Wood
Avenue
Lot Requirements:
iii)
Minimum Lot Area - 630.0 square
metres
iv)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 15.0 metres
v)
Maximum Lot Coverage - 35.0 per
cent (%)
vi)
Minimum Exterior Side Yard - 4.0
metres
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 89 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
vii)
Maximum protrusion of a garage
from a porch or building line - 2.5
metres
R1-13
2009-50
Pt. Lot 2
Conc. 8
Orillia
3795 Menoke
Beach Road
Lot Requirements:
i)
Maximum Lot Coverage - 25.0 per
cent (%)
ii)
Minimum Front Yard - 6.0 metres
(provided that the Front Yard
Minimum to a Private Garage which
faces a street shall be 8.0 metres)
iii)
Interior Yard - 1.2 metres (increased
to 1.5 metres for a two (2) storey
dwelling)
iv)
Exterior Yard - 6.0 metres
Special Provisions:
i)
All development to be connected to
municipal water and sewer services.
R1-14
R1-14 (H8)
2009-50
2017-52
(Remove H)
Pt. Lot 2
Conc. 8
Orillia
3795 Menoke
Beach Road
Part Lot C, Reg.
Plan 820 (North
Orillia)
3793 Menoke
Beach Road
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 460.0 square
metres
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 15.0 metres
(except in the case of a corner lot,
where the Minimum Lot Frontage
shall be 16.0 metres)
iii)
Maximum Lot Coverage - 25.0 per
cent (%)
iv)
Minimum Front Yard - 6.0 metres
(provided that the Front Yard
Minimum to a Private Garage which
faces a street shall be 8.0 metres)
v)
Interior Yard - 1.2 metres (increased
to 1.5 metres for a two (2) storey
dwelling)
vi)
Exterior Yard - 6.0 metres
vii)
Minimum Gross Floor Area - 55.0
square metres
Special Provisions:
i)
All development to be connected to
municipal water and sewer services.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 90 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
R1-15
2006-78
Pt. Lot 5
Conc. 11
Tay
12874 County
Road 16
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the R1
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
Antique Shop
R1-16
2006-18
Pt. Lot 57
Plan 1721
Coldwater
47 Gray Street
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the R1
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
Residential Care Facility
Special Provisions:
i)
The maximum number of beds within
the Residential Care Facility,
exclusive of the receiving family - 6
beds
R1-17
2004-63
Pt. Lot 21
Conc. 7
Matchedash
5648 Big Chute
Road
Special Provisions:
A Private Garage may be erected prior to a
dwelling
R1-18
3189 Stonewall
Lane
3190 Stonewall
Lane
Special Provisions:
i)
Notwithstanding Section 3.26.1,
frontage and access may be via an
existing private road.
R1-19
1973 Marchmont
Road
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the R1
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
Artist's or Photography Studio
R1-20
2015-97
Jean Street
Mary Crescent
Twin Oaks
Crescent
Sugar Maple Drive
Special Provisions:
i)
Notwithstanding Section 3.26.1,
frontage and access may be via an
existing private road or unmaintained
municipal road.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 91 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
Conc. 11 Part Lot
20 (Medonte),
former Village of
Coldwater
2, 4, 6, 8 Dunlop
Drive
R1-21
2000-40
Pt. Lots 1 and 2
Conc. 4
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the R1
Zone, the following uses shall also be
permitted:
i)
Dwelling, Semi-detached
ii)
Private indoor recreation facility,
activity centre and/or clubhouse
iii)
private outdoor recreation facilities
such as swimming pool, tennis courts
and playground
iv)
Stormwater management facilities
Special Provisions:
i)
Minimum Separation Distance
between semi-detached dwellings -
3.0 metres
ii)
Minimum Separation Distance
between single detached dwellings -
3.0 metres
iii)
Minimum Setback from centreline of
adjacent golf course fairways - 25.0
metres
iv)
Minimum Setback from EP Zone -
0.0 metres
R1-22
2018-45
(Add H36)
Bass
Lake/Marchmont
Part 3 on Plan
51R-38931
2084 Birkeshire
Woods Lane (in-
part)
Lot Requirements
i)
Minimum Lot Area on Private
Services - 2,000.0 square metres
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage on Private
Services - 30.0 metres
All of the uses permitted by the underlying
R1-22 zone category are still permitted while
the Holding provision applies to the subject
lands with the following exception:
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 92 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
The subject lands may not be further
subdivided as a new lot until it has been
confirmed that both the severed and
retained lands can be adequately serviced
with private wells and private sewage
treatment systems to the satisfaction of the
Township, which may include the
requirement for the submission of supporting
studies and/or information.
R1-23
5521 Upper Big
Chute Road
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the R1
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
A Home Industry in accordance with
Section 3.11
R1-24
2011-63
2010 Marchmont
Road
Lot Requirements
i)
Minimum Lot Area on private
services - 3000.0 square metres
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage on private
services - 29.0 metres
iii)
Minimum Rear Yard - 30.0 metres
R1-25
2011-63
2010 Marchmont
Road
Lot Requirements
i)
Minimum Lot Area on private
services - 3600.0 square metres
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage on private
services - 50.0 metres
iii)
Minimum setback from the boundary
of an Environmental Protection Zone
- 3.0 metres
R1-26
2011-63
2010 Marchmont
Road
Lot Requirements
i)
Minimum Lot Area on private
services - 3100.0 square metres
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage on private
services - 30.0 metres
R1-27
2011-73
Pt Lot 23, Conc.
12, Medonte
13/15 Sturgeon
Bay Rd.
Lot Requirements
i)
Minimum Lot Area on full services -
490.0 square metres
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 93 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
5 Sheridan Drive
ii)
Minimum Side Yard for a Garage -
0.9 metres
R1-28
2011-73
Pt Lots 22 and 23,
Conc. 12, Medonte
13/15 Sturgeon
Bay Rd.
5 Sheridan Drive
Lot Requirements
i)
Minimum Lot Area on full services -
520.0 square metres
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage on full
services - 13.0 metres
R1-29
2015-47
Part of Blocks B
and C, Plan 1233,
North Orillia
That the minimum first floor elevation and
minimum opening (regional storm flood-
proofing) elevation shall be in accordance
with Schedule "2" of By-law No. 2015-47
R1-30
2016-28
South Part Lot 1,
Conc. 1 (North
Orillia)
4089 Digby Drive
(severed lands of B-03-
16)
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 2,500.0 square
metres
R1-31
2016-48
Lot 6, Plan 302
(North Orillia)
3608 Shadow
Creek
Special Provisions:
Two dwelling units permitted being either:
i)
'Dwelling, Duplex'; or
ii)
'Dwelling, Single Detached' with one
'Accessory Apartment'
R1-32
(H33)
2018-16
Lot 21, Conc. 12
(Medonte)
27 Gill Street
Special Provisions:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 440.0 square
metres;
ii)
Maximum Lot Coverage - 35.0 per
cent (%);
iii)
No Dwelling openings may be
permitted below the elevation of
180.8 metres Canadian Geodetic
Datum.
R1-33
2021-25
1894 Marchmont
Road
Permitted Uses:
i)
Accessory Apartment in an
accessory building for a maximum of
two (2) dwelling units.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 94 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
Regulations:
ii)
The maximum Floor Area of the
Accessory Apartment shall not
exceed 36.0 per cent (%) of the Floor
Area of the principal dwelling unit.
R1-34
R1-35
2022-23
A portion of the
lands described as
Part Lot 9, South
Part Lot 10, Conc.
11, in the former
Township of Orillia,
now in the
Township of
Severn, (3156
South Sparrow
Lake Road, a
portion of)
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Required Lot Area - 0.55
hectares
ii)
Minimum Required Lot Frontage -
65.0 metres
iii)
Minimum Required Interior Yard -
5.0 metres
iv)
Minimum Required Rear Yard - 10.0
metres
A Landscaped Area to be used as a buffer
consisting of Soft Landscaping shall be
required within the required Rear and
Interior Yards.
R1-36
2022-19
Part Lot 2,
Concession 1,
being Part 4 on
51R-7882
1848 Ridley
Boulevard
Section 3.26.1 does not apply.
R1-37
R1-38
2025-77
Part Lot 6,
Concession 12,
Parts 3 & 4 on
51R-26331 former
Township of Tay
12967 County
Road 16
Lot Requirements:
i)
A minimum interior side yard setback
of 0.9 metres for an existing dwelling
(Dwelling No. 2)
ii)
A minimum gross floor area of 45.6
square metres for an existing
dwelling (Dwelling No. 2)
iii)
A maximum floor area of 84.1 square
metres for an existing accessory
building (Accessory Building No. 1)
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 95 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
iv)
A minimum interior side yard setback
of 1.0 metre for an existing accessory
building (Accessory Building No. 1)
v)
A minimum interior side yard setback
of 0.1 metres for an existing
accessory building (Accessory
Building No. 2)
vi)
Notwithstanding Section 3.1 of
Township Zoning By-law 2010-65, as
amended, an accessory apartment or
Additional Residential Unit shall not
be permitted.
R1-39
2025-77
Part Lot 6,
Concession 12,
Parts 3 & 4 on
51R-26331 former
Township of Tay
12967 County
Road 16
Special Provisions:
i)
Notwithstanding Section 3.2.4 of
Township Zoning By-law 2010-65, as
amended, a standalone accessory
building or structure in accordance
with the provisions of Section 3.2 be
permitted on the subject property
without the requirement for a
principal dwelling.
R1-40
R1-41
6.5.2 Exceptions to Residential Two (R2) Zone
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
R2-1
2005-46
Lot 6
Plan 23
Coldwater
3 Sturgeon Bay
Road
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Rear Yard - 2.49 metres
ii)
Minimum Exterior Yard - 6.0 metres
iii)
Minimum Interior Yard - 1.2 metres
iv)
Maximum Number of Dwelling Units
- one (1)
R2-2
2013-10
3486 Turnbull
Drive
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area for lots with
frontages less than 15.5 metres -
500 square metres
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 96 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
ii)
Minimum Front Yard - 6 metres
(provided that the Front Yard
Minimum to a street that faces a
garage shall be 8 metres).
iii)
Minimum Side Yard - 1.2 metres
(increased to 1.5 metres for a two (2)
storey dwelling).
R2-3
2022-62
A part of Lot 49 on
Registrar's
Compiled Plan
1721, more
specifically being
Part 1 on Plan
51R43756 former
village of
Coldwater, now in
the Township of
Severn
60 Gray Street
Special Permissions:
i)
Notwithstanding Section 6.4 of the
Zoning By-law, the lands be
permitted to have a maximum lot
coverage of 40%
6.5.3 Exceptions to Residential Multiple One (RM1) Zone
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
RM1-1
2008-23
Pt. Lot 22
Conc. 12
Medonte
1 Shaw Street
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
A maximum of forty-eight (48)
townhouse dwelling units and two (2)
semi-detached dwelling units
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 2.4 hectares
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage on Shaw
Street - 100.0 metres
iii)
Minimum Lot Frontage on Sheridan
Drive - 230.0 metres
iv)
Maximum Lot Coverage - 25.0 per
cent (%)
v)
Maximum Building Height - 7.6
metres
vi)
Parking Spaces - 1.5 per unit
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 97 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
vii)
Minimum Setback from Shaw Street
- 8.0 metres
viii)
Minimum Setback from Sheridan
Drive - 5.0 metres
ix)
Minimum Townhouse Setback from
internal road - 6.0 metres
x)
Minimum Semi-detached Setback
from internal road - 6.0 metres
xi)
Minimum Separation Distance
between end walls of adjacent
buildings - 3.0 metres
xii)
Minimum Setback from R1 Zone -
4.5 metres
xiii)
Minimum Internal Road Width - 6.0
metres
xiv)
Maximum Internal Road Width - 9.0
metres
xv)
Minimum Driveway Width per unit -
3.3 metres
xvi)
Maximum Driveway Width per unit -
4.0 metres
xvii)
Minimum Dwelling Unit Setback from
Coldwater River - 20.0 metres
xviii)
Minimum Dwelling Unit Setback from
EP Zone - 5.0 metres
xix)
Steps or stairs may project up to a
distance of 1.5 metres into any
required yard
xx)
Minimum Dwelling Unit Size - 70.0
square metres
xxi)
No building openings shall be
permitted below the 180.2 metres
C.G.D elevation
xxii)
No accessory structure shall be
permitted except one gazebo or
picnic shelter and those related to the
servicing of the site.
RM1-2
2009-24
Pt. Lots 9-11
Plan 452
Coldwater
5 River Street
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 0.36 hectares
ii)
Maximum Number of Townhouse
Dwelling Units - 15
iii)
Minimum Floor Area - 110.0 square
metres
iv)
Maximum Building Height - 7.6 m
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 98 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
v)
Parking Spaces - 1 inside and 1
outside per unit
vi)
Visitor Parking Spaces - 5.0
vii)
Minimum Setback from Gray Street -
4.5 metres
viii)
Minimum Setback from River Road -
4.5 metres
ix)
Minimum Setback from the rear lot
line of 1 Harriet Street - 5.5 metres
for the rear yard of a townhouse unit
x)
Minimum Setback from the rear lot
line of 5 Harriet Street - 3.5 metres
for the side yard of a townhouse unit
xi)
Minimum Front Yard from internal
road - 3.0 metres
xii)
Minimum Internal Road Width - 6.0
metres
xiii)
Minimum Driveway Width per unit -
3.0 metres
xiv)
Steps or stairs may project up to a
distance of 1.0 metre into any
required yard
xv)
No accessory structure shall be
permitted except for those related to
the servicing of the site.
RM1-3
2000-40
Pt. Lots 1 and 2
Conc. 4
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the RM1
Zone, the following uses shall also be
permitted:
i)
multiple unit condominium
dwellings/stacked townhouses of up
to 10.0 units
ii)
private indoor recreation facility,
activity centre and/or clubhouse
iii)
private outdoor recreation facilities
such as swimming pool, tennis courts
and playground
iv)
stormwater management facilities
Special Provisions:
i)
Maximum Building Height - 10.0
metres
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 99 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
ii)
Minimum Setback from centreline of
adjacent golf course fairways - 25.0
metres
iii)
Minimum Setback from
Environmental Protection (EP) Zone
- 0.0 metres
RM1-4
2011-73
Pt Lot 23 Conc. 12,
Medonte
13/15 Sturgeon
Bay Rd.
5 Sheridan Drive
Lot Requirements
i)
Minimum Lot Area on full services -
210.0 square metres per unit
RM1-5
2013-10
3486 Turnbull
Drive
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the RM1
Zone, the following uses shall also be
permitted:
i)
Dwelling, Single Detached (subject to
the provisions of the R2-2 Zone)
ii)
Dwelling, Semi- Detached (subject to
the provisions of the R2-2 Zone)
iii)
Dwelling Townhouse subject to the
provisions below:
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Front Yard - 6.0 metres
(provided that the Front Yard
Minimum to a private garage which
faces a street shall be 8 metres)
ii)
Minimum Side Yard - 1.2 metres
(increased to 1.5 metres for a two (2)
storey dwelling).
RM1-6
2015-47
Part of Blocks B
and C, Plan 1233,
North Orillia
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum first floor elevation - 222.5
metres G.C.D.
ii)
Minimum opening (regional storm
flood-proofing) elevation - 221.4
metres G.C.D.
iii)
Minimum Interior Side Yard - 1.5
metres
iv)
Minimum Front yard - 7.0 metres
RM1-7
2015-52
West Part Lot 5,
Conc. 12, Tay
Permitted Uses:
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 100 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
12833 County
Road 16
i)
Dwelling, multiple, being a residential
building on private services, other
than a townhouse or apartment
dwelling, containing a maximum of
four dwelling units.
Lot Requirements
ii)
Minimum lot frontage - 39.0 metres
iii)
Minimum lot area 1,821.0 square
metres
iv)
Minimum number of required parking
- six (6) spaces.
RM1-8
2017-35
Lot 3, Block 'B',
North Side of Gray
Street, Plan 390
(Coldwater)
Part of 20 Gray
Street
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Multiple Dwelling containing a
maximum of 3 Dwelling Units
ii)
Home Occupation in accordance with
Section 3.12
Special Provisions:
i)
Minimum number of Parking Spaces
- 1.5 per Dwelling Unit plus 1.0 per
Home Occupation
ii)
Minimum Setback from Gray Street -
6.5 metres
iii)
Minimum Setback from easterly Lot
Line - 0.0 metres for existing
Building only
iv)
Section 3.18 shall not apply with the
exception of:
a. Maximum Lot Coverage -
35.0 per cent (%)
v)
Minimum Landscaped Open Space -
30.0 per cent (%)
RM1-9
(H34)
2018-16
Lot 21, Conc. 12
(Medonte)
27 Gill Street
Special Provisions:
i)
No Dwelling openings may be
permitted below the elevation of
180.8 metres Canadian Geodetic
Datum.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 101 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
RM1-10
(H35)
2018-16
Lot 21, Conc. 12
(Medonte)
27 Gill Street
Permitted Uses:
i)
In addition to the permitted uses of
the RM1 Zone, an Apartment
Dwelling shall also be permitted and
for an Apartment Dwelling, the zone
provisions of the RM2 Zone shall
apply.
Special Provisions:
i)
A minimum total of 30.0 residential
Dwelling Units shall be developed on
the lands zoned RM1-10.
ii)
No Dwelling openings may be
permitted below the elevation of
180.8 metres Canadian Geodetic
Datum.
RM1-11
2018-46
Part Lot 23, Conc.
12 North (Village of
Coldwater) being
Part 1, Reg. Plan
51R-15123
47 River Street
Permitted Uses:
i)
Dwelling, Multiple restricted to a
maximum of 5.0 Dwelling Units.
ii)
Dwelling, Townhouse restricted to a
maximum of 10.0 Dwelling Units
iii)
An Accessory Building for the
purpose of enclosed vehicular
parking and waste enclosure
Special Provisions:
i)
Minimum Required Lot Frontage -
40.0 metres
RM1-12
2020-55
2627 Grand
Tamarack
Crescent
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
A maximum of 40.0 townhouse units
Lot Requirements:
i)
Maximum lot coverage per unit of
45.0 per cent (%), save and except
for units 2, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13, 20, 21,
which will have maximum lot
coverages of 50.0%.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 102 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
ii)
Minimum front yard to the private
right-of-way of 6.5 metres, save and
except for units 39 and 40, which will
have minimum front yards to the
garages of 6.5 metres and minimum
setbacks to the dwellings of 5.85
metres.
iii)
Minimum rear yard of 7.0 metres for
unit 22, 6.5 metres for unit 26, 4.75
metres for unit 27, 6.5 metres for unit
39, and 2.5 metres for unit 40.
iv)
Minimum lot frontage on either a
public road or private right-of-way of
8.0 metres.
Special Provisions:
i)
Notwithstanding Section 3.34.8, Unit
1 will may be constructed with a 4.0
metre setback to the high-water mark
of the adjacent intermittent
watercourse
ii)
Notwithstanding Section 3.1.16, unit
40 may extend a deck to within 1.5
metres of the rear lot line
iii)
Minimum width of the private road to
be 6.5 metres
iv)
Minimum number of visitor parking
spaces to be 12, including 2 barrier
free spaces
v)
Each unit shall include 1 inside and 1
outside parking space
vi)
For the purposes of this By-law
'exterior side lot line' shall be defined
as "a side lot line that abuts a private
right-of-way"
vii)
The minimum opening elevation of
Units 1 through 7 shall be 221.2
metre C.G.D elevation
viii)
The minimum opening elevation of
Units 23 through 40 shall be 221.0
metre C.G.D elevation
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 103 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
ix)
Notwithstanding Section 3.34.2 a
minimum building setback of 1.5
metres to the EP-2 Zone shall apply
to units 1 and 23
RM1-13
2021-52
Conc. 12, Part Lot
23, Plan 307 Part
Lot 2; Registered
Plan 51R17070
Part 3 and Part of
Part 2; Except Part
1 and 2 on
Registered Plan
51R42800
1 Buchanan Street
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Zone Frontage of 7.8
metres on Lynch Street (Existing)
and 12.0 metres on Buchanan Street
(Unopened Township Road
Allowance)
Whereas Zone Frontage refers to the
straight-line measurement of the RM1-13
Zone on the road allowances.
RM1-14
2025-73
Part of Lots 3, 4,
and 5, Concession
9, former Township
of North Orillia, and
now in the
Township of
Severn
8743 Highway 11
North and 3651
Menoke Beach
Road
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the RM1
zone, the following uses shall also be
permitted:
i)
Dwelling, Single Detached
Special Provisions:
For lots developed with a "Dwelling, Single
Detached":
i)
Minimum Lot Area (full services) -
270.0m2
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage (full services)
- 9.0m
iii)
Maximum Lot Coverage - 52.0%
iv)
Minimum Front Yard - 6.0m
v)
Minimum Rear Yard - 6.0m
vi)
Minimum Interior Yard - 1.2m on one
side and 0.6m on the other. A
minimum of 1.8m must be provided
between structures
vii)
Minimum Exterior Yard - 2.4m
viii)
Maximum Building Height - 11.0m
ix)
Nothwithstanding Section 3.2.11, the
minimum exterior yard setback for
accessory buildings and structures,
shall be 2.4 metres.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 104 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
x)
Notwithstanding Section 3.2.15,
Unenclosed decks, porches,
balconies, raised steps, and ramps,
covered or uncovered, may project
into the required rear yard a
maximum distance of 3.5 metres,
provided such structures are not
more than 3.3 metres above grade.
xi)
Notwithstanding Section 3.23.1.vii, a
receiving/transmitting tower or any
steel tower used for signaling
purposes and associated buildings,
may be located within 150.0m of the
boundary of a residential zone. - In
all other respects, the provisions of
the Residential One (R1) Zone shall
apply and be complied with.
Special Provisions:
For all other dwellings:
i)
Minimum Lot Area (full services) -
180.0m2
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 6.0m
iii)
Maximum Lot Coverage - 62.0%
iv)
Minimum Front Yard - 6.0m
v)
Minimum Rear Yard - 6.0m
vi)
Minimum Interior Yard - 1.2m - for
clarity, Footnote (a) to Table 6.2
applies.
vii)
Minimum Exterior Yard - 2.4m
viii)
Maximum Building Height - 11.0m
ix)
Maximum Number of Dwelling Units
- 55.0/hectare
x)
Maximum Driveway Width for
Dwellings with two (2) or more
spaces located within a private
garage - 60.0%
xi)
Nothwithstanding Section 3.2.11, the
minimum exterior yard setback for
accessory buildings and structures,
shall be 2.4 metres.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 105 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
xii)
Notwithstanding Section 3.2.15,
Unenclosed decks, porches,
balconies, raised steps, and ramps,
covered or uncovered, may project
into the required rear yard a
maximum distance of 3.5 metres,
provided such structures are not
more than 3.3 metres above grade.
xiii)
Notwithstanding Section 3.23.1.vii, a
receiving/transmitting tower or any
steel tower used for signaling
purposes and associated buildings,
may be located within 150.0m of the
boundary of a residential zone.
xiv)
In all other respects, the provisions of
the Residential Multiple One (RM1)
Zone shall apply and be complied
with.
RM1-15
2026-01
Lot 21, Plan 370A
3332 Muskoka
Street
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum lot area - 1000.0 square
metres
ii)
Minimum lot frontage - 20.1 metres
iii)
Minimum required front yard - 6.2
metres
iv)
Minimum required interior yard - 0.7
metres
v)
Maximum number of dwelling units -
49.8 per hectare
vi)
Minimum landscaped open space -
14.0%
Special Provisions:
i)
The parking area shall be lit with
dark-sky compliant fixtures in
accordance with the Township's
Engineering Standards.
ii)
A 1.8 metre high wood privacy fence
shall be installed and/or maintained
along the rear property lines.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 106 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
iii)
A 1.8 metre high wood privacy fence
shall be installed and/or maintained
along the interior property lines
extending 33.0 metres from the rear
property line.
RM1-16
6.5.4 Exceptions to Residential Multiple Two (RM2) Zone
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
RM2-1
Pt. Lot 14
Conc. 5, N.D.
Orillia
Former Uhthoff
School
Lot Requirements:
i)
Maximum Number of Dwelling Units
- 7.0
ii)
Minimum Lot Area - 9000 square
metres
RM2-2
2021-88
Part of the South
West Half of Lot
22, Conc. 12, being
Part 1, 51R-26969
and Part 3,
51R37880,
Geographic
Township of
Medonte
15 Michael Anne
Drive
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback
- 3.0 metres.
ii)
Minimum Off-Street Parking
Requirements - 1.15 parking spaces
per dwelling unit.
iii)
Maximum Number of Dwelling Units
- 87.0 units per hectare.
iv)
Minimum landscape buffer (north
property line) - 0.6 metres
RM2-3
2025-28
Part Lot 22,
Concession 12,
Part 1 on 51R-
10958
11 Mill Street
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the RM2-
3 Zone, the following accessory uses shall
also be permitted:
i)
Health Services Establishment
ii)
Residential Care Facility
iii)
Personal Service Establishment
Special Provisions:
i)
Minimum of 0.6 parking spaces per
dwelling unit or rooming unit be
required.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 107 of 232
6.5.5 Exceptions to Shoreline Residential One (SR1) Zone
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
SR1-1
2009-09
Pt. Lot 6
Conc. 11
Orillia
3023 Third St.
3029 Third St.
3316 Turnbull Dr.
3322 Turnbull Dr.
The following applies to the property as a
whole:
Permitted Uses:
i)
Dwelling, Single Detached
Lot Requirements:
i)
Maximum number of Dwelling Units -
78
ii)
Maximum Lot Coverage - 43.0 per
cent (%)
iii)
Minimum Setback from Public
Roads:
a. Turnbull Drive:
i. Units 42 to 46 - 4.2
metres
ii. Unit 61 - 2.9 metres
b. Third Street:
i. Unit 10 - 5.0 metres
ii. Unit 9 - 3.0 metres
c. Lakeside Drive:
i. Units 23 to 27 - 4.0
metres
ii. Unit 77 - 3.0 metres
d. Grayshott Drive:
i. Unit 54 - 2.0 metres
iv)
Minimum Setback from High Water
Mark - 20.0 metres
v)
Minimum Number of Visitor Parking
Spaces - 17.0
vi)
Maximum Height - 7.0 metres
vii)
Number of Common Docks - one (1)
viii)
Common Dock Standards:
a. Maximum Length - 20.0
metres
b. Maximum Width - 5.0 metres
c. Side Yard Setback - 30.0
metres
ix)
Boathouses and Boatports prohibited
The following shall apply to individual lots
within the vacant land condominium plan:
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 108 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Frontage:
a. Units 1 to 5 - 10.0 metres
b. Units 6 to 8 - 9.7 metres
c. Units 9 to 52 - 10.0 metres
d. Unit 53 - 8.0 metres
e. Unit 54 - 3.0 metres
f.
Units 55 to 78 - 10.0 metres
ii)
Minimum Front Yard:
a. Dwelling - 4.0 metres
b. Garage - 6.0 metres
iii)
Minimum Driveway Length - 6.0
metres
iv)
Minimum Rear Yard - 3.0 metres
v)
Minimum Interior Yard - 0.6 metres
vi)
Minimum Exterior Yard - 1.2 metres
vii)
Maximum Lot Coverage - 62 per
cent (%)
Definition
For the purpose of the SR1-1 Zone, Height
shall be defined as the vertical distance,
measured between the average finished
grade at the front of the building and the
average height between the eaves and
ridge at the rear of the building. Height
measurement shall be taken at the rear of
the building using the rear roof line and the
average front grade line. Height
measurement shall be taken using the
majority of the rear roof line and will not be
taken from rear dormers, porch roofs or
decorative features.
Special Provisions for Decks:
i)
Minimum Required Rear Yard
Setback:
a. Unit 56 - 0.37 metres
b. Unit 34 - 0.32 metres
c. All other units - 0.6 metres
ii)
Shall meet the required Minimum
Interior Yard Setback
iii)
Shall be uncovered with the
exception of a pergola structure
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 109 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
iv)
Shall be under 1.0 metre in height
measured from the finished grade
v)
Decks and pergolas shall be
considered landscaping and not form
part of any Lot Coverage calculation.
Definition:
For the purposes of the SR1-1 Zone,
Pergola shall be defined as an architectural
element consisting of vertical posts or pillars
that support an open roof consisting of
horizontal crossbeams and may include
lattice.
SR1-2
Pt. Lot 6
Conc. 11
Orillia
3055 Brooks Lane
3059 Brooks Lane
3063 Brooks Lane
Special Provisions:
i)
Notwithstanding Section 3.25.1,
frontage and access may be via an
unimproved public road.
6.5.6 Exceptions to Shoreline Residential Two (SR2) Zone
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
SR2-1
2003-22
Pt. Lot 20
Conc. 13, N.D.
Orillia
1601 Port Stanton
Parkway
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Setback from High Water
Mark for dwelling unit - 0.0 metres
SR2-2
2003-22
Pt. Lot 20
Conc. 13, N.D.
Orillia
1583 Port Stanton
Parkway
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Setback from High Water
Mark for existing accessory structure
- 5.0 metres
SR2-3
2007-112
Pt. Lot 10
Conc. 17
Orillia
5139 Severn Pines
Crescent
Lot Requirements:
i)
Easterly Side Yard for accessory
building - 10.0 metres
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 110 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
ii)
Maximum Lot Coverage for
accessory buildings - 6.0 per cent
(%)
SR2-4
2205 South
Sparrow Lake
Road
2167 South
Sparrow Lake
Road
2139 South
Sparrow Lake
Road
2085 South
Sparrow Lake
Road
Special Provisions:
i.
Setback from Environmental
Protection (EP) Zone - 30.0 metres
SR2-5
2010-85
3005 Wasdell Falls
Road
Special Provisions:
i)
Minimum Front Yard Setback for
Primary Structure - 9.74 metres
ii)
Minimum Lot Area - 1989.0 square
metres
SR2-6
2010-85
3005 Wasdell Falls
Road
Special Provisions:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 2006 square
metres
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 39.0 metres
SR2-7
OMB
Approval
Pt. Lot 18
Conc. 13
North Orillia
1959 Peninsula
Point Road
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Dwelling, Single Detached
ii)
Home Occupation
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area = 150.0 square
metres
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage = 0.0 metres
Special Provisions:
i)
Maximum number of Dwelling Units
per Lot - 1.0
ii)
Maximum number of Dwelling Units
within total SR2-7 Zone - 11.0
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 111 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
iii)
Maximum Lot Coverage - as existing
iv)
Minimum Setback from Lot Line - 0.6
metres
v)
Minimum Landscaped Open Space -
0.0 per cent (%)
vi)
Notwithstanding Sections 3.1.12.10
and 3.1.16 of this By-law, all decks,
porches, balconies, and steps
existing on the day this By-law is
passed are permitted. Such
structures may be repaired or
replaced provided the areas of the
existing structures are not increased
by more than 5.0 per cent (%) from
what exists as of the date of passing
of this By-law and they do not
encroach further into any required
yard or setback.
vii)
Notwithstanding Section 3.6.2 of this
By-law, all dwelling units shall be
flood proofed and no openings on
dwelling shall be located below the
214.54 metre GSC elevation.
SR2-8
2018-65
Plan 1609, Lot 21,
North Orillia
3979 Sandcastle
Court
Permitted Uses:
i)
In addition to the Permitted Uses
under Section 6.3, an accessory
apartment in accordance with the
provisions of Section 3.1 is permitted.
Special Provisions:
i)
Where an accessory apartment
exists, a sleeping cabin or cabin,
guest is not permitted.
SR2-9
Pt. Lot 19, Conc.
14, Tay
3600 Narrow Road
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Dwelling, Single Detached
ii)
Home Occupation provided the lot
has direct access to a public road
iii)
Public Use
Special Provisions:
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 112 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
i)
The Minimum Front Yard shall be
30.0 metres.
ii)
The Minimum Setback from EP Zone
shall be 0.0 metres.
iii)
Notwithstanding any other provisions
of the Zoning By-law, no buildings, or
structures, including shoreline
structures, shall be permitted within
30.0 metres of high-water mark, with
the exception of utilities.
iv)
Notwithstanding any other provisions
of the Zoning By-law, the shoreline
buffer shall be maintained across
100% of the lot and shall maintain a
width of 30 metres, with the
exception of site alteration for
utilities.
Minor adjustments to the SR2-9 zone
boundary may be made without amendment
to the Zoning By-law, where the Official for
the Township of Severn is satisfied that the
adjustment implements the final zone
boundaries of the registered plan of
subdivision and registered common
elements condominium plan.
SR2-10
2021-16
3307 Point Bush
Court
Permitted Uses:
i)
Accessory Apartment in an
accessory building for a maximum of
two dwelling units.
Regulations:
That a two-storey accessory structure shall
be permitted subject to the following:
i)
Maximum Height of 6.4 metres
(midpoint of dormer) and 5.2 metres
(midpoint of main roof line)
ii)
Maximum floor area of accessory
apartment of 94.5 square metres
iii)
Maximum total area of 201.5 square
metres over the two-stories
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 113 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
iv)
Maximum lot coverage for accessory
structures of 7 per cent (%)
Prohibited Uses:
i)
Sleeping Cabin
SR2-11
2022-11
Part Lot 1, Conc. 7,
being Lot 1 on Plan
1731, in the former
Township of Orillia,
now in the
Township of
Severn
8041 Highway 11
North
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Front Yard Setback - 30.0
metres
ii)
Maximum Habitable Floor Area for
Dwelling "A" shall be 127.0 square
metres.
iii)
Dwelling "B" shall be a one (1) storey
dwelling with a walkout basement
and a maximum footprint of 362.3
square metres (excluding unenclosed
and attached decks).
iv)
Dwelling Unit "C" shall be located on
the second storey of a boathouse
and have a maximum habitable floor
area for 90.0 square metres.
Permitted Uses:
i)
Notwithstanding Table 6.2 (Lot
Requirements for Residential Zones)
the maximum number of dwellings
shall be two (2).
ii)
Notwithstanding Table 6.2 (Lot
Requirements for Residential Zones)
the maximum number of dwelling
units shall be three (3).
SR2-12
2022-19
Hendi Lane
Properties
Special Provisions:
i)
Notwithstanding Section 3.26.1
frontage and access may be via an
existing private road or unmaintained
municipal road.
SR2-13
2025-14
Part Lot 17,
Concession 1,
being Part 1 on
51R-1994
Special Provisions:
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 114 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
1954 South
Riverside Drive
i)
Notwithstanding Section 3.2.12.5 a
maximum of one (1) dryland
boathouse and one (1) dryland
boatport shall be permitted.
ii)
Notwithstanding Section 3.2.12.5 f)
the outside dimensions of the dryland
boathouse and boatport, including
any cribs, the roof eaves, attached
walkway or dock, shall fit within a
10.7 metre by 11.4 metre area or
envelope.
iii)
Notwithstanding Section 3.2.8 the
maximum lot coverage of all
detached accessory buildings and
structures (with the exception of a tile
field and swimming pool) shall not
exceed 6.9%.
SR2-14
6.5.7 Exceptions to Shoreline Residential Three (SR3) Zone
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
SR3-1
2009-51
Pilkington Island
Special Provisions:
i)
Shoreline Buffer - 25.0 metres
ii)
Setback from High Water Mark -
25.0 metres
iii)
Interior Side Yard - 4.0 metres
iv)
Maximum Lot Coverage for principal
structure - 20.0 per cent (%)
v)
Maximum Building Height - 8.0
metres
vi)
No boathouse or boatport shall be
permitted
vii)
A dock having a maximum length of
3.5 metres may be constructed
parallel to the shoreline on the
Northerly facing side of the island
only
viii)
Maximum area of dock shall be 37
square metres
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 115 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
ix)
Minimum side yard for a dock shall
be 5.0 metres
SR3-2
2009-51
2015-51
Pilkington Island
Plan 949, Lots 3, 4
and 5 (Tay)
2229, 2239 and
2249 Pilkington
Lane
Special Provisions:
i)
Shoreline Buffer - 25.0 metres
ii)
Setback from High Water Mark -
25.0 metres
iii)
Interior Side Yard - 4.0 metres
iv)
Maximum Lot Coverage for principal
structure - 20 per cent (%)
v)
Maximum Building Height - 8.0
metres
vi)
No boathouse
SR3-3
1997-24
Lot 7
Plan 770
Matchedash
Burrows Island
Special Provisions:
i)
Side Yard Setback for Boathouse -
27.4 metres
ii)
Maximum Size of Boathouse - 37.0
square metres
SR3-4
1998-59
Pt. Lot 15
Conc. 9
Matchedash
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Setback from High Water
Mark - Top of Bank
SR3-5
1999-20
Pt. Lot 5
Conc. 14
Matchedash
Special Provisions:
i)
No structures shall be permitted in
the area zoned SR3-5, including a
subsurface sewage disposal system.
SR3-6
2000-13
Pt. Lot 3
Conc. 14
Matchedash
Special Provisions:
i)
Side Yard Setback for Boathouse -
3.0 metres
ii)
Maximum Size of Boathouse - 60
square metres
SR3-7
2003-62
Pt. Lot 4
Conc. 15
Matchedash
4220 Riverview
Drive
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Setback from Highwater
Mark - 30.0 metres
ii)
Minimum Setback from Highwater
Mark for Septic System - 60.0
metres
SR3-8
2004-31
Pt. Lot 25
Conc. 2
Special Provisions:
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 116 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
Matchedash
4090 East Shore
Road
i)
Side Yard Setback for Boathouse -
30.0 metres from the south side lot
line
ii)
Maximum Size of Boathouse - 98.0
square metres
iii)
Maximum Height of Boathouse - 5.4
metres
SR3-9
2004-32
Pt. Lot 25
Conc. 2
Matchedash
4104 East Shore
Road
Special Provisions:
i)
Side Yard Setback for Boathouse -
0.6 metres
ii)
Maximum Size of Boathouse - 95.0
square metres
SR3-10
2001-122
Pt. Lot 28
Conc. 5
Matchedash
4415 Copp Bay
Road
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 1.3 hectares
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 250.0
metres
iii)
Maximum Number of Sleeping
Cabins - 3.0
iv)
Maximum Gross Floor Area for a
Sleeping Cabin - 30.0 square metres
SR3-11
2003-72
Pt. Lot 26
Conc. 6
Matchedash
4189 Smith Lane
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Interior Yard - 1.2 metres
ii)
Maximum Gross Floor Area of
Dwelling - 90.0 square metres
SR3-12
2003-73
Pt. Lots 21 and 22
Plan 974
Matchedash
4333 Lavis Lane
Special Provisions:
i)
Side Yard Setback for Boathouse -
30.0 metres from the north side lot
line
ii)
Maximum Size of Boathouse - 70.0
square metres
SR3-13
2003-93
Pt. Lot 27
Conc. 6
Matchedash
Marr Lane
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Setback from High Water
Mark - 18.0 metres
SR3-14
2005-102
Pt. Lot 27
Conc. 6
Matchedash
4310 Manton Lane
Special Provisions:
i)
Side Yard Setback for Boathouse -
3.0 metres
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 117 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
ii)
Maximum Size of Boathouse - 120.0
square metres
SR3-15
2219 South
Sparrow Lake
Road
Special Provisions:
i)
Setback from Environmental
Protection (EP) Zone - 30.0 metres
SR3-16
1998-83
3984 East Shore
Rd
Special Provisions:
i)
Side Yard Setback for Boathouse -
15.0 metres
ii)
Maximum Size of Boathouse -
135.0 square metres
SR3-17
1999-44
3920 East Shore
Rd.
Special Provisions:
i)
Side Yard Setback for Boathouse -
3.0 metres
ii)
Maximum Size of Boathouse - 120.0
square metres
SR3-18
1996-55
1995 Island Rd.
Special Provisions:
i)
Side Yard Setback for Boathouse -
3.0 metres
ii)
Maximum Size of Boathouse -
65.0 square metres
SR3-19
2018-26
(remove H)
Pt. Lots 18 and 19
Conc. 14
Tay
3720 Narrows
Road
3870 Darling Island
Road
Special Provisions:
i)
Shoreline Buffer - 25.0 metres
ii)
Setback from High Water Mark -
20.0 metres
iii)
Interior Side Yard - 4.0 metres
iv)
Maximum Lot Coverage for principal
structure - 20 per cent (%)
v)
Maximum Building Height - 8.0
metres
vi)
No boathouse, boatport or dock shall
be permitted
* Minor Variance A-34-17 clarified dock
permissions for Lots 1 and 2.
SR3-20
2018-42
(remove H)
Pt. Lots 18 and 19
Conc. 14
Tay
3720 Narrows Rd.
Special Provisions:
i)
Shoreline Buffer - 30.0 metres
ii)
Setback from High Water Mark -
30.0 metres
iii)
Interior Side Yard - 4.0 metres
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 118 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
3891 Darling Island
Road
iv)
Maximum Lot Coverage for principal
structure - 20.0 per cent (%)
v)
Maximum Building Height - 8.0
metres
vi)
No boathouse, boatport or dock shall
be permitted
SR3-21
Scarlet Park
Special Provisions:
i)
Minimum Front Yard - 6.0 metres
ii)
Minimum Rear Yard - 6.0 metres
iii)
Minimum Interior Side Yard - 1.5
metres
iv)
Minimum Exterior Side Yard - 3
metres
SR3-22
2013-60
Part 1, Lot 120,
Plan 1079,
designated as
Parts 2 and 3,
Plan 51R-28328,
Orillia
3469 Lunge Point
Lane
Special Provisions:
i)
The existing dwelling is limited to a
maximum Floor Area of 180.0 square
metres.
SR3-23
2019-39
Part Lot 27, Conc.
5, Matchedash,
being Parts 6 to 10,
17 and 18 on 51R-
34904.
6651 Upper Big
Chute Road
Special Provisions:
i)
That notwithstanding Section 3.1.4,
an accessory structure (boathouse)
be permitted on the subject lands
prior to the erection of a principal
building.
SR3-24
2019-47
Part Lot 27, Conc.
5, Matchedash,
being Parts 1 to 5
and 16 on 51R-
34904.
6655 Upper Big
Chute Road
Special Provisions:
i)
That notwithstanding Section 3.1.5,
one (1) residential accessory
structure (garage) with a gross floor
area of 223 square metres be
permitted;
ii)
That notwithstanding Section 3.1.6
one (1) residential accessory
structure (garage) be permitted to
have a maximum building height of
6.0 metres;
iii)
That a minimum 30 metre Front Yard
Setback apply to the accessory
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 119 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
structure (garage) to be constructed
in accordance with i) and ii) above;
and
iv)
That notwithstanding Section
3.1.13(b), a sleeping cabin with a
gross floor area of 68.0 square
metres be permitted.
SR3-25
2019-50
Lot 4, Plan 51M-
818, former
Township of
Matchedash.
3420 Chown Trail
Special Provisions:
i)
The maximum number of accessory
buildings permitted on this lot shall
not exceed two (2) with all other
provisions of Section 3.1.7 continuing
to apply.
Special Provisions (pertaining to one
accessory building/structure):
i)
A maximum ground/first floor area of
167.3 square metres (1,800 square
feet);
ii)
A maximum of two stories with a
maximum building height of 6.24
metres (20.5 feet);
iii)
A sleeping cabin in accordance with
Section 3.1.13 be located within the
second storey;
iv)
A non-habitable, unfinished second
storey storage area with a maximum
area of 107.0 square metres (1152
square feet);
v)
Establish a minimum 30.0 metre
(98.5 feet) setback from the high-
water mark; and
vi)
Establish a minimum 65.0 metre
(213.3 feet) setback from the
mapped Environmental Protection
(EP) Zone.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 120 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
SR3-26
2019-65
Part Lot 8, Conc.
13, being Part 1 on
51R-8086,
geographic
Township of North
Orillia
3129 Mossy
Stonecrop Trail
Special Provisions
i)
Minimum Rear Yard - 10.0 m
ii)
Minimum Exterior Side Yard - 15 m
iii)
In addition to the docking provisions
of Section 3.1.12.6 Docking
Facilities, a minimum setback of 20
metres shall apply to the straight line
projection of the exterior side yard lot
line.
iv)
Notwithstanding Section 3.13.4
Landscaping and Buffers, a shoreline
buffer shall be maintained on the
balance of the property outside of the
building envelope identified on
Schedule "2" of this By-law, and the
shoreline shall be enhanced with
native plantings.
v)
Notwithstanding Section 4.2.8
Parking and Area Surface Treatment,
driveways and parking areas are to
be constructed of permeable
materials only.
With the exception of a dock, access to the
dock, and a driveway, all buildings and
structures shall be restricted to within the
building envelope identified on Schedule "2"
of this By-law.
SR3-27
2020-61
3073 Village Lane
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 1800.0 square
metres
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 16.0 metres
SR3-28
2020-61
3081 Village Lane
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 3300.0 square
metres
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 33.5 metres
iii)
Maximum Floor Area for Dwelling
"A", as shown on Schedule "1" shall
be 140.0 square metres
iv)
Maximum Floor Area for Dwelling
"B", as shown on Schedule "1" shall
be 167.0 square metres
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 121 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
Permitted Uses:
i)
Notwithstanding Table 6.2 (Lot
Requirements for Residential Zones)
the maximum number of dwellings
shall be two (2)
ii)
Notwithstanding Table 6.2 (Lot
Requirements for Residential Zones)
the maximum number of dwelling
units shall be two (2)
SR3-29
2021-05
1745 Island Road
Lot Requirements:
i)
Maximum Ground Floor Area for
Dwelling "A" shall be 94.2 square
metres
ii)
Maximum Gross Floor Area for
Dwelling "A" shall be 132.8 square
metres
iii)
Minimum Front Yard Setback for
Dwelling "A" shall be 45.0 metres
iv)
Maximum Gross Floor Area for
Dwelling "B" shall be 187.0 square
metres.
Permitted Uses:
i)
Notwithstanding Table 6.2 (Lot
Requirements for Residential Zones)
the maximum number of dwellings
shall be two (2).
ii)
Notwithstanding Table 6.2 (Lot
Requirements for Residential Zones)
the maximum number of dwelling
units shall be two (2).
SR3-30
2021-27
3640 Chown Trail
Additional Permitted Uses:
i)
A two-storey Detached Accessory
Building with a total area of 150.0
square metres (1,614.0 square feet)
over the two storeys containing a
private garage and Sleeping Cabin.
Regulations:
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 122 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
ii)
A private garage on the main floor of
the two storey accessory building of
100 m2 (1,076 ft2) for personal
residential storage
iii)
A maximum Floor Area for a
Sleeping Cabin of 50 m2 to be
located within the second storey of
the two storey Accessory Building
iv)
A maximum height for the two storey
accessory building of 6 metres (19.7
ft.)
Prohibited Uses:
i)
An additional Sleeping Cabin is not
permitted on the property.
SR3-31
2022-49
Part Lot 15,
Concession 2,
being Parts 1, 3, 4,
and 5 on 51R-
42855
2783 Bay Road
i)
The one (1) dock existing as of the
date this By-law Amendment was
passed is deemed to comply with the
requirements of this By-law.
ii)
Notwithstanding Section 3.1.4, permit
the construction of one (1) accessory
building, being a detached garage,
prior to the construction of the
principal building.
iii)
Notwithstanding Section 3.1.5, the
maximum size of one (1) accessory
building, being a detached garage
constructed prior to the principal
building shall be limited to 36.0
square metres.
SR3-32
2026-34
Part Lot 19,
Concession 13,
being Parts 5 and 7
on 51R-4416
2630 Blake Avenue
Special Provisions:
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 123 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
i)
Notwithstanding Section 3.1 as it
pertains to the zones in which
Accessory Apartments are permitted,
Section 3.1 i), and Section 6.3, Table
6.1 regarding the maximum number
of dwelling units, one (1) Accessory
Apartment is permitted in accordance
with Section 3.1 in a detached
accessory building (garage) located
within 19.0 metres of the principal
(primary) dwelling together with the
following site-specific provisions:
a. Notwithstanding Section
3.2.5, a maximum size for
one (1) detached accessory
building of 187.3 square
metres (inclusive of the main
floor and second storey); and,
b. Notwithstanding Section
3.2.6, a maximum height for
one (1) detached accessory
building of 6.9 metres and two
(2) storeys.
6.5.8 Exceptions to Rural Residential (RR) Zone
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
RR-1
Pt. Lot 13
Conc. 3
Orillia
Special Provisions:
i)
All building openings shall exceed
the elevation of the 4th Conc. Road
by a minimum of 0.3 metres
RR-2
2007-53
Pt. Lot 7
Conc. 11
Tay
13143 County
Road 16
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the RR
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
Trailer Fabricating Business
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 124 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
RR-3
2326 Irish Line
1403 Upper Big
Chute Road
1423 Upper Big
Chute Road
3567 Wainman
Line
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the RR
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
An existing custom workshop in an
accessory structure
RR-4
1872 Anderson
Line
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the RR
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
A motor vehicle repair garage
Special Provisions:
i)
There shall be limited outside storage
of goods, materials, products, parts
(not more than 10 units).
ii)
The outside storage of derelict or
unlicensed motor vehicles is
prohibited.
RR-5
2010-84
2597 South
Sparrow Lake
Road
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the RR
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
A Greenhouse/Nursery/Garden
Centre.
Special Provisions:
ii)
Parking areas shall be provided in
accordance with the provisions of
Section 4 of this By-law. One (1)
parking space shall be provided for
every 20.0 square metres of gross
floor area of the greenhouse building.
iii)
Minimum Front Yard - 10.62 metres
iv)
Minimum Interior Yard (south lot line)
- 8.23 metres
RR-6
2012-81
4299 Wainman
Line
Special Provisions:
i)
Minimum Lot Frontage: 25.9 metres
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 125 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
ii)
Minimum Lot Area: 2380 square
metres
RR-7
2012-82
3205 Burnside Line Special Provisions:
i)
Minimum setback from the boundary
of an EP Zone - 6.4 metres
ii)
Maximum Height of Accessory
Structure - 5.3 metres
iii)
Maximum Size of Accessory
Structure - 143.0 square metres
iv)
Maximum Lot Coverage for
Accessory Structures - 10 per cent
(%)
v)
Minimum Lot Size - 1448.7 square
metres
vi)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 47.2 square
metres
vii)
Minimum Interior Yard for Principal
Structure - 3.5 metres
viii)
Minimum Rear Yard for Principal
Structure - 5.7 metres
RR-8
2015-54
Conc. 7 Part Lot 2,
Medonte
1281 Anderson
Line
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 46.0 metres
RR-9
2016-13
Conc. 2 Part Lot 1,
51R33802, Part 2
(North Orillia)
3952 Fairgrounds
Road
Permitted Uses:
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
6.3 Home Occupation, permitted home
occupations on the subject lands may
include the conducting of special events
such as corporate retreats, family reunions,
outdoor weddings and receptions, but does
not include concerts or similar events;
provided no building or structure associated
with the use is located within 20.0 metres of
a lot line, save and except for a wedding
chapel which may be located a minimum of
10.0 metres from the rear lot line.
Attendance at such special events shall be
limited to a maximum of 150 people and
parking for a minimum of 50.0 vehicles is to
be provided for such events to take place.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 126 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
RR-10
2026-40
South Part Lot 7,
Conc. 2
(Matchedash)
1787 Irish Line
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the Permitted Uses under
Section 6.3, an existing mobile home is
permitted as an additional residential unit.
RR-10
2016-24
2748 Upper Big
Chute Road
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the Permitted Uses under
Section 6.3, a garden suite is permitted as a
temporary use for a period not to exceed ten
years, subject to the provisions of Section
3.8
RR-11
2017-42
Part Lot 3, Conc. 3
(North Orillia)
3658 Uhthoff Line
Lot Requirements:
i)
Maximum Lot Coverage for
Accessory Buildings and Structures -
6.0 per cent (%)
RR-12
2017-78
Part Lot 21, Conc.
14 (Medonte)
1429 Dunns Line
Special Provisions:
The two (2) accessory buildings existing on
the date of the passing of By-law 2017-78
are deemed to comply with Zoning By-law
2010-65, as amended.
RR-13
2019-05
Part 1, 51R-41230
2296 Hampshire
Mills Line
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum lot frontage of 10.0 metres
Special Provisions:
The accessory building existing on the date
of the passing of By-law 2019-05 is deemed
to comply with Zoning By-law 2010-65, as
amended.
RR-14
2019-51
West Part Lot 4,
Concession 3
being Part 1 on
51R24772,
geographic
Township of South
Orillia.
4407 Fairgrounds
Road
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the RR
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
A landscaping and landscaping
design company
Special Provisions:
That an accessory structure associated with
the Home Industry be permitted as follows:
i)
Gross floor area of 297 m² for a new
stand-alone structure, or an
increased gross floor area of 297 m²
to an existing accessory structure;
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 127 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
ii)
Height of 7.5 metres;
iii)
Minimum 5 metre setback to the
southern interior lot line.
And that, the existing unlit sign on
Fairgrounds Road be deemed to comply
RR-15
2019-83
Part of Lot 6,
Concession 6,
being a portion of
Part 3 on
51R24290,
Geographic
Township of North
Orillia.
3274 Hampshire
Mills Line
Special Provisions:
The existing accessory structure shall be
deemed to comply with Section 3.1 of the
Zoning By-law.
RR-16
2020-74
Part Lot 13,
Concession 4
North, Township of
Orillia, being Part 1
on Plan 51R-
29501, now in the
Township of
Severn
2352 Burnside Line
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the RR
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
A Home Industry
Special Provisions:
i)
That an accessory structure
associated with the Home Industry
being a Landscapers Yard be
permitted as follows:
a. Gross floor area of 204m²;
b. Height of 7 metres;
c. Minimum 17 metre setback to
the northern interior lot line.
ii)
A Home Industry shall be permitted
where the subject property has a lot
area of less than 1 hectare.
All development shall be subject to Site
Plan Control pursuant to Section 41 of the
Planning Act
RR-17
2024-78
Part Lot 4,
Concession 3,
being Part 2 on
51R-39455
Special Provisions:
i)
A minimum lot frontage of 16.8
metres
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 128 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
4493 Fairgrounds
Road
RR-18
2022-52
1948 Upper Big
Chute Road
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the RR
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
Accessory Apartment within an
accessory building.
Special Provisions:
i)
That Maximum floor area of an
accessory apartment (unit) of 92.9 m²
(1,000 square feet).
ii)
The accessory building is permitted
to be used for human habitation.
iii)
That in addition to those uses listed
in Table 6.1, a farm operation limited
to the following animal count shall be
permitted:
a. 5 goat
b. 6 turkey
c. 2 goose
d. 8 ducks
e. 12 chickens
f.
12 rabbits
g. 2 pigs
h. 2 guinea fowl
2 horses
RR-19
2022-63
Part of Part Lot 19,
Concession 12,
being Part 1 on
51R-43650, in the
former Township of
Medonte, now in
the Township of
Severn
1664 Anderson
Line
Special Provisions:
i)
The two (2) existing accessory
buildings existing on the date of the
passing of By-law 2022-61,
containing no habitable space, are
deemed to comply with Zoning By-
law 2010-65, as amended, with
respect to the size and height.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 129 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
RR-20
2023-51
East Half Part Lot
10, Concession 1,
designated as Part
1 on 51R-32128, in
the former
Township of North
Orillia, now in the
Township of
Severn
2920 Wainman
Line
i)
Notwithstanding Section 3.1.2, an
accessory building for the use of
personal storage and parking of
commercial heavy equipment and
vehicles that are owned and
operated by the property owner be
permitted;
ii)
Notwithstanding Section 3.1.5 an
accessory building with a gross floor
area of 335 m² (3,600 ft²), that
includes a 37m2 (400 ft2) loft space,
be permitted;
iii)
Notwithstanding Section 3.1.6 an
accessory building with a height of
7.5 metres be permitted;
iv)
Notwithstanding Section 3.1.7 a
maximum of two (2) Accessory
Structures be permitted, being one:
a. Shed - 25 m²
b. Accessory building - 335 m²
gross floor area;
v)
Soft landscaping shall be planted
along the north and east sides of the
Accessory Building consisting of
native trees and shrubs, where
appropriate; and
Notwithstanding Table 6.2 an interior side
yard setback of 2.0 metres be recognized
for the existing dwelling only. Any addition
to or the reconstruction of the existing
dwelling shall meet the minimum interior
side yard setback of the RR Zone
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 130 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
RR-21
2024-38
Part Lot 21,
Concession 5, and
Part of Road
Allowance between
Lots 20 & 21,
Concession 5 as
Closed by
RO1233637, being
Parts 2, 7, and 12
on 51R-23738,
except Part 1 on
51R-32920
1171 Jermey Road
Permitted Uses:
Notwithstanding Section 6, Table 6.2:
i)
A maximum of two (2) single-
detached dwellings may be
permitted; and,
ii)
A maximum of three (3) dwelling
units may be permitted.
RR-23
2025-15
Part Lot 16,
Concession 9, S/T
Interest of the
Municipality,
Except Part 1 on
Plan 51R-28194,
North Orillia;
Severn
2368 Maple Valley
Road
Special Provisions:
i)
Any agricultural use is prohibited;
ii)
Existing accessory buildings are
deemed to comply with the
provisions of Zoning By-law 2010-65,
as amended
iii)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 8.5 metres
RR-24
2026-09
Part of Lots 1 & 2,
Concession 8,
being parts 2, 3,
and 4 on 51R
31121, former
Township of North
Orillia, now in the
Township of
Severn
3900 Menoke
Beach Road
Special Provisions:
i)
Any agricultural use is prohibited
ii)
The existing accessory chicken coop
(20.0 sq. m.) and enclosed chicken
run (107.0 sq. m.) on the severed
lands be deemed to comply with the
Animal Care and Exotic Animals By-
law 2023-33, as amended with
respect to maximum size. For
absolute clarity, all other provisions
of the Animal Care and Exotic
Animals By-law 2023-33, as
amended, shall continue to apply and
be complied with.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 131 of 232
6.5.9 Exceptions to Estate Residential (ER) Zone
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
ER-1
2000-39
Pt. Lots 4 and 5
Conc. 4, S.D.
Orillia
Lot Requirements:
ii)
Minimum Lot Area - 4,000.0 square
metres
iii)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 55 .0
metres
iv)
Minimum Gross Floor Area - 176.5
square metres, if a one-storey
dwelling, and 232.0 square metres if
more than one-storey dwelling
Special Provisions:
i)
No attached, semi-detached,
duplexes, apartments, multiple
dwellings or business properties shall
be permitted on any lot.
ER-2
2004-19
Pt. Lot 10
Conc. 17
Orillia
5214, 5238, 5252,
5264 Severn Pines
Crescent
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 0.8 hectares
ER-3
2004-19
2019-22
Pt. Lot 10
Conc. 17
Orillia
5174 Severn Pines
Cres.
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 4.5 hectares
Lot Requirements:
i)
The entirety of the lands may be
used for a total of four (4) lots.
Special Provisions:
i)
Notwithstanding Section 3.22.2(b),
no building or structure shall be
erected within 3.0 metres of the
Environmental Protection (EP) Zone.
ER-4
Pt. Lot 1
Conc. 1. N.D.
Orillia
Pt. Lot 1
Conc. 1, S.D.
Orillia
Special Provisions:
i)
All buildings, structures, and the
placing and removing of fill within
30.0 metres of the centerline of the
creek shall be prohibited.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 132 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
ER-5
2010-26
Pt. Lot 3
Conc. 7
Orillia
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 6,070.0 square
metres
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 34.0 metres
iii)
Minimum Interior Side Yard - 4.5
metres
iv)
Maximum Building Height - 10.0
metres
v)
Setback from Environmental
Protection (EP) Zone - 0.0 metres
ER-6
2010-26
Pt. Lot 3
Conc. 7
Orillia
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 6,070.0 square
metres
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 50.0 metres
iii)
Minimum Interior Side Yard - 4.5
metres
iv)
Maximum Building Height - 10
metres
v)
Setback from Environmental
Protection (EP) Zone - 0.0 metres
Special Provisions:
i)
Lands located within the ER-6 Zone
shall be subject to a conservation
easement as contained within the
subdivision agreement and
registered on title.
ER-7
2010-26
Pt. Lot 3
Conc. 7
Orillia
Lot Requirements:
ii)
Minimum Lot Area - 6,070.0 square
metres
iii)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 29.0 metres
iv)
Minimum Interior Side Yard - 4.5
metres
v)
Maximum Building Height - 10
metres
vi)
Setback from Environmental
Protection (EP) Zone - 0.0 metres
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 133 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
ER-8
2010-26
Pt. Lot 3
Conc. 7
Orillia
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 6,070.0 square
metres
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 42.0 metres
iii)
Minimum Interior Side Yard - 4.5
metres
iv)
Maximum Building Height - 10.0
metres
v)
Setback from Environmental
Protection (EP) Zone - 0.0 metres
Special Provisions:
Lands located within the ER-8 Zone shall be
subject to a conservation easement as
contained within the subdivision agreement
and registered on title.
ER-9
2010
Pt. Lot 3
Conc. 7
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Stormwater Management Facilities
ER-10
2000-50
2005-143
Pt. Lots 2, 3 and 4
Conc. 2
Orillia
Lot Requirements:
ii)
Minimum Lot Area - 6,070.0 square
metres
iii)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 50.0 metres
iv)
Minimum Interior Side Yard - 4.5
metres
v)
Maximum Building Height - 10
metres
vi)
Setback from Environmental
Protection (EP) Zone - 0.0 metres
ER-11
2012-30
Pt. Lot 3
Conc. 7
Orillia N.D.
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 6,050.0 square
metres
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 49.0 metres
iii)
Minimum Interior Side Yard - 4.5
metres
iv)
Maximum Building Height - 10.0
metres
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 6
Residential Zones
Page 134 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
v)
Setback from Environmental
Protection (EP) Zone - 0.0 metres
ER-12
2021-35
Lots 1-63, Plan
51M-1003 (North
Valley Subdivision)
Lot Requirements (from ER-10 Zone):
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 6,070.0 square
metres
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 50.0 metres
iii)
Minimum Interior Side Yard - 4.5
metres
iv)
Maximum Building Height - 10.0
metres
v)
Setback from Environmental
Protection (EP) Zone - 0.0 metres
Special Provisions:
i)
The provisions and definitions
pertaining to attached accessory
buildings and/or structures do not
apply for the purposes of a Private
Garage that is attached to a
Dwelling.
ii)
The area of the Private Garage
portion of the building shall not
exceed 75% of the Floor Area of the
Dwelling.
6.5.10 Exceptions to Mobile Home Residential (MHR) Zone
Nil
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 7
Commercial Zones
Page 135 of 232
SECTION 7 COMMERCIAL ZONES
7.1
Establishment of Commercial Zones
The Commercial Zones established by this By-law are:
Zone
Symbol
Description
General Commercial Zone
C1
Traditional commercial areas
Downtown Commercial Zone
C2
Commercial core of settlement areas
Neighbourhood Commercial
Zone
C3
Small-scale neighbourhood
commercial uses
Highway Commercial Zone
C4
Highway commercial uses
Space Extensive Commercial
Zone
C5
Commercial uses requiring large land
and building areas
Shopping Centre Commercial
Zone
C6
Enclosed shopping centres
Rural Commercial Zone
C7
Commercial uses in the rural area
Tourist Resort Commercial Zone
C8
Commercial properties providing
primarily tourist accommodation and
camps.
Recreational Commercial Zone
C9
"Open air" recreational commercial
uses
Shoreline Commercial Zone
C10
Marinas and small-scale commercial
uses in the shoreline area
7.2
General Prohibition
No person shall within any Commercial Zone, use any land, or erect, alter, or use any
building or structure except as specified hereunder, and in accordance with all other
applicable provisions of this By-law.
7.3
Permitted Uses
Uses permitted in a Zone are noted by the symbol '⚫' in the column applicable to that
Zone and corresponding with the row for a specific permitted use in the Permitted Uses
Table. A letter(s) following the symbol '⚫', zone heading or identified permitted use,
indicates that one or more conditions apply to the use noted or, in some cases, to the
entire Zone. Conditions are listed in the Footnotes below the Permitted Uses Table, Table
7.1.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 7
Commercial Zones
Page 136 of 232
Table 7.1: Permitted Uses in Commercial Zones
(amended by By-law 2025-61)
Use
Zone
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
C9
C10
Artist's or
Photography Studio
⚫
⚫
⚫
Bakery
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Bank or Financial
Institution
⚫
⚫
⚫
Building Supply
Yard/Outlet
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Business,
Professional or
Administrative Office
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Contractor's
Establishment
⚫
⚫
Convenience Store
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
(a)
⚫
Dry Cleaning
Establishment
⚫
⚫
⚫
DSTM Retail Store
⚫
⚫
Dwelling Unit,
Accessory
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Dwelling, Single
Detached (Existing
Only)
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Educational
Institution
⚫
⚫
⚫
Equipment Sales,
Service and Rental
Establishment
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Farm
Supply/Implement
Dealership
⚫
⚫
⚫
Golf Course
⚫
(a)
⚫
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 7
Commercial Zones
Page 137 of 232
Use
Zone
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
C9
C10
Greenhouse/Nursery
/Garden Centre
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Grocery Store
⚫
⚫
⚫
Hotel
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Health Services
Establishment
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Kennel
⚫
Laundromat
⚫
⚫
⚫
Marina
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
(b)
Marine Sales and
Services
Establishment
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Market
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Motel
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Motor Vehicle
Repair and Body
Shop
⚫
⚫
Motor Vehicle
Dealership
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Motor Vehicle
Service Station
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Motor Vehicle
Washing
Establishment
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Nursing Home
⚫
⚫
Outdoor Display and
Sales
⚫
(a)
⚫
(a)
⚫
(a)
⚫
(a)
⚫
(a)
⚫
(a)
Outdoor
Recreational Use,
Active and Passive
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
(b)
Outdoor Storage
⚫
(a)
⚫
(a)
⚫
(a)
⚫
⚫
(a)
⚫
(a)
⚫
(a)
⚫
(a)
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 7
Commercial Zones
Page 138 of 232
Use
Zone
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
C9
C10
Park, Private
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Park, Public
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Personal Service
Establishment
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Place of Assembly
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Place of
Entertainment
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Printing and
Publishing
Establishment
⚫
⚫
⚫
Public Use
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Recreational
Establishment
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Recreational Vehicle
Sales and Service
Establishment
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Residential Care
Facility
⚫
⚫
Restaurant
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Retail Store
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Self Storage Facility
⚫
⚫
Service
Establishment
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Shopping Centre
⚫
Taxi Establishment
⚫
⚫
⚫
Tourist Camping
Establishment
⚫
Tourist
Establishment
⚫
⚫
⚫
Trailer Park
⚫
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 7
Commercial Zones
Page 139 of 232
Use
Zone
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
C9
C10
Veterinary Clinic
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Wellness Centre
⚫
⚫
⚫
Footnotes for Table 7.1
a) As accessory to a permitted use only.
b) As exists on the date of passage of this By-law.
7.4
Lot Requirements
No person shall, within any Commercial Zone, use any lot or erect, alter or use any
building or structure except in accordance with the standards in the Lot Requirements
Table. A letter(s) following a Lot Requirement, zone heading or description of the
requirement, indicates that one or more conditions apply to the requirement noted or, in
some cases, to the entire Zone. Conditions are listed in the Footnotes below the Lot
Requirements Table, Table 7.2.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 7
Commercial Zones
Page 140 of 232
Table 7.2: Lot Requirements for Commercial Zones
Requirement
ZONE
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
C9
C10
Minimum lot area (square metres)
full services
450
325
650
1000
1000
20000
n/a
2000
20000
n/a
partial services
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
n/a
n/a
4000
20000
n/a
private services
4000
4000
4000
4000
4000
n/a
4000
4000
20000
4000
Minimum lot frontage (metres)
full services
10
7
15
25
25
60
n/a
30
60
n/a
partial services
30
n/a
30
60
60
n/a
n/a
60
60
n/a
private services
60
n/a
60
60
60
n/a
60
60
60
60
Maximum lot coverage (per cent)
full services
60
80
35
45
45
40
n/a
40
10
n/a
partial services
50
n/a
25
35
40
n/a
n/a
35
10
n/a
private services
40
n/a
20
25
40
n/a
15
30
10
40
Minimum yard requirements (metres)
Front Yard
7.5
0
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.5
15
7.5
15
20(b)
Rear Yard
6
0
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.5
15
7.5
15
7.5
Interior Yard
3
0
1.5
3
3
7.5
15
4.5
15
4.5
Exterior Yard
7.5
0
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.5
15
7.5
15
7.5
Interior abutting Res.
6
6
6
10
10
15
15
10
15
10
Rear abutting Res.
10
6
10
10
10
15
15
10
15
15
Setback from watercourse (metres)
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20(b)
Maximum building height (metres)
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Maximum number of dwelling units
n/a
n/a
n/a
1
1
0
1
1 (a)
1(a)
1
Minimum landscaped open space (per cent)
n/a
n/a
n/a
10
10
10
30
30
30
10
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 7
Commercial Zones
Page 141 of 232
Footnotes for Table 7.2
a) Staff Quarters are also permitted in addition.
b) Not applicable to Marinas with the exception of boat storage buildings.
7.5
Exceptions
The provisions of this Section are modified for those properties and to the extent identified
in Sections 7.5.1 to 7.5.10 below.
7.5.1 Exceptions to General Commercial (C1) Zone
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
C1-1
2005-113
Lot 50
Plan 174
Washago Island
3367 Muskoka
Street
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
ii)
Retail Store
iii)
Ancillary Art Classes
C1-2
2018-68
Pt. Lot 3
Conc. 4
North Orillia
4260 Burnside Line
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Business, Professional or
Administrative Office
ii)
Spa Complex
iii)
Artisan's or Photographer's Studio
iv)
Bank or Financial Institution
v)
Commercial School
vi)
Dwelling Unit, Accessory
vii)
Health Services Establishment
viii)
Personal Service Establishment
ix)
Retail Store (Ancillary to a permitted
use only)
x)
Veterinary Clinic within a wholly
enclosed building
xi)
Wellness Centre
C1-3
2004-42
Pt. Lot 7
Conc. 11
Tay
13150 County
Road 16
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Dwelling, Single Detached
ii)
Contractor's Yard
iii)
Motor Vehicle Repair and Body Shop
iv)
Equipment Service Establishment
v)
Motor Vehicle Inspection Station
vi)
Accessory Outdoor Storage
C1-4
2006-60
Pt. Lot 18
Conc.. 12, Tay
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Business or Professional Office
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 7
Commercial Zones
Page 142 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
3268 Port Severn
Road
ii)
Accessory Dwelling Unit
C1-5
2024-39
East Half Part Lot
4, Concession 11,
being Part 2 on
51R-34833
12778 County
Road 16
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the C1
Zone, the following use(s) shall also be
permitted:
i)
Self-Storage Facility
C1-6
7.5.2 Exceptions to Downtown Commercial (C2) Zone
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
C2-1
2010-77
Pt. Lot 13
Conc. 15
North Orillia
8409 County Road
169
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
a bank or financial institution
including an automated teller
machine;
ii)
business, professional or
administrative offices;
iii)
retail commercial establishment
(including the sale of liquor, wine and
beer); and
iv)
a personal service shop, including
video rentals
Special Provisions:
i)
Maximum Gross Floor Area of all
structures - 770.0 square metres
ii)
Minimum Front Yard - 10.0 metres
iii)
Minimum Rear Yard - 6.0 metres
iv)
Interior Side Yard - 6.0 metres
v)
Maximum Height of Buildings - 12.8
metres (for front cupola)
vi)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 0.0 metres
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 7
Commercial Zones
Page 143 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
vii)
A building or structure may be
erected on the subject property which
does not front upon and is not
directly accessible from an improved
street or road, maintained year round
by the Municipality, County or
Province.
C2-2
2017-54
Parts 1 and 2, 51R-
29623, Southwest
quarter Lot 23,
Conc. 12
(Medonte), Part
Block P, Plan 516
(Village of
Coldwater)
2 Gray Street
Special Provisions:
i)
Notwithstanding any other provision
of the By-law, the existing non-
complying building shall be deemed
to comply with respect to any
deficiencies.
ii)
Notwithstanding the definition in
Section 11, a "Bakery" shall mean "A
building, or part of a building, in
which the milling of grain, production
of bread, roasting of nuts, candying
of foods, production of candies and
other similar products is undertaken,
and includes ancillary uses of
storage, warehouse, office facilities in
connection with this operation and
the retail sale of products beyond just
those produced on the subject
lands."
C2-3
2022-55
Lot 49 and Part of
Lot 48 on Plan 174
3375 Muskoka
Street
Special Provisions:
Notwithstanding Section 3.1.6, an accessory
use building containing two-storeys with a
maximum height of 9.3 metres be permitted.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 7
Commercial Zones
Page 144 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
C2-4
2025-33
Portion of Part Lot
22, Concession 12,
Lot 21 and Part Lot
20, Plan 61, Part 4
on 51R 12090,
Parts 2 and 3 on
51R 12183, in the
former Village of
Coldwater, now in
the Township of
Severn, municipally
known as 68
Coldwater Road
(portion of)
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Artist's or Photography Studio
ii)
Bakery
iii)
Bank or Financial Institution
iv)
Business, Profession or
Administrative Office
v)
Dwelling Unit, Accessory
vi)
Educational Institution
vii)
Grocery Store
viii)
Hotel
ix)
Health Services Establishment
x)
Market
xi)
Nursing Home
xii)
Outdoor Recreational Use, Passive
xiii)
Park, Private
xiv)
Park, Public
xv)
Personal Service Establishment
xvi)
Printing and Publishing
Establishment
xvii)
Public Use
xviii)
Residential Care Facility
xix)
Restaurant
a. Shall be limited to: café, ice
cream parlour, tea and
lunchroom, coffee shop, or
snackbar.
xx)
Retail Store
xxi)
Service Establishment
xxii)
Tourist Establishment
xxiii)
Wellness Centre
Special Provisions:
i)
Required parking not permitted within
the front yard abutting Coldwater
Road.
ii)
Subject to Site Plan Control to
ensure conformity with Official Plan
design goals and objectives.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 7
Commercial Zones
Page 145 of 232
7.5.3 Exceptions to Neighbourhood Commercial (C3) Zone
Nil
7.5.4 Exceptions to Highway Commercial (C4) Zone
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
C4-1
1997-58
Pt. Lot 3
Conc. 8
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses for the C4
Zone, the following uses shall also be
permitted:
i)
Outdoor Recreational Use, Active
ii)
Outdoor Recreational Use, Passive
C4-2
1998-25
Pt. Lot 8
Conc. 11
Orillia
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Rear Yard - 3.0 metres
C4-3
Pt. Lot 3
Conc. 1, S.D.
Orillia
4252 Wainman
Line
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the C4
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
Motor Vehicle Salvage or Wrecking
Yard
C4-4
2003-96
Pt. Lot 3
Conc. 1, S.D.
Orillia
8601 Hwy 12
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the C4
Zone, the following uses shall also be
permitted:
ii)
The permitted uses of the M1 Zone,
as outlined in Table 8-1;
iii)
Grocery Store with a maximum gross
floor area of 2,325.0 square metres
iv)
DSTM Retail with a maximum gross
floor area of 2,325.0 square metres
Special Provisions:
i)
Minimum Yard abutting Residential
Zone - 15.0 metres
C4-5
2003-108
Pt. Block B
Plan 1278
Orillia
3779 Campbell
Road
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the C4
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
Kennel
Special Provisions:
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 7
Commercial Zones
Page 146 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
i)
The Kennel shall be contained totally
within the single detached dwelling.
C4-6
2004-139
Pt. Lots 4 and 5
Conc. 2, S.D.
Orillia
8201 Highway 12
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Motor Vehicle Dealership
C4-7
2005-08
Pt. Lot 1
Conc. 7, N.D.
Orillia
1753 Division Road
East
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Marine Sales and Service
Establishment
ii)
Retail Store for sale of cottage
furniture and gifts
iii)
Accessory Dwelling or Dwelling Unit
C4-8
2006-94
Pt. Lot 8
Conc. 12, N.D.
Orillia
3469 Agnew Road
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Self Storage Facility
C4-9
Pt. Lot 12
Conc. 15, N.D.
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the C4
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
Transportation Depot
C4-10
Pt. Lot 5
Conc. 9, N.D.
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
i)
A parking lot used only for the
parking of motor vehicles and
commercial motor vehicles, the
occupants of which use the overhead
pedestrian walkways to gain direct
access only to and from an eating
establishment located on the east
side of Highway No. 11, within Part
Lot 5, Conc. 9, N.D., Orillia;
ii)
A bridge abutment, stairway and an
overhead pedestrian walkway that
spans the Highway No. 11 right-of-
way which walkway provides direct
pedestrian access only to and from
an eating establishment located on
the east side of Highway No. 11,
within Part Lot 5, Conc. 9, N.D.,
Orillia;
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 7
Commercial Zones
Page 147 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
iii)
Accessory landscaping, walkways,
fencing lighting and signage to the
foregoing permitted uses; and
iv)
A public use.
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 4,100.0 square
metres
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 91.0 metres
iii)
Minimum Front Yard - nil
iv)
Minimum Setback from Highway No.
11 - nil
v)
Maximum Number of Access Ramps
and Driveways - two (2)
C4-11
Pt. Lot 4
Conc. 2, S.D.
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Equipment Sales, Service and Rental
Establishment
ii)
Motor Vehicle Repair and Body Shop
C4-12
Pt. Lot 11
Conc. 12
Tay
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the C4
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
Display Model Home
ii)
Light Assembly Operation
C4-13
2002-56
2002-76
Pt. Lot 11
Conc. 12
Tay
2919 and 2929
Mayhew Road
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the C4
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
Light Assembly Operation
C4-14
Pt. Lot 11
Conc. 16
Orillia
3068 Brady Drive
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the C4
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
Contractor's Establishment
ii)
Saw and/or Planing Mill
iii)
Processing of Firewood
C4-15
2013-82
Pt. Lot 6
Conc. 9, N.D.
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
An existing detached dwelling
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 7
Commercial Zones
Page 148 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
8966 Highway 11 S
ii)
an arts and craft shop
iii)
a convenience store where
accessory to a principle non-
residential use
iv)
a farmers market
v)
a garden nursery and sales and
supply establishment
vi)
a gift or antique shop
vii)
a public use
viii)
a service shop, and
ix)
a veterinary clinic in a totally
enclosed building
C4-16
(H30)
2017-77
Part Lot 1, Conc. 1
South (North
Orillia), being Part
1, 51R-3182
2088 Division Road
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses for the C4
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
Fencing Contractor
a. The use of land, buildings or
structures where fencing is
sold and/or fencing materials
are kept for sale and may
include the fabrication of
certain materials related to
fencing.
Special Provisions:
i)
A maximum of five (5) Shipping
Containers may be used for storage
subject to being screened with a
Landscaped Buffer and/or fence.
ii)
The Business, Professional or
Administrative Office associated with
the Fencing Contractor may be
located within a Trailer.
iii)
Parking shall be calculated as 1
space per 100.0 square metres of
Gross Floor Area.
C4-17
7.5.5 Exceptions to Space Extensive Commercial (C5) Zone
Nil
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 7
Commercial Zones
Page 149 of 232
7.5.6 Exceptions to Shopping Centre Commercial (C6) Zone
Nil
7.5.7 Exceptions to Rural Commercial (C7) Zone
Nil
7.5.8 Exceptions to Tourist Resort Commercial (C8) Zone
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
C8-1
Pt. Lots 11 and 12
Conc. 14, N.D.
Orillia
Lot Requirements:
i)
Maximum Number of Units - 6.0
C8-2
Pt. Lot 21
Conc. 13, N.D.
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the C8
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
Commercial Sea Plan Operation and
associated facilities
C8-3
Pt. Lots 1 and 2
Conc. 14, N.D.
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Tourist Establishment
C8-4
Pt. Lot 18
Conc. 13, N.D.
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Marina
ii)
Retail Store
iii)
Tourist Establishment
C8-5
Pt. Lot 9
Conc. 11, N.D.
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Tourist Establishment
C8-6
Pt. Lot 7
Conc. 12
Tay
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Tourist Camping Establishment
ii)
Trailer Park
C8-7
2008-52
Pt. Lot 18
Conc. 13
Tay
Baguley Road
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the C8
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
Banquet Hall
ii)
Spa
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 7
Commercial Zones
Page 150 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Yard Requirements for
principal buildings
a. Front Yard - 90.0 metres
b. Rear Yard - 50.0 metres
c. Interior Yard - 30.0 metres
ii)
Maximum Lot Coverage of principal
buildings - 30.0 per cent (%)
iii)
Maximum Building Height for
principal buildings - 48.0 metres
iv)
Minimum Yard Requirements for
maintenance and accessory
buildings
a. Front Yard - 30.0 m
b. Rear Yard - 10.0 m
c. Interior Yard - 10.0 m
v)
Maximum Lot Coverage of
maintenance and accessory
buildings - 8.0 per cent (%)
vi)
Maximum Height for maintenance
and accessory buildings - 10.0
metres
vii)
Minimum Number of Parking Spaces
- 200
C8-8
Pt. Lots 18 and 19
Conc. 14
Tay
Narrows Island
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Marina
ii)
Retail Store
iii)
Accessory Office
iv)
Restaurant
v)
Accessory Single Detached Dwelling
Special Provisions:
i)
Accessory buildings and structures,
including gas pumps, may be erected
in the front yard adjacent to the
shoreline with no setback subject to
the side yard provisions of the By-
law;
ii)
Maximum building height - 10.0
metres
C8-9
Pt. Lots 18 and 19
Conc. 14
Permitted Uses:
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 7
Commercial Zones
Page 151 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
Tay
Narrows Island
Restricted to:
i)
Communal Boat Docking
ii)
Boat Storage
iii)
Vehicle Parking Lot
Special Provisions:
i)
Accessory buildings and structures
may be erected in the front yard
subject to the side yard provisions of
the By-law;
ii)
Maximum Building Height -
10.0 metres
C8-10
2023-71
1726 Earl Haid
Avenue
Special Provisions:
i)
Notwithstanding Section 3.1.15, a
new attached deck on an existing
noncomplying building be permitted
with:
a. A minimum front yard setback
of 0 metres (and a maximum
projection of 2 metres over
the shoreline);
b. A minimum northern interior
yard setback of 0.8 metres;
c. A minimum southern interior
yard setback of 0 metres.
Not withstand Section 3.18 with respect to
Lot Coverage
C8-11
2025-01
Part Lot 18,
Concession 12,
S/T & T/W
RO423442
3296 Port Severn
Road
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the C8
Zone, the following uses shall also be
permitted:
i)
Single-detached dwelling
Special Provisions:
i)
Interior Side Yard Setback to a
Residential Zone for a single
detached dwelling and attached
garage - 6.0 metres
ii)
Front Yard and Watercourse setback
for a single detached dwelling - 15.0
metres
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 7
Commercial Zones
Page 152 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
iii)
Front Yard and Watercourse setback
for an attached unenclosed deck -
11.6 metres
iv)
Maximum accessory building size for
an attached garage - 123.0 square
metres
v)
Maximum accessory building height
for an attached garage - 7.08 metres
containing two-storeys with unheated
storage within the second storey.
vi)
Minimum landscaped buffer abutting
a Residential Zone - 0.0 metres
vii)
Minimum High Water Mark setback
for an on-site septic system - 15.0
metres
Minimum number of required barrier-free
parking spaces - zero (0)
C8-12
2026-26
Part Lot 18,
Concession 2,
Parts 7 & 8 on
51R-2532
2900 Kellys Road
Special Provisions:
i)
Notwithstanding Section 7.4, the
following minimum exterior yard
setbacks are permitted:
a. Pool Deck - 0.6 metres
b. Building B (sauna &
mechanical) - 0.6 metres
c. Building C (green house) -
0.6 metres
d. Cold Tub - 1.7 metres
e. Canopy Structure - 3.8
metres
f.
Pool - 6.5 metres
g. Fitness Gym / Shipping
Container "A" - 6.0 metres
h. Shipping Container "B" & "C"
- 1.2 metres
i.
Greenhouse - 7.4 metres
ii)
Nothwithstanding Sections 3.34.8
and 7.4, the following minimum
watercourse and front yard setbacks
are permitted:
a. Pool Deck - 8.4 metres
b. Pool Deck Stairs - 7.0 metres
c. Building C (green house) -
9.0 metres
d. Canopy Structure - 12.0
metres
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 7
Commercial Zones
Page 153 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
e. Hot Tub - 12.0 metres
f.
Cold Tub - 16.0 metres
g. Building B (sauna) - 18.5
metres
h. Pool - 18.7 metres
iii)
Notwithstanding Section 4.2.1 a
minimum of 54 parking spaces
(motor vehicle) plus boat mooring
(parking) are required.
iv)
Notwithstanding Section 4.2.9 a
minimum of 37.0 parking spaces,
including all required barrier-free
spaces, shall be located on-site. The
remaining required motor vehicle
parking spaces, not including barrier
free, may be located off-site on a lot
within 205.0 metres of the subject
lands.
7.5.9 Exceptions to Recreational Commercial (C9) Zone
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
C9-1
1996-16
Pt. Lot 4
Conc. 4, S.D.
Orillia
Lot Requirements:
i)
The provisions of Table 7.2 shall
apply to all structures except for the
Clubhouse and Curling Facility Suites
where a zero metre setback is
permitted from the mutual lot line
separating the units.
C9-2
Pt. Lot 10
Conc. 12
Tay
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Storage and rental of small craft and
associated open space uses
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 7
Commercial Zones
Page 154 of 232
7.5.10 Exceptions to Shoreline Commercial (C10) Zone
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
C10-1
2014-56
Part of Lots 50 and
51, Plan 1713,
Registered Plan
51R-39558, Part 3,
Matchedash
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 7.0 metres
ii)
Minimum Lot Area - 2560 square
metres
iii)
Minimum Front Yard - 0.0 metres
iv)
Minimum Interior Yard - 4.0 metres
C10-2
2014-56
Part of Lots 50 and
51, Plan 1713,
Registered Plan
51R-39558, Part 4,
Matchedash
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 7.0 metres
ii)
Minimum Lot Area - 1580.0 square
metres
iii)
Minimum Interior Yard to a Deck -
1.5 metres
C10-3
OMB
Approved
Pt. Lot 18
Conc. 13
North Orillia
1959 Peninsula
Point Road
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Convenience Store
ii)
Dwelling Unit, Accessory
iii)
Dwelling, Single Detached
iv)
Multiple Dwelling
v)
Accessory Outdoor Display and
Sales to a Convenience Store
vi)
Home Occupation
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 320.0 square
metres
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 0.0 metres
Special Provisions:
i)
Maximum Lot Coverage - 42.0 per
cent (%)
ii)
Minimum Setback from Lot Line - 1.0
metre
iii)
Minimum Setback from Municipal
Road Allowance - 7.0 metres
iv)
Minimum Landscaped Open Space -
0.0 per cent (%)
v)
A maximum of two (2) accessory
dwelling units are permitted if a
convenience store is being operated
on the lot.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 7
Commercial Zones
Page 155 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
vi)
A maximum of three (3) dwelling
units are permitted in the Multiple
Dwelling if no convenience store is
being operated on the lot.
vii)
Notwithstanding Section 4.6 of this
By-law, the provision of a loading
space shall not be required.
viii)
all decks, porches, balconies and
steps existing on the day this By-law
is passed are permitted. Such
structures may be repaired or
replaced provided the areas of the
existing structures are not increased
by more than 5.0 per cent (%) from
what exists as of the date of passing
of this By-law and they do not
encroach further into any required
yard or setback.
ix)
Notwithstanding Section 3.6.2 of this
By-law, all dwelling units shall be
flood proofed and no openings on
dwellings shall be located below the
214.54 metre GSC elevation.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 8
Industrial Zones
Page 156 of 232
SECTION 8 INDUSTRIAL ZONES
8.1
Establishment of Zones
The Industrial Zones established by this By-law are:
Zone
Symbol
Description
Light Industrial Zone
M1
Industrial uses primarily within a
building that do not create significant
compatibility issues
General Industrial Zone
M2
Industrial uses more intensive in
nature which may include portions of
the operation outdoors
Extractive Industrial Zone
M3
Licenced pit and/or quarry operations
Waste Management Industrial
Zone
M4
Public and private waste management
uses
8.2
General Prohibition
No person shall within any Industrial Zone, use any land, or erect, alter, or use any
building or structure except as specified hereunder, and in accordance with all other
applicable provisions of this By-law.
8.3
Permitted Uses
Uses permitted in a Zone are noted by the symbol '⚫' in the column applicable to that
Zone and corresponding with the row for a specific permitted use in the Permitted Uses
Table. A letter(s) following the symbol '⚫', zone heading or identified permitted use,
indicates that one or more conditions apply to the use noted or, in some cases, to the
entire Zone. Conditions are listed in the Footnotes below the Permitted Uses Table, Table
8.1.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 8
Industrial Zones
Page 157 of 232
Table 8.1: Permitted Uses in Industrial Zones (amended by By-law 2012-30)
Use
Zone
M1
M2
M3
M4
Assembly, Fabricating,
Manufacturing or Processing
⚫
Bakery
⚫
⚫
Broadcasting and Communications
Establishment
⚫
⚫
Building Supply Outlet/Yard
⚫
⚫
Business, Professional or
Administrative Office
⚫
⚫
⚫ (a)
⚫ (a)
Cartage or Transportation Depot
⚫
Concrete Plant
⚫
Contractor's Establishment
⚫
⚫
Custom Workshop
⚫
Dry Cleaning Establishment
⚫
⚫
DSTM Retail Store
⚫
Dwelling, Accessory
⚫
⚫
Equipment Sales, Service or
Rental Establishment
⚫
⚫
Farm Supply / Implement Dealer
⚫
⚫
Fuel Storage Tank or Supply Yard
⚫
Greenhouse/Nursery/Garden
Centre
⚫
⚫
Heavy Industrial
⚫
Laundromat
⚫
⚫
Light Manufacturing
⚫
⚫
Marina Sales and Service
Establishment
⚫
⚫
Material Recovery Facility
⚫
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 8
Industrial Zones
Page 158 of 232
Motor Vehicle Dealership
⚫
⚫
Motor Vehicle Repair and Body
Shop
⚫
⚫
Motor Vehicle Service Station
⚫
⚫
Motor Vehicle Washing
Establishment
⚫
⚫
Outdoor Storage, Accessory
⚫
⚫
⚫
Pit
⚫
Printing and Publishing
Establishment
⚫
⚫
Public Use
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Quarry
⚫
Research Establishment
⚫
⚫
Retail Store
⚫
Retail Warehouse
⚫
Salvage or Wrecking Yard
⚫
⚫
Saw and/or Planing Mill
⚫
Self Storage Facility
⚫
⚫
Service Establishment
⚫
⚫
Sewage Lagoon
⚫
Sewage Treatment Facility
⚫
Storage Yard
⚫
Warehouse
⚫
⚫
Waste Disposal Site
⚫
Water Treatment Facility
⚫
Wholesaling Uses
⚫
⚫
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 8
Industrial Zones
Page 159 of 232
Footnotes for Table 8.1
a) As accessory to a permitted use only.
8.4
Lot Requirements
No person shall, within any Industrial Zone, use any lot or erect, alter or use any building
or structure except in accordance with the standards in the Lot Requirements Table. A
letter(s) following a Lot Requirement, zone heading or description of the requirement,
indicates that one or more conditions apply to the requirement noted or, in some cases, to
the entire Zone. Conditions are listed in the Footnotes below the Lot Requirements Table,
Table 8.2.
Table 8.2: Lot Requirements for Industrial Zones
Requirement
ZONE
M1
M2
M3
M4
Minimum lot area (square
metres)
full services
750
4000
40000
40000
private services
4000
10000
40000
40000
Minimum lot frontage (metres)
full services
20
40
40
40
private services
60
60
40
40
Maximum lot coverage (per
cent)
full services
60
40
20
20
private services
40
40
20
20
Minimum yard requirements
(metres)
Front Yard
15
15
30
30
Rear Yard
15
15
30
30
Interior Yard
6
15
15
30
Exterior Yard
15
15
15
30
Interior abutting
Res.
15
15
60
60
Rear abutting
Res.
15
15
60
60
Maximum building height (metres)
11
11
11
11
Minimum landscaped open space (per cent)
10
10
n/a
5
Other provisions
(c)
(b) (c)
(a)
-
Footnotes for Table 8.2
a) No building, structure, extraction area or outside storage of materials, equipment,
finished or unfinished products, or parking or staging of trucks or cranes or any other
mechanical equipment is permitted:
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 8
Industrial Zones
Page 160 of 232
i) Within 60 m of a public street or road;
ii) Within 30 m of a zone boundary.
b) Accessory outside storage not to be located within the front yard.
c) Uses not on full services shall be limited to low water using and low effluent producing
uses. Such uses are characterized as uses that:
i) use a water supply or sewage disposal not greater than domestic requirements;
ii) do not use water for processing;
iii) do not create discharge which would be a hazard to ground or surface water, or
negatively affect the operation of the sewage disposal system.
8.5
Exceptions
The provisions of this Section are modified for those properties and to the extent identified
in Sections 8.5.1 to 8.5.4 below.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 8
Industrial Zones
Page 161 of 232
8.5.1 Exceptions to Light Industrial (M1) Zone
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
M1-1
1995-82
Pt. Lot 5
Conc. 3, N.D.
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
a service shop restricted to the
servicing and custom modifications
of trucks with special fittings and
bodies including but not limited to
hoists and cranes; provided that all
such operations are carried on
entirely within the existing structures
on the property.
Special Provisions:
i)
The buildings on the site shall not be
structurally enlarged or extended.
ii)
There shall be limited outside
storage of goods, materials,
products, parts (not more than 10
units).
iii)
The outside storage of derelict or
unlicensed motor vehicles is
prohibited.
iv)
In addition to the licensed vehicles
which belong to the owner, a
maximum of two (2) currently
licensed motor vehicles awaiting
servicing may be temporarily parked
within the M1-1 Zone outside the
building.
M1-2
2000-02
Pt. Lot 14
Conc. 3, N.D.
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses for the M1
Zone, the following uses shall also be
permitted:
i)
Dwelling, Single Detached
M1-3
1998-33
Pt. Lot 9
Orillia Island
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Dwelling, Single Detached
ii)
Transportation Depot
M1-4
2002-77
Pt. Lot 11
Conc. 15
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Dwelling, Single Detached
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 8
Industrial Zones
Page 162 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
2971 Brady Drive
ii)
Machine Shop
Lot Requirements:
i)
Maximum Lot Coverage of non-
residential use - 225 m2
ii)
Minimum Setback from Any Lot Line
- 60.0 m
M1-5
Pt. Lot 17
Conc. 12, N.D.
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Manufacturing and sale of concrete
products
ii)
Accessory Outdoor Storage and
Display
iii)
Accessory Retail Sales
iv)
Accessory Business or Professional
Office
M1-6
2015-01
Conc. 1, Part Lot 1,
Reference Plan
51R-14480, Parts 2
and 1, North Orillia
4069 Digby Drive
Permitted Uses
Restricted to:
i)
a sawmill
ii)
planning mill
iii)
building supply outlet/yard
iv)
bakery
v)
business or professional office
vi)
contractor's establishment
vii)
custom workshop
viii)
self-storage facility
ix)
service establishment
M1-7
2018-60
Part of Park Lot 12,
Plan 171 (South
Orillia), being Parts
4 to 6, Plan 51R-
35861
1118 Brodie Drive
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the M1
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
Health Service Establishment
8.5.2 Exceptions to General Industrial (M2) Zone
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
M2-1
1996-01
Pt. Lot 12
Conc. 5, S.D.
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses for the M2
Zone, the following uses shall also be
permitted:
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 8
Industrial Zones
Page 163 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
i)
An accessory dwelling unit, not
exceeding 93 square metres, shall
be permitted;
ii)
A retail and service business, not
exceeding 600 square metres of
gross floor area of the existing
structure, for commercial and
industrial businesses.
M2-2
2000-39
Pt. Lots 4and 5
Conc. 4, S.D.
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the M2
Zone, the following uses shall also be
permitted:
i)
bakery
ii)
those uses permitted within the C5
Zone
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - none
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage - none
iii)
Minimum Front Yard - 7.0 metres
iv)
Minimum Exterior Yard - 7.5 metres
v)
Minimum Interior Yard - 3.0 metres
vi)
Minimum Rear Yard abutting
Burnside Line - 11.0 metres
vii)
Minimum Rear Yard abutting
Highway 11 - 14.0 metres; which
may be reduced to 8.0 metres with
MTO approval
viii)
Maximum Lot Coverage - 60.0 per
cent (%)
M2-3
2002-18
Pt. Lot 3
Conc. 6, S.D.
Orillia
4277 Carlyon Line
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the M2
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
An accessory dwelling unit
M2-4
1324 Stockdale
Road
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Dwelling, Single Detached
ii)
Salvage or Wrecking Yard
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 8
Industrial Zones
Page 164 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
M2-5
2019-85
West Part Lot 3,
Conc. 6, South
Division Orillia
4265 Carlyon Line
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to the following in accordance
with Section 3.30.2:
i)
Assembly, Fabricating,
Manufacturing or Processing
ii)
Broadcasting and Communications
Establishment
iii)
Building Supply Outlet/Yard
iv)
Business, Professional or
Administrative Office
v)
Cartage or Transportation Depot
vi)
Contractor's Establishment
vii)
Custom Workshop
viii)
Dwelling, Accessory
ix)
Equipment Sales, Service or Rental
Establishment
x)
Farm Supply / Implement Dealer
xi)
Greenhouse/Nursery/Garden Centre
xii)
Light Manufacturing
xiii)
Marina Sales and Service
Establishment
xiv)
Motor Vehicle Dealership
xv)
Motor Vehicle Repair and Body Shop
xvi)
Motor Vehicle Service Station
xvii)
Outdoor Storage, Accessory
xviii)
Printing and Publishing
Establishment
xix)
Public Use
xx)
Research Establishment
xxi)
Self-Storage Facility
xxii)
Service Establishment
xxiii)
Storage Yard
xxiv)
Warehouse
Special Provisions:
i)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 20.0 metres
ii)
No disturbance of the natural
vegetation within 20.0 metres
(minimum) of land zoned Rural
Residential (RR) or Residential (R1).
iii)
No Outdoor Storage or loading shall
occur within 70.0 metres (minimum)
of a Rural Residential (RR) lot or
Residential (R1) lot.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 8
Industrial Zones
Page 165 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
iv)
No disturbance of the natural
vegetation within 30.0 metres
(minimum) of land zoned
Environmental Protection (EP).
8.5.3 Exceptions to Extractive Industrial (M3) Zone
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
M3-1
1994-108
and 2013-
73
Pt. Lot 15
Conc. 9, N.D.
Orillia
2181 Brennan Line
Special Provisions:
i)
The use of explosives shall be
prohibited.
M3-2
2006-39
Pt. Lots 12 and 13
Conc. 8
Orillia
2434 and 2564
Brennan Line
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
ii)
Accessory Outdoor Storage
iii)
Agriculture
iv)
Conservation or Wildlife Area
v)
Forestry
vi)
Public Use
vii)
Quarry inclusive of primary
processing facilities for the crushing,
screening and washing of aggregates
and the stockpiling of aggregate
materials
8.5.4 Exceptions to Waste Management Industrial (M4) Zone
Nil
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 9
Miscellaneous Zones
Page 166 of 232
SECTION 9 MISCELLANEOUS ZONES
9.1
Establishment of Miscellaneous Zones
The Miscellaneous Zones established by this By-law are:
Zone
Symbol
Description
County Forest
CF
County Forest lands
Crown Lands Zone
CL
Lands in the ownership of the Crown
Environmental Protection
EP
Environmentally sensitive lands
Greenlands Zone
GL
Lands intended to be maintained
primarily in their natural state
Institutional Zone
I
Institutional uses
Open Space Zone
OS
Public and private open space uses
9.2
General Prohibition
No person shall within any of the Miscellaneous Zones, use any land, or erect, alter, or
use any building or structure except as specified hereunder, and in accordance with all
other applicable provisions of this By-law.
9.3
Permitted Uses
Uses permitted in a Zone are noted by the symbol '⚫' in the column applicable to that
Zone and corresponding with the row for a specific permitted use in the Permitted Uses
Table. A letter(s) following the symbol '⚫', zone heading or identified permitted use,
indicates that one or more conditions apply to the use noted or, in some cases, to the
entire Zone. Conditions are listed in the Footnotes below the Permitted Uses Table, Table
9.1.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 9
Miscellaneous Zones
Page 167 of 232
Table 9.1: Permitted Uses in Miscellaneous Zones
(amended by By-law 2018-61, 2022-19, 2026-40)
Use
Zone
CF
CL
EP
GL
I
OS
Additional Residential Unit
⚫ (a)
Arena
⚫
Assembly Hall
⚫
Cemetery
⚫
⚫
Community Centre
⚫
Conservation or Wildlife Area
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Day Nursery
⚫
Dwelling, Accessory Single
Detached
⚫
Dwelling, Single Detached
⚫
Fairgrounds
⚫
Farm, Existing
⚫
⚫
⚫
Farmers Market
⚫
⚫
Firehall
⚫
Forestry
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Government Office and Building
⚫
Health Services Facility
⚫
Historic Site or Monument
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Home Occupation
⚫
Museum
⚫
Outdoor Recreation, Active
⚫
Outdoor Recreation, Passive
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 9
Miscellaneous Zones
Page 168 of 232
Park, Private
⚫
⚫
Park, Public
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Place of Worship
⚫
Public Use
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
⚫
Recreational Establishment,
Public
⚫
Residential Care Facility
⚫
School and educational institution
⚫
Scientific Research and
Education
⚫
⚫
⚫
Senior Citizens Home
⚫
Tourist Establishment, Existing
⚫
Utility, Public
⚫
⚫
Footnotes for Table 9.1
a) Use is permitted only in accordance with Section 3.3.
9.4
Lot Requirements
No person shall, within any Miscellaneous Zone, use any lot or erect, alter or use any
building or structure except in accordance with the standards in the Lot Requirements
Table. A letter(s) following a Lot Requirement, zone heading or description of the
requirement, indicates that one or more conditions apply to the requirement noted or, in
some cases, to the entire Zone. Conditions are listed in the Footnotes below the Lot
Requirements Table, Table 9.2.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 9
Miscellaneous Zones
Page 169 of 232
Table 9.2: Lot Requirements for Miscellaneous Zones
Requirement
ZONE
CF
CL
EP
GL
I
OS
Minimum lot area (m2)
full services
n/a
n/a
n/a
existing
1000
n/a
private services
n/a
n/a
n/a
existing
4000
n/a
Minimum lot frontage (m)
full services
n/a
n/a
n/a
existing
20
n/a
private services
n/a
n/a
n/a
existing
30
n/a
Maximum lot coverage (%)
full services
n/a
5
10
20
50
30
private services
n/a
5
10
20
40
20
Minimum yard requirements (m)
Front yard
n/a
15
15
15
7.5
7.5
Rear Yard
n/a
15
15
15
6
7.5
Interior Yard
n/a
15
15
15
3
7.5
Exterior Yard
n/a
15
15
15
7.5
7.5
Interior abutting Res.
n/a
15
15
15
6
7.5
Rear abutting Res.
n/a
15
15
15
10
7.5
Maximum building height (m)
n/a
11
11
11
14
11
Minimum landscaped Open Space (%)
n/a
50
n/a
30
10
30
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 9
Miscellaneous Zones
Page 170 of 232
Footnotes for Table 9.2
a) Where the "Greenlands (GL)" Zone abuts a navigable watercourse, the provisions of
the "Shoreline Residential Two (SR2)" Zone, as set out in Tables 6.1 and 6.2, shall
apply to any development within 150 metres of the watercourse.
9.5
Exceptions
The provisions of this Section are modified for those properties and to the extent identified
in Sections 9.5.1 to 9.5.6 below.
9.5.1 Exceptions to County Forest (CF) Zone
Nil
9.5.2 Exceptions to Crown Land (CL) Zone
Nil
9.5.3 Exceptions to Environmental Protection (EP) Zone
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
EP-1
Pt. Lot 19, Conc.
14, Tay
3600 Narrows
Road
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Conservation
ii)
Utilities
Special Provisions:
i)
No buildings or structures, other than
those associated with a utility shall
be permitted.
ii)
Notwithstanding any other provisions
of the Zoning By-law, the shoreline
buffer shall be maintained across
100.0 per cent (%) of the lot and shall
maintain a width of 30.0 metres, with
the exception of site alteration for
utilities.
iii)
Vegetation removal and site
alteration, including grading, filling
and dredging, shall not be permitted,
with the exception of utilities.
iv)
The application of pesticides and
fertilizers shall not be permitted.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 9
Miscellaneous Zones
Page 171 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
v)
Minor adjustments to the EP-1 zone
boundary may be made without
amendment to the Zoning By-law,
where the Official for the Township of
Severn is satisfied that the
adjustment implements the final zone
boundaries of the registered plan of
subdivision and registered common
elements condominium plan.
EP-2
2020-55
2627 Grand
Tamarack
Crescent
Permitted Uses:
i)
Stormwater Management Facility.
EP-3
2021-26
3298 Point Bush
Court
Permitted Uses:
i)
Dock
Regulations:
i)
Located (setback) 8.0 metres from
the west property line (measured at
the shoreline)
ii)
A maximum length of 22.0 metres
iii)
A maximum dock width of 2.5 metres
iv)
A maximum surface area of dock and
fingers shall not exceed 55.0 square
metres
EP-4
2022-19
Various
(Housekeeping)
Special Provisions:
Notwithstanding Section 3.34.2, the setback
to the EP Zone boundary shall be 0.0
metres.
EP-5
2023-40
Part Lot 1,
Concession1, Parts
3 and 4 and Part of
Part 2, 51R-16559
3879 Town Line
Special Provisions
Includes a tree preservation area at a
minimum depth of 15.0 metres along the
rear lot line of the proposed lots in which no
development or site alteration is permitted.
EP-6
EP-7
EP-8
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 9
Miscellaneous Zones
Page 172 of 232
9.5.4 Exceptions to Greenlands (GL) Zone
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
GL-1
4012 Cambrian
Road
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the GL
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
a greenhouse/nursery/garden centre
GL-2
2462 South
Sparrow Lake
Road
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the GL
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
A facility for the breeding, training,
and sale of exotic birds.
GL-3
1935 South
Sparrow Lake
Road
3018 New Brailey
Line
4152 Carlyon Line
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the GL
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
A Home Industry in accordance with
Section 3.11
GL-4
4242 Carlyon Line
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the GL
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
A market
GL-5
2013-37
Part of the East
Half of Lot 8, Conc.
9, Designated as
Part 2, Plan 51R-
25039
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 7972.59 square
metres
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 65.0 metres
GL-6
2013-37
Part of the East
Half of Lot 8, Conc.
9, Designated as
Part 2, Plan 51R-
25039
Lot Requirements:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 99,960.9 square
metres
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage - 87.0 metres
Special Provisions:
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 9
Miscellaneous Zones
Page 173 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
i)
The development envelope shall be
limited to a front yard setback of
110.0 metres and a 15.0 metre
setback from the Trans-Canada
Pipeline to protect the natural
features on the property
GL-7
2017-34
West Half Lot 8,
Conc. 2 (North
Orillia), except Part
1, 51R-3669
3067 Wainman
Line
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the GL
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
Accessory Apartment
Special Provisions:
i)
The maximum floor area of the
accessory apartment shall not
exceed the lesser of 35.0 per cent
(%) of the floor area of the entire
dwelling or 130.0 square metres
(1400.0 square feet);
ii)
all other aspects of Section 3.1
Accessory Apartments of Zoning By-
law 2010-65, as amended shall
apply.
iii)
The areas of the property zoned
Environmental Protection (EP) will
not change.
GL-8
2017-87
Part Lot 4, Conc.
15 (Matchedash),
being Part 2, 51R-
32165
4240 Riverview
Drive
(Portion of)
Special Provisions:
i)
To permit Shoreline Structures in
accordance with the provisions within
Section 3.1.12 save and except for
3.1.12.5 f) and g), to permit a width of
10.0 metres and an 8.0 by 10.0
metre envelope located a maximum
of 4.0 metres (13.0 feet) from the
shore for a boathouse.
ii)
To not withstand Section 3.26.1
(frontage on a public street).
iii)
To be subject to Sections 3.1.5 and
3.1.7 (accessory building size and
number).
GL-9
2018-31
Part Lot 11, Conc.
11 (Matchedash)
Special Provisions:
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 9
Miscellaneous Zones
Page 174 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
2837 Hord Way
i)
To permit Shoreline Structures in
accordance with the provisions within
Section 3.1.12;
ii)
To notwithstand Section 3.26.1
(frontage on a public street); and
iii)
To be subject to Sections 3.1.5 and
3.1.7 (accessory building size and
number).
GL-10
2019-59
South Part Lot 3,
Conc. 3,
Geographic
Township of North
Orillia.
3769 Fairgrounds
Road
Lot Requirements
for lands jointly zoned GL-10 and AG-23:
i)
Minimum Lot Area - 19.0 hectares
ii)
Minimum Frontage - 300.0 metres
Special Provisions
i)
Notwithstanding Section 3.18, for the
lands jointly zoned GL-10 and AG-23
setbacks to the respective zone
boundaries shall not apply.
Gl-11
2022-50
Part Lot 6,
Concession 5
3340 Carlyon Line
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the GL
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
A Home Industry
Special Provisions:
i)
That an accessory building be
permitted with a height of 5.27
metres;
ii)
That an accessory building be
permitted with a maximum size of
297.7 square metres (3200 square
feet); and,
That the Home Industry may occupy 232.25
square metres of the accessory building.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 9
Miscellaneous Zones
Page 175 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
GL-12
2025-24
Part of Lot 8,
Concession 12,
Parts 1-3 & 5 on
51R-15294 and
Part 11 on
51R13948, S/T &
T/W RO1404376
and S/T
NSO23353, former
Township of North
Orillia, now in the
Township of
Severn
3372 Agnew Road
Special Provisions:
Notwithstanding Section 3.18 Multiple Zones
on One Lot with respect to minimum Zone
requirements for Lot Area and Frontage.
9.5.5 Exceptions to Institutional (I) Zone
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
I-1
1995-64
Pt. Lot 2
Conc. 5, N.D.
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
a residential care facility
accommodating a maximum of 175
beds and accessory structures.
I-2
2008-25
2018-17
(remove H)
W. Part of Pt. Lot
6, Conc. 10 (North
Orillia) 2700
Cumberland Road
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the I
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
Dwelling, Duplex
Special Provisions:
i)
Loading Space Requirements shall
not apply.
I-3
Pt. Lot 9
Conc. 15, N.D.
Orillia
Special Provisions:
i)
Frontage on a Public Street shall not
be required.
I-4
1998-84
9 Michael Anne Dr
Special Provisions:
i)
Frontage on a Public Street shall not
be required.
ii)
Parking requirements shall not apply.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 9
Miscellaneous Zones
Page 176 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
I-5
2025-73
Part of Lots 3, 4,
and 5, Concession
9, former Township
of North Orillia, and
now in the
Township of
Severn
8743 Highway 11
North and 3651
Menoke Beach
Road
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the I
zone, the following uses shall also be
permitted:
i)
Dwelling, Single Detached (subject to
the provisions of the RM1-14 Zone)
ii)
Dwelling, Multiple (subject to the
provisions of the RM1-14 Zone)
iii)
Dwelling, Townhouse (subject to the
provisions of the RM1-14 Zone)
required.
Special Provisions:
For lots developed with a School or
Educational Institution:
i)
Maximum Building Height - 15.0m
ii)
Minimum Front Yard Setback - 3.0m
iii)
Minimum Rear Yard Setback - 3.0m
iv)
Minimum Exterior Yard Setback -
3.0m
v)
Minimum Setback to RM1 Zone -
3.0m Zone)
I-6
2025-28
Block Mill Site,
Plan 216, Part 3 on
51R-12090
1 Mill Street
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the I
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
Restaurant
9.5.6 Exceptions to Open Space (OS) Zone
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
OS-1
Pt. Lots 5 and 6
Conc. 11
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 9
Miscellaneous Zones
Page 177 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
i)
A private gun club and associated
facilities, including a club house.
OS-2
Pt. Lots 7, 8 and 9
Conc. 15
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the OS
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
Municipally operated campground
OS-3
Pt. Lot 22
Conc. 14
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
A Summer Camp
OS-4
Pt. Lot 1
Conc. 3
Pt. Lot 1 RP
51R31778; Part 2
Orillia
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the OS
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
An existing recreational
establishment
OS-5
Pt. Lots 18 and 19
Conc. 14
Tay
Narrows Island
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Park, Private
ii)
Conservation or Wildlife Area
iii)
Outdoor Recreation, Passive
Special Provisions:
i)
Shoreline Buffer - 20.0 metres
OS-6
OMB
Approved
Pt. Lot 18
Conc. 13
North Orillia
1959 Peninsula
Point Road
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Active Outdoor Recreational Use in
the form of a swimming pool
ii)
Passive Outdoor Recreational Use
iii)
Access and Parking Areas
accessory to uses within the abutting
SR2-7 and C10-3 Zones
iv)
A sewage system accessory to uses
within the abutting SR2-7 and C10-3
Zones
v)
A water service system accessory to
uses within the abutting SR2-7 and
C10-3 Zones
vi)
Docking Facilities
vii)
Maine Storage Facility
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 9
Miscellaneous Zones
Page 178 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
viii)
Gazebo
ix)
Boat Launch
Special Provisions:
i)
Maximum Lot Coverage = 5.0 per
cent (%)
ii)
Notwithstanding Sections 3.1.12.4
and 3.1.12.6 of this By-law, docks
and launches existing on the day
this By-law is passed are permitted.
Such structures may be repaired or
replaced provided the cumulative
width of such structures is not
increased, they do not project further
from the shoreline, and they do not
encroach further into any required
yard or setback than what exists as
of the date of passing of this By-law.
iii)
Boathouses and boatports shall not
be permitted.
iv)
Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 3.1.17 of this By-law, a utility
shed (vinyl clad garage) existing on
the day this By-law is passed is
permitted in any yard. Such
structure may be repaired or
replaced provided the area of the
utility shed is not increased by more
than 5% from what exists as of the
date this By-law is passed.
v)
The provisions of Section 3.13.4
respecting shoreline buffer shall not
apply. Areas adjacent to the
shoreline that are not paved for
driveway access or not built on with
structures, will have soft
landscaping.
OS-7
Part Lot 19, Conc.
14, Tay
3600 Narrows
Road
Permitted Uses:
Restricted to:
i)
Condominium Road
ii)
Private Park
iii)
Passive Outdoor Recreation
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 9
Miscellaneous Zones
Page 179 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
iv)
Communal Docking Facility and
Parking Area accessory to uses
within the SR2-9 Zone
v)
Utilities
vi)
Launch Ramp
vii)
Pump house
viii)
Utility Shed
ix)
Deck
x)
Gazebo
xi)
Sauna
xii)
Hot Tub
xiii)
Boat Storage Rack
Special Provisions:
i)
The minimum setback from the high
water mark for the following
permitted uses is as follows, or as
further provided for within this By-
law:
a. Condominium Road - 20.0
metres
b. Launch ramp, pump house,
utility shed, deck, and
gazebo - as provided for in
Section 3.1.12.
ii)
All in-water and shoreline structures
subject to approval by Parks
Canada.
iii)
The condominium road is subject to
approval of the Ministry of Natural
Resources and Forestry.
iv)
Notwithstanding any other provisions
of the Zoning Bylaw, the Communal
Docking Facility shall be subject to
the following:
a. The communal docking
facility shall be permitted
within the docking envelope
identified on Schedule "2" of
this Bylaw;
b. The maximum width of the
main dock sections shall be
2.4 metres;
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 9
Miscellaneous Zones
Page 180 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
c. The maximum width of the
dock fingers shall be 2.0
metres;
d. The maximum length of the
dock fingers shall be 12.0
metres;
e. The maximum width of the
access ramps shall be 2.0
metres; and,
f.
The first 3.0 metres of the
dock adjacent to the
shoreline shall be open span.
v)
Notwithstanding any other provisions
of the Zoning Bylaw, the Parking
Area shall be subject to the
following:
a. The Minimum Setback for
Driveway and Parking Area
from a lot line abutting a
residential zone shall be 0.5
metres; and
b. The Minimum Setback for the
Driveway and Parking Area
from the High Water Mark
shall be 15.0 metres.
vi)
For the purposes on this Bylaw, a
boat storage rack shall mean an
unenclosed structure, with or without
a roof, for the storage of watercraft
and marine-related equipment.
Notwithstanding any other provision
of the Zoning Bylaw, a maximum of
two (2) boat storage racks shall be
permitted within 20.0 metres of the
high water mark subject to the
following:
a. Each boat storage rack shall
not exceed a ground
coverage area of 18.0 square
metres;
b. Each boat storage rack shall
not exceed a height of 4.5
metres; and
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 9
Miscellaneous Zones
Page 181 of 232
Exception
By-law
Location
Special Provisions
c. Each boat storage rack shall
be setback a minimum of 3.0
metres from the high water
mark.
vii)
Minor adjustments to the OS-7 zone
boundary may be made without
amendment to the Zoning By-law,
where the Official for the Township
of Severn is satisfied that the
adjustment implements the final
zone boundaries of the registered
plan of subdivision and registered
common elements condominium
plan.
OS-8
2023-40
Part Lot 1,
Concession 1,
Parts 3 and 4 and
Part of part 2, 51R-
16559
3879 Town Line
Permitted Uses:
In addition to the permitted uses of the OS
Zone, the following use shall also be
permitted:
i)
Stormwater Management Facilities
OS-9
OS-10
2025-28
Part Lot 21,
Concession 1
1866 Richardsons
Point Lane
Special Provisions:
i)
Notwithstanding the definition of
"Park, Private", a clubhouse or
storage building shall not be limited
to a maximum of 75.0 square
metres.
ii)
For clarity, docking facilities are
permitted on/adjacent to the subject
lands.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 10
Holding Zones
Page 182 of 232
SECTION 10 HOLDING ZONES
10.1 Holding Provisions
Notwithstanding any other provision in this By-law, where a Zone symbol is followed by
the letter "H" and a number (for example R1-H1) no person shall use the land to which the
letter "H" applies for any use other than the use which existed on the date the By-law
applying the "H" was passed, until the "H" is removed in accordance with the policies of
the Official Plan and the Planning Act, as amended.
Council may pass a By-law in accordance with the Planning Act, as amended, to remove
the Holding "H" symbol, when all of the applicable requirements have been met, thereby
placing the lands in the zone indicated by the Zone symbol.
Properties with Holding "H" Provisions are identified on the Zoning Schedules and in
Table 10.1 below, together with the conditions for the "H" removal.
10.2 Requirements for Removal of Holding Provision
A Holding "H" provision may be removed by By-law, where Council is satisfied that all of
the following items, as applicable, have been addressed to their satisfaction:
a) provision of water and sewers and allocation of servicing capacity;
b) provision of a site evaluation, impact assessment, or technical report;
c) phasing of development;
d) provision of facilities and services such as storm water management or roads;
e) provision of a record of site condition on a contaminated site;
f) site plan agreement registered on title;
g) subdivision or condominium agreement registered on title; or
h) other similar situations as determined by Council.
10.3 List of Holding Provisions
Table 10.1 identifies properties that are subject to a Holding "H" Provision and stipulates
what specific provision is required to be satisfied in order for consideration to be given to
the removal of the "H" provision. Notwithstanding the provisions stipulated, Council is to
be satisfied that all items is Section 10.2 have been addressed.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 10
Holding Zones
Page 183 of 232
Table 10.1: Holding Provisions
Zone
H
Property
By-
law
No.
Provisions
Lift Hold
By-law
ER-1
R1-5
M2-2
OS
H1
Pt. Lots 4 and
5
Conc. 4, S.D.
Orillia
2000-
39
i)
Availability of full municipal
services
ii)
Agreement for upgrades to
West Street bridge
iii)
Fulfillment of conditions of
draft approval
iv)
Confirmation of density
OS
H2
Pt. Lot 1
Conc. 4, N.D.
Orillia
3969 Uhthoff
Line
2000-
74
i)
Site plan agreement
RU
H3
Pt. Lot 16
Conc. 3, N.D.
Orillia
1455
Foxmead Rd.
2003-
97
i)
Site plan agreement
2012-30
R1
H4
Pt. Lot 2
Conc. 8, N.D.
Orillia
3880 Ardtrea
Dr.
2005-
89
i)
Site plan agreement
R1-9
H5
Pt. Lot 3
Conc. 1, N.D.
Orillia
Providence
Lane
2006-
59
i)
Subdivision agreement
2007-
129
I-2
H6
Pt. Lot 6
Conc. 10
Orillia
2700
Cumberland
Rd.
2008-
25
i)
Site plan agreement
2018-17
SR1-1
H7
Pt. Lot 6
Conc. 11
Orillia
3023 and
3029 Third St
2009-
09
i)
Site plan agreement
ii)
Condominium agreement
2012-
106
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 10
Holding Zones
Page 184 of 232
Zone
H
Property
By-
law
No.
Provisions
Lift Hold
By-law
3316 and
3322 Turnbull
Dr.
R1-13
R1-14
H8
Pt. Lot 2
Conc. 8
Orillia
3795 Menoke
Beach Rd
2009-
50
i)
Subdivision agreement
2017-52
and
2021-54
(R1-14)
2021-54
(R1-13)
M2
H9
Pt. Lot 14
Conc. 13
Tay
2741 Hodgins
Rd
2005-
105
i)
Site plan agreement
C1
H10
Pt. Lot 17,
Conc. 12
Tay
2723
Marine Drive
2005-
112
i)
Site plan agreement
R1
H11
Lots 1-3
Plan M-432
Coldwater
Sheppard St.
Sturgeon Bay
Rd.
Bond and
Quetton,
Washago
1996-
17
i)
Availability of full municipal
services
ii)
Provision of municipal road
2021-50
(Sheppar
d Street)
RM1-2
H12
Pt. Lots 9-11
Plan 452
Coldwater
5 River Street
2009-
24
i)
Site plan agreement
ii)
Pre-servicing or
condominium agreement
SR3-
19(3870
Darling
Is. Rd.)
SR3-20
(3891
Darling
Is. Rd.)
H13
Pt. Lots 18
and 19
Conc. 14
Tay
Narrows
Island
i)
Site plan agreement
ii)
Condominium agreement
2018-26
(SR3-19)
2018-42
(SR3-20)
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 10
Holding Zones
Page 185 of 232
Zone
H
Property
By-
law
No.
Provisions
Lift Hold
By-law
C8-8
C8-9
OS-5
Various
H14
Properties
within 500
metres of the
property
boundaries of
a waste
disposal site.
All uses permitted by the
underlying zone category are
permitted with the exception that
no new buildings may be
constructed, and no building
additions may occur unless the
owner has prepared and submitted
studies to the Township and the
applicable approval authorities,
demonstrating to the satisfaction of
the Township and approval
authorities that:
i)
Such development can
occur in compatibility and
without risk associated with
the existing or former waste
disposal use, and
ii)
That the recommendations
of any such studies have or
will be implemented.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, new
buildings may also be permitted
where the Township and approval
authority determine that
development is exempt from the
requirement to prepare a study.
Additionally, new structures and
alterations to existing structures,
interior alterations to existing
buildings, exterior alterations to
existing buildings that do not
expand the footprint, and new
buildings which do not require a
building permit are permitted
without the need for studies or
implementation measures.
2016-73
(C-4,
2002
Buck
Lake
Bend)
ER-10
H15
North Valley
Estates
i)
Subdivision Final Approval
ii)
Subdivision Agreement
2013-16
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 10
Holding Zones
Page 186 of 232
Zone
H
Property
By-
law
No.
Provisions
Lift Hold
By-law
RU-12
R1-21
RM1-3
H16
Part Lots 1
and 2
Conc. 4
Orillia
2000-
40
i)
Certificate of Approval for
sewage treatment system
ii)
Permit to Take Water from
Ministry of Environment
iii)
Final hydrogeological report
iv)
satisfying all conditions of
draft plan approval
C4-4
H17
Pt. Lot 3
Conc. 1
Orillia
8601 Highway
12
i)
Site Plan Agreement
ER-5
ER-6
ER-7
ER-8
H18
Pt. Lot 3
Conc. 7
Orillia
2010-
26
i)
Subdivision Agreement
2013-59
M2
H19
i)
Site Plan Agreement
R1-22
H20
Multiple
i)
Subdivision Final Approval
ii)
Subdivision Agreement
2011-88
2013-58
C2-1
H21
Pt. Lot 13
Conc. 15
North Orillia
8409 County
Road 169
2010-
02
i)
Owner to provide Township
with required Ministry of
Transportation approvals
ii)
Site Plan Agreement
2010-77
RM1-4
H22
Pt Lots 22
and 23,
Conc. 12,
Medonte
13/15
Sturgeon
Bay Road and
5 Sheridan
Drive
2011-
73
i)
Subdivision Agreement
RM1-5
R2-2
H23
Pt Lots 5 and
6, Conc. 11,
and Pt Rd
Allowance
between,
North Orillia
2013-
10
i)
Subdivision Agreement
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 10
Holding Zones
Page 187 of 232
Zone
H
Property
By-
law
No.
Provisions
Lift Hold
By-law
3486 Turnbull
Drive
M2
H24
Pt. Lot 14
Conc. 13
Tay
2733 Hodgins
Road
2014-
53
i)
Site Plan Agreement
2020-57
SR2-7
C10-3
OS-6
H25
Pt. Lot 18
Conc. 13
North Orillia
1959
Peninsula
Point Road
OMB
Appro
ved
i)
Fulfillment of conditions of
draft approval for
subdivision
ii)
Fulfillment of conditions of
draft approval for
condominium
iii)
Registration of Subdivision
and Condominium
Agreements
iv)
Record of Site Condition is
registered with the Ministry
of the Environment
R1
H26
Part of Lots
40 and 41,
Registrar's
Complied
Plan 1721,
former Village
of Coldwater,
48 Gray
Street
(severed
lands)
2015-
75
i)
Subdivision Agreement
ii)
Availability of Full Municipal
Services
iii)
Provision of a Municipal
Road
2021-50
C4
H27
Part Lot 4,
Conc. 9
(North Orillia)
8803 Highway
11 North (in
part)
2016-
23
i)
Site plan agreement
ii)
Confirmation of common
title for lands known
municipally as 8803 and
8825 Highway 11 North
iii)
Legal Agreement with MTO
and receipt of MTO
Encroachment permit
required for Highway 11
improvements and access
modifications
2018-27
(EP
remains)
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 10
Holding Zones
Page 188 of 232
Zone
H
Property
By-
law
No.
Provisions
Lift Hold
By-law
R1
H28
South Part Lot
1, Conc. 1
(North Orillia)
4089 Digby
Drive
(retained
lands from B-
03-16)
2016-
28
i)
Execution of a development
agreement ensuring the
owner contributes its
financial share for the
extension of infrastructure
from the subdivision to the
east, to the satisfaction of
the Township of Severn
RU-18
H29
Part Lot 24,
Conc. 12
1052
Anderson
Line (retained
lands from B-
13-16)
2017-
49
i)
Availability of full municipal
services
SR2-9
OS-7
EP-1
H30
Part Lot 19,
Conc. 14, Tay
3600 Narrows
Road
i)
Registration of Subdivision
and Condominium
Agreements
2020-46
RU
H31
Part Lot 1,
Conc. 1 South
(North Orillia),
being Part 1,
51R3182
2060 Division
Road West
2017-
77
i)
Subdivision Agreement
C4-16
H32
(amende
d by By-
law 2018-
61)
Part Lot 1,
Conc. 1 South
(North Orillia),
being Part 1,
51R3182
2088 Division
Road
(severed
lands)
2017-
77
i)
Site Plan Agreement
R1-32
H33
Lot 21, Conc.
12 (Medonte)
27 Gill Street
2018-
16
i)
Subdivision Agreement
ii)
Sufficient municipal water
and sanitary servicing
capacity
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 10
Holding Zones
Page 189 of 232
Zone
H
Property
By-
law
No.
Provisions
Lift Hold
By-law
RM1-9
H34
27 Gill Street
2018-
16
i)
Subdivision Agreement
ii)
Sufficient municipal water
and sanitary servicing
capacity
RM1-10
H35
27 Gill Street
2018-
16
i)
Subdivision Agreement
ii)
Site Plan Agreement
iii)
Sufficient municipal water
and sanitary servicing
capacity
R1-22
H36
Part 3 on Plan
51R-38931
2090
Birkeshire
Woods Lane
(in part)
2018-
45
All of the uses permitted by the
underlying R1-22 zone category
are still permitted while the Holding
provision applies to the subject
lands with the following exception:
i)
the subject lands may not
be further subdivided as a
new lot until it has been
confirmed that both the
severed and retained lands
can be adequately serviced
with private wells and
private sewage treatment
systems to the satisfaction
of the Township, which may
include the requirement for
the submission of
supporting studies and/or
information.
RM1-11
H37
Part Lot 23,
Conc. 12
North, former
Village of
Coldwater,
being Part 1,
Registered
Plan 51R-
15123, 47
River Street
2019-
84
i)
Site Plan Agreement
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 10
Holding Zones
Page 190 of 232
Zone
H
Property
By-
law
No.
Provisions
Lift Hold
By-law
M2-5
H38
West Part Lot
3,
Conc. 6,
South Division
Orillia
4265 Carlyon
Line
2019-
85
Site Plan Agreement which
includes, but is not limited to,
provisions for:
i)
fencing, drainage, buffers,
driveway pavement,
lighting, and stormwater
management;
ii)
confirmation that the
recommendations of the
following studies, including
associated Peer Reviews,
will be or have been
implemented:
i)
Environmental
Impact Study,
supplementary
documentation and
the Peer Review by
Palmer
Environmental dated
November 25, 2019
ii)
Preliminary
Hydrogeological
Study and the Peer
Review by GAMAN
Consultants Inc.
dated May 27, 2019
iii)
Functional Servicing
Letter and the Peer
Review by J.
Marshall
Engineering dated
May 21, 2019
iii)
completion of an Entrance
Analysis; and,
iv)
provision for a new
municipal collector road, if
required by the Township.
RM1-12
H39
2627 Grand
Tamarack
Crescent
2020-
55
i)
Development Agreement
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 10
Holding Zones
Page 191 of 232
Zone
H
Property
By-
law
No.
Provisions
Lift Hold
By-law
ii)
Sufficient municipal water
and sanitary servicing
capacity
RM1-13
H40
Conc. 12, Part
Lot 23, Plan
307 Part Lot
2; Registered
Plan
51R17070
Part 3 and
Part of Part 2;
Except Part 1
and 2 on
Registered
Plan 51R-
42800
1 Buchanan
Street
2021-
52
A Development Agreement under
the Planning Act including
provisions for:
a. Sufficient municipal water and
sanitary servicing capacity
b. Construction of Buchanan
Street utilizing the existing
Township road allowance
together with the existing
frontage on Lynch Street
R1-34
H41
3879 Town
Line
2023-
40
i)
Development Agreement
RU-23
H43
Part Lot 19,
Concession 2
3487 Tower
Line Road
2024-
34
i)
Site Plan Agreement
RM1 14
& I-5
H44
Part of Lots 3,
4, and 5,
Concession 9,
former
Township of
North Orillia,
and now in
the Township
of Severn
8743 Highway
11 North and
3651 Menoke
Beach Road
2025-
73
a) Execution of a Subdivision,
Condominium, or Site Plan
Control Agreement
b) The provision of adequate
infrastructure and municipal
services allocated to permit
development of the associated
phase.
c) The building permit issuance of
a minimum of 50% of the lots in
the prior phase.
Note: Development of lands for a
public "School and educational
institution" is exempt from
Provision "c".
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 10
Holding Zones
Page 192 of 232
Zone
H
Property
By-
law
No.
Provisions
Lift Hold
By-law
SR3
H45
Part Lot 18,
Concession 8,
in the former
Township of
Matchedash,
now in the
Township of
Severn 3599
Severn River
(SR3 zoned
portion of
severed lands
of B-02-23)
2025-
34
a) Execution and registration of a
Site Plan Control Agreement
which implements the
mitigation measures as
recommended by the "Scoped
Environmental Impact Study"
prepared by RiverStone
Environmental Solutions Inc.
dated March 2023.
H46
H47
H48
H49
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 11
Definitions
Page 193 of 232
SECTION 11 DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this By-law, the definitions and interpretations given in this Section shall
govern.
ABATTOIR
A building or portion of a building where live animals are slaughtered and dressed and may
include facilities for the packaging, treating and storage of meats and meat products but shall
not include any establishment or facilities for the disposal or rendering of dead livestock.
ACCESSORY APARTMENT
(amended by By-law 2018-61, 2026-40)
An accessory dwelling unit contained within a residential dwelling and secondary to the main
dwelling unit of the building. This definition only applies to the following site-specific exceptions:
AG-27, RU-21, RU-24, R1-33, SR2-8, SR2-10, RR-18, GL-7.
ACCESSORY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE
(amended by By-law 2018-61, 2026-40)
A detached or attached building or structure that is not used for human habitation and the use of
which is customarily incidental and subordinate to a principal use, building or structure and
located on the same lot. An accessory building or structure may contain a sleeping cabin or an
additional residential unit where permitted by this By-law.
ACCESSORY USE
A use customarily incidental and subordinate to, and exclusively devoted to, the main use of the
lot, building or structure and located on the same lot as such main use.
ACCOMMODATION UNITS
Any room or group of rooms designed to provide accommodation to the traveling or recreational
public including a room in a hotel, motel, resort or tourist establishment, a rental cottage or
cabin or a tent or trailer site.
ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL UNIT
(added by By-law 2026-40)
Means a dwelling unit that is self-contained, subordinate to and located within the same building
or on the same lot as the principal dwelling. An Additional Residential Unit may also be referred
to as an "ARU". A mobile home shall not be considered an Additional Residential Unit for
purposes of this By-law.
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT PARLOUR
Any land, building or structure or part thereof in which is provided, in pursuance of a trade,
calling, business or occupation, services appealing to or designed to appeal to erotic or sexual
appetites or inclinations.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 11
Definitions
Page 194 of 232
AGRICULTURAL CODE OF PRACTICE
The code of practice as prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the Ministry of the
Environment and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, as amended, replaced or re-
enacted from time to time.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE WAREHOUSE
A building or part of a building used for the storage of agricultural produce and may include
facilities for wholesale distribution or an accessory retail commercial outlet for the sale of such
agricultural produce to the general public.
AISLE
An internal roadway immediately adjacent to a parking or loading space which provides
vehicular access to and from the parking or loading space, and is not a driveway.
ALTER
a) When used in reference to a building, structure or part thereof, means:
i) to change any one or more of the external dimensions of such building or structure; or
ii) to change the type of construction of the exterior walls or roof of such building or
structure; or
iii) to change the use of such building or structure; or
iv) to change the number of uses or dwelling units contained therein.
b) When used in reference to a lot, means:
i) to change the boundary of such lot with respect to a street or lane; or
ii) to change any dimension or area, relating to such lot, which is covered herein by a zone
provision; or
iii) to change the use of such lot; or
iv) to change the number of uses located thereon.
ARTISAN'S OR PHOTOGRAPHER'S STUDIO
A building or part of a building use for the creation, finishing, refinishing or similar production of
paintings, sculptures, photographs or other works of arts or hand-made crafts by the proprietor,
together with the sale of such commodities, but does not include any use otherwise defined in
this By-law.
ASSEMBLY HALL
A building, or part of a building, in which facilities are provided for such purposes as meetings
for civic, educational, political, religious or social purposes and may include a banquet hall,
private club or fraternal organization.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 11
Definitions
Page 195 of 232
ATTACHED
(amended by By-law 2018-61)
A building otherwise complete in itself, which depends for structural support or complete
enclosure, upon a division wall or walls shared in common with an adjacent building or
buildings. Wherein the structure is an Attached Garage (or similar) the attachment to the main
dwelling must consist of enclosed habitable space with four walls that provides for the
interconnectivity of all living space.
ATTIC
A portion of a building situated wholly, or in part, within the roof and which is not a one-half
storey.
AUDITORIUM
A building, or part of a building, in which facilities are provided for athletic, civic, educational,
political, religious or social purposes and may include an arena, gymnasium or other similar
facility or use.
BAKERY
A building, or part of a building, in which the milling of grain, production of bread and other
similar products is undertaken, and includes ancillary uses of storage, warehouse, office
facilities in connection with this operation and the retail sale of such products.
BALCONY
A partially enclosed platform projecting from the main wall of a building which is not supported
by vertical uprights other than the wall itself and which is only accessible from within the
building.
BANK OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
A building, or part of a building, which is used to provide for financial services in which money is
deposited, kept, lent, or exchanged, including accessory clerical functions and shall include a
bank, trust company, credit union or other similar banking service.
BAR
A licensed drinking establishment, the principal business of which is to serve any sort of
beverage alcohol to the public for consumption on the premises.
BASEMENT
(amended by By-law 2022-19)
A portion of a building which is located below the first storey which is partly underground, but
which has at least one-half of its height, from finished floor to finished ceiling or to the
undersides of the floor joints of the storey next above, as the case may be, above the adjacent
average finished grade level adjacent to the exterior walls of the building.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 11
Definitions
Page 196 of 232
BASEMENT, WALKOUT
A basement which has a portion of the base of its wall or walls at grade level and a doorway is
provided at that portion.
BED and BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT
A dwelling or part thereof where rooms are provided for the overnight accommodation of the
traveling public, in which the proprietor supplies lodging, with or without meals, in return for
monetary compensation.
BOARDING OR ROOMING HOUSE
Any building or portion thereof in which the proprietor resides and supplies for hire or gain to
more than two (2) other persons, lodging and/or meals, but shall not include a hotel, motel,
resort, hospital, nursing home, group home or bed and breakfast establishment.
BOAT
(added by By-law 2024-13)
Means a vessel or watercraft built for navigation of navigable watercourses, propelled on water
by oars, sails, or an engine and shall include watercraft equipped for overnight accommodation
but shall not include floating accommodation.
BOATHOUSE
(amended by By-law 2024-13)
A detached accessory building or structure, that is located over the lake/river bed or adjacent
thereto, which is designed or used for the sheltering of a boat or other form of water
transportation, not including floating accommodation and may include storage of household
equipment incidental to the residential use permitted on the lot but shall not include any areas
intended for human habitation.
BOAT LIFT
An uncovered and unwalled structure, attached to a dock, which facilitates the removal of a boat
from the water, and which can allow for a boat to be stored above the natural lake water level.
BOATPORT
A detached accessory structure used for the berthing, sheltering or storing of boats and related
equipment that is roofed, but not enclosed by more than one wall and is built, founded or
anchored near, at or over the shoreline of a navigable waterway or on land.
BROADCASTING AND COMMUNICATIONS ESTABLISHMENT
A building, structure or part thereof used for broadcasting purposes including transmitting and
receiving devices.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 11
Definitions
Page 197 of 232
BUFFER, LANDSCAPED
(amended by By-law 2018-61)
A landscaped or naturally vegetated strip of land, which may include a fence, intended for the
provision of visual amenity and as a physical barrier and visual buffer between adjacent uses.
BUILDING
An enclosed structure used or intended to be used for the shelter or the occupation of persons,
animals, goods, materials, or equipment, other than a fence or wall.
BUILDING, MAIN (PRINCIPAL)
The building in which the main (principal) use of the lot is conducted.
BUILDING SUPPLY OUTLET/YARD
A building or structure in which building, or construction and home improvement materials are
offered or kept for sale and may include the fabrication of certain materials related to home
improvements and may include outside storage.
BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
A building or part of a building in which one or more persons are employed in the management,
direction or conducting of a business or where professionally qualified persons and their staff
service clients or patients who seek advice, consultation, or treatment, and for the purposes of
this By-law may include the administrative offices of a non-profit or charitable organization.
BY-LAW
Refers to the Township of Severn Zoning By-law.
CABIN, SLEEPING
(amended by By-law 2018-61)
A detached accessory building or structure, located on the same lot as the principal dwelling, for
sleeping accommodation only or for the occasional accommodation of guests, from which there
shall be no monetary gain and in which sanitary facilities may be provided, but shall not contain
a kitchen.
CAMPING ESTABLISHMENT
A tourist establishment consisting of at least five (5) camping lots and comprising land used or
maintained as grounds for the camping or temporary parking of truck campers, campers or
tents, but does not include parks or camping grounds maintained by:
a) any department of the Government of Ontario or of Canada; or
b) any Crown corporation, commission, or board.
CAMPING SITE
Part of a camping establishment which is occupied, on a temporary basis only, by a trailer,
motorized home, truck camper, camper or tent.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 11
Definitions
Page 198 of 232
CAMPING UNIT
(added by By-law 2024-13)
Means a structure or vehicle that may be used for camping purposes or as an outdoor
accommodation and includes a tent, trailer, tent trailer, recreational vehicle, camper-back and
any watercraft equipped for overnight accommodation but does not include floating
accommodation.
CARPORT
A building attached or not, to a dwelling house which is a roofed enclosure designed for the
storage or parking of a motor vehicle.
CATERING ESTABLISHMENT
(added by By-law 2025-28)
A building or part of a building in which food and beverages are prepared for consumption off
the premises and are not served to customers on the premises or to take out.
CARPORT
A building attached or not, to a dwelling house which is a roofed enclosure designed for the
storage or parking of a motor vehicle.
CELLAR
A portion of a building between two floor levels which is partly or wholly underground and which
has more than one-half of its height, from finished floor to finished ceiling or to the underside of
the floor joints of the storey next above, as the case may be, below the average finished grade
level adjacent the exterior walls of the building.
CEMETERY
Land that is set apart or used as a place for the internment of the dead or in which human
bodies have been buried, within the meaning of the Cemeteries Act, R.S.O. 1980, c. 59, as
amended from time to time.
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
A certificate issued by the Chief Building Official for the occupancy of any building or part
thereof as required by the Ontario Building Code.
CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL
The officer employed by the Corporation of the Township of Severn as is appointed by By-law to
perform the duties as set out in the Ontario Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990.
CLINIC
An establishment used by two or more qualified health practitioners including physicians,
dentists, chiropractors, physiotherapists and their staff for the purposes of consultation,
diagnosis and office treatment.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 11
Definitions
Page 199 of 232
COMMERCIAL ACCOMMODATION UNIT
A unit within a tourist establishment to be rented or occupied for the purposes of catering to the
needs of the travelling public or vacationers by furnishing sleeping accommodation with or
without food. Such rental or occupancy shall be in the form of normal daily rental, time-sharing,
license to use or interval ownership.
COMMERCIAL USE, ACCESSORY
A commercial use normally and customarily incidental, subordinate and exclusively devoted to a
principal use, building or structure, and located on the same lot therewith.
COMMUNITY CENTRE
Any tract of land, or building or buildings or any part of any building used for community
activities, whether used for commercial purposes or not, the control of which is vested in the
Township, a local board or agent thereof.
CONCRETE PLANT
A manufacturing plant where concrete is mixed before being transported for sale.
CONSERVATION
The use of land for the preservation, protection and improvement of the components of the
natural environment through comprehensive management and maintenance programs for
individual or public use or benefit.
CONSTRUCT
(added by By-law 2018-61)
Construct means to build, erect, place, reconstruct or relocate and may include:
a) Any preliminary operation such as excavating, filling or draining; or
b) Altering any existing building or structure by an addition, enlargement, extension or other
structural change; or
c) Any work which requires a building permit.
Constructed and construction shall have corresponding meanings.
CONTRACTOR'S ESTABLISHMENT
The use of land, buildings or structures where equipment and materials are stored or where a
contractor performs shop or assembly work but does not include any other use or activity
otherwise defined or classified herein.
CONVENIENCE STORE
A retail commercial establishment where food, tobacco, drugs, periodicals or similar items of
household convenience are kept for retail sale.
COUNCIL
The Municipal Council of the Corporation of the Township of Severn.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 11
Definitions
Page 200 of 232
COUNTY
The Corporation of the County of Simcoe.
COUNTY ROAD
A street or road under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the County of Simcoe.
CRAFT SHOP
A building or part of a building where crafts, souvenirs and other similar items are offered or
kept for sale at retail to the general public but shall not include any other establishment
otherwise defined or classified herein.
CUSTOM WORKSHOP
A building or part of a building used by a trade, craft or guild for the manufacture, in small
quantities of articles including the sale of such products at retail and, for the purpose of this By-
law, shall include upholstering, woodworking or furniture manufacture or any similar use or
activity.
DAY NURSERY
The use of land or buildings for the purposes of providing temporary care, for pre-school age
children within the meaning of the Day Nurseries Act, R.S.O. 1980, c. 111, as amended
DECK
(amended by By-law 2025-28)
Shall mean a floor system structure without a roof or walls, having footings, a foundation or
cantilevered, which may be attached to or abutting one or more walls of a building or
constructed separate from a building but is not a dock.
DEVELOPMENT
The construction, erection or placing of one or more buildings or structures on land, or the
addition or alteration to a building or structure that has the effect of increasing the size or
usability of such buildings or structures including the development of three (3) or more trailer
sites or mobile home sites.
DOCK
(amended by By-law 2025-28)
A structure attached to or forming part of the land that extends along the shoreline or out from
the shoreline over a body of water, to which boats or other watercrafts may be moored, or is
used in conjunction with a use on the land.
DRY CLEANING ESTABLISHMENT
A building or part of a building in which the business of dry cleaning, dry dyeing, cleaning,
spotting, stain removal or pressing of articles and/or goods of fabric is carried on, through the
use of chemicals which emit no odours or fumes.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 11
Definitions
Page 201 of 232
DEPARTMENT STORE TYPE MERCHANDISE (DSTM) RETAIL STORE
A retail store which sells items in the following categories: general merchandise,
apparel/accessories, household furnishings, drugs/cosmetics, durables and semi-durables,
hardware, computers and office supplies and other like items, but does not include retail stores
in which the sale of those items is clearly incidental or accessory to an otherwise permitted use.
DWELLING
(amended by By-law 2026-40)
A building designed or used for residential occupancy by one or more persons, containing one
or more dwelling units as its principal use, but shall not include a commercial accommodation
unit in a tourist establishment, park model trailer, boarding house, or institutions.
DWELLING, APARTMENT BUILDING
A dwelling containing more than three (3) dwelling units, each unit having access only from an
internal corridor system, and may include administrative, maintenance, storage, laundry, garage
and other similar accessory facilities provided for the convenience of the occupants.
DWELLING, DETACHED ACCESSORY
A dwelling, accessory to the main use of the property and in the form of a Dwelling, Single
Detached.
DWELLING, DUPLEX
A dwelling containing two (2) dwelling units separated horizontally and each of which has an
independent entrance either directly from the outside or through a common vestibule.
DWELLING, MULTIPLE
(added by By-law 2018-46; By-law 2018-61)
A dwelling that contains three (3) or more dwelling units but shall not include any other Dwelling
defined herein.
DWELLING, SEMI-DETACHED
One of a pair of two attached single-family dwelling houses with a common wall dividing the pair
of single-family dwelling houses vertically, each of which has an independent entrance directly
from the outside.
DWELLING, SINGLE DETACHED
A dwelling occupied or capable of being occupied as a dwelling unit.
DWELLING, TOWNHOUSE
A dwelling divided vertically into three (3) or more dwelling units, each of which has direct
access from the outside.
DWELLING, TRIPLEX
A dwelling divided horizontally into three separate dwelling units, each of which has an
independent entrance either directly from the outside or through a common vestibule.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 11
Definitions
Page 202 of 232
DWELLING UNIT
(amended by By-law 2018-61, 2022-19, 2026-40)
A room or a suite of two or more rooms within a building, designed or intended for use by the
occupants as a single, independent, and separate housekeeping establishment containing
sanitary facilities and not more than one (1) kitchen. For the purposes of this By-law, a dwelling
unit does not include a tent, trailer, park model trailer, sleeping cabin or a room or suite of rooms
in a boarding or rooming house, hotel, motel, motor hotel or tourist home.
DWELLING UNIT, ACCESSORY
(amended by By-law 2026-40)
A dwelling unit, accessory to the main non-residential use of the property and contained within
the main building.
DWELLING UNIT AREA
The habitable area contained within the inside walls of a dwelling unit, excluding any private
garage, carport, porch, veranda, unfinished attic, unfinished basement or sunroom (unless such
sunroom is habitable in all seasons of the year), and excluding public or common halls or areas,
common stairways and the thickness of outside walls.
EAVE
A roof overhang, free of enclosing walls, without supporting columns.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The use of land, buildings or structures as a training centre or an elementary or secondary
school, private school, university or community college authorized by the Province of Ontario.
EQUIPMENT SALES, SERVICE AND RENTAL ESTABLISHMENT
Premises in which machinery and equipment are offered or kept for sale, rent, lease or hire
under agreement for compensation, and which are also serviced, but shall not include any other
establishment defined or classified in this By-law.
EQESTRIAN FACILITY
A commercial establishment where horses are housed or boarded and are available for riding,
riding instruction, agility training or jumping.
ERECT
Shall mean setting up, building, constructing, reconstructing and relocating and, without limiting
the generality of the word, also includes:
a) altering any existing building or structure by an addition, enlargement, extension, relocation
or other structural change;
b) any work for the doing of which a building permit is required under the Building Code Act
and Regulations passed thereunder as may be amended, replaced or re-enacted from time
to time; and
c) erect, erected and erection shall have a corresponding meaning.
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ESTABLISHED BUILDING LINE
A line drawn between the corners of the building on each lot abutting the subject lot.
EXISTING
Any land, building, structure or use in existence at the date of passing of this By-law.
FARM
(amended by By-law 2018-61)
Land used for the tillage of soil and the growing of vegetables, fruits, grains and other staple
crops and also includes the breeding and rearing of livestock, poultry, dairying, and maple sugar
bush or woodlot, but does not include any other use otherwise defined or classified in this By-
law. "Farm" shall include buildings and structures, such as barns, grain elevators, silos and
storage and processing buildings, which are incidental to the operation of the farm. Barns, silos,
agricultural storage buildings, grain elevators for the purpose of this By-law shall be classified as
principal or main buildings or structures.
FARM SUPPLY/IMPLEMENT DEALERSHIP
A building, structure or area where farm implements, equipment and farm supplies are kept for
sale at retail and may include facilities for the servicing of such implements or equipment but
shall not include any other establishment otherwise defined or classified herein.
FARM PRODUCE SALES OUTLET
A building, part of a building, or stand in which farm produce, exclusive of meat or poultry, is
offered for sale at retail, but shall not include the sale of farm produce which has been
reprocessed, nor shall it include a slaughterhouse.
FARMERS MARKET
(added by By-law 2022-19)
The use of land or building(s) for the occasional or periodic activity of holding a multi-vendor,
community driven market, selling agricultural, food, art and craft products including homegrown
produce, home-made crafts or value-added products where the majority of vendors are primary
producers (including preserves, baked goods, meat, dairy products etc.).
FENCE
(added by By-law 2018-61)
A barrier opened or closed erected dividing two or more properties or which marks or
substantially marks a boundary.
FINISHED GRADE
The average elevation of the finished surface of the ground adjacent the ground level of the
front wall of a building or structure opposite the front lot line.
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FLEA MARKET
A building or part of a building where floor space is leased to vendors on a regular basis and
where new or secondhand goods and articles are offered or kept for sale at retail to the general
public, but shall not include any other establishment otherwise defined or classified herein.
FLOATING ACCOMMODATION
(added by By-law 2024-13)
Means a floating building, structure or thing, or a combination of floating buildings, structures or
things, equipped or useable for overnight accommodation and not primarily used for navigation,
and includes a floating building, structure or thing, or a combination of floating buildings,
structures or things that:
i)
is primarily designed for or able to be used for residential purposes;
ii)
Is a raft, barge or floating platform that has on top of it a building, structure, vehicle or
thing that may be used for overnight accommodation, for camping purposes or as an
outdoor accommodation;
iii)
Would reasonably be expected to require towing to be placed on lands or is placed on
lands by means of towing or any other type of assistance, or is self-propelled.
iv)
Is equipped with anchor(s) and/or jack-up technology or a similar mechanism used to
anchor or rise above the surface of the water, with or without spud cans, or
v)
Has a floating foundation or a floatation platform which may include floats constructed of
polystyrene, plastic, concrete or logs and stringers or any other material or substance
used to assist with floatation."
FLOOD FRINGE
The outer portion of the flood plain between the floodway and the limit of the regulatory flood.
Flood depths and velocities are generally less severe in the flood fringe than those experienced
in the floodway.
FLOOD PLAIN
For river stream, and small inland lake systems, means the area, usually lowlands adjoining a
watercourse, which has been or may be subject to flooding hazards.
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FLOODING HAZARD
Means the inundation, under the conditions specified below, of areas adjacent to a shoreline or
a river or stream system and not ordinarily covered by water:
a) Along the shorelines of large inland lakes, the flooding hazard limit is based on the one-
hundred-year flood level plus an allowance for wave uprush and other water-related
hazards;
b) Along river, stream and small inland lake systems, the flooding hazard limit is the greater of:
i) the flood resulting from the rainfall actually experienced during a major storm such as
the Hurricane Hazel storm (1954) or the Timmins storm (1961), transposed over a
specific watershed and combined with the local conditions, where evidence suggests
that the storm event could have potentially occurred over watersheds in the general
area;
ii) the one-hundred-year flood; and
iii) a flood which is greater than i) or ii) which was actually experienced in a particular
watershed or portion thereof as a result of ice jams and which has been approved as the
standard for that specific area by the Minister of Natural Resources;
Except where the use of the one-hundred-year flood or the actually experienced event has been
approved by the Minister of Natural Resources as the standard for a specific watershed (where
the past history of flooding supports the lowering of the standard).
FLOODPROOFING
The combination of measures incorporated into the basic design and/or construction of
buildings, structures, or properties to reduce or eliminate flooding hazards, wave uprush and
other water-related hazards along the shorelines of large inland lakes, and flooding hazards
along river, stream and small inland lake systems.
FLOODWAY
For river, stream and small inland lake systems, means the portion of the flood plain where
development and site alteration would cause a danger to public health and safety or property
damage.
Where the one zone concept is applied, the floodway is the entire contiguous flood plain.
Where the two-zone concept is applied, the floodway is the contiguous inner portion of the flood
plain, representing that area required for the safe passage of flood flow and/or that area where
flood depths and/or velocities are considered to be such that they pose a potential threat to life
and/or property damage. Where the two-zone concept applies, the outer portion of the flood
plain is called the flood fringe.
FLOOR AREA
The total habitable floor area within a building which is measured between the exterior faces of
the exterior walls or from the centre line of a common or part wall, but excluding any private
garage, breezeway, porch, verandah, balcony, sunroom, attic, cellar, and any floor area with a
ceiling height less than 2 metres (6.6 feet).
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FLOOR AREA, GROSS
(amended by By-law 2026-40)
The total floor area of all storeys of a building, excluding:
a) any portion of the building or structure below finished grade used for heating, storage,
laundry facilities, parking of motor vehicles; and,
b) in the case of a dwelling, any private garage, carport, cellar, porch, verandah or sunroom
unless such sunroom is habitable during all seasons of the year.
FLOOR AREA, GROUND
The floor area of the grade level storey of a building measured to the outside walls, exclusive of
any parking areas within the building and, in the case of a dwelling house, any basement or any
private garage, carport, porch, verandah or sunroom, unless such sunroom is habitable at all
seasons of the year.
FORESTRY
The management, development and cultivation of timber resources to ensure the continuous
production of wood or wood products, provision of proper environmental conditions for wildlife,
protection against floods and erosion, protection of water supplies, and preservation of the
recreation resource, and shall include reforestation areas owned or managed by the Ministry of
Natural Resources or the County.
FUEL STORAGE TANK OR SUPPLY YARD
A tank or storage yard for the bulk storage of petroleum, gasoline, diesel or other fuels, oils,
gases or flammable liquid or fluid.
GARAGE, PRIVATE
A detached accessory building or portion of a dwelling house which is designed or used for the
sheltering of a private motor vehicle(s) and storage of household equipment incidental to the
residential occupancy, and which is fully enclosed and roofed. For the purposes of this By-law,
a private garage excludes a carport or other open shelter.
GARDEN SUITE
A one-unit detached residential structure containing bathroom and kitchen facilities that is
ancillary to an existing residential structure and is designed to be portable and temporary.
GAZEBO
(amended by By-law 2018-61)
A free standing, roofed accessory structure which is not enclosed, except by means of
screening or glass and which is used for relaxation as opposed to storage or habitation.
GOLF COURSE
A public or private area operated for the purpose of playing golf and, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, may include a par 3 golf course, driving range, pro shop, miniature
golf course, clubhouse, restaurant, recreational facilities, and maintenance buildings.
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GREENHOUSE/NURSERY/GARDEN CENTRE
The use of land, buildings or structures for the growing, display and retail sale of trees, shrubs,
flowers, plants and similar vegetation. May also include the display and sale of landscaping,
lawn and garden equipment, furnishings and supplies.
GROCERY STORE
A retail establishment engaged in the business of selling primarily groceries, meat, fruit and
vegetables as well as other personal, convenience, and household items to the general public
GROUP HOME
A single housekeeping unit in a residential dwelling in which 3 to 10 unrelated residents
excluding staff or receiving family, live as a family under responsible supervision consistent with
the requirements of its residents. The home is licensed or approved under Federal or Provincial
Statute.
G.S.C.
(added by By-law 2018-61)
Shall mean, when used in conjunction with a number, the elevation above sea level according to
the Geological Survey of Canada.
HABITABLE
Enclosed space that is improved or conditioned for human comfort, and includes areas
designed for living, sleeping, eating or food preparation.
HEALTH SERVICES ESTABLISHMENT
An establishment which provides various health or medical services, including but not limited to
a chiropractor, optometrist, medical clinic and/or associations or organizations formed to provide
medical or health services.
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HEIGHT AND HEIGHT OF BUILDING
(amended by By-law 2018-61)
The vertical distance, measured between the average finished grade at the front of the building,
and:
a) in the case of a flat roof, the highest point of the roof surface;
b) in the case of a mansard roof, the deck roof line;
c) in the case of a gable, hip or gambrel roof, the average height between the eaves and
ridge;
d) in the case of an "A" frame, the highest point of the roof; and,
e) in the case of a single pitched roof, the highest point of the roof.
Accessory roof fixtures and facilities, such as chimneys, towers, steeples or television antennas,
shall be disregarded in calculating the height of a building.
In the case of a building located on a property that abuts a navigable waterway, the front of the
building shall be deemed to be any and all sides of the building in which a front yard is situate at
any point lying in a straight line between the normal controlled high-water mark of the navigable
waterway and the side(s) of the building.
With reference to a structure partially or entirely on or over the water, height shall be measured
from the elevation of the high-water mark.
HIGH WATER MARK
(amended by By-law 2018-61, 2025-28)
In the case of Georgian Bay 177.4 metres G.S.C., in the case of Lake Couchiching 219.15
metres G.S.C. and in all other cases means the normal water mark unless regulated by a public
authority, in which case the highest regulated water mark.
HOME INDUSTRY
A small-scale light industrial use, such as a carpentry shop, metal working shop, a welding
shop, an electrical shop, small engine repair or similar use, that provides services or wares to
the community and which is an accessory use to a single detached dwelling. For the purposes
of this By-law, the repairing of motor vehicles, mobile homes and trailers is not a home industry.
HOME OCCUPATION
Any occupation which is carried on, in accordance with the provisions of this By-law relative
thereto, as an accessory use to a dwelling unit.
HOSPITAL
Any institution, building or other premises established for the treatment of persons afflicted with
or suffering from sickness, disease or injury, for the treatment of convalescent or chronically ill
persons, that is approved under the Public Hospitals Act as a public hospital.
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HOTEL
An establishment that consists of one building or two or more connected or adjacent buildings
consisting of at least four individual rental units which cater to the needs of the travelling public
by furnishing sleeping accommodations for remuneration which may or may not supply food and
is operated under the Tourism Act, R.S.O. 1990, but does not include a rooming or boarding
house, an apartment dwelling house, a group home, or similar facility.
HUNT CAMP
A base camp used solely for the activity of hunting or fishing, which provides seasonal or
temporary accommodation in a remote location where municipal, or community services are
usually not available.
HUNT FARM
An area of land set aside for maintenance of wildlife for hunting purposes.
INDUSTRY, HEAVY
An industrial use which by its nature has the potential to cause odour, noise and/or vibration.
KENNEL
A building or structure where domesticated animals are kept, bred or boarded and which is
licensed by the Township.
KITCHEN
(added by By-law 2018-61, amended by By-law 2025-28)
A room, excluding a cold cellar, or part of a room where food is stored, prepared or cooked or
which has cooking appliances, and a sink. For the purpose of this By-law, a refrigerator on its
own is not considered a cooking appliance. Further, a "Wet Bar" for the purposes of this By-law
is not considered a "Kitchen".
LANDSCAPED AREA
That part of a lot located outdoors that is available or used for the placement of any or a
combination of the following elements:
a) soft landscaping consisting of vegetation such as trees, shrubs, hedges, ornamental
plantings, grass and ground cover;
b) hard landscaping consisting of non-vegetative materials such as brick, pavers, rock, stone,
concrete, tile and wood, excluding monolithic concrete and asphalt and any area used for
parking, and including such features as a walkway, patio, deck or in-ground pool; and
c) architectural elements consisting of decorative fencing, walls, sculptures, gazebos,
trellises, planters, benches and other similar features.
LANE
A public or private thoroughfare which affords access to abutting lots and which is not intended
for general traffic circulation.
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LAUNDROMAT
A building or structure where the service of coin-operated laundry machines, using only water,
detergents and additives, are made available to the public for the purpose of laundry cleaning.
LIBRARY
A building containing printed and pictorial material for public use for purposes of study,
reference and recreation.
LOADING SPACE
An off-street space on the same lot as a building or contiguous to a group of buildings for the
temporary parking of a commercial vehicle, while loading or unloading merchandise or
materials, which has access to a street, lane, road or highway.
LOT
A parcel or tract of land described in a deed or other legal document which is legally capable of
conveying title, and:
a) which is a whole lot within a Registered Plan of Subdivision, other than a Registered Plan of
Subdivision which has been deemed not to be a Registered Plan of Subdivision under a By-
law passed pursuant to Section 49 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended;
b) which is a legally separated parcel of land in existence on the date of passing of this By-law
without the owner holding the fee or the equity of redemption in, or power or right to grant,
assign or exercise a power of appointment with respect to any abutting land;
c) the description of which is the same as in a deed which has received final consent to a
conveyance pursuant to Section 49 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended;
d) is the whole remnant remaining to an owner or owners after a consent to sever has been
granted pursuant to Section 49 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended, with respect
to all other adjoining lands of the owner of owners, provided that the consent or consents
mentioned above have not lapsed under Subsection 55 (22) of the Planning Act, R.S.O.
1990, but for the purpose of this paragraph no parcel or tract of land ceases to be a lot by
reason only of the fact that a part or parts of it has or have been conveyed to or acquired by
the Township of Severn, the County of Simcoe, Her Majesty in the Right of Ontario, or Her
Majesty in the Right of Canada; or,
e) which is the subject of an order of the Minister of Housing pursuant to the provisions of
Section 49 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.
LOT AREA
The total horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot or island above the normal high-water mark.
LOT, CORNER
A lot situated at the intersection of two or more streets, or at the intersection of a street and a
railway right-of-way, or a lot abutting on one or more parts of the same street, in which an
interior angle of less than one hundred and thirty-five (135) degrees is contained, between the
front and side lot lines abutting by the said street or streets.
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LOT COVERAGE
(amended by By-law 2022-19)
The percent of the lot area covered by buildings or structures including private garages, the
over-land portion of boathouses and boat ports appertaining to the lot but excluding parking
areas, driveways, decks less than 1 metre above the finished grade, walkways, sewage
systems, docks and swimming pools.
LOT FRONTAGE
(amended by By-law 2012-30, 2022-19)
The straight-line distance between the intersection of the side lot lines and the front lot line,
except as follows:
a) where there are no side lot lines, such as a peninsula, the greatest distance between any
point on the front lot line and any point on the rear lot line.
b) where there are no side lot lines and no rear lot lines, such as on an island, the greatest
distance between any two points.
c) where a lot abuts a navigable waterway or the unopened original shore road allowance
along the navigable waterway, frontage shall be measured as a straight-line distance
between the intersection of the side lot lines or their straight line projections and the high
water mark.
d) where there are two front lot lines abutting the same street, the longer of the two shall be
used to measure frontage.
e) where the front lot line is adjacent to a public road and the side lot lines are not parallel, the
lot frontage shall be measured by a line equal to the minimum front yard setback measured
back from and parallel to the chord of the lot frontage and for the purposes of this section,
the chord of the lot frontage is a straight line joining the two points where the side lot lines
intersect the front lot line.
For further clarity, a Sight Triangle shall be considered part of the Lot for the purposes of
calculating Lot Frontage.
LOT, INTERIOR
A lot other than a corner lot.
LOT LINE
Any boundary of a lot.
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LOT LINE, FRONT
(amended by By-law 2022-19)
The lot line that divides the lot from the public road allowance or private road, except:
a) Where a lot abuts a navigable waterway, the lot line abutting the navigable waterway
shall be deemed the front lot line.
b) In the case of a corner lot or through lot, the shorter lot line that abuts a street shall be
deemed to be the front lot line and the longer lot line that abuts a road shall be deemed
an exterior side lot line, but,
c) In the case of a corner lot or through lot with two lot lines of equal length abutting roads,
the lot line that abuts the street from which access to the lot is gained shall be deemed
to be the front lot line.
d) In the case where a lot abuts only a road cul-de-sac, all of the frontage on the road cul-
de-sac shall be deemed to be the front lot line.
e) On un-subdivided islands the front lot line shall be the entire shoreline of the island
surrounded by water.
f) In the case of through lots that have two distinct frontages that abut a navigable water
body, both shall be deemed to be the front lot line and the rear yard provisions shall not
apply.
LOT LINE, REAR
The lot line farthest from or opposite to the front lot line or in the case of a triangular lot the
intersection of the two side lot lines shall be the point from which the minimum rear yard
requirement is measured.
LOT LINE, INTERIOR
(amended by By-law 2022-19)
A lot line other than a front, rear, or exterior lot line.
LOT LINE, EXTERIOR
(amended by By-law 2022-19, 2025-28)
A lot line, other than a front lot line, that abuts a road allowance or 1.0 foot reserve.
LOT, THROUGH
A lot bounded on two opposite sides by streets or opposite sides by navigable waterways or a
street on one side and a navigable waterway on the opposite side.
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MANUFACTURING, LIGHT
An industrial use exclusively for the carrying on of a fabricating, assembling, dismantling, or
processing activity, whereby 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, odour, fumes,
smoke, vapour, steam, soot, ash, dust, waste paper, waste products, grit, oil or otherwise.
MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING, ASSEMBLING OR FABRICATING PLANT
A plant in which the process of producing any product, by hand or mechanical power and
machinery, is carried on systematically with division of labour.
MARINA
(amended by By-law 2024-13)
A commercial establishment or premises, usually containing docking facilities or mooring
facilities where boats or boat accessories are berthed, stored inside or outside, serviced,
repaired, or kept for sale or rent and where facilities for the sale or marine fuels or lubricants,
accessory retail sales and a taxi and/or barging service are provided and where wastewater
pumping facilities may be provided. A marina may include a Marine and Sales and Service
Establishment, but shall not include the berthing, storage, servicing, repairing, construction, sale
or renting of floating accommodation.
MARINE STORAGE FACILITY
An accessory building for the storage of boat supplies and marine accessories.
MARINE SALES AND SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS
A building or part of a building and associated lands where new and used boats, boat
accessories, snowmobiles, and all-terrain vehicles are displayed and offered for sale at retail or
for rental, and where marine, snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle equipment is serviced or
repaired and may include boat storage facilities.
MARKET
An area of land consisting of buildings, stalls, or an open area used primarily for the display and
retailing of farm produce, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, meat, poultry,
foodstuffs, wares, or commodities.
MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITY
A specialized facility that receives, separates and prepares recyclable materials for marketing
purposes.
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MOBILE HOME
(amended by By-law 2025-28, 2026-40)
A dwelling unit that is designed to be mobile, and constructed or manufactured to provide for
year-round residential occupancy in accordance with the Ontario Building Code, CSA A277
and/or CSA Z240.2.1, and which is installed on a permanent foundation with appropriate
anchorage. A mobile home does not include a travel or tent trailer, park model trailer, or any
other trailer as defined by this By-law.
MOBILE HOME PARK
A parcel of land used for the parking or storage of mobile homes and includes all accessory
buildings necessary to the operation of said park.
MOBILE HOME SITE
An area of land within a mobile home park which is used as the site of, and pertains to, not
more than one (1) mobile home dwelling.
MODEL HOME
A single detached dwelling or a semi-detached dwelling, used only for the purposes of display
and sale.
MODULAR HOME
(added by By-law 2026-40)
A dwelling that is constructed in component parts in one location and then transported to a site
on which it is assembled into one dwelling unit in accordance with the Ontario Building Code
and CSA A277 but does not include a mobile home or park model trailer. A modular home may
also be known as a pre-fabricated home.
MOTEL, MOTOR HOTEL
An establishment which consists of one or more than one building containing three or more
attached accommodation units, accessible from either the interior or exterior, which cater to the
needs of the travelling public by furnishing sleeping accommodation with or without facilities for
the serving of meals, provides such facilities for remuneration, and may or may not be a liquor
licensed premises, and shall not include any other use or activity otherwise defined herein.
MOTOR VEHICLE
A motor vehicle within the meaning of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1980, c. 198, as
amended.
MOTOR VEHICLE, COMMERCIAL
(amended by By-law 2018-61)
A commercial motor vehicle within the meaning of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1980, c. 198,
as amended, with the exception of personal-use pickup trucks with a gross weight of 6,000 kg or
less as further defined by the Ministry of Transportation.
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MOTOR VEHICLE BODY SHOP
A building or structure used for the painting or repairing of motor vehicle bodies, exterior and
undercarriage, and in conjunction with which there may be towing service and motor vehicle
rentals for customers while motor vehicle is under repairs, but shall not include any other
establishment otherwise defined or classified in this By-law.
MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERSHIP
(amended by By-law 2022-19)
A lot, or part of a lot, which includes a building or structure, or part of a building or structure,
where a dealer displays motor vehicles for sale or rent and in conjunction with which there may
be a motor vehicle repair garage, or a motor vehicle body shop, service station, and washing
establishment, but shall not include any other establishment otherwise defined or classified in
this By-law.
MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR GARAGE
A building or structure where services are performed or executed on motor vehicles for
compensation, including the installation of exhaust systems, repair of the electrical systems,
transmission repairs, brake repairs, radiator repairs, tire repairs and installation of rust proofing,
motor vehicle diagnostics, major and minor mechanical repairs, or similar uses.
MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE STATION
A building, or a clearly defined space on a lot, where motor vehicle fuel is sold by retail,
including a gas bar, and where motor vehicle accessories, parts, and repairs may be available
for purchase.
MOTOR VEHICLE STORAGE YARD
Land, building or structure or part thereof used for the temporary storage of impounded or towed
vehicles within a secure area which is fenced and gated or inside a building and where a
storage fee is charged and may include property held under police or other government
authority.
MOTOR VEHICLE WASHING ESTABLISHMENT
An establishment for washing, cleaning and polishing motor vehicles by means of either
production line cleaning methods and/or mechanical devices and includes a coin-operated self-
service operation but does not include an automobile service station or gas bar, a public garage
or a motor vehicle dealership where car washing operations are incidental to the principal
activity of business.
MUNICIPAL, COUNTY, PROVINCIAL MAINTENANCE DEPOT AND/OR STORAGE YARD
Any land, building or structure owned by the Corporation of the Township of Severn, the County
of Simcoe or the Province of Ontario used for the storage, maintenance or repair of equipment,
machinery or motor vehicles used in connection with civic works and shall include a public
works yard.
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MUSEUM
A building or buildings used, or to be used for the preservation of a collection of paintings or
other works of art, or of objects of natural history, or of mechanical, scientific or philosophical
inventions, instruments, models or designs, and dedicated to the recreation of the public,
together with any libraries, reading rooms, laboratories and other offices and premises used or
to be used in connection therewith.
NATURAL AREA
An area within which no person shall alter the surface of the land; or alter, disturb, destroy,
remove, cut or trim any vegetation, whether living or dead, or alter, disturb, destroy, or remove
any wildlife habitat, whether in use or not.
NAVIGABLE WATERCOURSE
(amended by By-law 2012-30)
Any body of water that is capable of affording reasonable passage of watercraft of any
description for the purpose of transportation, recreation or commerce and includes any river,
stream or lake considered navigable by law. In this By-law, the term "Navigable Waterway"
shall have the same meaning as the term "Navigable Watercourse".
NON-COMPLYING
A permitted use, building or structure existing at the date of the passing of this By-law which
does not comply with a provision or provisions of the Zone within which they are located.
NON-CONFORMING
A use of land, building or structure which does not conform to the provisions of this By-law for
the Zones in which such use, building or structure is located, as of the date of the passing of this
By-law.
NON-RESIDENTIAL
The use of land or building for a purpose other than human habitation.
NOXIOUS
Shall mean, when used with reference to any use or activity in respect of any land, building or
structure or a use or activity which, from its nature or from the manner of carrying on same,
creates or is liable to create, by reason of destructive gas or fumes, dust, objectionable odour,
noise or vibration or unsightly storage of goods, wares, merchandise, salvage, machinery parts,
junk, waste or other material, a condition which may become hazardous or injurious as regards
to health or safety or which prejudices the character of the surrounding area or interferes with or
may interfere with the normal enjoyment of any use or activity in respect of any land, building or
structure.
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NURSING HOME
A building other than a hospital in which the proprietor supplies for hire or gain, lodging with
nursing, medical or similar care and treatment, if required, and includes a rest home or
convalescent home, but does not include any other establishment otherwise defined in this By-
law.
OPEN SPAN
(amended by By-law 2012-30)
A section of a dock, boathouse or boatport that:
a) has no underlying support structure; or
b) is supported only by posts having diameter of less than 16 cm, spaced no less than 1.5 m
apart.
ORIGINAL SHORE ROAD ALLOWANCE
A twenty (20) metre wide allowance for road reserved along the shore of a navigable waterway
by the Crown but does not include an allowance that has become a street.
OUTDOOR DISPLAY AND SALES
An area of land, used in conjunction with a business located within a building or structure on the
same lot, for the display or sale of produce, merchandise or the supply of services.
OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL USE, ACTIVE
(amended by By-law 2022-19)
A public or private area operated for the purpose of playing golf, driving ranges, miniature golf
courses, tennis courts, outdoor skating rinks, recreational trails, public park, private park, ski-lifts
and similar uses, together with necessary and accessory buildings and structures, but shall not
include a theme park, that may be for profit.
OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL USE, PASSIVE
(amended by By-law 2022-19)
The use of land which is typically unobtrusive and not disturbing to the surrounding natural
landscape and may include walking paths, natural interpretive facilities, bird and wildlife
observation areas, picnic areas, and similar uses involved in the enjoyment of the natural
environment, but is not for profit.
OUTDOOR STORAGE
A storage area outside of the building on the lot.
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PARK MODEL TRAILER
(added by By-law 2026-40)
A recreational vehicle that is designed to be mobile, and constructed or manufactured to provide
a seasonal residence for one or more persons in accordance with CSA Z241, even if the vehicle
is jacked-up or its running gear is removed, but does not include a mobile home, travel or tent
trailer, camper trailer, or trailer otherwise defined in this by-law. A Park Model Trailer shall not
be considered a dwelling unit.
PARK, PRIVATE
An open space or recreational area, other than a public park, operated on a commercial and/or
private member basis, and which includes one or more of the following facilities or activities:
a) Areas for walking, riding, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling and similar activities but does
not include the racing of animals, motor vehicles, motorcycles, or snowmobiles;
b) Accessory recreational or playground areas such as picnic areas, tennis courts, lawn
bowling greens, outdoor skating rinks, athletic fields but does not include golf courses;
c) An accessory club house or storage building of a maximum of 75.0 square metres; and,
d) Parking lots accessory to the foregoing.
PARK, PUBLIC
Any open space or recreational area, owned or controlled by the Corporation or by any Board,
Commission or other Authority established under any statute of the Province of Ontario and may
include therein neighborhood, community, regional and special parks or areas and may include
one or more athletic fields, field houses, community centers, bleachers, swimming pools,
greenhouses, botanical gardens, zoological gardens, bandstands, skating rinks, tennis courts,
bowling greens, bathing stations, curling rinks, refreshment rooms, fair grounds, arenas, or
similar uses.
PARKING AREA
An area provided for the parking of motor vehicles and may include aisles, parking spaces,
pedestrian walkways, and related ingress and egress lanes, but shall not include any part of a
public street. "Parking Area" may include a private garage.
PARKING SPACE
An area, exclusive of any aisles, ingress or egress lanes, for the parking or storage of a motor
vehicle and may include a private garage, which parking space shall have a minimum width of 3
metres and a minimum area of 18 square metres.
PARTIAL SERVICES
(added by By-law 2026-40)
Means:
a) municipal sewage services or private communal sewage services combined with
individual on-site water services; or,
b) municipal water services or private communal water services combined with individual
onsite sewage services.
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PERSONAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT
A building or part of a building in which persons are employed in furnishing services and
otherwise administering to individual and personal needs of patrons such as barber shops,
beauty parlours, hair dressing shops, and shoe repair shops.
PIT
A place where unconsolidated gravel, stone, sand, earth, clay, fill, mineral or other material is
being or has been removed by means of an excavation to supply materials for construction,
industrial or manufacturing purposes, but does not include a wayside pit.
PIT, WAYSIDE
A temporary pit opened and used by a public road authority, or their agents, solely for the
purpose of road construction or an associated road project or contract and which is not located
on the road right-of-way.
PLACE OF ASSEMBLY
A place designed and used to accommodate gatherings of people such as clubs, reception
halls, funeral homes, conference centres, legion halls, community halls and lodges, and for
events such as trade shows, banquets, and political or other conventions, museums, libraries
and places of worship.
PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT
A building used for the provision of various forms of entertainment including motion picture
theatre or other theatre, dance hall or music hall, video arcades, or other similar uses but does
not include an adult entertainment parlour or any other use or activity otherwise defined or
classified in this By-law.
PLACE OF WORSHIP
A building dedicated to religious worship and includes a church, synagogue or assembly hall
and may include such accessory uses as a nursery school or a school of religious education.
PLANTING STRIP
A continuous, unpierced hedgerow of trees, evergreens or shrubs, or solid fencing not less than
1.5 metres high, immediately adjacent to the lot line, or portion thereof, where such planting
strip is required. The remainder of the planting strip shall be used for no other purpose than the
planting of ornamental shrubs, flowering shrubs, flower beds, grass or a combination thereof.
PORCH
A structure attached to a permitted building which is covered and enclosed partially or wholly on
its sides by screening.
PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT
(added by By-law 2026-40)
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Means the primary residential unit in a detached house, semi detached house or townhouse
where the house is situated on a parcel of land containing an additional residential unit. A
primary dwelling unit may also be known as a "primary residential unit.
PRINCIPAL USE
The predominant purpose for which any land, building or premises, or part thereof, is used,
designed, arranged, occupied or maintained.
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING ESTABLISHMENT
A building or part of a building in which the business of producing books, newspapers or
periodicals, by mechanical means, and reproducing techniques, such as photocopying, is
carried on, and may include the sale of newspapers, books, magazines, periodicals, or like, to
the general public.
PRIVATE SERVICES
(added by By-law 2026-40)
(Water or Wastewater) means infrastructure on a lot which is privately owned and operated and
designed to service the water and sewage disposal needs of that lot, including a private septic
system and a private well.
PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY
A street, road or highway under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transportation.
PUBLIC AUTHORITY
Shall mean Federal, Provincial, County or Municipal agencies, and includes any commission,
board, authority or department established by such agency.
PUBLIC USE
(amended by By-law 2018-61)
Shall mean the use of land, building or structure for the purpose of providing services to the
public as part of carrying out a public mandate.
QUARRY
An area where consolidated rock has been or is being removed by means of an open
excavation to supply material for construction, industrial or manufacturing purposes, but does
not include a wayside quarry or open pit or mine.
RECONSTRUCTION
(added by By-law 2018-61)
The replacement of an existing building or structure where the amount of the building or
structure being replaced exceeds the requirements of a repair/restoration. Reconstruction and
reconstructed shall have the same meaning.
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RECREATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT
(amended by By-law 2022-19)
The use of land and/or a building, or part thereof, for a fee, for the provision of athletic and
amusement facilities involving the active participation of the user in a sports-related activity and
includes without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such facilities as racquet courts, fitness
clubs, billiard parlours, bowling alleys, arenas, riding stables, or water sports, but shall not
include a theme park.
RECREATIONAL ACCOMMODATION VEHICLE
(amended by By-law 2018-61)
A vehicle which provides sleeping and other facilities for short periods of time, while travelling or
vacationing, designed to be towed behind a motor vehicle, or self-propelled, and includes such
vehicles commonly known as travel trailers, truck trailers, pickup coaches, motorized campers,
motorized homes or other similar vehicles but shall not include a mobile home.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE SALES AND SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT
(amended by By-law 2022-19)
A lot, or part of a lot, which includes a building or part of a building, where new or used
recreational vehicles and related equipment and accessories are displayed for sale or rent in
conjunction with which there may be facilities for the servicing of such vehicles.
REFRESHMENT VEHICLE
An immobile vehicle in good repair and appearance either mounted on blocks or supported by a
conventional wheel, tire and axle system with a bottom skirt, from which food and beverages are
offered for sale or sold to the public.
RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS
The production of electrical power from an energy source that is renewed by natural processes
including, but not limited to, wind, water, a biomass resource or product, or solar and
geothermal energy.
RENOVATION
(added by By-law 2018-61)
Shall mean repair/restoration for the purposes of this by-law. Renovation and renovated shall
have the same meaning.
REPAIR/RESTORATION
(added by By-law 2018-61)
The fixing of a building or structure to a safe condition where at least 50% of the exterior
structure remain in their present state. It does not include the reconstruction of an entire
building or structure. Repaired/restored shall have the same meaning as repair/restoration.
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RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT
A building or structure or part of a building or structure used for scientific research, tests or
investigations, data collection and manipulation or technical development of information,
products or devices for scientific application.
RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY
An establishment providing supervised or supportive in-house care for those who need
assistance with daily living, that may also provide on-going medical or nursing care or
counseling and social support services and which may include services such as medical,
counseling, and personal services.
RESTAURANT
(amended by By-law 2025-28)
A building or part of a building where food is prepared and offered for sale to the public, for
immediate consumption. A restaurant may include a dining room, cafe, cafeteria, ice cream
parlour, tea or lunchroom, dairy bar, coffee shop, or snack bar but does not include a
refreshment vehicle, or a boarding or lodging home. A restaurant may include a liquor licensed
premises and may operate an accessory Catering Establishment.
RESTAURANT, DRIVE-THROUGH
A restaurant that provides a drive-through function.
RETAIL STORE
A building or part of a building where goods, wares, merchandise, substances or articles, are
offered or kept for sale at retail and includes storage on or about the store premises of such
goods, wares, merchandise, substances, or articles sufficient only to service such stores but
does not include any retail outlet otherwise classified or defined in this By-law.
RETAIL WAREHOUSE
(amended by By-law 2012-30)
A building or part of a building with a minimum gross floor area of 2,500 square metres, in which
there is integrated storage and sale of a range of goods, wares and merchandise, including but
not limited to food, clothing, furniture, appliances, automotive products and fuels, and services,
books and electronics. It includes ancillary sales and services within the building or outside
buildings.
ROAD, PRIVATE
A path or way over private property or Crown Land which affords vehicular access to one or
more lots and is not owned or maintained by a public authority.
ROAD, PUBLIC
An improved public highway for vehicular traffic, which is maintained by and under the
jurisdiction of a public authority.
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SALES AREA, GROSS
That part of a commercial establishment that is used to display items for sale or rent or is
accessory to the sale or rental of any item, including washrooms, corridors and associated
offices, but shall not include any area used exclusively for the storage of retail or maintenance
items and that is not open to the public. In the case of a Shopping Centre, gross sales areas
shall not include any part of a corridor used exclusively for pedestrian access between stores.
SALVAGE OR WRECKING YARD
A place where motor vehicles are wrecked or disassembled and resold; a place where second-
hand goods, including waste paper, bottles, automobile tires, clothing, other scrap materials and
salvage are collected to be sorted and a place where used lumber and used building materials
are stored for sale or resale.
SAUNA
(added by By-law 2018-61)
An accessory building or structure wherein facilities are provided for the purpose of a sauna
bath, either dry or wet and may include a change and/or cooling room.
SAW AND/OR PLANING MILL
A building, structure or area where timber is cut, sawed or planed, either to finished lumber, or
as an intermediary step and may include facilities for the kiln drying of lumber and may or may
not include the distribution of such products on a wholesale or retail basis.
SELF-STORAGE FACILITY
A building or group of buildings used for the storage of household goods, wares, substances, or
articles but shall not include a cartage depot, transportation depot, or warehouse. A shipping
container, truck body, bus coach, streetcar body, railway car, or other similar body or container,
whether on wheels or not, shall not be used as part of a self-storage facility.
SENIOR CITIZENS HOME
Any home for Senior Citizens sponsored and administered by any public agency or any service
club, church, or other non-profit organization, either of which obtains its financing from Federal,
Provincial or Municipal Governments or agencies, or by public subscription or donation, or by
any combination thereof, and such homes shall include auxiliary uses such as club and lounge
facilities, usually associated with Senior Citizens development.
SEPTIC SYSTEM
(added by By-law 2026-40)
Means an on-site sewage system used for the collection, treatment, and disposal of domestic
wastewater, including a septic tank and leaching bed or other approved system, designed and
installed in accordance with the Ontario Building Code, as amended.
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SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT
A building or part thereof used for the sale or repair of household articles including radio,
television and appliance repair. A service establishment does not include the manufacture of
articles, goods or materials, or include a use otherwise defined by the By-law.
SETBACK
(amended by By-law 2018-61)
Shall mean the least horizontal distance between a lot line or zone boundary, as the case may
be, and the nearest point of any building or structure on the lot.
SEWAGE
The wastewater and matter from any use.
SEWAGE LAGOON
A licensed open facility for the treatment of sewage.
SEWAGE SYSTEM
For the purposes of this By-law, a sewage system is a structure.
SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITY
A licensed place where mixtures of human and domestic waste are purified.
SHOPPING CENTRE
A retail commercial development under coordinated management, consisting of a fully enclosed
climate-controlled mall with an interior corridor and may also include a limited number of
attached or unattached buildings which do not share a common corridor, and which may include
a department store, a food store, and other retail and service commercial uses.
SHORELINE
The boundary between the water and the land, or any lot line or portion thereof which abuts a
navigable watercourse or a shore road allowance abutting a navigable watercourse.
SIGHT TRIANGLES
The triangular space formed on a corner lot by the street lines and a line drawn from a point in
one street line to a point in the other street line, each such point being a specified distance
measured along the street line from the point of intersection of the street lines. Where the two
street lines 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.
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SIGN
A structure or advertising device having illustrations affixed thereto or displayed thereon in any
manner, which is used to identify, advertise or attract attention to any object, product, place,
activity, person, institution, organization firm, group, profession, enterprise, industry or business,
or which display or include any letter, work, model number, banner, flag, pennant, insignia,
device or representation used as an announcement, direction or advertisement.
STAFF QUARTERS
An accessory residential unit or units devoted to the temporary habitation of those working on
the premises.
STORAGE AREA
That part of a commercial or industrial establishment that is used for the placing of goods and
materials associated with or incidental to the principal use of the establishment, and may be
conducted outdoors where permitted by this By-law.
STORAGE CONTAINER
(added by By-law 2022-19, amended by By-law 2025-28)
Shall mean a rectangular metal container customarily used for the transport of freight or for
storage and may include a shipping or cargo container but shall not include a trailer or truck
body or similar, modified or used for storage purposes.
STORAGE YARD
Land used for the storage of goods within a secure area which may be fenced or gated.
STOREY
The portion of a building, other than an attic or basement, included between any floor level and
the floor, ceiling or roof next above it.
STOREY, FIRST
The lowest storey of a building closest to finished grade having its ceiling 5.8 metres or more
above average finished grade.
STOREY, ONE-HALF
Shall mean that portion of a building situated wholly or in part within the roof and having its floor
level not lower than 1.2 metres below the line where roof and outer wall meet and in which there
is sufficient space to provide a distance between finished floor and finished ceiling of at least 2.1
metres over a floor area equal to at least 50 percent of the area of the floor next below.
STREET
A public thoroughfare intended for vehicular traffic, and which is under the jurisdiction of either
the Township, the County or the Province of Ontario. This definition shall not include any lane
or private right-of-way.
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STREET LINE
The limit of the street or road allowance and is the dividing line between a lot and street or road.
STRUCTURE
Anything constructed, erected or placed, the use of which requires location on the ground, or
attached to something having location on the ground and includes a satellite dish, air support
structures or temporary structures as regulated in the Ontario Building Code.
SWIM RAFT
(added by By-law 2018-61)
A seasonal in-water and non-motorized floating platform structure located offshore, used for
swimming and recreational purposes but not for the mooring of boats.
TANDEM PARKING SPACE
(added by By-law 2026-40)
Means a parking space that can only be accessed by passing through another parking space
from a street, lane or driveway.
TAXI ESTABLISHMENT
The use of land, buildings or structures for the rental or dispatching of motor vehicles.
TENT
Every kind of temporary shelter to which the term is normally considered to apply for sleeping
that is not permanently affixed to the site and that is capable of being easily moved and is not
considered a structure.
THEME PARK
A private commercial development where there is a combination of more than two different
types of recreational uses, including accessory buildings and structures, occurring on the
property simultaneously (e.g., waterslides, together with batting cages and go-carts).
TILLABLE HECTARES
Land, including pasture that can be worked or cultivated to grow crops.
TOURIST CAMPING ESTABLISHMENT
The use of land, buildings or structures for commercial camping on a short-term basis where
campsites are rented to and used by the travelling public. A tourist camping establishment may
include accessory buildings, structure or facilities incidental to the principal use, such as
common washrooms, recreational facilities, a convenience store, or an accessory dwelling unit
for the owner or operator. A tourist camping establishment does not include the use of a
campsite as a dwelling, off season storage of tents or recreational vehicles on campsites, or a
use otherwise defined by this By-law.
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TOURIST ESTABLISHMENT
The use of land, buildings, or structures for the provision of commercial roofed accommodation
where commercial accommodation units are offered for rent on a short term or transient basis to
the public who is travelling, vacationing, engaged in leisure or recreation, or participating in
conventions or meetings. A tourist establishment may include accessory uses, services,
equipment, or facilities, including a restaurant, normally incidental to such accommodation. A
tourist establishment does not include a dwelling unit except for a dwelling unit for the owner or
operator, or staff quarters that are accessory to the principal use.
TOWNSHIP
The Corporation of the Township of Severn.
TRAILER
A vehicle that is at any time drawn upon a highway by a motor vehicle, another motor vehicle or
any device or apparatus not designed to transport persons or property, temporarily drawn,
propelled, or moved upon such highway, and except a side car attached to a motorcycle, and
shall be considered a separate vehicle and not part of the motor vehicle by which it is drawn
and, for the purposes of this By-law, does not include a mobile home.
TRAILER, CAMPER
Any unit so constructed that may be attached upon a motor vehicle, as a separate unit, and
capable of being temporarily utilized for the living, sleeping or eating accommodation of
persons.
TRAILER, RECREATIONAL SPORT
(added by By-law 2018-61)
A trailer primarily used for the transportation of motorized recreational sport vehicles such as
motorized boats, personal watercraft, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and similar vehicles, but
shall not include a utility trailer.
TRAILER, TRAVEL OR TENT
A trailer designed to be temporarily used for living, shelter and sleeping accommodation, or any
vehicle in which the assembly can be erected, while stationary, using the trailer body and
related components for support and utilized for living, shelter and sleeping accommodation, with
or without cooking facilities, which is collapsible and compact while being drawn by a motor
vehicle, but shall not include a mobile home dwelling house.
TRAILER, UTILITY
(added by By-law 2018-61)
A small non-motorized vehicle, whether enclosed or not, which is generally towed by a light-duty
vehicle and is used for the hauling of light loads and does not include any other type of trailer
otherwise defined by this By-law.
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TRAILER PARK
The use of land for the provision of overnight or short-term accommodation for trailers, motor
homes and tents, but not mobile homes and includes services and facilities normally incidental
and subordinate to such a use including washroom and bathing facilities, active and/or passive
recreational uses, and an entrance kiosk.
TRANSPORTATION DEPOT
A building, structure or place where trucks or tractor trailers are rented, leased, staged, kept for
hire or stored or parked on the property, are dispatched for hire as common carriers, and which
may include a bonded or sufferance warehouse.
URBAN RESIDENTIAL LAND
(added by By-law 2026-40)
Means land within a Settlement Area on which residential use, other than accessory residential
use, is permitted by by-law and which is served by municipal sewer and water services.
USE
When used as a noun, the purpose for which a lot or building or structure, or any combination
thereof, is designed, arranged, occupied, or maintained and when used as a verb, "USED" shall
have a corresponding meaning.
VARIETY AND CONVENIENCE STORE
A retail commercial establishment, which serves the daily needs of the residents of the
surrounding area, and may include provisions for the sale of refreshments, snacks, gasoline, or
video rentals.
VEHICLE
A motor vehicle, trailer, traction engine, farm tractor, road building machine and any vehicle
drawn, propelled or driven by any kind of power, including muscular power, but does not include
the cars of electric or steam railways running only upon rails.
VESSEL
(amended by By-law 2024-13)
A craft designed to float on the water including a boat, a barge, a watercraft or a ship, but shall
not include floating accommodation.
VETERINARY CLINIC
A building or part of a building in which facilities are provided for the prevention, cure and
alleviation of disease and injury to animals and in conjunction with which there may be facilities
provided for the sheltering of animals during the treatment period.
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WALL, FRONT
(added by By-law 2022-19)
The wall or walls of a building that are closest to the front lot line.
In the case of a building located on a property that abuts a navigable waterway, the front wall
shall be deemed to be any wall of the building in which a front yard is situated at any point lying
in a straight line between the normal controlled high-water mark of the navigable waterway and
the wall(s) of the building.
WAREHOUSE
A building or part of a building used for the storage and distribution of goods, wares,
merchandise, substances, articles or things, and may include facilities for a wholesale or retail
commercial outlet but shall not include a cartage or transport depot. For greater clarity, the
display of items for sale is permitted provided it is accessory to a primary warehouse or
wholesale use and is limited to the net floor area provided for in this By-law.
WASTE DISPOSAL SITE
A place where garbage, refuse or domestic or industrial waste, exclusive of liquid industrial
waste or toxic waste, is disposed of or dumped and includes a waste disposal assessment area.
WATER TREATMENT FACILITY
A licensed facility where the purification of water occurs to make it suitable for drinking or any
other use.
WATERCOURSE
A body of water or the natural channel for a perennial or intermittent stream of water.
WATERCRAFT EQUIPPED FOR OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATION
(added by By-law 2024-13)
Means a watercraft that is:
i)
Equipped for overnight accommodation;
ii)
Primarily designed for an able to be used for navigation; and
iii)
Self-propelled and steered independently.
WATERFRONT PROPERTY
(added by By-law 2026-40)
For the purposes of this By-law, a lot that abuts or has frontage on Georgian Bay, Matchedash
Bay, or on an inland lake, the Green River, the Black River or the Severn River shall be
considered a Waterfront Property.
WAYSIDE PIT OR QUARRY
A temporary pit or quarry opened and used by a public road authority for the sole purpose of a
particular project or contract of road construction and not located on the road right-of-way, but
shall not include a pit or quarry as herein defined.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 11
Definitions
Page 230 of 232
WELLNESS CENTRE
A private clinic that offers both physical and psychological medical treatment, including
acupuncture, massage therapy, holistic healing, personal counseling, physiotherapy and other
similar services.
WET BAR
(added by By-law 2025-28)
Means a combination of a counter, sink, fridge and storage area facilities that comprises part of
a principal dwelling unit and which is accessory within the principal dwelling unit but does not
include any cooking facilities.
WHOLESALE ESTABLISHMENT
An establishment for the purpose of selling or offering for sale goods, wares or merchandise on
a wholesale basis, including the storage or warehousing of those goods, wares or merchandise.
YARD
That part of a lot which is open, uncovered and unoccupied between a lot line or the shoreline
and a building or structure, other than accessory buildings, structures or uses which are
specifically permitted by this By-law within a yard.
YARD, EXTERIOR SIDE
(added by By-law 2025-28)
A yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard of a lot, between the side lot line
immediately adjoining a road allowance or 1.0 foot reserve and the nearest part of the principal
building, structure or nearest open storage on a lot.
YARD, FRONT
A yard extending across the full width of the lot between the front lot line of the lot and the
nearest part of the principal building, structure or nearest open storage on the lot.
YARD, INTERIOR SIDE
A yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard of a lot, between a side lot line and the
nearest part of the principal building, structure or nearest open storage on the lot.
YARD, REAR
A yard extending across the full width of a lot between the rear lot line and the nearest part of
the principal building, structure or nearest open storage on the lot.
YARD, REQUIRED
(added by By-law 2018-61)
The exterior side, front, interior side or rear yard required by the zone in which the lot is located
or as established in a site-specific amendment to the zone but does not include a yard
established by a minor variance.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 11
Definitions
Page 231 of 232
ZONE
The category of use or activity of land, buildings, structures, or activities permitted by this By-
law.
Township of Severn
Passed: August 5, 2010
Zoning By-law 2010-65
Consolidated to: July 24, 2026
Section 12
Enactment
Page 232 of 232
SECTION 12 ENACTMENT
12.1 Force and Effect
This By-law shall come into force and effect on the date it is passed by the Council of the
Corporation of the Township of Severn, if there are no appeals, subject to the applicable
provisions of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13 as amended and upon approval of
the Ontario Municipal Board.
12.2 Repeal of Former By-laws
a) By-law No. 1993-50, as amended, of the former Township of Orillia is hereby repealed
upon the coming into force of this By-law;
b) By-law No. 778/78, as amended, of the former Township of Matchedash is hereby
repealed upon the coming into force of this By-law;
c) By-law No. 1767, as amended, of the former Township of Tay is hereby repealed upon
the coming into force of this By-law;
d) By-law No. 1990-22, as amended, of the former Township of Medonte is hereby
repealed upon the coming into force of this By-law;
e) By-law No. 720, as amended, of the former Village of Coldwater is hereby repealed
upon the coming into force of this By-law.
12.3 Reading by Council
By-law read a first and second time this 5th day of August 2010.
By-law read a third time and finally passed this 5th day of August 2010.
Corporation of the Township of
Severn
Mayor
Clerk-Treasurer