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TOWNSHIP OF STONE MILLS
ZONING BY-LAW NO. 2014-744
Office Consolidation
April 28, 2026
Township of Stone Mills
4504 County Road 4
Centreville Ontario K0K 1N0
Tel.: (613) 378-2475
Fax: (613) 378-0033
www.stonemills.com
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TOWNSHIP OF STONE MILLS
ZONING BY-LAW NO. 2014-744
Passed:
August 5th 2014
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1: GENERAL SCOPE ..................................................................................... 1
1.1
TITLE OF BY-LAW ................................................................................... 1
1.2
SCHEDULES ............................................................................................ 1
1.3
SCOPE AND APPLICATION OF BY-LAW................................................... 1
1.4
INTERPRETATION .................................................................................. 3
1.5
DATE IN EFFECT ..................................................................................... 4
1.6
REPEAL OF FORMER BY-LAWS ............................................................... 4
1.7
ADMINISTRATOR ................................................................................... 5
1.8
REQUESTS FOR AMENDMENTS ............................................................... 5
1.9
VIOLATION AND PENALTIES .................................................................. 5
1.10
INSPECTION ........................................................................................... 6
1.11
REMEDIES .............................................................................................. 6
1.12
ZONE PROVISIONS ................................................................................. 6
1.13
ZONE REPRESENTATION... ..................................................................... 7
1.14
VALIDITY... ............................................................................................ 7
1.15
TRANSITION PROVISIONS..................................................................... 8
SECTION 2: DEFINITIONS ......................................................................................... 9
SECTION 3: GENERAL PROVISIONS ........................................................................66
3.1
ACCESSORY USES .................................................................................66
3.2
CABIN (HUNT CAMP, FISHING CAMP) ..................................................69
3.3
COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES ........................................................... 69
3.4
CONSTRUCTION USES ..........................................................................69
3.5
CRISIS CARE FACILITY... ..................................................................... 70
3.6
ESTABLISHED BUILDING LINE... ..........................................................70
3.7
EXISTING BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND USES ..................................70
3.8
EXISTING UNDERSIZED LOTS ..............................................................72
3.9
FRONTAGE REQUIREMENTS .................................................................73
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3.10
GROUP HOMES .....................................................................................75
3.11
HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS... ........................................................................75
3.12
HOLDING PROVISIONS... .....................................................................75
3.13
HOME OCCUPATIONS... ........................................................................75
3.14
HOME INDUSTRY... ..............................................................................76
3.15
LANDSCAPED OPEN SPACE... ...............................................................77
3.16
LOADING SPACE REGULATIONS...........................................................78
3.17
MINIMUM DWELLING UNIT AREA (ONE BEDROOM) ............................79
3.18
PARKING REGULATIONS ......................................................................79
3.19
PARKING AREA ENTRANCES, DRIVEWAYS AND AISLES .......................86
3.20
PLANTING STRIP... ..............................................................................87
3.21
PUBLIC USES ........................................................................................88
3.22
RETAIL GASOLINE ESTABLISHMENTS ..................................................89
3.23
SECOND UNIT.......................................................................................90
3.24
SPECIAL SETBACKS - AGRICULTURE... .................................................91
3.25
SPECIAL SETBACKS - INDUSTRIAL... ...................................................91
3.26
SPECIAL SETBACKS - INFRASTRUCTURE & TRANSPORTATION ...........93
3.27
SPECIAL SETBACKS - WATERBODIES & SENSITIVE FEATURES ...........94
3.28
SPECIAL SETBACKS - OTHER... .............................................................96
3.29
SETBACK EXCEPTIONS... ......................................................................96
3.30
SERVICING LIMITATIONS ....................................................................97
3.31
SIGHT TRIANGLES................................................................................97
3.32
SIGNS ...................................................................................................98
3.33
STORAGE OF SPECIAL VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES ..................98
3.34
SWIMMING POOLS ...............................................................................98
3.35
THROUGH LOTS ....................................................................................99
3.36
WAYSIDE PITS AND WAYSIDE QUARRIES ...........................................99
SECTION 4: ZONES ................................................................................................100
4.1
ZONE CLASSIFICATION... ...................................................................100
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4.2
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (EP) ZONE... ...................................101
4.3
OPEN SPACE (OS) ZONE .....................................................................102
4.4
PRIME AGRICULTURE (PA) ZONE .......................................................104
4.5
RURAL (RU) ZONE ..............................................................................106
4.6
RURAL RESIDENTIAL (RR) ZONE ....................................................... 108
4.7
RESIDENTIAL LIMITED SERVICE (RLS) ZONE ....................................110
4.8
HAMLET RESIDENTIAL (HR) ZONE ....................................................112
4.9
HAMLET MIXED USE (HMX) ZONE ......................................................114
4.10
COMMUNITY FACILITY (CF) ZONE .....................................................116
4.11
HAMLET COMMERCIAL (C1) ZONE......................................................118
4.12
RURAL COMMERCIAL (C2) ZONE ........................................................122
4.13
RECREATION COMMERCIAL (C3) ZONE ..............................................125
4.14
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (M1) ZONE .........................................................129
4.15
GENERAL INDUSTRIAL (M2) ZONE .....................................................131
4.16
EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIAL PITS AND QUARRIES (M3) ZONE .............134
4.17
WASTE MANAGEMENT (M4) ZONE ......................................................136
4.18
MINING (MR) ZONE ........................................................................... 138
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SECTION 1: GENERAL SCOPE
1.1 TITLE OF BY-LAW
This By-Law may be cited as the " Township of Stone Mills Zoning By-law ".
1.2 SCHEDULES
The following schedules which are attached hereto are hereby incorporated into and
are declared to form part of this By-law to the same extent as if fully described
herein:
Schedule 1 - Township of Stone Mills
Schedule 2 - Strathcona
Schedule 3 - Newburgh
Schedule 4 - Camden East
Schedule 5 - Yarker
Schedule 6 - Colebrook
Schedule 7 - Moscow
Schedule 8 - Centreville
Schedule 9 - Enterprise
Schedule 10 - Tamworth
Schedule 11 - Erinsville
Schedule 12 - Croydon
Schedule 13 - Beaver Lake
Schedule 14 - Varty Lake
Schedule 15 - Sensitive Groundwater Features
1.3 SCOPE AND APPLICATION OF BY-LAW
a) The provisions of this By-Law shall apply and be enforceable with respect to all
lands within the geographic limits of the Corporation of the Township of Stone
Mills as shown on Schedules 1 to 15, inclusive.
b) No land shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected, altered,
enlarged, or used within the Township of Stone Mills except in conformity with
the provisions of this By-law.
c) No building permit, certificate or license shall be issued where the proposed use
of land or a proposed erection, alteration or enlargement of any building or
structure would be in violation of the provisions of this By-law. In addition,
where the approval of another agency or authority is required, such approval
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shall be obtained and submitted to the Chief Building Official or other appointed
zoning administrator at the time of making an application for a building permit or
Planning Act approval, as applicable.
d) No person shall change the purpose for which any land, building or structure is
used, or erect any new building or structure or addition to any existing building
or structure or relocate any existing building or structure or sever any lands from
an existing parcel if the effect of such action is to cause the original, adjoining or
remaining lands, buildings or structures to be in contravention of this By-law.
e) Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the erection of any building or structure for
a purpose prohibited by this By-law if the plans for such building or structure
were approved by the Chief Building Official prior to the date of passing of this
By-law, provided that:
i.
when the building or structure is erected, it continues to be used for the
purpose for which the building permit was issued;
ii.
the building or structure is commenced within six (6) months of the date
of the passing of this By-law and is completed within a reasonable time of
the commencement; and
iii. the building permit has not been revoked pursuant to the Building Code
Act.
f) No change shall be made in the use of any land, building, or structure until a
Certificate of Occupancy has been issued by the Chief Building Official, to the
effect that the proposed use conforms to this By-law.
g) Nothing in this By-Law shall relieve any person from the obligation to comply
with the requirements of the Ontario Building Code Act, and any other By-Laws
of the Township of Stone Mills and provincial and federal legislation.
h) No person shall be deemed to have contravened any provision of this By-law by
reason of the fact that any part or parts of any lot has or have been conveyed
to, or acquired by, any Public Authority for public use.
i) This By-law shall not reduce or mitigate any restrictions lawfully imposed by an
authority having jurisdiction to make such restrictions.
j) All references to Provincial Acts or Regulations shall refer to the current Act or
Regulation. All references to the Planning Act shall refer to the Planning Act,
R.S.O., 1990, Chapter P.13, as amended.
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1.4 INTERPRETATION
a) The provisions of this By-law shall be held to be the minimum requirement
except where the word maximum is used, in which case the maximum
requirement shall apply.
b) The definitions and interpretations given herein shall govern unless the context
requires otherwise. For the purposes of this By-law:
i.
words used in the present tense include the future;
ii.
words in singular number include the plural and words in the plural include
the singular number;
iii. the word "shall" is mandatory;
iv. the word "may" is permissive;
v.
the words "used" and "occupied" shall include the words "arranged" and
"designed to be used or occupied"
vi. words in the present tense include the future;
vii. words in the masculine gender include the feminine gender and vice
versa.
c) Units of measurement in this By-law are provided in metric only.
d) Where linear distances other than those referring to vertical measurements are
specified (e.g. setbacks), such linear distances are measured on a horizontal
plane.
e) No amendment to this By-law shall be required in order for the Corporation to
make typographical corrections such as spelling, punctuation and section
numbering changes where, in the opinion of the Corporation, such corrections
do not affect the intent of the By-law.
f) The headings of the Parts, Sections, Subsections and Clauses of this By-law or
on the Zoning Schedules, together with the illustrations, examples and
explanatory notes appearing throughout this By-law , have been inserted as a
matter of convenience and for reference only and in no way define or limit the
scope or meaning of this By-law or any of its provisions.
g) Where any uncertainty exists as to the location of the boundary of any of the
Zones as shown on the Zoning Schedules, the following rules apply:
i.
Where Zone boundaries are indicated as approximately following lot lines,
such lot lines shall be deemed to be the said boundaries.
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ii.
Where Zone boundaries are indicated as approximately parallel to any
street and the distance from such street is not indicated, such zone
boundaries shall be construed as being parallel to such street and the
distance therefrom shall be determined by the use of the scale of the said
Zoning Schedules at the original scale.
iii. Unless otherwise indicated on the Zoning Schedules, streets, lanes or
right-of-way, such as for railroads or electrical transmission lines, shall be
deemed to be in the same zone as the adjacent lands and where such
streets, lanes or right-of-way separate different zones, unless otherwise
indicated on the Zoning Schedules, the centrelines of these shall constitute
the boundary between zones.
h) Where any uncertainty still exists as to the zone location of such streets, lanes or
right-of-way, they shall be assumed to be within the Open Space (OS) Zone.
i) Where a zone boundary is indicated as passing through undeveloped land, then
the location of such boundary shall be determined in accordance with the scale
of said Zoning Schedule(s) at the original scale.
j) Where a zone boundary is indicated as following the corporate limits of the
Corporation of the Township of Stone Mills, then such limits shall be the zone
boundary.
k) Where a zone boundary is indicated as following a shoreline, then such zone
boundary shall follow the shoreline, and, in the event of change in the boundary
of the shoreline, the zone boundary shall be construed as moving with the actual
shoreline.
l) Where there exist two or more zones affecting a single lot, then the applicable
provisions of each zone category shall apply to the lands over which the zone is
situated. Similarly, where multiple uses occupy a single lot, the zone standards
which apply to each use shall be applied separately (e.g., parking standards).
1.5 DATE IN EFFECT
This By-law shall take effect from the date of its passage by Council, subject to the
provisions of the Planning Act.
1.6 REPEAL OF FORMER BY-LAWS
On the day that this By-law comes into full force and effect, By-Law 2000-85, as
amended, of the Corporation of the Township of Stone Mills passed under Section
34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990 shall hereby be repealed, except with respect
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to those lands subject to the transition provisions of Section 1.15 of this By-law,
until such time as Section 1.15 is repealed.
The adoption of this By-Law shall not prevent any pending or future prosecution of,
or action to abate any existing violation of the said By-Law if the violation is also a
violation of any of the provisions of this By-Law.
1.7 ADMINISTRATOR
This By-law shall be administered and enforced by the Chief Building Official or such
other person as may be appointed by Council of the Corporation of the Township of
Stone Mills.
1.8 REQUESTS FOR AMENDMENTS
Request for an amendment to this By-law shall be accompanied by the Corporation's
"APPLICATION FOR ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT", and any required study
deemed to fulfill the requirements for a complete application under the Official Plan.
1.9 VIOLATION AND PENALTIES
Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of this By-Law is guilty of an
offence and on conviction thereof shall forfeit and pay a penalty for each such
offence and every such penalty shall be recoverable under the Provincial Offences
Act, R.S.O., 1990 and amendments thereto.
Every person who contravenes this By-law and, if the person is a corporation, every
director or officer of the corporation who knowingly concurs in the contravention, is
guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable:
-
on a first conviction to a fine of not more than $25,000; and
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on a subsequent conviction to a fine of not more than $10,000 for each day or
part thereof upon which the contravention has continued after the day on
which the person was first convicted.
This By-Law shall come into force in accordance with Section 34 of the Planning Act
RSO 1990 and Ontario Regulation 545/06.
Where a corporation is convicted under subsection of a contravention, the maximum
penalty that may be imposed is:
-
on a first conviction a fine of not more than $50,000; and
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on a subsequent conviction a fine of not more than $25,000 for each day or
part thereof upon which the contravention has continued after the day on
which the corporation was first convicted.
When a person who has been convicted of an offence under this By-Law, any court
of competent jurisdiction thereafter, may, in addition to any other penalty imposed
on the person convicted, issue an order prohibiting the continuation or repetition of
the offence or the doing of any act or thing by the person convicted directed
towards the continuation or repetition of the offence.
The requirements of this By-Law are severable, if any requirements of this By-Law
are held invalid, the application of such requirements to other circumstances and
the remainder of this By-Law shall not be affected.
1.10 INSPECTION
The Chief Building Official, Building Inspector or any other officer or employee of the
Corporation, acting under the direction of the Council, in accordance with applicable
law, is hereby authorized to enter, at all reasonable hours, upon any property or
premises in which there is reason to believe that the provisions of this By-law are
not being obeyed, for the purpose of carrying out the duties under this By-law.
The Chief Building Official, Building Inspector or other employee of the Corporation
shall not enter any room or place actually being used as a dwelling without the
consent of the occupier, except under the authority of a search warrant issued
under the Provincial Offences Act.
1.11 REMEDIES
Where any building or structure is to be erected, altered, reconstructed, extended or
part thereof is to be used, or any lot is to be used, in contravention of any
requirements of this By-law, such contravention may be restrained by action at the
instance of any ratepayer or the Corporation pursuant to the provisions of the
Planning Act or the Municipal Act.
1.12 ZONE PROVISIONS
The uses permitted, in the minimum size and dimensions of lots, the minimum size
of yards, the minimum setback, the maximum lot coverage, the minimum
landscaped open space, the maximum height of buildings, and all other zone
provisions are set out in Section 6 for the respective zones.
a) The building, structures and uses specifically named as permitted uses in a
particular zone and classified under the headings "Residential Uses", "Non-
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Residential Uses" and "Accessory Uses, Buildings and Structures" are the only
uses permitted in the particular zone in which they are named and classified.
b) For the purpose of reference, all buildings, structures and uses named as
permitted uses and classified under the headings "Residential Uses", "Non-
Residential Uses" and "Accessory Uses, Buildings and Structures" may be
referred to as Residential, Non-Residential buildings, structures or uses or
"Accessory Uses, Buildings and Structures" respectively.
1.13 ZONE REPRESENTATION
a)
Zone Symbols
The zone symbols listed in Section 6.1, and outlined on the Zoning Schedules, refer
to the use of land, buildings and structures and excavations permitted by this By-law
in the said zone categories. Whenever in this By-law the word "Zone" is used,
preceded or followed by any of the symbols, such Zone reference shall mean any
area within the Corporation delineated on the Zoning Schedules and designated
thereon by the symbol.
b)
Special Zones and Provisions
Where the Zone Symbol designating certain lands, as shown on the Zoning
Schedules, is followed by a dash and a number, for example R1-11, then special
zone provisions apply to such lands. Such special provisions are found by reference
to the Subsection of the Zone Provisions of each Zone classification entitled
"EXCEPTION ZONE PROVISIONS". Lands zoned in this manner shall be subject to all
the restrictions of the Zone, except as may otherwise be provided by the special
zone provisions.
c)
Lands on Zoning Schedules with Suffix "S" After Zone Symbol
Lands identified on the Zoning Schedules with the suffix 's' after the zone symbols
shall refer to lands which are considered to have an aquifer that is highly vulnerable
to contamination and where a hydrogeological study may be required in accordance
with the provisions of the Official Plan.
1.14 VALIDITY
If any section, clause or provisions of this By-law, including anything contained on
the Key Map and Schedules attached hereto, is for any reason declared by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the By-
law as a whole or any part thereof, other than the section, clause or provision so
declared to be invalid and it is hereby declared to be the intention that all the
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remaining sections, clauses or provisions of this By-law shall remain in full force and
effect until repealed.
1.15 TRANSITION PROVISIONS
The terms of any Planning Act application that received approval prior to the
adoption of this By-law (e.g., minor variance, zoning by-law amendment, etc.) but
has not been implemented through the acquisition of a building permit or related
development approval (e.g., site plan control, change of use permit, etc.), shall be
valid for a period of no more than two years of the date of the enactment of this By-
law.
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SECTION 2: DEFINITIONS
In this By-law, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions and
interpretations apply:
Term
Definition
Permitted
Zones
General
Provisions
Abattoir
Means
a
building
or
structure
specifically designed to accommodate
the penning and slaughtering of live
animals and the preliminary processing
of animal carcasses and may include
the packing, treating, storing and sale
of the product on the premises.
M2
Accessory
Building or
Structure
Means a detached building or structure
that is customarily incidental and
subordinate to a principal use, building
or structure and located on the same
lot therewith. Residential uses within
accessory buildings or structures are
prohibited except where permitted as
a second unit. (By-law No. 2018-909)
Accessory Use
Means 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.
Accessory
Dw elling
See "Dwelling"
OS, CF, C3,
M1
Accessory
Dwelling Unit
See "Dwelling Unit"
RMH, CF,C1,
C2, C3, MR
Aggregate
Means gravel, sand, clay, earth, shale,
limestone,
dolostone,
sandstone,
marble, granite, rock other than
metallic ores, asbestos, graphite,
kyanite, mica, nepheline syenite, salt,
talc, wollastonite, mine tailings or
other material prescribed under the
Mining Act.
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Term
Definition
Permitted
Zones
General
Provisions
Agriculture/
Agricultural Use
Means the use of land, buildings or
structures for the purposes of the
growing
of
field
crops,
flower
gardening, truck gardening, berry
crops, tree crops, nurseries, aviaries,
apiaries or farms for the grazing,
breeding, raising, boarding of livestock
or any other similar uses carried on in
the field of general agriculture,
including the sale of such produce,
crops or livestock on the same lot.
Agriculture / Agriculture Use does not
include the use of land, buildings or
structures for a domestic garden
accessory to a permitted residential
use or a community garden, and shall
not
include
the
cultivation
of
cannabis.
PA, RU, M3
Agricultural
Products Sales
Outlet
Means a use accessory to an
agricultural use which consists of the
retail sale of agricultural products
produced on the property where such
outlet is located.
Agricultural-
related Uses
Means farm-related commercial and
farm-related industrial uses that are
small scale and directly related to the
farm operation and are required in
close proximity to the farm operation.
Examples of this use include animal
husbandry services, product or grain
storage facilities, and seed dealers.
PA, RU, M2
Alter
Means:
-
when used in reference to a
building or part thereof, means to
change any one or more of the
internal or external dimensions of
such building or to change the type
of construction of the exterior walls
or roof thereof;
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Term
Definition
Permitted
Zones
General
Provisions
-
when used in reference to a lot,
the word "alter" means to change
the area, frontage or depth
thereof; to change the width,
depth or area of any required yard
setback, landscaped open space or
parking area; or to change the
location of any boundary of such
lot with respect to a street or lane,
whether such alteration is made by
conveyance or alienation of any
portion of such lot, or otherwise.
-
when used in reference to a use,
means the purpose for which the
lot,
building
or
structure
is
occupied.
The words "altered" and "alteration"
shall have corresponding meanings
Ambulance
Facility
Means a building or part thereof where
professional paramedics and personnel
are stationed and their vehicles and
equipment are kept or stored.
CF
Animal Shelter
Means the land and the buildings used
for the care of lost abandoned or
neglected animals, operated by a
public or semi-public authority, or non-
profit organization but does not
include a kennel as otherwise defined.
M2
Antique Sales
Establishment
Means a building or part of a building
or structure where antiques, arts and
crafts are offered or kept for sale at
retail, and may include a "craft
shop".
C1, C2
Apiary
Means an agricultural operation in
which beehives of honey bees are kept
for agricultural purposes.
PA, RU
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Term
Definition
Permitted
Zones
General
Provisions
Areas of
Archaeological
Potential
Means areas with the likelihood to
contain
archaeological
resources.
Criteria for determining archaeological
potential are established by the
Province, but municipal approaches
which achieve the same objectives
may also be used. Archaeological
potential
is
confirmed
through
archaeological fieldwork undertaken in
accordance with the Ontario Heritage
Act.
Arena
Means a building, or part of a building,
in
which
the
principal
facilities
provided are for such recreational
activities as curling, skating, hockey,
lacrosse, broomball, or similar athletic
activity, which facilities may include
dressing rooms, concession booths for
the provision of food and refreshments
to the general public, bleachers, plant
equipment for the making of artificial
ice and such other facilities as are
normally considered incidental and
subordinate thereto
CF
Artist Studio
Means the commercial workplace of a
cabinetmaker, ornamental welder,
photographer, artist, or artisan or any
similar artist or craftsman, where
unique articles are made or fabricated
and offered for sale; or premises used
for the instruction of art, music,
languages or similar disciplines.
C1, C2
Asphalt Plant
Means the use of land, buildings and
structures which is of permanent
construction used for the production of
asphalt and asphalt paving materials
and includes the stock piling and
storage of bulk materials used in the
process.
M2, M3
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Term
Definition
Permitted
Zones
General
Provisions
Assembly Facility
Commercial
(By-law No. 2018-909)
Means a building, structure or land or
any part thereof, under private
ownership that is available for rent on
a per engagement basis, for an activity
where the public or invited persons
may attend, and which may include
other hired services incidental to the
specific engagement
C1, C2
Assembly Hall
Means a building, or part of a building,
where facilities are provided for such
purposes as meetings, athletic, civic,
educational, political, religious or social
events and may include a gymnasium,
banquet hall, private club, fraternal
organization, or similar use.
CF
Auction Outlet
Means a building or part of a building or
structure in which goods, wares,
merchandise, substances, articles or
things are offered for sale to the general
public by an auctioneer and may include
a livestock auction sales barn.
C2
Auditorium
Means a building, or part of a building
or structure, in which facilities are
provided
for
athletic,
civic,
educational, political, religious or social
purposes
and
shall
include
a
gymnasium or other similar facility or
use but shall not include an arena.
CF
Bakery
Means a building, part of a building, or
structure where the baking of baked
goods occurs for on or off-site
consumption. A bakery may include
an incidental retail establishment
where baked goods made on-site are
offered for retail sale.
HMX, C1,
C2
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Term
Definition
Permitted
Zones
General
Provisions
Balcony
Means a partially enclosed cantilevered
platform projecting from the face of a
wall of a building, usually surrounded
by a balustrade or railing and which is
used as an outdoor porch, living area or
sundeck.
Bank or Financial
Institution
Means a building, part of a building, or
structure used as a bank, credit union,
trust company, finance company, loan
or mortgage company, investment
firm or financial consultants.
HMX, C1
Bed and Breakfast
Establishment
Means a single unit dwelling in which
no more than three (3) guest rooms
are made available for the overnight
accommodation of the traveling or
vacationing public, and in which the
proprietor
may offer lodging and
breakfast for monetary compensation.
A bed and breakfast establishment shall
not include a boarding or lodging
house, hotel, motel, group home, an
eating establishment or any other
establishment otherwise defined or
classified herein.
Berm
Means an artificially constructed earthen
embankment
with
or
without
landscaping erected to provide an
aesthetic or visual screen and/or noise
attenuation feature between land uses.
Bingo Hall
Means a building or premise or part
thereof used for bingo or a bingo
event and is duly registered under
the Gaming Control Act and is in
compliance with municipal By-laws
and approvals.
C1
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Block
Means the smallest unit of land, the
boundaries of which consist entirely of
public streets, rivers, railway lines,
public parks or any combination thereof
or a block of land as shown in a
registered plan of subdivision.
Boat House
Means a single storey, detached
accessory building or structure, which
is designed or used for the sheltering
of a boat or other form of water
transportation
and
storage
of
household equipment incidental to the
residential occupancy of the lot.
Boat Launch
Means an area of land adjacent to a
navigable water body that is used to
launch and remove boats from the
water.
Buffer Strip
Means a landscaped or planted area
reserved for the purpose of screening
or obstructing the view of buildings,
land or structures or shielding or
blocking
noise,
lights
or
other
nuisances by the planting of trees and
shrubs, fences, berms or other
attenuation features.
Building
Means a structure, other than a wall or
fence, having a roof, supported by
columns or walls or supported directly
on the foundation, and used for the
shelter, accommodation or enclosure
of persons, animals or goods.
Building By-law
Means any By-law of the Corporation
passed pursuant to the Building Code
Act and regulations passed thereunder.
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Building Envelope Means the buildable area on a lot, as
defined by all of the required yards
and setbacks and the maximum height
provisions, within which a building can
be erected. The building envelope
excludes any lands within a flood plain
and/or a wetland.
Building Line
Means a line within a lot drawn
parallel to a lot line and establishes
the minimum distance between the lot
line and the nearest point of any
building or structure which may be
erected.
Building, Mixed-
Use
Means a building containing more than
one land use category (e.g. retail
commercial and residential; office and
residential; industrial and retail etc.)
Building Official
Means the officer or employee of the
Corporation of the Township of Stone
Mills charged with the duty of:
-
enforcing the Building Code Act,
and regulations;
-
enforcing the provisions of the
Building By-Law.
The definition shall include any
inspector likewise appointed.
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Building Permit
Means a building permit issued by the
Chief Building Official of the Township
of Stone Mills under the Building By-
law and the Building Code Act.
Building Supply
Outlet
Means 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.
C1, C2, M1
Built Heritage
Resources
Means
one
or
more
significant
buildings, structures, monuments,
installations or remains associated
with architectural, cultural, social,
political, economic or military history
and identified as being important to a
community. These resources may be
identified through designation or
heritage conservation easement under
the Ontario Heritage Act, or listed by
local, provincial or federal jurisdictions.
Bunkie
Means a building with a maximum
gross floor area of 20 m2, accessory to
and located on the same premises as
the main dwelling, used as sleeping
quarters, having no kitchen facilities,
for the sole use of members of the
family or temporary guests.
PA, RU,
RR, RLS,
HR
Business,
Professional or
Administrative
Office
Means 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 serve 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.
HMX, C1,
C2, M1,M2
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By-law
Means the Township of Stone Mills
Zoning By-law.
By-law
Enforcement
Officer
Means any officer or employee of the
Corporation appointed by Council to
enforce the provisions of this By-law.
Cabin
Means a building intended to provide
basic shelter and accommodation on a
temporary basis for persons engaged
in such activities as hunting, fishing,
snowmobiling, hiking or other similar
forms of recreation.
Camp Site
Means
that
part
of
a
tourist
establishment that is occupied on a
temporary basis only by a trailer,
motorized
home,
truck
camper,
camper or tent.
C3
Cannabis
Means cannabis as defined by the
Cannabis Act (Canada) and any
subsequent regulations or acts which
may be enacted in substitution
therefor.
Cannabis
Production
Facility
Means lands, buildings or structures
where Cannabis, Cannabis seed or
Cannabis oil is grown, processed,
extracted, packaged or otherwise
made ready for sale or use, tested,
destroyed, stored and/or shipped in
accordance with the provisions of a
licence or registration issued by
Health Canada, as may be amended
from time to time, but shall not
include any property which is not
licenced by Health Canada and on
which Cannabis is grown exclusively
for personal use by the owner of the
property in accordance with all
applicable law. This use does not
include the retail sale or dispensing of
cannabis.
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Cannabis
Production,
Personal
Means lands, building or structures
where Cannabis, Cannabis seed or
Cannabis oil is grown, processed,
extracted, destroyed, stored and/or
packaged or otherwise made for the
exclusive use by the owner or
occupant in accordance with the
provisions of a registration issued by
Health Canada, as may be amended
from time to time, but shall not
include a Cannabis Production Facility.
Carport
Means a portion of a dwelling which is
a roofed enclosure designed for the
storage or parking of a motor vehicle
with at least 40 % of the total
perimeter, which shall include the
main wall of the dwelling to which
such carport is attached, open and
unobstructed.
Catering
Establishment
Means a commercial establishment 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.
HMX, C1,
C2, M1
Cemetery
Means a cemetery or columbarium
within the meaning of the Cemeteries
Act.
RU, CF
Certificate of
Occupancy
Means a certificate issued by the Chief
Building Official issued under Section
34(6) of the Planning Act for the
occupancy or change of use of any
land, building, excavation or structure
to the effect that the proposed use or
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activity complies with this By-law.
Child Care Centre
(By-law No. 2018-909)
Means a place providing temporary
care for any individual for a continuous
period not exceeding twenty-four
hours, but does not include the service
of a health care practitioner and shall
not include a group home.
CF, C1
Clinic, Medical
Means a building or structure where
members of the medical profession,
dentists, chiropractors, osteopaths,
optometrists,
physicians
and
occupational
therapists,
either
singularly or in union provide diagnosis
and treatment to the general public,
without overnight accommodation,
and shall include such uses as
reception
areas,
offices
for
consultation, coffee shop, X-ray and
minor
operating
rooms,
and
a
pharmaceutical dispensary.
HMX, CF,
C1, C2
Club, Commercial Means an athletic, recreational or
social club operated for gain or profit.
C1, C2
Club, Private
Means an athletic, recreational or
social club located on private lands
and used for the purposes of a non-
profit, non-commercial organization.
This definition may include the
premises of a fraternal organization.
CF
Communications
Facility
Means an installation which transmits,
receives and/or relays communications
such as a microwave relay tower,
significant antenna, cellular telephone
or wireless internet tower, cellular
telephone tower, radio or television
broadcast tower or similar facility.
Community
Centre
Means 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,
CF
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the control of which is vested in the
Township, a local board or agent
thereof.
Concrete Plant
Means the use of land, buildings and
structures which is of permanent
construction used for the production of
concrete and concrete products and
includes the stock piling and storage of
bulk materials used in the process.
M2
Conservation
Means the preservation, protection
and improvement of the components
of the natural environment through
comprehensive
management
and
maintenance program for both the
individual and society's uses, both in
the present and in the future.
EP, PA, RU,
MR, OS,
M3
Continuum-of-
Care Facility
Means a building or a group of
buildings which may include a senior
citizens apartments building, a nursing
home, a long-term care facility, home
for the aged and facilities associated
with, and designed specifically to
serve the senior or disabled population
such as clinics, recreation centres,
cafeterias
and
personal
service
establishments, and may also include
independent senior's accommodation
in separate structures/living units that
share in services such as meals.
CF
Contractor's Yard Means land, building or structures
used for any building trade or
contractor where equipment and
material are stored or where a
contractor performs shop or assembly
work.
C2, M2
Convenience
Store
Means a retail establishment where
food, tobacco, drugs, periodicals or
similar items of household necessity
HMX, C1,
C2, C3
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are kept for retail sale to residents of
the immediate neighbourhood or
surrounding area.
Corporation
Means
the
Corporation
of
the
Township of Stone Mills
Council
Means the Municipal Council of the
Corporation of the Township of Stone
Mills.
County
Means the Corporation of the County
of Lennox and Addington
County Road
Means a street or road under the
jurisdiction of the County.
Craft Shop
Means 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.
HMX, C1,
C2
Crisis Care Facility Means a building or part thereof which
is used to provide for the supervised
residency
of
persons
requiring
immediate emergency shelter and aid
for a short to interim period of time
and, without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, includes a facility for
battered or abused adults and/or
children and/or elderly persons.
Cultural Heritage
Landscape
Means a defined geographical area of
heritage significance which has been
modified by human activities and is
valued by a community. It involves a
grouping(s) of individual heritage
features such as structures, spaces,
archaeological
sites
and
natural
elements, which together form a
significant type of heritage form,
distinctive from that of its constituent
elements or parts. Examples may
include, but are not limited to, heritage
conservation districts designated under
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the Ontario Heritage Act; and villages,
parks,
gardens,
battlefields,
mainstreets
and
neighbourhoods,
cemeteries, trailways and industrial
complexes of cultural heritage value.
Deck
Means a structure without a roof,
having a foundation to hold it erect,
the floor which is above finished
grade, and attached to or abutting one
or more walls of a building or
constructed separate from a building,
with or without direct access to the
ground.
Development
Means the creation of a lot, a change
in land use, or the construction of
buildings and structures, requiring
approval under the Planning Act, but
does not include:
a) activities that create or maintain
infrastructure authorized under
an environmental assessment
process;
b) works subject to the Drainage
Act.
Development
Agreement
Means any agreement entered into by
an owner of land and the Corporation
pursuant to the Planning Act.
Dock
Means an accessory structure used for
the mooring of marine vessels which is
designed to float freely on the surface
of the water body or which may be
fixed to the bottom of the water body
but in either case is secured to the
shoreline.
Dog Run
Means an enclosed outdoor extension
of one or more dogs individual indoor
living space in association with a
kennel.
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Dry Cleaner's
Distribution
Station
Means a building or part of a building
used for the purpose of receiving
articles or goods of fabric to be
subjected elsewhere to the process of
cleaning or dyeing.
Such
establishment may also be used for
pressing
and/or
distributing
any
articles or goods which have been
received therein.
C1, C2
Dry Cleaning
Plant
Means a building in which the business
of dry cleaning, dry dyeing, cleaning,
stain removal or pressing of articles of
goods of fabric is carried on and, in
which
non-combustible
and
non-
flammable solvents are, or can be,
used which are in compliance with the
Environmental Protection Act.
M2
Dw elling
Means a building occupied or capable
of being occupied as the home or
residence of one or more persons,
containing one or more dwelling units,
but shall not include a trailer, motor
home, or mobile home.
Dwelling,
Accessory
Means a single dwelling unit which is
accessory to a permitted non-residential
use and is designed for residential
occupancy, and necessary to the
maintenance and operation of the non-
residential use to which it is related.
Dw elling,
Boarding or
Lodging House
Means a dwelling containing not more
than four guest rooms, in which the
owner or head lessee supplies, for hire
or gain, lodgings with or without meals
for three to eight persons.
Dwelling, Single-
Detached
Means a completely detached dwelling
occupied as a single- dwelling unit and
to which entrance is gained only by a
private entrance outside the building,
but shall not include a mobile home.
PA, RU,
RR, RLS,
HR, HMX
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Dwelling, Two-
Unit
Means the whole of a dwelling which is
divided into two separate dwelling units
each having an independent entrance
either directly from outside the building
or through a common vestibule, and
includes a duplex dwelling (divided
horizontally)
or
a
semi-detached
dwelling (divided vertically).
HR, HMX,
PA, RU, RR
Dwelling, Three-
Unit
Means the whole of a dwelling which
is divided vertically or horizontally into
three separate dwelling units each
having an independent entrance either
directly from outside the building or
through a common vestibule.
HMX
Dw elling,
Multiple-Unit
Means a dwelling which contains four
or more dwelling units each having
independent entrances either directly
from outside the building or through a
common vestibule and includes a
fourplex dwelling, row or townhouse
dwelling and an apartment dwelling.
Dw elling Unit
Means one or more habitable rooms
designed for use and occupied by
persons in which kitchen and sanitary
facilities are provided for the exclusive
use of such persons.
"Accessory Dwelling Unit" means a
dwelling unit which is part of and
accessory to a permitted non-residential
use other than an motor vehicle service
station or commercial garage, and which
is designed for residential occupancy
necessary to the maintenance and
operation of the non-residential use to
which it is related. Such unit shall be
occupied either by the family of the
owner or by the family of a person
employed on the lot where such a
dwelling unit is located.
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Dwelling Unit
Area
Means the habitable area contained
within the inside walls of a dwelling
unit, including a loft, a finished
basement, but excluding any private
garage, carport, porch, veranda,
unfinished attic, unfinished basement,
cellar or sun room (unless such sun
room is habitable in all seasons of the
year), and excluding public or common
halls, stairways, and the thickness of
outside walls.
Easement
The right of a person, government
agency, or public utility company to
use public or private land owned by
another for a specific purpose, or the
grant of one or more of the property
rights by the owner to, or for the use
by, the public, a corporation or
another person.
Eating
Establishment
Means a building or part of a building
where food is offered for sale or sold
to
the
public
for
immediate
consumption or take-out and includes
such uses as a restaurant, dining
room, cafe, cafeteria, ice cream parlor,
tea or lunch room, dairy bar, coffee
shop, snack bar or refreshment room
or stand; but does not include a
boarding or lodging home or a drive-
through eating establishment.
HMX, C1,
C2, C3
Eating
Establishment,
Drive-Through
Means premises used to provide or
dispense fast-food products.
C1, C2
Eave
Means a roof overhang, free of enclosing
walls, without supporting columns.
Equestrian Centre Means the use of land, buildings or
structures for the boarding of horses,
training of horses and riders, staging
PA, RU
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of equestrian events, operation of a
riding academy, but does not include
the racing of horses.
Equipment Sales
and Rental
Means a building or part of a building
or structure in which light and/or
heavy machinery and equipment are
offered for sale or kept for rent, lease
or
hire
under
agreement
for
compensation.
C1, C2, M2
Erect
Means to set-up, build, construct,
demolish, reconstruct and relocate
and, without limiting the generality of
the word, also includes:
-
any preliminary physical operation,
such as excavating, filling or
draining; altering any existing
building
or
structure
by
an
addition, enlargement, extension
movement or other structural
change; and
-
any work which requires a building
permit under the Building Code Act
and regulations passed thereunder
and/or the building By-law of the
Corporation.
Established
Building Line,
Urban
Means the average setback from the
street centreline of existing buildings on
one side of one block where more than
one-half of the frontage of the said side
of the block has been built upon.
Established
Building Line,
Rural
Means the average setback from the
street centreline of existing buildings
when at least five (5) buildings have
been erected on any one side of a
continuous two hundred (200) metres
of land with frontage on an improved
public street.
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Existing
Means existing as of the date of
passing of this By-law
Farm Implement
and Equipment
Sales and Service
Establishment
Means 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.
M2
Farm Vacation
Establishment
Means a dwelling on an operating farm
in which guest rooms are made
available for overnight or temporary
accommodation of the public who are
visiting the farm to learn about and/or
participate in the farming operation.
PA, RU
Farmer's Market
Means an establishment or premises
where the farm products of a local
farming community are sold at retail
from areas designed for individual
retailers.
C1, C2
Feed Mill
Shall mean a building, or part of a
building, structure or area used for the
development and production and/or
sale of animal feeds.
M2
Fill
Means earth, sand, gravel, rubble or
any other material whether originating
on the site or elsewhere, used or
capable of being used to raise or in
any way affect the contours of the
ground and shall also mean fill along
shorelines and wetland areas where
regulated under the Conservation
Authorities Act.
Finished Grade
Means the average elevation of the
finished level of the ground adjoining
all of the walls of the building,
exclusive
of
any
artificial
embankments or berms.
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Flea Market
Means a building or open area in
which stalls or sales areas are set
aside for the sale of articles that are
either
homemade,
homegrown,
handcrafted, old, obsolete or antique
and may include the selling of goods
at retail by a business or individuals
who are generally engaged in retail
trade.
C1, C2
Flood Line
Means the line which defines the area
that would be flooded with an expected
average frequency of once in 100 years
and which is regulated under the
Conservation Authorities Act.
Floodplain
Means the area below the 1:100 year
flood line.
Flood Proofed
Means a combination of structural
changes
and/or
adjustments
incorporated into the basic design
and/or construction or alteration of
individual buildings, structures or
properties subject to flooding so as to
reduce or eliminate flood damages.
Floor Area, Gross
Means the total floor area, as defined
herein, exclusive of:
-
any part of the building or
structure below finished grade
which is used for heating, the
storage or parking of motor
vehicles, locker storage, storage of
goods
and
personal
effects,
laundry facilities, children's play
areas and other accessory uses, or
used as living quarters by the
caretaker, watchman or other
supervisor of the building or
structure; and
-
in the case of a dwelling, any
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private garage, carport, basement,
walkout basement, cellar, porch or
veranda, sun-room (unless such
sun-room is habitable at all
seasons of the year).
Floor Area, Gross
Leasable
Means the total floor area designated
for tenant occupancy and exclusive
use, including individual basement and
storage areas, mezzanines and upper
floors if any from the centre lines of
partitions and exterior of outside walls.
This does not include walkways giving
public access to a permitted use.
Floor Area,
Ground
Means the total ground floor area of a
building
measured
between
the
exterior faces of the exterior walls,
excluding, in the case of a dwelling,
any private garage, carport, porch,
veranda, sun-room (unless such sun-
room is habitable at all seasons of the
year).
Floor Area, Total
Means the aggregate of the horizontal
areas of each floor, whether any such
floor is above or below grade, measured
between the exterior faces of the
exterior walls of the building or
structure at the level of each floor.
Forestry
Means 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
Local Conservation Authority or under
OS, PA,
RU, M3,
MR
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a plan approved by a Registered
Professional Forester.
Fuel Depot
Means land, building or structures
used
for
wholesale
commercial
purposes, for the bulk storage and
distribution of gasoline, propane,
diesel fuel, aviation fuel, ethylene,
methanol, heating oil, motor oil, or
other fuels.
M2
Fuel Storage Tank Means a tank for the bulk storage of
petroleum, gasoline, fuel oil, propane,
gas or inflammable liquid or fluid
which is sold to the general public.
Funeral Home
Means a building or part of a building
wherein undertaking services are
offered and may include accessory
activities such as the sale of caskets
and funeral accessories, a chapel or
parlour.
HMX, C1
Garage,
Commercial
Means a building, structure or lot
where commercial vehicles are stored.
C1, C2
Garage, Private
Means an accessory building or portion
of a dwelling which is fully enclosed
and roofed and designed or used for
the sheltering of vehicles and storage
of household equipment incidental to
the residential occupancy and excludes
a carport or other open shelter.
Garden,
Community
Means a communal garden provided
for the sole use of or consumption by
the individual or individuals working
the garden.
PA, RU,
RR, RLS,
HR
Garden, Domestic Means a private garden adjoining a
dwelling which is used for growing
flowers, fruits or vegetables and may
include ornamental rockery or water
features.
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Garden and
Nursery Sales and
Supply
Establishment
Means a building or part of a building
and land adjacent thereto for growing
or displaying of flowers, fruits,
vegetables, plants, shrubs, trees, or
similar vegetation which is sold to the
public at retail and shall also include
the sale of such goods, products and
equipment as are normally associated
with gardening or landscaping.
RU, C2, M1
Gasoline Pump
Island
Means a pump island for the
dispensing of vehicle fuels including
gasoline, diesel, propane and natural
gas which may include a kiosk and pay
at the pump facilities.
Gas Bar
Means one or more fuel pumps for the
sale of motor fuels, including propane,
and related products for motor
vehicles, together with the necessary
pump islands, light standards, kiosk,
concrete aprons, canopy, storage
tanks and related facilities required for
dispensing of fuel.
Gazebo
Means a freestanding roofed accessory
structure, open on the sides or
screened-in which is used as an
outdoor non-habitable sitting or leisure
living area.
Golf Driving
Range
Means an area that may be equipped
with distance markers, clubs, balls and
tees for practicing golf shots
OS, RU
Golf Course
Means a public or private area
operated for the purpose of playing
golf, inclusive of club house facilities,
and may include a driving range, a
miniature golf course, or similar use
OS, RU
Golf Course,
Miniature
Means an area designed for the
purposes of a novelty golf game
played with a putter on a miniature
C3
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golf course having tunnels, bridges,
sharp
corners,
or
other
similar
obstacles.
Grain Drying and
Cleaning
Operations
Means any commercial use of land,
buildings,
or
structures
wherein
agricultural commodities such as
cereal grains, corn, and soybeans are
customarily dried, cleaned and stored
M2
Green Energy
Industries
Means a building or structure in which
products are manufactured for the
generation of electricity from non-
polluting or renewable sources (i.e.,
wind, sun, geothermal, biomass).
Products
manufactured
by
a
renewable
energy
industry
may
include but are not limited to solar
panels, wind turbines, geothermal
equipment, anaerobic digesters, and
parts or components thereof.
M2
Greenhouse,
Commercial
Means a building or structure for the
growing of flowers, fruits, vegetables,
plants, shrubs, trees and
similar
vegetation, excluding cannabis, which
are not necessarily planted outdoors
on the same lot containing such
greenhouse, and which are sold
directly from such lot at wholesale or
retail.
C2
Group Home
Means a single-detached dwelling in
which three (3) to ten (10) persons,
who by reason of their emotional,
mental, social or physical condition, live
under supervision in a home which is
licensed or approved under Provincial
Statute. For the purposes of this By-
law "residents" shall exclude staff.
Guest
Means a person, other than a boarder,
who contracts for accommodation and
includes all members of the person's
party.
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Guest Room
Means a room or suite of rooms which
contains no facilities for cooking, and
which
is
maintained
for
the
accommodation of individuals to whom
hospitality
is
extended
for
compensation.
Habitable Room
Means a room designed for living,
sleeping, eating or food preparation,
and also includes a den, library,
sewing room, loft, and/or enclosed
sun-room.
Height and Height
of Building
Means the vertical distance, measured
between the finished grade and the
highest point of the building proper,
exclusive of any accessory roof
structure such as antennae, chimney,
steeple or tower. Where the height is
expressed in terms of storeys, height
shall mean the total number of storeys
above finished grade and including the
first storey.
High Water Mark
Means the mark made by the action of
water under natural conditions on the
shore or bank of a body of water,
which action has been so common and
usual and so long continued that it has
created a difference between the
character of the vegetation or soil on
one side of the mark and the character
of the vegetation or soil on the other
side of the mark.
Highw ay
Means a highway within the meaning
of the Highway Traffic Act and the
Municipal Act, as amended from time
to time.
Home Industry
Means an industry which is clearly
incidental
or
secondary
to
the
residential use of a single-detached
dwelling and is conducted either
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entirely within a single-detached
dwelling or in an accessory building to
a single-detached dwelling, primarily
by an inhabitant thereof. Such
industries
include:
woodworking;
welding; plumbing; a machine shop or
similar use.
Home Occupation Means a use which is clearly incidental
or secondary to the residential use of
a single-detached dwelling and is
conducted entirely within such a
dwelling primarily by one or more
inhabitants thereof. Such uses may
among other include:
-
an office;
-
hairdresser;
-
dressmaker;
-
dentist;
-
doctor;
-
chiropractor;
-
physiotherapist;
-
licensed masseur, masseuse,
osteopath, or other professional;
-
making or repairing of household
items;
-
instructing in language, music,
arts or drawing;
the distribution or storage of
household or personal items such
as cosmetics or kitchenware;
-
a day nursery for up to five (5)
pre-school age children; and
-
a bed and breakfast
establishment.
A home occupation, except for a bed
and breakfast establishment, may occur
in not more than one accessory
building.
Hotel
Means a commercial establishment
consisting of one building or one of
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two or more connected buildings
containing therein 5 or more guest
rooms which cater to the needs of the
travelling public and is served by a
common entrance, generally from
street level. Accessory uses may
include accommodation for permanent
staff, a beverage room, dining room,
meeting room, accessory recreational
facilities, or similar use.
Industry (see
Appendix A)
"Class I Industry - Light Industrial
Uses" means a place of business for a
small scale, self contained plant or
building which produces, manufactures,
assembles or stores a product which is
contained in a package and has a low
probability of fugitive emissions e.g.
noise, odour, dust and vibration. Such
industries operate in the daytime only
with infrequent movement of products
and /or heavy trucks and no outside
storage. Examples include: electronics
manufacturing
and
repair,
high
technology industries, furniture repair
and refinishing, beverage bottling,
package and crafting services, small
scale assembly, auto parts supply.
"Class II Industry - Medium
Industrial Uses" means a place of
business for medium scale process and
manufacturing with outdoor storage of
wastes or materials (e.g. it has an open
process) and where there are periodic
or occasional outputs of fugitive
emissions e.g. noise, odour, dust
and/or vibration. Shift operations occur
and there is frequent movement of
products and /or heavy trucks during
daytime hours. Examples include dry
cleaning services, printing
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establishments, paint spray booths,
welding shops, courier and transport
services, heavy vehicle repairs, bulk
fuel storage, raw product storage
(aggregates,
logs/lumber),
warehousing, contractors yard.
"Class III Industry - Heavy
Industrial Uses" means a place of
business for uses characterized as
having emissions such as noise, smoke,
odour, fumes or vibrations or extensive
outside storage as part of their normal
operations. Such uses include sawmills,
pulp and paper mills, refineries,
smelting operations and similar uses
which are intended to be secluded from
residential or other sensitive land uses
in order to limit any potential adverse
effects on the environment or the
surrounding areas and public health.
Institute
Means a building, structure or lot used
by an organized body, religious group or
society for a non-profit, non-commercial
purpose. This definition may include a
hospital, nursing home, library, college,
university, convent, monastery or similar
use.
Kennel
Means a place or confine where five
(5) or more dogs are kept, bred or
raised for any reason.
PA, RU, M2
Laboratory and
Research Facility
Means an operation used for the
purpose of conducting pure and
applied research and experimentation
in any field of science, medicine and
technology and includes such facilities
as
lecture
rooms,
administrative
offices, laboratories, display rooms,
pilot units, simulating equipment and
the like and service and machine
M2
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shops to serve the research centre
operation, but does not include animal
research
and
industrial
or
manufacturing operations other than
those required in the conduct of
permitted research.
Landscaped Open
Space
Means the open unobstructed space, at
finished grade on a lot, accessible by
walking from the street on which the
lot is located and which is suitable for
the growth and maintenance of grass,
flowers, bushes, trees and other
landscaping.
This
definition
may
include any surfaced walk, patio or
similar area but shall not include any
driveway or ramp, whether surfaced or
not, nor any curb, retaining wall,
parking area or any open space
beneath or within a building or
structure.
Lane
Means a public thoroughfare which
affords only a secondary means of
access for vehicular traffic to abutting
lots and which is not intended for
general traffic circulation.
Laundry, Coin
Operated
Means a building which provides a
commercial service whereby members
of the public can bring household
laundry for washing or drying in coin-
operated automatic machines.
HMX, C1,
M1
Library
Means a public library within the
meaning of the Public Libraries Act.
CF
Liquor Licensed
Premises
Means any building, structure or
premises licensed under The Liquor
Licence Board of Ontario.
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Livestock Facility
Means
one
or
more
barns
or
permanent structures with livestock-
occupied
portions,
intended
for
keeping or housing of livestock. A
livestock facility also includes all
manure or material storages and
anaerobic digesters.
PA, RU
Livestock,
Occupied Portion
Means areas of livestock facilities where
livestock spend the majority of their
time, allowing substantial amounts of
manure to
accumulate, but not
including feed preparation rooms,
milking centres, offices, washrooms,
riding arenas, livestock loading chutes,
or livestock assembly areas.
Livestock Sales
Outlet
Means a building or structure where
livestock such as cattle, goats, sheep,
horses or the young thereof are bought
and sold.
PA, RU
Loading Space
Means an off-street space on the same
lot as the building, or contiguous to a
group of buildings, for the temporary
parking of a commercial vehicle while
loading or unloading merchandise or
materials, and which abuts upon a
street, lane or other appropriate means
of access.
Lot
Means a parcel of land, the fee simple
title to which is capable of being
lawfully conveyed without contravening
the provisions of the Planning Act.
Lot, Area
Means the total horizontal area within
the lot lines of a lot, excluding the
horizontal area of any water body or
marsh,
or
any
area
within
a
designated flood plain and the
horizontal area between the top and
toe of an embankment of 30 degrees
or more from the horizontal.
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Lot, Corner
Means a lot situated at the intersection
of and abutting two streets which
intersect at an angle of not more than
135 degrees.
Lot, Coverage
Means that part of a lot covered by all
buildings expressed as a percentage
but
does
not
include
canopies,
balconies and overhanging eaves or
any other feature located at or above
the ceiling of the first storey.
Lot Depth
Means the horizontal distance between
the front and rear lot lines. If the front
and rear lot lines are not parallel, "lot
depth" means the length of a straight
line joining the middle of the front lot
line with the middle of the rear lot
line. If there is no rear lot line, "lot
depth" means the length of a straight
line joining the middle of the front lot
line with the apex of the triangle
formed by the side lot lines.
Lot Frontage
(By-law No. 2018-909)
Shall mean the horizontal straight-line
distance between the intersections of
the side lot lines and the front lot line.
Lot, Interior
Means any lot which has street access,
other than a corner lot.
Lot, Line
(By-law No. 2018-909)
Front Lot Line means the following:
-
In the case of an interior lot, the
line dividing the lot from the
street or private right-of-way.
-
In the case of a corner lot, the
shorter lot line abutting a street or
private right-of-way shall be
deemed the front lot line and the
longer lot line abutting a street or
private right-of-way shall be
deemed an exterior side lot line.
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In the case of a through lot, the
lot line where the principal access
to the lot is provided shall be
deemed to be the front lot line.
-
In the case of a waterfront lot, the
high water mark shall be deemed
to be the front lot line.
Rear Lot Line means, in the case of
a lot having 4 or more lot lines, the lot
line farthest from and opposite to the
front lot line. If a lot has less than 4
lot lines, there shall be deemed to be
no rear lot line.
Side Lot Line means a lot line other
than a front or rear lot line.
Lot, Through
Means any lot having street access on
two or more street lines, other than a
corner lot.
Machine or
Welding Shop
Means a building or structure or part
thereof where metal products are
fabricated, joined, repaired or shaped
by means of welding or machine tools
and equipment.
M2
Manufacturing,
Light
Means a plant which is wholly
enclosed and the process of producing
a product exhibits reasonably high
performance standards and whose
operations
are
not
considered
offensive because of heat, smoke,
noise or dust. This does not include a
Cannabis Production Facility.
M1, M2
Manufacturing,
Processing,
Assembling, or
Fabricating Plant
Means 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. This does not include a
Cannabis Production Facility.
M2
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Marina
Means a building, structure or place,
containing docking facilities and located
on a navigable water body, where boats
and
boat accessories are berthed,
stored, serviced, repaired or kept for
sale or rent and where facilities for the
sale of marine fuels and lubricants may
be provided and for the purposes of this
By-law may include facilities for the
operation of boat charters.
C3
Marine Facility
Means
a non-commercial accessory
building or structure located on, over or
immediately adjacent to a waterbody
which is used to moor, berth or store a
boat. This definition also includes a
launching ramp, boat lift,
dock,
boathouse, marine railway, pump house
or similar structure/use. A marine
facility shall not include any building
used for human habitation or erosion
control structure.
Marine Sales and
Service
Establishment
Means a building or part of a building
and
associated
lands
where
a
franchised dealer displays new and
used boats and boat accessories for
sale at retail or for rental, and where
marine equipment is serviced or
repaired and may include boat storage
facilities.
C2, C3
Mineral Aggregate
Operation
Means lands under license or permit,
other than for wayside pits and
quarries, issued in accordance with the
Aggregate
Resources
Act,
or
successors thereto; for lands not
designated under the Aggregate
Resources Act, established pits and
quarries that are not in contravention
of municipal zoning by-laws and
including adjacent land under
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agreement with or owned by the
operator, to permit continuation of the
operation; and associated facilities
used
in
extraction,
transport,
beneficiation, processing or recycling
of mineral aggregate resources and
derived products such as asphalt and
concrete,
or
the
production
of
secondary related products.
Mineral Mining
Operation
Means
a
mining
operation
and
associated facilities including on-site
smelting and processing, or, a past
producing
mine
with
remaining
mineral development potential that
has
not
been
permanently
rehabilitated to another use.
MR
Minimum Distance
Separation
Formulae I and II
Means formulae developed by the
Province of Ontario to separate uses
so as to reduce incompatibility
concerns about odour from livestock
facilities.
Mobile Home
Means any dwelling that is designed to
be made mobile, and constructed or
manufactured to provide a permanent
residence for one or more persons but
does not include a travel trailer,
motorized home, a tent trailer or
trailer otherwise defined.
Mobile Home Park Means land which has been provided
and designed for the location thereon
of two (2) or more mobile homes.
Mobile Home Site Means a parcel of land for the
placement of a mobile home in a
mobile home park and for the
exclusive use of its occupants.
Motel
Means a commercial establishment that
consists of one or more buildings
containing more than one rental unit
accessible from either the interior or
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exterior, for the purpose of catering to
the traveling public, to whom the motor
vehicle is the principal means of
transportation, by furnishing sleeping
accommodation with or without meals,
may
include
permanent
staff
accommodation and may or may not be
licensed under the Liquor Licence Act.
Motor Vehicle
Means a motor vehicle within the
meaning of the Highway Traffic Act.
Motor Vehicle
Body Shop
Means 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 a towing service
and
motor
vehicle
rentals
for
customers while the motor vehicle is
under repair.
C2, M2
Motor Vehicle,
Commercial
Means a commercial vehicle within the
meaning of the Highway Traffic Act.
Motor Vehicle,
Derelict
Means a motor vehicle within the
meaning of the Highway Traffic Act
which is inoperable or has a market
value that is less than the cost of
repairs required to render said motor
vehicle operable.
Motor Vehicle
Dealership
Means a building or structure where a
franchised dealer displays new motor
vehicles for sale or lease or where
used motor vehicles are kept for sale
in conjunction with which there may
be a motor vehicle repair garage, a
motor vehicle service station, a motor
vehicle gasoline bar or a motor vehicle
body shop.
C1, C2
Motor Vehicle
Repair Garage
Means a building or structure where
the services performed or executed on
motor vehicles for compensation shall
include the installation of exhaust
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systems, repair of the electrical
systems, transmission repair, brake
repair, radiator repair, tire repair and
installation, rust proofing, motor vehicle
diagnostic centre, major and minor
mechanical repairs or similar use and in
conjunction with which there may be a
towing service, a motor vehicle service
station and motor vehicle rentals for
the convenience of the customer while
the motor vehicle is being repaired.
Motor Vehicle
Sales, Used
Means an establishment, with or
without a building, where used motor
vehicles are displayed for sale.
C1, C2
Motor Vehicle
Service Station
Means a building or structure where
gasoline,
propane,
oil,
grease,
antifreeze, tires, tubes, tire accessories,
electric light bulbs, spark plugs,
batteries and automotive accessories
for
motor
vehicles,
or
similar
automotive products are stored or kept
for sale to the general public, or where
motor vehicles may be oiled, greased
or washed, or have their ignition
adjusted, tires inflated or batteries
charged,
or
where
only
minor
mechanical or running repairs essential
to the actual operation
of motor
vehicles are executed or performed.
C1, C2
Motor Vehicle
Wash Facility
Means a commercial building or
structure
containing
facilities
for
washing
motor
vehicles
for
compensation either using production
line methods and mechanical devices
or by a self-service operation.
C1, C2, M2
Municipal,
County, Provincial
Maintenance
Depot
Means any land, building or structure
owned by the Corporation of the
Township Stone Mills, the County of
Lennox and Addington or the Province
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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.
Navigable
Waterway
Means a body of water which is
capable, in its natural state during
regular
flow
conditions,
of
accommodating watercraft commonly
used for recreational boating or other
significant
aquatic
transportation
purposes.
Non-Complying
Building or
Structure
Means a building or structure that was
lawfully constructed in accordance
with the applicable zoning standards of
the day but has since become non-
compliant with one or more such
standards
as
a
result
of
an
amendment to, update or replacement
of the provisions of the zoning by-law.
Non-Conforming
Use
Means a use for which a building or
structure was put prior to the passage
of a zoning by-law that would no
longer permit that use.
Non-Residential
When used to describe a use, building
or structure, means a commercial or
industrial business or public or
institutional use, building or structure
permitted by the By-law.
Noxious
Means when used with reference to
any use of land, building or structure, a
use 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, junk, waste or
other material, a condition which may
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become hazardous or injurious with
regard 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 of land, building
or structure as identified in the Health
Protection and Promotion Act.
Nursery Farm
Means an agricultural area where
plants, trees or shrubs are grown for
transplanting or for use and stocks for
budding and grafting for sale on a
wholesale basis and, further, may
include
greenhouses
or
similar
facilities or uses directly incidental to
the growing of such plants, trees and
shrubs but shall not include a garden
and
nursery
sales
and
supply
establishment, Cannabis Production
Facility,
or
any
other
use
or
establishment as may otherwise be
defined herein.
PA, RU
Open Space
Means land owned by or leased from
the Ministry of Natural Resources or
the Conservation Authority or land
owned by the County or Municipality
and used for a purpose permitted by
this By-law or land in private
ownership and used as a private park.
Open Storage
Area
Means an accessory storage area
outside the principal building on the
lot used for the storage of equipment,
goods or materials on the same lot
therewith. This definition shall not
include a parking area, a loading
space, an outside area on a permitted
farm used for storage of farm
equipment nor a storage use located
in a building.
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Outside Display
Means an area set aside outside of a
building or structure, other than a
parking area or parking space which is
used in conjunction with a business
located within the building or structure
on the same property, for the display
of merchanise or seasonal produce.
Outdoor
Recreation
Means the use of lands for passive
recreational uses such as hiking,
cross-country skiing, snow shoeing,
trail
riding,
mountain
biking,
picnicking,
swimming,
nature
appreciation and similar activities.
Paper
Manufacturing
Means the use of a building or structure
for the purposes of manufacturing paper
and paper products.
M2
Park
Means an area, consisting largely of
open space, which may include a
recreational area, playground or play
field, or similar use, but shall not
include a mobile home park, trailer
park or a camping establishment:
"Public Park" means a park owned or
controlled by the Corporation or by any
Ministry,
Board,
Commission
or
Authority established under any statute
of Ontario or Canada and may include
therein
neighborhood,
community,
regional and special parks or areas and
may include one or more athletic fields,
field houses, community centres,
bleachers,
swimming
pools,
greenhouses,
botanical
gardens,
zoological gardens, bandstands, skating
rinks, tennis courts, bowling greens,
boat liveries, bathing stations, curling
rinks, refreshment rooms, fairgrounds,
arenas, golf courses, or similar uses.
OS, PA,
RU, CF,
RR, RLS,
HR
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"Private Park" means a park other
than a public park which is owned,
operated
and
maintained
on
a
commercial or private member basis.
Park Model Trailer Means
a
manufactured
building
designed
and
constructed
in
conformance
with
CAN/CSA-Z241
Series "Park Model Trailer", as set out
in the Building Code, and is used or
intended to be used for seasonal
accommodation.
Parking Area
Means an area or structure provided
for the parking of motor vehicles and
includes any related aisles, parking
spaces, ingress and egress lanes, but
shall not include any part of a public
street.
Parking Lot
Means an area of land used for the
parking of motor vehicles with or
without a fee being charged, with such
use forming the principal use of a lot.
CF, C1, C2,
C3, M1
Parking Space
Means an area exclusive of any aisles
or ingress and egress lanes, usable for
the temporary parking or storage of a
motor vehicle, and may include a
private garage.
Patio, Outdoor
Means an uncovered and unenclosed
area outside used as an accessory
eating area or for recreation.
Permitted
Means allowed by this By-law.
Person
Means any human being, association,
firm,
partnership,
incorporated
company,
corporation,
agent
or
trustee, and the heirs, executors or
other legal representatives of a person
to whom the context can apply
according to law.
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Personal Service
Shop
Means an establishment wherein
persons are employed in furnishing
services and otherwise administering
to the personal needs of persons. This
definition may include a barber shop,
a beauty salon, a photographic studio
or similar use but excluding a
massage parlour or other similar
services.
C1, C2,
HMX
Pit
Means a place where unconsolidated
gravel, stone, sand, earth, clay, fill
mineral or other material is being or
has been removed by means of an
open excavation to supply materials
for
construction,
industrial
or
manufacturing purposes, but does not
include a wayside pit.
M3
Place of
Entertainment
Means a motion picture or other
theatre, auditorium, public hall, billiard
or pool room, bowling alley, ice or roller
skating rink, dance hall or music hall;
but does not include any place of
entertainment or amusement otherwise
defined or classified in this By-law.
C1, C2
Place of Worship
Means a building dedicated to religious
worship and includes a church,
synagogue or assembly hall and may
include such accessory uses as a
nursery school, a school of religious
education, convent, monastery or
parish hall.
CF
Planing Mill
Means a building, structure, or area
where timber is milled or planed,
either to finished lumber, or as an
intermediary step.
M2
Portable
Asphalt/Concrete
Plant
For a portable asphalt plant, means, a
facility with equipment designed to
heat and dry aggregate and to mix
aggregate with bituminous asphalt to
PA, RU, M3
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Definition
Permitted
Zones
General
Provisions
produce asphalt paving material or, for
a portable concrete plant, a plant
designed to produce concrete and
includes stockpiling and storage of
bulk materials used in the process,
neither
facility
of
which
is
of
permanent
construction
but
is
designed to be dismantled and moved
to another location as required.
Portable asphalt plants/concrete plants
must comply with the Ministry of the
Environment's separation distances
and must obtain a certificate of
approval from the Ministry of the
Environment.
Private Road
Means a right-of-way over private
property which affords access to at
least two (2) abutting lots and which is
not maintained by a public authority.
Processing Plant,
Aggregate
Means a building or structure and/or
equipment for the crushing, screening
or washing of sand and gravel
aggregate materials but does not
include a concrete batching plant or an
asphalt plant.
M3
Principal Building Means the building or buildings in
which is carried on the principal
purpose for which the building lot is
used.
Printing
Establishment
Means a building or part of a building
used for printing regardless of the
method, the publishing of newspapers,
periodicals, books, documents, maps
and similar items, the reproduction
and duplication of printed material as
a copying service to businesses or the
public and includes the sale and
servicing of printing and duplicating
equipment and supplies.
HMX, C1,
C2, M2
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Term
Definition
Permitted
Zones
General
Provisions
Public Authority
Means Federal, Provincial, County or
Municipal agencies, and includes any
commission,
board,
authority
or
department
established
by
such
agency.
Public Use /
Utility
Means the use of any land, building or
structure for the purpose of providing
utilities and services available for use
or consumption by the public such as
roads, water mains, water pumping
stations
and
treatment
facilities,
sewers, sewage pumping stations,
sewage
treatment
plant,
storm
drainage facilities, ambulance facilities,
fire stations, any power lines, hydro
substations, transformer or distribution
station, any telephone, cable television
lines, exchanges, any natural gas or oil
pipeline distribution system operated
by a Company which possess all the
necessary powers, rights, licenses and
franchises.
Quarry
Means any open excavation made for
the removal of any consolidated rock
or
mineral
including
limestone,
sandstone or shale, in order to supply
material for construction, industrial or
manufacturing purposes, but shall not
include an excavation incidental to the
erection of a building or structure for
which a building permit has been
granted by the Corporation, or an
excavation
incidental
to
the
construction of any public works.
M3
Recreational
Vehicle
Means any vehicle so constructed that
it is no wider than 2.5 metres and is
suitable for being attached to a motor
vehicle for the purposes of being
drawn or is self-propelled, and is
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Term
Definition
Permitted
Zones
General
Provisions
capable of being used on a short-term
recreational basis for living, sleeping
or eating accommodation of persons
and includes a motor home, travel
trailer, tent trailer or camper.
Recreational
Vehicle Sales and
Service
Establishment
Means a building and/or lot which is
used for the repair, display, storage
and/or sale of recreational vehicles,
travel trailers or other recreational
equipment.
C2, C3, M2
Recreational
Vehicle Park
Means a parcel of land which is
developed and managed as a unit for
recreational or vacation use and
designed and used for seasonal
occupancy only, where camping lots
are made available on a rental or lease
basis for the placing of recreational
vehicles or motor homes, where the
ownership and responsibility for the
maintenance of private internal roads,
services,
communal
areas
and
buildings, and garbage collection,
together
with
general
park
management, rests with the owner,
but where such parcel is not the
subject of a Registered Plan of
Subdivision defining individual lots
legally capable of conveying title and
shall not include a mobile home park.
C3
Recycling Depot
Means the use of land, buildings and
structures to separate and process
material prior to shipment to others who
will use those materials to manufacture
new products. This definition does not
include a salvage yard.
M1, M4
Renew able
Energy Source
Means an energy source that is
renewed by natural processes and
includes wind, water, biomass, biogas,
biofuel, solar energy, geothermal
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Definition
Permitted
Zones
General
Provisions
energy, tidal forces and similar energy
sources.
Resort
Establishment
Means
premises
that
operate
throughout all or part of the year, that
has facilities for serving meals and
furnishes equipment, supplies or
services to persons in connection with
angling, hunting, camping or other
similar recreational activity.
C3
Retail Gasoline
Establishment
Means any one or more of the
following uses: motor vehicle service
station, gas bar, a motor vehicle
dealership, a motor vehicle repair
garage, a recreational vehicle and
travel
trailer
sales
and
service
establishment and a farm implement
and equipment sales and service
establishment.
C1, C2
Retail
Establishment
Means a building or part of a building
in which goods, wares, merchandise,
food, substances, articles or things
are offered or kept for sale or repair at
retail, or on a rental basis. This
includes a secondhand shop, pawn
shop or similar use.
HMX, C1,
C2, M2
Salvage Yard
Means
premises
where
derelict,
discarded, abandoned or inoperable
motor vehicles and/or other goods,
wares, merchandise or articles are
stored wholly or partly in an open
area. A salvage yard explicitly includes
junk yards, scrap yards or automobile
wrecking yards but may also include
material recycling facilities.
Saw Mill
Means a building, structure, or area
where timber is cut or sawed, either to
finished lumber, or as an intermediary
step and may include facilities for the
kiln drying of lumber and may or may
M2
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Term
Definition
Permitted
Zones
General
Provisions
not include the distribution of such
products on a wholesale or retail basis.
School, Public
Means a school under the jurisdiction
of a Board, as defined by the Ministry
of Education.
CF
School, Private
Means a school other than a public
school or a commercial school as
otherwise defined or classified in this
By-law.
CF
Second Unit
(By-law No. 2018-909)
Means a self-contained dwelling unit
that is ancillary to a principal
residential use and includes a separate
access, kitchen, bathroom and living
space within dwellings or within
structures ancillary to a dwelling.
Self-Storage
Facility
Means a commercial building or part of
a building wherein items are stored in
separate, secured storage areas or
lockers which are generally accessible
by means of individual loading doors.
Explosives,
radioactive
materials,
flammable or hazardous chemicals or
goods which produce noxious odours
are prohibited.
C2, M1, M2
Sensitive Land
Use
Means:
- Lands within a Residential
Zone, including but not limited
to a Rural Residential zone, a
Residential Limited Service
zone or a Hamlet Residential
zone;
- Lands within the Community
Facility Zone; or
- Cemetery, school, hospital,
day nursery, nursery school,
library, community facility,
resort
establishment,
retirement home, place of
worship,
assembly
hall,
auditorium,
cabin,
cabin
establishment,
camping
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establishment,
community
centre, cottage establishment,
golf course (miniature), hotel,
mobile home park, motel,
motor hotel, nursing home,
park, summer camp, tourist
establishment, trailer park,
and/or a residential use not
accessory
to
permitted
primary use.
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Term
Definition
Permitted
Zones
General
Provisions
Setback, Street
Means the distance between the
centreline of a street allowance and
the nearest portion of any abutting
building or structure.
Setback, Water
Means the horizontal distance between
the high water mark of a navigable
waterway and the nearest portion of
any abutting building or structure.
Sew er, Storm
Means a sewer which carries storm
surface run-off but excludes any
sanitary sewer or any combination of
sanitary and storm sewers.
Sewage Disposal
System
Means any class of sewage works
defined in the Building Code Act and
the Building Code or a system
regulated by the Ministry of the
Environment under the Ontario Water
Resources Act.
Sew age
Treatment Facility
Means a building, structure, or lagoon,
approved by the Ministry of the
Environment, where domestic and/or
industrial waste is treated.
Shooting Range
Means land, buildings, structures or
premises used for commercial target
practice, trap shooting, skeet shooting,
pistol shooting, gun or hunter safety
instruction and is operated by a club,
organization, or individual.
Shopping Centre
Means a group of commercial uses,
which have been designed, developed
and managed as a unit by a single
owner or tenant, or a group of owners
or tenants, as distinguished from a
business area comprising unrelated
individual areas.
C1, C2
Shoreline
Means any portion of a lot which abuts
a waterbody or watercourse.
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Term
Definition
Permitted
Zones
General
Provisions
Sight Triangle
Means a triangular space formed at
the intersection of two roads where
each base of the triangle is located at
the outer limit of the travelled portion
of each road and for a distance of 6.0
meters measured from a point where
the travelled portions of each road
intersects with the other, and the
connecting line between the end
points of the base of the triangle.
Sign
Means a structure or device intended
to market or promote a person, place ,
services or business.
Site Alteration
Means activities, such as grading,
excavation and the placement of fill
that would change the landform and
natural vegetative characteristics of a
site.
Small Appliance
Service Shop
Means a building or part of a building,
whether conducted in conjunction with
a retail store or not for the servicing or
repairing of household or domestic
articles and without limiting the
generality of the foregoing shall
include but shall not be limited to the
following: the repair and servicing of
radio and television receivers, vacuum
cleaners, appliances, cameras, toys,
watches, clocks, bicycles or other
similar goods and appliances.
HMX, C1,
C2, M1
Small Engine
Sales and Service
Establishment
Means a building or part of a building
and land adjacent thereto, where
snowmobile,
motorcycles,
lawn
mowers and small engines or parts are
displayed, for sale at retail, or rental
and where mechanical repairs are
completed.
C2, M2
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Term
Definition
Permitted
Zones
General
Provisions
Snowmobile and
All-Terrain Sales
and Service
Establishment
Means buildings, lands, or structures
or part thereof used for the sale and
service of snowmobiles and all terrain
vehicles (ATVs). A snowmobile shall be
defined as set out in the Highway
Traffic Act.
C2, C3, M2
Storey
Means the portion of a building, other
than an attic or a cellar, included
between any floor level and the floor,
ceiling or roof next above it.
"Attic" means that portion of a building
situated wholly or partly within the
roof, which is not used as a habitable
room, and which is not a loft, a partial
storey or a one-half storey.
"Basement" means one or more
storeys of a building located below the
first storey.
"First storey" means the lowest
storey of a building closest to finished
grade level having its ceiling 2 metres
or more above average finished grade.
"Loft" means the portion of a building
situated wholly within the roof, which
may be used as a habitable room, where
the floor level is at the line where the
roof and outer wall meet, and in which
there is sufficient space to provide a
height between finished floor and
finished ceiling of at least 2.4 metres over
a floor area equal to less than 50 percent
of the area of the floor next below.
"One-half storey" means 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 height
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Term
Definition
Permitted
Zones
General
Provisions
between finished floor and finished
ceiling of at least 2.4 metres over a
floor area equal to at least 50 percent
of the area of the floor next below.
"Partial storey" means the portion of
a building situated wholly or partly
within the roof (exclusive of a loft),
which may be used as a habitable
room, having its floor level not lower
than 1.2 metres below the line where
the roof and outer wall meet, in which
there is sufficient space to provide
height between finished floor and
finished ceiling of at least 2.4 metres
over a floor area of less than 50
percent of the area of the floor next
below.
Street or Road,
Improved Public
Means a road assumed for public use,
under the jurisdiction of the County of
Lennox
and
Addington
or
the
Township of Stone Mills which is
maintained so as to allow normal
vehicular access to adjacent properties
throughout all seasons of the year.
Street or Road,
Limited Service
Means a road under the jurisdiction of
the Province of Ontario, the County of
Lennox
and
Addington
or
the
Township
of
Stone
Mills,
not
maintained year round and where
there is no guarantee of access for
emergency vehicles.
Street Access
Means, when referring to a lot, that
such lot has a lot line or portion
thereof which is also a street line.
Street Line
Means the limit of the street allowance
and is the dividing line between a lot
and a street.
Structure
Means anything constructed or erected,
the use of which requires location on or
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Term
Definition
Permitted
Zones
General
Provisions
in
the ground, or
attached to
something having location on or in the
ground but does not include a sewage
disposal system.
Summer Camp
Means a camp operated by a
charitable corporation or a public
authority.
C3
Supermarket
Means a building or part of a building
wherein various kinds of foodstuffs are
kept for retail sale to the general public;
and as an accessory use, goods or
merchandise may also be kept for retail
sale, including such items as hardware,
patent medicines, toilet preparations,
personal hygiene products, household
supplies and magazines.
C1
Sw imming Pool
Means any body of water, whether
located outdoors or inside a building or
structure on privately owned property,
contained by artificial means, and used
and maintained for the purpose of
swimming, wading, diving or bathing.
Taxi Stand
Means the use of land, site, or building
used as a dispatch office or an area,
site, or location, intended for the
parking of more than one taxi when
not engaged in transporting persons
or goods.
C1, C2
Top of Bank
Means the points closest to the
boundary of the active floodplain of a
lake, stream, or other body of water
where a break in slope of the land
occurs such that the grade beyond the
break is flatter than 3 (horizontal) to 1
(vertical) at any point for a minimum of
15 metres measured perpendicularly
from the break. Where banks are not
well defined (e.g. in the case of lakes,
wetlands or ponds), the top of the bank
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Term
Definition
Permitted
Zones
General
Provisions
is equivalent to the high water mark
(HWM) or active floodplain, whichever
is greater.
Tourist
Establishment
Means any premises operated to
provide sleeping accommodation for
the traveling public or sleeping
accommodation for the use of public
engaging in recreational activities and
includes the services and facilities in
connection
with
which
sleeping
accommodation is provided.
C3
Tow nship
Means
the
Corporation
of
the
Township of Stone Mills
Tow nship Road
Means a street or road under the
jurisdiction of the Corporation of the
Township of Stone Mills.
Truck or
Transport Depot
Means a building, structure or place
where cartage trucks or tractor trailers
are rented, leased, kept for hire, or
stored or parked for remuneration, or,
from
which
cartage
trucks
or
transports, stored or parked on the
property, are dispatched for hire as
common
carriers,
and,
for
the
purposes of this By-law, may include a
bonded or sufferance warehouse.
M2
Use
When used as a noun, means the
purpose for which a lot, building or
structure, or any combination thereof
is designed, arranged, occupied or
maintained.
"Use" and "uses" shall have a
corresponding meaning.
"Use" (when used as a verb) or "to
use" shall also have corresponding
meanings.
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Term
Definition
Permitted
Zones
General
Provisions
Vehicle
Means an automobile, a motorcycle,
motor assisted bicycle, traction engine,
farm tractor, road-building machine,
self-propelled implement of husbandry
recreational vehicle, and any other
vehicle propelled or driven other than
by muscular power, but not including
railroad car or other motor vehicle
running only upon rails (see Highway
Traffic Act).
Veterinary Clinic
Means a building or part of a building
in which facilities are provided for the
prevention, cure and alleviation of
disease and/or injury to animals, and
the care of animals and birds, and in
conjunction with which there may be
facilities provided for the sheltering of
animals during the treatment period
but does not include a kennel as
otherwise defined.
C1, C2,
M1, M2
Warehouse
Means 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 truck or transport
depot.
M1, M2
Waste
Management or
Disposal Facility
Means a site which is licensed or
approved by the Ministry of the
Environment under the Environmental
Protection Act and/or its agents where
garbage, refuse, domestic or industrial
waste, excluding radioactive or toxic
chemical wastes is disposed of or
dumped. This definition shall include
waste transfer stations, processing
sites and recycling depots, compost
M4
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Term
Definition
Permitted
Zones
General
Provisions
sites, hauled sewage or sewage
disposal sites and sewage lagoons.
Water Access
Means any lot where access is gained
by water only
Waterbody
Means any bay, lake, river, stream or
other natural watercourse or canal,
but excluding a municipal or private
drain or irrigation canal.
Wayside Pit or
Quarry
Means a temporary pit or quarry
opened and used by a public authority,
or their agents, for the purpose of road
construction or an associated road
project or contract and which is not
located on the road right-of-way.
PA, RU, M3
Well
Means an underground source of
water which has been rendered
accessible by the drilling or digging of
a hole from ground level to the water
table and may include a private piped
system from a surface water source. A
drilled well means a well drilled or
constructed
pursuant
to
Ontario
Regulation 903.
Wetlands
Means lands that are seasonally or
permanently covered by shallow water,
as well as lands where the water table
is close to or at the surface. In either
case, the presence of abundant water
has caused the formation of hydric soils
and has favoured the dominance of
either hydrophytic or water tolerant
plants. The four major types of
wetlands are swamps, marshes, bogs,
and fens. Lands being used for existing
agricultural
purposes,
that
are
periodically soaked or wet, are not
considered to be wetlands in this
definition.
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Term
Definition
Permitted
Zones
General
Provisions
Wholesale
Establishment
Means a building or part of a building
where goods, wares, merchandise,
substances or articles are stored in
bulk for sale in wholesale quantities
but does not include any premises
where
any
goods,
wares,
merchandise, substances or articles
are offered or kept for sale at retail.
M2
Woodworking
Shop
Means a building or structure used for
the fabricating of products made of
wood,
including
furniture-making,
woodbending,
and
pallet
manufacturing.
M2
Workshop,
Custom
Means
a
commercial
building,
structure or part thereof where
manufacturing
or
assembly
is
performed by a tradesman, requiring
manual or mechanical skills and may
include
a
carpenter's
shop,
a
locksmith's shop, a gunsmith's shop, a
tinsmith's shop, a commercial welder's
shop or similar uses.
RU, M2
Yard
Means a space, appurtenant to a
building, structure or excavation
related to a mineral aggregate or
mining operation , located on the
same lot as the building, structure or
excavation and which space is open,
uncovered and unoccupied from the
ground to the sky except for such
accessory buildings, structures or uses
as are specifically permitted elsewhere
in this By-law.
"Front Yard" means a yard extending
across the full width of the lot
between the front lot line of the lot
and the nearest part of any excavation
or principal building on the lot.
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Term
Definition
Permitted
Zones
General
Provisions
"Front Yard Depth" means the least
horizontal dimension between the
front lot line of the lot and the nearest
part of any building, structure or
excavation related to a mineral
aggregate or mining operation on the
lot, or the nearest open storage
area/use on the lot.
"Exterior Side Yard" means a side
yard immediately adjoining a street or
a reserve which restricts access to a
street.
"Interior Side Yard" means a side
yard other than an exterior side yard.
"Rear Yard" means a yard extending
across the full width of the lot
between the rear lot line of the lot and
the nearest part of any excavation or
principal building on the lot. If there is
no rear lot line, there shall be deemed
to be no rear yard.
"Rear Yard Depth" means the least
horizontal dimension between the rear
lot line of the lot and the nearest part
of
any
building,
structure
or
excavation on the lot, or the nearest
open storage area/use on the lot.
"Required Yard" means a yard with
the minimum front yard depth, rear
yard depth, or side yard width
required by the provisions of this By-
law. A required side yard shall extend
from the required front yard to the
required rear yard or, in the case of a
lot which has no rear lot line, the
required side yard shall extend from
the required front yard to the opposite
required side yard.
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Term
Definition
Permitted
Zones
General
Provisions
"Side Yard" means a yard extending
from the front yard to the rear yard
and from the side lot line of the lot to
the nearest part of any excavation or
principal building on the lot. In the
case of a lot which has no rear lot line,
the side yard shall extend from the
front yard to the opposite side yard.
"Side Yard Width" means the least
horizontal dimension between the side
lot line of the lot and the nearest part
of
any
building,
structure
or
excavation on the lot, or the nearest
open storage area/use on the lot.
Zone
Means a designated area of land use
shown
on
the
Zone
Schedules
attached hereto and forming part of
this By-law.
Zone Provisions
Means
the
permissible
uses
or
activities, the minimum area and
dimensions of lots, the minimum
dimensions of yards, the maximum lot
coverage, the minimum setback, the
minimum
gross
floor
area,
the
minimum landscaped open space, the
maximum
height
of
buildings,
minimum parking area requirements,
and
all
other
standards
and
regulations of the respective Zones as
are set out within the By-law.
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SECTION 3: GENERAL PROVISIONS
3.1 ACCESSORY USES
3.1.1
Uses Permitted
a) Except as otherwise set out in this section, accessory uses, buildings and
structures shall be permitted in any zone provided that:
i.
any use for financial gain or profit conducted within or accessory to a
dwelling unit or on such lot associated therewith is specifically permitted in
accordance with the Home Occupations and Home Industries section of this
By-law;
ii.
any building or portion thereof used for human habitation is specifically
permitted in accordance with this By-law; and
iii. any open storage area is specifically permitted in accordance with this By-
law.
b) Accessory buildings, structures and uses shall only be permitted once the
principal use has been established except as otherwise provided for in the
Construction Uses section of this By-law. Despite the foregoing, the following
buildings, structures and uses may be permitted prior to the establishment of the
principal use:
i.
free-standing stairs and/or boardwalk not exceeding 1.2 metres in width
intended for pedestrian access;
ii.
one gazebo or unenclosed deck with a maximum area of 14m²;
iii.
one accessory storage shed with a maximum area of 10m²; and
iv. for a lot abutting a navigable waterway and/or waterbody, one dock with a
maximum area of 14 m² provided that the approval of any governmental
authority having jurisdiction has been obtained and provided that the dock
is located not closer than 3 metres to the nearest adjacent lot line and does
not encroach on adjacent frontage when the lot boundaries are extended
into the water.
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3.1.2
Accessory Building & Structure Setbacks
a) Yard Setbacks
In any zone that permits a principal Residential Use, an accessory building or
structure shall comply with the following provisions:
i.
When an accessory building or structure is to be located in an interior side
yard, it shall be no closer than 1.2 metres to the interior side lot line except
where a mutual private garage or a mutual boat house or a dock is erected
on the common lot line between two lots, in which case no interior side
yard is required.
ii.
Accessory buildings or structures that are greater than 3.5 metres in height
shall comply with the Zone Provisions for Residential Uses (i.e., minimum
yards) of the respective zone.
iii. An accessory building or structure that is 3.5 metres or less in height may
be located in the interior side and/or rear yard provided such building or
structure is located no closer than 1.2 metres to any interior side and/or
rear lot line.
iv. When an accessory building or structure is to be located in an exterior
and/or front yard, it shall comply with the Zone Provisions for Residential
Uses (i.e., minimum yards) of the respective zone.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the PA and RU Zones, for a school bus shelter
or an agricultural products sales outlet, the minimum setback shall be 3 metres
from a lot line.
In any zone that does not permit a principal Residential Use, an accessory
building or structure shall comply with the Zone Provisions for Non-Residential
Uses (i.e., minimum yards) of the respective zone.
Bunkies and stand-alone accessory dwelling units shall comply with the Zone
Provisions for Residential Uses (i.e., minimum Yards) of the respective zone.
Accessory dwelling units which are located within a Non-Residential building shall
comply with the Zone Provisions for Non-Residential Uses.
(By-law No. 2018-909)
b) Relation to Street
Within the HR, RR, RLS and HMX Zones, an accessory building or structure shall
not be erected closer to the front line than the principal or main building on the
lot except where:
i.
The lot has frontage on an improved street; and
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ii.
The lot has frontage on a waterbody.
c) Relation to Principal Building
(By-law No. 2018-909)
Any accessory building or structure, which is not part of the principal building,
shall not be erected closer than 1.5 metres to the principal building.
(By-law No. 2018-909)
3.1.3
Lot Coverage and Height
The lot coverage of all accessory buildings or structures, exclusive of swimming
pools, shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total lot area.
The height of any accessory building or structure shall not exceed 7 metres.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the height of an accessory building in any industrial
zone (i.e., M1, M2, M3 or M4) shall not exceed the maximum height specified within
the zone category.
3.1.4
Accessory Structure Encroachments
Drop awnings, clothes poles, flag poles, garden trellises, fences, retaining walls,
signs, marine facilities, or similar accessory uses shall be permitted in any yard.
3.1.5
Marine Facilities
a)
The maximum total area of marine facilities shall not exceed 60 square
metres.
b)
Marine facilities shall not exceed 5 metres in height measured from high water
geodetic.
c)
The area of a pump house shall not exceed 4 square metres in area and 1.5
metres in height.
d)
The total combined width of marine facilities shall not occupy more than 20%
of the water frontage width or 15 metres whichever is lesser.
e)
No marine facility shall extend over the waterbody a distance of 15 metres
measured perpendicular from the shoreline.
f)
No marine facility shall be located within 3 metres of a side lot line and from
the straight line projection of a side lot line into the abutting waterbody. There
shall be no minimum yard requirement for the yard adjacent to the water.
(By-law No. 2018-909)
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3.1.6
Storage Tanks
No above ground storage tank shall be erected in any yard other than the interior
side yard or rear yard.
3.1.7
Railway Spur in Industrial Zone
Within an Industrial Zone a railway spur shall be permitted within any required side
or rear yard, but not within a required planting strip area except as may be required
for ingress and egress. Where such side or rear yard abuts a Residential Zone, then
such railway spur shall conform with the yard and setback requirements of the Zone
in which it is located.
3.1.8
Abandoned Equipment
Derelict motor vehicles, or abandoned equipment shall not be located or stored in
any Zone unless they are specifically listed as a permitted use.
3.2 CABIN (HUNT CAMP, FISHING CAMP)
A cabin may be erected upon any lot existing on the effective date of this By-law
provided:
a) the lot does not contain an existing dwelling;
b) the cabin is located not closer than 100 metres from any existing dwellings on
adjoining lots; and
c) the cabin is setback 15 metres from all lot lines and 30 metres from the
shoreline of any waterbody and has a maximum gross floor area of 60 square
metres.
3.3 COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
Communications facilities shall comply with Industry Canada standards and with
Township protocols as they relate to the siting of such facilities.
3.4 CANNABIS PRODUCTION FACILITY
A 'Cannabis Production Facility' is permitted in a zone where listed as a permitted
use.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, no person shall use any land or
erect any building or structure for the purpose of a Cannabis Production Facility
except in accordance with the following:
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a) All operations associated with a Cannabis Production Facility must be located in
a wholly enclosed building, including shipping and receiving operations;
b) A Cannabis Facility is required to be equipped with an air treatment control
system to eliminate the migration of cannabis odour outside of the property on
which the facility is located;
c) Outdoor storage is prohibited on the property in which the Cannabis Production
Facility is located;
d) A physical barrier (i.e. fencing or similar) around the perimeter of the property
or facility is required to prevent unauthorized access;
e) A building or structure used for security purposes shall be governed by the
Accessory Uses provisions of this By-law;
f) No lands, buildings or structures or portion thereof used for a Cannabis
Production Facility may be located closed than 300 metres of the lot line of a
property occupied by a Sensitive Land Use, or within 300 m of the lot line of a
property in any Zone not occupied by a Sensitive Land Use but on which a
Sensitive Land Use is permitted. The distance shall be measured as a straight
line from the Cannabis Production Facility to the closest property line of the
Sensitive Land Use. For the purposes of this provision, a Sensitive Land Use
includes uses such as residences, senior citizen homes, schools, day care
facilities, hospitals, churches and other similar institutional uses, parks or
campgrounds.
g) An accessory retail use is not permitted;
h) Where serviced by a private water supply, the owner(s) will be required to
provide confirmation that there is sufficient water for daily usage and adequate
fire suppression. On a private septic system or other on-site disposal system the
owner(s) will be required to confirm that discharge from facilities can be safely
treated in a private septic system or alternative. If discharge or treatment of
product requires off site handling the owner will provide documentation of
agreements with approved waste handlers. All such requirements will be to the
satisfaction of the Township, in consultation with external agencies or
ministries, as deemed appropriate by the Township.
3.5 CANNABIS PRODUCTION, PERSONAL
Cannabis Production, Personal is permitted as an accessory use to a permitted
primary residential use in accordance with the following:
a) Within the Rural, Rural Residential, Residential Limited Service and Hamlet
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Residential Zones, cannabis may be grown indoors or outdoors, to a maximum
of 25 plants;
b) Where cannabis is grown indoors or outdoors and there are four or less plants,
the area used for growing of cannabis must meet the minimum yard
requirements for the primary use of the property;
c) Where cannabis is grown indoors or outdoors and there are more than four
plants, such use shall be no closer than 70 m to any other Sensitive Land Use
or within 70 m of the lot line of a property on which a Sensitive Land Use is
permitted;
d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, more than 25 plants may be grown within the
Rural Zone, whether indoors or outdoors, subject to a maximum growing area
of 50 square metres and provided that such use shall be no closer than 300 m
of the lot line of a property on which a Sensitive Land Use is permitted.
3.6 CONSTRUCTION USES
Where a valid building permit has been issued, the following temporary uses are
permitted to facilitate completion of construction activities:
a) Construction facilities such as sheds, scaffolds and other structures incidental to
the construction on the premises for so long as the work is in progress.
b) A travel trailer, tent trailer or recreational vehicle occupied on a temporary basis
during the course of construction of a dwelling on the same lot, provided that:
i.
temporary connection to an approved on-site sewage disposal system is
provided;
ii. a building permit for a dwelling has been issued and remains in force;
iii. the trailer or recreational vehicle is located in accordance with the required
yards and water setbacks applicable to a dwelling;
iv. in no event shall the trailer or recreational vehicle be occupied for a period
exceeding two years from the date of issuance of the building permit; and
v. following the issuance of an Occupancy Permit for the main building, a
recreational vehicle may only be stored on the lot as per Section 3.32.
(By-law No. 2018-909)
3.7 CRISIS CARE FACILITY
A crisis care facility will be permitted in any zone that permits a principal Residential
Use.
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3.8 ESTABLISHED BUILDING LINE
Where a principal building is to be erected on a lot which exists between two
developed lots having an established building line (i.e., setback from the front lot
line), the proposed principal building may be erected closer to the front lot line or
the centreline of the street, as the case may be, than that permitted by this By-law
provided the front yard setback is equal to, or greater than, the average setback of
abutting buildings; in no case shall the front yard be less than 3.0 metres.
3.9 EXISTING BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND USES
3.9.1
Non-Conforming Uses
a) Continuation of Existing Non-Conforming Uses
The provisions of this By-law shall not apply to prevent the use of any lot, building
or structure for any purpose prohibited by this By-law if such lot, building or
structure was lawfully used for such purpose on the date of passing of this by-law,
so long as it continues to be used for that purpose.
b) Enlargement or Extension
Pursuant to Section 45(2) of the Planning Act, an enlargement or extension to an
existing building or structure, which supports a non-conforming use, may be
permitted by the Committee of Adjustment provided that such enlargement or
extension does not occur beyond the limits of the land owned and used in
connection therewith and provided the extension of the use does not occur within a
detached building or structure.
c) Change in Use
A non-conforming use shall not be changed to another use unless it is changed to a
use that conforms to the provisions of the zone within which it is located.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee of Adjustment may allow for a
change in use provided such use is, in the opinion of the Committee, similar to the
use established on the day the by-law was passed or is a use that is more
compatible with the uses permitted by the by-law.
d) Rebuilding or Repair
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the rebuilding or repair of any building or
structure used for a lawful non-conforming use, existing as of the date of passing of
this By-law, which is damaged or destroyed by causes beyond the control of the
owner or where it has been demolished wilfully, provided that the non-conforming
use has been continuous, and provided that the reconstruction or repair does not
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increase the height, size or volume, of any portion of such building or structure or
change the use of such building or structure.
(By-law No. 2018-909)
3.9.2
Non-Complying Buildings and Structures
a) Reconstruction or Repair of Existing Building
A legal non-complying building or structure may be reconstructed or repaired
provided such reconstruction or repair does not increase the gross floor area
(vertical or horizontal) of the building or structure, or increase the extent of non-
compliance with any applicable zone provision, except as otherwise permitted by
this By-law.
b) Enlargement to Existing Buildings or Structures
i.
Any legal non-complying building or structure located beyond 30 metres of
a waterbody or watercourse, may be enlarged provided the increase in
gross floor area does not increase the extent of non-compliance or result
in further non-compliance with any other applicable zone provision.
ii.
Any legal non-complying building or structure located within 30 metres of
a waterbody or watercourse may be enlarged provided the increase in
gross floor area does not exceed 15 percent of the gross floor area of the
building or structure or 12 square metres, whichever is lesser, and the
enlargement does not increase the extent of non-compliance or result in
further non-compliance with any other applicable zone provision.
iii.
In no case shall a building or structure, having a water setback of less
than 15 metres, be enlarged or extended except as otherwise permitted
through a Planning Act application.
iv.
Any Planning Act application submitted to increase the gross floor area of
a legal non-complying building or structure located within 30 metres of a
waterbody or watercourse, grater than provided for herein, or which
results in an increase beyond the maximum permited lot coverage shall
be accompanied by a supportive Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
In cases where the Township determines that an EIA is not warranted,
such requirement may be waived.
(By-law No. 2018-909)
3.9.3
Lot Area and/or Frontage Reductions for Public Use
Nothing in this By-Law shall prevent the use of any land, building or structure or the
erection of any building or structure on a lot which does not comply to the minimum
lot frontage and/or lot area and/or front yard setback as a result of a road widening
or the transfer of land for public use (e.g., daylighting triangles, acceleration lanes,
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turning circles, etc.) provided all other requirements of this By-law are satisfied.
3.10 EXISTING UNDERSIZED LOTS
Where a lot, having a lesser lot area and/or frontage than required herein, is held
under distinct and separate ownership from an abutting lot or lots as shown by a
conveyance of title in the records of the Registry or Land Titles Office on the date of
passing of this By-law, or, where such a lot is created as a result of expropriation, or
acquisition of land for public use, such smaller lot may be used and a building or
structure may be erected, altered or used on such smaller lot, without the
requirement to obtain relief from the applicable lot frontage and/or lot area
provisions of this by-law provided:
a) the lot has a minimum area of:
i.
1,000 square metres in the HR Zone.
ii.
1,400 square metres in all other zones.
b) the lot has a minimum frontage of:
i.
20 metres in the HR Zone.
ii.
22 metres in all other zones.
c) that all other applicable provisions of this By-law are complied with;
d) that approval is obtained from the appropriate regulatory agency for proposed
sewage disposal systems; and
e) potable water is available.
Further, an existing non-complying lot may be changed in lot area, lot depth, or lot
frontage without the need to amend this by-law provided such alteration to the lot
area, lot depth, or lot frontage does not further increase any existing non-
compliance.
(By-law No. 2018-909)
3.11 FRONTAGE REQUIREMENTS
3.11.1 Access to Improved Public Street
No person shall erect any building or structure after the date of passing of this By-
law, unless the lot upon which such building or structure is to be erected fronts
upon an improved street and is provided with access for vehicular traffic in the form
of an unobstructed driveway.
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3.11.2 Exemptions to Frontage on a Public Road
a)
Dwellings
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a lot which does not have frontage on a
public road and which existed on the effective date of this by-law may
be used for a dwelling provided the lot:
i.
fronts upon an unopened or seasonally-maintained municipal road
allowance with access for vehicular traffic in the form of an unobstructed
driveway and:
-
an agreement has been entered into with the municipality to recognize
the unmaintained nature of the unopened or seasonally-maintained
road allowance; and
-
the construction of the new road, or the construction of an extension
to an existing road is not required to provide direct access to the lot
from the unopened or seasonally-maintained road allowance;
ii.
is accessible by means of an existing road constructed upon private lands
that provides legal ingress and egress to an improved street provided that
an extension to the existing road is not required to provide direct access to
the lot from the existing road; and
iii. fronts upon the Cataraqui Trail and the owner has or is able to obtain a
surveyed and registered right-of-way from the Cataraqui Region
Conservation Authority across the Cataraqui Trail directly linking the lot to a
publicly maintained year-round road.
b)
Cabins
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a lot which does not have frontage on a public road
and which existed on the effective date of this by-law may be used for a cabin
provided that:
i.
legal access is available to the lot (e.g., a registered right-of-way, an
easement or right-of-way across Crown Lands, water access from a
mainland public or private boat launch which includes parking facilities,
etc.); and
ii.
the lot is accessed by an unopened or seasonally maintained municipal
road allowance and a legal agreement has been entered into with the
municipality to recognize the unmaintained nature of the access.
c)
Other Uses
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a lot which does not have frontage on a public road
and which existed on the effective date of this by-law may be used for such other
uses as provided for herein:
i.
New agricultural buildings and/or structures;
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ii. The erection of buildings and/or structures on existing lots of record
associated with public utilities including the production and transfer of
electricity (e.g., solar farm, telephone and gas lines); and
iii. A lot used for resource extraction activities (i.e., green energy, mineral
aggregate extraction, and mineral resource extraction) provided there is a
legal agreement entered into with the municipality stipulating that the lot
can never be used for residential purposes unless the road is upgraded and
maintained to a municipal standard.
3.12 GROUP HOMES
A group home shall be a permitted use in all zones that permit a principal
Residential Use.
(By-law No. 2018-909)
3.13 HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS
Nothing in this By-law shall apply to prevent the erection, alteration, or use of the
following accessory buildings or structures provided the principal use is a use
permitted within the zone in which it is located, namely:
- Church spire;
- Belfry;
- Flag pole;
- Clock tower;
- Chimney;
- Water tank or tower;
- Windmill;
- A radio or television or communication tower or antenna / receiver;
- Air conditioner equipment;
- Lightning rod;
- Lighting standard;
- Grain elevator;
- Barn or silo;
- Hydro electric transmission tower and poles;
- Incidental equipment required for processing as part of an agricultural operation;
and
- External equipment associated with internal building equipment.
3.14 HOLDING PROVISIONS
Pursuant to the provisions of the Planning Act, Council may specify, by the use of a
Holding Symbol '-H', in conjunction with the appropriate zone symbol, the eventual
use to which lands buildings and structures may be put at such time in the future as
the '-H' Holding Symbol is removed pursuant to Section 36 of the Planning Act.
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3.15 HOME OCCUPATIONS
Home Occupations are permitted within zones where listed as a permitted use and
are subject to the following zone provisions:
a) The home occupation shall only be undertaken by a person or persons occupying
the single-detached dwelling. A Home Occupation shall immediately cease to
exist if there is not at least one person resident in the dwelling who is engaged
in the Home Occupation;
b) Not more than two (2) persons not resident in the dwelling may be employed by
the Home Occupation;
c) There shall be no outdoor storage area, other than an outdoor display
occupying a maximum area of 10 square metres and a legal sign not exceeding
0.5 square metres in sign face area, erected in conformity with the By-laws of
the Municipality, to advertise the Home Occupation;
d) Not more than 30% of the gross floor area of a principal Residential Use (i.e.,
dwelling) shall be used for the purpose of a Home Occupation;
e) A Home Occupation may be conducted in no more than one permitted
accessory building;
f) There shall be no goods, wares, or merchandise, other than arts, crafts, and
the limited production of baked goods and homemade preserves produced on
the premises, for sale or rent on the premises. The limited sale of items
related to a personal service shop and the sale of antique items whether or
not originating on the property are permitted;
g) A Home Occupation shall not include a medical clinic, a private hospital, a
nursing home, a restaurant or a veterinary clinic;
h) A Home Occupation shall not interfere with television or radio reception of
others in adjacent buildings or structures;
i) Bed and breakfast operations may be allowed as a Home Occupation provided
the residential character of the dwelling is retained. Up to three (3) bedrooms
may be used for bed and breakfast operation even though this may exceed
30%of the gross floor area of the dwelling unit. A Home Occupation shall not
receive clients or deliveries between the hours of 2100 and 0800; and
j) The number and location of required parking spaces shall comply with Section
3.18.
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3.16 HOME INDUSTRY
Home Industries are permitted within zones where listed as a permitted use and are
subject to the following zone provisions:
a) All uses permitted in Home Occupation are also permitted in Home Industry.
Home Industry uses also include a workshop for trades such as woodworking,
welding, plumbing, small engine repair but does not include an auto body repair
shop;
b) The Home Industry shall only be undertaken by a person or persons occupying
the single-detached dwelling. A Home Industry shall immediately cease to exist
if there is not at least one resident in the dwelling who is engaged in the home
industry;
c) There shall be no outdoor storage area, other than an outdoor display occupying
a maximum area of 10 square metres and a legal sign not exceeding one square
metre in sign face area , erected in conformity with the By-laws of the
Municipality, to advertise the Home Industry;
d) Not more than 30% of the dwelling unit area shall be used for the purpose of
the Home Industry use where such home industry is conducted within the
principal residence;
e) A Home Industry may be conducted in a permitted accessory building provided
the maximum floor area occupied by the home industry does not exceed 80
square metres;
f)
A Home Industry shall not interfere with television or radio reception of others in
adjacent buildings or structures;
g) A Home Industry shall include uses such as farm related sales, machine repairs,
welding, carpentry, plumbing and electrical workshops;
h) Not more than two (2) persons not resident in the dwelling may be employed by
the Home Industry;
i)
A Home Industry shall not receive clients or deliveries between the hours of
2100 and 0800; and
j)
The number and location of required parking spaces shall comply with Section
3.18.
3.17 LANDSCAPED OPEN SPACE
Landscaped open spaces are intended to add aesthetic value to lands while also
serving to assist in stormwater management and the creation of plant and animal
species habitat. Planting strips, as required between residential and non-residential
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uses, form a component of any landscaped open space area and accordingly
contribute to the required supply of such space.
a) In any zone, any portion of any front yard or exterior side yard which is not
used for any other permitted purpose shall be devoted to landscaped open
space.
b) Any land used for landscaped open space shall be included in the calculations
for lot area, yard requirements etc.
c) Planting Strips are included as part of the landscaped open space
requirement of this Bylaw.
d) Where landscaped open space is required as buffering, such landscaping shall
be continuous except for a lane, driveway, aisle, or walkway which provide
access to the lot.
e) The lands within 30 metres of a waterbody or watercourse shall be
maintained or enhanced in a natural vegetated state to the greatest extent
possible.
3.18 LOADING SPACE REGULATIONS
a) Parking Supply
The owner or occupant of any building or a lot, involving the receiving, shipping,
loading or unloading of animals, goods, wares, merchandise or raw materials,
exclusive of agricultural buildings and structures, shall supply loading spaces in
accordance with the following:
Gross Floor Area of Building or Structure
Loading Spaces
Required
300 square metres or less
1
Exceeding 300 square metres but not 2,500 square metres
2
Exceeding 2,500 square metres but not 7,500 square
metres
3
Exceeding 7,500 square metres
3
Plus one additional loading space for each additional 10,000 square metres of
gross floor area or fractional part thereof in excess of 7,500 square metres
b) Access
Access to loading spaces shall be by means of a driveway at least 6.0 metres wide
contained on the lot in which the spaces are located and leading to an improved
street as defined herein.
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c) Loading Space Dimensions and Surface Treatment
Loading spaces shall be a minimum of 9 metres long by 3.5 metres wide, and
having a vertical clearance of at least 4 metres. Access to loading spaces shall be
comprised of a stable surface (e.g., heavy duty asphalt or concrete) and shall be
maintained in a manner which limits the raising of dust.
d) Location
Loading spaces shall be located to the rear of existing or proposed buildings or
structures and may project into an interior side yard or rear yard provided that
where there exists an abutting residential use, or a zone that permits a residential
use, there is a minimum 6 metre wide planting strip separating the surface of the
loading space and any related access lane/driveway from the abutting lot line(s). In
no case shall a loading space be situated within 15 metres of the front lot line.
3.19 MINIMUM DWELLING UNIT AREA (ONE BEDROOM)
Despite any zone provisions to the contrary, the minimum dwelling unit area for a
one-bedroom dwelling unit shall be 45 square metres.
3.20 PARKING REGULATIONS
Parking spaces and areas are required under this By-law in accordance with the
following:
a) Parking Supply
The owner of every building or structure erected or used for any of the purposes set
forth herein shall provide and maintain for the sole use of the owner, occupant, or
other persons entering upon or making use of the said premises from time to time,
a supply of parking in accordance with the following:
Residential Uses
Minimum Offstreet Parking
Requirement
Multiple Dwelling
1.5 parking spaces for each dwelling unit
Boarding or Lodging House
1 parking space per dwelling unit plus 1
parking space per guest room
Single Unit, Semi-detached Dwelling 2 spaces per dwelling unit
Other residential uses permitted by
this by-law including Accessory
Dwelling
1 space per dwelling unit
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Non-Residential Uses
Minimum Offstreet Parking
Requirement
Assembly Hall, Auditorium, Arena,
Community Centre, Place of
worship, Private Club or other
specified herein
The greater of: a) 1 parking space per 5
fixed seats or 3 meters of bench seating
or portion thereof; or b) 1 parking space
per 9 square meters of gross floor area; or
c) 1 parking space for each 4 persons that
may Be legally accommodated at any one
time
Bed and Breakfast Establishments
1 parking space per guest room plus 2
parking spaces for single housekeeping
Business and/or Professional Office
including home based business
1 parking space for each 28 square
metres of directly related to the gross
floor area of the building specified
permitted use
Cannabis Production Facility
1 parking space per 38 square metres
of gross floor area or portion thereof
Continuum of Care Facility (Home for
the Aged, Nursing Home, Retirement
Home, Crisis Care Facility)
1 parking space for each 4 beds or
fraction thereof and 1 space for each
employee
Curling Rink
4 parking spaces for each curling sheet
plus such additional parking as is required
for a lounge Licensed in accordance with
the Liquor Licence Act.
Dry Cleaners Establishment
1 parking space for each 9 square metres
or fraction thereof of gross floor area with
a minimum requirement of 4 spaces
Eating Establishment
The greater of: a) 1 parking space for
each 9.0 square metres of Gross floor
area or 1 parking space for each 4
persons legally accommodated at any one
time within the premises. The parking
space requirements shall not apply to the
area associated with an outdoor café or
patio where such use is ancillary to and
associated with an eating establishment or
liquor licensed premises
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Non-Residential Uses
Minimum Offstreet Parking
Requirement
Funeral Home
The greater of 10 parking spaces or
1 parking space for each 200 square
metres of gross leasable floor area
Golf course
24 parking spaces for each 9 holes of
golfing facilities
Hotel, Motel or Resort
1 parking space for each guest room or
cottage plus such parking facilities as are
required for an eating establishment or
entertainment lounge licensed in
accordance with the Liquor License Act
Liquor Licensed Premises exclusive
of an Eating Establishment but
including an Entertainment
Lounge, Public House or Lounge
licensed in accordance with the
Liquor License Act
1 parking space for each 4 persons that
may be legally accommodated at any one
time
Manufacturing, Processing,
Assembly, Fabricating Plant,
Wholesale Establishment or
Warehouse
1 parking space per 38 square meters of
gross floor area or portion thereof
Medical Clinic, or Office of a
Drugless Practitioner
1 parking space per doctor/dentist plus
one parking space per 28 square metres
of gross floor area up to 280 square
metres or portion thereof and then 1
parking space per 46 square metres or
portion thereof
Post Office, Museum, or Public
Library
1 parking space for each 18.5 square
metres of gross floor area
Personal Service Shop
1 parking space per 18.5 square metres of
gross floor area
Retail Establishment
1 parking space per 18.5 square metres of
gross floor area
Shopping Centre
6 parking spaces for each 100 square
metres of gross leasable floor area
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Non-Residential Uses
Minimum Offstreet Parking
Requirement
Workshop
1 parking space per 38 square metres of
gross floor area
Uses permitted in the By-law other
those listed in this table
1 parking space per 38 square metres of
gross floor area
Elementary Schools
2 parking spaces per classroom
Secondary Schools
The greater of: a) 4 parking spaces per
classroom; or b) 1 parking space per 9.0
square metres of floor area in the
gymnasium; or c) 1 parking space per 9.0
square metres of floor area in the
auditorium.
Water access only lots and islands
2 parking spaces and a space for a trailer
(for a boat) per dwelling unit shall be
provided in any parking area to serve
water access only or island lots
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b) Parking Area Location on Lot
Uncovered surface parking areas are permitted in the required yards or in the area
between the street line and the required setback in accordance with the following
provisions:
Zone
Yard in Which Required Parking Area is
Permitted
All Zones except
Residential
No driveway or parking space shall be permitted
within 5.5 metres of the boundary of a Residential
Zone
Residential Zones
Parking spaces and areas shall be permitted within
a required front, interior side or rear yard provided
that no part of any parking area, other than a
driveway is located closer than 3 metres to any
street line or within a sight triangle. The
maximum width of parking areas or driveways
within the front yard shall be 7.5 metres
Environmental
Protection, Rural, Prime
Agricultural,
Recreation/Open Space,
Community Facility and
all Commercial Zones
Parking spaces and areas shall be permitted in all
yards provided that no part of an parking area,
other than a driveway is located closer than 3
metres to any street line or lot line abutting lots in
a Commercial or Industrial Zone area or within a
sight triangle.
Industrial Zones
Parking spaces and areas shall be located in an
interior side or rear yard only, except for visitor
parking areas which may be located within a front
or exterior side yard, provided that no part of any
parking area other than a driveway, is located
closer than 3 metres to any street line or lot line
abutting lots in an Industrial or Commercial Zone,
or within a sight triangle.
c) Addition to Existing Use
When a building or structure has insufficient parking on the date of passing of this
By-law to conform to the requirements herein, this By-law shall not be interpreted to
require that the deficiency be made up prior to the construction of any addition.
However, no addition may be built and no change of use may occur, the effect of
which would be to increase that deficiency.
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d) More than One Use on a Lot
When a building, structure or lot accommodates more than one type of use as set
out in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the parking space requirement for such
building, structure or lot shall be the sum of the requirements for the separate uses
thereof.
e) Parking Area Surface
Parking spaces, areas and driveways connecting the parking space or area with a
street shall be maintained with a stable surface which is treated so as to prevent the
raising of dust. Such parking spaces or areas shall, before being used, be
constructed of crushed stone, gravel, asphalt, concrete, paving stone or interlocking
brick and shall include provisions for drainage facilities.
f) Use of Residential Parking Areas and Parking Spaces
The following provisions shall apply to the parking of vehicles in any zone that
permits a principal Residential Use:
i.
Parking spaces and areas required in accordance with this By-law shall be
used for the parking of operative, currently licensed vehicles only, and for
vehicles used in operations incidental to the permitted uses (e.g., Home
Occupation or Home Industry).
ii.
Not more than one vehicle per dwelling unit shall be a commercial motor
vehicle as defined in the Highway Traffic Act.
iii. In any Residential Zone, the owner or occupant of a dwelling unit may use
a parking space for the purposes of the parking or storage of one
commercial motor vehicle, provided such motor vehicle does not exceed a
rated capacity of one tonne.
iv. In the Rural or Prime Agricultural Zone, a maximum of two school buses
which are operative and currently licensed, may be parked or stored on any
lot. In no case shall a school bus be occupied.
g) Off Site Location
Required parking provided off-site shall satisfy one or more of the following
provisions:
i.
Required parking in a Residential Zone shall be provided on the same lot as
the dwelling unit or units except as otherwise permitted for a water access
only lot or a lot on an island.
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ii.
In all other zones, parking shall be provided on the same lot or on a lot
located within 90 metres of the building or use the parking spaces are
intended to serve.
iii. Where required parking is not provided on the same lot, the lot or part of
the lot where the parking is located shall be in the same ownership or be
leased by a long-term renewable agreement and the parking spaces shall
be retained for the duration of the use.
h) Accessible Parking Requirements
Type of Use
Number of Accessible Parking Spaces
Required
Industrial
Provided at a rate of 4% for the first 200
required parking spaces and 2% for the
additional required parking spaces, space
may be either type. Minimum of one
required accessible space, rounded up to
the nearest whole number.
Institutional
Provided at a rate of 10% of the required
parking spaces. Minimum of one required
accessible space, rounded up to the nearest
whole number.
Commercial, Residential, and
All Other Land Uses
Provided at a rate of 4% of the required
parking spaces. Minimum of one required
accessible space, rounded up to the nearest
whole number. Accessible parking is not
required for accessory dwellings, single
detached dwellings, two-unit dwellings,
three-unit dwellings, streetfront dwelling
houses, and row or cluster dwelling houses
that
do
not
have
shared
parking
arrangements.
i.
Accessible parking spaces shall have minimum rectangular dimensions of
3.4 metres width by 6.0 metres length.
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ii.
An access aisle with minimum rectangular dimensions of 1.5 metres width
by 6.0 metres length and marked with high tonal contrast diagonal lines is
required adjacent to accessible parking spaces. The access aisle may be
shared between spaces.
iii. All accessible parking spaces shall be painted blue and be marked by an
identifying marker consisting of the International Symbol of Access.
iv. All accessible parking spaces shall be appropriately signed in accordance
with provincial regulations.
(By-law No. 2018-909)
i) Calculation of Parking Spaces
If the calculation of the minimum parking space requirement results in a fraction,
the minimum requirement shall be the next higher whole number (e.g., 7.23 spaces
shall be deemed to require 8 parking spaces).
j) Size of Parking Spaces
Each standard parking space shall have a minimum width of 2.7 metres and a
minimum length of 5.5 metres.
(By-law No. 2018-909)
3.21 PARKING AREA ENTRANCES, DRIVEWAYS AND AISLES
a) Ingress and Egress Regulations
Ingress and egress shall to lands shall comply with the following provisions:
i.
Access to any required parking spaces and parking areas shall be provided
by means of an unobstructed driveway or passageway at least 3 metres,
but not more than 9 metres, in width.
ii.
Aisles between parking spaces within a parking area shall have a minimum
width of 6 metres.
iii. The minimum distance between two separate driveways on one lot,
measured along the street line, shall be 9 metres.
iv. The minimum distance between a driveway and an intersection of street
lines, measured along the street line intersected by such driveway, shall be
9 metres for all residential uses and 15 metres for all other uses.
v. The minimum distance between an interior side lot line and any driveway
shall be 1.2 metres for residential uses and 3 metres for all other uses.
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vi. The minimum angle of intersection between a driveway and a street line
shall be 60 degrees.
vii. Every lot shall be limited to the following number of driveways:
-
Up to the first 45 metres of frontage - not more than 1 driveway;
-
Greater than 45 metres of frontage but less than 150 metres of
frontage - not more than 2 driveways, with a combined width not
exceeding 20% of the lot frontage; and
-
One additional driveway for each additional 200 metres of lot
frontage.
viii.
The entrances off County roads are subject to regulations as provided for
in County By-laws 2207/87 and 2572/95, as amended, or succeeding by-
laws.
3.22 PLANTING STRIP
a) Requirements
Where a lot is to be used for a non-residential purpose and such lot abuts a
residential use or undeveloped land intended for residential use, then a minimum
three (3) metre strip of land adjoining such abutting lot line, or portion thereof, shall
be used for no purpose other than a planting strip in accordance with the provisions
of this subsection.
b) Contents
Where a planting strip is required to be provided, such planting strip shall consist of
a row of trees or a continuous uninterrupted hedgerow of evergreens or shrubs, not
less than 1.5 metres in height, immediately adjacent to the lot line or portion
thereof. The remainder of the strip shall be used for no other purpose than the
planting of ornamental shrubs, flowering shrubs, flower beds or a combination
thereof.
c) Driveways or Walks
Where ingress and egress driveways or walks extend through a planting strip, it is
permissible to interrupt the strip within 3 metres of the edge of such driveway or
within 1.5 metres of the edge of such walk.
d) Maintenance
The planting strip shall be nurtured and maintained by the owner or owners of the
lot on which the strip is located.
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e) Vegetation Height in Sight Triangle
Vegetation within a sight triangle shall not exceed a height of one (1) metre.
3.23 PUBLIC USES
a) Applicable Provisions
Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection, the following
provisions apply to public uses:
i.
public uses, unless otherwise specified, are allowed in all zones;
ii.
no goods, materials or equipment shall be stored in the open, except as
permitted in such zone;
iii.
zone provisions of the zone within which the use is located shall be
complied with except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) hereof;
iv.
any above-ground non-recreational use carried on under the authority of
this paragraph in any Residential Zone shall be enclosed in a building
designed, located and maintained in general harmony with Residential
buildings of the type permitted in such zone.
b) Streets and Installations
i.
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the use of land for a street or prevent
the installation of a watermain, sanitary sewer main, storm sewer main,
gas main, pipeline, lighting fixtures, overhead or underground electrical
facility, television, telecommunication, telephone, or other supply line or
communication line, or structure clearly accessory to the foregoing;
provided that the location of such street, main, line, fixture or structure
has been approved by the Corporation.
ii.
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the use of public land for a mail box
or utility box, provided that the location of such box has been approved
by the Corporation.
c) Polling Stations
Nothing is this By-law shall apply to prevent the use of a building, or part thereof, as
a temporary polling station for a federal, provincial or municipal election or
referendum.
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d) Exceptions
The following public uses shall be permitted only in the zone where they are
specifically listed:
-
an arena;
-
a crisis care facility;
-
a school;
-
an open storage area for goods and materials;
-
a municipal, county or provincial maintenance depot;
-
a recycling depot;
-
a sewage lagoon or sewage treatment plant;
-
a water supply plant;
-
a waste management or disposal facility.
e) Prohibitions
No building or structure erected in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall
be used for the purpose of an office, maintenance or works depot, or human
habitation.
3.24 RETAIL GASOLINE ESTABLISHMENTS
No person shall use any land or erect any building or structure for the purpose of
a Retail Gasoline Establishment except in accordance with the following
requirements:
a) Lot Area (minimum) .............................................................................. 1 ha
b) Lot Frontage (minimum) ................................................................ 60 metres
c) Minimum Yard Dimensions
i.
Front Yard ....................................................................... 12.0 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard ............................................................ 12.0 metres
iii.
Interior Side Yard - 6 metres except where the interior side lot line abuts
a zone which permits a principal Residential Use, in which case the min.
required interior side yard shall be 12 metres.
iv.
Rear Yard - 6 metres except where the rear lot line abuts a zone which
permits a principal Residential Use, in which case the minimum required
rear yard shall be 12 metres.
d) Minimum Lot Depth ....................................................................... 30 metres
e) Minimum Lot Depth (corner lot) ..................................................... 36 metres
f) Lot Coverage (maximum) ............................................................. 40 percent
g) Landscaped Open Space (minimum) ............................................. 10 percent
h) Height of Buildings (maximum) ...................................................... 10 metres
i) Pump Location: A gasoline pump island or gasoline pumps, as part of or as
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accessory to a motor vehicle dealership, a gas bar, a motor vehicle repair garage,
motor vehicle service station, or motor vehicle station, may be located within any
yard provided:
i.
the minimum distance between any portion of the pump island or gasoline
pumps and any street line or any rear or interior side lot line is not less
than 6 metres; and
ii.
for corner lots, no portion of any pump island or gasoline pumps shall
be located closer than 3 metres to a straight line between a point 15
metres along the front and exterior lot line, beginning at the intersection
of such lines.
j) Bulk Fuel and Propane Storage Tank Location: Bulk fuel and propane storage
tanks shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of the Gasoline
Handling Act.
3.25 SECOND UNIT
a) A second unit may be permitted in any zone that provides for a principal
residential use.
b) The second unit may be located within a single detached dwelling, or in an
accessory building or structure on the same lot as a single detached dwelling;
c) where a second unit is proposed as part of an accessory building or structure,
such building or structure shall not exceed 100 square metres and shall comply
with the Zone Provisions for Residential Uses (i.e., minimum yards) of the
respective zone;
d) a second unit is not permitted within a boathouse;
e) a maximum of one second unit per lot is permitted;
f) where a second unit is within the principal dwelling, access for the second unit
shall be provided by an independent entrance or through a common vestibule
entrance shared with the principal dwelling unit. If the access is provided at the
side or rear of the building, a minimum 1.2 metre wide walkway shall be
provided from the front (street-facing façade) of the building to the side or rear
entrance;
g) the second unit shall be directly serviced by a year round publically maintained
road;
h) a minimum of one (1) parking space shall be provided for each second unit.
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i) a second unit shall only be permitted if it can be demonstrated that there is an
adequate supply of potable water, and adequate capacity for the disposal of
waste within the subsurface sewage disposal system.
(By-law No. 2018-909)
3.26 SPECIAL SETBACKS - AGRICULTURE
a) New Non-Agricultural Uses
The expansion or establishment of any new non-agricultural use in close proximity
to an existing livestock facility shall comply with the requirements of the Minimum
Distance Separation Formulae (MDS I) calculation. MDS I shall not apply:
i.
To a vacant lot of record of 4 hectares or less in area existing as of the
effective date of this By-law.
ii.
To a lot created by consent which will abut an existing cluster of four or
more non-farm uses which is closer to the subject livestock facility and in
the immediate proximity to the MDS 1 application provided that the lot
created by consent is further from the livestock facility than the four or
more existing non-farm uses.
iii.
To an existing non-farm residential uses which is destroyed by a
catastrophic event provided the replacement building is not built any
closer to the livestock facility than its location before the event.
iv.
To the expansion of an existing residential dwelling.
b) New or Expanded Livestock Facilities
No livestock facility shall be erected or expanded unless it complies with the
Minimum Distance Separation Formulae (MDS II) calculation. MDS II shall not apply
to an existing livestock facility which is destroyed by a catastrophic event provided
the replacement facility is not built any closer to the residential use than before the
event and if the reconstruction does not result in higher values for odour, nutrient
units or manure or material storage.
3.27 SPECIAL SETBACKS - INDUSTRIAL
a) Compatibility Between Industrial Facilities and Sensitive Land Uses
The expansion or establishment of new industrial facilities or sensitive land uses shall
comply with the minimum distance separation guidelines governing the compatibility
between industrial facilities and sensitive land uses as set out in the Ministry of the
Environment Guidelines D-1 and D-6 as follows (see also Appendix A):
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i.
the minimum separation distance between a Class 1 industrial use and an
abutting sensitive land use shall be 20 metres;
ii.
the minimum separation distance between a Class 2 industrial use and an
abutting sensitive land use shall be 70 metres;
iii.
the minimum separation distance between a Class 3 industrial use and an
abutting sensitive land use shall be 300 metres.
b) Portable Asphalt/Concrete Plants
The minimum separation distance between a portable asphalt/concrete plant and a
sensitive land use shall be that distance established by an approved, and current,
Certificate of Approval under the Environmental Protection Act as administered by
the Ministry of Environment (MOE).
c) Waste Disposal Industrial Area
i.
No new residential dwelling shall be permitted within 70 metres of the
permitted open storage or enclosed storage area of a recycling depot.
The development of a new recycling depot or the expansion of an
existing recycling depot is not permitted within 70 metres of an existing
dwelling unit.
ii.
No new residential lot or dwelling shall be permitted within 300 metres of
a septage lagoon or waste stabilization lagoon or vice versa.
iii.
No new dwelling sensitive land use shall be permitted within 500 metres
of the licensed footprint of an existing waste management facility or the
limit of the fill area of a closed waste management facility except in
compliance with MOE Guideline D-4 and the Environmental Protection
Act.
d) Extractive Industrial Zone
i.
No new dwelling shall be located within 150 metres of an area zoned
Extractive Industrial-Pits and Quarries Zone in which only removal and
processing of sand and gravel is involved.
ii.
No new residential lot shall be located within 150 metres of an area
zoned Extractive Industrial-Pits and Quarries Zone in which only removal
and processing of sand and gravel is involved unless a building envelope
exists for a residential dwelling outside of the 150 metre setback
requirement.
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iii.
No new dwelling shall be located within 500 metres of an area zoned
Extractive Industrial - Pits and Quarries Zone in which the removal and
processing of rock is involved.
iv.
No new residential lot shall be located within 500 metres of an area
zoned Extractive Industrial - Pits and Quarries Zone in which the removal
and processing of rock is involved, unless a building envelope for a
residential dwelling exists outside of the 500 metre setback requirement.
(By-law No. 2018-909)
e) Salvage Yard
i.
No new residential dwelling shall be permitted within 70 metres of the
permitted open storage or enclosed storage area of a salvage yard.
3.28 SPECIAL SETBACKS - INFRASTRUCTURE & TRANSPORTATION
a) Major Hydro Line
The minimum separation distance between the nearest building face of a sensitive
land use and the limit of the right-of-way a hydro transmission line having a
transmission capacity of 250 KV or greater shall be 100 metres.
b) Railway Line
The minimum separation distance between the nearest building face of a sensitive
land use and the limit of the right-of-way of the main line of a railway shall be 100
metres and shall be 30 metres from the limit of the right-of-way of a secondary or
branch line.
c) Roads
The following setbacks shall be required from any public or private road:
Road Type
Setback (measured from centre line)
County Road
13 metres + required front yard setback
Major Township Road
13 metres + required front yard setback
Local Township Road
10 metres + required front yard setback
Private Right-of-way (ROW)
6 metres from the edge of the ROW
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3.29 SPECIAL SETBACKS - WATERBODIES & SENSITIVE FEATURES
a) Water Body and Wetland
No building or structure, except an accessory building or structure identified in
Section 3.1.1.b) of this By-law, shall be located within 30 metres of the high water
mark of a water body or wetland. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary,
the 30 metre water setback may be reduced to not less than 15 metres under the
following circumstances.
i.
The lot subject to development existed on the date of passing of this By-law,
has a lot area of less than 0.45 hectares, and has a building envelope
constrained by physical impediments which preclude the ability to achieve a
30 metre water setback.
i.
Where a vacant lot existing on the date of passing of this By-law abuts a
water body or wetland and lies between two lots, each of which has been
developed with a dwelling, a new dwelling may be erected on the vacant lot
at a water setback equal to the greater of the water setbacks associated with
the two abutting dwellings provided such setback is not less than 15 metres.
Decks, porches or other appurtenances attached to the adjacent existing
dwellings shall be excluded for the purposes of determining the setback. This
exception shall specifically not apply to a vacant lot upon which a dwelling
had previously been erected and which has been demolished or destroyed
for any reason.
Any water setback reduction which is not permitted by exception shall be subject to
Planning Act approval.
In no case shall a sewage disposal system be setback less than 30 metres from a
water body.
b) Floodplain
No building or structure shall be permitted within a floodplain or within 15 metres of
the top of bank of a floodplain.
c) Environmental Protection Zone
Development and site alteration shall not be permitted within an Environmental
Protection (EP) Zone or within adjacent lands of an EP Zone unless it has been
demonstrated that there will be no negative impacts on the natural features or on
their ecological functions through the preparation of an Environmental Impact
Assessment.
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Adjacent lands associated with the respective features of the EP Zone are as
follows:
- 50 metres from all Significant Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest - Earth
Science; and
- 120 metres from all Provincially Significant Wetlands and Significant Areas of
Natural and Scientific Interest - Life Science.
The Township may waive the requirement of an Environmental Impact Assessment
(EIA) under the following circumstances:
- Cases where new development is physically separated from a sensitive
environmental feature by way of a public road or other human-made barrier
which has the effect of mitigating/controlling potential impacts; or
- Instances where the development will replace existing development thereby
generating no new impacts to lands which abut environmental protection
areas; or
- Where a new lot is being created and a building envelope exists outside of the
adjacent lands setback; or
- Other reasons as deemed appropriate by the Township.
(By-law No. 2018-909)
d) Sensitive Ground Water Feature Areas
Development shall not be permitted within a High Risk Zone, as illustrated within
Schedule 15 to this By-law, if any of the following situations exist within the building
envelope, unless such development is supported through the completion of a
technical study prepared by a qualified professional:
- Karst topography is exposed;
- There is less than 0.4 metres of low-permeability soil (e.g., clay);
- There is less than 1.0 metres of coarse-grained soil (e.g., gravel, sand, etc.);
Buildings and structures, including septic systems, shall not be permitted within a
Significant Groundwater Recharge Area or within 30 metres of a Significant
Groundwater Recharge Area as identified within Schedule 15 to this By-law unless it
has been demonstrated through the completion of a technical study that such
development will not compromise the integrity of ground water resources.
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e) Setbacks from Sensitive Lake Trout Lakes
Development shall not be permitted within 300 metres of the high water mark of a
highly-sensitive lake trout lake (i.e., Loyst Lake).
f) Steep Slopes
On a lot which abuts a waterbody or watercourse, the construction of buildings or
structures on or within 10 metres of a steep slope, being greater than 30 percent
(rise over run), shall be prohibited unless supported by a technical study which
demonstrates that the building or structure can be safely constructed.
3.30 SPECIAL SETBACKS - OTHER
a) Kennels
i.
No kennel or kennel structure shall be located within 150 metres of any
lot line on which the kennel or kennel structure is located;
ii.
A kennel or kennel structure shall not be located in the same building as
a dwelling unit nor shall it be classified as a home based business;
iii.
A dog run shall be fully enclosed on the top and sides unless the height of
the enclosure exceeds 2 metres.
b) Outdoor Woodburning Furnaces
Outdoor woodburning furnaces shall only be permitted in the Prime Agricultural
Zone (PA) and the Rural Zone (RU), subject to the following provisions:
i.
The furnace shall be located a minimum of 50 metres from a lot line;
ii.
Not more than one (1) outdoor furnace shall be permitted per lot.
3.31 SETBACK EXCEPTIONS
a) Ornamental Structures
Sills, belt course, chimneys, cornices, bay windows, eaves, gutters, parapets,
pilasters or similar ornamental structures may project into any required yard a
maximum distance of 0.6 metres provided such projection does not encroach onto
the abutting lot.
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b) Patios
Uncovered patios, uncovered pool aprons, and uncovered decks may project into
any required rear yard or side yard provided they are not more than 0.6 metres
above finished grade, and are not located within any required front yard or exterior
side yard.
c) Fire Escapes
Unenclosed fire escapes, as permitted by the Ontario Building Code may project into
any required side yard or required rear yard a maximum of 1.2 metres provided
such projection does not encroach onto the abutting lot.
d) Gatehouse
In an Industrial Zone a gatehouse or information kiosk or similar accessory structure
shall be permitted in a front yard or side yard or in the area between the street line
and the required setback provided such structure is not located within a required
sight triangle and is no closer than 3 metres to the front lot line.
e) Barrier-Free Access Ramps
Unenclosed Barrier-Free ramps shall be permitted within any yard or in the area
between the streetline and the required setback.
3.32 SERVICING LIMITATIONS
Buildings, structures and sewage disposal systems which propose water
consumption in excess of 10,000 litres per day and/or sewage flows greater than
10,000 litres per day shall not be permitted unless supported by the preparation of a
technical study which demonstrates the suitability of such services (i.e.,
hydrogeological assessment and terrain analysis). Technical studies shall take into
account matters, including but not limited to, the impact of development on water
quality and quantity, sewage treatment capacity, and land use compatibility. Where
applicable, Ministry of Environment approvals shall be required in advance of, or as
a condition tied to, the issuance of any Township approval (e.g., planning or
building).
3.33 SIGHT TRIANGLES
a) Uses Prohibited
Within any area defined as a sight triangle, the following uses shall be prohibited:
i.
a building, structure, sign or use which would obstruct the vision of
drivers;
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i.
a fence, tree, hedge, bush, or other vegetation, the top of which exceeds
one (1) metre in height above the elevation of the street line;
ii.
a finished grade which exceeds the elevation of the street line by more
than 0.5 metres;
iv.
a covered surface parking area;
v.
an entranceway; or
vi.
parking of vehicles.
3.34 SIGNS
The provisions of this By-law shall not apply to prevent the erection, alteration, or
use of any legal sign.
3.35 STORAGE OF SPECIAL VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES
No person shall use any developed lot lawfully occupied by a residential use for the
purposes of parking or storing a boat, motor home, snowmobile or trailer except for:
a) Vehicles Permitted
i.
one boat which shall not exceed 10 metres in length;
ii.
one recreational vehicle which shall not exceed 10 metres in length; and
iii.
Not more than four snowmobiles, personal watercraft, all-terrain vehicles,
utility trailer or similar of any combination of the above.
b) Yards Where Permitted
The parking or storage of a boat, recreational vehicle, or snowmobile shall not be
permitted in any required parking space or sight triangle and shall only be permitted
in an interior side yard or rear yard.
c) Undeveloped Lots
The parking of vehicles listed in (a) above is not permitted on undeveloped lots
unless otherwise specified in this By-law.
(By-law No. 2018-909)
3.36 SWIMMING POOLS
A swimming pool is a permitted accessory structure in association with a residential
use or a commercial use that serves the travelling public (e.g., hotel, motel).
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Swimming pools, and any related equipment (e.g., heaters, pumps, filters, etc.)
shall be a minimum of 3 metres from any interior side yard lot line and any rear lot
line, and shall comply with the required exterior side yard and front yard of the
related main use (i.e., principal building). A private swimming pool shall not be
considered as part of the lot coverage provided no part of the pool, excluding its
railing, protrudes more than 1.5 metres above abutting finished grades.
3.37 THROUGH LOTS
In the case of a through lot, the front yard requirements of the zone or zones in
which such lot is located shall apply to each yard which abuts a street.
3.38 WAYSIDE PITS AND WAYSIDE QUARRIES
Wayside pits and wayside quarries may be established in the Rural, Prime
Agriculture or Extractive Industrial Zones provided that:
a) The wayside pit or quarry is opened and operated by the Ministry of
Transportation, the County or the Township or their agents for the purposes of a
specific road project;
b) Any portable crusher and / or asphalt/concrete plant is approved and governed
by any legislation, regulations of Provincial ministries or agencies, and have
Certificates of Approval under the Environmental Protection Act which are
current; and
c) An agreement is signed with the Township that the wayside pit or quarry shall
be rehabilitated upon completion of the public project.
(By-law No. 2018-909)
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SECTION 4: ZONES
4.1 ZONE CLASSIFICATION
All lands within The Corporation are divided into zones and classified as follows:
SECTION
ZONE
SYMBOL
4.2
Environmental Protection Zone
EP
4.3
Open Space Zone
OS
4.4
Prime Agriculture Zone
PA
4.5
Rural Zone
RU
4.6
Rural Residential
RR
4.7
Residential Limited Service Zone
RLS
4.8
Hamlet Residential Zone
HR
4.9
Hamlet Mixed Use
HMX
4.10
Community Facility Zone
CF
4.11
Hamlet Commercial Zone
C1
4.12
Rural Commercial Zone
C2
4.13
Recreation Commercial Zone
C3
4.14
Light Industrial Zone
M1
4.15
General Industrial Zone
M2
4.16
Extractive Industrial Pits and Quarries
Zone
M3
4.17
Waste Management Zone
M4
4.18
Mining Zone
MR
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4.2 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (EP) ZONE
No person shall within any Environmental Protection (EP) Zone use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except as specified hereunder:
4.2.1
USES PERMITTED
a) Residential Uses
Prohibited.
b) Non-Residential Uses
i.
Conservation use; and
ii. Structures for flood or erosion
control.
c) Accessory Uses
Prohibited.
4.2.2
ZONE PROVISIONS
None.
4.2.3
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
a) Other general provisions shall be in accordance with Section 3 of this By
law.
b) The placing of fill or drainage improvements within an EP zone is
prohibited unless written approval is received from the Conservation
Authority.
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4.3 OPEN SPACE (OS) ZONE
No person shall within any Open Space (OS) Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use
any building or structure except as specified hereunder:
4.3.1
USES PERMITTED
a) Residential Uses
i. In accordance with permitted accessory uses.
b) Non-Residential Uses
i.
Conservation area or other similar use that provides for the
preservation of the natural environment;
ii. Forestry use;
iii. Golf course;
iv. Golf driving range; and
v. Public or private park.
c) Accessory Uses
i.
An accessory single-detached dwelling to any of the permitted non-
residential uses;
ii. Uses, buildings and structures accessory to any of the permitted uses
in accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
4.3.2
ZONE PROVISIONS FOR ACCESSORY SINGLE-DETACHED DWELLINGS
a) Lot Area (minimum) .............................................................................. 1 ha
b) Lot Frontage (minimum) ................................................................ 80 metres
c) Minimum Yards
i.
Front Yard ..................................................................... 15 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard .......................................................... 10 metres
iii.
Interior Side Yard .............................................................5 metres
iv.
Rear Yard ...................................................................... 10 metres
d) Dwelling Unit Area (minimum) ............................................ 60 square metres
e) Number of Dwellings Per Lot (maximum) ..................................................... 1
f) Height of Buildings (maximum) ...................................................... 10 metres
g) Special Setbacks - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
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4.3.3
ZONE PROVISIONS FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL USES
a) Minimum Yards
i.
Front Yard ..................................................................... 15 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard .......................................................... 10 metres
iii.
Interior Side Yard .............................................................5 metres
iv.
Rear Yard ...................................................................... 10 metres
b) Lot Coverage (maximum) ............................................................. 10 percent
c) Landscaped Open Space (minimum) ............................................. 40 percent
d) Height of Buildings (maximum) ...................................................... 10 metres
4.3.4.1 OPEN SPACE EXCEPTION ZONE ONE (OS-1)
Civic Address:
unaddressed, Thompson Hill Road
Legal Description:
Part of Lot 10, Concession 7, Registered Plan
29R11429 Part 9, Geographic Township of Sheffield
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.3 hereof to the contrary, on the
lands designated 'OS-1', the following provisions shall apply:
a) Development is prohibited.
(By-law 2024-1252)
4.3.4.2 OPEN SPACE EXCEPTION ZONE ONE (OS-2)
Civic Address:
144 Reinink Road
Legal Description:
Part Lots 35 to 36, Concession 3, Geographic Township
of Camden East
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.3 hereof to the contrary, on the
lands designated 'OS-2', the following provisions shall apply:
a) Permitted uses restricted to:
i. Conservation use
(By-law 2024-1278)
4.3.4.3 OPEN SPACE EXCEPTION ZONE ONE (OS-3)
Civic Address:
2017 Centreville Road
Legal Description:
Part of Lot 24, Concession 6, Reference Plan 29R10241,
Parts 1 to 7, Geographic Township of Camden East
e) Special Setbacks - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-Law
4.3.4 EXCEPTION ZONE PROVISIONS - OPEN SPACE (OS) ZONE
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.3 hereof to the contrary, on the
lands designated 'OS-3', the permitted uses will be restricted to the following:
(By-law 2026-1337)
a) Permitted uses restricted to:
i.
Conservation area or other similar use that
provides for the preservation of the natural
environment;
ii. Forestry use;
iii. Public or private park;
iv. Existing agriculture and agricultural uses; and
v. Uses, buildings and structures accessory to any of
the permitted uses in accordance with the General
Provisions of this By-law.
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4.4 PRIME AGRICULTURE (PA) ZONE
No person shall within any Prime Agricultural (PA) Zone use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure except as specified hereunder:
4.4.1
USES PERMITTED
(By-law No. 2018-909)
a) Residential Uses
i) Single-detached dwelling; and
ii) Two-unit dwelling.
b) Non-Residential Uses
i.
Agriculture and agricultural use;
ii. Agriculture-Related Uses;
iii. Apiary;
iv. Community Garden;
v. Conservation use;
vi. Equestrian centre or equestrian establishment;
vii.Farm vacation establishment;
viii.
ix. Kennel;
x. Livestock facility;
xi. Nursery farm;
xii.Public or private park; and
xiii.
c) Accessory Uses
i.
Home occupation or home industry, in accordance with the General
Provisions of this By-law; and
ii. Uses, buildings and structures accessory to any of the permitted uses in
accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law;
iii. One bunkie may be permitted as an accessory use to a permitted single-
detached dwelling provided that where sanitary facilities are included in the
bunkie, approval is received from the appropriate approval authority.
4.4.2
ZONE PROVISIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES
a) Lot Area (minimum) .............................................................................. 1 ha
b) Lot Frontage (minimum) ................................................................ 60 metres
c)
Minimum Yards
i.
Front Yard ..................................................................... 15 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard .......................................................... 10 metres
Forestry;
Studio and artist's studio.
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iii.
Interior Side Yard .............................................................5 metres
iv.
Rear Yard ...................................................................... 10 metres
d) Dwelling Unit Area (minimum) ............................................ 60 square metres
e) Lot Coverage (maximum) ............................................................. 20 percent
f)
Number of Dwellings Per Lot (maximum)..................................................... 1
g) Height of Buildings (maximum) ...................................................... 10 metres
h) Special Setbacks - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
4.4.3
ZONE PROVISIONS FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL USES
a) Lot Area (minimum) ............................................................................ 10 ha
b) Lot Frontage (minimum) .............................................................. 200 metres
c)
Minimum Yards
i.
Front Yard ..................................................................... 30 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard .......................................................... 15 metres
iii.
Interior Side Yard ........................................................... 10 metres
iv.
Rear Yard ...................................................................... 30 metres
d) Lot Coverage (maximum) ............................................................. 10 percent
e) Height of Buildings (maximum) ...................................................... 12 metres
f)
Special Setbacks - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
4.4.4
EXCEPTION ZONE PROVISIONS - PRIME AGRICULTURAL (PA) ZONE
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4.5 RURAL (RU) ZONE
No person shall within any Rural (RU) Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use any
building or structure except as specified hereunder:
4.5.1
USES PERMITTED
(By-law No. 2018-909)
xxii.Wayside pit or quarry and portable asphalt/concrete plant.
a) Residential Uses
i) Single-detached dwelling; and
ii) Two-unit dwelling.
b) Non-Residential Uses
i.
Agriculture and Agricultural uses;
ii. Agriculture-related uses;
iii. Apiary;
iv. Cemetery;
v. Community garden;
vi. Conservation uses;
vii.Custom workshop;
viii.
ix. Farm vacation establishment;
x. Forestry and reforestation uses;
xi. Garden and nursery sales and supply establishment;
xii.Golf course;
xiii.
xiv.
xv.Kennel;
xvi.
xvii.
xviii.
xix.
xx.Public or private park;
xxi.
c) Accessory Uses
i.
Home Occupation or Home Industry, in accordance with the General
Provisions of this By-law;
ii. Recreational facilities accessory to any of the permitted uses;
iii. Uses, buildings and structures accessory to any of the permitted uses in
accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law; and
iv. One bunkie may be permitted as an accessory use to a permitted single-
detached dwelling provided that where sanitary facilities are included in the
bunkie, approval is received from the appropriate approval authority.
Equestrian centre or equestrian establishment;
Golf driving range;
Greenhouse, commercial;
Livestock facility;
Livestock sales outlet;
Nursery farm;
Portable asphalt/concrete plant;
Studio and artist's studio; and
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4.5.2
ZONE PROVISIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES
a) Lot Area (minimum) .............................................................................. 1 ha
b) Lot Frontage (minimum) ................................................................ 60 metres
c)
Minimum Yards
i.
Front Yard ..................................................................... 15 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard .......................................................... 10 metres
iii.
Interior Side Yard .............................................................5 metres
iv.
Rear Yard ...................................................................... 10 metres
d) Dwelling Unit Area (minimum) ............................................ 60 square metres
e) Lot Coverage (maximum) ............................................................. 20 percent
f)
Number of Dwellings Per Lot (maximum)..................................................... 1
g) Height of Buildings (maximum) ...................................................... 10 metres
h) Special Setbacks - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
i)
Alternate Minimum Lot Area - the minimum lot area requirements may be
reduced to not less than 0.5 ha without an amendment to this By-law.
Acceptable technical studies prepared by a qualified professional shall be
provided in support of the Alternate Minimum Lot Area.
4.5.3
ZONE PROVISIONS FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL USES
a) Lot Area (minimum) .............................................................................. 4 ha
b) Lot Frontage (minimum) .............................................................. 100 metres
c)
Minimum Yards
i.
Front Yard ..................................................................... 30 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard .......................................................... 15 metres
iii.
Interior Side Yard ........................................................... 10 metres
iv.
Rear Yard ...................................................................... 30 metres
d) Lot Coverage (maximum) ............................................................. 10 percent
e) Height of Buildings (maximum) ...................................................... 12 metres
f)
Special Setbacks - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law
4.5.4
EXCEPTION ZONE PROVISIONS - RURAL (RU) ZONE
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4.5.4.1 RURAL EXCEPTION ZONE FOUR (RU-4)
Civic Address:
455, 483, 535 County Road 17, Newburgh
Legal Description:
Part of Lots 22 and 23, Concession 2, Registered Plan
29R10686, Parts 1 to 3, Geographic Township of
Camden East
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.5 hereof to the contrary, on the
lands designated 'RU-4', the following provisions shall apply:
(By-law No. 2019-988)
4.5.4.2 RURAL EXCEPTION ZONE FIVE (RU-5)
Civic Address:
311 Dewey Road &
5737 County Road 41
Legal Description:
North Part Lot 29, Concession 3, Geographic Township
a) Residential Uses:
i. Prohibited
b) Non-Residential Uses:
i. Agriculture and Agricultural uses;
ii. Agriculture-related uses;
iii. Apiary;
iv. Cemetery;
v. Community garden;
vi. Conservation uses;
vii.Custom workshop;
viii.
ix. Farm vacation establishment;
x. Forestry and reforestation uses;
xi. Garden and nursery sales and supply establishment;
xii.Golf course;
xiii.
xiv.
xv.Livestock facility;
xvi.
xvii.
xviii.
xix.
xx.Studio and artist's studio; and
xxi.
Equestrian centre or equestrian establishment;
Golf driving range;
Kennel;
Livestock sales outlet;
Nursery farm;
Portable asphalt/concrete plant;
Public or private park;
Wayside pit or quarry and portable asphalt/concrete plant.
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of Camden East &
West Part of Lot 7, Concession 4, Geographic Township
of Sheffield
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.24.a hereof to the contrary, on
the lands designated 'RU-5', the following shall apply:
a) No structure, as existing on the day of the passing of this By-law, shall be used as a
livestock facility
(By-law No. 2019-993)
(By-law No. 2022-1129)
4.5.4.3 RURAL EXCEPTION ZONE SIX (RU-6)
Civic Address:
41, 49, and 65 Stone Hedge Road
Legal Description:
Part of Lot 1, Concession 8, Registered Plan 29R10793
Parts 1, 2 and 3, Geographic Township of Camden East
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.5.2(b) hereof to the contrary, on
the lands designated 'RU-6', the following shall apply:
a) Lot Frontage (minimum) ......................................................... 57 metres
(By-law No. 2020-1012)
4.5.4.4 RURAL EXCEPTION ZONE SEVEN (RU-7)
Civic Address:
unassigned, County Road 41
Legal Description:
Part of Lot 1, Concession 8, Registered Plan 29R11443
Part 1, Geographic Township of Camden East
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.5.1(b) hereof to the contrary, on
the lands designated 'RU-7', the following shall apply:
a) Permitted uses:
i.
Contractor's yard
ii. Business, professional or administrative office
iii. Notwithstanding the above, the business, professional or
administrative office use shall not occupy in total more than 25% of
the total gross floor area.
b) Outdoor Storage
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i.
Open storage of goods and materials accessory to the contractor's
yard use stall be permitted in locations on-site that are visually
screened from County Road 41.
ii.
Notwithstanding the above, open storage of equipment on-site shall
be located no closer to County Road 41 than the front building face.
iii.
Notwithstanding the above, equipment storage for the purpose of
on-site signage may be located in the front yard."
(By-law No. 2020-1012)
4.5.4.5 RURAL EXCEPTION ZONE EIGHT (RU-8)
Civic Address:
301 Main Street
Legal Description:
Part of Lot 17, Concession 1, Plan 97, Part Showground
Lot, Registered Plan 29R10819, Parts 2 to 3,
Geographic Township of Camden East
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.5 hereof to the contrary, on
the lands designated 'RU-8', the following shall apply:
i. Lot Area (minimum)........................................................ 3.0 hectares
ii. Lot Frontage (minimum)................................................... 135 metres
(By-law No. 2020-1029)
4.5.4.6 RURAL EXCEPTION ZONE NINE (RU-9)
Civic Address:
271 Main Street
Legal Description:
Part of Lot 17, Concession 1, Plan 97, Part Showground
Lot, Registered Plan 29R10819, Parts 4 and 5,
Geographic Township of Camden East
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.5 hereof to the contrary, on the
lands designated 'RU-9', the following shall apply:
a) Additional Permitted Uses:
i. Contractors Yard
b) Prohibited Uses:
a) Additional Permitted Uses:
i. Agriculture and Agricultural Uses
b) Performance Standards
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i
Lot Area (minimum) .............................................................. 1.5 hectares
ii
Lot Frontage (minimum) ........................................................ 100 metres
(By-law No. 2020-1029)
4.5.4.7 RURAL EXCEPTION ZONE TEN (RU-10)
Civic Address:
55 County Road 14
Legal Description:
Part of Lots 1 and 2, Concession 8;
29R10581, Parts 1 to 3, Geographic Township
of Camden East
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.5 hereof to the contrary, on
lands designated 'RU-10', the following shall apply:
a) Additional Permitted uses:
i. Small engine sales and service establishment
ii. Marine sales and service establishment
iii. Snowmobile and all-terrain sales and service establishment
b) On-Site Parking
i. Parking Spaces (minimum): 8 spaces
ii. On-site parking stalls shall be setback a minimum of 1.0 metres
from any lot line.
iii. On-site loading spaces (minimum): 1 space
c) Outdoor Storage
i. Open storage of goods and materials associated with any
additional permitted uses included through Section 1(i) above,
stall be permitted no closer to County Road 14 than the front
building line established by way of the existing single detached
dwelling;
ii. Notwithstanding the above, equipment storage for the purpose
of on-site signage may be located in the front yard."
Residential Uses
c) Performance Standards
i
d) Outdoor Storage
Open storage of equipment associated with the Contractor's Yard use
stall be permitted in locations on-site that are visually screened from
Main Street.
Notwithstanding the above, open storage of material (ie. aggregate, soil
etc.) may be located on-site in areas visible from Main Street.
i
ii
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(By-law No. 2020-1030)
4.5.4.8 RURAL EXCEPTION ZONE ELEVEN (RU-11)
Civic Address:
148 Gibson Road
Legal Description:
Part of Lot 47, Concession 1; Registered Plan 29R4857,
Part of Part 1, Geographic Township of Camden East
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.5 hereof to the contrary, on the
lands designated 'RU-11', the following shall apply:
a) Permitted Uses:
i. Single detached dwelling
b) Performance Standards:
i . Lot Frontage (minimum) .....................................70 metres
ii. Lot Area (minimum)........................................... 0.7 hectares
iii. Setback from Yarker Provincially Significant Wetland
(minimum)............................................................15 metres
(By-law No. 2020-1031)
4.5.4.9 RURAL EXCEPTION ZONE TWELVE (RU-12)
Civic Address:
421 Donohue Road
Legal Description:
Lot 14, Concession 5, Geographic Township of
Sheffield
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.24.a hereof to the contrary, on
the lands designated 'RU-12', the following shall apply:
a) No structure, as existing on the day of the passing of this By-law, shall
be used as a livestock facility.
(By-law No. 2021-1061)
4.5.4.10 RURAL EXCEPTION ZONE THIRTEEN (RU-13)
Civic Address:
62 County Road 14
Legal Description:
Part of Lot 2, Concession 7, Registered Plan 29R10923,
Part 1, Geographic Township of Camden East
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.0 and Section 4.5 hereof to the
contrary, on the lands designated 'RU-13', the following shall apply:
a) Additional Permitted uses:
i.
Saw mill
ii. Planing mill
iii. Building supply outlet
iv. Contractor's yard
v. Equipment sales & rental
b) Prohibited Uses
i. Residential Uses
c) Performance Standards
i.
Minimum Front Yard Setback........................................... 25 metres
ii.
Notwithstanding the above, an office building may be located
within the minimum front yard setback requirement granted it is
setback a minimum of 7.5 metres from the front lot line;
iii.
Where an interior side lot line or rear lot line abuts a Residential
Zone the minimum yard requirement shall be 25 metres.
d) Outdoor Storage
i. Is screened from adjacent residential uses by buildings, or is enclosed
by planting in conjunction with a planting strip per the general
provisions or is enclosed within a closed wooden fence extending at
least 1.8 metres in height from finished grade;
ii. Open storage of goods and materials associated with any additional
permitted uses included through Section 1(i) above, stall be permitted
no closer to County Road 14 than the front building line established by
way of the office building;
iii. Notwithstanding the above, in the absence of an office building, open
storage of goods and materials associated with any additional
permitted uses included through Section 1(i) above, stall be screened
from County Road 14 by planting in conjunction with a planting strip
per the general provisions.
(By-law No. 2021-1062)
4.5.4.11 RURAL EXCEPTION ZONE FOURTEEN (RU-14)
Civic Address:
442 Petworth Road
Legal Description:
Part of Lot 48 Concession 3, Registered Plan
29R10887, Part 1, Geographic Township of Camden
East
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.5 hereof to the contrary, on the
lands designated 'RU-14', the following shall apply:
a) Required Yards / Setbacks
Principle Building Location:
i.
Minimum Rear Yard Setback....................................... 135 metres
ii.
Minimum Side Yard Setback (southernmost lot line)... 75 metres
(By-law No. 2021-1063)
4.5.4.12 RURAL EXCEPTION ZONE FIFTEEN (RU-15)
Civic Address:
5737 County Road 41
Legal Description:
Part Lot 3 Concession 6, Geographic Township of
Sheffield
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.24.a hereof to the contrary, on the
lands designated 'RU-15', the following shall apply:
No structure, as existing on the day of the passing of this By-law, shall be used
as a livestock facility.
(By-law 2022-1129)
4.5.4.13 RURAL EXCEPTION ZONE SIXTEEN (RU-16)
Civic Address:
2295 County Road 14
Legal Description:
Part of Lot 29 Concession 8, Geographic Township of
Camden East
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 and Section 4.5 hereof to the contrary,
on
the
lands
designated
'RU-16',
the
following
shall
apply:
a) Additional Permitted Uses:
i. Open Storage Area
ii. Notwithstanding the above, the Open Storage Area may be used
only for the purposes of pools, hot tubs and related accessories.
b) Performance Standards
i
Front Yard Setback:....................................................130 metres
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ii. Notwithstanding the above, the storage of pools, hot tubs and
related accessories shall be visually screened from County Road 14
by way of vegetated berm.
(By-law 2022-1143)
4.5.4.14 RURAL EXCEPTION ZONE SEVENTEEN (RU-17)
Civic Address:
503 Huffman Road
Legal Description: Part of Lots 51 & 52, Concession 5, Geographic Township of
Camden East
Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 3 or 4.5 hereof to the contrary, on
the lands designated 'RU-17', the following provisions shall apply:
a) The keeping of livestock in structures existing on the date of passing of this
by-law is prohibited
b) Residential uses are prohibited
c) Lot Frontage (minimum)................................................................. 92 metres
(By-law No. 2024-1259; By-law No. 2024-1267)
4.5.4.15 RURAL EXCEPTION ZONE EIGHTEEN (RU-18)
Civic Address:
503 Huffman Road
Legal Description: Part of Lots 51 & 52, Concession 5, Geographic Township of
Camden East
Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 3 or 4.5 hereof to the contrary, on
the lands designated 'RU-18', the following provisions shall apply:
a) The keeping of livestock is prohibited.
b) Lot Area (minimum).............................................................................. 70 ha
c) Lot Frontage (minimum)................................................................. 54 metres
(By-law No. 2024-1259; By-law No. 2024-1267)
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4.6 RURAL RESIDENTIAL (RR) ZONE
No person shall within any Rural (RR) Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use any
building or structure except as specified hereunder:
4.6.1
USES PERMITTED
a) Residential Uses
i. Single-detached dwelling; and
ii. Two-unit dwelling.
b) Non-Residential Uses
i. Community garden; and
ii. Private or public park.
c) Accessory Uses
i. Home Occupation in accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law;
ii. Recreational facilities accessory to any of the permitted uses;
iii. Uses, buildings and structures accessory to any of the permitted uses in
accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law; and
iv. One bunkie may be permitted as an accessory use to a permitted single-
detached dwelling provided that where sanitary facilities are included in the
bunkie, approval is received from the appropriate approval authority.
4.6.2
ZONE PROVISIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES
a) Lot Area (minimum) .............................................................................. 1 ha
b) Lot Frontage (minimum) ................................................................ 60 metres
c)
Minimum Yards
i.
Front Yard .................................................................... 7.5 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard ............................................................6 metres
iii.
Interior Side Yard .............................................................5 metres
iv.
Rear Yard ...................................................................... 10 metres
d) Dwelling Unit Area (minimum) ............................................ 60 square metres
e) Lot Coverage (maximum) ............................................................. 20 percent
f)
Number of Dwellings Per Lot (maximum)..................................................... 1
g) Height of Buildings (maximum) ...................................................... 10 metres
h) Special Setbacks - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
i) Alternate Minimum Lot Area - the minimum lot area requirements may be
reduced to not less than 0.5 ha without an amendment to this By-law.
Acceptable technical studies prepared by a qualified professional shall be
provided in support of the Alternate Minimum Lot Area.
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4.6.3
EXCEPTION ZONE PROVISIONS - RURAL RESIDENTIAL (RR) ZONE
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4.7 RESIDENTIAL LIMITED SERVICE (RLS) ZONE
No person shall within any Residential Limited Service (RLS) Zone use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure except as specified hereunder:
4.7.1
USES PERMITTED
a) Residential Uses
i. Single-detached dwelling.
b) Non-Residential Uses
i.
Community garden; and
ii. Private or public park.
c) Accessory Uses
i.
Home occupation in accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law;
ii. Uses, buildings and structures accessory to any of the permitted uses specified
in accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law;
iii. One bunkie may be permitted as an accessory use to a permitted residential
use provided that where sanitary facilities are included in the bunkie, approval
is received from the appropriate approval authority.
d) Service Provision
Delivery of municipal services (garbage and snow removal) may not be provided to
lots located in the (RLS) zone. The provision of emergency services (fire, police and
ambulance) may also be limited in areas zoned (RLS) due to the access constraints.
The municipality does not assume the responsibility of road maintenance for lots
located in the (RLS) zone accessed by private roads or right-of-ways.
4.7.2
PROVISIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES
a) Lot Area (minimum) .............................................................................. 1 ha
b) Lot Frontage (minimum) ................................................................ 60 metres
c)
Minimum Yards
i.
Front Yard .................................................................... 7.5 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard ............................................................6 metres
iii.
Interior Side Yard ............................................................. 5 metres
iv.
Rear Yard ...................................................................... 10 metres
d) Dwelling Unit Area (minimum) ............................................ 50 square metres
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e) Lot Coverage (maximum) ............................................................. 10 percent
f)
Number of Dwellings Per Lot (maximum)..................................................... 1
g) Height of Buildings (maximum) ...................................................... 10 metres
h) Special Setbacks - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law
i) Alternate Minimum Lot Area - The minimum lot area requirements may be
reduced to not less than 0.5 ha without an amendment to this By-law.
Acceptable technical studies prepared by a qualified profession shall be
provided in support of the Alternate Minimum Lot Area .
4.7.3
EXCEPTION ZONE PROVISIONS - RESIDENTIAL LIMITED SERVICE (RLS) ZONE
4.7.3.1.1 RURAL LIMITED SERVICES EXCEPTION ZONE ONE (RLS-1)
Civic Address:
71 Islandview Lane
Legal Description: Parts of Lots 7 and 8, Concession 5,
Registered Plan 29R11073, Parts 1, 2 & 3, Geographic
Township of Sheffield
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.0 and Section 4.7 hereof to the
contrary, on the lands designated 'RLS-1', the following shall apply:
a) Performance Standards:
i.
Water Setback (minimum)...................................... 30 metres
Notwithstanding the above, no building, structure or sewage
disposal system shall be located on the portion of the subject
property located north of 'Islandview Lane'.
ii.
Minimum Distance Separation (MDS) Setback.................. N/A
(By-law No. 2022-1144)
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4.8 HAMLET RESIDENTIAL (HR) ZONE
No person shall within any Hamlet Residential (HR) Zone use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except as specified hereunder:
4.8.1
USES PERMITTED
a) Residential Uses
i.
Single-detached dwelling; and
ii. Two-unit dwelling.
b) Non-Residential Uses
i.
Community garden; and
ii. Private or public park.
c) Accessory Uses
i.
Home occupation, in accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law;
ii. Uses, buildings and structures accessory to any of the permitted uses
specified in accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
4.8.2
ZONE PROVISIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES
a) Lot Area (minimum) .............................................................................. 1 ha
b) Lot Frontage (minimum) ................................................................ 45 metres
c)
Minimum Yards
i.
Front Yard .................................................................... 7.5 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard ............................................................6 metres
iii.
Interior Side Yard ............................................................. 5 metres
iv.
Rear Yard ...................................................................... 10 metres
d) Dwelling Unit Area (minimum) ............................................ 60 square metres
e) Lot Coverage (maximum) ............................................................. 20 percent
f)
Number of Dwellings Per Lot (maximum)..................................................... 1
g) Height of Buildings (maximum) ...................................................... 10 metres
h) Special Setbacks - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
i) Alternate Minimum Lot Area - The minimum lot area requirements may be
reduced to not less than 0.5 ha without an amendment to this By-law.
Acceptable technical studies prepared by a qualified professional shall be
provided in support of the Alternate Minimum Lot Area.
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4.8.3.1
EXCEPTION PROVISIONS - HAMLET RESIDENTIAL (HR) ZONE
4.8.3.1.1 HAMLET RESIDENTIAL EXCEPTION ZONE ONE (HR-1)
Civic Address:
6056 County Road 41, Erinsville
Legal Description:
Part of Lots 37 and 38, Concession 2, Geographic Township
of Camden East; Part 1 on Plan 29R-10464
Within the HR-1 Zone, the following regulatory provisions shall apply:
a) Minimum Lot Area................................................................................. 0.6 ha
b) Minimum Lot Frontage..................................................................... 40 metres
(By-law No. 2017-876)
4.8.3.1.2 HAMLET RESIDENTIAL EXCEPTION ZONE TWO (HR-2)
Civic Address:
11 & 21 Celtic Street
Legal Description:
Part of Lot 5, Concession 6, Registered Plan 29R11081,
Parts 1 to 4, Geographic Township of Sheffield
Within the 'HR-2' zone, the following provisions apply:
a) Additional Permitted Residential Uses:
i. Dwelling, Multiple-Unit
b) Definitions
i. Floor Space Index: shall mean the ratio of the total floor area of a
dwelling to the area of the lot on which the dwelling is situated.
c) Performance Standards
i.
Lot Area (minimum).................................................. 1.0 hectare
ii.
Lot Frontage (minimum).............................................. 40 metres
iii.
Maximum Density.............................................. 8 Dwelling Units
iv.
Bedrooms (maximum).................................................................. 8
v.
Building Height (maximum)........................................6.5 metres
vi.
Floor Space Index (maximum)................................................... 1.0
vii.
Dwelling Unit Area (minimum)........................45 square metres
viii.
Number of Dwellings per lot (maximum)................................. N/A
d)
Yard Setbacks
i.
Front Yard (minimum)........................................... 7.5 metres
ii.
Exterior Yard (minimum)....................................... 7.5 metres
iii.
Interior Yard (minimum) ....................................... 5.0 metres
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iv.
Rear Yard (minimum) .......................................... 10.0 metres
v.
Notwithstanding the above, patios, stairs, entrance features, and
front building ornamental projections may project a maximum of
2.5 metres into the required front yard.
e)
Off-Street Parking:
i.
The required minimum parking ratio shall be one parking space per
residential unit;
ii.
The minimum size of a standard parking space shall be 2.6 metres
wide and 5.2 metres in length;
iii.
On-site vehicular parking shall be located within the rear yard.
f)
Accessory Building:
i.
No accessory building shall be permitted within the front yard.
ii.
The minimum interior side yard setback requirement shall be 1.2
metres.
iii.
The minimum exterior side yard setback requirement shall be 7.5
metres.
g)
Landscaping
i.
A planting strip shall be included in the western exterior side yard
extending the full extent of the on-site development to provide
vegetated privacy screening.
h)
For the purposes of zoning, the subject lands shall be treated as a single
parcel.
(By-law 2022-1132)
4.8.3.1.3 HAMLET RESIDENTIAL EXCEPTION ZONE THREE (HR-3)
Civic Address:
4083 County Road 1 E. and 4075 County Road 1 E.
Legal Description: Part of Lots 40 and 41, Concession 1, Geographic Township of
Camden East
Within the 'HR-3' zone, the following provisions apply:
a) An accessory structure is permitted on-site prior to a principal building (ie.
residential use) being established.
All other provisions of this By-law shall apply.
(By-law 2022-1164)
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4.8.3.1.4 HAMLET RESIDENTIAL EXCEPTION ZONE FOUR (HR-4)
Civic Address:
530 Main Street, Newburgh
Legal Description:
Part of Lot 16, Concession 2, Registered Plan
29R3532, Part of Parts 1 and 2, Geographic
Township of Camden East
Within the 'HR-4' zone, the following provisions apply:
a) Performance Standards
i.
Lot Area (minimum)................................................................. 0.50 hectare
ii. Lot Frontage (minimum) ......................................................... 50 metres
iii. That the existing rear yard and interior side yard setbacks applicable to
the accessory building located on the property known municipally as
530 Main Street, existing on the date of passing of this By-law, shall be
permitted.
(By-law 2024-1229)
4.8.3.1.5
HAMLET RESIDENTIAL EXCEPTION ZONE FIVE (HR-5)
Civic Address:
Unassigned, County Road 16
Legal Description: Part of Lot 9, Concession 1, Registered Plan 29R11309,
Part 1, Geographic Township of Camden East
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.12 hereof to the contrary, on the
lands designated 'HR-5', the following special provision shall apply:
a) No building used for residential purposes shall be located within 20 metres
of the rear lot line.
(By-law 2024-1279)
4.8.3.1.6 HAMLET RESIDENTIAL ZONE EXCEPTION SIX (HR-6)
Civic Address:
235 Academy Street
Legal Description: Part of Lot 18, Concession 2, North Plan 97, Lot 20,
Registered Plan 29R8752, Parts 2, 5 and 6, Geographic
Township of Camden East
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.8 hereof to the contrary, on the lands
designated 'HR-6', the following special provision shall apply:
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a) Permitted Uses:
i. Residential Uses Dwelling,
Multiple Unit
b) Performance Standards:
i.
Lot Frontage..................................................................... 20.0 metres
ii.
Dwelling unit area (minimum) ...................................................... N/A
iii.
Number of dwellings per lot (maximum): ........................ 5 dwellings
iv.
Number of bedrooms per dwelling (maximum)............... 3 bedrooms
v.
Floodplain setback............................................................ 30.0 metres
vi.
Northernmost lot line setback (minimum).......................... 5.0 metres
(By-law 2024-1281)
4.8.3.1.7 HAMLET RESIDENTIAL EXCEPTION ZONE SEVEN (HR-7)
Civic Address:
2875 County Road 14
Legal Description: Part of Lot 37, Concession 8, Plan 90, Block L, Part of Lots 2 to
4, Registered Plan 29R11509, Part 5, Geographic Township of
Camden East
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.8 hereof to the contrary, on the lands
designated 'HR-7' the following special provision shall apply:
a) Zone Provisions for Residential Uses
i.
Lot Frontage (minimum)............................................................ 10.0 metres
(By-law No. 2025-1305)
4.8.3.1.8 HAMLET RESIDENTIAL EXCEPTION ZONE EIGHT (HR-8)
Civic Address:
Unassigned, West Side of School Road
Legal Description: Part of Lot 37, Concession 8, Geographic Township of Camden
East
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.8 hereof to the contrary, on the lands
designated 'HR-8' the following special provision shall apply:
Uses Permitted
a) Residential Uses
i. Single-detached dwelling; and
ii. Two-unit dwelling.
b) Non-Residential Uses
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i.
Community garden;
ii.
Private or public park; and
iii.
Agriculture and agricultural uses.
Notwithstanding the above permitted uses, no buildings and/or structure may be
erected in support of an agricultural and agricultural use.
c) Accessory Uses
i.
Home occupation, in accordance with the General Provisions of this By-
law;
ii. Uses, buildings and structures accessory to any of the permitted uses
specified in accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
(By-law No. 2025-1305)
4.8.3.1.9 HAMLET RESIDENTIAL EXCEPTION ZONE 9 HOLDING (HR-9-H)
Civic Address:
Unassigned, South Side of County Road 1 East
Legal Description: Part of Lot 27, Concession 1, Registered Plan 29R11324, Parts 1
and 2, Geographic Township of Camden East
a) Within the 'HR-9-H' Zone, the 'H' symbol shall apply as follows:
The Holding Symbol (-H) shall only be removed by by-law to permit on-site
development once a comprehensive development plan and karst assessment
completed by a qualified geotechnical engineer have been submitted to the
satisfaction of Township and Quinte Conservation Authority staff. No on-site
development shall be permitted prior to the removal of the Holding Symbol.
(By-law No. 2025-1288)
4.8.3.1.10 HAMLET RESIDENTIAL EXCEPTION ZONE TEN (HR-10)
Civic Address:
2017 Centreville Road
Legal Description: Part of Lot 24, Concession 6, Reference Plan 29R10241, Parts 1
to 7, Geographic Township of Camden East
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.8 hereof to the contrary, on the lands
designated 'HR-10' the following uses shall additionally be permitted:
i.
Existing agriculture and agricultural uses
(By-law No. 2026-1337)
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4.9 HAMLET MIXED USE (HMX) ZONE
No person shall within any Hamlet Mixed Use (HMX) Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use
any building or structure except as specified hereunder:
4.9.1
USES PERMITTED
4.9.2
ZONE PROVISIONS FOR HAMLET MIXED USES
a) Lot Area (Minimum) .............................................................................. 1 ha
b) Lot Frontage (Minimum) ................................................................ 60 metres
c)
Yards (minimum)
i.
Front Yard .................................................................... 7.5 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard ......................................................... 7.5 metres
iii.
Interior Side Yard .......................................................... 3.0 metres
iv.
Rear Yard ..................................................................... 7.5 metres
a) Residential Uses
i.
Single-detached dwelling;
ii. Two-unit dwelling; and
iii. Three-unit dwelling.
b) Non-Residential Uses
i.
Bakery;
ii. Bank or financial institution;
iii. Business, professional or administrative office;
iv. Catering establishment;
v. Convenience store;
vi. Craft shop;
vii.Eating establishment;
viii.
ix. Laundry, coin-operated;
x. Medical clinic;
xi. Personal service shop;
xii.Printing establishment;
xiii.
xiv.
c) Accessory Uses
Uses, buildings and structures accessory to any of the permitted uses in
accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
Funeral home;
Retail establishment; and
Small appliance service shop;
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v.
In the Core Commercial areas of Tamworth, Newburgh, Camden East,
Enterprise, Yarker and Centreville, no front, or side yards are
required.
d) Lot Coverage (maximum) ............................................................. 20 percent
e) Height of Buildings (maximum) ...................................................... 10 metres
f)
Special Setbacks - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
g) Dwelling Unit Area (minimum) ............................................ 60 square metres
h) Landscaped Open Space Requirements (minimum) ........................ 10 percent
i)
Planting Strip - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
4.9.3
EXCEPTION ZONE PROVISIONS - HAMLET MIXED USE (HMX) ZONE
4.9.3.1 HAMLET MIXED USE EXCEPTION ZONE ONE (HMX-1)
Civic Address:
4257 County Road 1 East, Yarker
Legal Description:
Plan 87, Block F, Lot 1, Geographic Township of Camden
East
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 or 4.3 hereof to the contrary, on the
lands designated 'HMX-1', the following provisions shall apply:
a) Minimum Lot Area........................................................................975 square metres
b) Maximum Lot Coverage.............................................................. 25%
c) Loading Space Regulations:
i. Accessed by a driveway or drive aisle of at least 3.5 metres.
ii. Loading spaces shall be a minimum of 3.5 metres by 5.5 metres.
d) Minimum Number of Parking Spaces: 10
e) Minimum Parking Space Dimensions: 2.7 metres by 5.5 metres
f) Parking Area Setback: Parking area or parking space permitted within 1.2 metres
of a streetline or Residential Zone.
g) Driveway Setback from Intersection: Driveway permitted within 5 metres of an
intersection.
h) Minimum Accessible Parking Space Dimensions: 3.4 metres by 5.5 metres
i) Minimum Accessible Aisle Dimensions: 1.5 metres x 5.5 metres
j) Planting Strip (min): 2.0 metres abutting residential use.
(By-law No. 2024-1247)
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4.10 COMMUNITY FACILITY (CF) ZONE
No person shall within any Community Facility (CF) Zone use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except as specified hereunder:
4.10.1
USES PERMITTED
(By-law No. 2018-909)
a) Residential Uses
In accordance with permitted accessory uses.
b) Non-Residential Uses
i. Ambulance facility;
i. Arena;
ii. Assembly hall and / or auditorium;
iv. Cemetery;
v. Child Care Centre;
vi. Community centre;
vi. Continuum-of-care facility;
vii. Fire hall;
ix. Medical clinic;
x. Municipal, County or Provincial office, maintenance or works depot;
xi. Municipal recreation complex, inclusive of administrative facilities;
xi. Museum;
xii. Parking lot;
xiv. Place of worship;
xv. Post office;
xvi. Public library;
xvi. Private club;
xvii. Public or private park;
xix. Public or private school; and
xx. Public swimming pool.
c) Accessory Uses
i. Accessory single-detached dwelling; or
i. Accessory dwelling unit.
iii. Uses, buildings and structures accessory to any of the permitted uses in
accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
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4.10.2
ZONE PROVISIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES
a) Lot Area (minimum) .............................................................................. 1 ha
b) Lot Frontage (minimum) ................................................................ 60 metres
c)
Yards (minimum)
i.
Front Yard ..................................................................... 15 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard ............................................................6 metres
iii.
Interior Side Yard .............................................................5 metres
iv.
Rear Yard ...................................................................... 15 metres
d) Dwelling Unit Area (minimum) ............................................ 60 square metres
e) Number of Dwellings per Lot (maximum)..................................................... 1
f)
Height of Buildings (maximum) ...................................................... 10 metres
g) Separation Requirement - Between dwelling
and Community Facility Use .............................................................5 metres
4.10.3
ZONE PROVISIONS FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL USES
a) Lot Area (minimum) .............................................................................. 1 ha
b) Lot Frontage (minimum) ................................................................ 45 metres
c)
Yards (minimum
i.
Front Yard ..................................................................... 15 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard .......................................................... 10 metres
iii.
Interior Side Yard ........................................................... 10 metres
iv.
Rear Yard ...................................................................... 15 metres
d) Lot Coverage (maximum) ............................................................. 10 percent
e) Landscaped Open Space Requirement (minimum) .......................... 30 percent
f)
Height of Buildings (maximum) ...................................................... 14 metres
g) Planting Strip - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law
h) Special Setbacks - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
4.10.4
EXCEPTION ZONE PROVISIONS - COMMUNITY FACILITY (CF) ZONE
4.10.4.1 COMMUNITY FACILITY EXCEPTION ONE (HCF-1) ZONE
Civic Address:
6046 County Road 41, Erinsville
Legal Description:
Part of Lots 37 and 38, Concession 2, Geographic Township
of Camden East; Part 2 on Plan 29R-10464
Within the CF-1 Zone, the following regulatory provisions shall apply:
a)
Minimum Interior Side Yard...........................................................4 metres
(By-law No. 2017-876)
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4.11 HAMLET COMMERCIAL (C1) ZONE
No person shall within any Hamlet Commercial (C1) Zone use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except as specified hereunder:
4.11.1
USES PERMITTED
(By-law No. 2018-909)
(By-law No. 2018-909)
a) Residential Uses
In accordance with permitted accessory uses.
b) Non-Residential Uses
i.
Antique sales establishment;
ii. Artist studio;
iii. Assembly Facility, Commercial;
iv. Bakery;
v. Bank or financial institution;
vi. Bingo hall;
vii.Building supply outlet;
Business, professional or administrative office;
Catering establishment;
Child Care Centre;
Commercial club;
Commercial garage;
Convenience store;
Craft shop;
Dry cleaner's distribution station;
Eating establishment;
Eating establishment, drive-through;
Farmer's Market;
Flea market;
Funeral home;
Hotel or motel;
Laundry, coin-operated;
Light equipment sales and rental;
Liquor licensed premises;
Liquor store;
Medical clinic;
Motor vehicle dealership;
Motor vehicle repair garage;
Motor vehicle sales, used;
Motor vehicle service station;
Motor vehicle wash facility;
viii.
ix.
x.
xi.
xii.
xiii.
xiv.
xv.
xvi.
xvii.
xviii.
xix.
xx.
xxi.
xxii.
xxiii.
xxiv.
xxv.
xxvi.
xxvii.
xxviii.
xxix.
xxx.
xxxi.
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Parking Lot;
Personal service shop;
Place of entertainment;
Post office;
Printing establishment;
Retail establishment;
Retail gasoline establishment;
Shopping centre;
Small appliance service shop;
Supermarket; and
Taxi stand; and
Veterinary Clinic, in a wholly enclosed building.
c) Accessory Uses
i. Accessory dwelling unit; and
ii. Uses, buildings and structures accessory to any of the permitted uses
in accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
4.11.2
ZONE PROVISIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES
a) Dwelling Unit in Portion of Non-Residential Building
A maximum of two dwelling units may be permitted over a non-residential
building. In no case shall a dwelling unit be permitted in or over a motor vehicle
repair garage or a motor vehicle service station.
b) Dwelling Unit Area (minimum) ............................................ 60 square metres
4.11.3
ZONE PROVISIONS FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL USES
a) Lot Area (minimum) .............................................................................. 1 ha
b) Lot Frontage (minimum) ................................................................ 60 metres
c) Yards (minimum)
i.
Front Yard .................................................................... 7.5 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard ......................................................... 7.5 metres
iii.
Interior Side Yard .......................................................... 3.0 metres
iv.
Rear Yard ..................................................................... 7.5 metres
v.
In the Core Commercial areas of Tamworth, Newburgh, Camden East,
Enterprise, Yarker and Centreville, no front, or side yards are
required.
d) Lot Coverage (maximum) ............................................................. 60 percent
e) Landscaped Open Space Requirements (minimum) ........................ 10 percent
f)
Height of Buildings (maximum) ...................................................... 10 metres
g) Planting Strip - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
h) Special Setbacks - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-
law.
xxxii.
xxxiii.
xxxiv.
xxxv.
xxxvi.
xxxvii.
xxxviii.
xxxix.
xl.
xli.
xlii.
xliii.
(By-law No.2018-909)
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4.11.4
PROVISIONS FOR RETAIL GASOLINE ESTABLISHMENTS
In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
4.11.5
PROVISIONS FOR OUTSIDE DISPLAY AND STORAGE
Lands zoned Hamlet Commercial (C1) Zone, used for the outside display and sale of
goods and materials shall comply with the following provisions:
a) Not be located closer than 7.5 metres to the front lot line;
b) Not be located closer than 2 metres to an interior side or rear lot line where the
lot line abuts a lot zoned for commercial or industrial purposes or 6 metres of an
interior side or rear lot line where the lot line abuts a lot zone for other than
commercial or industrial purposes; and
c) Not exceed 30 percent lot coverage
4.11.6
EXCEPTION PROVISIONS - HAMLET COMMERCIAL (C1) ZONE
4.11.6.1
HAMLET COMMERCIAL EXCEPTION ZONE ONE (C1-1)
Civic Address:
6667 Wheeler Street, Tamworth
Legal Description:
Plan 86 Block 9 Lots 3,4,5 and 6
Within the C1-1 Zone, the following regulatory provisions shall apply:
a) Uses Permitted:
i. Uses permitted in the C1 Zone
ii. Veterinary Clinic
b) Provisions
i. Minimum Lot Area.........................................3,300 square metres as existing
ii. Minimum Rear Yard.......................................3.6 metres
iii. The existing accessory building (i.e., shed) shall have a setback of no less than
16 metres of the high water mark.
iv. The main building may be enlarged with a 41 square mete addition provided
such addition has a setback of no less than 14.5 metres of the high water
mark.
v. A building or structure may be erected, altered or used in accordance with the
site-specific zone provisions described herein.
vi. A single loading space may be located within the front yard.
vii.The setback requirement for a loading zone is reduced to 10.2 metres
viii.
The highwater setback requirement for the existing main building is reduced
to 3.6 metres.
ix. The highwater setback requirement for the existing 73,000 liter holding tank
waste disposal system is reduced to 2.4 metres
x. The highwater setback requirement for the existing relocated shed is reduced
to 16.4 metres.
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xi. To provide for the continuation of the existing main building and the existing
waste disposal system in relation to the top of the bank and the flood plain
(By-law No. 2015-790)
4.11.6.2
HAMLET COMMERCIAL EXCEPTION ZONE TWO (C1-2)
Civic Address:
325 Main Street
Legal Description:
Part of Lot 17, Concession 1, Plan 97, Part Showground Lot,
Registered Plan 29R10819, Part 1, Geographic Township of
Camden East
Notwithstanding the provision of Section 3 and Section 4.5 hereof to the
contrary, on the lands designated 'C1-2', the following regulations shall apply:
a) Additional Permitted Uses:
i.
Self-storage facility
ii. Garden and nursery sales and supply establishment
b) Prohibited Uses:
i.
Open Storage
ii. Notwithstanding the above, the portion of the lands adjacent to Main
Street may be used for the purposes of a Garden and Nursery Sales
and Supply Establishment
c) Landscape Strip
i.
A minimum 1.5 metre wide landscape strip shall be provided along
the lot line adjacent to the residential properties fronting County
Road 1 and along the Main Street frontage.
ii. A landscape strip shall include a mixture of coniferous and deciduous
trees which will provide a sight obscuring buffer.
d) Performance Standards
i.
Lot Area (minimum):...................................................0.75 hectares
ii. Lot Frontage (minimum):.............................................70.0 metres
iii. Landscaped Open Space (minimum):............................5.0 percent
e) On-site Parking
i. Parking Spaces (minimum): 10 spaces
(By-law No. 2020-1029)
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4.11.6.3
HAMLET COMMERCIAL EXCEPTION ZONE THREE (C1-3)
Civic Address:
629 County Road 4 West
Legal Description:
Part of Lot 6, Concession 6, Registered Plan 29R-11169,
Part 1, Geographic Township of Sheffield
Notwithstanding the provision of Section 4.5 and Section 4.11 hereof to the
contrary, on the lands designated 'C1-3', the following regulations shall apply and
only the following uses shall be permitted:
a) For the purposes of zoning interpretation, the lands shall be considered one
property.
b) Permitted Uses:
i.
Ambulance facility;
ii.
Antique sales establishment;
iii.
Artist studio;
iv.
Assembly facility, commercial;
v.
Auction outlet;
vi.
Bakery;
vii.
Bank or financial institution;
viii.
Bingo hall;
ix.
Building supply outlet;
x.
Business, professional or administrative office;
xi.
Catering establishment;
xii.
Child care centre;
xiii.
Commercial club;
xiv.
Convenience store;
xv.
Craft shop;
xvi.
Eating establishment;
xvii.
Eating establishment, drive through;
xviii.
Farmer's market;
xix.
Flea market
xx.
Light equipment sales & rental;
xxi.
Liquor licensed premises;
xxii.
Liquor store;
xxiii.
Library;
xxiv.
Medical clinic;
xxv.
Motor vehicle dealership;
xxvi.
Motor vehicle sales, used;
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xxvii.
Motor vehicle wash facility;
xxviii.
Parking lot;
xxix.
Personal service shop;
xxx.
Place of entertainment;
xxxi.
Post office;
xxxii.
Printing establishment;
xxxiii.
Private club;
xxxiv.
Retail establishment;
xxxv.
Retail gasoline establishment;
xxxvi.
Self-storage facility
xxxvii.
Shopping centre;
xxxviii.
Small appliance service shop;
xxxix.
Snowmobile and all-terrain sales and service establishment;
xl.
Supermarket;
xli.
Taxi stand;
xlii.
Veterinary clinic, in a wholly enclosed building;
xliii.
Outdoor display and sale of goods and materials ancillary to the principal
uses permitted herein and in accordance with the General Provisions of
this By-law.
(By-law No. 2023-1190)
c) Planting Strip
i.
Notwithstanding Section 3.22, a minimum 1.0 metre wide landscape
strip shall be provided along the western interior lot line adjacent to the
self-storage facility uses.
ii. A landscape strip shall include a mixture of coniferous and deciduous
trees which will provide a sight obscuring buffer.
d) On-Site Parking
i.
Notwithstanding Section 3.20 of Zoning By-law 2014-744, no on-site
parking shall be required in support of the gross floor area associated
with the self-storage facility use.
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4.12
RURAL COMMERCIAL (C2) ZONE
No person shall within any Rural Commercial (C2) Zone use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure except as specified hereunder:
4.12.1
USES PERMITTED
(By-law No. 2018-909)
a) Residential Uses
In accordance with permitted accessory uses.
b) Non-Residential Uses
i.
Antique sales establishment;
ii.
Auction outlet;
iii.
Artist studio;
iv.
Assembly Facility, Commercial;
v.
Bakery;
vi.
Building supply outlet;
vii.
Business, professional or administrative office;
viii.
Catering establishment;
ix.
Contractor's yard;
x.
Commercial club;
xi.
Commercial garage;
xii.
Commercial greenhouse;
xiii.
Convenience store;
xiv.
Craft shop;
xv.
Dry cleaner's distribution station;
xvi.
Eating establishment;
xvii.
Eating establishment, drive-through;
xviii.
Equipment sales and rental establishment;
xix.
Farmer's market;
xx.
Flea market;
xxi.
Garden and nursery sales and supply establishment;
xxii.
Hotel;
xxiii.
Liquor licensed premises;
xxiv.
Marine sales and service establishment;
(By-law No. 2018-909)
xxv.
Medical clinic;
xxvi.
Motel;
xxvii.
Motor vehicle body shop;
xxviii.
Motor vehicle dealership;
xxix.
Motor vehicle repair garage;
xxx.
Motor vehicle sales, used;
xxxi.
Motor vehicle service station;
xxxii.
Motor vehicle wash facility;
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xxxiii.
Parking lot;
xxxiv.
Personal service shop;
xxxv.
Place of entertainment;
xxxvi.
Printing establishment;
xxxvii.
Propane refill station;
xxxviii.
Recreational vehicle sales and service establishment;
xxxix.
Retail establishment;
xl.
Retail gasoline establishment;
xli.
Self-storage facility;
xlii.
Shopping centre;
xliii.
Small appliance service shop;
xliv.
Small engine sales and service shop;
xlv.
Snowmobile and all-terrain sales and service establishment;
xlvi.
Taxi stand; and
xlvii.
Veterinary clinic.
4.12.2
ZONE PROVISIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES
4.12.2.1
Single-Detached Dw elling
a) Separation Requirements (minimum) ............................... 10 metres from the
permitted non-residential use
b) Yards (minimum)
i.
Front Yard ..................................................................... 15 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard .......................................................... 10 metres
iii.
Interior Side Yard .............................................................6 metres
iv.
Rear Yard ...................................................................... 15 metres
c) Dwelling Unit Area (minimum) ............................................ 60 square metres
d) Number of Dwellings per Lot (maximum) .................................................... 1
e) Height of Buildings (maximum) ...................................................... 10 metres
f) Special Setbacks - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
4.12.2.2
Dw elling Unit in Portion of Non-Residential Building
a) Dwelling Unit in Portion of Non-Residential Building -
c) Accessory Uses
i.
Accessory single-detached dwelling; or
ii.
Accessory dwelling unit.
iii.
Uses, buildings and structures accessory to any of the permitted uses
specified in accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
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One dwelling unit may be permitted over a non-residential building. In no case
shall a dwelling unit be permitted in or over a motor vehicle repair garage, a
motor vehicle service station.
b) Dwelling Unit Area (minimum) ............................................ 60 square metres
4.12.3
ZONE PROVISIONS FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL USES
a) Lot Area (minimum) .............................................................................. 1 ha
b) Lot Frontage (minimum) ................................................................ 60 metres
c) Yards (minimum)
i.
Front Yard ..................................................................... 15 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard .......................................................... 15 metres
iii.
Interior Side Yard: 6 metres except where the interior side lot line
abuts a Residential Zone, in which case the minimum interior side
yard shall be 12 metres.
iv.
Rear Yard ...................................................................... 12 metres
d) Lot Coverage (maximum) ............................................................. 40 percent
e) Landscaped Open Space (minimum) ............................................. 10 percent
f)
Height of Buildings (maximum) ...................................................... 10 metres
g) Planting Strip- In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
h) Special Setbacks - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-
law.
4.12.4
ZONE PROVISIONS FOR RETAIL GAS ESTABLISHMENTS
In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
4.12.5
ZONE PROVISIONS FOR OUTSIDE DISPLAY AND STORAGE
Lands used for the outside display and sale of goods and materials shall comply with
the following provisions:
a) Not be located closer than 7.5 metres to the front lot line;
b) Not be located closer than 2 metres to an interior side or rear lot line where
the lot line abuts a lot zoned for commercial or industrial purposes or 6 metres
of an interior side or rear lot line where the lot line abuts a lot zone for
other than commercial or industrial purposes; and
c) Not exceed 30 percent lot coverage.
4.12.6
EXCEPTION PROVISIONS - RURAL COMMERCIAL (C2) ZONE
4.12.6.1
RURAL COMMERCIAL EXCEPTION ZONE ONE (C2-1)
Civic Address:
5265 County Road 41
Legal Description:
Part of Lot 3, Concession 3, Geographic Township of
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Sheffield
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.12 hereof to the contrary, on the lands
designated 'C2-1', the following provisions shall apply:
a) Permitted Uses:
i. Artist studio;
ii. Bakery;
iii. Craft shop;
iv. Custom workshop;
v. Eating establishment;
vi. Farmer's market;
vii. Retail establishment.
b) Yards (minimum)
i.
Front Yard................................................................................. 15 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard.................................................................. 15 metres
iii.
Interior Side Yard..................................................................... 20 metres
iv.
Rear Yard................................................................................. 20 metres
c) Lot coverage (maximum) .................................................................. 30%
(By-law No. 2024-1248)
4.12.6.2 RURAL COMMERCIAL EXCEPTION ZONE TWO HOLDING (C2-2-H)
Civic Address:
3981 County Road 1 East
Legal Description:
Part of Lot 39, Concession 1, Registered Plan 29R1584, Part
2, Napanee River, Geographic Township of Camden East
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.12 hereof to the contrary, on the lands
designated 'C2-2-h, the following provisions shall apply:
a) Within the C2-2 zone, only the following uses are permitted:
Residential Uses
i. Single family dwelling
Non-Residential Uses:
ii. The growing, cultivation, and processing of lavender;
iii. Retail establishment for the selling of lavender products and related goods;
iv. Greenhouse for the growing of lavender;
v. Agri-tourism uses to a maximum of fifty (50) people;
vi. Special Event uses to a maximum of one hundred (100) people; and
vii. Accessory uses in accordance with Section 3.1.
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(By-law No. 2024-1257)
b) Agri-tourism and Special event uses are permitted in a temporary structure (i.e.
seasonal tent) with a maximum ground floor area of 1,500 square feet (140 square
metres)
c) Servicing for Agri-tourism uses, and Special Event uses is anticipated to be provided
in portable facilities as set out in the Site Plan Control Agreement;
d) Special Event uses are only permitted from June 1 to October 31 annually;
e) A maximum of 20 Special Events are permitted per year;
f)
Structures associated with Agri-tourism and Special Event uses shall be setback a
minimum of 162 metres from the barn at 3990 County Road 1, as it existed on the
date of passing of this by-law.
g) Maximum Lot Coverage: 20%
h) Minimum number of parking spaces: 28
i)
Accessible parking spaces: 4% of on-site parking
j)
Minimum intermittent watercourse setback: 6 m
k) g) Notwithstanding the above, the required setback from the Napanee River is 30 m
l)
Minimum western side yard setback: 12 m
m) A 3.0 metre planting strip is required along all interior lot lines
n) All other provision of this By-law shall apply.
o) Definitions:
i)
Agri-tourism uses: mean those farm-related tourism uses the promote the
enjoyment, education or activities related to the lavender growing and
cultivation including photography sessions, yoga and workshops.
ii)
Special Event uses: means the hosting of events where the public or invited
persons (minimum 50 persons) may attend, and which may include other
hired services incidental to the specific engagement including weddings,
luxury picnics and corporate events.
p) Within the 'C2-2-H' Zone, the 'H' symbol shall apply as follows:
i)
To prohibit the construction of permanent structures in association with
assembly occupancy as defined in the Ontario Building Code for Agri-tourism
uses or Special Event uses.
q) Prior to the removal of the Holding Symbol, studies and agreements including, but not
limited to, the following must be addressed to the satisfaction of the Township:
a) Hydrogeological Assessment;
b) Terrain Assessment;
c)
Servicing Options Report;
d) Noise Study;
e) Traffic Impact Study; and/or
f)
Environmental Impact Assessment.
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4.13 RECREATION COMMERCIAL (C3) ZONE
No person shall within any Recreation Commercial (C3) Zone use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except as specified hereunder:
(By-law No. 2018-909)
4.13.1
USES PERMITTED
a) Residential Uses
In accordance with permitted accessory uses.
c) Accessory Uses
i. Accessory single-detached dwelling;
ii. Accessory dwelling unit; and
iii. Uses, buildings and structures accessory to any of the permitted uses
in accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
b) Non-Residential Uses
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.
x.
xi.
xii.
xiii.
xiv.
xv.
xvi.
xvii.
xviii.
xix.
Assembly Facility, Commercial;
Camping establishment;
Convenience store, if ancillary to a permitted non-residential use;
Cottage establishment;
Eating establishment, if ancillary to a camping establishment, cottage
establishment, resort establishment or tourist establishment;
Marina;
Marine sales and service establishment;
Miniature golf course;
Motel;
Tourist establishment;
Trailer park;
Parking lot;
Recreational vehicle park;
Recreational vehicle sales and service establishment;
Recreational facilities where such uses are ancillary to a permitted non-
residential use specified herein;
Resort establishment;
Snowmobile and all-terrain sales and service establishment;
Summer camp;
Outside display and sale of goods and materials ancillary to a permitted
non-residential use specified herein and in accordance with the general
provisions of this By-law
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4.13.2
ZONE PROVISIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES
4.13.2.1
Single-Detached Dw elling
a) Separation Requirements (minimum): 10 metres from the permitted non-
residential use.
b) Yard Requirements (minimum)
i.
Front Yard ..................................................................... 15 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard .......................................................... 10 metres
iii.
Interior Side Yard .............................................................6 metres
iv.
Rear Yard ...................................................................... 15 metres
c) Dwelling Unit Area (minimum) ............................................ 60 square metres
d) Number of Dwelling per Lot (maximum) ...................................................... 1
e) Height of Buildings (maximum) ...................................................... 10 metres
f) Special Setbacks - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
4.13.2.2
Dw elling Unit in Portion of Non-Residential Building
a) Number of dwelling units (maximum) .......................................................... 1
b) Dwelling Unit Area (minimum) ............................................ 60 square metres
4.13.3
ZONE PROVISIONS FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL USES
a) Lot Area (minimum) .............................................................................. 1 ha
b) Lot Frontage (minimum) ................................................................ 60 metres
c) Yards (minimum)
i.
Front Yard ..................................................................... 15 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard .......................................................... 15 metres
iii.
Interior Side Yard - 6 metres except where the interior side lot line
abuts a Residential Zone, in which case the minimum interior side
yard shall be 12 metres
iv.
Rear Yard ...................................................................... 12 metres
d) Lot Coverage (maximum) ............................................................. 40 percent
e) Landscaped Open Space (minimum) ............................................. 10 percent
f)
Height of Buildings (maximum) ...................................................... 10 metres
g) Planting Strip - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
h) Special Setbacks - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
4.13.4
SPECIAL PROVISIONS - COTTAGE OR RESORT ESTABLISHMENTS
a) Lot Area (minimum) .............................................................................. 2 ha
b) Lot Frontage (minimum) ................................................................ 90 metres
c) Minimum Yards
i.
Front Yard ..................................................................... 15 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard .......................................................... 15 metres
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iii.
Interior Side Yard - 6 metres except where the interior side lot line
abuts a Residential Zone, in which case the minimum interior side
yard shall be 12 metres
iv.
Rear Yard ...................................................................... 12 metres
d) Lot Coverage (maximum) ............................................................. 40 percent
e) Landscaped Open Space (minimum) ............................................. 10 percent
f)
Height of Buildings (maximum) ...................................................... 10 metres
g) Distance between Cottages
on the same lot (minimum) .............................................................6 metres
h) Special Setbacks - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
4.13.5
SPECIAL PROVISIONS - CAMPING LOTS
a) Camping Lot Area (minimum) ........................................... 185 square metres
b) Camping Lot Frontage (minimum) ....................................................9 metres
4.13.6
SPECIAL PROVISIONS - TRAILER PARKS
a) Lot Area (minimum) .............................................................................. 4 ha
b) Lot Frontage (minimum) .............................................................. 100 metres
c) Yards (minimum)
i.
Front Yard ..................................................................... 15 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard .......................................................... 10 metres
iii.
Interior Side Yard .............................................................6 metres
iv.
Rear Yard ...................................................................... 15 metres
d) Lot Coverage (maximum) ............................................................ 30 per cent
e) Landscaped Open Space (minimum) ............................................ 30 per cent
f)
Recreational Trailer Site Area (minimum) ........................... 232 square metres
g) Recreational Trailer Site Frontage (minimum) ................................. 10 metres
h) Separation Distance Between Sites (minimum) .................................3 metres
i)
Density of Sites (maximum) .................................................... 37 sites per ha
exclusive of lands used for private
roads providing access to sites
j)
Recreational Trailer Site Coverage (maximum) .............................. 35 per cent
k) Recreational Trailer Dwelling Unit Area (maximum) .............. 44 square metres
4.13.7
OUTSIDE DISPLAY AND STORAGE
Lands used for the outside display and sale of goods and materials shall comply with
the following provisions:
a) not be located closer than 7.5 metres to the front lot line;
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b) not be located closer than 2 metres to an interior side or rear lot line where the
lot line abuts a lot zoned for commercial or industrial purposes or 6 metres of an
interior side or rear lot line where the lot line abuts a lot zone for other than
commercial or industrial purposes; and
c) not exceed 30 percent lot coverage.
4.13.8
EXCEPTION PROVISIONS - RECREATION COMMERCIAL (C3) ZONE
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4.14 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (M1) ZONE
No person shall within any Light Industrial (M1) Zone use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure except as specified hereunder:
4.14.1
USES PERMITTED
a) Residential Uses
In accordance with permitted accessory uses.
b) Non-Residential Uses
i.
Building supply outlet;
ii.
Business, professional or administrative office provided such use is
accessory to a permitted non-residential use specified herein;
iii.
Cannabis production facility;
iv.
Catering establishment;
v.
Class I Industry - Light Industrial Uses;
vi.
Garden and nursery sales and supply establishment;
vii.
Laundry, coin-operated;
c) Accessory Uses
i.
Accessory single-detached dwelling; and
ii.
Uses, buildings and structures accessory to any of the permitted uses
in accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
4.14.2
ZONE PROVISIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES
4.14.2.1
Single-Detached Dw elling
a) Separation (minimum) ..................................................... 10 metres from the
....................................................................... permitted non-residential use
b) Lot Area (minimum) .............................................................................. 1 ha
c) Lot Frontage (minimum) ................................................................ 60 metres
d) Yards (minimum) .........................................................................................
i. Front Yard ..................................................................... 15 metres
ii. Exterior Side Yard .......................................................... 10 metres
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iii.
Interior Side Yard .............................................................5 metres
iv.
Rear Yard ...................................................................... 10 metres
v.
The minimum interior side yard requirement for a single-detached
dwelling with an attached garage or carport with no rooms above shall
be 1.2 metres on the side where the garage or carport is located.
e) Dwelling Unit Area (minimum) ............................................ 60 square metres
f) Number of Dwellings per Lot (maximum) .................................................... 1
Height of Buildings (maximum) ...................................................... 10 metres
g) Special Setbacks - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
4.14.3
ZONE PROVISIONS FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL USES
a) Lot Area (minimum) .............................................................................. 1 ha
b) Lot Frontage (minimum) ................................................................ 60 metres
c) Yards (minimum) .........................................................................................
i.
Front Yard ..................................................................... 15 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard .......................................................... 10 metres
iii.
Interior Side Yard .............................................................6 metres
Where the interior side lot line or rear lot line abuts a Residential Zone
the minimum yard requirement shall be 20 metres.
iv.
Rear Yard ...................................................................... 15 metres
d) Lot Coverage (maximum) ............................................................. 40 percent
e) Landscaped Open Space (minimum) ............................................. 10 percent
f) Height of Buildings (maximum) ...................................................... 12 metres
g) Cannabis Production Facility - In accordance with General Provision 3.4 of this
By-law.
h) Planting Strip- In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
i) Special Setbacks - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
4.14.4
USE OF FRONT AND EXTERIOR SIDE YARDS
Required front and exterior side yards shall be open and unobstructed except that
such yards may be used for the purpose of visitor parking in accordance with the
general provisions.
4.14.5
EXCEPTION PROVISIONS - LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (M1) ZONE
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4.15 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL (M2) ZONE
No person shall within any General Industrial (M2) Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use
any building or structure except as specified hereunder:
4.15.1
USES PERMITTED
a) Residential Uses
Prohibited.
b) Non-Residential Uses
i.
Abattoir;
ii.
Agricultural-related industrial uses;
iii.
Animal shelter;
iv.
Asphalt plant;
v.
Business, professional or administrative office provided such use is
accessory to a permitted non-residential use specified herein;
vi.
Cannabis production facility;
vii.
Commercial kennel;
viii.
Concrete plant;
ix.
Contractor's yard;
x.
Custom workshop;
xi.
Dry cleaning plant;
xii.
Equipment sales and rental;
xiii.
Farm implement and equipment sales and service establishment;
xiv.
Feed mill;
xv.
Fuel depot;
xvi.
Grain drying and cleaning operations;
xvii.
Green energy industries;
xviii.
Laboratory and research facility;
xix.
Light manufacturing or assembly plant;
xx.
Lumber mill;
xxi.
Machine shop or welding shop;
xxii.
Manufacturing, processing, assembling or fabricating plant;
xxiii.
Motor vehicle body shop;
xxiv.
Motor vehicle repair garage;
xxv.
Motor vehicle wash facility;
xxvi.
Paper manufacturing;
xxvii.
Planing mill;
xxviii.
Printing establishment;
xxix.
Public utility use in accordance with the General Provisions of this By-
law;
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xxx.
Recreational vehicle sales and service;
xxxi.
Retail establishment where such use is accessory and incidental to a
permitted non-residential use otherwise specified herein and does not
exceed 25 percent of the gross floor area of all buildings and
structures;
xxxii.
Saw mill;
xxxiii.
Self-storage facility;
xxxiv.
Small engine sales and service;
xxxv.
Snowmobile and all-terrain sales and service establishment;
xxxvi.
Steel sales outlet;
xxxvii.
Truck or transport depot;
xxxviii.
Truck repair and maintenance depot;
xxxix.
Veterinary clinic;
xl.
Warehouse;
xl.
Wholesale establishment; and
xli. Woodworking shop.
c) Accessory Uses
Uses, buildings and structures accessory to any of the permitted uses in
accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
4.15.2
ZONE PROVISIONS FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL USES
a) Lot Area (minimum) .............................................................................. 1 ha
b) Lot Frontage (minimum) ................................................................ 60 metres
c) Yards (minimum)
i.
Front Yard ..................................................................... 20 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard .......................................................... 10 metres
iii.
Interior Side Yard .............................................................6 metres
Where the interior side lot line or rear lot line abuts a Residential Zone
the minimum yard requirement shall be 20 metres.
iv.
Rear Yard ...................................................................... 15 metres
d) Lot Coverage (maximum) ............................................................. 40 percent
e) Landscaped Open Space (minimum) ............................................. 10 percent
f) Height of Buildings (maximum) ...................................................... 12 metres
g) Cannabis Production Facility - In accordance with General Provision 3.4 of this
By-law.
h) Planting Strip- In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
i)
Special Setbacks - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
4.15.3
OUTSIDE DISPLAY AND STORAGE
No portion of any lot may be used for the outside display and/or storage of goods or
materials except in accordance with the following:
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a) Outside display and/or storage is restricted to the area to the rear of the front of the
principal structure and shall comply with the required front and exterior side yard and
setback requirements provided that such outside storage is not located closer than 5
metres to an interior side lot line where the lot line abuts a Residential zone;
b) Does not cover in excess of 50 percent of the total lot area; and
c) Is screened from adjacent residential uses and public streets adjoining the lot by
buildings, or is enclosed by planting in conjunction with a planting strip as per the
general provisions of this By-law, or, is enclosed within a closed wooden, plastic and/or
metal fence extending at least 1.8 metres in height from the finished grade.
4.15.4
USE OF FRONT AND EXTERIOR SIDE YARDS
Front and exterior side yards shall be open and unobstructed except that such yards
may be used for the purpose of visitor parking in accordance with the general
provisions in this By-law.
4.15.5
EXCEPTION PROVISIONS - GENERAL INDUSTRIAL (M2) ZONE
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4.16 EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIAL PITS AND QUARRIES (M3) ZONE
No person shall within any Extractive Industrial (M3) Zone use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except as specified hereunder:
4.16.1
USES PERMITTED
a) Residential Uses
Prohibited
b) Non-Residential Uses
i.
Agriculture, not including buildings or structures; (By-law No.
2018-909)
ii.
Aggregate processing plant;
iii.
Aggregate stockpiling;
iv.
Asphalt plant;
(By-law No. 2018-909)
v.
Conservation, forestry and reforestation;
vi.
Outside storage;
vii.
Sand and gravel pit;
viii.
Portable asphalt/concrete plant;
ix.
Quarry;
x.
Wayside pit; and
xi.
Wayside quarry.
c) Accessory Uses
Uses, buildings and structures accessory to any of the permitted uses in
accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
4.16.2
REGULATORY PROVISIONS
a) Yards (minimum)
i.
Front Yard ..................................................................... 30 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard .......................................................... 30 metres
iii.
Interior Side Yard ........................................................... 15 metres
iv.
Rear Yard ...................................................................... 15 metres
b) Yard and Setback Provisions - Pits and Quarries
i.
No building or plant, including an aggregate screening or washing plant, a
crushing plant, or a portable processing plant, or any stockpiling operation
associated therewith, shall be located on the pit or quarry property within
30 metres of the boundary of the pit or quarry property or within 90 metres
of a dwelling or dwelling unit or area zoned for residential purposes where
such lands are held under distinct and separate ownership.
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ii.
That part of the extractive operation involving the removal of sand and
gravel shall be prohibited within 90 metres of a dwelling or dwelling unit or
area zoned for residential purposes where such lands are held under
distinct ownership.
iii.
A new extractive operation involving the blasting of consolidated rock or
the processing of quarry stone shall be prohibited within 300 metres of a
dwelling or dwelling unit or area zoned for residential purposes where such
lands are held under distinct and separate ownership.
c) Portable Asphalt and Concrete Batching Plants - Where a portable asphalt
batching plant or concrete batching plant are listed as permitted in association
with a wayside pit or quarry, no land shall be used for the purposes of a portable
asphalt or concrete batching plant except in accordance with a Certificate of
Approval, which is current, and as issued under the Environmental Protection
Act.
d) Planting Strip - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
e) Fencing - In accordance with the Site Plan under the Aggregate Resources Act
and the fence by-law of the municipality.
f)
Special Setbacks - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
4.16.3 EXCEPTION
PROVISIONS - EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIAL PITS AND
QUARRIES (M3) ZONE
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4.17 WASTE MANAGEMENT (M4) ZONE
No person shall within any Waste Management (M4) Zone use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except as specified hereunder:
4.17.1
USES PERMITTED
a) Residential Uses
Prohibited.
b) Non-Residential Uses
i.
Recycling Depot;
ii.
Sewage Treatment Facility;
iii.
Sanitary landfill operation;
iv.
Septage facility; and
v.
Waste management or disposal facility.
c) Accessory Uses
Uses, buildings and structures accessory to any of the permitted uses in
accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
4.17.2
REGULATORY PROVISIONS
a) Yards (minimum)
i.
Front Yard ................................................................... 100 metres
ii.
Exterior Side Yard ........................................................ 100 metres
iii.
Interior Side Yard ......................................................... 100 metres
iv.
Rear Yard .................................................................... 100 metres
b) Septage Lagoon - Special Yard and Setback Provisions
c) A septage lagoon is prohibited within 330 metres of any other use.
d) Building and Structure Setbacks
i.
Yards (minimum)
a. Front Yard ................................................................ 30 metres
b. Exterior side yard ...................................................... 30 metres
c. Interior side yard ...................................................... 15 metres
d. Rear yard ................................................................. 15 metres
e) Lot Coverage (maximum) ............................................................. 20 percent
f) Height of Buildings (maximum) ...................................................... 12 metres
g) Landscaped open space (minimum) .............................................. 20 percent
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h) Planting Strip - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law and the
Certificate of Approval under the Environmental Protection Act.
i)
Fencing - In accordance with the municipal by-law and Certificate of Approval
under the Environmental Protection Act.
j)
Special Setbacks - In accordance with the General Provisions of this By-law.
4.17.3
EXCEPTION PROVISIONS - WASTE MANAGEMENT (M4) ZONE
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4.18 MINING (MR) ZONE
No person shall use any land or erect, alter or use any building or structure in the
Mining (MR) Zone except in accordance with the provisions of this Section and of
any other relevant Sections of this By-law.
4.18.1
USES PERMITTED
a) Residential Uses
Prohibited.
b) Non-Residential Uses
i.
Mining exploration;
ii.
Mineral mining operation;
iii.
On-site smelting and processing;
iv.
Pits;
v.
Quarry; and
vi.
Forestry Use.
c) Accessory Uses
i.
Accessory uses essential to mineral extraction operations (e.g.,
administration offices, weigh scales, assay office, power plant, lunch
room, security facilities);
ii.
Accessory dwelling unit required for security or administration of
mining operations;
iii.
Outdoor Recreation; and
iv.
Conservation Use.
4.18.2
ZONE PROVISIONS
a) Minimum Lot Area ........................................................................ 4 hectares
b) Minimum Lot Frontage .............................................................. no minimum
c) Minimum Yard Requirements
ii.
All Yards ........................................................................ 50 metres
iii.
Pit or Quarry .............................. in accordance with Section 4.16(f)
iv.
Minimum Separation Distance ............................ in accordance with
Section 4.16(c) for Class III industries
4.18.3
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
a) All mineral mining operations shall be developed, operated or closed in
compliance with the Mining Act and the Environmental Protection Act
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b) No person shall operate a pit or quarry or a wayside pit or wayside quarry unless
any required approvals under the Aggregate Resources Act or the Environmental
Protection Act have been obtained and are valid for the operation of the pit or
quarry or a wayside pit or wayside quarry;
c) No person shall erect any building or structure in the Mining (MR) Zone unless
the lot upon which such building or structure is to be erected has frontage onto
and direct access to a public road; and
d) Accessory uses, buildings and structures, parking, special separation distances
and other general provisions shall be in accordance with Section 3 of this By-law.
4.18.4
EXCEPTION PROVISIONS - MINING (MR) ZONE
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APPENDIX A - INDUSTRIAL CLASSES & SEPARATION DISTANCES
(Source: Ministry of Environment - Procedure D-6-1 - Appendix A & Appendix C)
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