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THE CORPORATION OF TAY VALLEY TOWNSHIP
BY-LAW NO. 2023-038
A BY-LAW TO AMEND ZONING BY-LAW NO. 2002-121, AS AMENDED
SECTION 2 DEFINITIONS, SECTION 4.2 ZONES AND ZONE SYMBOLS, AND
SECTION 5 RESIDENTIAL ZONES AMENDMENT TO COMPREHENSIVE ZONING
BY-LAW NO. 02-121
WHEREAS, the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P.13 Section 34 as amended, provides
that the Councils of local municipalities may enact by-laws regulating the use of land and the
erection, location and use of buildings and structures within the municipality;
AND WHEREAS, By-Law No. 2002-121, as amended, regulates the use of land and the
erection, location and use of buildings and structures within Tay Valley Township;
AND WHEREAS, the Council of the Corporation of Tay Valley Township deems it advisable
to amend By-Law No. 2002-121, as amended, as hereinafter set out;
AND WHEREAS, this By-Law implements the polices and intentions of the Official Plan for
Tay Valley Township;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Council of the Corporation of Tay Valley
Township enacts as follows:
1.
GENERAL REGULATIONS
1.1
THAT, Section 2 (Definitions) is hereby amended by adding the following
definition between Carport and Cellar:
COHOUSING DWELLING UNIT shall mean a building containing two or more
dwelling units designed and occupied by persons as an independent dwelling in
which living and kitchen facilities are shared. Living and kitchen facilities may be
a mix of exclusive or shared use. Each dwelling unit within the building shall
contain a bathroom for exclusive use of the dwelling unit, but which is not
required to contain exclusive living and kitchen facilities. Each dwelling unit
shall have an independent entrance from outside the building or a common
hallway or stairway inside the building.
1.2
THAT, Section 4.2 (Zones and Zone Symbols) is hereby amended by adding
two new zone names and symbols after the General Residential Zone as
follows:
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THE CORPORATION OF TAY VALLEY TOWNSHIP
BY-LAW NO. 2023-038
4.2 Zones and Zone Symbols
- Residential Five (R5)
- Residential Six (R6)
1.3
THAT, Section 5 (Residential Zones) is hereby amended by adding two new
zones after 5.4 Mobile Home Park Residential as follows:
5.5
Residential 5 (R5)
1.
Permitted Uses
Cohousing dwelling units
Duplex dwelling
Multiple dwelling
Semi-detached dwelling
Townhouse dwelling
2.
Zone Provisions
- Lot Area (minimum)
- Multiple dwelling
- All other
- Lot Frontage (minimum)
- Lots in Hamlet designation in Official Plan
- All other lots
60 m
4,050m2
2 ha
45 m
- Yards (minimum)
- Front
- Exterior Side
-
Interior Side
-
Rear
-
Dwelling Unit Area (minimum)
- Dwelling Height (maximum)
- Lot Coverage (maximum)
- Dwelling Units per Lot (maximum)
10 m if screened from road by
topography or vegetation
otherwise 20m
10 m
6m
7.5 m
231m2
11 m (three storeys)
20%
5
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THE CORPORATION OF TAY VALLEY TOWNSHIP
BY-LAW NO. 2023-038
3.
Additional Provisions
1.
General Provisions
Must have frontage on an Improved Street and all dwelling units
must share a single entrance.
Must not be located on waterfront.
5.6
Residential Six (R6)
1.
Permitted Uses
Cohousing dwelling units
Duplex dwelling
Multiple dwelling
Semi-detached dwelling
Townhouse dwelling
2.
Zone Provisions
- Lot Area (minimum)
- Multiple dwelling
- All other
1 ha
2 ha
- Lot Frontage (minimum)
- Lots in Hamlet designation in Official Plan
45 m
- All other lots
60 m
- Yards (minimum)
- Front
-
Exterior Side
-
Interior Side
- Rear
-
Dwelling Unit Area (minimum)
-
Dwelling Height (maximum)
-
Lot Coverage (maximum)
-
Dwelling Units per Lot (maximum)
10 m if screened from road by
topography or vegetation
otherwise 20m
10 m
6m
7.5 m
231m2
11 m (three storeys)
20%
20
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THE CORPORATION OF TAY VALLEY TOWNSHIP
BY-LAW NO. 2023-038
3.
Additional Provisions
1.
General Provisions
Must have frontage on an Improved Street and all dwelling
units must share a single entrance.
Must not be located on waterfront.
1.4
THAT, this By-Law shall come into force and effect with the passing thereof, in
accordance with the Planning Act, as amended.
2.
ULTRA VIRES
Should any sections of this by-law, including any section or part of any schedules
attached hereto, be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be ultra vi res, the
remaining sections shall nevertheless remain valid and binding.
3.
EFFECTIVE DATE
ENACTED AND PASSED this 24th day of August 2023.
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