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Comprehensive Zoning By-law
By-law No. 2026-050 | September 2026
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How To Use This By-law
This User Guide is provided for information purposes, to assist readers in navigating the Town of
Tecumseh's Comprehensive Zoning By-law and how to apply provisions to a specific property of
interest. It does not form part of the Comprehensive Zoning By-law.
Structure of the Zoning By-law
The Comprehensive Zoning By-law is divided into a series of sections:
Section 1 - General Scope and Administration
Section 1 describes how the Zoning By-law is to be interpreted, and how the By-law is to be
administered by the Town of Tecumseh.
Section 2 - Definitions
Section 2 provides specific definitions for commonly used terms in the By-law, all permitted uses, and
other technical terms used in the Comprehensive Zoning By-law. These definitions ensure that the
Comprehensive Zoning By-law is being interpreted and applied consistently.
Section 3 - Zone Classification
Section 3 provides an overview of all zones and corresponding zone symbols, along with an overview
how to interpret the schedules of the Zoning. This includes information regarding properties with
Holding Symbols, Suffices, and Exception Zones.
Section 4 - General Provisions
Section 4 provides general provisions which may be applicable to all zones, one or more categories or
zones, or to specific uses, and additional requirements for specific situations. The reader should
identify all general provisions that are applicable to their situation.
Section 5 - Specific Use Regulations
Section 5 includes policies related to specific uses associated with permitted uses to provide for
additional provisions related to each specific use.
Section 6 - Parking and Access
Section 6 provides the minimum parking, loading and bicycle parking spaces requirements for uses
permitted in the Zoning By-law.
Sections 7 to 14 - Zone Categories (Permitted Uses and Zone Regulations)
The Zoning By-law establishes several zones which permit certain uses, as well as requirements for
the location and character of buildings and structures. Section 7 to 14 detail the permitted uses and
zone regulations in each zoning category, including any applicable Exception Zones.
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How to Determine a Property's Zoning and Identify Applicable Regulations
To determine the zoning and regulations that apply to a specific property, such as the uses that are
permitted or lot and building requirements, follow these steps:
To determine the zoning for a property, you should first identify the property of interest on Schedule "A"
(the Zoning Map). The Zoning Map is available as a PDF Schedule to the Comprehensive Zoning By-
law and is also available for review through the online and interactive mapping website on the Town's
website. Amendments to the Zoning By-law result in changes to the zone mapping. Please confirm with
Town of Tecumseh staff that zoning is current.
Zone boundaries are outlined in red on the Zoning Map. Each property is associated with a Zone
Symbol (e.g., IN, R3, OS). The legend on the Zoning Map explains the Zone Symbols and other
elements shown on the map. The following summarizes the meaning of different types of Zone
Symbols that you may see on the Zoning Map.
- Each Zone Symbol corresponds to a specific Section in this By-law (Sections 7 to 14) which
details permitted uses, lot and building requirements, and additional provisions that apply to all
properties within that Zone.
- If a Zone Symbol is followed by the letters LS in brackets (LS), then the property is subject to
specific requirements along Lake St. Clair found in Section 4.2 of this By-law. This is known as
a suffix zone.
-
If a dash and a number follow the Zone Symbol, then the property is subject to property specific
provisions under an Exception Zone. The provisions for each individual Exception Zone are
found in Sections 7 to 14, respectively.
-
If an (H) symbol is before the Zone Symbol, then the property is subject to a Holding Symbol.
Where a Holding Symbol applies, no development can occur and only legally existing uses are
permitted on the property, until such time that the holding is lifted. Section 3.2.9 of this By-law
sets of the requirements to lift a Holding Symbol.
Schedule "B" illustrates key natural features within Tecumseh. If the property is within the Natural
Environment Overlay, make note of it and refer to Section 4.4 of this By-law.
Schedule "C" shows areas along Tecumseh Road that are subject to additional requirements as
referred to under Section 8 of this By-law. This applies special restrictions to uses and buildings in the
Town's Main Street Area.
Step 1 - Identify the Property's Zoning on Schedule "A"
Step 2 - Check if the Property is Subject to Schedule "B" or "C"
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Once the applicable Zone Symbol for the property of interest is identified, you should refer to Sections
7 to 14 to identify the types of uses that are permitted on the property under the applicable Zone.
Next, you should understand the requirements for lots and buildings which apply to a proposed
development. In Sections 7 to 14, lot and building requirements are organized under a series of tables.
Different types of permitted uses may have different requirements.
If a property has an Exception Zone applied, as identified in Step 1, the Exception Zone provisions may
include specific permitted uses and lot and building requirements for the property that differ from
Section 3 to 9 and should be reviewed.
It is important to review all sections of the By-law to determine the provisions that apply to a particular
use, development, or property. The provisions of Sections 4, 5, and 6 apply to all Zones or specific
permitted uses, unless specifically stated otherwise.
Property owners should always consult with Town of Tecumseh staff to confirm zoning
information and determine the approval requirements for a particular project. If the provisions
of the Zoning By-law cannot be met, a Minor Variance or Zoning By-law Amendment application
may be required.
Step 3 - Identify Permitted Uses and Lot & Building Requirements
Step 4 - Determine Applicable Provisions
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List of Amendments
Last Date of Consolidation: September 15, 2026
The following Table lists all the approved amendments to the Comprehensive Zoning By-law following
the date of adoption of this By-law.
List of Amendments
By-law Number
Summary of Amendment
(Description or Exception Number, as applicable)
Date Passed by Town Council
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Table of Contents
1.0
General Scope and Administration ........................................................ 1
1.1
Title .......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2
Application of this By-law ......................................................................................................... 1
1.3
Compliance .............................................................................................................................. 1
1.4
Severability .............................................................................................................................. 1
1.5
Existing Uses, Lots, Buildings, and Structures ......................................................................... 2
1.6
Administration and Enforcement .............................................................................................. 3
1.7
Transition ................................................................................................................................. 3
1.8
Technical Revisions ................................................................................................................. 4
1.9
Interpretation ............................................................................................................................ 5
2.0
Definitions ............................................................................................... 7
2.1
Interpretation ............................................................................................................................ 7
2.2
Defined Terms ......................................................................................................................... 7
3.0
Zone Classification ............................................................................... 30
3.1
Establishment of Zones ......................................................................................................... 30
3.2
Schedules .............................................................................................................................. 31
4.0
General Provisions ............................................................................... 34
4.1
Accessory Buildings and Structures ....................................................................................... 34
4.2
Lake St. Clair Sightlines (LS) Suffix ....................................................................................... 35
4.3
Minimum Distance Separation ............................................................................................... 36
4.4
Natural Environment Overlay ................................................................................................. 37
4.5
Natural Hazards ..................................................................................................................... 37
4.6
Parking of Commercial Vehicles in Residential Zones ........................................................... 39
4.7
Parking of Recreational Vehicles and Trailers in Residential Zones ....................................... 40
4.8
Permitted Encroachments and Projections ............................................................................ 41
4.9
Permitted Height Exceptions .................................................................................................. 43
4.10
Prohibited Uses in All Zones .................................................................................................. 43
4.11
Setbacks from Railways ......................................................................................................... 44
4.12
Shoreline Structures .............................................................................................................. 44
4.13
Sight Visibility Triangles ......................................................................................................... 44
4.14
Street Frontage Required ....................................................................................................... 45
4.15
Swimming Pools .................................................................................................................... 45
4.16
Uses Permitted in All Zones ................................................................................................... 46
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5.0
Specific Use Regulations ..................................................................... 47
5.1
Accessory Dwelling Units (Non-Residential Uses) ................................................................. 47
5.2
Additional Residential Units ................................................................................................... 47
5.3
Bed and Breakfast ................................................................................................................. 49
5.4
Drive-Throughs ...................................................................................................................... 50
5.5
Group Homes ........................................................................................................................ 50
5.6
Home Industries ..................................................................................................................... 51
5.7
Home Occupations ................................................................................................................ 51
5.8
Kennels .................................................................................................................................. 53
5.9
Mushroom Operations ........................................................................................................... 53
5.10
On-Farm Diversified Uses ...................................................................................................... 53
5.11
Restaurant Patios .................................................................................................................. 54
5.12
Outside Storage ..................................................................................................................... 55
5.13
Outside Display and Sales Area ............................................................................................. 56
5.14
Shipping Containers ............................................................................................................... 56
5.15
Short Term Rental Accommodations...................................................................................... 57
6.0
Parking and Access .............................................................................. 58
6.1
Parking Space Requirements ................................................................................................ 58
6.2
General Parking Area and Driveway Requirements ............................................................... 61
6.3
Barrier-Free Parking .............................................................................................................. 63
6.4
Loading Space Requirements ................................................................................................ 64
6.5
Bicycle Parking Requirements ............................................................................................... 65
6.6
Electric Vehicle Parking ......................................................................................................... 67
7.0
Residential Zones ................................................................................. 68
7.1
Permitted Uses (RH, R1-R3 Zones) ....................................................................................... 68
7.2
Permitted Uses (Tecumseh Hamlet Residential Zones) ......................................................... 69
7.3
Lot Requirements (RH, R1-R3 Zones) ................................................................................... 70
7.4
Lot Requirements (Tecumseh Hamlet Residential Zones) ..................................................... 71
7.5
Building Requirements (RH, R1-R3 Zones)............................................................................ 72
7.6
Building Requirements (Tecumseh Hamlet Residential Zones) .............................................. 73
7.7
Access and Landscaping Requirements (RH, R1-R3 Zones) ................................................. 74
7.8
Access and Landscaping Requirements (Tecumseh Hamlet Residential Zones) ................... 74
7.9
Other Zone Requirements ...................................................................................................... 74
7.10
Residential One (R1) Exception Zones .................................................................................. 75
7.11
Residential Two (R2) Exception Zones .................................................................................. 81
7.12
Residential Three (R3) Exception Zones ................................................................................ 85
7.13
Residential Hamlet (RH) Exception Zones ............................................................................. 92
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7.14
Tecumseh Hamlet Residential 1 (TR1) Exception Zones ....................................................... 92
7.15
Tecumseh Hamlet Residential 2 (TR2) Exception Zones ....................................................... 93
7.16
Tecumseh Hamlet Residential 3 (TR3) Exception Zones ....................................................... 93
8.0
Mixed-Use Zones ................................................................................... 94
8.1
Permitted Uses ...................................................................................................................... 94
8.2
Lot Requirements .................................................................................................................. 95
8.3
Building Requirements ........................................................................................................... 96
8.4
Access and Landscaping Requirements ................................................................................ 96
8.5
Other Zone Requirements ...................................................................................................... 96
8.6
Mixed-Use (MS) Exception Zones .......................................................................................... 97
8.7
Tecumseh Hamlet Mixed-Use (TMS) Exception Zones .......................................................... 98
9.0
Commercial Zones ................................................................................ 99
9.1
Permitted Uses ...................................................................................................................... 99
9.2
Lot Requirements ................................................................................................................ 100
9.3
Building Requirements ......................................................................................................... 101
9.4
Access and Landscaping Requirements .............................................................................. 101
9.5
Other Zone Requirements .................................................................................................... 101
9.6
General Commercial (CG) Exception Zones ........................................................................ 102
9.7
Highway Service Centre (CS) Exception Zones ................................................................... 106
10.0
Business Zones ................................................................................... 107
10.1
Permitted Uses .................................................................................................................... 107
10.2
Lot Requirements ................................................................................................................ 108
10.3
Building Requirements ......................................................................................................... 108
10.4
Access and Landscaping Requirements .............................................................................. 109
10.5
Other Zone Requirements .................................................................................................... 109
10.6
Business Park (BP) Exception Zones................................................................................... 110
10.7
Business Corridor (BC) Exception Zones ............................................................................. 112
11.0
Agricultural Zones .............................................................................. 114
11.1
Permitted Uses .................................................................................................................... 114
11.2
Lot Requirements ................................................................................................................ 115
11.3
Building Requirements ......................................................................................................... 116
11.4
Access and Landscaping Requirements .............................................................................. 116
11.5
Other Zone Requirements .................................................................................................... 116
11.6
Agriculture (AG) Exception Zones ........................................................................................ 117
11.7
Agriculture - No Residence (AN) Exception Zones .............................................................. 118
11.8
Agriculture Service (AS) Exception Zones ........................................................................... 119
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12.0
Community Use Zones ....................................................................... 120
12.1
Permitted Uses .................................................................................................................... 120
12.2
Lot Requirements ................................................................................................................ 121
12.3
Building Requirements ......................................................................................................... 121
12.4
Access and Landscaping Requirements .............................................................................. 121
12.5
Institutional (IN) Exception Zones ........................................................................................ 122
12.6
Open Space (OS) Exception Zones ..................................................................................... 123
13.0
Natural Environment Zone ................................................................. 124
13.1
Permitted Uses .................................................................................................................... 124
13.2
Lot Requirements ................................................................................................................ 124
13.3
Building Requirements ......................................................................................................... 125
13.4
Natural Environment (NE) Exception Zones ......................................................................... 125
14.0
Future Development Zone .................................................................. 126
14.1
Permitted Uses .................................................................................................................... 126
14.2
Lot Requirements ................................................................................................................ 126
14.3
Building Requirements ......................................................................................................... 127
14.4
Future Development (FD) Exception Zones ......................................................................... 127
15.0
Enactment ............................................................................................ 128
15.1
Repeal of By-laws ................................................................................................................ 128
15.2
Effective Date ...................................................................................................................... 128
15.3
Enactment ........................................................................................................................... 128
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1.0 | GENERAL SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
1.0 General Scope and Administration
1.1
Title
.1
This By-law may be cited as the "Comprehensive Zoning By-
law for the Town of Tecumseh". Reference to the "Zoning
By-law" and "this By-law" within this document shall mean
the "Comprehensive Zoning By-law" for the Town of
Tecumseh, as amended, unless otherwise specified.
1.2
Application of this By-law
.1
The provisions of this By-law apply to all lands within the
boundaries of the Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh as
shown as the defined area on Schedule "A" of this By-law.
.2
The purpose of this By-law is to regulate the use of land,
buildings, and structures, and to regulate the erection of
buildings and structures in accordance with the authority
granted by the Planning Act.
1.3
Compliance
1.3.1
Compliance with this By-law
.1
No person shall use any land, building, or structure, or
erect any building or structure, except in accordance with
the provisions of this By-law.
1.3.2
Compliance with Other Regulations
.1
Nothing in this By-law exempts compliance with other by-
laws, legislation, or the requirement to obtain any license,
permission, permit, authority, or approval required by this
By-law, and any other by-law or legislation.
1.4
Severability
.1
Should any section, clause, provision, or Schedule of this
By-law be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, all remaining sections, clauses, provisions, or
Schedules of this By-law shall not be affected.
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1.5
Existing Uses, Lots, Buildings, and Structures
1.5.1
Legal Non-Conforming Uses
.1
Nothing in this By-law applies to prevent the use of any land,
building, or structure for any purpose prohibited by this By-
law if such land, building, or structure was lawfully used for
such purpose on the effective date of this By-law, provided it
continues to be used for that purpose.
1.5.2
Legal Non-Complying Buildings, Structures, and Features
.1
Where an existing building or structure is located on a lot
having less than the minimum frontage or area by this By-law,
or has less than the minimum setback, front yard, side yard,
rear yard, floor area, or flood protection required by this By-
law, or greater than the maximum height permitted by this By-
law, the said building or structure may be enlarged,
reconstructed, repaired, renovated, or replaced provided that:
.a
the use is permitted by this By-law;
.b
the reconstruction, repair or renovation of existing
buildings or structures, or any part thereof, does
not further reduce an existing setback, front yard
side yard, floor area or flood protection measures
having less than the minimum or maximum (as the
case may be) as required by this By-law;
.c
any new addition or enlargement complies with the
minimum setback, yards and flood protection
measure requirements of the applicable zone;
.d
any replacement on other than the original
foundation complies with the minimum setback,
yard, floor area, flood protection measure
requirements of the applicable zone; and
.e
all other applicable provisions in this By-law are
complied with.
.2
Where any portion of a drive-through, driveway, parking
area, parking space, bicycle parking space, electric
vehicle space or loading space does not currently meet
the requirements of this By-law, any portion of said feature
may be enlarged or otherwise altered provided the
enlargement or alteration does not further contravene the
requirements of this By-law.
.3
Where the movement of the water's edge changes a zone
according to the provision of Subsection 3.2.4.b and such
change results in a situation whereby a building or
structure previously complying to the provisions of this By-
law does not then comply, the affected building or
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structure shall be exempted from compliance with such
provision(s) as is (are) thereby offended.
.4
A lot in existence prior to the effective date of this By-law that
does not meet the lot area and/or lot frontage requirements
of the applicable zone, may be used and buildings thereon
may be erected, enlarged, repaired, or renovated, provided
the use conforms with the By-law and the buildings and
structures comply with the requirements of this By-law.
.5
Where a lot, building, structure or required parking space
is deemed to be deficient of any requirement of this By-law,
and that deficiency is expressly the result of acquisition or
expropriation of land by a public authority, the lot,
building, structure or required parking space shall be
deemed to comply with the requirements of this By-law.
1.6
Administration and Enforcement
.1
This By-law shall be administered by the Chief Building
Official or Director of Development Services, or any other
person as designated by Council, and shall be enforced by
the Chief Building Official, By-law Enforcement Officers, or
any other person as designated by Council.
.2
The Chief Building Official or By-law Enforcement Officers
are hereby authorized to enter at all reasonable hours for the
purposes of inspection upon any property or premises.
.3
Every person who contravenes a provision of 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 to fines
under the Planning Act.
.4
In case the whole or any part of any building or structure
is, or is to be used, erected, structurally altered, enlarged, or
extended, or the whole of any part of any lot is to be used in
contravention of this By-law, such contravention may be
restrained by action pursuant to the applicable law in force at
the time of such contravention.
1.7
Transition
1.7.1
Existing Building Permits
.1
Nothing in this By-law prevents the erection of a building or
structure in accordance with a building permit application
submitted prior to the date of passing of this By-law and
deemed complete, provided the building permit is in
accordance with all prior zoning by-laws that affected the lot
before this By-law came into effect.
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.2
This By-law is deemed to be modified to the extent
necessary to permit a building or structure that is erected
in accordance with clause .1 of this Subsection.
1.7.2
Existing Planning Applications
.1
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the erection of a
building or structure in accordance with any minor variance
or site plan that has been submitted and deemed complete
by the Town or approved or conditionally approved by the
relevant approval authority before the date of passing of this
By-law, provided the application complies with all prior
zoning by-laws that affected the lot or block before this By-
law came into effect.
.2
This By-law is deemed to be modified to the extent
necessary to permit a building or structure that is erected
in accordance with clause .1 of this Subsection.
1.7.3
Lapse of Transition Provisions
.1
Subsections 1.7.1 and 1.7.2 shall be deemed to be repealed
5 years from the date of passing of this By-law. This
provision shall not require an amendment to this By-law to
take effect.
1.8
Technical Revisions
.1
Provided the purpose, effect, intent, and meaning of this
Bylaw are in no way altered or affected, the following
technical revisions to this By-law are permitted without a
zoning by-law amendment:
.a
Changes to the numbering, format, arrangement
and order of text, tables, schedules and maps.
.b
Additions to and revisions of technical information
on the schedules, including but not limited to
topographic information, road labels, notes,
legends, colours, shading, and title blocks.
.c
Corrections to punctuation, grammar, typographic,
stylistic, spelling, or mathematical calculation errors.
.d
Changes to illustrations and diagrams which do not
form an operative part of the By-law.
.e
Changes to any reference to legislation or
regulations or sections thereof approved by another
public authority which shall include any
amendments or successor legislation.
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1.9
Interpretation
1.9.1
Multiple Uses on a Lot
.1
Where this By-law permits more than one use on any lot,
any combination of uses may be provided on the lot,
provided all provisions of this By-law are complied with, as
applicable to each use.
1.9.2
Illustrations
.1
Illustrations are included for convenience purposes only and
do not form part of this By-law. Notwithstanding this
provision, illustrations, diagrams, tables, and maps that are
explicitly identified with a Figure or Table number in this By-
law shall form an operative part of this By-law.
1.9.3
Reference Aids
.1
Reference aids such as the table of contents, margin
notations, headers, and footers are included for convenience
purposes only and do not form part of this By-law.
1.9.4
Measurement Tolerances
.1
Unless the text expressly provides otherwise, any
measurement provided for in this By-law has a tolerance of
plus or minus 0.05 m in the case of linear measurement,
and/or plus or minus 0.5% in the case of area measurement.
1.9.5
Conflicts
.1
Where there is conflict between any provisions of this By-law
that apply to a circumstance, the more restrictive provision
shall apply.
1.9.6
Definitions and Word Usage
.1
Wherever a term appears in the text of this By-law in bold
letters, the term is intended to have a meaning set out for it
in Section 2.0. Wherever a term appears in the text of this
By-law in regular font, it is intended to have a meaning
ordinarily attributed to it in the English language.
.2
When a verb is defined in Section 2.0, the definition applies
to all tenses of the verb.
.3
Unless otherwise defined by this By-law, the words and
phrases used in this By-law shall have their normal and
ordinary meaning.
.4
The word 'shall' and 'must' are mandatory.
Margin notations contained within
grey boxes such as this example
are provided to help explain
elements of the By-law and are not
an operative part of the By-law.
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.5
The word 'use' when used as a verb, 'to use' or 'used' shall
have corresponding meanings.
.6
The word 'used' includes 'arranged, designed, or intended to
be used'.
.7
The word 'alter' includes 'alteration'.
.8
Words used in the singular include the plural and words
used in the plural include the singular.
1.9.7
Abbreviations
.1
The following abbreviations and terms, where used in this
By-law, shall have the same meaning as if the word were
printed in full:
.a
'm' means metres;
.b
'ha' means hectares;
.c
'm2' means square metres;
.d
'min.' means minimum; and
.e
'max.' means maximum.
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2.0 | DEFINITIONS
2.0 Definitions
2.1
Interpretation
.1
Throughout this By-law, any bolded word is defined in Section
2.2 to provide clarity and to ensure that the By-law and its
intent are applied consistently.
.2
Where a use is defined, it shall not be interpreted to include
any other defined use unless it is stated in the definition to the
contrary.
2.2
Defined Terms
In this By-law, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms
when used shall have the meanings assigned to them as follows:
A
Abattoir means the penning and slaughtering of live animals and the
preliminary processing of animal carcasses and may include the packing,
further processing, and storing of the product on the premises.
Accessory means incidental, subordinate, and devoted exclusively to a
principal use, building or structure, as applicable within the context in
which the term accessory is used.
Additional Residential Unit means an independent dwelling unit that is
located within or on the same lot as a detached dwelling, semi-detached
dwelling, or street townhouse dwelling and includes units within the
primary dwelling and includes a detached additional residential unit in a
separate building on the same lot.
Adult Entertainment Parlours means any premises or part thereof in
which is provided, in pursuance of a trade, calling, business or occupation,
services appealing to or designed to appeal to erotic or sexual appetites or
inclinations.
Agri-Tourism means farm-related tourism uses that promote the
enjoyment, information, education or activities related to the principal farm
operation on a lot, including but not limited to processing demonstrations,
make-your-own operations, pick-your-own produce operations, farm
machinery and equipment exhibitions (on a temporary basis), tours, petting
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zoos, hayrides and sleigh rides, small-scale farm theme playgrounds and
small-scale educational establishments.
Agriculture means the growing of crops, including nursery and horticultural
crops; farm greenhouses, raising of livestock; raising of other animals for
food, fur or fibre, including poultry and fish; equestrian facility; aquaculture;
apiaries; agri-forestry; maple syrup production; and associated on-farm
buildings and structures including, but not limited to livestock facilities,
manure storages, and value-retaining agriculture uses.
Agricultural Processing Use means premises in which agricultural
products directly from farms are preserved, graded, stored, or otherwise
processed for consumption by humans or animals, and may include a flour
mill, dairy processing, sawmill, egg grading, fruit and vegetable storage, or
grain elevator, but does not include an abattoir.
Agricultural Warehouse means premises for the storage and refrigeration of
agricultural produce and may include facilities for wholesale distribution.
Agricultural Research Facility means premises for agricultural research and
may include related activities and uses accessory to agricultural research.
Alter means when used in reference to a building, structure or part thereof,
shall mean to change any one or more of the internal or external dimensions
of such building or structure or to change the type of construction of the
exterior walls or roof thereof. When used in reference to a lot, the word alter
means to increase or decrease the width, depth or area thereof or to
increase or decrease the width, depth of area of any yard, setback,
landscaped open space or parking area, or to change the location of any
boundary of such lot with respect to a street, whether such alteration is
made by conveyance or alienation of any portion of said lot, or otherwise.
Ancillary means secondary and smaller than other principal uses but is
not accessory to the principal use.
Angular Plane means a flat surface extending from a lot line and
projecting over a lot, at a specified angle measured up from the horizontal,
through which no part of a building or structure on the lot may penetrate.
The angular plane is to be measured from a point at-grade on the identified
lot line, and then a 45-degree plane is established over the subject lot.
Animal Hospital means premises in which facilities are provided for the
treatment or prevention of disease and injury to animals where shelter may
be provided within the building during the period of treatment.
Area of Operation means, in relation to an on-farm diversified use, all
associated buildings, landscaped area, berms, well and septic systems,
parking areas and dedicated laneways, and shall exclude existing
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laneways and parking areas shared with the principal agriculture use on
the same lot.
Artisan Studio means the production, display, exhibition, or sale of
handmade material arts, and may include photographs, paintings,
drawings, prints, sculptures, flowers, or similar artisan goods.
Assembly Hall means premises in which facilities are provided for such
purposes as meetings for civic, educational, political, religious or social
activities and may include a banquet hall or private club.
Attached when used in relation to a building, means a building or portion
thereof that depends on structural support by a common division wall or
walls supporting an adjacent building or buildings.
Auction Establishment means premises in which the principal facilities
provided are for the storage, display and subsequent sale of goods and
articles, including, but not limited to antiques, farm equipment, and
livestock by way of auction.
Automobile Body Shop means a building or structure used primarily for
making repairs or alterations to the body or paint work of any vehicle.
Automobile Repair mean an establishment for the repair or the
replacement of parts in a vehicle and, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, includes the repair, replacement or reconditioning of mufflers,
exhaust systems, shock absorbers, transmissions, gears, brakes, clutch
assemblies, steering assemblies, radiators, heating or cooling systems,
ignition systems, electrical systems, the installation of undercoating, engine
tuning, lubrication and engine conversion or replacement, but does not
include an automobile body shop, an impounding yard, an automobile
service station.
Automobile Rental mean premises where vehicles are stored and rented
to the public.
Automobile Sales and Services means premises where new and/or
used vehicles are stored or displayed for the purpose of sale, lease or hire
and shall include the storage and sale of automotive accessories together
with automobile repair.
Automobile Service Station means a building or place were gasoline or
other motor fuels are kept for sale and for delivery directly into vehicles,
and may also include a building or place where minor running repairs,
cleaning and maintenance essential to the actual operation of vehicles and
the sale to the motoring public of goods usual to the trade are performed,
and may also include an accessory automobile washing establishment.
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Automobile Washing Establishment means a building or structure, or
part thereof, containing facilities for washing, cleaning or drying vehicles,
which includes a self-service automobile washing establishment.
B
Balcony means an unenclosed or partially enclosed attached platform
projecting from the face of a wall that is only directly accessible from within
a building, surrounding by a partial wall or railing where required and
without direct access to grade.
Barrier-Free Parking Space means an unobstructed rectangular area for
the exclusive use of temporary parking of a vehicle for persons with
disabilities and displaying a permit granted from the Province but shall not
include a driveway or aisle.
Barrier-Free Access Aisle means an area abutting a barrier-free parking
space to provide unobstructed pedestrian access to and from a barrier-
free parking space.
Bed and Breakfast means an accessory use within a detached dwelling
that is the principal residence of the proprietor of the establishment that
provides sleeping accommodation (including breakfast and other meals,
services, facilities and amenities for the exclusive use of guests) for the
traveling or vacationing public. A bed and breakfast does not include a
hotel or group home.
Boathouse means a detached accessory building which is designed or
used for the sheltering of a boat or other form of watercraft and/or
accessory use for storage of household equipment incidental to the
residential occupancy but shall not include habitable rooms.
Bicycle Parking Space means an area that is provided and maintained for
the purpose of temporary storage of a bicycle.
Building means any structure or structural system whether temporary or
permanent, consisting of any two of a wall, floor, and roof, used or erected
for the shelter, accommodation or enclosure of persons, animals, materials
or equipment, or serving the function thereof.
Building, Main means the building in which the principal use of the lot or
building is carried out.
Building Supply Centre means premises for the storage, sale, rental and
lease of equipment and supplies used in construction.
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C
Cannabis Processing Facility, Industrial means premises for production
of secondary products, processing, testing, destroying, packaging and/or
shipping of cannabis which is authorized by a license issued by and/or
registration/registered by the Federal Minister of Health, pursuant to the
Cannabis Act (Canada) and its Regulations, as amended, or any successors
thereto and shall exclude the growing and destroying of cannabis.
Carport means a roofed structure intended for the temporary storage of a
vehicle built in conjunction with and attached to a dwelling. No more than
2 sides may consist of a solid or enclosed wall, nor shall there be any type
of door where the automobile enters. A carport shall only be attached to
the dwelling on one side.
Cemetery mean premises for the interment of human remains and includes
a mausoleum, columbarium or other structure intended for the interment of
human remains and shall include a cemetery as defined in the Funeral,
Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002, or its successor legislation.
Commercial Self-Storage means premises for the storage of goods,
materials, equipment and personal belongings in a wholly enclosed building.
Commercial Vehicle means a vehicle having attached to it a truck or delivery
body and used for delivery, transport, haulage, or service, and shall include any
vehicle or trailer used for commercial purposes, including an ambulance,
hearse, fire apparatus, tractor, or any bus or vehicle designed or used to
transport 10 or more persons.
Community Facility means premises for indoor and outdoor recreational,
institutional, community and social services, cultural activities, and may
include a community centre, arena, library, or museum.
Community Garden means a communal garden provided for the use of
the public to produce flowers, herbs, fruits or vegetables and activities
associated with gardening, but does not include any processing or
packaging, commercial sales, or the raising of livestock or animals
including poultry.
Conservation Use means the use of land dedicated towards the
protection, stewardship and management of natural heritage features and
functions, hydrological features and functions, ecological features and
functions, and for the purposes of this By-law, includes the structures of a
public authority used only for managing the resource and for managing
natural hazards, such as flood and slope control.
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Contractor's Yard mean premises for the purpose of storing contracting or
construction equipment and material or performing shop work or assembly
work by any building trade or other contractor and shall include facilities for
the administration or management of the contracting business.
County means the Corporation of the County of Essex.
County Road means a street under the jurisdiction of the County of Essex.
D
Day Care Centre means a day care centre as defined in the Child Care
and Early Years Act, as amended.
Day Care, Private Home means a place wherein the temporary care of
children is provided and is operated as an accessory use within a
dwelling in accordance and licensed under the Child Care and Early Years
Act, as amended, or any successor, or any other applicable Provincial
legislation, and the provisions of this By-law.
Deck means an attached or freestanding platform, 0.6 m or greater above
ground level, with at least one side open, with or without access directly to
grade.
Defined Area means all lands subject to this By-law as delineated on
Schedule "A".
Driveway means a vehicular accessway providing access from a street to
a building or property, a loading space, a parking area, carport or a
private garage.
Drive-Through mean premises for the provision of prepared food and
beverages where the food or drink is served to customers who are inside
their vehicles, or the provision of self-serve facilities which are accessed by
customers who are inside their vehicles, such as an Automated Teller
Machine as part of a financial institution, a drive-through pharmacy or an
automobile washing establishment.
Drugless Practitioner means a drugless practitioner within the meaning of
the Drugless Practitioners Act, as amended.
Dry Cleaning Establishment means a building used for the purpose of
receiving articles of clothing to be subjected to the process of dry cleaning,
dyeing or cleaning elsewhere on the premises if the processing element is
restricted to closed, unvented dry cleaning equipment, and for pressing
and/or distribution of any such articles or goods which have been subjected
to any such process.
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Dwelling means any building containing one or more dwelling units.
a) Dwelling, Apartment means a dwelling containing 4 or more
dwelling units which have a common entrance, and the occupants
are permitted to use common elements such as hallways, stairs,
elevators, yard, and amenity areas.
b) Dwelling, Cluster Townhouse means a townhouse dwelling in
which each dwelling unit is not located on its own lot and where each
dwelling unit does not have individual access from a public street.
c) Dwelling, Detached means a completely detached dwelling unit.
d) Dwelling, Duplex means a building that is divided horizontally into
2 dwelling units, each of which has an independent entrance
either directly or through a common vestibule.
e) Dwelling, Live-Work means a dwelling containing a non-residential
use that is operated by at least one resident of the associated
dwelling unit.
f) Dwelling, Semi-Detached means a building that is divided vertically
into 2 dwelling units each of which has an independent entrance.
g) Dwelling, Stacked Townhouse means a dwelling containing 4 or
more dwelling units, where each dwelling unit is separated
horizontally and which may also include dwelling units separated
vertically, and where all dwelling units have a private access via
an exterior entrance.
h) Dwelling, Street Townhouse means a townhouse dwelling
where each dwelling unit is located on its own lot with frontage on
a public street.
i)
Dwelling, Townhouse means a building that is divided vertically
above established grade into 4 or more dwelling units where
each dwelling unit is attached with another dwelling unit by a
common wall, which may be a garage wall and where each
dwelling unit has an independent entrance to the front yard and
rear yard immediately abutting the front and rear wall of the unit.
j)
Dwelling, Triplex means a building that is divided horizontally or
vertically into 3 dwelling units, each of which has an independent
entrance either directly or through a common vestibule.
Dwelling Unit means one or more habitable rooms designed, occupied, or
intended to be occupied as living quarters as a self-contained unit and
shall, at a minimum, contain sanitary facilities, accommodation for sleeping
and a kitchen.
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a) Dwelling Unit, Accessory means a dwelling unit that is
accessory to a non-residential use on a lot.
b) Dwelling Unit, Apartment means a dwelling unit contained in an
apartment dwelling.
c) Dwelling Unit, Semi-Detached means a dwelling unit within a
semi-detached dwelling.
d) Dwelling Unit, Townhouse means a dwelling unit within a
townhouse dwelling.
E
Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment means the equipment, components,
infrastructure, and associated structures used to provide electric charging
capability to an electric or plug-in vehicle in one or more parking spaces.
Emergency Service means a public organization that responds to and
deals with emergencies when they occur, including those that provide
police, ambulance, and firefighting services.
Erect means to do anything pertaining to the building, construction,
reconstruction, installation, enlargement, structural alteration or repair of a
building or structure, and shall include any preliminary physical
operations such as excavating, grading, piling, cribbing, filling or draining,
the relocation of a building or structure, the installation of a building unit
fabricated or removed from elsewhere, and demolition or removal of a
building or any part thereof, and further includes any work for which a
building permit is required. "Erected" and "erection" shall have a
corresponding meaning.
Entertainment Use means the provision of entertainment or amusement to
the public and does not necessarily require active participation by the user
and shall include, movie theatres, cinemas, venues for live theatre or dance
performances, concert or lecture halls, museums, exhibition space or
galleries, bingo/gaming and other similar assembly halls, and shall also
include public dance halls, indoor sports, miniature golf and amusement
arcades, but shall not include an adult entertainment parlour.
Established Building Line means a straight line joining the nearest point
of a wall of buildings on directly abutting adjacent lots, in accordance with
the provisions and calculation method as stated in this By-law where the
term is used.
Existing means legally existing as of the date of the passing of this By-law.
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F
Farm Café and Shop means a café or commercial retail space that is
accessory to the permitted agriculture uses on the lot and shall primarily
include the sale of value-added products produced by the farm.
Farm Feed and Supply Store means premises for the retail sale of
goods, merchandise, and livestock feed that are normal and incidental to
an agriculture use.
Farm Greenhouse Worker Dwelling means a dwelling associated with a
farm greenhouse that is used for the housing of farm workers and is
inspected by the relevant public health authority as a condition of its use as
such and where those workers primarily work on the farm greenhouse lot
upon which the dwelling is situated.
Farm Help Dwelling means a building or structure for the permanent
housing of farm employees of the principal agriculture use.
Farm Implement Sales and Service Establishment means premises
where farm implements and related equipment are serviced, repaired, and
sold, leased or rented.
Farm Micro-Brewery and Distillery means premises on a farm for the
making of beers, spirits, ciders and wines from grains, hops, crops, and
fruit grown primarily as part of the principal agriculture use, and may
include a tasting and hospitality area, retail sales of the products produced
on site, and an ancillary restaurant.
Farm Produce Outlet means a use accessory to an agriculture use
which consists of the retail sale of agricultural products, raised, grown, or
processed by the property owner or an agricultural operation conducted on
the farm.
Farmer's Market means premises where open stalls or sale areas, are
leased, rented or otherwise provided to individual vendors principally for the
retail sale of agricultural products, including fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry,
fish, dairy products, as well as plants and flowers and which may include
the accessory sale of a limited range of canned or preserved products or
other food products requiring minimal processing such as maple syrup,
cheese, butter, refreshments or baked goods to the general public as well
as the sale of handmade crafts and art.
Financial Institution means an establishment which provides money
management services directly to the public, including a bank, trust company,
credit union, securities dealer, finance companies, and stockbrokers.
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Fitness Centre means a building or part thereof, in which facilities are
provided for recreational athletic activities including, but not limited to,
bodybuilding and exercise classes.
Flood and Erosion Control means works built specifically for the
management of water and associated erosion control within a defined
watershed or sub-watershed.
Floor Area means the total habitable floor area within a building
measured from the outside of the exterior walls or the centreline of a
common or party wall, but excluding any attached accessory structure,
terrace, verandah, unfinished attic, basement, cellar, open or enclosed
porch or sunroom, unless such sunroom or enclosed porch is an integral
part of the building and habitable in all seasons, and excluding any floor
area with a ceiling height of less than 2.0 m.
Floor Area, Gross means the aggregate of the floor areas of all the storeys
of a building including the floor area of any basement, where the floor areas
are measured between the exterior faces of the exterior walls of the building
at each floor level but excluding parking areas within the building.
Forestry Use means the general raising and harvesting of wood and, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes the raising and cutting of fuel
wood, pulp wood, lumber, Christmas trees and other forest products.
Fuel Depot means the bulk storage, distribution or supply of fuel, excluding
an automobile service station.
Funeral Home means a building or part thereof wherein a licensed
undertaker prepares corpses for interment and may include a chapel for
funeral services.
G
Garage, Private means a building or part of a building used or intended
for the temporary parking or storage of a vehicle, commercial vehicle,
and/or recreational vehicle as accessory to a dwelling unit and includes
a carport.
Garden Suite means a one unit detached residential structure, containing
a bathroom and kitchen facilities, that is ancillary to an existing residential
structure and that is designed to be portable and can meet the standards
of the Ontario Building Code and is used for temporary accommodation.
Golf Course means premises operated for the purpose of playing golf and
which may include ancillary uses such as a clubhouse, pro shop,
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restaurant, meeting rooms, banquet hall, driving range, putting green and
maintenance facilities.
Grade, Established means with reference to a building or structure, the
average level of proposed or finished ground adjoining a building at all
exterior walls.
Greenhouse, Cannabis means premises for growing and destroying of
cannabis for which is authorized by a license issued by and/or
registration/registered by the Federal Minister of Health, pursuant to the
Cannabis Act (Canada) and its Regulations, as amended from time to time,
or any successors thereto.
Greenhouse, Farm means a building that is used for growing plants in
regulated temperatures, humidity, and ventilation. A farm greenhouse can
range from a small room carrying a few plants over the winter, to an
immense heated building called a hothouse or conservatory, covering acres
of ground and used for growing fruits, vegetables or flowers and which
includes accessory uses such as farm greenhouse worker dwellings,
parking, packing, shipping, warehousing and agricultural research
facilities. A farm greenhouse shall exclude a cannabis greenhouse.
Ground Floor means the storey that has its floor located at or nearest to
established grade.
Ground Floor Height means the height of the ground floor, where it faces
any front lot line or exterior lot line.
Group Home means a dwelling occupied by not more than 10 persons
exclusive of staff, who live as a single housekeeping unit in a facility
licensed, approved and supervised in accordance with the requirements of
the Province.
H
Hazardous Lands means property or lands that could be unsafe for
development due to naturally occurring processes. Along shorelines, this
means the land, including that covered by water, between the international
boundary, where applicable, and the furthest landward limit of the flooding
hazard, erosion hazard or dynamic beach hazard limits. Along the
shorelines of large inland lakes, this means the land, including that
covered by water, between a defined offshore distance or depth and the
furthest landward limit of the flooding hazard, erosion hazard or dynamic
beach hazard limits. Along river, stream and small inland lake systems, this
means the land, including that covered by water, to the furthest landward
limit of the flooding hazard or erosion hazard limits.
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Hazardous Sites means property or lands that could be unsafe for
development and site alteration due to naturally occurring hazards. These
may include unstable soils (sensitive marine clays [leda], organic soils) or
unstable bedrock (karst topography).
Height, when used with reference to a building or structure, means the
greatest vertical distance measured from the established grade adjacent
to the exterior walls of the building or structure to:
a) in the case of a flat roof, provided that the roof slope is less than 20
degrees, the highest point of the roof surface;
b) in the case of a mansard, one slope, pitched, hip, or gabled roof,
the mean height level between the eaves and the ridge; and
c) in the case where dormers comprise over 40% of the total roof
surface, the highest point of the roof surface.
Notwithstanding, where height is intended to be regulated in storeys as
may be set out in this By-law, height shall mean the number of storeys.
Home Industry means an accessory use for gain or profit that is
accessory to a dwelling unit or agriculture use.
Home Occupation means any occupation which is carried on as an
accessory use and conducted wholly within a dwelling unit.
Hospital means premises established for the treatment of persons
afflicted with or suffering from sickness, disease or injury, for the treatment
of convalescent or chronically ill persons that is approved under the Public
Hospitals Act as a public hospital.
Hotel means premises in which rooms are provided for overnight
accommodation of the travelling public and includes a motel. A hotel does
not include a bed and breakfast or short-term rental accommodation.
I
Industrial Use means the manufacturing, processing, assembling, making,
preparing, inspecting, ornamenting, finishing, treating, altering, repairing,
industrial bio-digesting, warehousing, storing, packing or adapting for sale any
goods, substance, article or thing, or any part thereof, and the indoor storage of
building and construction equipment and materials, as distinguished from the
buying and selling of commodities and the supplying of personal services.
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J
K
Kennel means the housing, grooming, breeding, boarding, training or sale
of 4 or more dogs and which may include overnight accommodation.
L
Landscaped Open Space means land situated at grade which is unoccupied
and unobstructed by any a building or structure, used for permeable soft
landscaping including vegetation such as trees, shrubs, hedges, ornamental
plantings, grass, ground cover and other similar permeable surfaces, and
excluding gravel, river rock, artificial grass, or similar materials.
Lane or Laneway means a right-of-way not intended for general traffic
circulation that provides vehicle access to an abutting lot but does not
include a street or private street.
Livestock Facility means the keeping or housing of livestock. A livestock facility
shall also include all manure or material storages and anaerobic digesters.
Loading Space means a space or bay located on a lot which is used or
intended to be used for the temporary parking of any commercial, industrial or
institutional vehicle while loading or unloading persons, animals, goods,
merchandise, or materials used in connection with the main use of the lot or
any building thereon, and which has unobstructed access to a street or lane.
Lodging House means a dwelling where five or more persons, not
including a resident owner of the property, may rent a unit and where the
kitchen and other areas of the dwelling are shared amongst the persons
occupying the dwelling.
Long Term Care Facility means a facility which provides care and
services for people who are no longer able to live independently or who
require on-site nursing care, 24-hour supervision or personal support and
licensed under the Long-Term Care Homes Act.
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Lot means a parcel or tract of land capable of being conveyed as a
separate parcel pursuant to the provisions of the Planning Act, as
amended, but shall not include a right-of-way, easement or reserve.
a) Corner Lot means a lot situated at the intersection of and abutting
on 2 or more streets provided that the angle of intersection of such
streets is not more than 135 degrees.
b) Interior Lot means a lot other than a corner lot which is situated
between adjacent lots and has access to one street.
c) Through Lot means a lot bounded on 2 opposite sides by streets,
provided, however, that if any lot qualifies as being both a corner
lot and a through lot as defined by this By-law, such lot shall be
deemed a corner lot for the purposes of this By-law.
Lot Area means the total horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot.
Lot Coverage means the percentage of the lot area covered by all
buildings and structures above the established grade, excluding outdoor
swimming pools, unenclosed decks, and unroofed residential patios.
Lot Depth means the horizontal distance between the midpoints of the
front lot line and rear lot line. Where there is no rear lot line, lot depth
means the horizontal distance between the midpoint of the front lot line
with the apex of the triangle formed by the side lot lines.
Lot Frontage means the horizontal distance between the side lot lines
measured at right angles. Where the front lot line is not a straight line, or
where the side lot lines are not parallel, the lot frontage shall be
measured by a line 7.5 m away from and parallel to the chord of the lot
frontage and extending into the lot. For the purposes of this By-law, the
chord of the lot frontage is a straight line joining the 2 points where the
side lot lines intersect the front lot lines.
Lot Line means any boundary of a lot:
a) Exterior Side Lot Line means a side lot line which abuts the
street on a corner lot.
b) Front Lot Line means:
i.
In the case of an interior lot, the lot line dividing the lot
from the street.
ii. In the case of a corner lot, the shorter lot line abutting the
street unless each lot line is of equal length in which case
the front lot line shall be lot line shall be the lot line where
the principal access to the lot is provided.
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iii. In the case of a through lot, the front lot line shall be lot
line where the principal access to the lot is provided.
c) Interior Side Lot Line means any side lot line that is not an
exterior side lot line.
d) Rear Lot Line means the lot line farthest from and opposite the
front lot line. In the case of a triangular lot, the rear lot line refers
to the point of intersection of the side lot lines. In the case of a lot
with more than one lot line opposite the front lot line, the rear lot
line shall be a point where the lot lines intersect and that is furthest
from the front lot line.
e) Side Lot Line means the lot line other than a front or rear lot line.
M
Marina means premises, with or without buildings, providing facilities or
services for boats or persons travelling by boat, and operated on a
commercial basis or by a company or group of persons such as a club, and
may include slips, docks, moorings, boat waste disposal arrangements,
fuelling facilities, boat storage, the sale, rental or repair of boats, boat
motors or boat accessories and the provision of refreshments.
Market Garden means a use accessory to an agriculture use which
consists of the retail sale of agricultural products, raised, grown or processed
by the property owner or an agriculture operation conducted on the farm.
Medical Clinic means premises for the examination, diagnosis and/or
treatment of outpatients by regulated health professionals as well as
accessory uses such as associated laboratories, facilities and equipment,
drug and optical dispensing to outpatients, and the accessory sales of
medical supplies and equipment.
Micro-Brewery means premises for the small-scale production of beer,
wine, or cider, produced for consumption off-premises, or on-site
consumption when located in combination with a permitted restaurant.
Micro-Distillery means premises for the small-scale production of spirits
produced for consumption off-premises, or on-site consumption when
located in combination with a permitted restaurant.
Mobile Home means any dwelling that is designed to be mobile and
constructed or manufactured to provide a permanent residence for one or
more persons in accordance with C.S.A. Standard Z240 or Z241.
Municipality means The Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh.
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Mushroom Operation means premises for the growing of mushrooms in
a climatically controlled environment.
N
Navigable Waterway means water bodies determined to be navigable
under common law.
Nursery and Garden Centre means the use of land, buildings or
structures or part thereof where trees, shrubs or plants are grown or
stored for the purpose of transplanting, for use as stocks for buildings or
grafting or for the purpose of retail or wholesale, together with the sale of
soil, planting material, fertilizers and similar materials.
O
Office means a building or part of a building where administrative and
clerical functions are carried out in the management of a business,
profession, organization or public administration.
On-Farm Diversified Use means a type of use that is secondary to a
principal agriculture use on the same lot and is limited in area.
Outside Display and Sales Area means an area outside of a building or
structure, used in conjunction with a business located on the same lot, for
the orderly display of completely assembled or finished products,
merchandise, or the supply of services, made available for sale or rent in
conjunction with the principal use on the lot.
Outside Storage means the storage of goods in the open air and in
unenclosed portions of buildings which are open to the air on the sides.
P
Park means open space specifically defined or set aside for both active
and passive recreational uses; and includes all landscaping, facilities and
apparatus, playing fields, trails, utilities, buildings and other structures
that are consistent with the general purposes of parkland, including
community gardens.
Parking, Public means parking area as a principal use, which is an open
area, other than a street, or a building or structure used for the temporary
parking of 2 or more vehicles for profit or gain.
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Parking Aisle means the area used by vehicles for access to and from all
off-street parking spaces but does not include an access driveway.
Parking Area means an area or areas of land or a building or structure
or part thereof which is provided and maintained for the purpose of
temporary parking or storing of vehicles accessory to a permitted use.
Parking Lot means the principal use of a lot for the purposes of providing
public vehicle parking, whether for gain or profit.
Parking Space means a defined area, exclusive of aisles or driveways,
enclosed in a building or structure or unenclosed, and set aside for the
parking of a vehicle.
Parking Structure means a building or structure, or part of a building or
structure, used for the temporary parking of vehicles, but shall not include
a private garage.
Patio, Residential means a surface treatment, terrace, deck or similar
structure less than 0.6 m above ground level.
Patio, Restaurant means a space that is not wholly enclosed, whether
covered, used for the temporary seating of patrons for the purposes of
providing food and/or beverage service.
Place of Worship means a building dedicated to religious worship and
may include such accessory uses as a nursery school, convent,
monastery or hall or auditorium.
Planting Strip means a strip of land abutting a lot line used for no other
purpose than soft landscaping and which may also include a fence. A
planting strip may be traversed by walkways or driveways and shall be
located outside of the sight visibility triangle. A planting strip may form
part of any required landscaped open space.
Porch means an unenclosed, covered platform with direct access to the
ground that is attached to a dwelling.
Premises means the whole or parts of land, buildings, or structures
occupied, used or intended to be occupied or used.
Principal means primary, as distinguished from accessory, ancillary, or
incidental.
Printing Establishment means premises for the primary purpose of
printing, lithographing, duplicating or publishing.
Province or Provincial means the Province of Ontario.
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Public Authority means Federal, Provincial, Regional, District or Municipal
agencies and includes any commission, board, authority or department
established by any such agency.
Public Use means any use of lands, buildings or structures by a public
authority or another party that has the authorization of a public authority.
Q
R
Recreational Use means outdoor recreational facilities, with or without an
accessory building or structure, including sport fields, parks and
playgrounds, tracks, skateboard parks, commercial food services,
commercial recreation services, and outdoor swimming pools, but shall not
include a golf course.
Recreational Use, Commercial means premises used for athletic and
leisure activities and may include a fitness centre, racquet club, bowling
alley, arena, curling rink, indoor facility used for golf, baseball or soccer,
indoor playground or pool, and businesses such as music, martial arts and
dance schools, but shall not include a golf course.
Recreational Use, Passive means recreational uses which have minimal
impact on the natural environment and require little terrain or vegetation
modification and few buildings or structures, including but not limited to
non-motorized trail uses, natural heritage appreciation, un-serviced
camping on public and institutional land, and associated accessory uses.
Recreational Vehicle means a specially designed vehicle used for
recreation purposes, whether it is required to be licensed or is jacked up or
its running gear removed, including an all-terrain vehicle, a snowmobile, a
camper or tent trailer, a motor home, a boat or boat trailer.
Recreational Vehicle Sales, Service and Storage means premises where new
and/or used recreational vehicles, are stored or displayed for the purpose of sale,
lease or hire and shall include the storage and sale of accessories together with
the repair and service of recreational vehicles and boats.
Restaurant means a building or part thereof where food is prepared and
offered for sale to the public for consumption on site or for take-out.
Research and Development Facility means premises for research,
investigation, testing or experimentation, but not facilities for the manufacture
or sale of products, except as accessory to the principal use.
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Retail means premises where goods, wares, merchandise, substances,
articles or things are offered and kept for sale directly to the public.
Retirement Home means a residence providing accommodation primarily
for retired persons or couples where each private bedroom or living unit
has a separate private bathroom and separate entrance from a common
hall or directly to outside and where common facilities for the preparation
and consumption of food shall be provided, and common lounges,
recreation rooms and medical care facilities shall also be provided.
S
School, Commercial means premises, operated for gain or profit, in which
is provided professional training and instruction in a trade, skill or service
including secretarial skills, vocational skills, aviation, dog training, banking,
commercial arts, automobile driving, language, modelling, business,
hairdressing, beauty, cooking, culture, dancing or music, but does not
include a private or public school, fitness centre or a recreational use.
School, Public means an educational establishment operating under the
jurisdiction of a public authority.
School, Private means an educational establishment other than a public
school or commercial school.
Service Commercial Use means a place where the main function is offering
a service for a fee for personal and household needs. This term includes, but
is not limited to banks and credit unions, domestic pet services, pharmacies,
travel agencies, photography studios or print shops, jewellers, body art and
piercings, florists, optical dispensaries, personal care such as from an
esthetician, barber, or hairstylist, and care of apparel such as a tailor,
cobbler, self-service laundry, or dry-cleaning drop-off. The accessory
retailing of products related to the above is also permitted.
Service Trade Establishment means premises where an individual who
performs electrical, plumbing, carpentry or other similar trade work,
primarily off-site, may store materials and may have an accessory office.
Setback means the distance between a lot line and the nearest part of any
main wall of any building, structure, or any other feature on the lot,
excluding permitted encroachments.
Shipping Container means a new or used standardized metal commercial
shipping or cargo container that is fully enclosed and designed to be used
interchangeably between 2 or more modes of transportation for the
shipment and/or storage of goods and material.
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Shoreline means any lot line or part thereof which abuts a waterbody.
Shoreline Structure means any building or structure such as a
boathouse, boat port, pump house, dock or wharf in any yard abutting a
waterbody and includes buildings and structures that are attached to the
land that forms the bed of a navigable waterway.
Short Term Rental Accommodation means the commercial use of a
dwelling unit or portion thereof to provide sleeping accommodations for
any period of less than 28 consecutive days but does not include a bed
and breakfast establishment or hotel as defined separately.
Sight Visibility Triangle means an area free of buildings or structures,
and which area is to be determined by measuring, from the point of
intersection or projection of street lines on a corner lot, the distance
required by this By-law along each such street line and joining such points
with a straight line. The triangular-shaped land between the intersecting
street lines and the straight line joining the points, the required distance
along the street lines is the sight visibility triangle.
Site Alteration means activities which alter the existing grade of land
through the removal, placement, relocation, or movement of fill that would
change the landform and natural vegetative characteristics of land, in
accordance with the Dumping and Grading By-law, as may be amended
from time to time.
Site Plan means a site plan as approved by or subject to approval by the
Municipality in accordance with its Site Plan Control By-law, as may be
amended from time to time.
Stacking Lane means a continuous on-site queuing lane that includes tandem
stacking spaces for motorized vehicles which is separated from other vehicular
traffic and pedestrian circulation, by barriers, markings or signs.
Stacking Space means a portion of a stacking lane which provides
standing room for vehicles in a queue and, without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, includes any part of a queue for a restaurant, an
automobile washing establishment, a financial institution where a
drive-through is permitted by this By-law.
Storey means that portion of a building situated between any floor, ceiling
or roof next above, provided that any portion of a building partly below
grade level shall not be deemed a storey unless its ceiling is at least 50%
above established grade or less than 2.0 m in height.
Stormwater Management Facility means premises for the temporary
storage and treatment of stormwater runoff.
Street means a public street or private street.
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Street, Private means a private right-of-way providing a means of access to
lots abutting thereon and is not owned by a public authority and includes
roads maintained by a common element condominium corporation.
Street, Public means a public right-of-way providing a means of access to
lots abutting thereon and owned by a public authority.
Street Line means the boundary line of a street, representing the dividing
line between a lot and a street.
Structure means anything that is erected, built or constructed of parts joined
together or any such erection fixed to or structurally supported by the soil
and/or any other structure. For the purposes of clarity, a structure shall
include a deck, porch, and balcony, but shall not include a residential patio.
Swimming Pool means a structure which creates an artificial body of
water above or below grade, used for bathing, swimming or diving but shall
not include ponds or a body of water or pool that is less than 0.46 m in
height or depth, or a combination thereof.
T
Trailer means any vehicle so constructed that it is suitable for being attached
to a vehicle for the purpose of being drawn or propelled by the vehicle.
Transportation Depot means premises for the dispatch, storage or
maintenance of vehicles, commercial vehicles, trucks, trailers or containers,
and which may include towing services/operations, overnight accommodation for
truck and recreational vehicles, associated washing facilities/establishments,
customs facilities, weigh stations and similar facilities used in conjunction with
the storage, dispatch, maintenance of vehicles.
U
Upper Storey Step Back means the horizontal distance that a portion of a
building is recessed from the main wall in the storeys below.
Unenclosed means, when referencing to a deck, residential patio, or
porch, a structure with no walls and no roof.
Use means, when used as a noun, the purpose for which a lot or building
or structure, or any combination thereof is designed, arranged, intended,
occupied or maintained and "uses" shall have corresponding meanings.
Please consult with Section 4.8
and 4.9 of this By-law for a list of
permitted encroachments and
height exceptions of specific types
of structures on a property.
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V
Value-Added Farm Use means any activity or process that is completed by
the farm operator, which alters the original agricultural product or commodity
grown on site and may be supplemented by off-farm inputs, and may include
bagging, packaging, grain drying and milling, bio-product production,
bundling, pre-cutting, cooking and baking and marketing activities.
Vehicle means a self-propelled wheeled means of transport for the
transportation of passengers and/or goods and without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, includes automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, buses, ambulances,
hearses, motor homes, tractors, self-propelled farm machinery and trailers.
W
Warehouse means the housing, storage, adapting for sale, packaging or
wholesale distributing of goods, wares, merchandise, foodstuff,
substances, articles or things, but does not include a fuel storage tank
except as an accessory use.
Waste Processing Facility means premises in or upon which waste is
shredded, baled, pulverized, composted, separated or otherwise treated or
altered to facilitate its further transfer, processing, utilization or disposal,
and in accordance with a Certificate of Approval issued by the Province.
Waste Transfer Facility mean premises where waste is collected and
temporarily stored so that it can be batched and shipped to a recycling
centre or waste disposal site.
Wayside Pit and Quarry means a temporary pit or quarry opened and used by
a public authority solely for the purpose of a particular public road project or
contract or public road construction and not located on the road right-of-way.
Wholesale Establishment means premises primarily for resale or
brokering of goods to retailers, to business users, or to other wholesalers
and not directly to consumers.
Workshop means premises for a trade, craft or guild for the manufacture
in small quantities of goods and products.
X
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Y
Yard means an open space on a lot with a main building or structure,
unoccupied, uncovered and unobstructed from the ground upward except by
such accessory buildings, structures or uses as are specifically permitted
elsewhere in this By-law. In determining yard measurements, the minimum
horizontal distance between the main building or structure and the
respective lot lines measured perpendicular from the lot line shall be used.
a) Yard, Exterior Side means the side yard of a corner lot which
extends from the front yard to the rear yard between the exterior
lot line and the nearest wall of any main building or structure.
The minimum exterior side yard means the minimum depth of an
exterior side yard on a lot between the exterior side lot line and
the nearest wall of any main building or structure on the lot.
b) Yard, Front means a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line and the nearest wall of any building or
structure on the lot. The minimum front yard means the minimum
depth of a front yard on a lot between the front lot line and the
nearest wall of any main building or structure on the lot.
c) Yard, Interior Side means a side yard other than an exterior side yard.
d) Yard, Rear means a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line and the nearest wall of any building or
structure on the lot. The minimum rear yard means the minimum
depth of a rear yard on a lot between the rear lot line and the
nearest wall of any main building or structure on the lot.
e) Yard, Side means a yard extending from the front yard to the rear
yard of a lot between a side lot line and the nearest wall of any
building or structure on the lot. The minimum side yard means
the minimum width of a side yard on a lot between a side lot line
and the nearest wall of any main building or structure on the lot.
Z
Zone means a designated area of land use shown on Schedule "A" and
established and designated by this By-law for the purposes of a specific
use or group of uses that are erected and maintained in accordance with
the provisions of this By-law.
Zone Boundary means the spatial extent of a zone, as shown on
Schedule "A" of this By-law.
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3.0 Zone Classification
3.1
Establishment of Zones
.1
Table 3-1 establishes a series of zones and places all lands
within the defined area of this By-law in one or more of the
following zones. Throughout the By-law, the zones may be
referred to by their Zone Name or by their corresponding
Zone Symbol as established in Table 3-1.
Table 3-1: Establishment of Zones
Zone Name
Zone Symbol
Residential Zones
Residential Hamlet
RH
Residential One
R1
Residential Two
R2
Residential Three
R3
Tecumseh Hamlet Residential One
TR1
Tecumseh Hamlet Residential Two
TR2
Tecumseh Hamlet Residential Three
TR3
Mixed-Use Zones
Mixed-Use
MS
Tecumseh Hamlet Mixed-Use
TMS
Commercial Zones
General Commercial
CG
Highway Service Centre
CS
Business Zones
Business Park
BP
Business Corridor
BC
Agricultural Zones
Agriculture
AG
Agriculture (No Residence)
AN
Agriculture Service
AS
Community Use Zones
Institutional
IN
Open Space
OS
Natural Environment Zone
Natural Environment
NE
Future Development Zone
Future Development
FD
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3.2
Schedules
3.2.1
Schedule "A" - Zone Maps
.1
The location, extent, and boundaries of all zones are shown
on Schedule "A" and form part of this By-law.
3.2.2
Schedule "B" - Natural Environment Overlay
.1
The requirements of Section 4.4 are applicable to the
Natural Environment Overlay as shown on Schedule "B"
which forms part of this By-law.
3.2.3
Schedule "C" - Frontage Areas
.1
The requirements of Section 8.5.1 are applicable to the
Frontage Areas as shown on Schedule "C" which forms part
of this By-law.
3.2.4
Schedule "D" - Short Term Rental Accommodation Provisions
.1
The requirements of Section 5.15 are applicable to the "lots
where short term rental accommodations are permitted" as
shown on Schedule "D" which forms part of this By-law.
3.2.5
Interpretation of Zone Schedules
.1
The following provisions shall apply when determining the
boundary or extent of any zone shown on Schedule "A":
.a
Where a zone boundary is shown as following a
street or lane, or a public use such as a railway,
transmission line, or pipeline, the zone boundary
shall be the centreline of the applicable feature,
unless otherwise noted.
.b
Where a zone boundary is shown as following the
shoreline of a waterbody, the zone boundary shall
follow the water's edge of such shoreline, and in
the event that the water's edge changes, the
boundary shall be taken as having moved with the
water's edge.
.c
Where a zone boundary is shown as
approximately following lot lines shown on a
registered plan of subdivision or lots registered in
the appropriate Registry Office or Land Titles Office,
the boundary shall follow such lot lines.
.d
Where a zone boundary is shown as following the
limits of the Municipality, the limits of the zone
boundary shall be the limits of the Municipality.
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.e
Where none of the above provisions apply, the
zone boundary shall be scaled from the attached
Schedules.
.2
The applicability of the Natural Environment Overlay shown on
Schedule "B" and Short Term Rental Accommodation
Provisions shown Schedule "D" shall be scaled from the map.
.3
The following provisions shall apply when determining the
applicability of frontage areas shown on Schedule "C":
.a
The Active Frontage Areas shown on Schedule "C",
which forms part of this By-law, are intended to follow
existing or planned street lines. Active Frontage
Areas establish requirements for the buildings that
front onto the roads indicated. The requirements shall
be interpreted as applying to any portion of a
building that fronts a street line that is shown as
being subject to the requirement on Schedule "C".
3.2.6
Multiple Zones
.1
Where a lot is subject to 2 or more zones, each portion of that
lot shall be subject to the applicable permitted uses and
standards, excluding the minimum lot area and lot coverage,
for the applicable zone applying to that portion of the lot.
.2
Parking spaces, driveways, and parking aisles required by
this By-law may be provided anywhere on the same lot that is
subject to 2 or more zones, unless otherwise provided.
3.2.7
Suffix Zones
.1
Where a zone symbol shown on Schedule "A" is followed by
the (LS) suffix, the affected lands shall be subject to the
provisions of Section 4.2 of this By-law with respect to Lake
St. Clair Sightlines.
3.2.8
Exception Zones
.1
Where a zone symbol shown on Schedule "A" is followed by
a hyphen (-) and a number, the affected lands shall be
subject to the special provisions of the corresponding
exception zone under Sections 7 to 14 of this By-law.
.2
An exception zone is a base zone that has been modified by
adding, deleting, or otherwise amending any permitted uses,
prohibited uses, or other regulations for the lands to which
the exception zone applies. The requirements of an
exception zone take precedence over all other provisions of
this By-law where there is a conflict. By default, the
remainder of the provisions of this By-law shall apply unless
explicitly stated in the exception zone in Section 7 to 14.
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3.2.9
Holding Symbols
Where a zone symbol shown on Schedule "A" contains a Holding
Symbol (H), the following provisions shall apply:
.1
Unless otherwise specified in a By-law passed pursuant to
Section 36 of the Planning Act, only the following uses shall
be permitted until such time as the Holding Symbol (H) is
removed by an amendment to this By-law passed pursuant
to Section 36 of the Planning Act, as amended:
.a
Agriculture uses;
.b
Forestry use;
.c
Home occupation; and
.d
Legally existing uses.
.2
No buildings or structures shall be permitted where a
Holding Symbol (H) applies, except for:
.a
Existing buildings and structures, including
enlargements to existing dwellings; and
.b
Accessory buildings or structures to a permitted use.
.3
Council may amend the By-law to remove the Holding
Symbol (H) from all parts of the land or in stages.
.4
Where Council has passed a By-law under Section 36 of the
Planning Act outlining site-specific conditions for removing
the Holding Symbol (H), the removal of the Holding Symbol
(H) shall be in accordance with the stated conditions.
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4.0 General Provisions
The following general provisions apply to the entire defined area.
4.1
Accessory Buildings and Structures
4.1.1
General
.1
Where this By-law provides for a permitted use, that use shall
include any accessory uses, buildings, or structures.
.2
An accessory building or structure shall not be used for
human habitation, except where specifically permitted by this
By-law.
.3
A building or structure shall not be considered accessory if
attached to the main building. For clarity, and without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, an attached private
garage shall be considered part of the main building and
therefore shall be subject to the lot and building
requirements for the main building, as required by the
applicable zone. This By-law also contains other specific
requirements for private garages.
.4
Unless otherwise specifically provided by this By-law, the
accessory building or structure shall be located on the
same lot as the principal use.
.5
The requirements for any additional residential units shall
be in accordance with Section 5.2 and shall not be subject to
the requirements of Section 4.1.
4.1.2
Setbacks
.1
Unless specifically provided by this By-law, no accessory
building or structure shall be built closer to the front lot line
or exterior side lot line than the minimum distance required
by this By-law for the main building on the lot.
.2
Unless specifically provided by this By-law, no accessory
building or structure shall be built closer than 1.5 m to the
main building on lot.
.3
No accessory building or structure shall be built closer than
1.2 m to the rear lot line or interior side lot line, except:
.a
Detached private garages or carports are permitted
to be attached and located to abut a mutual lot line.
.b
Where a lot line abuts a public laneway, an accessory
building or structure may be located not less than 0.5 m
to the lot line abutting the public laneway.
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.c
Any accessory building or structure that is no
greater than 15.0 m2 in floor area and no greater
than 2.5 m in height shall be permitted to be located
up to 0.6 m to the lot line.
.d
Any circumstances as specifically indicated in this By-law.
4.1.3
Height
.1
In any Residential zone, an accessory building or structure
shall not exceed 4.5 m in height.
.2
In all other zones, an accessory building or structure shall
not exceed 11.0 m in height.
4.1.4
Lot Coverage and Size
.1
In any Residential zone, the maximum lot coverage for
accessory buildings and structures shall be 10% of the lot
area or 100.0 m2, whichever is less.
.2
In all other zones, the maximum lot coverage for accessory
buildings and structures shall be 10% of the lot area.
4.2
Lake St. Clair Sightlines (LS) Suffix
.1
The Lake St. Clair Sightlines (LS) Suffix shown on Schedule
"A" applies to all lots within a Residential zone north of
Riverside Drive along Lake St. Clair. The suffix modifies other
provisions of this By-law. All other provisions of this By-law
shall continue to apply. In the event of a conflict between the
overlay and any other section of this By-law, the more
restrictive requirement shall apply.
.2
Where a lot in a Residential zone is subject to the (LS) suffix as
shown on Schedule "A", the following requirements shall apply:
.a
No part of any new dwelling or any addition to an
existing dwelling, or accessory building or
structure, shall extend beyond the established
building line except as provided in this Section. For
the purpose of this paragraph only, the established
building line shall refer to the straight line joining the
nearest point of the wall that is closest to Lake St.
Clair, of the adjacent dwelling, to the nearest point of
the wall that is closest to Lake St. Clair of the next
adjacent dwelling on the other side of the subject
property. In the event that either abutting lot is
vacant, the established building line shall be drawn
from a point 15.0 m back from the water's side of the
shore protection work.
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.b
Notwithstanding Section 4.2.2.a, an accessory
building or structure excluding any habitable space
may be located beyond the established building
line and within the rear yard referred to in .a,
provided: that the building or structure is no greater
than 15.0 m2 in floor area, is no greater than 2.5 m in
height, and is setback at least 9.0 m from the
shoreline and is located at least 1.2 m from any
interior side lot line. For clarity, an above ground
swimming pool shall be permitted provided it meets
these requirements.
.c
A detached private garage or carport may be
permitted within the front yard provided the minimum
front yard requirements of the zone are complied
with and shall be setback a minimum 1.2 m from the
side lot line.
.d
All parking spaces shall be located in a private
garage, carport, or driveway located in the front
yard or side yard.
4.3
Minimum Distance Separation
.1
Notwithstanding any other yard or setback provisions of this
By-law, no residential, institutional, commercial, or industrial
use, located on a separate lot and permitted within an
Agricultural zone or any zone in which agriculture uses are
permitted, shall be erected or altered unless it complies with
the Minimum Distance Separation I (MDS I) setback from a
livestock facility. The MDS I setback shall be calculated
using the formulas published by the Province, as may be
amended from time to time.
.2
Notwithstanding any other yard and setback provisions of this
By-law, no building or structure used or intended to be used
for the raising, breeding, or keeping of livestock or manure
storage shall be established or enlarged on a lot except in
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accordance with the requirements of the Minimum Distance
Separation II (MDS II) setback. The MDS II setback shall be
calculated using the formulas published by the Province, as
may be amended from time to time.
4.4
Natural Environment Overlay
The following provisions shall apply to all lands within the Natural
Environment Overlay as shown on Schedule "B":
.1
Permitted uses shall be in accordance with the applicable zone.
.2
Existing buildings and structures shall be permitted.
.3
Any existing building or structure may be enlarged,
replaced, rebuilt, or altered.
.4
No new buildings, including accessory buildings, are
permitted, except that new buildings and structures
associated with an agriculture use are permitted.
.5
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, where the
Town has approved an Environmental Impact Statement in
accordance with Section 4.9.4.1 of the Official Plan within
lands subject to the Natural Environment Overlay, any new
buildings and structures shall be permitted in accordance
with the requirements of this By-law.
4.5
Natural Hazards
4.5.1
Hazardous Lands and Hazardous Sites
.1
The following uses shall be prohibited in lands identified as
hazardous lands or hazardous sites, as determined by the
Municipality in consultation with the relevant Conservation
Authority:
.a
Institutional uses including hospitals, long-term care
facilities, retirement homes, day care centres and
public and private schools;
.b
Essential emergency services including fire, police,
ambulance stations and electrical substations; and
.c
Uses associated with disposal, manufacture,
treatment or storage of hazardous substances.
4.5.2
Lake St. Clair Floodprone Area
.1
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law to the
contrary, no part of any building or structure shall be erected
on lands located within the Lake St. Clair Shoreline Floodprone
Area, as shown on Schedule "A" of this By-law, unless:
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.a
The lowest opening of any such building or structure
has a minimum building elevation prescribed in a permit
issued by the relevant Conservation Authority in
consultation with the Municipality; and
.b
The setback of the nearest wall of any such building
or structure from the water's edge is prescribed in a
permit issued by the relevant Conservation Authority in
consultation with the Municipality.
.2
No part of any dwelling including an additional residential
unit shall be erected within 30.0 m of the shoreline of Lake
St. Clair where flood and erosion control facilities and
shoreline protection works have not been constructed.
.3
Where flood and erosion control facilities and shoreline
protection works have been constructed, no part of any
dwelling including an additional residential unit shall be
erected with 15.0 m of the shoreline.
.4
Notwithstanding Section 4.5.2.1, structures within a marina,
such as gas pumping stations and water-based boating slips,
shall be exempt from the setback. The precise location of such
structures shall be in accordance with an approved site plan.
.5
The uses prohibited by Section 4.5.1 shall also be prohibited
in the Lake St. Clair Floodprone Area.
4.5.3
Inland Floodplain Development Control Area
The following provisions shall apply to all lands within the Inland
Floodplain Development Control Area (shown on Schedule "A" or to
lands determined by the relevant Conservation Authority):
.1
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, no
building or structure shall be erected, enlarged, or
reconstructed or site alteration undertaken in the Inland
Floodplain Development Control Area shown on Schedule "A"
without a permit issued by the relevant Conservation
Authority, if required.
.2
The uses prohibited by Section 4.5.1 shall also be prohibited
in the Inland Floodplain Development Control Area.
4.5.4
Inland Watercourses and Municipal Drains
.1
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law:
.a
No part of any building or structure, other than a
permeable fence of a design satisfactory to the
Municipality in consultation with the relevant
Conservation Authority, shall be constructed closer to an
inland watercourse or municipal drain than the minimum
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distance established by the applicable Conservation
Authority, measured inland from the top of bank.
.b
Where a permit from the Municipality in consultation
with the relevant Conservation Authority is not
required, the minimum setback between any building
or structure from a covered municipal drain shall be
8.0 m from the centreline of the covered municipal
drain, and 8.0 m from the nearest top of bank for an
open municipal drain plus the depth of the open
municipal drain, measured from the nearest top of
bank of the open municipal drain. This setback
provision shall not apply to a fence of water permeable
design and construction.
4.6
Parking of Commercial Vehicles in Residential Zones
.1
In a Residential zone, the parking of a commercial vehicle on
each lot shall be permitted subject to the following requirements:
.a
The parking of a commercial vehicle shall only be
permitted in a private garage or driveway.
.b
A maximum of 1 commercial vehicle shall be
permitted to be parked on the driveway.
.c
Where parked in a driveway, the maximum
dimensions of a commercial vehicle, including any
attached equipment or accessories, shall not exceed
7.0 m in length.
.2
Notwithstanding Subsection 4.6.1, on any vacant lot in a Residential
zone, the parking or storage of a commercial vehicle on a vacant
lot with no principal dwelling shall be prohibited.
.3
The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to restrict the
normal use of the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle
associated with construction activities, deliveries or similar
temporary activities normally associated with a residential use.
.4
The parking or storage of any disengaged tractor trailer cabs
without running equipment shall be prohibited in all Residential
zones unless parked or stored in a fully enclosed building or
private garage.
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4.7
Parking of Recreational Vehicles and Trailers in
Residential Zones
The following provisions shall apply to the parking or storage of
recreational vehicles and trailers in any Residential zone:
.1
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, any
recreational vehicle or trailer is permitted to be stored in a
fully enclosed private garage or accessory building as
accessory to a dwelling.
.2
The parking of a recreational vehicle or trailer on any vacant
lot shall be prohibited.
.3
The parking or storage of any recreational vehicle or trailer
shall not result in a deficiency in meeting the required minimum
number of parking spaces in accordance with this By-law.
.4
One recreational vehicle or trailer shall be permitted to be
parked or stored on a driveway located within the front yard,
provided:
.a
The maximum height of a recreational vehicle or
trailer shall be 4.5 m;
.b
The minimum setback of a recreational vehicle or
trailer to the paved surface of the roadway shall be 4.5 m;
.c
The minimum setback of a recreational vehicle or
trailer to a sidewalk or multi-use trail shall be 1.0 m; and
.d
The minimum setback of a recreational vehicle or
trailer to the interior side lot lines or exterior side
lot lines shall be 0.6 m.
.5
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.7.4, the provisions
of subsection .b shall not apply to a recreational vehicle or
trailer temporarily parked on a driveway located within the
front yard for a period of 15 days in a calendar year.
.6
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, recreational
vehicles or trailers shall be permitted to be parked or stored
in the interior side yard and rear yard, provided:
.a
The maximum height of a recreational vehicle or
trailer shall be 4.5 m;
.b
The total lot coverage for all recreational vehicles
and trailers on the lot (excluding any recreational
vehicles and trailers stored in a fully enclosed
building) does not exceed 10%; and
.c
The recreational vehicle or trailer is not located
within 0.6 m of any side lot line or rear lot line.
Where a recreational vehicle or
equipment is kept on a trailer, the
recreational vehicle and trailer
together is counted as one
recreational vehicle.
Where a legally existing
recreational vehicle or trailer does
not meet the requirements of this
By-law, it is permitted to be parked
and stored on a lot, subject to the
legal non-conforming regulations of
this By-law.
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4.8
Permitted Encroachments and Projections
.1
No portion of any minimum required yard shall be permitted to
be encroached or otherwise obstructed by any building,
structure, or feature or part thereof, except in accordance with
Table 4-1 or elsewhere specifically by this By-law. Where a type
of minimum required yard is not identified in Column 2 ("Yard")
of Table 4-1, an encroachment is not permitted in that yard.
.2
Unless otherwise expressly stated by Table 4-1, a minimum
distance of 0.6 m shall be required from any permitted
encroachment to the nearest lot line.
Table 4-1: Permitted Yard and Setback Encroachments
Building, Structure or
Part Thereof
Yard
Permitted Encroachment
into a Minimum Required
Yard
Air conditioners, heat pumps, air
vents, gas meters, and similar
small-scale utility and related
equipment
Rear yard,
exterior side
yard and
interior side
yard
For all dwelling unit types, excluding
stacked townhouse and back-to-
back townhouses:
1.2 m but no closer than 0.6 m from
any lot line
Any
minimum
yard
For stacked townhouse and back-
to-back townhouses:
1.2 m but no closer than 0.6 m from
any lot line
Architectural elements including
sills, belt courses, cornices,
chimney breasts, cantilevered
floor areas, dormers, pilasters or
parapets
Any
minimum
yard
0.6 m
Balcony in conjunction with an
apartment dwelling
Any
minimum
yard
1.5 m, but no closer than 1.5 m from
the interior side lot line; or
Where dwelling units are attached,
0.0 m from the lot line along which
the dwelling units are attached.
Balcony in conjunction with a
dwelling, other than an
apartment dwelling
Front yard,
rear yard,
and exterior
side yard
1.5 m; or
Where dwelling units are attached,
0.0 m from the lot line along which
the dwelling units are attached.
Barrier-free ramp or wheelchair
lift
Any
minimum
yard
Up to 0.0 m from any lot line
Chimneys and gas fireplace
projections with a maximum width
of 2.0 m
Any
minimum
yard
0.6 m, but no closer than 1.2 m from
any lot line
Residential patio
Any
minimum
yard
Up to 0.6 m from any lot line
An air conditioner, heat pump, gas
meter, and similar small-scale
utility and related equipment may
be located on a permitted balcony
or porch encroachment in a front
yard.
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Table 4-1: Permitted Yard and Setback Encroachments
Building, Structure or
Part Thereof
Yard
Permitted Encroachment
into a Minimum Required
Yard
Decks, inclusive of stairs, which
are at or below the first storey
Rear yard
and interior
side yard
Up to 2.4 m into the required rear
yard; or
Where dwelling units are attached,
0.0 m from the lot line along which
the dwelling units are attached,
provided that a fence of at least 1.6 m
is maintained along the common lot
line for the length of the deck,
measured from the surface of the
deck.
Eaves, eavestroughs, and gutters
Any
minimum
yard
0.6 m
Fuel fired appliances, generators,
and pool equipment
Rear yard,
exterior side
yard and
interior side
yard
0.6 m, but no closer than 1.2 m from
any lot line
Porches not exceeding one
storey in height (inclusive of
access stairs from grade)
Front yard
and rear
yard
3.0 m, including eaves and cornices;
or
Where dwelling units are attached,
0.0 m from the lot line along which
the dwelling units are attached.
Rain barrels and cisterns
Any
minimum
yard
1.2 m
Restaurant patio
Front yard,
rear yard or
exterior side
yard
Up to 0.0 m from the front lot line or
exterior lot line
Steps or stairs providing access
to a below grade entrance
Interior side
yard,
exterior side
yard or rear
yard
Up to 0.3 m from any lot line
Unenclosed Emergency Escape
Rear yard
and interior
side yard
1.5 m, at a maximum width of 4.5 m
Window bays and window wells
Front yard,
rear yard,
and exterior
side yard
1.0 m, at a maximum width of 3.0 m
Interior side
yard
0.6 m, at a maximum width of 3.0 m
.3
Notwithstanding the yard and setback provisions of this By-
law, drop awnings, clothes poles, flag poles, garden trellises,
fences, retaining walls, satellite dishes, signs erected in
accordance with the provisions of the Municipality's By-law
regulating signs, or other similar accessory structures and
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vegetation shall be permitted in any minimum required yard or
in the area between the road or street line and the required
setback of this By-law.
.4
A railway spur shall be permitted within any required side
yard or rear yard in a Business zone, but not within a
required planting strip area.
4.9
Permitted Height Exceptions
.1
The height requirements of this By-law shall not apply to the
following structures:
.a
an air conditioner duct;
.b
a flagpole;
.c
a clock tower or belfry;
.d
a chimney;
.e
ornamental architectural features, such as but not limited
to, cupolas, dormers, skylights, and weathervanes;
.f
an elevator equipment room, mechanical penthouse,
or rooftop mechanical equipment;
.g
a barn, grain elevator, silo, grain bin, fertilizer tower,
or other accessory structures, excluding any
dwelling, related to an agriculture use;
.h
a light standard;
.i
a radio, communications, or television tower or antenna;
.j
a spire or steeple associated with a place of worship;
.k
a water tank or water tower; and,
.l
a wind turbine used within an Agriculture zone.
.2
A roof-mounted solar energy device shall be permitted to encroach
into the maximum height required in any zone by 0.3 m. For
clarity, a ground-mounted solar energy device shall comply with
the requirements for accessory buildings and structures.
.3
A wind turbine within any zone, except an Agriculture zone, shall be
subject to the provisions of this By-law for accessory structures.
4.10 Prohibited Uses in All Zones
The following uses shall be prohibited in all zones within the
defined area, unless otherwise expressly permitted by this By-law:
.1
A salvage or scrap yard, wrecking yard, automobile salvage
yard, a waste disposal site or waste processing facility, a
waste transfer facility, a recycling facility or composting
operation, the collection of junk, any refuse, scrap iron, or
other scrap metals;
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.2
The keeping of derelict vehicles in a wrecked, discarded,
dismantled, inoperative or abandoned condition and the
storing of vehicles for the purpose of salvaging parts
therefrom is prohibited, unless it specifically forms part of a
permitted use within a particular zone;
.3
Uses not listed as permitted uses in a zone or defined area in
this By-law shall be prohibited in such zone or defined area;
.4
The industrial manufacture, storage or distribution of coal,
rock oil, fuel oil, burning fluid gas, naphtha, benzene, gasoline,
dynamite, dualene, nitroglycerine, gunpowder, petroleum
products or other combustible or inflammable or liquid material
which is likely to create danger to health, or danger from fire
or explosion, except as otherwise provided for in this By-law;
.5
Adult entertainment parlours;
.6
Mobile homes, except where they are specifically listed as a
permitted use in a zone; and/or
.7
The use of a truck, recreational vehicle, transport trailer, bus,
coach, streetcar body, or other vehicle for human habitation shall
be prohibited, whether the same is mounted on wheels.
4.11 Setbacks from Railways
.1
No portion of a dwelling unit shall be erected closer than
30.0 m to the railroad right-of-way limit.
4.12 Shoreline Structures
.1
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, a
shoreline structure may be erected and used in the rear
yard of a lot abutting a navigable waterway, provided that:
.a
A shoreline structure shall not be located closer
than 1.2 m to the interior side lot line or exterior
side lot line; and
.b
No shoreline structure shall exceed 1.2 m in height
measured from the shoreline or established grade,
whichever is less.
4.13 Sight Visibility Triangles
.1
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, no
building or structure, including a fence, sign or driveway,
shall be erected within a 9.0 m sight visibility triangle and
no shrubs or foliage shall be planted or maintained which
exceeds a height of 0.5 m above the centreline grade of the
intersecting streets.
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.2
Notwithstanding Section 4.13.1, a sight visibility triangle
shall not be required in any Main Street (MS) zone.
4.14 Street Frontage Required
.1
In addition to all other provisions of this By-law, no person
shall be permitted to erect any building or structure on any
lot in any zone unless the lot has frontage on a public street
or private street.
.2
Notwithstanding subsection .1, a building or structure may
be erected and used on the following lots which do not have
lot frontage on a public street:
.a
An existing lot within a registered plan of subdivision
in which the street has not been assumed by the
Municipality but in which the street is to be
assumed under the terms of a subdivision
agreement; and
.b
An existing lot with access by way of a legal private
right-of-way.
4.15 Swimming Pools
.1
An outdoor swimming pool shall be permitted as an
accessory use to any permitted dwelling.
.2
An outdoor swimming pool shall not be permitted in the front
yard or exterior side yard.
.3
An outdoor swimming pool shall be permitted in a rear yard
and interior side yard, provided that:
.a
The maximum height of such swimming pool shall
be 1.22 m above the established grade of the
ground both adjoining and within 4.0 m of the
swimming pool.
.b
The swimming pool shall not be located within 1.22 m
of an interior side lot line or rear lot line, measured
from the inside wall of the swimming pool.
.c
In a Residential zone, a swimming pool shall not be
located closer than 4.5 m to any exterior side lot line.
.4
An outdoor swimming pool erected in any zone shall comply
with the Town's Fence By-law.
.5
An outdoor swimming pool shall not be included in the
calculation of lot coverage.
An indoor swimming pool located
within a fully enclosed building is
not subject to the provisions of this
section and are subject to the zone
requirements or requirements for
accessory buildings and structures.
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4.16 Uses Permitted in All Zones
4.16.1
Public Uses
.1
The requirements of this By-law shall not apply to the use of any
land, or the erection or use of any building or structure by a public
authority for public use, subject to the following requirements:
.a
A building or structure required for any purpose
identified in this Section shall be permitted in any
zone, provided that the parking, lot and building
requirements of the zone in which the use, building
or structure is located are satisfied.
.b
Outside storage accessory to any use identified in this
Section shall be prohibited, unless otherwise expressly
permitted in the zone in which the lot is located. Where
outside storage is expressly permitted, it shall be subject
to Section 5.12 of this By-law.
.c
A stormwater management facility in ownership of a
public authority shall be permitted in any zone, except
any Agricultural zone, in accordance with the
requirements of the zone in which the use is located.
.2
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the installation of a
community mailbox, street, watermain, sanitary sewer main,
storm sewer, gas main, pipeline or overhead or underground
hydro, and telecommunications line provided that the location of
such main or line has been approved by the Municipality as
may be required or is undertaken by a public authority.
4.16.2
Other Uses
.1
Temporary buildings and structures normal and incidental to
construction shall be permitted in all zones, provided that a
valid building permit has been issued by the Municipality
where a building permit is required. These temporary
buildings and structures shall only be permitted so long as
they are necessary for any work in progress which has been
neither finished nor abandoned, and for which a building
permit remains in force.
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5.0 Specific Use Regulations
5.1
Accessory Dwelling Units (Non-Residential Uses)
Where permitted by this By-law, an accessory dwelling unit to a
non-residential use shall be subject to the following provisions:
.1
A maximum of one accessory dwelling unit shall be
permitted on the same lot as the principal use.
.2
The accessory dwelling unit shall have an independent
building entrance that is separate from the building
entrance provided for the non-residential use.
.3
The gross floor area of the accessory dwelling unit shall
not exceed 50% of the gross floor area of all other non-
residential uses on the lot.
.4
An accessory dwelling unit shall be a minimum of 3.0 m
from any non-residential building on the same lot.
.5
An accessory dwelling unit shall not be permitted on the
same lot as any automobile service establishment.
.6
The accessory dwelling unit shall have a separate parking
space as provided in parking requirements of Section 6.
5.2
Additional Residential Units
5.2.1
Additional Residential Units in Agricultural Zones and
Unserviced Lots
Where permitted by this By-law, additional residential units shall
be in accordance with the following provisions:
.1
In any Agricultural zone or on any lot without full municipal
water and sanitary services, a maximum of one additional
residential unit is permitted on each lot in accordance with
the following criteria:
.a
The additional residential unit is located in the
principal dwelling on the lot and is not located in
an accessory building.
.b
There is no other additional residential unit, a
garden suite, farm greenhouse worker dwelling,
or farm help dwelling on the lot.
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.c
The additional residential unit is limited to a
maximum of 50% of the gross floor area of the
principal dwelling except that it may occupy the
whole of a basement.
.d
The additional residential unit meets the other
requirements of this section.
.e
There are adequate services available to serve the
additional residential unit including municipal
water and septic system that meets applicable
requirements of the Ontario Building Code.
5.2.2
Additional Residential Units in Residential Zones
Where permitted by this By-law, additional residential units shall
be in accordance with the following provisions:
.1
Up to two additional residential units shall be permitted on
each lot in conjunction with any detached dwelling, semi-
detached dwelling or townhouse dwelling, where the use
is permitted in any zone, other than in the circumstances
referred to by subsection 5.2.1. A maximum of 1 of the 2
additional residential units is permitted to be contained in
a separate accessory building.
.2
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, where
one or more permitted additional residential units are
provided on any lot, the maximum lot coverage shall be the
greater of 45% or the requirement of the applicable zone.
.3
The lot and building requirements for the principal
dwelling of the applicable zone shall apply to any
additional residential unit that is attached to or contained
within the principal dwelling.
.4
The additional residential unit shall have its own exterior
entrance separate from the exterior entrance to the principal
dwelling unit but shall not be permitted on a façade of the
building that faces a public street or private road.
.5
Any detached additional residential unit as permitted by
subsection .2 is permitted in accordance with the following:
.a
There is no other garden suite or additional
residential unit in any accessory building on the lot.
.b
There is a minimum 3.0 m separation from any
other building containing a dwelling unit.
.c
A detached additional residential unit shall only
be permitted in a rear yard and interior side yard,
except within the Lake St. Clair Sightlines (LS)
Overlay in which case a detached additional
residential unit shall only be permitted in the front
yard or interior side yard.
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.d
A detached additional residential unit shall not be
closer than 1.5 m to any interior side or rear lot line.
.e
Notwithstanding, if the detached additional
residential unit is located above the first storey of
an accessory building abutting a rear laneway,
shall not be closer than 0.5 m from the rear lot line.
.f
Notwithstanding, additional residential units
associated with a detached private garage or
carport in conjunction with a semi-detached
dwelling or townhouse dwelling are permitted to
be attached and abut a mutual lot line.
.g
A detached additional residential unit shall not be
closer than 3.0 m to the side lot line and rear lot
line in the case of a 2-storey additional residential
unit having windows facing or adjacent to the side
lot line or rear lot line.
.h
A detached additional residential unit shall not be closer
than 3.0 m to the principal dwelling on the same lot.
.i
The maximum height of a detached additional
residential unit shall be 6.5 m.
.j
The maximum gross floor area of a detached
additional residential unit shall be 100.0 m2 and
no greater than 50% of the principal dwelling.
.k
A detached additional residential unit shall connect
to and use the municipal sanitary and water services
located on the lot for the principal dwelling.
.l
A detached additional residential unit shall require
a permit from the relevant Conservation Authority if it
is located within the limit of regulated area of a
Conservation Authority.
.6
Parking shall be provided for additional residential units in
accordance with Section 6 of this By-law.
.7
Any additional residential unit shall require a permit from
the relevant Conservation Authority if within the limit of
regulated area of a Conservation Authority.
5.3
Bed and Breakfast
Where permitted by this By-law, a bed and breakfast shall be in
accordance with the following provisions:
.1
A bed and breakfast shall only be permitted in a detached dwelling.
.2
The bed and breakfast shall be operated by the person or
persons whose principal residence is in the detached dwelling.
.3
Parking shall be provided in accordance with Section 6.
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.4
A bed and breakfast shall be limited to a maximum of 3
guest rooms.
5.4
Drive-Throughs
Where permitted by this By-law, a drive-through shall be provided
in accordance with the following provisions:
.1
For clarity, a drive-through shall only be a permitted use
where it is specifically identified as such in the permitted
uses tables of this By-law, and only as an accessory use to
a permitted principal commercial use.
.2
The minimum number of stacking spaces shall be in
accordance with the following:
.a
For an automatically operating automobile washing
establishment, a minimum of 3 stacking spaces shall
be provided in advance of the automobile washing
establishment, and no stacking spaces shall be
required in conjunction with a manually operated
automobile washing establishment;
.b
For a restaurant, a minimum of 10 stacking spaces shall
be provided, including the space at the pick-up window; or
.c
For all other main uses with drive-through service,
such as a financial institution, a minimum of 3
stacking spaces shall be provided in advance of each
drive-through service window or self-serve facility.
.3
A stacking space shall be a minimum of 5.5 m in length and
3.0 m in width.
.4
Stacking spaces shall not be included in the calculation of
required parking and shall not be located within any parking
aisle or driveway.
5.5
Group Homes
Where permitted by this By-law, a group home shall be in
accordance with the following provisions:
.1
A group home shall be serviced with a public water supply
and shall have adequate sanitary services.
.2
Parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with Section 6.
.3
The group home shall comprise the sole use of the dwelling.
.4
The group home shall be in accordance with the provisions
of the applicable zone.
.5
The group home shall be subject to Provincial approval or
licensing as may be required.
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5.6
Home Industries
Where permitted by this By-law, a home industry shall be subject
to the following provisions:
.1
A home industry shall include the following uses:
.a
Artisan studio;
.b
Carpentry shop;
.c
Machine shop;
.d
Welding;
.e
Repair shop for appliances and vehicles; and
.f
Electrical, plumbing and building contractor shops.
.2
A home industry shall be wholly located within an
accessory building or structure.
.3
Parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with
Section 6 of this By-law.
.4
A home industry shall have a maximum of 3 employees,
where at least one employee shall be a resident of the
principal dwelling unit.
.5
An accessory building or structure used for a home
industry shall be subject to the general provisions for
accessory buildings and structures of this By-law.
.6
A home industry shall have a maximum gross floor area
of 70.0 m2.
.7
Advertising or signs shall not be permitted to be displayed on
a lot, except in accordance with the Municipality's Signage
By-law where it relates specifically to home industries.
.8
Outside storage and an outside display area accessory
to a home industry shall be prohibited.
.9
A home industry that includes an obnoxious use shall be
prohibited.
5.7
Home Occupations
Where permitted by this By-law, a home occupation shall be
subject to the following provisions:
.1
A home occupation shall be conducted entirely within the
dwelling unit and shall not be permitted in any detached
accessory building or structure, except that within a
Residential zone, an attached private garage shall be
permitted to be used for a home occupation, provided that
the minimum number of parking spaces as required by this
By-law are complied with.
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.2
A home occupation in any dwelling unit, excluding
apartment dwellings and stacked townhouse dwellings,
shall include the following uses:
.a
Artisan studio;
.b
Drugless practitioner;
.c
Private home day care;
.d
Service commercial use;
.e
Home-based food processing; and
.f
Instruction, including personal fitness, music, dance,
tutoring, cooking, and similar activities.
.3
A home office shall be permitted as a home occupation in
any type of dwelling unit. A home office in any apartment
dwelling or stacked townhouse dwelling shall not include
any clients or visitors.
.4
A home occupation shall be operated solely by the person
or persons whose principal residence is the dwelling in
which the home occupation is operated.
.5
A home occupation shall not occupy more than 20% of the
gross floor area of the dwelling unit.
.6
Parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with
Section 6 of this By-law. No additional parking spaces shall
be required for a home occupation that does not include
any clients, students, or visitors.
.7
Outside storage of goods or materials associated with the
home occupation is prohibited.
.8
Advertising or signs shall not be permitted to be displayed on
a lot, except in accordance with the Municipality's Signage
By-law where it relates specifically to home occupations.
For clarity, illuminated signs, or signs greater than 0.5 m2 in
area shall not be permitted.
.9
The home occupation shall not create or become a public
nuisance due to noise, dust, traffic, or parking.
.10
Other than art, crafts and antiques, or goods produced or
repaired on site, there shall be no goods, wares or
merchandise offered or exposed for sale, or sold or kept for
sale in the dwelling, and no mechanical or other equipment
used or kept except those customarily employed in a
dwelling for domestic or household purposes or for use by
those uses deemed a home occupation.
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5.8
Kennels
Where permitted by this By-law, a kennel shall be in accordance
with the following provisions:
.1
Any portion of a kennel shall be located a minimum of 90.0
m from any Residential zone or dwelling unit located on a
separate lot.
.2
A kennel shall not be used for human habitation.
5.9
Mushroom Operations
Where permitted by this By-law, a mushroom operation shall be
in accordance with the following provisions:
.1
A building or structure used for a mushroom operation
shall be setback a minimum 60.0 m from the front lot line.
.2
No stockpiles of waste, manure, fertilizer, or compost shall
be permitted within 90.0 m of any dwelling, including a farm
help dwelling or farm greenhouse worker dwelling.
.3
A mushroom operation shall be subject to an approved site plan.
5.10 On-Farm Diversified Uses
5.10.1
General
Where permitted by this By-law, on-farm diversified uses shall
be in accordance with the following provisions:
.1
An on-farm diversified use shall be located on the same
lot containing a principal agriculture use.
.2
The area of operation for an on-farm diversified use shall
not exceed a combined total of 1.0 ha (10,000.0 m2) or 2% of
the lot area on which the use is proposed, whichever is less,
provided that:
.a
The maximum gross floor area for all buildings and
structures shall be 20% of the area of operation.
.b
In calculating the area of operation, 100% of the area
needed for parking spaces and outside storage for
the on-farm diversified use shall be included.
.c
In calculating the area of operation, where an on-
farm diversified use uses an existing access
laneway or parking area, the area of the laneway
or parking area shall not be included.
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.3
An on-farm diversified use shall be subject to the Minimum
Distance Separation (MDS) I Formulae where an on-farm
diversified use includes an agri-tourism, on-farm shop or
café, food service use or provides overnight
accommodations.
.4
All outside storage for an on-farm diversified use shall be in
accordance with the outside storage provisions of this By-law.
.5
The total enclosed gross floor area of a lot devoted to
retail uses shall not exceed 50% of the floor area of all
buildings and structures used in conjunction with the on-
farm diversified use. This provision shall not apply to a
farm produce outlet.
.6
The services required for the proposed on-farm diversified use are
provided on the same lot, to the satisfaction of the Municipality.
5.10.2
Agri-Tourism
.1
Any agri-tourism use shall be subject to the following
provisions, in addition to the requirements of Section 5.10.1:
.a
An agricultural event venue that is not in
accordance with the definition of agri-tourism or is
intended to host events more than 2 times per
calendar year shall only be permitted on a
temporary basis by way of a Temporary Use By-law
pursuant to Section 39 of the Planning Act.
.b
Lands used for agriculture and simultaneously
used as part of agri-tourism shall not be included
in the calculation of the area of operation.
5.11 Restaurant Patios
Where permitted by this By-law, a restaurant patio shall be in
accordance with the following provisions:
.1
A restaurant patio shall not be permitted in any yard
abutting a Residential zone.
.2
The area used for a restaurant patio shall be included in
the calculation of lot coverage.
.3
Parking shall be provided for a restaurant patio in
accordance with the provisions of Section 6 of this By-law.
.4
Notwithstanding Subsection 5.11.3, a restaurant patio that
is operated on a seasonal basis for no longer than eight
consecutive months within a calendar year shall not be
required to provide additional parking spaces above that
required for the principal use on the lot.
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.5
Where a restaurant patio covers a portion of a parking area,
it shall not result in a deficiency in meeting the minimum
required parking spaces for existing uses on the lot.
5.12 Outside Storage
Where permitted by this By-law, outside storage shall only be
permitted in accordance with the following provisions:
.1
Outside storage shall be subject to the requirements of this
section and not subject to the accessory building and
structure requirements of Section 4.1.
.2
Outside storage shall only be permitted as an accessory
use where it is permitted by this By-law.
.3
Outside storage shall not be permitted on a vacant lot.
.4
Outside storage shall not be permitted in any required
minimum yard directly abutting a Residential, Community
Use, Future Development, or Natural Environment zone.
.5
Outside storage shall not be permitted within 18.0 m of any
street line.
.6
The maximum height of an outside storage area and its
materials/goods shall be:
.a
In any Commercial zone, 5.0 m;
.b
In any zone other than a Commercial zone, the
maximum height of the building as per the zone
requirements; and
.c
The maximum height requirements of this
subsection shall not apply to stored construction
equipment.
.7
Outside storage shall comply with all minimum yard
requirements of the applicable zone, except that in any
Business Park zone, the minimum rear yard setback and
minimum interior side yard setback for outside storage shall
be 0.0 m where the lot line abuts another Business Park zone.
.8
Outside storage shall not be permitted in any front yard.
.9
Outside storage shall not obstruct any minimum required
parking space, parking aisle, or loading space.
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5.13 Outside Display and Sales Area
Where permitted by this By-law, an outside display and sales area
shall only be permitted in accordance with the following provisions:
.1
An outside display and sales area shall be permitted in any
yard and subject to the required minimum yard in a zone.
.2
No outside display and sales area shall be permitted in
any required minimum setback directly abutting a
Residential or Future Development zone.
.3
An outside display and sales area shall not obstruct any:
.a
Minimum required parking space or loading space;
.b
Sight visibility triangle;
.c
Parking aisle; or
.d
Required landscaping.
.4
An outside display and sales area shall include the parking
of vehicles or commercial vehicles for sale or awaiting
repair in association with a permitted use.
.5
Any areas used for permitted outside display and sales
areas shall be in addition to and separate from such areas
as may be required by this By-law for the provision of off-
street parking spaces and loading spaces.
5.14 Shipping Containers
Where permitted by this By-law, a shipping container shall only
be permitted in accordance with the following provisions:
.1
A shipping container shall only be permitted as an
accessory use and shall not be permitted as accessory to,
or in conjunction with, a dwelling.
.2
The use of a shipping container for human habitation shall
be prohibited.
.3
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, a shipping
container may be temporarily placed on a lot in any zone:
.a
For a period of not more than 30 days for temporary
storage, loading and unloading of the shipping
container.
.b
For a period of not more than 1-year when used in
conjunction with construction activities for which a
building permit has been issued by the Municipality.
The provisions of this By-law do
not apply to the use or repurposing
of a shipping contained a building
material in accordance with the
Ontario Building Code.
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5.15 Short Term Rental Accommodations
Where permitted by this By-law, a short term rental
accommodation shall only be permitted in accordance with the
following provisions:
.1
A short term rental accommodation shall only be permitted
within a dwelling unit on a lot as shown on Schedule "D" and
in accordance with the permitted uses of the Residential and
Mixed-Use zones.
.2
Notwithstanding Subsection 5.15.1, a short term rental
accommodation that existed on the day of passing of this
By-law shall be permitted provided it has been continually
used for this purpose.
.3
A maximum of one short term rental accommodation shall
be permitted on a lot.
.4
Parking and access shall be provided in accordance with
Section 6.0 of this By-law.
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6.0 Parking and Access
6.1
Parking Space Requirements
6.1.1
Parking Space Rates
.1
No building or structure may be erected, and no use may
be established or changed to another use unless the minimum
number of parking spaces for vehicles is provided and
maintained on the same lot in accordance with Table 6-1.
.2
Notwithstanding the requirements of Table 6-1, a change in
use in any existing building as of the date of passing of
this By-law from any non-residential use to another non-
residential use shall not be required to provide any
additional parking, provided the new use is permitted.
.3
Where the calculation of the required number of parking
spaces in Table 6-1 results in a fraction, the value shall be
rounded up to the next whole number.
.4
When any building or structure accommodates more than
1 type of use, the parking space requirement for the whole
building shall be the sum of the requirements for the
separate parts of the building occupied by the separate
uses, including any accessory uses with a defined parking
space requirement in Table 6-1.
.5
On a lot with a detached dwelling, semi-detached
dwelling, duplex dwelling, triplex dwelling, or townhouse
dwelling, a private driveway devoted to the dwelling unit
and located on the lot may be included in calculating the
minimum number of parking spaces.
Table 6-1: Minimum Parking Space Requirements
Use
Minimum Number of Required
Parking Spaces
Residential Uses
Detached Dwelling
Semi-Detached Dwelling
2.0 parking spaces per dwelling unit
Apartment Dwelling
Accessory Dwelling Unit
Duplex Dwelling
Triplex Dwelling
Townhouse Dwelling
Stacked Townhouse Dwelling
Live-Work Dwelling
1.25 parking spaces per dwelling unit
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Table 6-1: Minimum Parking Space Requirements
Use
Minimum Number of Required
Parking Spaces
Additional Residential Unit
1.0 parking space for the first additional
residential unit in addition to the parking
required for the principal dwelling, and
no additional parking required for other
additional residential units
Group Home
1.0 parking space per 3 supervised
group home residents that can be
accommodated in the group home
Lodging House
2.0 parking spaces per lodging house
Short Term Rental Accommodation
1.0 parking space per short term rental
accommodation
Commercial and Business Uses
Animal Hospital
1.0 parking space per 25.0 m2 of gross
floor area
Assembly Hall
1.0 parking space per 100.0 m2 of gross
floor area
Automobile Sales and Services
Establishment
1.0 parking space per 27.0 m2 of gross
floor area plus 1.0 parking space per
service bay
Automobile Repair Establishment
Automobile Washing Establishment
Bed and Breakfast
1.0 parking space per guest room, in
addition to the parking required for the
principal dwelling
Building Supply Centre
1.0 parking space per 25.0 m2 of gross
floor area
Commercial Service
1.0 parking space per 18.0 m2 of gross
floor area
Day Care Centre
1.0 parking space per 25.0 m2 of gross
floor area
Dry Cleaning Establishment
1 parking space per 25.0 m2 of gross
floor area
Entertainment Use
1.0 parking space per 25.0 m2 of gross
floor area
Financial Institution
1.0 parking space per 25.0 m2 of gross
floor area
Fitness Centre
Commercial Recreational Use
1.0 parking space per 30.0 m2 of gross
floor area
Funeral Home
1.0 parking space per 25.0 m2 of gross
floor area
Hospital
1.0 parking space for every 2 beds or
36.0 m2 of gross floor area, whichever is
greater
Hotel
1.0 parking space per suite or guest
room. For any uses provided as an
accessory use to the hotel and are open
to the public, such as a restaurant,
parking requirements shall be calculated
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Table 6-1: Minimum Parking Space Requirements
Use
Minimum Number of Required
Parking Spaces
separately for each use in accordance
with the parking requirements of Table 6-
1. For clarity, any accessory uses
provided for use by guests only shall not
be subject to an additional parking
requirement, such as a fitness facility
provided for use by hotel guests.
Industrial Cannabis Processing Facility
1.0 parking space per 2.0 ha of growing
area, plus 1.0 parking space per 30.0 m2
of dedicated office, loading, and
processing space
Industrial Use
1.0 parking space per 120.0 m2 of gross
floor area
Kennel
1.0 parking space per 25.0 m2 of gross
floor area
Live-Work Units (Non-Residential
Component)
1.0 parking space per 25.0 m2 of gross
floor area
Medical Clinic
1.0 parking space per 25.0 m2 of gross
floor area
Micro-Brewery and Micro-Distillery
1.0 parking space per 25.0 m2 of gross
floor area
Nursery and Garden Centre
1.0 parking space per 50.0 m2 of gross
floor area
Printing Establishment
1.0 parking space per 50.0 m2 of gross
floor area
Recreational Vehicle Sales, Service and
Storage
1.0 parking space per 25.0 m2 of gross
floor area
Restaurant
1.0 parking space per 10.0 m2 of gross
floor area devoted to public use
Retail
1.0 parking space per 22.0 m2 of gross
floor area
Service Trade Establishment
1.0 parking space per 30.0 m2 of gross
floor area
Transportation Depot
Warehouse
Wholesale Establishment
1.0 parking space per 25.0 m2 of gross
floor area
Agricultural Uses
Agri-Tourism
1.0 parking spaces per 40.0 m2 of gross
floor area dedicated to any building or
structure accessory to the agri-tourism
use
Agriculture
No minimum requirement. Where
applicable, parking for a detached
dwelling shall be provided.
Farm Greenhouse
Agricultural Cannabis Processing
Facility
1.0 parking space per 2.0 ha of growing
area, plus 1.0 parking space per 30.0 m2
of dedicated office, loading, and
processing space
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Table 6-1: Minimum Parking Space Requirements
Use
Minimum Number of Required
Parking Spaces
Agricultural Processing
1.0 parking space per 120.0 m2 of gross
floor area
Agricultural Warehouse
Agricultural Research Facility
Farm Feed and Supply Store
Farm Implement Sales and Services
Establishment
Farmer's Market
On-Farm Diversified Use
Community Uses
Community Facility
Recreational Use
1.0 parking space per 30.0 m2 of gross
floor area or a minimum of 10.0 parking
spaces, whichever is greater
Golf Course
1.0 parking space per hole
Long Term Care Facility
1.0 parking space per 4 beds
Place of Worship
1.0 parking space per 30.0 m2 of gross
floor area
Public School
Private School
Elementary school: 1.5 parking spaces
per classroom
Secondary school: 3.0 parking spaces
per classroom
Research and Development Facility
1.0 parking space per 120.0 m2 of gross
floor area
6.2
General Parking Area and Driveway Requirements
6.2.1
General Parking Requirements
.1
The temporary parking of a vehicle as accessory to any
use shall only be permitted in a parking space, parking
area or driveway that is in accordance with the
requirements of this By-law. In any Residential zone,
vehicle parking shall only be permitted in a private garage,
carport, or located on a driveway that meets the
requirements of this By-law.
.2
In any Residential or Agricultural zone, parking spaces shall
be permitted to be located within the driveway. In any other
zone, parking spaces shall be provided within a parking area.
.3
Every parking space shall be accessible from an
unobstructed driveway or parking aisle. Notwithstanding
this, tandem parking shall be permitted for any required
parking spaces in any Residential zone.
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6.2.2
Parking Spaces
.1
The minimum dimensions of a parking space shall be 2.7 m by
5.7 m, which shall be exclusive of any parking aisles or ingress
and egress lanes, useable for the temporary parking or storage
of vehicles and may include a private garage.
.2
The minimum dimensions of a parallel parking space shall
be 2.8 m by 6.7 m.
.3
A required parking space shall be unobstructed and free of
any structures and encroachments.
.4
Parking areas shall be located no closer to any lot line than
the greater of 1.5 m or the applicable planting strip
requirement as specified in the zone provisions.
6.2.3
Driveways and Parking Aisles
.1
Each parking space shall be accessed either directly by a
driveway or a parking aisle that provides access to a street.
Any parking aisle shall have a minimum width of 4.5 m.
.2
In any Residential or Mixed-Use zone, driveways shall be in
accordance with the following:
.a
The maximum width of a driveway shall be the
greater of 40% of the lot line abutting the street
that the driveway traverses or 7.62 m, but in no
case larger than 9.15 m wide and in no case shall
the maximum driveway width be restricted to less
than 2.7 m in width.
.b
The minimum distance between a driveway and
any lot line shall be 0.5 m. Notwithstanding, where
any semi-detached dwelling units are attached,
there shall be no minimum separation.
.c
The minimum distance between a driveway and
any intersection of street lines shall be 6.0 m.
.d
The minimum angle of intersection between a
driveway and a street line shall be 60 degrees.
.e
Each lot shall have a maximum of two driveways.
.3
For the purposes of this Section, the width of a driveway shall
be measured along a line drawn perpendicular to the path of
travel of a vehicle at the widest point of the driveway.
.4
Ingress and egress to and from parking areas and parking
spaces in any other zone shall be provided by means of
unobstructed driveways at least 2.8 m in width, but no more
than 9.0 m in width, measured at the street line.
.5
The minimum distance between any part of a driveway and
a lot line shall be 0.5 m, save and except the lot line over
which the driveway traverses or a mutual lot line between 2
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attached dwellings in which case there shall be no required
minimum distance.
.6
The minimum distance between a driveway and an
intersection of street lines, measured along the street line
intersected by such driveway, shall be 9.15 m.
.7
The minimum angle of intersection between a driveway and
a street line shall be 60 degrees.
.8
No driveway shall be permitted within a sight visibility triangle.
6.2.4
Parking Area and Driveway Surfaces
.1
Approaches or driveways to any parking area, other than
that required for a detached dwelling, semi-detached
dwelling, duplex dwelling, townhouse dwelling, or triplex
dwelling shall be defined by a curb of concrete or rolled
asphalt and the limits of the parking area shall be defined
by a fence, curb or other suitable obstruction designed to
provide a neat appearance.
.2
In all zones except any Agriculture or Future Development
zone, a parking area and any driveway connecting any
parking area with a street shall be constructed of asphalt,
concrete, permeable paving, Portland cement, or similar
materials, and with provisions for drainage facilities. In an
Agricultural or Future Development zone, any parking area
or driveway surface shall be treated to prevent raising of
loose dust or particles.
6.3
Barrier-Free Parking
.1
The minimum number of barrier-free parking spaces shall
be provided on a lot in accordance with Ontario Regulation
191/11, as may be amended from time to time.
Table 6-2: Barrier-Free Parking Requirements
Total Number of Required
Parking Spaces (Section 6.1)
Minimum Number of Barrier-
Free Parking Spaces
Less than 10
0
10 to 25
1
25 to 99
2
100 to 149
3
150 to 199
4
200 and over
1 space for every 50 parking spaces
.2
Barrier-free parking spaces shall be included in the calculation
of the total parking space requirements in Table 6-1.
.3
Barrier-free parking spaces shall be designated with a
painted accessibility insignia and a vertically mounted sign.
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.4
Barrier-free parking spaces shall be located closest to the
principal building entrance that is accessible from the
parking area.
.5
Barrier-free parking spaces shall be accessible by a
barrier-free access aisle and shall be free of any
encroachment. A barrier-free access aisle may be shared
by 2 adjacent barrier-free parking spaces.
.6
The minimum dimensions of a barrier-free parking space
and barrier-free access aisle shall be provided in
accordance with Table 6-3.
Table 6-3: Barrier-Free Parking Space and Aisle Dimensions
Minimum Dimension
Type A
Space
Type B
Space
Minimum Width (m)
3.6
2.7
Minimum Length (m)
5.7
5.7
Minimum Vertical Clearance (m)
2.7
2.7
Minimum Barrier-Free Access Aisle Width (m)
1.5
1.5
Minimum Barrier-Free Access Aisle Length (m)
5.7
5.7
.7
In calculating the total minimum barrier-free parking space
requirement, the total number of barrier-free parking
spaces shall be interpreted in accordance with the following:
.a
Where an even number of barrier-free parking
spaces are required, an equal number of Type A
and Type B barrier-free parking spaces shall be
provided.
.b
Where an odd number of barrier-free parking
spaces are required, the number of barrier-free
parking spaces must be divided equally between
Type A and Type B barrier-free parking spaces,
with the remainder provided as a Type B barrier-
free parking space.
6.4
Loading Space Requirements
6.4.1
Loading Space Rates
.1
A minimum number of loading spaces shall be provided
and maintained on a lot in accordance with Table 6-4.
Table 6-4: Minimum Loading Space Requirements
Gross Floor Area or Total
Number of Loading Spaces
Loading Space Requirement
Commercial, Institutional, or Business Uses
Less than 500 m²
0
501 m² to 2,500 m²
1
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Table 6-4: Minimum Loading Space Requirements
Gross Floor Area or Total
Number of Loading Spaces
Loading Space Requirement
Greater than 2,500 m²
2
Apartment Dwellings
Less than or equal to 30 dwelling units
0
Greater than 30 dwelling units
1
Farm Greenhouses
Per 4.0 ha of growing area
1
6.4.2
Loading Space Standards
.1
Loading spaces shall be provided on the same lot as
building or structure which requires such loading spaces
but shall not form part of any driveway.
.2
A loading space shall be at least 3.7 m by 9.0 m with a
minimum of 4.2 m of height clearance.
.3
A loading space shall be unobstructed and free from any
structures and encroachments.
.4
Access to loading spaces shall be by means of a driveway
at least 6.0 m in width contained within the lot on which the
loading spaces are located within or adjoining the zone in
which the use is located.
.5
Loading spaces and driveway approaches shall be
surfaced with concrete, asphalt, crushed stone, gravel, or a
combination thereof with a stable surface treated to prevent
the raising of dust or loose particles.
.6
The loading space shall be accessed by a private driveway
or a parking area.
.7
Loading spaces shall not be permitted within a front yard.
6.5
Bicycle Parking Requirements
.1
The owner or occupant of any development that exceeds
10 dwelling units or 1000 m2 gross floor area of non-
residential uses erected in conjunction with those uses
listed in Table 6-5 shall provide and maintain bicycle
parking spaces in accordance with Table 6-5.
.2
The requirements of Section 6.5 shall only apply to new
gross floor area that did not exist on the date of passing of
this By-law. Further, changes in use in any existing
building as of the date of passing of this By-law shall not be
required to comply with this Section provided the use is
permitted in the zone.
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Table 6-5: Minimum Bicycle Parking Space Requirements
Use
Minimum Number of Required
Bicycle Parking Spaces
Commercial and Business Uses
Office
1.0 space per 300.0 m2 of gross floor area
Restaurant
1.0 space per 400.0 m2 of gross floor area
Retail
1.0 space per 300.0 m2 of gross floor area
Institutional Uses
Public School or Private School
1.0 space per 10 students of design capacity
and 2.0 spaces per 35 employees
Community Facility
1.0 space per 200.0 m2 of gross floor area
Residential Uses
Apartment Dwellings
Stacked Townhouse Dwellings
0.5 spaces per dwelling unit
Live-Work Dwelling
0.5 space per dwelling unit
Agriculture Uses
Agri-Tourism Use
5.0 spaces
Farm Micro-Brewery and Distillery
5.0 spaces
.3
Where the calculation of the required number of bicycle
parking spaces results in a fraction, the value shall be
rounded up to the next whole number.
.4
When a building or structure accommodates more than 1
type of use, as defined in this By-law, the bicycle parking
space requirement for the whole building shall be the sum
of the requirements for the separate parts of the building
occupied by the separate uses.
.5
When a building or use has an insufficient number of bicycle
parking spaces at the date of passing of this By-law to
comply with the requirements herein, this By-law shall not be
construed to require that the deficiency be made up prior to
the construction of any addition. No addition or expansion may
be built, however, and no change of use may occur, the effect
of which would be an increase in that deficiency.
.6
A bicycle parking space shall be an unobstructed space
with dimensions of at least 0.6 m by 1.8 m. A bicycle rack
shall be provided to enable a bicycle to be locked in place.
.7
Bicycle parking spaces shall be accessed by an
unobstructed aisle with a minimum width of 1.5 m.
.8
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, bicycle
parking spaces shall be permitted in any yard, but not
closer than 0.6 m to any lot line and shall not be located
within a sight visibility triangle.
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6.6
Electric Vehicle Parking
.1
A minimum of 20% of the minimum required parking spaces
for apartment dwelling units as may be required by Section
6.1 shall be designed to permit the future installation of
electric vehicle supply equipment or shall be supplied with
electric vehicle supply equipment.
.2
Subsection 6.6.1 shall only apply in conjunction with the
development of new buildings that did not exist on the date
of passing of this By-law. Further, a change in use in any
existing building as of the date of passing of this By-law
shall not be required to comply with this Subsection provided
the use is permitted in the zone.
.3
Subsection 6.6.1 shall only apply where there are at least 10
parking spaces required in conjunction with the development.
.4
Parking spaces that are supplied with operational electric
vehicle supply equipment shall be clearly demarcated as
an electric vehicle parking space.
.5
Portions of electric vehicle supply equipment that are located
above grade are permitted to encroach into the minimum
dimensions of the associated parking space, provided the
equipment does not encroach by more than 0.25 m into the
minimum width or length of the parking space as required by
this By-law, and the encroachment only affects the specific
parking space associated with the equipment.
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7.0 Residential Zones
For convenience, Table 7-1 lists the Residential zones.
Table 7-1: List of Residential Zones
Zone Name
Zone Symbol
Residential Hamlet
RH
Residential One
R1
Residential Two
R2
Residential Three
R3
Tecumseh Hamlet Residential One
TR1
Tecumseh Hamlet Residential Two
TR2
Tecumseh Hamlet Residential Three
TR3
7.1
Permitted Uses (RH, R1-R3 Zones)
Uses permitted in the following Residential zones are denoted by a "P" in
the column applicable to that zone and corresponding with the row for a
specific use in Table 7-2.
Table 7-2: Permitted Uses in the Residential Zones
Use
Zone
Applicable Specific
Use Regulations
RH
R1
R2
R3
RESIDENTIAL USES
Detached Dwelling
P
P
P
Semi-Detached Dwelling
P
Duplex Dwelling
P
Triplex Dwelling
P
Street Townhouse Dwelling
P
P
Cluster Townhouse Dwelling
P
P
Stacked Townhouse Dwelling
P
Apartment Dwelling
P
Retirement Home
P
Group Home
P
P
P
P
See Section 5.5
Additional Residential Unit
P
P
P
P
See Section 5.2
Short Term Rental Accommodation
P
P
P
See Section 5.15
SPECIFIED ACCESSORY USES
Community Garden
P
P
P
P
Home Occupation
P
P
P
P
See Section 5.7
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7.2
Permitted Uses (Tecumseh Hamlet Residential Zones)
Uses permitted in the following Residential zones are denoted by a "P" in
the column applicable to that zone and corresponding with the row for a
specific use in Table 7-3.
Table 7-3: Permitted Uses in the Tecumseh Hamlet Residential Zones
Use
Zone
Applicable Specific
Use Regulations
TR1
TR2
TR3
RESIDENTIAL USES
Detached Dwelling
P
Semi-Detached Dwelling
P
Duplex Dwelling
P
Triplex Dwelling
P
Street Townhouse Dwelling
P
Cluster Townhouse Dwelling
P
Stacked Townhouse Dwelling
P
P
Apartment Dwelling
P
P
Retirement Home
P
P
Long Term Care Facility
P
P
Group Home
P
P
P
See Section 5.5
Additional Residential Unit
P
P
P
See Section 5.2
SPECIFIED ACCESSORY USES
Community Garden
P
P
P
Home Occupation
P
P
P
See Section 5.7
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7.3
Lot Requirements (RH, R1-R3 Zones)
Lots in the following Residential zones must be in accordance with the
requirements set out in Table 7-4.
Table 7-4: Lot Requirements for Residential Zones
Standards
Zone
RH
R1
R2
R3
Detached Dwellings, Group Homes
Minimum Lot Area (m2)
1,858.0
450.0
450.0
-
Minimum Lot Frontage (m)
30.0
15.0
15.0
-
Maximum Lot Coverage
20%
40%
40%
-
Semi-Detached Dwellings
Minimum Lot Area per dwelling unit (m2)
-
-
225.0
-
Minimum Lot Frontage per dwelling unit (m)
-
-
9.0
-
Maximum Lot Coverage
-
-
40%
-
Duplex Dwellings
Minimum Lot Area (m2)
-
-
500.0
-
Minimum Lot Frontage (m)
-
-
15.0
-
Maximum Lot Coverage
-
-
50%
-
Triplex Dwellings
Minimum Lot Area (m2)
-
-
500.0
-
Minimum Lot Frontage (m)
-
-
15.0
-
Maximum Lot Coverage
-
-
50%
-
Street Townhouse Dwellings
Minimum Lot Area per dwelling unit (m2)
-
-
165.0
165.0
Minimum Lot Frontage per dwelling unit (m)
-
-
6.0
6.0
Maximum Lot Coverage
-
-
50%
50%
Cluster Townhouse Dwellings
Minimum Lot Area for the development (m2)
-
-
900.0
900.0
Minimum Lot Frontage for the development (m)
-
-
30.0
30.0
Minimum Dwelling Unit Width (m)
-
-
6.0
6.0
Maximum Lot Coverage for the development
-
-
50%
50%
Stacked Townhouse Dwellings, Apartment
Dwellings and Retirement Homes
Minimum Lot Area (m2)
-
-
-
900.0
Minimum Lot Frontage (m)
-
-
-
20.0
Maximum Lot Coverage
-
-
-
50%
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7.4
Lot Requirements (Tecumseh Hamlet Residential Zones)
Lots in the following Residential zones must be in accordance with the
requirements set out in Table 7-5.
Table 7-5: Lot Requirements for Tecumseh Hamlet Residential Zones
Standards
Zone
TR1
TR2
TR3
Detached Dwellings, Group Homes
Minimum Lot Area (m2)
450.0
-
-
Minimum Lot Frontage (m)
15.0
-
-
Maximum Lot Coverage
45%
-
-
Semi-Detached Dwellings
Minimum Lot Area per dwelling unit (m2)
225.0
-
-
Minimum Lot Frontage per dwelling unit (m)
9.0
-
-
Maximum Lot Coverage
45%
-
-
Duplex Dwellings
Minimum Lot Area (m2)
-
500.0
-
Minimum Lot Frontage (m)
-
15.0
-
Maximum Lot Coverage
-
45%
-
Triplex Dwellings
Minimum Lot Area (m2)
-
500.0
-
Minimum Lot Frontage (m)
-
15.0
-
Maximum Lot Coverage
-
45%
-
Street Townhouse Dwellings
Minimum Lot Area per dwelling unit (m2)
-
165.0
-
Minimum Lot Frontage per dwelling unit (m)
-
5.5
-
Maximum Lot Coverage
-
50%
-
Cluster Townhouse Dwellings
Minimum Lot Area for the development (m2)
-
900.0
-
Minimum Lot Frontage for the development (m)
-
30.0
-
Minimum Dwelling Unit Width (m)
-
5.5
-
Maximum Lot Coverage for the development
-
50%
-
Stacked Townhouse Dwellings, Apartment
Dwellings and Retirement Homes
Minimum Lot Area (m2)
-
-
900.0
Minimum Lot Frontage (m)
-
-
20.0
Maximum Lot Coverage
-
-
50%
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7.5
Building Requirements (RH, R1-R3 Zones)
Any use, building or structure permitted in any of the following Residential
zones in Table 7-2 must also meet the requirements set out in Table 7-6.
Table 7-6: Building Requirements for Residential Zones
Standards
Zone
RH
R1
R2
R3
Detached Dwellings, Duplex Dwellings,
and Triplex Dwellings
Maximum Height (m)
11.0
11.0
11.0
-
Minimum Front Yard (m)
10.5
7.5
4.5
-
Minimum Rear Yard (m)
9.0
7.5
7.5
-
Minimum Exterior Side Yard (m)
5.0
4.5
4.5
-
Minimum Interior Side Yard (m)
1.8
1.2
1.2
-
Semi-Detached Dwellings
Maximum Height (m)
-
-
11.0
-
Minimum Front Yard (m)
-
-
4.5
-
Minimum Rear Yard (m)
-
-
7.5
-
Minimum Exterior Side Yard (m)
-
-
4.5
-
Minimum Interior Side Yard (m)
-
-
1.2 (2)
-
Street Townhouse Dwellings and Cluster
Townhouse Dwellings
Maximum Height (m)
-
-
11.0
11.0
Minimum Front Yard (m)
-
-
4.5
7.5
Minimum Rear Yard (m)
-
-
7.5
10.6
Minimum Exterior Side Yard (m)
-
-
4.5
4.5
Minimum Interior Side Yard (m)
-
-
1.2
3.0
Minimum Separation Between detached
Buildings Containing Dwelling Units
-
-
3.0
3.0
Stacked Townhouse Dwellings and
Apartment Dwellings
Maximum Height (m)
-
-
-
14.0
Minimum Front Yard (m)
-
-
-
9.0
Minimum Rear Yard (m)
-
-
-
7.5 (1)
Minimum Exterior Side Yard (m)
-
-
-
6.0
Minimum Interior Side Yard (m)
-
-
-
6.0
Minimum Separation Between detached
Buildings Containing Dwelling Units
-
-
-
3.0
Additional Regulations to Table 7-6
1.
Where the R3 zone abuts any R1 or R2 zone, an angular plane shall apply from
the rear lot line and interior side lot line.
2.
The minimum interior side yard shall be 0.0 m where dwelling units are attached.
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7.6
Building Requirements (Tecumseh Hamlet Residential Zones)
Any use, building or structure permitted in any of the following Residential
zones in Table 7-3 must also meet the requirements set out in Table 7-7.
Table 7-7: Building Requirements for Residential Zones
Standards
Zone
TR1
TR2
TR3
Detached Dwellings, Duplex Dwellings,
and Triplex Dwellings
Maximum Height (m)
9.0
11.0
-
Minimum Front Yard (m)
6.0
6.0
-
Minimum Rear Yard (m)
7.5
7.5
-
Minimum Exterior Side Yard (m)
4.5
4.5
-
Minimum Interior Side Yard (m)
1.2
1.2
-
Semi-Detached Dwellings
Maximum Height (m)
9.0
-
-
Minimum Front Yard (m)
6.0
-
-
Minimum Rear Yard (m)
7.5
-
-
Minimum Exterior Side Yard (m)
4.5
-
-
Minimum Interior Side Yard (m)
1.2 (2)
-
-
Street Townhouse Dwellings and Cluster
Townhouse Dwellings
Maximum Height (m)
-
12.0
12.0
Minimum Front Yard (m)
-
6.0
6.0
Minimum Rear Yard (m)
-
10.6
10.6
Minimum Exterior Side Yard (m)
-
4.5
4.5
Minimum Interior Side Yard (m)
-
3.0
3.0
Minimum Separation Between detached
Buildings Containing Dwelling Units
-
3.0
3.0
Stacked Townhouse Dwellings and
Apartment Dwellings
Maximum Height (m)
-
-
18.0
Minimum Front Yard (m)
-
-
6.0
Minimum Rear Yard (m)
-
-
7.5 (1)
Minimum Exterior Side Yard (m)
-
-
4.5
Minimum Interior Side Yard (m)
-
-
4.5
Minimum Separation Between detached
Buildings Containing Dwelling Units
-
-
3.0
Additional Regulations to Table 7-7
1.
Where the TR3 zone abuts any TR1, TR2, R1, R2, or R3 zone, an angular plane
shall apply from the rear lot line and interior side lot line.
2.
The minimum interior side yard shall be 0.0 m where dwelling units are attached.
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7.7
Access and Landscaping Requirements (RH, R1-R3 Zones)
Any use, building or structure permitted in any of the following Residential
zones in Table 7-2 must also meet the requirements set out in Table 7-8.
Table 7-8: Landscaping Standards for Residential Zones
Standards
Zone
RH
R1
R2
R3
Minimum Landscaped Open Space in any
Front Yard and Exterior Side Yard
50%
35%
25%
25%
Minimum Planting Strip width along an
interior side lot line or rear lot line abutting
a Residential zone (m)
-
-
-
4.5
7.8
Access and Landscaping Requirements (Tecumseh Hamlet
Residential Zones)
Any use, building or structure permitted in any of the following Residential
zones in Table 7-3 must also meet the requirements set out in Table 7-9.
Table 7-9: Landscaping Standards for Residential Zones
Standards
Zone
TR1
TR2
TR3
Minimum Landscaped Open Space in any
Front Yard and Exterior Side Yard
35%
25%
25%
Minimum Planting Strip width along an
interior side lot line or rear lot line abutting
a Residential zone (m)
-
-
4.5
7.9
Other Zone Requirements
7.9.1
Setbacks to a Private Garage
.1
Notwithstanding any provision of this By-law, the minimum
setback between any portion of a private garage and a
street line from which the private garage receives access
shall be 6.0 m.
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7.10 Residential One (R1) Exception Zones
All provisions of the R1 zone shall apply except that:
7.10.1
R1-1
.1
The minimum front yard shall be 8.3 m.
.2
The minimum rear yard shall be 13.7 m.
7.10.2
R1-2
.1
The permitted uses shall include semi-detached dwellings
and duplex dwellings in accordance with the lot requirements
and building requirements of the R2 zone.
7.10.3
R1-3
.1
The permitted uses shall include a heating and cooling
contracting establishment within existing buildings or structures.
.2
No outside storage and no outside display of goods and
materials shall be permitted.
7.10.4
R1-4
.1
The minimum lot frontage shall be 19.8 m.
.2
The minimum interior side yard width shall be:
.a
East side yard: 1.8 m.
.b
West side yard: 4.3 m.
7.10.5
R1-5
.1
The minimum lot frontage shall be 21.9 m.
.2
The minimum interior side yard shall be:
.a
East side yard: 1.8 m.
.b
West side yard: 4.3 m.
7.10.6
R1-6
.1
A maximum of 46.4 m2 of the existing 230.6 m2 detached
accessory structure shall be permitted to be used for the
following uses:
.a
General/professional office;
.b
Pet groomer;
.c
Bakery/catering service; and
.d
Yoga studio
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.2
A minimum of three parking spaces shall be established for
the permitted uses in the accessory structure.
7.10.7
R1-7
.1
The permitted uses shall be limited to:
.a
A printing establishment, a service shop, a repair
depot, a warehouse or storage facility, a
woodworking shop, a pool sales and service
establishment with related indoor display and
accessory office area, a concrete contractor's office
with associated indoor storage construction
equipment and material.
.b
A tree cutting/service. Maintenance establishment
with accessory office.
.2
No additional buildings and structures (including any
accessory building or structure) shall be permitted on lands
subject to this exception and no expansions to existing
buildings or structures shall be permitted.
.3
Outdoor storage shall only be permitted in conjunction with
the permitted uses set out in this exception and shall only be
permitted in the rear yard.
7.10.8
R1-8
.1
The minimum lot area shall be 380.0 m2 per dwelling unit.
.2
The minimum lot frontage shall be 6.4 m per dwelling unit.
.3
The maximum lot coverage shall be 35%.
.4
The minimum interior side yard shall be 1.2 m, plus 0.6 m for
each additional storey about the first storey, and 0.0 m
where there is common dividing wall.
.5
A maximum of one driveway shall be permitted per dwelling
unit, having a maximum width of 5.15 m and no minimum
distance between the dividing lot line.
7.10.9
R1-9
.1
The permitted uses shall be limited to:
.a
An existing detached dwelling
.b
A printing establishment, a service shop, a machine
shop, a weld shop, a repair depot, a tool and die
and mold shop, manufacturing of small electrical or
machine components, a warehouse or storage
facility and a woodworking shop.
.2
No outdoor storage shall be permitted.
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7.10.10 R1-10
.1
The following uses shall be permitted only within an existing
accessory building not exceeding 130.0 m2 in floor area: a
printing establishment, a service shop, a machine shop, a
weld shop, a repair depot, a tool and die or mould shop,
manufacturing of small electrical or machine components, a
warehouse or storage facility and a woodworking shop.
.2
The zone provisions for the existing accessory building on
the lot shall be:
.a
The minimum side yard shall be 6.0 m.
.b
The minimum rear yard shall be 15.0 m from top of
bank of Pike Creek.
.c
The maximum building height shall be 10.0 m.
.d
The minimum separation distance from a dwelling
unit shall be 15.0 m.
.3
No additional accessory buildings shall be permitted.
.4
No outdoor storage shall be permitted.
7.10.11 R1-11
.1
No dwelling shall be erected closer than 13.7 m to the right-
of-way of a railway.
7.10.12 R1-12
.1
The minimum rear yard shall be 1.21 m.
7.10.13 R1-13
.1
The permitted uses shall include two additional detached dwellings.
7.10.14 R1-14
.1
The permitted uses shall include an existing general or
professional office building and two accessory dwelling units
above and four existing accessory dwelling units to the rear
of said building.
7.10.15 R1-15
.1
The permitted uses shall include accessory boat docks for
the exclusive non-commercial use of residents in Marine
Drive and Cove Drive dwellings.
7.10.16 R1-16
.1
The permitted uses shall include one additional detached dwelling.
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7.10.17 R1-17
.1
The permitted uses shall include a semi-detached dwelling.
.2
The minimum lot area shall be 306.0 m2 per dwelling unit.
.3
The minimum lot frontage shall be 7.4 m per dwelling unit.
.4
The maximum lot coverage shall be 45%.
.5
The minimum landscape open space shall be 30%.
.6
The maximum building height shall be 10.6 m.
.7
The minimum front yard shall be 7.6 m.
.8
The minimum side yard shall be 1.2 m, plus 0.6 m for each
additional storey above the first storey, and no requirement
where there is a common dividing wall.
.9
The minimum rear yard shall be 7.6 m.
7.10.18 R1-18
.1
The permitted uses shall include one stand-alone additional
residential unit.
.2
The permitted standalone shall be subject to the following regulations:
.a
The maximum height shall be 4.5 m
.b
The maximum floor area shall be 100.0 m2 as a stand-
alone ARU or 73.0 m2 as part of an attached garage.
.c
The minimum distance from front lot line shall be 60.0 m.
.d
The minimum distance from side lot lines shall be 6.0 m.
.e
The minimum distance from rear lot line shall be 50.0 m.
7.10.19 R1-19
.1
The minimum lot area shall be 789.6 m2.
.2
The minimum lot frontage shall be 18.28 m.
.3
The minimum front yard shall be 7.62 m.
.4
The minimum interior side yard shall be 1.8 m.
.5
The following encroachments into a required yard shall be permitted:
Structure
Required Yard in
Which Projection
is Permitted
Amount of
Encroachment
Allowed
a)
Sills, belt courses,
cornices, eaves, gutters,
chimneys, or pilasters
Interior side yards
All other yards
0.6 m
0.91 m
b)
Fire escapes and exterior
staircases
Rear yards
3.0 m
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Structure
Required Yard in
Which Projection
is Permitted
Amount of
Encroachment
Allowed
c)
Window bay and awnings
Interior side yards
All other yards
0.6 m
0.91 m
d)
Balconies/Patios
Front and rear
yards
2.4 m
e)
Roofed unenclosed
porches
Front and rear
yards
Exterior side yards
2.4 m
1.5 m
f)
Furnace and air
conditioning units
Rear and exterior
side yards
1.5 m
g)
Television towers but not
satellite dishes
Rear and exterior
side yards
0.91 m
h)
Cantilevers
Front and rear
yards
0.6 m
i)
Steps
Interior side yards
All other yards
0.6 m
2.4 m
7.10.20 R1-20
.1
The minimum lot area shall be 557.4 m2 per dwelling unit.
.2
The minimum lot frontage shall be 13.4 m per dwelling unit.
.3
The maximum lot coverage shall be 42%, including
accessory structures.
.4
The minimum interior side yard shall be 3.0 m and 0.0 m
where there is a common dividing wall.
.5
A patio, delineated by an ornamental wall not greater than
0.91 m in height, shall be permitted to project into the
required front yard by a maximum of 3.66 m.
7.10.21 R1-21
.1
The minimum lot area shall be 557.4 m2.
.2
The minimum lot frontage shall be 15.24 m.
.3
The minimum front yard shall be 7.62 m.
.4
The minimum interior side yard shall be 1.2 m, plus 0.6 m for
each additional storey above the first storey.
.5
The following encroachments into a required yard shall be permitted:
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Structure
Required Yard in
Which Projection is
Permitted
Amount of
Encroachment
Allowed
a)
Sills, belt courses,
cornices, eaves, gutters,
chimneys, or pilasters
Interior side yards
All other yards
0.6 m
0.91 m
b) Fire escapes and exterior
staircases
Rear yards
3.0 m
c) Window bay and awnings
Interior side yards
All other yards
0.6 m
0.91 m
d)
Balconies/Patios
Front and rear yards
2.4 m
e)
Roofed unenclosed
porches
Front and rear yards
Exterior side yards
2.4 m
1.5 m
f)
Furnace and air
conditioning units
Rear and exterior side
yards
1.5 m
g) Television towers but not
satellite dishes
Rear and exterior side
yards
0.91 m
h)
Cantilevers
Front and rear yards
0.6 m
i)
Steps
Interior side yards
All other yards
0.6 m
2.4 m
7.10.22 R1-22
.1
The maximum lot coverage shall be 50%.
7.10.23
R1-23
.1
The permitted uses shall include semi-detached dwellings.
.2
The minimum lot area shall be 1,000.0 m2 per dwelling unit.
.3
The minimum lot frontage shall be 11.5 m per dwelling unit.
.4
The minimum interior side yard shall be 1.2 m, plus 0.6 m for
each additional storey directly above the first storey, and no
requirement where there is a common dividing wall.
.5
A maximum of one doorway shall be permitted on the front
façade of each semi-detached dwelling. The permitted
singular doorway on the front façade may serve the primary
dwelling unit or an additional residential unit.
.6
A minimum of 45% of the front yard shall be landscaped
open space.
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7.10.24
R1-24
.1
The minimum lot area shall be 370.0 m2.
.2
The minimum lot frontage shall be 9.0 m.
.3
The minimum interior side yard shall be 1.1 m, plus 0.6 m for
each additional storey directly above the first storey.
7.10.25
R1-25
.1
The minimum lot area shall be 370.0 m2.
.2
The minimum lot frontage shall be 9.0 m.
7.11 Residential Two (R2) Exception Zones
All provisions of the R2 zone shall apply except that:
7.11.1
R2-1
.1
The permitted uses shall include a multiple dwelling
consisting of four attached dwelling units.
7.11.2
R2-2
.1
The permitted uses shall be limited to multi-unit residential
uses and accessory uses.
.2
The permitted building and structures shall include four
multi-unit dwellings, each containing no greater than six
dwelling units and accessory buildings and structures.
.3
The minimum lot area shall be 5000.0 m2.
.4
The minimum lot frontage shall be 50.0 m.
.5
The maximum lot coverage shall be 25%.
.6
The minimum landscaped open space shall be 30%.
.7
The maximum building height shall be 3 storeys.
.8
The minimum front yard shall be 12.0 m.
.9
The minimum interior side yard shall be 3.0 m.
.10
The minimum exterior side yard shall be 7.5 m.
.11
The minimum rear yard shall be 15.0 m.
.12
The permitted parking provisions shall be limited to 1.5
parking spaces per dwelling unit.
7.11.3
R2-3
.1
The permitted uses shall include a multiple dwelling consisting
of four attached dwelling units in an existing structure.
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7.11.4
R2-4
.1
The permitted uses shall include semi-detached dwellings,
townhouse dwellings, and senior citizens housing.
.2
The minimum lot area shall be:
.a
Detached dwellings: 465.0 m2
.b
Semi-detached dwellings: 370.0 m2
.c
Townhouse dwellings: 232.0 m2
.d
Senior citizens housing: 0.8 ha.
.3
The minimum lot frontage shall be:
.a
Detached dwellings: 15.24 m.
.b
Semi-detached dwellings: 9.1 m.
.c
Townhouse dwellings: 6.0 m.
.d
Senior citizens housing: 60.96 m
.4
The maximum lot coverage shall be:
.a
Detached dwellings: 40%
.b
Semi-detached dwellings: 45%
.c
Townhouse and senior citizen housing: 50%
.5
The minimum landscaped open space shall be 30%.
.6
The maximum building height shall be 4 storeys for senior
citizens housing and 10.6 m for all other uses.
.7
The maximum front yard shall be 7.6 m.
.8
The minimum interior side yard shall be:
.a
Detached dwellings: 1.2 m plus 0.3 m for each
storey above the first storey
.b
Semi-detached dwellings: 1.2 m plus 0.3 m for each
storey above the first storey and no requirement
where there is common dividing wall
.c
Townhouse dwellings: 1.5 m plus 0.3 m for each
storey above the first storey and no requirement
where there is common dividing wall
.d
Senior citizens housing: 4.5 m.
.9
The minimum exterior side yard shall be 6.0 m for senior
citizens' housing and 4.5 m for all other uses.
.10
The minimum rear yard shall be 7.6 m.
7.11.5
R2-5
.1
The permitted uses shall include a multiple dwelling
consisting of five attached dwelling units in an existing
structure.
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7.11.6
R2-6
.1
No part of any main building shall be permitted within 15.2 m
of the rear lot line.
.2
Accessory structures shall be permitted within 15.2 m of the
rear yard, provided such accessory structures are:
.a
In accordance with all of provisions for accessory
structures of this By-law.
.b
Are not connected to the main building by any type of
underground trench, conduit, or corridor of any kind.
.c
Do not have footings that penetrate the soil beyond
45 cm measured from grade.
.d
Measured from grade.
.3
Private outdoor swimming pools shall be prohibited.
7.11.7
R2-7
.1
The permitted uses shall not exceed more than ninety-six
(96) attached residential units and accessory uses.
.2
The permitted buildings and other structures shall include
the buildings and structures for the permitted uses.
.3
The minimum yard dimensions of main buildings shall
include no part of any building built closer than 4.8 m to any
private road and no closer than 6.1 m to any lot line.
.4
The minimum yard dimensions for accessory buildings shall
include no part of any accessory building or structure built
closer than 3.0 m to any private road and no closer than 0.9
m to any lot line.
.5
The maximum lot coverage shall be 40%, including
accessory structures.
.6
The maximum building height shall be 12.1 m.
7.11.8
R2-8
.1
The permitted uses shall be limited to 36 townhouse dwelling
units and accessory uses.
.2
The minimum lot area shall be 446.0 m2 per unit.
.3
The minimum lot frontage shall be in accordance with
corresponding site plan agreement.
.4
The minimum front yard shall be 7.62 m from the private road.
.5
The minimum interior side yard shall be 4.57 m between the buildings.
.6
The minimum exterior side yard shall be 3.6 m from the
private road.
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.7
The minimum rear yard shall be 12.0 m using the private
road as a municipal road for the purpose of calculating yard
requirements.
.8
The maximum lot coverage shall be 45%, including
accessory structures.
7.11.9
R2-9
.1
The permitted uses shall include a maximum of 45 multi-unit
dwelling units.
7.11.10 R2-10
.1
The minimum lot area shall be 232 m2.
.2
The minimum lot frontage shall be 8.5 m.
.3
The minimum front yard shall be 2.74 m.
.4
The minimum interior side yard shall be 2.74 m., except that
no minimum side yard shall be required between the
common vertical wall dividing one dwelling unit from the
adjoining dwelling unit.
.5
The minimum exterior side yard shall be 2.74 m.
.6
The minimum rear yard shall be 7.62 m.
.7
The maximum building height shall be 9.7 m.
.8
The maximum lot coverage shall be 55%, including
accessory structures.
.9
No part of any building shall be built closer than 6.0 m to
Brighton Road.
7.11.11
R2-11
.1
The permitted uses shall include a semi-detached dwelling
and accessory boat docks.
.2
The minimum lot area shall be 232.0 m2.
.3
The minimum lot frontage shall be 12.0 m per dwelling unit.
.4
The minimum front yard shall be 3.0 m.
.5
The minimum interior side yard shall be 1.5 m., except that
no minimum side yard shall be required between the
common vertical wall dividing one dwelling unit from the
adjoining dwelling unit.
.6
The minimum rear yard shall be 7.62 m.
.7
The maximum building height shall be 9.7 m.
.8
The maximum lot coverage shall be 55%, including
accessory structures.
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7.11.12
R2-12
.1
The maximum lot area shall be 609.0 m2.
7.11.13
R2-13
.1
The permitted uses shall include a semi-detached dwelling.
.2
The minimum lot area shall be 295.0 m2 per dwelling unit.
.3
The minimum lot frontage shall be 7.5 m per dwelling unit.
.4
The minimum lot coverage shall be 40%.
.5
The minimum interior side yard shall be 1.2 m, plus 0.6 m for
each additional storey above the first storey, and 0.0 m
where there is a common dividing wall.
7.11.14 R2-14
.1
No part of any main building shall be permitted within 15.2 m
of the rear lot line.
.2
Accessory structures shall be permitted within 15.2 m of the
rear yard, provided such accessory structures are:
.a
In accordance with all of provisions for accessory
structures of this By-law.
.b
Are not connected to the main building by any type of
underground trench, conduit, or corridor of any kind.
.c
Do not have footings that penetrate the soil beyond
45.0 cm measured from grade.
.d
Measured from grade.
.3
Private outdoor swimming pools shall be prohibited.
7.12 Residential Three (R3) Exception Zones
All provisions of the R3 zone shall apply except that:
7.12.1
R3-1
.1
The permitted uses shall be limited to apartment dwellings
and accessory uses.
.2
The minimum lot area shall be 400.0 m2.
.3
The minimum lot frontage shall be 15.0 m.
.4
The maximum lot coverage shall be 80%.
.5
The maximum height shall be 6 storeys.
.6
The minimum front yard shall be 3.0 m.
.7
The minimum rear yard shall be 9.0 m.
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.8
The minimum interior side yard shall be 4.5 m. for buildings
3 storeys and greater in height and 3.0 m. for buildings less
than 3 storeys in height.
.9
The minimum exterior side yard shall be 3.0 m.
.10
The minimum upper storey step-back shall be 3.0 m.
.11
Any part of a surface parking lot shall be prohibited in the
front yard and exterior side yard. This shall not apply to
prevent the location of any driveway on a lot.
7.12.2
R3-2
.1
The permitted uses shall be limited to two multi-unit
dwellings containing no more than 166 apartment dwelling
units each.
.2
The minimum lot frontage shall be 0.0 m.
.3
The maximum building height shall be 6 storeys.
.4
The minimum distance from Future Westlake Drive Road
Allowance and Minimum Northerly Yard shall be 105.0 m.
.5
The minimum southerly yard shall be 90.0 m.
.6
The minimum easterly yard shall be 65.0 m.
.7
The minimum westerly yard shall be 65.0 m.
.8
The minimum landscaped open space shall be 25%.
.9
The minimum number of loading spaces shall be 2.
.10
The minimum number of parking spaces shall be 400.
7.12.3
R3-3
.1
The permitted uses shall include a clinic.
7.12.4
R3-4
.1
The permitted buildings and structures shall be limited to:
.a
One, two-storey townhouse dwelling containing a
maximum of 5 dwelling units.
.b
Two, two-storey townhouse dwellings containing a
maximum of 3 dwelling units each.
.c
Three, two-storey townhouse dwellings containing a
maximum of 4 dwelling units each.
.d
Two, two-storey stacked townhouse dwelling
containing a maximum of 16 dwelling units.
.2
The minimum lot area shall be 1.8 ha.
.3
The minimum lot frontage shall be 30.0 m.
.4
The maximum lot coverage shall be 30%.
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.5
The minimum landscaped open space shall be 30%.
.6
The maximum building heights shall be 2 storeys.
.7
The minimum front yard shall be 7.5 m for townhouse
dwellings and 37.0 m for stacked townhouse dwellings.
.8
The minimum eastern yard shall be 10.0 m for townhouse
dwellings and the northern stacked townhouse dwelling and
40.0 m for the central stacked townhouse dwelling.
.9
The minimum southern yard shall be 14.0 m for townhouse
dwellings and 40.0 m for stacked townhouse dwellings.
.10
The minimum western yard shall be 10.0 m for townhouse
dwellings and 45.0 m for stacked townhouse dwellings.
.11
The minimum setback from the OS zone shall be 2.3 m.
.12
One accessory parking garage not exceeding 550 m2 shall
be permitted no closer than 10.0 m from any lot line.
.13
A minimum of 1.5 parking spaces per dwelling unit shall be
provided.
7.12.5
R3-5
.1
The permitted building and structures shall be limited to
three multiple unit dwellings containing not more than six
dwelling units each; and accessory buildings and structures.
.2
The minimum lot area shall be 2800 m2.
.3
The minimum lot frontage shall be 39.0 m.
.4
The minimum lot coverage shall be 35%.
.5
The minimum landscaped open space shall be 25%.
.6
The maximum building height shall be 10.6 m.
.7
The minimum yard for the:
.a
Northerly yard shall be 4.5 m.
.b
Southerly yard shall be 4.5 m.
.c
Easterly yard shall be 3.0 m.
.d
Westerly yard shall be 18.0 m.
.8
A 2.74 m buffer strip shall be provided along the westerly
and southerly lot lines.
7.12.6
R3-6
.1
The permitted building and structures shall be limited to four
multiple-unit dwellings containing not more than six dwelling
units each; and accessory buildings and structures.
.2
The minimum lot area shall be 3,800 m2.
.3
The minimum lot frontage shall be 37.0 m.
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.4
The maximum lot coverage shall be 35%.
.5
The minimum landscaped open space shall be 30%.
.6
The maximum building height shall be 10.6 m.
.7
The minimum yard for the:
.a
Northerly yard shall be 3.0 m.
.b
Southerly yard shall be 6.0 m.
.c
Easterly yard shall be 3.0 m.
.d
Westerly yard shall be 16.0 m.
7.12.7
R3-7
.1
The permitted uses shall be limited to a retirement home
with no more than 115 units.
.2
The minimum lot area shall be 10,117.1 m2.
.3
The minimum lot frontage shall be 88.3 m.
.4
The maximum lot coverage shall be 40%.
.5
The minimum landscape open space shall be 30%.
.6
The minimum front yard shall be 21.3 m.
.7
The minimum rear yard shall be 0.0 m.
.8
The minimum eastern side yard for the east-west wing on
the southerly portion of the property shall be 20.1 m.
.9
The minimum eastern side yard for the east-west wing on
the northerly portion of the property shall be 40.2 m.
.10
The minimum western side yard shall be 0.0 m.
.11
The maximum height for the east-west wing on the northerly
portion of the property shall be 2 storeys.
.12
The maximum height for all other parts of the main building
shall be 4 storeys.
.13
The minimum number of parking spaces shall be 1 space
per 3 beds, including barrier-free parking spaces.
.14
No minimum yard setback shall be required for balconies
adjacent to the western side lot line or rear lot line.
.15
A roofed vehicular drop-off structure shall be permitted to
project into the required front yard for a distance of 15.2 m.
7.12.8
R3-8
.1
The permitted uses shall be limited to 1 apartment dwelling not
exceeding 23 apartment dwelling units and accessory uses.
.2
The maximum building height shall be 10.8 m.
.3
The minimum side yard shall be 4.0 m.
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.4
The minimum rear yard shall be 11.5 m.
.5
The minimum number of parking spaces shall be 1.5 parking
spaces per dwelling unit.
7.12.9
R3-9
.1
The permitted uses shall be limited to:
.a
An apartment dwelling with no greater than 65
apartment dwelling units;
.b
Eating establishments located within the first storey
of the apartment dwelling;
.c
Personal service shops located within the first
storey of the apartment dwelling;
.d
A marina and boat docks accessory to the
apartment dwelling use as well as a maximum of 12
transient boat slips; and
.e
Uses accessory to the foregoing.
.2
The minimum lot area shall be 12,140.6 m2.
.3
The minimum lot frontage shall be 91.4 m.
.4
The maximum lot coverage shall be 20%.
.5
The minimum landscaped open space shall be 20%.
.6
The minimum front yard shall be 7.62 m.
.7
The minimum rear yard for the:
.a
First storey shall be 7.62 m.
.b
Second and third storey shall be 12.1 m.
.c
Fourth and fifth storey shall be 24.38 m.
.8
The minimum side yard for the:
.a
Eastern side yard shall be 15.24 m.
.b
Western side yard shall be 39.6 m.
.9
The maximum height shall be 19.8 m, and not greater than
five storeys, except that the maximum height of the north-
easterly 139.35 m2 of the east-west wing shall not be greater
than four storeys.
.10
The commercial uses within the first storey of the apartment
dwelling shall not exceed 603.8 m2 of the total floor area.
.11
The Lake St. Clair Floodprone Area and Setbacks from
Watercourses Provisions shall include:
.a
No part of any building or structure other than a permeable
fence, shall hereafter be erected within 15.24 m of the Pike
Creek, measured from the top of bank.
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.b
No part of any building or structure other than a
permeable fence, shall hereafter be erected within
7.9 m of the marina/canal area of the property,
measured from the top of bank.
.c
Notwithstanding the above paragraph, structures
related to the marina facilities located on the
property which are deemed by the municipality to be
more appropriately located near the water's edge,
shall be exempt from the setback. The precise
location of such structures shall be in accordance
with approved site plans.
.12
The permitted parking provisions shall include minimum number
of parking spaces for residential uses as 1.5 spaces per
dwelling unit and the minimum number of parking spaces for
commercial uses shall be 1 space per 18.6 m2 of building area.
.13
The minimum size of regular parking spaces shall be 2.7 m
by 5.4 m, exclusive of aisles or driveways. The minimum size
of barrier free parking spaces shall be 4.1 m by 5.4 m,
exclusive of aisles or driveways.
7.12.10 R3-10
.1
The permitted uses shall be limited to a maximum of 60
apartment dwelling units.
.2
No part of any building shall be built closer than 6.0 m to any
private road and no closer than 6.0 m to any lot line.
.3
The maximum lot coverage shall be 45% for only main buildings.
.4
The maximum building height shall be 12 m and 4 storeys.
.5
The minimum number of parking spaces shall be 1.5 per
dwelling unit.
7.12.11 R3-11
.1
The permitted uses shall be limited:
.a
One multi-unit dwelling contained not more than
four dwelling units;
.b
One multi-unit dwelling containing not more than six
dwelling units; and
.c
Accessory buildings and structures.
.2
The minimum lot area shall be 2510.98 m2.
.3
The minimum lot frontage shall be 30.48 m.
.4
The maximum lot coverage shall be 35%.
.5
The minimum landscaped open space shall be 30%.
.6
The maximum building height for the four-unit dwelling shall be 4.57 m.
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.7
The maximum building height for the six-unit dwelling shall be 11.58 m.
.8
The minimum yard dimensions for the four-unit dwelling shall be:
.a
Northerly yard: 7.62 m
.b
Southerly yard: 50.29 m
.c
Easterly yard: 1.83 m
.d
Westerly yard: 1.68 m
.9
The minimum yard dimensions for the six-unit dwelling shall be:
.a
Northerly yard: 48.77 m
.b
Southerly yard: 7.31 m
.c
Easterly yard: 2.44 m
.d
Westerly yard: 11.58 m
.10
Notwithstanding Section 4.8 of this By-law, the following
shall apply:
.a
Roofed patios associated with the four-unit dwelling
shall be permitted to project into the required
northerly yard a maximum of 3.66 m; and
.b
Balconies associated with the six-unit dwelling shall
be permitted to project into the required southerly
yard a maximum of 2.74 m.
7.12.12
R3-12
.1
The permitted uses shall include:
.a
One detached dwelling; and
.b
One multiple unit dwelling containing not more than
six dwelling units.
.2
The minimum lot area shall be 1,300.0 m2.
.3
The minimum lot frontage shall be 33.0 m.
.4
The maximum lot coverage shall be 50%.
.5
The minimum landscaped open space shall be 29%.
.6
The maximum building height shall be:
.a
5.0 m for a detached dwelling
.b
11.5 m for a multiple unit dwelling
.7
The minimum yards for a detached dwelling shall be:
.a
Northerly yard: 24.0 m
.b
Southerly yard: 1.5 m
.c
Easterly yard: 17.0 m
.d
Westerly yard: 5.0 m
.8
The minimum yards for a multiple unit dwelling shall be:
.a
Northerly yard: 3.0 m
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.b
Southerly yard: 11.6 m
.c
Easterly yard: 16.0 m
.d
Westerly yard: 4.7 m
.9
One accessory carport parking structure shall be permitted
within the easterly yard having a maximum area of 180.0 m2
and shall not be closer than 1.6 m to the easterly lot line and
1.5 m from the northerly and southerly lot lines.
.10
Balconies associated with the multiple unit dwelling shall be
permitted to project into the required easterly and westerly
yards a maximum of 2.75 m.
7.13 Residential Hamlet (RH) Exception Zones
All provisions of the RH zone shall apply except that:
7.13.1
RH-1
.1
The minimum front yard shall be 7.5 m.
7.13.2
RH-2
.1
The permitted uses shall include sale at wholesale and retail
of all types of electrical and plumbing hardware, supplies
and equipment, the storage thereof and the operation of an
electrical and/or plumbing and/or mechanical contracting
firm, including accessory uses.
7.13.3
RH-3
.1
The permitted uses shall include the sale and storage of produce.
7.13.4
RH-4
.1
The permitted uses shall include a post office.
7.14 Tecumseh Hamlet Residential 1 (TR1) Exception Zones
All provisions of the TR1 zone shall apply except that:
7.14.1
TR1-1
.1
The permitted uses shall also include:
.a
One detached dwelling with an attached garage.
The permitted attached garage shall have a floor
area not greater than 94 m2,
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.b
Accessory uses, including the storage and
restoration of vintage vehicles for non-commercial,
personal purposes, in accordance with the
regulations of this exception.
.2
The minimum lot area shall be 1.9 ha.
.3
The minimum lot frontage shall be 145 m.
.4
All accessory uses, buildings, and structures shall be subject
to the requirements of Section 4.1 of this By-law, except that
the combined total floor area of accessory buildings and
structures shall not exceed 1,230 m2.
.5
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, the
following additional provisions shall apply to the storage and
restoration of vintage vehicles for non-commercial, personal
purposes on lands subject to this exception:
.a
No greater than 173 vintage vehicles for non-
commercial, personal purposes shall be stored.
.b
Outside storage shall only be permitted for vintage
vehicles for non-commercial, personal purposes and
the area used for outside storage of such vehicles shall
not exceed a maximum area of 1,832 m2.
.c
A maximum of one existing storage building with a floor
area of 278 m2 and one additional building to be
constructed after the adoption of the by-law introducing
this provision with a floor area not greater than 892 m2
shall be permitted for the indoor storage and
restoration of vintage vehicles for non-commercial,
personal purposes and such new building shall be set
back from all lot lines a minimum of 40 m.
.d
The storage and restoration of vintage vehicles shall be for
personal use only and shall not be for commercial use.
7.15 Tecumseh Hamlet Residential 2 (TR2) Exception Zones
All provisions of the TR2 zone shall apply except that:
7.15.1
TR2-1
.1
The maximum height shall be three storeys.
7.16 Tecumseh Hamlet Residential 3 (TR3) Exception Zones
All provisions of the TR3 zone shall apply except that:
7.16.1
TR3-1
.1
The minimum lot area shall be 3.57 ha.
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8.0 Mixed-Use Zones
For convenience, Table 8-1 lists the Mixed-Use zone(s).
Table 8-1: List of Mixed-Use Zones
Zone Name
Zone Symbol
Mixed-Use
MS
Tecumseh Hamlet Mixed-Use
TMS
8.1
Permitted Uses
Uses permitted in the Mixed-Use zones are denoted by a "P" in the column
applicable to that zone and corresponding with the row for a specific use in
Table 8-2.
Table 8-2: Permitted Uses in the Mixed-Use Zones
Use
Zone
Applicable Specific
Use Regulations
MS
TMS
RESIDENTIAL USES
Apartment Dwelling
P
P
Detached Dwelling
E (1)
Group Home
P
P
See Section 5.5
Live-Work Dwelling (2)
P
P
Long Term Care Facility
P
P
Retirement Home
P
P
Short Term Rental Accommodation
P
See Section 5.15
NON-RESIDENTIAL USES
Animal Hospital
P
P
Assembly Hall
P
P
Artisan Studio
P
P
Commercial School
P
P
Community Facility
P
P
Community Garden
P
P
Day Care Centre
P
P
Entertainment Use
P
P
Fitness Centre
P
P
Financial Institution
P
P
Hotel
P
P
See Section 8.5.2
Medical Clinic
P
P
Micro-Brewery
P
P
Office
P
P
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Table 8-2: Permitted Uses in the Mixed-Use Zones
Use
Zone
Applicable Specific
Use Regulations
MS
TMS
Parking Lot
P
P
Restaurant
P
P
Retail
P
P
Service Commercial Use
P
P
SPECIFIED ACCESSORY USES
Accessory Dwelling Unit
P
P
See Section 5.1
Home Occupation
P
P
See Section 5.7
Restaurant Patio
P
P
See Section 5.11
Outside Display and Sales Area
P
P
See Section 5.13
Additional Regulations to Table 8-2
1.
Additional residential units and detached additional residential units in
accordance with Section 5.2 of this By-law shall be permitted in conjunction with
an existing detached dwelling.
2.
Non-residential uses permitted in a live-work dwelling shall be limited to those
non-residential uses permitted in the MS or TMS zone.
8.2
Lot Requirements
Any use, building, or structure permitted in any Mixed-Use zone in Table
8-2 must be in accordance with the requirements set out in Table 8-3.
Table 6-3: Lot Requirements for Mixed-Use Zones
Standards
Zone
MS
TMS
Minimum Lot Area (m2)
400.0
400.0
Minimum Lot Frontage:
Where the building height is 3 storeys
or less
15.0
15.0
Where the building height is 4 storeys
or greater
20.0
-
Maximum Lot Coverage
80%
80%
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8.3
Building Requirements
Any use, building or structure permitted in any Mixed-Use zone in Table
8-2 must also meet the requirements set out in Table 8-4.
Table 8-4: Building Requirements for Mixed-Use Zones
Standards
Zone
MS
TMS
Minimum Height
2 storeys
2 storeys
Maximum Height
6 storeys
3 storeys
Minimum Upper Storey Step Back
required above the third storey (m)
3.0
-
Minimum Front Yard (m)
0.0
0.0
Maximum Front Yard (m)
5.0
5.0
Minimum Rear Yard (m)
7.5 (1)
7.5 (1)
Minimum Exterior Side Yard (m)
3.0
3.0
Minimum Interior Side Yard (m) for
buildings 3 storeys and greater in height
4.5
4.5
Minimum Interior Side Yard (m) for
buildings less than 3 storeys in height
3.0 (2)
3.0 (2)
Additional Regulations to Table 8-4
1.
Where the MS zone abuts any R1 or R2 zone, an angular plane shall apply from
the rear lot line and interior side lot line.
2.
Where vehicular access is required directly from the street, the minimum interior
side yard shall be 4.5 m.
8.4
Access and Landscaping Requirements
Any use, building or structure permitted in any Mixed-Use zone in Table
8-2 must also meet the requirements set out in Table 8-5.
Table 8-5: Access and Landscaping for Mixed-Use Zones
Standards
Zone
MS
TMS
Minimum Landscaped Open Space on the lot
20%
20%
Minimum Planting Strip width along a rear lot
line abutting any Residential zone (m)
3.0
3.0
8.5
Other Zone Requirements
8.5.1
Active Frontage Area Requirements
.1
On any lot with an active frontage area as indicated on Schedule
"C", the following provisions shall apply to the entire lot:
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.a
The minimum ground floor height shall be 4.5 m;
.b
At least 75% of the main wall facing the street line shall
be located no greater than 5.0 m of the street line;
.c
The minimum parking spaces required on a lot may
be provided in a parking lot or parking structure;
.d
Any part of a surface parking lot shall be prohibited in
the front yard and exterior side yard. This shall not
apply to prevent the location of any driveway on a lot;
.e
Dwelling units shall not be permitted on the
ground floor of a building within 15.0 m of the
street line; and
.f
Areas devoted to hallways, common amenity areas,
entrances / foyers, hydro transformer rooms, and
lobbies / seating areas and similar common areas
associated with dwelling units on the lot shall be
permitted to encompass a maximum of 30% of the
gross floor area of a building on the first storey
that is located within 15.0 m of the street line.
8.5.2
Special Regulations for Hotels
.1
The maximum height of a hotel shall be 20.0 m.
.2
Notwithstanding subsection .1, the maximum height of a
hotel shall be 15.0 m on a lot that abuts any Residential
zone and subject to an angular plane from the rear lot line
and interior side lot line.
8.6
Mixed-Use (MS) Exception Zones
All provisions of the MS zone shall apply except that:
8.6.1
MS-1
.1
The permitted uses shall include the existing trucking
business including the stockpiling of granular materials, and
accessory uses within existing buildings.
8.6.2
MS-2
.1
The permitted uses shall be limited to a parking lot.
.2
A buffer strip with a minimum width of 0.9 m shall be
provided abutting the side lot lines, where abutting a
residential zone.
8.6.3
MS-4
.1
A maximum of 40 apartment dwelling units with 150 m2 of
ground floor commercial floor area shall be permitted.
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.2
The maximum height shall be 17.0 m.
.3
The minimum front yard shall be 1.0 m.
.4
The minimum upper storey setback shall be 5.0 m.
.5
The minimum eastern side yard shall be 3.0 m.
.6
The minimum western side yard shall be 10.0 m.
.7
The minimum rear yard shall be 30.0 m.
.8
A minimum of 59 parking spaces shall be required.
8.7
Tecumseh Hamlet Mixed-Use (TMS) Exception Zones
All provisions of the TMS zone shall apply except that:
8.7.1
[Not In Use]
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9.0 Commercial Zones
For convenience, Table 9-1 lists the Commercial zones.
Table 9-1: List of Commercial Zones
Zone Name
Zone Symbol
General Commercial
CG
Highway Service Centre
CS
9.1
Permitted Uses
Uses permitted in the Commercial zones are denoted by a "P" in the
column applicable to that zone and corresponding with the row for a
specific use in Table 9-2.
Table 9-2: Permitted Uses in the Commercial Zones
Use
Zone
Applicable Specific
Use Regulations
CG
CS
COMMERCIAL USES
Animal Hospital
P
Artisan Studio
P
Assembly Hall
P
Automobile Body Shop
P
Automobile Repair Establishment
P
P
Automobile Rental Establishment
P
P
Automobile Sales and Service
P
P
Automobile Service Station
P
P
Automobile Washing Establishment
P
P
Commercial School
P
Community Facility
P
Day Care Centre
P
Dry Cleaning Establishment
P
(as per Section 9.5.2)
Entertainment Use
P
Financial Institution
P
(as per Section 9.5.2)
Fitness Centre
P
(as per Section 9.5.2)
Fuel Depot
P
Funeral Home
P
Hotel
P
P
Section 9.5.1
Medical Clinic
P
(as per Section 9.5.2)
Nursery and Garden Centre
P
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Table 9-2: Permitted Uses in the Commercial Zones
Use
Zone
Applicable Specific
Use Regulations
CG
CS
Office
P
Place of Worship
P
Recreational Vehicle Sales, Service
and Storage Establishment
P
P
Research and Development Facility
P
(as per Section 9.5.2)
Restaurant
P
P
Retail
P
P
Service Commercial Use
P
(as per Section 9.5.2)
Transportation Depot
P
Warehouse
P
SPECIFIED ACCESSORY USES
Accessory Dwelling Unit
P
See Section 5.1
Drive-Through
P
P
See Section 5.4
Outside Display and Sales Area
P
P
See Section 5.13
Outside Storage
P
P
See Section 5.12
Restaurant Patio
P
P
See Section 5.11
9.2
Lot Requirements
Any use, building, or structure permitted in any Commercial zone in Table
9-2 must be in accordance with the requirements set out in Table 9-3.
Table 9-3: Lot Requirements for Commercial Zones
Standards
Zone
CG
CS
Minimum Lot Area
0.4 ha.
46 ha.
Minimum Lot Frontage (m)
22.0
100.0
Maximum Lot Coverage
50%
50%
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9.3
Building Requirements
Any use, building or structure permitted in any Commercial zone in
Table 9-2 must also meet the requirements set out in Table 9-4.
Table 9-4: Building Requirements for Commercial Zones
Standards
Zone
CG
CS
Maximum Building Height (m)
10.5 (1)
10.5
Minimum Front Yard (m)
6.0
30.0
Minimum Rear Yard (m)
7.5
20.0
Minimum Exterior Side Yard (m)
4.5
20.0
Minimum Interior Side Yard (m)
4.5
4.5
Additional Regulations to Table 9-4
1.
Where the CG zone abuts any R1 or R2 zone, an angular plane shall apply from
the rear lot line and interior side lot line.
9.4
Access and Landscaping Requirements
Any use, building or structure permitted in any Commercial zone in
Table 9-2 must also meet the requirements set out in Table 9-5.
Table 9-5: Access and Landscaping Requirements for Commercial
Zones
Standards
Zone
CG
CS
Minimum Landscaped Open Space on
the lot
20%
10%
Minimum Planting Strip width along an
interior side lot line or rear lot line
abutting any Residential, Mixed-Use, or
Future Development zone (m)
3.0
-
9.5
Other Zone Requirements
9.5.1
Special Regulations for Hotels
.1
The maximum height of a hotel shall be 20.0 m.
.2
Notwithstanding subsection .1, the maximum height of a
hotel shall be 15.0 m on a lot that abuts any Residential
zone and subject to an angular plane from the rear lot line
and interior side lot line.
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9.5.2
Other Permitted Uses and Requirements Applicable to the
Highway Service Centre (CS) Zone
.1
In addition to the uses permitted in the CS zone, the
following ancillary uses shall be permitted. The maximum
gross floor area for these uses shall not exceed a total of
50% of all other principal uses on the lot.
.a
Fitness centre;
.b
Financial institution;
.c
Medical clinic; and
.d
Service commercial uses including a dry cleaning
establishment.
.2
A research and development facility shall be permitted in the
CS zone in the form of an autonomous vehicle testing facility.
9.6
General Commercial (CG) Exception Zones
All provisions of the CG zone shall apply except that:
9.6.1
CG-1
.1
The minimum lot area shall be 1.2 ha.
.2
A minimum of 9 parking spaces and one barrier-free parking
space shall be provided.
9.6.2
CG-2
.1
The permitted uses shall include an existing detached dwelling.
9.6.3
CG-3
.1
The permitted uses shall include a landscaping business,
banks, credit unions, trust companies and other financial
institutions, clinic, commercial recreation, entertainment
establishment, convenience retail store, craft industry,
specialty workshops, day nursery, adult day care centres,
offices, general or professional, personal service shop,
music school, laundry or dry cleaning establishments, coin-
operated or otherwise, restaurants, private club, private
school, animal hospitals in wholly enclosed buildings and
accessory uses.
.2
The minimum landscaped open space shall be 15%.
.3
The minimum front yard shall be:
.a
For main buildings: 9.0 m.
.b
For an outdoor patio: 0.0 m.
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.4
A buffer strip with a minimum of 1.2 m and consisting of a
solid privacy fence and/or continuous unpierced hedgerow
shall be provided abutting the side and rear lot lines.
.5
A minimum of 47 parking spaces shall be provided.
.6
The only outdoor storage shall be outdoor storage
associated with the landscaping business and shall be
limited to the parking/storage of vehicles, trailers and
equipment related to the landscaping business.
9.6.4
CG-4
.1
The permitted uses shall exclude restaurants, taverns,
hotels, and residential uses.
.2
The minimum front yard shall be 0.0 m.
.3
The maximum height shall be 1 storey.
.4
The minimum side yard where the yard abuts a commercial
zone or a street shall be 0.0 m and 6.0 m where the yard
abuts a residential zone.
.5
The minimum rear yard shall be 0.0 m where the yard abuts a
commercial zone and 6.0 m where the yard abuts a residential zone.
.6
A buffer strip with a maximum width of 6.0 m shall be provided
along the side and rear lot lines abutting a residential zone.
.7
There shall be no minimum parking space setback or buffer
strip requirements along Revland Drive where a parking
space abuts Revland Drive.
9.6.5
CG-5
.1
The permitted uses shall be limited to commercial self-
storage units, a parking area, and accessory uses.
.2
The minimum front yard shall be 0.0 m.
.3
The maximum height shall be 1 storey.
.4
The minimum side yard where the yard abuts a commercial
zone or a street shall be 0.0 m and 6.0 m where the yard
abuts a residential zone.
.5
The minimum rear yard shall be 0.0 m where the yard abuts
a commercial zone and 6.0 m where the yard abuts a
residential zone.
.6
A buffer strip with a maximum width of 6.0 m shall be
provided along the side and rear lot lines abutting a
residential zone.
.7
There shall be no minimum parking space setback or buffer
strip requirements along Revland Drive where a parking
space abuts Revland Drive.
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.8
Outside storage shall be prohibited.
9.6.6
CG-6
.1
The maximum hotel building height shall be 5 storeys.
.2
The minimum distance from future Westlake Drive Road
Allowance shall be 3.0 m.
.3
The minimum southerly yard shall be 3.0 m.
.4
The minimum northerly yard shall be 7.5 m.
.5
The minimum easterly side yard shall be 6.0 m.
.6
The minimum westerly side yard shall be 4.5 m.
.7
The minimum number of loading spaces shall be 2.
.8
The minimum number of parking spaces shall be 165.
9.6.7
CG-7
.1
The permitted uses shall be limited to a clinic, convenience
store, day nursery and adult day care centre, financial
institution, health studio, offices (general or professional),
personal service shop, professional studio, restaurant
(including a drive-through), retail stores, taverns, and
accessory uses.
9.6.8
CG-8
.1
A maximum of two areas for the outdoor display of finished
goods/products such as garden sheds, seasonal items or
landscape ornaments shall be permitted along the side lot line
where it abuts the side yard of the residential lot fronting onto
the north side of Westlake Drive. Construction or landscaping
materials such as lumber, stone, or soil shall be prohibited.
.2
Each outdoor display area shall not exceed 4.5 m by 12.1 m
in dimension and shall be setback a minimum of 5.0 m from
the side lot line.
.3
A minimum of 79 parking spaces and 2 barrier-free parking
spaces shall be provided;
.4
The parking area situated immediately north of Westlake
Drive shall be a minimum of 11 m from the side lot line
where it abuts the side yard of the residential lot fronting
onto the north side of Westlake Drive; and
.5
Development shall be subject to an approved site plan.
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9.6.9
CG-9
.1
The maximum building height shall be 1 storey with
allowance for ground floor height appropriate for a large-
scale retail use.
.2
The permitted buildings and structures shall be limited to one
stand-alone large format retail use with a minimum gross
floor area of 5,000 m2, along with additional uses in
standalone buildings which may include automobile service
stations, automobile washing establishments, fitness
centres, and medical clinics.
9.6.10
CG-10
.1
The permitted uses shall include a private sailing club,
private outdoor boat storage, and other accessory uses.
9.6.11
CG-11
.1
The maximum building height shall be 2 storeys.
.2
Dwelling units shall be prohibited at ground level.
.3
Any part of a surface parking lot shall be prohibited in the
front yard and exterior side yard. This shall not apply to
prevent the location of any driveway on a lot.
.4
The permitted uses shall exclude an automobile body shop,
automobile repair establishment, automobile rental
establishment, automobile sales and service, automobile
service station, and automobile washing establishment.
9.6.12 CG-12
.1
The permitted uses shall include those existing uses
permitted in the AS zone, excluding an abattoir.
9.6.13 CG-13
.1
The permitted uses shall include an office, general or
professional, a restaurant, a tire store, a tire repair, sales,
and towing service operation.
9.6.14
CG-14
.1
The permitted uses shall include a custom automobile
restoration and body repair facility, contractor's yard with
associated indoor/outdoor storage and accessory uses.
9.6.15 CG-15
.1
The permitted uses shall include an electrical utility facility.
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9.6.16
CG-16
.1
The permitted uses shall also include the sale and service of
motorcycles and powersport vehicles including, but not
limited, ATVs, jet skis, and dirt bikes.
.2
A minimum of 19 parking spaces and one barrier-free
parking space shall be provided.
9.6.17
CG-17
.1
The permitted uses shall include:
.a
A landscaping contracting business
.b
The existing detached dwelling including accessory
uses, buildings and structures, subject to the
provisions of the Residential Hamlet zone
9.7
Highway Service Centre (CS) Exception Zones
All provisions of the CS zone shall apply except that:
9.7.1
[Not In Use]
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10.0 Business Zones
For convenience, Table 10-1 lists the Business zones.
Table 10-1: List of Business Zones
Zone Name
Zone Symbol
Business Park
BP
Business Corridor
BC
10.1 Permitted Uses
Uses permitted in the Business zones are denoted by a "P" in the column
applicable to that zone and corresponding with the row for a specific use in
Table 10-2.
Table 10-2: Permitted Uses in the Business Zones
Use
Zone
Applicable Specific
Use Regulations
BP
BC
PRINCIPAL USES
Assembly Hall
P
Automobile Body Shop
P
P
Automobile Sales and Service
P
Automobile Service Station
P
Automobile Rental
P
Automobile Repair Establishment
P
P
Building Supply Centre
P
P
Cannabis Processing Facility,
Industrial
P
P
Commercial Recreational Use
P
Contractor's Yard
P
P
Financial Institution
P
Industrial Use
P
P
Micro-Distillery
P
Office
P
Printing Establishment
P
P
Research and Development Facility
P (1)
P
Restaurant
P
Service Trade Establishment
P
P
Transportation Depot
P
P
Warehouse
P
P
Wholesale Establishment
P
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Table 10-2: Permitted Uses in the Business Zones
Use
Zone
Applicable Specific
Use Regulations
BP
BC
SPECIFIED ACCESSORY USES
Accessory Office
P
P
See Section 10.5
Ancillary Retail
P
P
See Section 10.5
Outside Storage
P
P
See Section 5.12
Restaurant Patio
P
See Section 5.11
Shipping Container
P
P
See Section 5.14
Additional Regulations to Table 10-2
1.
This use shall only be permitted as ancillary to an industrial use.
10.2 Lot Requirements
Any use, building, or structure permitted in any Business zone in Table 10-
2 must be in accordance with the requirements set out in Table 10-3.
Table 10-3: Lot Requirements for Business Zones
Standards
Zone
BP
BC
Minimum Lot Area (m2)
500.0
500.0
Minimum Lot Frontage (m)
30.0
30.0
Maximum Lot Coverage
50%
50%
10.3 Building Requirements
Any use, building or structure permitted in any Business zone in Table
10-2 must also meet the requirements set out in Table 10-4.
Table 10-4: Building Requirements for Business Zones
Standards
Zone
BP
BC
Maximum Height (m)
15.0
15.0
Minimum Front Yard (m)
9.0 (1)
12.0
Minimum Rear Yard (m)
9.0
6.0
Minimum Exterior Side Yard (m)
12.0 (2)
12.0
Minimum Interior Side Yard (m)
6.0 (2) (3)
6.0
Additional Regulations to Table 10-4
1.
Where the front yard abuts any zone other than a Business zone, the setback
shall be 18.0 m.
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2.
Where the exterior side yard or interior side yard abuts any zone other than a
Business zone, the exterior side yard or interior side yard shall be 18.0 m.
3.
The minimum interior side yard shall be 6.0 m on one side and 3.0 m on the other side.
10.4 Access and Landscaping Requirements
Any use, building or structure permitted in any Business zone in Table
6-4 must also meet the requirements set out in Table 6-4.
Table 6-4: Access and Landscaping Standards for Business Uses
Standards
Zone
BP
BC
Minimum Landscaped Open Space
10%
20%
Minimum Planting Strip width along an
interior side lot line or rear lot line
abutting a Residential or Future
Development zone (m)
3.0
3.0
10.5 Other Zone Requirements
10.5.1
Accessory Office Uses in Business Zones
.1
In any Business Park zone, the maximum gross floor area
of an accessory office shall be 15% of the gross floor area
of the associated principal employment use.
.2
Notwithstanding Section 10.5.1.1, where the associated
principal employment use is primarily conducted outdoors,
the maximum gross floor area of an accessory office shall
be 100.0 m2.
10.5.2
Ancillary Retail Uses in Business Zones
.1
Any goods, material, equipment, or other items that are sold,
leased, rented, or displayed in an ancillary retail use in the
Business Park zone shall be produced by the associated
employment use and shall be located on the same lot.
.2
In the Business Park zone, the maximum gross floor area
of ancillary retail uses on the lot shall be 15% of the
associated principal employment use.
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10.6 Business Park (BP) Exception Zones
All provisions of the BP zone shall apply except that:
10.6.1
BP-1
.1
The permitted uses shall be limited to blueprinting and
printing establishments, building supplies centre or lumber
yard, commercial grain handling and storage facility,
establishments for the storage or processing of agricultural
produce, existing agricultural uses, food catering services,
manufacturing of small electrical or machine components,
offices and retail or wholesale outlets related to permitted
industrial uses, carried on in the same building, service
shops, tool and die companies, warehousing, special light
industrial uses, accessory buildings or uses, including a
dwelling unit.
.2
The maximum lot coverage shall be 50%.
10.6.2
BP-2
.1
The permitted uses shall include a waste disposal area.
10.6.3
BP-3
.1
The permitted uses shall include a waste disposal area.
10.6.4
BP-4
.1
The permitted uses shall include an outside storage yard.
.2
The minimum lot area shall be 1.6 ha.
.3
The maximum outside storage yard area for the storage of
port-a-johns as a main use shall be 557.5 m2.
10.6.5
BP-4
.1
The permitted uses shall include general or business and/or
professional offices and accessory uses.
.2
The minimum number of parking spaces shall be 17.
10.6.6
BP-6
.1
The permitted uses shall include offices, general or professional.
10.6.7
BP-7
.1
The permitted uses shall include:
.a
A garden supply centre and a home improvement store.
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.b
A medical marihuana production facility, as
regulated by Federal and/or Provincial regulations.
.2
A maximum of 24 parking spaces shall be permitted within
the front yard.
.3
Any front yard that is not used for driveways or parking
spaces shall be used for landscaping.
10.6.8
BP-8
.1
The permitted uses shall include industrial/construction trade
training facility with associated offices and union hall and
accessory uses.
10.6.9
BP-9
.1
The permitted uses shall include offices, general or
professional and accessory buildings or uses.
10.6.10 BP-10
.1
The permitted uses shall include the sale, rental and repair of
construction and home repair related vehicles and equipment
and accessory uses, including retail propane sales.
.2
The permitted buildings and other structures shall include
buildings and other structures.
.3
The outside display of goods and materials shall be
permitted in the front and exterior side yards, except for that
portion of those yards that are a required buffer strip in
accordance with this By-law.
10.6.11 BP-11
.1
The permitted uses shall include the existing commercial
recreational establishment.
10.6.12
BP-12
.1
The permitted uses shall also include the following uses:
.a
Cinemas, bowling alleys, bingo halls, health studios,
and other commercial recreation and entertainment
establishments; assembly halls; private clubs;
.b
Hotels;
.c
Home improvement and furnishing stores; home
and auto supply stores; warehouse retail stores;
nursery and garden stores; catalogue stores;
building supply centres and lumber yards;
.d
Wholesale businesses;
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.e
Automobile sales and service establishments; boat and
recreation vehicle sales and service establishments;
automobile rental establishments; automobile repair
garages; automobile service stations; gas bars;
.f
Retail and convenience stores, restaurants;
.g
Business service establishments; data processing
establishments; duplicating shops; printing
establishments; repair and rental establishments;
commercial storage units;
.h
Clinics; animal clinics;
.i
Offices, general and professional; financial
institutions; professional studies; day nurseries;
personal service shops; funeral homes; and
.j
Accessory uses.
10.7 Business Corridor (BC) Exception Zones
All provisions of the BC zone shall apply except that:
10.7.1
BC-1
.1
The permitted uses shall include an automobile and truck
service station and restaurant.
.2
The maximum lot coverage shall be 40%.
.3
The maximum building height shall be 12.0 m.
.4
The minimum front yard shall be 12.0 m.
.5
The minimum side yard shall be 12.0 m.
.6
The minimum rear yard shall be 13.5 m.
.7
A strip of land not less than 6.0 m in width along the front
line shall be adequately landscaped through provision of
grass, trees, or shrubs.
.8
A maximum of 225 parking spaces shall be permitted.
.9
A maximum of two driveway accesses onto County Road 46 shall
be permitted, with each driveway being at least 6.0 m width.
10.7.2
BC-2
.1
The permitted uses shall include the storing, parking, and
dispatching of truck tractors and trailers, accessory uses,
including offices.
.2
All components of the storing, parking, and dispatching of
truck tractors and trailers use shall be located a minimum of
12.0 m from the front lot line.
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10.0 | BUSINESS ZONES
10.7.3
BC-3
.1
The permitted uses shall be limited to truck/transport
terminal, accessory offices, and an accessory dwelling unit.
.2
No more than 15 transport trucks/trailers shall be parked or
stored on lands subject to this exception.
.3
The parking or storage of transport trucks/trailers shall be
prohibited on the southerly 74.6 m of the property and this
area shall only be used as landscaped open space.
.4
A buffer strip having a minimum width of 5.48 m shall be provided
immediately adjacent to the easterly lot line for its entire length.
10.7.4
BC-4
.1
The permitted uses shall include a medical clinic.
10.7.5
BC-5
[Not in Use]
10.7.6
BC-6
.1
The permitted uses shall also include the following uses:
.a
Cinemas, bowling alleys, bingo halls, health studios,
and other commercial recreation and entertainment
establishments; assembly halls; private clubs;
.b
Hotels;
.c
Home improvement and furnishing stores; home
and auto supply stores; warehouse retail stores;
nursery and garden stores; catalogue stores;
building supply centres and lumber yards;
.d
Wholesale businesses;
.e
Automobile sales and service establishments; boat and
recreation vehicle sales and service establishments;
automobile rental establishments; automobile repair
garages; automobile service stations; gas bars;
.f
Retail and convenience stores, restaurants;
.g
Business service establishments; data processing
establishments; duplicating shops; printing
establishments; repair and rental establishments;
commercial storage units;
.h
Clinics; animal clinics;
.i
Offices, general and professional; financial
institutions; professional studies; day nurseries;
personal service shops; funeral homes; and
.j
Accessory uses.
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11.0 | AGRICULTURAL ZONES
11.0 Agricultural Zones
For convenience, Table 11-1 lists the Agricultural zones.
Table 11-1: List of Agricultural Zones
Zone Name
Zone Symbol
Agriculture
AG
Agriculture (No Residence)
AN
Agriculture Service
AS
11.1 Permitted Uses
Uses permitted in the Agricultural zones are denoted by a "P" in the
column applicable to that zone and corresponding with the row for a
specific use in Table 11-2.
Table 11-2: Permitted Uses in the Agricultural Zones
Use
Zone
Applicable Specific
Use Regulations
AG
AN
AS
Agriculture, including Farm Greenhouses
P
P
P
See Section 11.5.2
Conservation Use
P
P
P
Kennel
P
P
P
Nursery
P
P
P
Wayside Pit and Quarry
P
P
P
AGRICULTURE-RELATED USES
Abattoir
P
Agricultural Processing
P
Agricultural Warehouse
P
Agricultural Research Facility
P
Animal Hospital
P
Auction Establishment
P
Farm Feed and Supply Store
P
Farm Implement Sales and Services
Establishment
P
Farmer's Market
P
RESIDENTIAL USES
Accessory Dwelling Unit
P
See Section 5.1
Additional Residential Unit
P
See Section 5.2
Detached Dwelling
P
Farm Greenhouse Worker Dwelling
P (2)
P (2)
P (2)
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Table 11-2: Permitted Uses in the Agricultural Zones
Use
Zone
Applicable Specific
Use Regulations
AG
AN
AS
ON-FARM DIVERSIFIED USES
Agri-Tourism (1)
P
P
P
See Section 5.10
Farm Café and Shop (1)
P
P
P
See Section 5.10
Farm Micro-Brewery and Distillery (1)
P
P
P
See Section 5.10
Home Industry (1)
P
P
P
See Section 5.10
Market Garden (1)
P
P
P
See Section 5.10
Restaurant Patio (1)
P
P
P
See Section 5.10
Value-Added Farm Use (1)
P
P
P
See Section 5.10
SPECIFIED ACCESSORY USES
Ancillary Retail
P
Home Occupation
P
See Section 5.7
Shipping Container
P
P
See Section 5.14
Additional Regulations to Table 11-2
1.
This use shall only be permitted as an on-farm diversified use.
2.
This use shall only be permitted on the same lot as a farm greenhouse.
11.2 Lot Requirements
Any use, building, or structure permitted in any Agricultural zone in Table
11-2 must be in accordance with the requirements set out in Table 11-3.
Table 11-3: Lot Requirements for Agricultural Zones
Standards
Zone
AG
AN
AS
Minimum Lot Area (ha.)
40
20
0.2
Minimum Lot Frontage (m)
150
150
30 (1)
Maximum Lot Coverage
20%
20%
50%
Additional Regulations to Table 11-3
1.
The minimum lot frontage shall be 60.0 m where the lot frontage is on a County Road.
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11.3 Building Requirements
Any use, building or structure permitted in any Agricultural zone in
Table 11-2 must also meet the requirements set out in Table 11-4.
Table 11-4: Building Requirements for Agricultural Zones
Standards
Zone
AG
AN
AS
Maximum Height (m)
10.5
10.5
10.5
Minimum Front Yard (m)
15.0
15.0
10.5
Minimum Rear Yard (m)
15.0
15.0
7.5
Minimum Exterior Side Yard (m)
6.0
6.0
6.0
Minimum Interior Side Yard (m)
6.0
6.0
4.5
11.4 Access and Landscaping Requirements
Any use, building or structure permitted in any Agriculture zone in Table
11-2 must also meet the requirements set out in Table 11-5.
Table 11-5: Access and Landscaping Requirements for Agriculture
Zones
Standards
Zone
AG
AN
AS
Minimum Planting Strip width on any
interior side lot line or rear lot line
abutting a Residential, Institutional, or
Open Space zone (m)
-
-
3.0
Minimum Landscaped Open Space
-
-
10%
11.5 Other Zone Requirements
11.5.1
Existing or New Undersized Lots in the Agriculture (AG) Zone
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agriculture (AG) zone,
the use, erection, or expansion of a detached dwelling in the AG
zone shall be permitted on a lot with frontage on a public street
where the minimum lot area is 1,860.0 m2, subject to the following
requirements:
.1
The minimum lot area shall be as existing up to a maximum
of 0.5 ha.
.2
The minimum lot frontage shall be 30.0 m.
.3
The maximum lot coverage shall be 25%.
.4
The minimum interior side yard and exterior side yard
setback shall be 3.0 m.
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11.0 | AGRICULTURAL ZONES
11.5.2
Additional Regulations for Farm Greenhouses in
Agricultural Zones
The following regulations apply to farm greenhouses in any
Agricultural zone, subject to an approved site plan:
.1
The maximum lot coverage shall be 80%.
.2
The minimum front yard, side yard, and rear yard shall be 15.0 m.
.3
Loading spaces shall be located a minimum of 15.0 m from
any dwelling.
11.6 Agriculture (AG) Exception Zones
All provisions of the AG zone shall apply except that:
11.6.1
AG-1
.1
The permitted uses shall include a trucking and excavating business.
11.6.2
AG-2
.1
The permitted uses shall include a private school.
11.6.3
AG-3
.1
The permitted uses shall include a truck or transport terminal
within an existing building or structure.
11.6.4
AG-4
.1
The permitted uses shall include:
.a
A nursery and garden centre, a landscaping
establishment, including topsoil use.
.b
Accessory uses, including trucking exclusively
associated with the permitted uses.
.c
One detached dwelling.
.2
The minimum lot area shall be 4.5 ha.
.3
The minimum lot frontage shall be 225 m.
.4
The maximum height of outside storage shall be 10.0 m.
11.6.5
AG-5
.1
The permitted uses shall include poultry cutting, processing,
and packaging facility.
.2
The permitted uses shall exclude an abattoir.
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11.6.6
AG-6
.1
The permitted uses shall include one detached additional
residential unit, subject to the following requirements:
.2
The maximum height shall be 6.5 m.
.3
The minimum front yard shall be 40.0 m.
.4
The maximum distance from the primary dwelling shall be 30.0 m.
.5
The maximum floor area shall be 100.0 m2.
11.6.7
AG-7
.1
The maximum lot area shall be 5,500.0 m2.
11.6.8
AG-8
.1
The permitted uses shall include one detached additional
residential unit (ARU) subject to the following requirements:
.a
The maximum height shall be 6.5 m.
.b
The maximum distance from the primary dwelling shall be 30.0 m.
.c
The maximum floor area shall be 104.0 m2.
11.6.9
AG-9
.1
The permitted uses shall include a place of worship and accessory uses.
11.6.10 AG-10
.1
The permitted uses shall include a place of worship and cultural centre.
11.6.11 AG-11
.1
The permitted uses shall include the existing place of
worship and accessory uses.
11.6.12 AG-12
.1
The permitted uses shall include a telecommunications facility.
11.7 Agriculture - No Residence (AN) Exception Zones
All provisions of the AN zone shall apply except that:
11.7.1
AN-1
.1
The minimum lot area shall be 16.0 ha.
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11.7.2
AN-2
.1
Livestock intensive agricultural operations shall be prohibited
within structures in existence as of March 12, 2013.
11.7.3
AN-3
.1
The permitted uses shall include single family residential
uses, household occupation or agricultural household
occupation and livestock agricultural operations.
11.7.4
AN-4
.1
The minimum lot frontage shall be 62.0 m.
.2
The minimum lot area shall be 18.0 ha.
11.8 Agriculture Service (AS) Exception Zones
All provisions of the AS zone shall apply except that:
11.8.1
AS-1
.1
The permitted uses shall include:
.a
A flower, lawn and garden centre which shall include the
growing of bedding plants and flowers and the manufacture
of lawn ornaments, along with the storage and sale of
same; together with the storage and sale of accessory
items associated with the flower, lawn and garden care
(e.g. peat moss, fertilizer, flowerpots, planters etc.)
.b
The existing detached dwelling, including accessory uses, buildings
and structures permitted in accordance with the RH zone.
.2
The minimum side yards shall be as existing.
11.8.2
AS-2
.1
The permitted uses shall include a restaurant
11.8.3
AS-3
.1
The permitted uses shall include a gas bar, including the
accessory sale of cold drinks, packaged food, tobacco and similar
convenience goods for customers and provision of courtesy
service such as informational material and restroom facilities.
11.8.4
AS-4
.1
The permitted uses shall include a tire repair and towing
service operation, truck repairs, and a truck or transport
terminal only within existing buildings and structures.
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12.0 | COMMUNITY USE ZONES
12.0 Community Use Zones
For convenience, Table 12-1 lists the Community Use zones.
Table 12-1: List of Community Use Zones
Zone Name
Zone Symbol
Institutional
IN
Open Space
OS
12.1 Permitted Uses
Uses permitted in the Community Use zones are denoted by a "P" in the
column applicable to that zone and corresponding with the row for a
specific use in Table 12-2.
Table 12-2: Permitted Uses in the Community Use Zones
Use
Zone
Applicable Specific
Use Regulations
IN
OS
Assembly Hall
P
Cemetery
P
Commercial School
P
Community Facility
P
P
Community Garden
P
Conservation Use
P
Day Care Centre
P
Emergency Service
P
Golf Course
P
Hospital
P
Long Term Care Facility
P
Park
P
Place of Worship
P
Private School
P
Public School
P
Public Parking
P
Recreational Use
P
Retirement Home
P
Stormwater Management Facility
P
SPECIFIED ACCESSORY & ANCILLARY USES
Accessory Dwelling Unit
P
Section 5.1
Ancillary Retail
P
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12.2 Lot Requirements
Any use, building, or structure permitted in any Community Use zone in
Table 12-2 must be in accordance with the requirements set out in Table 12-3.
Table 12-3: Lot Requirements for Community Use Zones
Standards
Zone
IN
OS
Maximum Lot Coverage
50%
30%
12.3 Building Requirements
Any use, building or structure permitted in any Community Use zone in
Table 12-2 must also meet the requirements set out in Table 12-4.
Table 12-4: Building Requirements for Community Use Zones
Standards
Zone
IN
OS
Maximum Height (m)
10.5
10.5
Minimum Front Yard (m)
7.5
7.5
Minimum Rear Yard (m)
7.5
7.5
Minimum Exterior Side Yard (m)
4.5
4.5
Minimum Interior Side Yard (m)
6.0
3.0
12.4 Access and Landscaping Requirements
Any use, building or structure permitted in any Community Use zone in
Table 12-2 must also meet the requirements set out in Table 12-5.
Table 12-5: Access and Landscaping Requirements for
Community Use Zones
Standards
Zone
IN
OS
Minimum Landscaped Open Space
15%
-
Minimum Planting Strip width on any
interior side lot line or rear lot line
abutting a Residential, Institutional, or
Open Space zone (m)
3.0
-
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12.5 Institutional (IN) Exception Zones
All provisions of the IN zone shall apply except that:
12.5.1
IN-1
.1
The permitted uses shall include a church, a church rectory,
a church hall, and accessory uses, one accessory dwelling
unit which contains a common kitchen and living room and
not more than ten bedrooms with separate bathrooms.
12.5.2
IN-2
.1
The permitted uses shall be limited to an open space buffer
area that shall only be used for landscaping.
.2
Buildings and structures shall not be permitted, with the
exception of a fence associated with the open space buffer area.
12.5.3
IN-3
.1
The permitted uses shall include a gymnasium/ auditorium
that is attached to and associated with a school and/or
private school, accessory uses and parking areas.
.2
The minimum westerly yard shall be 2.0 m.
.3
The minimum easterly yard shall be 21.3 m.
.4
The minimum southerly depth shall be 14.93 m.
.5
The maximum building height shall be 8.0 m.
.6
The minimum number of parking spaces shall be 10.
12.5.4
IN-4
.1
The minimum westerly yard shall be 2.0 m.
.2
The minimum yard where it abuts a residential use or zone
shall be 3.3 m.
.3
The maximum building height shall be 8.0 m.
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12.6 Open Space (OS) Exception Zones
All provisions of the OS zone shall apply except that:
12.6.1
OS-1
.1
The permitted uses shall include a school.
12.6.2
OS-2
.1
The permitted uses shall include the transmission lines of
Ontario Hydro, walking trails, bicycle paths, active recreation
areas, and parkland.
.2
No buildings or structures shall be permitted except for
transmission lines on Ontario Hydro.
.3
The use of any lands for any purpose other than
transmission lines shall be subject to the approval and
regulations of Ontario Hydro.
12.6.3
OS-3
.1
The permitted uses shall include a landscaping buffer that
may comprise a berm with tree plantings, a multi-use
pathway, and associated stormwater management features.
.2
The minimum lot area shall be 0.4 ha.
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13.0 | NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ZONE
13.0 Natural Environment Zone
For convenience, Table 13-1 lists the Natural Environment zone(s).
Table 13-1: List of Natural Environment Zones
Zone Name
Zone Symbol
Natural Environment
NE
13.1 Permitted Uses
Uses permitted in the Natural Environment zones are denoted by a "P" in
the column applicable to that zone and corresponding with the row for a
specific permitted use in Table 13-2.
Where the symbol "E" is shown in Table 13-2, the use shall only be
permitted on the lot in the corresponding zone if the use was legally
existing and used on the lot on the effective date of this By-law.
Table 13-2: Permitted Uses in the Natural Environment Zones
Use
Zone
Applicable Specific
Use Regulations
NE
Conservation Use
P
Passive Recreational Use
P
Public Park
P
Stormwater Management Facility
E
13.2 Lot Requirements
Any use, building, or structure permitted in any Natural Environment
zone in Table 13-2 must be in accordance with the requirements set out
in Table 13-3.
Table 13-3: Lot Requirements for Natural Environment Zones
Standards
Zone
NE
Minimum Lot Area
No requirement
Minimum Lot Frontage
No requirement
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13.3 Building Requirements
Any use, building or structure permitted in any Natural Environment zone
in Table 13-1 must also meet the requirements set out in Table 13-4.
Table 13-4: Building Requirements for Natural Environment Zones
Standards
Zone
NE
Maximum Height (m)
-
Minimum Front Yard (m)
-
Minimum Rear Yard (m)
-
Minimum Exterior Side Yard (m)
-
Minimum Interior Side Yard (m)
-
13.4 Natural Environment (NE) Exception Zones
All provisions of the NE zone shall apply except that:
13.4.1
[Not In Use]
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14.0 | FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ZONE
14.0 Future Development Zone
For convenience, Table 14-1 lists the Future Development zone.
Table 14-1: List of Future Development Zone
Zone Name
Zone Symbol
Future Development
FD
14.1 Permitted Uses
Uses permitted in the Future Development zone are denoted by a "P" in
the column applicable to that zone and corresponding with the row for a
specific permitted use in Table 14-2.
Where the symbol "E" is shown in Table 14-2, the use shall only be
permitted on that portion of a lot in the corresponding zone if the use was
legally existing and used on the lot on the effective date of this By-law.
Table 14-2: Permitted Uses in the Future Development Zone
Use
Zone
Applicable Specific
Use Regulations
FD
Agriculture, excluding any
livestock facilities and excluding
farm greenhouses
P
Conservation Use
P
Passive Recreational Use
P
SPECIFIED ACCESSORY USES
Farm Produce Outlet
P
Outside Storage
E
See Section 5.12
Shipping Container
E
See Section 5.14
14.2 Lot Requirements
Any use, building, or structure permitted in any Future Development
zone in Table 14-2 must be in accordance with the requirements set out
in Table 14-3.
Table 14-3: Lot Requirements for Future Development Zones
Standards
Zone
FD
Minimum Lot Area
As legally existing
Minimum Lot Frontage
As legally existing
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14.3 Building Requirements
Any use, building or structure permitted in any Future Development zone
in Table 14-2 must also meet the requirements set out in Table 14-3.
Table 14-3: Building Requirements for Future Development Zones
Standards
Zone
FD
Maximum Height (m)
11.0
Minimum Front Yard (m)
15.0
Minimum Rear Yard (m)
15.0
Minimum Exterior Side Yard (m)
6.0
Minimum Interior Side Yard (m)
6.0
14.4 Future Development (FD) Exception Zones
All provisions of the FD zone shall apply except that:
14.4.1
[Not In Use]
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15.0 | ENACTMENT
15.0 Enactment
15.1 Repeal of By-laws
Save and except to give effect to the transition clauses established
in Section 1.7 of this By-law, the following former Zoning By-laws
adopted under the Planning Act, as amended, as they apply to any
part of the defined area, are hereby repealed.
.1
By-law No. 1746 of the former Town of Tecumseh;
.2
By-law No. 2065 of the former Village of St. Clair Beach; and
.3
By-law No. 85-18 of the former Township of Sandwich South.
This By-law shall take effect from the date of passing thereof,
subject to the provisions of Section 34 of the Planning Act.
15.2 Effective Date
This By-law shall come intro force and effect on the date of its final
passing. If any appeals are received in accordance with the Planning
Act, as amended, this By-law shall come into force and effect except for
those lands or sections of this By-law that are subject to the appeals.
15.3 Enactment
Read a first and second time this 11th day of August, 2026.
Gary McNamara, Mayor
Robert Auger, Clerk
Read a third and final time this 15th day of September, 2026.
Gary McNamara, Mayor
Robert Auger, Clerk
Lake St.
Clair
MUNICIPALITY
OF LAKESHORE
TOWN OF
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TOWN OF ESSEX
CITY OF
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Town of Tecumseh
Zoning By-law 2026-050
Schedule A
September 2026
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Municipal Boundary
Hamlet Settlement Area
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Oldcastle
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CRES
CEDARWOOD DR
OLI
VER D
R
BAILLARGEON DR
EVERGREEN DR
CLARICE AVE
WOODRIDGE DR
M
E
A
ND
E
R CRES
MICHAEL DR
B
R
U
N
ELLE CRES
MEA
D
OW
L
AND C
RES
AMB
E
RLY
CR
E
S
MUNICIPALITY
OF LAKESHORE
CITY OF
WINDSOR
Lake St.
Clair
CG
CG-2
MS-2
MS-3
OS
OS
OS
OS
OS
OS
R1
R1-3
R1-6
R1-8
R1-12
R1-17
R1-23
R1-24
R1-25
R1 (LS)
R1 (LS)-13
R1 (LS)-14
R1 (LS)-16
R1 (LS)-16
R2
R2
R2
R2-1
R2-3
R2-5
R2-6
R2-12
R2-13
R3
R3-3
R3-5
R3-12
BP
BP-2
BP-3
CG
CG
CG
CG
CG-3
(H) CG-4
(H) CG-5
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
MS
MS
MS
MS
MS
MS
MS-1
OS
OS
OS
OS
OS
OS
OS
OS
OS
OS
OS
R1
R1
R1
R1
R1
R1
R1
R1
R1
R1 (LS)
R1 (LS)
R1 (LS)
R1 (LS)
R1 (LS)
R1 (LS)
R1 (LS)
R2
R2
R2
R2
R2
R2
R2
R2
R2
R2
R2
R2-14
R3
R3-1
R3-6
(H) R3-4
Town of Tecumseh
Zoning By-law 2026-050
Schedule A
Map 1
0
150
300
450
600
750
m
September 2026
Source: Province of Ontario, Town of Tecumseh | Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 17N
Municipal Boundary
Hamlet Settlement Area
Zoning Boundary
Lake St. Clair Floodprone Area
Inland Floodplain Development
Control Area
Legend
Maidstone
Oldcastle
Tecumseh
North
401
3
BRIGHTON RD
ST GREGORYS RD
RIVERSIDE DR
ARLINGTON BLVD
TECUMSEH RD
TECUMSEH R
D
CEDAR CRT
C
O
VE
D
R
CLOVELL
Y R
D
VILLAGE GROVE DR
ALOHA DR
CEDAR CRT
WILLOW CRT
ALDEN CRES
OAKFIELD CRT
HAYE
S AVE
ESTATE PK
REGENT RD
LEXHAM G
DNS
CAMBRIDGE CRT
ST MARK'S RD
KE
NSINGTO
N
BLVD
BIRKDALE CRT
DRESDEN PL
WELLWOOD CRT
DORSET PK
CADA CRES
ROSTREVOR CRT
FAIRWAY CRES
MEI-LIN CRES
GR
ANT AV
E
TALTHORPE
P
L
DAVID CRES
BEACH GROVE DR
HAYES AVE
CA
R
IT
A
S
C
RT
LENORE AVE
JEFFREY PL
B
U
R
L
I
NGTON R
D
PENTILLY RD
DAVID CRES
VILLAGE GROVE DR
CLOVELL
Y RD
ALOHA DR
TUSC
A
N
Y CRE
S
SOUTHWIND CRES
EDGEWATER BLVD
DERBY RD
CHRISTY LN
M
A
RI
NE
D
R
E
SSE
X
R
D
JASO
N
C
RT
WARWICK RD
HAR
B
OURN
E
CRES
RUT
LAN
D
RD
GORDON AVE
C
OLLIE
R
CRES
STARWOOD LN
BRIG
HTON RD
L
AKEW
O
O
D
CRES
MUNICIPALITY
OF LAKESHORE
Pike Creek
Lake St.
Clair
CG
IN
IN-3
IN-3
OS
OS
OS
OS
R1
R1-20
R1 (LS)
R2
R2-11
R3-11
CG
CG
CG
CG
CG-10
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN-4
MS
MS
OS
OS
OS
OS
OS
OS
R1
R1
R1
R1
R1
R1
R1
R1-19
R1-21
R1 (LS)
R1 (LS)
R1 (LS)
R1 (LS)
R1 (LS)-15
R1 (LS)-15
R2
R2
R2-7
R2-8
R2-9
R2-10
R3
R3
R3-7
R3-9
R3-10
Town of Tecumseh
Zoning By-law 2026-050
Schedule A
Map 2
0
90
180
270
360
450
m
September 2026
Source: Province of Ontario, Town of Tecumseh | Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 17N
Municipal Boundary
Hamlet Settlement Area
Zoning Boundary
Lake St. Clair Floodprone Area
Inland Floodplain Development
Control Area
Legend
Maidstone
Oldcastle
Tecumseh
North
401
3
22
LESPERANCE RD
GOUIN ST
INTERSECTION RD
JAMSYL DR
SYLVESTRE DR
MANNING RD
BANWELL RD
CALVARY CRT
CANDLEWOOD DR
KAVANAGH DR
DESLIPPE DR
CH
ARLENE LN
NORTH PACIFIC AVE
ROXANNE DR
FUNARO CRES
SHAWNEE RD
DESRO DR
WESTLAKE DR
MULBERRY DR
ST
A
G
N
E
S
DR
FUNARO CRE
S
CHORNOBY CRES
CALVARY CRT
R
OXANNE DR
MECONI DR
SHAWNEE RD
LESS
A
RD
ST
HEBERT
ST
VICKER
Y
LN
EUGENI ST
ST MARTI
N
C
RES
ST ANNE ST
CORBI LN
MAY
RAN
D
CRES
MURRAY CRES
ST ANNE ST
SYLVESTRE DR
CITY OF
WINDSOR
BP
BP
BP-5
FD
(H) R1
(H) TR2-1
(H) TR2-1
BC
BC
BC
BC-6
BC-6
BP
BP
BP-1
BP-10
BP-11
BP-11
BP-12
(H) BP
CG
CG-6
CG-8
(H) CG
(H) CG-9
IN
(H) IN
OS
OS
OS
OS
(H) OS
(H) OS
(H) OS
(H) OS
(H) OS
(H) OS
(H) OS
(H) OS
(H) OS
(H) OS
(H) OS
R1
R1
R1
R1
R1
R1
R1-1
R1-11
(H) R1
(H) R1
(H) R1
(H) R1-2
(H) R1-2
(H) R1-2
(H) R1-2
(H) R2
(H) R2
(H) R2
(H) R2
R3-2
(H) R3
(H) R3
(H) TMS
(H) TR1
(H) TR1
(H) TR1
(H) TR2
(H) TR2
(H) TR2
(H) TR2
(H) TR2
(H) TR2
(H) TR2
(H) TR2-1
(H) TR2-1
(H) TR3
(H) TR3
(H) TR3
(H) TR3-1
Town of Tecumseh
Zoning By-law 2026-050
Schedule A
Map 3
0
100
200
300
400
500
m
September 2026
Source: Province of Ontario, Town of Tecumseh | Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 17N
Municipal Boundary
Hamlet Settlement Area
Zoning Boundary
Legend
Maidstone
Oldcastle
Tecumseh
North
401
3
42
43
12TH CONCESSION RD
SHIELDS ST
LESPERANCE RD
SH
IELDS
ST
MANNING RD
BANWELL RD
SHIFF DR
DOCH
E
RTY
DR
JILLIAN
CRT
BLU
EBER
RY CRT
EMMA
MARIA CR
E
S
DIMU DR
CR
AN
B
ROOK CRES
W
ILDBE
R
R
Y CRES
S
TRAW
BERRY DR
HO
L
ME
S
CRES
GREE
N
CRT
ODESSA DR
ST ALPHONSE ST
ELDER
B
E
R
R
Y CRT
S
O
U
TH PACIFIC AVE
LE BOEUF AVE
CITY OF
WINDSOR
(H) CG
IN-2
OS
OS
OS
(H) OS
R1
R1-4
R1-5
R1-9
BC
BC
BC
BC-2
BC-3
BC-4
(H) BC
CG
CG
CG
CG
CG
(H) CG
(H) CG-11
IN
IN
IN
(H) IN
NE
OS
OS
OS-2
OS-2
OS-2
OS-2
(H) OS
(H) OS
(H) OS
(H) OS
(H) OS
(H) OS
(H) OS
(H) OS
(H) OS-1
R1
R1
R1
R1
R1-7
R1-10
R1-22
(H) R1
R2-2
R3-8
(H) TR1
(H) TR1
(H) TR1
(H) TR1
(H) TR1
(H) TR1-1
(H) TR2
(H) TR2
(H) TR2
(H) TR2
(H) TR2
(H) TR2
(H) TR2
(H) TR2
(H) TR2
(H) TR2
(H) TR2
(H) TR3
(H) TR3
Town of Tecumseh
Zoning By-law 2026-050
Schedule A
Map 4
0
90
180
270
360
450
m
September 2026
Source: Province of Ontario, Town of Tecumseh | Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 17N
Municipal Boundary
Hamlet Settlement Area
Zoning Boundary
Inland Floodplain Development
Control Area
Subject to Zoning By-law 85-18
Legend
Maidstone
Oldcastle
Tecumseh
North
401
3
MTO lands not
subject to
this by-law
3
401
401
401
46
NORTH TALBOT RD
8TH CONCESSION RD
WALKER RD
HOWARD AVE
REGAL DR
MCCORD LN
PICCADILLY AVE
PULLEYBLANK ST
SO
L
AR CRES
OUTER DR
MOYNAHAN ST
OLYMPIA DR
OLD
C
AST
L
E
CRT
DELDUCA DR
O
LDCASTLE RD
DUMOUCHELLE ST
BRENDAN LN
CROWD
E
R CRT
O'NEIL DR
DI COCCO CR
T
BLACK
ACRE DR
TRAFALG
A
R
C
RT
MORO DR
W
EBS
T
ER DR
C
A
S
TLE
W
O
O
D CRT
HENNIN DR
ROSCON INDUSTRIAL DR
BURKE ST
HAL
F
ORD DR
URE ST
ROSSI DR
FASAN DR
NORTH TALBOT RD
CITY OF
WINDSOR
BP-6
CG
CG
RH-3
OS
BC
BC
BC
BC
BC
BC
BC-1
BP
BP
BP
BP
BP
BP
BP
BP
BP
BP-4
BP-7
BP-8
BP-8
BP-9
(H) BP
(H) BP
(H) BP
(H) BP
(H) BP
FD
FD
FD
FD
FD
FD
FD
FD
CG
CG
CG
CG
CG
CG
CG
CG-1
CG-14
CG-15
CG-16
CG-17
(H) CG-7
RH
RH
RH
RH
RH
RH
RH
RH
RH
RH-2
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN-1
NE
NE
OS
OS
OS
OS-3
R2-4
R2-4
(H) R2-4
Town of Tecumseh
Zoning By-law 2026-050
Schedule A
Map 5
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
m
September 2026
Source: Province of Ontario, Town of Tecumseh | Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 17N
Municipal Boundary
Hamlet Settlement Area
Zoning Boundary
Inland Floodplain Development
Control Area
Legend
Maidstone
Oldcastle
Tecumseh
North
401
3
34
MANNING RD
MALDEN RD
S
U
NSET LN
NORTH TALBOT
RD
SUNSET LN
R
U
STON RD
CG-13
RH
RH
RH-4
(H) RH
(H) RH
(H) RH
CG
CG
CG-12
(H) CG
(H) CG
(H) CG
(H) CG
RH
RH
RH
RH
RH
RH
RH-1
(H) RH
(H) RH
(H) RH
(H) RH
(H) RH
(H) RH
(H) RH
IN
IN
(H) OS
(H) OS
(H) OS
R1
R1
R1
R1
R1
R1
R1-18
(H) R1
(H) R1
(H) R1
(H) R1
(H) R1
(H) R1
(H) R1
Town of Tecumseh
Zoning By-law 2026-050
Schedule A
Map 6
0
90
180
270
360
450
m
September 2026
Source: Province of Ontario, Town of Tecumseh | Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 17N
Municipal Boundary
Hamlet Settlement Area
Zoning Boundary
Inland Floodplain Development
Control Area
Legend
Maidstone
Oldcastle
Tecumseh
North
401
3
MTO lands not
subject to
this by-law
3
401
42
46
17
12TH CONCESSION RD
BASELINE RD
SOUTH TALBOT RD
SOUTH TALBOT RD
SOUTH TALBOT RD
MANNING RD
WALKER RD
11TH CONCESSION RD
HOWARD AVE
MALDEN RD
OLDCASTLE RD
SERVICE RD
9TH CONCESSION RD
SEXTON SDRD
12TH CONCESSON RD
11TH CONCESSION RD
12TH CONCESSION RD
10TH CONCESSION RD
SNAKE LN
8TH CONCESSION RD
HOLDEN RD
TOWN OF
LASALLE
MUNICIPALITY
OF LAKESHORE
TOWN OF ESSEX
CITY OF
WINDSOR
AG
AS
AS
AS-1
AS-3
AS-4
AG
AG
AG
AG
AG
AG
AG
AG
AG
AG-1
AG-2
AG-3
AG-4
AG-5
AG-6
AG-7
AG-8
AG-9
AG-10
AG-11
AG-12
AN
AN
AN
AN
AN
AN
AN
AN
AN
AN
AN-1
AN-2
AN-3
AN-4
AS
AS
AS
AS
AS
AS-2
(H) CG
(H) CS
NE
OS
OS
Town of Tecumseh
Zoning By-law 2026-050
Schedule A
Map 7
0
520
1,040
1,560
2,080
2,600
m
September 2026
Source: Province of Ontario, Town of Tecumseh | Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 17N
Municipal Boundary
Hamlet Settlement Area
Zoning Boundary
Inland Floodplain Development
Control Area
Legend
LESPERANCE RD
LACASSE BLVD
NORTH TALBOT RD
12TH CONCESSION RD
LA
N
O
U
E
ST
L
ITTLE RI
VER BLVD
TECUMSEH RD
RIVE
R
SIDE DR
BASELINE RD
MANNING RD
SOUTH TALBOT RD
SOUTH TALBOT RD
46
42
34
43
8
22
17
MANNING RD
BANWELL RD
WALKER RD
11TH CONCESSION RD
HOWARD AVE
3
401
401
Lake St.
Clair
Maidstone
Oldcastle
Tecumseh
North
MUNICIPALITY
OF LAKESHORE
TOWN OF
AMHERSTBURG
TOWN OF ESSEX
CITY OF
WINDSOR
MTO lands not
subject to
this by-law
0
1
2
3
0.5
km
Schedule B
Natural Environment
Overlay
September 2026
Source: Province of Ontario, Town of Tecumseh | Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 17N
Municipal Boundary
Hamlet Settlement Area
Natural Environment Overlay
Legend
Town of Tecumseh
Zoning By-law 2026-050
Maidstone
Oldcastle
Tecumseh
North
401
3
LESPERANCE RD
TECUMSEH RD
LACASSE BLVD
LANOUE ST
ARBOUR ST
BEDELL ST
POISSON ST
S
T DENIS ST
ST ANNE BLVD
LACHANCE CRT
WILLIAM ST
REMIE ST
ST PIERRE ST
ST JACQUES ST
SHAWNEE RD
FIRST ST
CITY OF
WINDSOR
Legend
Schedule C
Active Frontage Area
0
50
100
150
m
September 2026
Source: Province of Ontario, Town of Tecumseh | Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 17N
Municipal Boundary
Hamlet Settlement Area
Active Frontage Area
Town of Tecumseh
Zoning By-law 2026-050
Maidstone
Oldcastle
Tecumseh
North
401
3
22
MCNORTON ST
LESPERANCE RD
TECUMSEH RD
LACASSE BLVD
LANOUE ST
ST
T
H
OMAS ST
ST GREGORYS RD
MANNING RD
GOUIN ST
TECUMSEH RD
LESPERANCE RD
JAMSYL DR
SYLVESTRE DR
MANNING RD
BANWELL RD
REVLAND DR
GREE
N
V
ALLEY
D
R
CALVARY CRT
SOUTHF
IELD DR
RENAUD ST
DRESDEN PL
ST
G
REGORYS
RD
GAUTHIER DR
GRACE RD
ST
THOMAS CRES
ST THOMAS ST
CLAPP ST
DESLIPPE DR
BROUILLE
T
TE
CRT
CADA CRES
HAYES AVE
FAIRWAY CRES
SHAWNEE RD
GRA
NT AVE
DAVI
D
CRES
NORTHFIE
L
D WAY
SHAWNEE RD
ARBOUR ST
ORCHARD DR
ST
D
E
NIS ST
BEDELL ST
DESRO DR
ST ANNE BLVD
LEMIRE ST
WE
S
T
L
A
K
E DR
POISSON ST
HEBERT ST
CHORNOBY CRES
WOODRIDGE DR
FI
R
S
T
ST
ST PIERRE ST
LABUTE ST
WILLIAM ST
HEATHERGLEN DR
MICHAEL DR
JASON C
R
T
HORWOOD
CRES
EVERGREEN DR
GORDON AVE
CLARICE AVE
LAKE
W
OO
D
CRES
M
EAD
O
WL
A
ND C
RES
AMBE
RLY
C
R
E
S
SYLVESTRE DR
MUNICIPALITY
OF LAKESHORE
CITY OF
WINDSOR
Legend
Schedule D
Short Term Rental
Accommodation Provisions
0
100
200
300
400
500
m
September 2026
Source: Province of Ontario, Town of Tecumseh | Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 17N
Municipal Boundary
Hamlet Settlement Area
Short Term Rental Area (400 m)
Lots where short term rental
accommodations are permitted
Town of Tecumseh
Zoning By-law 2026-050