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THE TOWNSHIP OF THE NORTH SHORE
BY-LAW 18-28
BEING A BY-LAW TO LICENSE TRAILERS IN THE TOWNSHIP
WHEREAS the Municipal Act, 2012, Section 164, authorizes the Municipality to pass
by-laws for the licensing of trailers in the Municipality;
AND WHEREAS the Township of the North Shore Zoning By-Law 2016, 4.1.1 (3) states
that “Accessory uses, buildings and structures shall not be erected or established prior to
the erection or establishment of the main building or use”;
AND WHEREAS a “Recreational Vehicle” is considered an accessory use;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL of the Township of the North Shore hereby enacts
the following:
TITLE- SECTION 1
1.1 This by-law shall be cited as the “Trailer License By-law”
DEFINITIONS- SECTION 2
2.1 Township or Municipality shall mean the Corporation of the Township of the North
Shore and shall be defined as the lands and premises within the corporation limits.
2.2 Trailer shall mean any vehicle so constructed that it is suitable for being attached to a
motor vehicle for the purpose of being drawn or is propelled by the motor vehicle and is
capable of being used for the living, sleeping or eating accommodation of persons on a
temporary, transient or short term basis, even if the vehicle is jacked up or its running
gear is removed. Examples include a tent trailer, a camper trailer, a recreational trailer, a
fifth wheel, a bus converted into a motor home and park model trailer.
2.3 Stored Trailer means any trailer located on the property only for the purpose of sale
or storage but shall not include any trailer being used at any time for living, sleeping or
eating accommodations of persons while located on that property.
2.4 Assessed Trailer means any trailer legally located on a property and that is assessed
under the Assessment Act.
2.5 Camping Establishment means lands used for the parking and temporary use for at
least five (5) campsites occupied by tents, trailers, motor homes, truck campers and
recreation vehicles and accessory uses and facilities such as administrative offices,
sanitary facilities, recreational facilities and an accessory convenience store.
The Corporation of the Township of the North Shore
P.O. Box 108, 1385 Highway 17
Algoma Mills, Ontario POR *A0
(705) 849-2213 » Fax: (705) 849-2428
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PROHIBITIONS — SECTION 3
3.1 No person shall use nor shall an owner of land permit a person to use and/or keep a
trailer on any property within the Township for more than 30 days in any given year,
except in a designated Camping Establishment, without purchasing an annual license.
3.2 No person shall have a trailer without a license unless defined in Section 2.4, even if
the trailer was legally placed on the property prior to the date of implementation of this
By-law.
3.3 No person shall occupy a trailer from December to April of any given year.
3.4 No person shall add additions to a constructed trailer such as sunrooms, porches or
roofs.
3.5 The owner of the land, other than an established Camping Establishment within the
Township, upon which a legally non-conforming trailer is located, shall be responsible
for obtaining a license from the Township. No license shall be issued unless the
prescribed fee has been paid.
3.6 Where a trailer that is located on a property in the Township, other than on land used
as an established Camping Establishment, has been established to a legally non-
conforming use and where such trailer has only been used occasionally for living,
sleeping or eating accommodation of persons, such trailer shall not be deemed to be a
stored trailer as defined in Section 2.3 and shall be subject to an annual license.
3.7 No license shall be issued under this By-law if the application for the license would
be in contravention of any other By-law of the Corporation of the Township of the North
Shore or of any Federal or Provincial law or regulation.
3.8 This By-law shall not apply to a trailer where such a trailer is located on an existing
lot for the sole purpose of storage or for the sole purpose of the sale of the trailer. Where
a trailer is being stored or offered for sale, no person shall use or occupy the trailer.
3.9 No trailer for which a license is required under this By-law shall be located on land
except in conformity with the set back requirements for a dwelling unit as prescribed by
the Corporation of the Township of the North Shore Zoning By-Law 2016, as amended,
for the zone in which the lands are located.
LICENSE EXEMPTIONS — SECTION 4
4.1 A stored trailer, as defined in Section 2.3, does not require a license.
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4.2 An assessed trailer, as defined in Section 2.4 does not require a license.
4.3 Where a building permit for a single family dwelling unit has been issued by the
Township’s Chief Building Official, the permit holder shall enter into an agreement for
the placement of a trailer on the property where the unit is being constructed or
reconstructed solely for the purpose of the construction and only if any applicable
building permit fees are paid and the trailer is promptly removed prior to the expiration of
said building permit.
LICENSE FEE — SECTION 5
5.1 The License fee for a trailer shall be as set out in Schedule “A” attached to this by-
law.
5.2 The license fee is payable for the current fiscal year upon receipt of an application.
Every license obtained in this paragraph shall expire on the 31“ day of December in that
year of which it was issued.
5.3 Applications for licenses shall be made to the Township Office and duly signed by
the owner of the property on which the trailer is to be located. The owner to whom a
license has been issued shall display the license on the trailer in a place that can be seen
easily from the outside of the trailer.
5.4 All applications for such license shall be made in the prescribed form attached to this
By-law as Schedule “B”.
5.5 The license fee is imposed upon the owner of the property on which the trailer is
located. If the owner fails to make payment of the license fee in any year, the fee shall be
deemed overdue and as such, the full license fee shall be collected under the Provincial
Offences Act.
5.6 A refund may be obtained by surrendering the issued license and submitting a
request in writing to the Clerk, indicating a trailer was not located on a property and
specifying the date on which it was removed. The refund may be calculated from the
first day of the month following relocation. The Township shall retain a minimum $100
administration fee. The onus is on the landowner to provide supporting documentation of
the date of such removal.
5.7 Any license issued under this By-law is not transferrable.
5.8 No person shall locate more than one trailer on a property lot.
5.9 Every person shall ensure that their trailer is connected to a sewage system that is
operated and maintained as per Part 8 of the Ontario Building Code and enforced by the
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Algoma Public Health Unit, unless the unit contains an integral holding tank to be
emptied at a facility licensed by the Ministry of the Environment.
5.10 No trailer shall be licensed unless the location of the trailer complies with the
following:
i) All provincial statutory and regulatory requirements including but not limiting
the generality of the foregoing, any license or permit required by the Ministry
of the Environment.
il) All federal statutory and regulatory requirements.
iti) The Township of the North Shore Zoning By-Law 17-07.
5.11 A Jicense issued pursuant to this by-law authorizes the use and maintenance of an
existing trailer on existing lots for temporary accommodations only. The issuance of a
license does not grant the licensee the authority to occupy the trailer on a permanent
basis. The issuance of a license is not intended and shall not be construed as permission
or consent by the Municipality for the holder of the license to contravene or to fail to
observe or comply with any law of Canada, Ontario or any by-laws of the Municipality.
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCMENT ~— SECTION 6
6.1 Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this by-law shall be guilty of
an offence and shall be liable, for each contravention and each day of contravention
shall constitute a separate offence.
6.2 No person being the registered owner of any lot or parcel of land within the
Township shall permit any person to locate a trailer on his or her property except in
accordance with the provision of this by-law.
6.3 The administration of this by-law is assigned to the Clerk who may delegate the
performance of his or her function under this by-law from time to time as occasion
requires.
6.4 Every applicant shall provide in full, at the time the application is submitted, all of
the information required on the application form attached as Schedule “B”, as well as
payment of the prescribed license fee as set out in this By-law and any other document or
information as may be required in any other part of this By-law.
6.5 Any application, comment, recommendation, information, document or thing in
possession of the Clerk pursuant to the provision of this By-law shall be made available
by the Clerk for inspection:
i) By any person employed in the administration of the enforcement of this by-
law.
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ii) By any other person upon the consent, satisfactory to the Clerk, of the person,
civic department, board commission authority or other agency which produced or
submitted the application, comment, recommendation, information, document or
thing.
Subject only to the limitations imposed by the Municipal Freedom of Information
and Protection of Privacy Act.
6.6 The enforcement of the By-law is assigned to the By-Law Enforcement Officer for
the Township of the North Shore.
6.7 Any trailers used, maintained or located in contravention of this By-law shall be
removed from the lot, at the expense of the Owner of the lot. Failure to remove any
trailers from a lot within the time prescribed by the By-law Officer may result in the
removal of said trailer by the Township of the North Shore, at the expense of the Owner
of the lot.
INSPECTIONS — SECTION 7
7.1 Any person designated by Council to enforce this By-law may, at any reasonable
time and upon producing proper identification, enter and inspect any property licensed
under or in contravention of the provisions of this By-law.
7.2 No person shall obstruct, hinder or in any way interfere with any person designated
to enforce this By-law.
PENALTY — SECTION 8
8.1 Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this by-law shall be guilty of
an offence and upon conviction, shall be liable to a fine pursuant to Section 61 of the
Provincial Offences Act. R.S.O., 1990, c P.33, for each contravention and each day of
contravention shall constitute a separate offence. Schedule “C” attached.
8.2 Upon registering a conviction for a contravention of any provision of this By-law,
the Ontario Court, Provincial Division, may, in addition to any penalty imposed by this
By-law, make an order prohibiting the continuation or repetition of the offence by the
person convicted.
VALIDITY — SECTION 9
9.1 If any section, clause or provision of this By-law is for any reason declared by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the
By-law as a whole or any part thereof other than that section, clause or provision so
declared to be invalid and it is hereby declared to be the intention that al] remaining
sections, clauses or provision of the By-law shall remain in full force and effect until
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repealed, notwithstanding that one or more provisions thereof shall have been declared to
be invalid.
EFFECTIVE DATE — SECTION 10
10.1 This by-law shall come into effect on the date of the third reading and it being
passed.
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Read a first, second, third time, enacted and passed this | day of ‘aa ;
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Randi Condie, Mayor
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“Mary Lynn Duguay, Clerk/Treasurer
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Trailer Licensing
Schedule “A”
FEE FOR TRAILERS LOCATED IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES AS SET OUT IN
THE TOWNSHI OF THE NORTH SHORE ZONING BY-LAW
2018 TRAILER PERMIT FEE oe... ccc ce cc ceeccecccecccceucceuceeecs $750 PER YEAR
And each year thereafter until such time the fee is amended by council.
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TRAILER LICENSING
Schedule “B”
APPLICATION FOR A TRAILER PERMIT
Name of Applicant:
Address of Applicant:
Phone Number:
Address of Site:
Property Roll Number:
Applicant’s interest in land:
Dimensions of Land:
Frontage: Depth: Area:
Zoning:
Detailed description of Recreational Vehicle:
Length: == ~~———_-sOCodlour Model #:
License Plate: VIN #
What provisions have been made for:
Septic/Black Water:
Grey Water:
Drinking Water: _
Garbage Disposal:
Electricity. if applicable:
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Heat, if applicable: _
Expected dates of occupancy:
A site Plan of property should be attached showing the following (where applicable)
e Property dimensions
e The position of the recreational vehicle of site including setbacks from all lot
boundaries, roadways and waterbody courses as set out in the Township of the
North Shore Zoning By-law.
e Location of Septic system
e Location of Well
e Parking spaces
e Driveway
e Fire Pit
I confirm that the information provided on this application form is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
I agree to comply with the provisions of the Township of the North Shore By-Law 2018-
28.
Date: Signature of Applicant:
Reviewed by the Township of the North Shore this day of 20
Signature of Issuing Official:
Sketch of property/trailer location to be attached.
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TRAILER LICENSING
PART 1 PROVINCIAL OFFENCES ACT
SCHEDULE “C” — PENALTY PROVISION
PROVISION
CREATING OR
DEFINING SET
ITEM SHORT FORM OFFENCE FINE
1 Fail to obtain a license for 3.1 $300.00
trailer over 30 day limit
2 Fail to vacate trailer from 3.3 $300.00
the months of December to
April
3 Allow additions to a 3.4 $300.00
constructed trailer such as
sunrooms, porches and
__| roofs.
4 Trailer not conforming to 3.10 $300.00
set back requirements of
| the Zoning By-Law
6 Have more than one (1) 5.8 $300.00
trailer per property.
7 Allow person(s) to locate 6.2 $300.00
trailer on his/her property
; without a license.
8 Obstruct person designated | 7.2 $300.00
_to enforce this by-law.
Note: The general penalty provision for the offences listed above is section 8.1 of By-
Law 2018-18, a certified copy of which has been filed.