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City of Woodstock Zoning By-law Number 8626-10
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF WOODSTOCK
BY-LAW NUMBER 8626-10
A BY-LAW TO REGULATE THE USE OF LANDS, BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
IN THE CITY OF WOODSTOCK
The Council of the Corporation of the
City of Woodstock
ENACTS as follows:
SECTION 1.0
TITLE, APPLICATION, ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
1.1
TITLE
1.1.1
This Zoning By-law shall be known and may be cited as the "City of Woodstock Zoning
By-law", the "Zoning By-law" or the "By-law" and any such reference shall be taken as
meaning the By-law as amended.
1.2
APPLICATION
1.2.1
The provisions of this By-Law shall apply to all lands within the limits of The
Corporation of the City of Woodstock.
1.2.2
No person shall use any land, or erect, alter or use any building, structure or part
thereof within the limits of the Corporation except in conformity with the provisions of
this By-Law.
1.2.3
No person shall use any building, structure or part thereof, erected, or altered in
contravention of this By-Law so long as such building, structure or part thereof,
continues to contravene the provisions of this By-Law.
1.2.4
No person shall change the purpose of which any lot, building or structure is used, or
erect, alter or use any building or structure or sever any lands from any existing lot if
the effect of such action is to cause the original, adjoining, remaining or new building,
structure or lot to be in contravention of this By-law.
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City of Woodstock Zoning By-law Number 8626-10
1.3
ADMINISTRATION
1.3.1
This By-Law shall be administered and enforced by such person or persons as shall
be appointed from time to time by by-law of the Corporation as the "By-Law
Enforcement Officer".
1.4
INSPECTION
1.4.1
The By-Law Enforcement Officer or an officer or employee of the Corporation acting
under the direction of Council may enter upon any property or premises at any
reasonable time for the purpose of administering or enforcing this By-Law.
1.5
APPLICATION FOR PERMITS
1.5.1
In addition to all the requirements of the Corporation's Building By-Law, or any other
by-law of the Corporation, every application for a building permit shall be accompanied
by a plan in duplicate, (a copy of which shall be retained by the By-Law Enforcement
Officer), drawn to scale and showing the following:
i)
The true dimensions of the lot to be built upon or otherwise used.
ii)
The proposed location, height and dimensions of any building, structure or use
proposed for such lot.
iii)
The proposed location and dimensions of any yards, setback, landscaped
open space, off-street parking spaces or off-street loading facilities required by
this By-Law.
iv)
The location of all existing buildings or structures on the lot shown on the plan.
v)
A statement signed by the owner, indicating the exact use proposed for each
aforesaid building, structure or use, and giving all information necessary to
determine if such proposed or existing building, structure or use conforms with
the requirements of this By-Law.
1.5.2
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other by-law of the Corporation, no building
permit or occupancy permit shall be issued where the proposed building, structure or
use would be in violation of any of the provisions of this By-law.
1.6
VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
1.6.1
Every person who uses any lot, or erects, alters or uses any building or structure or
any part of any lot, building or structure in a manner contrary to any requirements of
this By-law or who causes or permits such use, erection, or alteration or who violates
any provision of this By-law or causes or permits a violation, is guilty of an offence and
upon conviction shall be liable to a fine or penalty as provided in the Planning Act.
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TITLE
City of Woodstock Zoning By-law Number 8626-10
1.7
VALIDITY
1.7.1
If any section, clause, provision or schedule, or part thereof, of this By-law is for any
reason declared to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the same shall not
affect the validity of the By-law as a whole or any part thereof other than the section,
clause, provision or schedule so declared to be invalid and it is hereby declared to be
the intention that all the remaining sections, clauses, provisions or schedules of this
By-law shall remain in full force and effect until repealed, notwithstanding that one or
more provisions thereof have been declared to be invalid.
1.8
REMEDIES
1.8.1
Where any building or structure is to be erected, altered, reconstructed, extended or
part thereof is to be used, or any lot is to be used in contravention of any requirement
of this By-law, such contravention may be remedied at the expense of the person in
default with the Corporation recovering the expenses pursuant to the relevant
provisions of the Municipal Act in that regard.
1.9
REPEAL OF EXISTING BY-LAWS
By-law Number 5899-81 of the City of Woodstock and all subsequent amendments
thereto and those portions of By-law Number 19-84 of the Township of Norwich; By-
law Number 466-82 and By-law Number 1360-2002 of the Township of Blandford-
Blenheim; By-law Number 15-83 and By-law Number 2003-18 of the Township of East
Zorra-Tavistock; and By-law Number 25-98 of the Township of South West Oxford that
are applicable within the administrative boundaries of the Corporation are hereby
repealed.
1.10
MINOR VARIANCES TO THE ZONING BY-LAW
Notwithstanding Section 1.9, all minor variances granted for relief from the provisions
of By-law Number 5899-81 of the City of Woodstock and to any amendments
thereto, or any other Zoning By-law in effect within the administrative boundaries of
the City of Woodstock, by the Committee of Adjustment of the City of Woodstock, the
County or the Ontario Municipal Board/Ontario Land Tribunal shall remain in full
force and effect and shall be considered minor variances to this By-law and a
building permit may be issued by the Corporation provided that the terms and
conditions of any decision of the Committee of Adjustment, the County or the Ontario
Municipal Board/Ontario Land Tribunal have been complied with.
(Amended by By-Law 9688-24)