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CITY OF MEADOW LAKE
ZONING BYLAW
BYLAW NO. 2/2014
with amendments up to and including Bylaw No. 14/2015 passed September 28, 2015, Bylaw No. 2/2016 passed
February 8, 2016, Bylaw No. 15/2016 passed June 27, 2016, Bylaw No. 21/2016 passed November 14, 2016, Bylaw
No. 2/2017 passed April 24, 2017, Bylaw No. 9/2017 passed September 25, 2017, Bylaw No. 2/2018 passed March
26, 2018, Bylaw No. 6/2018 passed June 11, 2018, Bylaw No. 9/2018 passed October 9, 2018, Bylaw No. 15/2018
passed December 10, 2018, Bylaw No. 1/2019 passed February 11, 2019, Bylaw No. 15/2019 passed November 12,
2019, Bylaw 7/2020 passed August 24, 2020, Bylaw 11/2021 passed November 8, 2021, Bylaw 08/2022 passed
October 24, 2022, and Bylaw 10/2022, Bylaw 02/2024 passed February 26, 2024, Bylaw 05/2025 passed October
6, 2025, Bylaw 10/2025 passed January 12, 2026, and Bylaw 01/2026 passed February 9th.
by City Council.
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NOTE:
All persons making use of this consolidation are reminded that this document has no legal status, that the amendments
have been embodied for convenience of reference, and that the original bylaws should be consulted for all purposes
of interpretation and application of the law. Red highlighted entries indicate the most recent amendments to the bylaw.
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North of Divide Community Association City of Meadow Lake Zoning By-Law No. 2/2014
City of Meadow Lake
Zoning Bylaw
February 9, 2015
Schedule A
This Schedule A forms part of Bylaw 2/2014
________________
Mayor
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City Clerk
SEAL
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................... 2
PART 1:
INTRODUCTION ................................................. 4
1.1.
Title .................................................................................................. 4
1.2.
Authority ......................................................................................... 4
1.3.
Purpose ........................................................................................... 4
1.4.
Scope ............................................................................................... 4
1.5.
Severability ..................................................................................... 4
PART 2:
ADMINISTRATION ............................................. 5
2.1.
Development Officer ...................................................................... 5
2.2.
Council ............................................................................................ 5
2.3.
Development Permit....................................................................... 5
2.4.
Building Permit Requirements ...................................................... 6
2.5.
Development Permit Procedures .................................................. 6
2.6.
Fee Schedule .................................................................................. 7
2.7.
Discretionary Use Application ...................................................... 7
2.8.
Discretionary Use Evaluation Criteria .......................................... 9
2.9.
Comprehensive Development Review ......................................... 9
2.10.
Compliance with Other Bylaws ............................................... 10
2.11.
Development Appeals Board ...................................................11
2.12.
Right to Appeal .........................................................................11
2.13.
Variances ...................................................................................11
2.14.
Zoning Bylaw Compliance Certificate ....................................12
2.15.
Amendment of the Zoning Bylaw ............................................13
2.16.
Offences and Penalties ............................................................13
2.17.
Architectural Control Provision ..............................................14
PART 3:
GENERAL REGULATIONS .............................. 15
3.1.
Accessory Buildings ....................................................................15
3.2.
Non-Conforming Buildings, Uses and Structures.....................15
3.3.
Heritage Sensitivity and Critical Wildlife Habitat ......................16
3.4.
Development Along Hazard Lands .............................................16
3.5.
Development Along Roadways ...................................................16
3.6.
Private Wastewater Treatment Facilities ....................................17
3.7.
Demolition of Buildings ...............................................................17
3.8.
Site Development Regulations ....................................................17
3.9.
Signage ..........................................................................................19
3.10.
Parking and Loading ................................................................22
3.11.
Municipal Services ...................................................................24
3.12.
Multi-Parcel Sites ......................................................................25
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3.13.
Number of Uses on a Site ........................................................ 25
PART 4:
SPECIFIC REGULATIONS ............................... 26
4.1.
Service Stations ........................................................................... 26
4.2.
Gas Bars ........................................................................................ 26
4.3.
Indoor Public Gathering Places .................................................. 26
4.4.
Shopping Centre .......................................................................... 26
4.5.
Home Occupation ......................................................................... 26
4.6.
Home Based Business ................................................................ 27
4.7.
Child Care Operators ................................................................... 28
4.8.
Alternative Energy System .......................................................... 28
4.9.
Recreational Vehicles .................................................................. 29
4.10.
Secondary Suites ..................................................................... 29
4.11.
Shipping Containers ................................................................ 29
4.12.
Tarp Garages ............................................................................ 30
4.13.
Dwelling Groups ....................................................................... 30
4.14.
Temporary Emergency Shelters ............................................. 30
PART 5:
ZONING DISTRICT DESIGNATIONS ............... 31
5.1.
Administration .............................................................................. 31
5.2.
Large Lot Residential District (RL) ............................................. 32
5.3.
Small Lot Residential District (R1) ..............................................34
5.4.
Low Density Residential District (R2) .........................................36
5.5.
High Density Residential District (R3) ........................................38
5.6.
Mixed Use Centre District (MU1) .................................................40
5.7.
Mixed Use Node District (MU2) ...................................................43
5.8.
Light Industrial District (M1) ........................................................45
5.9.
Heavy Industrial District (M2) ......................................................47
5.10.
Highway Commercial District (C1) ..........................................49
5.11.
Urban Commercial District (C2) ..............................................51
5.12.
Institutional District (I) ..............................................................53
5.13.
Utility District (U) ......................................................................55
5.14.
Park District (P) .........................................................................56
5.15.
Open Space District (OS) .........................................................57
5.16.
Urban Reserve District (UR) ....................................................58
5.17.
Mobile Home Residential District (R4) ....................................59
PART 6:
INTERPRETATION ........................................... 61
APPENDIX I - ZONING MAP ............................................... 71
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Part 1:
Introduction
1.1.
Title
1.1.1.
This Bylaw shall be known as the Zoning Bylaw of
the City of Meadow Lake.
1.2.
Authority
1.2.1.
Pursuant to Section 45 of The Planning and
Development Act, 2007 (the Act), the Council of the City of
Meadow Lake hereby adopts Zoning Bylaw (No. 2/2014) of
the City of Meadow Lake.
1.3.
Purpose
1.3.1.
This is a Bylaw to control the use and development
of land in the City of Meadow Lake and to assist in
implementing the Official Community Plan.
1.4.
Scope
1.4.1.
All development within the boundaries of the City of
Meadow Lake shall be in conformity with the provisions of this
Bylaw.
1.5.
Severability
1.5.1.
If any part of this Bylaw, including anything shown
on the zoning map, is declared to be invalid for any reason,
by an authority of competent jurisdiction, that decision shall
not affect the validity of the Bylaw as a whole, or any other
part, section or provision of this Bylaw.
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Part 2:
Administration
2.1.
Development Officer
2.1.1.
The City Manager of the City of Meadow Lake shall
be
the
Development
Officer
responsible
for
the
administration of this Bylaw and in their absence by such other
employee of the City as the Council designates from time to
time. The City Manager may appoint a Development Officer
subject to the approval of Council to whom duties in the
administration of the Zoning Bylaw may be delegated.
2.1.2.
The Development Officer shall:
a) receive,
record,
and
review
development
permit
applications and issue decisions of Council or the
Development Officer;
b) maintain, for inspection by the public during office hours, a
copy of this Bylaw, zoning maps and amendments, and
ensure that copies are available to the public at a cost;
c) post bylaws and amendments on the municipal website;
d) make available, for public inspection during office hours, a
register of all development permits;
e) collect application and development fees; and
f) perform other duties as determined by Council.
2.1.3.
The Development Officer shall be empowered to
make a decision regarding:
a) minor variances of 10% or less ; and
b) any development permit applications for a "permitted use."
2.2.
Council
2.2.1.
Council shall make all decisions regarding
discretionary uses and Zoning Bylaw amendments.
2.2.2.
Council shall make a recommendation regarding all
subdivision applications circulated to it by the Ministry of
Government Relations, prior to a decision being made by the
Minister.
2.2.3.
Council shall act on discretionary uses, rezoning, and
subdivision applications in accordance with the procedures
established by the Act and in accordance with the Official
Community Plan.
2.2.4.
All applications fees related to this Bylaw will be set
by Council in the form of a resolution.
2.3.
Development Permit
2.3.1.
Every person shall obtain a development permit
before commencing any development within the City, except
as listed within this Bylaw.
2.3.2.
The change of use within a building or structure or
on a site will require a development permit before any
changes commence.
2.3.3.
The application shall have attached a layout or site
plan, as required in the application form or by the
Development Officer, together with any information
necessary to assess the application.
Development Not Requiring a Permit
2.3.4.
The following forms of development shall not require
a development permit but shall conform to this Bylaw:
a) the erection of any fence, wall, gate that does not exceed
the height of 2 m (6.6 ft);
b) the construction or placement of a temporary building, the
sole purpose of which is incidental to the erection or
alteration of a building for which a building permit has been
granted;
c) internal alterations and maintenance to a residential
building, provided that the use, building footprint or intensity
of use of the building, including the number of dwelling units
or secondary suites within the building or on the site, does
not change;
d) landscaped areas, driveways and parking lots, provided the
natural or designed drainage pattern of the site and
adjacent sites are not adversely impacted;
e) home occupations; or
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f) accessory structure under 10 m2 (107 ft2).
g) uncovered decks or patios whose surface is no more than
200 mm above the adjacent soil surface.
h) solar panel, attached.
Referrals to the Council
2.3.5.
The Development Officer may refer any application
to Council for a decision on the interpretation of this Bylaw or
regarding special conditions provided for in this Bylaw, and
shall inform the applicant of the date and time when Council
will consider the matter. Council or the Development Officer
may request the applicant to provide further information
necessary to render a decision.
2.4.
Building Permit Requirements
2.4.1.
Nothing in this Bylaw shall exempt any person from
complying with a Building Bylaw or any other bylaw in force
within the City; or from obtaining any permission required by
this or any other bylaw of the City or any act or regulation
of the Provincial or Federal Governments.
2.4.2.
Where the provisions in this Bylaw conflict with those
of any other municipal, provincial or federal requirement, the
higher or more stringent standards shall prevail.
2.4.3.
A building permit, where required, shall not be
issued for a development until a development permit has
been issued as required.
2.5.
Development Permit Procedures
2.5.1.
An application for a development permit shall be in
the form prescribed by the Development Officer.
2.5.2.
When an application for a development permit is
made for a permitted or accessory use in conformity with this
Bylaw, the Act and all other municipal bylaws, the
Development Officer shall issue a development permit.
2.5.3.
When an application has been made for a
development permit and prior to making a decision, the
Development Officer may refer the application to whichever
government departments or agencies Council may consider
appropriate. The Development Officer may also require the
application to be reviewed by planning, engineering, legal,
or other professionals, with the cost of this review to be borne
by the applicant.
2.5.4.
A development permit shall be issued for the use at
the location and under such terms and development standards
specified by the Official Community Plan and this Bylaw.
2.5.5.
The applicant shall be notified in writing of the
decision of their application. The applicant shall be advised
of their right to appeal a decision to the Development
Appeals Board on a permitted or accessory use application
and any terms and conditions attached to an application.
2.5.6.
A development permit shall be valid for one (1)
year from the date of issue. Work must be commenced within
this year for the permit to remain valid. Council may direct
that a discretionary use permit extension be granted for an
additional 12-month period by the Development Officer,
upon request of the applicant. The Development Officer may
grant a permit extension for an additional 12-month period
for a permitted use, upon request of the applicant.
2.5.7.
Where the Development Officer determines that a
development is being carried out in contravention of any
provision of the Act or any regulation, or any bylaw created
pursuant to the Act, the Development Officer may issue a
written order in accordance to the provisions of Section 242
of the Act.
2.5.8.
Where the Development Officer is satisfied that a
development for which a permit has been suspended or
revoked, will be carried out in conformity with the conditions
of the permit and the requirements of this Bylaw the
Development Officer may reinstate the development permit
and notify the permit holder that the permit is valid and in
force.
2.5.9.
Unless otherwise specified in this Bylaw, with every
application for a development permit, a copy of a layout, or
site plan, showing the dimensions of the site, the site size, the
location on the site of any existing and all proposed
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development and the method and location of on-site sewage
disposal facilities shall be submitted for approval to the
Development Officer together with such other information as
may be required in support of the application. The applicant
must be the registered owner of the property or intended
owner of the property documented by an accepted Offer to
Purchase or Agreement to Purchase, or an authorized
representative of the registered owner.
2.6.
Fee Schedule
2.6.1.
Where an application for a development permit is
submitted or amendment to this Bylaw is requested, a fee will
apply. The fees will be as set out in Bylaw No. 3/2016 -
Development Fees Bylaw.
2.7.
Discretionary Use Application
Application Process
2.7.1.
Applicants must file with the Development Officer
the prescribed application form, a site plan, and any other
plans and supplementary information as required by the
Development Officer and pay the required application fee.
2.7.2.
The application will be examined by the
Development Officer for conformance with the Official
Community Plan, this Bylaw, and any other applicable policies
and regulations and shall advise Council, and any agencies
Council may consider appropriate, as soon as practical.
2.7.3.
Council also may require the application to be
reviewed by planning, engineering, legal, or other
professionals, with the review to be undertaken by the
applicant and their cost.
2.7.4.
The Development Officer will prepare a report for
Council concerning the application.
2.7.5.
The Council will set a date for the public hearing at
which time the application will be considered by Council and
provide notice to all assessed landowners within 75 m (246
ft) of the subject property within the information packages
provided as part of the notification process.
2.7.6.
Council shall consider the application together with
the reports of the Development Officer and any written or
verbal submissions received by Council.
2.7.7.
Council may approve the application, reject the
application, or approve the application with conditions with
respect to:
a) the nature of the proposed site, including its size and shape
and the proposed size, shape and arrangement of buildings;
b) the accessibility and traffic patterns for persons and vehicles,
the type and volume of that traffic and the adequacy of
proposed off-street parking and loading;
c) the safeguards afforded to minimize noxious or offensive
emissions including noise, glare, dust and odour; or
d) any treatment given, as determined by Council, to aspects
including screening, open spaces, parking and loading
areas, lighting and signs, and including the colour, texture or
type of materials and architectural detail so that they
complement the surrounding neighbourhood, both in
downtown commercial and infill areas.
2.7.8.
Discretionary
uses,
discretionary
forms
of
development, and associated accessory uses shall conform to
the development standards and applicable provisions of the
zoning district in which they are located.
2.7.9.
Where Council has approved a discretionary use for
a limited time as provided in this Bylaw, and that time has
expired, that use of land or use of buildings on that property
shall cease until such time as Council gives a new discretionary
use approval and a new development permit is issued.
2.7.10.
Upon approval of a discretionary use by resolution
of Council, the Development Officer shall issue a development
permit for the discretionary use at the location and under such
terms and development standards specified by Council in its
resolution.
2.7.11.
The applicant shall be notified of Council's decision
by regular mail addressed to the applicant at the address
shown on the application form and the applicant shall be
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advised of any terms and conditions attached to the approval
of a discretionary use application.
2.7.12.
Council is deemed to have granted discretionary
approval to an existing permitted use or specific intensity of
use, that becomes a discretionary use as a result of the
adoption or amendment of this Bylaw, as of the date that this
Bylaw or amendment comes into effect.
Notification
2.7.13.
The Development Officer will provide written notice
to all assessed landowners within 75 m (246 ft) of the subject
property and will provide a minimum of 14 days from the
date of mailing for public comment prior to formal
consideration of the application by Council.
2.7.14.
Where an adjacent rural municipality is within the
75 m (246 ft) radius of a subject property, written notice shall
be provided to the municipal administration for comment.
Every effort shall be made to give notice by regular mail to
all landowners in an adjacent rural municipality which is
located within the 75 m (246 ft) radius of the subject
property.
2.7.15.
Where a discretionary use is deemed by the
Development Officer to have a potential significant effect
upon assessed landowners along a transportation route, the
area of notification shall be extended to include affected
landowners along this route.
Advertisement of a discretionary use application
2.7.16.
In addition to the posting and mailing of the notice,
the Development Officer shall publish a notice one week in a
newspaper having circulation in the municipality of an
application for any discretionary use.
2.7.17.
The notice shall describe the use applied for,
describe the location of the use, specify the date, time, and
location of the council meeting at which the application will
be considered.
2.7.18.
The notice shall be posted, mailed, and published at
least two weeks prior to the date of the meeting.
2.7.19.
The applicant shall pay to the municipality a fee
equal to the costs incurred by the municipality associated with
the public advertisement.
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2.8.
Discretionary Use Evaluation Criteria
2.8.1.
Discretionary
uses,
discretionary
forms
of
development, and associated accessory uses shall conform to
the development standards and applicable provisions of the
zoning district in which they are located. For the purposes of
this Section applications shall be deemed to conform with the
yard and other requirements of the district where such
requirements are met as a result of a decision of the
Development Appeals Board.
2.8.2.
The following objectives must be considered in the
review of discretionary use applications:
a) the proposal must be in conformance with all relevant
sections of the Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw,
as well as any established concept plans or comprehensive
development reviews;
b) there must be a demand for the proposed use in the general
area, and a limited supply of land currently available in the
general area capable of accommodating the proposed use.
c) the proposal must be capable of being economically
serviced by community infrastructure including roadways
and sidewalks, water and sewer services, solid waste
disposal, parks, schools, and other utilities and community
facilities.
d) the proposal must not be detrimental to the health, safety,
convenience or general welfare of persons residing or
working in the vicinity or injurious to property, improvements
or potential development in the vicinity
2.9.
Comprehensive Development Review
2.9.1.
A Comprehensive Development Review (CDR) is a
land use plan for a specific local area that has been
identified for potential development requiring its submission
as provided within the Official Community Plan. The purpose
of a CDR is to identify and address social, environmental,
health and economic issues appropriately and to encourage
the development of high quality developments. A CDR is
intended to address the following topics:
a) proposed land use(s) for various parts of the plan area;
b) the effect of proposed development on adjacent land uses;
c) the integration of the natural landscape regarding the
planning and design of the area;
d) the location of, and access to, major transportation routes
and utility corridors;
e) the provision of services, and the relationship to existing
infrastructure within the City;
f) sustainable development and environmental management
practices regarding surface and groundwater resources,
storm water management, flooding and protection of
significant natural areas; and
g) appropriate supplemental information specific to the
particular land use.
2.9.2.
The CDR must be prepared in accordance with the
goals, objectives and policies of the Official Community Plan.
2.9.3.
The following items shall be included in the
preparation of a CDR:
a) identification of the purpose and objectives of the proposed
development including an inventory of current land uses
within the development review area and evidence of
compliance with the Official Community Plan policies and
Zoning Bylaw regulations.
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b) identification of CDR area characteristics including:
i)
physical site characteristics, regional context, and the size
and intensity of development proposed;
ii)
an inventory of natural and heritage resources including
screening
of
environmental,
archaeological,
and
historically significant areas within and adjacent to the
development;
iii) identification of potential hazard lands within the CDR
area and the proposed methods of mitigating the
hazards; and
iv) identification of the potential impact of proposed
development on existing infrastructure and adjacent land
uses.
c) identification of the concept for development including a
thorough description and explanation, illustrations, and any
technical and professional analysis required to identify:
i)
proposed land uses;
ii)
the economic and social benefits and the impact on the
development review area and the region providing
evidence of positive community integration;
iii) the subdivision design including phasing, identification of
natural and constructed open space amenities, and
allocation of Municipal and Environmental Reserve;
iv) the identification of existing and required utility capacity
including but not limited to power, natural gas,
telecommunications, water supply, and onsite wastewater
disposal systems;
v)
evidence that the carrying capacity of the soil within the
CDR area is sufficient to accommodate the proposed
structures and waste water created by the development,
and that the anticipated effect on the regional surface
and groundwater systems quantity and quality is
minimized; sufficient capacity to contain storm water and
surface runoff locally to accommodate a 1:500 year
flood event, with no significant increase in offsite flows
resulting from development of the area;
vi) the proposed buffering from, or integration with,
adjacent land uses;
vii) the impact of human activity and development on the
natural environment and plans for the conservation,
management and integration of existing natural features
within the CDR area;
viii) a transportation plan for the area identifying road
requirements, major commuting routes and the potential
impact
of
development
on
current
roadway
infrastructure; and
ix) the local capacity of fire and protective services, schools
and other supportive community and recreational
facilities.
2.9.4.
Council may require the applicant to provide
evidence of significant and effective public consultation
acknowledging and attempting to incorporate the findings
within the development proposal wherever possible to ensure
that the development is perceived as beneficial to the area.
The information required as part of the review process
includes but is not limited to:
a) submission of a consultation plan, identifying the program
and timing of consultation;
b) submission of a summary of findings, clearly identifying
ideas and areas of support and challenges presented
through the consultation process; and
c) identification of strategies to respond to the challenges
presented within the consultation, and how potential solutions
may be incorporated within the proposal.
2.10.
Compliance with Other Bylaws
2.10.1.
Errors and/or omissions by any person administering
or required to comply with the provisions of this Bylaw do not
relieve any person from liability for failure to comply with the
provisions of this Bylaw.
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2.10.2.
Nothing in this Bylaw shall exempt any person from
complying with the requirements of a Building Bylaw or any
other bylaw in force within the City or law within the Province
of Saskatchewan or Canada; or from obtaining any license,
permission, permit, authority, or approval required by this or
any other bylaw of the City or any law of the Province of
Saskatchewan or Canada. Where requirements in this Bylaw
are in conflict with those of any other municipal, provincial, or
federal requirements, the more stringent regulations shall
prevail.
2.11.
Development Appeals Board
Establishment
2.11.1.
A Development Appeals Board of the City of
Meadow Lake shall be appointed in accordance with Sections
213 to 227 of The Act.
2.11.2.
[repealed]
Duties
2.11.3.
[repealed]
2.11.4.
[repealed]
2.11.5.
[repealed]
2.11.6.
[repealed]
2.11.7.
[repealed]
2.11.8.
[repealed]
2.11.9.
[repealed]
2.12.
Right to Appeal
2.12.1.
The Act provides the right to appeal the Zoning
Bylaw where a Development Officer:
a) Is alleged to have misapplied the Zoning Bylaw in issuing a
development permit;
b) Refuses to issue a development permit because it would
contravene the Zoning Bylaw; or
c) Issued an order, based on inspection, to the owner, operator,
or occupant of land, buildings, or premises considered to
contravene the Zoning Bylaw.
2.12.2.
Where an application for a permitted use has been
refused, the applicant shall be advised of the right of appeal
to the Development Appeals Board.
2.12.3.
Where an application for a discretionary use or
development has been approved by Council with prescribed
development standards, the applicant shall be advised that
any development standards considered excessive may be
appealed to the Development Appeals Board.
2.12.4.
A person who wishes to appeal to the Development
Appeals Board shall, within 30 days of the date of issuance
of or refusal to issue a development permit, file a written
notice of intention to appeal, and the appeal fee, with the
secretary of the Development Appeals Board.
2.12.5.
Nothing in this section authorizes a person to appeal
a decision of Council refusing to rezone land or refusing an
application for a discretionary use.
2.13.
Variances
2.13.1.
The
Development
Officer
may
vary
the
requirements of this Bylaw subject to the following
requirements:
2.13.2.
A minor variance may be granted for the relaxation
of the minimum required distance of a building from a lot line.
2.13.3.
The maximum amount of a minor variance shall be
10% variation from the requirements of this Bylaw.
2.13.4.
The development must conform to all other
requirements of this Bylaw.
2.13.5.
The relaxation of the Bylaw requirement must not
injuriously affect a neighbouring property.
2.13.6.
No minor variance shall be granted for a
discretionary use or form of development in connection with
an agreement to rezone pursuant to the Act.
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2.13.7.
An application form for a minor variance shall be
in a form prescribed by the Development Officer and shall
be accompanied by the required fee.
2.13.8.
Upon receipt of a minor variance application the
Development Officer may:
a) approve the minor variance;
b) approve the minor variance and impose terms and conditions
on the approval; or
c) refuse the minor variance.
2.13.9.
Terms and conditions imposed by the Development
Officer for a minor variance shall be consistent with the
general development standards in this Bylaw.
2.13.10.
Where
a
minor
variance
is
refused,
the
Development Officer shall notify the applicant in writing,
providing reasons for the refusal.
2.13.11.
Where a minor variance is approved, with or
without terms and conditions, the Development Officer shall
provide written notice to the applicant.
2.13.12.
The written notice shall contain:
a) a summary of the application;
b) reasons for and the effective date of the decision;
2.13.13.
If an application for a minor variance is refused or
approved with terms or conditions, the applicant may appeal
to the Development Appeals Board within 30 days of the
date of that decision.
2.14.
Zoning Bylaw Compliance Certificate
2.14.1.
The Development Officer may issue a Zoning Bylaw
Compliance Certificate for any use, building or structure which
is in conformance with this Bylaw or is deemed to be a legal
non-conforming use, building or structure.
2.14.2.
The applicant for a Zoning Bylaw Compliance
Certificate shall provide the Development Officer with any
information that may be required, including information on
the existing and past use of the land or buildings on the
property, and a Real Property Report prepared by a
registered Saskatchewan Land Surveyor where applicable.
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2.15.
Amendment of the Zoning Bylaw
2.15.1.
Council may amend this Bylaw at any time, upon its
own initiative or upon request, provided that the amendments
are in keeping with the intent of the Official Community Plan.
2.15.2.
Council shall require applicants who request an
amendment to this Bylaw, or approval of a discretionary use
that requires advertising, as per the Act, to be responsible for
the cost of the advertising.
2.15.3.
Where an application is made to rezone land to
permit the carrying out of a specified proposal, the City may,
for the purpose of accommodating the request, enter into an
agreement with the applicant pursuant to the Act.
2.15.4.
The following provisions shall apply in the review of
applications for rezoning by agreement:
a) Terms of Agreement: The City may enter into an agreement
with the applicant setting out a description of the proposal
and reasonable terms and conditions with respect to:
i)
the uses of the land and buildings and the forms of
development;
ii)
the site layout and external design, including parking
areas, landscaping, and entry and exit ways; and
iii) any other development standards considered necessary
to implement the proposal, including all appropriate
standards from the requested zoning district.
b) Use Limitations: The City may limit the use of the land and
buildings to one or more of the uses permitted or
discretionary in the requested zoning district.
2.15.5.
A zoning designation which is subject to an
agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of the Act
shall be indicated on the Zoning Map by the addition of the
bylaw number authorizing the agreement after the zoning
district designation.
2.16.
Offences and Penalties
Inspection
2.16.1.
Where the Development Officer has reasonable
grounds to believe that development of property contravenes
any provision of the Zoning Bylaw, he/she may at a
reasonable time, and with the consent of the owner, operator,
or occupant, or having been refused consent, with a warrant,
enter any land, building, or premises for the purposes of
inspection.
Order by the Development Officer
2.16.2.
Where the Development Officer has determined
that a violation of this Bylaw has occurred, the Development
Officer may issue an order to correct the violation pursuant
to Section 242 of the Act.
2.16.3.
The order shall specify the contravention, and may
require the owner, operator, or occupant to do any or all of
the following:
a) discontinue the development;
b) alter the development so as to remove the contravention;
c) restore the land, building or premises to its condition
immediately prior to the development;
d) complete the work necessary to comply fully with the Zoning
Bylaw.
2.16.4.
The order shall specify the time when the actions
required by Section 2.16.3 are to be complete and shall
advise of the rights of appeal.
2.16.5.
The Development Officer may register an interest
against the title to the property, based on the order, and shall
discharge the interest once the order is complied with.
2.16.6.
The Development Officer may apply to the Court of
Queen's Bench to enforce the order, or the order as amended
by the Development Appeals Board or the Saskatchewan
Municipal Board on an appeal.
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2.16.7.
Any person who violates this Bylaw is guilty of an
offence and liable on summary conviction to the penalties set
forth in The Act.
2.17.
Architectural Control Provision
2.17.1.
The following procedures shall apply to all
Architectural Control District applications:
a) Applicants must file with the Development Officer the
prescribed application form, a site plan, building plans and
relevant artistic renderings and any other plans and
information as required and pay the required application
fee.
b) The application will be examined by the Development
Officer for conformance with the applicable architectural
controls contained in the Zoning Bylaw.
c) The Development Officer may request more information
from the applicant to assist in the decision making process.
2.17.2.
The
Development
Officer
shall
make
a
recommendation to Council to:
a) issue a Development Permit;
b) deny the issuance of a Development Permit; or
c) issue a Development Permit subject to specific terms and
conditions.
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Part 3:
General Regulations
3.1.
Accessory Buildings
3.1.1.
Subject to all other requirements of this Bylaw, an
accessory building, use or structure is permitted in any district
when accessory to an established principal use which is a
permitted or discretionary use in that same district, and for
which a development permit has been issued.
3.1.2.
No accessory building or structure may be
constructed, erected or moved on to any site prior to the time
of construction of the principal building to which it is accessory
unless the accessory building is essential for the completion of
the construction of the principal building and where a building
and development permit for the principal use has been issued.
The principal building must be completed within two (2) years
of the issuance of the permit or the accessory building must
be removed.
3.1.3.
Any accessory building located less than 3m (9.8 ft)
from the principle building shall comply with the yard
requirements for the principal building.
3.1.4.
Accessory buildings attached to the principal
dwelling shall be considered part of the principal building
and comply with the setbacks applicable to the principal
building for the applicable land use district.
3.1.5.
Accessory structures in non-residential districts are
subject to the development regulations for the district.
3.1.6.
An accessory building shall not be used as a
dwelling and shall only be constructed after the principal
dwelling has been constructed, unless Council approval is
given prior to construction.
Location and Size of Accessory Buildings
3.1.7.
Accessory buildings shall be subordinate to and
located on the same lot as the principal use.
3.1.8.
Accessory buildings on corner lots shall be subject to
the side and front yard requirements of the principal building
on those lot sides which abut streets.
3.1.9.
Accessory buildings shall not be permitted in any
required front yard.
3.1.10.
Accessory buildings in a R1, R2 or R3 residential
district in a rear yard shall not occupy more than 93 m2 (1000
ft2) or the area of the main floor of the principle dwelling,
whichever is less. Accessory buildings in a RL residential district
in a rear yard shall not occupy more than 130 m2 (1400 ft2)
or the area of the main floor of the principle dwelling,
whichever is less. The total aggregate area of accessory
buildings in residential districts shall not exceed 40% of the
rear yard.
3.1.11.
Detached accessory buildings in a residential district
shall be subject to the following requirements, unless the
district already has front, rear and side yard requirements
for that specific building:
a) Minimum front yard - the front building line of the principal
building
b) Minimum rear yard - 1 m (3.3 ft)
c) Minimum side yard - 1 m (3.3 ft)
3.1.12.
Metal siding is not permitted on accessory buildings
in residential zones.
3.1.13.
Accessory buildings shall not interfere with access to
a lane.
3.1.14.
The height of accessory buildings shall not exceed
the height of a principal building on a site except in the case
of Alternative Energy Systems.
3.1.15.
Accessory buildings for boilers, furnaces or other
similar standalone devices used to heat or cool a building that
are not part of the structure of the primary building and are
placed separately on the lot shall not be permitted.
3.2.
Non-Conforming Buildings, Uses and
Structures
3.2.1.
Where a building has been erected on or before
the effective date of this Bylaw on a site having less than the
minimum dimensions or area, or having less than the minimum
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yards required by this Bylaw, the use may be continued and
the building may be enlarged, reconstructed within
reasonable means, repaired or renovated pursuant to the
rights granted by Sections 91 to 93 of the Act. These rights
are subject to the following:
a) the enlargement, reconstruction, repair or renovation does
not further reduce the required yards that do not conform to
this Bylaw;
b) if the reconstruction or repair is such that the cost is more than
75% of the construction cost to replace the building above
its foundation, the building is not to be reconstructed or
repaired, except in accordance with the Zoning Bylaw and
with a new development permit for the reconstruction;
c) all other applicable provisions of this Bylaw are satisfied;
d) issuing of a development permit required by this Bylaw;
e) [repealed]
Non-Conforming Uses
3.2.2.
Where a use or intensity of use is being undertaken
for part of a site or part of a building that conform to the
bylaws in effect before this Bylaw or before an amendment
to this Bylaw, that use may be continued. The use may not be
enlarged, or relocated, or the part of the building housing the
use may not undergo structural alteration as long as the use
is continued, as provided for in Sections 89 and 90 of the Act.
Any portion of the property or building may undergo
development or reconstruction of the building for a use that
does conform to the Bylaw.
3.2.3.
As provided for in Sections 89 of the Act, a non-
conforming use that has been discontinued for a period of 12
consecutive months or more on that site may not be continued.
3.2.4.
Where a building line in any residential district has
been established by existing buildings in a block, and is less
than the specified front yard requirements, new construction
may conform to this line but in no case shall be closer than 4.5
m (15 ft) to the front lot line.
3.3.
Heritage Sensitivity and Critical Wildlife
Habitat
3.3.1.
Where development is proposed in an area
identified as containing critical wildlife habitat or heritage
sensitive areas, the Development Officer may require the
applicant provide additional information as required by The
Wildlife Habitat Protection Act and The Heritage Property Act
or any other relevant provincial regulations.
3.4.
Development Along Hazard Lands
3.4.1.
Trees or vegetation shall not be cleared from any
land within 20 m (65.6 ft) of any watercourse, water body,
escarpment, or of the crest of a slope greater than 20%,
where the removal could have a negative impact on the water
body or bank stability.
3.4.2.
Where a site borders on or contains a water body
the setback from the bank of the water body shall be
determined by the City but shall not be less than 30 m (98.4
ft) from a water body of 8 ha (20 acres) or more.
3.5.
Development Along Roadways
3.5.1.
On a corner lot in any district, no hedge, planting,
tree, fence or other structure within the sight triangle shall
exceed .6 m (2 ft) in height. The sight triangle may be
increased for safety purposes where warranted, at the
discretion of the City.
3.5.2.
Exceptions may be considered for existing or
planned encroachments where traffic speed or regulation
(signage) can be adjusted to provide safe intersection
visibility or where an engineering study recommends
alternatives acceptable to Council.
3.5.3.
Fences constructed along any property line outside
of a clear sight triangle shall be fully contained within the
property boundaries.
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3.6.
Private Wastewater Treatment Facilities
3.6.1.
Private wastewater treatment facilities are not
permitted in areas of the City which are serviceable from
existing municipal wastewater lines except for systems
deemed acceptable by Council, such as new green
technology, gray water systems, etc.
3.6.2.
The Development Officer, in conjunction with
appropriate provincial regulatory agencies, shall determine
the suitability of a site proposed for subdivision to
accommodate a private wastewater treatment system within
the subdivision review process.
3.6.3.
Individual property owners are solely responsible
for all fees associated with the regular inspection of
individual wastewater disposal systems by a contracted,
licensed professional, providing the City with regular
inspection reports.
3.6.4.
The frequency of the inspection reports shall be 5
years unless more frequent inspections are required by
Council in consultation with appropriate provincial regulatory
agencies other qualified professionals as required, based
upon:
a) local soil conditions including its carrying capacity;
b) density of development within and surrounding the
development;
c) proximity to existing multi-parcel country residential
developments; and
d) the type of potable water supply located on adjacent
properties.
3.7.
Demolition of Buildings
3.7.1.
No building shall be decommissioned or removed
from a property within the area covered by this Bylaw
without first obtaining a demolition/moving permit from the
Development Officer.
3.7.2.
An application shall be submitted to the
Development Officer along with any required fees and
deposits including an explanation of the means by which it
shall be decommissioned and disposed.
3.7.3.
A building shall not be decommissioned or removed
from a property until the Development Officer is satisfied that
there are no debts or taxes in arrears or taxes outstanding
with respect to the building or land on which the building is
situated.
3.7.4.
The applicant shall deposit with the Development
Officer such sum as is required by the Building Bylaw to cover
the cost of restoring the site after the building has been
demolished or removed to such condition that it is, in the
opinion of the Development Officer, not dangerous to public
safety.
3.7.5.
The methods of disposal of demolition debris shall
be consistent with regulations from the Ministry of
Environment.
3.7.6.
Upon completion of the demolition, the applicant
shall notify the Development Officer to arrange for an
inspection of the premises. If in the opinion of the Development
Officer, the debris has been properly disposed of and the
site has been restored to a condition satisfactory to the
Development Officer, the sum deposited, or portion thereof,
shall be refunded.
3.8.
Site Development Regulations
Permitted Yard Encroachments
3.8.1.
The following shall not be considered in the
determination of setback distances within any yard:
a) uncovered and open balconies, terraces, verandas, and
decks having a maximum projection from the main wall of 2
m (6.6 ft) into any required front or rear yard;
b) window sills, roof overhangs, eaves, gutters, bay windows,
chimneys, and similar alterations projecting a distance of 0.6
m (2 ft) into any required yard.
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Uses of Objects Prohibited or Restricted in Yards
3.8.2.
No development or use of land which requires the
disposal of solid waste, liquid waste, gaseous waste or clean
fill shall be permitted unless it has received all required
federal, provincial or municipal approvals.
3.8.3.
The
storage
of
chemicals,
fertilizers,
and
combustible materials are subject to the requirements of both
the Federal and Provincial Governments. All necessary
requirements and permits must be met and obtained prior to
the storage of hazardous substances.
Grading and Levelling of Sites
3.8.4.
The Development Officer may require, as part of a
servicing agreement, that an applicant submit a lot grading
and drainage plan to the City for approval.
3.8.5.
Where a proposed development alters site
drainage potentially affecting adjacent or downstream
properties, the applicant shall be required to submit an
engineered design for the proposed drainage works
incorporating sufficient capacity to accommodate surface
water runoff for a 1:50 year storm event with no incremental
increase in offsite flows in excess of what would have been
generated from the property prior to the new development.
3.8.6.
Drainage works shall be constructed at the owner's
expense to provide for adequate surface water drainage
that does not adversely affect adjacent properties, or the
stability of the land.
3.8.7.
All excavations or filling shall be re-vegetated
immediately after other construction activities conclude, with
a suitable ground cover as may be necessary to prevent
erosion.
3.8.8.
Where excavation or filling is proposed for any
development in an area identified as a floodplain area, the
Development Officer may consult and request comments from
the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority prior to making a
decision on the development permit application.
Building and Landscape Design and Maintenance
3.8.9.
All sites at all times shall be maintained clean and
free from waste and debris.
3.8.10.
Outdoor storage is permitted in a side or rear yard
in a residential district only when the goods or materials being
stored are clearly accessory, temporary and incidental to the
principal use of the property and screened.
Commercial and Industrial Landscape Requirements
3.8.11.
The requirements contained herein shall apply to all
new development on previously undeveloped commercial or
industrial lands, where a change in the principal land use is
proposed, or that new development significantly increases the
intensity of use on the lands.
3.8.12.
Development permit applications shall include a
landscape plan to clearly indicate and accurately identify the
following:
a) a site plan drawn to scale, including dimensions and
distances, a north arrow and necessary interpretive legends;
b) boundaries and dimensions of the site; location and name of
adjacent streets;
c) location of all buildings or structures and all structure-to-
property line setbacks distances;
d) location and type of all light fixtures both attached and
detached;
e) the location of all attached and detached signage;
f) location of off-street parking and loading areas;
g) location of proposed screening including materials and
height;
h) type and quantity of existing plant materials to be retained;
i)
location of all soft landscaping proposed;
j)
any other information requested by the Development
Officer to accurately and thoroughly evaluate the proposed
development.
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3.8.13.
Every attempt should be made to preserve and
protect existing trees and vegetation during construction.
3.8.14.
All plant material shall be hardy and of a species
capable of healthy growth in the City of Meadow Lake.
3.8.15.
All bulk outdoor storage of waste materials,
unfinished goods, or unsightly elements shall be enclosed by
buildings, or screened by landscape features, fences, or a
combination thereof of at least 2 metres in height.
3.8.16.
The owner of the property, or his agent, or tenant
shall be responsible for the maintenance of all landscaping.
Plants shall be maintained in good condition so as to present
a healthy, neat, and orderly appearance and shall be kept
free from refuse, debris, and weeds.
3.8.17.
Plants, trees and vegetation which are required by
the approved landscape plan and which are diseased or
have died shall be replaced with like kind and size in a timely
manner.
Lighting
3.8.18.
All outdoor lighting for any development shall be
located and arranged so that:
a) no direct rays of light are directed at any adjoining
properties; or interfere with the effectiveness of any traffic
control devices or the vision or safety of motorists; and
b) No direct rays are directed to the sky.
3.8.19.
Search lights aimed into the sky shall be prohibited.
3.8.20.
Appropriate lighting of commercial and industrial
development shall be undertaken to provide security and to
add visual interest. Lighting standards and fixtures shall be of
consistent design and complimentary to the overall
architecture.
Building Height
3.8.21.
In determining whether a development conforms to
the maximum height permitted in any district, structures such
as industrial processing towers, chimney stacks, monuments,
steeples, elevator housings, roof stairway entrances,
ventilating equipment, skylights, or flagpoles for federal,
provincial, or municipal flags shall not be considered for the
purpose of determining the height.
Fire Suppression
3.8.22.
In order to allow for adequate fire suppression, all
buildings greater than two stories shall have sprinkler systems
that comply with NFPA Standards.
3.9.
Signage
3.9.1.
No building, or lot shall be used and no sign shall be
erected, altered, enlarged or maintained upon any property,
lot, premise or street in any district, by any person, except in
conformity with regulations outlined in the following sections:
3.9.2.
The provisions of these regulations shall not be
construed as to limit or interfere with the erection and
maintenance on public streets, public lanes or public places of
signs which are designed and intended for the safety or
protection of the health and general welfare of the public,
which are essentially for the maintenance and protection or
efficient operation of public service and public property or
which are primarily intended for direction of the public and
identification of establishments or places of public service
which are clearly not operated for the purpose of gain.
3.9.3.
On any lot in any Residential District or Urban
Reserve District, signs are only permitted as follows:
a) Unless otherwise provided, only one permanent sign is
permitted on any lot or building.
b) Up to two temporary signs bearing notice of sale or lease,
sale of produce or other information relating to a temporary
condition affecting the property.
c) Unless otherwise provided, permanent signs shall be fascia
signs affixed to the principal building.
d) The maximum face area of any sign is 0.5 m2 (5.4 ft2) unless
otherwise specified.
e) The maximum height of freestanding signs is 2.5 m (8.2 ft).
f) Freestanding signs are to be located at least three metres
from any lot lines and not within any sight triangle.
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g) Dwelling, multiple unit and non-residential uses may erect
two signs, subject to the following:
i)
One sign may be freestanding
ii)
One sign may have a face area not exceeding 2.3 m2
(24.8 ft2)
h) All signs shall be located wholly within the lot and shall not
create visual obstructions or jeopardize public safety.
3.9.4.
In Commercial and Industrial Districts the following
regulations apply:
a) Other than billboards signs, only signs advertising the
principal use of the lot or building, or the principal products
offered for sale may be located on any lot.
b) Billboard signs may only be considered on Highway 4 or
Highway 55 (1st Ave) and must be placed a minimum of 100
m (328 ft) from any other billboard sign on either side of the
street, as measured along the length of the street.
c) Illuminated signs shall have an internal light source or an
external light source shielded so that the light is directed at
the face of the sign and are limited to one (1) per street
frontage.
d) All canopy and projecting signs shall provide a minimum
clearance of 3 m (9.8 ft) between the bottom of the sign and
a street or sidewalk.
e) Canopy signs are limited to one (1) per street frontage.
f) Roof signs are limited to two (2) per building.
g) Projecting signs are limited to one per street frontage.
h) All signs shall be located wholly within the lot lines of the lot
in which they are located, except for canopy, projecting, or
temporary freestanding signs located within the Mixed Use
Centre and Mixed Use Node Districts.
i)
Freestanding and billboard signs shall be located a minimum
distance of 1 m (3.3 ft) from any lot line.
j)
Specific Sign Regulations are found in Figure 1.
k) Freestanding signs, excluding billboards, are limited to one
(1) per principal building.
l)
Signs shall not be located within sight triangles for
intersections, driveways or parking lot entranceways, or in
such a manner that they create visual obstruction or
otherwise jeopardize public safety.
Video Signs
3.9.5.
Freestanding or billboard signs with a video
component can be considered if the sign:
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a) does not physically obstruct the sightlines or view of a traffic
control device or traffic control signal for oncoming vehicle
traffic;
b) is not located in the field of view near or past the traffic
control device or traffic control signal in the sightlines of
oncoming vehicle traffic;
c) illumination shall not project onto any surrounding residential
premises.
3.9.6.
The following provisions also apply to all video
signs:
a) Signs shall not display lights, images, shapes or colors that in
any way resemble or could be confused with a traffic sign
or device or an emergency service vehicle;
b) Signs shall not employ graphics with effects such as blinking,
intermittent or flashing light, video clips, or other graphics
which may be deemed to cause a dangerous distraction to
drivers; and
c) Video signs must be equipped with a dimmer switch and
brightness must be adjusted in accordance with any direction
given by the Development Officer.
d)
Figure 1 - Specific Sign Regulations
Sign Type
Regulations
Fascia Sign
For signs under 400 mm (15.7 in) in height, the
sign shall not extend past the edges of the wall on
which it is attached or painted, otherwise the area
shall not exceed 30% of the area of the wall to
which it is attached.
Canopy Sign
No part of the sign shall extend past the edges of
the awning, canopy or freestanding canopy on
which it is attached or painted.
Roof Sign
-Maximum face area of 20 m2 (215.3 ft2) except
2 m2 (21.5 ft2) in the Mixed Use Centre and
Mixed Use Node Districts.
-The sign shall not project more than 4.5 m (14.8
ft) above the roof.
Projecting Sign
-The maximum projection from a wall is 2.2 m (7.2
ft).
-The maximum face area is 4 m2 (43.0 ft2) except
in the Mixed Use Centre or Mixed Use Node
Districts where the sign shall not exceed 2 m2
(21.5 ft2).
-The height of the top of the projecting sign shall
not be higher than the top of the wall to which it is
attached.
Freestanding Sign
-The maximum total face area shall not exceed 40
m2 (431 ft2) provided that no single face of such
sign exceeds 20 m2 (215 ft2) in area.
-The maximum height is 12.6 m (41.3 ft).
-The sign shall be located a minimum of 1 m (3.3
ft) from any lot line.
Billboard Sign
-The maximum total face area shall not exceed 40
m2 (431 ft2).
-The sign shall be located a minimum of 1 m (3.3
ft) from any lot line.
Window Sign
-In residential areas, the maximum sign area shall
not exceed 0.28m2 (3 ft2).
-In commercial areas, the maximum sign area shall
not exceed 50% of the window area of a primary
building face and 25% of a secondary
building face.
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3.10.
Parking and Loading
3.10.1.
Parking and loading facilities shall not be used for
commercial repair work, or the display, sale or storage of
goods of any kind.
3.10.2.
Required parking and loading facilities shall
provide for and include an adequate, safe and convenient
arrangement of vehicular points of ingress or egress,
driveways, internal roadways, aisles and ramps, unloading
and loading of motor vehicles all in relation to buildings and
entry points to buildings on the site.
3.10.3.
Where a proposed development will, from time to
time, require pick-up or delivery of commodities, adequate
space for loading and unloading shall be provided and
maintained on the site to the satisfaction of the Council.
3.10.4.
A loading space shall be designed and located so
that all vehicles using that space can be parked and
manoeuvred entirely within the bounds of the site without
backing to or from adjacent streets.
3.10.5.
Parking stalls and loading spaces shall be so
constructed that:
a) every access to an off-street parking space or loading area
shall be hard-surfaced if the access is from a street or public
lane that is hard-surfaced;
b) adequate access to, and exit from, each stall is provided at
all times by means of manoeuvring aisles designed to the
satisfaction of the Council; and
c) curb cuts will be provided at the owner's expense and
located as necessary to the satisfaction of the Council.
3.10.6.
Parking lot design shall ensure that all grades and
drainage shall dispose of surface water. In no case shall
grades be established that would permit surface drainage to
cross any sidewalk or site boundary without the approval of
the Council.
Parking Area Provisions
3.10.7.
The parking facility shall be located on the same site
as the use for which it is intended. It shall be developed such
that:
a) it is accessible to the use and vehicles it is intended to serve;
b) it includes landscaped areas and pedestrian walkways in
accordance with Section 3.10.10;
c) all parking facilities shall be maintained to the satisfaction
of the City by the owner of the property;
d) each parking space within a parking facility shall be a
minimum of 2.5 m (8.2 ft) wide and 6 m (19.7 ft) long except
that parallel parking spaces shall be a minimum of 6.5 m
(21.3 ft) long;
e) where two or more uses are permitted on any one site the
off-street parking requirements for each use shall be
calculated as if each is a separate use and the total number
of off-street parking spaces so calculated shall be provided;
and
f) Where a parking or loading area serving a commercial or
industrial development abuts a site zoned for residential or
institutional use, and the parking stalls or loading spaces are
not individually accessed from a lane, the parking or loading
area shall be fenced, screened with landscaping, or a
combination thereof sufficient to substantially interrupt the
view from the adjacent site.
3.10.8.
A parking area having 8 or more parking spaces
and which is visible from an adjacent site in a residential
district or from a road other than a lane shall be fenced or
have a screen planting.
3.10.9.
Except where each parking stall or loading space is
directly accessed from a lane, a parking area containing
eight or more spaces that is visible from an adjacent
residential site or from a road other than a lane shall be
fenced, screened with landscaping, or a combination thereof
sufficient to substantially interrupt the view.
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3.10.10.
Any off street parking facility shall be developed
within 1 year of the completion of the development for which
the development permit was issued.
3.10.11.
Parking space requirements are outlined in Figures
2 and 3. Where these requirements differ from any other
applicable legislation, the requirement for the greater
number of spaces shall be followed.
Figure 2 - Parking Space Requirements by Use
Use
Spaces Required
Agricultural Related Commercial,
Alcohol Sales, Assembly Hall,
Commercial, Retail, Community Centre,
Construction Trades, Cultural Institution,
Educational Institution, Financial
Institution, Gas Bar, Health Care Clinic,
Office, Personal Service, Service Station,
Shopping Centre, Veterinary Services,
Funeral Services
-1 parking space for every 46 m2
(495 ft2) of building floor area,
and 1 parking space for every 3
employees
Amusement Park
-1 parking space for every 46 m2
(495 ft2) of park area, and 1
parking space for every 3
employees
Bed and Breakfast, Temporary Work
Camp
-1 parking space for every guest
suite
Golf Course
-50 parking spaces
Hotel/Motel
-1 parking space for every guest
suite
Figure 3 - Parking Space Requirements by Use
Use
Spaces Required
Campground, Car Wash,
Correctional Facility, Forest
Product Processing,
Salvage Yard, Sawmill,
Sawmill, Portable, Tourist
Camp, Tree Nursery,
Warehouse, Wholesale
Establishment
-1 parking space for every 3 employees
Child Care Centre
-1 parking space for every 3 employees plus 1
parking space for every 12 children
Dwellings (all), Secondary
Suite
-1 parking space per dwelling unit
Food Service, Lounge,
Night Assembly Hall
-1 parking space for every 17 m2 (183 ft2) of
building floor area
General Industrial,
Hazardous Industrial
-1 parking space for every 46 m2 (495 ft2) of
building floor area, or 1 parking space for each 3
employees, whichever is greater
Hospital, Special Care
Home, Residential Care
Facility,
-1 parking space for every 3 employees, plus 1
visitor parking spaces for every 6 beds
School (high school)
-1 parking space for each staff member, plus 3
parking spaces for each classroom
School (other)
-1 parking space for each staff member
Residential
- 1 parking space for each dwelling unit and 1
parking space for each secondary suite
3.10.12.
If a use is not found in the preceding table, then
there are no parking requirements.
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Loading
3.10.13.
The minimum size of an off street loading space shall
be 17 m2 (183 ft2).
3.10.14.
The Development Officer may require modifications
to the design, location, or access points of parking and
loading areas to ensure safe movement of vehicles and
pedestrians. In exercising this discretion, the Development
Officer may consider factors including sightlines, the number
and location of access points, pedestrian crossings, and
measures to minimize conflicts.
3.10.15.
In Commercial, Industrial and Mixed Use Districts,
where the use of a building or lot involves the receipt,
distribution or dispatch by vehicles of materials, goods or
merchandise, adequate space for such vehicles to stand for
loading and unloading shall be provided on the lot or on the
land adjacent to the building in conformity with Figure 4.
Figure 4 - Loading Space Requirements
Gross Floor Area
Spaces Required
93 m2 to 1,300 m2
(1,001 ft2 to 13,994 ft2)
1 loading space
1,301 m2 to 2,787 m2
(14,003 ft2 to 30,000 ft2)
2 loading spaces
Over 2,787 m2 (30,000 ft2)
2 loading spaces plus 1 additional loading
space for each 6503 m2 (70,000 ft2) over
2,787 m2 (30,000 ft2)
3.11.
Municipal Services
Highways
3.11.1.
Development adjacent to a provincial highway shall
meet all provincial regulations respecting access to and the
location of structures on the site.
Frontage and Access
3.11.2.
A development permit shall not be issued for any
use unless the site intended to be used, or upon which a
building or structure is to be erected, abuts, or has frontage
on a City roadway or provincial highway.
3.11.3.
All site access from municipal roadways shall be to
the satisfaction of the City Engineer, or his/her designate, with
respect to location, design, and construction standards. The
City Engineer shall take into account safety and the physical
capability of roads that are proposed to serve the
development.
Approaches
3.11.4.
All approaches shall be constructed in accordance
with the engineering standards of the City or as authorized
by the City Engineer, or his/her designate.
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3.12.
Multi-Parcel Sites
3.12.1.
Where a multi parcel site is used for one
development, a proposal to separate the parcels into two or
more sites requires a development permit for each of the
resulting sites.
a) No development permit may be issued for a development
creating more than one site as described in Clause (1) unless
each of the sites will comply with the Bylaw with respect to
the requirements of the District in which it is located.
b) A duplex may be subdivided along a party wall or firewall,
and Council may relax or reduce any and all setbacks from
property lines necessary for the subdivision to comply with
the Bylaw through a resolution of Council, to allow for the
splitting of title of a duplex or multi-unit dwelling on multiple
parcels of land if:
i)
the wall is built in accordance to the National Building
Code requirements;
ii)
title to the building or buildings can be split by the
Information Services Corporation and Land Titles;
iii) the development will not negatively affect the character
of the surrounding area.
c) A condominium complex may have their titles split after the
creation of a condominium plan that meets all regulations of
the province (including all requirements of The Condominium
Properties Act, 1993) and Information Services Corporation
(ISC).
3.13.
Number of Uses on a Site
3.13.1.
No more than one principal building shall be located
on any site.
3.13.2.
Notwithstanding Section 3.13.1, more than one
principal building shall be permitted on a site for hospitals,
special care homes, municipal facilities, schools, parks, mobile
home courts, dwelling groups and shopping centers provided
that:
a) The buildings are compatible uses and managed as a unit
by a single owner or tenant, or a group of owners or tenants;
b) The individual buildings and spaces contain uses that are
permitted or discretionary in the zone, and required permits
have been sought or obtained for all applicable uses; and
c) The site plan must demonstrate that each building and use
within the site adheres to the Zoning regulations and
standards for its intended use, in order that future subdivision
of the buildings is not precluded.
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Part 4:
Specific Regulations
4.1.
Service Stations
4.1.1.
On a corner lot, only one access shall be constructed
on the flankage, at least 6 m (19.7 ft) from intersecting street
corners.
4.1.2.
Fuel pumps and other apparatus for dispensing or
storage of fuel, located above ground level, shall be placed
and constructed in conformance with Provincial regulations but
shall not be placed less than 6 m (19.7 ft) from any lot line or
street.
4.1.3.
All automobile parts, dismantled vehicles, and
similar articles or equipment are to be stored within a building
or screened from public view.
4.1.4.
All part of the lot to which vehicles have access to
are to be hard surfaced and drained.
4.2.
Gas Bars
4.2.1.
Where operated as the principal use on a lot, gas
bars are subject to regulations and standards governing
service stations.
4.2.2.
Where a gas bar is allowed to operate in
conjunction with another use on a lot, the following standards
and regulations apply:
a) All fuel pumps and above ground storage tanks shall be
placed and constructed in conformance with Provincial
regulations but shall not be placed less than 6 m (19.7 ft)
from the lot line or street.
b) The lot shall have at least two separate accesses at least 15
m (49.2 ft) apart.
c) Access and standing for the fuel pumps shall not obstruct
access to other required off-street parking spaces on the lot.
4.3.
Indoor Public Gathering Places
4.3.1.
Indoor public gathering places include the following
uses: assembly halls, community centres and theatres.
4.3.2.
Indoor public gathering places shall be located on
a corner lot.
4.3.3.
The parking area is to be drained, landscaped and
to be screened from abutting residential lots in accordance
with Section 3.10.
4.4.
Shopping Centre
4.4.1.
The development of a shopping centre is subject to
the following:
a) The minimum lot area is 1,000 m2 (10,764 ft2);
b) The maximum lot coverage is 50%;
c) Access is to be gained from an arterial street or a service
road;
d) Access points shall be at least 30 m (98.4 ft) apart.
e) The lot shall be graded to provide drainage as approved
by the City Engineer; and
f) Parking areas are to be hard surfaced with asphalt or
similar and clearly marked.
4.5.
Home Occupation
4.5.1.
The operation of the home occupation shall be
subordinate and incidental to the principal use of the site as
a resident occupied residence.
4.5.2.
The use shall be conducted entirely within the
residential dwelling unit and shall not have any exterior
evidence of a secondary use on the site.
4.5.3.
There shall be no outside storage or exterior display
of goods, materials, or equipment associated with the applied
use.
4.5.4.
The character of the district which the home
occupation is located shall not be disturbed by dust, noise,
smoke or smell generated by the use.
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4.5.5.
Only the residents of the residential dwelling unit
shall be employed in the home occupation.
4.5.6.
No use shall cause an increase in the demand placed
on one or more utilities (water, sewer, garbage, etc.) such that
the combined total consumption for a residential dwelling unit
and its home based business substantially exceeds the
average for residential dwelling units in the area.
4.5.7.
The use shall not generate substantially more traffic
and parking than is normal for the district in which the use is
located.
4.5.8.
No home occupation use shall cause any increase in
risk to occupant or public health and safety in the structure or
district in which the home occupation is located.
4.5.9.
No external advertising shall be permitted relating
to a home occupation.
4.5.10.
No client visits are permitted.
4.5.11.
Home Occupations operating in a residential district
will require a business licence.
4.5.12.
The operation of a Home Occupation shall be
permitted in all residential districts provided they comply with
any required standards set out in this bylaw and any other
City bylaw.
4.6.
Home Based Business
4.6.1.
The operation of the home based business shall be
subordinate and incidental to the principal use of the site as
a resident occupied residence.
4.6.2.
External advertising shall be in accordance with
signage requirements provided in the General Regulations.
4.6.3.
No use shall cause an increase in the demand placed
on one or more utilities (water, sewer, electricity, telephone,
garbage, etc.) such that the combined total consumption for a
residential dwelling unit and its home based business
substantially exceeds the average for residential dwelling
units in the area.
4.6.4.
Any parking requirements shall be contained
entirely on the subject lot.
4.6.5.
The character of the district in which the home
occupation is located shall not be disturbed by dust, noise,
smoke or smell generated by the use.
4.6.6.
The outdoor storage of raw materials and unfinished
goods associated with the home based business is prohibited.
4.6.7.
No home based business use shall cause any
increase in risk to occupant or public health and safety in the
structure or district in which the home based business is
located.
4.6.8.
All permits issued for a home based business shall
be subject to the enforcement provisions of Section 242 of The
Act, if in the opinion of Council, the operation has not met the
regulations and standards applicable to home based
businesses contained in this Bylaw.
4.6.9.
A Home Based Business shall not occupy more than
40% of the gross cumulative floor area of the principal
dwelling and accessory buildings.
4.6.10.
Any storage of materials or goods related to the
operation of the home based business must be located within
the principal dwelling and/or accessory building(s). No
exterior storage is permitted.
4.6.11.
Up to 1 commercial vehicle used in association with
a Home Based Business may be parked and/or stored on site
given that the vehicle is not greater than 7.6 m (25 ft) in
length.
4.6.12.
Home Based Businesses operating in a residential
district will require a business licence.
4.6.13.
The operation of a Home Based Business shall be
permitted in all Residential Districts provided that:
a) They are not considered a prohibited use as described in
Section 4.6.14;
b) They meet the development standards for Home Based
Businesses contained in this bylaw; and
c) They comply with the requirements of any other municipal
bylaws or other government agencies.
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4.6.14.
Without limiting the authority of the Development
Officer to deny applications for other types of Home Based
Businesses which do not meet the requirements of this bylaw
or any other City bylaw, the following uses are prohibited as
Home Based Businesses:
a) industrial uses, including but not limited to welding, metal
works, salvaging or warehousing;
b) restaurants, drinking establishments or tea rooms;
c) the painting, repairing, refitting, cleaning, refurbishing or
selling of motor vehicles or machinery; and
d) veterinary services.
4.6.15.
No Home Based Business use will be permitted which
in the opinion of the Development Officer would be more
appropriately located in an industrial or commercial zoning
district.
4.6.16.
No deliveries of merchandise, goods or equipment
shall be made to a Home Based Business by a vehicle with a
gross vehicle weight of more than 5,000 kg or by a vehicle
with a total length of more than 6.0 meters.
4.6.17.
All Home Based Business permits issued shall be
subject to the condition that the permit may be revoked at
any time, if there is reasonable evidence to suggest a
violation of any regulation, or where the business is or has
become detrimental to the amenities of the neighborhood.
4.7.
Child Care Operators
4.7.1.
Child Care Operators, whether licensed or not
through the province, shall comply with The Child Care Act.
4.7.2.
Family Child Care Homes and Group Family Child
Care Homes operating in a residential district will require a
business license.
4.7.3.
The operation of a Family Child Care Home or
Group Family Child Care Home shall be permitted in all
Residential Districts subjects to the required Building Code
regulations.
4.7.4.
A Family Child Care Home or Group Family Child
Care Home may be permitted in a single detached, semi-
detached, mobile home, and townhouse dwelling.
4.7.5.
[repealed].
4.7.6.
The provision of on-site parking spaces which
facilitate the effective drop off and pick up of children shall
be required when insufficient off-site (street) parking
capacity exists.
4.8.
Alternative Energy System
Application Requirements
4.8.1.
Every application for a Development Permit for an
Alternative Energy System shall be accompanied by:
a) a scaled plan drawing representing the true shape and
dimension of the lot to be used or upon which the
development is proposed including proposed location of the
system , its distance from all property lines, and buildings
located on adjacent properties;
b) the proposed elevation of the system including its height and
clearance from the average ground level as well as adjacent
property lines;
c) the location of every building or structure already
constructed, or partly constructed, on such lot and the location
of every building or structure existing upon abutting lots;
d) other such information as may be necessary to determine
whether or not the proposed development conforms with the
requirements of this Bylaw.
4.8.2.
A Development Permit issued for an Alternative
Energy System may require, as a condition of development
approval, that it shall be the sole responsibility of the
applicant to ensure that necessary mechanisms are in place to
protect the public generally and the residents of the area in
particular from any danger arising as a result of the
construction or installation of the freestanding tower on the
applicant's property. Prior to submitting the Development
Permit application, it shall be the responsibility of the
applicant to secure necessary approvals from various
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relevant federal as well as provincial agencies, such as NAV
Canada and Transport Canada.
Development Standards
4.8.3.
An Alternative Energy System structure shall be
located so that the extent of the system is a minimum of 7.6
m (25 ft) from the vertical projection of the parcel boundary.
4.8.4.
A minimum vertical blade clearance from grade
shall be of 7.6 m (25 ft) for a wind turbine style of Alternative
Energy System structure.
4.8.5.
An Alternative Energy System structure shall not
exceed 24.4m (80ft).
4.8.6.
Access to the system shall be protected by means
acceptable to the Development Officer and may include such
things as a locked fence and anti-climbing devices.
4.8.7.
The Alternative Energy System structure shall not be
used for advertising except for identification of the
manufacturer.
4.8.8.
No illumination of an Alternative Energy System
structure shall be allowed unless required by Navigation
Canada.
4.8.9.
Alternative Energy System structures shall be
located so that the sound level generated by the turbine shall
meet federal and provincial regulations.
4.9.
Recreational Vehicles
4.9.1.
Recreational Vehicles may only be occupied as
temporary overnight sleeping accommodations in an
approved campground or in a residential district where the
occupant of the recreational vehicle is a guest of the occupant
of the principal dwelling and has full access to all of the
facilities and amenities of the principal dwelling.
4.9.2.
In addition to Section 4.9.1, recreational vehicles
used for accommodation shall:
a) be limited to a maximum duration of seven (7) days;
b) require a development permit if used for accommodation
longer than seven (7) days;
c) not be used as accommodations for a period extending
longer than four (4) months;
d) not be considered for accommodation from November to
March, and
e) be parked entirely within the subject lot.
4.9.3. Recreational Vehicles shall comply with parking regulations
if parked on the street.
4.10.
Secondary Suites
4.10.1.
Secondary suites may only be permitted in a single
detached dwelling, semi-detached dwelling or townhouse
dwelling, and are not permitted in an accessory building.
4.10.2.
No more than one secondary suite will be permitted
in any detached and semi-detached one unit dwelling.
4.10.3.
The floor area of a secondary suite shall not exceed
80% of the building floor area of the rest of the dwelling.
4.10.4.
Secondary suites shall have a minimum area of 46
m2 (495 ft2) and a maximum area of 65 m2 (700 ft2).
4.10.5.
Secondary suites shall comply with all relevant
requirements of the National Building Code.
4.10.6.
Where secondary suites are proposed for a semi-
detached dwelling, parking for the suite(s) shall either be
located in the rear yard, or else the frontage must conform to
the minimum requirement for a multi-unit dwelling.
4.10.7.
Where secondary suites are proposed for a
townhouse, parking for the suite(s) shall either be located in
the rear yard, or else the frontage must conform to the
minimum requirement for a single detached dwelling.
4.11.
Shipping Containers
4.11.1.
Shipping containers used for permanent or long term
storage shall be treated as an accessory structure to the
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principal use and are subject to all permitting requirements,
setbacks and provisions of the zoning district in which they are
placed.
4.11.2.
In all cases, shipping containers shall be strictly
prohibited for use as human habitation and are prohibited
from being plumbed or electrified in any manner.
4.11.3.
Shipping containers shall not block, obstruct or
reduce exits, windows, parking spaces, driveways or access
to emergency services or equipment.
4.11.4.
Shipping containers shall be maintained in good
condition and an aesthetically pleasing manner.
4.11.5.
Notwithstanding the above regulations, shipping
containers shall also be permitted in any zoning district for
temporary storage for a specific short term purpose, such as
construction, renovation or moving on the site.
4.11.6.
In addition to Section 4.11.5, a shipping container
used for temporary storage shall:
a) be limited to a maximum duration of seven (7) days without
a permit;
b) require a development permit if kept on site for longer than
seven (7) days; and
c) not be permitted to stay on site past the completion of the
purpose for which it was installed, or six (6) months,
whichever comes first.
4.12.
Tarp Garages
4.12.1.
Tarp Garages, as defined in this Bylaw, shall not be
permitted in any front yard or within 1.2 metres (3.9ft) of any
principal building. The area of any tarp garage shall be
included in the total aggregate rear yard coverage area.
No tarp garage shall be connected to any service. No tarp
garage larger than 26.75 m2 (288 ft2) shall be permitted in
any residential zone.
4.13.
Dwelling Groups
4.13.1.
Notwithstanding Section 3.12.2(c), all vehicle access
to parking areas, private garages or to units or sites within a
dwelling group should be from a roadway that is common
property within the parcel.
4.13.2.
Council may apply special development standards
regarding yard requirements to reduce conflict with
neighboring uses.
4.14.
Temporary Emergency Shelters
4.14.1.
The development permit shall be limited to a
maximum of twelve months at an approved location.
4.14.2.
A development permit may be extended by
resolution of Council.
4.14.3.
A development permit application for temporary
emergency shelter for a location previously approved for use
as a temporary emergency shelter within the previous 24
months shall be considered for approval by Council and;
a) [Repealed]
b) All submissions received from the public within the past 12
months will be considered by Council.
4.14.4.
Temporary emergency shelters are not permitted:
a) Within low-density residential land uses, including one and
two-unit
dwellings,
semi-detached
dwellings
and
townhouses; and
b) On any site deemed unsuitable due to the adjacent land
uses, which may create life safety issues.
4.14.5.
[Repealed]
4.14.6.
[Repealed]
4.14.7.
The applicant must ensure sufficient staff, resources,
and policies to provide adequate on-site supervision at all
times while the shelter is occupied.
4.14.8.
The applicant must adopt and enforce a policy that
prohibits users of the shelter from bringing weapons, drugs,
or alcohol into the facility.
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4.14.9.
Parking must be provided for staff and service
vehicles, with the number of spaces determined by the
Development Officer.
4.14.10.
Adequate access for emergency vehicles must be
provided.
4.14.11.
There shall be no fee for an application for a
development permit for a temporary emergency shelter.
4.14.12.
Every development permit application for a
temporary emergency shelter shall contain the following
information:
a) Contact information of the applicant;
b) The legal description and civic address of the subject
property;
c) Occupancy start date and anticipated end date;
d) Maximum number of people being accommodated;
e) Management plan describing the proposed operations that
include details on hours of operation, supervision, support
programs, transportation, food services, loitering control,
policies regarding safety and security, and any other
relevant information;
f) Letter of authorization from the registered property owner;
g) Site plan including location of building, hydrants and fire
lanes;
h) Drawing of the interior layout detailing the location of
sleeping areas and any temporary partitions or alterations.
Drawings must include:
i)
Design occupant load;
ii)
Locations of exits;
iii) Emergency lighting;
iv) Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors;
v)
Fire extinguishers;
vi) Washroom facilities;
vii) A fire safety plan acceptable to the fire chief;
i)
Confirmation of conformance to required ventilation systems
and record of annual service of existing life safety systems.
4.14.13.
Upon receipt of a completed application,
Administration will review to ensure the information is
complete and the necessary operations are in place. A site
inspection of the proposed building by the City of Meadow
Lake's Fire Inspector and a Building Official will be
undertaken to ensure necessary life safety requirements are
in place prior to occupancy.
4.14.14.
Approval of a temporary emergency shelter shall
take the form of a temporary occupancy permit signed by
the Development Officer.
Part 5:
Zoning District Designations
5.1.
Administration
5.1.1.
For the purpose of applying this Bylaw, the City is
divided into zoning districts.
5.1.2.
The boundaries of the zoning districts are shown on
the Zoning Map in Appendix I which are attached to and form
part of this Bylaw. Unless otherwise shown on the map, the
boundaries of the said districts are site lines, center lines or
streets, lands, roads or such lines extended and the
boundaries of the City.
5.1.3.
Regulations for the zoning districts are outlined in the
following sections.
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5.2.
Large Lot Residential District (RL)
Intent
5.2.1.
Large Lot Residential zones are intended to
characterize existing large lot areas that may or may not
have servicing. They may be considered as potential zones
for redevelopment.
Regulations
5.2.2.
The permitted and discretionary uses in the RL
District are listed in Figure 5.
5.2.3.
The development standards in the RL District are
outlined in Figure 6.
Figure 5 - Permitted/Discretionary Uses in the RL District.
Permitted/Discretionary
Principal Uses
Assembly Hall
D
Agricultural, Urban
D
Dwelling, Mobile Home
P
Dwelling, Semi-Detached
D
Dwelling, Single Detached
P
Municipal Facility
P
Park
D
Public Utility
D
School
D
Special Care Home
D
Tree Nursery
D
Accessory Uses
Alternative Energy System
D
Bed and Breakfast
D
Family Child Care Home
P
Group Family Child Care Home
P
Kennel
D
Secondary Suite
P
Solar Panel, Standalone
P
Buildings, structures or uses secondary and subordinate to, and located
on the same lot with the principal permitted or discretionary use shall
be considered accessory uses and permitted.
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Figure 6 - Development Standards in the RL District
Min. Site Area
.186 ha (20,000 ft²)
Max. Site Area
N/A
Setbacks
Front Yard
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Side Yard
3 m (9.8 ft)
Rear Yard
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Min. Building Footprint
82 m2 (882 ft2)
Max. Height
10 m (32.8 ft)
Max. Site Coverage
40%
Min. Frontage
30 m (98.4 ft)
Discretionary Use Criteria
5.2.4.
The appropriateness of Discretionary Uses shall be
determined based on the following criteria:
a) Consistency with the character and scale of existing
developments;
b) Fit with the residential frontage typical of the community;
c) Evident recognition of the historic form and character of the
neighbourhood; and
d) Evidence of significant community support for the proposed
use.
Other Regulations
5.2.5.
No building or structure intended to house or shelter
animals, allowed under the Animal Keeping Bylaw, shall be
located within 15 m (49.2 ft) or any residential dwelling or
lot line.
5.2.6.
For existing parcels that are subdivided, any newly
formed lots may be allowed to vary 5% from the minimum lot
size of 0.3 ha (0.74 acres).
5.2.7.
For select pre-existing lots listed in section 5.2.8 that
do not conform to the development standards listed in Figure
6, the following regulations shall apply:
a) The lots shall be exempt from the minimum frontage and site
area requirements;
b) Developments must be in keeping with the character and
scale of the rest of the zone;
c) The minimum building footprint is N/A, the maximum
permitted above ground living space is 130 m2 (1400 ft2);
d) Secondary suites and semi-detached dwellings shall not be
permitted; and
e) These regulations will apply only to the specific listed parcels
as they existed prior to 1992. They will not apply to any
newly created lots, and will no longer apply if these parcels
are consolidated or subdivided or otherwise have their
boundaries altered in any way.
5.2.8.
The standards listed in section 5.2.7 shall apply to
the following lots:
Lot 1, Block 14, Plan BK3383, Ext 44
Lot 13, Block 14, Plan 10175924, Ext 43
Lot 14, Block 14, Plan 101759935, Ext 51
Lot 7, Block 15, Plan 101759946, Ext 4
Lot 8, Block 15, Plan 101759946, Ext 5
Lot 9, Block 15, Plan 101759946, Ext 7
Lot 10, Block 15, Plan 101759946, Ext 6
Lot 8, Block 1, Plan 101762209, Ext 13
Lot 1, Block 2, Plan BA3425, Ext 87
Lot 2, Block 3, Plan BA3425, Ext 84
Lot 5, Block 3, Plan 101762366, Ext 78
Lot 6, Block 3, Plan 101762377, Ext 89
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5.3.
Small Lot Residential District (R1)
Intent
5.3.1.
Small Lot Residential zones are intended to provide
for appropriate residential development for areas with
servicing constraints.
Regulations
5.3.2.
The permitted and discretionary uses in the R1
District are listed in Figure 7.
5.3.3.
The development standards in the R1 District are
outlined in Figure 8.
Figure 7 - Permitted/Discretionary Use in the R1 District
Permitted/Discretionary
Principal Uses
Assembly Hall
D
Community Centre
D
Cultural Institution
D
Dwelling, Mobile Home
P
Dwelling, Single Detached
P
Dwelling, Multiple Unit
D
Convenience Store
D
Municipal Facility
P
Park
P
Public Utility
D
Recreation, Passive
P
Accessory Uses
Alternative Energy System
D
Bed and Breakfast
D
Family Child Care Home
P
Group Family Child Care Home
P
Secondary Suite
P
Solar Panel, Standalone
P
Buildings, structures or uses secondary and subordinate to, and located
on the same lot with the principal permitted or discretionary use shall
be considered accessory uses and permitted.
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Figure 8 - Development Standards in the R1 District
Min. Site Area
465 m2 (5,005 ft2)
Max. Site Area
N/A
Setbacks
Front Yard
4.5 m (14.8 ft)
Side Yard
2.4 m (7.9 ft), or 4 m (13.1 ft)
if flanking a road
Rear Yard
3 m (9.8 ft)
Min. Building Footprint (residential)
N/A
Max. Height
10 m (32.8 ft)
Max. Site Coverage
60%
Min. Frontage
12 m (39.4 ft)
Discretionary Use Criteria
5.3.4.
The appropriateness of Discretionary Uses shall be
determined based on the following criteria:
a) Consistency with the character and scale of existing
developments;
b) Fit with the residential frontage typical of the community;
c) Evident recognition of the historic form and character of the
neighbourhood; and
d) Evidence of significant community support for the proposed
use.
5.3.5.
In addition to the above in Section 5.3.4, secondary
suites can be considered where appropriate secondary
access can be provided.
Other Regulations
5.3.6.
All Mobile Homes must have Canadian Standards
Association certification.
5.3.7.
All Mobile Homes shall be skirted from the floor
level to ground level with a material consistent with the
exterior finish of the Mobile Home
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5.4.
Low Density Residential District (R2)
Intent
5.4.1.
Low Density Residential zones are intended to
conserve
the
general
character
of
established
neighbourhoods which have developed over time as a mixture
of single detached dwellings and semi-detached dwellings.
Regulations
5.4.2.
The permitted and discretionary uses in the R2
District are listed in Figure 9.
5.4.3.
The development standards in the R2 District are
outlined in Figure 10.
Figure 9 - Permitted/Discretionary Uses in the R2 District
Principal Uses
Permitted/Discretionary
Assembly Hall
D
Convenience Store
D
Child Care Centre
D
Community Centre
D
Cultural Institution
D
Dwelling Group
D
Dwelling, Multiple Unit
D
Dwelling, Semi-Detached
D
Dwelling, Single Detached
P
Dwelling, Townhouse
D
Health Care Clinic
D
Municipal Facility
P
Park
P
Public Utility
D
School
P
Special Care Home
D
Accessory Uses
Alternative Energy System
D
Bed and Breakfast
D
Family Child Care Home
P
Group Family Child Care Home
P
Residential Care Facility
D
Secondary Suite
P
Solar Panel, Standalone
P
Buildings, structures or uses secondary and subordinate to, and located
on the same lot with the principal permitted or discretionary use shall
be considered accessory uses and permitted.
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Figure 10 - Development Standards in the R2 District
Min. Site Area
Dwelling, Single Detached
462.18 m2 (4,975 ft2)
Dwelling, Semi-Detached - per unit
256 m2 (2,755 ft2)
Dwelling, Townhouse - per unit
205 m2 (2,207 ft2)
Dwelling, Multiple Unit
555 m2 (5,974 ft2)
Max. Site Area
N/A
Setbacks
Front Yard
6 m (19.68 ft)
Side Yard
1.2 m (3.9 ft), or 4 m (13.1
ft) if flanking a road, or 0 if
a common wall
Rear Yard
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Min. Building Footprint (per unit)
Dwelling, Single Detached
75 m2 (807 ft2)
Dwelling, Semi-Detached; Dwelling,
Townhouse
52 m2 (560 ft2)
Max. Height
10 m (32.8 ft)
Max. Site Coverage
Dwelling, Single Detached
50%
Dwelling, Semi-Detached; Dwelling,
Townhouse
60%
Min. Frontage
Dwelling, Single Detached
12 m (39.4 ft)
Dwelling, Semi-Detached
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Dwelling, Townhouse
7 m (23.0 ft)
Dwelling, Multiple Unit
21 m (68.9 ft)
Discretionary Use Criteria
5.4.4.
The appropriateness of Discretionary Uses shall be
determined based on the following criteria:
a) Consistency with the character and scale of existing
developments;
b) Fit with the residential frontage typical of the community;
c) Evident recognition of the historic form and character of the
neighbourhood; and
d) Evidence of significant community support for the proposed
use.
5.4.5.
In addition to the above in 5.4.4, Convenience
Stores and Assembly Halls are to be located on corner lots.
Other Regulations
5.4.6.
Parking areas for Assembly Halls, Multiple Unit
Dwellings over four (4) units, Convenience Stores, Special
Care Homes and Assembly Halls are to be located in side or
rear yards and shall be screened from adjacent residential
areas.
5.4.7.
Special Area 1, as designated on the Zoning Map
in Appendix I, shall have a minimum building footprint of
130.1 m2 (1,400 ft2).
5.4.8.
Special Area 2, as designated on the Zoning Map
in Appendix I, shall have a minimum building footprint of
167.2 m2 (1,800 ft2).
5.4.9.
[repealed]
5.4.10.
Notwithstanding the minimum setbacks set out in
Figure 10, in established neighbourhoods the front yard
setback shall not be less than the existing sight line.
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5.5.
High Density Residential District (R3)
Intent
5.5.1.
High Density Residential zones are intended to
regulate the location and standards for townhomes and
multiple unit dwellings, and to provide another zoning option
in new neighbourhoods.
Regulations
5.5.2.
The permitted and discretionary uses in the R3
District are listed in Figure 11.
5.5.3.
The development standards in the R3 District are
outlined in Figure 12.
Figure 11 - Permitted/Discretionary Uses in the R3 District
Permitted/Discretionary
Principal Uses
Assembly Hall
D
Community Centre
D
Convenience Store
D
Child Care Centre
D
Dwelling Group
D
Dwelling, Multiple Unit
P
Dwelling, Semi-Detached
P
Dwelling, Townhouse
P
Municipal Facility
P
Special Care Home
D
Park
P
Public Utility
P
Accessory Uses
Alternative Energy System
D
Family Child Care Home
P
Group Family Child Care Home
P
Secondary Suite
P
Solar Panel, Standalone
P
Buildings, structures or uses secondary and subordinate to, and located
on the same lot with the principal permitted or discretionary use shall
be considered accessory uses and permitted.
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Figure 12 - Development Standards in the R3 District
Min. Site Area
Dwelling, Semi-Detached - per unit
256 m2 (2,755 ft2)
Dwelling, Townhouse - per unit
205 m2 (2,207 ft2)
Dwelling, Multiple Unit
555 m2 (5,974 ft2)
Max. Site Area
N/A
Setbacks
Front Yard
6 m (19.68 ft
Side Yard
1.2 m (3.9 ft), or 0 if a
common wall
Rear Yard
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Min. Floor Area
Dwelling, Semi-Detached; Dwelling,
Townhouse
52 m2 (560 ft2)
Dwelling, Multiple Unit
46 m2 (495 ft2)
Max. Height
14 m (45.9 ft)
Max. Site Coverage
50%
Min. Frontage
Dwelling, Semi-Detached
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Dwelling, Townhouse
7 m (23.0 ft)
Dwelling, Multiple Unit
21 m (68.9 ft)
Discretionary Use Criteria
5.5.4.
The appropriateness of Discretionary Uses shall be
determined based on the following criteria:
a) Consistency with the character and scale of existing
developments;
b) Fit with the residential frontage typical of the community;
c) Evident recognition of the historic form and character of the
neighbourhood; and
d) Evidence of significant community support for the proposed
use.
5.5.5.
In addition to the above in 5.5.4, Convenience
Stores and Assembly Halls are to be located on corner lots.
Other Regulations
5.5.6.
Parking areas for Multiple Unit, Convenience Stores,
Special Care Homes, and Assembly Halls are to be located
in side or rear yards and shall be screened from adjacent
residential areas.
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5.6.
Mixed Use Centre District (MU1)
Intent
5.6.1.
Mixed Use Centres are intended to locate in
downtown areas and provide a high level of servicing and
enhanced public realm, consisting primarily of commercial-
related mixed use, institutional, residential, utilities and
ancillary shops and services.
Regulations
5.6.2.
The permitted and discretionary uses in the MU1
District are listed in Figure 13.
5.6.3.
The development standards in the MU1 District are
outlined in Figure 21.
Figure 13 - Permitted/Discretionary Uses in the MU1 District
Permitted/Discretionary
Principal Uses
Alcohol Sales
P
Assembly Hall
D
Cannabis Retail Sales
P
Car Wash
D
Commercial, Retail
P
Community Centre
P
Community Support Services
D
Convenience Store
P
Cultural Institution
P
Child Care Centre
D
Repair Shop
D
Wholesale Establishment
D
Dwelling, Multiple Unit
D
Dwelling, Townhouse
D
Educational Institution
P
Financial Institution
P
Fleet Services
D
Food Service
P
Health Care Clinic
P
Hotel/Motel
P
Lounge
P
Municipal Facility
P
Night Club
D
Office
P
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Parking, Non-Accessory
D
Personal Service
P
Public Utility
D
Recreation, Commercial
D
Service Station
D
Temporary Emergency Shelter
P
Theatre
D
Accessory Uses
Alternative Energy System
D
Solar Panels, Standalone
P
Buildings, structures or uses secondary
and subordinate to permitted or
discretionary use shall be considered
accessory uses and permitted
Figure 21 - Development Standards in the MU1 District
Min. Site Area
230m2 (2,476 ft2)
Max. Site Area
N/A
Setbacks
Min. Front Yard
0.0 m (0.0 ft), or 7.5 m
(24.6 ft) if the lot fronts
on to 1st Avenue
Max. Front Yard
3.0 m (9.8 ft), or N/A if
the lot fronts on to 1st
Avenue
Side Yard
0.0 m (0.0 ft)
Rear Yard
0.0 m (0.0 ft)
Min. Floor Area
N/A
Max. Height
14 m (45.9 ft)
Max. Site Coverage
N/A
Min. Frontage
6 m (19.7 ft)
Discretionary Use Criteria
5.6.4.
The appropriateness of Discretionary Uses shall be
determined based on the following criteria:
a) Consistency with the character and scale of existing
developments;
b) In line with frontage typical of the development block;
c) Evident recognition of the historic form and character of the
neighbourhood; and
d) Evidence of significant community support for the proposed
use.
5.6.5.
In addition to the above in Section 5.6.4, a Dwelling,
Townhouse can be considered when located on a non-arterial
roadway.
5.6.6.
In addition to the above in 5.6.4, a Night Club may
only be considered if located on an arterial roadway.
Other Regulations
5.6.7.
No parking areas will be considered in the front
yard of a lot unless the lot is vacant and a permit for Non-
Accessory Parking has been approved.
5.6.8.
Commercial or office or residential uses are
permitted on any floor, but no floor may contain a mix of
residential and commercial/office uses.
5.6.9.
No commercial/office use will be permitted above
a residential floor.
5.6.10.
In addition to the above in Section 5.6.4, a Car
Wash may only be considered when located on Highway 55.
5.6.11.
In addition to the above in Section 5.6.4, a Service
Station may only be considered when located on Highway
55, and sale of petroleum products shall not be permitted in
this zone.
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5.6.12.
Notwithstanding Clause 3.10.12, the minimum
parking space requirements in Figures 2 and 3 do not apply
in the Mixed Use Centre District (MU1). All other parking
requirements in Section 3.10 shall apply.
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5.7.
Mixed Use Node District (MU2)
Intent
5.7.1.
Mixed Use Nodes are intended to provide primarily
commercial-related mixed use developments at intersections
of prominent corridors and arterials.
Regulations
5.7.2.
The permitted and discretionary uses in the MU2
District are listed in Figure 23.
5.7.3.
The development standards in the MU2 District are
outlined in Figure 24.
Figure 23 - Permitted/Discretionary Uses in the MU2 District
Permitted/Discretionary
Principal Uses
Assembly Hall
P
Commercial, Retail
P
Community Centre
P
Convenience Store
P
Cultural Institution
D
Child Care Centre
D
Dwelling, Multiple Unit
D
Dwelling, Semi-Detached
D
Dwelling, Townhouse
P
Educational Institution
P
Financial Institution
P
Food Service
P
Health Care Clinic
P
Municipal Facility
P
Special Care Home
D
Office
P
Personal Service
P
Public Utility
P
Recreation, Commercial
D
Theatre
D
Accessory Uses
Alternative Energy System
D
Solar Panel, Standalone
P
Buildings, structures or uses secondary and subordinate to permitted or
discretionary use shall be considered accessory uses and permitted.
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Figure 24 - Development Standards in the MU2 District
Min. Site Area
400m2 (4,306 ft2)
Max. Site Area
N/A
Setbacks
Front Yard
3 m (9.8 ft)
Side Yard
3 m (9.8 ft)
Rear Yard
3 m (9.8 ft)
Min. Floor Area
N/A
Max. Height
14 m (45.9 ft)
Max. Site Coverage
50%
Min. Frontage
15 m (49.2 ft)
Discretionary Use Criteria
5.7.4.
The appropriateness of Discretionary Uses shall be
determined based on the following criteria:
a) Consistency with the character and scale of existing
developments;
b) In line with frontage typical of the development block;
c) Evident recognition of the historic form and character of the
neighbourhood; and
d) Evidence of significant community support for the proposed
use.
5.7.5.
In addition to the above in Section 5.7.4, a Dwelling,
Townhouse and Dwelling, Semi-Detached can be considered
when located on a non-arterial roadway.
Other Regulations
5.7.6.
Commercial or office or residential uses are
permitted on any floor, but no floor may contain a mix of
residential and commercial/office uses.
5.7.7.
No commercial/office use will be permitted above
a residential floor.
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5.8.
Light Industrial District (M1)
Intent
5.8.1.
Light Industrial zones are intended to provide for
industrial and office uses that have no associated off-site
impacts, with limited outdoor storage and to provide for
industrial business sites for transition from heavier industrial
uses to other uses.
Regulations
5.8.2.
The permitted and discretionary uses in the M1
District are listed in Figure 26.
5.8.3.
The development standards in the M1 District are
outlined in Figure 27.
Figure 26 - Permitted/Discretionary Uses in the M1 District
Permitted/Discretionary
Principal Uses
Agricultural Related Commercial
D
Agricultural, Urban
P
Auction Mart
P
Car Wash
D
Communication Towers
P
Construction Trades
P
Disposal Facility, Liquid
D
Forest Product Processing
P
Gas Bar
D
General Industrial
P
Motor Vehicle Sales
P
Municipal Facility
P
Public Utility
P
Recreation, Commercial
D
Recycling Collection Depot
P
Repair Shop
P
Sawmill, Portable
P
Self-service Storage Facility
P
Service Station
P
Veterinary Services
P
Warehouse
P
Wholesale Establishment
P
Accessory Uses
Alternative Energy System
D
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Shipping Container
P
Solar Panel, Standalone
P
Buildings, structures or uses secondary and subordinate to, and located
on the same lot with the principal permitted or discretionary use shall
be considered accessory uses and permitted.
Figure 27 - Development Standards in the M1 District
Min. Site Area
Agricultural Related Commercial
5,000m2 (53,820 ft2)
All other uses
1,000m2 (10,764 ft2)
Max. Site Area
N/A
Setbacks
Front Yard
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Side Yard
1.5 m (4.9 ft), or 3 m
(9.8 ft) if abutting a
residential district
Rear Yard (with lane)
3 m (9.8 ft)
Rear Yard (without lane)
6 m (19.7 ft)
Min. Floor Area
N/A
Max. Height
20 m (65.6 ft)
Max. Site Coverage
N/A
Min. Frontage
30 m (98.4 ft)
Discretionary Use Criteria
5.8.4.
The appropriateness of Discretionary Uses shall be
determined based on the following criteria:
a) Consistency with the character and scale of existing
developments;
b) In line with frontage typical of the development block; and
c) Compatible with adjacent uses for noise, dust and odour.
5.8.5.
In addition to the above in Section 5.8.4,
Agricultural Related Commercial can be considered on a site
of 5,000 m2 (53,821 ft2) or more.
Other Regulations
5.8.6.
All outdoor storage will be screened from view of a
highway or a residential area.
5.8.7.
[repealed]
5.8.8.
All automobile parts, dismantled or partially
dismantled vehicles and similar articles shall be stored inside
or screened from public view by fencing.
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5.9.
Heavy Industrial District (M2)
Intent
5.9.1.
Heavy industrial zones are intended to provide
areas suitable for a wide range of industrial and service
activity,
including
large
industrial,
processing,
and
manufacturing whereby the nature and scale of their
operations may create odor, noise, and/or other impacts that
would be unsuitable for other zoning districts.
Regulations
5.9.2.
The permitted and discretionary uses in the M2
District are listed in Figure 29.
5.9.3.
The development standards in the M2 District are
outlined in Figure 30.
Figure 29 - Permitted/Discretionary Uses in the M2 District
Permitted/Discretionary
Principal Uses
Agricultural Related Commercial
D
Agriculture, Urban
P
Auction Mart
P
Cannabis Cultivation
P
Cannabis Processing
P
Communication Towers
P
Construction Trades
P
Disposal Facility, Liquid
P
Disposal Facility, Solid
D
Forest Product Processing
D
General Industrial
P
Hazardous Industrial
D
Motor Vehicle Sales
P
Municipal Facility
P
Public Utility
P
Recreation, Commercial
D
Recycling Collection Depot
P
Repair Shop
P
Salvage Yard
D
Sawmill
D
Sawmill, Portable
P
Self-service Storage Facility
P
Temporary Work Camp
D
Veterinary Services
P
Warehouse
P
Wholesale Establishment
P
Accessory Uses
Alternative Energy System
D
Shipping Container
P
Solar Panel, Standalone
P
Buildings, structures or uses secondary and subordinate to, and located
on the same lot with the principal permitted or discretionary use shall
be considered accessory uses and permitted.
Figure 30 - Development Standards in the M2 District
Min. Site Area
1,100 m2 (11,840 ft2)
Max. Site Area
N/A
Setbacks
Front Yard
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Side Yard
3 m (9.8 ft)
Rear Yard
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
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Min. Floor Area
N/A
Max. Height
20 m (65.6 ft)
Max. Site Coverage
N/A
Min. Frontage
25 m (82 ft)
Discretionary Use Criteria
5.9.4.
The appropriateness of Discretionary Uses shall be
determined based on the following criteria:
a) Consistency with the character and scale of existing
developments;
b) In line with frontage typical of the development block; and
c) Compatible with adjacent uses for noise, dust and odour.
5.9.5.
In addition to the above in Section 5.9.4, Hazardous
Industrial and Solid Disposal Facility are subject to additional
setback regulations based on risk and provincial regulations.
Other Regulations
5.9.6.
Any Hazardous Industry shall ensure at time of
application for a development permit that any risk relating
to the proposed development will not affect any adjacent
landowners.
5.9.7.
All automobile parts, dismantled or partially
dismantled vehicles and similar articles shall be stored inside
or screened from public view by fencing.
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5.10.
Highway Commercial District (C1)
Intent
5.10.1.
Highway Commercial zones are intended to provide
suitable areas adjacent to major streets and highways for
commercial uses (including large format retail) which are
primarily vehicle oriented.
Regulations
5.10.2.
The permitted and discretionary uses in the C1
District are listed in Figure 32.
5.10.3.
The development standards in the C1 District are
outlined in Figure 33.
Figure 32 - Permitted/Discretionary Uses in the C1 District
Permitted/Discretionary
Principal Uses
Agricultural Related Commercial
D
Agriculture, Urban
P
Alcohol Sales
D
Assembly Hall
D
Auction Mart
P
Campground
D
Car Wash
P
Commercial, Retail
P
Communication Towers
D
Construction Trades
P
Convenience Store
P
Financial Institution
P
Fleet Services
D
Food Service
P
Gas Bar
P
General Industrial
D
Health Care Clinic
P
Hotel/Motel
P
Motor Vehicle Sales
P
Municipal Facility
P
Office
P
Parking, Non-Accessory
P
Personal Service
P
Public Utility
P
Recreation, Commercial
D
Repair Shop
P
Retail Cannabis Sales
D
Self-service Storage Facility
P
Service Station
P
Shopping Centre
P
Theatre
D
Veterinary Services
P
Wholesale Establishment
P
Accessory Uses
Alternative Energy System
D
Shipping Container
P
Solar Panel, Standalone
P
Buildings, structures or uses secondary and subordinate to the principal
permitted or discretionary use shall be considered accessory uses and
permitted.
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Figure 33 - Development Standards in the C1 District
Min. Site Area
N/A
Max. Site Area
N/A
Setbacks
Front Yard
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Side Yard
N/A
Rear Yard
4.5 m (14.8 ft)
Min. Floor Area
N/A
Max. Height
14 m (45.9 ft)
Max. Site Coverage
N/A
Min. Frontage
15 m (49.2 ft)
Discretionary Use Criteria
5.10.4.
The appropriateness of Discretionary Uses shall be
determined based on the following criteria:
a) Consistency with the character and scale of existing
developments; and
b)
In line with frontage typical of the development block.
5.10.5.
In addition to the above in Section 5.10.4, Alcohol
Sales must be located at least 200m (656.2 ft) from any other
Alcohol Sales use.
Other Regulations
5.10.6.
Appropriate screening, to the satisfaction of Council,
is required when a C1 district is adjacent to a residential
area. This can include fencing and vegetation or a
combination of the two.
5.10.7.
[repealed]
5.10.8.
All automobile parts, dismantled or partially
dismantled vehicles and similar articles, shall be stored inside
or screened from public view by fencing.
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5.11.
Urban Commercial District (C2)
Intent
5.11.1.
Large Lot Urban zones are intended to characterize
existing large lot areas that may or may not have servicing.
They may be considered as potential zones for
redevelopment.
Regulations
5.11.2.
The permitted and discretionary uses in the C2
District are listed in Figure 35.
5.11.3.
The development standards in the C2 District are
outlined in Figure 36.
Figure 35 - Permitted/Discretionary Uses in the C2 District
Permitted/Discretionary
Principal Uses
Alcohol Sales
D
Assembly Hall
P
Commercial Retail
P
Construction Trades
P
Community Centre
D
Community Support Services
D
Convenience Store
P
Child Care Centre
D
Dwelling, Multiple Unit
D
Financial Institution
P
Food Service
P
Funeral Services
D
Gas Bar
D
Health Care Clinic
P
Recreation, Commercial
D
Warehouse
D
Hotel/Motel
D
Lounge
D
Night Club
D
Motor Vehicle Sales
D
Municipal Facility
P
Office
P
Parking, Non-Accessory
D
Personal Service
P
Public Utility
P
Recycling Collection Depot
D
Repair Shop
P
Service Station
D
Temporary Emergency Shelter
D
Accessory Uses
Alternative Energy System
D
Solar Panel, Standalone
P
Buildings, structures or uses secondary and subordinate to, and located
on the same lot with the principal permitted or discretionary use shall
be considered accessory uses and permitted.
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Figure 36 - Development Standards in the C2 District
Min. Site Area
465 m² (5,005 ft²)
Max. Site Area
N/A
Setbacks
Front Yard
N/A
Side Yard
N/A
Rear Yard - abutting residential area
6 m (19.7 ft)
Min. Floor Area
N/A
Max. Height
14 m (45.9 ft)
Max. Site Coverage
N/A
Min. Frontage
15 m (49.2 ft)
Discretionary Use Criteria
5.11.4.
The appropriateness of Discretionary Uses shall be
determined based on the following criteria:
a) Consistency with the character and scale of existing
developments;
b)
In line with frontage typical of the development block;
c) Evident recognition of the historic form and character of the
neighbourhood; and
d) Evidence of significant community support for the proposed
use.
5.11.5.
In addition to the above in Section 5.11.4, Alcohol
Sales must be located at least 200m (656.2 ft) from any other
Alcohol Sales use.
5.11.6.
In addition to the above in 5.11.4, Assembly Halls
are to be located on corner lots.
Other Regulations
5.11.7.
[repealed]
5.11.8.
All automobile parts, dismantled or partially
dismantled vehicles and similar articles shall be stored inside
or screened from public view by fencing.
5.11.9.
Notwithstanding Section 3.10.12, the minimum
parking space requirements in Figures 2 and 3 do not apply
in the Urban Commercial District (C2). All other parking
requirements in Section 3.10 shall apply.
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5.12.
Institutional District (I)
Intent
5.12.1.
Institutional zones are intended to provide for the
location of public institutional facilities such as schools,
educational institutions, assembly halls and health facilities.
Regulations
5.12.2.
The permitted and discretionary uses in the I District
are listed in Figure 38.
5.12.3.
The development standards in the I District are
outlined in Figure 39.
Figure 38 - Permitted/Discretionary Uses in the I District
Permitted/Discretionary
Principal Uses
Assembly Hall
P
Campground
D
Cemetery
P
Communication Towers
D
Community Centre
P
Correctional Facility
D
Cultural Institution
P
Educational Institution
P
Hospital
P
Institutional Camp
P
Municipal Facility
P
Special Care Home
D
Public Utility
P
Residential Care Facility
D
School
P
Accessory Uses
Alternative Energy System
D
Health Care Clinic
P
Park
P
Shipping Container
D
Solar Panel, Standalone
P
Buildings, structures or uses secondary and subordinate to, and located
on the same lot with the principal permitted or discretionary use shall
be considered accessory uses and permitted.
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Figure 39 - Development Standards in the I District
Min. Site Area
N/A
Max. Site Area
N/A
Setbacks
Front Yard
6 m (19.7 ft), or 20m
(65.6 ft) when abutting
a residential district
Side Yard
6m, or 20 m (65.6 ft)
when abutting a
residential district
Rear Yard
6 m (19.7 ft) , or 20 m
(65.6 ft) when abutting
a residential district
Min. Floor Area
N/A
Max. Height
14 m (45.9 ft)
Max. Site Coverage
50%
Min. Frontage
30 m (98.4 ft)
Discretionary Use Criteria
5.12.4.
The appropriateness of Discretionary Uses shall be
determined based on the following criteria:
a) Consistency with the character and scale of existing
developments;
b) Fit with the residential frontage typical of the community;
c) Evident recognition of the historic form and character of the
neighbourhood; and
d) Evidence of significant community support for the proposed
use.
5.12.5.
In addition to the above in Section 5.12.4, Special
Care Home and Residential Care Facility are to be located
on corner lots.
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5.13.
Utility District (U)
Intent
5.13.1.
Utility zones are intended to provide for the location
of private and public utilities.
Regulations
5.13.2.
The permitted and discretionary uses in the U District
are listed in Figure 40.
5.13.3.
The development standards in the U District are
outlined in Figure 41.
Figure 40 - Permitted/Discretionary Uses in the U District
Permitted/Discretionary
Principal Uses
Communication Towers
D
Disposal Facility, Liquid
D
Disposal Facility, Solid
D
Municipal Facility
P
Park
P
Public Utility
P
Recycling Collection Depot
D
Accessory Uses
Alternative Energy System
D
Shipping Container
P
Solar Panel, Standalone
P
Figure 41 - Development Standards in the U District
Min. Site Area
N/A
Max. Site Area
N/A
Setbacks
Front Yard
6 m (19.7 ft)
Side Yard
6 m (19.7 ft)
Rear Yard
6 m (19.7 ft)
Min. Floor Area
N/A
Max. Height
10 m (32.8 ft)
Max. Site Coverage
N/A
Min. Frontage
N/A
Discretionary Use Criteria
5.13.4.
The appropriateness of Discretionary Uses shall be
determined based on the following criteria:
a) Consistency with the character and scale of existing
developments;
b) Fit with the residential frontage typical of the community;
c) Evident recognition of the historic form and character of the
neighbourhood; and
d) Evidence of significant community support for the proposed
use.
5.13.5.
In addition to the above in Section 5.12.4, a
Recycling Collection Depot may be considered on an arterial
or collector roadway.
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5.14.
Park District (P)
Intent
5.14.1.
Park zones are intended to provide for both active
and passive activities and link with existing parks and open
spaces.
Regulations
5.14.2.
The permitted and discretionary uses in the P District
are listed in Figure 42.
5.14.3.
The development standards in the P District are
outlined in Figure 43.
Figure 42 - Permitted/Discretionary Uses in the P District
Permitted/Discretionary
Principal Uses
Park
P
Public Utility
P
Recreation, Passive
P
Accessory Uses
Alternative Energy System
D
Solar Panel, Standalone
P
Figure 43- Development Standards in the P District
Min. Site Area
N/A
Max. Site Area
N/A
Setbacks
Front Yard
6 m (19.7 ft)
Side Yard
6 m (19.7 ft)
Rear Yard
6 m (19.7 ft)
Min. Floor Area
N/A
Max. Height
10 m (32.8 ft)
Max. Site Coverage
N/A
Min. Frontage
N/A
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5.15.
Open Space District (OS)
Intent
5.15.1.
Open Space zones are intended to preserve and
enhance of open space and include limited public facilities
Regulations
5.15.2.
The permitted and discretionary uses in the OS
District are listed in Figure 44.
5.15.3.
The development standards in the OS District are
outlined in Figure 45.
Figure 44 - Permitted/Discretionary Uses in the OS District
Permitted/Discretionary
Principal Uses
Campground
D
Golf Course
P
Institutional Camp
D
Park
P
Public Utility
P
Recreation, Passive
P
Tourist Camp
D
Accessory Uses
Alternative Energy System
D
Food Service
D
Recreational Vehicles
D
Solar Panel, Standalone
P
Buildings, structures or uses secondary and subordinate to, and located
on the same lot with the principal permitted or discretionary use shall
be considered accessory uses and permitted.
Figure 45 - Development Standards in the OS District
Min. Site Area
N/A
Max. Site Area
N/A
Setbacks
Front Yard
6 m (19.7 ft)
Side Yard
6 m (19.7 ft)
Rear Yard
6 m (19.7 ft)
Min. Floor Area
N/A
Max. Height
10 m (32.8 ft)
Max. Site Coverage
N/A
Min. Frontage
N/A
Discretionary Use Criteria
5.15.4.
The appropriateness of Discretionary Uses shall be
determined based on the following criteria:
a) Business case for operation and maintenance of camps;
b) Connection to municipal services;
c) Demonstrated compatibility with adjacent uses.
5.15.5.
In addition to the above in Section 5.15.4, a
Campground, Institutional Camp and Tourist Camp may be
considered where there is a minimum separation distance of
100m (328.1 ft) to the nearest residence and where no
permanent structures may be built.
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5.16.
Urban Reserve District (UR)
Intent
5.16.1.
Urban Reserve zones are intended to maintain
undeveloped land so that future urban growth can occur
unencumbered.
Regulations
5.16.2.
The permitted and discretionary uses in the UR
District are listed in Figure 46.
5.16.3.
The development standards in the UR District are
outlined in Figure 47.
Figure 46 - Permitted/Discretionary Uses in the UR District
Permitted/Discretionary
Principal Uses
Agriculture, Urban
D
Public Works
P
Recreation, Passive
D
Temporary Work Camp
D
Tourist Camp
D
Tree Nursery
P
Accessory Uses
Storage, Indoor
D
Storage, Outdoor
D
Figure 47 - Development Standards in the UR District
Min. Site Area
N/A
Max. Site Area
N/A
Setbacks
Front Yard
20 m (65.6 ft)
Side Yard
3 m (10 ft)
Rear Yard
6 m (10 ft)
Min. Floor Area
N/A
Max. Height
N/A
Max. Site Coverage
N/A
Min. Frontage
N/A
Discretionary Use Criteria
5.16.4.
The appropriateness of Discretionary Uses shall be
determined based on the following criteria:
a) Business case for operation and maintenance of camps and
agriculture operations; and
b) Demonstrated compatibility with adjacent uses.
5.16.5.
In addition to the above in Section 5.15.4, a
Campground, Institutional Camp and Tourist Camp may be
considered where there is a minimum separation distance of
100m (328.1 ft) to the nearest residence. Use in the winter
or in spring is to be prohibited.
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5.17.
Mobile Home Residential District (R4)
Intent
5.17.1.
Mobile home residential zones are intended to
accommodate mobile homes and associated uses on
subdivided lots or in courts.
Regulations
5.17.2.
The permitted and discretionary uses in the R4
District are listed in Figure 48.
5.17.3.
The development standards in the R4 District are
outlined in Figure 49.
Figure 48 - Permitted/Discretionary Uses in the R4 District
Permitted/Discretionary
Principal Uses
Dwelling, Mobile Home
P
Mobile Home Court
D
Municipal Facility
P
Park
P
Public Utility
D
Figure 49 - Development Standards in the R4 District
Min. Site Area
Dwelling, Mobile Home - single wide
372 m2 (4,000 ft2)
Dwelling, Mobile Home - double wide
465 m2 (5,005 ft2)
Mobile Home Court
2 hectares (215,285 ft2)
Max. Site Area
N/A
Setbacks
Front Yard
2.4 m (7.9 ft)
Side Yard
2.4 m (7.9 ft)
Rear Yard
1.2 m (4 ft)
Min. Building Footprint (residential)
N/A
Max. Height
N/A
Max. Site Coverage
N/A
Min. Frontage
Dwelling, Mobile Home - single wide
12 m (39.4 ft)
Dwelling, Mobile Home - double wide
15 m (49.2 ft)
Other
15 m (49.2 ft)
Discretionary Use Criteria
5.17.4.
The appropriateness of Discretionary Uses shall be
determined based on the following criteria:
a) Consistency with the character and scale of existing
developments;
b) Fit with the residential frontage typical of the community;
c) Evident recognition of the historic form and character of the
neighbourhood; and
d) Evidence of significant community support for the proposed
use.
Other Regulations
5.17.5.
All Mobile Homes shall comply with the standards
prescribed in the Building Bylaw and applicable City Policies.
5.17.6.
Road rights-of-way within mobile home courts shall
be at least 15m in width, with hard-surfaced roadways of a
minimum 6m in width, and drained.
5.17.7.
A minimum of 10% of the area of the mobile home
court shall be set aside as communal open space or devoted
to recreation facilities.
5.17.8.
All site and yard requirements for mobile homes in
the R4 - Mobile Home Residential District shall apply to
individual mobile home sites within a mobile home court.
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5.17.9.
Setbacks for any park and playground equipment,
structures and facilities will be determined by the
development officer.
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Part 6:
Interpretation
Accessory Use means a use customarily incidental and subordinate
to the principal use or building and located on the same lot with such
principal use building
Act means The Planning and Development Act, 2007.
Agriculture, Urban means a agricultural operation that raises crops
on a land-intensive basis. Intensive agriculture includes, greenhouses,
market gardens, silviculture and sod farms, but does not include
confined feeding operations or cannabis cultivation;
Agricultural Related Commercial means grain and seed storage,
cleaning and drying; fertilizing mixing sales (subject to provincial
regulations) livestock and poultry breeding services abbatoirs; sale
and repair of agriculture or forestry equipment; and other
agriculturally related services.
Alcohol Sales means premises operated by a person who is licensed
by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority to sell beer, wine
or spirits for consumption off-site.
Alternative Energy System means a system which is intended to
primarily reduce on-site consumption of utility power for a single site.
This includes, but is not limited to, a wind turbine, or geothermal
structure and associated control or conversion electronics. This
definition does not include solar panels, which are defined
separately in this Bylaw. An Alternative Energy System may be free
standing or attached to a principal or accessory building.
Assembly Hall means a building or part of a building in which
facilities are provided at scheduled occaisons to accomodate
purposes such as meetings for civic, educational, political, religious,
charitable, philanthropic, cultural, private, recreational or social
activities and may include a banquet hall, private club, church, or
bingo hall.
Auction Mart means buildings, structure, or lot, or part thereof, used
as a premises where goods and material that are sold by public
auction.
Bed and Breakfast means a dwelling unit in which the occupants
thereof use a portion of the dwelling for the purpose of providing,
for remuneration, sleeping accommodation and one meal per day to
the members of the general public, for periods of two weeks or less,
and in which: not more than three bedrooms within the dwelling are
used to provide such sleeping accommodation; the dwelling is the
principal residence of the persons receiving the remuneration and
providing the sleeping accommodation and one meal per day; and
the meal which is provided is served before noon each day.
Building means an structure constructed or placed on, in or over land,
but does not include a public roadway, sidewalk or driveway.
Building, Accessory means a subordinate detached building
appurtenant to a principal building or principal use and located on
the same lot.
Building Bylaw means the Bylaw of the City of Meadow Lake
regulating the erection, alteration, repair, occupancy, or
maintenance of buildings and structures.
Building Floor Area means the sum of the habitable gross horizontal
area of all floors of a building excluding in the case of a dwelling:
the basement and the floor area devoted to mechanical equipment,
swimming pools, private garage or porch veranda. All dimensions
shall be measured between exterior faces of walls or supporting
columns, or from the centre line of the walls or supporting columns
separating two buildings.
Building Footprint means the greatest horizontal area of a building
above grade within the outside surface of exterior walls or within the
outside surface of exterior walls and the centre line of firewalls.
Building Height means the vertical distance measured from the
grade level to the highest point of the roof surface, if a flat roof;
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and to the mean height level between eaves and ridge for a gable,
hip, or gambrel roof. This does not include masts, antennas, chimneys,
or service towers.
Building Permit means a permit, issued under the Building Bylaw of
the City of Meadow Lake authorizing the construction or alteration
of all or part of any structure.
Campground means an area used for a range of overnight camping
experiences, from tenting to serviced recreational vehicle sites,
including accessory facilities which support the use, such as
administration offices and laundry facilities, but not including the use
of mobile homes or trailers on a permanent year-round basis.
Cannabis means cannabis as defined in the Cannabis Act (Canada).
Cannabis Retail Sales means the premises specified in a retail
cannabis permit where the retail sale of cannabis is authorized. This
includes the sales of dried cannabis, cannabis plant seeds, cannabis
plants, fresh cannabis, edibles containing cannabis and cannabis
accessories. This does not include a retail store that distributes
cannabis accessories as defined in the Cannabis Act, but does not
distribute cannabis and cannabis related byproducts.
Cannabis Cultivation means the federally licensed growing of
cannabis plants and harvesting materials from those plants. This
includes the growing of cannabis plants to produce starting material,
and associated activities.
Cannabis Processing means the federally licensed manufacturing,
packaging and labeling of cannabis products destined for sale to
consumers, and the intra-industry sale of these products, including to
provincially authorized distributors, as well as associated activities.
Car Wash means a building or portion of a building which is used for
the washing of vehicles, including full service, automatic and hand
operated facilities.
Cemetery means land that is set apart or used as a place for the
interment of the dead or in which human bodies have been buried.
"Cemetery" may include a structure for the purpose of the cremation
of human remains and may include facilities for storing ashes or
human remains that have been cremated or the interment of the dead
in sealed crypts or compartments.
Child Care Centre means a facility that provides child care services
but does not include a family child care home or group family child
care home, as defined in The Child Care Act.
City means the City of Meadow Lake.
City Manager means the administrator of the City of Meadow Lake.
Commercial, Retail means the sale or display of merchandise to the
public, including the storage of merchandise on or about the premises
in quantities sufficient only to supply the establishment.
Communications Towers means a structure that is intended for
transmitting
or
receiving
television,
radio,
or
telephone
communications, excluding those used exclusively for dispatch
communications.
Community Centre means a building or facility used for providing
regular ongoing recreational, social, education or cultural activities
and which is owned by a municipal corporation, non-profit
corporation or other non-profit organization.
Community Support Services means the use of a premises by a non-
profit organization to provide social or welfare services for no fee
or compensation, or at a fee recognized as being significantly less
than charged by profit-making organizations. Services may include,
but are not limited to, information and referral services, counselling,
skill development, aid through the provision of food or clothing, life
skills and personal development programs, alcohol, drug, or
substance abuse counselling centre, and drop-in or activity space.
This use does not include overnight accommodation or temporary
emergency shelter.
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Comprehensive Development Review (CDR) means a land use plan
created by a land developer for a specific local area that identifies
social, environmental, health and economic issues which the proposed
development addresses.
Concept Plan means a plan appended to the Official Community
Plan, based upon legislative authority provided within The Act
prepared by or for City Council for the examination of the future
land uses, essential services and facilities, transportation systems,
development density and sequencing of development for areas of
the City exhibiting common future development opportunities and
challenges. The designated land must be consistent with the Official
Community Plan.
Condominium means a multiple unit dwelling that is registered by
condominium plan.
Construction Trades means offices, shops and warehouses, with or
without associated retail sales of plumbing and heating, electrical,
carpentry, masonry, welding and other trades associated with
construction of buildings.
Convenience Store means a retail commercial establishment
supplying limited groceries and other daily household necessities to
the immediate surrounding area.
Corner Lot means a lot at the intersection or junction of two or more
streets.
Correctional Facility means either a facility for the temporary
detention or open custody of persons pursuant to the provisions of
The Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada) or The Summary Offences
Procedure Act, 1990 (Saskatchewan); or a facility for the
accommodation of persons participating in a community training
program pursuant to The Correctional Services Act.
Council means the Council of the City of Meadow Lake.
Cultural Institution means an establishment such as a museum, art
gallery, library and similar facilities of historical, educational or
cultural interest.
Deck means a raised platform with or without rails that may be
attached to a principal or accessory building.
Development means the carrying out of any building, engineering,
mining or operations in, on, or over land, or the making of any
material change in the use of intensity of the use of any building, or
land.
Development Levy Agreement means the legal agreement between
a developer and the City which specifies the obligations and the
terms and conditions for the approval of a development pursuant to
provisions of The Act.
Development Permit means a permit issued pursuant to this Bylaw
that authorizes development but does not include a Building Permit.
Discretionary Use means a use or development, specified in this
Bylaw which may be allowed following application to and approval
of, the Council, and which complies with the development standards
contained in this Bylaw as required by Council.
Disposal Facility, Solid means a facility, not including a waste
transfer station or a temporary storage facility, to accommodate
discarded materials, substances or objects which originated from
residential, commercial, institutional and industrial sources which are
typically disposed of in municipal or private landfills, but not
including dangerous goods, hazardous waste or biomedical waste.
Dwelling Group means a group of two or more single detached or
semi-detached or multiple unit dwellings located on a single lot or
parcel of land containing only the permitted and discretionary uses
for the zone that it is constructed in.
Dwelling Unit means a separate set of living quarters, whether
occupied or not, usually containing sleeping facilities, sanitary
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facilities and a kitchen or kitchen components, but does not include
boarding houses or rooming units. For the purposes of this definition,
"kitchen components" include, but are not limited to, cabinets,
refrigerators, sinks, stoves, ovens, microwave ovens or other cooking
appliances and kitchen tables and chairs.
Dwelling, Mobile Home means a factory built home that is
manufactured as a whole or modular unit and is designed to be
moved on a removable chassis to be used as a one unit dwelling, and
is certified by the manufacturer that it complies with the Canadian
Standards Association Code CSA-Z-240 standard.
Dwelling, Multiple Unit means a building divided into four or more
dwelling units as herein defined and includes apartments but not
hotels/motels.
Dwelling, Semi-Detached means a dwelling unit on its own site,
attached to another dwelling unit on its own site, with a common wall
dividing the two dwelling units throughout of the length of the entire
structure, measured from the front to the rear building lines. The
common wall must be a fire separation. Each unit must face a street.
Dwelling, Single Detached means a detached dwelling consisting of
one dwelling unit, occupied or intended to be occupied as a
permanent home or residence but shall not include a Dwelling, Mobile
Home.
Dwelling, Townhouse means a dwelling unit on its own site,
attached to three or more other dwelling units, each on their own
sites, with a common wall dividing the dwelling units throughout the
depth of the entire structure. Each unit must face a street.
Educational Institution means a post-secondary college, university
or technical institution, but shall not include a private school.
Family Child Care Home means a family child care home in
residential premises in which child care services are provided to not
more than eight children at any one time, as defined in The Child
Care Act.
Fence means a structure used to enclose or screen areas of land.
Financial Institution means a bank, credit union, trust company or
similar establishment.
Fleet Services means a fleet of vehicles for the delivery of people,
goods, or services, where such vehicles are not available for sale or
long term lease. Typical uses include taxi services, bus line,
messenger, and courier service. This use does not include moving or
cartage firms involving trucks with a gross vehicle weight of more
than 3000 kg.
Food Service means a place where food and beverages are
prepared and served to patrons seated at tables or counters, in a
motor vehicle on the premises, or for off-site consumption, and may
include a drive-through service window.
Frontage means the side of a lot abutting the street; in the case of a
corner lot, the shorter sides shall be considered as the frontage.
Where a pie shaped or non-rectangular lot is involved, the average
width of the lot shall be considered as the value for calculating the
minimum frontage requirement of a lot.
Funeral Services means a service that provides for the preparation
of the deceased for burial or cremation and the holding of funeral
services.
Garage, Private means a building or part of a building used or
intended to be used for the storage of motor vehicles, which is
accessory to a building unit.
Gas Bar means a building or facility used for the retail sale of motor
vehicle fuels from fixed pumps.
General Industrial means any of the following activities:
a) the processing of raw or finished materials.
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b) the manufacturing or assembly of goods, products or
equipment.
c) the cleaning, servicing, repairing or testing of materials,
goods and equipment normally associated with industrial or
commercial businesses or cleaning, servicing and repair
operations to goods and equipment associated with
personal or household use, where such operations have
impacts that would make them incompatible with non-
industrial development.
d) the storage or transshipping of materials, goods and
equipment, including warehouses.
e) the training of personnel in general industrial operations.
f) indoor display, office, technical or administrative support
areas or any sales operation accessory to the general
industrial use.
Golf Course means a public or private area operated for the
purpose of playing golf and may include accessory uses and facilities
including but not limited to club houses, driving ranges and food and
beverage facilities.
Grade Level means the finished ground elevation at the front of the
building midway between the corners of the building.
Group Family Child Care Home means residential premises in which
child care services are provided to not more than 12 children at any
one time, as defined in The Child Care Act.
Hazardous Industrial means an industrial use involving the
manufacturing,
storage,
processing,
transhipment,
collection,
treatment or disposal of hazardous materials or chemicals
specifically excluding herbicide or pesticide warehousing and sales
facilities, depots for the collection of farm chemical containers, and
ethanol and biodiesel plants and associated production facilities.
Health Care Clinic means a facility or institution engaged in the
provision of services for health maintenance, diagnosis or treatment
of human pain, injury or other physical condition on an outpatient
basis.
Home Based Business means the conduct of a business from a
residential dwelling unit or an accessory building where residents
operate the business and the use is secondary to the residential use
of the premises.
Home Occupation means an accilliary use to a residential unit
carried on as an occupation conducted for gain in a dwelling unit
solely by the resident or residents with no signage, customer parking
or outside employees.
Hospital means a facility providing room, board, and surgical or
other medical treatment for the sick, injured or infirm including
outpatient services and accessory staff residences.
Hotel/Motel means a building or part of a building used as a place
for sleeping accommodation with or without meals, and which may
have a licensed beverage room.
Institutional Camp means an area of land containing sleeping
accommodations and facilities which are used to provide short term
accommodation for persons engaged in passive or active recreation
or leisure, which, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall
include the following: children's camp or establishment, religious
camp, artist's camp, retreat, educational camp, recreational camp,
sports camp or other similar camp or establishment.
Intersection means an area where two or more streets cross, or meet,
at grade.
Kennel means the temporary accommodation of dogs, cats or other
domestic animals for commercial purposes.
Lane means a public highway vested in the Crown as a secondary
level of access to a lot or parcel of land.
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Lot means an area of land under one title or ownership with fixed
boundaries and which is of record in the Land Titles Office by
Certificate of Title.
Lot Coverage means that portion of the lot that is covered by
principal and accessory buildings.
Lot Line, Front means the line that divides the lot from the street. In
the case of a corner lot, the front lot line shall mean the line
separating the narrowest street frontage of the lot from the street.
Lot Line, Rear means the line at the rear of the lot and opposite the
front lot line.
Lot Line, Side means a lot line other than a front or rear lot line.
Lounge means a room or area adjoining a restaurant that permits
the sale of beer, wine or spirits for consumption on the premises, with
or without food, and where no entertainment or dance floor is
permitted.
Mayor means the Mayor of the City of Meadow Lake.
Minister means the member of the Executive Council to whom, for the
time being, is assigned the administration of The Act.
Mobile Home Court means any parcel of land on which two or more
occupied mobile homes are located and includes any structure used
or intended to be used as part of the equipment of such mobile home
court.
Mobile Home Site means an area of land in a mobile home court for
the placement of a mobile home.
Mobile Home Subdivision means any residential subdivision of land
containing lots under eitehr freehold or leasehold tenure for the
purpose of accommodating mobile homes in such a manner that each
mobile home is situated on its own lot and in which all such lots, public
and open spaces, internal streets and lanes, buffer zones and other
amenity areas form a contiguous area of development.
Municipal Facility means land and/or structures owned by a
municipality that are used for:
a) office and meeting space;
b) storage or municipal equipment and supplies;
c) recreation; and
d) other institutional uses.
Mural means a decoration design applied to the exterior surface of
a building for artistic purposes and is not intended as advertising.
Night Club means an establishment, or portion thereof, where the
primary business is the sale of beverage alcohol for consumption on
the premises, with or without food, and where live entertainment or
dance floor is permitted.
Non-Conforming Building means a building:
a) that is lawfully constructed or lawfully under constructed, or
in respect to which all required permits have been issued, on
the date this Bylaw or any amendment hereto affecting the
building or land on which the building is situated or will be
situated becomes effective, and
b) that on the date this Bylaw or any amendment hereto
becomes effective, does not or when constructed, will not
comply with this Bylaw.
Non-Conforming Use means a lawful specific use:
a) being made of land or a building or intended to make of a
building lawfully under construction, or in respect to which all
required permits have been issued, at the date this Bylaw or
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any amendments hereto affecting the land or building
becomes effective; and
b) that on the date this Bylaw or any amendments hereto
becomes effective does not, or in the case of a building
under construction or in respect of which all required permits
have been issued will not comply with this Bylaw.
Office means a building or part of a building used primarily for
conducting the affairs of a business, profession, service, industry or
government in which no goods or commodities of business trade are
stored, transhipped, sold or processed.
Official Community Plan means the City of Meadow Lake Official
Community Plan.
Park means any public outdoor land specifically for passive or active
recreation including tot-lots, playgrounds, walkways, trails,
environmentally significant areas, band shells, forest reserve, wildlife
sanctuary,
greenbelts,
conservation
areas,
buffers,
nature
interpretation areas, and similar land uses.
Parking, Non-Accessory means vehicular parking that is generally
available for public or commercial use, but may also serve residents,
employees, or clients of a particular development. Typical uses
include surface parking lots and parking structures above or below
grade.
Parking Space means a space within a building or parking lot for the
parking of one automobile including convenient access to a public
land or street. For the purpose of counting the number of parking
spaces required, convenient access means that there is no possibility
for street access to be blocked off by a vehicle in another parking
space.
Permitted Use means a use or form of development, other than a
discretionary use, specifically allowed in a zoning district subject to
the regulations applicable to the zoning district.
Personal Service means an establishment engaged in providing the
care of a person or their clothing, including barber shops, hairstyle
salons, laundries, dry cleaners, shoe repair, and photographic
studios.
Principal Building means a building which:
a) occupies the major central portion of a site; or
b) is the main building among one or more buildings on the site;
or
c) constitutes by reason of its use the primary purpose for which
the site is used.
Principal Use means the main or primary activity for which a site or
its buildings are designed, arranged, developed, or intended, or for
which it is occupied or maintained. There shall be no more than one
principal use on a site unless specifically permitted otherwise in this
Bylaw.
Public Utility means a government, municipality or corporation under
Federal or Provincial statute which operates a public work.
Recreation, Commercial - Shall mean a recreation or amusement
facility operated as a business and open to the general public for a
fee.
Recreation, Passive means a recreational land use that does not
require significant development upon the site and does not lessen the
natural character of the area.
Recreational Vehicles means any portable living accomodation that
includes campers, motor homes, tent trailers, slide-in campers, chassis-
mounted campers but does not include mobile homes.
Recycling Collection Depot means a building or structure used for
collection and temporary storage of recyclable household material
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such as bottles, cans, plastic containers and paper. The following shall
not be allowed at a recycling collection depot:
a) processing of recyclable material other than compaction.
b) Collection and storage of oil, solvents or other hazardous
material.
c) outdoor compaction.
Repair Shop means any service available to the public, operated for
gain, and which is used for small motor and appliance repair, and
machine shops.
Residential Care Facility means a licensed or approved group care
facility governed by Provincial regulations that provides, in a
residential setting, 24 hour care of persons in need of personal
services, supervision or assistance essential for sustaining the activities
of daily living or for the protection of the individual.
Salvage Yard means uses including, but not limited to, uses involved
in salvaging, storing or selling scrap metal, paper, plastic, glass,
wood and other waste material, as well as unlicensed vehicles and
used vehicle parts.
Sawmill means a building, structure or area where timber is cut or
stored, either to finished lumber or as an intermediary step
Sawmill, Portable means a mill which is clearly of a temporary
nature and is designed, constructed or manufactured to be moved
from one place to another and does not rest upon a permanent
foundation or permanent supports.
School means a body of pupils that is organized as a unit for
educational purposes, that comprises one or more instructional groups
or classes, together with the principal and teaching staff and other
employees assigned to such body of pupils, and includes the land,
buildings or other premises and permanent improvements used by
and in connection with that body of pupils.
Secondary Suite means a self-contained dwelling unit with a
prescribed floor area located in a building or portion of a building
of only residential occupancy that contains only one other dwelling
unit and common spaces, where both dwelling units constitute a single
real estate entity
Self-service Storage Facility means a development where separate,
secured compartments with individual access are provided to be
rented or leased solely for the storage of private property,
excluding the storage of hazardous material.
Service Station means a place where petroleum products are kept
for retail sales for automobiles and other motor vehicles and where
repairs, rental, servicing, greasing, adjusting or equipping of
automobiles or other motor vehicles may be performed, including
auto body repair and painting.
Shipping Container means an accessory structure that is used to
carry cargo, goods and materials but it is used for storage purposes.
This includes, but is not limited to, sea containers, shipping containers
and cargo trailers.
Shopping Centre means a building, or group of buildings, with more
than one retail outlet, office and/or commercial establishment,
including a strip mall or enclosed shopping mall structure, and
containing only the permitted and discretionary uses for the zone that
it is constructed in. A Shopping Center developed as a group of
buildings is subject to the regulations of Section 3.13.2.
Sign means words or graphics in form of a display explicitly intended
as advertising.
Sign, Canopy means a sign that protrudes from the face of a
building constructed with a fabric or material stretches over a frame
that has with a minimum clearance of 2.4 m (8 ft).
Sign, Billboard means a private free standing sign, including
supporting structures, which advertises goods, products, services,
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organizations, or facilities that are available from, located on, or
refer to, a site other than the site on which the sign is located.
Sign, Fascia means a sign fastened to or painted on the outside wall
of a building or structure in such a manner that the wall becomes the
supporting structure for, or forms the background surface of the sign
and which does not project more than 0.25 m (0.8 ft) from such
building or structure.
Sign, Free-Standing means a non-moveable sign not affixed to a
building or structure and which is supported by a pole or similar
structure.
Sign, Projecting means a sign which is wholly or partially dependent
upon a building for support and which projects more than 0.2 5m
(0.8 ft) from such building.
Sign, Roof means a sign that is mounted on the roof of a building or
which is wholly dependent upon a building for support and which
projects above the point of a building with a flat roof, the eave line
of a building with a gambrel, gable or hip roof of the deck line of a
building with a mansard roof.
Sign, Window means a sign that is display directly on a window on
an exterior wall of a building or dwelling.
Site means one or more contiguous lots under one title and used, or
intended to be used for a single principal use and principal building.
Sight Triangle means a triangular shaped portion of land
established at a street intersection bounded by the street lines and a
line joining points on the street lines a distance of 7.5 m (24.6 ft) from
the intersection.
Solar Panel, Attached means an accessory, small-scale power
generation system which relies on solar power and is intended to
primarily reduce on-site consumption of utility power for a single site
that is attached to a building.
Solar Panel, Standalone means an accessory, small-scale power
generation system which relies on solar power and is intended to
primarily reduce on-site consumption of utility power for a single site,
that is not attached to any structure.
Special Care Home means a nursing home, supervisory care home,
sheltered care home or other facility used for the purpose of
providing supervisory care, personal care, and nursing care.
Street means a public thoroughfare which affords the principle means
of access to the abutting property.
Structure means anything that is built, constructed or erected, located
on the ground, or attached to something located on the ground.
Structural Alteration means the construction or reconstruction of
supporting elements of a building.
Tarp Garage means a shelter consisting of a light framework and a
fabric covering designed for short term or seasonal outdoor parking
of vehicles or recreation vehicles.
Temporary Emergency Shelter means a facility where emergency
temporary lodging is provided to persons who are in need of shelter.
Temporary Work Camp means a temporary residential complex
used to house camp workers by various contracting firms on a
temporary basis of more than 28 days and less then one (1) year.
The camp is usually made up of a number of mobile units, clustered
in such fashion as to provide sleeping, eating, recreation and other
basic living facilities.
Theatre means a building or structure for the performing arts or the
showing of motion pictures.
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Tourist Camp means a facility which has two or more cabins for the
accommodation of the travelling public and may also have provision
for the accommodation of trailers, tent trailers, tents and recreational
vehicles for non-winter use only.
Tree Nursery means the use of land for raising shrubs, trees and
bedding plants.
Veterinary Services means a place for the care and treatment of
animals involving outpatient care and medical procedures involving
hospitalization, but shall not include the keeping of animals in outdoor
pens.
Warehouse means a building used primarily for the storage of
goods and materials.
Wholesale Establishment means the sale of commodities to retailers
or jobbers and shall include the sale of commodities for the purpose
of carrying on any trade or business.
Yard means any part of a lot unoccupied and obstructed by any
principal building.
Yard, Front means a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line and the nearest main wall of the principal
building or structure on the lot.
Yard, Rear means a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line and the nearest main wall of the principal
building or structure on the lot.
Yard, Required means the minimum distance between the edge of a
building or structure and an adjoining property line.
Yard, Side means a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the side lot line and the nearest main wall of the principal
building or structure on the lot.
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