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VILLAGE OF RICHMOUND
ZONING BYLAW
Bylaw No. 6-2025
Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Title. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Purpose. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.3 Scope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.4 Severability. . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.5 Compliance with
Other Legislation. . . . . . . . 1
2.0 Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.1 Development Officer . . . . . . 2
2.2 Uses and Regulations. . . . . . 2
3.0 Permits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3.1 Development Permit. . . . . . 3
3.2 Application for
a Development Permit. . . . . 3
3.3 Referral to Council. . . . . . . 4
3.4 Issue of Permits. . . . . . . . . 4
3.5 Validity of a Development
Permit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.6 Concurrent Processing of
Development and Building
Permits and Business Licenses . 5
3.7 Referral Under the
Public Health Act. . . . . . . . 5
3.8 Revocation of Decision. . . . . 5
3.9 Limitation on Discretionary
Use Approvals. . . . . . . . . 6
3.10 Sign Permit Required. . . . . . 7
3.11 Development Appeals Board. . 7
3.12 Fees and Advertising. . . . . . 8
3.13 Non-Conforming Buildings
Uses and Sites. . . . . . . . . 9
3.14 Moving and Demolition of
Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.15 Agreements. . . . . . . . . . 10
3.16 Variances. . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.17 Enforcement, Offences,
and Penalties. . . . . . . . . 14
3.18 Amendments . . . . . . . . . 16
4.0 General Regulations. . . . . . . . 18
4.1 All Zoning Districts. . . . . . . 18
4.2 Lot Grading
and Landscaping. . . . . . . 26
4.3 Special Land Use Provisions . . 26
4.4 Signs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.5 Parking and Storage
of Recreational Vehicles. . . . 34
4.6 Holding Provisions (H). . . . . 35
4.7 Contract Zone (C). . . . . . . 36
4.8 Direct Control District (DCD). . 37
4.9 Planned Unit
Development (PUD). . . . . . 38
5.0 Zoning District Structure . . . . . . 39
5.1 Classification of
Zoning District. . . . . . . . . 39
5.2 The Zoning District Map. . . . 39
5.3 Boundaries of
Zoning Districts. . . . . . . . 39
6.0 Zoning Districts. . . . . . . . . . . 40
6.1 Residential District - R1. . . . 40
6.2 Commercial District - C1 . . . 43
6.3 Industrial District - M. . . . . 46
6.4 Community Service
District - CS. . . . . . . . . . 50
6.5 Future Urban Development
District - FUD . . . . . . . . . 52
7.0 Effective Date of the Bylaw . . . . . 54
7.1 Repeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
7.2 Coming Into Force. . . . . . . 54
8.0 Zoning District Map. . . . . . . . . 55
9.0 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
10.0 Forms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Table of Contents, continued
1.0 Introduction
Under the authority granted by The Planning and Development Act, 2007 (the PDA), the Council of
the Village of Richmound, in the Province of Saskatchewan, in an open meeting, hereby enacts
to adopt this Bylaw as follows:
1.1
Title
This Bylaw shall be known and may be cited as
"The Village of Richmound Zoning Bylaw."
1.2
Purpose
This Bylaw is the primary tool available to
the municipality to implement the Official
Community Plan's vision and mission. It
aims to ensure the orderly development of
the community by designating specific zoning
districts for each area of the municipality
and regulating land use and development in
those districts.
1.3
Scope
Development shall hereafter be permitted
within the limits of the Village of Richmound
only when in conformity with the provisions
of this Bylaw.
1.4
Severability
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
or provision of this Bylaw, including anything
shown on the Zoning Map, is for any reason
declared by a court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid, the same shall not affect the
validity of the Bylaw in whole or in part,
other than the section, clause or provision,
including anything shown on the Zoning
Map, so declared to be invalid.
1.5
Compliance with Other
Legislation
Compliance with this Bylaw shall not
be deemed to be a representation by the
Village that any use, building, structure, or
development complies with all applicable
bylaws or other enactments. Every person is
responsible for ensuring compliance with all
bylaws and other enactments.
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2.0 Administration
2.1
Development Officer
The Administrator, including any person
acting under the authority, direction, and
with the consent of the Administrator, shall
be the Development Officer responsible for
administering this Bylaw.
2.2
Uses and Regulations
2.2.1 Except for legal non-conforming uses
or development approved with a development
variance permit from the Development
Appeals Board, uses, buildings, and structures
in each zone or area shall be in accordance
with the uses listed in the zone and all the
appropriate regulations and requirements in
this Bylaw, and any applicable agreement.
2.2.2 No land, building, or structure shall
be developed, used, occupied, constructed,
erected, modified, converted, enlarged,
reconstructed, altered, placed, or maintained
except in conformity with the provisions of this
Bylaw for:
a) The vertical extent of a zone;
b) The use of land, buildings, and structures;
c) The density of the use of land, buildings,
and structures;
d) The site area and building footprint and
dimensions of buildings and structures, and
the uses that are permitted on the land;
e) The location of the uses on the land and
within buildings and structures; and
f) The shape, dimension, and area,
including the minimum and maximum
sizes, of all parcels of land that may be
created by subdivision.
g) No off-street parking and loading spaces
for any use, building or structure shall be
developed except in conformity with the
provisions of this Bylaw.
h) No paved area or roof area shall be
developed, altered or maintained for the
ongoing disposal of surface runoff and
stormwater except in conformity with the
provisions of this Bylaw.
2.2.3 No screening or landscaping shall be
developed, altered, or maintained except in
conformity with the provisions of this Bylaw.
2.2.4 The regulations in this Bylaw shall apply
uniformly to all lands, buildings, structures, and
uses, except as provided for in this Bylaw.
2.2.5 Uses not included as permitted or
discretionary uses in the Bylaw are prohibited.
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3.0 Permits
3.1
Development Permit
3.1.1 No person shall undertake a
development or commence a use unless a
development permit and the corresponding
building permit (if required) have first been
obtained, except as provided in this bylaw.
3.1.2 A development permit cannot
be issued in contravention of any of the
provisions of this Bylaw except as provided in
an appeal pursuant to the PDA.
3.1.3 A development permit is not required
for the following, but all other applicable
provisions of this Bylaw are to be followed:
a) The maintenance of a public utility by the
Municipality or crown corporation.
b) The construction of a public utility by the
Municipality.
c) The installation of a public utility on any
street or other public right-of-way by the
Municipality.
d) A municipal facility installed and operated
by the Municipality.
e) Maintenance and repairs that do not
include structural alterations.
3.1.4 A building permit shall only be issued
if a development permit, where required, has
also been issued.
3.1.5 If the development or use authorized
by a development permit is not commenced
within twelve months from the date of issue
of a permit and completed within twenty-four
months of its issue, the permit is deemed void
unless an extension has been granted prior to
its expiry.
3.1.6 Applications for permit extensions
shall be made in writing to the Development
Officer and be subject to review prior to
granting approval.
3.2
Application for a Development Permit
3.2.1 The application for a development
permit shall be made to the Development
Officer, in attached Form A, as adopted
or amended by resolution of Council. The
application shall be accompanied by a
copy of a site or building plan showing the
dimensions and locations of existing and
proposed buildings and structures, as well
as site lines. Where no new construction is
proposed, the applicant shall supply a written
description of the proposed development in
place of such plans.
3.2.2 Where the application is for a
discretionary use, the applicant shall, in
addition, provide a written description of
the proposed development, describing the
intended use and operations, structures to
be located on the site, required municipal
services and any other information that
Council determines is necessary to review the
proposed development fully.
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3.3
Referral to Council
The Development Officer may submit any
application to Council for a decision on the
interpretation of the Bylaw, or upon special
conditions provided for in the Bylaw, and
shall inform the applicant of the date and
time when Council will consider the matter.
Council or the Development Officer may
require the applicant to provide further
information necessary to render a decision.
3.4
Issue of Permits
3.4.1 Upon completion of the review
of an application for development, the
Development Officer shall:
a) For a permitted use; issue a development
permit where the application conforms
with this Zoning Bylaw, incorporating
any special regulations, performance
standards or development standards
authorized by this Bylaw.
b) For a permitted use, issue a refusal
stating the reason for refusal where the
application does not comply with a
provision or regulation of this Bylaw.
c) For a discretionary use; prepare a
report for Council on the proposal
respecting the criteria for consideration
of that discretionary use and submit the
application to Council for decision.
d) Issue a refusal where the application is
for a use that is not provided for in the
Zoning District in which the property
is located.
3.4.2 Council shall decide on a discretionary
use, by resolution, that approves or refuses the
discretionary use on that site, and that instructs
the Development Officer to:
a) Issue a development permit incorporating
any specific development standards set forth
by Council, where the development will
comply with the standards of this Bylaw,
subject to the limitations of the PDA.
b) Issue a development permit incorporating
any specific development standards set
forth by Council, where the applicant
submits an amended application so
that development will comply with the
standards of this Bylaw, subject to the
limitations of the PDA.
c) Issue a notice of refusal to the applicant,
stating the reasons for the refusal and
advising the applicant of any right of
appeal that he/she may have.
3.4.3 The permit or notice shall be in the
attached "Form B" as adopted or amended by
resolution of Council. Form A and Form B are
forms created by the Development Officer and
adopted by Council to administer this section.
Their contents are not defined in this Bylaw.
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3.5
Validity of a Development Permit
3.5.1 A Development Permit is valid
for twenty-four months unless otherwise
stipulated when the permit is issued.
3.5.2 Where the Development Officer
determines that a development is being
carried out in contravention of any condition
of a Development Permit or any provision
of this Bylaw, the Development Officer shall
suspend or revoke the Development Permit
through a stop work order as outlined in this
Bylaw and notify the permit holder that the
permit is no longer in force suspended until
all noted deficiencies have been corrected to
the satisfactory of the Municipality.
3.5.3 Where the Council is satisfied that
a development for which the 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 Council may reinstate the Development
Permit and notify the permit holder that the
permit is valid and in force.
3.6
Concurrent Processing of Development and Building Permits
and Business Licenses
A Building Permit, where required, shall only
be issued if a Development Permit has been
issued or is issued concurrently. Nothing in
this Bylaw shall exempt any person from
complying with a building Bylaw, or any
other Bylaw in force within The Municipality,
or from obtaining any permission required by
this, or any other Bylaw of The Municipality,
the province or the federal government.
3.7
Referral Under the Public Health Act
The Development Officer shall make
available, in addition to plumbing permits
and plan information, a copy of all approved
Development Permit applications involving
the installation of water and sanitary services,
should such information be requested by
provincial officials under the Public Health Act
and Regulations.
3.8
Revocation of Decision
Where an approved development is not
being developed in accordance with the
provisions of this Bylaw or with the standards
and conditions specified in the development
permit, the Council may revoke or suspend the
development permit. Subject all other pertinent
regulations of this bylaw, the development
permit shall only be reissued or reinstated once
all deficiencies have been corrected.
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3.9
Limitation on Discretionary Use Approvals
3.9.1 Validity of Discretionary Use
Approvals
A new discretionary use approval is required
from Council where Council has previously
approved a discretionary use, or a specific
discretionary intensity of use, and:
a) The use ceased and was replaced by
another use.
b) The use ceases for 12 months.
c) A building required for the approved
use is not started within 6 months or
completed within twenty-four months.
d) The use of the building has not started
within 6 months of completion.
e) A use not requiring construction of a
building is not started within 12 months.
f) The applicant applies to increase the
specifically approved intensity of use.
3.9.2 Discretionary Uses
In approving any discretionary use to
minimize land use conflict, Council may
prescribe specific development standards
related to:
a) Site drainage of stormwater;
b) The location of buildings with respect to
buildings on adjacent properties;
c) Access to, number and location of parking
and loading facilities;
d) Appropriate space for vehicle lineups for
drive-through commercial facilities in
order to reduce disruption of traffic flows
on adjacent roadways;
e) Control of noise, glare, dust and odour;
and
f) Landscaping, screening and fencing to
buffer adjacent properties.
3.9.3 Time-Limited Discretionary Uses
Where Council has approved a discretionary
use for a limited time as provided in the Bylaw
and that time has expired, that use of land or
buildings on that property shall cease until
Council gives a new discretionary use approval
and a new development permit is issued.
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3.10 Sign Permit Required
3.10.1 No person shall place, erect, enlarge,
change or structurally alter a sign unless a
sign permit has first been obtained.
3.10.2 A sign permit cannot be issued in
contravention of any of the provisions of
this Bylaw except as provided in an appeal
pursuant to the PDA. The permit shall cease
to be valid if the sign has not been placed,
erected, enlarged, changed or structurally
altered within 3 months of the issuance of
the permit.
3.11 Development Appeals Board
3.11.1 Appointment of the Board
a) Council shall appoint a Development
Appeal Board consisting of five members
or contract the service to a firm to act as
the Development Appeal Board to hear
appeals in accordance with Sections 213
to 227 inclusive of the PDA.
b) Council shall, by resolution, adopt a
policy specifying the terms of office, the
manner of filling vacancies on the board,
the remuneration and expenses for board
members, the provision for appointment
of a secretary to the board, the duties of
the secretary, and the remuneration and
expenses to be paid for the secretary.
c) Council shall, by resolution, appoint
a board and secretary to the board in
accordance with the policy.
d) Where applicable, should Council
enter into an agreement to appoint a
District Development Appeal Board,
in conjunction with one or more other
municipalities, to be the Development
Appeal Board for the Municipality;
members shall be appointed in
accordance with that agreement, and the
Local Development Appeal Board shall
cease to exist.
3.11.2 Notice of Appeal
On Form B, the Development Officer
shall advise the applicant of the rights of
appeal granted by the PDA regarding that
application.
3.11.3 Right of Appeal
a) Applicants for a permitted use who have
been denied have the right to appeal to
the Development Appeals Board.
b) Applicants also may appeal where they
are of the opinion that development
standards prescribed by Council with
respect to a discretionary use exceed those
necessary to secure the objectives of the
Zoning Bylaw.
3.11.4 Filing an Appeal
A person who wishes to appeal to the
Development Appeal Board shall file a
written notice of intention to appeal and
the respective appeal fee with the board's
secretary within 30 days of receiving the
Permit or Notice.
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3.11.5 Powers of the Development
Appeal Board
a) The Development Appeal Board has
the powers given by the PDA to allow
variances to the standards of this Bylaw,
including standards and conditions
specified for a permitted use or a
discretionary use.
b) Nothing in this Section allows a
Development Appeal Board to vary
a refusal to grant a use or an appeal for
a use or intensity of use not permitted
in a District.
c) Nothing in this Section allows a
Development Appeal Board to vary
a refusal by Council to approve a
discretionary use or intensity of a
discretionary use provided for in the Bylaw.
3.12 Fees and Advertising
3.12.1 Amending Planning Bylaws
a) Where a person requests Council to
amend the Official Community Plan,
Zoning Bylaw, or other planning bylaw,
that person shall pay to the Municipality
a fee equal to the costs associated with
the public advertisement of the proposed
amendment, pursuant to the requirements
of Part X of the PDA.
b) Council may undertake any additional
public consultations that it considers
desirable respecting a proposed
amendment to a planning Bylaw, at its
own cost.
3.12.2 Advertisement
of a Discretionary Use
The following provisions apply to the
advertisement of a discretionary use
application:
a) The Development Officer shall direct
the applicant for a discretionary use to
advertise the proposed use by posting a
notice of the application conspicuously on
the front of the property in question. The
Development Officer shall mail or deliver
a copy of the notice to the assessed owner
of each property within 75 metres of the
subject property for the following:
i. Any discretionary residence to a
commercial use or any ancillary use to
a residence;
ii. Any home-based business.
b) In addition to the requirements specified
in Clause (1), for an application for any
discretionary use not listed in Clause (1),
the Development Officer shall publish a
notice in a newspaper that is circulated in
the Municipality.
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c) The notice shall:
i. Describe the use applied for;
ii. Describe the location of the use; and
iii. Specify the date, time, and location
of the Council meeting at which the
application will be considered.
d) The notice shall be posted, delivered, and
published at least seven days and mailed
at least seven days before the date of the
meeting.
e) The applicant shall pay a fee equal to the
municipality's costs associated with the
public advertisement.
3.12.3 Development Permit
Application Fees
An applicant seeking the approval of a
development permit application shall pay the
fee as set out in the PDA or in the Fee Bylaw
for the Village.
3.13 Non-Conforming Building Uses and Sites
3.13.1 Any use of land or any building or
structure lawfully existing at the time of
passing this Bylaw that is rendered non-
conforming by the enactment of this Bylaw
or any subsequent amendments may be
continued, transferred or sold in accordance
with provisions of Section 88 to 93 inclusive,
of the PDA.
3.13.2 No enlargement, additions, or
reconstruction of a non-conforming use,
building or structure shall be undertaken
except in conformance with these provisions.
3.13.3 No existing use, building or structure
shall be deemed to be nonconforming by
reason only of the conversion of this Bylaw
from the Metric System of Measurement to
the Imperial System of Measurement where
such non-conformity is resultant solely from
such change and is reasonably equivalent to
the metric standard herein established.
3.13.4 No existing site shall be deemed to
be non-conforming by reason only of its
dimensions or area failing to at least equal the
standards prescribed for proposed sites in the
zoning district in which the site is located.
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3.14 Moving and Demolition of Buildings
3.14.1 No building shall be moved within,
into, or out of the area covered by this Bylaw
without being inspected by and obtaining a
Development Permit from the Development
Officer.
3.14.2 No building shall be demolished
without first obtaining a Development Permit
from the Development Officer. Such a Permit
shall only be issued if a proposal for the
interim or long-term use or redevelopment of
the site is also submitted and the proposed use
is in conformity with this Bylaw. A separate
Development Permit is required for any
redevelopment of the site.
3.14.3 The Development Officer may issue
a temporary Development Permit, with
specified conditions for a specified period,
to accommodate developments incidental
to approved construction, temporary
accommodation, or temporary gravel
operations or asphalt plants.
3.14.4 Nothing in this Bylaw shall prevent
the use of land or the erection or use of
any building or structure for a temporary
residence, construction camp, work camp,
tool shed, scaffold, or other building or
structure incidental to and necessary for
construction work on the premises, but only
for so long as such use, building, or structure
is necessary for such construction work as
has not been finished or abandoned. This
does not include any non-permitted uses or
structures in any zoning district.
3.15 Agreements
3.15.1 Development Agreements
a) Council may request a developer to enter
into a development agreement to ensure
development conformity with the Official
Community Plan and this Bylaw.
b) A development agreement is mandatory
for approval of an accessory dwelling or
secondary suite.
3.15.2 Servicing Agreements
and Servicing Levies
a) Where a development proposal involves
subdivision, Council may require a
developer to enter into a servicing
agreement to ensure appropriate servicing
pursuant to the PDA.
b) Council may direct the Administration
to vary the agreement on a case-by-case
basis, or not require it.
c) In accordance with Sections 172 to 176
inclusive, of the PDA, the agreement may
provide for:
i. The undertaking and installation of
storm sewers, sanitary sewers, drains,
water mains and laterals, hydrants,
sidewalks, boulevards, curbs, gutters,
streetlights, graded, graveled or paved
streets and lanes, connections to existing
services, area grading and levelling of
land, street name plates, connecting
and boundary streets, landscaping of
parks and boulevards, public recreation
facilities, or other works that Council
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may require, including both on-site and
off-site servicing;
ii. The payment of levies and charges, in
whole or in part, for the capital cost
of providing, altering, expanding, or
upgrading sewage, water, drainage,
and other utility services, public
highway facilities, park and recreation
space, and facilities located within or
outside the proposed subdivision and
that directly or indirectly serve the
proposed subdivision.
iii. The payment of levies and charges, as
outlined above, shall be in the amount
prescribed in the Development and
Planning Fee Bylaw for the Village.
d) Should the municipality adopt a
Development Levy Bylaw pursuant to the
PDA, an agreement as per Section 171(1)
of the PDA should apply.
3.15.3 Performance Bonds
Council may require a developer, including
the host owners of the property where an
accessory dwelling is located, to post and
maintain a performance bond to ensure
developer performance and protect the public
interest.
3.15.4 Liability Insurance
Council may require developers to provide
and maintain liability insurance to protect the
Municipality, developer and public.
3.15.5 Interests
To protect municipal and public interests,
Council may require that development
servicing agreements and other documents be
registered as interests against the title to the
affected lands.
3.15.6 Contract Zoning Agreements
a) Council may enter into an agreement
or contract respecting the rezoning of
land in accordance with the guidelines
established by the Official Community
Plan on contract zoning.
b) Council may in the agreement include
but not limited to:
i. A description of the proposal;
ii. Reasonable terms and conditions with
respect to the uses of the land and
buildings or forms of development;
iii. The site layout and external design,
including parking areas, landscaping,
and access and egress;
iv. A time limit in which the development
must occur in accordance with
the agreement; otherwise, the site
will revert to the previous zoning
classification; and
v. After the land is rezoned, none of the
land or buildings shall be developed
or used except in accordance with
the proposal, terms and conditions,
and time limit prescribed in the
agreement.
c) Council may require the payment of a
performance bond prior to execution
of the agreement for rezoning to ensure
that the terms of the agreement are
implemented.
d) The rezoning agreement will not be
signed until the public has had an
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opportunity to examine the proposed
rezoning through a public notice. Public
notice and review will be in accordance
with the procedure and public notification
process provided in Part X of the PDA.
Final reading of the amending bylaw will
be subject to the signing of the agreement.
The amendment of the Zoning Bylaw
shall take effect upon registration of the
interest.
e) As required by the PDA, an interest will
be registered with Information Service
Corporation against the lands affected by
the agreement binding the landowner and
future landowners to it.
f) The Council may, on application by the
person who entered into an agreement
pursuant to this Section or by any
subsequent owner of land to which the
agreement pertains:
i. Vary the agreement.
ii. Enter into a new agreement.
iii. Extend any time limit prescribed in an
agreement.
g) The Council may declare a contract or
agreement void where:
i. Any of the land or buildings are
developed or used contrary to the
provisions of the agreement; and/or
ii. The development fails to meet a time
limit prescribed by an agreement.
h) Where Council voids a contract or
agreement, the Zoning District of land
reverts to the District in which it was
before rezoning by contract.
i) Where the Council voids an agreement
pursuant to this Section, Council will:
i. Give notice of the cancellation and
the effect of the cancellation in one
issue of a newspaper circulated in the
Municipality and
ii. Withdraw the interests registered in
connection with the agreement.
j) The symbol "C" will be attached to the
appropriate Zoning District designation
for the property in order to identify land
that is zoned by an agreement.
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3.16 Variances
3.16.1 Minor Variances
a) An application may be made to the
Development Officer for a minor
variance to the zoning bylaw in a form as
prescribed by Council.
b) The Development Officer shall
maintain a register of all minor variance
applications.
c) The Development Officer may vary the
requirements of the zoning bylaw subject
to the following conditions:
i. a minor variance may be granted for
variation only of:
- the minimum required distance of
a building from the lot line and
- the minimum required distance of
a building to any other building on
the lot;
ii. the maximum amount of minor
variance shall not exceed a 10%
variation of the bylaw requirements of
the zoning bylaw;
iii. the development shall conform to the
zoning bylaw with respect to the use
of land;
iv. the relaxation of the zoning
bylaw shall not injuriously affect
neighbouring properties;
v. a minor variance must not be granted:
- in connection with an agreement
on rezoning entered into pursuant
to Section 69 of the PDA, or
- if it would be inconsistent with
any provincial land use policies or
statements of provincial interest.
d) On receipt of an application for a minor
variance, the Development Officer may:
i. approve the minor variance;
ii. approve the minor variance and
impose terms and conditions on the
approval; or
iii. refuse the minor variance.
e) Where the Development Officer imposes
terms and conditions on an approval
pursuant to subsection (d), the terms and
conditions shall be consistent with:
i. minimizing adverse impacts on
neighbouring properties;
ii. providing adequate separation between
buildings for safety reasons, and
iii. avoiding encroachment into adjoining
property.
f) Where an application for a minor
variance is refused, the Development
Officer shall notify the applicant in
writing of the refusal and provide reasons
for the refusal.
g) Where an application for a minor
variance is approved, with or without
terms and conditions being imposed, the
Development Officer shall provide written
notice to the applicant and to the assessed
owners of property having a common
boundary with the applicant's land that is
the subject of the application.
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h) The written notice required pursuant to
subsection (g) shall:
i. contain a summary of the application
for minor variance;
ii. provide a reason for and an effective
date of the decision;
iii. indicate that an adjoining assessed
owner may, within 20 days, lodge
a written objection with the
Development Officer and
iv. indicate where there is an objection
described in clause (iii), the applicant
will be notified of the right of appeal
to the Development Appeals Board.
i) The written notice required pursuant to
subsection (g) shall be delivered:
i. by registered mail or
ii. by personal service.
j) A decision approving a minor variance,
with or without terms and conditions,
does not take effect:
i. in the case of a notice sent by
registered mail until 23 days from the
date the notice was mailed;
ii. in the case of a notice that is delivered
by personal service, until 20 days from
the date the notice was served.
k) If an assessed owner of property having a
common boundary with the applicant's
land that is the subject of the application
objects, in writing, to the municipality
respecting the approval of the minor
variance within the period prescribed in
subsection (h), the approval is deemed to
be revoked, and the Development Officer
shall notify the applicant in writing:
i. of the revocation of the approval and
ii. of the applicant's right to appeal
the revocation to the Development
Appeals Board within 30 days of
receiving the notice.
l) If an application for a minor variance
is refused or approved with terms and
conditions, the applicant may appeal to
the Development Appeals Board within
30 days of the decision's date.
3.17 Enforcement, Offences and Penalties
3.17.1 Cancellation of Permits
a) Council or the Development Officer may
cancel a Development Permit, and when
cancelled, development shall cease:
i. Where the Development Officer or
Council is satisfied that a development
permit was issued based on false or
mistaken information;
ii. Where new information is identified
pertaining to environmental protection,
flood potential, or slope instability;
iii. When a developer requests a
development permit modification and/or
iv. When a development with a valid
development permit and/or building
permit is carried out in contravention
of this bylaw.
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3.17.2 Stop-Work
The Development Officer may authorize
action to stop any development which does
not conform to this Bylaw, a development or
servicing agreement, a development permit
or condition, or a caveat under this Bylaw.
3.17.3 Interpretation
a) Where any provision of this Bylaw
appears unclear, Council shall make the
final Bylaw interpretation.
b) All Bylaw requirements shall be based on
the stated metric units. The imperial units
shown in this Bylaw shall be approximate
guidelines only.
3.17.4 Offences and Penalties
Any person who violates this Bylaw may be
charged and liable on summary conviction to
the penalties in the PDA.
3.17.5 Inspection of Premises
In accordance with Section 242 of the PDA,
the Development Officer, or any official
or employee of the Municipality acting
under their direction or Building Official, is
hereby authorized to enter, at all reasonable
hours, upon any property or premises in
or about which there is reason to believe
that provisions of this Bylaw are not being
complied within the premises or in that
property, and for the purpose of carrying out
their duties under this Bylaw.
3.17.6 Bylaw Compliance
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 them.
3.17.7 Order by the Development Officer
a) 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 PDA.
b) The order shall specify the contravention
and may require the owner, operator,
or occupant to do any or all of the
following: discontinue the development,
alter the development so as to remove the
contravention, restore the land, building
or premises to its condition immediately
prior to the development or form of
development, and complete the work
necessary to comply fully with the Zoning
Bylaw.
c) The order shall specify the time when the
actions required by Clause (2) are to be
complete and shall advise of the rights of
appeal.
d) 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.
e) The Development Officer may apply to
the Court of Queen's Bench to enforce
the order or the order as amended by
the Development Appeal Board or the
Saskatchewan Municipal Board on an
appeal.
f) Any person who violates this Bylaw is
guilty of an offence and, on summary
conviction, liable to the penalties set forth
in the PDA.
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3.18 Amendments
The Zoning Bylaw amendment process is a
mechanism by which the Village may, from
time to time, bring this Bylaw into conformity
with the Official Community Plan or respond
to changing conditions or needs of the Village.
3.18.1 Zoning Amendments
The process described in this Section shall
apply to amendments to the text of the
Zoning Bylaw and Zoning District Map.
a) Any of the following may initiate an
amendment to the Zoning Bylaw:
i. Any member of the general public
upon application to the Development
Officer;
ii. The Development Officer;
iii. The Village Manager; or
iv. The Village Council.
b) Where a member of the general public
seeks a Zoning Bylaw amendment,
the applicant shall meet with Village
Administration prior to applying to
discuss informally:
i. The requirements of this Section and
the Zoning Bylaw in general; and
ii. The nature of the proposed
amendments.
c)
Every request for a Zoning Bylaw
amendment shall:
i. Be made to the Development Officer
in a form provided by him or her; and
ii. Be accompanied by:
- A reference or copy of the portion
of the current provision of the
Bylaw which is proposed to be
amended;
- A statement of the text which is to
be substituted;
- A written justification of the
amendment and why the
application of the proposed zone
or text is necessary;
- An impact report outlining:
- the relationship and
compliance with the Official
Community Plan or a
Neighbourhood Plan or
concept plan adopted by
Council;
- traffic and public transit
impacts;
- impacts on and service
requirements for water,
sewage, and other utilities;
- potential effect on stability,
retention and rehabilitation of
existing land uses in the area,
where applicable;
- an assessment of impact on
community services such as
parks, recreation, fire and
health.
- The staging, implementation
schedule, and duration of
construction for any proposed
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development associated with
the amendment;
- A copy of the current
certificate(s) of title for the
lands affected; and
- Written consent to the
application from the property
owner(s) where necessary.
iii. In reviewing the application,
Administration shall evaluate the
application and prepare the report to
Council based on the following factors:
- Consistency with the general
objectives and policies of the
Official Community Plan,
the PDA, The Subdivision
Regulations, 2014 and The
Statements of Provincial Interest;
- Consistency with the objectives
and policies of any applicable
special study for the site, area or
neighbourhood, with emphasis on:
- Land uses;
- Intensity of development; and
- The provision and availability of
public facilities and services.
iv. Consistency with the purposes and
intents of the zones expressed in this
Bylaw;
v. Potential adverse impact on:
- Adjacent property;
- The character of the
neighbourhood;
- The environment;
- Traffic;
- Parking;
- Public right-of-way; and
- Other matters affecting public
health and safety;
vi. Suitability of the land for the
proposed development; and
vii. Subject to the PDA; Council shall
review the recommendation of
Administration and may:
- Request further information from
Administration, the Development
Officer, or the applicant;
- Approve the proposal as originally
proposed;
- Approve the proposal with
modifications as recommended by
Administration; or
- Deny the proposal.
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4.0 General Regulations
4.1
All Zoning Districts
The general development regulations of
this Section apply in all Zoning Districts.
Where there appears to be a conflict with
the regulations in other Sections, these
regulations apply unless those Sections
specifically exclude or modify these general
development regulations.
4.1.1 Licenses, Permits, and Compliance
with other Bylaws
a) Development must comply with the
provisions of this Bylaw, whether or
not a permit has been issued for the
development.
b) 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 Village
of Richmound or from obtaining any
license, permission, permit, authority or
approval required by this or any other
bylaw of the Village of Richmound.
Where provisions in this Bylaw conflict
with those of any other municipal or
provincial requirements, the higher or
more stringent regulations shall prevail.
4.1.2 Number of Principal Buildings
Permitted on a Site
a) Only one principal use shall be established,
and only one principal building shall be
placed on any given site, with the exception
of public utility uses, institutional uses,
approved dwelling groups, agricultural
uses and accessory uses as explicitly
provided for in this Bylaw.
b) All buildings and permanent structures
are subject to construction requirements
of the Construction Codes Act.
4.1.3 Principal Use Established
In any Zoning District in this Bylaw, the
principal use of the land must be established
before any accessory buildings, structures, or
uses are permitted.
4.1.4 Multiple Uses
Notwithstanding anything contained in this
Bylaw, where any land, building, or structure
is used for more than one purpose, all
provisions of this Bylaw relating to each use
shall be complied with, but no dwelling shall
be located within 3.0 metres (10 feet) of any
other building on the site except to a building
accessory to such dwelling.
4.1.5 Multi Parcel Sites
a) 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.
b) No development permit may be issued for
a development creating more than one
site as described in Clause (a) unless each
of the proposed sites complies with the
Bylaw with respect to the requirements of
the District in which it is located.
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4.1.6 Non-conforming Buildings
and Non-conforming Sites
a) 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 yards required by this Bylaw, the
use may be continued, and the building
may be enlarged, reconstructed, repaired
or renovated pursuant to the rights granted
by Sections 91 to 93 of the PDA. These
rights are subject to the following:
i. The enlargement, reconstruction,
repair or renovation does not further
reduce the required yards that do not
conform to this Bylaw;
ii. All other applicable provisions of this
Bylaw are satisfied; and
iii. Issuing of a development permit
required by this Bylaw.
4.1.7 Non-conforming Uses
a) Where a use or intensity of use is being
undertaken for part of a site or part of
a building that conforms to the bylaws
in effect before this Bylaw or before an
amendment to this Bylaw, that use may
be continued.
b) The use may not be enlarged or relocated,
and 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 PDA. Any portion of the property or
building may undergo development or
reconstruction for a use that does conform
to the Bylaw.
4.1.8 Established Building Lines
a) Where a front building line in a
Residential District has been established
by existing buildings in a block and is less
than the specified front yard requirement,
the required front yard is reduced for new
construction according to the following
principles:
b) Where the new building is to be
constructed on a corner site, it shall not
be located further into the required front
yard than a legal principal building on the
abutting interior site;
c) Where the building is to be constructed
on an interior site, it shall not be
constructed further into the required
front yard than the average of the
encroachments of principal buildings
into the required front yard on the two
abutting sites;
d) Where the abutting site is vacant, or the
building has more than the required front
yard, the encroachment into the required
front yard shall be considered to be zero;
and
e) Existing buildings where legally built are
conforming with respect to the established
building line.
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4.1.9 Grading and Levelling of Site
a) Any site proposed for development,
including the adjacent ditch areas, shall
be graded and levelled at the owner's
expense as is necessary to provide for
adequate surface drainage.
b) The drainage shall not adversely affect
adjacent property and shall comply
with the requirements of the Village of
Richmound, respecting the design and
location of flow from the property and
with the lot grading and landscaping
requirements of this bylaw.
4.1.10 Water Supply and Water Disposal
a) Subject to the Acts and Regulations
administered by the Ministries responsible
for Health and Environment, no liquid,
solid or gaseous wastes shall be allowed
to be discharged into any stream, creek,
river, lake, pond, slough, intermittent
drainage channel or other body of water,
onto any land, or into the air.
b) Where available, every residence and
every building containing washroom
facilities shall be connected to the
municipal sewer and water supply system
at the owner's expense.
4.1.11 Metric Conversion
Where a building was constructed, or a site
created under a bylaw using the Imperial
System of Measurement, a standard under
that bylaw that was converted and rounded
to an approximate metric measure in a
subsequent bylaw shall be deemed equivalent
for the purpose of regulation of that site or
building.
4.1.12 Geotechnical Analysis
a) If a proposed development is to be located
on a site that may be subject to slumping,
earth movement or instability or is
otherwise unsuitable for development
or hazardous for the proposed use,
Council may require that a geotechnical
report be completed and approved by
a Professional Engineer in the Province
of Saskatchewan, in order to make an
informed decision and as a condition of
the issuance of the development permit.
b) The report shall indicate the suitability
of the site, or sites, for development and
any remedial measures required to ensure
suitability or to ensure that the natural
resource base is not irreparably altered.
Remedial measures may be specified as
conditions in the development permit.
4.1.13 Telecommunication Systems for
Personal Use
The installation and operation of personal
telecommunication systems and their
supporting structures intended for personal
use is permitted in all zoning districts,
provided that such structures are not located
in any front yard or, in the case of a corner
site, in any portion of the side or rear yard
which is within 3.0 metres (10 feet) of the side
site line adjacent to a street.
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4.1.14 Corner Visibility Triangles
On a corner lot in any district, no hedge,
planting, tree, fence, or other structure not
being a building shall be erected, placed,
or maintained within the triangular area
formed by the intersecting property lines and
the straight line joining said property lines at
points 6.0 metres (20 feet) distant from the
point of intersection, measured along said
property lines, to a height greater than
1.0 metres (3.29 feet).
Corner Visibility Triangles
4.1.15 Attached Covered Patio or Deck
a) An attached covered patio or deck, as
defined in this bylaw, shall be subject
to a development permit issued by the
Development Officer.
b) Any attached covered patio or deck shall
be considered as part of the main building
and shall be subject to the regulations for
the main building.
c) Notwithstanding any other section of this
bylaw, any attached covered patio or deck
may project 3.0 metres (10 feet) into any
required rear yard.
d) Attached covered patios or decks shall
comply with all relevant requirements of
the National Building Code, the Building
Bylaw or any other applicable codes and
regulations.
4.1.16 Permitted Yard Encroaches
a) Where minimum front, side or rear
yards are required in any zoning district,
permitted yard encroachments shall
follow the regulations as described in
Section 5 and, specifically, those within
each Zoning District.
b) Overall, cantilevers shall be subject to the
permitted yard encroachments outlined in
each respective Zoning District.
4.1.17 Fences
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a) Fences, hedges and other closed
landscaping plantings shall not exceed
1.0 metres (3.29 feet) in any required
front yard or 2.44 metres (8 feet) in
any required side or rear yard.
b) No Fence, hedge, closed landscaping,
sign, or other structure shall obstruct a
sight triangle on a corner site as
described in Section 4.4.14.
c) Temporary fences, walls and gates
within a property are permitted only
as long as the temporary condition
exists for the property and a permit
has been obtained from Council. Any
temporary fence, wall and gate shall
be removed upon completion of the
work or event authorized by Council
or described in the permit issued.
4.1.18 Irregular Lots or Sites
a) Irregular lots or sites are permitted at
Council discretion in all Districts.
b) For irregular lots, the front yard setbacks
shall be measured as per the example below.
The distance at the intersection of the two
points of the projection of the required
setback along each property line measured
from the street and the same distance
measured at the projection of the required
setback at the approximate midpoint of the
property and its intersection with the street.
c) The minimum required frontage for
irregular lots may be measured at the
minimum front yard setback requirement
of the same District.
d) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause
(c) above, the Development Officer has
the right to request the minimum required
frontage to be met at the property line (not
different than a rectangular lot) for those
cases where a reduced frontage at the
property line may limit future building or
development of the proposed lot or site.
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4.1.19 Restoration to a Safe Condition
Nothing in this Bylaw shall prevent the
structural improvement or restoration to a
safe condition of any building or structure,
provided that such structural improvement or
restoration shall not increase the height, area
or volume so as to contravene the provisions
of this Bylaw.
4.1.20 Restrictions on Changes
a) The purpose for which any land or
building is used shall not be changed, no
new building or addition to any existing
building shall be erected, and no land
shall be severed from any site if such
change, erection or severance creates
a situation that contravenes any of the
provisions of this Bylaw applicable to each
individual remaining building, accessory
building, site, or lot.
b) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause
(a) of this subsection, no person shall be
deemed to have contravened any provision
of this bylaw if only part or parts of any site
or lot have been conveyed to or acquired
by the Municipality or the Province of
Saskatchewan for public work purposes.
4.1.21 Height of Buildings
a) Where a maximum height of buildings is
specified in any District, the maximum
height shall be measured at the front
of the building from the finished grade
level to the highest peak of the roof on
the building, exclusive of any chimney or
antenna.
b) In any Zone, the following features
shall not be considered for height
determination: chimney stacks, either
free-standing or roof-mounted solar
panels, steeples, belfries, domes, or spires,
monuments, elevator housings, roof
stairways, entrances, water or other tanks,
ventilating equipment, skylights, firewalls,
parapet walls, receiving or transmitting
structures, masts, flag poles, clearance
markers or other similar erections.
4.1.22 Closings
In the event a dedicated street or lane shown
on the Zoning District Map forming part of
this Bylaw is closed, the property formerly in
such street or lane shall be included within
the zoning district of the adjoining property
on either side of such closed street or lane. If a
closed street or lane is the boundary between
two or more different zoning districts, the
new district boundaries shall be the former
center line of the closed street or lane.
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4.1.23 Railway Crossings
and Sight Distances
a) Notwithstanding anything contained
in this Bylaw, where any public street
crosses a railway at the same grade, no
building or structure shall be erected
within 46 metres (150.92 ft) of the point of
intersection of the center line of both the
railway and the street.
b) As identified and suggested in the Guidelines
for New Development in Proximity to Railway
Operations, The Federation of Canadian
Municipalities and Railway Association
of Canada of May 2013, the standard
recommended building setbacks for new
residential development in proximity to
railway operations are as follows:
i.
Freight Rail Yard: 300 metres
ii. Principal Main Line: 30 metres
iii. Secondary Main Line: 30 metres
iv. Principal Branch Line: 15 metres
v.
Secondary Branch Line: 15 metres
vi. Spur Line: 15 metres
4.1.24 Private Garages, Sunrooms,
Solariums, and Greenhouses
Private garages, carports, sunrooms,
solariums, and greenhouses attached to main
buildings by a substantial roof structure shall
be considered as part of the main building
and shall be subject to the regulations for the
main building.
4.1.25 Swimming Pools
a) Swimming pools shall comply with the
Village of Richmound's Private Swimming
Pool Bylaw, if adopted and applicable.
b) Notwithstanding anything contained in
this Bylaw, a swimming pool is permitted
as an accessory use to permitted uses in
the residential districts or a motel/hotel in
the commercial district in the side yard or
rear yard of any lot if:
i.
Any deck attached to or abutting a
swimming pool shall be considered as
part of the swimming pool and shall:
ii. Be subject to and comply with the
provisions in the applicable zoning
district in Section 5 of this Bylaw,
respecting accessory structures.
c) Any building or structure other than a
dwelling required for changing clothing,
pumping or filtering facilities, or other
similar accessory uses complies with
the provisions in the applicable zoning
districts in Section 5 of this Bylaw
respecting accessory buildings.
4.1.26 Private Wells
a) Properly designed and maintained
private wells are permitted in all districts.
Private wells shall be properly developed
to prevent contaminants from reaching
groundwater and protect underlying
aquifers.
b) No connection, cross connection, or
condition may be installed or allowed to
exist that could, under any conditions,
cause or allow a potable water supply
system to be contaminated, polluted, or
infected by a private water well.
c) No private water supply shall be
interconnected with a public water supply
system.
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4.1.27 Accessory Uses and Buildings
a) A use shall be accessory to a permitted or
discretionary use, which is a principal use
on the site if such use complies with the
definition of accessory in this Bylaw.
b) Accessory uses and buildings are
permitted in a District when an accessory
to a principal use is permitted use in that
same District for which a Development
permit has been issued.
c) Accessory uses and buildings are
discretionary in a District when they
are accessory to a principal use that is a
discretionary use in that same District and
for which a development permit has been
issued.
d) Accessory buildings and structures
shall be designed and constructed to
complement the architectural style and
character of the primary dwelling and the
surrounding neighbourhood.
e) Where any building or structure on a
site is attached to a principal building on
the site by a roof, an open or enclosed
structure above grade, a floor or a
foundation which is above grade, or any
structure below grade allowing access
between the buildings such as but not
limited to a parking garage.
f) No accessory building shall be placed in a
manner that obstructs the natural flow of
drainage on or between properties.
g) A maximum of 3 accessory buildings shall
be allowed on a single residential lot.
h) Residential accessory buildings shall be
secondary, subordinate, and smaller than
the principal building on site. A corridor
or passageway connecting the buildings
shall be designated as part of the principal
building and not classified as an accessory
building.
i) An accessory building or structure on a
corner site in any District shall be subject
to the front setback requirements for the
site as the related Zoning District.
j) Any accessory building that requires water
service shall be plumbed through the
principal building on site.
k) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no sign
may be approved for accessory use. Signs
may only be approved as uses if they are
listed as uses in a Direct Control Provision
or if they are permitted or discretionary
uses in the District.
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4.2
Lot Grading and Landscaping
4.2.1 Any lot proposed for development
shall be graded and levelled at the owner's
expense to provide for adequate surface
drainage, which does not adversely affect
adjacent property.
4.2.2 Landscaping and Maintenance
Requirements for Commercial and
Industrial Properties
The requirements contained herein shall
apply to all new developments on previously
undeveloped commercial or industrial lands
or where a change in the principal land use is
proposed.
a) Every attempt should be made to preserve
and protect existing trees and vegetation
during construction.
b) All plant material shall be hardy and of a
species capable of healthy growth in the
Village of Richmound.
c) On-site lighting shall be located,
orientated, and shielded to avoid
negatively affecting adjacent properties or
producing unnecessary light pollution.
d) All waste materials or unsightly elements
shall be enclosed by buildings or screened
by landscape features, fences or a
combination thereof to the satisfaction of
the Development Officer.
e) The property owner, his agent, or
tenant is responsible for maintaining 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.
4.3
Special Land Use Provisions
This section addresses special provisions and
specific development standards that apply
to the following developments in addition to
the general regulations of this bylaw and any
standards of the respective District.
4.3.1 Bare Land Condominium
a) A bare land condominium project must
comply with all the general regulations
of this Bylaw and with the regulations of
the applicable zone, with each bare land
condominium unit to be treated in the
same respect as a lot.
b) An application for a bare land
condominium project shall include a
comprehensive site plan in accordance
with this Bylaw and the requirements of
the Official Community Plan.
c) In the case where a private roadway
serves a bare land condominium
subdivision, the following shall apply:
i. A private roadway includes a lot, bare
land condominium unit, common
property or portion of common
property that may be created for
vehicular access and circulation
throughout the subdivision or
development, including a bridge
and any structure incidental to the
roadway;
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ii. For the sole purpose of applying the
regulations of this Bylaw, a private
roadway, as described in the above
clause, shall be deemed to be the same
as a "public roadway"; and
iii. The private roadway must allow for
the safe and efficient movement of
emergency vehicles and be designed
to a standard acceptable to the Village
of Richmound and/or Subdivision
Approving Authority.
4.3.2 Modular Homes/ Ready-To-Move
(RTM) Homes
a) All Modular/RTM homes shall:
i. Be placed on a permanent, concrete
foundation;
ii. Be multi-modular, with the width
approximately equivalent to the
length; and
iii. Have architectural features similar
or complementary to adjacent and
nearby homes.
b) Modular/RTM homes shall be
permanently connected to water
and sewer services provided by the
Municipality and permanently connected
as available to other public utilities.
c) All other requirements of this Bylaw apply.
4.3.3 Bed-and-Breakfast Homes
a) Bed-and-breakfast operations shall be
located in a single detached dwelling used
as the operator's principal residence or in
a dwelling accessory to and established on
the same site as the operator's principal
residence.
b) Council will consider these types of
applications with respect to the following
criteria, if applicable;
i. the proposed structures are suitable
and comfortable for the proposed
development
ii. there is a water source suitable for
public consumption at the facility
iii. there are suitable utilities and a
sewage disposal system for the facility
iv. there are appropriate levels of access
to the site and off-street or road
parking for the users of the facility
v. the development will not conflict with
adjacent uses or uses currently on site.
4.3.4 Home-Based Business
a) Home-based businesses shall be ancillary
to the dwelling unit and may be located in
a dwelling used as the owner's residence
or in a building accessory to the dwelling.
b) Home-based businesses shall cause no
variation in the residential character and
appearance of the dwelling, accessory
residential building, or land except for
permitted signs.
c) All permits issued for home-based
business shall be subject to the condition
that the permit may be revoked at any
time if, in the opinion of the Council,
the conditions under which the permit
was originally issued are no longer met.
Where a permit is revoked, the use shall
cease immediately.
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4.3.5 Residential Care Homes
a) Where allowed as a discretionary use, a
residential care home may be developed
in a single detached dwelling building,
subject to obtaining a provincial license,
pursuant to the particular act under
which the home is proposed to operate.
b) The residential care home shall
maintain the property's single detached
residential character consistent with the
neighbourhood.
c) A residential care home shall meet all
of the regulations for a single detached
dwelling as prescribed for the District in
which it is located.
d) The operator of the residential care
home shall be a permanent resident of
the dwelling licensed as a residential care
home.
e) The operator shall ensure that adequate
supervision and care are always available
at the home.
f) In approving a residential care home,
Council may specify the maximum
number of clients that may be cared for in
a residential care home.
g) Council will consider applications with
respect to the following criteria:
i. The structures are suitable and
comfortable for the proposed
development and provide for the
appropriate level of supervision;
ii. There is adequate space on the parcel
for the proposed facility;
iii. There are appropriate levels of off-
street parking for the residents of the
facility and the operator; and
iv. The concentration of residential care
homes will not exceed 2 facilities per
residential block, and the home will
complement adjacent residential uses.
4.3.6 Family Childcare Home
a) A family childcare home may be located
in a detached dwelling, a semi-detached
dwelling or Duplex.
b) A family childcare home shall provide at
least 3.25 m2 of fenced on-site outdoor
play space for each child present in the
facility at any one time.
c) The number of children under care or
supervision in a family childcare home
shall not exceed five, including children
under 13 years of age who are residents of
the dwelling.
4.3.7 Day Care Centres
a) Child daycare centres and pre-schools
may be approved as accessory uses or
principal uses. In any residential district,
no exterior alterations shall be undertaken
to a dwelling or former dwelling that
would be inconsistent with the residential
character of the building or property.
b) Child daycare centres or pre-schools
located in residential districts shall
provide at least 3.5 m2 of fenced on-site
outdoor play space for each child present
in the facility at any one time.
c) Required parking spaces may be located
in a required front yard. Additional
parking spaces may be permitted where
the site has no access to a lane.
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d) In addition to the development standards
contained within the zoning district,
all other relevant sections of this Bylaw
shall apply to the review and approval of
daycare centres and pre-schools listed as
discretionary uses.
4.3.8 Cannabis Retail Outlets
a) Cannabis retail outlets shall comply
with the following standards regarding
setbacks:
i. Cannabis retail outlets shall be set
back 200 meters from the following
uses: high schools, elementary schools,
parks/playgrounds, public recreational
facilities, daycare facilities, community
centers/youth centers, and places of
worship; this distance may be shorter
at the discretion of Council.
b) Cannabis retail outlets shall be setback a
distance of 100 meters from the following
uses: other cannabis retail stores,
schools, recreational facilities and other
educational services;
c) Setbacks will be measured from the
property line of the proposed retail store
site to the nearest property line of any of
the above-listed uses and
d) Council shall determine the compatibility
of all neighboring land uses with the
proposed cannabis retail outlet before
issuing a decision.
e) Signs for Cannabis Retail Outlets shall be
subject to the sign regulations outlined in
this bylaw.
f) A retail outlet shall comply with all
requirements of the federal and provincial
cannabis legislation and shall provide the
municipality with a copy of all applicable
federal and provincial permits or
approvals.
g) The applicant shall also provide proof of
compliance with all required operating
licenses.
h) A retail outlet shall not interfere with the
amenities or change the character of the
neighbourhood.
i) A retail outlet shall not way materially
interfere with or affect the use and
enjoyment of adjacent properties.
4.3.9 Public Utilities, Pipelines,
and Facilities
a) Public utilities and facilities of the
Municipality, except solid and liquid
waste disposal sites, shall be a permitted
allowed use on any site, and no minimum
site area or yard requirements shall apply.
b) Where a pipeline, utility, or
transportation facility crosses a municipal
road, Council may apply special design
standards as necessary to protect the
municipal interest in the road.
4.3.10 Communications Towers
or Facilities
a) Communication towers or facilities
classified as public utilities may be
erected in any zoning district but shall be
subject to appropriate public consultation
processes as established by Council.
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4.3.11 Towers as an Accessory Use;
a) Towers shall be located in the rear yard,
which must have a minimum side yard
and a minimum rear yard of 7.5 metres.
b) All towers shall be enclosed by a
protective fence at least 3.0 metres in
height if no locked anti-climbing device is
installed on the structure.
c) Towers shall have no more than two
antennas; the height shall conform to
the maximum allowable height as stated
hereinafter;
d) All applications for erecting a tower
will contain documentation certifying
the structural safety by a certified
Saskatchewan Professional Engineer, as
well as proof of liability insurance.
e) Towers and any additions extending
from the top of the tower shall not exceed
the following (municipal buildings are
exempt).
4.3.12 Development and Hazard Lands
a) For all Where development of a building
is proposed within an area identified
as potential hazard land, Council may
require that, before a permit is issued
for development, the applicant submit
a report prepared by a professional that
is competent to assess the suitability of a
purposed development site with respect to
the Official Community Plan regulations
and with respect to:
i. The potential for flooding up to 1:500-
year flood elevation;
ii. The potential for slope instability
before and after the development and
any proposed improvement;
iii. The suitability of the location for the
proposed use or building given the site
constraints, and
iv. The required mitigation measures
for development on areas with a
highwater table.
b) Any development of a building proposed
for habitable/living space located within
an area identified as flood plain of a river
or stream shall be assessed with respect to
the Official Community Plan regulations
and shall be adequately flood-proofed to
a minimum building elevation of 0.5m
(freeboard) above the 1:500-year flood
elevation.
c) Sanitary landfills and lagoons shall not be
located on hazard lands.
d) Actions to avoid, prevent, mitigate or
remedy hazards may be incorporated as
conditions of any development permit.
The Development Officer and/or Council
shall refuse a permit for any development
where, in their opinion, the proposed
actions are inadequate to address the
adverse conditions or will result in
excessive municipal costs.
4.3.13 Portable Storage Units
a) No person shall park or store any
intermodal sea and rail shipping
container/can, truck, bus or coach body
on any part of a site for the purpose of
storage or advertising within any Zoning
District without the proper municipal
permits, were applicable.
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b) Sea and rail containers/cans specifically
designed for moving goods and products
are prohibited in any Residential District.
c) Portable on Demand Moving/Storage
containers such as but not limited to
BigSteelBox, PUPS, and U-Box may be
temporarily accommodated in any Zoning
District under the following conditions:
i. The property owner requires permits
from the Village of Richmound before
containers are parked or stored;
ii. Must be properly anchored;
iii. The unit shall not exceed 28.21 m³;
iv. Shall be set back a minimum of 3
metres from the front property line
and 1.5 metres from the side or rear
property lines and all other structures
on the property;
v. Containers determined by the
Village to be unsightly, misused,
unsafe, or inappropriate in any way
shall be removed at the owner's
expense within a period specified
by the Village;
vi. Must meet the National Building
Code Standards as applicable;
vii. Businesses and operators in the
Commercial Districts may make
temporary use of seasonal mobile
storage containers when required and
used as part of their regular business
operations; and
viii. The Development Officer may
impose supplementary screening
requirements on sea and rail
containers for commercial use.
d) Storage units incidental to the
construction of a building or structure
with an active building permit are
allowed, provided such storage units
are removed following completion or
abandonment of such construction.
4.3.14 The Keeping of Animals
a) The keeping of livestock is prohibited in
all districts within the Village.
b) Subsection a) does not apply in the
following places or circumstances:
i. Areas zoned as Future Urban
Development (FUD).
ii. In a veterinary clinic or hospital under
the care of a licensed veterinarian.
iii. By anyone holding a license under
any statute of the Legislature of
Saskatchewan or the Government of
Canada, which permits the keeping
of animals under stated conditions,
excepting a license permitting an
intensive livestock operation or in an
abattoir or a hatchery.
iv. The keeping of domestic animals is
permitted in all districts.
c) Notwithstanding Clause b) iv and
subject to relevant bylaws and legislation
governing noise and public health,
domestic animals per household should
be limited to 3 dogs, 3 cats and no poultry
shall be allowed.
d) Breeding kennels and boarding kennels
are prohibited in all Residential Districts.
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e) A kennel enclosure for domestic animals
shall be permitted as an accessory use in
any district provided that only one kennel
enclosure is permitted on any one site,
and no part of the kennel enclosure shall:
i. Be situated less than 1.0 metre from a
side property line;
ii. Be situated less than 1.0 metre from a
rear property line; and
iii. Be situated less than 12.0 metres from
a front property line.
4.3.15 Prohibited and Noxious Uses
a) Any use is prohibited which, by its nature
or the materials used therein, is declared
by The Public Health Act and Regulations
to be a noxious trade, business, or
manufacture.
b) Notwithstanding any use contained
within a building, no land shall be used,
and no building or structure shall be
erected, altered or used for any noxious
purpose and, without limiting the
generality of this subsection, for any
purpose that creates or is likely to become
a nuisance or offence, or both:
i. By the creation of noise or vibration;
i. By the emission of light and glare;
ii. By reason of the emission of gas, fumes,
smoke, dust or objectionable odour;
iii. By reason of the unsightly storage of
goods, wares, merchandise, salvage,
refuse matter, motor vehicles, trailers or
parts of vehicles or trailers, machinery,
or other such material; and
iv. By any combination of things in this
subsection.
4.3.16 Accessory Dwelling Units
(Secondary Suites and Garden Suites)
a) One (1) accessory dwelling unit may be
constructed within the site of a principal
single detached dwelling in a residential
zone at Council's discretion with conditions
to assure that conflict with neighbouring
uses are avoided. Accessory Dwelling
Units must contain cooking, eating, living,
sleeping and sanitary facilities.
b) Only one (1) accessory dwelling unit is
permitted on each residential site and
it may not interfere with the site line of
either of the adjoining properties.
c) Secondary Suites must be located within the
principal dwelling and must have a separate
entrance from the principal dwelling either
from a common indoor landing or directly
from the exterior of the building.
d) Secondary Suites may not exceed 60
m² (645.86 ft²) or 50% of the total floor
space of the dwelling unit including the
basement, and may not have more than
two bedrooms.
e) Secondary Suites may be allowed above
garages at Council's discretion using the
same criteria as above.
f) A garden suite should occupy no more
than 75m² or a maximum of 40% of the
total floor area of a detached dwelling,
whichever is less. The parcel coverage of
the building in which a garden suite is
contained shall not exceed the building
footprint of the principal dwelling.
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g) Park Models may be permitted subject to
meeting Building Code. Trailer Coaches are
not covered as an Accessory Dwelling Unit.
h) All Accessory Dwelling Units must
be connected to municipal water and
waste systems and meet Public Health
requirements.
4.4
Signs
4.4.1 Sign Permit
a) The erection of signage on the Village
property must receive the approval of the
Development Officer.
b) Signs advertising the principal use or
products for sale on the premises are
permitted.
c) Derogatory signs and harmful signage are
not permitted.
d) Signs must be located so that they do
not obstruct required sight lines at
intersections.
e) Temporary signs not exceeding 1.0 m2
(10 ft2) advertising the sale or lease of
the property or information about
a temporary condition affecting the
property are permitted.
f) No Provincial or Federal sign is permitted
on Village property.
g) In the Commercial and Industrial
Districts:
i. Two permanent signs are permitted
for each principal use on the premises.
ii. The sign, which may be double faced,
shall not exceed 3.5 m2 (36 ft2).
iii. The maximum height of any sign
shall be 6 metres (20 feet) above the
finished grade.
iv. No commercial or industrial sign shall
exceed the rooftop of the adjacent
buildings if the property is adjacent to
a residential zoning district.
h) In Residential Districts:
i. One permanent sign with the
residents' names and addresses is
permitted on the premises.
ii. The facial area of a sign shall not
exceed 0.4 m2 (4 ft2.)
iii. Illuminated signs are prohibited in
residential districts
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4.5
Parking and Storage of Recreational Vehicles
a) The parking and storage of recreational
vehicles are only permitted in designated
areas as permitted by the Council.
b) The use of recreational vehicles for
camping and/or as temporary living space
is only permitted in designated areas as
permitted by Council.
c) No person shall keep, in the front yard
of any property within the Village, or in
the case of a corner site, in the front yard
or the flanking side yard in any site, any
large recreational vehicle for a period
longer than ten days.
d) Notwithstanding Clause c) above, from
April 1 through October 31 inclusive,
on a residential site, large recreational
vehicles may be parked within 2.0 metres
(6.5 feet) of the interior edge of the
sidewalk or within 2.0 metres (6.5 feet) of
the curb if there is no sidewalk:
i. Where vehicular access is solely
available through the front yard; or
ii. In the case of a corner site, where
vehicular access is solely available
through the front yard or through the
exterior flanking side yard, subject
to the discretion of the Village, who
may exercise his right to vary the
requirement on a site by site basis,
given the proximity and orientation of
driveways, parking areas, buildings and
other physical features which may affect
sight lines and amenities on the subject
property and adjacent properties.
e) For the purposes of Clause d), a "large
recreational vehicle" shall include
any motorhome, travel trailer, or fifth
wheel trailer; any camper when it is not
mounted on a truck but placed on the
ground, on a stand or otherwise stored; or
any similar vehicles.
f) For the purposes of Clause d), a
"large recreational vehicle" shall not
include small utility trailers, camper
van conversions, tent trailers, campers
which are mounted in trucks, boats;
snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, jet skis,
or motorcycles and trailers to carry them.
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4.6
Holding Provisions (H)
Planned Unit Development, which may
be composed of a mixture of residential
types, institutional, commercial, open space
and recreation uses, may be permitted in
Residential and Commercial zones subject to
the following regulations:
4.6.1 Holding Provisions Considerations
a) Where on the Zoning District Map
the symbol for a zoning district has the
holding symbol "H" suffixed to it, any
lands so designated on the map shall
be subject to a holding provision in
accordance with Section 71 of the PDA.
b) The purpose of the holding provisions
shall be to enable Council to manage
development and subdivision proposals in
phases.
i. The application and management
of the holding provision shall be at
Council's discretion;
ii. Council may rezone and manage
development and subdivision in
phases by designating portions of land
with a holding symbol (e.g., "H") in
conjunction with any zone design
(e.g., R1-H).
iii. The holding provision and symbol
shall mean that:
- Development shall be restrictively
managed under the holding
provision;
- Existing uses may continue, subject
to the Official Community Plan
and Zoning Bylaw development
and subdivision standards.
- The holding designation may
only be removed by amendment
to the Zoning Bylaw. All bylaws
removing the holding designation
shall conform to the Official
Community Plan and the
provisions of the PDA.
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4.7
Contract Zone (C)
This zone is intended to permit a unique
development opportunity and/or the
development of parcels of land and/or
buildings that, because of their shape, size,
unique characteristics, or some other unusual
condition, may require special consideration
to achieve the desired results consistent with
the applicable land use category or the general
intent of the zones in which they are situated.
4.7.1 Contract Zone Considerations
a) A contract zone may be designated only on:
i. Small or irregularly shaped lots;
ii. Lots restricted by physical barriers
such as water courses, slopes,
roadways, and railways:
iii. Infill sites in higher-density residential
or mixed-use areas or
iv. Sites accommodating unique
development opportunities.
b) No contract zone shall be designated on
a part of a building or structure based
on the leasehold interest of a lessee in the
land on which the building or structure is
situated.
c) A contract zone may require the
following:
i. Each application for a contract zone
shall be evaluated on its own merit in
accordance with the provisions of this
bylaw;
ii. Where the proposal meets the
requirements of this bylaw, Council
may enter into a zoning contract
or agreement with the individual
or corporation for the purpose of
accommodating the request to rezone
the land;
iii. In addition to the requirements
of those Sections, Council may, in
approving the zoning contract, attach
conditions, which, in its opinion, are
necessary to ensure compatibility
between the proposal and surrounding
land uses;
iv. The conditions which Council may
attach to its approval are only limited
by the provisions of the PDA; and
v. The procedures for zoning bylaw
amendment specified in Section
3.18 shall be used in processing
applications for zoning contracts.
d) Only uses specified in the contract
agreement shall be allowed.
e) The regulations respecting lot size,
frontage, coverage, floor area ratio,
building height and yards, parking,
payment in lieu of parking, and loading
shall be those specified in the contract
agreement.
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4.8
Direct Control District (DCD)
The purpose of the DCD - Direct
Control District is to identify areas of the
Village where sensitive control of the use,
development, and location of buildings is
necessary in order to establish, preserve or
enhance the unique character of the site
of area, address a special environmental
concern; or the preservation of a special
historic, cultural, archaeological, natural,
scientific, or aesthetic site identified in
municipal, provincial, or federal legislation.
4.8.1 Direct Control District
Considerations
a) The zone shall only be designated under
the following conditions:
i. The development proposed
is consistent with the Official
Community Plan; or
ii. The proposed development is
compatible with land uses that
surround the development site.
b) Only uses specified in designated Direct
Control Districts, forming part of this
Bylaw, shall be allowed.
c) The regulations respecting development
in Direct Control Districts shall be those
specified in designated Direct Control
Districts forming part of this Bylaw.
d) Every application to designate a
Direct Control District shall be made
in accordance with the applicable
requirements in this section.
e) Notwithstanding Clause d), Council
may, through a development agreement
with the applicant, specify the conditions
necessary to ensure that developments
in the district conform to the Official
Community Plan or any other relevant
legislation such as the PDA.
f) The symbol "DCD" in conjunction with
a sequential number (DCD-1, DCD-2)
shall indicate property(s) that have been
rezoned through the Direct Control
District procedure.
g) Each approved Direct Control District
shall be added to Section 5 as a new
District and subsection.
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4.9
Planned Unit Development (PUD)
Planned Unit Development, which may
be composed of a mixture of residential
types, institutional, commercial, open space
and recreation uses, may be permitted in
Residential and Commercial zones subject to
the following regulations:
4.9.1 Planned Unit Development
Considerations
a) An overall site plan shall include
landscaping design and the physical
layouts of all structures and roads.
b) Specific contract zone regulations
will be developed for Planned Unit
Developments. Uses permitted within
PUD Contracts include residential,
commercial, light industrial recreation
and open space. However, the project
shall produce an environment of stable
and desirable character and shall
incorporate at least equivalent standards
of building separation, parking, height
and other requirements and provisions of
this Bylaw. While areas zoned as "Open
Space" may be incorporated into Planned
Unit Developments, only those structures
permitted in the "Open Space" zones will
be allowed.
c) The minimum site area shall be in
accordance with the contract.
d) A minimum of 25% of the land area must
be common open space or common
recreational space.
e) The density of development shall not be
increased from the normal density per
gross acre permitted in that zone.
f) Planned Unit Developments shall be
regulated through a contract zoning
agreement, a site plan agreement and
a development agreement, which is
caveated against the title at Land Registry
of Information Service Corporation.
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5.0 Zoning District Structure
5.1
Classification of Zoning District
For the purpose of this Bylaw, the Village
of Richmound is divided into the following
Zoning Districts, the boundaries of which are
shown on the "Zoning District Map." Such
Districts may be referred to by the appropriate
symbol, as shown in the table below.
The uses or forms of development allowed
within a Zoning District, along with
regulations or standards which apply, are
contained in the corresponding Zoning
District in this section.
5.2
The Zoning District Map
The Zoning District Map as shown in Section
8 of this bylaw, bears the statement:
"This is the Zoning District Map, which
accompanies and forms part of Bylaw No.
6-2025 and is referred to in Section 5 adopted
by the Village of Richmound signed by the
Mayor and Village Administrator under the
seal of the Village."
5.3
Boundaries of Zoning Districts
The boundaries of the Districts referred to
in this Bylaw, together with an explanatory
legend, notations and reference to this Bylaw,
are shown on the map entitled Zoning
District Map.
Unless otherwise shown, the boundaries of
zoning Districts are site lines, centre lines
of streets, lanes, road allowances, or such
lines extended and the boundaries of the
Municipality.
District
Symbol
Residential District
R1
Commercial District
C1
Industrial District
M
Community Service District
CS
Future Urban Development
FUD
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6.0 Zoning Districts
6.1
Residential District - R1
This district intends to provide for residential
style living and related uses on larger lots
within the boundaries of the Village of
Richmound.
6.1.1 Permitted Uses and Regulations
6.1.2 Discretionary Uses and Regulations
Minimum Requirements
Uses
Area
Frontage
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
Single Detached Dwelling
550 m2
(5,920 ft2)
12 m
(40 ft)
6 m
(20 ft)
1.5 m
(5 ft)
6 m
(20 ft)
Mobile, Modular and RTM
Home
Semi-Detached or Duplex
Parks, Playgrounds, Public
Utilities, Municipal and
Institutional Facilities
No Requirements
Minimum Requirements
Uses
Area
Frontage
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
Family Child Care, Residential
Care Homes and Day Care
Centres
No Requirements / As per General Regulations
Home-Based Business
Garden (Granny) Suite
Communications Towers or
Facilities
Places of Worship and Religious
Institutions
550 m2
(5,920 ft2)
12 m
(40 ft)
6 m
(20 ft)
1.5 m
(5 ft)
6 m
(20 ft)
Single Detached Dwellings
accessory to a park, or for
an owner or caretaker of a
permitted use and only when
the Village has approved a
business plan
As Required for Applicable Uses Above
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6.1.3 Accessory Buildings
a) All accessory buildings shall be set back a
minimum of 5.0 metres (16.0 feet) from the
front site line, 1.2 metres (4.0 feet) from the
principal building, and 1.2 metres (4.0 feet)
from the side site line unless the side site
line is an abutting street, in which case the
side yard shall be 1.53 metres (5.0 feet). See
Diagram in Definitions.
b) All accessory buildings shall be located a
minimum of 1.2 metres (4.0 feet) from the
rear site line, except where an accessory
building has a door or doors opening onto
a lane, which shall not be located less
than 3.0 metres (9.85 feet) from the site
line abutting the lane. Where a public or
environmental reserve exists adjacent to
the rear yard, no setback will be required.
c) All accessory buildings shall not exceed
75% in area of the principal building area
and shall not exceed 5.0 metres (16.0 feet)
in height.
d) A 2-storey accessory garage may be
allowed at Council's and neighbour's
discretion and may not exceed 10.67
metres (35.0 feet) in height measured from
the lowest point of the perimeter of the
building to the ridge of the roof. Council
to decide.
e) All activities related to artisan studios,
crafts, and workshops shall be conducted
in an enclosed building. No exterior
storage of materials, goods, or waste
products is permitted except within a
waste disposal bin for collection.
f) Only one (1) Sea Can/Intermodal Storage
container per residential site will be
permitted at Council's Discretion and
subject to Discretionary Use provisions
6.1.4 Fence and Hedge Heights
a) No hedge, fence or other structure shall
be erected past any property line.
b) No hedge, fence, or other structure not
otherwise permitted shall be erected in a
required front yard to a height of more
than 1.0 metre (3.29 feet) above grade
level.
c) No hedge, fence, or other structure not
otherwise permitted shall be erected in a
required side or rear yard to a height of
more than 2.44 metres (8.0 feet) above
grade level.
d) No barbed wire or razor wire fences shall
be allowed in this district.
e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Council
may permit by resolution higher hedges
and fences provided that visibility and site
lines for safety can be maintained.
6.1.5 Outside Storage
a) No outdoor storage shall be permitted in
the required front yard of any residential
site.
b) No yard shall be used for the storage or
collection of hazardous material.
c) Council may apply special standards as
a condition or for a discretionary use
approval regarding the location of areas
used for storage for that use.
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d) No wrecked, partially dismantled or
inoperable vehicle or machinery shall be
stored or displayed in any required yard.
e) Council may require special standards
for the location setback or screening
of any area devoted to the outdoor
storage of vehicles in operating condition
normally used for the maintenance of the
residential property, vehicles or vehicular
parts.
f) Provision shall be made for the owner
of the property to temporarily display
a maximum of either one (1) vehicle or
recreational vehicle in operating condition
that is for sale at any given point in time.
g) Fabric covered structures consisting
of wood, metal or plastic framing
covered on the roof and one or more
sides with fabric, plastic, vinyl or other
sheet material shall be prohibited on all
residential sites. Existing structures may
remain and must be maintained in good
order, however cannot be replaced once
they have been removed or have become
dilapidated.
6.1.6 Regulations for Residential Parking
a) The parking area within the residential lot
shall constitute a single driveway and shall
not exceed 60% of the frontage of the lot.
b) Where the parking area for all
development is accessed from a street, the
parking area, including the driveway, shall
have a durable, dust-free hard surface of
asphalt, concrete, brick or other similar
material, including gravel or slag.
c) Where recreational vehicle parking on
a driveway is provided for a detached
dwelling unit, the number of recreational
vehicles shall not exceed two.
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6.2
Commercial District - C1
This district intends to provide for localized
convenience commercial and personal
service uses, which are intended to serve
the day-to-day needs of residents within
residential neighbourhoods.
6.2.1 Permitted Uses and Regulations
6.2.2 Discretionary Uses and Regulations
Minimum Requirements
Uses
Area
Frontage
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
Confectioneries, Restaurants,
Beverage Rooms, Liquor
Sales, Grocery Stores, Hotels,
Commercial and Personal
Service Shops and Financial
Institutions
550 m2
(5,920 ft2)
12 m
(40 ft)
6 m
(20 ft)
2.5 m
(8 ft)
6 m
(20 ft)
Artisan and Craft Shops, Travel
Agents, Art Galleries
Parks, Playgrounds, Public
Utilities, Municipal and
Institutional Facilities
Parks, Playgrounds, Public
Utilities, Municipal and
Institutional Facilities
No Requirements
Accessory Uses to a Principal
Permitted Use
As Required for Applicable Uses Above
Minimum Requirements
Uses
Area
Frontage
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
Confectioneries, Restaurants,
Beverage Rooms, Liquor
Sales, Grocery Stores, Hotels,
Commercial and Personal
Service Shops, Financial
Institutions and Cannabis Retail
Outlets
550 m2
(5,920 ft2)
12 m
(40 ft)
6 m
(20 ft)
1.5 m
(5 ft)
6 m
(20 ft)
Communications Towers or
Facilities
As per General Regulations
Accessory Uses to a Principal
Discretionary Use
As Required for Applicable Uses Above
Dwellings accessory to
commercial uses for an owner
or caretaker of an approved
use part of an approved
business plan
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6.2.3 Fences and Hedges
a) Fences, hedges and other closed
landscaping plantings shall not exceed
1.0 metre (3.29 feet) in any required
front yard or 3.0 metres (10 feet) in any
required side or rear yard.
b) No fence, hedge, closed landscaping, sign,
or other structure shall obstruct a sight
triangle as per Section 4.1.14.
6.2.4 Accessory Buildings and Structures
a) Setbacks for accessory buildings shall
meet the same requirements as the
principal use or building.
6.2.5 Accessory Dwelling Units -
Attached to Stores or Commercial
Establishments
a) Council may consider one dwelling unit
accessory for retail or commercial use
where the unit is used by the operator of
the business to which it is an accessory.
b) The accessory dwelling shall be located in
the principal building.
c) Accessory dwelling units shall have an
entrance separate from that of the store or
commercial establishment and provide a
fire exit secondary to the required entrance.
6.2.6 Parking
a) No parking, loading, storage, trash
collection, outdoor service or display area
shall be permitted within a setback.
b) Loading, storage and trash collection
areas shall be located to the rear or sides
of the principal building and shall be
screened from view from any adjacent
sites or public roadways.
c) If the rear or sides of a site are used for
parking, an outdoor service display area or
both, and abutting a residential zone or a
lane serving a residential zone, such areas
shall be screened in accordance with the
provisions for landscaping of this Bylaw.
6.2.7 General Performance Standards
a) All uses and activities, except those noted
in clauses (b) and (c) below, shall be
located and carried on within an enclosed
building, and there shall be no outdoor
display areas except for automotive and
minor recreational vehicle sales/rentals
and convenience vehicle rentals;
b) Any street-facing walls shall have a high
level of transparency, including windows, to
provide adequate surveillance of the street.
c) All loading, service, trash collection and
accessory storage areas, and trucking
yards shall be located to the rear or
sides of the principal building and shall
be screened from view from any public
roadway other than a lane and adjacent
sites, by building walls, landscape
materials, berms, fences or a combination
of these;
d) The Development Officer may require
that exposed projections outside the
building, such as mechanical and electrical
equipment, transformer ducts, cooling
towers and materials handling equipment,
be screened from view from any public
roadway other than a lane and adjacent
sites if such projections are inconsistent
with the character and appearance of
surrounding development or the intended
visual qualities of this zone;
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e) All buildings shall be constructed and
finished with durable materials designed
to maintain the initial appearance of
the development throughout the life of
the project. The Development Officer
may require that the appearance of
metal or concrete block walls exposed
to public view from beyond the site
be improved where such walls are
inconsistent with the finishing materials or
appearance characteristic of surrounding
development, and
f) Where use classes that may, in the
opinion of the Development Officer,
create negative impacts such as noise,
light or odours which may be noticeable
on adjacent properties, and where the
site containing such use classes is directly
adjacent to sites used or zoned for
residential activities, the Development
Officer may, at the Development Officer's
discretion, require that these potential
impacts be minimized or negated. This
may be achieved through a variety of
measures, including landscaping, berming
or screening, noise attenuation measures
such as structural soundproofing,
downward direction of all exterior lighting
onto the proposed development, and
any other measures as the Development
Officer may deem appropriate.
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6.3
Industrial District - M
This district intends to continue to support
and accommodate for future industrial related
development to serve the community. In
any area of the community zoned Industrial
District - M, no person shall use any land,
building or structure or erect any building
or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
6.3.1 Permitted Uses and Regulations
6.3.2 Discretionary Uses and Regulations
Minimum Requirements
Uses
Area
Frontage
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
Agricultural Commercial/
Industrial
1 ha
(107,640 ft2)
30 m
(98.4 ft)
5 m
(16.4 ft)
6 m
(19.6 ft)
7 m
(22.9 ft)
Grain Elevators and Terminals
Railway and Railway Operations
and Related Works
Commercial/Industrial Storage
Recycling Depots
Machine, Welding and
Fabrication Shops
Accessory Uses to a Principal
Permitted Use
As Required for Applicable Uses Above
Minimum Requirements
Uses
Area
Frontage
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
Large Scale Retail and
Wholesale
1 ha
(107,640 ft2)
30 m
(98.4 ft)
5 m
(16.4 ft)
6 m
(19.6 ft)
7 m
(22.9 ft)
Bulk oil dealers and chemical
supply dealers
Warehousing Depots and
Storage Yards
Recreational Vehicle Storage
Yards
Communications Towers or
Facilities
As per General Regulations
Accessory Uses to a Principal
Discretionary Use
As Required for Applicable Uses Above
Single Detached Dwelling
accessory to industrial uses
for an owner or caretaker of
an approved use part of an
approved business plan
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6.3.3 Fences and Hedges
a) Fences, hedges and other closed
landscaping plantings shall not exceed
1.0 metre (3.29 feet) in any required front
yard or 3.0 metres (10 feet) in any required
side or rear yard.
b) No fence, hedge, closed landscaping, sign,
or other structure shall obstruct a sight
triangle as per Section 4.1.14.
6.3.4 Accessory Buildings and Structures
a) A permitted accessory use/building shall
be defined as any buildings, structures or
a use, which is customarily accessory to
the principal use of the site, but only if the
principal permitted use or discretionary
use has been established.
b) All accessory uses, buildings or structures
require the submission of an application
for a development permit prior to
commencing the use or construction
unless it is identified as exempt from this
process in this Bylaw.
c) Setbacks and general performance
standards for accessory buildings shall
meet the same requirements as the
principal use or building.
6.3.5 Accessory Dwelling Units Accessory
to Industrial Uses
a) One accessory dwelling unit accessory
to industrial uses may be considered by
Council where the unit is used for the
operator of the business to which the
dwelling unit is accessory.
b) The accessory dwelling shall be located in
the principal building.
c) Accessory dwelling units shall have
an entrance separate from that of the
industrial use and provide a fire exit
secondary to the required entrance.
6.3.6 Parking
a) No parking, loading, storage, trash
collection, outdoor service or display area
shall be permitted within a setback.
b) Loading, storage and trash collection
areas shall be located to the rear or sides
of the principal building and shall be
screened from view from any adjacent
sites or public roadways.
c) If the rear or sides of a site are used for
parking, an outdoor service display area
or both, and abut a Residential Zone or a
lane serving a Residential Zone, such areas
shall be screened in accordance with the
provisions for landscaping of this Bylaw.
6.3.7 Discretionary Use Application
a) Council will consider the applications
for discretionary use with respect to the
following criteria:
i. The sewer, water, and utility servicing
capacity is available to service the
development without excessive impact
on other uses being served by the system;
ii. The potential for noise, dust, smoke,
and other emissions causing pollution
has been effectively mitigated;
iii. Adequate separation exists from the
development to residential and tourist
service uses; and
iv. Access to truck routes, major streets,
and railway transportation is
appropriate to the type of development.
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6.3.8 Storage
a) No exterior storage of materials, goods, or
waste products is permitted except within
a waste disposal bin for collection.
6.3.9 Processing and Manufacturing
Operations
a) All operations with respect to processing
and manufacturing shall be conducted
within an enclosed building.
b) No exterior storage of materials, goods, or
waste products is permitted except within
a waste disposal bin for collection.
c) The operation shall not emit levels of
noise, odour, or dust not common to the
other uses in the District.
d) Council will consider appropriate
separation to residences, tourist facilities,
restaurants, and mini malls in making a
discretionary use decision.
6.3.10 Bulk Oil Dealers and Chemical
Supply Dealers
a) Council will consider appropriate
separation to residences, tourist facilities,
restaurants, and mini malls in making a
discretionary use decision.
b) Locations with direct access to a highway
or highway frontage road are preferred.
6.3.11 General Performance Standards
a) All uses and activities, except those noted
in clauses (b) and (c) below, shall be
located and carried on within an enclosed
building, and there shall be no outdoor
display areas except for automotive and
minor recreational vehicle sales/rentals
and convenience vehicle rentals;
b) All loading, service, trash collection and
accessory storage areas, and trucking
yards shall be located to the rear or
sides of the principal building and shall
be screened from view from any public
roadway other than a lane and adjacent
sites, by building walls, landscape
materials, berms, fences or a combination
of these;
c) The Development Officer may require
that exposed projections outside the
building, such as mechanical and
electrical equipment, transformer ducts,
cooling towers and materials handling
equipment, be screened from view from
any public roadway other than a lane
and adjacent sites if such projections
are inconsistent with the character and
appearance of surrounding development
or the intended visual qualities of this
zone;
d) All buildings shall be constructed and
finished with durable materials designed
to maintain the initial appearance of
the development throughout the life of
the project. The Development Officer
may require that the appearance of
metal or concrete block walls exposed
to public view from beyond the site
be improved where such walls are
inconsistent with the finishing materials or
appearance characteristic of surrounding
development;
e) Where use classes that may, in the
opinion of the Development Officer,
create negative impacts such as noise,
light or odours which may be noticeable
on adjacent properties, and where the
site containing such use classes is directly
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adjacent to Sites used or zoned for
residential activities, the Development
Officer may, at the Development Officer's
discretion, require that these potential
impacts be minimized or negated. This
may be achieved through a variety of
measures, including landscaping, berming
or screening, noise attenuation measures
such as structural soundproofing, the
downward direction of all exterior lighting
onto the proposed development, and
any other measures as the Development
Officer may deem appropriate;
f) If the rear or sides of a site are used for
parking, an outdoor service or display
area or both, and abut a Residential Zone
or a lane serving a Residential Zone, such
areas shall be screened in accordance with
the provisions of the General Regulations
of this Bylaw;
g) All mechanical equipment, including roof
mechanical units, shall be screened in a
manner compatible with the architectural
character of the building or concealed by
incorporating it within the building; and
h) Access and egress lanes shall not be
located so as to create congestion on the
adjacent streets.
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6.4
Community Service District - CS
This district intends to reserve lands for the
development of institutional, recreational,
religious and other community service uses.
No person shall, within any area zoned as
Community Service District - CS, use any
land, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure except in accordance with the
following provisions.
6.4.1 Permitted Uses and Regulations
Minimum Requirements
Uses
Area
Frontage
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
Nursing Homes, Day Care
Centres, Health Services and
Clinics
500 m2
15 m
(49.2 ft)
6 m
(19.6 ft)
10 m
(32.8 ft)
15 m
(49.2 ft)
Schools, Educational
Institutions and Cultural
Institutions
Lodges, Fraternal Organizations
and Clubs
Places of Worship, Religious
Institutions
Curling and Skating Rinks
900 m2
15 m
(49.2 ft)
6 m
(19.6 ft)
10 m
(32.8 ft)
15 m
(49.2 ft)
Police, Fire and Ambulance
Stations
Recreational Uses (Sports
fields, public parks, picnic
sites, playgrounds, and
walking trails)
No Requirements / as per General Regulations
Public Utilities, Municipal
Facilities, Public Works and
Accessory Structures
Public Communication and
Transmission Towers
Accessory Uses to a Principal
Permitted Use
As Required for Applicable Uses Above
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Minimum Requirements
Uses
Area
Frontage
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
Group Care Facilities
900 m2
30 m
(98.4 ft)
6 m
(19.6 ft)
3 m
(9.8 ft)
3 m
(9.8 ft)
Multiple Unit Dwellings (Senior
Citizen Home)
Communications Towers or
Facilities
As per General Regulations
Accessory Confectioneries,
Gift Shops, Snack Bars and
Restaurants
As Required for Applicable Uses Above
Single Detached Dwellings
accessory to a community service
use or for an owner or caretaker
of an approved use part of an
approved business plan
6.4.2 Discretionary Uses and Regulations
6.4.3 General
a) Development design, siting, landscaping,
screening and buffering shall minimize
and compensate for any objectionable
aspects or potential incompatibility with
development in abutting Zones.
b) An environmental review for all
developments may be required prior to
the issuance of a Development Permit at
the discretion of the Development Officer.
c) No outdoor parking, trash collection, or
outdoor storage areas shall be developed
within 3.0 metres of any property line that
abuts a site zoned to allow single detached
housing as a permitted use.
d) Design techniques, including, but not
limited to, the use of sloped roofs,
variations in building setbacks, and
articulation of building façades, shall be
employed to minimize the perception of
the building's massing when viewed from
adjacent residential areas and roadways.
e) Building finishes shall be compatible with
the exterior finishing materials and colours
typical of adjacent single detached housing.
6.4.4 Joint Use Facilities
a) Two or more institutional uses in the
District may be developed and operated
on a single parcel where owned and
operated by public authorities.
b) To create a joint-use facility, public
authorities may, by agreement, join two
parcels together to be considered one
parcel for the purpose of regulation under
this Bylaw.
6.4.5 Development Standards and
Criteria for Multiple Unit Dwellings (Senior
Citizen Home)
a) Council must be satisfied that the
development will be used for restricted
or assisted housing for seniors to grant
discretionary use approval.
b) Proposals not meeting Clause a) will be
considered for rezoning to a Residential
District if appropriate.
6.4.6 Storage
a) No side or front yards shall be used for
outdoor storage.
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6.5
Future Urban Development District - FUD
The purpose of this Zone is to allow for
agricultural and rural land use activities
and a limited range of other uses that do not
prejudice the future use of these lands for
urban use.
6.5.1 Permitted Uses and Regulations
6.5.2 Discretionary Uses and Regulations
6.5.3 Discretionary Use Applications
a) Council will consider the applications
for discretionary use with respect to the
following criteria;
i. The sewer, water, and utility servicing
capacity is available to service the
development without excessive impact
on other uses being served by the
system;
ii. The potential for noise, dust, smoke,
and other emissions causing pollution
has been effectively mitigated;
iii. Adequate separation exists from the
development to residential and tourist
service uses; and
iv. Access to truck routes, major streets,
and railway transportation is
appropriate to the type of development.
Minimum Requirements
Uses
Area
Frontage
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
Existing Residential and
Commercial Uses
1 ha
(107,640 ft2)
30 m
(98.4 ft)
15 m
(49.2 ft)
15 m
(49.2 ft)
15 m
(49.2 ft)
Livestock Pasture
Cemeteries
Public Utilities, Municipal
Facilities, Public Works and
Accessory Structures
As per General Regulations
Communications Towers or
Facilities
Accessory Uses
As Required for Applicable Uses Above
Minimum Requirements
Uses
Area
Frontage
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
Green Houses, Market
Gardens, Horticultural Supply,
Tree and Plant Nurseries
1 ha
(107,640 ft2)
As per General
Regulations
30 m
(98.4 ft)
15 m
(49.2 ft)
15 m
(49.2 ft)
15 m
(49.2 ft)
Animal Hospitals/Clinics and
Kennels
Sport Fields and Arenas
Places of Worship, Religious
Institutions
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6.5.4 General
a) To recognize existing use of a single
detached dwelling, Council will consider
building or expansion of single detached
dwellings in a FUD District on a site that
holds an existing single detached dwelling.
b) The approval of the development of a
single detached dwelling on vacant or idle
land or in a new subdivision for large-
site residential use will not be considered
except in conjunction with the adoption of
a concept plan to the Official Community
Plan that designates the area for large site
residential use.
c) Council may consider approval of a single
detached dwelling accessory or ancillary
to another existing use, where the location
will not interfere with future development
pursuant to the Official Community Plan
and any concept plan adopted under that
plan. All single detached dwellings shall
comply with the setback standards of an
R1 District.
d) Council will consider the applications
for discretionary use with respect to the
following criteria;
i. The sewer, water, and utility servicing
capacity is available to service the
development without excessive impact
on other uses being served by the
system;
ii. The proposed development will be
consistent with any concept plans
in force in the area and will not be
inconsistent with the future use and
development plans of the Official
Community Plan;
iii. The development will not require the
development of new streets and utility
lines except as may be provided for
in existing plans under the Official
Community Plan; and
iv. The proposal is not premature.
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7.0 Effective Date of the Bylaw
7.1
Repeal
Village of Richmound Interim Development Control Bylaw, Bylaw No. 5-2023 and all its
amendments are repealed.
7.2
Coming into Force
This Bylaw shall come into force and take effect on the date of final approval by the Minister
of Government Relations.
MAYOR
Seal
ADMINISTRATOR
INTRODUCED and READ a first time this
day of
,
20
.
READ A SECOND TIME this
day of
,
20
.
READ A THIRD TIME and passed this
day of
,
20
.
CERTIFIED a true copy of Bylaw No.
adopted by Resolution of Council on the
day of
,
20
.
Village Administrator/Manager
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8.0 Zoning District Map
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9.0 Definitions
Whenever the subsequent words or terms are
used in the Village of Richmound's Official
Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw, they
shall have the following definition unless the
context indicates otherwise.
Abattoir: A facility for butchering or
slaughtering animals, dressing, cutting,
inspecting meats, refrigerating, curing, and
manufacturing by-products.
Abut: To physically touch or border or share
all or part of a common site line.
Access: The principal means of a pedestrian
or vehicular entry to and exit from a site
or building. This may include approaches
or driveways, walkways, roadways, streets,
highways, etc.
Accessory: A building or use that:
- is subordinate to and serves the principal
building or principal use;
- is subordinate in area, mass, extent, and
purpose to the principal building or
principal use served;
- contributes to the comfort, convenience,
or necessity of occupants of the principal
building or assists the principal use;
- and is located on the same site as the
principal building or use.
Adjacent: Contiguous or would be
contiguous if not for a river, stream, railway,
road or utility right-of-way or reserve land
and any other land identified in this Bylaw as
adjacent land for the purpose of notification.
Administrator: The Administrator/Manager
of the Village of Richmound.
Aggregate Resource: Mineral materials
include sand, gravel, clay, earth or
mineralized rock, and recycled concrete.
Agricultural: The use of land, buildings,
or structures for the purpose of animal
husbandry, fallow, field crops, forestry,
market gardening, pasturage, and private
greenhouses. It includes the growing,
packing, treating, storing, and selling of
produce produced on the premises and other
similar uses customarily carried on in general
agriculture.
Alteration or Altered: With reference to a
building, structure or site, means a change
from one major occupancy class or division
to another, or a structural change such as
an addition to the area or height, or the
removal or part of a building, or any change
to the structure such as the construction of,
cutting into or removal of any wall, partition,
column, beam, joist, floor or other support,
or a change to or closing of any required
means of egress or a change to the fixtures,
equipment, cladding, trim, or any other items
regulated by this Bylaw such as parking and
landscaping.
Ancillary/Accessory Use: A secondary and
subordinate use to the principal use, which
is specifically allowed and may include an
associated building that is specifically allowed
pursuant to this Bylaw.
Animal Clinic: A building or part thereof
used by a qualified veterinarian to treat
animal health needs where animals are not
kept on the premises for surgery or kept
overnight.
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Animal Hospital: The premises of a
veterinary surgeon where small and large
domestic animals and livestock are treated
or kept, involving surgery and the keeping of
animals in outdoor or indoor pens.
(Animal) Veterinary Clinics: A place for the
care and treatment of small animals involving
outpatient care and medical procedures
involving hospitalization but shall not include
the keeping of animals in outdoor pens.
Annexation: The formal process through
which land in one jurisdiction is transferred to
the jurisdiction of another municipality.
Apartment Block: A building containing
three or more dwelling units as herein
defined, each of which is occupied or
intended to be occupied as a permanent
home or residence as distinct from a hotel or
rooming house.
Applicant: A developer or person applying
for a Development Permit under this Bylaw
or for a subdivision approval to an approving
authority under The Planning and Development
Act 2007.
Attached Covered Patio (Sunroom):
A patio which is covered with a permanent
roof structure which may be enclosed
by windows or screens and which is not
integrated into the dwelling unit by virtue of
the extension of the dwelling unit's heating or
cooling system or the removal of the exterior
door between the patio or deck and the
dwelling unit or principal building. Typically,
an attached covered patio or deck will
provide up to three-season accommodation
and would not provide fully furnished livable
floor space.
Attic: That portion of a building situated
wholly or in part within the roof and which is
less than one-half story.
Automobile (Motor Vehicle): A self-
propelled passenger vehicle that usually has
four wheels and an internal combustion
engine, used for land transport.
Auto Wrecker: An area where motor vehicles
are disassembled, dismantled, or junked, or
where vehicles not in operable condition or
used parts of motor vehicles are stored or sold
to the general public.
Awning: A structure that is mechanical and
fabricated from plastic, canvas or metal
that is spread across a frame designed to be
attached to a wall and hung above a doorway
or window.
Basement: That portion of a building that is
partly or wholly underground.
Bed and Breakfast: A dwelling unit
licensed as a tourist home under The Tourist
Accommodation Regulations, 1969, in which
overnight accommodation within the dwelling
unit, along with one meal served before noon,
is provided to the travelling public for a charge.
Billboard: An electronic or non-electronic
free-standing sign, including supporting
structure, that advertises goods, products,
services, organizations, or facilities that are
available from, located on, or refer to a site
other than the site on which the sign is located.
Buffer: A strip of land, vegetation or land use
that physically separates two or more different
land uses.
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Building: Means, as described in The Planning
and Development Act, 2007, any structure
constructed or placed on, in or over land, but
does not include a public highway;
Building, Accessory: (see Accessory)
Building Bylaw: A Bylaw of the Village
of Richmound authorized by The Uniform
Building and Accessibility Standards Act
(UBAS Act) to regulate the erection,
placement, alteration, repair, renovation, or
reconstruction of a building.
Building Height: The vertical distance of a
building measured from the finished grade
level to the highest peak of the roof.
Building Permit: A permit issued under
the Village of Richmound's Building Bylaw
authorizing the construction of or addition
to any building, but it does not include a
Development Permit.
Building, Principal: A building in which the
main or primary use of the site on which said
building is situated is conducted.
Building Line, Established: The average
distance from the street line to the main wall
of existing buildings on any side of any block
where more than half the frontage of the
block has been built.
Boulevard: That portion of a right-of-way
that extends from the edge of the street to the
property line of the adjacent property, not
including the sidewalk.
Bulk Fuel Sales and Storage: Includes
land, buildings, and structures for the storage
and distribution of fuels and oils, including
retail sales or key-lock operations.
Business Support Services: Activities
intended to provide administrative,
promotional, or technical support for
commercial and industrial activities.
Bylaw: The Village of Richmound Zoning
Bylaw.
Campground: An area used for a range of
overnight camping experiences, from tenting
to serviced trailer 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 a cannabis plant, as
defined in The Cannabis Act (Canada) and
anything referred to in (a), (b)and (c) but does
not include a non-viable seed of a cannabis
plant; a mature stalk, without any leaf, flower,
seed or branch of such a plant; and, fibre
derived from a stalk or the root or any part of
the root of such a plant.
a) Any part of a cannabis plant, including the
phytocannabinoids produced by, or found
in, such a plant, regardless of whether that
part has been processed or not.
b) Any substance or mixture of substances
that contains or has any part of such a
plant on it.
c) Any substance that is identical to any
phytocannabinoid produced by, or found
in, such a plant, regardless of how the
substance was obtained.
Cannabis Retail Outlet (Store): A retail
business operating from a storefront location
authorized by The Cannabis Control Act
(Saskatchewan) selling any part of the cannabis
plant, processed or unprocessed, including
any derivative, concentrate or edible product
originating from the cannabis plant.
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Carport: A building or structure or part
thereof where at least 40% of the perimeter
area is open and unobstructed by a wall,
door, post, or pier and which is used for
parking or storage of motor vehicles.
Cemetery: A cemetery or columbarium
within the meaning of The Cemeteries Act
Chapter C-4, R.S.S. 1981, as amended from
time to time.
Club: A group of people organized for a
common purpose, to pursue common goals,
interests, or activities. Certain membership
qualifications, payment of dues or fees,
regular meetings, and a constitution and
bylaws usually characterize it.
Commercial Use: The use of land,
building(s), or structure(s) for the purpose
of buying and selling commodities and
supplying professional and personal services
for compensation.
Commercial/Industrial Use, Large
Scale: Commercial or Industrial land uses
maintaining a lineal frontage in excess of 91.0
metres (298.56 feet).
Commercial/Industrial Use, Small
Scale: Commercial or Industrial land uses
maintaining a lineal frontage of 91.0 metres
(298.56 feet) or less.
Communication Facility: (See
Telecommunication Facility)
Community Facilities: Buildings or facilities
used for recreational, social, educational
or cultural activities that a municipal
corporation, non-profit corporation or other
non-profit organization owns.
Compost: Materials used in gardening,
agriculture, landscaping, erosion control,
wetland construction, and landfill cover.
Concrete and Asphalt Plant: An industrial
facility used for the production of asphalt
or concrete or asphalt or concrete products
used in building or construction. It
includes facilities for the administration or
management of the business, the stockpiling
of bulk materials used in the production
process or of finished products manufactured
on the premises, and the storage and
maintenance of required equipment.
Condominium: Land, buildings, and units,
including private and common property, as
defined under The Condominium Property Act.
Conservation: The planning, management
and implementation of an activity with the
objective of protecting the essential physical,
chemical and biological characteristics of the
environment.
Construction: Means the temporary process
of demolishing or building any structure or
repairing, renovating or improving a structure
that already exists, including landscaping,
home repairs, property improvement and any
work in connection with that process.
Construction Trades: Offices, shops, and
warehouses, with or without retail sales, for
trades associated with building construction.
Contractors Yard: The yard of a contractor
or company, including landscaping
materials used as a depot for the storage
and maintenance of equipment used by
the contractor or company. It also includes
facilities for the administration or management
of the business and the stockpiling or storage of
supplies used in the business.
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Curb and Gutter: Concrete or asphalt
structures used to collect surface runoff
from paved streets, parking lots, or other
impervious surfaces and convey it to a storm
drain system or appropriate treatment and/or
infiltration system.
Deck: Any raised floor structure with at least
0.61 meters (2 ft.) above the finished grade.
Ditch: A defined channel or depression, often
located adjacent to a municipally owned road
designated for the collection and drainage of
rainwater, runoff, or other liquids.
- A "ditch" shall also refer to the area from
the edge of the front yard property line
or, in the case of corner lots, including the
side yard property line, extending to the
edge of the road within the municipally
owned road right of way (not including the
driveway) that is used to facilitate natural
drainage.
Driveway: Means a private right-of-way
abutting and providing access for vehicles
from a street, boulevard, curb or sidewalk to
a carport, garage or hard surface parking pad
located on the same lot;
Dwelling: A building or part of a building
intended for residential occupancy.
Dwelling Unit: One or more habitable rooms
used or fully capable of being used as a
residence, where each unit provides sleeping,
cooking, and toilet facilities but does not
include rooming houses or rooming units.
Dwelling, Converted: A dwelling that is more
than 30 years old, originally designed or used
as a one- or two-unit dwelling, and in which
additional dwelling units have been created.
Dwelling, Duplex: A building, including a
bare land condominium, which is divided
either vertically or horizontally into two
dwelling units with separate entrances
Dwelling Group: A group of single-detached,
semi-detached, or multiple-unit dwellings
clustered on one lot or site, built as one
development.
Dwelling, Multiple Unit: A building
containing four or more dwelling units and shall
include condominiums, duplex, row houses,
and apartments, but not include a converted
dwelling, rooming house, hotel, or motel.
Dwelling, Semi-Detached: A building
divided vertically into two (2) dwelling units
by a common wall extending from the base of
the foundation to the roofline.
Dwelling, Single-Detached: a building
containing only one dwelling unit, including a
bareland condominium and shall not include
a mobile home as herein defined.
Dwelling, Tri-plex: A building, including a
condominium, which is divided vertically
into three dwelling units, each with its own
entrance.
Easement: The right, as registered to a
property title, to cross or otherwise use
another person's land, usually for a specified
purpose, and as defined in The Public Utilities
Easement Act.
Educational Institution: An establishment
dedicated to the purpose of providing
education and instruction in any branch of
knowledge.
Elevation: The height of a point on the
Earth's surface above sea level.
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Environmental Stewardship: Refers to
responsible use and protection of the natural
environment through conservation and
sustainable practices.
Environmental Reserve (ER): Lands that
have been dedicated to the protection of an
environmental feature.
Environmentally Sensitive Areas: Lands
or areas with natural features where
precautions, mitigation or constraints are
needed to minimize impacts of activity or
development.
Excavation: Shall mean excavation other
than for construction or building purposes,
including but not limited to sand and gravel
mining, topsoil stripping, and construction of
artificial bodies of water.
Existing: In place, or taking place, or with all
approvals and permits in place on the date of
the adoption of this Bylaw.
Farm Building/Yard: Improvements such as
barns, granaries, etc., used in connection with
the growing and sale of trees, shrubs and sod
or the raising or production of crops, livestock
or poultry, fur production, beekeeping and
situated on a parcel of land used for the farm
operation.
Fence: A structure used to enclose or screen
areas of land.
Fill (Clean Fill): Soil, rock or other material
approved by the Village.
Finished Grade: The grade upon
completion of the fill or excavation OR the
elevation of the surface of the ground after
completion of final grading, either via cutting,
filling or a combination thereof.
Flanking: Means to the side of a lot, parcel
or site.
Flood: A temporary rise in the water level
that inundates areas not ordinarily covered by
water.
(Design) Flood Level:
a) a 1:500 year flood;
b) a flood having a return period greater
than 1:500 years;
c) a recorded flood having a water surface
elevation equal to or exceeding that of a
1:500-year flood
Flood Fringe: The portion of the floodplain
where the waters in the 1:500-year flood are
projected to be less than a depth of one metre
or a velocity of one metre per second.
Floodproofed: A measure, or combination
of structural and non-structural measures,
incorporated into the design of a structure
which reduces or eliminates the risk of flood
damage to a defined elevation.
Floodway: The portion of the flood plain
adjoining the channel where the waters in
the 1:500-year flood are projected to meet or
exceed a depth of one metre or a velocity of
one metre per second.
Floor Area: The maximum area contained
within the outside walls of a building,
excluding in the case of a dwelling, any
private garage, porch, veranda, open deck,
unfinished attic, unfinished basement or
cellar, a commercial or industrial building,
and utility room.
Floor Area Ratio: The gross floor area of all
buildings on a lot divided by the lot area.
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Freeboard Elevation: The elevation of the
Design Flood Level (the 1:500 flood elevation)
plus an extra 0.50 metres (1.64 feet) to protect
against wave run-up and ice surge.
Frontage (Lot Frontage): The distance
across the street side of a lot (a lot must front
on a street), between the points where the
sidelines of the lot meet the street right of way
or boulevard, or where a lot is irregular in
shape and is narrowest at the front street end,
the width of the lot shall be measured parallel
to the street line at the centre of the front
lot line, and at a setback from the front lot
line no greater than the minimum permitted
building setback.
Future Land Use Map: In its projections,
the map specifies certain areas for residential
growth and others for residential, industry,
commercial and conservation.
Garage, Private: A building or part of a
building used for or intended to be used for
the storage of motor vehicles and wherein
neither servicing nor repairing such vehicles is
carried out for remuneration.
Garage, Public: A building or place where
motor vehicles are stored or repaired for
remuneration; it does not include car washing
establishments, an auto sales lot, or an
automobile service station.
Garden (Granny) Suite: A second, small
dwelling on the site of a primary, single-family
dwelling that accommodates one or two
family members of the owner/occupants of
the primary residence and is intended to allow
the family to live independently but with the
support nearby of the extended family.
Gas Bar: A building or place where fuel and
automotive fluids are sold and may be added
to a vehicle on the property. It may also have
a convenience store and/or restaurant.
Geo-Technical Report: A site assessment
prepared by a qualified professional of the
earth's subsurface determining the quantity
and/or quality of environmentally mitigative
measures that would be necessary for that
specific development to occur on the site.
Grade: The average elevation of the natural
ground level at the walls of a building or
structure as determined by the elevation of
the four outside corners of the building.
Greenhouse, Commercial: A building for
growing flowers, plants, shrubs, trees, and
similar vegetation that are not necessarily
transplanted outdoors on the same site but
are sold directly at wholesale or retail from
the site.
Greenhouse, Private: A building for the
growing of flowers, plants, shrubs, trees
and similar vegetation that are transplanted
outdoors on the same site containing such
greenhouse(s), and where greenhouse
products may not be offered for sale.
Greenways: A linear park which may
accommodate pathways principally for foot
traffic and/or bicycles. Typically, greenways
are planned along creeks or streams and
managed as natural environments or
bikeways along landscaped roads.
Group Home: (see Personal Care Home)
Hard Landscaping: Includes concrete, unit
pavers, brick pavers, or quarry tile, but does
not include gravel, shale or asphalt.
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Hazardous Industry/Substance: A substance
that, because of its quality, concentration, or
physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics,
either individually or in combination with
other substances on the site, is an existing or
potential threat to the physical environment,
human health, or other living organisms.
Hazard(ous) Land: Land having inherent
environmental hazards; land subject
to flooding, earth movement, or slope
instability; land with poor natural drainage,
groundwater seepage, erosion, steep slopes,
rock formations, or other similar features.
Health Service Facility (Health Clinic):
A building or part thereof used by qualified
health service practitioners for the treatment
of human health needs.
Heritage Resource: The history, culture
and historical resources of an area and its
residents.
Highway: Means a highway as described in
The Traffic Safety Act.
Highway Commercial: Commercial
activities typically located along highways and
major roadways and in other locations are
considered strategic by the type of business
involved in serving the needs of local residents
and the travelling public.
Highway Sign Corridor: A strip of land
parallel and adjacent to a provincial highway,
where private signs may be permitted to
advertise goods and services of local area
businesses and attractions, as provided by
regulations of the Department of Highways
entitled "The Erection of Signs Adjacent to
Provincial Highway Regulations, 1986", as may
be amended from time to time.
Home Occupation (Home Based
Business): An occupation, trade, profession,
or craft customarily conducted for gain in
a dwelling unit or accessory building by
the resident or residents, which is clearly
incidental and secondary to the principal
use of the site and which does not create
or become a public nuisance as a result of
noise, traffic, pollution, or parking. Home
occupations shall not occupy more than 25%
of the total finished floor area of a dwelling
unit in any Residential District.
Hotel: A building or structure or part of
a building or structure in which sleeping
accommodation with or without meals is
provided for tourists or travellers and where
a guest register or record is kept but does not
include a motel or rooming house.
Industrial Use: The use of land, buildings or
structures for the manufacturing, assembling,
processing, fabrication, warehousing or
storage of goods and materials.
Industrial Park: An area of land set aside for
industrial development, usually located close
to transport facilities, especially where more
than transport mode coincides, i.e. highways,
railroads, and airports.
Infill Development: Re-development within
existing areas or neighbourhoods.
Institutional Use: The use of land, buildings,
or structures for religious, charitable,
educational, health or welfare purposes,
including churches, public or private schools,
nursery schools, hospitals, and special care.
Kennel, Boarding: The temporary
accommodation of more than four dogs, cats or
other domestic animals for commercial purposes.
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Kennel, Breeding: The keeping of domestic
animals, male and female, that are more than
12 months old for breeding purposes.
Kennel, Enclosure: An accessory building
or enclosure intended to house one or more
domestic animals.
Landfill: A specially engineered site for
disposing of solid waste on land constructed
to reduce hazards to public health and safety.
Landscaping: The provision of any
horticultural and other related compatible
features or materials designed to enhance the
visual amenity of a site or to provide a visual
screen consisting of any combination of the
following elements:
a) Soft landscaping consisting of vegetation
such as trees, shrubs, vines, hedges,
flowers, grass and ground cover; and
b) Hard landscaping that consists of
concrete, unit pavers, brick pavers, or
quarry tile but does not include gravel,
shale or asphalt.
Landscaped Area: An area not built upon
and not used for any purpose other than as
an open space that may include grass, shrubs,
flowers, trees, and similar types of vegetation
and may contain paths, walks, patios,
fences, and similar outdoor amenities. It
does not include parking areas, parking lots,
driveways, or ramps.
Landscaping Plan: A legible drawing of
suitable size identifying all of the proposed
landscape development required and shown
in context with any proposed development for
which a Landscaping Permit is applied.
Land Use Zoning District: Divisions
identified in the Zoning Bylaw establishing
permitted and discretionary uses of land or
buildings with attendant regulations.
Lane: A secondary public thoroughfare
intended primarily to give access to the rear
or side of the abutting property.
Livestock: Domesticated animals are
used primarily as beasts of burden for the
production of fur, hides, meat, milk, eggs, or
other products or as breeding stock, but they
exclude companion animals.
Loading Space: A space measuring at least
3.0 metres (9.84 feet) in width and 8.5 metres
(27.88 feet) in depth, located on a lot, and
having access to a street or lane, in which a
vehicle may park to load or unload.
Lot: (see Site); An area of land with fixed
boundaries on record with the Information
Services Corporation (ISC) by Certificate of
Title. For the purposes of this Bylaw, the terms
"lot" and "site" shall not be deemed the same.
Lot Coverage: The percentage of the lot
area covered by all the buildings above the
ground level.
Lounge: A room or area adjoining a
restaurant set aside for the sale of beverage
alcohol for consumption on the premises,
with or without food, and where no area has
been set aside for dancing or entertainment,
either in the lounge or in the adjoining
restaurant. The area of a lounge may not
exceed 50% of the public assembly area in
the adjoining restaurant, subject to Provincial
Regulations.
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Manufacturing Establishment: A firm
or business engaged in the mechanical or
chemical transformation of materials or
substances into new products, including
the assembling of components parts, the
manufacturing of products and the blending
of materials.
Mayor: The Mayor of the Village of
Richmound.
Minister: The member of the Executive
Council to whom the administration of The
Planning and Development Act, 2007, has been
assigned for the time being.
Mini-Storage: A commercial facility made up
of more than one unit in which customers can
rent space to store possessions.
Mixed-Use: A mix of land uses that facilitate
the mixing, rather than separation of, land
uses in one distinctive environment, either
vertically in the same building or horizontally
adjacent. It is intended to be compatible with
adjacent uses.
Mobile Home: A prefabricated trailer coach
supported on a steel frame that conforms
to the Canadian Standards Association
#Z240 MH. A trailer coach may be used as
a dwelling all year round. It has water faucets
and shower or other bathing facilities that
may be connected to a water distribution
system. It also has facilities for washing and a
water closet or other similar facilities that may
be connected to a sewage system.
Mobile Home Park: A site under single
management for the placement of two
or more mobile homes. It shall include
all accessory buildings necessary to the
operation but does not include an industrial
or construction camp or tourist campsite. For
the purpose of this Bylaw, the terms mobile
home park and mobile home court shall be
deemed to mean the same.
Mobile Home Site: An area of land in
a mobile home park intended for one
mobile home and for the exclusive use of its
occupants, with access to a driveway or a
public street.
Mobile Home Subdivision: Any subdivision
of land and the development thereof for the
purpose of accommodating mobile homes in
such a manner that each home is situated on
its own site, which shall contain a minimum
site area of 450.00 m² (5000.0 ft²) and in
which all such sites, public open spaces,
internal streets and lanes, buffer zones and
other amenity areas form a contiguous area
of development.
Modular (Manufactured) Home: A
residential dwelling that is constructed off-
site in a yard or factory, in one or more
sections, transported to a site for permanent
installation on a permanent foundation
(may have a basement), having architectural
features similar to permanent residential
dwellings built on site in the Village,
and conforming to Canadian Standards
Association (CSA) #A277.
Modular (Manufactured) Home
Subdivision: Any subdivision of land and the
development thereof to accommodate modular
homes in such a manner that each home is
situated on its own site, which shall contain a
minimum site area of 450.00 m² (5000.0 ft²)
and in which all sites, public open space,
internal streets, buffer zones, and other amenity
areas form a contiguous area of development.
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Motor Home: Camping Trailer
Multiple-Unit Building: A building containing
two (2) or more distinct uses, each of which is
allowed in the Zoning District in which the
building is located.
Multiple Complimentary (Vertically
Integrated) Activities: The accommodation
of multiple complementary activities which
could be considered principal permitted uses
under single or multiple ownership within one
or more buildings on a single parcel where
these uses are considered to provide additional
processing and/or the sale of manufactured
goods produced onsite.
Municipality: The Village of Richmound.
Municipal Reserve: Dedicated lands provided
to a municipality for public use or dedicated
as a public reserve and transferred to a
Municipality pursuant to The Planning and
Development Act, 2007.
Museum: An institution established to acquire,
conserve, study, interpret, assemble, and exhibit
a collection of artifacts of historical interest to
the public for its instruction and enjoyment.
Natural Areas: An area relatively undisturbed
by human activities and characterized by
indigenous species. They include remnant or
self-sustaining areas with native vegetation,
water, or natural features.
Non-Conforming Use: Any use of land,
building or structure lawfully existing or under
construction where permits have been issued at
the time of the passing of this Bylaw, the use of
which does not comply with all the regulations
of this Bylaw governing the Zoning District in
which it is located.
Noxious Use or Condition: Any use or
facility that causes or produces harmful
or hazardous noise, vapours, smoke, dust
(particles suspended in or transported by air),
vibrations, electrical or electromagnetic fields,
glare, or light.
Office or Office Building: 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 or trade are stored,
trans-shipped, sold or processed.
Official Community Plan (OCP): The
Village of Richmound Official Community
Plan Bylaw No. XXX-2024.
Open Space: Passive and structured leisure
and recreation areas that enhance the aesthetic
quality and conserve the community's
environment, including parks, recreation and
tourism nodes, and natural areas.
Park Model Trailer/Unit: A unit designed
to facilitate occasional relocation, with living
quarters for a temporary or seasonal use; has
water faucets and shower or other bathing
facilities that may be connected to a water
distribution system; and has facilities for
washing and a water closet or other similar
facility that may be connected to a sewage
system. It has a gross floor area not exceeding
50 m2 (540 ft2). CSA Number Z241.
Parking Lot: An open area, other than a
street, used for the temporary parking of
more than four vehicles and available for
public or private use.
Parking Space: A space within a building
or parking lot for the parking of one (1)
motor vehicle, including convenient access
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to a public lane or street, and shall be not
less than 2.5 metres (8.20 feet) wide and 6.0
metres (19.69 feet) in length.
Pasture: A site that is used for the raising and
feeding of livestock by grazing.
Patio: Any hard surface or floor structure less
than 0.31 metres (1 foot) above the average
ground level upon which it is constructed.
PDA: The Planning and Development Act 2007,
Province of Saskatchewan, as amended from
time to time.
Permitted Use: The use of land, buildings or
other structures that shall be permitted in a
Zoning District where all requirements of this
Zoning Bylaw are met.
Person: A "person" shall apply to an
individual, association, firm, partnership,
corporation, trust, or agent and their heirs,
executors, or other legal representatives
of a person to whom the same can apply
according to the law.
Personal Service Trades: A building or part
of a building in which persons are employed
in furnishing services and administering to
customers' personal and/or grooming needs
but does not include the provision of health-
related services.
Places of Worship: A building set aside by
any religious organization for public worship.
Typical uses include churches, chapels,
mosques, temples, synagogues and parish halls.
Pond: Any constructed containment of water
for the purpose of landscape enhancement,
keeping ornamental fish or aquatic plants,
or for other similar purposes, but not a
swimming pool.
Portable Storage Unit: A transportable
storage structure designed and used for
temporarily storing building materials,
household goods, personal items, and other
materials on a residential property. Such units
are uniquely designed for their ease of loading
to and from a transport vehicle.
Principal Use: The main or primary activity
for which a site or its buildings are designed,
arranged, developed, or intended, or for
which they are occupied or maintained.
Public Work: A facility as defined under
The Planning and Development Act, 2007,
including a system, work, plant, equipment,
or service, whether owned or operated by
the Municipality or by a corporation under
Federal or Provincial statute, that furnishes
any of the following services and facilities to,
or for the use of, the inhabitants of the Village
of Richmound:
a) Communication by way of telephone
lines, optical cable, microwave, and cable;
b) Television services;
c) Delivery of water, natural gas, and
electricity;
d) Public transportation by bus, rail, or other
vehicle production, transmission;
e) Collection and disposal of sewage,
garbage, and other wastes; and
f) Fire and Police Services.
Real-Estate Signage: Signage directly
associated with the sale of a property on which
it is located and which maintains a gross
surface area of less than 1.0 m² (10.76 ft²).
Recreational Use: The use of land for parks,
playgrounds, tennis courts, lawn bowling
greens, indoor and outdoor skating rinks
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and curling rinks, athletic fields, golf courses,
picnic areas, swimming pools, day camps,
community centres and all similar uses,
together with the necessary and accessory
building sand structures; but does not include
the racing of animals or motorized vehicles.
Recreational Vehicle: Means a vehicle,
portable structure or watercraft, including
a trailer on which a portable structure or
watercraft is mounted, that can be towed,
hauled, carried on a vehicle or trailer or
driven and which is designed to be used for
travel or recreation purposes, which does not
include a snowmobile but does include, but is
not limited to a:
a) motor home;
b) travel trailer;
c) fifth wheel trailer;
d) tent trailer;
e) truck camper;
f) boat;
g) canoe;
h) kayak;
i) all-terrain vehicle;
j) jet ski; or
k) other similar vehicle.
Recreational Vehicle (RV) Park: An area of
land managed as a unit that provides short-term
accommodation for motor homes and camping
trailers, including accessory facilities such as
administration offices and laundry facilities.
Recycling Collection Depot
(Neighbourhood): A building or structure
used for the collection and temporary storage
of recyclable household materials such as
bottles, cans, plastic containers, paper, and
paint. It does not include the processing of
recyclable material other than compaction,
the collection and storage of oil, solvents,
or other hazardous materials, or outdoor
compaction or storage.
Recycling Collection Facility
(Commercial): A building or structure
intended to accommodate the collection,
sorting, processing and temporary storage of
recyclable materials that would otherwise be
considered waste. These types of uses include
outdoor processing or storage.
Redevelopment: (See infill development)
Residential: Means a building or lot
intended principally as a dwelling;
Residential Care Home: A licensed or
approved group care home 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.
Residential Use: The use of land, buildings,
or structures for human habitation.
Restaurant: A building or part of a building
wherein food is prepared and offered for
sale to the public primarily for consumption
within the building. Limited facilities may be
permitted to provide a take-out food function
if such a facility is clearly secondary to the
primary restaurant use.
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Retail Store (Shop): A building or part
thereof, or a place where goods, wares,
merchandise, substances, or articles are
offered or kept for sale or rent, and may
include servicing and the manufacture of
products on site for sale on the site so long as
the gross floor area used for manufacturing
does not exceed 25% of the gross floor area of
the retail store.
Retaining Wall: A structure designed to
restrain soil to unnatural slopes or to bound
soils between two different elevations, often in
areas of terrain possessing undesirable slopes
or in areas where the landscape needs to be
shaped severely and engineered for more
specific purposes.
Right-Of-Way: The land set aside for use as
a roadway or utility corridor. Rights of way
are purchased prior to the construction of a
new road or utility line, and usually, enough
extra land is purchased for the purpose of
providing mitigating features. Sometimes,
the road rights of way are left vacant after the
initial roadway facility is constructed to allow
for future expansion.
RTM (Ready to Move) Home: A residential
dwelling constructed off-site in a yard or
factory according to the Canadian National
Building Code and transported as a single
unit to a site for permanent installation on a
permanent foundation, including a basement.
Runoff: Drainage or flood discharge that
leaves an area as either surface or pipeline
flow.
Salvage Yard (Wrecking): A parcel of land
where second-hand, discarded, or scrap
materials are bought, sold, exchanged, stored,
processed or handled. Materials include scrap
iron, structural steel, rages, rubber tires,
discarded goods, equipment, appliances or
machinery.
School: An educational facility under
the jurisdiction of a Board of Education,
a college, university, or any other school
established and maintained either wholly or
partially at public expense, whether or not the
same is a boarding school and includes any
dormitory building accessory to such school.
Self-service Storage Facility: A commercial
business that rents or leases storage rooms,
lockers, containers, modular storage units
and/or outdoor space for businesses and
individuals to store and access their goods.
Service Station: A site used for the retail sale
of lubricating oils and gasoline, automobile
accessories, and for the servicing and
repairing of motor vehicles essential to the
operation of a motor vehicle; but does not
include an auto body or painting shop, car
sales lot, or a car washing establishment.
Setback: The distance required to obtain the
front yard, rear yard or side yard provisions
of this Bylaw.
Shipping Container: A container originally
designed for use as a means of storing and
transporting cargo via ship, rail, air or truck.
Should, Shall or May;
1) Shall is an operative word which means
the action is obligatory.
2) Should is the operative word, which
means that action is strongly advised to
achieve the plan objectives.
3) May is an operative word, meaning a
choice is available, with no particular
direction or guidance intended.
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Sidewalk: Means that part of the highway
adapted to the use of, or ordinarily used by,
pedestrians;
Sign: Any device, letter, symbol, emblem,
or picture affixed to or represented directly
or indirectly upon a building, structure, or a
piece of land, and that identifies or advertises
any object, product, place, activity, person,
organization, or business in such a way as
to be visible to the public on any street,
thoroughfare, or any other public place.
Sign, Height: The vertical distance measured
from the highest point of the sign to grade
level at the centre of the sign.
Sign, Temporary: A sign which is not
permanently installed or affixed in position,
nor connected to any service, advertising a
product or activity on a limited basis.
Site: An area of land consisting of one
or more lots consolidated under a single
certificate of title or tied at Information
Services Corporation (ISC), considered as a
unit devoted to a specific use or occupied by
a building or a permitted group of buildings,
and the customary accessories and open
spaces belonging to the same.
Site Area: The total horizontal area within
the site lines of a site.
Site, Corner: A site at the intersection of two
or more public streets, or upon two parts of
the same street, the adjacent sides of which
street or streets (or, in the case of a curved
corner, the tangents at the street extremities
of the side site lines) contain an angle of not
more than one hundred and thirty-five (135)
degrees. In the case of a curved corner, the
corner of the site shall be that point on the
street at the point of intersection of the said
tangents.
Site Coverage: The percentage of the site
area covered by all the buildings above the
ground level.
Site Depth: The horizontal distance between
the front site and rear site lines, but where the
front and rear site lines are not parallel, the
site depth is the length of a line joining the
midpoint of such site lines.
Site, Through: A site other than a corner
site, having separate frontages on two streets.
Predetermined building lines shall determine
the front site line of a through site. This is only
applicable to commercial and industrial zones.
Site, Width: The horizontal distance between
the side boundaries of the site measured at a
distance from the front lot line equal to the
minimum front yard required for the district
in which the site is located.
Site Line: Any boundary of a site.
Site Line, Front: The line separating the
site from the street; for a corner site, the
shorter line abutting a street; but in the case
of a corner site with two street lines of equal
length, the front site line shall be designated
by predetermined building lines.
Site Line, Rear: The site line at the rear of
the site, opposite the front site line.
Site Line, Side: A site line other than a front
or rear site line.
Site Plan: A plan showing the location of
existing and proposed buildings on a site in
relationship to the site lines.
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Special Care Facility (Home): An
institutionalized nursing home, supervisory
care home, sheltered care home or other facility
used for the purpose of providing supervisory
care, personal care, and nursing care.
Special Needs Housing: Multiple unit
dwellings or dwelling groups operated by a
non-profit corporation or public authority
and used exclusively for the domestic
habitation of senior citizens, disabled persons,
occupants of subsidized housing, or the
cohabitant spouse and children of persons
noted above.
Storey: That portion of a building, other
than an attic or basement, between the upper
surface of any floor and the upper surface of
the floor next above.
Storey, One-Half: That portion of a building
situated wholly or in part within the roof
and in which there is sufficient space to
provide a height in accordance with the
National Building Code of Canada between
the finished floor and finished ceiling over a
floor area which is not less than one-third nor
more than two-thirds of the floor area of the
story next below.
Stakeholders: Individuals, groups or
organizations who have a specific interest or
"stake" in a particular need, issue, situation or
project and may include members of the local
community residents, community groups or
local, provincial and federal governments.
Street: The whole and entire width of every
highway, public road, or road allowance
vested in Her Majesty in the right of the
Province of Saskatchewan and shown as such
on a plan of survey registered at Information
Services Corporation (ISC).
Structural Alteration: The construction or
reconstruction of supporting elements of a
building or other structure.
Structure: Means anything constructed or
erected, the use of which requires location
on the ground or attachment to something
located on the ground, but not including
curbs, pavements, walks, open-air faced areas
or moving vehicles.
Subdivision: A division of land, including
a division of a quarter section into a legal
subdivision as described in the regulations
made pursuant to The Land Surveys Act, 2000.
Substantial Roof Structure: Refers to a
robust and durable framework that provides
the foundational support for a building's
roof. This structure is designed to withstand
various loads, such as the weight of the
roofing materials, snow, wind, and other
environmental forces. It typically includes
components like beams, trusses, rafters, and
purlins, which are strategically arranged
to distribute the roof's weight and external
pressures evenly across the building's walls
and foundation. The term highlights the
importance of a well-engineered and solid
roof framework in ensuring the safety,
stability, and longevity of a structure,
especially in the face of adverse weather
conditions and other potential stressors. Its
construction must comply with all National
and Provincial building codes.
Swale: Low areas of land designed into a
landscape and forming part of the drainage
system that captures water and allows it
to infiltrate and slowly drain instead of
immediately running off the property.
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Swimming Pool: Any body of water
permanently located outdoors or indoors,
contained by artificial means, used and
maintained for the purpose of swimming,
wading, or diving, and having a depth of 0.61
metres (2.0 feet) or more at any point.
Telecommunication Facility: A structure
situated on a non-residential site that is
intended for transmitting or receiving
television, radio or cellular communications,
excluding those used exclusively for dispatch
communications.
Telecommunication System: A satellite dish,
parabolic antenna or other similar equipment
utilized for the reception of satellite-
transmitted television or radio waves.
Temporary Garage: Shall mean a
temporary prefabricated shelter constructed
with a metal or plastic frame and covered
with a tarpaulin or other similar type of
fabric or plastic cover used primarily for
the storage of vehicles or other equipment
accessory to a residential use only.
Village: The Village of Richmound.
Village Administrator: The Administrator/
Manager of the Village of Richmound.
Trailer (Camping), Motor Home: Any
vehicle designed, constructed or reconstructed
in such a manner as will permit occupancy as
a dwelling or sleeping place for one or more
persons, notwithstanding that its running
gear is removed or jacked up, is used or
constructed in such a way as to enable it to
be used as a conveyance upon public streets
or highways, and includes self-propelled and
non-self-propelled vehicles.
Use: The activity or purpose for which any
land, building, structure, or premises, or
part thereof, is arranged, designed, intended,
occupied, or maintained.
Used For: Includes "arranged for", "designed
for", "intended for", "maintained for", and
"occupied for".
Utility Shed: An accessory building or
structure used for the storage of goods with a
maximum floor area of 14.0 m² (150.70 ft²).
No Sea-Cans are allowed within the Village
of Richmound.
Vehicle Repair and Maintenance Service:
- Indoor: Includes all land uses which
perform maintenance services to motorized
vehicles and contain all operations (except
vehicle storage) entirely within an enclosed
building.
- Outdoor: Maintenance services have all
or any portion of their operations located
outside of an enclosed building.
Warehouse: A building used for the storage and
distribution of wholesale goods and materials.
Waste Disposal Facility, Liquid: A facility to
accommodate any waste containing animal,
mineral, or vegetable matter in solution or
suspension, but does not include a septic system
for a single residence or farmstead or a manure
storage area for an intensive livestock operation.
Waste Disposal Facility, Solid: A
facility or a temporary storage facility, to
accommodate discarded materials, substances
or objects which originated from residential,
commercial, institutional and industrial
sources which are disposed of in municipal or
private landfills, but not including dangerous
goods, hazardous waste or biomedical waste.
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Yard: Open, uncovered space open to the sky
on the same site with a building or structure.
Yard, Front: The area between the side
site lines and the front site line to the front
building line (See Location and measurement
of setbacks drawing).
Yard, Rear: The area between the side site
lines and the front site line to the rear building
line (corner and interior) (See Location and
measurement of setbacks drawing).
Yard, Required: The minimum yard
required by a provision of this Bylaw and
within which, unless specifically permitted, no
building or structure, or part of a building or
structure shall be erected.
Yard, Side: The area between the front
and rear yards and between the side site line
and the side building line (See Location and
measurement of setbacks drawing).
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