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RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ELDON NO. 471
ZONING BYLAW
Prepared for:
THE RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ELDON NO. 471
Prepared by:
CROSBY HANNA & ASSOCIATES
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE & COMMUNITY PLANNING
SASKATOON, SK
FEBRUARY 2016
The Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471
Bylaw No. ___________
A Bylaw of the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471 to adopt a Zoning Bylaw.
The Council of the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471, in the Province of Saskatchewan, in open meeting
assembled enacts as follows:
(1)
Pursuant to Section 34(1) of The Planning and Development Act, 2007 the Council of the Rural
Municipality of Eldon No. 471 hereby adopts the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471 Zoning
Bylaw, identified as Schedule "A" to this Bylaw.
(2)
The Reeve and Administrator of the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471 are hereby authorized to
sign and seal Schedule "A" which is attached to and forms part of this Bylaw.
(3)
Bylaw No. 84, The Zoning Bylaw, and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed.
(4)
This Bylaw shall come into force on the date of final approval by the Minister of Government
Relations.
Read a first time the
__________ day of ____________________, _________
Read a second time the
__________ day of ____________________, _________
Read a third time the
__________ day of ____________________, _________
Adoption of Bylaw this
__________ day of ____________________, _________
___________________________________
(Reeve)
SEAL
___________________________________
(Administrator)
Certified a True Copy of the Bylaw adopted by Resolution of Council
On the _________ day of ________________________, of the year ________
THE RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ELDON NO. 471
ZONING BYLAW
Being Schedule "A" to Bylaw No. ______________
of the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471
_________________________________
(Reeve)
SEAL
_________________________________
(Administrator)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 1
1.1
Title ............................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2
Scope ............................................................................................................................................. 1
1.3
Purpose .......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.4
Severability ................................................................................................................................... 1
2
INTERPRETATION ............................................................................ 3
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ADMINISTRATION ......................................................................... 23
3.1
Development Officer ................................................................................................................... 23
3.2
Application for Development Permit .......................................................................................... 23
3.3
Developments Not Requiring A Development Permit ................................................................ 23
3.4
Other Permit Requirements ......................................................................................................... 24
3.5
Application Requirements........................................................................................................... 24
3.6
Development Permit Application Process ................................................................................... 27
3.7
Discretionary Use Applications .................................................................................................. 27
3.8
Validity of a Development Permit ............................................................................................... 36
3.9
Amending the Zoning Bylaw ...................................................................................................... 36
3.10
Development Appeals Board ...................................................................................................... 36
3.11
Minor Variances .......................................................................................................................... 37
3.12
Fees ............................................................................................................................................. 37
3.13
Zoning by Agreement ................................................................................................................. 38
3.14
Offences and Penalties ................................................................................................................ 38
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GENERAL REGULATIONS ................................................................ 41
4.1
Frontage on the Road .................................................................................................................. 41
4.2
Development on Hazard Lands ................................................................................................... 41
4.3
Building to be Moved ................................................................................................................. 41
4.4
Waste Disposal ............................................................................................................................ 42
4.5
Water ........................................................................................................................................... 42
4.6
Storage of Chemicals, Fertilizers and Combustible Materials .................................................... 42
4.7
One Principal Building Permitted on a Site ................................................................................ 42
4.8
Non-Conforming Buildings, Sites and Uses ............................................................................... 42
4.9
Manufactured Homes and Manufactured Dwellings .................................................................. 43
4.10
Public Works, Pipelines and Facilities of the Municipality ........................................................ 43
4.11
Manure Disposal ......................................................................................................................... 43
4.12
Special Standards and Regulations ............................................................................................. 44
4.13
Setback from Centre Line of Roads ............................................................................................ 51
4.14
Permitted Yard Encroachments ................................................................................................... 51
4.15
Prohibited Uses in All Districts ................................................................................................... 52
4.16
Building Lines ............................................................................................................................. 52
4.17
Bare Land Condominiums .......................................................................................................... 52
4.18
Depth to Frontage Ratio .............................................................................................................. 52
4.19
Temporary Uses .......................................................................................................................... 53
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ZONING DISTRICTS ....................................................................... 55
5.1
Classification of Zoning Districts ............................................................................................... 55
5.2
Zoning District Maps .................................................................................................................. 55
5.3
Boundaries .................................................................................................................................. 55
5.4
Regulations ................................................................................................................................. 55
5.5
Properties with More than One Zoning District .......................................................................... 56
5.6
Transitional Zoning Provisions ................................................................................................... 56
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DISTRICT SCHEDULES ................................................................... 57
6.1
A - Agriculture District ............................................................................................................... 57
6.2
C1 - Commercial District ........................................................................................................... 63
6.3
M1 - Industrial District ............................................................................................................... 67
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MAPS ........................................................................................... 71
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INTRODUCTION
1.1 TITLE
This Bylaw shall be known as the "Zoning Bylaw of the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471".
1.2 SCOPE
All development within the limits of the municipality shall be in conformity with the provisions of
this bylaw, subject to the right of appeal provisions of The Planning and Development Act, 2007
(The Act).
1.3 PURPOSE
This is a Bylaw to control the use and development of the land in the municipality and assist in
implementing the Official Community Plan for the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471.
1.4 SEVERABILITY
If any part of this Bylaw, including anything shown on the Zoning District Map, is declared to be
invalid for any reason, by an authority of competent jurisdiction, that decision shall not affect the
validity of the Bylaw as a whole, or any other part, section or provision of this Bylaw.
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INTERPRETATION
Whenever in this bylaw the following words or terms are used, they shall, unless the context otherwise
provides be held to have the following meaning:
Accessory Building or Use: a building or use which:
(a)
is subordinate to and serves the principal building or principal use;
(b)
is subordinate in area, extent and purpose to the principal building or principal use
served;
(c)
contributes to the comfort, convenience or necessity of occupants of the principal
building or principal use served; and,
(d)
is located on the same site as the principal building or principal use served.
Act, The: The Planning and Development Act, 2007, as amended.
Aerodrome: Any area of land, water (including frozen surface thereof) or other supporting surface used or
designed, prepared, equipped or set apart for use either in whole or in part for arrival and departure,
movement or servicing of aircraft and includes any building, installations and equipment in connection
therewith.
Agriculturally related commercial and industrial uses: includes,
(a)
grain and seed storage, cleaning and drying;
(b)
fertilizing mixing sales (subject to provincial regulations);
(c)
livestock and poultry breeding services;
(d)
abattoirs; and,
(e)
other agriculturally related services.
Agroforestry: a collective name for the practice of intentionally using trees within land use systems and
practices in which woody perennials are deliberately integrated with crops and/or animals on the same land
management unit either in a spatial or temporal sequence.
Alteration: any structural change or addition made to any building or structure.
Amusement Park: development including go-cart, paint ball and miniature golfing facilities, concessions
and arcades, swimming pools, water slides, batting cages and other similar uses.
Ancillary Use: a use that is secondary and subordinate in size, extent and purpose to the principal use on
the same site, but is not necessary for the operation of the principal use on that site.
Animal, Exotic: any animal that is not domesticated in Saskatchewan and is wild by nature.
Animal Unit: the kind and number of animals calculated in accordance with the following:
Number Equaling
Kind of Animal
One Animal Unit
(1) Poultry
(a) hens, cockerels, capons
100
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(b) chicks, broiler chicks
200
(c) turkeys, geese, ducks
50
(d) exotic birds
25
(2) Hogs
(a) boars or sows
3
(b) gilts
4
(c) feeder pigs
6
(d) weanling pigs
20
(3) Wild Boars
(a) boars or sows
3
(b) gilts
4
(c) feeder pigs
6
(d) weanling pigs
20
(4) Sheep
(a) rams or ewes
7
(b) lambs
14
(5) Goats, Llamas, Alpacas,etc.
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(6) Cattle
(a) cows or bulls
1
(b) feeder cattle
1.5
(c) replacement heifers
2
(d) calves
4
(7) Horses
(a) colts or ponies
2
(b) other than colts or ponies
1
(8) Other
(a) domesticated native ungulates
(deer, elk, bison, etc.)
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Apartment House: a building divided into three (3) 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
motel, but excluding townhouses and street townhouses as herein defined.
Auction Market: a building, structure, or lot, or part thereof, used as a premises where goods and materials
that are to be sold by public auction.
Applicant: a developer or person applying for a development permit under this bylaw.
Bare Land Condominium: a condominium divided into bare land units, as defined in The Condominium
Property Act, 1993.
Bare Land Unit: a bare land unit as defined in The Condominium Property Act, 1993.
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Bed and Breakfast Home: a dwelling unit in which the occupants thereof use a portion of the dwelling
unit for the purpose of providing, for remuneration, sleeping accommodation and one meal per day to
members of the general public, for periods of one week or less, and in which:
(a)
not more than three bedrooms within the dwelling unit are used to provide such sleeping
accommodation;
(b)
the dwelling unit is the principal residence of the persons receiving the remuneration and
providing the sleeping accommodation and one meal per day; and,
(c)
the meal which is provided is served before noon each day.
Building: a structure used for the shelter or accommodation of persons, animals, or chattels.
Building Bylaw: any bylaw of the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471 regulating the erection, alteration,
repair, occupancy or maintenance of buildings or structures.
Building Floor Area: the maximum habitable area contained within the outside walls of a building,
excluding in the case of a dwelling unit any private garage, porch, sunroom, unfinished attic or unfinished
basement.
Building Height: the vertical distance of a building measured from grade level to the highest point of the
roof surface, if a flat roof; to the deck line of a mansard roof; and to the mean height level between eaves
and ridge for a gable, hip or gambrel roof (refer to Figure 2-1).
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Figure 2-1: Interpretation of Building Height Measurement
Building Line, Established: a line, parallel to the front site line (and, in the case of corner sites, a line,
parallel to the side site line along the flanking street), and set back the average distance from the edge of
the street to the main walls of the existing buildings on a side of any block of the street where more than
half the lots have been built on.
Building Permit: a permit issued under a building bylaw of the municipality authorizing the construction
of all or part of any building.
Building, Principal: the main building in which the principal use of the site is conducted.
Business Dwelling: an accessory dwelling unit accessory to a commercial or industrial use in a commercial
or industrial zoning district that is intended to accommodate an owner, manager, employee of the company
who must live onsite to accomplish their tasks.
Campground: the seasonal operation of an area of land managed as a unit, providing temporary short-term
accommodation for tents, tent trailers, travel trailers, recreational vehicles and campers, used by travelers
and tourists.
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Campsite: a designated and delineated area within a campground, tourist camp or trailer court that is
intended to accommodate a single tent, tent party or trailer coach.
Carport: a roofed enclosure for the parking of a motor vehicle or motor vehicles which has less than 60%
of the total perimeter enclosed by walls, doors or windows and is attached to a principal building.
Car Wash: a building or portion of a building which is used for the washing of vehicles, including full
service, automatic and hand operated facilities.
Cemetery: property used for the internment of the dead and may include facilities for the storage of ashes
of human remains that have been cremated.
Club: a group of people organized for a common purpose, to pursue common goals, interests or activities,
usually characterized by certain membership qualifications, payment of dues or fees, regular meetings, and
a constitution and bylaws; and shall include lodges and fraternal organizations.
Community Centre: a building or facility used for recreational, social, educational or cultural activities
and which is owned by a municipal corporation, non-profit corporation or other non-profit organization.
Construction Trades: offices, shops and warehouses, with or without associated retail sales of plumbing
and heating, electrical, carpentry, masonry and other trades associated with construction of buildings.
Convenience Store: a store offering for sale primarily food products, beverages, tobacco, personal care
items, hardware and printed matter and which primarily provides a convenient day-to-day service to
residents in the vicinity.
Council: the Council of the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471.
Cultural Institution: an establishment such as a museum, art gallery, library and similar facilities of
historical, educational or cultural interest.
Custodial Care Facility: either:
(a)
a facility for the temporary detention or open custody of persons pursuant to the provisions
of The Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada) or The Summary Offences Procedure Act, 1990
(Saskatchewan); or,
(b)
a facility for the accommodation of persons participating in a community training program
pursuant to The Correctional Services Act.
in which the number of persons in detention, custody or residence does not exceed five.
Day Care Centre: a facility for the non-parental care of over four (4) preschool age children on a daily
basis and licensed under The Child Care Act.
Deck: a raised open platform, with or without rails, attached to a principal building.
Development: the carrying out of any building, engineering, mining or other operations, in, on, or over
land, or the making of any material change in the use or intensity of use of any building or land.
Development Permit: a document authorizing a development issued pursuant to this Bylaw.
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Discretionary Use: a use or form of development specified in this Bylaw, which may be allowed following
application to, and approval of, the Council; and which complies with the development standards, as
required by Council, contained in this Bylaw.
Dwelling: a building used or intended for residential occupancy excluding a manufactured home, but may
include a Modular Home or a Ready-to-Move Home as herein defined.
Dwelling Group: a group of two or more detached one unit dwellings, two unit dwellings or multiple unit
dwellings or combinations thereof occupying the same site.
Dwelling, Modular: a factory built home that is manufactured as a whole or modular unit and designed to
be moved on a permanent or removable chassis to be used as a single detached dwellings, and is certified
by the manufacturer that it complies with the Canadian Standards Association CSA - A277.
Dwelling, Multiple Unit Apartment Style: a building divided into three or more units as herein defined,
each of which is occupied or intended to be occupied as a permanent home or residence, but not hotels,
motels or townhouses.
Dwelling, Multiple Unit Townhouse: a multiple unit dwelling in which each unit has its own entrance to
the outside and each unit is separated from other units by a common wall or ceiling which has no openings.
Dwelling, Multiple Unit: a building divided into three or more dwelling units as herein defined and shall
include townhouses and apartments but not hotels, or motels.
Dwelling, Ready-to-Move (RTM): a ready-to-move one unit dwelling which is built to completion off-
site using conventional lumber and building practices according to the current National Building Code of
Canada, and which is transported to the site as a complete unit for placement on a fixed approved foundation
which complies with the requirements if the Nation al Building Code of Canada.
Dwelling, Semi-Detached: a building divided vertically into two dwelling units by a common party wall
which separates the two units without opening.
Dwelling, Single Detached: a detached building consisting of one dwelling unit as herein defined, but shall
not include a manufactured home as herein defined.
Dwelling, Street Townhouse: a dwelling unit on its own site, attached to two or more other dwelling units,
each on their own sites, in which each unit has its own entrance to the outside and each unit is separated
from other units by a common wall or ceiling which has no opening.
Dwelling, Two-Unit: a detached building on its own site divided into two dwelling units, each with its own
entrance to the outside.
Dwelling Unit: a separate set of living quarters, whether occupied or not, usually containing sleeping
facilities, sanitary facilities and a kitchen or kitchen components. For the purpose of this definition,
"kitchen components" include, but are not limited to, cabinets, refrigerators, sinks, stoves, ovens,
microwave ovens or other cooking appliances and kitchen tables and chairs.
Educational Institution: post-secondary college, university or technical institution, but shall not include a
private school.
Estimated Peak Water Level (E.P.W.L.): the calculated water level used to determine the flood hazard
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area. It is based on the 1:500 peak flow for rivers, and the higher of the 1:500 peak calm level or the 1:100
peak calm level with a 1:5 wind from the most critical direction for most lakes.
Face Area, Sign: the area of the single face of any sign and is calculated using the illustration in Figure 2-
2.
Figure 2-2: Calculation of Sign Face Area
Face Area, Total Sign: the total amount of sign face area on a sign including all sides.
Farm: the land, buildings, and machinery used in the commercial production of farm products.
Farm Dwelling: an accessory dwelling on a farm that is intended to accommodate farm workers.
Farm Based Business: an occupation carried on by the operators of a farm, ancillary to the principal use.
Farm Operation: conditions or activities which occur on a farm in connection with the commercial
production of farm products, including agroforestry, but not including Intensive Livestock Operations or
Intensive Agricultural Operations.
Farm Product: those plants and animals useful to man and including, but not limited to:
(a)
forages and sod crops;
(b)
grains and feed crops;
(c)
dairy and dairy products;
(d)
poultry and poultry products;
(e)
livestock, including breeding and grazing;
(f)
fruits;
(g)
fish;
(h)
vegetables;
(i)
flowers;
(j)
seeds;
(k)
grasses;
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(l)
trees;
(m)
apiaries and honey production;
(n)
equine and other similar products; and,
(o)
other product which incorporate the use of food, feed, fibre or fur
Fence: an artificially constructed barrier erected to enclose or screen areas of land.
Financial Institution: a bank, credit union, trust company, or similar establishment.
Flankage: the side site line of a corner site which abuts the street.
Flood Hazard Area: the flood hazard area the area below the E.P.W.L. The flood hazard area has two
zones; the Flood Fringe and the Floodway.
Flood Fringe: a zone within the flood hazard area where some types of development may occur if suitably
flood-proofed. The Flood Fringe is typically defined as that portion of the flood hazard area where:
(a)
depth of inundation above natural ground is less than 1.0 metre;
(b)
flow velocities are less than 1.0 metre per second; and,
(c)
encroachment (fill) into the Flood Fringe would raise upstream water levels by less than
0.3 metres.
Floodway: a zone within the flood hazard area where typically only necessary infrastructure is allowed (eg.
water intakes and outfalls, bridge piers and abutments, etc) or development that is of low value and non-
obstructive (eg. parks, nature areas, parking lots, and recreational trails). The Floodway contains the
deepest, fastest, and most destructive floodwaters and is typically defined as that portion of the flood hazard
area where:
(a)
depth of inundation above natural ground is more than 1.0 metre;
(b)
flow velocities are greater than 1.0 metres per second; or,
(c)
encroachment (fill) into the Floodway would raise upstream water levels by more than 0.3
metres.
Flood Proofing: techniques or measures taken to permanently protect a structure or development from
flood damage. These can include measures such as elevating building (eg. building on fill or piers),
constructing dykes, creating upstream storage, diversions, and channelization.
Foreshore: the Crown Land lying between the shore of any watercourse and registered surface parcels.
Forest Management Activities: activities involved in the proper management of an area of forest land for
the continuous production of timber therefrom.
Forest Product Processing: a value-added processing operation that manufactures, packages, labels,
distributes, or stores any forest products.
Gas Bar: a building or facility used for the retail sale of motor vehicle fuels from fixed pumps.
Hazard Land: land which may be subject to flooding, ponding, slumping, subsidence, landslides, erosion,
or contamination by hazardous material.
Hazardous Material: any product, substance or organism which, because of its quantity, concentration or
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risk of spill, or its physical, chemical or infectious characteristics, either individually or in combination
with other substances, is an existing or potential threat to the physical environment, to human health or to
living organisms, including but not limited to:
(a)
corrosives;
(b)
explosives;
(c)
flammable and combustible liquids;
(d)
flammable solids. substances liable to spontaneous combustion, substances that on contact
with water emit flammable gases;
(e)
gases, compressed, deeply refrigerated, liquified or dissolved under pressure;
(f)
oxidizing substances; organic peroxides;
(g)
poisonous (toxic) and infectious substances;
(h)
radioactive materials;
(i)
waste Dangerous Materials; and,
(j)
any other environmentally hazardous substance.
Health Care Clinic: a facility or institution engaged in the provision of services for health maintenance,
diagnosis or treatment of human pain, injury or other physical condition on an out-patient basis.
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 and Transportation entitled "The Erection of Signs Adjacent to
Provincial Highway Regulations, 1986", as may be amended from time to time.
Home Based Business: an occupation carried on by the occupants of a residence ancillary to a principal
use.
Hotel: a building or part of a building used as a place for sleeping accommodation with or without meals,
and which may have a licensed beverage room, but does not include a motel.
Institutional Camp: an area of land containing sleeping accommodations and facilities which are used to
provide short term accommodation for persons engaged in passive or active recreation or leisure, which,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall include the following: children's camp or
establishment, religious camp, artist's camp, retreat, educational camp, recreational camp, sports camp or
other similar camp or establishment.
Intensive Agricultural Operation: a principal use that produces a crop that is grown in buildings or under
structures, using hydroponic techniques, or by use of intensive irrigation and fertilizer application, but not
including an intensive livestock operation.
Intensive Livestock Operation (ILO): the operation or facilities for rearing, confinement or feeding of
poultry, hogs, sheep, goats, cattle horses or domesticated game animals, in such numbers that the facility
and portion of a site used for the operation:
(a)
will contain 300 or more animal units; and,
(b)
provides less than 370 m2 of space for each animal unit contained therein.
Intersection: an area where two or more streets or lanes meet or cross at grade.
Junk and Salvage Yards: uses including, but not limited to, uses involved in salvaging, storing or selling
scrap metal, paper, plastic, glass, wood and other waste material, as well as unlicensed vehicles and used
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vehicle parts.
Kennel: the temporary accommodation of dogs, cats or other domestic animals for commercial purposes.
Lakeshore: the line denoting the ordinary high water mark for any lake.
Landscaping: the modification and enhancement of a site through the use of any or all of the following
elements:
(a)
hard landscaping: landscaping consisting of non-vegetative materials, such as brick, stone,
concrete, tile and wood, but excluding monolithic concrete and asphalt;
(b)
soft landscaping: landscaping consisting of vegetation, such as trees, shrubs, hedges and
grass;
(c)
architectural elements: landscaping consisting of wing walls, sculptures, etc.
Lane: a public highway vested in the Crown as a secondary level of access to a lot or parcel of land.
Linear Park: dedicated land developed in a linear fashion, between 15 and 35 metres in width, intended to
facilitate pedestrian and cycling transportation, and may also facilitate the management of storm water.
Loading Space: a space, measuring at least 2.4 metres in width and 8.4 metres in depth, located on a site,
and having access to a street or lane, in which a vehicle may park to load or unload goods.
Lot: an area of land with fixed boundaries and which is of record with the Information Services Corporation
by Certificate of Title.
Lounge: a room or area adjoining a restaurant that permits the sale of beer, wine or spirits for consumption
on the premises, with or without food, and where no entertainment or dance floor is permitted, either in the
lounge or in the restaurant attached to the lounge.
Mall: a single story commercial building in which, up to six (6) commercial uses are located together for
their mutual benefit, each use having a separate entrance to the outside.
Manufactured Home: a factory built, one or two section dwelling, conforming to the CSA Standard
CAN/CSA - Z240, and which is transported to the site for placement on an approved foundation, and which
may have formerly been referred to as a "mobile home", and includes the following:
(a)
water faucets and shower or bathing facilities that may be connected to water distribution
system; and;
(b)
facilities for washing and a water closet or similar facility that may be connected to a
sewage system.
Manufactured Home Court: any parcel of land on which two or more occupied manufactured homes are
located and includes any structure used or intended to be used as part of the equipment of such manufactured
home court.
Manufactured Home Site: an area of land in a manufactured home court for the placement of a mobile
home.
Manufactured Home Subdivision: any residential subdivision of land containing lots under either
freehold or leasehold tenure for the purpose of accommodating manufactured homes in such a manner that
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each manufactured home is situated on its own lot and in which all such lots, public open spaces, internal
streets and lanes, buffer zones and other amenity areas form a contiguous area of development.
Marina: a building, structure or place, containing docking facilities and located on a waterway, where boats
and boat accessories are stored, serviced, repaired or kept for sale and where facilities for the sale of marine
fuels and lubricants may be provided.
Membrane-Covered Structure: a structure consisting of a frame that is covered with plastic, fabric,
canvass or similar non-permanent material, which typically is used to provide storage for vehicles, boats,
recreational vehicles or other personal property, or on a larger scale, for storage of commercial goods and
materials. The terms shall also apply to structures known commonly as 'hoop houses', 'canopy-covered
carports' and 'tent garages', and can be fully or partially covered. Gazebos are not membrane-covered
structures.
Mineral Resource Processing: the blasting, crushing, washing, screening, weighing, sorting, blending
and/or refining of mineral resources.
Minister: the member of the Executive Council to whom, for the time being, is assigned the administration
of The Planning and Development Act, 2007.
Modular Unit: a factory built frame or shell which comprises supporting and non-supporting walls, siding
and other components of a prefabricated home representing only a section of a dwelling and has neither
chassis, running gear nor its own wheels.
Motel: an establishment consisting of a group of attached or detached living or sleeping accommodations
each with a bathroom, located on a lot or site and designed for use by the public, and may include a
restaurant or licensed dining room.
Motor Vehicle, Farm and Heavy Equipment Use: any building, premises or land in which or upon which
a business, service or industry involving the maintenance, servicing, storage or repair of commercial
vehicles is conducted or rendered, including the dispensing of motor fuel or other petroleum products
directly into moto vehicles and the sales of accessories or equipment for trucks or similar commercial
vehicles.
Municipal Facility: land and / or structures owned by the Municipality that are used for:
(a)
office and meeting space;
(b)
storage of municipal equipment and supplies;
(c)
recreation; and/or,
(d)
other institutional purposes.
Municipality: The Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471.
Non-Conforming Building: a building:
(a)
that is lawfully constructed or lawfully under construction, or in respect of which all
required permits have been issued, at the date a Zoning Bylaw or any amendment to this
Bylaw affecting the building or land on which the building is situated or will be situated
becomes effective; and,
(b)
that on the date this Bylaw or any amendment to this Bylaw becomes effective does not,
or when constructed will not, comply with this Bylaw.
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Non-Conforming Site: a site, consisting of one or more contiguous parcels, that on the day of a zoning
bylaw or any amendment to a zoning bylaw becomes effective, contains a use that conforms to the bylaw,
but the site area or site dimensions do not conform to the standards of the zoning bylaw for that use.
Non-Conforming Use: a lawful specific use:
(a)
being made of land or a building or intended to be made of land or a building lawfully
under construction, or in respect to which all required permits have been issued, on the date
of this bylaw or any amendment hereto becomes effective; and,
(b)
that on the date this Bylaw or any amendment hereto becomes effective does not, or in the
case of a building under construction or in respect of which all required permits have been
issued, will not comply with this Bylaw.
Office and 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 trade
are stored, transhipped, sold or processed.
Official Community Plan (OCP): the Official Community Plan Bylaw, as most recently amended, for the
Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471.
Outfitter Base Camp: a commercial recreation facility that provides outfitting services by a licensed
outfitter and which may include accommodation licensed under The Public Accommodation Regulations
and the storage and provision of related outfitting equipment, or the dressing, butchering, cleaning or
freezing of game or fish, as part of the service.
Outfitting Equipment: equipment and supplies, including boats, canoes and other water vessels, aircraft,
motor vehicles, motors, fuel, fishing and hunting gear and any other equipment for use in:
(a)
hunting, taking or catching wildlife;
(b)
angling, taking or catching fish; and/or,
(c)
ecotourism, including the viewing and photographing of natural areas, flora and fauna.
Parking Lot: an open area of land, other than a street, used for the temporary parking of more than four
vehicles and available for public use whether cost-free, for a fee or for accommodation of clients or
customers.
Parking, Off-Street: accommodation for the parking of vehicles off a public street or lane.
Parking Space, Vehicle: a space within a building or parking lot for the parking of one vehicle, having
minimum dimensions of 2.4 metres wide by 5.5 metres deep, and which has access to a developed street or
lane.
Passive Recreation Use: a recreational land use that does not require significant development upon the site
and does not lessen the natural character of the area.
Permitted Use: a use or form of development allowed as of right in a zoning district, subject to the
regulations contained in this Bylaw.
Personal Care Home: a facility licensed under The Personal Care Homes Act that provides long term
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who have some limits on ability for self-care, and are unrelated to the operator or owner.
Personal Service Shops: establishments engaged in providing the care of a person or their apparel, which
include barber shops, hairstyle salons, laundries, dry cleaners, shoe repair, photographic studios and other
similar uses.
Photography Studio: a place used for portrait or commercial photography, including the developing and
processing of film, and the repair or maintenance of photographic equipment.
Place of Worship: a place used for worship and related religious, philanthropic or social activities and
includes accessory rectories, manses, meeting rooms and other buildings. Typical uses include churches,
chapels, mosques, temples, synagogues and parish halls.
Preschool: a facility which provides a program for preschool aged children.
Public Hospital: a hospital operated by the Regional Health Authority.
Public Utility: a government, municipality or corporation under Federal or Provincial statute which
operates a public work.
Public Work: means:
(a)
systems for the production, distribution or transmission of electricity;
(b)
systems for the distribution, storage or transmission of natural gas or oil;
(c)
facilities for the storage, transmission, treatment, distribution or supply of water;
(d)
facilities for the collection, treatment, movement or disposal of sanitary sewage;
(e)
telephone, internet, cable television or light distribution or transmission lines; and,
(f)
facilities for the collection, storage, movement and disposal of storm drainage.
Principal Building: the main building in which the principal use of the site is conducted.
Principal Use: the main activities conducted on a site.
Public Utility: a government, municipality or corporation under Federal or Provincial statute which
operates a public work.
Recreational Facility: a recreation or amusement facility open to the general public.
Recreation Vehicle: a unit intended to provide temporary living accommodation for campers or travellers;
built as part of, or to be towed by, a motor vehicle; and includes truck campers, motor homes, tent trailers
and travel trailers.
Recycling Collection Depot: a building or structure used for collection and temporary storage of recyclable
household material such as bottles, cans, plastic containers and paper. The following shall not be allowed
at a recycling collection depot:
(a)
processing of recyclable material other than compaction;
(b)
collection and storage of paints, oil, solvents or other hazardous material; nor,
(c)
outdoor compaction.
Reeve: the Reeve of the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471.
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Residential Care Facility: a facility licensed under provincial statute to provide, in a residential setting,
long term residential, social, physical, or personal care, including accommodation, meals, supervision or
assistance for persons who have limits on ability for self-care, self-supervision, and who are unrelated to
the operator or owner.
Restaurant: a place where food and beverages are prepared and served to patrons seated at tables or
counters, in a motor vehicle on the premises, or for off-site consumption, and may include a drive-through
service window.
Retail / Service Commercial: the sale or display of merchandise to the public, including the storage of
merchandise on or about the premises in quantities sufficient only to supply the establishment or
establishments engaged in such merchandise sales, or providing the care of a person or their apparel and
accessories, including but not limited to childcare services, beauty salons and barber shops, massage
services, health clubs, tanning beds, spas, esthetician services, laundry services, laundromats, dry cleaning,
shoe repair, tailor or seamstress services, photographic studios and other similar uses, including the
provision of health related services.
Rural Municipal Administrator: the Rural Municipal Administrator(s) for the Rural Municipality of
Eldon No. 471.
Safe Building Elevation (S.B.E.): the level defined by The Ministry of Municipal Affairs at time of
subdivision and by municipal bylaw to which flood-proofing must be undertaken for developments in the
flood hazard area. The S.B.E. is calculated as the E.P.W.L. plus a freeboard value. The freeboard allows
for uncertainties in the calculations, and for other possible hazards such as ice shove, ice jams, and erosion.
The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority usually recommends a freeboard of 0.5 m for most situations. For
dykes used as flood-proofing, a freeboard of 0.6 m is usually recommended. In areas with high uncertainty
in the hydrology or hydraulic response of the lake or river, a freeboard of up to 1.0 m may be recommended.
Sawmill: a building, structure or area where timber is cut or stored, either to finished lumber or as an
intermediary step.
Sawmill, Portable: a mill which is clearly of a temporary nature and is designed, constructed or
manufactured to be moved from one place to another and does not rest upon a permanent foundation or
permanent supports.
School: a body of pupils that is organized as a unit for educational purposes, that comprises one or more
instructional groups or classes, together with the principal and teaching staff and other employees assigned
to such body of pupils, and includes the land, buildings or other premises and permanent improvements
used by and in connection with that body of pupils.
Screening: a fence, wall, berm or planted vegetation located so as to visually shield or obscure one abutting
area of use from another.
Service Station: a place where petroleum products are kept for retail sales for automobiles and other motor
vehicles and where repairs, rental, servicing, greasing, adjusting or equipping of automobiles or other motor
vehicles may be performed, but not including painting, body work and major repairs.
Sight Triangle: the triangular area formed, on corner sites, by the intersecting front and side site lines at a
street intersection and the straight line joining said site lines.(refer to Figure 2-3).
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Sign: any writing (including letter or word), billboard, pictorial representation (including illustration or
decoration), emblem (including devise, symbol or trademark), flag (including banner or pennant), or any
other figure of similar character which:
(a)
is a structure or any part thereof, or is attached to, painted on, or in any manner represented
on a building;
(b)
is used to announce, direct attention to, or advertise a use or building; or,
(c)
is visible from outside the building.
Sign, Area Identification: a sign which identifies a cluster subdivision development or industrial area by
of a name, identifying symbol or logo, but does not include any advertising of companies, products or
services.
Sign, Billboard: a large poster panel with a maximum single sign face not to exceed 23.23 m2 or a painted
bulletin and includes any structure, panel, board or object designed exclusively to support such poster,
panel, or a painted bulletin. These signs typically advertise off-site products and services.
Sign Face Area: the area of the single face of any sign.
Sign, Portable: a portable, free-standing sign, mounted on a wide based frame, with a single sign face area
no greater than 6.0 m , which can be readily moved or transported to various locations.
Figure 2-3: Sight Triangle
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Sign, Temporary: a removable sign erected for a period of time not exceeding six months.
Site: one or more contiguous lots under one title and used, or intended to be used, by a single principal use.
Site, Corner: a site at the intersection or junction of two (2) or more streets (refer to Figure 2-4).
Site, Interior: a site other than a corner site (refer to Figure 2-4).
Site, Through: a site not more than one lot in depth, having a frontage on two streets more or less parallel
(refer to Figure 2-4).
Site Coverage: that portion of the site that is covered by principal and accessory buildings.
Site Drainage Plan: a plan which shows the existing and proposed topography of a site, with contour
intervals and drawn to scale, with appropriate dimensions and sufficient spot elevations to adequately
demonstrate to the Development Officer that the proposed drainage pattern will not have an adverse effect
on neighbouring properties and streets.
Figure 2-4: Illustration of Site Definition
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Site Frontage:
(a)
for Rectangular Sites: the horizontal distance between the side site lines of the site
measured along the front site line.
(b)
for Non-Rectangular Sites: the average of the horizontal distances between the side site
lines of the site measured along the front and rear site lines.
Site Line, Front: the boundary at the front of the site.
Site Line, Rear: the boundary at the rear of the site and opposite the front site line.
Site Line, Side: a site boundary other than a front or rear site line.
Street: a public road or thoroughfare registered by plan of survey which affords the principal of access to
abutting property, but shall not include an easement or lane.
Structure: anything that is built, constructed, or erected, located in, on, or over the ground, or attached to
something located in or over the ground.
Subdivision: a division of land as described in the regulations pursuant to The Land Surveys Act, 2000.
Telecommunications Facility: includes,
(a)
microwave towers, including mobile (cellular) phone towers and associated facilities;
(b)
internet receiving and/or transmittal towers and associated facilities;
(c)
radar stations;
(d)
radio and television towers and associated facilities; and,
(e)
any other tower or structure used for receiving and/or transmitting electromagnetic
radiation.
Temporary Building: a building without a foundation or footing, and that is to be removed upon expiration
of a designated time period.
Temporary Use: a use established for a fixed period of time and that is to be discontinued upon the
expiration of the time period specified for that use.
Temporary Work Camp: a temporary residential complex used to house camp workers by various
contracting firms on a temporary basis of more than 28 days and less than one (1) year. The camp is usually
made up of a number of mobile units, clustered in such fashion as to provide sleeping, eating, recreation
and other basic living facilities.
Tourism Base Camp: a commercial recreation facility which provides outfitting services for the viewing
of natural areas and wildlife, but not including services for hunting, taking, catching or angling of wildlife
or fish, and which may include accommodation licensed under The Public Accommodation Regulations
and the storage and provision of related outfitting equipment.
Tourist Camp: a facility which has two or more cabins for the accommodation of the travelling public and
may also have provision for the accommodation of trailers, tent trailers, tents and recreational vehicles.
Training Centre: an establishment which conducts technical training and instruction in a technical subject
or trade.
Trailer Coach: any vehicle used or constructed in such a way as to enable it to be used as a conveyance
upon public roads or highways and includes a self-propelled or non-self-propelled vehicle designed,
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constructed or reconstructed in such a manner as to permit occupancy as a dwelling or sleeping place for
one or more persons notwithstanding that its running gear is removed or that it is jacked-up
Trailer Court: a site for the accommodation of two or more camp sites for trailer coaches, including any
building or structure used or intended for use as part of the equipment for such trailer court, but does not
include an industrial or construction camp.
Transloading Facility for Oil and Gas Resources: means a facility used to transfer oil and gas resources
from one mode of transportation to another and may include rail lines, pipelines, tank storage, rail loading
buildings, instrumentation, related office buildings, and other related facilities.
Trapping: the taking of fur animals by a trapper licensed under the Wildlife Act, 1998 and associated
regulations, by means of traps, where the trapper has several traps operating at one time and checks them
in a planned and regular manner, and may include temporary accessory buildings secondary and accessory
to the use.
Tree Nursery: the use of land for raising shrubs, trees and bedding plants.
Truck Stop: any building, premises, or land in which or upon which a business, service, or industry
involving the maintenance, servicing, storage, or repair of commercial vehicles is conducted or rendered,
including the dispensing of motor fuel or other petroleum products directly into motor vehicles and the
sales of accessories or equipment for trucks or similar commercial vehicles. A truck stop shall also be
defined to include those overnight accommodations and restaurant facilities primarily for the use of truck
crews.
Use: the purpose or activity for which a piece of land or its buildings is designed, arranged, occupied or
maintained.
Use, Agricultural Related Commercial: a service to the agricultural community such as grain and seed
cleaning and drying, fertilizer distribution, implement and machinery assemblage, sale and service,
veterinary clinics, hatcheries, apiaries, bulk fuel sales, stock yards, feed mills, oil seed processing plants,
and other similar uses.
Use, General Industrial: any of the following activities:
(a)
the processing of raw or finished materials;
(b)
the manufacturing or assembly of goods, products or equipment;
(c)
the cleaning, servicing, repairing or testing of materials, goods and equipment normally
associated with industrial or commercial businesses or cleaning, servicing and repair
operations to goods and equipment associated with personal or household use, where such
operations have impacts that would make them incompatible with non-industrial
development;
(d)
the storage or transshipping of materials, goods and equipment, including warehouses;
(e)
the training of personnel in general industrial operations; or,
(f)
indoor display, office, technical or administrative support areas or any sales operation
accessory to the general industrial use.
Use, Hazardous Industrial: an industrial use involving the manufacturing, storage, processing,
transhipment, collection, treatment or disposal of hazardous materials or chemicals (specifically excluding
agriculture fertilizer, herbicide or pesticide warehousing and/or sales facilities, depots for the collection of
farm chemical containers, ethanol and biodiesel plants and associated production facilities, and transloading
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facilities for oil and gas resources).
Veterinary Clinic: a place for the care and treatment of small and/or large animals involving outpatient
care and medical procedures involving hospitalization, and may include the keeping of animals in outdoor
pens.
Warehouse: a building used primarily for the storage of goods and materials.
Wholesale Establishment: the sale of commodities to retailers or jobbers and shall include the sale of
commodities for the purpose of carrying on any trade or business.
Waste Management or Disposal Facility, Liquid: a facility to accommodate any waste which contains
animal, mineral or vegetable matter in solution or suspension, but does not include a manure storage area
for an intensive livestock operation.
Waste Management or Disposal Facility, Solid: a facility, not including a waste transfer station, to
accommodate discarded materials, substances or objects which originated from residential, commercial,
institutional and industrial sources which are typically disposed of in municipal or private landfills, but not
including dangerous goods, hazardous waste or biomedical waste.
Wildlife Management Activities: activities involved in the proper management of an area or region for
the continuous production of wildlife therefrom.
Yard: an unoccupied space open to the sky on the same site with a building or structure.
Yard, Front: that part of a site which extends across the full width of a site between the front site line and
the nearest main wall of a building or structure.
Yard, Rear: that part of a site which extends across the full width of a site between the rear site line and
the nearest main wall of a building or structure.
Yard, Required: the minimum yard required by 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 part of a site which extends from a front yard to the rear yard between the side line of a site
and the nearest main wall of a building or structure.
Zoning District: a specifically delineated area of the municipality within which certain uniform
requirements and regulations or various combinations thereof govern the use, placement, spacing and size
of land and structures.
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3
ADMINISTRATION
3.1 DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
The Rural Municipal Administrator (Administrator) shall be the development officer responsible
for the administration of this Bylaw. The Administrator may appoint a Development Officer
subject to the approval of Council, to whom duties in the administration of the Zoning Bylaw may
be delegated.
3.2 APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
3.2.1
No person shall undertake a development or commence a use unless a Development Permit has
first been obtained, except as provided in Section 3.3. A Development Permit cannot be issued in
contravention of any of the provisions of this Bylaw subject to Sections 213 to 227 of The Act.
3.2.2
All residences require a development permit, including farm residences.
3.2.3
All oil and gas developments and related facilities require a development permit.
3.2.4
Intensive livestock and poultry operations with 300 or more animal units shall be considered
intensive livestock operations under this bylaw and will also require a development permit.
3.3 DEVELOPMENTS NOT REQUIRING A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
3.3.1
Development listed in Section 3.3.2 of this Bylaw must be allowed in the zoning district in which
they are located and must comply with the regulations of this Bylaw.
3.3.2
Developments which do not require a development permit include:
(1)
Accessory Farm Buildings and Structures
Farm buildings and structures, but excluding any Intensive Livestock Operation structure,
or any new dwelling, where accessory to permitted agricultural use.
(2)
Small Accessory Buildings
Single storey accessory buildings with a building floor area less than 9.3 m2
(3)
Public Works
Any operation for the purposes of inspecting, repairing, or renewing sewers, mains, cables,
pipes, wires, tracks or similar public works as required by a public utility, and the
installation of service connections to property in the municipality.
Note: a permit is required for the installation of all new transmission lines and mains
associated with facilities and systems for public works as defined herein.
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(4)
Municipal Facilities
Any facility, including buildings and structures, installed and operated by the Rural
Municipality.
(5)
Signs
(6)
Maintenance
Maintenance and repairs that do not include any structural alterations.
(7)
Fences
(8)
Temporary Confinement of Livestock
The temporary confinement of livestock during the winter months as part of a farm
operation that has been issued a valid development permit.
3.4 OTHER PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
3.4.1
A building permit shall not be issued unless a Development Permit, where required, has been
issued.
3.4.2
Nothing in this Bylaw shall exempt any person from complying with the requirements of a building
bylaw or any other bylaw in force within the municipality, or from obtaining permission required
by this or any other law or bylaw in the municipality, the province or the federal government.
3.4.3
Where the provisions in this Bylaw conflict with those of any other municipal, provincial or federal
requirement, the higher and/or more stringent standards shall prevail.
3.5 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
3.5.1
Applications for a development permit and applications for a discretionary use, with the exception
of applications for a home based business, shall be accompanied by the following:
(1)
The names, addresses and telephone numbers of the applicant, property owner and person
or consultant who prepared the plans being submitted, including a local contact person.
(2)
The proposed use of the site or building to be constructed, or the proposed use of the
existing building floor area to be altered or occupied, including the area of the proposed
building or renovations.
(3)
The complete legal description of the subject property.
(4)
A copy of a site plan, drawn to scale with appropriate dimensions, showing the following
information:
(a)
north arrow, roads adjacent to the site, all property boundaries, identified frontage
of site, site area, site elevations, and the location of any existing buildings,
structures, utility poles and wires, underground utilities, easements, building
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encroachments, and type and location of existing trees;
(b)
the location and size of proposed buildings or structures, including all front, side
and rear yard setback dimensions where relevant;
(c)
the location and size of all entrances and exits to the site; and,
(d)
the method and location of on-site sewage disposal facilities and, where proposed,
manure storage facilities, including a valid sewage disposal permit issued by
Public Health.
3.5.2
For certain developments or discretionary uses Council may consider proposals in the context of
the information contained on the Future Land Use maps, in Section 4 of the Official Community
Plan and additional information shall be required in support of the application, as follows:
(1)
Campground, Tourism Base Camp, Tourist Camp, Outfitter Base Camp and Trailer Court.
An applicant for a discretionary use approval for the above-uses shall provide
documentation to Council's satisfaction:
(a)
a plan of the site, identifying any buildings, uses of land and the location of all
roadways, buildings, structures, manufactured home sites and campsites with
dimensions. The addition or rearrangement of sites or accommodation facilities,
the construction or moving of buildings, material changes in use of portions of
land, or the filling or clearing of land shall require a development permit, and the
applicant shall submit for approval an amended plan incorporating the proposed
development.
(2)
Intensive Livestock Operation (ILO)
An applicant for a discretionary use approval for an intensive livestock operation shall
provide the following documentation to Council's satisfaction:
(a)
of distances to the nearest land uses, development types and municipal limits,
whether within the municipality or within an adjacent municipalities, listed in
"Table 6-1 - Required Separation Distances Between Uses" of the Official
Community Plan and measured as specified in the notes to that table;
(b)
that the water supply is sufficient for the development and that the supply for
neighbouring developments will not be adversely affected by the proposed
operation;
(c)
of proposed methods of manure management, including on-site storage or
stockpiling, transportation, and spreading, incorporation or disposal;
(d)
of proposed odour management and control measures, including proposed odour
management and control related to earthen manure storage facilities and liquid
manure lagoons, and odour management and control measures related to the
ventilation of hog or poultry barns;
(e)
of the location and extent of sufficient lands to be used for the spreading of manure
from the ILO, as well as proposals for the annual confirmation of the continued
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availability of such lands;
(f)
of the proposed methodology for monitoring on-site and neighbouring wells for
water quality and quantity purposes after the ILO has begun operation, and for
reporting on same to Council; and,
(g)
with applications for wild boar operations, of a containment plan, setting out in
detail the techniques and methods to be used to keep the wild boars contained.
(3)
Intensive Agricultural Operation
An application for a discretionary use approval for an intensive agricultural operation
where intensive irrigation is required, shall provide the following documentation to
Council's satisfaction:
(a)
that the water supply is sufficient for the development and that the supply for
neighbouring developments will not be adversely affected by the proposed
operation.
(4)
Commercial / Industrial Use
An applicant for a discretionary use approval for a commercial or industrial use may be
required to provide:
(a)
documentation, to Council's satisfaction, as specified in Section 3.7.2.2 of the
Official Community Plan and documentation that the locational criteria in Table 6-
1 of the Official Community Plan are satisfied.
(5)
Hazardous Industrial Use
An applicant for a discretionary use approval for a hazardous industrial use shall provide
documentation, to Council's satisfaction:
(a)
of distances to the nearest land uses, development types and municipal limits,
whether within the Municipality or within an adjacent municipality, listed in "Table
6-1 - Required Separation Distances Between Uses" of the Official Community
Plan and measured as specified in the notes to that table (refer to Section 3.7.2.2
(c) of the Official Community Plan); and
(b)
of the distance to the nearest permanent surface water course or permanent water
body.
(6)
Solid or Liquid Waste Management or Disposal Facility
An applicant for a discretionary use approval for a public work in the form of a solid or
liquid waste management or disposal facility shall provide documentation, to Council's
satisfaction:
(a)
of distances to the nearest land uses, development types and municipal limits,
whether within the municipality or within an adjacent municipalities, listed in
"Table 6-1 - Required Separation Distances Between Uses" of the Official
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Community Plan and measured as specified in the notes to that table (refer to
Section 3.3.2.2 of the Official Community Plan).
(7)
New Communal Water or Sewer System:
(a)
An application for any new communal water system or communal sewer system
shall include a copy of the system drawings, as required by the Public Health Act,
1994 and associated regulations or The Environmental Management and
Protection Act and associated regulations.
3.6 DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESS
3.6.1
The Development Officer shall review all applications for completeness and shall inform an
applicant whose application is not complete of the information or documentation required to
complete the application, and that the application will not be considered until it is complete.
3.6.2
The Development Officer may submit any application to Council for a decision on the interpretation
of the bylaw, or on special conditions provided in the bylaw, and shall inform the applicant of this
action. Council or the Development Officer may require the applicant to provide such further
information as may be required to make a decision.
3.6.3
Upon completion of the review of a complete application for development, the Development
Officer shall issue a development permit for a development that complies in all respects with the
requirements of this Zoning Bylaw, the Official Community Plan and The Act.
3.6.4
Where an application is made for a development permit with respect to a development for a
discretionary use which has been approved by Council, the Development Officer shall issue a
development permit subject to any specified development standards prescribed by Council pursuant
to Section 56(3) of The Act.
3.6.5
Every decision of the Development Officer with respect to an application for a development permit
shall be in writing and a copy of the decision shall be sent to the applicant.
3.6.6
The Development Officer may revoke a development permit where:
(1)
the development permit has been issued in error; and/or,
(2)
an approved development is not being developed or operated in accordance with the
provisions of this Zoning Bylaw, or in accordance with the standards and conditions
specified in the development permit.
3.6.7
The Development Officer shall give the reasons for denying or revoking a development permit.
3.7 DISCRETIONARY USE APPLICATIONS
3.7.1
Discretionary Use Application Process
(1)
The following procedures shall apply to discretionary use applications:
(a)
Applicants must file with the Development Officer a development permit application, a
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site plan, any other plans and information as required by the Development Officer and pay
the required application and public hearing fees;
(b)
The application will be examined by the Development Officer for conformance with the
Official Community Plan, this Bylaw, and any other applicable policies and regulations;
(c)
The Development Officer may request comments from other government agencies where
applicable;
(d)
The Development Officer will prepare a report concerning the application including
recommendations that conditions be applied to an approval;
(e)
The Development Officer will set a date for the meeting at which the application will be
considered by Council and will be given notice by ordinary mail to assessed owners of
property within 75 metres of the boundary of the applicant's land;
(f)
In addition to the requirements set out in (e) above, the Development Officer shall advertise
the proposed discretionary use by mailing a copy of a notice of the application to the
assessed owner of each property within 1.6 kilometres of the proposed discretionary use
for the following:
(i)
any new intensive livestock operation or expansion or alteration to an intensive
livestock operation;
(ii)
kennels;
(iii)
commercial use in a residential district.
(g)
Council shall consider the application together with the report of the Development Officer,
and any written or verbal submissions received by Council;
(h)
Council may reject the application or approve the application with or without conditions,
including a condition limiting the length of time that the use may be conducted on site;
and,
(i)
The Development Officer shall notify the applicant of Council's decision by ordinary mail
addressed to the applicant at the address shown on the application form.
(j)
Where an application for discretionary use is approved by resolution of Council, the
Development Officer shall issue a development permit subject to any specified
development standards prescribed by Council pursuant to Section 3.7.4 below.
(k)
Where an application for a discretionary use is approved by resolution of Council but the
proposed development does not meet the zoning regulations for the applicable zoning
district, the Development Officer shall:
(i)
advise the applicant of Council's approval of the discretionary use application, and
(ii)
advise the applicant that the development permit application must be refused on
the grounds of zoning non-compliance but the applicant has the right of appeal.
(l)
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details respecting the granting of the discretionary use approval.
(2)
Discretionary uses, discretionary forms of development, and associated accessory uses are subject
to the development standards and applicable provisions of the zoning districts in which they are
located. In approving any discretionary use to minimize land use conflict, Council may prescribe
specific development standards related to:
(a)
site drainage of storm water;
(b)
the location of buildings with respect to buildings on adjacent properties;
(c)
access to, number and location of parking and loading facilities including adequate access
and circulation for pedestrian and vehicle traffic;
(d)
appropriate space for vehicle line ups for drive through commercial facilities in order to
reduce disruption of traffic flows on adjacent roadways;
(e)
control of noise, glare, dust and odour;
(f)
landscaping, screening, fencing, and preservation of existing vegetation to buffer adjacent
properties;
(g)
the size, shape and arrangement of buildings, and the placement and arrangement of
lighting and signs;
(h)
prescribed specific time limits for a use that is intended to be temporary or to allow Council
to monitor the impact of a use on surrounding development; and
(i)
intensity of use.
(3)
Council's approval of a discretionary use application is valid for a period of twelve (12) months
from the date of approval. An approval shall be deemed to be invalid if the proposed use or
proposed form of development has not commenced within that time or if the Council determines,
within the twelve (12) month period, that the proposed development is not proceeding in
accordance with the terms and conditions of its approval. The Development Officer shall advise
the applicant and Council when a prior approval is no longer valid.
(4)
Council may direct that a discretionary use permit extension be granted for an additional
twelve (12) month period by the Development Officer.
(5)
If an approved discretionary use or form of development ceases to operate for a period of twelve
(12) consecutive months or more, the discretionary use approval shall no longer be valid. The
Development Officer shall advise the owner and Council when a prior approval is no longer valid.
(6)
Where Council has approved a discretionary use for a fixed time, as provided in this Bylaw, and
that time period has expired, that use of land and/or use of buildings on that land shall cease until
such time as Council gives a new discretionary use approval and a new development permit is
issued.
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3.7.2
General Discretionary Use Evaluation Criteria
Council will apply the following general criteria in the assessment of the suitability of an
application for a discretionary use or discretionary form of development:
(1)
The proposal must be in conformance with all relevant sections of the Official Community
Plan and Zoning Bylaw and must demonstrate that it will maintain the character, density
and purpose of the zoning district where necessary through the provisions of buffer areas,
separation and screening.
(2)
The proposal must be capable of being economically serviced by community infrastructure
including roadways, water and sewer services, solid waste disposal, parks, schools, and
other utilities and community facilities.
(3)
The proposal must not be detrimental to the health, safety, convenience or general welfare
of persons residing or working in the vicinity or injurious to property, improvements or
potential development in the vicinity.
3.7.3
Terms and Conditions for Discretionary Use Approvals
(1)
Discretionary uses, discretionary forms of development, and associated accessory uses are
subject to the development standards and applicable provision of the zoning district in
which they are located. In approving a discretionary use application, Council may
prescribe specific development standards to minimize land use conflict with respect to:
(a)
site drainage of storm water;
(b)
the location of buildings with respect to buildings on adjacent property;
(c)
access to, number and location of parking and loading facilities including adequate
vehicular access;
(d)
control of noise, glare, dust and odour; and,
(e)
the size, shape and arrangement of buildings, and the placement and arrangement
of lighting and signs to ensure compatibility with the height, scale, setbacks and
design of buildings in the surrounding area, and with land uses in the general area.
(2)
Council may approve discretionary use applications for a fixed period of time where it is
considered important to monitor and reevaluate the proposal and its conformance with the
objectives of this Bylaw.
(3)
Prior to issuance of a development permit for the establishment of a gravel pit or gravel
crushing operation, Council may require the developer to enter into an agreement, pursuant
to Section 235 of The Act, to define the responsibilities of the operator and operation
requirements. Any of the following criteria, along with any additional criteria in
accordance with an agreement set by Council and the developer, may be prescribed in such
an agreement:
(a)
Conditions respecting the operation of the pit or quarry;
(b)
Responsibilities of the developer and/or operator concerning the reclamation of the
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site;
(c)
The routing of trucks to and from the site;
(d)
The planting of trees on and/or near the site, and/or in another location to the
satisfaction of Council;
(e)
The erection of fencing and signs;
(f)
The maintenance of municipal roadways; and/or,
(g)
The posting by the developer of a performance bond to guarantee adherence to the
above or any other requirements that Council may specify.
3.7.4
Use Specific Discretionary Use Evaluation Criteria
Council will apply the following use specific criteria to the assessment of the suitability of an application
for a particular discretionary use or discretionary form of development.
(1)
Bus terminals and car washes:
(a)
The location of the bus terminal or car wash will only be favourably considered
where it can be demonstrated that the use and intensity is appropriate to the site
and that it will have a minimal impact on the surrounding, adjacent areas.
Consideration may be given, but is not limited to the following effects:
(i)
municipal servicing capacity;
(ii)
anticipated levels of noise, odour, smoke, fumes, dust, lighting, glare,
vibration or other emissions emanating from the operation; and/or,
(iii)
anticipated increased levels or types of vehicle traffic, unsafe conditions
or situations for vehicles, cyclists, or pedestrians.
(b)
Bus terminals are also subject to 4.14.9 (above ground fuel storage tanks).
(2)
Convenience stores:
(a)
Convenience stores should, where possible, be located on corner sites only.
(b)
The location of the convenience store will only be favourably considered where it
can be demonstrated that residential amenity will not be unreasonably
compromised.
(c)
Vehicle car parking and access areas should not form a dominant element in the
streetscape.
(d)
Any new parking and loading areas should be landscaped to improve the visual
appearance of the site.
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(3)
Community service uses, schools, clubs, places of worship, public and commercial
recreation facilities:
(a)
Schools, clubs and places of worship should, where possible, be located on corner
sites to facilitate access.
(b)
Public elementary and secondary schools should, where possible, be located
adjacent to public open spaces.
(c)
The site should be accessible from a major road network to avoid heavy traffic
volumes on residential access roads.
(d)
Consideration should be given to the location of entry and exit points of the site
and their relationship with existing intersections and adjacent residential units.
(e)
Vehicle car parking and access areas should not form a dominant element in the
streetscape.
(4)
Mineral and aggregate resource extraction industries:
An application for excavating, stripping or grading of sand, gravel, clay or similar
materials, such as gravel pits and gravel crushing operations, shall include the following
documentation:
(a)
a plan showing the location of the area of the operation relative to the site
boundaries, the depth of excavation, and the quantity of material to be removed;
(b)
a plan showing the distances to the adjoining land uses as listed in "Table 6-1 -
Required Separation Distances Between Uses" of the Official Community Plan;
(c)
a description of the excavation, stripping or grading operation proposed;
(d)
a detailed timing and phasing program covering the time span of the proposed
operation;
(e)
a description of reclamation and rehabilitation measures to be conducted both
during and following the operation consistent with The Reclamation Guidelines
for Sand and Gravel Operations provided by the Ministry of Environment. These
guidelines recommend that "reclamation practices should ensure a physical
stabilization of the soils and achieve a sustainable land use so that the land may be
returned to a productive state as soon as possible after the operation has completed"
and that "reclamation operations should be carried out concurrently with
extraction";
(f)
a description of the measures to be taken for the prevention and lessening of dust
and other nuisances during and after the operation; and,
(g)
road maintenance measures and proposed truck routes.
Council may impose requirements in addition to those set out above. Council may also
require a performance bond by any person or company undertaking any work outlined in
Section 3.7.4 (4) to ensure that the development is carried out in the manner specified. The
amount of the performance bond is to be set at the discretion of Council.
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Council shall enter into a formal Road Maintenance Agreement with the Developer or
Contractor.
(5)
Livestock auction facilities, meat packing plants, and stockyards:
(a)
Shall be located at least 300 m from all residential and community service districts.
(6)
Ambulance stations:
(a)
The site shall be accessible from a major road network to avoid heavy traffic
volumes on residential access roads.
(b)
Consideration shall be given to the location of entry and exit points of the site and
their relationship with existing intersections and adjacent residential uses.
(c)
The character of adjacent residential uses shall be protected and maintained
through the provision of buffer areas, separation distances and screening.
(7)
Restaurants, with or without associated lounges:
(a)
Restaurants, with or without associated lounges, where possible, should be located
near similar community and support facilities.
(b)
The character of adjacent residential districts, along the zone interface, should be
protected and maintained through the provision of buffer areas, separation
distances and / or screening.
(8)
Lumber yards, home improvement centres and building supply establishments
(a)
The location of lumber yards, home improvement centres, building supply
establishments and construction trades will only be favourably considered where
it can be demonstrated that the use and intensity is appropriate to the site and that
it will have a minimal impact on the surrounding, adjacent areas. Consideration
may be given, but is not limited to the following effects:
(i)
municipal servicing capacity;
(ii)
anticipated levels of noise, odour, smoke, fumes, dust, lighting, glare,
Vibration or other emissions emanating from the operation;
(iii)
anticipated increased levels or types of vehicle traffic, unsafe conditions
or situations for vehicles, cyclists or pedestrians; and / or
(iv)
utilization of hazardous substances.
(9)
Auto body shops, construction trades, freight handling facilities, taxidermy and accessory
tanning of hides, warehouses, manufacturing, and welding and machine shops:
(a)
The location of the use will only be favourably considered where it can be
demonstrated that the use and intensity is appropriate to the site and that it will
have a minimal impact on the surrounding adjacent areas. Consideration may be
given but is not limited to the following effects:
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(i)
municipal servicing capacity;
(ii)
anticipated levels of noise, odour, smoke, fumes, dust, lighting, glare,
vibration or other emissions emanating from the operation;
(iii)
anticipated increased levels or types of vehicle traffic, unsafe conditions
or situations for vehicles, cyclists or pedestrians; and / or
(iv)
utilization of hazardous substances.
(b)
All materials and goods used in conjunction with construction trades shall be
stored within an enclosed building, or within an area hidden from view by
screening;
(c)
Warehouses and freight handling facilities shall be accessible from a major road
network to avoid heavy traffic volumes on access roads. Consideration shall be
given to the location of entry and exit points to the site and their interrelation with
existing intersections or land constraints; and,
(d)
No outside storage is permitted for a wholesale establishment.
(10)
Light manufacturing:
(a)
All materials and goods used in conjunction with light manufacturing plants shall
be stored within an enclosed building, or within an area hidden from view by
screening; and,
(b)
All manufacturing and assembly operations in conjunction with a light
manufacturing plant shall be conducted within an enclosed building.
(11)
Indoor storage rental facilities, recycling and collection depots, and storage garages:
(a)
The use shall be located, where practical, in a non-highly visible area, and screened
to avoid any adverse visual impact. Landscaping and screening acceptable to
Council shall be provided in all yards facing a public roadway or properties in
residential use.
(12)
Tourist campgrounds:
(a)
Wherever possible and appropriate, any existing trees and mature landscaping shall
be retained;
(b)
Solid waste storage facilities (including adequate spaces for both recycling and
general waste bins) shall be provided on-site, appropriately located, and screened
or landscaped to avoid any adverse visual impact from the road and within the
development.
(c)
There shall be adequate maneuvering space on-site; and,
(d)
The prevention of on-street congestion caused by the ingress and egress of vehicles
shall be considered.
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(13)
Laundromats:
(a)
The location of laundromats will only be favourably considered where it can be
demonstrated that the use and intensity is appropriate to the site and that it will
have a minimal impact on the surrounding, adjacent areas, particularly along the
residential zone interface; and,
(b)
Consideration shall be given to the area's municipal servicing capacity.
(14)
Golf courses:
(a)
Consideration will be given to the compatibility of the golf course with adjacent
land uses;
(b)
Insofar as possible, proposed golf courses shall respond to the natural topography
and drainways of the site, and employ minimal clearing of native vegetation;
(c)
Buffers shall be provided to protect existing, adjacent neighbourhoods by
mitigating the adverse impacts of sound, visibility and traffic;
(d)
Council will consider the following as an asset in the development of a golf course:
(i)
maximum use of existing landforms and native grasses and vegetation;
(ii)
an alternative water source to potable water; and,
(iii)
water conserving irrigation systems.
(15)
Intensive agricultural uses (excluding livestock):
(a)
The location of agricultural uses will only be favourably considered where it can
be demonstrated that the use and intensity is appropriate to the site and that it will
have a minimal impact on the surrounding adjacent areas. Consideration may be
given, but is not limited to, the following effects:
(i)
municipal servicing capacity;
(ii)
anticipated levels of noise, odour, smoke, fumes, dust, lighting, glare,
vibration or other emissions emanating from the operation;
(iii)
anticipated increased levels or types of vehicular traffic, unsafe conditions
or situations for vehicles, cyclists or pedestrians; and/or,
(iv)
utilization of hazardous substances.
(16)
Accessory dwelling units:
(a)
Dwelling units attached to commercial or industrial establishments shall have a
main entrance separate from that of the principal establishment. An emergency
exit must be provided in addition to the main entrance; and,
(b)
The minimum floor area of each dwelling unit shall be 28 square metres.
(17)
Junk and salvage yards and auto wreckers:
(a)
Junk and salvage yards and auto wreckers shall be enclosed by an opaque or solid
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perimeter fence at least 2.0 metres in height, and not more than five metres in
height, with no material piled higher than the height of the perimeter fence; and,
(b)
The perimeter fence shall not be located in the required front yard. The required
front yard shall be used for no other purpose than landscaping and necessary access
driveways to the site.
(18)
Abattoirs:
(a)
Shall be located at least 91.4 metres from residential areas, schools, hospitals,
motels and restaurants.
(19)
Bulk petroleum tanks:
(a)
Shall be located at least 91.4 metres from residential areas, schools, hospitals, and
motels.
(20)
Telecommunications facilities:
(a)
Shall be located at least 1.6 km from a residence, unless developed as an ancillary
use to a farm operation.
3.8 VALIDITY OF A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
3.8.1
If development authorized by a development permit is not commenced within twelve (12) months
of the date of issue, the permit ceases to be valid.
3.8.2
A development permit extension may be granted for an additional twelve (12) month period by the
Development Officer.
3.9 AMENDING THE ZONING BYLAW
3.9.1
Any person seeking to amend this Zoning Bylaw may submit an application for such amendment
and, upon payment of the required fee, the Development Officer shall refer such application to
Council for consideration.
3.9.2
Council may authorize an amendment to a Zoning Bylaw, and that amendment shall be adopted by
bylaw.
3.9.3
Sections 206 - 212 of The Act, shall govern the process to be followed with respect to public notice
and public participation in the adoption of a bylaw proposed to amend this Zoning Bylaw.
3.10 DEVELOPMENT APPEALS BOARD
3.10.1 Council shall appoint a Development Appeals Board in accordance with Sections 49(j) and 213 to
227 of The Act.
3.10.2 A person who wishes to appeal to the Development Appeals Board shall, within 30 days of the date
of issuance of or refusal to issue a development permit, file a written notice of intention to appeal,
and the appeal fee, with the secretary of the Development Appeals Board.
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3.10.3 A person whose application for a discretionary use or development has been approved with
prescribed development standards may appeal any development standards considered excessive, to
the Development Appeals Board.
3.10.4 An appellant shall make the appeal within 30 days of the date of the issuance of, or refusal to issue,
a development permit.
3.10.5 Nothing in this section authorizes a person to appeal a decision of the council:
(1)
refusing to rezone land; or,
(2)
rejecting an application for approval of a discretionary use.
3.10.6 In making an appeal to the Development Appeals Board, and hearing such appeal, the provisions
of The Act shall apply.
3.11 MINOR VARIANCES
3.11.1 Council may grant a variance of up to 10% of any yard requirement or minimum required distances
between buildings for a use that conforms to this bylaw. All such variances shall be subject to the
conditions and granted in accordance with the procedures contained in Section 60 of The Act.
3.11.2 Council shall maintain a registry of the location and all relevant details of the granting of such
variances.
3.12 FEES
3.12.1 Amendment of the Zoning Bylaw
In addition to an application fee, where a person requests Council to amend the Zoning Bylaw, that
person shall pay to the municipality a fee equal to the costs associated with the public advertisement
of the proposed amendment and the costs associated with providing direct written notice to owners
of land that is the subject of the proposed amendment.
3.12.2 Application fees
(1)
An applicant for a development permit shall pay an application fee in accordance with the
following:
(a)
Permitted principal use:
$100.00
(b)
Permitted non-farm accessory use:
$100.00
(c)
Permitted ancillary use:
$100.00
(d)
Discretionary principal use:
$200.00
(e)
Discretionary accessory use:
$200.00
(f)
Discretionary ancillary use:
$200.00
(g)
Development Appeal Fee:
up to $50.00 as specified by the
Development Appeals Board
These fees shall be in addition to any fee required by Section 3.12.1 above.
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(2)
Detailed review costs:
(a)
General: Where a development or subdivision proposal involves a detailed RM
review, a plan or Zoning Bylaw Amendment, a development agreement, a
servicing agreement, detailed development conditions, liability insurance,
performance bonds, caveats, or RM legal and professional planning advice,
Council may require the applicant pay the full cost of the additional application
review and administration costs, as Council may determine by resolution.
(b)
Items: Such costs may include Council meetings, RM. legal and professional
planning costs, municipal administration fees and RM site inspection fees, as
determined by Council.
(c)
Documentation: Such costs may be addressed and clarified in the RM Council
specified documents, including development and servicing agreements.
(3)
Where a person applies to Council to amend the Zoning Bylaw, that person shall pay to the
municipality the following application fees, where applicable:
(a)
Text amendments: $200
(b)
Map amendments (see table below):
Class 1 Districts: A,
Class 2 Districts: C, M
Zoning Map
Amendments
To
Class 1
Class 2
From
Class 1
$200
$400
Class 2
$200
$400
Where an application to amend the Zoning Bylaw involves amendment within two or more
of the above categories the sum of the amendment fees shall apply for all categories.
These fees shall be in addition to any fee required by Section 3.12.1 above.
3.13 ZONING BY AGREEMENT
3.13.1 A zoning designation which is subject to an agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of
Section 69 of The Act and Section 5.1.4 of the Official Community Plan, shall be indicated on the
Zoning District Map by the addition of the bylaw number authorizing the agreement after the
zoning district designation.
3.14 OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
3.14.1 Pursuant to Section 242 of The Act, the Development Officer may inspect any development
suspected of contravening The Act, or any regulation or bylaw made pursuant to The Act. If it is
determined that a contravention exists, the Development Officer may notify the owner in writing
and instruct the owner to correct the contravention within a set time period. If for any reason the
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contravention has not been corrected within that time, the Development Officer may extend the
time period or issue a zoning compliance order pursuant to Section 242(4) of The Act to achieve
bylaw conformance.
3.14.2 Any person who violates this Bylaw is guilty of an offence and is liable, on summary conviction,
to the penalties provided by Section 243 of The Act.
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4
GENERAL REGULATIONS
Except as noted, the following regulations shall apply to all zoning districts in this bylaw:
4.1 FRONTAGE ON THE ROAD
A development permit shall not be issued unless the site intended to be used, or upon which a building or
structure is to be erected, abuts, or has frontage on a graded all-weather registered road, or unless
satisfactory arrangements have been made with Council for the improvement or building of a road, where
required.
4.2 DEVELOPMENT ON HAZARD LANDS
4.2.1
Where a proposed development of a building is to be located on land considered by Council to be
potentially hazardous, including but not limited to a wetland, water body or watercourse where
flooding may occur, the lands shall be deemed "hazardous" and Council shall require the applicant
to submit sufficient topographic information to determine if the development will be within 50
metres of:
(1)
any slope(s) that may be unstable;
(2)
any river or stream flood plain; and/or,
(3)
any other land that may be subject to flooding.
4.2.2
Council may require that before a permit may be issued, the applicant shall submit a report prepared
by a professional competent to assess the suitability of the site for a development described in
Section 4.2.1, and which in the opinion of Council, shows that the proposed site and development
is suitable with respect to the following where relevant:
(1)
the potential for flooding up to the Safe Building Elevation, to be determined from specific
site investigations, or where not involving any building, such lower elevation as may be
suitable for the proposed use;
(2)
the potential for slope instability; and/or
(3)
the required mitigation measures for construction on areas of high water tables, in slopes
or on contaminated sites if any.
4.2.3
Actions identified in an assessment prepared pursuant to Section 4.2.2 which prevent, change,
mitigate or remedy hazards in lands deemed hazardous may be incorporated as conditions to
issuance of any development permit that may be issued. Council shall refuse a permit for any
development for which, in Council's opinion, the proposed actions are inadequate to address the
adverse effects or will result in excessive municipal costs.
4.3 BUILDING TO BE MOVED
4.3.1
No building shall be moved within, or into, the municipality, without first obtaining a development
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permit, except as provided in Section 3.3, from the Development Officer.
4.4 WASTE DISPOSAL
4.4.1
No development or use of land which requires sewage disposal or landfill facilities shall be
permitted unless those facilities are approved by the Regional Health Authority and/or
Saskatchewan Environment. Disposal of liquid, solid, or gaseous waste shall be governed by Acts
administered by the Departments of Agriculture and Food, Environment, Health and the
Saskatchewan Water Security Agency. Proponents of such facilities may be required to undergo
an environmental impact assessment, as per the Environmental Assessment Act, in consultation
with the Ministry of Environment.
4.5 WATER
4.5.1
No development or use of land shall be permitted where the proposal will adversely affect domestic
and municipal water supplies, or where a suitable, potable water supply cannot be furnished to the
requirements of the Regional Health Authority and/or the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency.
4.6 STORAGE OF CHEMICALS, FERTILIZERS AND COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
4.6.1
The storage of chemicals, fertilizers and combustible materials are subject to the requirements of
both the federal and provincial governments. All necessary approvals from other regulatory
agencies must be obtained prior to issuance of a development permit. Development permit
conditions may include the requirement that all permits or licenses required by other regulatory
agencies be obtained before development proceeds.
4.7 ONE PRINCIPAL BUILDING PERMITTED ON A SITE
4.7.1
Not more than one principal building shall be permitted on any one site except for:
(1)
public works;
(2)
institutional uses;
(3)
agricultural uses;
(4)
shopping centres;
(5)
recreation facilities;
(6)
schools;
(7)
hospitals;
(8)
municipal facilities;
(9)
aerodromes; and
(10)
ancillary uses.
4.8 NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS, SITES AND USES
4.8.1
The adoption or amendment of this bylaw does not affect non-conforming buildings, sites and uses.
4.8.2
The provisions of The Act, Sections 88 to 93 inclusive, shall apply to all non-conforming buildings
and uses.
4.8.3
Non-conforming buildings or sites may continue to be used, maintained and repaired in their
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present form.
4.9 MANUFACTURED HOMES AND MANUFACTURED DWELLINGS
4.9.1
Wherever a single detached dwelling is allowed it may be in the form of a manufactured home or
dwelling subject to Sections 4.9.2 and 4.9.3.
4.9.2
Every manufactured home shall bear CSA Z240 certification, or a replacement thereof, and shall
be attached to a permanent foundation, or securely anchored to the ground and skirted, prior to
occupancy.
4.9.3
Every manufactured dwelling shall bear CSA A277 certification, or a replacement thereof, and shall
be attached to a permanent foundation.
4.10 PUBLIC WORKS, PIPELINES AND FACILITIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY
4.10.1 Public works and facilities of the municipality, except solid and liquid waste disposal sites, shall be
permitted uses in every zoning district, and unless otherwise specified by this bylaw, no minimum
site or yard requirements shall apply.
4.10.2 Where a pipeline or other utility or transportation facility will cross a municipal road, Council may
apply such special design standards as it considers necessary to protect the municipal interest in the
existing and future improvements to the road.
4.11 MANURE DISPOSAL
4.11.1 The use of agricultural land for the disposal and recycling of manure produced by an approved
intensive livestock operation is permitted subject to the following regulations:
(1)
Liquid manure shall be spread by direct injection into the soil.
(2)
Solid manure shall be incorporated into the soil within 24 hours.
(3)
Manure (solid nor liquid) shall not be spread on ground that is frozen or covered in frost or
snow.
4.11.2 Upon application to Council, other procedures for disposal of manure may be approved where the
applicant establishes to the satisfaction of Council that the objectives of the Official Community
Plan will be achieved to a similar or better standard. Council may specify a limited time during
which the approval will be valid.
4.11.3 Council may exempt in whole or in part an applicant from this section where each of the following
are true:
(1)
the manure will be spread on land owned by the operator of the ILO.
(2)
adverse weather conditions prevent the incorporation of manure in which case
incorporation of the spread manure may be delayed until weather conditions permit.
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4.12 SPECIAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS
4.12.1 Home Based Businesses and Farm Based Businesses
(1)
Home based businesses and farm based businesses shall be subject to the following
development standards:
(a)
The use is clearly ancillary to the use of a farm as an agricultural operation or the
dwelling unit as a private residence.
(b)
The operator of the business is a resident of the dwelling unit and, in the case of a
farm based business only, up to five (5) non-resident employees may be employed
at the site. Any employee shall be directly under the hire and management of the
operator of the business. Where the business is a building or service contractor,
additional employees may be involved only at the client building site.
(c)
No variation in the residential or residential farm character and appearance of the
dwelling, ancillary residential building, or land shall be permitted, except for
permitted signs.
(d)
The permitted use shall be valid only during the period of time the property is
occupied as a residence of the applicant for such permitted use.
(e)
All permits issued for home based businesses shall be subject to the condition that
the permit may be revoked at any time if, in the opinion of Council, the conditions
under which the permit was originally issued are no longer met.
4.12.2 Campgrounds, Tourist Camps and Trailer Courts
(1)
The applicant for a development permit for a campground, tourist camp or trailer court
shall provide the Development Officer with a plan of the site, identifying any buildings,
uses of land and the location of all roadways and recreation vehicle or tent campsites sites
with dimensions. The addition or rearrangement of sites, the construction or moving of
buildings, the material change in use of portions of land, or the filling or clearing of land
shall require a development permit, and the applicant shall submit for approval an amended
plan incorporating the proposed development.
(2)
A campground, tourist camp or trailer court shall have, within its boundaries, a buffer area
abutting the boundary of not less than 4.5 metres in width, which shall contain no buildings.
(3)
A site for each recreation vehicle and campsite permitted in the campground, tourist camp
or trailer court shall be designated and clearly marked on the ground.
(4)
Each site shall have a minimum area of 150 square metres.
(5)
No portion of any campsite shall be located within an internal roadway or required buffer
area.
(6)
Each site shall have direct and convenient access to a developed internal roadway, which
shall not be located in any required buffer area.
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(7)
Each recreation vehicle shall be located at least 4.5 metres from any other recreation
vehicle and each site shall have dimensions, location and orientation sufficient to allow for
such location of recreation vehicles.
(8)
The space provided for roadways within a campground, tourist camp or trailer court shall
be at least 7.5 metres in width. No portion of any site, other use or structure shall be located
in any roadway.
(9)
A campground, tourist camp or trailer court may include, as an ancillary use, a laundromat
or a confectionary designed to meet the needs of occupants of the sites and a one unit
dwelling for the accommodation of the operator.
(10)
No recreation vehicle shall be stored on any campsite when the campground is not open.
(11)
The Public Health Act, and regulations passed thereunder, shall be complied with in respect
of all operations and development of campgrounds.
4.12.3 Public Works in the Form of Solid and Liquid Waste Management or Disposal Facilities
(1)
Development and maintenance of a public work in the form of a solid or liquid waste
disposal facility will be subject to the following special standards:
(a)
A buffer strip containing trees, shrubs or a berm shall be located surrounding a
lagoon or sanitary landfill disposal area.
(b)
Any solid or liquid waste disposal facility shall be fenced.
4.12.4 Bed and Breakfast Homes and Vacation Farms
(1)
Bed and breakfast homes and vacation farms shall be subject to the following requirements:
(a)
Vacation farms shall be ancillary to an agricultural operation and may include bed
and breakfast, cabins and overnight camping areas.
(b)
Bed and breakfast operations shall be located in, and ancillary to, a single detached
dwelling used as the operator's principal residence developed as a farm operation
site or country residence
(c)
Only one sign, not exceeding 1.5 square metres in sign face area, advertising the
vacation farm or bed and breakfast home, and located on-site, is permitted.
(d)
Vacation farms and bed and breakfast homes shall be licensed pursuant to The
Public Health Act, where tourist accommodations require health approval.
(e)
Council may specify a maximum number of bedrooms, cabins or camping sites, or
combination thereof, as a special standard in the issuing of a discretionary approval
for a bed and breakfast home or vacation farm application.
4.12.5 Custodial Care Facilities, Residential Care Facilities and Personal Care Homes
(1)
Custodial care facilities, residential care facilities and personal care homes may be
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approved as an accessory use or as a principal use.
(2)
In any residential district, no exterior alterations shall be undertaken to a dwelling or former
dwelling which would be inconsistent with the residential character of the building or
property.
(3)
Required parking spaces shall not be located in a required front yard.
(4)
No building or structure used for the purpose of a custodial care facility or a residential
care facility shall be used for the purpose of keeping boarders or lodgers.
(5)
In addition to the development standards of the zoning district, custodial care facilities,
residential care facilities and personal care homes that are listed as discretionary uses shall
be reviewed and approved in accordance with Section 3.7.
4.12.6 Service Stations
(1)
Fuel pumps and other apparatus for dispensing or storage of fuel, located all or partly above
grade level, shall be at least 6 metres from a site line.
(2)
All automobile parts, dismantled vehicles and similar articles or equipment are to be stored
within a building.
(3)
Where service stations occupy a corner site, only one access point shall be on the flanking
street.
(4)
Hazardous substance storage areas shall be constructed in accordance with The
Environmental Management Protection Act, 2002 and The Hazardous Substances and
Waste Dangerous Goods Regulations.
4.12.7 Gas Bars
(1)
Where operated as the principal use on a site, gas bars are subject to the regulations and
standards for service stations.
(2)
Where a gas bar is allowed to operate in conjunction with another use on a site, the
following standards and regulations apply:
(a)
All fuel pumps and above ground storage tanks shall be at least five metres from
any building on the site, and 6 metres from any site line.
(b)
The site shall have at least two separate entrances for vehicles, at least 15 metres
apart.
(c)
Access to, and parking for, fuel dispensing apparatus shall not obstruct access to
the site, or other required off street parking spaces on the site.
(3)
Hazardous substance storage areas shall be constructed in accordance with The
Environmental Management Protection Act, 2002 and The Hazardous Substances and
Waste Dangerous Goods Regulations.
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4.12.8 Above Ground Fuel Storage Tanks
(1)
Above-ground fuel storage tanks which meet the standards of the National Fire Code may
be permitted in association with service stations, gas bars and other permitted industrial or
commercial uses where the dispensing of fuel to vehicles is a standard aspect of the use.
(2)
The total storage capacity for above-ground fuel storage tanks on any single service station
or gas bar shall not exceed the regulations and requirements set out by the National Fire
Code.
(3)
Above-ground fuel storage tanks shall be:
(a)
located at least 3 metres from any property line or building; however, for uses other
than gas bars and service stations, the 3 metre separation distance may be reduced
to 1 metre for tanks with a capacity of 5,000 litres or less.
(4)
Notwithstanding subsection (2) above, above ground fuel storage tanks associated with a
gas bar or service station shall be:
(a)
located at least 6 metres from any property line or building.
(b)
at least 15 metres from the boundary of any site within a Residential district.
(5)
The dispensing equipment associated with above-ground fuel storage tanks shall be located
at least 3 metres from any property line, at least 7.5 metres from any open flame or other
ignition source, and at least 4.5 metres from any door or window.
(6)
Notwithstanding (4) above, above ground fuel storage tanks associated with a gas bar or
service station shall be located at least 6 metres from any property line, at least 7.5 metres
from any open flame or other ignition source, and at least 4.5 metres from any door or
window.
(7)
Above-ground fuel storage tanks shall be protected from vehicles with suitable posts,
guardrails or other similar means.
(8)
Hazardous substance storage areas shall be constructed in accordance with The
Environmental Management Protection Act, 2002 and The Hazardous Substances and
Waste Dangerous Goods Regulations.
4.12.9
Accessory Uses, Buildings and Structures
(1)
Accessory uses and buildings shall be subordinate to, and located on the same site at the
principal building or use, and used in conjunction with that principal use.
(2)
Time of Construction:
Accessory buildings shall not be constructed or placed on any site prior to the construction
of the principal building except in the following instance:
(a)
Where a Development Permit has been issued for a principal building, Council
may, at its discretion, allow prior development of an accessory building where such
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building is required for the storage of construction material or equipment. If the
principal building is not completed in the time period required, the accessory
building is to be removed.
(3)
Height of Accessory Buildings:
(a)
Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Districts:
(i)
Detached accessory buildings in any agriculture district, forest district,
commercial district or industrial district: No height restrictions.
(4)
Accessory dwelling units shall only be permitted to accommodate:
(a)
a farm dwelling as a residence for an operator, or for employees and/or partners
engaged in farm operation, intensive livestock operation, or intensive agricultural
operation, subject to Section 3.5.2.2 of the Official Community Plan.
(b)
a business dwelling as a residence for an operator, manager, an employee and/or
partner engaged in a commercial or industrial operation in a commercial or
industrial zoning district, subject to the following provisions:
(i)
the dwelling unit must be physically attached to the primary building
where commercial or industrial operations are underway;
(ii)
the business dwelling shall have a main entrance separate from that of the
commercial or industrial establishment; and,
(iii)
an emergency exit must be provided in addition to the main entrance.
(c)
a temporary construction camp, tool shed, scaffold or other such building or other
such temporary work camp which is incidental to construction and provided it is
located on the site where such work is underway and provided that it shall be
removed from the site within 60 days of completing the work.
4.12.10
Outfitter Base Camps, Tourism Base Camps and Tourist Camps
(1)
All outfitter base camps shall be located at least 305 metres from a dwelling unit that is not
part of the operation.
(2)
All accommodation provided in conjunction with outfitter base camps and tourism base
camps shall comply with The Public Health Act, and Regulations passed thereunder.
(3)
Council may establish standards limiting the total number of guests and guest
rooms,
and the location of buildings and accessory activities as a condition of issuing a
discretionary use permit for outfitter base camps and tourism base camps. Any increase in
the number of guests or guest rooms shall require a new discretionary approval.
(4)
Outfitter base camps and tourism base camps may be ancillary to an agricultural operation
for which a permit has been issued and located on the same site.
(5)
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permitted when the operator ceases to be a resident on the site.
4.12.11
Dugouts, Sewage Lagoons and Manure Storage Pits
(1)
Dugouts, sewage lagoons and manure storage pits shall maintain a minimum separation
distance of 15 metres from the legal boundaries of the surface parcel on which they are
situated.
(2)
Dugouts may not be dug within 38 metres of an established dugout.
4.12.12
Kennels (Boarding and Breeding)
(1)
An outdoor area must be provided for animals to run free, without being chained, in an area
enclosed by a fence which provides safety for the
animals and neighbours to the
satisfaction of Council.
(2)
Outdoor animal enclosures may not be located in front yards.
4.12.13
Auction Markets
(1)
Outside storage shall not be permitted at auction markets except for the display of motor
vehicles, farm machinery, and heavy farm equipment.
(2)
Council may require that additional parking spaces be provided for auction markets.
(3)
Temporary storage and accessory repair of goods and materials to be sold shall be
permitted.
(4)
Wrecking, destruction or dismantling of goods and materials shall not be permitted.
4.12.14
Truck Stops
(1)
Truck stops shall not be constructed within 300 metres of a school, education facility,
playground, library or place of worship.
(2)
The minimum width of a driveway in a truck stop shall be 9.2 metres.
(3)
No more than two access driveways shall connect a truck stop to any street.
(4)
Gas bars on the site of a truck stop shall comply with Sections 4.14.8 and 4.14.9.
(5)
Above ground fuel storage tanks shall comply with Section 4.14.9.
4.12.15
Satellite Dishes and Solar Collectors
(1)
The installation and operation of a free standing satellite dish or solar collector, and their
supporting structures shall be permitted in all zoning districts, subject to the following:
(a)
in any District such structures shall not be located in any front yard, side yard and
in the case of a corner site, in any portion of the rear yard which is within three (3)
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metres of the side property line adjacent to a flanking street unless it is screened
from the flanking street to the satisfaction of the Development Officer;
(b)
in any District such structures, if freestanding, shall not exceed a height of ten
(10) metres above grade level;
(c)
in any District such structures if attached to a principal building, shall not exceed
a height of ten (10) metres above the lowest elevation of: roof surface of a flat roof;
the decking of a mansard roof; and the eaves of a gable, hip or gambrel roof; and,
(d)
in any District such structures, if attached to or erected upon an accessory building,
shall not exceed the maximum permitted height of the accessory building upon
which such structure is attached or erected.
4.12.18
Temporary Work Camps
(1)
Temporary work camps shall be temporary and permitted only for a period not exceeding
one (1) year as negotiated by Council.
(2)
The site shall be left in the condition agreed upon in the Development Permit, after the
occupancy period.
(3)
All regulations found in Section 4.24 of this bylaw shall apply.
4.12.19
Transloading Facilities for Oil and Gas Resources
Transloading facilities for Oil and Gas Resources shall be subject to the following requirements:
(1)
In addition to any other information required by Council, the applicant shall submit, as part
of their development permit application, information regarding any hazardous material to
be kept or stored on site, an emergency management plan, a screening and landscape plan,
as well as site grading and drainage plans.
(2)
Transloading facilities for oil and gas resources shall not be located within 90 metres of a
residence or on hazard lands.
(3)
The applicant shall suitably screen and landscape the facility from neighbouring properties
to the satisfaction of Council.
(4)
Council may require the developer to undertake specific safeguards to address safety issues
related to material kept on the site and nuisance issues related to dust, noise, odour, smoke,
or similar conditions.
(5)
Transloading facilities shall be developed and shall operate in compliance with all relevant
federal and provincial requirements.
4.12.20
Outdoor Recreational Storage Compounds as a Principal or Accessory Use
(1)
Industrial type storage including outside storage of partially dismantled or inoperative
motor vehicles is not permitted.
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(2)
All outdoor recreational storage compounds shall be required to provide a treed buffer area
3.0 metres wide between the storage compound area and all site lines together with a fence
to be constructed inside the required treed buffer to a minimum height of 2.4 metres.
Exceptions to these requirements are provided in (4) and (5) as follows.
(3)
A fence for an outdoor recreational storage compound adjacent to a residential zoning
district shall be constructed of solid materials e.g. wood, stone, concreate brick or other
similar material, to forma continuous visual obstruction.
(4)
A storage compound on a site in the C1 District - will not be required to provide a treed
buffer provided that a fence of solid material is constructed surrounding the storage area to
obstruct clear views into the compound from the exterior of the site.
(5)
Lighting of sites use for outdoor or indoor storage facilities shall conform to the standards
of the International Dark Sky Association.
4.12.21
Staff Accommodation as a Principal Use
(1)
Staff accommodation as an accessory use shall only be permitted to accommodate the staff
of a hotel, motel, tourism base camp, outfitter base camp, tourist camp, golf course,
institutional camp or retail / service commercial use.
(2)
Council may apply conditions limiting the size of buildings and the total number of beds
that will be provided in each building to ensure that the use remains sufficient only to
accommodate staff of a use specified in 4.12.21 (a) above.
4.13 SETBACK FROM CENTRE LINE OF ROADS
4.13.1 The minimum setback of buildings, including dwellings, from the centre line of a municipal road
allowance, grid road, main farm access road or provincial highway on all sites shall be 45 metres
(150 feet). On provincial highways the minimum setbacks shall be regulated by the Ministry of
Highways and Infrastructure. Development of buildings on sites that do not abut such roads shall
observe the minimum front yard setbacks as identified in the specific regulation for those districts.
4.14 PERMITTED YARD ENCROACHMENTS
4.14.1 The following are not considered encroachments and shall be considered part of the principal or
accessory building and all applicable regulations will apply to it as it would be to the principal or
accessory building:
(1)
any deck or floor area attached to a principal or accessory building that has a permanent
roof structure and/or solid glass, or screen walls; and,
(2)
any private garage attached to a principal building.
4.14.2 The following yard encroachments shall be permitted in any required yard:
(1)
steps 1.6 metres or less above grade level, as measured at the highest point of the steps,
that are necessary for access to a permitted building or for access to a site from a street or
lane;
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(2)
window sills, eaves, gutters, belt courses, pilasters or other similar vertical columns,
cornices, bay windows, chimneys and similar non-structural alterations may project a
distance of 0.6 metres from the building into any required yard, but not closer than 0.5
metres to a site line;
(3)
raised patios, decks and sidewalks not more than 0.6 metres above grade level, as measured
at the outside edge of the patio, deck or sidewalk.
(4)
trees, shrubs, walkways, trellises or flag poles, so long as these fixtures do not extend into
or over public land; and,
(5)
lighting fixtures and lamp posts.
(6)
In rear yards:
(i)
raised patios and decks measuring more than 0.6 metres in height above grade, and
canopies and balconies having a projection of not more than three metres into the
required rear yard, provided they are located at least 3.0 metres from the rear site
line.
(7)
In side yards:
(i)
raised patios and decks measuring more than 0.6 metres in height above grade, and
canopies and balconies provided they do not project more than 1.8 metres into the
required side yard, or into more than 25% of the required side yard, whichever is
less.
4.15 PROHIBITED USES IN ALL DISTRICTS
4.15.1 The breeding of rats and other rodents and crickets and other insects is prohibited in all zoning
districts in the municipality.
4.15.2 Wild Boar Intensive Livestock Operations are prohibited in all zoning districts in the municipality.
4.16 BUILDING LINES
4.16.1 Where a building line in a residential district has been established by existing buildings in a block
having at least one half of the lots built on, new development may conform to this line.
4.17 BARE LAND CONDOMINIUMS
4.17.1 Regulations and development standards for buildings, uses and sites in all zoning districts shall also
apply to uses and bare land units that are part of a bare land condominium plan.
4.18 DEPTH TO FRONTAGE RATIO
4.18.1 Depth to frontage ratio for residential sites: No restrictions.
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4.19 TEMPORARY USES
4.19.1 Temporary uses will be permitted where appropriate in individual zoning districts at the discretion
of Council.
4.19.2 All temporary uses must be located on an existing site; no subdivision will be permitted for
temporary uses.
4.19.3 Any buildings placed on sites where a temporary use is permitted must be removed on or before
the expiry period allowed for the use, unless the construction of a permanent building is specifically
permitted by Council.
4.19.4 The site must be restored to the same condition as it was prior to the beginning of the temporary
use once the temporary use has ceased.
4.19.5 Council may require a performance bond from the applicant to ensure acceptable remediation of
the site.
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5
ZONING DISTRICTS
5.1 CLASSIFICATION OF ZONING DISTRICTS
5.1.1
In order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this Bylaw, the Rural Municipality 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 symbols.
Districts
Symbols
Agriculture
A
Commercial
C1
Industrial
M1
5.2 ZONING DISTRICT MAPS
5.2.1
The map, bearing the statement "This is the Zoning District Map which accompanies Bylaw
Number adopted by the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471" and signed by the
Reeve and Rural Municipal Administrator under the seal of the Rural Municipality shall be known
as the "Zoning District Map" and such map is hereby declared to be an integral part of this Bylaw.
5.3 BOUNDARIES
5.3.1
The boundaries of such districts referred to, together with explanatory legend, notation and
reference, are shown on the map entitled "Zoning District Map".
5.3.2
All streets, lanes and road allowances, if not otherwise specifically designated, shall be deemed to
be in the same zoning district as the property immediately abutting upon such streets, lanes and
road allowances. If the land abutting each side of a street, lane or road allowance is located in
different zoning districts, the centre line of such street, lane or road allowance shall be deemed to
be the district boundary, unless otherwise specifically designated.
5.3.3
Streets, lanes, and road allowances which are shown on the "Zoning District Map" and which
have been permanently closed pursuant to Section 13 of The Municipalities Act, shall be in the
same district as the land abutting both sides of the permanently closed street, lane or road allowance.
If the land abutting each side of the permanently closed street, land or road allowance was located
in different zoning districts before the said street, lane or road allowance was permanently closed,
the centre line of such permanently closed street, lane or road allowance shall be deemed to be the
district boundary, unless otherwise specifically designated.
5.3.4
In unsubdivided land, the zoning district boundary shall be determined by the scale shown on the
"Zoning District Map".
5.4 REGULATIONS
5.4.1
Regulations for the zoning districts are outlined in the following sections of this Bylaw.
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5.5 PROPERTIES WITH MORE THAN ONE ZONING DISTRICT
5.5.1
Where a site or lot is divided into more than one zoning district, each portion of the site or lot shall
be developed and use in accordance with the provisions of the applicable zoning district.
5.6 TRANSITIONAL ZONING PROVISIONS
5.6.1
Existing Buildings
Buildings lawfully existing at the time of the approval of this bylaw shall be limited in terms of site
width and setback requirements, to the regulation of the zoning district in which they are located,
or to their current dimensions, whichever is the least restrictive.
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6
DISTRICT SCHEDULES
6.1 A - AGRICULTURE DISTRICT
6.1.1
Intent
The objective of the A - Agriculture District is to provide for the primary use of land in the form of
agricultural development, associated residences, limited single-parcel country residential
development, location-dependent natural resource development and other uses compatible with
agricultural development.
6.1.2
Permitted and Discretionary Uses and Development Standards
The permitted and discretionary uses and applicable development standards are laid out in Table 6-
1.
6.1.3
Prohibited Uses
Uses prohibited in the A - Agriculture District are as follows:
6.1.4
Accessory Buildings
(1)
Accessory buildings and uses, except dwelling units, shall be permitted subject to Section
4.12.9.
(2)
Farm dwellings, subject to Section 3.5.2.2 (c) of the Official Community Plan.
6.1.5
Regulations
(1)
Site Requirements
(a)
Minimum and maximum site size, site width, and yard requirements are shown in
Table 6-1.
6.1.6
Standards for Discretionary Uses
Council will consider discretionary use applications in the A - Agriculture District with regard to
Section 3.7.2 Discretionary use Evaluation Criteria and Section 3.7.3 Terms and Conditions for
Discretionary Use Approvals as well as additional development standards noted as follows.
(1)
Intensive agricultural operations including, but not limited to, intensive livestock
operations subject to Section 3.5.2.4 of the Official Community Plan.
(2)
Personal care homes shall be licensed under The Personal Care Homes Act.
(3)
Discretionary Commercial Uses
(a)
Where ancillary to a farm operation, or single detached dwelling, Council may
prescribe specific development standards in the issuing of a development permit
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limiting the size of operation, buildings used for the operation, and number of non-
resident employees. Any increase in the area of land for a commercial use, or the
number or size of buildings used for the commercial operation, shall require a new
discretionary approval by Council.
(b)
Council may specify specific development standards for the location, setback, or
screening of any area devoted to the outdoor storage of machinery, vehicles, or
vehicular parts in conjunction with a commercial operation including any salvage
or vehicle storage yard.
6.1.7
Exceptions to Development Standards
Exceptions to development standards in A - Agriculture District, are as follows:
6.1.8
Temporary Accommodation
A manufactured home or trailer coach may be permitted for a period of up to one year on an existing
farm dwelling or residential site, while a permanent dwelling unit is being erected on the same site.
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TABLE 6-1:
A - AGRICULTURE DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
for the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471
Use
Development Standards
Permitted or
Discretionary
Subject to
Sections
Minimum Site
Area (ha)
Maximum Site
Area (ha)
Minimum Site
Width (m)
Minimum Front
Yard (m)
Minimum Side
Yard (m)
Minimum Rear
Yard (m)
Agricultural Uses
(1)
Agriculturally related commercial and industrial uses subject to Section 3.5.2.3
in the Official Community Plan
D
1.01
- -
30
15
10
10
(2)
Farm operations
P
64(2)
- -
30
15
10
10
(3)
Intensive livestock operations subject to Section 3.5.2.4 in the Official
Community Plan
D
3.5.2 (2)
1.01
- -
30
15
10
10
(4)
Intensive agricultural operations subject to Section 3.5.2.4 in the Official
Community Plan
D
3.5.2 (3)
1.01
- -
30
15
10
10
(5)
Manure disposal for an ILO
D
4.11
1.01
- -
30
15
10
10
Resource Based Uses
(1)
Aggregate resource exploration and extraction, excluding gravel pits subject to
Section 3.1.2.5 in the Official Community Plan
D
3.5.2 (9)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
3
(2)
Petroleum exploration or extraction wells, pipelines and related facilities
P
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
3
(3)
Transloading facilities for oil and gas resources
P
4.14.19
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
3 (3)
Residential Uses
(1)
Dwelling units as an accessory use
D
3.7.4(16)
(2)
Farm Dwellings subject to 3.5.2.2 in the Official Community Plan
D
4.12.10
(2)
- -
30
15
10
10
(3)
Single detached dwellings (as a principal use) subject to Section 3.6.2.2 in the
Official Community Plan
D
0.2(4)
16.19(4)
30
15
10
10
Commercial Uses
(1)
Agriculture servicing and contracting establishments
D
1.01
- -
30
15
10
10 (3)
(2)
Bed and breakfast homes
D
4.12.4
0.2 (4)(5)
16.19(6)
30
15
10
10
(3)
Campgrounds
D
3.5.2 (1)
4.12.2
1.01
(4)
30
15
10
10
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TABLE 6-1:
A - AGRICULTURE DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
for the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471
Use
Development Standards
Permitted or
Discretionary
Subject to
Sections
Minimum Site
Area (ha)
Maximum Site
Area (ha)
Minimum Site
Width (m)
Minimum Front
Yard (m)
Minimum Side
Yard (m)
Minimum Rear
Yard (m)
(4)
Custodial care facilities
D
4.12.5
0.2 (4)(5)
16.19(6)
30
15
10
10
(5)
Golf courses
D
3.7.4 (14)
1.01
- -
- -
15
10
10
(6)
Grain elevators
D
1.01
- -
30
15
10
10(3)
(7)
Health care clinic
D
1.01
- -
30
15
10
10
(8)
Gravel pits and gravel crushing operations subject to Table 6-1 of the Official
Community Plan
D
3.7.4 (4)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
3
(9)
Home based businesses and farm based businesses
D
4.12.1
0.2 (4)(5)
16.19(6)
30
15
10
10(3)
(10)
Kennels
D
4.12.13
1.01
- -
30
15
10
10
(11)
Machine shops and metal fabricators
D
3.7.4 (9)
1.01
- -
30
15
10
10 (3)
(12)
Meat processing and kill facilities
D
3.7.4 (5)
3.7.4 (18)
1.01
- -
30
15
10
10 (3)
(13)
Outfitter base camps
D
3.5.2 (1)
4.12.10
1.01
- -
30
15
10
10
(14)
Personal care homes
D
4.12.5
0.2 (4)(5)
16.19(6)
30
15
10
10
(15)
Residential care facilities
D
4.14.5
0.2 (4)(5)
16.19(6)
30
15
10
10
(16)
Tourism base camps
D
3.5.2 (1)
4.14.11
1.01
- -
30
15
10
10
(17)
Tourist camps
D
3.5.2 (1)
4.12.10
1.01
- -
30
15
10
10
(18)
Vacation farms
D
0.2 (4)(5)
16.19(6)
30
15
10
10
(19)
Veterinary clinics and hospital, including large animal boarding
D
1.01
- -
30
15
10
10
Municipal, Recreational, Institutional and Other Uses
(1)
Airports and airstrips
D
(7)
- -
- -
15
10
10
(2)
Cemeteries and crematoria
D
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
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TABLE 6-1:
A - AGRICULTURE DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
for the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471
Use
Development Standards
Permitted or
Discretionary
Subject to
Sections
Minimum Site
Area (ha)
Maximum Site
Area (ha)
Minimum Site
Width (m)
Minimum Front
Yard (m)
Minimum Side
Yard (m)
Minimum Rear
Yard (m)
(3)
Community halls
P
1.01
- -
30
15
10
10
(4)
Historical and archeological sites
P
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
3
(5)
Institutional camps
1.01
- -
30
15
10
10
(6)
Municipal facilities
P
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
3
(7)
Parks and playgrounds
P
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
3
(8)
Places of worship
D
3.7.4 (3)
1.01
- -
30
15
10
10
(9)
Public works, excluding solid and liquid waste disposal sites
P
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
3
(10)
Radar stations
D
1.01
- -
- -
15
10
10
(11)
Recreation facilities
D
3.7.4 (3)
1.01
- -
30
15
10
10
(12)
Schools and educational facilities
D
1.01
- -
30
15
10
10
(13)
Solid and liquid waste disposal facilities, sewage lagoons, pesticide container
collection sites, including soil farms for the rehabilitation of contaminated soils,
and associated facilities subject to Sections 3.2.2.1 of the Official Community
Plan
D
3.5.2 (6)
4.12.3
1.01
- -
30
15
10
10
(14)
Solid waste disposal sites, sewage lagoons, pesticide container collection sites,
and associated facilities
D
3.5.2 (6)
1.01
- -
30
15
10
10
(15)
Telecommunications facilities
D
3.7.4 (20)
1.01
- -
- -
15
10
10
(16)
Wildlife and ecological conservation areas
P
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
3
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Use Designations:
(P) - Permitted Use
Means a use or form of development allowed as of right in a zoning district,
subject to the regulations contained in this Bylaw.
(D) - Discretionary Use
A use or form of development specified in this Bylaw, which may be allowed following
application to, and approval by Council; and which complies with the development standards and
other regulations as may be required by Council and/or contained in this Bylaw.
Special limitation and standards regarding Table 6-1 and the A - Agriculture District:
(1) or a lesser amount as identified in Section 3.5.2.2(b) of the Official Community Plan
(2) the same as farm operations
(3) where rear yard abuts a railway or a railway reserve no rear yard is required
(4) or a greater or lesser site size as identified in Section 3.6.2.1 (d) of the Official Community Plan
(5) unless developed ancillary to a farm operation, in which case 64 hectares, and subject to (1) above
(6) no maximum shall apply if developed ancillary to a Farm Operation
(7) Private facilities: 1.01 hectares; Publicly-owned facilities: no minimum
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6.2 C1 - COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
6.2.1
Intent
The objective of the C1 - Commercial District is to provide for general commercial and other
compatible development in specific areas, with standards for such development.
6.2.2
Permitted and Discretionary Uses and Development Standards
The permitted and discretionary uses and applicable development standards are laid out in Table 6-
2.
6.2.3
Prohibited Uses
Uses prohibited in C1 - Commercial District are as follows:
6.2.4
Accessory Buildings
(1)
Accessory buildings and uses, except dwelling units, shall be permitted and are subject to
Section 4.12.9.
6.2.5
Regulations
(1)
Site Requirements
The minimum and maximum site size and yard requirements are shown in Table 6-2.
6.2.6
Standards for Discretionary Uses
Council will consider discretionary use applications in the C1 - Commercial District with regard to
Section 3.7.2 Discretionary use Evaluation Criteria and Section 3.7.3 Terms and Conditions for
Discretionary Use Approvals as well as additional development standards noted as follows.
(1)
All operations shall comply with all regulations of Saskatchewan Environment and
Saskatchewan Labour which govern their operation and development.
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TABLE 6-2:
C1 - COMMERCIAL DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
for the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471
Use
Development Standards
Permitted or
Discretionary
Subject to
Sections
Minimum
Site Area
(ha)
Minimum
Site Width
(m)
Minimum
Front Yard
(m)
Minimum
Side Yard
(m)
Minimum
Rear Yard
(m)
Residential Uses
(1)
Business dwellings
D
3.7.4 (16)
4.12.9
1.01
30
10
3
5
Commercial Uses
(1)
Agricultural implement, recreational vehicle, automobile, marine and
manufactured homes sales and service establishments
P
1.01
30
10
3
5
(2)
Agriculture supplies and equipment sales and service
P
1.01
30
10
3
5
(3)
Auction marts, excluding livestock auctions
D
4.12.13
1.01
30
10
3
5
(4)
Automotive sales and repair
D
3.7.4 (9)
1.01
30
10
3
5
(5)
Bakeries
P
1.01
30
10
3
5
(6)
Campground
D
1.01
30
10
3
5
(7)
Bus terminals
D
3.7.4 (1)
4.12.7
4.12.8
1.01
30
10
3
5
(8)
Car and truck washes
D
3.7.4 (1)
1.01
30
10
3
5
(9)
Commercial recreational uses
D
3.7.4 (3)
1.01
30
10
3
5
(10)
Commercial service establishments
P
1.01
30
10
3
5
(11)
Convenience stores, with or without gas bars
P
4.12.8
1.01
30
10
3
5
(12)
Daycare centres
P
1.01
30
10
3
5
(13)
Drive-in theatres
P
1.01
30
10
3
5
(14)
Financial institutions
P
1.01
30
10
3
5
(15)
Gas bars
D
3.7.4 (19)
4.12.7
4.12.8
1.01
30
10
3
5
(16)
Hotels
D
1.01
30
10
3
5
(17)
Lumber
yards,
home
improvement
centres
and
building
supply
establishments
P
1.01
30
10
3
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TABLE 6-2:
C1 - COMMERCIAL DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
for the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471
Use
Development Standards
Permitted or
Discretionary
Subject to
Sections
Minimum
Site Area
(ha)
Minimum
Site Width
(m)
Minimum
Front Yard
(m)
Minimum
Side Yard
(m)
Minimum
Rear Yard
(m)
(18)
Medical and dental offices
D
1.01
30
10
3
5
(19)
Motels
D
1.01
30
10
3
5
(20)
Nurseries, greenhouses and garden centres
D
1.01
30
10
3
5
(21)
Offices and office buildings
P
1.01
30
10
3
5
(22)
Parking lots
D
1.01
30
10
3
5
(23)
Personal service establishments
P
1.01
30
10
3
5
(24)
Repair shops and repair services
D
3.7.4 (9)
1.01
30
10
3
5
(25)
Restaurants
P
1.01
30
10
3
5
(26)
Retail food outlets
P
1.01
30
10
3
5
(27)
Retail stores, but not including auction markets
P
1.01
30
10
3
5
(28)
Service stations
D
4.12.6
4.12.7
1.01
30
10
3
5
(29)
Temporary work camps
D
4.12.18
1.01
30
10
3
5
(30)
Tourist camps
D
4.12.2
1.01
30
10
3
5
(31)
Training centres
P
1.01
30
10
3
5
(32)
Veterinary clinics and animal hospitals
P
1.01
30
10
3
5
(33)
Commercial uses existing as of March 1, 2016
P
0.25
30
7.5
3
(1)
Industrial Uses
(1)
Agricultural equipment, fuel, and chemical supply establishments, but
excluding bulk fuel sales and storage
D
3.7.4 (9)
1.01
30
10
3
5
(2)
Bulk fuel sales and storage
D
3.7.4 (19)
1.01
30
10
3
5
(3)
Construction trades and yards
D
3.7.4 (9)
1.01
30
10
3
5
(4)
Indoor and outdoor storage rental facilities
D
3.7.4 (11)
1.01
30
10
3
5
(5)
Light manufacturing or processing facilities
D
3.7.4 (9)
3.7.4 (10)
1.01
30
10
3
5
(6)
Transportation, trucking and freight handling establishments
D
3.7.4 (9)
1.01
30
10
3
5
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TABLE 6-2:
C1 - COMMERCIAL DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
for the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471
Use
Development Standards
Permitted or
Discretionary
Subject to
Sections
Minimum
Site Area
(ha)
Minimum
Site Width
(m)
Minimum
Front Yard
(m)
Minimum
Side Yard
(m)
Minimum
Rear Yard
(m)
(7)
Truck stops
D
3.7.4 (19)
4.12.14
1.01
30
10
3
5
(8)
Warehouses and storage yards
D
3.7.4 (9)
1.01
30
10
3
5
(9)
Warehouse, supply depot and storage establishments
D
3.7.4 (9)
1.01
30
10
3
5
Municipal, Recreational, Institutional and Other Uses
(1)
Ambulance stations
D
3.7.4 (6)
1.01
30
10
3
5
(2)
Community halls
P
1.01
30
10
3
5
(3)
Historical and archaeological sites
P
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
(4)
Municipal facilities
P
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
(5)
Parks and playgrounds
P
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
(6)
Places of worship
P
1.01
30
10
3
5
(7)
Public works, excluding solid and liquid waste disposal sites
P
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
(8)
Recreation facilities
P
1.01
30
10
3
5
Use Designations:
(P) - Permitted Use
Means a use or form of development allowed as of right in a zoning district, subject to the
regulations contained in this Bylaw.
(D) - Discretionary Use
A use or form of development specified in this Bylaw, which may be allowed following
application to, and approval by Council; and which complies with the development
standards and other regulations as may be required by Council and/or contained in this
Bylaw.
Special limitation and standards regarding Table 6-2 and the C1 - Commercial District :
(1) 10% of the depth of the site.
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6.3 M1 - INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
6.3.1
Intent
The objective of the M1 - Industrial District is to provide for light industrial, heavy industrial and
other compatible development in specific areas, with standards for such development.
6.3.2
Permitted and Discretionary Uses and Development Standards
The permitted and discretionary uses and applicable development standards are laid out in Table 6-
3.
6.3.3
Prohibited Uses
Uses prohibited in M - Industrial District are as follows:
6.3.4
Accessory Buildings
(1)
Accessory buildings and uses, except dwelling units, shall be permitted and are subject to
Section 4.12.9.
6.3.5
Building Height Requirements
Maximum building height requirements are shown in Table 6-3.
6.3.6
Regulations
(1)
Site Requirements
The minimum and maximum site size and yard requirements are shown in Table 6-3.
6.3.7
Standards for Discretionary Uses
Council will consider discretionary use applications in the M1 - Industrial District with regard to
Section 3.7.2 Discretionary use Evaluation Criteria and Section 3.7.3 Terms and Conditions for
Discretionary Use Approvals as well as additional development standards noted as follows.
(1)
All operations shall comply with all regulations of Saskatchewan Environment and
Saskatchewan Labour which govern their operation and development.
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TABLE 6-3:
M1 - INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
for the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471
Use
Development Standards
Permitted or
Discretionary
Subject to
Sections
Minimum
Site Area
(ha)
Minimum
Site Width
(m)
Minimum
Front Yard
(m)
Minimum
Side Yard
(m)
Minimum
Rear Yard
(m)
Residential Uses
(1)
Business dwellings
D
3.7.4 (16)
4.12.9)
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
Commercial and Industrial Uses
(1)
Abattoirs and accessory tanning of hides
D
3.7.4 (9)
3.7.4 (18)
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(2)
Agricultural equipment, fuel, and chemical supply establishments,
excluding bulk fuel sales and storage
D
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(3)
Agricultural implement, recreational vehicle, automobile, marine and
manufactured homes sales and service establishments
P
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(4)
Agricultural product processing
D
3.7.4 (9)
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(5)
Agricultural service and contracting establishments
D
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(6)
Auto body and paint shops
D
3.7.4 (9)
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(7)
Asphalt and cements plants, and gravel yards
D
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(8)
Auction marts, excluding livestock auction facilities
P
4.12.13
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(9)
Auto-wrecking yards
D
3.7.4 (17)
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(10)
Bulk fuel sales and storage
D
3.7.4 (19)
4.12.8
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(11)
Car and truck washes
P
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(12)
Construction yards
D
3.7.4 (9)
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(13)
Convenience stores
P
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(14)
Dry goods storage yards
D
3.7.4 (11)
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(15)
Gas bars
P
3.7.4 (19)
4.12.7
4.12.8
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(16)
General industrial uses
P
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(17)
Grain Elevators
D
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(18)
Grain storage, milling, cleaning and/or drying facilities
D
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
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TABLE 6-3:
M1 - INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
for the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471
Use
Development Standards
Permitted or
Discretionary
Subject to
Sections
Minimum
Site Area
(ha)
Minimum
Site Width
(m)
Minimum
Front Yard
(m)
Minimum
Side Yard
(m)
Minimum
Rear Yard
(m)
(19)
Indoor storage rental facilities
D
3.7.4 (11)
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(20)
Kennels
D
4.12.12
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(21)
Landscaping establishments
P
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(22)
Lumber yards, home improvement centres and building supply stores
P
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(23)
Livestock auction facilities
D
3.7.4 (5)
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(24)
Manufacturing and processing facilities
D
3.7.4 (9)
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(25)
Mineral Resource Processing
D
3.7.4 (4)
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(26)
Nurseries, greenhouses and garden centres
D
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(27)
Oriented strand board plants
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(28)
Petroleum products storage and wholesale
D
3.7.4 (19)
4.12.8
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(29)
Railway freight yards
D
3.7.4 (9)
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(30)
Repair shops
D
3.7.4 (9)
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(31)
Restaurants
D
3.7.4 (7)
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(32)
Retail food outlets
P
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(33)
Sawmills, wood treatment plants and associated industries
D
3.7.4 (8)
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(34)
Service stations
P
4.12.6
4.12.7
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(35)
Stockyards
D
3.7.4 (5)
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(36)
Transloading facilities for oil and gas resources
P
4.12.19
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(37)
Transportation, trucking and freight handling establishments
D
3.7.4 (9)
4.12.14
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(38)
Veterinary clinics and animal hospitals
P
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(39)
Warehouses and storage yards
D
3.7.4 (9)
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(40)
Warehouse, supply depot and storage establishments
D
3.7.4 (9)
3.7.4 (11)
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
(41)
Welding and machine shops
D
3.7.4 (9)
1.01
30
10
3
5(1)
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TABLE 6-3:
M1 - INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
for the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471
Use
Development Standards
Permitted or
Discretionary
Subject to
Sections
Minimum
Site Area
(ha)
Minimum
Site Width
(m)
Minimum
Front Yard
(m)
Minimum
Side Yard
(m)
Minimum
Rear Yard
(m)
Municipal, Recreational, Institutional and Other Uses
(1)
Historical and archaeological sites
P
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
(2)
Municipal facilities
P
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
(3)
Parks
P
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
(4)
Public works, excluding solid and liquid waste disposal sites
P
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Use Designations:
(P) - Permitted Use
A use of land or buildings or form of development that is prescribed as a use in the zoning
district that is allowed on a site, subject to the regulations contained in this Bylaw.
(D) - Discretionary Use
A use or form of development specified in this Bylaw, which may be allowed following
application to, and approval by Council; and which complies with the development
standards and other regulations as may be required by Council and/or contained in this
Bylaw.
Special limitation and standards regarding Table 6-3 and the M - Industrial District:
(1)
Where abutting railway track no setback is required
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Minister
Saskatchewan Government Relations
Approved on the day of
.
Administrator
This is the Zoning District Map which
accompanies Bylaw Number
adopted by the Rural Municipality of Eldon
No 471.
ZONING DISTRICT MAP
RM of Eldon No. 471
SASKATCHEWAN
Reeve
PROJECT NO.
DATE
407 1st Ave. North
Saskatoon SK S7K 1X5
www.crosbyhanna.ca
T (306) 665-3441
F (306) 652-9613
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
COMMUNITY PLANNING
M1
C1
A
ZONING DISTRICTS
AGRICULTURE
COMMERCIAL
INDUSTRIAL
2016-08-08
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Overview
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Minister
Saskatchewan Government Relations
Approved on the day of
.
Administrator
This is the Zoning District Map which
accompanies Bylaw Number
adopted by the Rural Municipality of Eldon
No 471.
ZONING DISTRICT MAP
RM of Eldon No. 471
SASKATCHEWAN
Reeve
PROJECT NO.
DATE
407 1st Ave. North
Saskatoon SK S7K 1X5
www.crosbyhanna.ca
T (306) 665-3441
F (306) 652-9613
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
COMMUNITY PLANNING
M1
C1
A
ZONING DISTRICTS
AGRICULTURE
COMMERCIAL
INDUSTRIAL
2016-08-08
CHA 14107
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Silver Lake
Regional Park
Waseca
Maidstone
C1
A
C1
C1
0
.5
1
2
4 km
Minister
Saskatchewan Government Relations
Approved on the day of
.
Administrator
This is the Zoning District Map which
accompanies Bylaw Number
adopted by the Rural Municipality of Eldon
No 471.
ZONING DISTRICT MAP
RM of Eldon No. 471
SASKATCHEWAN
Reeve
PROJECT NO.
DATE
407 1st Ave. North
Saskatoon SK S7K 1X5
www.crosbyhanna.ca
T (306) 665-3441
F (306) 652-9613
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
COMMUNITY PLANNING
M1
C1
A
ZONING DISTRICTS
AGRICULTURE
COMMERCIAL
INDUSTRIAL
2016-08-08
CHA 14107
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Silver Lake
Regional Park
Waseca
Maidstone
C1
A
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2 km
1
Minister
Saskatchewan Government Relations
Approved on the day of
.
Administrator
This is the Zoning District Map which
accompanies Bylaw Number
adopted by the Rural Municipality of Eldon
No 471.
ZONING DISTRICT MAP
RM of Eldon No. 471
SASKATCHEWAN
Reeve
PROJECT NO.
DATE
407 1st Ave. North
Saskatoon SK S7K 1X5
www.crosbyhanna.ca
T (306) 665-3441
F (306) 652-9613
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
COMMUNITY PLANNING
M1
C1
A
ZONING DISTRICTS
AGRICULTURE
COMMERCIAL
INDUSTRIAL
2016-08-08
CHA 14107
Sheet 3 of 4
Maidstone
0
.25
.5
2 km
1
Minister
Saskatchewan Government Relations
Approved on the day of
.
Administrator
This is the Zoning District Map which
accompanies Bylaw Number
adopted by the Rural Municipality of Eldon
No 471.
ZONING DISTRICT MAP
RM of Eldon No. 471
SASKATCHEWAN
Reeve
PROJECT NO.
DATE
407 1st Ave. North
Saskatoon SK S7K 1X5
www.crosbyhanna.ca
T (306) 665-3441
F (306) 652-9613
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
COMMUNITY PLANNING
M1
C1
A
ZONING DISTRICTS
AGRICULTURE
COMMERCIAL
INDUSTRIAL
2016-08-08
CHA 14107
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