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ZONING BYLAW NO. 09-2014
OF THE
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GREAT BEND No. 405
Being Schedule "B" to Bylaw No. 08-2014
of the Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405
Consolidated version including the following Amendments
(including Zoning District Map Amendments):
Bylaw No. 05-2017
Bylaw No. 07-2017
Bylaw No. 01-2022
Bylaw No. 03-2023
Bylaw No. 02-2025
NOTE:
This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for
convenience of reference and the original bylaws should be consulted for all
purposes of interpretation and application of the law.
DATE: December 30, 2025
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1
AUTHORITY ................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2
TITLE.............................................................................................................................................. 3
1.3
PURPOSE ....................................................................................................................................... 3
1.4
SCOPE ........................................................................................................................................... 3
1.5
SEVERABILITY ................................................................................................................................ 3
2.
DEFINITIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 4
3.
ADMINISTRATION AND INTERPRETATION ......................................................................................... 29
3.1
DEVELOPMENT OFFICER ............................................................................................................. 29
3.2
COUNCIL ..................................................................................................................................... 29
3.3
APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT ............................................................................ 29
3.4
DEVELOPMENT NOT REQUIRING PERMIT .................................................................................. 30
3.5
INTERPRETATION ........................................................................................................................ 30
3.6
COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW ................................................................................ 30
3.7
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PROCEDURE ......................................................................................... 31
3.8
DISCRETIONARY USE APPLICATION PROCEDURE ....................................................................... 33
3.9
REFUSAL OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION ................................................................... 35
3.10
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION FEES ............................................................................... 35
3.11
FEE FOR ZONING AMENDMENT APPLICATION ........................................................................... 36
3.12
CONCURRENT PROCESSING OF DEVELOPMENT PERMITS, BUILDING PERMIT AND LICENSES .. 36
3.13
REFERRAL UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT .............................................................................. 36
3.14
DEVELOPMENT APPEAL BOARD ................................................................................................. 36
3.15
MINOR VARIANCES ..................................................................................................................... 37
3.16
NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS, USES AND SITES ..................................................................... 37
3.17
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT - INVALID ............................................................................................. 38
3.18
ENFORCEMENT, LICENSES AND BYLAW COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER BYLAWS AND LEGISLATION38
3.19
TEMPORARY DEVELOPMENT PERMITS ...................................................................................... 39
3.20
DEVELOPMENT LEVY AGREEMENTS ........................................................................................... 39
3.21
SERVICING AGREEMENTS ........................................................................................................... 39
4.
GENERAL REGULATIONS ..................................................................................................................... 40
4.1
LICENSES, PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER BYLAWS AND LEGISLATION ................... 41
4.2
MUNICIPAL FACILITIES ................................................................................................................ 41
4.3
ACCESSORY BUILDINGS, USES AND STRUCTURES ...................................................................... 41
4.4
GRADING AND LEVELLING OF SITES ........................................................................................... 42
4.5
SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENT AND CRITICAL WILDLIFE HABITAT ................................................... 42
4.6
DISPOSAL OF WASTES ................................................................................................................. 42
4.7
ROADWAYS, FRONTAGE, ACCESS AND APPROACHES ................................................................ 43
4.8
SIGHT TRIANGLES ....................................................................................................................... 44
4.9
VEHICLE STORAGE ...................................................................................................................... 44
4.10
GENERAL ZONING DISTRICT SIGN REGULATIONS ....................................................................... 44
4.11
PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................. 45
4.12
GROUNDWATER ......................................................................................................................... 46
4.13
DEVELOPMENT ALONG PIPELINES AND GAS TRANSMISSION .................................................... 46
4.14
DEVELOPMENT ALONG CREEK BANKS AND HAZARD LANDS ..................................................... 47
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5.
DISCRETIONARY USE STANDARDS FOR DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................... 48
5.1
HOME BASED BUSINESSES AND OCCUPATIONS ......................................................................... 49
5.2
RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME .......................................................................................................... 50
5.3
ACCESSORY AGRICULTURE RESIDENCE ...................................................................................... 51
5.4
AGRICULTURAL TOURISM USES.................................................................................................. 51
5.5
BED AND BREAKFAST HOMES ..................................................................................................... 51
5.6
GARDEN (GRANNY) SUITES ......................................................................................................... 52
5.7
CAMPGROUNDS ......................................................................................................................... 53
5.8
SOLID AND LIQUID WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES ....................................................................... 53
5.9
SALVAGE YARDS (AUTO WRECKERS) .......................................................................................... 54
5.10
EQUESTRIAN FACILITIES ............................................................................................................. 54
5.11
ANIMAL KENNELS ....................................................................................................................... 55
6.
ZONING DISTRICTS AND ZONING MAPS ............................................................................................. 57
6.1
ZONING DISTRICTS ...................................................................................................................... 57
6.2
ZONING DISTRICT MAPS ............................................................................................................. 57
6.3
BOUNDARIES OF ZONING DISTRICTS .......................................................................................... 57
6.4
HOLDING DESIGNATION ............................................................................................................. 57
7.
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE DISTRICT (AR) .......................................................................................... 58
7.1
PERMITTED USES ........................................................................................................................ 58
7.2
DISCRETIONARY USES ................................................................................................................. 58
7.3
PROHIBITED USES ....................................................................................................................... 60
7.4
REGULATIONS ............................................................................................................................. 60
7.5
DISCRETIONARY USE STANDARDS .............................................................................................. 64
8.
COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL ACREAGE DISTRICT (CR) ............................................................................... 73
8.1
PERMITTED USES ........................................................................................................................ 73
8.2
DISCRETIONARY USES ................................................................................................................. 73
8.3
PROHIBITED USES ....................................................................................................................... 75
8.4
REGULATIONS ............................................................................................................................. 75
8.5
DISCRETIONARY USE STANDARDS .............................................................................................. 77
9.
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (C/I) ......................................................................................... 80
9.1
PERMITTED USES ........................................................................................................................ 80
9.2
DISCRETIONARY USES ................................................................................................................. 80
9.3
PROHIBITED USES ....................................................................................................................... 82
9.4
REGULATIONS ............................................................................................................................. 82
9.5
DISCRETIONARY USE STANDARDS .............................................................................................. 84
10. FLOOD HAZARD OVERLAY (FH) ........................................................................................................... 86
10.1
DEFINING THE AREA ................................................................................................................... 86
10.2
SITE REGULATIONS IN THE FLOOD HAZARD LAND AREAS.......................................................... 86
10.3
FLOOD PROOFING REGULATIONS .............................................................................................. 86
11. EROSION AND SLOPE INSTABILITY OVERLAY (SI) ................................................................................ 87
11.1
DEFINING THE AREA ................................................................................................................... 87
11.2
SITE REGULATIONS IN THE EROSION AND SLOPE INSTABILITY AREA ......................................... 87
12. HERITAGE RESOURCE OVERLAY (HR) .................................................................................................. 89
12.1
DEFINING THE BOUNDARY ......................................................................................................... 89
12.2
SITE REGULATIONS IN THE HERITAGE RESOURCES OVERLAY AREA ........................................... 89
12.3
HERITAGE RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................ 90
13. ZONING DISTRICT MAPS ..................................................................................................................... 90
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1.0
INTRODUCTION
1.1
AUTHORITY
1.2
TITLE
1.3
PURPOSE
1.4
SCOPE
1.5
SEVERABILITY
Under the authority granted by The Planning and Development Act, 2007, the Reeve and
Council of the Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405 in the Province of Saskatchewan, in
open meeting, hereby enact as follows:
This Bylaw shall be known and may be cited as the "Zoning Bylaw" of the Rural Municipality
of Great Bend No. 405.
.1
The purpose of this Bylaw is to regulate development and to control the use of land in the
Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405 in accordance with the District Plan Bylaw 08-
2014.
.2
The intent of this Zoning Bylaw is to provide for the amenity of the area within the Rural
Municipality of Great Bend No. 405 (hereinafter referred to as the Rural Municipality or
Municipality) and for the health, safety, and general welfare of the inhabitants of the area:
a)
To minimize land use conflicts;
b)
To establish minimum standards to maintain the amenity of the Rural Municipality;
c)
To ensure development is consistent with the physical limitations of the land;
d)
To restrict development that places undue demand on the Rural Municipality for services;
and
e)
To provide for land-use and development that is consistent with the goals and objectives of
the Rural Municipality.
This Bylaw applies to all land included within the boundaries of the Rural Municipality of
Great Bend No. 405. All development within the limits of the Rural Municipality shall
hereafter conform to the provisions of this Bylaw.
A decision of a Court that one or more of the provisions of this Bylaw are invalid in whole
or in part does not affect the validity, effectiveness, or enforceability of the other
provisions or parts of the provisions of this Bylaw.
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2.
DEFINITIONS
Whenever the subsequent words or terms are used in the Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve District
Sustainability Plan Bylaw 08-2014 and this Bylaw, they shall have the following definition unless the context
indicates otherwise.
A
Abattoir (Slaughterhouse): a building for butchering. The abattoir houses facilities to
slaughter animals; dress, cut and inspect meats; and refrigerate, cure, and manufacture
by-products.
Accessory: a building, structure or use of a specific site which is subordinate and
exclusively devoted to the principal building, principal structure, or principal use of the
same site.
Act: The Planning and Development Act, 2007 Province of Saskatchewan, as amended from
time to time.
Adjacent: contiguous or would be contiguous if not for a river, stream, railway, road or
utility right-of-way or reserve land; and any other land identified in this Bylaw as adjacent
land for the purpose of notifications.
Administrator: the Administrator of the Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405.
Aggregate Resource: raw materials including sand, gravel, clay, earth or mineralized rock
found on or under a site.
Agricultural: a use of land, buildings or structures for the purpose of animal husbandry,
fallow, field crops, forestry, market gardening, pasturage, private greenhouses and
includes the growing, packing, treating, storing and sale of produce produced on the
premises and other similar uses customarily carried on in the field of general agricultural.
Agriculture (Intensive): an agricultural production system characterized by high inputs
relative to land area enabling a substantial increase in production using methods geared
toward making use of economies of scale to produce the highest output at the lowest cost.
Agricultural Holding: the basic unit of land considered capable of accommodating an
agricultural operation. For the purpose of this Bylaw, it shall comprise 64.80 hectares (160
acres) or equivalent. Equivalent shall mean 64.80 hectares (160 acres) or such lesser
amount as remains in an agricultural holding because of the original township survey, road
widening, road right-of-way or railway plans, drainage ditch, pipeline or transmission line
development or government action, natural features such as water courses or water
bodies, or as a result of subdivision as permitted herein.
Agricultural Operation: an agricultural operation that is carried out on a farm, in the
expectation of gain or reward, including:
a) cultivating land;
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b) producing agricultural crops, including hay and forage;
c) producing horticultural crops, including vegetables, fruit, mushrooms, sod, trees,
shrubs, flowers, greenhouse crops and specialty crops;
d) raising all classes of livestock, horses, poultry, fur-bearing animals, game birds and
game animals, bees and fish;
e) carrying on an intensive livestock operation;
f) producing eggs, milk, honey and other animal products;
g) operating agricultural machinery and equipment, including irrigation pumps and
noise-scare devices;
h) conducting any process necessary to prepare a farm product for distribution from
the farm gate;
i)
storing, handling and applying fertilizer, manure, organic wastes, soil amendments
and pesticides, including both ground and aerial application;
j)
any other prescribed agricultural activity or process as defined by Council form
time to time
Agricultural Industry: those processing and distributing industries providing products or
services directly associated with the agricultural business sector and without restricting
the generality of the above may include:
a) grain elevators;
b) feed mills;
c) abattoirs;
d) seed cleaning plants;
e) pelletizing plants;
f) bulk fertilizer distribution plants;
g) bulk agricultural chemical distribution plants;
h) anhydrous ammonia storage and distribution;
i)
bulk fuel plants;
j)
livestock holding stations;
k) retail sales of the goods produced or stored as part of the dominant use on the
site.
Agricultural Related Commercial Use: 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.
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Agricultural Residence: a dwelling unit on an agricultural holding in the absence of
subdivision of where the residence remains directly appurtenant to the agricultural
operation.
Agricultural Tourism: a tourism oriented commercial land use related to the retail sale of
products or the provision of entertainment associated with an agricultural operation or a
rural environment and without limiting the generality of the above includes historical and
vacation farms, farm zoos, gift shops, restaurants, art galleries and cultural entertainment
facilities.
All-Weather Road: an unpaved road constructed of a material and design that provides for
proper drainage in accordance with the Municipality's designated road design
specifications.
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Alteration or Altered: with reference to a building, structure or site means a change from
one major occupancy class or division to another, or a structural change such as an
addition to the area or height, or the removal of part of a building, or any change to the
structure such as the construction of, cutting into or removal of any wall, partition,
column, beam, joist, floor or other support, or a change to or closing of any required
means of egress
or a change to the fixtures, equipment, cladding, trim, or any other items regulated by this
Bylaw such as parking and landscaping.
Ancillary: a building, structure or use of a specific site which is related in a subsidiary
manner to the principal building, principal structure, or principal use of the same site.
Animal, Large: considered cattle, horses, native ungulates, and similar sized animals.
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Animal Unit (A.U.) - the kind and number of animals calculated in accordance with the
following table:
Animal Type
Number of Animals =
1 Animal Unit
Poultry
Hens, cockerels, capons
100
Chicks, broiler chickens
200
Turkeys, geese, ducks
50
Exotic birds
25
Hogs
Boars and sows
3
Gilts
4
Feeder pigs
6
Weanling pigs
20
Sheep
Rams or ewes
7
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Lambs
14
Goats etc.
All (including llamas, alpacas, etc)
7
Cattle
Cows and bulls
1
Feeder cattle
1.5
Replacement heifers
2
Calves
4
Horses
Colts and ponies
2
Other horses
1
Fallow Deer
Fallow deer
8.0
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Fallow deer fawns
32.0
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Domestic
Indigenous
Elk
5.0
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Elk calves
20.0
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White tailed deer
8.0
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White tailed deer fawns
32.0
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Mule deer
8.0
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Mule deer fawns
32.0
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Applicant: a developer or person applying for a Development Permit under this Bylaw, for
a subdivision approval to an approving authority under The Planning and Development Act,
2007.
Attic: that portion of a building situated wholly or in part within the roof and which is less
than one-half story.
Auction Mart: means a building or structure or lands used for the storage of goods,
materials and livestock which are to be sold on the premises by public auction and for the
sale of the said goods, materials, and livestock by public auction and on an occasional
basis.
Auto Wrecker: an area where motor vehicles are disassembled, dismantled or junked, or
where vehicles not in operable condition, or used parts of motor vehicles, are stored or
sold to the general public.
Awning: a structure that is mechanical and fabricated from plastic, canvas or metal that is
spread across a frame designed to be attached to a wall and hung above a doorway or
window.
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B
Bed and Breakfast: a dwelling unit, licensed as a tourist home under The Tourist
Accommodation Regulations, 1969, in which overnight accommodation within the dwelling
unit, along with one meal served before noon, is provided to the travelling public for a
charge.
Billboard: a private free standing sign, including supporting structures, which advertises
goods, products, services, organizations, or facilities that are available from, located on, or
refer to, a site other than the site on which the sign is located.
Boarding House: a development, which can usually be a private dwelling, where rooms are
rented out to individuals for either short or long term stay. A dwelling within the rooming
house may contain either a kitchen area or washroom facilities, but may not contain both
uses with the unit.
Buffer: a strip of land, vegetation or land use that physically separates two or more
different land uses.
Building: a structure used for the shelter or accommodation of persons, animals, or
chattels and includes any structure covered by a roof supported by walls or columns.
Building, Residential: a single detached, semi-detached, duplex, Ready-to-Move home,
modular, manufactured, mobile home or park model dwelling unit, or other similar types
of buildings.
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Building Bylaw: the Bylaw of the Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405 regulating the
erection, alteration, repair, occupancy or maintenance of buildings and structures.
Building Floor Area: mean the maximum habitable area contained within the outside walls
of a building, excluding in the case of a dwelling, any private garage, porch, veranda.
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Building Footprint, Residential: the sum of the dimensions of the outer walls of the main
floor area of the residential structure, and including, but not limited to, any private garage,
porch, veranda, sun lounge, and covered deck.
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Building Height: the vertical distance measured from the 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 1.0]
Building Permit: a permit, issued under the Building Bylaw of the Rural Municipality of
Great Bend No. 405 authorizing the construction of all or part of any building or structure.
Building Site: the specific area on which the principal building is to be erected.
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Bulk Fuel Sales and Storage: lands, buildings, and structures for the storage and
distribution of fuels and oils including retail sales or key lock operations.
Bylaw: means the Zoning Bylaw.
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C
Campground: an area used for a range of overnight camping experiences, from tenting to
serviced trailer sites, including accessory facilities which support the use, such as
administration offices and laundry facilities, but not including the use or mobile homes or
trailers on a permanent year-round basis.
Cannabis Production, Processing, Research Facility: means a facility, licensed by the
required government agency, for the on-site cultivation, harvesting, processing, testing,
packaging, shipping, storage, distribution, research, testing, of cannabis goods and
products derived from cannabis
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Cannabis Retail Store: means a commercial use, licensed by the required government
agency, where cannabis or cannabis products are sold, and which may include the sale of
cannabis related items and accessories.
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Canada Land Inventory (C.L.I.) Soil Class Rating System: provides an indication of the
agricultural capability of land. The classes indicate the degree of limitation imposed by the
soil in its use for mechanized agriculture. The C.L.I. class for each parcel of land is
determined by the dominant C.L.I. class for the parcel, usually a quarter-section of land.
Soil classes range from 1 to 7, with Class 1 soils having no significant limitations and Class 7
having severe limitations in terms of its capacity for arable culture or permanent pasture.
Prime Lands: Canada Land Inventory (C.L.I) Soil Class Rating System
Class 1 - Soils in this class have no significant limitations in use for crop
production.
Class 2 - Soils in this class have moderate limitations that restrict the range of
crops or require moderate conservation practices.
Class 3 - Soils in this class have moderately severe limitations that reduce the
choice of crops or require special conservation practices.
Marginal Lands: Canada Land Inventory (C.L.I) Soil Class Rating System
Class 4 - Soils in this class have severe limitations that restrict the choice of crops,
or require special conservation practices and very careful management, or both.
Class 5 - Soils in this class have very severe limitations that restrict their capability
to producing perennial forage crops, and improvement practices are feasible.
Class 6 - Soils in this class are unsuited for cultivation, but are capable of use for
unimproved permanent pasture.
Class 7 - Soils in this class have no capability for arable culture or permanent
pasture.
Cardlock Operation: a petroleum dispensing outlet without full-time attendants.
Cemetery: land that is set apart or used as a place for the interment of the dead or in
which human bodies have been buried. "Cemetery" may include a structure for the
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purpose of the cremation of human remains and may include facilities for storing ashes or
human remains that have been cremated or the interment of the dead in sealed crypts or
compartments.
Clean Fill: uncontaminated non-water-soluble, non-decomposable, inert solids such as
rock, soil, gravel, concrete, glass and/or clay or ceramic products. Clean fill shall not mean
processed or unprocessed mixed construction and demolition debris, including, but not
limited to, wallboard, plastic, wood or metal or any substance deemed corrosive,
combustible, noxious, reactive or radioactive.
Cluster: where design allows for the concentration of development in pockets to preserve
ecological areas and other open space while providing lower servicing cost and alternative
development (i.e. housing) patterns.
Commercial: the use of land, buildings, or structures for the purpose of buying and selling
commodities, and supplying professional and personal services for compensation.
Commercial Indoor Storage: a building or series of buildings comprising multiple storage
bays intended for lease or rent by the general public for the purpose of indoor storage of
private goods.
Community Facilities: 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.
Concept Plan: a land use concept plan for a specific local area that identifies social,
environmental, health and economic issues which the proposed development must
address.
Concrete and Asphalt Plant: an industrial facility used for the production of asphalt or
concrete, or asphalt or concrete products, used in building or construction, and includes
facilities for the administration or management of the business, the stockpiling of bulk
materials used in the production's process or of finished products manufactured on the
premises and the storage and maintenance of required equipment.
Conservation: the planning, management and implementation of an activity with the
objective of protecting the essential physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the
environment against.
Contractors Yard: the yard of a contractor or company used as a depot for the storage and
maintenance of equipment used by the contractor or company, and includes facilities for
the administration or management of the business and the stockpiling or storage of
supplies used in the business.
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.
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Council: the Council of the Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405.
Country Residence: a dwelling or site whose owner's principal source of household income
in derived from a source other than the principal agricultural use of that site.
Country Residential Development: is defined as residential development contained within
a severance from an agricultural holding where the essential land requirement is for a
residential building site and space rather than for productive agricultural purposes.
Crematorium: a building fitted with the proper appliances for the purposes of the
cremation of human and animal remains and includes everything incidental or ancillary
thereto.
D
Demolition Permit: a permit issued for the removal or dismantling of a building or
structure within The Municipality of Great Bend boundaries as prescribed under Section 13
of The Uniform Building and Accessibility Standards Act.
Developer: see applicant.
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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 of any building or land, the
moving of any building or structure onto land, the moving of a mobile home or trailer
coach onto land, and the opening or stripping of land for the purpose of removing
therefrom sand, gravel or other aggregate resources.
Development Agreement: the legal agreement between a developer and the Municipality
which specifies the all obligations and the terms and conditions for the approval of a
development pursuant to section 172 of The Planning and Development Act, 2007.
Development Permit: a permit issued by the Council of the Rural Municipality of Great
Bend No. 405 that authorizes development, but does not include a building permit.
Discretionary Use: a use of land or buildings or form of development that:
a) Is prescribed as a discretionary use in the Zoning Bylaw; and
b) Requires the approval of Council pursuant to Section 56 of The Planning and
Development Act, 2007.
District Plan (DP): The District Plan for the RM of Great Bend and participating
municipalities is known as the Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve District Sustainability Plan,
as outlined in Section 102 of The Planning and Development Act, 2007.
Dormitory: sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and
residential quarters for large numbers of people.
Dwelling: a building or part of a building designed exclusively for residential occupancy.
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Dwelling Unit: one or more habitable rooms constituting a self-contained unit and used or
intended to be used together for kitchen, washroom and sleeping facilities by one or more
persons.
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Dwelling Group: two or more single detached, two-unit or multiple unit dwellings located
on a single parcel, and does not include mobile homes. A dwelling group may be in any form
of tenancy including condominium or bare land condominium.
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Elevation: the height of a point on the Earth's surface above sea level.
Environmental Reserve: lands that have been dedicated to the Municipality by the
developer of a subdivision as part of the subdivision approval process. Environmental
reserves are those lands that are considered undevelopable and may consist of a swamp,
gully, ravine, coulee or natural drainage course, or may be lands that are subject to
flooding or are considered unstable. Environmental reserve may also be a strip of land, not
less than 6 metres in width, abutting the bed and shore of any lake, river stream or other
body of water for the purposes of preventing pollution or providing access to the bed and
shore of the water body.
Equestrian Facility: the use of lands, buildings, or structures for the boarding of horses, the
training of horses and riders, and the staging of equestrian events, but does not include
the racing of horses.
Existing: in place, or taking place, on the date of the adoption of this Bylaw.
F
Farm Building: improvements such as barns, granaries, etc., used in connection with the
growing and sale of trees, shrubs, and sod or the raising or production of crops, livestock
or poultry or in connection with fur production or bee keeping and situated on a parcel of
land used for farm operation.
Farmstead/Farmyard: the buildings and adjacent essential grounds surrounding a farm.
Feedlot: an intensified method of growing beef cattle in a confined pen for the purpose of
harvesting rather than grazing or seasonal confinement of a breeding herd.
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Fill: soil, rock, rubble, or other approved, non-polluting waste that is transported and
paced on the existing, usually natural, surface of soil or rock, following the removal of
vegetation cover, topsoil, and other organic material.
Flood: A temporary rise in the water level that results in the inundation of areas not
ordinarily covered by water.
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Flood way: The portion of the flood plain adjoining the channel where the waters in the
1:500 year flood are projected to meet or exceed a depth of one metre or a velocity of one
metre per second.
Flood-proofed: A measure, or combination of structural and non-structural measures,
incorporated into the design of a structure which reduces or eliminates the risk of flood
damage to a defined elevation.
Flood Fringe: The portion of the floodplain where the waters in the 1:500 year flood are
projected to be less than a depth of one metre or a velocity of one metre per second.
Foundation, non-permanent: means a supporting structure of a temporary building
located below the floor assembly, that does not create useable living space under the
building, and which is placed on the ground where the temporary building (ie. Garden
Suite) will be constructed or installed.
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Foundation, permanent: means a supporting structure of a building, constructed from
concrete pads, pilings made of any material, pony walls or other support structures made
of concrete, wood, steel or other metal, placed on or in the ground where the building will
be constructed or installed.
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Free Standing Sign: a sign, except a billboard, independently supported and visibly
separated from a building or other structure and permanently fixed to the ground.
Future Land Use Map: the Future Land Use Map is attached as an Appendix "A" in the
Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve District Sustainability Plan. In its projections, the map
specifies certain areas for residential growth and others for agriculture, industry,
commercial and conservation.
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Game Farm: land and facilities on which domestic game farm animals are held for
commercial purposes. (See Harvest Preserve).
Garage: a building or part of a building used for or intended to be used for the storage of
motor vehicles and wherein neither servicing nor repairing of such vehicles are carried on
for remuneration.
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Garden (Granny) Suite: A second, small dwelling on the site of a primary, single-family
dwelling that accommodates one or two family members of the owner/occupants of the
primary residence and is intended to allow the family to live independently but with
support nearby of the extended family.
Gas Bar: a building or place used for, or intended for the provision of gasoline or diesel
fuel and may or may not include a convenience store.
Geotechnical Assessment: an assessment or estimation by a qualified expert of the
earth's subsurface and the quality and/or quantity of environmentally mitigative measures
that would be necessary for development to occur.
Golf Course: a public or private area operated for the purpose of playing golf, and includes
a par 3 golf course, club house and recreational facilities, accessory driving ranges, and
similar uses.
Greenhouse: a building with glass or clear plastic walls and roof for the cultivation and
exhibition of plants under controlled conditions.
Greenways: a linear park which may accommodate pathways principally for foot traffic
and/or bicycles. Typically, greenways are planned along creeks, streams or rivers and
managed as natural environments, or bikeways along landscaped roads.
Gross Surface Area: the area of the rectangle or square within which the face of a sign can
be completely contained, exclusive of any supporting structure or, where a sign has more
than one face or the face of the sign is not flat, the rectangle within which the largest area
of the face of the sign in profile can be completely contained exclusive of any supporting
structure.
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Hamlet: a small, rural, unincorporated community that includes a limited number of land
uses, typically single family dwellings and rural commercial, where infill, minor expansion
and diversification of support services may occur.
Harvest Preserve: an area of deeded private land fenced for the purpose of management,
control, and harvesting of domestic game farm animals. Harvest preserves are regulated
by The Domestic Game Farm Animal Regulations.
Hazard Land: land which may be prone to flooding, slumping, landslides, or erosion or any
other instability, or is a flood plain or watercourse.
Hazardous Substance: a substance that, because of its quality, concentration or physical,
chemical or infectious characteristics, either individually or in combination with other
substances on the site is an existing or potential threat to the physical environment, to
human health or to other living organisms.
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Height of the Sign: the vertical distance measured from the highest point of the sign to
grade level at the centre of the sign.
Heritage Resource: the history, culture and historical resources of an area or community.
Highway Sign Corridor: a strip of land parallel and adjacent to a provincial highway, where
private signs may be permitted to advertise goods and services of local area businesses
and attractions, as provided by regulations of the Department of Highways entitled "The
Erection of Signs Adjacent to Provincial Highways Regulation, 1986", as may be amended
from time to time.
Home Based Business: an accessory use carried on as a business conducted for gain in
whole or in part in a dwelling unit or an accessory building to a dwelling unit.
Home Occupation: an accessory use carried on as an occupation conducted for gain in a
dwelling unit solely by the resident or residents.
Horticulture: the culture or growing of garden plants. Horticulturists work in plant
propagation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic engineering, plant biochemistry,
plant physiology, and the storage, processing, and transportation of fruits, berries, nuts,
vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs, and turf.
Hotel/Motel: A building or buildings or part thereof on the same site used to
accommodate the traveling public for gain or profit, by supplying them with sleeping
accommodation, with or without meals.
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Incidental Signs: are signs located on a development site which are intended for the
direction of control of traffic, pedestrians or parking and which do not contain any
advertising.
Industrial Park: an industrial park is an area of land set aside for industrial development.
Industrial parks are usually located close to transport facilities, especially where more than
one transport modality (inter-modal) coincides: highways, railroads, airports, and
navigable rivers.
Industrial Use: the use of land, buildings or structures for the manufacturing, assembling,
processing, fabrication, warehousing or storage of goods and materials.
Institutional Use: a use of land, buildings or structures for a public or non-profit purpose
and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, may include such uses as schools,
places of worship, indoor recreation facilities, community centres, and government
buildings.
Intensive Agriculture: an intensified system of tillage and animal husbandry from the
concentrated raising of crops or the concentrated rearing or keeping, on a continuous
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basis, of livestock, poultry or other products for market and without restricting the
generality of the above includes:
a) feed lots;
b) livestock operation (hogs, chickens, etc.);
c) sod farms;
d) market gardens;
e) greenhouses; and
f) nurseries and other similar uses.
Intensive Livestock Operation: the confining of any of the following animals, where the
space per animal unit is less than 370 square meters:
a) poultry;
b) hogs;
c) sheep;
d) goats;
e) cattle;
f) horses;
g) any other prescribed animals.
Invasive Species: a plant, animal, or other living organism, that is non-native to an
ecosystem and whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic and/or
environmental harm.
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Kennel, Boarding: the temporary accommodation of dogs, cats or other domestic animals
for commercial purposes.
Kennel, Breeding: the keeping of more than four dogs, cats or other domestic animals,
male and female, and which are more than 12 months old, for breeding purposes.
Kennel, Enclosure: an accessory building or enclosure intended to house one or more
domestic animals.
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Landfill: a specially engineered site for disposing of solid waste on land, constructed so
that it will reduce hazard to public health and safety.
Landscaping: the provision of horticultural and other related compatible features or
materials designed to enhance the visual amenity of a site or to provide a visual screen
consisting of any combination of the following elements:
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a) Soft landscaping consisting of vegetation such as trees, shrubs, vines, hedges,
flowers, grass and ground cover; and/or
b) Hard landscaping consisting of non-vegetative materials such as concrete, unit
pavers, brick pavers or quarry tile, but does not include gravel, shale, or asphalt.
Landscaping Establishment: the yard of a landscaping contractor or company used as a
depot for the storage and maintenance of equipment used by the contractor or company,
and includes facilities for the administration or management of the business and the
stockpiling or storage of supplies used in the business.
Land Use Zoning District: divisions identified in the Zoning Bylaw establishing permitted
and discretionary uses of land or buildings with attendant regulations.
Legal Access: a lot or parcel shall be considered as having legal access for the purposes of
development when the lot or parcel is adjacent to a municipally maintained road, and
meets the frontage requirements of appropriate Zoning District hosting the development.
Livestock: domesticated animals used primarily as beasts of burden or for the production
of fur, hides, meat, milk, eggs or other product, or as breeding stock, but excluding
companion animals.
Lot: a parcel of land of a subdivision, the plan of which has been filed or registered at
Information Services Corporation (Land Titles Office).
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Manufacturing Establishment: a firm or business engaged in the mechanical or chemical
transformation of materials or substances into new products including the assembling of
components parts, the manufacturing of products and the blending of materials.
Minimum Separation Distance: the specified minimum distance that prescribed land uses
shall be separated from each other to minimize land use conflicts. Land uses that generate
nuisance typically include industrial uses, waste disposal facilities, and intensive livestock
operations. Distances may be measured from the source of nuisance to the specific
receptor or from the property lines, depending on the type of development involved.
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Minister: the Minister as defined in The Planning and Development Act, 2007.
Mobile Home: a portable structure built on a metal chassis that is defined in the Canadian
Standards Association (CSA) Z240MH standards as a "mobile home: a multiple section
mobile home," and bears a CSA seal attesting that the structure complies with the Z240
standards.
Mobile Home Park: a site under single management for the placement of two or more
mobile homes and shall include all accessory buildings necessary to the operation.
Modular (Manufactured) Home: a factory built house that is designed and intended for
use as a domestic residence and is constructed in climate controlled factories usually in an
assembly line by assembling manufactured three-dimensional modular units, each with
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three walls and a roof/ceiling, that are each at least one room or living area, and bears a
CSA seal attesting that the house complies with the A-277 Standards.
Multi-Parcel Country Residential Development: involves high density rural residential
development and may include cluster, multi-unit, linear developments or other suitable
design concepts along roadways where the essential land requirement is for a residential
building site and space, rather than for productive agricultural purposes.
Municipality: the Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405.
Municipal Reserve: are dedicated lands:
a) that are provided to a Municipality pursuant to clause 189(a) of The Planning and
Development Act, 2007 for public use; or
b) that were dedicated as public reserve and transferred to a Municipality pursuant
to section 196, whether or not title to those lands has issued in the name of the
Municipality;
Museum: an institution that is established for the purpose of acquiring, conserving,
studying, interpreting, assembling and exhibiting to the public for its instruction and
enjoyment, a collection of artifacts of historical interest.
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Natural Areas: an area relatively undisturbed by human activities and characterized by
indigenous species including remnant or self-sustaining areas with native vegetation,
water, or natural features.
Natural Resources: the renewable resources of Saskatchewan and includes:
a) fish within the meaning of The Fisheries Act;
b) wildlife within the meaning of The Wildlife Act, 1998;
c) forest products within the meaning of The Forest Resources Management Act;
d) resource lands and Provincial forest lands within the meaning of The Resource
Lands Regulations, 1989;
e) ecological reserves within the meaning of The Ecological Reserves Act; and
f) other living components of ecosystems within resource lands, Provincial forest
lands and other lands managed by the department;
Non-conforming building: a building:
a) that is lawfully constructed or lawfully under construction, or with respect to
which all required permits have been issued, at the date a Zoning Bylaw or any
amendment to a Zoning Bylaw affecting the building or land on which the building
is situated or will be situated becomes effective; and,
b) that on the date a Zoning Bylaw or any amendment to a Zoning Bylaw becomes
effective does not, or when constructed will not, comply with the zoning Bylaw.
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Non-conforming site: a site, consisting of one or more contiguous parcels, that, on the
date 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 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 of a building
lawfully under construction, or with respect to which all required permits have
been issued, at the date a Zoning Bylaw or any amendment to a Zoning Bylaw
affecting the land or building becomes effective; and
b) that on the date a Zoning Bylaw or any amendment to a Zoning Bylaw becomes
effective does not, or in the case of a building under construction or with respect
to which all required permits have been issued will not, comply with the Zoning
Bylaw.
Normally Accepted Agricultural Practices: a practice that is conducted in a prudent and
proper manner that is consistent with accepted customs and standards followed by similar
agricultural operations under similar circumstances, including the use of innovative
technology or advanced management practices in appropriate circumstances and is
conducted in conformity with any standards established pursuant to the regulations and
meets acceptable standards for establishment and expansion.
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Office or Office Building: a building or part of a building uses primarily for conducting the
affairs of a business, profession, service, industry, or government in which no goods or
commodities of business or trade are stored, transshipped, sold or processed.
Official Community Plan: For the purposes of the District Planning Agreement, the Official
Community Plan for the RM of Great Bend is the Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve District
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Off-Premise Identification Signage: a sign that is located separate and apart from the land
on which the business or activity is located.
Oil and Gas-Related Commercial Uses: Shall mean a service to the oil and natural gas
extraction industry such as drilling and oil well servicing operations, hauling services and
storage facilities and other similar uses.
Open Space: passive and structured leisure and recreation areas that enhance the
aesthetic quality and conserve the environment of the community. Urban and rural open
space includes parks, recreation and tourism nodes, and natural areas.
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Parking Lot: an open area, other than a street, used for the temporary parking of more
than four vehicles and available for public use and the use of employees working on, or
from, the site.
Pasture: a site that is used for the raising and feeding of livestock by grazing.
Permitted Use: the use of land, buildings, or other structures that shall be permitted in a
Zoning District where all requirements of this Zoning Bylaw are met.
Personal Service Establishment: a development used for the provision of personal services
to an individual which are related to the care and appearance of the body, or the cleaning
and repair of personal effects, including barbershops, hairdresser, beauty salons, tanning
salons, tailors, dressmakers, Laundromats, shoe repair shops, photographers, but
excluding any adult or sexually explicit services.
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Places 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.
Principal Use: the main or primary activity for which a site or its buildings are designed,
arranged, developed or intended, or for which it is occupied or maintained.
Public Utility: a system, work, plant, equipment, or service, whether owned or operated
by the Municipality, or by a corporation under Federal or Provincial statute, that furnishes
any of the following services and facilities to, or for the use of, the inhabitants of the
Municipality:
a) Communication by way of telephone lines, optical cable, microwave, and cable
television services;
b) Delivery of water, natural gas, and electricity;
c) Public transportation by bus, rail, or other vehicle production, transmission;
d) Collection and disposal of sewage, garbage, and other wastes; and
e) Fire and Police Services.
Public Works: a facility as defined under The Planning and Development Act, 2007.
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Quarter Section: 64.8 ha (160 acres) or a lesser amount that remains due to the original
township survey, road widening, road right-of-way or railway plans, drainage ditch,
pipeline or transmission line development, or other public utility; or natural features such
as water courses or water bodies.
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Racetrack: a place designed and equipped for the racing of motorized vehicles or horses
and includes facilities for administration and management of the business.
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Railway Freight Yards: the use of land, or building or structure or part thereof for activities
directly associated with the operation of a railway. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, such activities may include loading and off-loading freight, and maintenance
and repair of railway cars.
Real Estate Signage: signage directly associated with the sale of property in which it is
located and which maintains a gross surface area of less than 1 m2.
Re-designation: Rezoning.
Recreational Use: a public or private facility or amenity, a joint-use site or a park or
playground that serves the surrounding neighbourhood or community.
Recreational (Commercial): a public or private facility or amenity, a joint-use site or a park
or playground the serves the surrounding neighbourhood with an intent to produce
financial gain.
Recreational Vehicle: a vehicle used for personal pleasure or travels by an individual or a
family which may or may not be towed behind a principal vehicle. Notwithstanding the
generality of the above may include:
a) Motorhomes;
b) Camper Trailers;
c) Boats;
d) Snowmobiles; and
e) Motorcycles.
Recycling and Collection Depot (Commercial): a building or series of buildings intended to
accommodate the collection, sorting, processing and temporary storage of recyclable
materials including the collection and storage of oil, solvents or other hazardous materials,
processing of recyclable material other than compaction and accommodates outdoor
compaction or storage.
Reeve: the Reeve of the Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405.
Residential: the use of land, buildings, or structures for human habitation.
Residual Parcel: the acreage remaining in agriculture resulting and independent of the
subdivision of an agricultural holding for non-agricultural purposes.
Residential Care Home: a facility which:
a) Provides meals, lodging, supervisory personal or nursing care to persons who
reside therein for a period of not less than thirty days; and
b) Is duly licensed by the Province of Saskatchewan or certified as approved by the
Province of Saskatchewan under an Ac which provides for such licensing or
certification as the case may be;
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c) and may include only the principal residence of the operator or administrator.
Restaurant: a building or part of a building wherein food is prepared and offered for sale
to the public primarily for consumption within the building. However, limited facilities
may be permitted to provide for a take-out food function provided such facility is clearly
secondary to the primary restaurant use.
Right of Way: the right of way is the land set aside for use as a roadway or utility corridor.
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Riparian: the areas adjacent to any streams, rivers, lakes or wetlands.
Roads, Flanking: a roadway constructed to the side of a lot, parcel or site.
Rooming House: rented residential premises where an individual shares a kitchen and
bathroom with others. A dwelling within the rooming house may contain either a kitchen
area or washroom facilities, but may not contain both uses with the unit.
RTM (Ready to Move) Home: "stick-built home" is a house that is fully assembled by the
seller prior to sale that is a single structure designed for use with a permanent foundation
as a domestic residence, and is entirely constructed away from the site transported as a
single unit to the building site for installation on a permanent foundation.
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Salvage Yard (Wrecking): a parcel of land where second-hand, discarded or scrap
materials are bought, sold, exchanged, stored, processed or handled. Materials include
scrap iron, structural steel, rags, rubber tires, discarded goods, equipment, appliances or
machinery. The term also includes a site for collection, sorting, storing and processing of
paper products, glass, plastics, aluminum or tin cans prior to shipment for remanufacture
into new materials.
Scale of Development: the total acreage intended to accommodate a multi-parcel country
residential subdivision.
School: a body of pupils that is organized as a unit for educational purposes under the
jurisdiction of a board of education or of the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education and 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.
Sea Container: (see Shipping Container).
Secondary Suite: a self-contained dwelling unit which is an accessory use to, and located
within a detached one unit dwelling or it's accessory building, providing a kitchen, eating
area, living room, bathroom, and no more than 2 bedrooms. Secondary Suites are not
Garden (Granny) Suites.
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Service Station: a building or place used for, or intended to be developed primarily for
supplying vehicles with gasoline, diesel fuel, grease, tires or other similar items and for the
repair, rental, greasing, washing, servicing, adjusting or equipping of automobiles or other
motor vehicles, including painting, body work and major repairs.
Servicing Agreement: a legal contract that a municipal council may require with a
subdivision applicant under Section 172 of The Planning and Development Act, 2007. With
such an agreement, council accepts responsibility for maintaining services in a new
subdivision in exchange for the developer installing the services needed for the
subdivision.
Setback: the distance required to obtain the front yard, rear yard or side yard provisions of
this Bylaw.
Shipping Container: An article of transportation equipment, including one that is carried
on a chassis, that is strong enough to be suitable for repeated use and is designed to
facilitate the transportation goods by one or more means of transportation and includes
but is not limited to intermodal shopping containers, body of transport trailer or strait
truck box but does not include a motor vehicle.
Should, Shall or May:
Shall is an operative word which means the action is obligatory.
Should is an operative word which means that in order to achieve plan objectives, it is
strongly advised that the action be taken.
May is an operative word meaning a choice is available, with no particular direction or
guidance intended.
Sign: any device, letter, symbol, emblem or picture, that is affixed to or represented
directly or indirectly upon a building, structure, or a piece of land and that identifies or
advertises any object, product, place, activity, person, organization, or business in such a
way as to be visible to the public on any street, thoroughfare, or any other public place.
Sign, Billboard: a private free standing sign, including supporting structure, which
advertises goods, products, services, organizations, of facilities that are available from,
located on, or refer to, a site other than the site on which the sign is located.
Sign, Directional: signage located off site providing direction to and information about a
specific enterprise or activity which does not contain general advertising.
Signs, Traffic Control: a sign, signal, marking or any device placed or erected by the
Municipality or Saskatchewan Department of Highways and Transportation.
Sign, Fascia: a sign fastened to, or painted on the wall of a building or structure in such a
manner that the wall becomes the supporting structure for, or forms the background
surface of the sign and which does not project more than 0.5 meters from such building or
structure.
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Sign, Freestanding: sign, except a billboard, independently supported and visibly
separated from a building or other structure and permanently fixed to the ground.
Sign, Height: the vertical distance measured from the highest point of the sign to grade
level at the centre of the sign.
Sign, Off-Premises: a sign which contains any message chosen by a person other than the
person in control of the premises upon which the sign is located.
Sign, Projecting: a sign which is wholly or partially dependent upon a buildings for support
and which projects more than 0.5 meters from such building.
Sign, Temporary: a sign which is not permanently installed or affixed in position,
advertising a product or activity on a limited basis.
Site: one (1) or more contiguous surface parcels as defined under The Land Titles Act,
2000, and used as a unit for regulations under this Bylaw, as well as the following:
(a) Shall be of the same title ownership to be considered as a unit; and,
(b) Shall not exceed two (2) adjacent lots.
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Site Area: the total horizontal area within the site lines of a site.
Site Frontage: the boundary that divides the site from the street or road. In the case of a
corner site, the front site line shall mean the boundary separating the narrowest street
frontage of the site from the street. Site frontage for a non-rectangular site shall be
defined as the mean of the measured front and rear site lines.
Site Line: any boundary of a site.
Sight Triangle, Driveway: the area contained in the triangle formed by the intersection of
the edge of a driveway giving access to a street or lane and the property line and a straight
line drawn from a point 3.0 m from that intersection along the driveway within the
property to a similar point along the property line 3.0 m away from the driveway.
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Sight Triangle: the triangular area formed, on a corner
sites, by the intersecting front and side site lines at a street
intersection and the straight line joining said site lines at
points which are a measured distanced along said site
lines.
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Solar Farm (park or power station): a site on which a large number of solar panels are
installed for the purpose of generating photovoltaic electricity.
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Sports Field: an open space set aside for the playing of sports and may include benches or
bleachers for observers but where there is no charge made for spectators.
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Structure: anything that is erected, built or constructed of parts joined together and
supported by the soil or any other structure requiring a foundation to hold it erect, but not
including pavement, curbs, walks or open air surfaced areas.
Stakeholders: individuals, groups or organizations who have a specific interest or 'stake' in
a particular need, issue situation or project and may include members of the local
community (residents, businesses, workers, representatives such as Councilors or
politicians); community groups (services, interest groups, cultural groups clubs,
associations, churches, mosques, temples); or local, state and Federal governments.
Stockyard: an enclosed yard where livestock is kept temporarily.
Street: a public road or thoroughfare registered by plan of survey which affords the
principal means of access to abutting property, but shall not include an easement or lane.
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Subdivision: a division of land, and includes a division of a quarter sections into legal
subdivisions as described in the regulations made pursuant to The Land Surveys Act, 2000.
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(Tele)communication Facility: a structure situated on a non-residential site that is
intended for transmitting or receiving television, radio, or telephone communications,
excluding those used exclusively for dispatch communications.
Temporary Garage: a temporary prefabricated shelter constructed with a metal or plastic
frame and covered with a tarpaulin or other similar type of fabric or plastic covered used
primarily for the storage of vehicles or other equipment accessory to a residential use only.
Trucking Firm Establishment: the use of land, buildings or structures for the purpose of
storing, servicing, repairing, or loading trucks, transport trailers and/or buses, but does not
include automobile service stations or transportation sales or rental outlets.
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Use: the purpose or activity for which any land, building, structure, or premises, or part
thereof is arranged, designed, or intended, or for which these may be occupied or
maintained.
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Vacation Farm: an operating farm which may, on a day basis or for overnight purposes,
offer a farm life experience to groups, families, or individuals and which may provide
either or both of the following:
a) rental accommodation in the farm dwelling or adjacent private cabins comprising
one or more rooms furnished in such a way to enable the preparation of meals if
full board is not provided;
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b) a tract of land on which one or more camping, tenting or parking sites is located,
and the provision of electricity, potable water and toilet facilities to any of the
persons, families, groups occupying any of such sites.
Value-added: the increase in value generated by a company or individual through the
additional processing or sale of raw materials along the production chain.
Vertical Integration: the accommodation of multiple complimentary activities which could
be considered principal permitted uses under single or multiple ownership within one or
more buildings on a single parcel where these uses are considered to provide additional
processing and/or the sale of manufactured goods produced onsite.
Veterinary Clinics: a place for the care and treatment of small animals involving
outpatient care and medical procedures involving hospitalization, but shall not include the
keeping of animals in outdoor pens.
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Warehouse: a building used for the storage and distribution of wholesaling of goods and
materials.
Waste Disposal Facility, Liquid: a facility to accommodate any waste which contains
animal, aggregate or vegetable matter in solution or suspension, but does not include a
septic system for a single residence or farmstead, or a manure storage area for an
intensive livestock operation.
Waste Disposal Facility, Solid: a facility, not including a waste transfer station or a
temporary storage facility, to accommodate discarded materials, substances or objects
which originated from residential, commercial, institutional and industrial sources which
are typically disposed of in municipal or private landfills, but not including dangerous
goods, hazardous waste or biomedical waste.
Waterbody: any location where water flows or is present, whether or not the flow or the
presence of water is continuous, intermittent or occurs only during a flood, and includes
but is not limited to, wetlands and aquifers.
Watercourse: a river, stream, creek, gully, ravine, spring, coulee, valley floor, drainage
ditch or any other channel having a bed and sides or banks in which water flows either
permanently or intermittently.
Watershed: the land area from which surface runoff drains into a stream, channel, lake,
reservoir, or other body of water; also called a drainage basin.
Wetland: land having the water table at, near, or above the land surface or which is
saturated for a long enough period to promote wetland or aquatic processes as indicated
by hydric soils, hydrophytes ("water loving") vegetation, and various kinds of biological
activity which are adapted to the wet environment.
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Wholesale: 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.
(Small) Wind Energy System: A wind energy conversion system consisting of a wind
turbine, a tower, and associated control or conversion electronics, which has a rated
capacity of not more than 100 kW and which is intended to primarily reduce on-site
consumption of utility power.
Wintering Site (or Temporary Livestock Confinement Area): a location where livestock are
confined seasonally for the purposes of sustaining a breeding herd or calving through
winter months when pasture is unavailable for grazing. Feeding cattle is not considered
temporary regardless of residence time.
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Work Camp: a temporary Industrial or Construction camp established for the purpose of
providing accommodation for employees, and without restricting the generality of the
above, the camp is usually made up of a number of mobile units, clustered in such a
fashion as to provide sleeping, eating and other basic living facilities.
Y
Yard: the open, unoccupied space on a lot between the property line and the nearest wall
of a building.
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 a provision of this Bylaw.
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.
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3.
ADMINISTRATION AND INTERPRETATION
3.1
DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
3.2
COUNCIL
3.3
APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
.1
The Administrator of the Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405 shall be the
Development Officer responsible for the administration of this Bylaw and in their
absence by such other employee of the Municipality as the Council designates
from time to time.
.2
The Development Officer shall:
a) Receive, record, and review Development Permit applications and issue decisions
in consultation with Council, particularly those decisions involving subdivision,
discretionary uses, Development Permit conditions, and development and
servicing agreements;
b) Maintain, for inspection by the public during office hours, a copy of this Bylaw,
zoning maps and amendments, and ensure that copies are available to the public
at a reasonable cost;
c) Removed
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d) Collect development fees, according to the fee schedule established in this Bylaw;
e) Perform other duties as determined by Council.
.3
The Development Officer shall be empowered to make a decision regarding a
Development Permit application for a "permitted use".
.1
Council shall make all decisions regarding discretionary uses, development and
servicing agreements, and Zoning Bylaw amendments.
.2
Council shall make a recommendation regarding all subdivision applications
circulated to it by Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations, prior to a
decision being made by the Minister.
.3
Council shall act on discretionary uses, rezoning and subdivision applications in
accordance with the procedures established by The Planning and Development
Act, 2007 and in accordance with the District Plan.
.1
Every person shall complete an application for a development permit before
commencing any development within the municipality, except where exempted by
section 3.4.
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a) Clause (.1) also pertains to the movement of structures into and within the
municipality.
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3.4
DEVELOPMENT NOT REQUIRING PERMIT
3.5
INTERPRETATION
3.6
COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
.2
Applicants shall receive an approved Notice of Decision form before commencing
any development.
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.3
A Development Permit shall not be issued for any use in contravention of any of
the provisions of this Bylaw and the District Plan.
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.1
Accessory farm uses: Farm buildings where applied to a principal agricultural use
within the Zoning Districts established by this bylaw. This excludes farm residences
and intensive livestock operations.
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.2
Public utilities: 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.
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.3
Sheds and storage structures: any shed or storage structure that is 9.2 square
metres (99 square feet) in area or less with a height of less than 4.0 metres (13
feet).
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.4
Television or radio antennas: any television or radio antenna meant for the
personal residential use of the operator on site.
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.5
Cultural sites: any historical and archeological sites, wildlife and conservation
management areas. This excludes the structural buildings required for offices,
interpretative centres and similar uses.
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.6
Internal alterations: where structural alterations do not occur, and no alterations
to the external building footprint.
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.7
Fencing: subject to all height restrictions of the zoning district.
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.8
Landscaping: for sites, driveways and parking lots, provided the natural or
designed drainage pattern of the site and adjacent sites are not adversely impact.
All landscaping shall incorporate natural drainages routes within site boundaries.
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.1
Where any provision of this Bylaw appears unclear, Council shall make the final Bylaw
interpretation.
.2
All Bylaw requirements shall be based on the stated metric units. The imperial units shown
in this Bylaw shall be approximate guidelines only.
.1
A comprehensive development review (CDR) shall be completed prior to consideration of
an application by Council by any person proposing to rezone land to a multi-parcel country
residential Zoning District (greater than 4 parcels), or other intensive multi-parcel
developments determined at the discretion of Council. The purpose of this review is to
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3.7
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PROCEDURE
identify and address social, environmental, health and economic issues and to encourage
the development of high quality residential, commercial, and industrial developments. The
scope and required detail of the CDR will be based on the scale and location of the
proposed development, and address the following:
a)
Proposed land use(s) for various parts of the area;
b)
The effect on adjacent land uses and integration of the natural landscape regarding the
planning and design of the area;
c)
The location of, and access to, major transportation routes and utility corridors;
d)
The provision of services respecting the planning for future infrastructure within the
Municipality;
e)
Sustainable development and environmental management practices regarding surface and
groundwater resources, storm water management, flooding and protection of significant
natural areas;
f)
Appropriate information specific to the particular land use (residential, commercial or
industrial).
.2
The comprehensive development review must be prepared in accordance with the overall
goals and objectives of the District Plan. Council shall not consider any development
application until all required information has been received. The responsibility for
undertaking all technical investigations, administrative reviews and hosting public meetings
as required shall be borne solely by the applicant.
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.1
Where an application for a Development Permit is made for a permitted or accessory use
in conformity with this Bylaw, The Planning and Development Act, 2007 and all other
municipal Bylaws, the Council shall hereby direct the Development Officer to issue a
Development Permit.
.2
As soon as an application has been made for a Development Permit and prior to making a
decision, the Development Officer may refer the application to whichever government
agencies, the District Planning Commission, or interested groups Council may consider
appropriate. The Development Officer may also require the application to be reviewed by
planning, engineering, legal, or other professionals, with the cost of this review to be borne
by the applicant.
.3
A copy of all approved Development Permit applications, involving the installation of water
and sanitary services, shall be sent to the required Provincial agency.
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.4
Upon approval of a permitted or accessory use, the Development Officer shall issue a
Notice of Decision for the use at the location and under such terms and development
standards specified by Council at that time.
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.5
The applicant shall be notified in writing of the decision of their application. The applicant
shall be advised of their right to appeal a decision to the Development Appeals Board on a
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permitted or accessory use application and any terms and conditions attached to an
application.
.6
A Building Permit, where required, shall not be issued unless a Development Permit has
been issued, or is issued concurrently.
.7
A Development Permit is valid for a period of twelve (12) months unless otherwise
stipulated when the permit is issued.
.8
Every application for a development permit shall be submitted for the approval of the
Development Officer and shall include, unless otherwise specified in this bylaw:
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a)
A layout or site plan showing the dimensions of the site, the site size and the location on
the site of any existing and proposed development, including all utilities and service
connections,
1. The proposed use of land and any buildings or parts of buildings on the site.
2. A north arrow.
3. The property lines and setbacks from the proposed development to the property lines.
4. The street frontage of the lot.
5. The off-street parking provided on the lot.
b)
A written description of the method of onsite sewage disposal facilities and,
c)
Other information as may be required in support of the application where in the opinion of
the Development Officer, the site plan does not provide sufficient clarity or there is
disagreement respecting the boundaries of a site and the location of existing and proposed
development, the Development Officer may require a Real Property Surveyors Report to be
furnished by the applicant.
1. Major drainage paths for water travelling over the lot.
2. Easements on the site.
3. Fencing, screening and garbage storage areas.
4. The proposed location, size and elevation of the sewer and water connections.
5. Reclamation plans, emergency measure plans, etc.
6. Photos.
7. Invasive species location identification, and mitigation and treatment plans.
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.9
Council may require the submission of a letter of credit, performance bond, development
or servicing agreement, or any other form of assurance to ensure that the development is
constructed and completed in accordance with the development standards and regulations
set forth within this Bylaw.
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3.8
DISCRETIONARY USE APPLICATION PROCEDURE
a)
All agreements for letter of credits, performance bonds, and development or servicing
agreements shall individually stipulate procedures for the release or completion of the
agreement that will be mutually agreed upon between the municipality and the
developer(s).
.10
Upon receipt of any development permit application, and prior to finalizing a decision, the
Development Officer may refer the application to Council for a decision on the
interpretation of the Bylaw or to apply any special conditions that may be provided for in
the Bylaw, and shall inform the applicant of the date and time when Council will consider
the application. Council or the Development Officer may require further information from
the applicant in order to render a decision.
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.1
The following procedures shall apply to discretionary use applications:
a)
Applicants must file with the Development Officer the prescribed application form, a site
plan, any other plans and supplementary 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
District Plan, this Bylaw, and any other applicable policies and regulations and shall advise
the Council as soon as practical.
c)
Council may refer the application to whichever government agencies or interested groups
including the District Planning Commission, as Council may consider appropriate. Council
also may require the application to be reviewed by planning, engineering, legal, or other
professionals, with the cost of this review to be borne by the applicant.
d)
The Development Officer will give notice by regular mail that the application has been filed
to all assessed owners of property within 75 meters (246 ft.) of the boundary of the
applicant's land and provide notification of an upcoming public hearing and an opportunity
for them to provide written comment on the proposal.
e)
The Development Officer will prepare a report concerning the application which may
contain recommendations, including recommendations that conditions of approval be
applied in accordance with The Planning and Development Act, 2007.
f)
The Development Officer will set a date for the public hearing at which time the application
shall be considered by Council.
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(1) Where a discretionary use is deemed by the Development Officer to have a potentially
significant effect upon assessed landowners along a transportation system, or beyond, the
area of notification may be extended to include a larger area as the Development Officer
and/or Council deems necessary to affected landowners.
g)
Council shall consider the application together with the reports 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 the site.
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i)
The applicant shall be notified of Council's decision by regular mail or by electronic mail
addressed to the applicant at the address shown on the application form.
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.2
Discretionary uses, discretionary forms of development, and associated accessory uses
shall conform to the development standards and applicable provisions of the Zoning
District in which they are located.
.3
The following criteria must be considered in the review of discretionary use applications:
a)
The proposal must be in conformance with all relevant sections of District Plan and Zoning
Bylaw;
b)
Council has designated discretionary uses as identified within each zoning district where, in
Council's opinion, the type of development may have one (1) or more features or potential
effects that warrant proposal-specific review in terms of this Bylaw, such as:
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(1) Ensure the proposed development is suitable in the individual zoning district as
proposed.
(2) Where specific development standards should be applied by means of a development
agreement.
c)
The proposal must demonstrate that it will maintain the character, appearance, density
and purpose of the zoning district where necessary through the provisions of buffer areas,
separation and screening.
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d)
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.
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e)
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.
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f)
The proposal must not be detrimental to the air, soil, natural environment and heritage
resources of the surrounding area or to areas near the potential development, or
mitigative measures shall be proposed by the applicant.
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g)
Council shall assess and consider the potential effects of the proposed discretionary use as
it contributes to the social, economic and physical sustainability of the Municipality.
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h)
Additional evaluation criteria may be specifically listed within individual zoning districts.
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.4
Council may approve the application, reject the application, or approve the application
with conditions, including a condition limiting the length of time that the use may be
conducted on the site to secure the objectives of the District Plan, or Zoning Bylaw, with
respect to:
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a)
The nature of the proposed site, including its size, shape, and intensity and the proposed
size, shape and arrangement of buildings in relation to the intent of the zoning district
within which it is proposed.
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3.9
REFUSAL OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION
3.10 DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION FEES
b)
The accessibility and traffic patterns for persons and vehicles, the type and volume of that
traffic and the adequacy of proposed off-street parking and loading.
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c)
The safeguards afforded to minimize noxious or offensive emissions including noise, glare,
dust and odour.
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d)
Any treatment given, as determined by the Council, to aspects including landscaping,
screening, open spaces, parking and loading areas, lighting and signs but not including the
colour, texture or type of materials and any architectural detail.
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.5
Upon approval of a discretionary use by resolution of Council, the Development Officer
shall issue a written Notice of Decision for the discretionary use at the location and under
such terms and development standards specified by Council in its resolution.
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.6
Council's approval of a discretionary use application is valid for a period of twelve (12)
months from the date of the approval. If the proposed use or proposed form of
development has not commenced within that time, the approval shall no longer be valid.
The Development Officer shall advise the applicant in writing when a prior approval is no
longer valid.
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.7
The applicant shall be advised of their right to appeal any terms and conditions attached to
a discretionary use application to the Development Appeals Board.
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.1
An application for a Development Permit shall be refused if it does not comply with all
Zoning Bylaw requirements.
.2
The reasons for a Development Permit refusal shall be stated on the written Notice of
Decision.
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.3
The applicant shall be notified of the right to appeal a decision to refuse an application of
the local Development Appeals Board in accordance with the requirements of The Planning
and Development Act, 2007.
.1
All application fees shall align to a separate fee bylaw, prescribe a schedule of fees to be
charged for a development permit application, review, advertising, approval, enforcement,
regulation and issuance, as the case may be, of:
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a)
A permitted use;
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b)
A discretionary use; and,
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c)
A minor variance.
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.2
In addition, if a building permit is required, any fees associated with the issuance of a
permit and inspection as specified in the Building Bylaw.
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3.11 FEE FOR ZONING AMENDMENT APPLICATION
3.12 CONCURRENT PROCESSING OF DEVELOPMENT PERMITS, BUILDING PERMIT
AND BUSINESS LICENSES
3.13 REFERRAL UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT
3.14 DEVELOPMENT APPEAL BOARD
.3
These fees shall be in addition to any fee or fees required for advertising costs as per the
Act.
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.1
When an application is made to Council for an amendment to this Bylaw, the applicant
making the request shall bear the actual cost of advertising such zoning amendment as
permitted by The Planning and Development Act, 2007. Council also may require the
applicant to pay all costs incurred in a professional review of the application and in carrying
out a public hearing.
.1
A Building Permit, where required, shall not be issued unless a Development Permit has
been issued, or is issued concurrently. Nothing in this Bylaw shall exempt any person from
complying with a Building Bylaw, or any other Bylaw in force within The Municipality, or
from obtaining any permission required by this, or any other Bylaw of The Municipality, the
Province or the Federal government.
.1
The Development Officer shall make available, in addition to plumbing permits and plan
information, a copy of all approved Development Permit applications involving installation
of water and sanitary services, should such information be requested by Provincial officials
under the Public Health Act and Regulations.
.2
The required Provincial agency shall determine the suitability of a parcel proposed for
subdivision to accommodate a private sewage treatment system with the subdivision
review process.
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All submissions and conformance to Public Health requirements are the responsibility of
the developer.
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Council shall appoint a Development Appeals Board, to hear and determine appeals in
accordance with Section 213 to 227 inclusive, of The Planning and Development Act 2007.
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RIGHT OF APPEAL
a)
In addition to any other right of appeal provided by The Planning and Development Act,
2007 and any other Act, a person affected may appeal to the Board if there is:
i. Alleged misapplication of the Zoning Bylaw in the issuance of a development permit;
ii. A refusal to issue a development permit because it would contravene the Zoning Bylaw;
iii. An issuance of a written order from the Development Officer.
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3.15 MINOR VARIANCES
3.16 NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS, USES AND SITES
b)
There is no appeal pursuant to 3.14.2.a.ii if a development permit was refused on that
basis that the use in the Zoning District for which the development permit was sought:
i. Is not a permitted use or a permitted intensity of use;
ii. Is a discretionary use or discretionary use of intensity that has not been approved by
resolution by Council; or
iii. Is a prohibited use.
c)
Appellants may appeal where they are of the opinion that development standards
prescribed by Council with respect to a discretionary use exceed those necessary to secure
the objectives of the Zoning Bylaw.
d)
An appellant shall make the appeal pursuant to 3.14.2.a within 30 days after the date of
the decision.
e)
The Development Officer shall make available to all interested persons copies of the
provisions of The Planning and Development Act, 2007, respecting decisions of the
Development Officer and right of appeal.
.1
A minor variance may be granted for the following only:
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a)
Minimum required distance of a building from a lot line; and,
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b)
The minimum required distance of a building from any other building on the lot, if the
Municipality's Building Official is in agreement.
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.2
The maximum amount of a minor variance shall be 10% variation from the requirements of
this Bylaw.
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All procedures for minor variances shall be in accordance with Section 60 of the Act.
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.4
A minor variance must not injuriously affect a neighbouring property.
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Any use of land or any building or structure lawfully existing at the time of passing this
Bylaw that is rendered non-conforming by the enactment of this Bylaw or any subsequent
amendments, may be continued, transferred, or sold in accordance with provisions of
Section 88 to 93 inclusive, of The Planning and Development Act, 2007.
.2
Any use of land or any building or structure lawfully existing at the time of passing this
Bylaw that is rendered non-conforming by the enactment of this Bylaw or any subsequent
amendments, may be continued, transferred, or sold in accordance with provisions of
Section 88 to 93 inclusive, of The Planning and Development Act, 2007.
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No enlargement, additions, or reconstruction of a non-conforming use, building or
structure shall be undertaken, except in conformance with these provisions.
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3.17 DEVELOPMENT PERMIT - INVALID
3.18 ENFORCEMENT, LICENSES AND BYLAW COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER BYLAWS
AND LEGISLATION
.4
No existing use, building or structure shall be deemed to be nonconforming by reason only
of the conversion of this Bylaw from the Metric System of Measurement to the Imperial
System of Measurement where such non-conformity is resultant solely from such change
and is reasonably equivalent to the metric standard herein established.
.5
Where a building has been erected on or before the effective date of this Bylaw on a site
having less than the minimum dimensions or area, or having less than the minimum yards
required by this Bylaw, the use may be continued and the building may be enlarged,
reconstructed, repaired or renovated pursuant to the rights granted by Section 91 to 93 of
The Planning and Development Act, 2007. These rights are subject to the following:
a)
The enlargement, reconstruction, repair or renovation does not further reduce the
required yards that do not conform to this Bylaw;
b)
All other applicable provisions of this Bylaw are satisfied; and,
c)
Issuance of a development permit required by this Bylaw.
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A Development Permit shall be automatically invalid and development shall cease, as the
case may be:
a)
If the proposed development is not commenced within the period for which the Permit is
valid;
b)
If the proposed development is legally suspended, or discontinued, for a period of six or
more months, unless otherwise indicated by Council or the Development Officer;
c)
When development is undertaken in contravention of this bylaw, the Development Permit
and specified development standards; and/or
d)
When a written appeal notice is received by the Development Appeals Board secretary
regarding the Development Permit.
.1
The Development Officer may authorize action to stop any development which does not
conform to this Bylaw, a development or servicing agreement, a Development Permit or
condition, or an Interest Registered with ISC under this Bylaw.
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.2
Errors and/or omissions by any person administering or required to comply with the
provisions of this Bylaw do not relieve any person from liability for failure to comply with
the provisions of this Bylaw.
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.3
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this Bylaw shall be held to be the
minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety, and
general welfare.
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3.19 TEMPORARY DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
3.20 DEVELOPMENT LEVY AGREEMENTS
3.21 SERVICING AGREEMENTS
.4
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 RM of Great Bend No. 405 or law
within the Province of Saskatchewan or Canada; or from obtaining any license, permission,
permit, authority, or approval required by this or any other Bylaw of the RM of Great Bend
No. 405 or any law of the Province of Saskatchewan or Canada.
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.1
Where Council has approved a use for a limited time, as specified on the Notice of Decision
as an approval condition, and that time has expired, that use of land or structure on that
property shall cease until such time as a new use application is submitted and Council
approval is provided.
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The Development Officer may issue temporary development permit applications for the
temporary placement of moveable residential buildings during construction, with the
submission of a security or performance bond.
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As per Section 175 of The Planning and Development Act, 2007 the Municipality may
register an interest based on a development levy agreement or servicing agreement in the
land registry against the affected title.
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.2
On registration of an interest based on a development levy agreement or servicing
agreement, the rights and privileges in the development levy agreement:
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a)
Ensure completion of the agreement for the municipality; and
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b)
Run with the land and are binding on the registered owner of the land the registered
owner's heirs, executors, administrators, successor and assigns.
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.1
Where a development and/or subdivision proposal is submitted to the Municipality for
approval, Council may request the developer to enter into a servicing agreement to ensure
appropriate servicing pursuant to The Act. Council may direct the Development Officer to
vary the agreement on a case-by-case basis, or not require it.
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The agreement may include:
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a)
Specifications for the installation and/or construction of all services within the proposed
development as required by Council.
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b)
For the payment by the applicant of fees that Council may establish as payment in whole or
in part for the capital cost of providing, altering, expanding or upgrading sewage, water,
drainage and other utility services, municipal roadway facilities, or park and recreation
space facilities, located within or outside the proposed development, and that directly or
indirectly service the proposed development.
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c)
Time limits for the completion of any work or the payment of any fees specified in the
agreement, which may be extended by agreement of the applicant and the Municipality.
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d)
Provisions for the applicant and the Municipality to share the costs of any work specified in
the agreement.
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e)
Payment for the consultation of engineering, planning, or any other specialized personnel
requested by Council in order to render a decision on the development or subdivision
proposal.
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f)
Any assurances as to performance that Council may consider necessary.
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The payment of fees that Council may establish as payment, in whole or in part, for the
capital costs for the agreement. Council may also require alternatives for payment of
costs, such as, but not limited to, performance bonds or an irrevocable letter of credit.
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3.22 MOVING OF BUILDINGS
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No building or structure shall be moved within or into or out of the lands referenced within
the scope of this Bylaw without obtaining a Development Permit, unless such building is
exempt under section 3.4 Development Not Requiring A Permit.
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.2
A photograph of the building or structure proposed to be moved must accompany the
Development Permit Application.
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.3
An application to move in a building or structure must demonstrate that the age, condition,
and style of the building or structure's exterior treatment is compatible and complimentary
with the general appearance of buildings in the neighbouring area."
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.1
No building or structure shall be moved within or into or out of the lands referenced within
the scope of this Bylaw without obtaining a Development Permit, unless such building is
exempt under section 3.4 Development Not Requiring A Permit.
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.2
A photograph of the building or structure proposed to be moved must accompany the
Development Permit Application.
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An application to move in a building or structure must demonstrate that the age, condition,
and style of the building or structure's exterior treatment is compatible and complimentary
with the general appearance of buildings in the neighbouring area."
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4.
GENERAL REGULATIONS
The following regulations shall apply to all Zoning Districts in this Bylaw.
4.1
LICENSES, PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER BYLAWS AND
LEGISLATION
4.2
MUNICIPAL FACILITIES
4.3
ACCESSORY BUILDINGS, USES AND STRUCTURES
.1
In any Zoning District in this Bylaw, the principal use of the land must be established prior
to any accessory buildings, structures, or uses being permitted.
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.2
Only one (1) principal building shall be permitted on any one site except for the following
uses which may have more than one principal building to accommodate the use:
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a)
Public utility uses
b)
Institutional uses
c)
Dwelling groups
d)
An agricultural use
e)
Commercial or industrial uses
.3
Council may, at its discretion, issue a Development Permit for additional principal
developments, uses or businesses in Commercial and Industrial Zones through the use of
vertical integration.
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.4
The provisions of this Bylaw, and their interpretation and application, shall be the
minimum requirements to be adopted for the promotion of public health, safety, and
general welfare.
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.1
Protective, emergency, municipal services and public works, utilities and facilities, except
solid and liquid waste disposal facilities, may be established in all Zoning Districts and shall
be exempt from the provisions of every Zoning District.
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.1
Subject to all other requirements of this Bylaw, an accessory building, use or structure is
permitted in any district when accessory to an established principal use which is permitted
or a discretionary use in that same district, and for which a Development Permit has been
issued.
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.2
No accessory building may be constructed, erected or moved on to any site prior to the
time of construction of the principal building to which it is accessory.
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.3
Private garages, carports and accessory buildings that are attached by a roof to a principal
building shall be considered a part of the building and subject to the yard requirements of
the building.
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4.4
GRADING AND LEVELLING OF SITES
4.5
SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENT AND CRITICAL WILDLIFE HABITAT
4.6
DISPOSAL OF WASTES
.4
Accessory buildings and structures shall not be used as a dwelling unless approved to be
used as such under another provision of this Bylaw
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.1
Every development shall be graded and leveled at the owner's expense to provide for
adequate surface drainage, but does not adverse affects to adjacent properties, or alter the
stability of the land.
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.2
All excavations or filling shall be re-vegetated immediately after construction activities
conclude, with a suitable ground cover as may be necessary to prevent erosion.
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a)
All vegetation and debris in an area to be re-graded or filled must be removed from the site
prior to site grading and leveling.
b)
All topsoil from an area that is to be re-graded must be stripped, stockpiled, and replaced
on the re-graded area, or re-located to a site following provincial legislation.
.3
Where excavation or filling is proposed for any development in a potential Flood Hazard
Overlay District, the Municipality may request comments of the Saskatchewan Water
Security Agency prior to making a decision on the Development Permit application.
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.1
Where development is proposed in an area identified as containing to critical wildlife
habitat, environmental or heritage sensitive areas may require the applicant provide
additional information as required by The Wildlife Habitat Protection Act (WHPA) and The
Heritage Property Act or any other relevant Provincial Regulations.
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.2
Critical wildlife conservation uses shall be permitted uses in all Zoning Districts. Council
may prohibit development and recommend subdivision refusal where proposals may
adversely affect long-term wildlife conservation.
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.3
Council may specify development and subdivision requirements based on reports from
qualified consultants or officials from the Provincial government.
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.4
All development and subdivision proposals on private and Crown Lands which are within a
Critical Wildlife Management Area shall conform to:
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a)
The Critical Wildlife Habitat Act (CWHA) requirements;
b)
The Critical Wildlife Habitat Lands Disposition and Alteration Regulations requirements;
c)
Council specified wildlife development, management, conservation, mitigative and
rehabilitation development standards to maximize long-term wildlife protection.
.1
Subject to all Acts and Regulations pertaining in any way to the storage, handling, and
disposal of any waste material or used items, and except as permitted by these Acts and
Regulations, no liquid, solid, or gaseous wastes shall be allowed to be discharged into any
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4.7
ROADWAYS, FRONTAGE, ACCESS AND APPROACHES
steam, creek, river, lake, pond, slough, intermittent drainage channel or other body of
water, onto or beneath the surface of any land, or into the air.
.2
No development or use of land which requires solid or liquid waste disposal facilities shall
be permitted unless those facilities are approved by Saskatchewan Health and the
Saskatchewan Water Security Agency. Disposal of liquid, solid, or gaseous waste shall be
governed by Acts administered by the Ministries of Saskatchewan Agriculture,
Saskatchewan Environment, Saskatchewan Health and the Saskatchewan Water Security
Agency.
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Storage Facilities:
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a)
All chemicals, substances and material storage shall be installed, stored, constructed and
maintained in an environmentally safe manner and according to all Federal, Provincial and
municipal requirements.
b)
Abandoned, underground and surface storage facilities shall be removed to avoid pollution
potential at Council's or at a senior government's request.
.4
The storage of chemicals, fertilizers and combustible materials are subject to the
requirements of both the Federal and Provincial governments. All necessary requirements
and permits must be met and provided to the Municipality as a condition of approval.
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Council may establish regulations or other policies, apart from the Zoning Bylaw, to
establish standards for road and approach construction. Specific, road and approach
standards may be established to provide service to certain forms of development.
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.2
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 the
Municipality for the improvement or building of a road.
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.3
Council may require applicants and developers to pay for any or all costs associated with
road construction where the cost is directly associated with the development or
subdivision to ensure physical and legal access onto a developed all-weather road
allowance.
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.4
Development adjacent to a Provincial highway shall meet all requirements of the
Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure.
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.5
Council may require applicants and developers to establish service roads or internal
subdivision roadways, with standards that promote safety and accessibility for uses and
vehicles such as, but not limited to, emergency vehicles, student transportation, and
municipal maintenance equipment.
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4.8
SIGHT TRIANGLES
4.9
VEHICLE STORAGE
4.10 GENERAL ZONING DISTRICT SIGN REGULATIONS
.1
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Bylaw, where any public street crosses a
railway at the same grade, no building or structure shall be erected within 46.0 meters of
the point of the point of intersection of the centre line of both the railway and street.
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.2
No building, structure, earth pile, vegetation, etc. in any Zoning District shall obstruct the
vision of drivers within the sight line triangles.
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.1
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Bylaw, no person shall use any site in any
district for the parking or storage of more than four (4) unoperable vehicles may be stored
on any site in a Country Residential District and not more than twelve (12) such vehicles
shall be stored on any site in an agricultural, commercial or industrial district, except in the
case of permitted vehicle storage establishments or auto wreckers.
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.2
Where any outside storage of vehicles is proposed, the site shall be kept in a tidy and neat
manner. The Municipality may require that the outside storage of vehicles be screened
from roadways or neighbouring properties by landscape features or fences or a
combination thereof. The screening, where required, shall also include any individual parts
of a vehicle and any equipment or machinery involved with the storage of such vehicles.
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.1
A Development Permit may be required for the erection, display, alteration, relocation or
replacement of any temporary or permanent sign, except those listed in clause (.2).
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.2
The following situations do not require the submission of a development permit:
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a)
Regular maintenance including painting and repairs due to deterioration;
b)
Municipal and Provincial agency signage;
c)
Traffic Control signage;
d)
Incidental signs containing traffic and pedestrian controls;
e)
Signage intended to regulate hunting or trespassing on private property;
f)
Agriculturally related signage including herbicide, insecticide or seed advertising
promotional signage;
g)
Real estate signage;
h)
Residential name plates;
i)
Works of art containing no advertising.
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4.11 PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
Figure 3: Parking Requirements
Institutional
Uses
One (1) parking space for every 9 m² of gross floor area devoted to public use,
or one parking space for each six (6) seats provided for patrons and 1 space
per staff member.
Commercial Use
One (1) parking space for every 18m² of gross floor area; minimum five (5)
spaces.
.3
No person shall park or store on any part of a site, any unlicensed rail or sea container,
truck, bus or coach body for the purpose of advertising or private warehousing within any
Residential Zoning District.
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.4
All signs situated along a Provincial highway shall comply with Provincial highway
Regulations as amended from time to time.
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.5
Signs shall be constructed in a permanent manner, of materials suitable for the purpose
and life of the sign and shall be maintained and mounted in a condition that is safe, neat,
clean and not unsightly or dangerous.
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a)
Signs which are deemed to be in disrepair shall be properly maintained or removed at the
discretion of the Municipality.
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.6
Signs or sign structures shall not be located where they may interfere with, distract from,
obstruct the view of, or be confused with any authorized traffic sign, signal or device.
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a)
Signs shall not be located in such a manner as to impede the view of any pedestrian or
vehicular right of way, or railway crossing.
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.7
No permanent sign shall be placed on or over public property unless specifically permitted
within this Bylaw.
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.8
Signs located in a highway sign corridor shall be regulated entirely by the requirements of
"The Erection of Signs Adjacent to Provincial Highway Regulations, 1986" or amendments
there to, and preceding clauses shall not apply.
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All required parking and loading facilities are intended for the purpose of accommodating
the vehicles of clients, customers, employees, members, residents or visitors in connection
with the principal building or use for which the parking and loading facilities are provided.
Parking and loading facilities shall not be used for driveways, access or egress, commercial
repair work, display, sale or storage of goods of any kind.
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.2
Required parking and loading facilities shall provide for and include an adequate, safe and
convenient arrangement of vehicular points of ingress or egress, driveways, internal
roadways, aisles and ramps, unloading and loading of motor vehicles all in relation to
buildings and entry points to buildings on the site.
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Industrial Use
One and one-half (1 1/2) parking spaces for every 90m² of gross floor area,
but there shall not be less than one (1) parking space for every three (3)
employees.
Recreational use
One (1) parking space for every 18m² of gross floor area; minimum five (5)
spaces.
Where the use does not include measurable floor space within an
acceptable principal building, parking requirements shall be determined by
Council on a case to case basis based upon projected peak use and typical
use parking requirements.
4.12 GROUNDWATER
4.13 DEVELOPMENT ALONG PIPELINES AND GAS TRANSMISSION
.3
The parking facility shall be located on the same site as the use for which it is intended.
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Any parking facility shall be developed to the satisfaction of the Municipality within one (1)
year of the completion of the development for which the Development Permit was issued.
The Development Officer may require a security from the applicant at time of application
to ensure completion of the appropriate parking facility.
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.5
When a building is enlarged or altered in such a manner as to cause an intensification or
change of use, provisions shall be made for additional parking spaces as required by this
subsection.
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.1
Council may seek the assistance of Saskatchewan Environment, the Saskatchewan Water
Security Agency, and Saskatchewan Health or other relevant agencies in making an
assessment of any geotechnical information.
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.2
Based upon a review of hydrogeological or geotechnical data, Council may determine
whether the proposed development would adversely affect the groundwater resource, the
stability of the land or create prohibitive municipal servicing costs. Council shall make a
recommendation for subdivisions or development approval based on this determination.
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.1
Any development involving pipeline and/or power line transmission rights-of-way shall be
sited to comply with all relevant Federal and Provincial legislation. Setbacks from pipelines
and other utility corridors shall be in accordance with appropriate Provincial Regulations or
Acts and any regulations or directives established by Crown Corporations. Refer to "Land
Use Planning for Pipelines publication by Canadian Standards Association (CSA) PLUS663",
which may be amended from time to time.
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.2
Setbacks from pipelines, for buildings or structures, shall be 12.0 meters except for where
provisions have been made in the previous bylaw or in consultation with the operator of
the pipeline, a lesser separation may be allowed.
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a)
Lesser setbacks may be approved by Council through the signing of a coexistence
agreement and registration of the interest on title through the Land Titles Registry.
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Figure 4: Land Use Areas
4.14 DEVELOPMENT ALONG CREEK BANKS AND HAZARD LANDS
Interest registration shall include a drafted map showing the location of the existing
pipeline and structural development.
b)
The applicant shall also be required to provide written documentation from the pipeline
company granting encroachment into this minimum separation distance. This agreement
shall also be registered on title.
.3
The National Energy Board has designated a "no disturbance" review area of 30.0 meters
on either side of a pipeline in which, subject to exceptions for such things as normal
agricultural activities, anyone proposing to conduct a ground disturbance/excavation must:
a)
Ascertain whether a pipeline exists;
b)
Notify the pipeline company of the nature and schedule of the excavation; and,
c)
Conduct the excavation in accordance with such regulations.
.4
The following Figure provide the setbacks required by the Canadian Standards Association.
Source: Land Use Planning for Pipelines publication by Canadian Standards Association
(CSA) PLUS663.
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For the purpose of this Bylaw, the area considered to present potential erosion and/or
slope instability hazard includes though is not limited to the slopes of the lakes and any
tributary creeks and gullies extending from the edge of the flood plain in the valley, to the
ridge of the slope at the top, plus a setback of 100.0 meters.
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No new development may be permitted in any readily eroded or unstable slope area if the
proposed development will be affected by or increase the potential hazard presented by
erosion or slope instability.
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4.15 SIGNAGE ON NATURAL AND HUMAN HERITAGE SITES
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4.16 ABOVE-GROUND FUEL STORAGE TANKS
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.3
The top of a bank may be that line where the gradient of the slope measured from the
upland leading down to the water body or watercourse first exceeds 20%.
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.4
Development or subdivision proposed on or within 50.0 meters of the crest of a slope
greater than 15% may require supporting evidence of slope stability by a qualified
professional. The report will identify hazard mitigation measures including a review and
potential measures deemed to be effective in eliminating or managing anticipated erosion
and slope stability impacts, and will identify and explain known and suspected residual
hazards.
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.5
A development permit may not be issued unless the report on the site, presented by the
professional consultant, indicates that the site is suitable for development or outlines
suitable mitigating measures and documents residual hazard. If such an evaluation is not
done, or having been done, Council determines that excessive remedial or servicing
measures are necessary to safely and efficiently accommodate the proposed development,
Council shall not be required to approve the application for development.
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.6
Council may impose special conditions as recommended by a qualified professional.
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.7
Trees or vegetation should not be cleared from any land within 20.0 meters of any
watercourse, water body, escarpment, or of the crest of a slope greater than 15%, where
the removal could have a negative impact on the water body or bank stability.
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.1
Small plaques, markers, and interpretation signs will be encouraged on properties that
have significant natural or human heritage resources, with the approval of the owner, and
where the signage is appropriate in scale, design, and placement with the site and
surrounding area, and does not cause safety concerns or negatively impact the heritage
value of the site.
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Above-ground fuel storage tanks which meet the standards of the National Fire Code and
which have a maximum capacity of 50,000 litres may be permitted in association with
service stations, gas bars, cardlock operations, and other permitted industrial or
commercial uses where the dispensing of fuel to vehicles is a standard aspect of the use.
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.2
The total storage capacity for above-ground fuel storage tanks on any single service
station, gas bar or cardlock operations site shall not exceed:
150,000 liters for flammable liquids (gasoline);
100,000 liters for combustible liquids (diesel fuel); and
100,000 liters of propane.
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Above-ground fuel storage tanks shall be:
for uses other than service stations and gas bars, located at least 3.0 meters from
any property line or building, the 3.0 meter separation distance may be reduced
to 1.0 meter for tanks with a capacity of 5,000 liters or less;
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5.
DISCRETIONARY USE STANDARDS FOR DEVELOPMENT
This Section addresses special provisions and specific development standards that apply to the following
developments. These standards and criteria apply in addition to any standards of the Zoning District.
5.1
HOME BASED BUSINESSES AND OCCUPATIONS
for service stations and gas bars, located at least 6.0 meters from any property
line or building;
separated from each other and be accessible for firefighting purposes to the
satisfaction of the Development Officer; and
at least 15 meters from the boundary of any site within a District permitting
residential dwellings.
.4
For uses other than service stations and gas bars, the dispensing equipment associated
with above-ground fuel storage tanks shall be located at least 3.0 meters from any
property line, at least 7.5 meters from any open flame or other ignition source, and at least
4.5 meters from any door or window.
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For service stations and gas bars, the dispensing equipment associated with above-ground
fuel storage tanks shall be located at least 6.0 meters from any property line, at least 7.5
meters from any open flame or other ignition source, and at least 4.5 meters from any
door or window.
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.6
Above-ground fuel storage tanks shall be protected from vehicles with suitable posts,
guardrails or other similar means.
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.7
At service stations and gas bars, above-ground fuel storage tanks which are located in view
of a front or flanking street shall be landscaped or screened to the satisfaction of the
Development Officer.
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.8
The maximum height of an above-ground fuel storage tank shall be limited to the
maximum permitted height of a free-standing sign in the zoning district.
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.9
Painted lettering or other forms of signage may be located on above-ground fuel storage
tanks subject to the sign regulations in the zoning district.
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.10
Council shall place any additional conditions for approval deemed necessary based upon a
specific application.
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.1
The use shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling unit as a private
residence.
.2
The use shall be conducted entirely within the dwelling unit or an accessory building to the
dwelling unit.
.3
There shall be no external advertising other than a sign of not more than 1.0 m2 erected in
accordance with the Sign Regulations contained herein.
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5.2
RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME
.4
In Country Residential or Hamlet Districts, there shall be no external storage of goods,
materials or equipment associated with the applied use.
.5
The use shall not create or become a public nuisance.
.6
The use shall not generate substantially more traffic and parking than is normal for the
district in which the use is located.
.7
No use requiring electrical or mechanical equipment shall cause a substantial fire rating
change in the structure or the district in which the home based business is located.
.8
The use shall be valid only for the period of time the property is occupied by the applicant
for such use.
.9
All permits issued for home based businesses or occupations shall be subject to the
condition that the Development Permit may be revoked at any time, if in the opinion of
Council, the operation has not met the regulations and standards applicable to home based
businesses or occupations contained in the Bylaw, or the special standards applied by
Council at the time of approval.
.10
Council shall place any additional conditions for approval deemed necessary based upon a
specific application.
.11
No use shall cause an increase in the demand placed on one or more utilities (water, sewer,
electricity, telephone, garbage, etc.) such that the combined total consumption for a
dwelling and its home based business or occupation substantially exceeds the average for
residences in the area.
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A maximum of two (2) other persons, in addition to one (1) resident of the dwelling, may
be engaged in any home based business or occupation as an employee or a volunteer.
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.1
The use shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling unit as a private
residence.
.2
Required parking spaces may be located in a required front yard.
.3
No building or structure used for the purpose of a residential care home shall be used for
the purpose of keeping boarders or lodgers.
.4
The use shall be conducted entirely within the dwelling unit and shall not have any exterior
evidence of a secondary use.
.5
There shall be no outside storage or exterior display of goods, materials or equipment
associated with the applied use.
.6
The use shall not generate substantially more traffic and parking than is normal for the
district in which the use is located.
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5.3
ACCESSORY AGRICULTURE RESIDENCE
5.4
AGRICULTURAL TOURISM USES
5.5
BED AND BREAKFAST HOMES
.1
Council may approve more than one (1) dwelling on a parcel if it is an accessory agricultural
residential dwelling to be occupied by a person or persons who are engaged on a full-time
basis for at least six (6) months of each year in an agricultural operation.
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.2
A Development Permit for an accessory residence when accessory to an approved
discretionary use, and located on a parcel containing the agricultural operation, shall be
considered at the discretion of Council. If approved, the Development Permit shall be valid
for a period up to five (5) years after which time the Council may at its discretion seek
renewal of the permit on a five (5)-year basis provided that the dwelling complies with the
provisions of this Bylaw. The applicant shall be responsible to renew the permit every five
(5) years.
.3
Accessory dwellings shall only be located on sites where the accessory dwelling can be
serviced by existing utilities.
.4
The Development Officer may require a security bond, interest registration, or some other
form of surety at time of application to ensure eventual removal of the dwelling on site.
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Agricultural Tourism uses shall be ancillary to an agricultural farm operation or rural
residence.
.2
Agricultural Tourism uses shall display a high visual quality and shall be integrated into the
rural environment by virtue of appropriate design, location and landscaping.
.3
One sign located on site, advertising the Agricultural Tourism use is permitted subject to
the Sign Regulations contained herein.
.4
Agricultural Tourism uses shall not:
a)
Unduly interfere with the amenities or change the character of the neighborhood;
b)
Materially interfere with or affect the use and enjoyment of adjacent properties;
c)
Adversely impact upon the environment; or
d)
Results in excessive demand on RM services, utilities or public roadways.
.1
Bed and breakfast homes shall be located in a single detached dwelling used as the
operator's principal residence developed as either a farmstead site or country residential
acreage.
.2
The only meal to be provided to registered guests shall be breakfast. No food preparation
or cooking for guests shall be conducted within any bedroom made available for rent. All
facilities shall meet public health regulations and be kept in a manner satisfactory to the
required Provincial agency.
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5.6
GARDEN (GRANNY) SUITES
.3
The operation of the bed and breakfast home shall be subordinate and incidental to the
principal use of a single detached dwelling as an owner-occupied residence. No one other
than the occupant and his/her immediate family members may be involved or employed in
the operation of the bed and breakfast home.
.4
Council shall place any additional conditions for approval deemed necessary based upon a
specific application.
.5
Only one sign, not exceeding 1.5 square meters, advertising the bed and breakfast, shall be
permitted.
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No one other than the occupants of the operator's principal residence may be employed or
volunteer in the operation of a bed and breakfast home.
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.1
There shall be no secondary suites in the primary residence of a site on which a Garden
(Granny) Suite is located.
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The Garden Suite dwelling unit is a temporary use and shall be permitted for a five (5) year
term, which may be renewed at Council's discretion. The landowner shall enter into an
agreement that the land shall not be considered for subdivision until the Garden Suite is
removed from the site by the landowner, which shall occur upon the expiry and non-
renewal of the permit.
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The owner(s) of the host residence must live on the site, and at least one (1) resident of the
primary dwelling and one (1) resident of the Garden Suite should be related by blood,
marriage, or legal adoption.
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The occupant(s) of the Garden Suite should be able to benefit from the informal care and
support of relatives in the primary residence, or provide care and support to family in the
primary residence.
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The floor area of the Garden Suite dwelling shall not be less than 35 m² and not greater
than 90 m². The Garden Suite shall not be located on a permanent foundation to allow the
structure to be removed from the property when it is no longer required by a relative of
the permanent resident.
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The maximum height of the Garden Suite shall not exceed 5.0 meters from grade level and
shall have only one (1) story.
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Garden Suite dwellings shall only be located on sites where the dwelling can be serviced by
existing utilities and can be hooked up to the services of the host residence.
.8
Residents of the Garden Suite must have access to the yard amenities.
.9
A parking space shall be provided on site for the resident(s) of the Garden Suite dwelling.
.10
There may be direct and separate access to the Garden Suite dwelling by on-site driveway,
or by public roadway or alley.
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5.7
CAMPGROUNDS
5.8
SOLID AND LIQUID WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES
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The operator of a campground shall provide the Development Officer with a plan of the
campground, identifying any buildings, uses of land and the location of all roadways and
trailer coach or tent campsites with dimensions. The addition or rearrangement of
campsites, the construction or moving of buildings, and the material change in use of
portions of land, or the filling or clearing of land shall require a Development Permit, and
the operator shall submit for approval an amended plan incorporating the development.
.2
A campground shall have within its boundaries a buffer area abutting the boundary of not
less than 4.5 meters which shall contain no buildings.
.3
The operator of a campground shall designate a campsite for each trailer coach or tent
party, which shall be less than 150 m2 in area with its corners clearly marked.
.4
No portion of any campsite shall be located within a roadway or required buffer area.
.5
Each campsite shall have direct and convenient access to a developed roadway, which is
not located in any required buffer area.
.6
Each trailer coach shall be located at least 3.0 meters from any other trailer coach, and
each campsite shall have dimensions sufficient to allow such location of trailer coaches.
.7
The space provided for roadways within a campground shall be at least 7.5 meters in
width. No portion of any campsite, other use or structure shall be located in any roadway.
.8
A campground may include as accessory uses, a laundromat or confectionary designed to
meet the needs of the occupants of the campsites, and one single detached dwelling for
the accommodation of the operator.
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The Public Health Act shall be complied with in respect to all operations and development
of the campground.
.1
Development and site maintenance shall be in accordance with Provincial environmental
and health regulations.
.2
Any solid waste disposal facility shall be located 457.0 meters from any residence unless
relaxation of this requirement is agreed to by affected parties.
.3
A buffer strip containing trees, shrubs or a berm shall be located surrounding a disposal
area.
.4
Any solid or liquid waste disposal facility shall be fenced.
.5
Adequate precautions shall be taken to prevent pollution of ground water by disposal
operations.
.6
Solid waste disposal facilities shall be located in proximity to a Provincial highway and
adjacent to an all-weather road.
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5.9
SALVAGE YARDS (AUTO WRECKERS)
5.10 EQUESTRIAN FACILITIES
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The development of any new disposal sites may take into consideration direction of
prevailing winds.
.8
Council may place any additional conditions for approval deemed necessary based upon a
specific application.
.9
The above standards do not apply to liquid manure storage facilities and the application of
manure on agricultural lands where this use is deemed consistent with all other relevant
sections of this Bylaw.
.1
This includes salvage yards, auto wreckers, auto repair shop, body shops and similar uses,
all savage vehicles and materials, vehicles waiting repair, salvage or removal and similar
uses.
.2
No partially dismantled vehicles or parts thereof shall be located in the front yard,
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All salvage yards shall be totally hidden from the view of the travelling public, provincial
highways ,any public road and adjacent residential development by utilizing any of the
following measures:
a)
Distance and careful location,
b)
Natural or planted vegetation,
c)
An earth berm,
d)
An opaque fence,
e)
A building,
f)
Other appropriate methods approved by Council.
.4
Where vehicles are located in any yard abutting a road, at the discretion of Council
additional screening may be required.
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Shall be subordinate and incidental to the principal use of the site as an owner occupied
agricultural or country residence;
.2
Shall abide by animal unit regulations as stipulated within individual zoning districts.
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An animal is kept, for purposes of this section, when it is on the site overnight;
.4
The applicant may be required to submit a storm water management plan for all areas of
the site of land disturbed during or as a result of the development of the principal and
supporting facilities;
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5.11 ANIMAL KENNELS
5.12 SECONDARY SUITES
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The applicant may be required to submit a report to the Municipality identifying the
potential traffic resulting from the proposed development;
.6
The applicant may be required to contribute towards upgrading access roads if the
municipal roadway networks require upgrading because of the impact of the facility;
.7
Offsite parking shall not be allowed;
.8
Details concerning water supply and sewage disposal strategies shall be included with the
application.
.1
All facilities, including buildings and exterior exercise areas, shall be sited behind the
principal building unless otherwise approved by Council.
.2
Pens, rooms, exercise runs and holding stalls should be soundproofed to the satisfaction of
Council.
.3
All dog facilities shall be visually screened from existing dwellings on adjoining lots.
.4
No animals shall be allowed outdoors between the hours of 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily.
During this time period, all animals shall be kept indoors.
.5
A boarding use shall at no time unduly interfere with the character of the neighbourhood
or the general enjoyment of adjoining sites.
.6
There shall be no external advertising other than a sign of not more than 1.0 m2 erected in
accordance with the Sign Regulations contained herein.
.7
Council shall place any additional conditions for approval deemed necessary based upon a
specific application.
.8
Animal kennels shall be subject to relevant Bylaws and legislation governing noise and
public health.
.9
Failure to comply with any of the above regulations or the conditions of a Development
Permit may result in the revoking of the permit by the Municipality.
.10
The maximum amount of animals permitted to be kept on site shall be at the discretion of
Council.
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There shall be a minimum separation distance between any building or exterior area used
to accommodate or keep animals, and any residential dwelling on an adjacent property, of
300 meters (1000 feet).
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There shall be no more than one (1) secondary suite per site permitted.
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The floor area of a secondary suite shall not be greater than 60 m².
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The floor area of a secondary suite in an accessory building shall not exceed 50% of the
gross floor area of the accessory building.
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Secondary suites must have an entrance that is separate from the entrance into the
principal residential dwelling or accessory building, either from the exterior of the building
or from an interior landing.
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A secondary suite shall not be permitted within a building situated on a site containing a
garden (granny) suite, home-based business, accessory agricultural residence, bed and
breakfast home, or residential care home.
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Council may place any additional conditions for approval deemed necessary based upon a
specific application.
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6.
ZONING DISTRICTS AND ZONING MAPS
6.1
ZONING DISTRICTS
District
Symbol District
Symbol
Agricultural Resource
AR
Flood Hazard Overlay
FH
Country Residential
CR
Erosion and Slope Instability
Overlay
SI
Commercial/Industrial
C/I
Heritage Resource Overlay
HR
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ZONING DISTRICT MAPS
6.3
BOUNDARIES OF ZONING DISTRICTS
6.4
HOLDING DESIGNATION
For the purpose of this Bylaw, the Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405 is divided into
several Zoning Districts that may be referred to by the appropriate symbols.
.1
The map, bearing the statement "This is the Zoning District Map referred to in Bylaw No.
09-2014" adopted by the Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405, signed by the Reeve
and 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.
.1
The boundaries of the Districts referred to in this Bylaw, together with an explanatory
legend, notations and reference to this Bylaw, are shown on the map entitled, Zoning
District Map.
.2
Unless otherwise shown, the boundaries of Zoning Districts are site lines, centre lines of
streets, lanes, road allowances, or such lines extended and the boundaries of the
Municipality.
.1
Where on the Zoning District Map the symbol for a zoning district has suffixed to it the
holding symbol "H"; any lands so designated on the map shall be subject to a holding
provision in accordance with Section 71 of The Planning and Development Act, 2007.
.2
Any lands subject to a holding provision shall only be used for the following uses:
a)
Those uses existing on the land when the "H" is applied; and
b)
Public works.
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7.
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE DISTRICT (AR)
The purpose of the Agricultural Resource District (AR) is to provide for and preserve large areas capable
of accommodating a diversity of general agricultural operations including field and forage crops,
irrigation, small intensive agricultural operations and related agricultural diversification activities.
7.1
PERMITTED USES
7.2
DISCRETIONARY USES
The following uses shall be considered by Council subject to the completion of the discretionary use
process as outlined in Section 3 of the General Administration of this Bylaw. Discretionary Use Criteria is
provided in Section 5.
a)
Field crops, animal and poultry raising, ranching, grazing, and other similar uses
customarily carried out in the field of general agriculture, including the sale on the
agricultural holding of any produce grown or raised on the agricultural holding
b)
Farmstead residential including one detached one unit dwelling, RTM following the
placement thereof on a permanent foundation
c)
Uses, buildings and structures accessory to the foregoing permitted uses and located on
the same site with the main use
d)
Petroleum pipelines and related facilities
e)
Oil and gas exploration or extraction wells and related facilities
f)
Public works buildings and structures including offices, warehouses, storage, yards
g)
Radio, TV and communication towers
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h)
Public works, excluding solid and liquid waste facilities
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i)
Historical and archeological sites, wildlife and conservation management areas, community
pasture lands, cemeteries
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j)
Country residential development
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a)
One Accessory Agricultural Residence (refer to section 5.3)
b)
Country residential subdivisions
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c)
Modular, manufactured or mobile homes
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d)
Home Based Business (refer to section 5.1)
e)
Bed and Breakfast Homes (refer to section 5.5)
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f)
Market Garden, nurseries or greenhouses, commercial horticultural operations
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g)
Agricultural Tourism (refer to section 5.4)
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7.2.1 Discretionary Use Evaluation Criteria
h)
Agricultural commercial uses, processing and similar uses
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i)
Aggregate Resource Extraction, Storage and Processing
j)
Salvage Yards (refer to section 5.9)
k)
Harvest Preserves (Game Farms)
l)
Residential Care Homes (refer to section 5.2)
m)
Campgrounds (refer to section 5.7)
n)
Institutional and Recreational Uses
o)
Intensive Livestock Operations over 300 Animal Units
p)
Oil and Gas-Related Commercial Uses, processing, manufacturing and distribution facilities
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q)
Agricultural-Related Commercial Uses, processing, manufacturing and distribution facilities
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r)
Crematorium
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s)
Garden (Granny) Suites (refer to section 5.6)
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t)
Private Airstrips
u)
Animal Kennels (refer to section 5.11)
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v)
Solid and Liquid Waste Disposal Facility (refer to section 5.8), soil farms
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w)
Equestrian Facility (refer to section 5.10)
x)
Secondary Suites (refer to section 5.12)
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y)
Cannabis Production, Processing, Research Facility
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z)
Solar Farms
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Road and approach standards shall be appropriate for the intended use. The developer
may be required to enter into a development agreement to upgrade the road to RM
standards if this development is to proceed.
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Applications shall be required to demonstrate that the proposed use shall not cause
adverse effects in regards to:
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a)
Safety;
b)
Surrounding existing development;
c)
Noise;
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7.3
PROHIBITED USES
7.4
REGULATIONS
.2
Commercial / industrial uses:
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a)
Appropriate locations for the proposed use shall be considered based on the impacts in
relation to the surrounding agricultural industry.
b)
Site size, in Council's opinion, shall ensure adequate set back and sufficient screening of
any outdoor storage area from adjacent residential districts or a municipal road allowance.
The proposed use shall include appropriate screening.
c)
Site size shall be appropriate, in Council's opinion, for the receipt, distribution or dispatch
by vehicles of materials, goods or merchandise through the designation of a clearly defined
unloading or loading space on the site plan.
d)
Bed and breakfast operations:
i. More than three (3) guest rooms may be allowed if the applicant can demonstrate the
suitability based on, but not limited to, the following criteria:
1.
Site size;
2.
Building size;
3.
Adequate on-site parking for each additional guest room;
4.
Amenities (i.e. topography, proximity to existing tourist attractions);
e)
Campgrounds and vacation farms:
i. Proposals shall be preferred where the application:
1.
Site location is adjacent to a unique feature;
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All uses of buildings and land except those specifically noted as permitted or discretionary.
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Subdivision:
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a) The subdivision of any land within the AR - Agricultural Resource District is subject
to the policies contained in the District Plan.
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b) Density - a quarter section, or any portion of the quarter section may contain:
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i. A maximum of three (3) subdivisions may be permitted per quarter section 64.8
ha (160 acres) in this District for any agricultural, residential or commercial /
industrial use in addition to one (1) farmstead. Such subdivisions shall not exceed
the creation of more than four (4) legal parcels per quarter section.
ii. Subdivisions proposing to establish more than four (4) new, non-farm, single
parcel country residential parcels in a quarter section, shall be required to be
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rezoned to a Country Residential District and compliance with all relevant area,
frontage and setback requirements of that zoning district.
.2
Site requirements:
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a) Agricultural use:
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i. One quarter section or equivalent shall be the minimum site area required to
constitute an agricultural holding. Equivalent shall mean 64.8 hectares (160 acres)
or such lesser amount as remains in an agricultural holding because of the
registration or road widening, road right-of-way or railway plans or pipeline
development, or natural features such as streams or bodies of water, or as a result
of subdivision permitted herein. Any agricultural holding which does not conform
to the minimum site area requirement shall be deemed conforming with regard to
site area, provided that a registered title for the site existed in the Land Titles
Office prior to the coming into force of this bylaw.
ii. Reduced Site Area - where established by an applicant to the satisfaction of
Council, that a subdivision to create a site of less than 64 hectares (158 acres) is
necessary for reasons that meet the criteria of the district plan, sites for
agricultural uses with a reduced area are permitted, provided that no resulting
parcel of land in the quarter section shall be less than 16 hectares (40 acres).
Development of a farm residence on such sites shall be permitted:
1. If the site is part of a farm land holding of one quarter section or equivalent; or,
2. If the site is determined to be a farmstead site as defined in this bylaw; and,
3. If the site meets all other requirements of this bylaw.
b) Intensive agricultural uses
Minimum - 0.8 hectare (2 acres)
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c) Country residential subdivisions
Minimum - 4.046 hectare (10 acres)
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d) Agricultural related
Minimum - 0.4 hectare (1 acre)
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e)
Garden Suites
Minimum - 6.07 hectare (15 acres)
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f) All other uses
Minimum - None
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Frontage:
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a) Minimum shall be 30.0 metres (98.4 feet) along a developed all-weather road
allowance.
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b) Minimum shall be 15.0 metres (49.2 feet) for the following:
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i. Public works, Radio, TV and communication towers
c) Development of a farmstead, residence, commercial, institutional, or other
developmental uses requiring public access is prohibited unless the site abuts a
developed municipal road allowance.
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d) Developed municipal road allowances shall mean an existing paved or graded all-
weather road on a registered right of way, or road allowance that meets the RM
road construction standards, or unless satisfactory arrangements have been made
with Council for the improvement or building of a road.
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e) A site to be created by subdivision shall not be permitted unless the proposed
parcels and the remainder of the parcel being subdivided abuts, or has frontage on
a registered and developed road, and upgrades or construction of any road may be
requested through a signed servicing agreement.
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Yard Requirements:
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a) The minimum setback of buildings, including dwellings and dwelling groups, from
the centreline of a public highway shall be 45.0 metres (150.0 feet), unless
adjacent to a provincial highway, where additional setbacks may be required after
consultation with the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure.
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i. Side and rear setback
Minimum: 3.1 metres (10 ft.)
b) No dwelling or other building shall be located within the approach surface for any
functional airport or airstrip.
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c) No dwelling shall be located with less than a minimum separation distance to an
operation of other than the residence of the operation as follows:
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ii. the separation distance to an Intensive Livestock Operation as regulated in
Section 7.10;
iii. 457 meters from a licensed public or private liquid waste disposal facility;
iv. 457 meters from a licensed public or private solid waste disposal facility;
v. 305 meters from a honey processing facility;
vi. 550 meters from a wind energy facility
vii. Council may reduce the minimum separation distance to the operations listed
above, as a special standard where the applicant submits a written agreement to
Council between the land owner of the dwelling and the owner of the operation
agreeing to the reduced separation (Council shall maintain a register of all such
agreements);
viii. 305 meters to a non-refrigerated anhydrous ammonia facility licensed by
Province of Saskatchewan; or
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ix. 600 meters to a refrigerated anhydrous ammonia facility licensed by the
Province of Saskatchewan.
.5
Accessory Building and Uses
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a) A permitted accessory use/building shall be defined as any buildings, structures or
a use which is customarily accessory to the principal use of the site, but only if the
principal permitted use or discretionary use has been established.
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b) Setbacks and general performance standards for accessory buildings shall meet the
same requirements as the principal use or building.
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c) Manure applications associated with livestock and agricultural composting are
considered accessory to an agricultural operation where the spreading occurs on
the parcel in which it is produced.
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d) Mobile Storage Containers including Sea Containers:
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i. Shall require a Development Permit;
ii. Shall be located a minimum of 3.0 metres from the primary building and behind
the rear wall of the primary building; and,
iii. Containers determined by the Municipality to be unsightly, misused, unsafe, or
inappropriate in any way, must be removed at the owner's expense within a time
period specified by the Rural Municipality.
iv. Containers shall not be utilized for human or animal habitation.
v. No more than two (2) approved containers shall be stacked vertically.
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Temporary Uses:
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a) A Trailer Coach used for farm employees during the farming season shall be
accommodated as a temporary/seasonal use on a permitted agricultural site.
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b) In the case of an existing, currently habitable dwelling, which is being replaced by a
new one, the existing dwelling, may, as a condition of the new Development
Permit, be allowed to be occupied during construction, only until the new one is
habitable. At that point, the existing dwelling must be demolished or moved off
the site within thirty (30) days after occupancy of that dwelling.
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Oil and Gas Well Activities
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a) The Municipality may apply special standards as outlined in The Municipalities Act,
2005, to protect the municipal interest when transportation, utility, and pipeline
facilities cross Municipal roads, or when seismic activity is proposed on roads or
road allowance.
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b) To minimize conflict between natural resource extraction, or oil and gas operations
and surrounding land uses, no development shall be approved within 125 meters
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7.5
DISCRETIONARY USE STANDARDS
(410 feet) of an existing, proposed, abandoned, or reclaimed well or facility as
defined by the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations, 2012.
c) Permanent structures or other improvements (including all temporary structures)
are to be placed at a minimum of 45.7 meters (150 ft.) from the centre of the road
and a minimum of 91.4 meters (300 ft.) from the centre of the road at
intersections.
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Country Residential Subdivisions
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a) Where applicable, road and approach construction shall be completed at time of
application to RM standards.
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b) Where existing ILOs are nearby, Council shall review this bylaw and consult with
the Ministry of Agriculture to evaluate appropriate separation distances and if the
residential subdivision allows for adequate expansion of existing operations.
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Modular, manufactured and mobile homes:
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a) All units with a manufacture date of more than fifteen (15) years from the date of
application to Council for approval, shall be evaluated on the visual aesthetics and
construction quality of the home.
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b) Date of manufacture shall be provided through a copy of the bill of sale or
registration.
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c) The replacement or movement of a home on a site shall require the submission of
a new development permit application.
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d) A photo of each exterior side of the proposed unit must be submitted with each
application.
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Accessory Agricultural Residence:
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a) A maximum of two (2) farm-related, single detached dwellings will be permitted on
agricultural sites and farmsteads. A farmstead may contain the following where
located on the same parcel:
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i. A residence for the operator of an agricultural use.
ii. A bunkhouse or additional residence for employees or business partners for the
operator engaged in the agricultural operation.
iii. It is an accessory agricultural residential dwelling to be occupied by a person or
persons who are engaged on a full-time basis for at least six (6) months of each
year in the agricultural operation.
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.4
Harvest Preserves (Game Farms)
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a) In addition to the general requirements regarding discretionary use applications
provided in Section 3 of this Bylaw, the following additional considerations shall be
made for all applications for a Harvest Preserve:
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i. Shall be ancillary to an agricultural farm operation or rural residence.
ii. Shall be located a minimum of 1.6 kilometers from any other residential site.
iii. Shall comply with all Federal and Provincial legislation and regulation.
iv. Shall comply with the Agricultural Tourism Development requirements in
Section 5.5.
v. Council may apply special standards as a condition of discretionary approval
limiting the size of operation, buildings used for the operation, and any other
measures deemed necessary.
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Aggregate Resource Extraction, Storage and Processing:
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a) In addition to the general requirements regarding discretionary use applications
provided in Section 3 of this Bylaw, the following additional considerations shall be
made for all applications.
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b) An application proposing a new aggregate extraction use or an expansion to an
existing aggregate extraction operation shall be a discretionary use and shall
adhere to all appropriate Provincial and Federal regulations.
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c) In reviewing applications for aggregate resource extraction operations the
environmental implications of the operation including plans for site restoration
shall be considered.
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d) The applicant shall submit plans and a narrative including:
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i. The location and area of the site where the excavation is to take place;
ii. The expected life of the deposit if applicable;
iii. The type and dimensions including average depth of the proposed excavation,
and the effect on existing drainage patterns on and off the site;
iv. Identification of the outdoor noise and the discharge of substances into the air,
and the prevention and mitigation measures to be implemented
v. The methods for preventing, controlling, or reducing erosion;
vi. proposed access and hauling activities (including number of trucks, tonnage,
and hours of hauling), and likely route for distribution;
vii. proposed extraction, operation, and staging (including years, dates and hours
of operation);
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viii. A reclamation plan showing the final site conditions and post-development
land use plan following the completion of operations, including the phasing of
remediation - progressive restoration of the site is expected as extraction
progresses and expansion into other site sections occurs.
e) Aggregate resource extraction industries are permitted in accordance with the
following conditions:
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i. The applicant shall ensure that dust and noise control measures are undertaken
to prevent such items from becoming an annoyance to neighbouring land owners.
The applicant shall conduct dust control procedures at the request of and to the
satisfaction of the Rural Municipality. In this regard stock piles shall be located in a
position to act as a sound barrier. Also, the applicant shall apply methods of
minimizing the noise created from machinery and equipment.
ii. The applicant shall keep the area subject to the Development Permit in a clean
and tidy condition free from rubbish and non-aggregate debris.
iii. Access routes into extraction areas shall be located away from residential areas.
iv. A disturbed area shall be reclaimed to a land capability equivalent to the pre-
disturbance land capability (e.g. agricultural land) or a post-disturbance condition
and land use (e.g. conversion to wetland) which are satisfactory to the
Municipality. These conservation and reclamation procedures shall be in
accordance with Saskatchewan Environment Reclamation Guidelines for Sand and
Gravel Operators.
v. Any aggregate resource extraction industry proposed to be located within 100
meters of any municipal road, Provincial Highway, creek or Lake may be permitted
only where it would not adversely impact the environment, or materially interfere
with or affect adjacent lands.
vi. Aggregate resource extraction industries shall have regard to adjacent land uses
and no material is to be stored or piled on any road allowance or within 30.0
meters of the bank of any river or watercourse.
vii. The general resource extraction operator and any person who hauls the
aggregate may be required to enter into a road maintenance agreement.
viii. The aggregate resource extraction operator must report the amount of
aggregate extracted each year as per the Administrative Agreements signed by the
applicant and Municipality.
ix. The applicant may be required to provide a bond or other method of security or
financial guarantee, acceptable to Council, equal to the cost to reclaim and
remediate the site, to be held by the municipality for the lifespan of the operation,
to ensure the land is to be reclaimed to an accepted condition. This security, if it
has been required, must be in place and in receipt by the Municipality prior to any
development proceeding on the site.
x. An approval of an aggregate resource extraction industry may be for a maximum
period of four (4) years and may be renewed at the discretion of Council providing
the requirements of this Bylaw continue to be met.
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x. An approval of an aggregate resource extraction operation may be for a
maximum period of ten (10) years. Council's determination of a validity period for
approval of the use as specified above will be based on the following:
A. The size and extent of the area for proposed operations.
B. The known volume or lifespan of the deposit within the operational area.
C. The characteristics and scale of the operator.
D. Demonstration of the operator to fulfill application requirements and
facilitate the review requirements of the RM.
E. Any other matter relating to the subject location and haul route that
would warrant a less or more frequent re-review of operations and
permitting.
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f)
f)
No aggregate resource extraction, storage and processing site shall be located
within 800 meters of any residential dwelling.
Aggregate resource extraction, storage, and processing sites shall be located at a
distance of 800 metres from any residential dwelling.
i.
The separation distance shall be reciprocal, and the distance shall be
measured between the nearest portion of the aggregate resource operation
(existing or planned) and the dwelling; and,
ii.
By resolution stating its justification, Council may allow a lesser setback
distance to be evaluated as follows:
A.
A lesser setback is a result of a pre-existing development of either or
both uses;
B.
Known or previous issues of land use incompatibility where nuisance
mitigation has been unsuccessful;
C.
Public feedback on any discretionary use notification process;
D. Measures taken, or permit requirements, to require nuisance mitigation,
including but not limited to: hours of operation and hauling, types of
processing activities, dust or noise mitigation, use of berms or screening,
etc.;
E.
Environmental conditions which may mitigate potential nuisance;
F.
Recognition that aggregate resources are tied to a specific location prior
to first being extracted, and that the Province prioritizes land use for
aggregate operations where deposits existing in non-residential areas;
G. Topographic or environmental restraints to achieving prescribed
separations;
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H. Common ownership between the resident of the dwelling and the land
subject to extraction (or rights of operation granted thereto); and,
I.
The anticipated term or permit length of operations, and volume of the
known deposit.
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Market Garden, Nurseries or Greenhouses, commercial horticultural operations,
campgrounds, institutional and recreational uses; agricultural commercial uses,
processing and similar uses; oil and gas-related commercial uses, salvage yards:
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a) Road standards shall be appropriate for increased frequency and weights
associated with commercial development, and the developer may be required to
upgrade the road and/or will enter into a heavy haul agreement.
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b) Shall provide a designated on-site parking area.
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c) Additional screening may be required as a condition of approval from Council.
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Crematorium
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a) The development of the crematorium is encouraged to be located nearby to
prominent transportation routes appropriate for the use.
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Intensive Livestock Operations
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b) In addition to the general requirements regarding discretionary use applications
provided in Section 3 of this Bylaw, the following additional considerations shall be
made for all applications for an Intensive Livestock Operation:
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i. For the purpose of this section, an Intensive Livestock Operation (ILO) shall be
defined as the rearing, sustaining, finishing or breeding by means other than
grazing of more than 100 animal units of livestock or where the space per animal
unit is less than 371.6 m2 (4000 ft2), including buildings and structures directly
related to the operation but not including a residence, seasonal feeding or bedding
sites.
ii. Type, volume and frequency of traffic associated with the transportation of
animals and food/feed to and from the site.
c) In addition to the general requirements for a discretionary use as provided in
Section 3 of this Bylaw, the following additional considerations shall be made for
all applications for:
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i. New ILOs;
ii. Expansion of Existing ILOs;
d) In addition to any requirements contained herein, all applications for an ILO shall
conform to the regulations provided within The Agricultural Operations Act, 1995.
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Specific Use
Animal Units
100-
299
300-
499
500-2000
2000-
5000
>5000
Residence, tourist accommodation,
First Nations, environmental
protection area or campground
300 m
(0.3 km)
400 m
(0.4 km)
800 m
(0.8 km)
1,200 m
(1.2 km)
1,600 m
(1.6 km)
Area authorized for a multi-parcel
residential subdivision, hamlet, First
Nations, urban municipality <100
population
400 m
(0.4 km)
800 m
(0.8 km)
1,200 m
(1.2 km)
1,600 m
(1.6 km)
2,000 m
(2.0 km)
First Nations, urban municipality of
100-500 population
800 m
(0.8 km)
1,200 m
(1.2 km)
1,600 m
(1.6 km)
2,400 m
(2.4 km)
2,400 m
(2.4 km)
e) The applicant shall be responsible for submitting a site plan and narrative including
the following:
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i. The size and type of facility;
ii. A sketch plan showing the location of existing and proposed buildings and the
distance from the development site to every residence within 1.6 km (1 mile);
iii. The number and type of animals including identification of any risks of disease;
f) The minimum separation distance between occupied dwellings riparian areas and
the location where manure is to be spread is listed below. Distances are measured
between edge of the manure application area and the edge of a nearest property
boundary in meters.
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Method of Manure
Application
Injected
Incorporated
within 24 hours
No incorporation
Multi-Parcel
Country Residential
Acreages
200 meters
400 meters
800 meters
g) When considering the operational/environmental aspects of an application, the
Municipality shall refer all Development Permit applications to the Ministry of
Agriculture for review and recommendation regarding waste storage, nutrient and
mortality management
h) ILOs shall refer to the following recommended minimum distance separations:
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First Nations, urban municipality of
501-5000 population
1,200 m
(1.2 km)
1,600 m
(1.6 km)
2,400 m
(2.4 km)
3,200 m
(3.2 km)
3,200 m
(3.2 km)
First Nations, urban municipality of
>5000 population
1,600 m
(1.6 km)
2,400 m
(2.4 km)
3,200 m
(3.2 km)
3,200 m
(3.2 km)
3,200 m
(3.2 km)
Distances are measured between livestock facilities and building development, or site occupied for
campground purposes, residences associated with the operation are exempt. Residence setbacks will be
measured from the building wall and not from the land effected.
i) The Municipality may grant a reduction of the separation distance criteria where it
can be proven that a proposal will not negatively impact adjacent land uses. Prior
to granting a reduction, the Municipality will consult with all agencies deemed
appropriate and will require registered written agreement from all land owners
directly affected by the reduction.
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j) In determining proximity to a multi-parcel residential subdivision, village, hamlet,
or recreational use, separation distances shall be measured from the area of
confinement of the animals to the property boundary of the closest developable
parcel.
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k) In determining proximity to a single family dwelling located on agricultural
property or within a single parcel country residential subdivision not owned by the
Intensive Agricultural Operator, separation distances shall be measured from the
area of confinement of the animals to the dwelling.
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l) ILOs existing at the time of the adoption of this Bylaw shall continue. However,
any expansion of the operation or change of animal species or type of operation is
required to obtain written approval from Council in accordance with the
requirements and conditions of this Bylaw.
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Garden (Granny) Suites
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a) Applications shall include the submission of photos of the exterior of the building,
in its current state.
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Home Based Business or Occupation, Bed and Breakfast Homes:
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a) Operations shall be enclosed entirely within the principal building or an accessory
building on site. Applicants shall be required to disclose the location of operations
at time of application.
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b) Any alteration of the location of operations shall require the submission of a new
Development Permit Application.
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Kennels, Equestrian Facility:
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a) Shall be in the form of a Home Based Business.
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b) Any lands used for the purpose of a facility as defined in this Bylaw may be
required to acquire the written permission of landowners adjacent to the property
or within 200.0 metres (656.2 feet) of the property before construction.
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c) Council may require the owner of a facility to enter into an agreement regarding
noise mitigation from the facilities or to undertake necessary measures to reduce
potential noise conflicts from the operation.
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d) Council may require any approval of a facility to be temporary, meaning that the
use must be reapplied for after a period of time.
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e) Council shall require all animals to be fenced, or housed, in a way sufficient to
ensure animals do not leave the site or cause any other conflicts for surrounding
land uses.
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Solid and Liquid Waste Disposal Facilities, Soil Farms:
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a) Applications shall include description of facility fencing around perimeter.
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b) Council may attach approval conditions appropriate to applications (i.e., additional
fencing requirements, screening, etc.).
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c) Applications shall be required to provide all federal and/or provincial approvals as
a condition of approval.
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d) Site designs may be required to incorporate heavy truck traffic and adequate turn-
around space.
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.13 Cannabis Production, Processing, Research Facility:
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a) Applications shall include proof of compliance with all provincial and/or federal
regulations, including but not limited to licenses, permits, approvals, and any other
related documentation.
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b) Council may place any conditions for approval deemed necessary based upon a
specific application.
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a) Applications shall include proof of all licenses, permits, and approvals from the
required provincial utility agency.
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b) An acceptable plan to mitigate and control vegetation and weeds shall be required.
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c) No solar farm shall be located within 300 m of any residential dwelling.
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d) Council may place any conditions for approval deemed necessary based upon a
specific application.
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8.
COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL ACREAGE DISTRICT (CR)
The purpose of the Country Residential Acreage District (CR) is to accommodate clusters of rural
residential lifestyle choice where the essential land requirement is for a building site and space rather
than for productive agricultural purposes.
8.1
PERMITTED USES
8.2
DISCRETIONARY USES
The following uses shall be considered by Council subject to the completion of the discretionary use
process as outlined in Section 3 of the General Administration of this Bylaw. Discretionary Use Criteria is
provided in Section 5.
a) One (1) detached one unit dwelling, RTM following the placement thereof on a
permanent foundation
b) Uses, buildings and structures accessory to the foregoing permitted uses and
located on the same site with the main use
c) Removed
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d) Artisan or Craft Workshop
e) Public works, buildings, and structures, warehouses and storage yards excluding
solid and liquid waste facilities
f) Barns, stables, subject to animal unit provisions
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g) Small scale agriculture, such as field crops, pastures, vegetable gardens
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a) Residential Care Homes (refer to section 5.2);
b) Modular, Manufactured or Mobile Homes
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c) Child and Adult Care Homes
d) Personal Service Shops
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e) Bed and Breakfast Home (refer to section 5.5)
f) Recreational Uses
g) Institutional Uses
h) Greenhouses, commercial horticultural operations
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i) Animal Kennels (refer section 5.11)
j) Garden (Granny) Suites (refer to section 5.6)
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8.2.1 Discretionary Use Evaluation Criteria
k) Home Based Businesses
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l) Secondary Suites (refer to section 5.12)
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Road and approach standards shall be appropriate for the intended use. The
developer may be required to enter into a development agreement to upgrade the
road to RM standards if this development is to proceed.
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Applications shall be required to demonstrate that the proposed use shall not
cause adverse effects in regards to:
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a) Safety;
b) Surrounding existing development;
c) Noise;
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Commercial / agricultural / recreational uses:
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a) Justification for the proposed location being suitable for the proposed use,
especially recreational and commercial development.
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b) Appropriate locations for the proposed use shall be considered based on the
impacts in relation to the surrounding residential development.
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b) Site size, in Council's opinion, shall ensure adequate set back and sufficient
screening of any outdoor storage area from adjacent residential districts. The use
should propose appropriate screening.
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c) Site size shall be appropriate, in Council's opinion, for the receipt, distribution or
dispatch by vehicles of materials, goods or merchandise through the designation of
a clearly defined unloading or loading space on the site plan.
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d) Bed and breakfast operations:
i. More than three (3) guest rooms may be allowed if the applicant can
demonstrate the suitability based on, but not limited to, the following criteria:
1. Site size;
2. Building size;
3. Adequate on-site parking for each additional guest room;
4. Amenities (i.e. topography, proximity to existing tourist attractions);
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8.3
PROHIBITED USES
8.4
REGULATIONS
.1
All uses of land, buildings or industrial processes that may be noxious or injurious, or
constitute a nuisance beyond the building which contains it by reason of the production or
emission of dust, smoke, refuse, matter, odour, gas, fumes, noise, vibration or other similar
substances or conditions.
.2
All uses of buildings and land except those specifically noted as permitted or discretionary.
.3
Modular, manufactured and mobile homes with a manufactured date of fifteen (15) years
or older, at time of application to Council.
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Subdivision
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a) The subdivision of any land within the CR - Country Residential District is subject
to the policies contained in the District Plan.
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b) Density - a quarter section, or any portion of the quarter section may contain:
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i. A minimum of five (5) subdivisions may be permitted per quarter section 64.8 ha
(160 acres) in this District for any residential or commercial use.
ii. Subdivisions proposing to establish five (5) or more new, non-farm, single parcel
country residential parcels in a quarter section, shall be required to be rezoned to
a Country Residential District and compliance with all relevant area, frontage and
setback requirements of that zoning district.
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Site requirements:
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a) Garden Suites:
Minimum - 6.07 hectare (15.0 acres)
Maximum - 8.1 hectare (20.0 acres)
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b) All uses:
Minimum - 0.81 hectare (2.0 acres)
Maximum - 8.1 hectare (20.0 acres)
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Frontage:
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a) Minimum shall be 25.0 metres (82.0 feet) along a developed all-weather road
allowance.
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b) Minimum shall be 15.0 metres (49.2 feet) for the following:
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i. Public works, Radio, TV and communication towers
c) Development of a farmstead, residence, commercial, institutional, or other
developmental uses requiring public access is prohibited unless the site abuts a
developed municipal road allowance.
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d) Developed municipal road allowances shall mean an existing paved or graded all-
weather road on a registered right of way, or road allowance that meets the RM
road construction standards, or unless satisfactory arrangements have been made
with Council for the improvement or building of a road.
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e) A site to be created by subdivision shall not be permitted unless the proposed
parcels and the remainder of the parcel being subdivided abuts, or has frontage on
a registered and developed road, and upgrades or construction of any road may be
requested through a signed servicing agreement.
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Yard Requirements:
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a) Front: The minimum setback of buildings, including dwellings and dwelling groups,
from the centreline of a public highway shall be 45.0 metres (150.0 feet), unless
adjacent to a provincial highway, where additional setbacks may be required after
consultation with the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure.
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b) Side: 15 metres (49.2 feet)
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c) Rear: 15 metres (49.2 feet)
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d) Public works are exempt from yard requirements, but shall still abide by sight
triangle requirements.
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Floor Areas (on the main floor):
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a) Principal buildings:
Minimum: 74.0 m2 (796.53 ft2)
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Accessory Building and Uses:
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a) A permitted accessory use/building shall be defined as any buildings, structures or
a use which is customarily accessory to the principal use of the site, but only if the
principal permitted use or discretionary use has been established.
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b) Setbacks and general performance standards for accessory buildings shall meet the
same requirements as the principal use or building.
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c) Mobile Storage Containers including Sea Containers:
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i. Shall require a Development Permit;
ii. Shall be located a minimum of 3.0 metres from the primary building and behind
the rear wall of the primary building; and,
iii. Containers determined by the Municipality to be unsightly, misused, unsafe, or
inappropriate in any way, must be removed at the owner's expense within a time
period specified by the Rural Municipality.
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8.5
DISCRETIONARY USE STANDARDS
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Outdoor Storage:
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a) The outdoor storage or collection of goods and materials is prohibited in a front
yard in any Country Residential District.
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b) Outdoor storage is permitted in a side or rear yard in a Country Residential District
only when the goods or material being stored are clearly accessory and incidental
to the principal use of the property.
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c) Council may apply special standards as a condition or for a discretionary use
approval regarding the location of areas used for storage for that use.
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d) No wrecked, partially dismantled or inoperable vehicle or machinery shall be
stored or displayed in any required yard. No yard shall be used for the storage or
collection of hazardous material.
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e) Council may require special standards for the location setback or screening of any
area devoted to the outdoor storage of vehicles in operating equipment and
machinery normally used for the maintenance of the residential property, vehicles
or vehicular parts.
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Keeping of Animals:
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a) The equivalent of two (2) animals units shall be permitted per 2 hectare (5 acre)
site. Four (4) animal units shall be permitted per 4 hectare (10 acre) site. For each
additional 1.2 hectares (3 acres), one (1) additional animal unit shall be permitted.
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b) Animals shall not be pastured within 15 metres (49.2 feet) of any dwelling not
owned by the owner of the animals and no buildings or structures intended to
contain birds or animals shall be located within 100 feet of a dwelling or property
line.
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Residential care homes, child and adult care homes, personal service trade, bed
and breakfast homes:
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a) Applications shall be required to demonstrate use will not detract from the
residential intent of the neighbourhood.
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Modular, manufactured or mobile homes:
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a) All units shall have a date of manufacture of no more than fifteen (15) years from
the date of application to Council for approval.
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b) Date of manufacture shall be provided through a copy of the bill of sale or
registration.
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c) The replacement of a mobile, manufactured or modular home on a site shall
require the submission of a new development permit application.
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d) A photo of each exterior side of the proposed unit must be submitted with each
application.
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Market Garden, Nurseries or Greenhouses, campgrounds, institutional and
recreational uses:
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a) Road standards shall be appropriate for increased frequency and weights
associated with commercial development, and the developer may be required to
upgrade the road and/or will enter into a heavy haul agreement.
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b) Shall provide a designated on-site parking area.
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Garden (Granny) Suites:
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a) A garage or garden suite must be attached to an accessory building. Detached
mobile homes shall not be considered as a garage or garden suite.
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b) The floor area of garage or garden suites shall not be less than 34.8 sq. m. (375 sq.
ft.) and shall not contain a basement.
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c) The suites shall have a main entrance separate from that of the accessory building.
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d) The total floor area of garage or garden suites shall not exceed the total main floor
area of the attached accessory building.
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Home Based Business or Occupation:
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a) Operations shall be enclosed entirely within the principal building or an accessory
building on site. Applicants shall be required to disclose the location of operations
at time of application.
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b) Any alteration of the location of operations shall require the submission of a new
Development Permit Application.
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Kennels:
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a) Shall be in the form of a Home Based Business.
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b) Any lands used for the purpose of a facility as defined in this Bylaw may be
required to acquire the written permission of landowners adjacent to the property
or within 200.0 metres (656.2 feet) of the property before construction.
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c) Council may require the owner of a facility to enter into an agreement regarding
noise mitigation from the facilities or to undertake necessary measures to reduce
potential noise conflicts from the operation.
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d) Council may require any approval of a facility to be temporary, meaning that the
use must be reapplied for after a period of time.
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e) Council shall require all animals to be fenced, or housed, in a way sufficient to
ensure animals do not leave the site or cause any other conflicts for surrounding
land uses.
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9.
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (C/I)
The purpose of the Commercial/Industrial District (C/I) is to facilitate a diverse range of commercial
and industrial activities located primarily along municipal roadways, and Provincial highways.
9.1
PERMITTED USES
9.2
DISCRETIONARY USES
The following uses shall be considered by Council subject to the completion of the discretionary use
process as outlined in Section 3 of the General Administration of this Bylaw. Discretionary Use Criteria is
provided in Section 5.
a) Offices and Professional Office Buildings
b) Retail stores, restaurants, and similar uses for the sale and service for the travelling
public
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c) Shops of plumbers, pipe fitters, metal workers and other industrial trades
manufacturing and sales;
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d) Storage facilities, warehousing, supply and distribution facilities, excluding
transhipping facilities
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e) Agriculture Related Commercial Uses
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f) Petroleum exploration wells or extraction wells and related facilities
g) Oil and Gas-related Commercial Uses
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h) Aggregate Resource Extraction, Storage and Processing
i) Public Works Buildings and Structures
j) Veterinary clinics
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k) Establishments for the servicing, storage and sale or rental of motor vehicles,
trucking firm establishments
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l) Contractor's Yard
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m) Hotels or Motels including a dwelling for caretakers or managers
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n) Service Stations, Car Wash or Gas Bar, Cardlock operations
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a) Auction marts, livestock holding facilities
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b) Nurseries, greenhouses, commercial horticultural operations and similar uses
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c) Manufacturing, fabrication and processing facilities
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9.3 Discretionary Use Evaluation Criteria
d) Campgrounds (refer to section 5.7)
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e) Self-Service Storage Facilities, semi-trailer and container storage
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f) Salvage yards and auto wreckers;
g) Bulk Fuel sales and Storage, bulk fertilizer and agricultural chemical distribution
facilities, anhydrous ammonia facilities
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h) Solid and Liquid Waste Disposal Facility (refer to section 5.8)
i) Meat processing plants/abattoirs
j) Recycling and Collection Depot
k) Seed cleaning plants, feed mills and flour mills, grain elevators, pelletizing plants
and similar uses
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l) Cement Manufacturing
m) Cannabis Retail Store
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Appropriate locations for the proposed use shall be considered based on the surrounding
area in relation to existing commercial development.
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Applications shall be required to demonstrate that the proposed use shall not cause
adverse effects in regards to:
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a)
Safety;
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b)
Surrounding existing development;
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c)
Noise;
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Road and approach standards shall be appropriate for the intended use. The developer
may be required to enter into a development agreement to upgrade the road to RM
standards if this development is to proceed.
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Salvage or auto wrecking yards:
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a) Site size, in Council's opinion, shall ensure adequate set back and sufficient
screening of any outdoor storage area from adjacent development or a municipal
road allowance. The proposed use shall include appropriate screening.
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b) Site size shall be appropriate, in Council's opinion, for the receipt, distribution or
dispatch by vehicles of materials, goods or merchandise through the designation of
a clearly defined unloading or loading space on the site plan.
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PROHIBITED USES
9.4
REGULATIONS
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All uses of land, buildings or industrial processes that may be noxious or injurious,
or constitute a nuisance beyond the building which contains it by reason of the
production or emission of dust, smoke, refuse, matter, odour, gas, fumes, noise,
vibration or other similar substances or conditions.
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All uses of buildings and land except those specifically noted as permitted or
discretionary.
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Dwelling groups
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Subdivision:
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a) The subdivision of any land within the C/I - Commercial / Industrial District is
subject to the policies contained in the District Plan.
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b) Density - shall be determined at the discretion of Council.
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Site requirements:
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a) All uses:
Minimum - 1.0 hectare (2.5 acres)
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Frontage:
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a) Minimum shall be 25.0 metres (82.0 feet) along a developed all-weather road
allowance.
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b) Minimum shall be 15.0 metres (49.2 feet) for the following:
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i. Public works, Radio, TV and communication towers
c) Development of a farmstead, residence, commercial, institutional, or other
developmental uses requiring public access is prohibited unless the site abuts a
developed municipal road allowance.
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d) Developed municipal road allowances shall mean an existing paved or graded all-
weather road on a registered right of way, or road allowance that meets the RM
road construction standards, or unless satisfactory arrangements have been made
with Council for the improvement or building of a road.
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e) A site to be created by subdivision shall not be permitted unless the proposed
parcels and the remainder of the parcel being subdivided abuts, or has frontage on
a registered and developed road, and upgrades or construction of any road may be
requested through a signed servicing agreement.
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f) All development permit application site plan should include approach locations
and intended traffic direction.
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Yard Requirements:
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a) Front: The minimum setback of buildings, including dwellings and dwelling groups,
from the centreline of a public highway shall be 15.2 metres (50.0 feet), unless
adjacent to a provincial highway, where additional setbacks may be required after
consultation with the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure.
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b) Side: 15.2 metres (50.0 feet)
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c) Rear: 15.2 metres (50.0 feet)
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d) Public works are exempt from yard requirements, but shall still abide by sight
triangle requirements.
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Maximum height:
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a) All buildings:
Maximum: 17.0 metres (55.77 feet)
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Vertical Integration:
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a) The Development Officer may allow additional development permit applications
on a single site through the use of vertical integration.
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b) All additional uses shall require the submission of a new Development Permit
Application.
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Accessory Buildings and Uses:
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a) A permitted accessory use/building shall be defined as any buildings, structures or
a use which is customarily accessory to the principal use of the site, but only if the
principal permitted use or discretionary use has been established.
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b) Setbacks and general performance standards for accessory buildings shall meet the
same requirements as the principal use or building.
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c) Mobile Storage Containers including Sea Containers:
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i. Shall require a Development Permit;
ii. Shall be located a minimum of 3.0 metres from the primary building and behind
the rear wall of the primary building; and,
iii. Containers determined by the Municipality to be unsightly, misused, unsafe, or
inappropriate in any way, must be removed at the owner's expense within a time
period specified by the Rural Municipality.
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9.5
DISCRETIONARY USE STANDARDS
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Landscaping:
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a) In addition the requirements contained within Section 4.4 of the General
Regulations.
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b) Prior to issuing a Development Permit for an undeveloped lot in this district, the
applicant shall be required to supply a landscape plan which is satisfactory to
Council, and wherever possible, existing trees should remain.
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c) Adequate buffering and screening may be required where development is adjacent
to residential development.
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Outdoor Storage:
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a) Outdoor storage is permitted in side and rear yards.
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b) The storage and display of goods shall be permitted in a front yard where it is
deemed essential to facilitate a permitted or approved discretionary use.
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c) All outdoor storage should be screened from view from adjacent roadways and
public lands by a solid fence, landscape materials, berm, vegetative plantings or
any combination of the above at least 2.0 meters in height.
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Auction marts, livestock holding facilities, nurseries, greenhouses, commercial
horticultural operations and similar uses, campgrounds, institutional and
recreational uses; Manufacturing, fabrication and processing facilities, salvage
yards, Meat processing plants/abattoirs, recycling and collection depot, seed
cleaning plants, feed mills and flour mills, grain elevators, pelletizing plants and
similar uses:
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a) Road standards shall be appropriate for increased frequency and weights
associated with commercial development, and the developer may be required to
upgrade the road and/or will enter into a heavy haul agreement.
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b) Shall provide a designated on-site parking area.
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c) Additional screening may be required as a condition of approval from Council.
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Self-Service Storage Facilities, semi-trailer and container storage:
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a) Any outdoor storage shall be adequately screened from major transportation
routes and adjacent residential areas.
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Bulk Fuel sales and Storage, bulk fertilizer and agricultural chemical distribution
facilities, anhydrous ammonia facilities, solid and liquid waste disposal facility,
cement manufacturing:
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a) Applications shall include description of facility fencing around perimeter.
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b) Council may attach approval conditions appropriate to applications (i.e., additional
fencing requirements, screening, etc.).
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c) Applications shall be required to provide all federal and/or provincial approvals as
a condition of approval.
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d) Site designs may be required to incorporate heavy truck traffic and adequate turn-
around space.
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Cannabis Retail Store:
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a) Applications shall include proof of compliance with all provincial and/or federal
regulations, including but not limited to licenses, permits, approvals, and any other
related documentation.
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b) Council may place any conditions for approval deemed necessary based upon a
specific application."
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10.
FLOOD HAZARD OVERLAY (FH)
Purpose and Intent:
The Intent of this Overlay Area is to restrict development in areas that are considered hazardous for
development in order to minimize property damage due to flooding. The following regulations are
intended to apply supplementary standards for development in areas designated as flood hazard zones.
10.1 DEFINING THE AREA
10.2 SITE REGULATIONS IN THE FLOOD HAZARD LAND AREAS
10.3 FLOOD PROOFING REGULATIONS
.1
For all proposed development in this cautionary area, the developer shall be
required to contact Saskatchewan Water Security Agency to determine the 1:500
year return frequency flood event and necessary freeboard.
.1
Development of new buildings and additions to buildings in the flood way of the
1:500 year flood elevation of any watercourse or water body shall be prohibited.
.2
If the development of new buildings or additions is approved in the flood fringe,
flood-proofing to an elevation of 0.5 meters above the 1:500 year flood event will
be required.
.3
Placement of off-site fill in the flood fringe should be limited to that required for
flood-proofing or flood risk management, in order to minimize displacement.
.4
"Hazardous Substances and Waste Dangerous Goods" are prohibited, as defined by
the Hazardous Substances and Waste Dangerous Goods Control Regulations of the
Environmental Management and Protection Act of Saskatchewan.
.1
A development permit shall not be issued for any land use, erection, alteration or
use of any building or structure within the Flood Hazard Overlay area unless the
site/development meets approved flood proofing measures to an elevation of 0.5
meters above the 1:500 year flood event.
.2
Existing structures within the flood way are considered to be legally non-confirming
buildings under the Planning and Development Act, 2007.
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For the purpose of this Bylaw, appropriate flood proofing measures shall mean:
a) that all buildings shall be designed to prevent structural damage by flood waters;
b) the first floor of all buildings shall be constructed above the designated flood design
elevation; and
c) All electrical and mechanical equipment within a building shall be located above the
designated flood design elevation
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11.
EROSION AND SLOPE INSTABILITY OVERLAY (SI)
Purpose and Intent:
The Intent of this Overlay Area is to restrict development in areas that are considered hazardous for
development for reasons of excessive soil erodability and/or ground instability. The following
regulations are intended to apply supplementary standards for development in areas designated as
having potential for instable soil conditions due to erosion or excessive slopes.
11.1 DEFINING THE AREA
11.2 SITE REGULATIONS IN THE EROSION AND SLOPE INSTABILITY AREA
.1
No new development shall be permitted in any readily eroded or unstable slope area
if the proposed development will be affected by or increase the potential hazard
presented by erosion or slope instability.
.2
For the purpose of this Bylaw, the area considered to present potential erosion
and/or slope instability hazard includes but is not limited to the slopes of the North
Saskatchewan River Valley and its tributary creeks and gullies extending from the
edge of the flood plain in the valley, to the ridge of the slope at the top, plus a
setback of 100 metres.
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Council may require a surveyor to determine where this line or crest of valley is
located at the developer's expense and development will be set back from that line
at all points.
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Any application for a development permit on any parcel of land that lies wholly or
partially within an area designated in the Slope Instability Overlay Area (SI) must be
accompanied by a detailed site analysis prepared by a geotechnical engineer
registered in the Province of Saskatchewan. The site analysis shall indicate
topography, surface drainage, geological, and geotechnical conditions at the site of
the proposed development and related to the conditions of the general area as they
relate to slope instability and erosion hazards.
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The geotechnical engineer shall answer the following questions:
a) Will the proposed development be detrimentally affected by natural erosion or
slope instability?
b) Will the proposed development increase the potential for erosion or slope instability
that may affect the proposed development, or any other property?
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Unless the geotechnical engineer can answer "no" in response to both of the above
questions, further analysis will be required. The required analysis must define the
hazard as it may affect the proposed development and any other potentially
affected property. The engineering report will identify hazard mitigation measures
including engineered works and other measures deemed to be effective in
eliminating or managing anticipated erosion and slope stability impacts, and will
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identify and explain known and suspected residual hazards. The responsibility for
monitoring and responding to monitored findings shall be resolved before approval
is granted.
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A development permit shall not be issued unless the report on the site, presented
by the professional consultant, indicates that the site is suitable for development or
outlines suitable mitigating measures and documents residual hazard.
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If such an evaluation is not done, or having been done, Council determines that
excessive remedial or servicing measures are necessary to safely and efficiently
accommodate the proposed development, Council shall not be required to approve
the application for development.
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12.
HERITAGE RESOURCE OVERLAY (HR)
Purpose and Intent:
The Intent of this Overlay Area is to ensure the protection of significant heritage resources located on land
proposed for development. The following regulations are intended to apply supplementary standards for
development in areas designated as having significant heritage resources potential.
12.1
DEFINING THE BOUNDARY
12.2
SITE REGULATIONS IN THE HERITAGE RESOURCES OVERLAY AREA
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Archaeological, historic features and paleontological sensitive lands within the
Municipality include:
a) Lands located within the same quarter-section as, or within 500 meters of, a Site of
a Special Nature as defined in The Heritage Property Act.
b) Lands in the North Saskatchewan River Valley and its major tributaries and/or within
one kilometer of their edges.
c) Lands within 500 meters of other previously recorded sites, unless they can be
shown to be of low heritage significance.
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The Municipality will require the developer to search and identify any known
heritage sites within 500 meters of any recorded heritage sensitive lands and to
comply with all Province of Saskatchewan legislation.
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Any substantive development that lies within these sensitive lands shall be referred
to the provincial Heritage Unit for a heritage review.
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Should a Heritage Resource Impact Assessment be required, it is the responsibility
of the developer to have it carried out by a qualified professional under an approved
investigation permit. The study should establish:
a) the presence of heritage sites within the project areas;
b) suitable mitigation measures that could be implemented;
c) the content, structure, and importance of those heritage sites; and
d) the need for a scope of any mitigative follow-up.
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If such an assessment is not done or having been done, Council may defer the
issuance of a development permit until such time as all mitigation requirements
have been met.
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HERITAGE RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
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APPROVED BY THE MINISTER: NOVEMBER 18, 2016
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Heritage resource development shall be a discretionary use in all zones.
.2
Heritage resource development shall be exempted from site and frontage area
requirements.