Bylaw No. 6-2008 Zoning Bylaw (consolidated to Jan 12 2025)
Rural Municipality of Laird No. 404, Saskatchewan
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Rural Municipality of Laird
Zoning Bylaw
6-2008
Consolidated version including the following Amendments
(including Zoning District Map Amendments):
Bylaw No. 3-2009 (Map)
Bylaw No. 1-2010 (Map)
Bylaw No. 1-2011 (Map)
Bylaw No. 4-2011 (Map)
Bylaw No. 5-2011 (Map)
Bylaw No. 6-2013 (Text)
Bylaw No. 2-2014 (Map)
Bylaw No. 3-2014 (Map)
Bylaw No. 11-2015 (Text)
Bylaw No. 7-2016 (Map)
Bylaw No. 9-2016 (Map and Text)
Bylaw No. 5-2017 (Map)
Bylaw No. 7-2017 (Text)
Bylaw No. 06-2019 (Text)
Bylaw No. 08-2019 (Map)
Bylaw No. 04-2020 (Text)
Bylaw No. 06-2020 (Text and Map)
Bylaw No. 07-2020 (Text)
Bylaw No. 01-2021 (Text)
Bylaw No. 02-2021 (Text and Map)
Bylaw No. 05-2020 (Map)
Bylaw No. 05-2021 (Text)
Bylaw No. 07-2021 (Text)
Bylaw No. 10-2021 (Text)
Bylaw No. 06-2022 (Map)
Bylaw No. 02-2023 (Text and Map)
Bylaw No. 03-2023 (Map)
Bylaw No. 01-2024 (Text)
Bylaw No. 05-2024 (Text)
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.
CONSOLIDATION DATE: January 12, 2025
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................... 2
SECTION 1:
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 6
SECTION 2:
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................................... 7
Development Officer: ...................................................................................................................... 7
Council: .......................................................................................................................................... 7
Development Permits: .................................................................................................................... 8
Developments Not Requiring a Permit ............................................................................................. 8
Exemptions from Building Permit Requirements:............................................................................. 9
Development Permit Procedures: .................................................................................................. 10
Comprehensive Development Reviews (CRD): ............................................................................... 11
Additional Public Consultation: ..................................................................................................... 13
Discretionary Use Applications: ..................................................................................................... 13
Variances: .................................................................................................................................... 16
Development Permit Invalid: ......................................................................................................... 17
Cancellation: ................................................................................................................................ 17
Stop-Work: ................................................................................................................................... 18
Development Appeals Board: ........................................................................................................ 18
Zoning Bylaw Compliance Certificate: ............................................................................................ 19
Amendment of the Zoning Bylaw: .................................................................................................. 19
Offences and Penalties: ................................................................................................................. 20
Bylaw Compliance: ....................................................................................................................... 20
Development Agreements: ............................................................................................................ 20
Servicing Agreements: .................................................................................................................. 21
Caveats: ....................................................................................................................................... 21
Performance Bonds: ..................................................................................................................... 21
Liability Insurance: ....................................................................................................................... 21
SECTION 3:
GENERAL REGULATIONS .................................................................................... 22
Licenses, Permits, and Compliance with Other Bylaws: ................................................................... 22
Compliance with the Provincial Clean Air Act ................................................................................. 22
Non-Conforming Buildings, Uses and Structures: ........................................................................... 22
Disposal of Wastes: ....................................................................................................................... 23
Private Sewage Treatment Systems: .............................................................................................. 24
Number of Principal Buildings, Uses or Structures Per Site: ............................................................ 25
Buildings to be Moved: .................................................................................................................. 26
Secondary Suites: ......................................................................................................................... 26
Accessory Buildings, Uses and Structures: ..................................................................................... 26
Development along Gas Transmission Lines .................................................................................. 27
Development along Riverbanks and Hazard Lands ......................................................................... 27
Heritage Sensitive and Critical Wildlife Habitat .............................................................................. 28
Permitted Yard Encroachments: .................................................................................................... 28
Uses or Objects Prohibited or Restricted in Yards: .......................................................................... 28
Vehicle Storage ............................................................................................................................. 29
Trailers, Box Cars, Sea and Rail Containers..................................................................................... 29
Grading and Levelling of Sites:....................................................................................................... 30
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Building and Landscape Design, Maintenance: ............................................................................... 30
Lighting: ....................................................................................................................................... 31
Signage: ....................................................................................................................................... 31
Zoning District Sign Regulations .................................................................................................... 34
Parking: ....................................................................................................................................... 36
Parking Schedule .......................................................................................................................... 37
Roadways: .................................................................................................................................... 38
Frontage and Access ..................................................................................................................... 38
Approaches: ................................................................................................................................. 39
Public Utilities and Municipal Services: .......................................................................................... 39
Keeping of Domestic Animals: ....................................................................................................... 39
SECTION 4:
DISCRETIONARY USE STANDARDS FOR DEVELOPMENT............................................ 40
Secondary Accessory Agricultural Residences: ............................................................................... 40
Home Occupation: ........................................................................................................................ 42
Campgrounds: .............................................................................................................................. 43
Bed & Breakfast: ........................................................................................................................... 44
Animal Kennels: ........................................................................................................................... 44
Garden (Granny) Suites: ................................................................................................................ 45
Equestrian Facilities: .................................................................................................................... 47
Solid & Liquid Waste Disposal Facilities: ........................................................................................ 47
Aggregate Extraction: ................................................................................................................... 48
Clean Fill: ..................................................................................................................................... 51
Intensive Livestock Operations: .................................................................................................... 52
SECTION 5:
ZONING DISTRICTS ....................................................................................... 56
SCHEDULE A:
AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT (AG) ....................................................................... 57
1.0
Permitted Uses .................................................................................................................. 57
1.1
Discretionary Uses ............................................................................................................. 57
1.2
Accessory Residences ......................................................................................................... 58
1.3
Prohibited Uses .................................................................................................................. 58
1.4
Accessory and Ancillary Buildings and Uses ........................................................................ 58
1.5
Subdivision and Site Regulations ........................................................................................ 60
1.5A Farmstead Severance and Country Residential Development ............................................... 61
1.6
Supplementary Development Standards ............................................................................. 62
SCHEDULE B:
AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (AR) .................................................... 66
1.0
Permitted Uses .................................................................................................................. 66
1.1
Discretionary Uses ............................................................................................................. 66
1.2
Accessory Residences ......................................................................................................... 66
1.3
Prohibited Uses .................................................................................................................. 67
1.4
Accessory Buildings and Uses ............................................................................................. 67
1.5
Subdivision and Site Regulations ........................................................................................ 68
1.6
Supplementary Regulations or Special Provisions................................................................ 69
SCHEDULE C:
COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL 1 DISTRICT (CR1) ....................................................... 70
1.0
Permitted Uses:.................................................................................................................. 70
1.1
Discretionary Uses ............................................................................................................. 70
1.2
Accessory Residences ......................................................................................................... 70
1.3
Prohibited Uses .................................................................................................................. 70
1.4
Accessory Buildings and Uses ............................................................................................. 71
1.5
Subdivision and Site Regulations ........................................................................................ 71
1.7
Supplementary Regulations or Special Provisions................................................................ 72
SCHEDULE D:
COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL 2 DISTRICT (CR2) ....................................................... 74
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1.0
Permitted Uses .................................................................................................................. 74
1.1
Discretionary Uses ............................................................................................................. 74
1.2
Accessory Residences ......................................................................................................... 74
1.3
Prohibited Uses .................................................................................................................. 74
1.4
Accessory Buildings and Uses ............................................................................................. 75
1.5
Subdivision and Site Regulations ........................................................................................ 75
1.6
Supplementary Regulations or Special Provisions................................................................ 76
SCHEDULE E1:
COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL 3A DISTRICT (CR3A)................................................... 78
1.0
Permitted Uses:.................................................................................................................. 78
1.1
Discretionary Uses: ............................................................................................................ 78
1.2
Prohibited Uses: ................................................................................................................. 78
1.3
Accessory Buildings, Structures, and Uses: .......................................................................... 79
1.4
Site Regulations: .................................................................................................................. 80
1.5
Supplementary Regulations and Special Provisions: ............................................................ 81
SCHEDULE E2:
COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL 3B DISTRICT (CR3B) ................................................... 83
1.0
Permitted Uses:.................................................................................................................. 83
1.1
Discretionary Uses: ............................................................................................................ 83
1.2
Prohibited Uses: ................................................................................................................. 83
1.3
Accessory Buildings, Structures, and Uses: .......................................................................... 84
1.4
Site Regulations: ................................................................................................................ 85
1.5
Supplementary Regulations and Special Provisions: ............................................................ 86
SCHEDULE E3:
COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL 3C DISTRICT (CR3C) ................................................... 88
1.0
Permitted Uses:.................................................................................................................. 88
1.1
Discretionary Uses: ............................................................................................................ 88
1.2
Prohibited Uses: ................................................................................................................. 88
1.3
Accessory Buildings, Structures, and Uses: .......................................................................... 89
1.4
Site Regulations: ................................................................................................................ 90
1.5
Supplementary Regulations and Special Provisions: ............................................................ 91
SCHEDULE F:
INDUSTRIAL/ COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (M) ........................................................ 93
1.0
Permitted Uses:.................................................................................................................. 93
1.1
Discretionary Uses: ............................................................................................................ 93
1.2
Prohibited Uses: ................................................................................................................. 94
1.3
Accessory Buildings and Uses: ............................................................................................ 94
1.4
Subdivision and Site Regulations: ....................................................................................... 95
1.5
Supplementary Regulations or Special Provisions: ............................................................... 95
1.6
Loading: ............................................................................................................................ 95
1.7
Landscaping: ..................................................................................................................... 96
1.8
Outdoor Storage: ................................................................................................................ 96
1.9
Integrated Uses: ................................................................................................................. 97
SCHEDULE G:
NORTH SASKATCHEWAN RIVERBANK OVERLAY (NSR) ....................................... 98
1.0
Defining the Boundary ....................................................................................................... 98
Permitted Uses ............................................................................................................................. 98
Discretionary Uses ........................................................................................................................ 98
Prohibited Uses ............................................................................................................................ 98
SCHEDULE H:
FLOOD HAZARD OVERLAY (FH) ..................................................................... 100
1.1
Defining the Area ............................................................................................................. 100
1.2
Permitted Uses ................................................................................................................ 100
1.3
Discretionary Uses ........................................................................................................... 100
1.4
Site Regulations in the Flood Hazard Land Areas ............................................................... 100
1.5
Flood Proofing Regulations ............................................................................................... 100
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SCHEDULE I:
EROSION AND SLOPE INSTABILITY OVERLAY (SI) ............................................. 102
1.0
Defining the Area: ............................................................................................................ 102
1.1
Allowable uses: ................................................................................................................ 102
1.2
Supplementary Regulations, Requirements, and Evaluation: .............................................. 102
SCHEDULE J:
HERITAGE RESOURCE OVERLAY (HR) ............................................................ 104
1.0
Defining the Boundary: .................................................................................................... 104
1.1
Site Regulations in the Heritage Resources Overlay Area:................................................... 104
1.2
Heritage Resource Development: ...................................................................................... 104
SECTION 6:
DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................. 105
SECTION 7:
REPEAL AND ADOPTION ................................................................................... 131
ZONING BYLAW MAP AMENDMENTS: .......................................................................................... 132
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SECTION 1:
INTRODUCTION
Title
This Bylaw shall be known as the "Zoning Bylaw of the Rural Municipality of Laird
No. 404."
Scope
All development within the limits of the Municipality shall be in conformity with
the provisions of this Bylaw.
Severability
If any part of this Bylaw, including anything shown on the Zoning District Map, is
declared to be invalid for any reason, by an authority of competent jurisdiction,
the validity of the Bylaw as a whole, or any other part, Section or provision of this
Bylaw will not be affected.
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SECTION 2: GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Development Officer:
2.1
The Administrator of the Rural Municipality of Laird 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. The Administrator may appoint a
Development Officer subject to the approval of Council to whom duties in
the administration of the Zoning Bylaw may be delegated.
2.2
A Development Agreement is mandatory for approval of a Garden (Granny)
Suite, accessory dwelling.
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2.2
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. Insure accessibility of Bylaws and amendments on the Municipal
website;
d. Make available, for public inspection during office hours, a register of
all development permits and subdivision applications and decisions;
e. Collect application and development fees, according to the fee schedule
established by Council;
f.
Perform other duties as determined by Council.
2.3
The Development Officer shall be empowered to make a decision, in
consultation with Council, regarding a development permit application for
a "permitted use".
Council:
2.4
Council shall make all decisions regarding discretionary uses, contract
zoning, servicing and development agreements, and Zoning Bylaw
amendments.
2.5
Council shall make a recommendation regarding all subdivision
applications circulated to it by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal
Affairs, prior to a decision being made by the Minister.
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2.6
Council shall act on discretionary use, rezoning, and subdivision
applications in accordance with the procedures established by The
Planning and Development Act, 2007 and in accordance with the Official
Community Plan.
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Development Permits:
2.7
Unless the proposed development or use is exempt from development
permit requirements, before commencing any principal or accessory use
development, including a public utility use, every developer shall:
a. Complete and submit a development permit application, and
b. Receive a development permit for the proposed development.
2.8
A development permit shall not be issued for any use in contravention of
any of the provisions of this Bylaw and the Official Community Plan.
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2.9
Except where a particular development is specifically exempted by this
Bylaw, no development or use shall commence without a development
permit first being obtained.
Developments Not Requiring a Permit
2.10
The following developments shall be exempt from development permit
requirements, but shall conform to all other Bylaw requirements (e.g.
building permits, setbacks, environmental and development standards):
a. Agricultural Zoning Districts
i. Buildings and structures that are accessory to an
established agricultural operation except where such
building or structure is a discretionary use. Permitting is
required, and notwithstanding clause h., where the building
or structure (excluding those listed in subclause ii.) is
proposed within a prescribed minimum yard setback.
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ii. The erection of any fence, wall, gate, satellite dish, television
antennae, or radio antennae.
iii. General agricultural operations excluding those uses
specifically identified as being discretionary or intensive.
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b. Residential Zoning Districts
i. The erection of any fence, wall, gate, satellite dish, television
antennae, or radio antennae.
ii. Deleted
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c. Commercial or Industrial Zoning Districts
i. The erection of any fence or gate.
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ii. A temporary building, the sole purpose of which is
incidental to the erection or alteration of a building for
which a building permit has been granted.
d. Official Uses and Public Utilities
i. The use of all or a part of a building as a temporary polling
station, returning officer's headquarters, candidates'
campaign offices and any other official temporary use in
connection with a federal, provincial or municipal election,
referendum or census; and
ii. Uses and buildings undertaken, erected, or operated by the
Municipality.
e. Any public utility, excluding solid waste disposal, liquid waste disposal
and clean fill sites.
f.
Internal Alterations
i. Residential Buildings - Internal alterations to a residential
building, provided that such alterations do not result in a
change of use or an increase in the number of dwelling units
within the building or on the site;
ii. All Other Buildings - Internal alterations and maintenance
to other buildings, including mechanical or electrical work,
provided that the use, or intensity of use of the building,
does not change;
g. Landscaping
i. Landscaped areas, driveways and parking lots, provided
the natural or designed drainage pattern of the site and
adjacent sites are not adversely impacted.
ii. Disposal of clean fill on a site where the clean fill is
generated by construction or demolition activity on that
site, subject to compliance with all federal and provincial
requirements.
h. Accessory Buildings
i. Accessory buildings and structures under 9.29 sq. m. (100
sq. ft) (The regulations of the specific zoning district must
be maintained.).
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Exemptions from Building Permit Requirements:
2.11
The following developments shall be exempt from building permit
requirements, but shall conform to all other Bylaw requirements:
a. Accessory farm buildings or structures under 46m2 (500 ft2) where
applied to a principal agricultural use within an appropriate zoning
district established by this Bylaw.
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b. Accessory non-farm buildings or structures under 9.3 m2 (100 ft2)
where applied to a principal permitted use within an appropriate
zoning district established by this Bylaw.
c. The temporary placement of a trailer during the construction or
alteration of a primary structure for a term not to exceed that provided
by an active approved building permit issued for the project.
Development Permit Procedures:
2.12
An application for a development permit shall be in the form prescribed by
the Development Officer.
2.13
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.
2.14
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 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.
2.15
A copy of all approved development permit applications, involving the
installation of water and sanitary services, shall be sent to the local office
of the Saskatoon District Health Region.
2.16
Upon approval of a permitted or accessory use, the Development Officer
shall issue a development permit for the use at the location and under such
terms and development standards specified by the Official Community Plan
and this Bylaw.
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2.17
The applicant shall be notified in writing of the decision of their application.
The applicant shall be advised of their right to appeal a decision to the
Development Appeals Board on a permitted or accessory use application
and any terms and conditions attached to an application.
2.18
A building permit, where required, shall not be issued unless a
development permit has been issued, or is issued concurrently.
2.19
A development permit is valid for a period of twelve months unless
otherwise stipulated when the permit is issued.
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2.20
Where the Development Officer determines that a development is being
carried out in contravention of any condition of the Official Community
Plan or any provision of this Bylaw, the Development Officer shall suspend
or revoke the development permit and notify the permit holder that the
permit is no longer in force.
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2.21
Where the Municipality is satisfied that a development, the permit for
which has been suspended or revoked, will be carried out in conformity
with the conditions of the permit and the requirements of this Bylaw the
Municipality may reinstate the development permit and notify the permit
holder that the permit is valid and in force.
Comprehensive Development Reviews (CRD):
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2.22
A Comprehensive Development Review shall be completed may be
required prior to consideration of an application by Council by any person
proposing to rezone, subdivide, or re-subdivide land for multi-parcel
country residential, commercial or industrial purposes,. The purpose of
this review is to identify and address social, environmental, health and
economic issues appropriately and to encourage the development of high
quality residential, commercial, and industrial developments. This review
proposes to address the following topics:
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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)
2.22A In the opinion of Council, where a Comprehensive Development Review is
not required to provide it a narrative of the potential impacts proposed by
new development, subdivision, or rezoning, by resolution, it shall indicate
a review is not required and shall state its reasons for its decision.
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2.23
The CDR must be prepared in accordance with the overall goals and
objectives of the Official Community Plan.
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2.24
The responsibility for undertaking all technical investigations and hosting
public meetings as required by the CDR shall be borne solely by the
applicant.
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2.25
Council shall not consider any development application until all required
information has been received.
2.26
The initial scope of the comprehensive development review will be scaled
appropriately to the proposed subdivision or development, and applicants
are encouraged to consult the Municipality for initial requirements prior
submission of a development permit or subdivision application.
The outcome of the findings in the application or any professional report
prepared thereto, may help form the basis of a servicing agreement,
approval condition, request for further investigation, or determination
unsuitability and refusal.
Once a comprehensive development review has been reviewed and
accepted by Council, no subsequent subdivision or development shall occur
without the acceptance of any revision by Council.
The scope and required detail of the CDR will be based on the following and
shall address as required those general themes identified in 2.22 a. - f., and
2.27.
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2.27
The following items shall be included in the preparation of a CDR:
a. Identification of the purpose and objectives of development including
an inventory of current land uses within the plan area and evidence of
compliance with current Official Community Plan policies and Zoning
Bylaw regulations.
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b. Identification of plan area characteristics including:
i. Physical site characteristics, regional context, and the size and
intensity of development proposed;
ii. Natural and heritage resources including screening of
environmental, archaeological, and historically significant
areas within and adjacent to the development;
iii. Identification of potential hazard lands within the plan area;
and
iv. Identification of the potential impact of proposed development
on existing infrastructure and adjacent land uses.
c. Identification of the concept for development including a thorough
description and explanation, illustrations, and any technical and
professional analysis required to identify:
i. Proposed land uses;
ii. The economic and social benefits and the impact on the plan
area and the region providing evidence of positive community
integration;
iii. The subdivision design including phasing, identification of
natural and constructed open space amenities, and allocation of
Municipal and Environmental Reserve;
iv. The identification of existing and required utility capacity
including
but
not
limited
to
power,
natural
gas,
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telecommunications, water supply, and onsite wastewater
disposal systems;
v. Evidence that the carrying capacity of the soil within the plan
area is sufficient to accommodate the proposed structures and
waste water created by the development with minimal or zero
anticipated effect on the regional surface and groundwater
systems quality;
vi. The local hydrology, providing evidence that the design
provides sufficient capacity to accommodate storm water and
surface runoff locally to accommodate a 1:100 year flood event,
with no significant increase in off site flows resulting from
development of the area;
vii. The proposed buffering from, or integration with, adjacent land
uses;
viii. The impact of human activity and development on the natural
environment and plans for the conservation and management
of existing natural features within the plan area;
ix. A transportation plan for the area identifying road
requirements, major commuting routes and the potential
impact of development on current roadway infrastructure; and
x. The local capacity of fire and protective services, schools and
other supportive community and recreational facilities.
d. The applicant shall provide evidence of significant and effective public
consultation acknowledging and attempting to incorporate the findings
within the development proposal wherever possible to ensure that the
development is perceived as beneficial to the area. The information
required as part of the review process includes but is not limited to:
i. Submission of a consultation plan, identifying the program and
timing of engagement;
ii. Submission of a summary of findings, clearly identifying ideas
and areas of support and challenges presented through the
engagement process; and
iii. Identification of strategies to respond to, and/or incorporate
the challenges presented within the proposal including
necessary conflict resolution.
Additional Public Consultation:
2.28
Where deemed necessary by the Municipality, any application for a
development permit may be required to undertake additional public
consultation prior to the provision of a development permit.
Discretionary Use Applications:
2.29
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
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information as required by the Development Officer and pay the
required application and public hearing fees.
b. The application will be examined by the Development Officer for
conformance with the Official Community Plan, this Bylaw, and any
other applicable policies and regulations and shall advise the Council
as soon as practical.
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c. Council may refer the application to whichever government agencies or
interested groups, 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 born by
the applicant.
d. The Development Officer will give notice by regular mail to all assessed
landowners within a 75 metre radius of the subject site that the
application has been filed together with any relevant information,
advise of Council's consideration of the application at an upcoming
meeting, and of the opportunity to provide comment on the application.
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i.
The radius shall be extended to 1.6 km (1 mile) where the
proposed discretionary use is for: intensive agriculture, livestock,
commercial, industrial use; resource-based uses; or any other use
which has higher potential to create nuisance or land use
incompatibility. The Development Officer may also extend any
notification along any haul route associated with an application,
or schedule a public hearing prior to Council's consideration of the
use."; and
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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 Section 54 of The Planning and Development Act, 2007.
f.
Deleted
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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.
i.
The applicant shall be notified of Council's decision by regular mail
addressed to the applicant at the address shown on the application
form.
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2.30
Discretionary uses, discretionary forms of development, and associated
accessory uses shall conform to the development standards and applicable
provisions of the Zoning District in which they are located.
2.31
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 the
Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw;
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b. There must be a demand for the proposed use in the general area, and
a supply of land currently available in the area capable of
accommodating the proposed use;
c. The proposal must be capable of being economically serviced including
roadways, water and sewer services, and other supportive utilities and
community facilities; and
d. The proposal must not be detrimental to the health, safety, convenience
or general welfare of persons residing or working in the vicinity or
injurious to property, improvements or potential development in the
vicinity.
2.32
In approving a discretionary use application, Council may prescribe
specific development standards with respect to that use or form of
development, provided those standards are necessary to secure the
following objectives:
a. the proposal, including the nature of the proposed site, the size, shape
and arrangement of buildings, and the placement and arrangement of
lighting and signs, must be generally compatible with the height, scale,
setbacks and design of buildings in the surrounding area, and with land
uses in the general area, including safeguards to prevent noise, glare,
dust, or odour from affecting nearby properties.
b. the proposal must provide adequate access and circulation for the
vehicle traffic generated, as well as providing an adequate supply of on-
site parking and loading spaces.
c. the proposal must provide sufficient landscaping and screening, and,
wherever possible, shall preserve existing vegetation.
2.33
Council may approve a discretionary use application for a limited time
period where it is considered important to monitor and re-evaluate the
proposal and its conformance with the provisions of this Bylaw.
2.34
Upon approval of a discretionary use by resolution of Council, the
Development Officer shall issue a development permit for the discretionary
use at the location and under such terms and development standards
specified by Council in its resolution.
2.35
Council's approval of a discretionary use application is valid for a period of
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
and Council when a prior approval is no longer valid.
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2.36
The applicant shall be notified in writing of the decision of their application.
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.
Variances:
2.37
The Development Officer may vary the requirements of this Bylaw subject
to the following requirements:
a. A minor variance may be granted for the following only:
i.
Minimum required distance of a building from a lot line; and
ii. The minimum required distance of a building from any other
building on the lot.
b. The maximum amount of a minor variance shall be 10% variation from
the requirements of this Bylaw.
c. The development must conform to all other requirements of this Bylaw.
d. The relaxation of the Bylaw requirement must not injuriously affect a
neighbouring property.
e. No minor variance shall be granted for a discretionary use or form of
development, or in connection with an agreement to rezone pursuant
to Section 69 of The Planning and Development, 2007.
2.38
An application form for a minor variance shall be in a form prescribed by
the Development Officer and shall be accompanied by the prescribed
application.
2.39
Upon receipt of a minor variance application the Development Officer may:
a. Approve the minor variance;
b. Approve the minor variance and impose terms and conditions on the
approval; or
c. Deny the minor variance.
2.40
Terms and conditions imposed by the Development Officer shall be
consistent with the general development standards in this Bylaw.
2.41
Where a minor variance is refused, the Development Officer shall notify the
applicant in writing, providing reasons for the refusal.
2.42
Where a minor variance is approved, with or without terms, the
Development Officer shall provide written notice to the applicant and to
the assessed owners of the property having a common boundary with the
applicant's land that is the subject of the approval.
2.43
The written notice shall contain:
a. A summary of the application;
b. Reasons for and an effective date of the decision;
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c. Notice that an adjoining assessed owner has 20 days to lodge a written
objection with the Development Officer, which, if received, will result
in the approval of the minor variance being revoked; and
d. Where there is an objection and the approval is revoked, the applicant
shall be notified of the right to appeal to the Development Appeals
Board.
2.44
A decision to approve a minor variance, with or without terms and
conditions, does not take effect until 23 days from the date the notice was
provided.
2.45
If an assessed owner of a property having an adjoining property with the
applicants land objects to the minor variance in writing to the Development
Officer within the prescribed 20 day time period, the approval is deemed
to be revoked and the Development Officer shall notify the applicant in
writing:
a. Of the revocation of the approval; and
b. Of the applicant's right to appeal the revocation to the Development
Appeals Board within 30 days of receiving the notice.
2.46
If an application for a minor variance is refused or approved with terms or
conditions, the applicant may appeal to the Development Appeals Board
within 30 days of the date of that decision.
Development Permit Invalid:
2.47
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 development 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, or
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.
2.48
Where a development or building permit has been issued for an approved
use or building and the completion of the project will extend beyond the
stated 12 month time period, an additional 12 month extension may be
provided upon receipt of a written request conditional upon construction
or the activity being initiated prior to the expiration of the original permit.
Cancellation:
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2.49
Council or the Development Officer may cancel a development permit, and
when cancelled, development shall cease:
a. where the Development Officer or Council is satisfied that a
development permit was issued based on false or mistaken
information;
b. where new information is identified pertaining to environmental
protection, flood hazard potential, or slope instability; and/or
c. when a developer requests a development permit modification.
Stop-Work:
2.50
The Development Officer may authorize action to stop any development
which does not conform to this Bylaw, a development or servicing
agreement, a development permit or condition, or a caveat under this
Bylaw.
2.51
Establishment
a. Council shall appoint a Development Appeals Board within three
months from the effective date of this Bylaw, in accordance with The
Planning and Development Act, 2007.
b. The said Development Appeals Board shall be composed of five
members. No member of Council or municipal employee shall sit on the
Board. All vacancies, as they occur, shall be filled by resolution of
Council.
Development Appeals Board:
2.52
Duties
a. The Development Appeals Board is bound by the Official Community
Plan.
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b. The Development Appeals Board may confirm, revoke, or vary the
decision or development permit or any condition attached to any of
these, or substitute a decision or permit that it considers advisable.
c. The Development Appeals Board shall adhere to the requirements of
The Planning and Development Act, 2007.
d. The Board shall elect one of its members as Chair, who may administer
oaths, affirmations, or declarations.
e. The Development Appeals Board shall keep records of its proceedings.
These proceedings shall be filed in the Municipal office and shall be a
public record.
f.
Where a member of the Development Appeals Board has an interest in
the matter before the Board, that member is duty bound to declare a
conflict of interest and shall not take part in the proceedings of, nor be
entitled to, vote on the matter.
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2.53
Remuneration
Council may establish a separate Bylaw to provide for the payment of
remuneration to the board members in any amount that Council may determine.
2.54
Right to Appeal
a. Section 219 of The Planning and Development Act, 2007, provides the
right to appeal the Zoning Bylaw where a Development Officer:
i. is alleged to have misapplied the Zoning Bylaw in issuing a
development permit;
ii. refuses to issue a development permit because it would
contravene the Zoning Bylaw; or
iii. issue an order, based on inspection, to the owner, operator,
or occupant of land, buildings, or premises considered to
contravene the Zoning Bylaw.
a. Appellants also may appeal where they are of the opinion that
development standards prescribed by the Municipality with respect to
a discretionary use exceed those necessary to secure the objectives of
the Zoning Bylaw and the Official Community Plan. This right of appeal
extends thirty days after the issuance or refusal of a development
permit or order.
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b. The Development Officer shall make available to all interested persons
copies of the Municipal Development Appeals Procedures Handbook
outlining the procedures and fees associated with filing an appeal.
Zoning Bylaw Compliance Certificate:
2.55
The Development Officer may issue a Zoning Bylaw Compliance Certificate
for any use, building or structure which is in conformance with this Bylaw
or is deemed to be a legal non-conforming use, building or structure.
2.56
The applicant for a Zoning Bylaw Compliance Certificate shall provide the
Development Officer with any information that may be required, including
information on the existing and past use of the land or buildings on the
property, and a Real Property Report prepared by a registered
Saskatchewan Land Surveyor where applicable.
Amendment of the Zoning Bylaw:
2.57
Council may amend this Bylaw at any time, upon its own initiative or upon
request, provided that the amendments are in keeping with the intent of
the Official Community Plan.
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2.58
Council shall require applicants requesting an amendment to this Bylaw,
or approval of a discretionary use that Council wishes to advertise prior to
issuance of a development permit, to pay Council all of the cost associated
with public advertisement of the application.
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2.59
Where an application is made to rezone land to permit the carrying out of
a specified proposal, the Municipality may, for the purpose of
accommodating the request, enter into an Agreement with the Applicant
pursuant to Section 69 of The Planning and Development Act, 2007.
2.60
The following provisions shall apply in the review of applications for
rezoning by agreement:
a. Terms of Agreement: The Municipality may enter into an agreement
with the applicant setting out a description of the proposal and
reasonable terms and conditions with respect to:
i. the uses of the land and buildings and the forms of
development;
ii. the site layout and external design, including parking areas,
landscaping, and entry and exit ways; and
iii. any other development standards considered necessary to
implement the proposal, including all appropriate standards
from the requested zoning district.
b. Use Limitations: The Municipality may limit the use of the land and
buildings to one or more of the uses permitted or discretionary in the
requested zoning district.
2.61
A zoning designation which is subject to an agreement entered into
pursuant to the provisions of Section 69 of The Planning and Development
Act, 2007, shall be indicated on the Zoning Map by the addition of the Bylaw
number authorizing the agreement after the zoning district designation.
Offences and Penalties:
2.62
Any person who violates this Bylaw may be charged and liable on summary
conviction to the penalties in Section 243 of The Planning and Development
Act, 2007.
Bylaw Compliance:
2.63
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.
Development Agreements:
2.64
Where development requiring a permit is proposed in the absence of
subdivision that results in additional capital costs incurred by the
Municipality, the developer shall be required to enter into a development
agreement to address the specifications of the development and provisions
for payment of any levies deemed necessary by Council.
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Servicing Agreements:
2.65
Where a development proposal involves subdivision, the Municipality may
require a developer to enter into a servicing agreement to ensure
appropriate servicing pursuant to Section 172 of The Planning and
Development Act, 2007. Council may direct the Administration to vary the
agreement on a case-by-case basis, or not require it.
2.66
According to Section 172 of The Planning and Development Act, 2007, the
agreement may provide for:
a. the undertaking and installation of storm management infrastructure,
sanitary sewers, drains, water mains and laterals, street lights, graded
gravelled or paved streets and lanes, connections to existing services,
area grading and levelling of land, street name plates, connecting and
boundary streets, landscaping of parks and boulevards, public
recreation facilities, or other works that Council may require, including
both on-site and off-site servicing;
b. the payment of levies and charges, in whole or in part, for the capital
cost of providing, altering, expanding or upgrading sewage, water,
drainage and other utility services, public highway facilities or park and
recreation space and facilities located within or outside the proposed
subdivision and that directly or indirectly serve the proposed
subdivision.
Caveats:
2.67
The Municipality may require that development and servicing agreements
and other documents be caveated on affected lands, to protect municipal
and public interests.
Performance Bonds:
2.68
The Municipality may require a developer, including owners of property
where an accessory dwelling is located, to post and maintain a performance
bond to ensure developer performance and to protect the public interest.
Liability Insurance:
2.69
The Municipality may require developers to provide and maintain liability
insurance to protect the Municipality, developer and general public.
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SECTION 3:
GENERAL REGULATIONS
Licenses, Permits, and Compliance with Other Bylaws:
3.1
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. Nothing in this Bylaw shall
exempt any person from complying with the requirements of a building
regulation Bylaw or any other Bylaw in force within the Rural
Municipality of Laird 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 Rural Municipality of
Laird or any law of the Province of Saskatchewan or Canada. Where
requirements in this Bylaw are in conflict with those of any other
municipal, provincial, or federal requirements, the more stringent
regulations shall prevail.
Compliance with the Provincial Clean Air Act
3.2
No use, operation, or development shall discharge into the atmosphere
any air contaminants, visible emissions, smoke or particulate matter
which exceed those measures prescribed by the Province of
Saskatchewan under The Clean Air Act, and The Clean Air Regulations.
3.3
No use, operation, or development shall cause or create the emission of
odorous matter or vapour in amounts or quantities which exceed those
measures prescribed by the Province of Saskatchewan under The Clean
Air Act, and The Clean Air Regulations.
3.4
The Province of Saskatchewan through the Saskatchewan Ministry of
Environment and Resource Management Department is responsible for
the enforcement of The Clean Air Act and The Clean Air Regulations.
Where the Province of Saskatchewan has determined that a use or
development is in violation of The Clean Air Act or Regulations, the
Development Officer may undertake Zoning Bylaw enforcement
procedures.
Non-Conforming Buildings, Uses and Structures:
3.5
Any use of land or any building or structure lawfully existing at the time
of passing of this Bylaw that is rendered non-conforming by the
enactment of this Bylaw or any subsequent amendments, may be
continued, transferred, or sold.
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3.6
No enlargement, additions, or reconstruction of a non-conforming use,
building or structure shall be undertaken, except in conformance with
Sections 88 to 93 of The Planning and Development Act, 2007.
i)
Notwithstanding the provisions in subsection 3.6, where a
non-conforming occupied dwelling was destroyed by fire or
isolated climatic event, beyond the percentage threshold
specified in the Act, and was non-conforming solely with
respect to minimum yard setbacks, the dwelling may be
replaced at the previously established non-conforming
setback(s) where:
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a. the land use is unchanged;
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b. the degree of non-conformity with respect to minimum
setbacks is not increased;
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c. redevelopment is not on lands deemed potentially
hazardous, and the reduced setback is not a known or
anticipated threat to the safety of people and property;
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d. the development would not be within an intersection sight
triangle;
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e. a development permit application for replacement has
been received by the RM within twelve months of the loss
of the previous structure; and
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f. the proposed replacement development conforms with all
other relevant provisions of the Zoning Bylaw.
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3.7
Beyond the provision of accessible municipal records, the burden of
establishing that a use, building or structure was lawfully established and
remains as a legal non-conforming use, building or structure shall be
upon the owner of the use, building or structure.
3.8
No lawfully existing use or building shall be deemed to be non-
conforming as a result of the construction or widening of a registered
road or rail right-of-way.
Disposal of Wastes:
3.9
Subject to all Acts and Regulations pertaining in any way to the storage,
handling, and disposal of any waste material or used item, and except as
permitted by these Acts and Regulations, no liquid, solid, or gaseous
wastes shall be allowed to be discharged into any 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.
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Private Sewage Treatment Systems:
3.10
The Development Officer, in conjunction with the Saskatoon District
Health Region, shall determine the suitability of a parcel proposed for
subdivision to accommodate a private sewage treatment system within
the subdivision review process.
3.11
Upon receipt of an application for subdivision the application will be
evaluated based upon the Review Process for Onsite Wastewater
Disposal Systems for Developments and Subdivisions (Wastewater
Review Document) as provided by the Saskatoon District Health Region.
The review process indicates the level of assessment required and upon
this determination provides the submittal requirements as well as
identifying the qualifications required for the site assessor.
3.12
All submissions required by the Wastewater Review Document are the
responsibility of the developer. The final review of a subdivision will not
be completed prior to the receipt and evaluation of all required
information by the Development Officer, Saskatoon District Health
Region and any other relevant agency deemed necessary by the
Municipality.
3.13
Where conditions exist within a proposed subdivision that restricts the
ability for a proponent to satisfy all of the criteria for a lower level of
assessment, the submittal requirements for the next level will be applied.
3.14
As a condition of approval for all multi-parcel residential developments,
the developer is may be required to solely undertake or create a
homeowner association which is required to adopt a Bylaw to regulate
and oversee the general operation and ongoing maintenance of private
onsite wastewater disposal systems within the subdivision to ensure that
systems continue to function effectively. Guidance and considerations for
a requirement for a local wastewater utility are detailed in the Official
Community Plan.
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3.15
The Bylaw will include the assessment of a local user fee collected on
behalf of the local residents to fund the regular inspection of individual
wastewater disposal systems by a contracted, licensed professional,
providing the Municipality with regular inspection reports.
3.16
The frequency of the inspection reports shall be determined by Council
upon consultation with the Saskatoon District Health Region on a case by
case basis, based upon:
a. Local soil conditions including its carrying capacity;
b. Density of development;
c. Proximity to existing multi-parcel country residential developments;
and
d. The type of potable water supply located on adjacent properties.
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3.17
Where an inspection report indicates that an individual onsite
wastewater disposal system is not functioning properly, the property
owner is responsible for undertaking all necessary improvements or
repairs in a timely manner at his/her own expense.
Number of Principal Buildings, Uses or Structures Per Site:
3.18
Not more than one principal building shall be permitted on any one site
except for:
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replaced)
a. public works;
b. institutional uses;
c. agricultural operations;
d. schools;
e. hospitals and long-term care facilities;
f.
municipal and public facilities;
g. communal dwellings;
h. ancillary uses;
i.
secondary dwellings where prescribed in this bylaw;
j.
any other use(s) provided by OCP policy.
3.19
The Development Officer may approve a development permit for the
construction of a secondary dwelling unit on a lot if:
a. The secondary dwelling unit is temporary in nature and is occupied
only during the construction or relocation of a new dwelling unit
associated with approved building permit application and is deemed
necessary for the construction work; or
b. The secondary dwelling units are to be occupied by a persons who
will be solely, or mainly, employed in the farming or intensive
livestock operation being conducted on the site or as an accessory to
an approved discretionary use of Council.
c. All applications for secondary dwellings excluding those described in
"a." above shall be considered by Council on a case by case basis as a
discretionary use on the property and shall be located within the
existing yard site containing the primary residence and removed
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when it is no longer being used for this purpose. Specific
development standards for accessory agricultural residences are
listed in Section 4 of this document.
d. If the Development Officer approves a second residence as outlined
above, the following conditions shall apply;
i.
Within an agricultural or residential district the
second dwelling shall be compatible in architectural
appearance, colour, style and size to the principal
residence;
ii.
The second dwelling must comply with all other
relevant Bylaw standards applicable to the district in
which it is to be located;
iii.
Wherever possible, the second dwelling must tie into
the existing water, sewer and storm drainage systems,
access roads and approaches existing upon the lot;
3.20
The applicant shall enter into an agreement with and to the satisfaction
of the Municipality, containing such terms as the Municipality deems
necessary to ensure the provisions of this section of the Bylaw are
enforceable and complied with, and which agreement shall be registered
by way of caveat upon the title to the land at the full expense of the
landowner.
Buildings to be Moved:
3.21
No building shall be moved within, or into, the Municipality, without first
obtaining a development permit from the Development Officer.
Secondary Suites:
3.22
No person shall construct or cause to be constructed, a secondary suite
within a principal dwelling unless approved as a discretionary use in a
Zoning District that provides for this use.
3.23
A suite refers a separate set of living quarters within a principal or
accessory dwelling whether occupied or not, containing sleeping,
sanitary and kitchen facilities. Kitchen facilities include but are not
limited to cabinets, refrigerators, sinks, stoves, ovens, microwave ovens
or any other cooking appliances and kitchen tables and chairs.
Accessory Buildings, Uses and Structures:
3.24
Subject to all other requirements of this Bylaw, an accessory building, use
or structure is permitted in any district when accessory to an established
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principal use which is permitted or discretionary use in that same district,
and for which a development permit has been issued.
3.25
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.
3.26
Where a building on a site is attached to a principal building by a solid
roof or by structural rafters, and where the solid roof or rafters extend at
least one third of the length of the building wall that is common with the
principal building, the building is deemed to be part of the principal
building.
3.27
Accessory structures shall not be used as a dwelling unless approved as
an additional agricultural dwelling.
Development along Gas Transmission Lines
3.28
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.
Development along Riverbanks and Hazard Lands
3.29
Development proposed on lands identified as being potentially
hazardous with respect to stability, flooding, erosion, drainage, or other
natural hazards shall be assessed as part of the application process for
safety and suitability of development. Where, in the view of the
Municipality, suitability cannot be determined independent of additional
supporting information such as topographic information, assessment or
investigation by a certified professional, the Municipality may require
additional information to complete an application. Any costs related to a
request for additional information will be those of the proponent.
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3.30
Determination of development or site suitability and the level of
supporting information, geotechnical assessment, or investigation
required, shall be based on the following principals:
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a) The nature of the proposed development (eg. permanent, semi-
permanent, moveable, etc.);
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b) The ability of the Municipality to ensure suitable development
independent of supporting information;
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c) Potential negative affects on adjacent lands;
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d) Disturbance and loading effected on a slope (including excavation,
placement of fill, landscaping, and road or access construction);
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e) Natural and proposed alteration of drainage patterns;
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f) Known concerns or constraints related to slope stability in the
vicinity or on similar land formations, visual observation of
instability, erosion, and slope saturation issues, warranting further
investigation; and
g) Appropriate seasonal timing of visual observation.
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3.31
The Development Officer may impose special conditions, such as but not
limited to, engineered footings and foundations, flood-proofing, drainage,
or suitable septic systems in an effort to protect against geotechnical
instability, erosion, flooding, and environmental preservation. Standards
and conditions may be registered to title in the land titles system using
the appropriate legislative tool at the cost of the proponent.
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3.32
No permanent development shall be sited on lands within the 1:500 flood
design elevation plus a freeboard of 0.5 metres and must be flood-proofed
in accordance with provincial regulation.
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Figure 1: Minimum Building Setback from the Top of a Bank:
Deleted:
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Heritage Sensitive and Critical Wildlife Habitat
3.34
Where development is proposed in an area identified as containing
critical wildlife habitat or heritage sensitive areas, the Development
Officer may require the applicant provide additional information as
required by The Wildlife Habitat Protection Act (WHPA) and The
Heritage Property Act or any other relevant provincial regulations.
Permitted Yard Encroachments:
3.35
Where minimum front, side or rear yard setbacks are required in any
zoning district, the following shall not be considered in the determination
of yard dimensions or site coverage in any yard:
a. Uncovered and open balconies, terraces, verandas, decks, and patios
having a maximum projection from the main wall of 1.8 m (6 ft.) into
any required front or rear yard.
b. Window sills, roof overhangs, eaves, gutters, bay windows, chimneys,
and similar alterations projecting a distance of 0.6 m (2 ft.) into any
required yard.
Uses or Objects Prohibited or Restricted in Yards:
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3.36
No person shall allow a motor vehicle, a motor vehicle which has all or
part of its super structure removed, or a motor vehicle which is in a
dilapidated or unsightly condition to remain or be parked on any lot
located within a country residential district or mobile home park or on
land used primarily for residential purposes.
3.37
No development or use of land which requires the disposal of solid waste,
liquid waste, gaseous waste or clean fill shall be permitted unless it has
received all required federal and provincial approvals.
3.38
The storage of chemicals, fertilizers and combustible materials are
subject to the requirements of both the federal and provincial
governments. All necessary requirements and permits must be met and
obtained prior to issuance of a development permit.
3.39
A development permit for residential, commercial, recreational or
industrial buildings shall not be permitted except in accordance with the
recommended separation distances of the "Regulations Respecting
Anhydrous Ammonia-Saskatchewan Regulations 361/77" which may be
amended from time to time. Residences and buildings which are an
integral part of the fertilizer operation are not subject to the foregoing
buffer requirement.
Vehicle Storage
3.40
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Bylaw, no person shall use
any site in any district for the parking or storage of any vehicle that is not
in running order, except that not more than six such vehicles may be
stored on any site in an intensive country residential district and not
more than twelve 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.
3.41
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.
Trailers, Box Cars, Sea and Rail Containers
3.42
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
warehousing within any hamlet or country residential district.
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Grading and Levelling of Sites:
3.43
Every development shall be graded and levelled at the owner's expense
to provide for adequate surface drainage that does not adversely affect
adjacent property, or the stability of the land.
3.44
All excavations or filling shall be re-vegetated immediately after other
construction activities conclude, with a suitable ground cover as may be
necessary to prevent erosion.
3.45
Where excavation or filling is proposed for any development in a flood
hazard sub-district, the Municipality may request comments of the
Saskatchewan Watershed Authority prior to making a decision on the
development permit application.
3.46
All vegetation and debris in an area to be re-graded or filled must be
removed from the site prior to site grading and levelling.
3.47
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
approved by the Municipality.
Building and Landscape Design, Maintenance:
3.48
All sites at all times shall be maintained clean and free from waste and
debris.
3.49
The outdoor storage or collection of goods and materials is prohibited in
a front yard in any Country Residential District.
3.50
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.
3.51
The Development Officer may prescribe or approve screening for uses
which involve the outdoor storage of goods, machinery, vehicles, motor,
building materials, waste materials and other similar uses, or where
other landscaping and screening requirements would be appropriate as
determined by the Development Officer.
3.52
The Development Officer when considering a development permit
application may impose conditions requiring the use and maintenance of
landscaping, berming, fencing, vegetation or other screening of a location,
length, thickness, type, height and extent that is considered necessary to
buffer the proposed development from adjacent or neighbouring land
uses.
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3.53
All trees/shrubs and tree/shrub planting required pursuant to this
section shall be drought resistant and hardy to the region.
3.54
The Development Officer may require that site landscaping be provided
in conjunction with, and addressed as part of any development permit
approval in any zoning district.
3.55
The use of landscaping is required adjacent to exterior storage areas
within industrial developments to provide a natural screening of
activities that are visible from public roads.
Lighting:
3.56
All outdoor lighting for any development shall be located and arranged
so that no direct rays of light are directed at any adjoining properties;
interfere with the use and enjoyment of neighbouring lands; or interfere
with the effectiveness of any traffic control devices or the vision/safety
of motorists.
3.57
Appropriate lighting of commercial and industrial development shall be
undertaken to provide security and to add visual interest. Lighting
standards and fixtures shall be of consistent design and complimentary
to the overall architecture.
3.58
Public access areas shall be lit in keeping with the principles of crime
prevention through environmental design and require site lighting as is
necessary to encourage pedestrian safety and allow casual surveillance
from adjacent buildings and roads of parking and walkways.
Signage:
3.59
A development permit is required for the erection, display, alteration,
relocation or replacement of any temporary or permanent sign unless
exempted as follows:
a. Regular maintenance including painting and repairs due to
deterioration;
b. Municipal and provincial agency signage;
c. Traffic Control signage;
d. Decal or painted window signs;
e. Incidental signs containing traffic and pedestrian controls;
f.
Signage intended to regulate hunting or trespassing on private
property;
g. Agriculturally related signage including herbicide, insecticide or seed
advertising promotional signage;
h. Real estate signage;
i.
Residential name plates;
j.
Neon beverage signs, on or in the window of a commercial
establishment or vending machine;
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k. Works of art containing no advertising;
3.60
The following general regulations shall pertain to temporary and
permanent signage in all zoning districts unless otherwise stated:
a. All signs situated along a provincial highway shall comply with
provincial highway regulations as amended from time to time.
b. No signs shall be permitted which move or assume any motion except
for digital messaging signs where allowable.
c. A sign which is made from part of or is attached to, a fence is
prohibited.
d. 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.
e. Signs which are deemed to be in disrepair shall be properly
maintained or removed at the discretion of the Municipality.
f.
A Development Officer may require that a sign be enhanced with
landscaping or architectural features to improve aesthetics.
g. Offensive statements, words or pictures that do not conform to the
amenities of the neighbourhood shall be prohibited.
h. 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.
i.
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.
j.
No intermittent flashing signs shall be permitted in any Zoning
District and all illuminated signs shall be designed to cast light
downwards and located appropriately to prevent the creation of a
hazardous situation related to pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
k. Signs identifying multi-parcel country residential developments or
hamlets may be permitted.
l.
Incidental signage shall not exceed 0.5 m2 (5.4 ft2) of gross surface
area and shall not contain any advertising.
m. No permanent sign shall be placed on or over public property unless
specifically permitted within this Bylaw.
n. Where a sign will be located adjacent to a provincial highway, The
Highways
and
Transportation
Act
will
govern
placement
requirements.
3.61
Free standing signs located outside of designated signing corridors and
other than directional signage shall observe the following guidelines in
addition to the general regulations regarding signage:
a. Shall not contain general advertising or refer to a product or service
which is located off site;
b. Shall be situated and designed to not obscure pedestrian or vehicular
vision;
c. Shall maintain a 1 m (3.28 ft) separation from adjacent lot lines;
d. Shall not protrude over any portion of a public easement or right of
way;
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e. All free standing signs requiring electrical power shall maintain CSA
approved electrical wiring techniques and the wiring shall be
permanently concealed.
f.
Shall not exceed the height restrictions associated with the zoning
district in which it is proposed.
3.62
Attached signs shall be permitted where they are attached to or projected
from the face of a building or canopy or edge of the roof of a building,
either vertically or horizontally provided that they shall not be projected
from the face, canopy or roof by means of intermediate supports and are
not projected either over the street or above the maximum height
permissible for the building type.
3.63
Temporary Signage maybe placed in public right of ways for the purpose
of advertising special events and will be limited to the following;
a. The lesser of 12 hours prior to the start of the special event and 12
hours after conclusion or for a continuous period of 72 hours for a
private sale;
b. The lesser of 24 hours prior to the start of the special event and 24
after conclusion or for a continuous period of 96 hours for a non-
profit organization;
c. Signs are not to be illuminated;
d. Signage will maintain a separation distance of 10 m (32.8 ft) from
another temporary or permanent sign, 3 m (9.84 ft) from a site access
point and 10 m (32.8 ft) from an intersection;
e. Signage shall not exceed 1 m2 (3.28 ft2) in gross surface area and 1.2
m (3.93 ft) in height;
f.
Election signage is permitted as temporary signage and is permitted
only if:
i. t is located 3 m (9.84 ft) from any access and 10 m (32.8
ft) from an intersection, 30 m (98.4 ft) from another
election sign of the same candidate and 10 m (32.8 ft)
from an approved permanent sign;
ii. is a maximum 1.5 m2 (16.14 ft2) and 2 m (6.56 ft) high
iii. is erected no earlier than 30 days prior to the date of the
election, by-election, referendum or plebiscite and
removed 24 hours following the close of voting stations
3.64
Signage for business and activities of a commercial nature are limited to
directional signage and shall respect the following guidelines in addition
to the general regulations regarding signage:
a. Directional signage shall not exceed 3 m2 (32.3 ft2) in gross surface
area and a height of 2 m (6.56 ft);
b. The information to be displayed on directional signage is limited to
the type of enterprise, direction and distance to the enterprise;
c. Advertising is limited to the placement of a logo;
d. A single enterprise is limited to 1 sign per intersection between the
entry to the business and the nearest major highway or paved
municipal roadway to a maximum distance of 5 kilometres.
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e. Directional signage shall maintain a 10 m (32.8 ft) separation from
adjacent sign structures.
f.
Where off premise identification signage containing advertising is
customarily associated with a permitted land use the following
regulations shall apply:
g. A master sign plan shall be submitted showing the location, size and
type of signage to be constructed including cross sectional drawings
relating the proposed signage to the landscape of the property;
h. All advertising signage shall be internally directed on the site and
exposure to public right of ways shall be only incidental;
i.
The Municipality shall only approve a master sign plan if the design
is fully compatible with the intent of this Bylaw.
j.
The permitted land uses include but are not limited to sports fields,
equestrian facilities and race tracks.
Zoning District Sign Regulations
3.65
The specific zoning district sign regulations shall apply in addition to, and
take precedence over the following general sign regulations:
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Agricultural, Hamlet and Residential Districts:
Other than signage that does not require a permit, the following permanent
signage requirements will apply:
Large
Scale
Agricultural/
Agricultural
Commercial
and
Agricultural Industrial Uses
1. Free standing signs shall not exceed
a gross surface area of 11m2 (118.4
ft2) and a height of 8m (26.24 ft).
2. One attached sign shall be permitted
not exceeding 5.6 m2 (60.27ft2) in
gross surface area.
3. Where a building maintains direct
exposure to more than one public
right of way, a second attached sign
shall be allowable following the
previous regulations.
Institutional / Recreational Uses
1. Free standing signs shall not exceed
a gross surface area of 5 m2 (53.82
ft2) and a height of 2.5 m (8.2 ft).
2. One attached sign shall be permitted
not exceeding 5.6 m2 (60.27 ft2) in
gross surface area.
4. Signage shall maintain a separation
distance of 12 m (39.37 ft) for every
square meter of area of the larger of
the two signs.
Small Scale Commercial and Home
Businesses
1. 1 per building frontage to a
maximum gross surface area of 1 m2
(10.76
ft2)
for
an
approved
commercial use.
2. Maximum 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in height.
3. Illumination limited to 75 watts and
shall not include electronic message
boards.
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Parking:
3.66
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.
3.67
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.
Commercial and Industrial Districts:
Other than signage that does not require a permit, the following
permanent signage requirements will apply:
Commercial and Industrial Uses
1. Free standing signs shall not
exceed a gross surface area of
14m2 (150.7 ft2) and a height of 17
m (55.77 ft).
2. The cumulative area of attached
signage
permitted
shall
be
calculated as 0.8 m2 per lineal
metre of building frontage not
exceeding 20 % of the total surface
area of the wall in which it is
attached and individual signs shall
exceed 5.6 m2 (60.27 ft2).
3. Signage
shall
maintain
a
separation distance of 12 m (39.37
ft) for every square meter of gross
surface area of the larger of the two
signs.
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Parking Schedule
3.68
Type or nature of use, building or structure and minimum required
parking facilities:
3.69
The parking facility shall be located on the same site as the use for which
it is intended. It shall be developed such that:
a. It is reasonably accessible to the use and vehicles it is intended to
serve;
b. It meets the satisfaction of the Municipality regarding design;
c. It is appropriately landscaped to the satisfaction of the Municipality.
d. All parking facilities shall be maintained to the satisfaction of the
Municipality by the owner of the property.
e. Each parking space within a parking facility shall be a minimum of 2.5
metres (8.2 ft) wide and 6 metres (19.7 ft) long except that parallel
parking spaces shall be a minimum of 6.5 metres (21.3 ft) long.
Land Use
Parking Spaces
Institutional Uses
One (1) parking space for every 9m² (97
ft²) 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 (194
ft²) of gross floor area; minimum five
spaces.
Industrial Use
One and one-half (1 1/2) parking spaces
for every 90m² (969 ft²) 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 (194
ft²) of gross floor area; minimum five
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.
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f.
Where two or more uses are permitted on any one site or where two
or more uses are to share common parking facilities, the off-street
parking requirements for each use shall be calculated as if each is a
separate use and the total number of off-street parking spaces so
calculated shall be provided, excepting the provisions specifically
referred to in the previous subsection.
g. One (1) barrier free parking space shall be provided for any required
parking facility accommodating between 4 and 100 parking spaces.
3.70
Any parking facility shall be developed to the satisfaction of the
Municipality within one year of the completion of the development for
which the development permit was issued.
3.71
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 the previous subsection.
Roadways:
3.72
The Development Officer may require or approve screening for uses
which involve the outdoor storage of goods, machinery, vehicles, building
materials, waste materials or other similar uses.
3.73
Development adjacent to a provincial highway shall meet all
requirements of the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and
Infrastructure.
3.74
Notwithstanding
any
regulations
passed
by
the
Province
of
Saskatchewan which apply to highways, this Bylaw may establish a
higher standard than those required by the Province for developments
adjacent to highways and intersections;
3.75
All dead-end roads shall have a cul-de-sac or a hammerhead-T designed
at the closed end of at least 15 m (49.21 ft) in diameter, measured at the
outside of the traveled way.
3.76
When any development is approved on land adjacent to an unconstructed
road allowance and access is required from the said road allowance, the
owner/applicant shall be responsible for all costs related to the
construction of the road to the standards set out by the Development
Officer.
Frontage and Access
3.77
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
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arrangements have been made with the Council for the improvement or
building of a road.
3.78
The requirement of a service road or internal subdivision roadway to
provide access may be imposed as a condition of approval for any new
development other than those deemed approved.
3.79
All site access from roads shall be to the satisfaction of Council or the
Director of Operations with respect to location, design, and construction
standards. Council or the Director of Operations shall take into account
safety and the physical capability of roads that are proposed to serve the
development.
Approaches:
3.80
All approaches to public roads require the approval of the Municipality.
3.81
The Development Officer shall decide upon all approach applications and,
based on location, drainage, traffic flow, sight lines, road standards, and
safety considerations, may approve or refuse an application for an
approach.
3.82
All approaches shall be constructed in accordance with the engineering
standards of the Municipality or as authorized by the Director of
Operations.
3.83
Where an approach for a commercial, industrial, or residential lot within
a multi lot subdivision accesses onto a paved road or highway, the
approach shall be paved from the edge of the road surface to 5 m (15 ft)
into the lot.
Public Utilities and Municipal Services:
3.84
Public utilities except solid waste disposal, liquid waste disposal and
clean fill sites, unless otherwise specified by this Bylaw, shall be exempt
from the provisions of every zoning district.
3.85
Protective, emergency, municipal services and other public works and
facilities may be established in all zoning districts.
Keeping of Domestic Animals:
3.86
The keeping of domestic animals is permitted in all districts, subject to
relevant Bylaws and legislation governing noise and public health;
however, breeding kennels and boarding kennels are discretionary uses
within select zoning districts.
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SECTION 4:
DISCRETIONARY USE STANDARDS FOR DEVELOPMENT
Secondary Accessory Agricultural Residences:
Bylaw No. 07-2021
4.0
In addition to the general requirements regarding discretionary use
applications provided in Section 2 of this Bylaw, the following additional
considerations shall be made for all applications for an Agricultural
Accessory Residence:
a. The Development Officer may issue a development permit for more
than 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 6 months of each year in an agricultural
operation or accessory to an approved discretionary use where
applicable within a zoning district and the additional dwelling is
located on a parcel containing a permitted agricultural operation or if
it is an accessory
b. A development permit for an accessory residence as described above
shall be considered at the discretion of Council. If approved, the
development permit shall be valid for a period up to five years after
which time the Council may at its discretion seek renewal of the permit
on a 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 years.
c. The Municipality may require as a condition of the development permit
that the applicant provide a letter of credit in the amount required to
remove the temporary dwelling unit from the subject parcel and may
register a caveat in respect of the condition against the Certificate of
Title for the land that is the subject of the development. Where the
applicant disagrees with the letter of credit amount, he/she will be
required to provide two written estimates prepared by independent,
qualified, bonded moving experts in the field for consideration by the
Development Officer.
d. Permitting is required, and the site regulations of the principal
permitted use, to which the secondary agricultural residence is
accessory, shall apply.
Bylaw No. 07-2021
e. Any subsequent subdivision of a secondary accessory agricultural
residence must comply with the Municipalities planning policies and
regulation. Approval of a secondary accessory agricultural residence
does not constitute pre-approval any subsequent subdivision.
Bylaw No. 07-2021
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f.
For accessory residences constructed as dormitories, there is no
maximum floor area or height restriction, but the structure shall be
constructed on grade without a basement.
g. Accessory dwellings shall only be located on sites where the accessory
dwelling can be serviced by existing utilities.
Home Based Business
4.1
In addition to the general requirements regarding discretionary use
applications provided in Section 2 of this Bylaw, the following additional
considerations shall be made for all applications for a Home Based
Business:
a. The use shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the
dwelling unit as a private residence.
b. The use shall be conducted entirely within the dwelling unit or an
accessory building to the dwelling unit.
c. There shall be no external advertising other than a sign of not more
than 1.0 m2 (10.75 ft2) erected in accordance with the Sign Regulations
contained herein.
d. In Country Residential Districts, there shall be no external storage of
goods, materials or equipment associated with the applied use.
e. The use shall not create or become a public nuisance.
f.
Not more than two persons other than the residents of the dwelling unit
shall be employed in the home based business.
g. 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 substantially exceeds the average for residences in the area.
h. The use shall not generate substantially more traffic and parking than
is normal for the district in which the use is located.
i.
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.
j.
The use shall be valid only for the period of time the property is
occupied by the applicant for such use.
k. All permits issued for home based businesses 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
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standards applicable to home based businesses contained in the Bylaw,
or the special standards applied by Council at the time of approval.
l.
Council shall place any additional conditions for approval deemed
necessary based upon a specific application.
Home Occupation:
4.2
In addition to the general requirements regarding discretionary use
applications provided in Section 2 of this Bylaw, the following additional
considerations shall be made for all applications for a Home Occupation:
a. The use shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the
dwelling unit as a private residence.
b. The use shall be conducted entirely within the dwelling unit and shall
not have any exterior evidence of a secondary use.
c. There shall be no outside storage or exterior display of goods, materials
or equipment associated with the applied use.
d. There shall be no external advertising.
e. The use shall not create or become a public nuisance.
f.
The character of the district in which the home occupation is located
shall not be disturbed by dust, noise, smoke or smell generated by the
use.
g. Only the residents of the dwelling unit shall be employed in the home
occupation.
h. No use shall cause in 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 unit and its home
occupation substantially exceeds the average for residences in the area.
i.
The use shall not generate substantially more traffic and parking than
is normal for the district in which the use is located.
j.
No use requiring electrical or mechanical equipment shall cause a
substantial fire rating change in the structure or the district in which
the home occupation is located.
k. The permitted use shall be valid only for the period of time the property
is occupied by the applicant for such permitted use.
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l.
All permits issued for home 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 occupations contained in the Bylaw, or
the special standards applied by Council at the time of approval.
Campgrounds:
4.3
In addition to the general requirements regarding discretionary use
applications provided in Section 2 of this Bylaw, the following additional
considerations shall be made for all applications for a Campground:
a. 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.
b. A campground shall have within its boundaries a buffer area abutting
the boundary of not less than 4.5 m (15 ft) which shall contain no
buildings.
c. The operator of a campground shall designate a campsite for each
trailer coach or tent party, which shall be less than 150 m2 (1600 ft2) in
area with its corners clearly marked.
d. One sign located on site, advertising the campground is permitted
subject to the Sign Regulations contained herein.
e. No portion of any campsite shall be located within a roadway or
required buffer area.
f.
Each campsite shall have direct and convenient access to a developed
roadway, which is not located in any required buffer area.
g. Each trailer coach shall be located at least 3 m (10 ft) from any other
trailer coach, and each campsite shall have dimensions sufficient to
allow such location of trailer coaches.
h. The space provided for roadways within a campground shall be at least
7.5 m (25 ft) in width. No portion of any campsite, other use or
structure shall be located in any roadway.
i.
A campground may include as accessory uses, a Laundromat or
confectionary designed to meet the needs of the occupants of the
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campsites, and one single detached dwelling for the accommodation of
the operator.
j.
The Public Health Act shall be complied with in respect to all operations
and development of the campground.
Bed & Breakfast:
4.4
In addition to the general requirements regarding discretionary use
applications provided in Section 2 of this Bylaw, the following additional
considerations shall be made for all applications for a Bed & Breakfast:
a. Bed and breakfast homes shall be located in a single detached dwelling
used as the operator's principal residence developed as a farmstead
site or country residence.
b. No more than three (3) guest rooms shall be allowed in a bed and
breakfast home.
c. Only one sign, not exceeding 1.0 m² (10.76 ft²) advertising the vacation
farm or bed and breakfast home and located on site, is permitted.
d. 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 Saskatoon
District Health Region.
e. 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.
f.
Council shall place any additional conditions for approval deemed
necessary based upon a specific application.
Animal Kennels:
4.5
In addition to the general requirements regarding discretionary use
applications provided in Section 2 of this Bylaw, the following additional
considerations shall be made for all applications for an Animal Kennel:
a. The maximum number of animals not normally attributed to the host
site to be kept on-site shall be at the discretion of Council.
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b. No building or exterior exercise area(s), to be used to accommodate the
animals shall be allowed within 300 m (1000 ft.) of any dwelling located
on adjacent lots.
c. All facilities, including buildings and exterior exercise areas, shall be
sited behind the principal building unless otherwise approved by
Council.
d. Pens, rooms, exercise runs and holding stalls may be soundproofed to
the satisfaction of Council.
e. All dog facilities shall be visually screened from existing dwellings on
adjoining lots.
f.
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.
g. A boarding use shall at no time unduly interfere with the character of
the neighbourhood or the general enjoyment of adjoining sites.
h. There shall be no external advertising other than a sign of not more
than 1.0 m2 (10.75 ft2) erected in accordance with the Sign Regulations
contained herein.
i.
Council shall place any additional conditions for approval deemed
necessary based upon a specific application.
j.
Animal kennels shall be subject to relevant Bylaws and legislation
governing noise and public health.
k. All permits issued shall be valid for a two year period from the date of
issuance and shall be subject to cancellation by the Municipality for due
cause.
l.
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.
Garden (Granny) Suites:
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4.5
A single Garden Suite may be placed in the back yard of a single-detached
residential development under the following conditions:
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a. There is no secondary suite in the primary residence.
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b. The Garden Suite dwelling unit is a temporary use and shall be
permitted for a five-year term, which may be renewed at Council's
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discretion. The landowner shall enter into an agreement that the land
shall not be considered for subdivision.
c. The owner(s) of the host residence must live on the site, and at least
one resident of the primary dwelling and one resident of the Garden
Suite shall be related by blood, marriage, or legal adoption.
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d. Except for infant children (up to two years of age) of a resident of the
Garden Suite dwelling, there shall be no more than two residents.
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e. 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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f.
The floor area of the Garden Suite dwelling shall not be less than 35 m2
and not greater than 90 m2.
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g. Mobile homes in excess of 90 m2 may be considered.
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h. Basements shall not be considered.
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i.
The maximum height of the Garden Suite shall not exceed 5.0 meters
from grade level and shall have only one storey.
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j.
Garden Suite dwellings shall only be located on sites where the
dwelling can be serviced by existing utilities and must meet all relevant
building, plumbing and development codes.
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k. Residents of the Garden Suite must have access to the rear yard
amenities.
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l.
The combined site coverage of the single detached dwelling and Garden
Suite dwelling shall not exceed the maximum coverage permitted by
this Zoning Bylaw, and the accessory dwelling shall be placed so that all
other setback requirement of the Zoning Bylaw are met.
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m. A parking space shall be provided on site for the resident(s) of the
Garden Suite dwelling.
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n. There shall be direct and separate access to the Garden Suite dwelling
by on-site driveway, or by public roadway or alley.
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o. Council may require as a condition of the development permit that the
applicant provide a letter of credit in the amount required to remove
the temporary dwelling unit from the subject parcel and may register a
caveat in respect of the condition against the Certificate of Title for the
land that is the subject of the development. Where the applicant
disagrees with the letter of credit amount he/she will be required to
provide two written estimates prepared by independent, qualified,
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bonded moving experts in the field for consideration by the
Development Officer.
Equestrian Facilities:
4.6
In addition to the general requirements regarding discretionary use
applications provided in Section 2 of this Bylaw, the following additional
considerations shall be made for all applications for an Equestrian Facility:
a. The development permit shall set the maximum number of horses and
cattle, if applicable, that may be kept on the site.
b. An animal is kept ,for purposes of this section, when it is on the site
overnight.
c. That the number of animals allowed as a condition of the permit to
participate in an event are in addition to the number that are allowed
to be kept on the site.
d. The development permit shall set out conditions that address garbage
and manure control, pasture management, on site stock trailer parking,
participant and spectator parking.
e. The application shall include a Storm Water Management Plan for all
areas of the parcel of land disturbed during or as a result of the
development of the Equestrian Centre and supporting facilities.
f.
The application shall include a traffic impact analysis that includes
current and projected traffic for the next ten years in the vicinity.
g. A condition of the development permit may require there be a
contribution towards upgrading of access roads should the road
network require upgrading because of the impact of the facility.
h. Details of water supply and sewage disposal shall be included with the
application.
i.
Council shall place any additional conditions for approval deemed
necessary based upon a specific application.
Solid & Liquid Waste Disposal Facilities:
4.7
In addition to the general requirements regarding discretionary use
applications provided in Section 2 of this Bylaw, the following additional
considerations shall be made for all applications for a Solid or Liquid Waste
Disposal Facility:
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a. Development and site maintenance shall be in accordance with
provincial environmental and health regulations.
b. Any solid waste disposal facility shall be located 457 m (1500 ft.) from
any residence unless relaxation of this requirement is agreed to by
affected parties.
c. A buffer strip containing trees, shrubs or a berm shall be located
surrounding a disposal area.
d. Any solid or liquid waste disposal facility shall be fenced.
e. Adequate precautions shall be taken to prevent pollution of ground
water by disposal operations.
f.
Solid waste disposal facilities shall be located in proximity to a
provincial highway and adjacent to an all-weather road.
g. The development of any new disposal sites shall take into
consideration direction of prevailing winds.
h. Council shall place any additional conditions for approval deemed
necessary based upon a specific application.
i.
Where approval has been deemed appropriate, Council may consider
the following requirements within a development permit:
i.
Place a limitation on the years, months, weeks, days and/or hours
of operation;
ii.
Requirement to provide and maintain sufficient dust control to the
satisfaction of the Municipality;
iii.
Limitations to the height of the landfill development;
iv.
Specific requirements related to any stripping, filling, excavation
and grading associated with a landfill development; and
v.
Requiring development to adhere to any appropriate provincial
health regulations.
j.
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.
Aggregate Extraction:
4.8
For the purpose of this section, Aggregate Extraction shall mean,
excavation other than for construction, building or for purposes of creating
an artificial body of water, including but not limited to, sand and gravel
mining, topsoil stripping
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4.9
An application proposing a new aggregate extraction use or an expansion
to an existing aggregate extraction operation shall be a temporary and
discretionary use and shall adhere to all appropriate Provincial and Federal
regulations.
4.10
In reviewing applications for aggregate resource extraction operations the
environmental implications of the operation including plans for site
restoration shall be considered.
4.11
The applicant shall submit plans and a narrative including:
a. The location and area of the site where the excavation is to take place;
b. An estimate of the expected life of the deposit and volume of aggregate
material therein;
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c. The type and dimensions including average depth of the proposed
excavation, and the effect on existing drainage patterns on and off the
site;
i.
Any plans to divert, retain, or otherwise alter natural drainage
flows within and through the site;
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d. Identification of the outdoor noise and the discharge of substances into
the air;
e. The methods for preventing, controlling, or reducing erosion;
f.
Proposed site and operation area access, and hauling activities
(including number, type, and tonnage of trucks; dates and hours of
hauling; and, haul routes);
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g. proposed extraction, operation, and staging (including years, dates and
hours of operation)
h. The condition in which the site is to be left upon cessation of operations
and detailed plans for site reclamation (including, but not limited to,
the return of the land to a pre-disturbance state, progressive
reclamation activities, re-establishment of natural surface drainage, re-
vegetation, estimates of volume or tonnage of topsoil and overburden
to be (re)placed, machinery and hours required for reclamation
activities along with market costs for the same);
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i.
The identification and site placement of and hazardous materials used
in operations, including but not limited to, fuels, lubricants, chemicals,
etc., and planned safeguards to prevent site and environmental
contamination;
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j.
Identification of approvals required and sought as required from
higher orders of government related to surface or ground water,
heritage resources, environment and fish or wildlife habitat.
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4.12
Aggregate resource extraction industries are permitted in accordance with
the following conditions:
a. 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 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.
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b. The applicant shall keep the area subject to the development permit in
a clean and tidy condition free from rubbish and non-aggregate debris.
c. Access routes into extraction areas shall be located away from
residential areas.
d. 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.
e. Any aggregate resource extraction industry proposed to be located
within 100 m (328 ft.) of any municipal road, provincial highway or the
South or North Saskatchewan River shall be permitted only where it
would not adversely impact the environment, or materially interfere
with or affect adjacent lands.
f.
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 m (100 ft) of the bank of any river or watercourse.
g. The general resource extraction operator and any person who hauls the
aggregate may be required to enter into a road maintenance
agreement.
h. The aggregate resource extraction operator must report the amount of
aggregate extracted by November 1 of each year or the end of the
hauling season whichever comes first.
i.
The Council may require the aggregate resource extraction operator to
post a performance bond to guarantee adherence to the above noted
agreements.
j.
An approval of an aggregate resource extraction, storage and
processing operation shall be limited to a maximum period of ten (10)
years. Council shall stipulate an approval and permit length specific to
each individual proposal.
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i.
The Development Officer may extend a permit in one (1) year
increments where all of the following apply:
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A. The aggregate operation is being operated within the intensity
and locational thresholds approved as part of the initial permit
application;
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B. Land use conflict has not proven to be problematic or
unmanageable;
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C. Demonstration of operator adherence to the development
standards or permit conditions imposed by Council in an initial
approval;
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D. Continued compliance with the RM's Zoning Bylaw.
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A new application and permitting shall be required, and no permit
extension shall be considered, where the conditions above are not met
to the satisfaction of the Development Officer.
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k. To secure the objectives of the proposed aggregate development and
the interests of the RM and its ratepayers, Council may impose
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development standards and permit conditions related to any matter
identified in 4.11 or 4.12 above.
l.
Compliance with all other aspects of the Zoning Bylaw with respect to
determination of suitability of development.
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Clean Fill:
4.13
The excavation, movement or recycling of fill material within the source
site shall not be considered a clean fill activity and exempt from the policies
herein. Disposal of clean fill on a site generated by construction or
demolition activity on that site will be encouraged.
4.14
For the purpose of this section, clean fill operations shall mean the dumping
or placement of clean fill from outside sources for the purpose of re-grading
or levelling a property to reclaim previously excavated properties, correct
drainage on a site or make a site more suitable for construction. Clean Fill
operations are not intended to accommodate the processing and recycling
of fill for commercial distribution.
4.15
In addition to the general requirements regarding discretionary use
applications provided in Section 2 of this Bylaw, the following additional
considerations shall be made for all applications for a clean fill:
a. the location and area of the site where the fill is to be deposited;
b. a fill design approved by a geotechnical engineer;
c. A schedule of completion including the ongoing re-vegetation of
reclaimed areas;
d. An estimation of the amount of fill required;
e. A post development drainage plan;
f.
The methods for preventing, controlling, or reducing erosion if
applicable;
g. proposed access and hauling activities (including number of trucks,
tonnage, and hours of hauling)
h. proposed operational details including dates and hours of operation;
i.
identification and certification of the source fill material form
Saskatchewan Environment;
j.
where a proposed clean fill site may affect wetlands and natural habitat,
referrals form appropriate provincial agencies shall be provided as
required by The Environmental Protection Act.
4.16
Clean Fill operations are permitted in accordance with the following
conditions:
a. The applicant shall employ the services of a professional geotechnical
engineer to complete regular inspections of the operation providing the
Municipality with evidence that the type and application of the fill is in
accordance with the design approved by Council.
b. The applicant shall permit a representative of the Municipality to
perform routine inspections of the operation where deemed
appropriate.
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c. 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 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.
d. The applicant shall keep the area subject to the development permit in
a clean and tidy condition free from rubbish and non-aggregate debris.
e. Access routes into fill site shall be located away from residential areas.
4.17
Clean Fill operations shall have regard to adjacent land uses and no
material is to be stored or piled on any road allowance or within 30 m (100
ft) of the bank of any river or watercourse.
4.18
In addition to the public notification provisions for discretionary uses
contained in this Bylaw, Council shall require that the application be
circulated to property owners adjacent to the proposed haul roads to
obtain public input on the proposed site;
4.19
The applicant and any person who hauls the fill material may be required
to enter into a road maintenance agreement.
4.20
The applicant, upon approval is required to enter into a development
agreement to ensure that the operation is consistent with the requirements
of this Bylaw.
4.21
The Council may require the applicant to post a performance bond to
guarantee adherence to the above noted agreements.
4.22
An approval of a clean fill operation shall be for a maximum period of two
years and may be renewed at the discretion of Council providing the
requirements of this Bylaw continue to be met.
Intensive Livestock Operations:
4.23
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 100 or more animal units of livestock and where the
confined space per animal unit is less than 370 m2, including buildings and
structures directly related to the operation but not including a residence,
seasonal feeding or bedding sites.
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4.24
In addition to the general requirements for a discretionary use as provided
in section 2 of this Bylaw, the following additional considerations shall be
made for all applications for:
a. New ILO's
b. Expansion of Existing ILO's
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c. Any temporary facility or part of a site; or
d. The alteration of an animal species in an approved operation.
4.25
In addition to any requirements contained herein, all applications for an
ILO shall conform to the regulations provided within the Agricultural
Operations Act, 1995.
4.26
As a condition of approval, the Municipality shall specify the maximum
number of animal units for which the approval is made, specify land which
may or may not be used for the disposal or storage of manure from an ILO
in order to minimize potential land use conflicts.
4.27
The applicant shall be responsible for submitting a site plan and narrative
including the following:
a. The size and type of facility;
b. 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);
c. The number and type of animals including identification of any risks of
disease;
d. Manure storage and disposal strategies including identification of all
parcels including their acreage intended to host the disposal;
e. Identification of surface water and residential development on or
adjacent to the parcels intended for hosting the disposal of manure;
f.
Provide a copy of written agreements with land owners for all parcels
intended to host the disposal of manure where the parcels are not
controlled by the operator;
g. Identification of the location of potentially affected surface and
groundwater sources on and adjacent to the site including distance
measurements to these watercourses;
h. Identification of the reason for this site being selected including what
characteristics exist that makes it suitable for hosting the operation.
The Municipality may at its discretion, require the submission of a soils
and water test conducted by a qualified agricultural engineer to
confirm that the site selected is capable to accommodate the activities
proposed.
i.
Identification of socioeconomic benefits of the operation to the area as
well as a brief discussion of the potential conflicts associated with the
operation in addition to any mitigative actions to be taken to minimize
these effects on adjacent land uses.
j.
Servicing requirements associated with the operation including but not
limited to road upgrades and availability of adequate water sources.
k. Type, volume and frequency of traffic associated with the
transportation of animals and food to and from the site.
4.28
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.
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4.29
ILO's shall refer to the following recommended minimum distance
separations:
4.30
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.
4.31
In determining proximity to a multi-parcel residential subdivision, village,
town, 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.
4.32
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.
4.33
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.
4.34
The operator may be required to enter into a road maintenance agreement
to pay for the maintenance of roads required to provide access to the
development.
Type of Development
Animal Units
100-299
300-499
500-1999
>2000
Single family dwelling
not owned by the
Intensive Agricultural
Operator,
tourist
accommodation
or
campground
400 m
400 m
800 m
1200 m
Multi-parcel country
residential
subdivision,
hamlet
or village less than
100
population,
Recreational Uses
400 m
800 m
1600 m
1600 m
Village
(100-500)
population
800 m
1200 m
1600 m
2400 m
Town
(501-5000)
population
1200 m
1600 m
2400 m
3200 m
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4.35
The minimum separation distance between occupied dwellings and the
location where manure is to be spread is listed below:
Location Separation Criteria for Manure Spreading to Dwellings (in metres)
Method of Manure Application
Injected
Incorporated
within 24 hours
No incorporation
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Population of
1-1000 people
200 m
400 m
800 m
Population of
1001-5000
400 m
800 m
1200 m
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SECTION 5:
ZONING DISTRICTS
For the purpose of applying this Bylaw, the Municipality is divided into zoning
districts.
The boundaries of the zoning districts are shown on the Zoning Maps in Appendix
A which are attached to and form part of this Bylaw. Unless otherwise shown on
the map, the boundaries of the said districts are site lines, center lines or streets,
lands, roads or such lines extended and the boundaries of the Municipality.
Regulations for the zoning districts are outlined in the schedules which are
attached to and form part of this Bylaw.
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SCHEDULE A: AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT (AG)
Purpose and Intent:
The purpose of the Agricultural District (AG) is to provide for and preserve large
areas capable of accommodating a diversity of general agricultural activities
including field and forage crops as well as intensive agricultural activities.
1.0 Permitted Uses:
In any Agricultural District (AG), no person shall use any land, building or structure
or erect any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
1. 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
2. Accessory Building/Uses
3. Home Occupation
4. Public Utilities
1.1 Discretionary Uses:
The following uses shall be considered by Council subject to the completion of the
discretionary use process as outlined in Section 2 of the General Administration of
this Bylaw:
1. Intensive Agricultural and Livestock Operations
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2. Agricultural Dormitory Dwellings
3. Agricultural Industry
4. Agricultural Tourism
5. Agricultural Commercial
6. Aggregate Resource Extraction, Storage and Processing
7. Home Based Business
8. Bed and Breakfast
9. Institutional Uses
10. Solid and Liquid Waste Disposal Facility
11. Clean Fill Site
12. Animal Kennel
13. Cemetery, Crematorium or Mausoleum
14. Equestrian Facility
15. Private Airstrips
16. Recreational Uses
17. Secondary Suite
18. Mobile Home
19. Garden (Granny) Suite
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20. Existing Farmstead Severance (Country Residential)
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21. Secondary Accessory Agricultural Residence (subject to Section 4.0)
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No person shall initiate any permitted, discretionary or accessory use prior to
obtaining a development permit from the Development Officer.
1.2 Accessory Residences:
1. A residential dwelling may be permitted as an accessory use in association with
discretionary uses 1, 4, 9, 12, 14, and 16 above where the discretionary use has
been approved by Council and is fully established and operational. Accessory
residences are subject to the development standards provided in Section 4 of
this Bylaw. Accessory residential dwellings permitted by this section are
considered exceptions to the maximum residential density provided for within
this District.
a. In accordance with 1.1.21 of Schedule A, a secondary accessory
agricultural residence may be permitted at the discretion of Council
and in accordance with Section 4.0 of this Bylaw.
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2. Secondary suites considered as discretionary uses within the Agricultural
District (AG) shall be limited to the principal g and shall not create more than
2 dwelling units within the principal dwelling.
1.3 Prohibited Uses:
The following uses shall be strictly prohibited within Agricultural District (AG):
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.
1.4 Accessory and Ancillary Buildings and Uses:
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1. 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.
2. All accessory uses, buildings or structures require the submission of an
application for a development permit prior to commencing the use or
construction unless it is identified as exempt from this process in Section 2 of
the General Administration of this Bylaw.
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3. Setbacks, area requirements, and general performance standards for accessory
buildings shall meet the same requirements as the principal use or building.
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4. 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.
5. Facilities for the direct sale of crops grown by the agricultural operation
including orchards and market gardens shall be considered accessory to a
farmstead or residence in the Agricultural District.
6. Where a permitted principal use listed in 1.0.1 is lawfully established,
discretionary agricultural commercial uses may be considered ancillary to a
principal agricultural use, rather than an independent principal use where:
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(all clause 6. added)
i.
the use is clearly secondary and subordinate to the established
principal use of the site;
ii.
there is no store front, retail component, or other aspect to the
agricultural commercial use that would significantly increase
traffic to the site;
iii.
the landowner has given their consent to the proposed ancillary
agricultural commercial use and is either directly involved in the
operation, or, to the satisfaction of Council, is indirectly involved
such that the introduction of the use would not create potential
land use conflict with the principal use of the site;
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A) Council, at its discretion, may limit the validity period of
any development permit to a period of no more than five
(5) years where it is deemed necessary to monitor and
evaluate the impacts of the ancillary agricultural
commercial use and its impact(s) on the principal use of
the site and the surrounding area.
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iv.
1.4.2 and 1.4.3 shall apply with any necessary modification for the
ancillary use.
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1.5 Subdivision and Site Regulations:
AG District
Site Development Standards (minimums unless otherwise stated)
Site
Width
(m)
Site
Area
(ha)
Maximum
Site Area
(ha)
Front
Yard2
(m)
Side
Yard3
(m)
Flanking
Yard2
(m)
Rear
Yard3
(m)
Maximum
Building
Height (m)
Permitted Uses
All Permitted Uses
excepting Public
Utilities
N/A
64.801
N/A
45
15
45
15
N/A
Public Utilities
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Discretionary Uses
All Discretionary Uses
excepting the uses
listed below.
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1.0
4.05
45
1.5
45
7.62
N/A
Intensive Agricultural
Operation
N/A
1.0
N/A
45
15
45
15
N/A
Aggregate Resource
Extraction, Storage
and Processing
Operations
N/A
1.0
N/A
45
15
45
15
N/A
Cemeteries,
Crematoria, and
Mausoleums
N/A
N/A
N/A
45
15
45
15
N/A
Radio, Cellular and
Television Towers
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1.
See subsection 1.6 for site area exceptions. Bylaw No. 05-2024
2.
See subsection 1.5.2 for point of reference for front and flanking yards
3.
See subsection 1.6.10 for potential minimum yard reductions Bylaw No. 05-2024
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Table amendments:
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1. The Development Officer may require a greater setback for a permitted or
discretionary use if it is deemed that the use may substantially interfere with
the safety and amenity of adjacent sites roadways, and the travelling public.
Bylaw 07-2020
2. Front and flanking yard setbacks are measured from the centerline of the
municipal road allowance.
3. For residential sites, where the front or flanking yard abuts a roadway
adjacent to an urban municipality, is within the rural-urban fringe, and where
the speed limit on the adjacent roadway(s) are reduced for the urban setting,
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a minimum front and flanking yard setback of 7.6 m (25 feet) shall apply, as
measured from the site line.
4. 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:
i)
the separation distance to an ILO as regulated in Section 4;
ii) 305 m from a licensed public or private liquid waste disposal facility;
iii) 457 m from a licensed public or private solid waste disposal facility;
iv) 305 m from a honey processing facility;
v) 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 should
maintain a register of all such agreements);
vi) 305 m to a non-refrigerated anhydrous ammonia facility licensed by
Province of Saskatchewan; or
vii) 600 m to a refrigerated anhydrous ammonia facility licensed by the
Province of Saskatchewan.
5. The prescribed yard setbacks for Cemeteries, Crematoria, and Mausoleums,
shall apply to the principal, accessory, or ancillary buildings or structures
within the site. Interment locations are regulated as follows:
Bylaw No. 06-2019
i)
In the establishment of a new cemetery, interment locations shall be
located a minimum of 15 metres from the boundary of any registered road;
no other minimum yard requirement(s) shall apply. A greater setback
may be required to accommodate future road widening if anticipated by
the municipality.
Bylaw No. 06-2019
ii) At its discretion, and in the case of an existing registered or non-registered
cemetery, Council may reduce any required yard setback to accommodate
existing and future interment locations within an existing or proposed
parcel for use as a Cemetery. An absolute reduction may be permitted.
Any reduction will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to address the
peculiar nature of the pre-existing circumstance.
Bylaw No. 06-2019
1.5A Farmstead Severance and Country Residential Development
All of 1.5A added by
Bylaw No. 04-2020
1. Subdivision proposing to separate title for a farmstead existing prior to the
coming into force of this Bylaw shall be at the discretion of Council in the
Agricultural District, and is intended to accommodate the severance of the
essential yard site features as defined herein.
2. Subdivision proposing to establish new non-farm, single parcel country
residential yard sites, or higher densities of residential development, shall be
subject to rezoning to an appropriate zoning district and comply with all
relevant regulations and requirements of that zoning district.
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3. By resolution, Council may allow a larger site size where the larger site will,
within reason, accommodate essential yard site features, and where it will not
result in viable agricultural land being taken out of production. Generally, a
larger site will not be granted to accommodate existing private onsite sewage
systems where any locational requirement may take viable agricultural land
out of production.
4. In addition to any general evaluation criteria contained herein, farmstead
severance and establishment of new country residential development shall be
evaluated by the following criteria:
i)
The development or subdivision is suitable for the proposed site-
specific circumstances and future land use plans (eg. potential hazards,
compatibility, economically serviceable, etc.);
ii)
Effort and design to limit site size in preservation of productive
agricultural land, and to minimize impediments to access or efficient use
of the balance of the agricultural land;
iii) The ability of the development or subdivision to benefit agricultural
operation(s) and/or the continuation of a family farm operation(s).
1.6 Supplementary Development Standards:
1. The minimum site area constituting an agricultural operation or agricultural
holding shall be 64.80 ha (160 acres) or equivalent. Equivalent shall mean
64.80 ha (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.
1.6.1 - 1.6.9
Replaced by Bylaw
No. 05-2024
2. Any parcel which does not conform to the minimum site area requirement but
existed in the Land Titles Office prior to the coming into force of this Bylaw
shall be deemed conforming with regard to site area.
i)
Subdivision proposing the re-orientation of existing parcel boundaries
of agricultural parcels not meeting the minimum 64.80 ha (160 acres)
area requirement, but deemed conforming as described above, will be
permitted where: the re-orientation would remedy an issue of legal and
physical access; and where any resulting parcel meets or exceeds 16.2
ha (40 acres) in area.
Bylaw No. 02-2021
ii)
Agricultural parcel consolidation of parcels not meeting the minimum
64.80 ha (160 acres) area requirement, but deemed conforming as
described above, shall be permitted for the creation of a single larger
agricultural holding.
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3. Where subdivision is proposed to establish a discretionary use, the area
proposed for subdivision shall comprise a minimum of 1 ha (2.47 acres) and a
maximum of 4.05 ha (10 acres) excepting intensive agricultural operations
which may exceed the maximum allowable where it is demonstrated to
Council's satisfaction that additional space is necessary for a viable agricultural
operation.
4. Deleted
Bylaw No. 04-2020
5. Deleted
Bylaw No. 04-2020
6. 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 developed road, including any road to be developed under a signed
servicing agreement.
7. There shall be no minimum area required for a subdivision facilitating
cemeteries, crematoria and mausoleums, and radio and television towers and
facilities.
8. Where deemed desirable or necessary by Council, and as a condition of a
development permit, it may require the installation of fencing, plantings, or
other similar demarcation methods to clearly identify and protect the area of a
cemetery.
Bylaw No. 06-2019
9. The Development Officer may allow a reduced side or rear yard to no less than
1.5 metres for any applicable permitted use where the reduced setback is not
anticipated to interfere with the established use(s) or operations on the
abutting lands. Where deemed necessary by the Development Officer to
minimize potential nuisance or land use conflict, it may impose conditions or
standards consistent with subsections 3.51 and 3.52 of the General
Regulations. Development permitting is required where a reduced yard
setback is applied.
Bylaw No. 05-2021
1. The minimum site area constituting an agricultural operation or agricultural
holding shall be 64.80 ha (160 acres) or equivalent. Equivalent shall mean
64.80 ha (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.
Bylaw No. 05-2024
2. Any site which does not conform to the minimum or maximum site area
requirement but existed in the Land Titles Office prior to the coming into
force of this Bylaw shall be deemed conforming with regard to site area.
Bylaw No. 05-2024
3. Subdivision proposing the re-orientation of existing parcel boundaries of
agricultural parcels not meeting the minimum 64.80 ha (160 acres) area
requirement, but deemed conforming as described above, will be permitted
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where: the re-orientation would remedy an issue of legal and physical access;
and where any resulting parcel meets or exceeds 16.2 ha (40 acres) in area.
4. Agricultural parcel consolidation of parcels not meeting the minimum 64.80
ha (160 acres) area requirement, but deemed conforming as described in
above, shall be permitted for the creation of a single larger agricultural
holding.
Bylaw No. 05-2024
5. Parcels created solely for the purpose of providing private access to
agricultural holdings will be permitted where:
Bylaw No. 05-2024
i) The access parcel is parcel tied to the agricultural holding(s) to which it
is providing access;
Bylaw No. 05-2024
ii) The development of existing registered roadway is prohibitive due to
topographical or geographical constraints, is not in the interest of the
RM and its ratepayers, or serves limited property(ies);
Bylaw No. 05-2024
iii) There is no development on the parcel other than an access drive; and
Bylaw No. 05-2024
iv) The access parcel is a minimum width of 20 metres.
Bylaw No. 05-2024
6. Where subdivision is proposed to establish a discretionary use, the area
proposed for subdivision shall comprise a minimum of 1 ha (2.47 acres) and a
maximum of 4.05 ha (10 acres) excepting intensive agricultural operations
which may exceed the maximum allowable where it is demonstrated to
Council's satisfaction that additional space is necessary for a viable
agricultural operation.
Bylaw No. 05-2024
7. 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 developed road, including any road to be developed under a
signed servicing agreement.
Bylaw No. 05-2024
8. There shall be no minimum area required for a subdivision facilitating
cemeteries, crematoria and mausoleums, and radio and television towers and
facilities.
Bylaw No. 05-2024
9. Where deemed desirable or necessary by Council, and as a condition of a
development permit, it may require the installation of fencing, plantings, or
other similar demarcation methods to clearly identify and protect the area of
a cemetery.
Bylaw No. 05-2024
10. The Development Officer may allow a reduced side or rear yard to no less
than 1.5 metres for any applicable permitted use where the reduced setback
is not anticipated to interfere with the established use(s) or operations on the
abutting lands. Where deemed necessary by the Development Officer to
minimize potential nuisance or land use conflict, it may impose conditions or
standards consistent with subsections 3.51 and 3.52 of the General
Bylaw No. 05-2024
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Regulations. Development permitting is required where a reduced yard
setback is applied.
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SCHEDULE B: AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (AR)
Purpose and Intent:
The purpose of the Agricultural Residential District (AR) is to accommodate large
acreage residential developments which are legally separated from but
complementary to the continuation of agriculture. The permitted and
discretionary uses within this Zoning District provides for uses that are compatible
with the agricultural character of the area.
1.0 Permitted Uses:
In any Agricultural Residential District (AR), no person shall use any land, building
or structure or erect any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
1. Accessory Building/Uses
2. One detached one unit dwelling, RTM or modular home following the
placement thereof on a permanent foundation.
3. Home Occupation
1.1 Discretionary Uses:
The following uses shall be considered by Council subject to the completion of the
discretionary use process as outlined in Section 2 of the General Administration of
this Bylaw:
1. Intensive Agriculture
2. Craft Workshops
3. Equestrian Facilities
4. Home Based Business
5. Bed and Breakfast
6. Dog Kennels
7. Mobile Home
8. Institutional Uses
8. Garden (Granny) Suite
Bylaw No. 6-2013
9. Recreational Use
No person shall initiate any permitted, discretionary or accessory use prior to
obtaining a development permit from the Development Officer.
1.2 Accessory Residences:
1. A residential dwelling may be permitted as an accessory use in association with
discretionary uses 1, 3, 6, 8 and 9 above where the discretionary use has been
approved by Council and is fully established and operational. Accessory
residences are subject to the development standards provided in Section 4 of
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this Bylaw. Accessory residential dwellings permitted by this section are
considered exceptions to the maximum residential density provided for within
this District.
2. Secondary suites considered as discretionary uses within the Agricultural
Residential District (AR) shall be limited to the principal dwelling and shall not
create more than 2 dwelling units within the principal dwelling.
1.3 Prohibited Uses:
The following uses shall be strictly prohibited within Agricultural Residential
Districts (AR):
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.
1.4 Accessory Buildings and Uses:
1. 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.
2. All accessory uses, buildings or structures require the submission of an
application for a development permit prior to commencing the use or
construction unless it is identified as exempt from this process in Section 2 of
the General Administration of this Bylaw.
3. Setbacks and general performance standards for accessory buildings shall
meet the same requirements as the principal use or building.
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1.5 Subdivision and Site Regulations:
AR District
Site Development Standards (minimums unless otherwise stated)
Site
Width
(m)
Site
Area
(ha)
Maximum
Site Area
(ha)
Front
Yard1
(m)
Side
Yard
(m)
Flanking
Yard2
(m)
Rear
Yard
(m)
Maximum
Building
Height (m)
Permitted Uses
All Permitted Uses
excepting Public Utilities
45
0.8
2.0
45
15
45
15
N/A
Public Utilities
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Discretionary Uses
All Discretionary Uses
45
0.8
2.0
45
15
45
15
N/A
Bylaw No. 9-2016
Entire Table Added
1. The Development Officer may require a greater setback for a permitted or
discretionary use if it is deemed that the use may substantially interfere with
the safety and amenity of adjacent sites.
2. Front and flanking yard setbacks are measured from the centerline of the
municipal road allowance.
3. Where the front yard abuts a roadway adjacent to an urban Municipality,
Council may allow a reduced front yard setback to a minimum of 7.6 m (25 feet)
from the front property line for residential sites.
4. 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:
i)
the separation distance to an ILO as regulated in Section 4;
ii) 305 m from a licensed public or private liquid waste disposal facility;
iii) 457 m from a licensed public or private solid waste disposal facility;
iv) 305 m from a honey processing facility;
v) 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 should
maintain a register of all such agreements);
vi) 305 m to a non-refrigerated anhydrous ammonia facility licensed by
Province of Saskatchewan; or
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vii) 600 m to a refrigerated anhydrous ammonia facility licensed by the
Province of Saskatchewan.
1.6 Supplementary Regulations or Special Provisions:
1. The minimum site area for all development in the Agricultural Residential
Districts (AR) shall be 0.8 ha (2.0 acres) and the maximum site area shall be 2
ha (4.8 acres), except where in the event of a fragmented parcel, the site area
development standards may be relaxed to allow for the inclusion of the full
extent of the fragmentation where it can be demonstrated to council's
satisfaction that the remnant lands will not support productive agriculture.
Bylaw No. 7-2017
2. The subdivision of new a site larger than 2 ha (4.8 acres), but equal to or less
than 4.05 ha (10 acres), may be permitted subject to all of the following
conditions:
Bylaw No. 02-2021
(all of clause 2.
added)
i)
The larger site will not unreasonably take any viable agricultural land out
of production;
ii) The larger site will not be intended primarily for the purpose of
accommodating a type of private onsite sewage system;
iii) Where the larger site will not result in increased servicing and
maintenance costs to the municipality due to an increase in site area;
iv) Where the larger site and the proposed use will not create unmanageable
land use conflict with general agricultural operations; and
v) Where compliance with all other aspects of this Zoning Bylaw and the
Official Community Plan are achieved.
3. Any parcel which does not conform to the minimum site area requirement but
existed in the Land Titles Office prior to the coming into force of this Bylaw
shall be deemed conforming with regard to site area.
Bylaw No. 02-2023
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SCHEDULE C: COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL 1 DISTRICT (CR1)
Purpose and Intent:
The purpose of the Country Residential 1 District (CR1) is to accommodate a rural
residential lifestyle where the essential land requirement is for a building site and
space rather than for productive agricultural purposes.
1.0 Permitted Uses:
In any Country Residential 1 District (CR1), no person shall use any land, building
or structure or erect any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
1. Accessory Building/Uses
2. One detached one unit dwelling, RTM or modular home following the
placement thereof on a permanent foundation.
3. Home Occupation
1.1 Discretionary Uses:
The following uses shall be considered by Council subject to the completion of the
discretionary use process as outlined in Section 2 of the General Administration of
this Bylaw:
1. Home Based Business
2. Craft Workshop
3. Bed and Breakfast
4. General Commercial Type 1
5. Personal Care Homes
6. Institutional Use
7. Recreational Use
8. Garden (Granny) Suite
Bylaw No. 6-2013
No person shall initiate any permitted, discretionary or accessory use prior to
obtaining a development permit from the Development Officer.
1.2 Accessory Residences:
A residential dwelling may be permitted as an accessory use in association with
discretionary uses 4, 5, 6, and 7 above where the discretionary use has been
approved by Council and is fully established and operational.
1.3 Prohibited Uses:
The following uses shall be strictly prohibited within Country Residential 1
Districts (CR1):
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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.
1.4 Accessory Buildings and Uses:
1. 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.
2. All accessory uses, buildings or structures require the submission of an
application for a development permit prior to commencing the use or
construction unless it is identified as exempt from this process in Section 2 of
the General Administration of this Bylaw.
3. Setbacks and general performance standards for accessory buildings shall
meet the same requirements as the principal use or building.
1.5 Subdivision and Site Regulations:
CR1 District
Site Development Standards (minimums unless otherwise stated)
Site
Width
(m)
Site
Area
(ha)
Maximum
Site Area
(ha)
Front
Yard1
(m)
Side
Yard
(m)
Flanking
Yard2
(m)
Rear
Yard
(m)
Maximum
Building
Height (m)
Permitted Uses
All Permitted Uses
excepting Public Utilities
27
0.4
2.0
22.6
1.5
22.6
7.62
10
Public Utilities
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Discretionary Uses
All Discretionary Uses
excepting the uses listed
below
27
0.4
2.0
22.6
1.5
22.6
7.62
10
Recreational Use
N/A
N/A
N/A
22.6
1.5
22.6
7.62
10
Institutional Use
N/A
N/A
N/A
22.6
1.5
22.6
7.62
10
General Commercial
Type 1
N/A
N/A
N/A
22.6
1.5
22.6
7.62
10
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1. The Development Officer may require a greater setback for a permitted or
discretionary use if it is deemed that the use may substantially interfere with
the safety and amenity of adjacent sites.
2. Front and flanking yard setbacks are measured from the centerline of the
municipal road allowance.
3. In any yard abutting an internal subdivision or urban municipal roadway, a
reduced front yard setback of 7.6 metres (25 feet) shall apply. This setback
shall be measured from the building line to the property site line which abuts
the internal subdivision or urban municipal roadway.
Bylaw No. 11-2015
1.6 Keeping of Livestock:
The keeping of livestock shall be permitted in the any Country Residential 1 District
in accordance with the following schedule:
1.7 Supplementary Regulations or Special Provisions
1. The minimum site area for residential or discretionary uses in the CR1 Zoning
District shall be 0.4 ha (1 acre) and the maximum site area shall be 2 ha (5
acres).
2. The maximum residential density for multi-parcel residential development
shall be one residential lot per acre, maintaining an overall average minimum
lot size of 1 ha (2.47 acres) throughout the proposed subdivision.
3. Parcels contained within the development, designated as undeveloped public
open space in excess of the minimum required for municipal reserve by
legislation shall be included in the calculation of the average lot size for a
development.
4. The maximum size of the subdivision area for an individual multi-parcel
country residential development shall be 64.8 ha (160 acres).
5. Any parcel which does not conform to the minimum or maximum 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.
Parcel Size
Maximum Number of
Animal Units Permitted
0.5 acres to 2.0 acres
2
Greater than 2.0 acres to 4.8 acres
4
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i) Parcels created after the coming into force of this Bylaw and January 1,
2023, are also deemed conforming with respect to site size where
zoned to the CR1 District. Existing conforming permitted principal and
accessory uses can remain and can be (re)developed where all other
aspects of the Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw are met for
the specific use and Zoning District in which they may be located.
Bylaw No. 02-2023
6. The final subdivision design and approved lot density of development in the
CR1 Zoning District shall be determined by the carrying capacity of the lands
proposed for development as identified within the submission of a
Comprehensive Development Review where required by Council and this
Bylaw, and shall not exceed all requisite standards provided by the Saskatoon
District Health Region for onsite wastewater disposal systems.
Bylaw No. 02-2023
7. Institutional, general commercial, recreational land uses as well as public
utilities shall have no minimum or maximum area requirement.
8. The floor area requirements for principal and accessory buildings shall be:
i) principal buildings shall have a minimum floor area of 74.32m2
(800 ft²)
ii) accessory buildings shall have a maximum floor area no greater in
size than 1.5 times the floor area of the principal building.
9. The maximum building height in a CR1 District is 10 m.
10. No outside storage shall be permitted in a yard abutting a road.
11. Outside storage located in a side or rear yard shall be screened by landscaping
or vegetation so as not to be visible from the road.
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SCHEDULE D: COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL 2 DISTRICT (CR2)
Purpose and Intent:
The primary purpose of the Country Residential 2 District (CR2) is to accommodate
a rural residential lifestyle, with a broad mix and variety of site size options to
accommodate single or multi parcel residential development. Uses complimentary
to a principal residential use are also accommodated.
Bylaw No. 02-2023
1.0 Permitted Uses:
In any Country Residential 2 District (CR2), no person shall use any land, building
or structure or erect any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
1. Accessory Building/Uses
2. One detached one unit dwelling, RTM or modular home following the
placement thereof on a permanent foundation.
3. Home Occupation
4. Community Halls
1.1 Discretionary Uses:
The following uses shall be considered by Council subject to the completion of the
discretionary use process as outlined in Section 2 of the General Administration of
this Bylaw:
1. Home Based Business
2. Institutional Use
3. Craft Workshop
4. Bed and Breakfast
5. Recreational Use
6. General Commercial Type 1
No person shall initiate any permitted, discretionary or accessory use prior to
obtaining a development permit from the Development Officer.
1.2 Accessory Residences:
1. A residential dwelling may be permitted as an accessory use in association with
discretionary uses 2, 5, and 6 above where the discretionary use has been
approved by Council and is fully established and operational.
1.3 Prohibited Uses:
The following uses shall be strictly prohibited within Country Residential 2
Districts (CR2):
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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.
1.4 Accessory Buildings and Uses:
1. 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.
2. All accessory uses, buildings or structures require the submission of an
application for a development permit prior to commencing the use or
construction unless it is identified as exempt from this process in Section 2.1 of
the General Administration of this Bylaw.
3. Setbacks and general performance standards for accessory buildings shall
meet the same requirements as the principal use or building.
1.5 Subdivision and Site Regulations:
CR2 District
Site Development Standards (minimums unless otherwise stated)
Site
Width
(m)
Site
Area
(ha)
Maximum
Site Area
(ha)
Front
Yard1
(m)
Side
Yard
(m)
Flanking
Yard2
(m)
Rear
Yard
(m)
Maximum
Building
Height (m)
Permitted Uses
All Permitted Uses
excepting Public Utilities
27
0.2
3.9
22.6
1.5
22.6
7.62
10
Public Utilities
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Discretionary Uses
All Discretionary Uses
excepting the uses listed
below
27
0.2
3.9
22.6
1.5
22.6
7.62
10
Recreational Use
N/A
N/A
N/A
22.6
1.5
22.6
7.62
10
Institutional Use
N/A
N/A
N/A
22.6
1.5
22.6
7.62
10
General Commercial
Type 1
N/A
N/A
N/A
22.6
1.5
22.6
7.62
10
Bylaw No. 9-2016
Entire Table Added
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1. The Development Officer may require a greater setback for a permitted or
discretionary use if it is deemed that the use may substantially interfere with
the safety and amenity of adjacent sites.
2. Front and flanking yard setbacks are measured from the centerline of the
municipal road allowance.
3. In any yard abutting an internal subdivision or urban municipal roadway, a
reduced front yard setback of 7.6 metres (25 feet) shall apply. This setback
shall be measured from the building line to the property site line which abuts
the internal subdivision or urban municipal roadway.
Bylaw No. 11-2015
1.6 Supplementary Regulations or Special Provisions
1. The minimum site area for residential uses in the CR2 Zoning District shall be
0.2 ha (0.5 acres) and the maximum site area shall be 3.9 ha (9.6 acres).
2. The maximum residential density for multi-parcel residential development
shall be one residential lot per acre, maintaining an overall average minimum
lot size of 1 ha (2.47 acres) throughout the proposed subdivision.
3. Parcels contained within the development, designated as undeveloped public
open space in excess of the minimum required for municipal reserve by
legislation shall be included in the calculation of the average lot size for a
development.
4. The maximum size of the subdivision area for an individual multi-parcel
country residential development shall be 64.8 ha (160 acres).
5. Any parcel which does not conform to the minimum or maximum 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.
i) Parcels created after the coming into force of this Bylaw and January 1,
2023, are also deemed conforming with respect to site size where
zoned to the CR2 District. Existing conforming permitted principal and
accessory uses can remain and can be (re)developed where all other
aspects of the Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw are met for
the specific use and Zoning District in which they may be located.
Bylaw No. 02-2023
6. The final subdivision design and approved lot density of development in the
CR2 Zoning District shall be determined by the carrying capacity of the lands
proposed for development as identified within the submission of a
Comprehensive Development Review where required by Council and this
Bylaw, and shall not exceed all requisite standards provided by the Saskatoon
District Health Region for onsite wastewater disposal systems.
Bylaw No. 02-2023
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7. Institutional, general commercial, recreational land uses as well as public
utilities shall have no minimum or maximum area requirement.
8. The floor area requirements for principal and accessory buildings shall be:
i) principal buildings shall have a minimum floor area of 65m2 (700
ft²);and
ii) accessory buildings shall have a maximum floor area no greater in
size than 1.5 times the floor area of the principal building.
9. The maximum building height in a CR2 District is 10 m.
10. Detached accessory buildings shall have a maximum floor area of 100m2 (1076
ft²)
11. No outside storage shall be permitted in a yard abutting a road.
12. Outside storage located in a side or rear yard shall be screened by landscaping
or vegetation so as not to be visible from the road.
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SCHEDULE E1: COUNTRY
RESIDENTIAL
3A
DISTRICT
(CR3A)
Entire Schedule E1
introduced by
Bylaw No. 06-2020
Purpose and Intent:
The purpose of the Country Residential 3A District (CR3A) is to accommodate
multiple small lot rural residential areas along the North Saskatchewan River
Valley where the essential land requirement is for a residential building site rather
than for productive agricultural purposes.
1.0 Permitted Uses:
In the Country Residential 3A District (CR3A), no person shall use any land,
building or structure or erect any building or structure except in accordance with
the following provisions:
1. One detached one-unit dwelling or RTM placed on a permanent foundation
2. Accessory Building/Uses
3. Municipal and public facilities and utilities
1.1 Discretionary Uses:
The following uses shall be considered by Council subject to the completion of the
discretionary use process as outlined in Section 2 of the General Administration
of this Bylaw:
1. Home Based Business
2. Community Halls
3. Institutional Uses
4. Accessory Craft Workshop
5. Accessory Bed and Breakfast
6. Non-municipal or public Recreational Uses
No person shall initiate any permitted, discretionary or accessory use prior to
obtaining a development permit from the Development Officer where one is
required.
1.2 Prohibited Uses:
The following uses shall be strictly prohibited within the Country Residential 3A
District (CR3A):
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.
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2. All uses of buildings and land except those specifically noted as permitted or
discretionary.
3. Mobile homes.
4. Swimming pools.
1.3 Accessory Buildings, Structures, and Uses:
1. A permitted accessory building/use 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.
2. Accessory uses listed as discretionary, are discretionary regardless of the class
of principal use.
3. All accessory uses, buildings or structures require the submission of an
application for a development permit prior to commencing the use, site
preparation, or construction unless it is identified as exempt from this process
in Section 2.10 of the General Administration of this Bylaw.
4. Setbacks and general performance standards for accessory buildings and
structures shall meet the same requirements as the principal use or building
unless specified otherwise.
5. A maximum of two (2) detached accessory buildings are permitted per site.
6. Notwithstanding any other definition in this bylaw, the combined building floor
area of any accessory buildings or structures shall be the gross horizontal area
contained within the exterior walls or supporting structures and the maximum
combined area shall not exceed the area of the building floor area of the
principal use.
7. No fence is permitted along the exterior boundaries of a site and shall not
occupy any area of a required yard. Small fenced areas for domesticated pets
and privacy screens adjacent to principal or accessory buildings or structures
are permitted, but shall not exceed 1.8 m in height.
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1.4 Site Regulations:
CR3A District
Development Standards (in Metres). Minimums unless specified otherwise
Site
Width
Site
Area
(m2)
Front
Yard1
Side
Yard
Interior
Site1
Side
Yard
Corner
Site1,2,3
Rear
Yard
Building
Height4
(Max.)
Site
Coverage5
(Max.)
Building
Footprint8/
Floor Area
(m2)
Permitted Uses
One Unit Dwellings
20
800
6.1
1.5
6.1
6.1
10
50%
65 m2/
71m2
Accessory Buildings
/Uses
As per principal use
6,7
Municipal and public
facilities and utilities
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Discretionary Uses
Community Halls
20
800
6.1
1.5
6.1
6.1
10
50%
N/A
Institutional Uses
20
800
6.1
1.5
6.1
6.1
10
50%
N/A
Recreational Uses
N/A
N/A
6.1
1.5
6.1
6.1
10
N/A
N/A
Accessory Home
Based Businesses,
Craft Workshops, Bed
and Breakfasts
As per principal use
6,7
Notes:
1. Front and side yard setbacks are measured from the closest legal boundary of the municipal
roadway.
2. Where the side yard abuts an internal subdivision roadway adjacent to an urban Municipality,
Council requires a side yard setback to a minimum of 6.1 m (20 feet) from the side property line.
3. For corner sites, a side and/or rear yard reduction may be allowable to a distance no less than 3.05
m (10 ft.) where:
i)
the reduced yard setback would not unduly impede sight lines for vehicular traffic and the
safety of all road users;
ii) the site is irregularly-shaped such that the prescribed setbacks unnecessarily restrict otherwise
developable lands; and
iii) the reduced yard setback has limited potential to create negative off-site impacts related to
public safety, drainage, and public amenity.
4. The maximum building height is 8.5 m for the following sites:
i)
SE ¼ 05-40-07-W3M; Lots 12-14, Block 5, Plan 101964584
5. Site coverage includes any and all areas that are covered with buildings or structures, are
landscaped, paved or gravelled, or otherwise not in a natural and undisturbed state.
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6. Detached accessory buildings and structures shall have a maximum floor area no greater than that
of the floor area of the principal building.
7. Individual detached accessory buildings shall have a maximum floor area of 100m2 (1076 ft2).
8. Building footprint shall be determined as the area of the building foundation excluding any
attached accessory building or structure.
1.5 Supplementary Regulations and Special Provisions:
1. The Development Officer may require a greater setback for a permitted or
discretionary use if it is deemed that the use may substantially interfere with
the safety and amenity of adjacent lands or sites.
2. The maximum residential density for multi-parcel residential subdivision shall
be one residential lot per 0.25 acre of gross subdivided area, maintaining an
overall average minimum lot size of 0.1 ha (0.25 acres) throughout the
proposed subdivision.
3. Parcels contained within the development, designated as undeveloped public
open space in excess of the minimum required for municipal reserve by
legislation shall be included in the calculation of the average lot size for a
development.
4. Any parcel which does not conform to the minimum or maximum 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.
5. The final subdivision design and approved lot density of development in the
CR3A Zoning District shall be determined by the carrying capacity of the lands
proposed for development as identified within the submission of a
Comprehensive Development Review (see Section 2.22 - 2. 27) and shall not
exceed all requisite standards provided by the appropriate Health Authority
for onsite wastewater disposal systems.
6. Notwithstanding any other provision of this bylaw, no form of temporary
dwelling or sleeping accommodation may be placed or used on site during
development.
7. No outside storage shall be permitted in a yard abutting a road.
8. Outside storage located in a side or rear yard shall be screened by landscaping
or vegetation so as not to be visible from the road.
9. Any residential site requires a minimum of two (2) off-street parking spaces.
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10. All development shall conform to any hazard land provisions of the RM and/or
any development standards required to ensure the safety of people and
property.
11. Irrigation of landscaped areas or natural foliage shall be limited to any
geotechnical suitability requirements of the site.
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SCHEDULE E2: COUNTRY
RESIDENTIAL
3B
DISTRICT
(CR3B)
Entire Schedule E2
introduced by
Bylaw No. 06-2020
Purpose and Intent:
The purpose of the Country Residential 3B District (CR3B) is to accommodate
multiple small lot rural residential areas along the North Saskatchewan River
Valley where the essential land requirement is for a residential building site rather
than for productive agricultural purposes.
1.0 Permitted Uses:
In the Country Residential 3B District (CR3B), no person shall use any land,
building or structure or erect any building or structure except in accordance with
the following provisions:
1. One detached one-unit dwelling or RTM placed on a permanent foundation
2. Accessory Building/Uses
3. Municipal and public facilities and utilities
1.1 Discretionary Uses:
The following uses shall be considered by Council subject to the completion of the
discretionary use process as outlined in Section 2 of the General Administration
of this Bylaw:
1. Home Based Business
2. Community Halls
3. Institutional Uses
4. Accessory Craft Workshop
5. Accessory Bed and Breakfast
6. Non-municipal or public Recreational Uses
No person shall initiate any permitted, discretionary or accessory use prior to
obtaining a development permit from the Development Officer where one is
required.
1.2 Prohibited Uses:
The following uses shall be strictly prohibited within the Country Residential 3B
District (CR3B):
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.
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2. All uses of buildings and land except those specifically noted as permitted or
discretionary.
3. Mobile homes.
4. Swimming pools.
1.3 Accessory Buildings, Structures, and Uses:
1. A permitted accessory building/use 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.
2. Accessory uses listed as discretionary, are discretionary regardless of the class
of principal use.
3. All accessory uses, buildings or structures require the submission of an
application for a development permit prior to commencing the use, site
preparation, or construction unless it is identified as exempt from this process
in Section 2.10 of the General Administration of this Bylaw.
4. Setbacks and general performance standards for accessory buildings and
structures shall meet the same requirements as the principal use or building
unless specified otherwise.
5. A maximum of two (2) detached accessory buildings are permitted per site.
6. Notwithstanding any other definition in this bylaw, the combined building floor
area of any accessory buildings or structures shall be the gross horizontal area
contained within the exterior walls or supporting structures and the maximum
combined area shall not exceed the area of the building floor area of the
principal use.
7. No fence is permitted along the exterior boundaries of a site and shall not
occupy any area of a required yard. Small fenced areas for domesticated pets
and privacy screens adjacent to principal or accessory buildings or structures
are permitted, but shall not exceed 1.8 m in height.
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1.4 Site Regulations:
CR3B District
Development Standards (in Metres). Minimums unless specified otherwise
Site
Width
Site
Area
(m2)
Front
Yard1
Side
Yard
Interior
Site1
Side
Yard
Corner
Site1,2,3
Rear
Yard
Building
Height4
(Max.)
Site
Coverage5
(Max.)
Building
Footprint8/
Floor Area
(m2)
Permitted Uses
One Unit Dwellings
20
800
6.1
1.5
6.1
6.1
8.5
50%
93 m2/
111 m2
Accessory Buildings
/Uses
As per principal use
6,7
Municipal and public
facilities and utilities
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Discretionary Uses
Community Halls
20
800
6.1
1.5
6.1
6.1
8.5
50%
N/A
Institutional Uses
20
800
6.1
1.5
6.1
6.1
8.5
50%
N/A
Recreational Uses
N/A
N/A
6.1
1.5
6.1
6.1
8.5
N/A
N/A
Accessory Home
Based Businesses,
Craft Workshops, Bed
and Breakfasts
As per principal use
6,7
Notes:
1. Front and side yard setbacks are measured from the closest legal boundary of the municipal
roadway.
2. Where the side yard abuts an internal subdivision roadway adjacent to an urban Municipality,
Council requires a side yard setback to a minimum of 6.1 m (20 feet) from the side property line.
3. For corner sites, a side and/or rear yard reduction may be allowable to a distance no less than 3.05
m (10 ft.) where:
i)
the reduced yard setback would not unduly impede sight lines for vehicular traffic and the
safety of all road users;
ii) the site is irregularly-shaped such that the prescribed setbacks unnecessarily restrict
otherwise developable lands; and
iii) the reduced yard setback has limited potential to create negative off-site impacts related to
public safety, drainage, and public amenity.
4. The maximum building height is 10 m for the following sites:
i)
SE ¼ 05-40-07-W3M; Lot 27, Block 1, Plan 101898995
ii)
SE ¼ 05-40-07-W3M; Lots 43, and 44, Block 1; Plan 101929631
iii) SE ¼ 05-40-07-W3M; Lot 2, Block 2, Plan 101929631
iv) SE ¼ 05-40-07-W3M; Lots 1-10. 16, and 17, Block 5, Plan 101964584
v)
SE ¼ 05-40-07-W3M; Lots 22-33, Block 6, Plan 101964584
vi) SE ¼ 05-40-07-W3M; Parcels A and B, Plan 101964584
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5. Site coverage includes any and all areas that are covered with buildings or structures, are
landscaped, paved or gravelled, or otherwise not in a natural and undisturbed state.
6. Detached accessory buildings and structures shall have a maximum floor area no greater than that
of the floor area of the principal building.
7. Individual detached accessory buildings shall have a maximum floor area of 100m2 (1076 ft2).
8. Building footprint shall be determined as the area of the building foundation excluding any
attached accessory building or structure.
1.5 Supplementary Regulations and Special Provisions:
1. The Development Officer may require a greater setback for a permitted or
discretionary use if it is deemed that the use may substantially interfere with
the safety and amenity of adjacent lands or sites.
2. The maximum residential density for multi-parcel residential subdivision shall
be one residential lot per 0.25 acre of gross subdivided area, maintaining an
overall average minimum lot size of 0.1 ha (0.25 acres) throughout the
proposed subdivision.
3. Parcels contained within the development, designated as undeveloped public
open space in excess of the minimum required for municipal reserve by
legislation shall be included in the calculation of the average lot size for a
development.
4. Any parcel which does not conform to the minimum or maximum 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.
5. The final subdivision design and approved lot density of development in the
CR3A Zoning District shall be determined by the carrying capacity of the lands
proposed for development as identified within the submission of a
Comprehensive Development Review (see Section 2.22 - 2. 27) and shall not
exceed all requisite standards provided by the appropriate Health Authority
for onsite wastewater disposal systems.
6. Notwithstanding any other provision of this bylaw, no form of temporary
dwelling or sleeping accommodation may be placed or used on site during
development.
7. No outside storage shall be permitted in a yard abutting a road.
8. Outside storage located in a side or rear yard shall be screened by landscaping
or vegetation so as not to be visible from the road.
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9. Any residential site requires a minimum of two (2) off-street parking spaces.
10. All development shall conform to any hazard land provisions of the RM and/or
any development standards required to ensure the safety of people and
property.
11. Irrigation of landscaped areas or natural foliage shall be limited to any
geotechnical suitability requirements of the site.
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SCHEDULE E3: COUNTRY
RESIDENTIAL
3C
DISTRICT
(CR3C)
Entire Schedule E3
introduced by
Bylaw No. 06-2020
Purpose and Intent:
The purpose of the Country Residential 3C District (CR3C) is to accommodate
multiple small lot rural residential areas along the North Saskatchewan River
Valley where the essential land requirement is for a residential building site rather
than for productive agricultural purposes.
1.0 Permitted Uses:
In the Country Residential 3C District (CR3C), no person shall use any land, building
or structure or erect any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
1. One detached one-unit dwelling or RTM placed on a permanent foundation
2. Accessory Building/Uses
3. Municipal and public facilities and utilities
1.1 Discretionary Uses:
The following uses shall be considered by Council subject to the completion of the
discretionary use process as outlined in Section 2 of the General Administration
of this Bylaw:
1. Home Based Business
2. Community Halls
3. Institutional Uses
4. Accessory Craft Workshop
5. Accessory Bed and Breakfast
6. Non-municipal or public Recreational Uses
No person shall initiate any permitted, discretionary or accessory use prior to
obtaining a development permit from the Development Officer where one is
required.
1.2 Prohibited Uses:
The following uses shall be strictly prohibited within the Country Residential 3C
District (CR3C):
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.
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2. All uses of buildings and land except those specifically noted as permitted or
discretionary.
3. Mobile homes.
4. Swimming pools.
1.3 Accessory Buildings, Structures, and Uses:
1. A permitted accessory building/use 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.
2. Accessory uses listed as discretionary, are discretionary regardless of the class
of principal use.
3. All accessory uses, buildings or structures require the submission of an
application for a development permit prior to commencing the use, site
preparation, or construction unless it is identified as exempt from this process
in Section 2.10 of the General Administration of this Bylaw.
4. Setbacks and general performance standards for accessory buildings and
structures shall meet the same requirements as the principal use or building
unless specified otherwise.
5. A maximum of two (2) detached accessory buildings are permitted per site.
6. Notwithstanding any other definition in this bylaw, the combined building floor
area of any accessory buildings or structures shall be the gross horizontal area
contained within the exterior walls or supporting structures and the maximum
combined area shall not exceed the area of the building floor area of the
principal use.
7. No fence is permitted along the exterior boundaries of a site and shall not
occupy any area of a required yard. Small fenced areas for domesticated pets
and privacy screens adjacent to principal or accessory buildings or structures
are permitted, but shall not exceed 1.8 m in height.
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1.4 Site Regulations:
CR3C District
Development Standards (in Metres). Minimums unless specified otherwise
Site
Width
Site
Area
(m2)
Front
Yard1
Side
Yard
Interior
Site1
Side
Yard
Corner
Site1,2,3
Rear
Yard
Building
Height4
(Max.)
Site
Coverage5
(Max.)
Building
Footprint8/
Floor Area
(m2)
Permitted Uses
One Unit Dwellings
20
800
6.1
1.5
6.1
6.1
8.5
50%
112 m2/
148 m2
Accessory Buildings
/Uses
As per principal use
6,7
Municipal and public
facilities and utilities
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Discretionary Uses
Community Halls
20
800
6.1
1.5
6.1
6.1
8.5
50%
N/A
Institutional Uses
20
800
6.1
1.5
6.1
6.1
8.5
50%
N/A
Recreational Uses
N/A
N/A
6.1
1.5
6.1
6.1
8.5
N/A
N/A
Accessory Home
Based Businesses,
Craft Workshops, Bed
and Breakfasts
As per principal use
6,7
Notes:
1. Front and side yard setbacks are measured from the closest legal boundary of the municipal
roadway.
2. Where the side yard abuts an internal subdivision roadway adjacent to an urban Municipality,
Council requires a side yard setback to a minimum of 6.1 m (20 feet) from the side property line.
3. For corner sites, a side and/or rear yard reduction may be allowable to a distance no less than 3.05
m (10 ft.) where:
i)
the reduced yard setback would not unduly impede sight lines for vehicular traffic and the
safety of all road users;
ii) the site is irregularly-shaped such that the prescribed setbacks unnecessarily restrict
otherwise developable lands; and
iii) the reduced yard setback has limited potential to create negative off-site impacts related to
public safety, drainage, and public amenity.
4. The maximum building height is 10 m for the following sites:
i)
SE ¼ 05-40-07-W3M; Lots 18-32, Block 5, Plan 101964584
5. Site coverage includes any and all areas that are covered with buildings or structures, are
landscaped, paved or gravelled, or otherwise not in a natural and undisturbed state.
6. Detached accessory buildings and structures shall have a maximum floor area no greater than that
of the floor area of the principal building.
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7. Individual detached accessory buildings shall have a maximum floor area of 100m2 (1076 ft2).
8. Building footprint shall be determined as the area of the building foundation excluding any
attached accessory building or structure.
1.5 Supplementary Regulations and Special Provisions:
1. The Development Officer may require a greater setback for a permitted or
discretionary use if it is deemed that the use may substantially interfere with
the safety and amenity of adjacent lands or sites.
2. The maximum residential density for multi-parcel residential subdivision shall
be one residential lot per 0.25 acre of gross subdivided area, maintaining an
overall average minimum lot size of 0.1 ha (0.25 acres) throughout the
proposed subdivision.
3. Parcels contained within the development, designated as undeveloped public
open space in excess of the minimum required for municipal reserve by
legislation shall be included in the calculation of the average lot size for a
development.
4. Any parcel which does not conform to the minimum or maximum 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.
5. The final subdivision design and approved lot density of development in the
CR3A Zoning District shall be determined by the carrying capacity of the lands
proposed for development as identified within the submission of a
Comprehensive Development Review (see Section 2.22 - 2. 27) and shall not
exceed all requisite standards provided by the appropriate Health Authority
for onsite wastewater disposal systems.
6. Notwithstanding any other provision of this bylaw, no form of temporary
dwelling or sleeping accommodation may be placed or used on site during
development.
7. No outside storage shall be permitted in a yard abutting a road.
8. Outside storage located in a side or rear yard shall be screened by landscaping
or vegetation so as not to be visible from the road.
9. Any residential site requires a minimum of two (2) off-street parking spaces.
10. All development shall conform to any hazard land provisions of the RM and/or
any development standards required to ensure the safety of people and
property.
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11. Irrigation of landscaped areas or natural foliage shall be limited to any
geotechnical suitability requirements of the site.
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SCHEDULE F: INDUSTRIAL/ COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (M)
Purpose and Intent:
The purpose of the Industrial/Commercial District (M) is to facilitate a diverse
range of commercial and industrial activities, displaying a high standard of
appearance and focused at points of intersection with primary municipal
roadways, and provincial highways.
1.0 Permitted Uses:
In any Industrial/Commercial District (M), no person shall use any land, building
or structure or erect any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
1. Accessory Building/Uses
2. Offices and Professional Office Buildings
3. Research Laboratories
4. Telecommunication Facilities or Television Stations
5. Restaurant and Lounge
6. Retail Stores
7. Museum and Gallery
8. Service Stations
9. Gas Bar
10. Public Garages
11. Hotels or Motels
12. Sale, rental, leasing and associated servicing of automobiles, trucks,
motorcycles and recreational vehicles excluding industrial equipment and
agricultural implements.
13. Car Wash
14. Personal service trades and health clubs.
1.1 Discretionary Uses:
The following uses shall be considered by Council subject to the completion of the
discretionary process as outlined in Section 2 of the General Administration of this
Bylaw:
1. General Commercial Type I
2. General Industry Type ll
3. General Industry Type lll
4. Institutional Uses
5. Recreational
6. Community Centres
7. Day Care Centres
8. Taverns or Nightclubs
9. Crematorium
10. Small Scale Repair Services
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11. Recycling and collection depot
12. Retail Bakeries
No person shall initiate any permitted, discretionary or accessory use prior to
obtaining a development permit from the Development Officer.
1.2 Prohibited Uses:
The following uses shall be strictly prohibited within Industrial/Commercial
District (M):
1. All uses of land, buildings or 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. Dwelling units.
3. All uses of buildings and land except those specifically noted as permitted or
discretionary.
1.3 Accessory Buildings and Uses:
1. 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.
2. All accessory uses, buildings or structures require the submission of an
application for a development permit prior to commencing the use or
construction unless it is identified as exempt from this process in Section 2 of
the General Administration of this Bylaw.
3. Setbacks and general performance standards for accessory buildings shall
meet the same requirements as the principal use or building.
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1.4 Subdivision and Site Regulations:
M District
Site Development Standards (minimums unless otherwise stated)
Site
Width
(m)
Site
Area
(ha)
Maximum
Site Area
(ha)
Front
Yard1
(m)
Side
Yard
(m)
Flanking
Yard2
(m)
Rear
Yard
(m)
Maximum
Building
Height (m)
Permitted Uses
All Permitted Uses
excepting Public Utilities
40
0.4
N/A
15
5
15
15
17
Public Utilities
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Discretionary Uses
All Discretionary Uses
40
0.4
N/A
15
5
15
15
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1. The Development Officer may require a greater setback for a permitted or
discretionary use if it is deemed that the use may substantially interfere with
the safety and amenity of adjacent sites.
2. Front and flanking yard setbacks are measured from the centerline of the
municipal road allowance.
1.5 Supplementary Regulations or Special Provisions:
1. The minimum site area for the Industrial/Commercial District (M) is 0.4 ha (1
acre).
2. Any parcel which does not conform to the minimum or maximum 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.
3. Notwithstanding any other requirements contained in this Bylaw, Service
Stations shall locate underground storage tanks in accordance with The Fire
Protection Act.
4. The Development Officer may allow a building to be occupied by a combination
of one or more of the permitted or discretionary uses listed within this District;
however each use shall obtain a separate development permit.
5. The maximum building height is 17 m.
1.6 Loading:
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1. Where the use of the building or site involves the receipt, distribution or
dispatch by vehicles of materials, goods or merchandise, adequate dedicated
and clearly defined space for such vehicles to stand for unloading or loading
shall be provided on site.
1.7 Landscaping:
In addition the requirements contained within Section 3.12 of the General
Regulations, the following additional conditions shall be met for developments
within an Industrial/Commercial District (M):
1. Prior to issuing a development permit for an undeveloped lot in this District,
the applicant shall be required to supply a landscape plan with a schedule of
completion, which is satisfactory to Council including but not limited to the
following:
a. A landscaped strip of not less than 6.0 metres in depth throughout lying
parallel to and abutting the front site line shall be provided on every site
and shall be used for no purpose except landscaping and necessary
driveway access to the site.
b. On corner lots, in addition to the landscaping required in the front yard, a
landscaped strip of not less than 3.0 metres in width throughout lying
parallel to and abutting the flanking road shall be provided.
c. Where a site abuts any country residential district without an intervening
road, there shall be a strip of land adjacent to the abutting site line of not
less than 3.0 metres in depth throughout, which shall not be used for any
purpose except landscaping.
d. All areas to be used for vehicular traffic shall constructed to the satisfaction
of Council.
e. The entire portion of any site not used for buildings, parking, loading, aisles,
driveways, or similar uses shall be landscaped.
f.
Parking areas shall be adequately screened from roadways and adjacent
properties to a height of 1.0 metres by landscaping or fencing.
g. A space to be used exclusively for garbage storage and pickup, having
minimum dimensions of 2.7 metres by 6.0 metres, shall be provided on
each site to the satisfaction of the Development Officer.
h. Wherever possible, existing trees should remain.
1.8 Outdoor Storage:
1. Outdoor storage is permitted in side and rear yards.
2. 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.
3. All outdoor storage must 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 two metres in height.
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4. Commercial vehicles and equipment associated with a permitted use may be
stored on-site provided the area used for storage of these vehicles does not
exceed the area of the building used by the business to carry out it operations.
No vehicles, materials or equipment shall be in a state of disrepair.
1.9 Integrated Uses:
The purpose for providing for mixed use within Industrial/Commercial District (M)
is to provide for better freedom, diversity and cohesiveness of development of new
and previously developed commercial lots along with industrial lots to encourage
the intensification of development in these areas. Where deemed appropriate, the
Development Officer shall encourage vertical integration of commercial activities
where vertical integration is defined as the accommodation of complimentary
activities which could be considered principal permitted uses under single or
multiple ownership within one or more buildings on a single parcel.
Notwithstanding any other relevant regulations contained in this Bylaw, the
intensification of commercial development in the Industrial/Commercial District
(M) shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
1. Additional use(s) shall be considered on a case to case basis by Council and the
additional use(s) must be approved permitted or discretionary uses within this
Zoning District.
2. Additional use(s) proposed shall be consistent with all relevant sections of the
Official Community Plan and this Bylaw.
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3. The parcel proposed to accommodate the additional use(s) shall be suitable
considering size, shape, location, topography, serviceability and natural
features.
4. The proposed use(s) shall not have a substantial impact upon adjacent uses,
nor will it alter the character of the surrounding area in a manner which
substantially limits, impairs or prevents the use of surrounding properties for
permitted uses.
5. The proposed use(s) must be deemed timely, considering the adequacy of
services existing or planned.
6. Any other conditions deemed relevant to a specific proposal by the
Development Officer.
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SCHEDULE G: NORTH
SASKATCHEWAN
RIVERBANK
OVERLAY (NSR)
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Entire Schedule
Introduced
Purpose and Intent:
The purpose of this overlay district is to consider the unique opportunities and
challenges associated with development along the North Saskatchewan River
(NSR). The following regulations are intended to apply supplementary standards
for all development along the NSR in addition to the regulations provided by the
underlying zoning district or any other applicable development regulations or
standards. Where the regulations of the underlying zoning district appear to be in
conflict with the regulations contained herein, these overlay district regulations
shall take precedence.
1.0 Defining the Boundary:
1. The regulations contained herein shall apply to all lands identified on the North
Saskatchewan Riverbank Overlay map appended to this bylaw as Figure 2.
Permitted Uses:
As provided in the underlying zoning district.
Discretionary Uses:
As provided in the underlying zoning district.
Prohibited Uses:
As provided in the underlying zoning district.
Subdivision and Site Regulations
1. The maximum site area for country residential subdivisions may be exceeded
where it can be demonstrated to Council's satisfaction that:
i) Additional land is necessary to encompass the natural site boundaries
including but not limited to contiguous natural landforms or physical
features where this additional land is not classified as prime
agricultural land as defined herein; and/or
ii) Additional land is necessary to provide sufficient distance from the
location of an existing sewage disposal system site to the proposed
property line to satisfy provincial private sewage disposal system
regulations.
2. The spatial extents of the above noted exception to the maximum site area shall
be clearly defined within a subdivision plan prepared by a legal land surveyor
or registered professional planner duly licensed to practice in the Province of
Saskatchewan.
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SCHEDULE H: 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.
1.1 Defining the Area:
2. For all proposed development in this cautionary area, the developer shall be
required to contact Saskatchewan Watershed Authority to determine the
1:500 year return frequency flood event and necessary freeboard.
1.2 Permitted Uses:
1. Agricultural uses, but not including buildings and structures accessory thereto;
and does not include Intensive Livestock Operations or harvest preserves.
2. Recreational uses.
3. Wildlife habitats and sanctuaries.
1.3 Discretionary Uses:
1. One detached one unit dwelling, RTM or modular home following the
placement thereof on a permanent foundation provided it be constructed in
accordance with appropriate flood proofing measures.
1.4 Site Regulations in the Flood Hazard Land Areas:
1. No person shall use any land, erect, alter or use any building or structure within
the Flood Hazard Lands without a development permit.
2. No person shall backfill, grade, deposit earth or other material, excavate, or
store goods or materials on these lands.
3. "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.
1.5 Flood Proofing Regulations:
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 the 1:500
flood design elevation.
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2. Any existing buildings may be replaced or expanded subject to appropriate
flood proofing measures being provided.
3. 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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SCHEDULE I: EROSION AND SLOPE INSTABILITY OVERLAY
(SI)
Entire Schedule I
replaced by Bylaw
No. 10-2021
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.
1.0 Defining the 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 without
supporting geotechnical assessment or evaluation.
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.
3. The Municipality 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.
1.1 Allowable uses:
All uses listed by the underlying zoning district subject to any hazard lands
policies and general regulation of the Municipality, or higher order of
government.
1.2 Supplementary Regulations, Requirements, and Evaluation:
1. The Municipality shall first endeavour to assess specific development permit
applications based on the specifics provided in the application and any
additional materials voluntarily provided by the applicant.
2. Where the Municipality can independently determine the suitability of
development based on the information supplied by the applicant and upon
cursory and/or visual inspection, notwithstanding GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION 2.3, the application shall be referred to Council for review
and approval, to be evaluated solely on the grounds of geotechnical
suitability.
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3. Where the Municipality cannot independently determine the suitability of
development based on the information supplied by the applicant and upon
cursory and/or visual inspection, the following shall apply:
a. 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.
b. The geotechnical engineer shall answer the following questions:
i.
Will the proposed development be detrimentally affected by natural
erosion or slope instability?
ii.
Will the proposed development increase the potential for erosion or
slope instability that may affect the proposed development, or any
other property?
c. 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 identify and explain known
and suspected residual hazards. The responsibility for monitoring and
responding to monitored findings shall be resolved before approval is
granted.
d. A development permit shall not be issued unless the report on the site,
presented and endorsed by the geotechnical engineer, indicates that the
site is suitable for development or outlines suitable mitigating measures
and documents residual hazard.
e. 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.
f.
Any refusal, development standards or conditions of a permit, may be
appealed in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
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SCHEDULE J: 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.
1.0 Defining the Boundary:
1. 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.
1.1 Site Regulations in the Heritage Resources Overlay Area:
1. 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.
2. Any substantive development that lies within these sensitive lands shall be
referred to the provincial Heritage Unit for a heritage review.
3. 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.
4. 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.
1.2 Heritage Resource Development:
1. Heritage resource development shall be a discretionary use in all zones.
2. Heritage resource development shall be exempted from site and frontage area
requirements.
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SECTION 6:
DEFINITIONS
Abattoir (Slaughterhouse) - means a building for butchering. The abattoir
houses facilities to slaughter animals; dress, cut and inspect meats; and refrigerate,
cure, and manufacture by-products.
Accessory - means 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 - means the Administrator of the Rural Municipality of Laird No.
404.
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: means 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 - means an agricultural operation that is carried out on
a farm, in the expectation of gain or reward, including:
i. cultivating land;
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ii. producing agricultural crops, including hay and forage;
iii. producing horticultural crops, including vegetables, fruit, mushrooms, sod,
trees, shrubs, flowers, greenhouse crops and specialty crops;
iv. raising all classes of livestock, horses, poultry, fur-bearing animals, game
birds and game animals, bees and fish;
v. carrying on an intensive livestock operation;
vi. producing eggs, milk, honey and other animal products;
vii. operating agricultural machinery and equipment, including irrigation pumps
and noise-scare devices;
viii. conducting any process necessary to prepare a farm product for distribution
from the farm gate;
ix. storing, handling and applying fertilizer, manure, organic wastes, soil
amendments and pesticides, including both ground and aerial application;
x. any other prescribed agricultural activity or process as defined by Council
form time to time
Agricultural Industry - means 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 Commercial - means a use related to the sale of products or
machinery of an agricultural nature or the provision of services to the agricultural
community, and without restricting the generality of the above may include
livestock auction marts, butchers, farm implement dealerships, fruit stands,
veterinary clinics and animal hospitals.
Bylaw No. 01-2021
Agricultural Value Added - as defined by Agriculture Canada, means a project
that can clearly demonstrate it adds value to a primary agriculture product, and
includes agricultural product manufacturing, food-processing activities, and non-
food-processing activities.
Activities related to an agricultural value-added enterprise can take place on or off
the farm.
Examples include, but are not limited to, separating, grading, cleaning, and
packaging produce, making jam from berries, converting milk into cheese to sell in
roadside stores or adding a canning or pickling operation to a farm business,
activities as producing fiberboard from hemp or straw. Agricultural Tourism,
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organic farming, storage, distribution, and transportation are not considered to be
agricultural value-added activities.
Agricultural Residence - means a dwelling unit accessory to the use of land
intended for a combined residential and agricultural purpose.
Agricultural Residential Development- is defined as the establishment of a
residence on an agricultural holding in the absence of subdivision of where the
residence remains directly appurtenant to the agricultural operation.
Agricultural Tourism - means 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.
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 - means 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 Unit (A.U.) - the kind and number of animals calculated in accordance
with the following table:
Kind of Animal
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
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Feeder pigs
6
Weanling pigs
20
Sheep
Rams or ewes
7
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
Bison
Cows or bulls
Calves
1
4
Deer
Fallow Deer
Fallow Deer Fawns
8
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Applicant - means 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.
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 - means 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.
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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.
Bakery (Retail) - means a commercial establishment for the production of
baked goods primarily intended for sale to retail patrons for offsite consumption.
Bare land Condominium - refers to a condominium in which the individually
owned units are defined in relation to the land rather than in relation to a structure.
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.
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 Bylaw - means the Bylaw of the Rural Municipality of Laird No. 404
regulating the erection, alteration, repair, occupancy or maintenance of buildings
and structures.
Building Floor Area - means the sum of the gross horizontal area of all floors of
a building excluding the floor area used for or devoted to mechanical equipment,
laundry, storage, swimming pools, and enclosed or underground parking facilities.
All dimensions shall be measured between exterior faces of walls or supporting
columns, or from the centre line of the walls or supporting columns separating two
buildings. For the purpose of this Bylaw, the term 'storage' means the keeping or
placing of trunks, luggage or similar articles in a place designed therefore, but shall
exclude clothes closets, linen closets, broom cupboards, kitchen and bathroom
cupboards of whatsoever nature.
Building Front Line - means the line of the wall of the building, or any projecting
portion of the building, and production thereof excluding permitted obstructions
which faces the front site line.
Building Grade - means the ground elevation established for the purpose of
regulating the number of stories and the height of a building. The building grade
shall be the level adjacent to the exterior walls of the building if the finished grade
is level. If the ground is not entirely level, the grade shall be determined by
averaging the elevation of the ground for all sides of the building.
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Building Height - means 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]
Bylaw No. 01-2021
Building Permit - means a permit, issued under the Building Bylaw of the Rural
Municipality of Laird No. 404 authorizing the construction of all or part of any
building or structure.
Building Rear Line - means the line of the wall of the building or any projecting
portion of the building and production thereof excluding permitted obstructions
which faces the rear site line.
Building Side Line - means the line of the wall of the building, or any projecting
portion of the building and production thereof excluding permitted obstructions,
which faces the side site line.
Bulk Fuel Sales and Storage - means lands, buildings, and structures for the
storage and distribution of fuels and oils including retail sales or key lock
operations.
Butcher - means an operation within a building or structure used primarily for the
preparation, cutting, and processing of meat, poultry, or game animals on behalf of
patrons or for resale. It does not include the slaughter of animals and is not
synonymous with an Abattior.
Bylaw No. 01-2021
Bylaw - means the Rural Municipality of Laird No. 404 Bylaw.
Campground - means 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.
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 crops.
Class 2 - Soils in this class have moderate limitations that restrict the range of
crops or require moderate conservation practices.
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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.
Cemetery - means land that is set apart or used as a place for the interment of the
dead or in which human bodies have been buried. "Cemetery" may include a
structure for the purpose of the cremation of human remains and may include
facilities for storing ashes or human remains that have been cremated or the
interment of the dead in sealed crypts or compartments.
Clean Fill- means uncontaminated nonwater-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 housing patterns.
Commercial - means 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 - means 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 - means 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.
Composting - means the collection of a significant mass of natural organic
material stored to optimize conditions such that the mass will self-heat via aerobic
microorganisms for a sufficient time that the carbon contained in the mass is
stabilized.
Comprehensive 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 - means 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
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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 - means the planning, management and implementation of an
activity with the objective of protecting the essential physical, chemical and
biological characteristics of the environment against.
Conservation Subdivision Design - means a subdivision design where a
significant amount of land within the proposed development is set aside as
undeveloped public open space. The intent of this type of subdivision design is to
conserve natural habitat and cluster residential development in a manner which
responds to the natural features of the subject property.
Contractors Yard - means 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 - means 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.
Convenience Commercial - means the use of land, buildings, or structures
located in or adjacent to a multi-parcel country residential subdivision for the
purpose of buying and selling commodities, and supplying professional and
personal services for compensation for a local population.
Council - means the Council of the Rural Municipality of Laird No. 404.
Country Residence - means 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 - means 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.
Demolition Permit - is a permit issued for the removal or dismantling of a
building or structure within The Municipality of Grayson's boundaries as
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prescribed under Section 13 of The Uniform Building and Accessibility Standards
Act.
Development - means 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 Officer- means an employee of The Municipality appointed by the
Administrator to act as a Development Officer to administer this Bylaw.
Development Permit - means a permit issued by the Council of the Rural
Municipality of Laird No. 404 that authorizes development, but does not include a
building permit.
Directional signage - signage located off site providing direction to and
information about a specific enterprise or activity which does not contain general
advertising.
Discretionary Use - means a use of land or buildings or form of development
that:
i.
Is prescribed as a discretionary use in the Zoning Bylaw; and
ii. Requires the approval of Council pursuant to Section 56 of The Planning
and Development Act, 2007.
Dormitory - means sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing
sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people.
Dwelling - means a building or part of a building designed exclusively for
residential occupancy.
Dwelling Unit - means a separate set of living quarters, whether occupied or not,
usually containing sleeping facilities, sanitary facilities and a kitchen or kitchen
components, but does not include boarding houses or rooming units. For the
purposes of this definition, "kitchen components" include, but are not limited to,
cabinets, refrigerators, sinks, stoves, ovens, microwave ovens or other cooking
appliances and kitchen tables and chairs.
Elevation - the height of a point on the Earth's surface above sea level.
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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.
Environmental Farm Plans- are voluntary, confidential, self- assessment tools
used by producers to raise awareness about environmental risks and opportunities
on their operations. As part of their EFP, producers develop their own action plans
to identify management practices that can reduce environmental risk on their
operations.
Equestrian Facility - means 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.
Essential Yard site Features - means features of an existing farmstead which
are deemed necessary for inclusion within a subdivision plan including but not
limited to dugouts, shelterbelt plantings and water wells.
Exclusionary Uses - refers to certain industrial activities that maybe
characterized as exhibiting a high potential for adversely affecting the safety, use,
amenity or enjoyment of adjacent and nearby industrial and non-industrial sites
due to their scale, appearance, noise, odour, emissions and hazard potential. Such
activities are considered exclusionary when the only means of mitigating the
associated negative affects on surrounding land uses is through spatial separation.
Such uses would include but not be limited to the following:
i. Landfill
ii. Ethanol Plant
iii. Transformer Stations
iv. Uranium Refiners
v. Anhydrous Ammonia Storage and Distribution Centres
Existing- in place, or taking place, on the date of the adoption of this Bylaw.
Farm Building - means 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- means the buildings and adjacent essential grounds
surrounding a farm.
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Feedlot- means a fenced area where livestock are confined solely for the purpose
of growing or finishing, and are sustained by means other than grazing.
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.
Flood Fringe - that portion of the flood hazard area not lying within a floodway
that would be covered by flood waters up to the Design Flood Level and where
development will not create an excessive hindrance to the hydraulic efficiency of
the watercourse.
Flood Design Elevation - the high water level of a 1:500 flood event.
Flood Hazard Area - the area that would be inundated by the design flood.
Flood Plain-: the area of land bordering a water course or water body that would
be inundated by a 1:500 year flood.
Flood Proofing- any combination of structural and non-structural additions,
changes or adjustments to structures or land that will significantly reduce or
eliminate flood damage to real estate or improved real property and their contents
up to and including the design flood level plus a freeboard of 0.5m.
Floodway- a water body or the channel of a watercourse including those portions
of the adjoining floodplains that is required to carry and discharge or contain the
design flood.
Fragmented Parcel - means a parcel of land that is separated from the balance of
the quarter section by original township survey, road widening, road right-of-way,
drainage ditch, pipeline or transmission line development or government action,
natural features such as water courses or water bodies, or because of subdivision
that makes the parcel impractical, in the opinion of the Development Officer, to
development based on the minimum and maximum site
area for its intended purpose or operation.
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Freeboard - the elevation of the design flood level plus a freeboard of 0.5 m
(about 1.64 ft.).
Free Standing Sign - means a sign, except a billboard, independently supported
and visibly separated from a building or other structure and permanently fixed to
the ground.
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Game Farm- land and facilities on which domestic game farm animals are held
for commercial purposes.
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.
Garden (Granny) Suite: A second, small, dwelling on the site of a primary,
single family dwelling that accommodates one or two family members of the
owner/occupants of the primary residence and is intended to allow the
family to live independently but with the support nearby of the extended
family.
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Gas Bar - means 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.
General Commercial Type I - means those developments where activities and
uses are primarily carried on within an enclosed building intended to provide for
the merchandising of refined goods and services targeted for the travelling public
and the surrounding community for financial gain.
General Industry Type I - means those developments where activities and uses
are primarily carried on within an enclosed building where no significant nuisance
factor is created or apparent outside an enclosed building. Developments of this
type shall not pose, in the opinion of a Development Officer, any significant risk of
interfering with the amenity of adjacent sites because of the nature of the site,
materials or processes and shall include but not be limited to the following
activities:
1. the assembling of goods, products or equipment.
2. the limited processing of raw, value-added or finished materials.
3. the storage or transshipping of materials, goods and equipment.
4. the training of personnel in general industrial operations.
It may include any indoor display, office, technical or administrative support areas
or any sales operation accessory to the general industrial uses.
General Industry Type II - means those developments in which all or a portion
of the activities and uses are carried on outdoors, without any significant nuisance
or environmental factors such as noise, appearance, or odour, extending beyond
the boundaries of the site. Developments of this type shall not pose, in the opinion
of a Development Officer, any significant risk of interfering with the amenity of
adjacent sites because of the nature of the site, materials or processes and shall
include but not be limited to the following activities:
1. manufacturing, fabricating, processing, assembly, finishing, production or
packaging of materials, goods or products.
2. the storage or transshipping of materials, goods and equipment.
3. the cleaning, servicing, repairing or testing of materials, goods and
equipment normally associated with industrial or commercial businesses
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or cleaning, servicing and repair operations to goods and equipment
associated with personal or household use, where such operations have
impacts that would make them incompatible in non-industrial districts.
General Industry Type III - means those developments which may have an
effect on the safety, use, amenity, or enjoyment of adjacent or nearby sites due to
appearance, noise, odour, emission of contaminants, fire or explosive hazards, or
dangerous goods.
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 -- means 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 - means a building with glass or clear plastic walls and roof for the
cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions.
Greenhouse (Commercial) - means a greenhouse that includes a retail aspect
catering to the general horticultural needs of the general public for financial gain
and includes outdoor storage of landscaping supplies.
Greenhouse (industrial) - means a greenhouse intended to serve intermediate
industrial and retail markets with large quantities of horticultural supplies, not
including consumer retail.
Greenways- means 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 - means 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.
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 subject to
the requirements of a Neighborhood Concept Plan.
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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 - means land which may be prone to flooding, slumping, landslides,
or erosion or any other instability, or is a flood plain or watercourse.
Hazardous Substance- means 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.
Height of the sign - means 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 and
its residents.
Home Based Business - means 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- means 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.
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.
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Infill Development- redevelopment within existing areas or neighborhoods.
Innovative Development- developments that include alternative design
features.
Institutional Use - means 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, historical and cultural facilities, and government buildings.
Bylaw No. 01-2021
Intensive Agriculture- means an intensified system of tillage and animal
husbandry from the concentrated raising of crops or the concentrated rearing or
keeping, on a continuous 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- means the confining of 100 animal units or
more of any of the following animals, where the space per animal unit is less than
370 square metres:
Bylaw No. 04-2020
a) poultry;
b) hogs;
c) sheep;
d) goats;
e) cattle;
f) horses;
g) any other animal prescribed by provincial legislation or regulation.
Bylaw No. 04-2020
Kennel, Boarding- means the temporary accommodation of dogs, cats or other
domestic animals for commercial purposes.
Kennel, Breeding- means 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- means an accessory building or enclosure intended to house
one or more domestic animals.
Landfill - means a specially engineered site for disposing of solid waste on land,
constructed so that it will reduce hazard to public health and safety.
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Landscaping - means 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:
(i) Soft landscaping consisting of vegetation such as trees, shrubs, vines, hedges,
flowers, grass and ground cover;
(ii) 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- means 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 Map- a, comprehensive document compiled by a local government that
identifies goals and strategies for future development or preservation of land. In
its projections, the map specifies certain areas for residential growth and others
for agriculture, industry, commercial and conservation.
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.
Lounge - means a room or area adjoining a restaurant set aside for the sale of
beverage alcohol for consumption on the premises, with or without food, and
where no area has been set aside for live dancing or entertainment, either in the
lounge or in the adjoining restaurant. The area of a lounge may not exceed 50% of
the public assembly area in the adjoining restaurant.
Lot- means a parcel of land of a subdivision, the plan of which has been filed or
registered in the Land Titles Office.
Manufacturing Establishment- means 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.
Mausoleum-- means a building or other structure used as a place for the
interment of the dead in sealed crypts or compartments.
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Minimum Distance Separation- means, in respect to intensive livestock
operations and heavy industrial land uses, the minimum distance separation
required in the Zoning Bylaw from non complementary uses.
Minister- means the Minister as defined in The Planning and Development Act,
2007.
Mobile Home- a trailer coach that may be used as a dwelling all year round; has
water faucets and shower or other bathing facilities that may be connected to a
water distribution system; and has facilities for washing and a water closet or other
similar facility that may be connected to a sewage system.
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 Home (RTM) - means a building that is manufactured in a factory as a
whole or modular unit to be used as one single dwelling unit and is certified by the
manufacturer that it complies with the Canadian Standards Association Standard
No. CSA-A277, and is placed on a permanent foundation.
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 agricultural use of the
residual lands is suitably integrated into a comprehensive concept plan and where
the essential land requirement is for a residential building site and space, rather
than for productive agricultural purposes.
Municipal and Public Facilities - means a use, amenity, or facilities owned
or operated by or for the municipality, or by a corporation under agreement
with or under a franchise from the municipality or under a federal or
provincial statute, which furnishes services and facilities including but not
limited to: municipal offices and yards; and public amenities and
recreational uses. It shall not mean: those things listed as a "Public Utility",
community or institutional uses, or recreational uses where specifically
otherwise identified within a zoning district.
Bylaw No. 01-2021
Municipality- the Rural Municipality of Laird No. 404.
Municipal Reserve- means dedicated lands:
(i) that are provided to a Municipality pursuant to clause 189(a) for public use; or
(ii) 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;
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Museum- means 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.
Natural Areas - means an area relatively undisturbed by human activities and
characterised by indigenous species including remnant or self-sustaining areas
with native vegetation, water, or natural features.
Natural Resources - means 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 - means a building:
i.
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
ii. 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.
Non-conforming site - means 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 - means a lawful specific use:
i.
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
ii. 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
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established pursuant to the regulations and meets acceptable standards for
establishment and expansion.
Office or Office Building - means 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.
Off Premise Identification Signage - a sign that is located separate and apart
from the land on which the business or activity is located.
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.
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 Trade - means a business associated with the grooming of
persons or the maintenance or repair of personal wardrobe articles and
accessories and may include:
i. beauty salons and barber shops;
ii. shoe repair;
iii. dry cleaning pick-up depots;
iv. self-serve laundry;
v. tailor or seamstress;
vi. massage services; and
vii. tanning beds,
but does not include the provision of health related services.
Places of Worship - means 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 - means the main or primary activity for which a site or its
buildings are designed, arranged, developed or intended, or for which it is occupied
or maintained.
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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:
i. Communication by way of telephone lines, optical cable, microwave, and cable
television services;
ii. Delivery of water, natural gas, and electricity
iii. Public transportation by bus, rail, or other vehicle production, transmission:
iv. Collection and disposal of sewage, garbage, and other wastes; and
v. Fire and Police Services.
Public Garages - means any garage available to the public, operated for gain, and
which is used for repair, rental, greasing, washing, servicing, adjusting or equipping
of automobiles or other motor vehicles, including painting, body work and major
repairs.
Public Works -: a facility as defined under The Planning and Development Act,
2007.
Quarter Section - means 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.
Racetracks- means a place designed and equipped for the racing of motorized
vehicles or horses and includes facilities for administration and management of the
business.
Railway Freight Yards - means 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.
Redesignation - rezoning.
Recreational Use - means a public or private facility or amenity, a joint-use site
or a park or playground the serves the surrounding neighbourhood or community.
Recreation (Integrated) - means public or private recreational facilities
located in or adjacent to a multi-parcel country residential subdivision for the
purpose of providing recreational opportunities and services to a local population.
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Recreational (Commercial) - means 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 principle vehicle.
Notwithstanding the generality of the above may include:
i. Motor homes
ii. Camper Trailers
iii. Boats
iv. Snowmobiles
v. Motorcycles
Recycling and Collection Depot (commercial)- means 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 Laird No. 404.
Residential - the use of land, buildings, or structures for human habitation.
Residential Care Facility - means a facility which:
a) provides meals, lodging,0supervisory, 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 Act which provides for such licensing or
certification as the case may be;
and may include only the principal residence of the operator or administrator; and
may include a prison, reformatory, correctional facility or other facility for the
secure and open custody of persons who have been committed thereto by a Court
of person having lawful authority,
i) for the purpose of detention after being arrested on a charge under The
Criminal Code (Canada) or a Federal or Provincial statute; or
ii) upon being convicted of an offence under The Criminal Code (Canada) of a
Federal or Provincial Statute.
Residual Parcel -
means the acreage remaining in agriculture resulting and
independent of the subdivision of an agricultural holding for non-agricultural
purposes.
Restaurant -- means 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.
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Right of Way - the right of way is the land set aside for use as a roadway or utility
corridor. Rights of way are purchased prior to the construction of a new road or
utility line, and usually enough extra land is purchased for the purpose of providing
mitigative features. Sometimes, road rights of way are left vacant after the initial
roadway facility is constructed to allow for future expansion.
Riparian - The areas adjacent to any streams, rivers, lakes or wetlands.
Roads, Flanking- means a roadway constructed to the side of a lot, parcel or site.
Rural-Urban Fringe - the area outside of an urban municipal boundary
where development form and density, transition from the traditional urban
form to the rural or agricultural setting.
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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, aluminium or tin
cans prior to shipment for remanufacture into new materials.
Scale of Development - means the total acreage intended to accommodate a
multi-parcel country residential subdivision.
School - means 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
Department 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.
Service Station - means a building or place used for, or intended to be developed
primarily for the repair of vehicles and supplying the vehicles with gasoline, diesel
fuel, grease, tires or other similar items.
Setback -- means the distance required to obtain the front yard, rear yard or side
yard provisions of this Bylaw.
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 - means a display board, screen, structure or material having characters,
letters or illustrations applied thereto or displayed thereon, in any manner not
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inside a building and includes the posting or painting of an advertisement or notice
on a building or structure.
Site - an area of land, consisting of one or more lots consolidated under a single
certificate of title, considered as a unit devoted to a certain use or occupied by a
building or a permitted group of buildings, and the customary accessories and open
spaces belonging to the same.
Site Area - total horizontal area within the site lines of a site.
Site Corner - a site at the intersection of two or more public streets, or upon two
parts of the same street, the adjacent sides of which street or streets (or, in the case
of a curved corner, the tangents at the street extremities of the side site lines)
contain an angle of not more than one hundred and thirty-five (135) degrees. In the
case of a curved corner, the corner of the site shall be that point on the street at the
point of intersection of the said tangents.
Site Depth - the horizontal distance between the front site and rear site lines, but
where the front and rear site lines are not parallel the site depth is the length of a
line joining the midpoint of such site lines.
Site 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.
Site Width -means the horizontal distance between the side boundaries of the
site measured at a distance from the front lot line equal to the minimum front yard
required for the district in which the site is located.
Small Scale Commercial - Commercial or Industrial land uses maintaining a
lineal frontage less than 90 m.
Soil Amendment: materials such as peat, manure, or compost are added to soil
to improve plant growth and health. The type of conditioner added depends on the
current soil composition, climate and the type of plant by adding a conditioner or
a combination of conditioners to correct the soil's deficiencies.
Sport Field - means 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.
Structure - means 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.
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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- means an enclosed yard where livestock is kept temporarily.
Subdivision - means 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.
Tavern (Nightclub) - means an establishment, or portion thereof, where the
primary business is the sale of beverage alcohol for consumption on the premises,
with or without food, and where no live entertainment or dance floor is permitted.
A brew pub may be considered a tavern if beverage alcohol is manufactured and
consumed on site under a valid manufacturer's permit in accordance with the
Alcohol Control Regulations.
Telecommunication Facility - means 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 Sign - means a sign which is not permanently installed or affixed in
position, advertising a product or activity on a limited basis.
Traffic Control Signage - means a sign, signal, marking or any device placed or
erected by the Municipality or Saskatchewan Department of Highways and
Transportation.
Trailer Coach - means any vehicle used or constructed in such a way as to enable
it to be used as a conveyance upon public streets or highways and includes a self-
propelled or non self-propelled vehicle designed, constructed or reconstructed in
such a manner as will permit the occupancy thereof as a dwelling or sleeping place
for one or more persons notwithstanding that its running gear is removed or that
it is jacked up.
Trans Canada Trail - a shared use recreational trail that will offer walking,
cycling, horseback riding, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling opportunities
and will travel through each province and territory.
Trucking Firm Establishment - means the use of land, buildings or structures
for the purpose of storing, servicing, repairing, or loading trucks, transport trailers
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and/or buses, but does not include automobile service stations or transportation
sales or rental outlets.
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.
Vacation Farm - means 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;
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 - means 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 - is defined as 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 - means 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.
Warehouse - means 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.
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Wholesale - means the sale of commodities to retailers or jobbers and shall
include the sale of commodities for the purpose of carrying on any trade or
business.
Water body - 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.
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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SECTION 7:
REPEAL AND ADOPTION
1. Bylaw No. 2-96 is hereby repealed.
2. This Bylaw is adopted pursuant to Section 46 and 75 of The Planning and Development Act, 2007,
and shall come into force on the date of final approval by the Minister.
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Reeve
S E A L
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Rural Municipal Administrator
Read a First time this 22nd, day of September, 2008.
Read a Second time this 28th, day of October, 2008.
Read a Third time and adopted this 28th, day of October, 2008.
Ministerial Approval Date:
April 2, 2009
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2011
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2011
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Bylaw
No. 5-
2011
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No. 02-
2014
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Bylaw
No. 03-
2014
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No. 7-
2016
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Bylaw
No. 5-
2017
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All of
Sarilia
Estates
Rezoned
as
identified
by Bylaw
06-2020
16 Sarilia Estates
CR3A - Country Residential 3A District (excludes similarly-shaded municipal roadways, Section 5
boundary determination applies)
CR3B - Country Residential 3B District
CR3C - Country Residential 3C District
SE ¼ 05-40-07-W3M
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