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## 4.6 Storage of Vehicles
- a. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Bylaw and excluding sites in the Agricultural District, no site shall be used for the parking or outside storage of junked vehicles, which includes any automobile, tractor, truck, railer or other vehicle that is not in running order except that not more han four such vehicles may be stored on any site in a Countr Residential District and not more than two such vehicles shall be stored on any site in a Hamlet District.
- b. Section 4.6 (a) shall not apply to lands that have received a development permit for a salvage yard or similar type development.
- C. All storage of vehicles including permitted salvage yards may be required to be screened from roadways or neighbouring properties with landscaping, fences or a combination of both.
- d. The use of an abandoned vehicle, or unlicensed vehicle or truck trailer unit for the purpose of a sign is prohibited.
## 4.7 Public Utilities, Pipelines, and Facilities of the Municipality
- a. Public utilities and facilities of the Municipality, except solid and liquid waste disposal sites, shall be allowed in all districts unless otherwise specified by this Bylaw and no minimum site area or yard requirements shall apply.
- b. Where a pipeline, other utility or transportation facility, crosses a municipal road Council may apply special design standards as considered necessary to protect the municipal interest in the road, including but not limited to requiring the pipeline to be punched under the road.
## 4.8 Waste Disposal Facilities
- a. Development of a new solid or liquid waste disposal facility or expansion of an existing facility will be subject to the following, as specified by Council upon issuing a permit:
2. a buffer strip containing trees, shrubs or a berm shall be located surrounding a lagoon or sanitary landfill disposal area
- il. a lagoon or sanitary landfill disposal area shall be located outside the 1:500 flood hazard area
- ili. any solid or liquid waste disposal facility shall be fenced to provincial standards
- b. Criteria for approving a lagoon or sanitary landfill disposal area:
- a municipal or regional landfill or lagoon project must undergo a provincial environmental impact assessment and a public hearing process to determine if the proposal is considered suitable for the area.
- ii. any necessary mitigation measures will be specified as conditions of the permit approval
- iii. private landfills and lagoons will be considered, provided they meet provincial requirements, and are located so they will not interfere with existing or future residential, recreational, or tourism development
- iv. sanitary landfills and lagoons shall not be located on hazard lands as defined by this bylaw.
## 4.9 Home Based Businesses
- a. A home based businesses shall be a secondary use on the property.
- b. The agricultural use or residential use shall be established on the property prior to the establishment of the home based business.
- c. A home based businesses shall cause no variation in the residential or agricultural character or the appearance of the residence, accessory residential building, or land, except for permitted signs.
- d. All permits issued for a home based business shall be subject to the condition that the permit may be revoked at any time if, in the opinion of the Council, the conditions under which the permit was originally issued are no longer met. Where a permit is revoked the use shall cease immediately.
## 4.10 Kennel
- a. A Kennel shall not be located within or adjacent to a multi-parcel residential subdivision or closer than 304.8 m (1,000.0 ft) from the boundary of a multi-parcel residential subdivision. Exceptions may be made when a highway, arterial road or secondary road bisects the 304.8 m (1,000.0 ft) separation distance.
- b. All facilities shall meet provincial regulations, when necessary.
- c. No facility or exterior exercise area used to accommodate the animals shall be located within 25.0 m (82.0 ft) of any property line of the parcel on which the facility is to be sited;