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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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This Zoning By-law for the east half of Lot 10,
Concession IX, Township of Medonte regulates the use
of all land, buildings, and structures within the
lands heavily outlined on Schedule "A" to this By-law.
This By-law provides for the use of the subject
property as a private glider club. Such a recreational
type of use is permitted by the approved Official Plan
for the Township of Medonte Planning Area on these
lands, which are designated "Rural" in the Official
Plan. Other uses normally associated with rural
properties are also permitted on the sUbject property
by this By-law. This By-law also zones a portion of
the subject property lying along a tributary of the
Coldwater River as a High Environmental Sensitivity
Zone, since~those lands are designated in the Official
Plan as being subject to erosion, flooding, or other
physical limitations and development constraints.
Any person having any questions regarding this
By-law may contact:
Mr. Gary Cunnington
Clerk,
Township of Medonte Municipal Offices,
Moonstone, Ontario.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1: TITLE, ADMINISTRATION,
AND PENALTIES
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1.11
1.12
1.13
Title
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Def ined Area ........................
App 1 i ca ti on .........................
Scope ................................
AdIninis,tra tion ..,....................
Certificates ........................
Application for Building Permit .....
Inspection ..........................
Restraint
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Violation and Penalty...............
Repetition of Offence ...............
Validi ty ............................
Existing By-laws ....................
SECTION 2: ZONES
MAPS
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Schedule "A"
High ~nvironmenta1 Sensitivity (~Sl).
Special Rural Zone (RUS) ............
SECTION 3: GENERAL PROVISIONS
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3.1 Acce~sory Buildings, Uses, and
Structures .......................... 8
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3.4
3.5
Change Causing Contravention of
By-law ..............................
Established Building Line-Reduced
Front Yard Requirements .............
Existing Undersized Lots ............
Fences' ............................ e- .
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3.8
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3.10
3.11
3.12
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3.14
3.15
3.16
3.17
3.18
3.19
3.20
3.21
3.22
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3.24
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3.26
3.27
3.28
3.29
3.30
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Greater Restrictions .................
Hazardous and Other Proh.ibited Uses ..
Height Exception& ....................
Horne Occupations .....................
Ingress-Egres's ........................
Motor Vehicles, Not In Running Order .
Multiple Uses on One Lot .............
Non-Conforming Use~ ..................
Noxious Uses- .........................
Occupancy of Partially Completed
B ui 1 dings ............................
Outside Display of Goods and Materials
Outside Storage ......................
Parking Provisions ...................
Planting Strips ......................
Public Uses ..........................
Setbacks from Provincial Highways and
County and Township Roads ............
Sight Triangles ......................
Signs ................................
Swimming Pools
Temporary Uses
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Through Lots .........................
Trailers and Campers .................
Truck, Bus, and Coach Bodies .........
Vacant Lots ..........................
DEF-.INITIONS ........................
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BY-LAW NO. 82-35 OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MEDONTE
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A By-law of the Corporation of the Township of Medonte,
passed under Section 39 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1980,
as amended, to regulate the use of land and the erection
and use of buildings or structures in the east half of
Lot 10, Concession IX, in the Township of Medonte.
WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Township
of Medonte has deemed it expedient to implement the
provisions of the Official Plan for the Township of
Medonte Planning Area by passing the restricted area
(zoning) By-law as set out hereafter:
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the
Township of Medonte enacts as follows:
. SECTION 1 : TITLE, ADMINISTRATION,
AND PENALTIES
1.1 Title
This By-law shall be known as a "Zoning By-law" for
part of the Township of Medonte.
1.2 Defined Area
This By-law applies to the lands in th.e TownShip of
Medonte shown heavily outlined on the attached Schedule
"A".
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Appli.cation
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The provisions of this By-law shall be interpreted and
applied as the minimum requirements for the promotion
of health, safety, comfort, convenience and general
welfare of the inhabitants of the Township of Medonte.
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Scope
The provisions of this By-law shall apply to all lands
shown heavily outlined on Schedule "A" to this By-law,
except as may otherwise be specified herein, and no building
or structure, shall hereafter be erected or altered, and
no change in the type of occupancy of any building, structure,
land or premises shall hereafter be made in whole or in part,
except in conformity with the provisons of this By-law.
No permit for the use of land or for the erection or use
of any building or structure or approval of any application
for any municipal licence within the jurisdiction of the
Council shall be issued or given, where the proposed building,
structure or use would be in violation of any provisions of
this By-law.
1.5 Administration
This By-law shall be administered by the Zoning Administrator
or such other person as the Council designates.
1.6 'Certificates
1.6.1 Certificate of Occupancy
(a) A Certificate of Occupancy is to be applied for and
issued prior to the change in use of any land,
building, or structure.
Cb) No change may be made in the type of use of any lot
covered by this By-law, or of any building or structure
on any such lot or of any part of such lot, building,
or s'tructure, until a Certificate of Occupancy has
been issued by the Zoning Administrator to the effect
that the proposed use complies with this By-law.
1.7 App'lic'at;ion 'for Building PerIni t
1.7.1
No excavation for a building or structure is to be commenced
until a building permit has been issued by the Building
Inspector for the proposed building or structure or alter-
ation.
1.7.2
In addition to all the requirements of the Corporation's
Building By-law or any other By-law of the Corporation
and the Ontario Building Code or any other Regulation of
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the Province of Ontario, every application for a building
permit shall be accompanied by a plan in duplicate (one
copy of which shall be retained by the Building Inspector),
drawn to scale and showing the following:
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The true dimensions of the lot to be built upon
or otherwise used;
ii) The proposed location, height (including elevation
from existing grade), floor area, and dimensions of
any building, structure or use proposed for such lot;
iii) Proposed locations and dimensions of any yards, set-
back, landscaped open space, off-street parking, or
off-street loading facilities required by this By-law;
iv) The location of all existing buildings or structures
on the lot shown on the plan; and
v) A statement signed by the owner, disclosing the exact
use or uses pr-oposed for each aforesaid building,
structure, or lot and giving all information necessary
to determine if such proposed or existing building,
structure or use conforms to the requirements of this
By-law.
1.7.3 Prior to the issuance of a building permit to erect or alter
any building or structure, or prior to the installation or
alteration of any sewage system or part thereof, a certificate
of approval for such erection, alteration, or installation
must first be obtained from the Ministry of the Environment
or approving agency for the proposed method of sewage disposal.
1.8 Inspection
The person having authority from time to time to enforce this
By-law is hereby authorized after reasonable notice to the
owner or assessed owner, occupant or apparent occupant of the
property in question, to enter at all reasonable hours for the
purpose of inspection.
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Restraint
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In case any building or structure is or is proposed to be
erected, altered, reconstructed, extended, or enlarged, or
any building or structure, or part thereof is or is proposed
to be used, or any land is or is proposed to be used, in
contravention of any requirements of this By-law such contra-
vention may be restrained by legal action at the instance of
any ratepayer, or of the Corporation of the Township of Medonte
pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Act or the Planning
Act in that behalf.
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Violation and Penalty
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Any person who uses any land or erects or uses any building
or structure in a manner contrary to any requirements of
thi~ By-law, or who causes or permits such use or erection,
or who violates any provisions of this By-law or causes or
permits a violation, is guilty of an offence and upon summary
conviction therefore, is liable to a fine not exceeding one
thousand dollars ($1,000.00) exclusive of costs, recoverable
under the Summary Convictions Act.
Repetition of Offence
The conviction of any person upon a breach of any of the
provisions of this By-law, shall not bar prosecution against
the same person upon any subsequent breach of the same or
any other provisions of th.is By-law, and each day that a
person contravenes any provision of this By-law or allows
such contravention to continue, shall constitute a separate
offence.
1.12 Validity
Should any section, clause or provision of this By-law
including the Schedules attached hereto for any reason be
declared by a Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
the same shall not affect the validity of this By-law as
a whole, or any part thereof, other than the section, clause
or provision so declared to be invalid, and it is hereby
declared to be the intention, that all remaining sections,
clauses, or provisions of this By-law shall remain in full
force and effect until repealed, notwithstanding that one
or more provisions thereof shall have been declared invalid.
1.13 Existing By-laws
All By-laws in force within the Township of Medonte, regulating
the use of land and the character, location and use of buildings
and structures shall be, and the same are amended insofar only
as it it necessary to give effect to the provisions of this By-
law and the provisions of this By-law shall govern.
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SECTION 2:'ZONES
2 .1 High Environment'al Sensitivity (ESl) 'Zone
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No person shall use any land or erect, alter, or use any
building or structure in a High Environmental Sensitivity
(ESl) Zone except in accordance with the fOllowing
provisions:
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Permitted Uses'
- an agriculture, intensive agriculture, forestry, or
conservation use, excluding any building.
2.1.3 The provisions of Section 3 shall apply.
2 . 2 Special Rural '(RUS) "Zone
2.2.1 No person shall use any land or erect, alter, or use any
building or structure in a Special Rural (~US) Zone except
in accordance with the following provisions:
2.2.2 Perm:itted Uses
- an agriculture, intensive agriculture, forestry or
conservation use
- sale of agricultural produce which is the product of
the farm unit on which the sales outlet is located
- a minor sand and gravel pit
- a wayside or borrow pit
a home occupation subject to the provisions of Section
3.10
- a riding or boarding stable
- a kennel or veterinary clinic
- an existing institutional use, including a school, place
of worship, community hall, or cemetery
- a single family detached dwelling
- a single family dwelling or dwelling unit as an accessory
to a permitted use
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- an additional aing1e family dwelling or dwelling unit
for farm help as an acceasory use on a lot where
agriculture is the principal use of the same lot and
where the lot area is a minimum of forty (40) hectares
- a private glider club
Zone Regulations
(a) For agriculture, intensive agriculture, forestry,
and conservation uses, and a private glider club:
Minimum lot area
4 hectares
Minimum lot frontage
60 metres
Minimum yard requirement
10 metres from
any lot line
Maximum building height
15 metres
(b) For stables, kennels, and veterinary clinics:
Minimum lot area
1 hectare
Minimum lot frontage
60 metres
Minimum yard requirement
10 metres from
any lot line
Maximum building height
15 metres
Cc} For residential uses:
Minimum lot area
2Q25 square metres
Minimum lot frontage
30 metres
Minimum yard requirements
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10 metres
7.5 metres
3 metres
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- interior side
- exterior aide
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Maximwn building height 11 metres
Minimwn gross floor area 83 square metres
~. Maximum lot coverage 30 percent
Minimum landscaped open space 30 percent
2.2.4
No dwelling or dwelling unit shall be located within
300 metres of a Waste Disposal (M4) Zone.
2.2.5
The provisions of Section 3 shall apply, excepting that
an accessory building may be located in front of the front
building line of the main building so long as the minimum
yard requirements are met.
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SECTION 3: GENERAL PROVISIONS
The prov~s~ons of this Section apply to all
zones except as may be indicated otherwise.
Accessory Buildings, Uses, and Structures
Where a use is permitted under the provisions of this By-law,
accessory uses, buildings and structures normally incidental
to the main use, building or structure shall also be
permitted.
As Part of the Main Building
Any accessory building may be erected as part of the
main building provided that all yard and area require-
ments of this By-law are complied with, in respect to
main building requirements and not accessory building
requirements.
Lot Coverage and Yard Requirements
(a) Except as may be provided herein any accessory
building which is not part of the main building
shall be erected to the rear of the front line
of the main building, and such accessory uses in
the aggregate, shall not occupy more than five (5)
percent of the area, of the lot, excluding private
garages and swimming pools.
(b) No accessory use, building, or structure shall be
permitted within 1.5 metres of a rear or an
interior side lot line or 4.5 metres of an exterior
side 'lot line.
(c) Notwithstanding any other prov~s~ons of this By-law,
in a Residential Zone, a mutual garage may be
erected on the common lot line between two lots
in which case no ~nterior side yard is required.
Temporary Accessory Buildings
Where a temporary accessory building is necessary for
the storage of tools or material for use in connection
with the construction of the main building on a lot in
any Zone, the accessory building may be erected on the lot
before the erection of the main building provided that
a building permit is issued for the main building and
further, provided that such building shall be used only
for the purpose of storage. When the main building is
ready for occupancy, the temporary storage building
shall be removed. (See also Subsection 3.2:,)
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3.1.4
Accessory Building Height
No accessory building shall exceed a height of five (5)
metres in any Residential Zone, except in the case of
a private garage constructed as an integral part of a
dwelling.
3.1.5
Habitation of Accessory Buildings
No accessory building or structure shall be used for
human habitation except where a dwelling is a permitted
accessory use or where the accessory building or structure
forms a structural component of the main building.
3.2 Change Causing Contravention of By-law
No person except a public authority, as outlined in Subsection
3.21, shall change the purpose for which any lot, building or
structure is used or erect any new building or structure or
an addition to any existing building or structure or sever
any lands from an existing lot, if the effect of such action
is to cause the original, adjoining, remaining or new building
or structure or lot to be in contravention of this By-law.
3.3 Established Building Line-Reduced Front Yard Requirement
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, where
a vacant lot exists between developed lots, the front yard
of the vacant lot may be the average depth of the front yards
of the developed lots as determined by the established building
line, but in no case shall the front yard of the vacant lot be
less than fifty (50%) percent of the otherwise required front
yard.
3.4 Existing Undersized Lots
Where a lot having a lesser frontage or area than required
by the provisions of this By-law is held under distinct and
separate ownership from abutting lots as shown by a registered
conveyance in the records of the Registry or Land Titles
Office at the time of the passing of this By-law, a building
or structure may be erected, altered, or repaired and used
on such smaller lot provided that it conforms to all other
requirements of this By-law and the regulations of any other
appropriate authority.
3.'5 Fences
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, fences
may be constructed along any lot line.
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3.6 Frontage on a Public Street
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, no
person shall erect any building or structure on a lot that
do~s not front on an opened public street, maintained to
Municipal standards of construction.
3.7 Greater Restrictions
This By-law shall not be effective to reduce or mitigate
in any way, any restrictions lawfully imposed by a government
authority having jurisdiction to make such restrictions.
3.8 Hazardous and Other Prohibited Uses
Except as otherwise specifically permitted in this By-law,
the following uses are prohibited in any zone:
a) refining coal oil or petroleum products
b) tanning hides or skins, or manufacturing glue
c) manufacturing gas except for personal utilization
involving a permitted agricultural use
d) bulk storage of industrial chemicals or liquid
industrial waste as defined under the Environmental
Protection Act
e) a track for the racing of motor vehicles, motorcycles,
go-carts or snowmobiles
3.9 Height Exceptions
Notwithstanding the height provisions established in each zone,
nothing in this By-law shall apply to prevent the erection of
a church spire, belfry, clock tower, chimney, farm building or
structure, water tank, radio or television tower or antenna,
silo, windmill, drive-in theatre screen, forestry tower, aid
to navigation, flag pole, ventilator, elevator enclosure or
fire hose tower.
3.10 Home Occupations
Where a home occupation or professional office is permitted,
the said use shall be maintained in accordance with the
following provisions:
3.10.1 Personnel
The profession or occupation shall be carried on by a
member of the family residing on the premises.
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Not more than one (I) assistant who is not a resident
in said dwelling may operate in and from said dwelling.
, 3.10.2 Floor Area
Not more than twenty-five (25) percent of' the total
floor area of the dwelling unit shall be devoted to
said uses.
3.10.3 Parking
One (I) off-street parking space shall be provided for
each thirty-seven (37) square metres of floor area
devoted to said use in addition to that required for
the dwelling.
3.10.4 Appearance Etc.
The residential character of the dwelling shall not be
changed.
The home occupation use shall not create or become a
nuisance because of noise, fumes, dust, o dour , traffic,
or otherwise interfere with the enjoyment of the residen-
tial amenities of the neighbourhood.
There shall be no outside storage or display of materials,
containers, or finished products and no mechanical equipment
used except that of a type used for housekeeping purposes
and/or recreational hobbies.
3.lQ.5 Accessory Buildings
:rn a Rural (RU) Zone, a home occupation may be carried
on within an accessory building, provided that all other
requirements of this By-law are met.
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Ingress and egress to and from the required parking spaces
and areas for non-commercial and non-industrial zones shall
be provided by means of unobstructed driveways or passage-
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:r:ngress and egress, to and from the required parking
spaces and areas for commercial and industrial zones
shall be required by means of unobstructed driveways
or passageways at 1eas't three (3) metres minimum for
one-way traffic and six (6) metres minimum for two-way
traffic in perpendicular width.
The maximum width of any joint ingress and egress
driveway ramp measured along the street line shall be
nine (9) metres.
3.11.2 Location
Driveways shall not be permitted within fifteen (15)
metres from the intersection of two streets or their
projection.
3.11.3 Angle of Intersection
The minimum angle of intersection between a driveway
and a street line sh.all be sixty (60) degrees.
3.11.4 Number of Driveways Allowed
Every lot shall be limited to the following number of
driveways:
i) up to the first thirty (30) metres of frontage -
no more than two (2) driveways with a combined
width not exceeding thirty (30) percent of the
lot frontage; and
ii) for each additional thirty (30) metres of frontage -
not more than one (1) additional driveway.
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Motor Vehicles, Not in Running Order
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, no
person may use any lot in any zone for the parking or
storage of any vehicle that is not in running order except
that one (1) such vehicle may be stored in a private garage
in a Rural or Residential Zone, and any number of such
vehicles may be stored in a commercial garage in a Commer-
cial or Industrial Zone.
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Multip'le Uses on One Lot
Notwithstanding any other prov~s~ons of this By-law, where
any land or building is used for more than one purpose, all
provisions of this By-law relating to each use shall be
complied with, provided that no dwelling shall be located
closer than six (6) metres to any other building on the
lot, except a building accessory to such dwelling. However,
where a conflict exists, the regulations of the zone imposing
the greater restriction shall apply.
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Non-Conforming Uses
3.14.1
Existing Use Allowed
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the use of any land,
building, or structure, for any purpose prohibited by
the By-law if such land, building, or structure was law-
fully used for such purpose on the day of the passing of
this By-law, so long as it continues to be used for that
purpose.
3.14 2 Where Building Permit Issued
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the erection or use
for a purpose prohibited by this By-law of any building
or structure for which a building permit has been issued
prior to the day of the passage of this By-law, as long
as such building, or structure when erected is used for
the purpose for which it was erected, and provided that
the erection of such building or structure is commenced
within two (2) years after the date of the passage of this
By-law and such building or structure is completed within
a reasonable time after the erection thereof is commenced.
3.14.3 Restoration to Safe Condition Allowed
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the strengthening or
restoration to a safe condition of a building, structure,
or part thereof which is used for a use, or in a manner
not conforming or complying with the provisions of this
By-law for the zone in which it is located, so long as
the strengthening or restoration does not alter the height,
size or volume.
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3.15 Noxious Uses
Notwithstanding anything contained herein, no use shall be
permitted within the Township of Medonte which from its
nature or the materials used therein is, under The Public
Health Act, as amended, or Regulations thereunder, from
time to time declared to be a noxious or offensive trade,
business or manufacture.
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3.16
Occup"an"cy" 01: Parti"aTly' completed BuiTdi"ngs
No building shall be used for human habitation before the
main walls and roof have been erected, the external siding
and roofing have been completed, and w~ter, sanitary and
heating facilities have been installed and are operable,
and until an occupancy permit has been issued therefor,
which permit may be temporary or permanent.
3."1 7 " outs"ide" ni"spTay "of Goods' and Materials
Where outside display and sale of goods and materials is
permitted, the following provisions shall be complied with:
3.17.1 Display and Sale is Accessory
Such outside display and sale is accessory to a commercial
use carried on in an enclosed building, or portion thereof
on the same lot.
3.17.2 Area
The area used for outside display and sale shall not be
more than twice the floor area above grade of the commercial
building, or portion thereof of any building constructed
upon the lot and used for the commercial purposes for which
outside display and sale is permitted, and in any event,
such area for outside display and sale shall not be more
than thirty-five .(35) percent of the lot area.
3.17.3 Planting Strip
rf the interior side lot line or rear lot line of a lot
upon which such outside display and sale is permitted abuts
a Residential Zone, then a planting strip shall be provided,
along such abutting lot line, or portion thereof, in accord-
ance with the requirements for planting strips set out in
Subsection 3.21 hereto.
3.17.4
Parking
The area used for outside display and sale shall be in
addition to and s~paratedfrom the areas required for
parking.
3.17.5
Yard Requirement~
The area used for outside display and sale shall provide
side and rear yards in accordance with the provisions for
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the zone in which the land is situated, but in any event
shall not be closer to any side or rear lot line than
three (3) metres.
3.17.6 Surface
The area used for outside display and sale shall be
surfaced and maintained with either concrete, asphalt,
crushed stone, and/or other hard surfaces and dustless
materials, or maintained as a lawn.
3.17.7 Plans to be Filed
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Prior to the establishment of an area for the outside
display and sale, the owner shall file with the Zoning
Administrator a sketch or survey of the lands to be so
used showing their location in respect to all other
buildings or structures on the lot.
outside Storage
3.19
Except as otherwise permitted in this By-law, no outside
storage of goods or materials shall be permitted in any
zone.
Parking Provisions
For every building or structure to be erected or enlarged
in any zone, off-street parking shall be provided and
maintained in accordance with the following provisions:
3.19.1 Spaces Required
Minimum Parking Requirements
Type of Building or Use
Residential (including a
seasonal dwelling or dwelling
in any zone) .
Two (2) spaces per dwelling
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Home occupation
One (1) space for every
thirty-seven ( 37) square
metres of gross floor area
devoted to home occupation
use.
Church or place of worship
community hall, arena,
private club or other
assembly hall
One (1) space for every
four (4) seats of the
maximum seating capacity.
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Uses permitted by this By-law
other than those listed
above, but excluding accessory
uses to residential uses
One (l) space for every
twenty-eight (28) square
metres of gross floor area.
3.19.2 Size
A parking space shall have a minimum length of 5.5 metres,
a minimum width of 2.8 metres and a minimum area of 16.5
square metres.
3.19.3 Surface
Each parking area and driveway connecting the parking area
with a street shall be maintained with a stable surface
which is treated so as to prevent the raising of dust or
loose particles. They shall, before being used, be
constructed of crushed stone, slag, gravel, crushed brick
or tile, cinders, asphalt, concrete, Portland cement binder,
or like material, and with provisions for drainage facilities.
3.19.4 Parking Adjacent to Lot Line
In the case of a lot containing a semi-detached dwelling,
a licenced vehicle may be parked immediately adjacent to
the lot line upon which the dwelling abuts. In all other
cases, no parking or loading facility or part thereof shall
be located and no land shall be used for the temporary
parking or storage of any licenced vehicle within 1 metre
of any lot line or street line, or within 1 metre of the
boundary of any Residential Zone.
3.19.5 Existing Parking
The required number of parking spaces referred to herein
shall not apply to any building in existence at the date
of enactment of this By-law so long as the gross floor
area as it existed at that date is not increased or the
use changed. If an addition is made, then additional
parking spaces shall be provided up to the number required
for such addition.
3.2Q
Plan'ting Strips
Where, in any zone, this By-law requires that a Planting
Strip be provided and maintained between a zone or lot and
any abutting zone or lot, such Planting Strip shall be
provided in accordance with the following regulations:
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3.20.1 Description
Every planting strip shall have a m1n1mum width of three
(3) metres and shall consist of a solid and unbroken planting
of shrubs or trees, the ultimate height of which is not
less than 1.8 metres and a fence protected by vehicle curb
stops or barriers. Such plant material shall not be less
than 0.6 metres in height when planted.
3.20.2 Location
Every planting strip shall be completely contained on the
lot or within the zone for which the provision of planting
strips is a requirement. Planting strips shall run along
the entire length of the zone line or lines separating it
from the adjoining zone.
3.20.3 Owner's Responsibilities for Planting Strip
Every planting strip required by this By-law shall be
installed and maintained by the owner of the lot upon which
the planting strip is required.
3.21 Public Uses
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the use of any land or
use of any building or structure for the purpose of public
service by the Corporation of the Township of Medonte or
any local Board thereof as defined by The Municipal Affairs
Act, as amended, any telephone or telegraph company, any
natural gas, hydro-electric transmission or distributing
company, any Conservation Authority established by the
Government of Ontario, any department of the Government of
Ontario or of Canada, any use permitted under The Railway"
Act or any other statute of Ontario or of Canada governing
railway operations, 'including tracks, spurs, and other
railway facilities; provided that where such land, building,
or structure is located in any zone:
3.21.1 Open Storage Provisions
No goods, material, or equipment shall be stored in the
open, except as permitted in such zones.
3.21,2 Parking and Loading Provisions
Any parking and loading regulations prescribed for these
uses are complied with.
3.21.3 Lot Coverage, Yard Requirements, etc.
The lot coverage, setbacks, and yard requirement provisions
for such zones shall be complied with.
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Landscaping etc.
Areas not used for parking or playgrounds on any lot used
in a Residential Zone or Rural Zone under the authority
of this paragraph shall be landscaped in general harmony
with the surrounding properties. '
Any above ground use carried on under the authority of
this Subsection in any Residential or Rural Zone shall be
designed and maintained in general harmony with the res-
idential buildings of the type permitted in the zone.
3.22 Se'thacksf'rom Provincial Highways and County and Township Roads
Notwithstanding any other provisions contained in this By-
law, no building or structure shall be hereafter erected in
any zone closer than the sum of the front yard or exterior
s.ide yard requirement for such zone and the following where
applicable:
a) Eighteen (18) metres from the centre line of all
provincial highwaysj
b) Thirteen (13) metres from the centreline of all
County roadsj
c) Ten (10) metres from the centreline of all other
roads.
3.23 ' Sight Triangles
3.23.1 Corner Lot
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, no
building, shrub, foliage or fence with a height exceeding
one (1) metre above the grade of the road shall be permitted
within the triangular space included between the street-
lines for a distance of nine (9) metres from their point
of intersection.
3.23.2
Railway Crossing At Grade
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, no
building, shrub, foliage or fence with a height exceeding
one (1) metre above the grade of the road shall be planted
or erected within the triangular space included between
the streetline and the railway right-of-way for a distance
of thirty (30) metres from their point of intersection.
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3.24 Signs
The provisions of this By-law shall not apply to prevent
the erection, alteration or use of any sign provided that
such sign complies with the By-laws of the Corporation
regulating the use of signs'.
"3. 25 . Swimming Poo'ls
Notwithstanding any other prov~s~on of this By-law, a
swimming pool is permitted as an accessory use in any
Residential, Rural, Open Space or Commercial Zone provided
that:
3.25.1 Location
No part of such pool shall be located closer to any lot
line or street line than the minimum distance required
for an accessory building located on such lot.
3.25.2 Height
The maximum height of such pool shall be two (2) metres
above the established grade.
3.25,3 Accessory Buildings
Any building or structure required for changing clothing
or for pumping or filtering facilities, or other similar
accessory uses shall be permitted and shall meet all of
the accessory building requirements of the zone in which
the pool is located.
3.25.4 Fencing
Every swimming pool unless constructed more than one (1)
metre above grade, shall be enclosed by a wall or fence
of at least 1.2 metres in height and located at a distance
of not less than 1.2 metres and not more than 4.5 metres
from the pool.
"3.26 . Tempora'ry' Uses
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, uses
such as a construction camp, or other such temporary work
camp, tool shed, scaffold, sign, or other building or structure
incidental to the construction, shall be permitted provided
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Duration
Such uses, buildings or structures are used only as long
as same are necessary for work in progress which has neither
been finished nor abandoned;
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Such uses, buildings or structures are removed when the
work in connection with which they were constructed is
terminated.
3.26.2 Signs
Any sign which is erected does not exceed three (3) square
metres in area.
3.27 Thro'ugh Lots
Where a lot which is not a corner lot has frontage on more
than one (I) street, the setback and front yard requirements
contained herein shall apply on each street in accordance
with the provisions of the zone or zones in which such lot
is located.
3.28 Trailers and Campers
The parking and storage of trailers, motorized mobile homes,
truck campers, and camper trailers shall be prohibited in
all zones, except where a maximum of two (2) such vehicles
are. parked or stored, unenclosed on the owner's lot or in
such areas established by this By-law.
The use of trailers, motorized mobile homes, truck campers
and camper trailers for living accommodations shall be
prohibited in all zones, except in private or public trailer
camp areas established for such use.
3.29 Truck, Bus and Coach Bodies
No truck, bus or coach bodies shall be used for habitation
within the Township of Medonte.
3.30
Vacant Lots
No vacant lot shall be used for th,e purpose of the storage
of motor vehicles, machinery, or equipment, trailers, or
other stmilar objects which are not incidental to the
expeditious con~truction of a building on such lot, and
where not otherwise specifically permitted by the provisions
of this By-law.
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SECTION 4: DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this By-law, the
definitions and interpretations given
in this Section shall govern. Words
used in the present tense include the
future; words used in the singular
number include the plural; and words
in the plural include the singular
number. The word "shall" is mandatory.
Accessory, when used to describe a use, building, or structure,
shall mean a use, a building, or a structure that is
normally incidental, subordinate, and exclusively devoted
to a main use, building, or structure and located on the
same lot therewith.
. Agricultural US'e, General, shall mean the non-intensive use
of lands, buildings or structures for the production of
crops, animal husbandry or other similar uses normally
assDciated with agriculture.
Agricultural Use, Intensive, shall mean the use of lands,
buildings or structures for the propagation of special
crops, or for the practice of confinement rearing of
livestock, including poultry and fur bearing animals,
that may produce obnoxious odours and/or noises.
Alter, when used in reference to a building or part thereof,
shall mean to change anyone or more of the external
dimensions of such building, or to change the type of
construction of the exterior walls or roof thereof. When
used in reference to a lot, the word "alter" shall mean
to change the area, frontage, or depth thereof; to change
the width, depth, or area of any required yard, land-
scaped open space or parking area; or to change the
location of any boundary of such lot with respect to a
street or lane, whether such alteration is made by con-
veyance or alienation of any portion of such lot or
otherwise the words "altered" or "alteration" shall have
corresponding meanings.
4.5 'Ass'embly' Ha'll, shall mean a building or part thereof used
for gatherings of persons for civic, educational, political,
religious, recreational, cultural, social or other slmilar
purposes and includes cinema, theatre, concert hall,
auditorium, clubhouse or lodgehall.
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Basement, shall mean that portion of a building between two
floor levels which is partly below grade,' but which has
at least one half of its height, measured from the
finished floor to finished ceiling, above the average
finished grade surrounding the exterior walls of the
building.
4. 7 Building, shall mean any structure, whether temporary or per-
manent, other than a lawful boundary wall or fence, used
or designated to be used for shelter, accommodation or
enclos'ure of persons, animals or chattels.
4 . 8 BUilding By-law, shall mean any bui lding by-law wi thin the
meaning of The Planning Act.
4.9 Building Inspector, shall mean the officer or employee of
the Corporation, for the time being, charged with the
duty of enforcing the provisions of the Building By-law
of the Corporation.
4.10 Building Line, shall mean any line lying in the interior of
a lot established by the extension of the exterior wall
of a building closest to the lot line of the lot for the
purpose of establishing a minimum distance that must
exist between a building or structure erected on the lot
and a lot line of the lot.
4.11 Building Line, Established, shall mean the average distance
from the streetline of existing buildings on one side of
one block where more than one-half of the lots having
street frontage upon the said side of the block have been
built upon.
4.12 Building, Main, shall mean the building in which is carried
on the principal purpose for which the building lot is
used, and in a Residential Zone the dwelling is the
main building.
4.13 Carport, shall mean a structure contiguous or adjacent to the
main building and which has not more th.an fifty (50) per-
cent of the structure enclosed by walls and is used for
the parking or storage of motor vehicles.
4.14 'Cellar, shall mean that portion of a building between two
floor levels that is partly or wholly underground, but
which has' more than one half of its height, from the
finished floor to finished ceiling, below the average
finished grade surrounding the exterior walls of the
building.
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4.15 Club, shall mean a building or part of a building used as
----a meeting place for membera of an organization, and
includes a lodge, fraternity or sorority house, and a
labour union hall.
4.16 Commercial Use, shall mean the use of land, buildings or
structures for the purpose of buying and selling
commodities or supplying services.
4.17 Condominium, shall mean an individual dwelling unit under
separate ownership or intended for separate ownership
in a multiple unit structure with common elements, as
governed by the Condominium Act.
4.18 Conservation Use, shall mean the preservation, protection
and/or improvement of the components of the natural
environment through management and maintenance for both
the individual and society's uses, both in the present
and in the future.
4.19 Corporation, shall mean the Corporation of the Township of
Medonte.
4.20 Council, shall mean the Municipal Council of the Corporation
of the Township of Medonte.
4.21 County, shall mean the Municipal Corporation of the County
of Simcoe.
4.22 DWelling, shall mean a building, occupied or capable of being
occupied as a home, residence or sleeping place by one
or more persons, containing one or more dwelling units.
4.23 DWelling, Accesso'ry, shall mean a single-family dwelling
which is accessory to a permitted use, and is occupied
by the family of the owner, caretaker, watchman or
s~ilar persons employed on the lot where such dwelling
house is located.
4.24 !)WelTing' Dup'lex, shall mean the whole of a dwelling that is
divided into two separate family dwelling units each of
which has an independent entrance directly from the
outside, or an independent entrance either directly or
through a common vestibule.
4.25 DWellIng Se as-ona 1 , shall mean a dwelling constructed and used
as' a secondary place of residence, for seasonal vacations
and recreational purposes, and not as the principal
residence of the owners or occupant thereof.
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4.26 DweTling,' S'eml-De"t'a"ched, shall mean one of a pair of two
attached single-family" dwellings with a common masonry
wall dividing the pair of family dwellings vertically,
each of which has an independent entrance either directly
from the outside or through a common vestibule.
4.27 Dwelling,' Single-Family, shall mean a dwelling containing
only one dwelling unit and occupied by not more than
one family.
4.28 DweTling" Unit, shall mean one or more habitable rooms
occupied or capable of being occupied by an individual
or family as an independent and separate housekeeping
establishment in which separate kitchens and sanitary
facilities are provided for the exclusive use of such
individual or family, with a private entrance from outside
the building or from a common hallway or stairway inside
the building, but shall not include a trailer or motor
home.
4.29 Erect, shall mean to build, construct, reconstruct, and re-
locate, and, without limiting the generality of the word,
also includes:
i) any preliminary physical pperation, such as
excavating, filling or draining;
ii) altering any existing building or structure by
an addition, enlargement, extension or other
structural change; and
iii) any work which requires a building permit under
the Building By-law of the Corporation or the
Building Code of Ontario.
The words "erected" and "erection", shall have corres-
pondingmeanings.
4.30 . Exi"S'ting, shall mean existing on the date of passing of
this By-law".
4.31 Family, shall mean an individual, or two or more persons
who are related by consanguinity or marriage or common-
law marriage or legal adoption and not more than two (2)
persons who receive their lodging and/or board for com-
pensation, or a group of not more than five (5) unrelated
persons exclusive of servants occupying a dwelling unit.
For the purposes of this By-law a maximum of six (6) foster
children shall be considered to be related by consanguinity.
Nothing herein shall be taken to prevent children living
with their parents.
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Floor' Are'a, Gro'ss, s'hall mean the total habitable floor area
within a building meas~red between the exterior faces
of the exterior walls or from the centre line of a joint
partition and shall exclude anYtprivate garage.
4.33 Forestry t1se, shall mean the general raising and harvesting
of wood and without limiting the generality of the fore-
going shall include the raising and cutting of fuel wood,
pulp wood, lumber, Christmas trees, and other forest
products. Notwithstanding, this def ini tion shall inc1 ude
Provincial and County reserves.
4.34 Garage, Private, shall mean an accessory building or portion
of a building including a carport which is designed or
used for the sheltering of private motor vehicles and
the storage of household equipment incidential to residential
occupancy and in which there are no facilities for repairing
or servicing such vehicles for remuneration.
4.35 Grade, Finished, shall mean the average elevation of the
finished surface of the ground at the base of a structure
or of the main front wall of a building, exclusive of any
embankment in lieu of steps.
4.36 Glider Club, Private, shall mean any land, building, or
structure, or part thereof used by members of a private
organization for the purpose of flying gliders or sai1planes,
and including the enclosed or unenclosed storage and
repair of such machines, but shall not include an airport
licensed under statutes or regulations of the Deparbment
of Transport of the Government of Canada.
4.37 Habitable Room, shall mean a room designed for living, sleeping,
eating, or food preparation.
4.38 Height of Building, shall mean the vertical height from the
finished grade at the front of the building, and
i) in the case of a flat roof, the highest point of
the roof surface or the parapet, whichever is the
greater; and
ii} in th,e case of a mansard roof, the deck roof line;
and
tit} in the cas:e of a gable, hip, or gambrel roof ,.the;
mean heights between the eaves and ridge;
exclusive of any access'Ory roof construction such as a
chimney, tower, s'teeple, television antenna, or mechanical
penthouse.
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4.39 Home Occupat'ion, shall mean any occupation conducted for
gain or support as an accessory use within a permitted
dwelling house or a dwelling unit by one or more members
of the family residing in each dwelling house or dwelling
unit. ' ,
4.40 TndUs..trial Use, shall mean the use of land, buildings, or
structures designed for the purpose of manufac.turing,
assembling, making, preparing, inspecting, ornamenting,
finishing, treating, altering, repairing, warehousing
or storing, or adapting, for sale of any goods, substance,
article, or thing, or any part thereof, and the storage
of building and construction equipment and materials, and
shall include printing and food processing.
4.4lInstitution, shall mean any land, building, structure, or part
thereof used by any organization, group, or association,
for the promotion of charitable, educational, medical,
or benevolent objectives and not for profit or gain.
4.42 Kehnel, shall mean a place where dogs and other domestic
animals other than poultry are bred and raised, and
are sold or kept for sale or boarded.
4.43 Landscaped Open Space, shall mean the open unobstructed
space at grade on a lot accessible by walking from the
street on which the lot is located and which is suitable
for the growth and maintenance of grass, flowers, bushes,
trees, and other landscaping, and includes any surfaced
walk, patio, or similar area, but does not include any
driveway or ramp, whether surfaced or not, any curb,
retaining wall, parking area, or any open space beneath
or within any building or structure.
4.44 Lane, shall mean a public thoroughfare which affords only a
----secondary means of vehicular access to abutting lots, and
which is not intended for general traffic circulation.
4.45 Lot, shall mean a parcel of land to which title is legally
--- capable of being conveyed subject to the provisions of
the Planning Act.
4.46 Lot Area, shall mean the total horizontal area within the
lot lines of a lot, excluding the horizontal area of
each lot covered by water or marsh or between the rim
of the banks of a river or watercourse.
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4.47 Lot',' 'Cort~er, shall mean a lot situated at the intersection
of two or more streets, having an angle of intersection
of not more than 135 degrees. '
4.48 ' Lo't Coverage, shall mean that percentage of the lot area
covered by all buildings or structures including a
swimming pool, but excluding a tennis court and any
part of a building or structure which is constructed
entirely below grade.
4.49 Lot Depth, shall mean the horizontal distance between the
front and rear lot lines. If the front and rear lot
lines are not parallel, "lot depth" means the length
of a straight line joining the middle of the front lot
line with the middle of the rear lot line. If there is
no rear lot line, "lot depth" means the length of a
straight line joining the middle of the front lot line
with the apex of the triangle formed by the side lot
lines.
4.50 Lot Frontage, shall mean the horizontal distance between
the intersections of the side lot lines or their
productions with the front lot line.
4.51 Lot Line, shall mean any boundary of a lot, or the vertical
projection thereof.
4.52 Lot, Interior, shall mean any lot which has street access,
other than a corner lot.
4.53 Lot Line, Front, shall mean in the ,case of an interior lot,
the line dividing the lot from the street. In the case
of a corner lot, the shorter lot line abutting a street
shall be deemed the front lot line and the longer lot line
abutting a street shall be deemed an exterior side lot
line. In the case of a through lot or a corner lot whose
exterior lot lines are the same length, the lot line where
the principal access to the lot is provided shall be deemed
to be the front lot line. In the case of a standard water-
front lot, the shoreline shall be deemed to be the front
lot line. In the case of a through waterfront lot, the
longest shoreline shall be deemed to be the front lot line.
4.54 " Lot L'in:e, Rear, shall mean in the case of a lot having four
or more lot lines, the lot line farthest from and opposite
to the front lot line. If a lot has less than four lot
lines, there shall be deemed to be no rear lot line.
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4.55 LO't' Line', Side, s'h.all mean a lot line otner tn,an a front or
rear lot line.
4.56 Lot, Through, shall mean a lot which has a front and rear lot
line fronting on a street.
4.57 Main tl'all, shall mean the exterior front, side or rear wall
of a building, and all structural members essential to
the support of a fully enclosed space or roof, where
such members are nearer to a lot line than the said
exterior wall. '
4. 58 Minor Sand and Grave'l Pit, shall mean a small pit on a farm
unit, of which the aggregate materials are required only
for the us'e of that farm unit.
4.59 Motor Vehicle, shall mean vehicles designed to transport
people, goods, or objects, and without limiting the
generality of the foregoing shall include automobiles,
motorcycles, trucks, buses, and recreation orientated
vehicles, such as snowmobiles and boats wi thin the meaning
of The Highway Traffic Act.
4.60 ' Mot"or Vehicle, Commercial, shall mean a motor vehicle used
in connection with any industry, business or commercial
US~ within the meaning of The Highway Traffic Act.
4.61 Municipality, shall mean the Corporation of the Township of
Medonte.
4.62 Non-Conforming, shall mean a use, a building, or a structure
which does not conform to the provisions of this By-law
for the zones in which such use, building or structure
is located, as of the date of the passing of this By-law.
4.63 Outside Storage, shall mean the storage of equipment, goods,
chattels, raw or processed materials outside of any
building, or structure. For the purpose of this By-law
the overnight parking of vehicles shall not be deemed
to be outside storage.
4.64 Park, shall mean an area, consisting largely of open space
which may include a recreational area, playground, play-
field, or similar use but shall not include a mobile home
park, a campground, or trailer park.
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4.65 Park,' 'PubTic, shall mean a park owned or controlled by the
Corporation or by' any Hinistry, Board, Commiss'ion or
Authori ty, established under any statute of Ontario or
Canada.
4.66 Park, Private, shall mean a park other than a public park.
4.67 Parking Area, shall mean an area or structure provided for
the parking of motor vehicles and includes any related
aisles, parking spaces, ingress and egress lanes, but
shall not include any part of a street. This definition
may include a private garage.
4.68 Parking Lot, shall mean any parking area oth.er than a parking
area accessory to a permitted use on the same lot.
4.69 Parking Space, shall mean a portion of a parking area
exclusive of any aisles or ingress and egress lanes,
usable for the temporary parking or storage of a motor
vehicle, and may include a private garage.
4.70 Person, shall mean any individual, association, firm
partnership, incorporated company, corporation, agent,
or trustee, and the heirs, executors, or other legal
representatives of a person to whom the context can
apply according to law.
4.71 Point of Intersection, shall mean the point at which two
street lines abutting a corner lot intersect or if the
two street lines meet in a curve then it is the point
at which the production of the two lot lines abutting
the two streets intersect.
4.72 Sign, shall mean a name, identification, description,
-device, display, or illustration which is affixed to
or represented directly or indirectly upon a building,
structure, or lot, which directs attention to an object,
product, place, activity, person, institute, organization
or business.
4.73 Storey, shall mean the portion of the building other than
the cellar which lies between the surface of the floor
and surface of the next floor above it, or if there is
no floor above it, then the space between such floor
and the ceiling or roof next above it.
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4.74 Street, shall mean a public highway which, affords the
principal means- of acces.s. to an abutting lot and which
is' dedicated, as:S'Umed and maintained by the Municipality,
County or Province.
4.75 Street Line, shall mean the limit of the road or street
allowance and is the dividing line between a lot and
a street.
4.76 Structure, shall mean anything constructed or erected, the
use of which requires location on or in the ground, or
attached to something having location on or in the ground.
4.77 Swimming pool, shall mean a man-made structure containing a
body of water of more than ten (10) square metres in
surface area, intended exclusively for bathing, swimming,
or diving.
4.78 Trailer, shall mean any vehicle so constructed as to be
suited for attachment to a motor vehicle for the purpose
of being drawn or propelled by the motor vehicle, and
capable of being used for the temporary living, sleeping,
or eating accommodation of persons, notwithstanding that
such vehicle is jacked up or that its running gear is
removed.
4.79 Trailer Park, shall mean an area licensed by the appropriate
authority for the use of trailers, as temporary and
seasonal accommodations.
4.80 Use, when used as a noun, shall mean the purpose for which
a lot, building, or structure, or any combination thereof
is designed, arranged, occupied, or maintained; and when
used as a verb, shall have corresponding meanings. The
words "used" and "occupied" shall include the words
"intended or arranged and designed to be used or occupied".
4.81 Veterinary Clin'ic, shall mean a building or part of a building
used as the premises of a veterinary surgeon where domestic
animals, birds or other livestock are treated and shall
include ,boarding of such animals.
4.82 'Watercourse, shall mean the natural channel for a stream of
water and, for the purposes of this By-law includes any
watercourse shown on a Schedule or Schedules of this By-
law.
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4.83
WaY'seide' 'o'r' BorroW Pit, shall mean a temporary pit used by a
Municipality, the Corporation of the County of Simcoe,
or the Ministry of Transportation and Communications
of the Province of Ontario for road construction or other
similar purpos'es.
4.84 Yard, shall mean an open area of land, other than a court,
on the same lot with a main building or structure,
unoccupied and unobstructed except as otherwise provided
or required, by this By-law, and located between the
main wall of the said building and one of the lot lines
of the said lot.
4.85 ' Yard, Fro'nt, shall mean a yard extending across the full
width of the lot between the front lot line and the
nearest main wall of the main building or structure
on the lot.
4.86 Yard, Rear, shall mean a yard extending across the full
width of the lot between the rear lot line and the
nearest main wall of the main building on such lot.
4.87 ' Yard, Side, shall mean a yard between the nearest main
wall of the main building or structure and the side
lot line extending from the front yard (or front lot
line if no front yard is required) to the rear yard
(or rear lot line if no rear yard is required). A
yard abutting on a one foot reserve shall be the side
or rear yard.
4.88 Yard, 'Interior Side, shall mean a side yard immediately
adjacent to an abutting interior side lot line.
4.89 Yard, Exterior Side, shall mean a side yard irmnediately
adjacent to a public street.
4.90 zone, shall mean a designated area of land use shown on
a Schedule or Schedules of this By-law.
4.91 'zoning Administrator, shall mean the officer or employee
of the Corporation of the Township of Medonte for the
time being, charged with the duty of administering and
enforcing the provisions of this By-law.
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This By-law' shall come tnto torce and take ettect
on the date it is' pas-sed by Council, s'ubj ect to the
approval of the Ontario Municipal Board.
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Read a first time on the 13th day of December, 1982.
Read a s'econd time on the 13th day of December, 1982.
Read a third time and finally passed on the 13th day of
December, 1982.
Reeve
Clerk
Certification
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true
By-law No. 82- as enacted by the Council of
Corporation of the Township of Medonte on the
day of December, 1982.
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Dated at Moonstone this 13th day of December, 1982
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METRIC CONVERSION TABLE
This table does not form part of this By-law and is provided solely
for the convenience of the reader.
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Conversion Formulas
1 metre = 3~2808 ft. or 1 ft. = 0.3048 m.
1 square metre = 10.764 sq. ft. or 1 sq. ft. = 0.0929 sq. m.
1 hectare (10,000 sq. m.) = 2.47r-acres or 1 acre = 0.4047 hectares
1 tonne (1000 kilograms) = 1.102 tons (2205 1bs.)
The metric measurements used in this By-law are listed below with
the approximate imperial equivalents. The equivalents are rounded
and therefore are not exact, but may be of assistance in understanding
this By-law.
Linear' Measurements
.6 m. = 2 ft. 5.5 m. = 18 ft. 18 m. = 60 ft.
1 m. = 3 ft. 6 m. = 20 ft. 20 m. = 66 ft.
1.2 m. = 4 ft. 7.5 m. = 25 ft. 24 m. = 79 ft.
1.5 m. = 5 ft. 9 m. = 30 ft. 30 m. = 100 ft.
1.8 m. = 6 ft. 10 m. = 33 ft. 53 m. = 174 ft.
2.8 m. = 9 ft. 11 m. = 36 ft. 60 m. = 197 ft.
3 m. = 10 ft. 12 m. = 39 ft. 90 m. = 295 ft.
4..5 m. = 15 ft. 13 m. = 43 ft. 150 m. = 492 ft.
5 m. = 16.5 ft. 15 m. = 50 ft. 300 m. = 985 ft.
Area' Me'a'sur'ements
1 sq. m. = 11 sq. ft. ,37 sq. m. = 398 sq. ft.
2 sq. m. = 22 sq. ft. 41 sq. m. = 441 sq. ft.
3 sq. m. = 32 sq. ft. 83 sq. m. = 893 sq. ft.
9 sq. m. = 97 sq. ft. 140 sq. m. = 1,507 sq. ft.
10 sq. m. = 108 sq. ft. 225 sq. m. = 2,420 sq. ft.
14 sq. m. = 151 sq. ft. 836 sq. m. = 9,000 sq. ft.
16.5 sq. m. = 178 sq. ft. 1400 sq. m. = 15,070 sq. ft.
23 sq. m. = 248 sq. ft. ,1860 sq. m. = 20,000 sq. ft.
28 sq. m. = 301 sq. ft. 2025 sq. m. = 21,800 sq. ft.
~ 2300 sq. m. = 24,750 sq. ft.
~ 7500 sq. m. = 80,730 sq. ft.
9300 sq. m. = 100,100 sq. ft.
8090 sq. m. = 2 acres
1 hectare = 2.5 acres
4 hectares = 10 acres
20 hectares = 50 acres
40 hectares = 99 acres