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Means the use of a premises to provide social or welfare services to those in need, for no fee or compensation, or at a fee recognized as being significantly less than charged by profit-making organizations. Services may include but are not limited to information and referral services, counselling, skill development, aid through the provision of […]
The use of premises by a non-profit society to provide information, referral, counseling, advocacy or health care services, dispense aid in the nature of food or clothing and/or provide drop-in or activity space.
The use of land where persons reside for the primary purpose of receiving shelter, support, supervision and/or treatment where cooking and dining, laundry, cleaning and other facilities are provided on a shared basis and where specialist care may be provided on site, and which may be larger than dwelling size.
Services that are provided on a voluntary basis to residents of supportive housing and transitional housing, including, but not limited to, a combination of subsidized, permanent housing, intensive case management, medical and mental health care, substance abuse treatment, employment services, benefits advocacy, and other services or service referrals necessary to obtain and maintain housing.
A facility in which individuals live for a short period while receiving physical, social or psychological therapy and counseling to assist them in overcoming physical or emotional problems.
Any above-ground structures or facilities, other than buildings, unless such buildings are used as storage incidental to the operation of such structures or facilities, owned by a governmental entity, a nonprofit organization, a corporation, or any entity defined as a public utility for any purpose and used in connection with the production, generation, transmission, delivery, […]
Utility facilities that are designed to serve the immediately surrounding neighbourhood and that must, for reasons associated with the purpose of the utility in question, be located in or near the neighbourhood where such facilities are proposed to be located.
Any building, structure, plant or equipment essential to the provision and operation of electricity, water, sewage disposal, telephone service, telegraph service, pipeline, railway telecommunications or cable television.
Any device including wire, pipe and conduit which carries gas, water, electricity, oil and communications into a building or development. Establishments engaged in the generation, transmission, and/or distribution of electricity, gas or steam, including water and irrigation systems and sanitary systems used for the collection and disposal of garbage, sewage and other wastes by means […]
Any agency, which under public franchise or ownership, or under certificate of convenience and necessity provides the public with electricity, gas, heat, steam, communication, rail transportation, water, sewage, collection or other similar service. A closely regulated private enterprise with an exclusive franchise for providing a public service. A system, works, plant, equipment or service whether […]
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