Zoning Dictionary

Category: Residential Uses

Bunkhouse

A building designed or used for the accommodation, during the growing season, of up to 20 agricultural workers and consisting of at least one bathroom and not less than two habitable rooms providing therein living, dining and sleeping accommodation in appropriate individual or combination rooms. A building designed or used for the accommodation of up […]

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Cabin, Sleeping

A building or structure designed and built for temporary human accommodation containing separate heating facilities but no culinary or sanitary facilities and having an area of not less than 9 square metres and not more than 28 square metres.

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Care Home/Centre

A dwelling used for the boarding or other residential accommodation plus care or treatment of not more than six (6) persons and in which care or treatment is not provided to any persons not resident in the care home and that complies with the Provincial Government’s licensing requirements for Care Homes. Facility used for any […]

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Caretaker’s Dwelling Unit

A single family dwelling which is used as a residence by a caretaker or watchman or which is merely inhabited in order to provide added security to the premises.

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Cluster Subdivision

A grouping of individual lots or sites in close proximity, each of which or the majority of which has less land area than required for isolated individual lots, with the additional area in the cluster subdivision being devoted to open space, recreation space, car spaces and access facilities in addition to required yards.

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Cohousing

Means a building or place that has at least 6 private rooms, some or all of which may have private kitchen and bathroom facilities, and that provides occupants with a principal place of residence for at least 3 months, with shared facilities, such as a communal living room, bathroom, kitchen or laundry, maintained by a […]

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Commercial residential use

Any residential use in which a lessor or proprietor receives payment in any form of exchange for the use of any residential dwelling, including any single-family residence, or part thereof, any boarding house, or lodging house.

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Common Activity Area

A developed area or areas within a site which has been specifically designed for the use of active recreation by all residents of the site.

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Congregate Housing

A dwelling providing shelter and services for the elderly which may include meals, housekeeping and personal care assistance. A residential facility for four or more elderly persons (age 60 or older) within which are provided living and sleeping facilities, meal preparation, laundry services and room cleaning. Such facilities may also provide other services, such as […]

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Congregate Residences

Apartments and dwellings with communal dining facilities and services such as housekeeping, organized social and recreational activities, transportation services and other support services appropriate for the residents.

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