Zoning Dictionary

Letter: A

Affordable

Annual cost of housing including mortgage, principal and interest payments as amortized over 25 years with a 25 percent down payment or gross rent that does not exceed 30 percent of gross annual household income. Housing for which the occupant(s) is/are generally paying no more than 30 percent of household income for gross housing costs, […]

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Affordable Housing

Adequate housing which is affordable to households of low, moderate and middle incomes. For housing to be affordable, shelter costs must not exceed 30% of the gross annual income of a household. Housing for which the occupant(s) is/are generally paying no more than 30 percent of household income for gross housing costs, including utilities.

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Aftercare

Aftercare (or post-closure care) activities involve any operation, maintenance and monitoring associated with the management of closed (and closed parts of) managed fills and landfills. Aftercare is on-going until the closed managed fill and landfill no longer poses any unacceptable risk to human health or the environment. Includes: groundwater and surface water management; leachate management; […]

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Aggregate

Gravel, sand, clay, earth, shale, stone, limestone, dolostone, sandstone, marble, granite, rock, other than metallic ores, or other prescribed material under the appropriate statute.

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Agrichemicals

Any substance, whether inorganic or organic, artificial or naturally occurring, modified or in its original state, that is used in any agriculture, horticulture or related activity, to eradicate, modify or control flora and fauna. For the purposes of this definition, it includes agricultural compounds, but excludes fertilisers, vertebrate pest control products and oral nutrition compounds.

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Agricultural Building

Any building or structure customarily used in connection with a farm other than a residence.

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Agricultural Produce Warehouse

A building or part of a building used for the storage of agricultural produce and may include facilities for wholesale distribution or an accessory retail commercial outlet for the sale of such agricultural produce to the general public.

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Agricultural Service Establishment

The use of land, buildings or structures for the purposes of buying or selling commodities and services that support agricultural uses as defined in this By-law. These shall include such sales and services as welding and machinery repairs, farm drainage and excavation, well-drilling, contracting and trades related to farm buildings and structures, and custom spray, […]

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Agricultural Services

The use of land, structure or building for the purposes of buying and selling commodities and services that are necessary to support agricultural operations but does not include any manufacturing, assembling, processing, warehousing or construction use.

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Agricultural Supply Establishment

The use of land, buildings or structures for the purposes of supply of goods, materials or services that support agricultural uses as defined by this By-law. These shall include such goods and services as sale and storage of seed, feed, fertilizer and chemical products, farm machinery and equipment sales and service.

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