Zoning Dictionary

Letter: S

Social Organization

A non-government, not-for-profit, non-commercial organization which carries on social, cultural, welfare, athletic or recreational programs for the benefit of the community.

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Social Service Facility

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 […]

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Social Services Centre

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.

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Sod Farm

The use of land for the purpose of eventual removal of such grasses, and the soil that supports them, for any retail or wholesale commercial purposes.

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Solar Collector

Any device relying upon direct solar radiation that is employed in the collection of solar radiation for heating and/or cooling of a structure or building or water. A device or combination of devices, structure or part of a device, or structure that transforms direct solar energy into thermal, chemical, or electrical energy and that contributes […]

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Solar Energy System

A complete design or assembly consisting of a solar energy collector, an energy storage facility (where used) and components for the distribution of transformed energy. Passive solar energy systems are included in this definition, but not to the extent that they fulfill other functions such as structural and recreational. Equipment that directly converts and then […]

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Solar Energy System, Passive

A solar energy system that uses natural and architectural components to collect and store solar energy without using any external mechanical power.

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Solar Farm

A solar energy system operated by a public, private, or cooperative utility company for the generation, transmission, distribution, or processing of electrical or thermal energy.  

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Solar Garden

A solar energy system that supplies power primarily for use by the principal and accessory uses of a group of buildings.

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Solar Screen

Fixed framed panels of dense mesh mounted flush on or projecting from the exterior of a window or over skylights, doors, and other fenestrations, with light transmission percentages that range from sixty percent (60%) or more.

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