Zoning Provisions Encyclopedia

Chapter: Other Miscellaneous Provisions

Municipal Services/Utilities Required

No person shall erect or use in whole or in part, any building and structure for a residential purpose on any land on which municipal water and municipal sewers are not available with the exception of lands within the Rural (A) Zone. The erection of a building on any site where it would otherwise be […]

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Obnoxious Uses

Except as otherwise specifically permitted in this By-law, no land shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected, altered or used for any purpose which is obnoxious, and without limiting the generality of this subsection for any purpose that creates or is likely to become a nuisance or offensive, of both to […]

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Occupancy of Partially Completed Buildings

No building, except in the case of an apartment building, shall be occupied before the main side walls and roof have been erected and the external siding and roofing have been completed and sanitary conveniences installed, and, where applicable, kitchen and heating facilities have been installed. Any dwelling unit in an apartment building may be […]

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Separation Distances: Agricultural Related Structures

A minimum separation distance of ______ feet shall be maintained between any barn, kennel, stable or other building intended for the keeping of animals and any residential dwelling units accessory to any agricultural uses. A minimum separation distance of _________ feet shall be maintained between any agriculture related structures and any watercourse or water body.

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Street Naming Requirements

No new street or development project name, or a proposed renaming of an existing street or development project, except phases of the same development project, shall duplicate, be phonetically similar to or in any way be likely to be confused with an existing street or development project name, irrespective of the use of prefixes or […]

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Traffic Service Level Goals

For purposes of this by-law, the adopted traffic service level goals, which are desired quantitative afternoon peak hour traffic operating, are as follows: The average stop delay for all vehicles at any signalized intersection should not exceed 54 seconds for more than 45 days in any 12 month period; The volume-to-capacity ratio (V/C) should not […]

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Wetland Buffers

Buffers shall be required adjacent to all jurisdictional wetlands identified pursuant to this section. Buffers shall serve as an ecological transition zone from non-wetlands to freshwater or tidal wetlands which is an integral portion of the wetlands ecosystem, providing temporary refuge for wetlands fauna during high water episodes, critical habitat for animals dependent upon but […]

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