VILLAGE OF BELLEDUNE RURAL PLAN By: The Council of the Village of Belledune In association with: The Belledune District Planning Commission MARCH 2008. (Note: this is a consolidated version of the rural plan as of May 23, 2018. This version has no legal value. In case of discrepancy between this consolidated version and the original by-laws, the by-laws shall prevail) Consolidated version as of May 23, 2018. This version has no legal value. TABLE OF CONTENT PART A : RURAL PLAN – TITLE AND AREA DESIGNATION...................................... 1 PART B: OBJECTIVES OF THE RURAL PLAN ................................................................ 2 1.0 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Background....................................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Implementation................................................................................................................. 2 1.3 Content of the rural plan ............................................................................................ ...... 3 1.4 Background Information................................................................................................... 5 1.5 Existing Land Use............................................................................................................. 14 2.0 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE RURAL PLAN.............................................. 16 2.1 Goals and Objectives ........................................................................................................ 16 2.2 Vision (in year 2013)........................................................................................................ 19 3.0 CONSERVATION OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT & BIODIVERSITY .. 20 Background Information ............................................................................................................. 20 3.1 The Geology and Surficial Geology (soils) ...................................................................... 20 3.2 The Topography................................................................................................................ 25 3.3 The Hydrographic system................................................................................................. 26 3.4 The natural environment and the environment constraints ............................................... 29 3.4.1 The Coastal Zones .............................................................................................. 32 3.4.2 Wetlands............................................................................................................. 33 3.4.3 The Ecologically (Environmentally) Significant Areas (ESA)........................... 35 3.4.4 The Protected Natural Area of the Jacquet River Gorges................................... 37 3.4.5 Habitats for rare, threatened or dangerous species, Special wildlife Habitats .... 38 3.5 Anthropogenic (man-made) activities............................................................................... 41 4. TRANSPORTATION PLAN Background information.............................................................................................................. 45 4.1 Road hierarchy (Road Classification)............................................................................... 47 4.2 Road improvement and missing links............................................................................... 48 4.3 Turgeon Road ................................................................................................................... 49 4.4 On-street parking .............................................................................................................. 49 Consolidated version as of May 23, 2018. This version has no legal value. 4.5 Road designation – Public Road and Private access......................................................... 50 5.0 MUNICIPAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES ............................................... 52 Background: ................................................................................................................................ 52 5.1 Protection of Water Supply: Wellfield and Watershed..................................................... 53 5.2 Wastewater Management.................................................................................................. 54 5.3 Setback requirement (unserviced development) ............................................................... 55 5.4 Municipal and Public Utilities .......................................................................................... 56 6.0 RESIDENTIAL USES.................................................................................................... 57 6.1 Types and density of housing ........................................................................................... 57 6.2 Mobile homes and mini homes......................................................................................... 60 6.3 Secondary Apartment ....................................................................................................... 61 6.4 Garden Suite (Granny flat) ............................................................................................... 62 6.5 In-Law Suite ..................................................................................................................... 62 6.6 Community Placement Residential Facility...................................................................... 63 6.7 Home Occupation, Retail Sales in a Dwelling and Home Business ................................. 64 6.8 Affordable Housing .......................................................................................................... 65 7.0 COMMERCIAL USES .................................................................................................. 66 7.1 Designation and Divisions ................................................................................................ 66 8.0 INSTITUTIONAL USES ............................................................................................... 68 8.1 Mized Zones …………………………………………………………………………… . 68 9.0 INDUSTRIAL USES ...................................................................................................... 69 9.1 Designation of the industrial zones................................................................................... 69 9.2 The Port of Belledune....................................................................................................... 71 10.0 RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND PUBLIC OPEN SPACE .............................. 73 10.1 Recreotourism opportunities............................................................................................. 73 10.2 Designation of Parks and Open Space .............................................................................. 76 10.3 Recreational Master Plan.................................................................................................. 78 11.0 RURAL AREAS (OR ZONES) AND RESOURCE USES ......................................... 80 Consolidated version as of May 23, 2018. This version has no legal value. 11.1 Permitted Uses.................................................................................................................. 80 11.2 Agriculture........................................................................................................................ 80 11.3 Excavation ........................................................................................................................ 84 11.4 Top Soil Removal ............................................................................................................. 86 11.5 Forestry............................................................................................................................. 87 12.0 HERITAGE BUILDING AND SITE OF HISTORICAL OR ARCHEOLOGICAL INTEREST................................................................................. 90 12.1 Design, Character and Appearance of properties, buildings and structures...................... 91 13.0 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES .................................................................................... 93 PART C – ZONING PROVISIONS ........................................................................................ 94 ADMINISTRATION................................................................................................................. 94 Section 1: Zoning Map and Interpretation ........................................................................ 94 Section 2: Purpose ............................................................................................................ 114 Section 3: Powers of the Council...................................................................................... 114 Section 4: Special Powers of the Planning Commission .................................................. 115 Section 5: Amendments to the By-law ............................................................................. 115 Section 6: Development Permit ........................................................................................ 115 GENERAL PROVISIONS ....................................................................................................... 117 PROVISIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL NATURE............................................................... 117 Section 7: Development