Draft Township of Georgian Bluffs Zoning By-Law 2020-020 Council Approved Date: Township of Georgian Bluffs Zoning By-law 2020-020 i Draft Table of Contents Interpretation 2 1.1 Title ....................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Administration ......................................................................................... 2 1.3 Conformity and Compliance with By-Law ..................................................... 2 1.4 Interpretation .......................................................................................... 2 1.5 Building Permits and Municipal Licence ........................................................ 2 Administration 3 2.1 Enforcement ............................................................................................ 3 2.2 Severability ............................................................................................. 3 2.3 Effective Date .......................................................................................... 3 2.4 Repeal of Former By-Laws ......................................................................... 3 2.5 Transition Provisions ................................................................................. 3 Establishment Of Zones 4 3.1 Zones ..................................................................................................... 4 3.2 Lands Under Water ................................................................................... 5 3.3 Zone Symbols .......................................................................................... 5 3.4 Zone Schedules ........................................................................................ 5 3.5 Determining Zone Boundaries .................................................................... 5 3.6 Site Specific Zones ................................................................................... 6 3.7 Holding Zones .......................................................................................... 6 3.8 Settlement Area Boundaries ....................................................................... 6 Definitions 7 General Provisions 36 5.1 Accessory Buildings, Structures and Uses .................................................... 36 5.1.1 Permitted Uses 36 5.1.2 Human Habitation 36 5.1.3 Setback and Yard Requirements 36 5.1.4 Shoreline Accessory Structures – Land-Based 37 5.1.5 Sleeping Cabins 38 5.1.6 Swimming Pools 39 5.1.7 Storage Containers 39 5.2 Antennae, Towers, Satellite Dishes ............................................................ 40 5.3 Construction Uses .................................................................................... 40 5.4 Dwelling Units Per Lot .............................................................................. 40 5.5 Environmental Protection Zone .................................................................. 40 5.5.1 Provincially Significant Wetlands 40 5.6 Setback from Waterbodies and Watercourses .............................................. 41 5.6.1 Setback from Georgian Bay Shoreline ......................................... 41 5.7 Frontage on a Municipally Maintained Road, Private Road or Navigable Waterway ............................................................................... 42 5.8 Height Exceptions .................................................................................... 43 5.9 Home Industry ........................................................................................ 43 5.10 Home Occupation .................................................................................... 44 5.11 Legal Non-Complying Lots, Buildings and Structures ..................................... 44 5.12 Legal Non-Conforming Uses ...................................................................... 45 Township of Georgian Bluffs Zoning By-law 2020-020 ii Draft 5.13 Livestock on Residential Lots ..................................................................... 46 5.14 Minimum Distance Separation ................................................................... 46 5.15 Minimum Opening Elevation ...................................................................... 46 5.16 Multiple Uses on One Lot .......................................................................... 46 5.17 Multiple Zones on One Lot ........................................................................ 46 5.18 Noxious Use ........................................................................................... 46 5.19 Outdoor Storage...................................................................................... 47 5.20 Permitted Yard Encroachments .................................................................. 47 5.21 Pits and Quarries and Peat Extraction ......................................................... 48 5.22 Public Uses ............................................................................................. 48 5.23 Prohibited Uses ....................................................................................... 48 5.24 Reduction of Requirements ....................................................................... 49 5.25 Restrictions on Dwelling Units in Non-Residential Buildings ............................ 49 5.26 Secondary Dwelling Units ......................................................................... 49 5.27 Servicing Required ................................................................................... 50 5.28 Setback from Natural Gas Pipeline ............................................................. 50 5.29 Sight Triangles ........................................................................................ 50 5.30 Signs ..................................................................................................... 50 5.31 Source Protection .................................................................................... 51 5.32 Special and Major Events .......................................................................... 52 5.33 Temporary Sales Structures and Model Homes ............................................ 53 5.34 Temporary Structures for Minor Special Events ............................................ 53 5.35 Refreshment Vehicles ............................................................................... 53 5.36 Through Lots .......................................................................................... 54 5.37 Trailer Park and Private Recreational Uses ................................................... 54 5.38 Travel Trailers, Truck Campers and Tent Trailers .......................................... 54 5.38.1 Parking and Storage 54 5.38.2 Occupation 54 5.39 Waste Disposal Assessment Area ............................................................... 54 5.40 Setback from Provincial Highways and County Roads .................................... 54 5.41 Planting Area/Visual Screening .................................................................. 55 5.41.1 Required Locations 55 5.41.2 Width of Planting Area 55 5.41.3 Vegetation Height 55 5.41.4 Interruption for Driveway or Walkway 56 5.41.5 Maintaining Sight Visibility Triangle 56 Section 6 -- Parking and Loading Standards 57 6.1 Applicability of this Section ....................................................................... 57 6.2 Parking .................................................................................................. 57 6.2.1 Restriction on Use of Land, Buildings and Structures 57 6.2.2 Residential Parking Requirements 57 6.2.3 Non-Residential Parking Requirements 58 6.2.4 Calculation of Parking and Loading Requirements 59 6.2.5 More Than One Use on a Lot 59 6.2.6 Parking Area Surface 59 6.2.7 Barrier-Free Parking 59 6.2.8 Exclusive Use of a Parking or Loading Space 59 6.2.9 Parking Area Location on a Lot 59 6.2.10 Cash-In-Lieu Of Parking 59 Township of Georgian Bluffs Zoning By-law 2020-020 iii Draft 6.2.11 Location of Parking on a Lot Used For Residential Purposes 60 6.2.12 Size of Parking Spaces 60 6.2.13 Ingress and Egress Provisions 60 6.2.14 Width of Aisles 61 6.2.15 Width of Access Ramps and Driveways 61 6.2.16 Width of Driveways Accessing Individual Residential Dwellings 61 6.2.17 Parking Area Location on a Non-Residential Lot 61 6.2.18 Illumination 61 6.2.19 Parking Area Location on a Lot 61 6.2.20 Queuing Lanes 62 6.3 Loading Space Requirements .................................................................... 63 6.3.1 Off-Street Loading Spaces 63 6.3.2 Size of Loading Space 63 6.3.3 Location of Loading Spaces 63 6.3.4 Access to Loading Spaces 64 6.3.5 Loading Space Surface 64 Section 7 -- Cobble Beach Community 65 7.1 Introduction............................................................................................ 65 7.2 General Provisions ................................................................................... 65 7.3 Provisions for the Removal of Holding Symbol ............................................. 65 7.3.1 For Commercial and Multiple Residential Development 66 7.3.2 For Single-Detached Residential Development 66 Section 8 -- Agricultural & Rural Zones 69 8.1 Introduction............................................................................................ 69 8.2 General Prohibition .................................................................................. 69 8.3 Permitted Uses ........................................................................................ 69 8.4 Special Agriculture Provisions