Township of East Hawkesbury Zoning By-law No. _____ Draft November 2020 NOVATECH Engineers, Planners & Landscape Architects Suite 200, 240 Michael Cowpland Dr. Ottawa, Ontario K2M 1P6 tel: (613) 254-9643 fax: (613) 254-5867 www.novatech-eng.com THE CORPORATION OF TOWNSHIP OF EAST HAWKESBURY ZONING BY-LAW No. _________ A by-law to regulate the use of lands and the character, location and the use of buildings and structures in Township of East Hawkesbury WHEREAS the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, Chapter P.13, as amended, provides that the council of a municipal corporation may pass by-laws to regulate the use of land and the character, location and use of buildings and structures; NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Corporation of Township of East Hawkesbury enacts as follows: 1 Township of East Hawkesbury Zoning By-law: November, 2020 NOVATECH TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 APPLICATION AND INTERPRETATION .......................................................... 5 1.1 Title of By-law ...............................................................................................................5 1.2 Scope of By-law............................................................................................................5 1.3 Interpretation of By-law .................................................................................................5 1.4 Schedule to By-law .......................................................................................................6 1.5 Zoning Administrator ....................................................................................................6 1.6 Issuance of Building Permits, Certificates and Licenses ...............................................6 1.7 Certificate of Occupancy ...............................................................................................6 1.8 Request for Amendment to Zoning By-law....................................................................6 1.9 Inspection .....................................................................................................................6 1.10 Violations and Penalties ...............................................................................................7 1.11 Remedies .....................................................................................................................7 1.12 Validity ..........................................................................................................................7 1.13 Typographical and Formatting Modifications .................................................................7 1.14 Existing By-laws ...........................................................................................................7 SECTION 2 DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................... 8 SECTION 3 GENERAL PROVISIONS................................................................................. 27 3.1 Accessory Uses ..........................................................................................................27 3.2 Buildings to be Moved ................................................................................................28 3.3 Conformity, Non-Conforming/Non-Complying Uses and Exceptions ...........................29 3.4 Dangerous Substances ..............................................................................................33 3.5 Dwelling Units Below Grade .......................................................................................33 3.6 Frontage on an Opened Street ...................................................................................34 3.7 Frontage on More Than One Street ............................................................................34 3.8 Illumination .................................................................................................................34 3.9 Landscaped Open Space ...........................................................................................35 3.10 Loading Space Regulations ........................................................................................35 3.11 Minimum Distance Separation ....................................................................................36 3.12 One Dwelling Per Lot ..................................................................................................37 3.13 Open Storage .............................................................................................................37 3.14 Occupancy Restrictions ..............................................................................................38 3.15 Parking Regulations ...................................................................................................38 3.16 Setbacks.....................................................................................................................43 3.17 Sight Triangles ...........................................................................................................44 3.18 Signs ..........................................................................................................................44 2 Township of East Hawkesbury Zoning By-law: November, 2020 NOVATECH 3.19 Site Plan Requirements ..............................................................................................45 SECTION 4 SPECIFIC USE PROVISIONS ......................................................................... 46 4.1 Automobile Service Stations, Gas Bars, Etc. ..............................................................46 4.2 Bed and Breakfast ......................................................................................................46 4.3 Group Homes .............................................................................................................46 4.4 Home-Based Businesses ...........................................................................................46 4.5 Mobile Homes and Recreational Vehicles as Temporary Dwellings ............................49 4.6 Private Day Nurseries .................................................................................................50 4.7 Public Uses and Utilities .............................................................................................50 4.8 Second Dwelling Unit and Second Dwelling ...............................................................51 4.9 Cannabis Uses ...........................................................................................................52 SECTION 5 ZONES............................................................................................................. 53 5.1 Zone Classification .....................................................................................................53 5.2 Zone Regulations .......................................................................................................53 5.3 Zone Boundaries ........................................................................................................54 5.4 Zone Symbols ............................................................................................................54 5.5 Building, Structure and Use Classification ..................................................................55 5.6 Exception Zones .........................................................................................................55 5.7 Holding Zones ............................................................................................................55 5.8 Temporary Use Zones ................................................................................................55 5.9 Overlay Flood Plain Zone ...........................................................................................56 5.10 Overlay Unstable Slope Zone .....................................................................................56 5.11 Overlay Mineral Reserve Zone ...................................................................................57 SECTION 6 RESIDENTIAL ZONES .................................................................................... 58 6.1 RESIDENTIAL TYPE ONE (R1) ZONE ......................................................................58 6.2 RESIDENTIAL TYPE TWO (R2) ZONE ......................................................................59 6.3 LIMITED SERVICES RESIDENTIAL (R3) ZONE ........................................................60 6.4 MOBILE HOME PARK (R4) ZONE .............................................................................61 SECTION 7 VILLAGE CORE (VC) ZONE ........................................................................... 63 7.1 Permitted Uses and Zone Provisions ..........................................................................63 7.2 Exception Zones [reserved for future use] ..................................................................63 SECTION 8 COMMERCIAL ZONES ................................................................................... 64 8.1 GENERAL COMMERCIAL (C1) ZONE .......................................................................64 8.2 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL (C2) ZONE .......................................................................66 8.3 RECREATRIONAL COMMERCIAL (C3) ZONE..........................................................68 SECTION 9 INSTITUTIONAL (I) ZONE ............................................................................... 70 3 Township of East Hawkesbury Zoning By-law: November, 2020 NOVATECH 9.1 Permitted