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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PICKERING.
A By-Law to regulate the use of land and the use, bulk, height,
construction and location of buildings in that portion of the Town-
ship of Pickering, west of the Rouge River.
The Council of the Corporation of the Township of
Pickering enacts as follows:
1. Section 1 - TITLE
9? ?• This By-Law shall be known as
By-Law of that portion of the
the Rouge River."
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i 2. Section 2 - INTERPRETATION
the "Restricted Area (Zoning)
Township of Pickering west of
In interpreting and applying the provisions of this By-Law
they shall be held to the minimum requirements for the
promotion of the public health, safety, comfort, convenience
and general welfare.
3. Section 3 - CONTINUATION OF EXISTING REGULATIONS
All present By-Laws shall be deemed to be amended insofar as
r is necessary to give effect to the provisions of this By-Law.
4. Section 4 - SCOPE
No building, structure or land shall be used and no building
or structure shall be hereafter erected, structurally altered
or enlarged within the territorial limits of that portion of
the Township of Pickering, west of the Rouge River, as now or
hereafter legally constituted, except in conformity with the
provisions of this By-Law.
5. Section 5 - DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this By-Law the definitions and interpre-
tations giver in this Section shall govern:
Words used in the present tense include the
future; words in the singular number include
the plural; words in the plural include the
singular number; the word "used" includes
"arranged, designed or intended to be used";
the word "shall" is mandatory and not
directory.
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ACCESSORY BUILDING: Shall mean a detached, subordinate
building, not used for human habitation, located on the
same lot with the main building and shall include a
private garage.
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ACCESSORY USE: Shall mean a use customarily incidental
and subordinate to the principal use or building and
located on the same lot with such principal use or
building.
ALTERATIONS, STRUCTURAL: Shall mean any change in the
supporting members of a building and "structurally
altered" shall have a corresponding meaning.
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BUILDING: Shall mean a structure having a roof,
supported by columns or walls and used for the shelter
or accommodation of persons, animals, goods or chattels.
Where a dwelling or a non-residential building is
separated by a division wall without openings, each portion
of such dwelling or building shall be deemed a separate
building.
BASEMENT - PARTIAL: The space beneath the ground floor,
completely surrounded by poured concrete or concrete
block walls, and having a clearance in height of at
least six (6) feet six (6) inches below the bottom of
the ground floor joists, after providing for a four (4)
inch concrete floor and having a minimum area inside the
walls of five hundred (500) feet.
BASEMENT - FULL: The same as a partial basement, except
the area shall be the full area of the ground floor after
making the necessary allowances for difference in the
thickness of the walls.
BUILDING AREA: Shall mean the maximum projected
horizontal area of the building at grade measured to the
centre of party walls and to the outside of other walls,
including roofed porches, verandahs, air wells and all
other spaces within the building, but excluding terraces,
steps, cornices, fire-escapes, exterior stairways, ramps
and open loading platforms.
COURT: Shall mean an open, uncovered and unoccupied
space appurtenant to a building and bounded on two or
more sides thereby.
Court, Depth of: Shall mean
horizontal
court.
Court, Outer: Shall mean
extends to
yard, stre
the greatest mean
dimension of such
a court which
or opens upon a
=t or public lane.
Court, Width of: Shall mean the least horizontal
dimensions between the opposite
sides measured at right angles
to the longest sides of such
court.
5.7. COVERAGE: Shall mean that percentage of the lot area
W L• covered by the building area.
5.8. DYELLING: Shall mean a building or portion thereof
designed exclusively for single family residential
6G: y occupancy.
5.9. ERECT: Shall mean (with reference to a building or structure)
build., construct or reconstruct and shall include:
(1) the removal of a structure fron. one lot r,nd
relocating it on another lot and
(2) any physical operation, such as excave-ting,
filling or draining, preparatory to building,
construction or reconstruction,
and "erected" shall have C. corresponding meaning.
5.10. EXISTING: Shall mean existing as at the date of enactment of
this By-Law.
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5.11. FAMILY: Shall mean one or two or more persons living as
a single and non-profit housekeeping unit in a dwelling
unit and may include domestic servants.
5.12. FILLING STATION: Shall mean any building or premises
used solely or principally for the storing, dispensing,
sale or offering for sale at retail of any automotive
fuels and lubricants and automobile accessories.
5.12A FRONT: Front of a commercial or industrial building shall
be a completed exterior of brick, glass, wood, stone or
other acceptable material, but shall exclude concrete
block, cinder block or similar. No loading platforms
shall be permitted on a front of a commercial or industrial
building.
5.13. GARAGE, NEIGHBOURHOOD: Shall mean a building accessory
to a group of dwellings which is used exclusively by
the residents of the dwellings for the sheltering of
motor vehicles.
5.14. GARAGE, PRIVATE: Shall mean a detached accessory building
or portion of a dwelling which is used by the residents of
the dwelling for the sheltering of motor vehicles.
5.15. GARAGE, PUBLIC: Shall include a parking station or a
parking lot or a building or place where motor vehicles
are hired or kept or used for hire or where such vehicles
or gasoline or oils are stored or kept for sale, and a
building or place used as a motor vehicle repair shop or
for washing or cleaning motor vehicles. For the purpose
of this By-Law, the word "motor vehicle" shall have the
same extended meaning which the word "vehicle" has in the
Highway Traffic Act.
5.16. GRADE: Shall mean:
(1) for buildings having walls adjoining one
street only, the elevation of the sidewalk
at the centre of the wall adjoining the
street.
(2) for buildings having walls and adjoining more
than one street, the average of the elevation
of the sidewalks at the centres of all walls
adjoining the streets.
(3) for buildings having no wall adjoining the
street, the average level of the finished
surface of the ground adjacent to the front
exterior walls of the building.
Any wall approximately parallel to and not
more than five (5) feet from a street line
is to be considered as adjoining the street.
Where no sidewalk has been constructed, the
Township Engineer shall establish such
sidewalk level or its equivalent for the
purpose of these regulations.
5.17. GROUND FLOOR AREA: Shall mean the maximum area measured to
the outside of all outside walls, excluding, in the case of
a dwelling, any private garage, porch, verandah or sun room
unless such sun room is habitable at all seasons.
5.1$ HEIGHT: Shall mean the perpendicular distance measured from
the average finished grade level to the highest poiht of the
roof joists in the case of flat roofs or to the point half-
way up the roof in the case of pitched roofs. Where the
height is designated in terms of storeys, it shall mean the
designated number of storeys above and including the first
storey.
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® t_.5.19. INSTITUTION: Shall mean a. building used for a non-
commercial. purpose by an organized body or society for
promoting a particular object.
5.20. LANE: Shall mean a public thoroughfare (having a
maximum width of twenty (20) feet) which affords only
a secondary means of access to abutting lots and is
not intended for general traffic circulation.
5.21. LOADING SPACE: Shall mean an off-street space or berth
or, the same lot with a building or contiguous to a group
of buildings, for the temporary parking of a commercial
' vehicle while loading or unloading merchandise or
materials and which abuts upon a street, lane or other
appropriate means of access.
5.22. LOT: Shall mean a parcel of land whether or not occupied
by a building or structure.
Ir 5.22.1. LOT, AREA: Shall mean the total horizontal area
JL• within the lot lines of a lot.
5.22.2. LOT, CORNER: Shall mean a lot, situated at the
intersection of and abutting upon two
or more streets, each of which is at
?• least forty (40) feet wide; provided
rC1. that the angle of intersection of such
streets is not more than one hundred
and thirty-five (135) degrees.
5.22.3. LOT, DEPTH OF: Shall mean the horizontal distance
G? between the front, and rear lot lines.
N? 5.22.4. LOT, FRONTAGE: Shall mean the horizontal distance
between the side lot lines measured at
right angles, but where such lot lines
`• are not parallel, the lot frontage shall
be the distance between the side lot
lines measured on a line twenty-five (25)
feet back from the front lot line.
5.22.5. LOT, INTERIOR: Shall mean a lot other than a corner
lot.
W ' 5.22.6. LOT, KEY: Shall mean the first lot to the rear of a
reversed corner lot and not separated by
' a lane.
5.22.7. LOT, REVERSED CORNER: Shall mean a corner lot the
side street line of which is substantially
p / a continuation of the front lot line of the
ot to its rear.
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5.23. LOT LINE: Shall. mean any boundary of a lot.
`5.23.1. FROST LOT LINE: Shall mean the lot line that divides
a lot from the street provided that, in
the case of a corner lot, the shorter lot
line that abuts a street shall be deemed
to be the front lot line and the longer
(/v lot line that so abuts shall be termed the
flankage of the lot.
5.23.2. RE6,R LOT LINE: Shall meen the lot line opposite the
front lot line.
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5.23.3. SIDE LOT LINE: Shall mean a lot line other than a
front or rear lot line.
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5.24. MOTEL, ROTOR COURT, AUTO COURT: Shall mean a hotel in
one building or in two or more conr?-cted or detached
buildings used twelve (12) months each year for the
purpose of caterin, to the needs of the travelling
public by furnishing sleeping accommodation with or
without supplying food and shall include all buildins
operating under the Liquor License Act, 1946, the Act'
//// respecting Tourist Establishments, 1949, and the Act
respecting the Regulation of Tourist Camps, 1946.
There shall be maintained on the same lot as the said
building or buildings at least one automobile parking
space for each individual guest room or suite provided.
5.25. NEIGHBOURHOOD STORE: Shall mean a store which serves
the needs of the adjacent neighbourhood and shall
include the following types of stores:
;?(?•? General stores, Barber shops and
I? Beauty salons, Drug stores, Dry
goods, Tobacco stores, Stationery
stores, Restaurants and Tea rooms.
5.26. PARKING AREA, PUBLIC: Shall mean an open area, other
?• than a street, used for the temporary parking of more
than four (4-) motor vehicles and available for public
use, whether free, for compensation, or as an
accommodation for clients or customers.
SCHOOL: Shall mean an educational establishment.
PUBLIC_ SCHOOL: Shall mean an authorized school under
the jurisdiction of a Public School Board,
a High School Board or a Board of Education.
SEPARATE SCHOOL: Shall mean an authorized school under
the jurisdiction of a Separate School Board.
PRIVATE SCHOOL: Shall mean a school other than a
public or separate school.
NURSERY SCHOOL: Shall mean a school operated for
pre-school age children.
SIRIIL?R DESIGN (DWELLINGS): Shall mean the exterior of
the front elevation of two or more dwellings constructed
to the same or approximately the same measurements and
specifications having conformity in materials and general
appearance in more than 75% of the exterior surface of
said front elevation.
STOREY: Shall mean the portion other than a cellar,
basement or attic included between any floor level and
the floor, ceiling or roof next above it.
5.28.1. STOREY, HALF: Shall mean the portion of a building
situated wholly, or in part within the roof and
in which there is sufficient space to
provide a height between finished floor and
L finished ceiling of at least seven (7) feet
six (6) inches over a floor area equal to
at leastWe'r cent of the area of the floor
next below.
5.29. STREET: Shall mean a public highway or private thoroughfare
having a minimum width of sixty-six (66) feet which affords
a principal means of access to abutting lots.
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5.30• STREET LINE: Shall mean the dividing line between a
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01 lot and a street.
5.31. STRUCTURES: Shall mean anything constructed or erected,
the use of which requires location on the ground, or
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?•G attached to something having location on the ground.
5.32. YARD: Shall mean an open, uncovered, unoccupied space
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appurtenant to a building (except a court).
5.32.1• YARD, FRONT: Shall mean a yard extending across
the full width of the lot between the
front lot line and the nearest main wall
of the main building on the lot.
5.32.2• YARD, REAR: Shall mean a yard extending across
the full width of the lot between the rear
lot line and the nearest main wall of the
main building on the lot.
5.32.3. YARD, SIDE: Shall mean a yard extending from the
front, yard to the rear yard between the
side lot line of the lot and the nearest
main wall of the main building, exclusive
of any chimney breast.
6. Section 6
6.1. RESIDENTIAL ZONES - General Provisions applicable to all
o,L Residential Zones.
6.1.1. MINIMUM LOT FRONTAGE
6.1.1.11. Not more than one one-family detached dwelling may
?- be built upon any lot which is part of a subdivision plan
?- registered prior to the passing of this 3y-Law.
6.1.1.2. No one-family detached dwelling hereafter built
upon vacant land NOT SUBDIVIDED by registered plan prior
to the passing of this By-Lava shall be built upon a lot
having a frontage of less than sixty (60) feet.
6.1.2. FRONT YARDS
6.1.2.1. A front yard shall be provided in the front of the
main building. Subject to Sub-sections 6.1.2.2; 6.1.2.3 and
6.1.2.4, the minimum distance of a building from the front
lot line shall be thirty (30)-feet.
6.1.2.2. The minimum distance from the front line of a building
on a key lot shall be the average of the required correspordin.-
distance for the adjoining interior lot and the required
! distance from the side lot line on the street side, of the
V building on the adjoining corner lot. Where existing buildings
on either or both of said adjoining lots are located nearer to
the front or side lines than the distances required above, the
distances established by such existing buildings shall_ be used
in computing the front yard for a key lot.
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2 Notwithstanding the provisions of Sub-section 6.1.2.1,
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. the distance from the front lot line of any building erected
between lots with existing buildings on the same street
frontage of the same block shall ccrform to the corresponding
regulations of the existing buildings. But this clause shall
not require the building to be set back more than fifty (50)
feet,.
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6.1.2.4. No front yard required to be provided under this
By-Law shall be obstructed, but this provision shall
not apply to prevent tale construction or location of an
uncovered terrace. Open and roofed porchways or
verandahs shall not extend closer than twenty-five (25)
feet from the front lot line. A hedge and/or ornamental
fence, for the purpose of this sub-section, shall not be
considered an obstruction.
6.1.3. SIDE YARDS
6.1.3.1. A side yard shall be provided on each side of the main
buildin. Subject to sub-section 6.1.3.2; 6.1.3.3 and
6.1.3.4 of this sub-section, and Section 6.1.6 (Type of
Building), the minimum distance of said main building from
each side lot line shall not be less than four (4) feet on
the one side and ten (10) feet on the other side, and these
minimum distances on either side of the main house may net
be used for an accessory building. If a garage is attached
to the main dwelling or to an adjoining breezeway, the
minimum side yard may be four (4) feet on both sides.
6.1.3.2 In the case of a building on a corner lot, the minimum
distance from the side lot line on the street side shall be
ten (10) feet.
6.1.3.3 No windows, located on the first storey of any building
and admitting light to any habitable room shall be constructed
in any side wall, unless there is an open space having a
minimum width of four (4) feet between such wall and the side
lot lino.
6.1.3.4 No chimney breast, steps or other projections from the
side wall of a building, shall be less than two (2) feet six
(6) inches from the side lot line of the lot on which the
building is located.
6.1.4 REAR YARDS
A rear yard shall be provided in the rear of the main
building. The minimum distance of the building from the
rear lot line shall equal 25 per cent of the depth of the
lot but need not exceed twenty-five (25) feet.
6.1.5 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS
6.1.5.1 The distance of any accessory building from any rear
or side lot line shall be a minimum of eighteen (18) inches
clear of all projections save and except where a mutual
garage is erected on the common property line between two
properties.
6.1.5.2 Where no lane exists at the rear of the lot on which
an accessory building is located, the minimum distance of
such building from the rear lot line shall be eighteen (18)
inches. Where entrance to the private garage is from a lane,
such building shall be a minimum of eighteen (18) inches from
the lot line but shall. be no closer than twenty-five (25)
feet from the opposite boundary of the lane.
6.1.5.3 The maximum height of any accessory building shall be
twelve (12) feet.
6.1.5.4 The coverage of any accessory building, exclusive
of garages, shall. not exceed 2 per cent of the lot area.
6.1.5.5 Where an accessory building is constructed with a
pitched roof, it must be properly shingled.
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6.1..5.6 The finish of all accessory buildings shall be in
conformity with the residence on the property.
6.1.5.7 On all new houses erected on corner lots, any
garage must be attached to the house or at least ten
(10) feet clear from the rear lot line.
6.1.6 TYPE OF BUILrING
6.1.6.1 Subject to sub-section 6.1.6.2 of this sub-section,
the first storey of all buildings shall be of "ordinary"
"construction" as defined herewith, "a type of
?• construction having wood joists or wood, steel or iron
columns or beams (which columns or beams may or may not
be protected with fire resisting coverings) but having
the exterior walls constructed with brick, stone or
other incombustible ma$terial"; No
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6.1.6.2 A building which, together with its accessory
buildings, is a minimum distance of ten (10) feet from
each side lot line may be of frame construction subject
to the written approval of the Inspector of Buildings.
6.1.7 TOILET FACILITIES
All buildings shall have the necessary toilet
facilities fully installed inside the building, connected
to septic tanks or municipal sewage system. A satisfactory
drainage tile field to conform to township by-laws shall
be connected wit: each septic tank.
6.1.8 PRIVIES
0 ?• Outside privies shall be prohibited.
6.1.9 LIVING IN GARAGES, ETC.
i? Living in a garage or in the basement of a _zouse that
?U is not completed shall be prohibited.
6.1.10 SIMILARITY OF DESIGN
6.1.10.1 Residences of similar design shall not hereafter be
built in groups of more than three together, and shall be
separated from any other similar group by space sufficient
for two residences. For the purpose of this sub-section,
residences built on adjacent lots shall be construed as
being built together.
6.1.10.2 EXTERNAL DESIGN
No buildings or structures may hereafter be erected
until the external design of such buildings or structures
are approved by the township inspection Department of
Buildings.
6.1.11 NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
I Any building erected, structurally altered or used
Y" for non-residential purposes in a residential zone shall
comply with the regulations provided in this Section and
with the regulations in the zone in which said building is
located.
6.1.12 LIVE STOCK
The keeping of any live stock or fowl ,,ph, ()be
?. prohibited on parcels of land of less than ? acres.
This shall not prohibit the keeping of dogs, cats, canaries
or similar caged birds, etc. as domestic pets.
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6.2 RESIDENTIAL ZONE "R.1"
The following regulations shall apply in the
Residential Zone R.111, as described in Schedule "A"
to this By-Law.
6.2.1 USE:
No building, structure or land shall be used and
no building or structure shall be hereafter erected,
structurally altered, or enlarged, except for the
following uses:
6.2.1.1 RESIDENTIAL - one-family detached dwellings.
6.2.1.2 BUSINESS - the offices of physicians or dentists
located in the one-family detached dwellings used by
physicians or dentists as their private residences,
such offices to be vFed for consultation and emergency
treatment only, but shall not be in the nature of
clinics or private hospitals.
6.2.1.3 RECREATIONAL
playgrounds o
golf courses;
uses operated
6.2.1.4 INSTITUTIONAL
schools.
- the following types of uses: parks;
)erated by the Township; Community Centre;
but not driving tees or ranges and similar
for commercial purposes.
- churches, sunday schools; libraries and
6.2.1.5 PUBLIC - municipal., provincial or federal government
buildings; fire halls.
6.2.1.6 ACCESSORY USES - of subdivided property; pWa?e garages,_
pump houses, green houses. On parcels of acres or y=
more, farm buildings shall be allowed.
6.2.1.7 SIGNS - one non-illuminated real estate sign not exceeding
four (4) square feet in area, advertising the sale, rental
or lease of any building, structure or lot; one non-
illuminated trespassing, safety or caution sign not
exceeding one (1) square foot in area; sign, not exceeding
one (1) square foot in area indicating the name of the
occupant or house; or one sign indicating the name and
profession of a doctor or dentist, shall be permitted. All
other signs shall be prohibited.
6.2.2 AREA
No building or structure shall be hereafter erected,
structurally altered, or enlarged, except in accordance vrith
the regulations provided in Section 6.1 (General Provisions)
and the following regulations:
6.2.2.1 LOT FRONTAGE: - No one-family detached dwelling shall be
hereafter built upon vacant land NOT SUBDIVIDED by registered
? plan prior to the passing of this By-law except in accordance
;• with the following regulations for minimum lot frontage.
6.2.2.1.1 Minimum, where piped water only exists or will be made
available by the Township within one (1) year . . . Sixty (60)
feet.
6.2.2.1.2 r
Minimum, where piped water seoiei do"not '?
exist or will not be made available by the Township
within one (1) year . . . Seventy-five (75) feet.
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5.2.2.2 LOT AREA: No one-family detached dwelling shall be
hereafter built upon vacant land NOT SUBDIVIDED by
registered plan prior to the passing of this By-law
except in accordance with the following regulations
for minimum lot area:
6.2.2.2.1 Minimum, where piped water only exists or will be
made available by the Township with one (1) year .
. Seven Thousand Five Hundred (7,500) square feet.
6.2.2.2.2 Minimum, where piped water(aAAA-an dots Ayf,C
not exist or will not be made available by the
Townshin within one (1) year Fifteen Thousand
(15,000 square feet.
L• 6.2.2.3 LOT COVERkGE: Maximum, main building, except where
municipal sewerage is provided . . . 33%
6.2.2.4 GROUND FLOOR AREA:
6.2.?.I .1 Minimum, one storey dwellings Nine Hundred and
Sixty (960) square feet.
6.2.2.4.2 Minimum, ore and half storey dwellings Seven
- Hundred (700) square feet.
6.2.?.4.3 Minimum, two storey dwellings Six Hundred and
Fifty (650) square feet.
6.?.2.4.4 Where partial or full basement is not provided,
additional ground floor area shall be added to the
extent of One Hundred and Twenty (120) square feet.
6.2.3 HEIGHT:
Subject to Section 9.3.2 (Height Exceptions)
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W? 1? no building or structure shall be hereafter erected,
U structurally altered, enlarged or maintained, to
exceed Thirty-five (35) feet in heiZht.
6.3 RESIDENTIAL ZONE "R.2"
The following regulations shall apply in the
Residential Zone "R.2", as described in Schedule "P"
to this By-law.
6.3.1 USE:
No building, structure or land shall be used
and no building or structure shell be hereafter erected,
structurally altered, or enlarged, except for the
following uses:
6.3.1.1. RESIDENTIAL - one family detached duelling.
6.3.1.2. BUSINESS - the offices of physicians or dentists
located in the one-family detached dwellings used by
physicians or dentists as their private residences,
such offices to be used for consultation and emergency
treatment only, but shall not, be in the nature of
clinics or private hospitals.
6.3.1.3. RECREATIOZAL
playgrounds o
golf courses;
uses operated
6.3.1.4. INSTITUTIONAL
schools.
- the following types of uses: parks;
oerated by the Township; community centro;
but not driving tees or ranges and similar
for commercial purposes.
- churches, sunday schools; libraries and
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r 6.3.1.5 PUBLIC - municipal, provincial or f-deral government
buildings; fire halls.
6.3.1.6 CCESSORY USES OF_ SUBDIVIDED P_ROPERTY_ - private
G garage:; pump housejsy
green loises. On property or
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parcels of land of (<) acres or more, farm k%35',C-
buildings sell be allowed.
6.3,1.7 SIGNS - one non-illuminated r,=al estate sign not
exceeding four (q-) square feet in area, advertising
the sale, lease or rentE_l of any building, structure
or let; one non-illuminated traspprising, safety or
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gn not exceeding- cne (l) square foot in
area; one sign indicating the name and pro.feesion of
a doctor or dentist shall be permitted, 111 other
si`;ns shall be prohibited.
" 6.3.2 AREA - No building or structure sr_all be hereafter
erected, struct,ira_lly altered, or enlarged, except in
accordance with the regulations provided in Section
6,1. (General Provisions) anC the follo•jii 'regilat.ions:
' 6.3.2.1 LOT FROFT;':GE - No one-family detached dwelling shall be
hereafter built upon vacant land ','OT SUBDIVIDED by
regist=r-=.d plan prior to the pi-sing of this By-law
except in accordance with the following regulations for
minimum lot frontage:
6.3.2.1..1 Yinimum, where piped water only exists or .r=ill be
made available by the To-,=hip within one (1) year
. . . . Fiftv (50) feet.
6.3.2.1.2 "inimum, wr,cre piped water and ssnitary sewers do
not exist, cr will not be available by the Tc•:mshi
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witliin one (1) year . . . . Fifty (;?) feet.
6.3.2.2 LOT ,REA - No en^-f<<mily detached dwelling shall be
hereafter built upon vacant land NOT SU9DIVII','D by
registered clan prior to the pasein of this 3y-!.w
except in accordance frith the fo11_n-1'n1, regulations
for minimum lot ar-a:
6.3.2.2.1 Minimum, where piped water only e,:ists or ,a_11 be
made av?Alrble l_.v the To?,rnship within one (1) year
. Seven Thousand Five hundred (7,5JJ; e _°e,
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6.3.2.2.2 1°inimum, where pipod water r.n s-.-,itarv sp.%,ers cio not
exist or will not be made available by the To.:ns'.:ip
within one (1) year Sevr-; Tiious:.::?d .iv-: i:1nrlred
(7,500) s,zr..re f-got.
_ 6.3.2.3 LOT COVERaC's: D:aximum, main bail.-ii g, c p* lyre
mun, i cipal sewerage is provid,>d 33 ;
6.:.2.1+ GROU.TID FLOOR '_R?
6.3.2.h-.1 Minimum, one itor°v d!veliings light.Izundred u_nd
Fi°tv (?50) equare feet.
6.3. .4.? "'inimtlm, orF -and :ialf storpv d?:allin?s Six "unr_lred
and Fifty (650) ;aar- feet.
6.3.2.11.3 imum, two storey dw-slings Six ?:rarired (600)
square feet.
6.3.2.4.'1 l:..--re partial or full basem<nt i- nct. pro??i_?:Pd,
ad<lition?l , ro,.nd floor L.rea be ad ed to the
?zt?,nt if One .:inarr,a . .C I *entl• (120) s;uarn .`-et.
12.
6.3.3. HEIGHT - Subject to Section 9.3.2. (Height
Exceptions), no building or structure shall be
hereafter erected, structurally altered,
enlarged or maintained, to exceed Thirty-five (35)
feet in height.
6.3.3.1 INSTITUTIONAL - Schools, Churches, Church Halls, Sunday
?(jCf Schools, Libraries.
;. Section 7
7.1 COMMERCIAL ZONES - General Provisions applicable to
all Commercial Zones as described in Schedule "C" to
this By-law.
7.1.1 N014-RESIDENTIAL 9UILDINGS
7.1.1.1 FRONT YARDS: Subject to 7.1.4, a front yard of Sixty
n0 feet in depth shall be required for any building
erected in a commercial zone. Such front yard must be
hard surfaced or gravelled to provide parking and
turning space for automobiles of customers of the
commercial buildings. ?Where adjacent buildings, or
building within One Hundred (100) feet on either side,
have this Sixty (60) foot front yard, then Section
7.1.4 shall not apply.
7.1.1.2 SIDE YARDS: No side yard shall be required for any
building erected, structurally altered or used for non-
residential purposes in a commercial zone.
7.1.1.3 REAR. YARDS: Subject to Section 7.1.3 (Loading Space)
and 7.2.3 (Toilet Facilities and Drainage Tile Field)
" in a commercial zone a rear yard shall be required for
any huilding erected, structurally altered or used for
non-residential purposes.
7.1.2 RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
Any building erected, structurally a'_ternd or
L used for residential purposes in a commercial zone shall
caTyly with the regulations provided in Section 5.1 to
V Sections 6.2.3 inclusive; but clause 6.1.6.2 shall not
apply.
7.1.3 LOADING SPACE
Every commercial., institutional or public
building hereafter erected or established on a lot which
abuts upon a lane or is surrounded on all sides by
streets, shall have one permarently maintained loading
space of a minimum size of Twenty (20) feet in width,
Ten (10) feet in depth and Fourteen (14) feet in height,
to be locatad in the rear of such building. Where two
properties adjoin, provision may be made " r common
loading space of a minimum size of Thirty (30) feet in
width, Ten (10) feet in dopth and Fourteen (14) feet in
height, half of such area to be reserved in each of the
two properties concerned.
7.1.4 AUK703ILE PARKING SPACE:
As an alternative to Section 7.1.1, there shall
be provided for every new building erected, after the
/ date of enactment of this By-lase, for one of the following
/?J ?• L ' purposes, pormanent automobile parking spaces to be
VV ' located on the same lot with the said buildinZ or not more
than One Thousand (1,000) feet therefrom, with adequate
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i 7.=.•4 d'1TOP:OPILE PARKING SPACE (Continus:d)
provision for access to ctr-.t or lane, each parkinb
space to be not less t'°.an T,%,o :aandred (2CG) c,?u-se feet
in area. Such parkin.- spaces b- rr_vi?'P 1 s„ r; c? ent
for the nml.loyers' 7m,! cu t^mers' c r? a'_? i *,. r_ ?mi:m
as follows:
C(,,n-v?rc1'?1 DiilGinr,s - a totz l
to ona-half of th^ floor sp ace of r,t.e
Theatres - at least one 1,>zrki?.g sr^cn for every ten
V (10) seats provided in the d.d luil^.il,L.
No parkin- space shall be ro;uired for churches or
church halls having a maximirr :-ea*.ing capacity of
Two ilundred (200) persons. ?f more than mtic 3ti,idred
(200) seats are provided in --uch buildings, one
parkin.- space shall be required for Bch Twenty (2J)
seat: in excess thereof.
7.1-4.4 No accessory building s'aa11 be nrmitt-rl to eocro:.ch
upon the parkin- area rrovid?d under Sub---,e^_tions
1.2 and 3.
7.1.5 COMBIN:,TIk')COP= ?:LRCI ".L :IED °ESIi)- .`TIr.L ?ST:. LI2 °1 TS:
In a Commercial lone ani, building; crer_ted,
tructurally altered, enlar.-ed or maintcine,' for mixed
resid^ntial and commercial uses sh?11 comely ;ith the
following regulations, anO s:r.ll be permitted oray .jP.erp
piped water available;
7.1.5.1 LOT COVERAGE: every buil??ind s`lall provide and pre,^=,e
an area of at least F0 per cent of the lot area free of
all constriction.
7.1.5.2 D'v,4=LING UNIT AREA Each dvfelli-iL, !snit provided therein
shall provide a minimum floor _r,a of Six liundred (500)
square feet.
7.1.6 ACCESSORY BUILT NGS
7.1.6.1 No accessory building shall b-- erected on a corner lot.
V' 7.1.6.2 All accessory buildings :shall be of masonry constriction.
7.1.6.3 1.11 private and
maximum height neighbourhood
of Fifteen (15 garages shell not e_ceed a
) feet.
7.1.7 USE:
No building, strzrture or
no building or stsuctlire shall be
structurally alterod or enl?rged
y I Uses:
?W 1 V ' 7.1.7.1 RESIri's'NTIAL: One-family detachz^d
Section 7.1.2.
land shall b: usad and
hereafter erected,
axcept for the following
d,,jell_in;s, suhject to
7.1.7.2 BUSINESS: tho following types of uses:
All commerci?l establishments which are not
objectionable by reason of dust, smoke, fumes, noise or
by reason of danger and shall ir.cllide the following:
Neighbourhood stores (See Section 5.25); Bakery Shops;
Banks; Clothes Cleanin- or Pres-inb Est-blishments;
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7.1.7.2 BUSINESS: (Continued)
Confectionery Stores; Custom Dressmaking and iviillinery
Shops; Florist and Gift Shops; Jewellery Stores;
Laundry Agencies; Offices, Business and Professional;
Photographers; Shoe Stores and Shoe Repair Shops;
Tailor, clothing and wearing apparel Shops; Theatres;
undertaking Establishments; Morgues; Filling Stations
and Public Garages; Public Parking Areas; Eating
Establishments.
7.1.7.3 RECREATIONAL: the following types of uses -
Parks; Playgrounds operated by the Township;
Badminton Clubs; Lawn Bowling Clubs; Tennis Clubs;
Athletic Clubs; Community Centres.
7.1.7.4 INSTITUTIONAL:
Schools, churches, church halls, sunday schools,
libraries, museums, art galleries, fraternal societies.
7.1.7.5 PUBLIC:
Municipal, provincial or federal government build-
ings; fire halls; police stations; monuments; rest rooms.
7.1.7.6 ACCESSORY USES:
Private garages; neighbourhood garages.
7.1.7.7 All commercial establishments south of Number Four
Hundred and One Highway shall remain closed between the hours
of midnight and 6 o'clock in the morning.
7.2 COWv1ERCIAL ZONES - Buildings
7,2.1 AREA
No building or structure shall be hereafter erected,
structurally altered, enlarged or maintained, except in accord-
ance with the regulations provided in Section 7.1 (General
Provisions).
7.2.2 HEIGHT
Subject to Section 9.3.2 (Height Exceptions), no
building or structure shall be hereafter erected, structurally
altered, enlarged or maintained to exceed Forty-five (45)
feet in height.
7,2.3 TOILET FACILITIES
All buildings shall have the necessary toilet
facilities fully installed inside the building, connected with
septic tank or municipal sewage service. A satisfactory drainag
tile field shall be connected with each septic tank.
7,2.4. Outside privies shall be prohibited.
7,2.5. CONSTRUCTION:
All buildings shall have all exterior walls of brick,
metal or better, with no visible concrete blocks, cinder blocks
or similar material. Provided that exposed concrete blocks or
similar material shall be permitted on the side of a commercial
building where it is contemplated that a building will be con-
structed adjacent thereto, but in such cases the exposed blocks
shall be water-proofed and painted or similarly treated. Provid(
also that exposed concrete blocks or similar material shall be
permitted on the rear wall of a commercial building, but in
such cases the exposed blocks shall be water-pro6fed and
painted or similarly treated.
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?. Section 3
'.1 INDUSTRIAL ZONE - General Provision; aFplic-bla to a.11
Industrial Zones.
$.1.1 FROPTT YARDS
x.1.1.1 A front yard shall be required for any building erected,
structurally altered or used for industrial Purposes in
an industrial zone.
A.1.1.2 All b>ildings fronting on the Pickering- Scarborough
To,an Line, on Fast Avenue, or adj%.cent to a residential
area shall have a front yard of a minimum depth of
One Hundred (100) feet.
8.1.)..3 For the interpretation of Sections 8.1.1.2 and 8.1.3,
all property en a road or lane shall be considered
adjacent to the property across such road or lane.
8.1.1.4 A front yard, under this section, shall be maintained in
good appearance, and may be hard-surfaced, and if herd-
surfaced may be used for a parkin L: lot for amPl.oyees pad
customers.
X3.1.2 REAR YARDS :ND SIDE
Rear and side yards
be squired for any
altered or used for
zone.
YARDS
/-
of a minimum or xrr (!?) feet shall
building erected, structurally
industrial pi,r-oseF, in an irdustri?l
$.1.3 DIRECTION On FRONT
All buildins on croperty en Fac`, .w-rue, or adjacent to
'ti a residential area, or to a. re--tr.cted industrial area
shall front towards these streets or areas.
8.1.1, TOILET FACILITIES
G All buildings shall have the necessary toilet facilities
fully installed inside the buildin, connected to septic
?V tanks or municipal sewage ser;?i A satisfactory
drainage tile field shall be connected with each septic
tank.
5.1.5 PARKING SPC.CE
Parking space, off all public roads, shall be provided
p, G sufficient for all employees and visitors, with a mir°.irwnm
of one space as defined in 7.1.4 for each Five hundred
(500) square feet, of building, which space may irclude that
referred. to under 8.1.1.4.
8.1.6 COMIFRCI'L 3UIJPTY GS
G. Any building erected, structurally altered, enlarged or
maintained for commercial purposes in an industrial lone
(N shnl I ComL;1y with the r .gul ?tion= for commerci it zones -
Sections 7.1 to 7.2.5 inclusive.
5.1.6.1 FRONT, SIDE id'D RE:',R Yi'.RDS - Such yards shall be provided to
conform ,-,ith the provisio?is of Section 8.1.1 paragraphs
1, 2, i, and 8.1.2.
5.1.6.2 Subject to '.1.6.1 of this Cab-section, all such buildings
shall comply with all other rsoulations provided in Section
7.1.1 (Gen?r?l Provisions) and Seoticn 7.1.3.
'.1.7 OTHIR PION-RESI?'ENTIAL BU IL ,IT,IGS OR STRUCTURES
In an Irdustrial Zone any building erected, structurally
• altered or used for non-residential purposes other t'-;L:11
Industrial shall comply with the Tiegu11t1cns provided in
?/ 7.1.1, 7.1.3 and 7.1.4.
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8.1.$ RESIf)EVTIEih MILDINGS
Any building erected, structurally altered or
drl. used for residential purpe,?es in an industrial zone
shall comply ?•!i_th the regulations t,revi ded in Sections
6.1 to 6.2.3 inclusive; but Clause 6.1.6.2 shall not
apply.
8.2 RESTRICT--D IFDUSTRIi.L ZONE
The following regulations shall apYl, in the
Restricted Industrial Zone, as de=cribed in Schedule "D"
to this By-law.
8.2.1. USE
No building, structure or land shall be used, and no
building or structure shall be hereafter erected,
structurally altered, erlarGed or maintained except for
the following uses:
'
$.2.1.1 117SIDF. g
TIAL
Any building erected, structurally atered or used for
residential purposes in an industrial zone shall comply
with the regulations provided in Section 6.1 to 6.2.3
inclusive; but Clause 6.1.6.2 shall- not apply.
8.2.1.2 3UHN-?SS
The following types of uses:
Banks, clothes cleaning agencies and pressing establish-
ments, laundry aLercies; offices, buFi.ness and _"rofassional;
photographers; theatres; undertaking establis'..ments;
morgues.
• Filling stations and public ,ara,,es and public ps_rking areas
except on property Three 17undred (300) feet or less from
the Fast or North boundaries of the area.
Shops for the repair or manufacture of small goods and
wares; laundries; dairies; bakeries; printers; cleaners
and dyers; corporation yards; storage warehouses.
Yanufacturing and industrial establishments whicl are not
obnoxious by reason of the emission of o0our, dust, smoke,
noise, gas fumes, cinders, vibration, refuse matter, s.ater-
carried waste, or by reason of danger. The prohibitions
under Section 8.3.1.2 shall ap,:ly here.
8.2.1.3 RECREATIONAL
I 1 • The following types of uses - parks, playgrounds
I
Y operated by the Township; athletic clubs; badminton clubs;
'
V lawn bowling clubs; tennis clubs; community centres.
8.2-1.4 INSTITU TIDE AL
/ Schools (public, separate, private and nursery);
col_ledes; churches; church halls; sunday schools,
lihraries; museums; art galleries; fraternal societies.
8.2.1.5 PUBLIC
/?. D?unicipal, provincial, or federal public buildings;
fire halls; police stations; monuments; rest rooms.
8.2.1.6 ACCESSORY USES
?% L Private garages; neighbourhood garages
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8.2.2 RAILROAD _FACILITIES
There shall be no railways nor railway sidings
permitted.
$.2.3 AREA
No building or structure shall be hereafter
,L erected, structurally altered, enlarged or
maintained, except in accordance with the regulations
provided in 8.1 (General Provisions).
8.3 HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONE
The following regulations shall. apply in the
Heavy Industrial. Zone, as described in Schedule "E"
to this By-law.
8.3.1. USE.
I No building, structure or land shall be used and
b no building or structure shall be hereafter erected,
structurally altered, enlarged or maintained except, for
the following uses:
8.3.1.1 RESIDENTIAL
The manufacture or assembly of light electrical
equipment and electrical appliances:
The manufacture or production of chemicals;
8.3.1.2
Any building erected, structurally altered or used
for residential purposes in an indu:,trial zone shall comply
with the regulations provided in Sections 6.1 to 6.2.3
inclusive; but Clause 6.1.6.2 shall not apply.
BUSINESS
Industrial manufacturing and commercial purposes
of all kinds which are not objectionable by reason of
emission of dust., smoke or fumes, undue noise or by
reason of danger and shall include the foll_owi.ng:
The manufacture of non-dangerous metal products;
)0-
A cartage or truck transport yard and gara.-e;
A storage warehouse for raw materials, finished
parts or products, and other similar uses which are not
more objectionable or dangerous.
BUT the following trades, industries or uses are prohibited;
(a) Blood boiling, bone boiling, refining coal oil,
extracting oil from fish, storing irides, soap
boiling, tallow melting, trite boiling, slaughtor-
ing animals, tanning hides or skins, manufacturing
glue, manufacture of illuminating gas, distillation
of coal, bones or wood, fertilizers from dead
animals, from human or animal waste, stone crushing
or any other trade, business or manuf=acture which
is or may become a nuisance.
AND the £olLowing pur,,joses are prohibited:
(b) hcetylene gas manufacture, ammonia, chlorine or
bleach powder manufacture, asphalt manufacture
or asphalt refiring (provided that nothing in
this by-law shall prevent the use of refined
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8.3.1.2 BUSINESS - (Continued)
asphalt for or in connection with the preparation
of road building, Flooring or surfacing substances,
compounds or materials); blast furnace, boiler
works, brick, tile or terra cotta manufacture
(This provision shall not prevent the making of
cement or concrete blocks, pipe-, or tile), celluloid
manufacture or treatment, creosote treatment or
manufacture, coke ovens, dyestuff manufacture,
gunpowder manufacture or storage, lamp black
manufacture, lime, cement or plaster-of-paris
manufacture, potash r^fi.ning, rolling mills
smelting or iron, stockyards, storage or baling of
scraps, paper, rags or junk, tar distillation or
manufacture, tar roofing or waterFroofing
manufacture, wool pulling or scouring, yeast pln.nt.
8.3-1.3 RECR EATION' L
The follow?_ng types of uses - parks, playgrounds,
' operated by the Township, athletic clubs, badminton
clubs; lawn bowling clubc, tennis clubs, commu^ity
centres.
8.3.1.4 INSTITi1TIONAL
n Schools (public, separate, prilrate and nursery),
colleges; churches; church halls; Sunday schools,
libraries; museums; art galleries, fraternal societies.
3.3.1.5 PUBLIC
4 nicipal, provincial or federal public buildings;
fire halls; police stations; monuments; rest rooms.
8.3.1.6 ACCESSORY USES
jo,? • Private Zara.-Ps; neighbourhood garages; public
garages.
3.3.1.7 R:'+ILROAD FACILITIES
A There shall be no railway nor railway siding
L permitted on the front, yard space of One Hundred (100)
feet provided under Section $.1.1.2.
3.3.2 AREA
No building or structure shall be hereafter erected,
J„?L structurally altered, enlarCed or maintained ex•:ept in
accordance with the regulations provided in Sec. 8.1
(General Provisions).
9. Section 9 - GENERAL FROVISIONS
9.1 LICENSES AND l ,RP.';ITS:
Nothing in this By-Law shall operate to relieve any
person from the obligation to comply with the
require- ments of Building By-Laws or any other By-Laws of the
Township of Pickering in force from time to time, or the
Y? obligation to obtain any lic^1se, permit, authority or
approval required under any other By-Law of the Township
of Pickering.
1.9 .
9.2 BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Nothing in this By-Law shall require any chance in
/ the building construction or use of any proposed
building or structure for which the Inspector of
'V Buildings had issued a building permit prior to the
passing of this By-Law, provided that the erection
of said building or structure is completed within two
years from the date of such permit.
9.3 EXCEPTIONS
9.3.1 USE: The provisions of this By-Law shill not be
construed as to limit or interfere with the const"action,
installation, operation and maintenance for public
P- utility purposes, of water and bas pipes, mains and
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P electrical transmission and distribution lines, tel-phone
and telegraph lines, oil pipe lines and incidental
appurtenances.
9.3.2 HEIGHT: The height regulations provided in this
By-Law shall not apply to church spires, church belfrys,
,q d chimneys, water tanks, flags and radio or television
/'' poles.
9.4 NON-CONFORVING BUILDINGS ATD ISES
9.4.1 I?ON-CONFORN_'IM ?UILOTNGS
9,0.1.1 YTIA LOIw'-COLVORKING LKILDINGS
Subject to sub-section 9.4.1.2, a buii_dina which, at
the date of enactment of this 2y-Law, is used for a
purpose not pormissible within the zone in which it is
loc?ted, shall not be onlaraed, entanded, recenstruct.ed,
key- v or otherwise etrncturally altered, unless such building
is thereafter to be used for a purpose p?rmitted within
such zone, provided, however, that the interior of such
building may be reconstructed or structurAlly alter=d,
in order to render the same more co_vvnie-t or
commodipm- !or the P; me purpose for which, at the ds-te
of enwctmnnt D_° this Ey-Law, such building is used.
9.4.i.O ATIA! WSTRUSTIOT OF E`_IISTI'M MY-CA777717G 77117TYGS
A building which is damaged to the cmtent of fifty
per cent or more of its value (ezclisive of galls 1-lov,
Grade) as of the, date, of the Q%mabe and dotormi_ned
by fair building standards, e& which does not comply
with the use, area or height re?ul ons of this By-Law,
shall not b, rnstorad oncept in conformity with the
rebulationa for the use zone in which such buildinL is
located.
9.4.1_.3 COQ:STP.UCCIO OF DAMAGED 4, CO. RMJ KD1WS
Nothing in this By-Lary shall apply to prevent the
reconstruction or continued use of any non-conforming
building or structure Which is damaged by causes beyond
the control of the o,mer subsequent to the date of
enactment thor•eof, providing the reside l value of such
building or structure exceeds fifty per cent of the
value thereof immediately prior to the damage.
9.? NON-COIiP'OR',:ING USE OF BUILDINGS
20
9.4.2.1 CONTINUATION OF USE
The non-conforming; use of an existing building or
strurture may be continued provided that no
• structural alterations are made therein, other than
those which may be rewired btu existing law or By-Law,
or which may render the same more convenient, or
commodious for the purpose for which, at the date of
enactment of this By-Law, such building is used, and
provided also that no new building or extension to
such building is erected,
9.4.2.2 CHANGE OF USE
A non-conforming use of a building or structure shall_
not be changed except to a conforming use. If such non-
conforming use or portion thereof is changed to s
?U conforming use any future use of such building, structure,
or portion thereof shall be in conformity with the
regul.tions of the zone in which such building or
structure is located,
9,4,2.3 DISCONTINUED USE
Any non-conforming use of a building or structure
which is discontinued or unused for more than twelve (12)
consecutive months shall not be resumed or shall such
non-conforming use be changed to any other non-conforming
use.
9.1p.2.4 VACANT NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS
A vacant non-conforming building or structure may be
occupied for a use for which the building sr structure
was designed or intended if so occupied within a period
• of twelve (12) months after the date of enactment of this
By-L w, and a non-conforming building or structure which
becomes vacant after the date of enactment of this By-
Law ma- also be occupied for a use for which the building
or structure was designed or intended if so occupied
within a period of twelve (12) months after the building
becomes vacant.
9.5 BUILDING PERMITS
9.5.1 No excavation for any building hall be started until
a building permit has been issued by the Inspector of
Buildings.
9.5.2 Every person proposing to erect or strrcturally alter
any building or structure shall., when applying for a
building permit, file with the Inspector of Buildings, a
signed statement as to the use or purpose for which such
building or structuralalteration is intended and that the lot
to be built upon is owned by the person so applying and
evidence of such ownership, together with duplicate copies
of the plans of such building and lot drawn to a. scale of
not less than one-eighth of an inch to a foot, showing the
actual dimensions, including radii and angles of the lot
to be built upon, all buildings existing upon the said lot
with the heights and dimensions of same, the heights and
dimensions of the proposed building, the disposition of
the buildings upon contiguous lots, and other such
information as may be necessary to provide for the
enforcement of this By-Law, and, if such building is
designed in a manner or intended for a use not permitted
within the zone concerned, no building; permit shall be
issued.
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9.5.3 No b,_!lding permit shall be issu-d fcr the erection
of a buildi.nt or structure on land where by reason: of
itJ low-lyinL, marshy or unstable character, the cost
of construction of satisfactory ?zaterworks, sewabe or
drairag facilities is prohibitive.
6 Ch; IrI??1,TCCCrilAldCY
9.c.1 No building l:ert.after erectec] or structurally altered
shall be occ,;Yied or us?d until a certi_`icat- of
occupancy hae Lean issued by the Inspector DI B'1_ldin?s.
?.. 5.5.2
fill applics.ticns f,r a certific?.te of occnpar.cy shoal be
mode on a printed form to b(? fnrni3ii-?_ 1, tL? In?,n?tor
of B;ri'dinLs,
9.6.3 certifi ,,,te ocenp _,-,r shall _ .or _'? ter the
re!l;]e St for E',.T.e h--.beer made in „ri ti^b to t'"ln
In=pector of Buildin s a!'t.er the srectio?: or structural
alteration of such bui_ldin? or p:?_rt th,rc?of hss been
completed in conforrrrity YLit'tho ,r,v; ions of tis v-
lnw, and ci.rch certificate Sh ] i_ State ti-.-A. the
or proposed use of the build nL aompli e- ,!iththe
provisions t'nerr, _)`.
f record of s.ll. certificates shy-ll be '.<ept on file in
the cf'ice of tt In^pector of 3uildirrLs and copies
-hall be furnished, on request, to ?•.ny perscr having a
proprietorv or tenancy interest In the building affoctnd.
A fell of 'Iwo Dollars (,$2,00) ;hall be charger for e,-_ch
oritinal certifi cate of occupancy and a fell of T,q-ty-
five cents (.25¢) each shall Le charted for dn,:lic??.te
copi- of th- certificate.
9.? ?Oi??I^?G - DT"1P:I?TR?_TOR
The InspectcrofBuildings, apro7-ited by the Too,mahip
?Q/ ?' Council, ;hall be the ZoninL E'n':cinistrator, whose 9,rty
it shall. be to see that the provisions of this 2y-law
are curried out.
?.-? yIOLiTT?1? -,T:D PI??LTIiaS
9. a.1 .ny ,e.rson convicted of ct breach of any of the provision;
of this °y- LF.w or of any of its server-,l sections sh<:ll
t for eit and pay in the discretion of the convict In,,
I Magistrate a penalty not exceeding (exclusive of costs)
the sum of Fifty Dollars (`x50.00) for each offence,
recoverable under the Municipal :.ct and the Summrary
Convictions Act..
9.8.2 Upon a conv iction for a breach of env of the provisions
of this By- L<<v-, the convicting b1a,,;istrate, besides
imposing a renal`y may order the offender to carry out the
requirement s of this By-Law within a time to be limited by
/ the order. In default of t;:c offender carrying out s?ich
order, the s, id Nags-s+,rate ma.y order the Inspector of
Buildinr-s, or any other ,arson, to forthwith :?nt,r rpon,
the pr-mise_ o where the said breach has taken place and
demolish or remov? the structure or the part thereof
erected or structurally altered ccntrary to the
provisions of this By-Law, at the experse of the o"fender.
9.3.3 The conviction of an offender upon a '-reach of any of
the provisions of this By-Law, shall not operate as a bar
to a prosecution a-ainst the same offender uron any
subsequent breach of the same or any oth-r provisions of
/ this By-Law. The presiding T°?Uistrate may convict any
offender repeatedly for repeat^d breaches of this By-Law,
and mav, at his discretion, imi=e upon eac'r conviction
any of the penalties pr.-,vided for by this By-Law.
9.9 VALIDITY
Should any sectio n:, clause or provision of this By-Law
be decl red
invalid the by a
some court of competent jurisdiction to be
shall not affect the validity of the
' By-Law as a whole or any part thereof, other than the
part so dec lared to be invalid.
9.9.1 EF 7CTIVE PATE
This By-Law shall come into effect upon the da y that
it receives thn app royal of the Ontario Non'_ ci pal loari.
By-Law read a first time this 14th day of December, A. D. 1953.
3y-Lai, read a second time this 14th day of December, A. D. 1953.
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By-Law read a third time and finally passed this Nkth day of
December, 1953.
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SC`.i -?DULF "A"
to
BY-LAW. F'TJP,iBER °y
of
THE CORFORATIO?: OF THE TO",NSHIF OF PICKERING
RESIT)ENTIkL ZONE "H.lit
All land lying and bei_rl- in the Tm mship of Pick'?rin-
bounded on the west by the Pickering-Scarborough Town Line, on
the north and east by the centre line of the Rouge River and on
the south by Lake Ontario, save and except those potions or
parcels of said land as described in Sche3ules "311, "C", '?DT' and
"E" to this By-Law.
SCHEDULE "B"
to
BY-LAW ",,UMBER 'Izg
of
THE CORPORATIGN OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PICKERING
R70IDF,;vTIAL ZONE "R.2"
1. All land bounded on the west by the Pickerind-
Scarborongh Town Line, on the north snr' east by the centre line
of the Rouge River , lying south of the Cana.dien National eilr:r?; ri?ht-
of-way and north of Like Ontario.
2. All lan6 bounded on the north am eat by the centre
line of the Rouo^ River, on the south by the Canadian N<.tional R.?ilr!avs
riI-ht-of-w,.y and on the west by a line described as follows:
COIiII,Z'ICING at the most northerly point of Lot Number Ninety-nine
(99) according to Plan 320,for the Township of Pickering; THENCE
cortinuing in a south easterly direction along the most easterly
limits of Lots Numbers Ninety-nine (99) to One Hundred and Fine
(109) incl:,sive, Pl^n 320 and continuing alonE the most easterly
limits of Lots "lumber= Thirteen (13) tc Eight.-,.en (14) incl_isive,
Plan 276; THENCE in a ew.ith-rly direction along the most easterly
limits of Lot^ Numbers. Nireteen to Twenty-four inclusive, flan 276,
and Lot dumber Two Hundred and Seventy-ore (271.), Plan 244; THENCE
continui.na s,resterly along the south limit of said Lot Dumber Two
hun-Ired and Seventy-one (271) and on a curve south westerly, southerly,,
south easterly and easterly along the south limit cf Lot ':umber Two
:iuridred and Seventy-tvio (272), Plan 244 and the most easterly limits
of Lots numbers One (1) to T:.ree (3) inclisive, Plan 244, Lot Dumber
Two Hundred and Seventy-three (273), Pli.n 241, Lots Numbers Six (6)
to m:_irty-seven (37) l.ncll:sivo, flan 244 and the most northerly limits of
Lots ;lumbers Thirty-ei.-ht (34) to Fifty-nine (59) incliaive, Plan 234;
THENCE continuing it a so,.ith east=rly, southerly, and south i.rester'_y
direction along the most easterly limits of TotC ['umbers Fifty-nine (59)
to Ei;,hty-one (dl) inclusilre, Plan 244.; THENCE continuing in a south
er: -terly direction alonf; the most easterly limits of Lots '`umbers
2 -
Eigl:ty-two (82) to Tiinsty-rive (95) inclusive, Flan 284; THE^1CE
continuing in a south easterly direction alonb the most easterly
limits or Lots Numrers Two 11undred and Sev^nty-four (?71?) and
Two Hundred and Seventy-six (276), Flan 281, to the north limit cf
the C-.n?r?ian Fation 1 P.?i lways ri_I-Iht-of-•-,ay.
SCUTTLE "C"
to
BY-T r NITIRER J79
of
TIIR' C'ORi ^R=TT`N G" Ti.a TC'.'".'G:IIF' OP ? ICKFRING
CObT`rRCI.:L ZOT' 3
].. All land bonndad on the west by t._i:^ i'i:?kering-3car?'-o,.1-11
Town Line and on tho east cy the centre linE- of the Roue River,
frontin orT ti:e nortY. limit, of E'.f0?rWay IT,
amRAr (?_) _nd ext.eadin?
north therefrom to a deptl. of Three llumlr-d (300) feet.
2. Ali. :.n the %-(7st. 1)y the : i^!t•-rinL-'.c.trborough
Town Line, th, ._st. bV the c?,ntre line of 1-.he 1,1oe. 'iv^r, t.Cie
nort"? by Hi,_h",A'ay P?umber Two (2) rnd on the south l-,y ..??h .um`;er
:Four .1!,r:ra,red - nr Opp (1IOl
3. All, 12nd ho-Tma?d on th° Tarest by the : ickerine-Sc?.rbcr?.T?h
To?zn Line, on the east tl:e road allo,a?nce bet;:een Lots ..umr°
T.lirt V-f^T1T :.nd T???rt V-f1Ve (35), On '.ae nC;rt.'. 1', 1liy ?T t'T.T>er tour
.'inilr??,) 9.Y1,' (/j01) ACC' on the south 'v !,1l,ld 7O E!1
Lot, One (1) tc ti-iat.^er (1T) inclusive, Flan 320 for the
To:vnsl:ir of Pickering.
5. c irred-!l rly shaped block or r-.reel cf lan hr??in
frontaon the so,A+h limit of I$,le?C.S lc-?rl Df Citi^ I!l1Odr6ia -znd rOrtN,
( 540) feet by r•_ depth ca the roe ri alloTArr nc(, between Lots 'r,:m'cers
Thirty-f,."r (34) :Ind 71?14rty-£ivr? (35) (Ea_st .'_venTT.e) of Tvo laTrrlred
^00) feet, mere pc;rticularly described as follDwo :
;.11 and sin ul::r that cert^.in parcel or tr'icl of 11:-ld a-,,,I rem;-es
situate, lyin- nT b'?iro S*-, t.ie Tc,msLip o£ Pickering and bein- comi:osed
of cart of Lot 'Timber Thirty-four (34.), Range Two (<^) in -,"id To-mshir.
COP,'u'IRDTC"Ilu' at a Noint on t;ir, south limit of T:-land Road distant live
(540) feet, therea]on from the iTaersecticn of the
Ili-indred. s.nd Forty
east limit of the ro,a? allnv-ante bet.,*ee-T Lots "nwl ens T'rir*.y-fo,,ir (3',}
2 -
and Thirty-five (35), Range Two (2), with said south limit; THENCE
westerly along said south limit to raid intergecticn; THENCE
southerly along the east limit of said road allowance n distance of
Two Hundred (200) feet to a point; THENCE easterly a distance of
Seven Hundred and Forty (50) feet to a point distant Fogr Hundred
xnd Fifty (150) feet southerly in a st-aight line from the point
of commencement; THINCE along said last mentionac line a distance
of Four Hundred and Fifty 450) feet to the point of commencement,
being Block A of a plan of survey bearing date the 17th day of
June, 1953, and prepared by H. S. Wilde O.L.S.
6. All land bounded on the west by the fickering-Scarborough
Town Line and on the east by the road a13_onance between Lots ".Cumbers
Thirty-four (34) and Thirty-five (35), fronting on the senti limit of
ZsIond Ro.d and extending south therefrom to a depth of Three Hurdred
and Thirty (330) feet.
SCH$DULE nDrr
to
'?P-LAW NU11BER '017 g
of
THE CORFORATInT; OF THE TOf13HIP OF FI"KERING
RESTRICTmD INDrISTRIy? TONE
LF.nd being composed of part of Lot ITumber Thirty-five
(35) in `.nge Two (2) it the Township of Pickering, whirr said
land mL.y be descried as follows:
FR:yIISIPIG TIT PIT the westerly limit of Lot Number Thirty-five (35)
has an aoeumed bearing of north sixteen (16) decrees fifty-two
(52) minute= west, and relating all b?t.rin<<rs hereir.thereto.
COT, CNCINC at a point in the westerly limit of raid Lot. Number
Thirty-five (35), distant Four Thousand Three Hundred and Twenty-
five (4,325) feet Eight (8) inches mepsured southerly thereon
from the north-west angle thereof, the said point being marked with
an iron pipe; THENCE north seventy-six (16) degrees fifty-one (51)
minut-s east, One Thousand Three Hundred and T,s;enty-eight (1,320
feet to the :easterly limit of acid lot, and being the ti:!est°rly limit
of the road allowance between Lots Numbers Thirty-four (34) and
Thirty-five (35); THENCE southerly along the westerly limit of said
road allowance and said easterly limit of said lot, One Thousand Two
Hundred and Twenty-six (1,226) feet Three (3) inches to an iron pipe;
THENCE south eighty-one (81) degrees forty-eight (q$) minutes west One
Thousand Three Hundred and Forty-two (1,342) feet Two (2) inches to
an iron pipe plarted in the westerly limit of s,-id lot; THENCE north
si-?teen (16) degrees fifty-two (52) minutes crest al.onr,° the '+,esterly
limit of said lot, One Thousand One Hundred and Ten (1,1.10) feet Nine
(9) inches more or less to the place of beginning.
SCHEDULE "F"
to
BY-LAW NUMBER 1119
of
THE C,ORFORATION OF THIS TOWNSHIP OF PICKERING
HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONE
:,&nd descri?,ed as follows: COMIE"CING at a point,
beinl- the intersection of the Past limit of the Fickering-
Scarborough Town Line with the north limit of the Canadian
National Railways right.-cf-way; THENCE northerly alcng the esst
limit of said Town Line, being; also the west limit of Lot Eumber
Thirty-five (35), Range Two (2), to a point thereon distant One
Thousand One Hundred and Eighty-three (1,1£'3) feet north of the
south west angle of said Lot Number Thirty-five (35); THENCE
easterly i.n a straiE„ht line to a point in the east limit of East
Avenue, being also the west limit of Lot Number Thirty-four (34),
Range Two (2), said point bein- distant thereon One Thousand and
Twenty (1,020) feet Eleven (11) inches north from the south
west angle of said Lot Number Thirty -four i34); THENCE northerly
along the said west limit of Lot Number Thirty-four (34) to a point
thereon where the said limit is intersected ba the southerly li,ii.t
of Block "A", Plar 319 for the Township of Pickering; THENCE
easterly along the southerly limit of said lock "la" and its
pro(luction ?asterly to the intersection thereof with the centre line
of a creek running t:irough B1nck "D", Plan 319; T'..ENCE along said
centre line of creek and follo,,ving the course thereof in e sortll-
easterly direction to its intersection with the north limit of the
Canadian National Railways right-of-way; THENCE south-..,resterly
along the north limit of ri„ht-of-1,ray to the po=.nt of commenc?m-nt.
BY-LAW NUMBER 197$
t-t
of
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PICKERING.
A By-Law to regulate the use of land and the use, bulk, heights
construction and location of buildings in that portion of the Town-
ship of Pickering, west of the Rouge River.
The Council of the Corporation of the Township of
Pickering enacts as follows:
1. Section 1 - TITLE
"` This By-Law shall be known as the "Restricted Area (Zoning)
i By-Lawjof that portion of the Toomship of Pickering west of
the Rouge River."
'Tr 2. Section 2 - INTERPRETATION
' i In interpreting and applying the provisions of this By-Law
they shall be held to the minimum requirements for the
promotion of the public health, safety, comfort, convenience
and general welfare.
3. Section 3 - CONTINUATION OF EXISTING REGULATIONS
•? All present By-Laws shall be deemed to be amended insofar as
is necessary to give effect to the provisions of this By-Law.
b. Section 4 - SCOPE
No building, structure or land shall be used and no building
or structure shall be hereafter erected, structurally altered
or enlarged within the territorial limits of that portion of
the Township of Pickering, west of the.Rouge River, as now or
hereafter legally constituted, except in conformity with the
provisions of this By-Law.
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Section 5 - DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this By-Law the definitions and interpre-
tations given in this Section shall govern:
Words used in the present tense include the
future; words in the singular number include
the plural; words in the plural include the
singular number; the word "used" includes
"arranged, designed or intended to be used";
the word "shall" is mandatory and not
directory.
5.1 ACCESSORY BUILDING: Shall mean a detached, subordinate
building, not used for human habitation, located on the
same lot with the main building and shall include a
private garage.
5.2 ACCESSORY USE: Shall mean a use customarily incidental
an subordinate to the principal use or building and
?,?j•L" located on the same lot with such principal use or
WW building.
5.3 ALTERATIONS, STRUCTURAL: Shall mean any change in the
supporting members of a building and "structurally
1Ar{ altered" shall have a corresponding meaning.
2.
5.4 BUILDING: Shall mean a structure having a roof,
supported by columns or walls and used for the shelter
or accommodation of persons, animals, goods or chattels.
L Where a dwelling or a non-residential building is
' separated by a division wall without otenings, each portion
of such dwelling or building shall be deemed a separate
building.
5.4.1. BASEMENT - PARTIAL: The space beneath the ground floor,
completely surrounded by poured concrete or concrete
block walls, and having a clearance in height of at
??• least six (6) feet six (6) inches below the bottom of
the ground floor joists,'after providing for a four (4)
inch concrete floor and having a minimum area inside the
walls of five hundred (500) feet.
5.4.2. BASEMENT - FULL: The same as a partial basement, except
the area shall be the full area of the ground floor after
making the necessary allowances for difference in the
w, thickness of the walls.
5.5• BUILDING AREA: Shall mean the maximum projected
horizontal area of the building at grade measured to the
centre of party walls and to the outside of other walls,
Y{ ` including roofed porches, verandahs, air wells and all
dll? other spaces within the building, but excluding terraces#
steps, cornices, fire-escapes, exterior stairways, ramps
and open loading platforms.
5.6. COURT: Shall mean an open, uncovered and unoccupied
L space appurtenant to a building and bounded on two or
iA ' more sides thereby.
5.6.1. Court, Depth of: Shall mean the greatest mean
horizontal dimension of such
court.
55.6.2. Court, Outer: Shall mean a court which
L extends to or opens upon a
yard, street or public lane.
5.6.3• Court, Width of: Shall mean the least horizontal
dimensions between the opposite
sides measured at right angles
NI.? to the longest sides of such
court.
5.7. COVERAGE: Shall mean that percentage of the lot area
w {covered by the building area.
5.8. DWELLING: Shall mean a building or portion thereof
G designed exclusively for single family residential
occupancy.
5.9. ERECT: Shall mean (with reference to a building or structure)
build, construct or reconstruct and shall include:
(1) the removal of a structure from one lot and
relocating it on another lot and
(2) any physical operation, such as excavating, f
filling or draining, preparatory to building,
construction or reconstruction,
and "erected" shall have a corresponding meaning.
5.10. EXISTING: Shall mean existing as at the date of enactment of
this By-Law.
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5.11. FAMILY: Shall mean one or two or more persons living as
a single and non-profit housekeeping unit in a dwelling
unit and may include domestic servants.
5.12. FILLING STATION: Shall mean any building or premises
used solely or principally for the storing, dispensing,
sale or offering for sale at retail of any automotive
fuels and lubricants and automobile accessories.
5.12A FRONT: Front of a commercial or industrial building shall
Fe:a;completed exterior of brick, glass, wood, stone or
otlfer:=acceptable material, but shall exclude concrete
blodki.cinder block or similar. No loading platforms
6hall..be permitted on a front of a commerciAl or industrial
bt=aing.
5.13. GARAGE. NEIGHBOURHOOD: Shall mean a building accessory
td.°agroup of dwellings which is used exclusively by
the residents of the dwellings for the sheltering of
motor vehicles.
5.14. GARAGE. PRIVATE: Shall- mean a detached accessory building
or:pbrtion of a dwelling which is used by the residents of
the dwelling for the sheltering of motor vehicles.
5.15. GARAGE PUBLIC: Shall include a parking station or a
parking of or a building or place where motor vehicles
are hired or kept or used for hire or where such vehicles
or gasoline or oils are stored or kept for sale, and a
building or place used as a motor vehicle repair shop or
for washing or cleaning motor vehicles. For the purpose
of this By-Law, the word "motor vehicle" shall have the
same extended meaning which the word "vehicle" has in the
Highway Traffic Act.
5.16. GRAbE: Shall mean:
(1) for buildings having walls adjoining one
street only, the elevation of the sidewalk
at the centre of the wall adjoining the
street.
(2) for buildings having walls and adjoining more
than one street, the average of the elevation
of the sidewalks at the centres of all walls
adjoining the streets.
(3) for buildings having no wall adjoining the
street, the average level of the finished
surface of the ground adjacent to the front
exterior walls of the building.
Any wall approximately parallel to and not
more than five (5) feet from a street line
is to be considered as adjoining the street.
Where no sidewalk has been constructed, the
Township Engineer shall establish such
sidewalk level or its equivalent for the
purpose of these regulations.
5.17. GROUND FLOOR AREA: Shall mean the maximum area measured to
the outs a of a 1 outside walls, excluding, in the case of
a dwelling, any private garage, porch, verandah or sun room
unledd duch dun room id habitable ap all•deasons.
5.18.
d
storey.
Shall mean the perpendicular distance measured from
erage finished grade level to the highest poiht of the
oists in the case of flat roofs or to the point half-
the roof in the case of pitched roofs. Where the
is designated in terms of'storeys, it shall mean the
ated number of storeys abpve and including the first
;5.19- INSTITUTION: Shall mean a building used for a non-
commercial purpose by an organized body or society for
promoting a particular object.
5.20. LANE: Shall mean a public thoroughfare (having a
maximum width of twenty (20) feetwhich affords only
.
' a secondary means of access to abutting lots and is
not intended for general traffic circulation.
5.21.
LOADING SPACE: Shall mean an off-street space or berth
on the same lot with a building or contiguous to a group
of buildings, for the temporary parking of a commercial
' vehicle while loading or unloading merchandise or
materials and which abuts upon a street, lane or other
appropriate means of access.
5.22. LOT: Shall mean a parcel of land whether or not occupied
by a building or structure.
5.22.1. LOT, AREA: Shall mean the total horizontal area
?• within the lot lines of a lot.
5.22.2. LOT, CORNER: Shall mean a lot$ situated at the
intersection of and abutting upon two
or more streets each of which is at
?• least forty (40) feet wide; provided
• that the angle of intersection of such
streets is not more than one hundred
and thirty-five (135) degrees.
5.22.3. LOT, DEPTH OF: Shall mean the horizontal distance
between the front and rear lot lines.
5.22.4. LOT, FRONTAGE: Shall mean the horizontal distance
between the side lot lines measured at
right angles, but where such lot lines
?• are not parallel, the lot frontage shall
be the distance between the side lot
lines measured on a line twenty-five (25)
feet back from the front lot line.
5.22.5. LOT, INTERIOR: Shall mean a lot other than a corner
lot.
5.22.6. LOT, KEY: Shall mean the first lot to the rear of a
reversed corner lot and not separated by
L a lane.
5.22.7• LOT, REVERSED CORNER: Shall mean a corner lot the
side ,street,*Iine of. which is substantially
a continuation of the front lot line of the
?f•? lot to its rear.
L 5.23• LOT LINE: Shall mean any boundary of a lot.
,!`.5.2301. FRONT LOT LINE: Shall mean the lot line that divides
a lot from the street provided that, in
the case of a corner.'lot,..the shorter lot
line that abuts a street shall be deemed
to be the front.lot line and the longer
lot line that so abuts shall be termed the
flankage of the lot.
5.23.2. REAR LOT LINE: Shall mean the lot line opposite the
front lot line.
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5.23.3• SIDE LOT LINE: Shall mean a lot,,line other than a
front or rear lot line.
it.
5.24. MOTEL, MOTOR COURT, AUTO COURT: Shall mean a hotel in
one building or in two or more connected or detached
buildings used twelve (12) months each year for the
purpose of catering to the needs of the travelling
public by furnishing sleeping accommodation with or
without supplying food and shall include all buildings
operating under the Liquor License Act, 1946s the Act
?N respecting Tourist Establishments, 1949, and the Act
respecting the Regulation of Tourist Camps, 1946.
There shall be maintained on the same lot as the said
building or buildings at least one automobile parking
space for each individual guest 'room or suite provided.
5.25. NEIGHBOURHOOD STORE: Shall mean a'store which serves
the needs of the adjacent neighbourhood and shall
include the following types of stores:.
•? General stores, Barber shops and
Beauty salons, Drug stores, Dry
goods, Tobacco stores, Stationery
stores, Restaurants and Tea rooms.
5.26. PARKING AREA PUBLIC: Shall mean an open area, other
?• than a street, use for the temporary parking of more
than four (4) motor vehicles and available for public
use, whether free, for compensation, or as an
accommodation for clients or customers.
(-?5.27. SCHOOL: Shall mean an educational establishment.
5.27.1. PUBLIC SCHOOL: Shall mean an authorized school under
/I the jurisdiction of a Public School Board,
J?V a High School Board cr a Board of Education.
.5.27.2. SEPARATE SCHOOL: Shall mean an authorized school under
the sdiction of a Separate School Board.
•27.3. PRIVATE SCHOOL: Shall mean a school other than a
?• public or separate school.
5027.4. NURSERY SCHOOL: Shall mean a school operated for
0. pre-school age children.
5.27.5• SIMIL_AR_DESIGN (DWELLINGS): Shall mean the exterior of
the ront elevation of two or more dwellings constructed
"n to the same or approximately the same measurements and
specifications having conformity in materials and general
appearance in more than 75% of'the exterior surface of
said front elevation.
5.28. STOREY: Shall mean the portion other than a cellar,
.?, basement or attic included between any floor level and
the floor, ceiling or roof next above it.
5.28.1. STOREY HALF: Shall mean the portion of a building
situated wholly, or in part within the roof and
in. which there is sufficienb?space to
provide a height between finished floor and
finished ceiling of at least seven (7) feet
six (6) inch over a floor area equal to
'? at least Wr cent of the area of the floor
next below.
5:29. STREET: Shall mean a public highway or private thoroughfare
having a minimum :tidth of sixty-six (66) feet which affords
?, a principal means of access to abutting lots.
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5.31.
5.32.
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5.32.1.
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5.32.2.
5.32.3•
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6.1.
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6.1.1.
STREET LINE: Shall mean the dividing line between a
lot and a street.
STRUCTURES: Shall mean anything constructed or erected#
the use of which requires location on the ground, or
attached to something having location on the ground.
YARD: Shall mean an open, uncovered,-unoccupied space
appurtenant to a building (except,a court).
YARD, FRONT: Shall mean a yard extending across
the full width of the lot between the
front lot line and the nearest main wall
of the main building on the lot.
YARD, REAR: Shall mean a yard extending across
the full width of the lot between the rear
lot line and the nearest main wall of the
main building on the lot.
YARD, SIDE: Shall mean a yard extending from the
front yard to the rear yard between the
side lot line of the lot and the nearest
main wall of the main building, exclusive
of any chimney breast.
Section 6
RESIDENTIAL ZONES - General Provisions applicable to all
Residential Zones.
MINIMUM LOT FRONTAGE
6.1.1.1. Not more than one one-family detached dwelling may
?. l be built upon any lot which is part of a subdivision plan
,registered prior to the passing of this By-Law.
6.1.1.2. No one-family detached dwelling hereafter built
upon vacant land NOT SUBDIVIDED by registered plan prior
i to the passing of this By-Law shall be built upon a lot
having a frontage of less than sixty (60) feet.
6.1.2. FRONT'YARDS
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6.1.2.1. A front yard shall be provided in the front of the
main building. Subject to Sub-sections, 6.1.2.2; 6.1.2.3 and
6.1.2.4, the minimum distance of a building from the front
lot line shall be thirty (30)-feet.
6.1.2.2. The minimum distance from the front line of a building
{''• on a key lot shall be the average of the required corresponding
distance for the adjoining interior lot and the required
?: distance from the side lot line on the street side, of the
building on the adjoining corner lot. Where existing buildings
on either or both of said adjoining lots are located nearer to
the front or side lines than the distances required above, the
distances established by such existing buildings shall be used
in computing the front yard for a key lot.
;~6.1.2.3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sub-section 6.1.2.1,
the distance from the front lot line of any building erected
between lots with existing buildings on the same street
frontage of the same block shall conform to the corresponding '
regulations of the existing buildings.. But this blause shall
not require the building to be set back more than fifty (50)
feet,.
7.
6.1.2.4. No front yard required to be provided under this
By-Law shall be obstructed, but this provision shall a
not apply to prevent the construction or location of an
uncovered terrace. Open and roofed porchways or
verandahs shall not extend closer than twenty-five (25).
feet from the front lot line. A hedge and/or ornamental
fence, for the purpose of this sub-section, shall not be
considered an obstruction.
6.1.3. SIDE YARDS
:6.1.3.1. A side yard shall be provided.on each side of the main . „
building. Subject to sub-section 6.1.3.2. 6.1.3.3 and
6.1.3.4 of this sub-section, and Section t 1.6 (Type of
Building), the minimum distance of said main building from
each side lot line shall-not be.less than four (4) feet on
the one side and ten (10) feet on the other side, and these i
minimum distances on either side of the main house may not
,,. be used for an accessory building. If a garage is attached
to the main dwelling or to an adjoining breezeway, the
minimum side yard may be four (4) feet on both sides.
:6.1.3.2 In the case of a building on a corner lot, the minimum
distance from the side lot line on the street side shall be
ten (10) font.
6.1.3.3 No windows, located on the first storey of any building
and admitting light to any habitable room shall be constructed
in any side wall, unless there is an open space having a
minimum width of four (4) feet between such wall and the side.,
lot line.
6.1.3.4 No chimney breast, steps or other projections from the
side wall of a building, shall be less than two (2) feet six
(6) inches from the side lot line of the lot on which the
building is located.
6.1.4 REAR YARDS
' A rear yard shall be provided in the rear of the main
building. The minimum distance of the building from the
rear lot line shall equal 25 per cent of the depth of the
lot but need not exceed twenty-five (25) feet.
6.1.5 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS
6.1.5.1 The distance of any
or side lot line shall be
clear of all projections
garage is erected on the
properties.
6.1.5.2 Where no lane exists at tae rear of the lot on which
an accessory building is located, the minimum distance of
such building from the rear lot line shall be eighteen (18)
Inches. Where entrance to the private garage is from a lane,
such building shall be a minimum of eighteen (18) inches from
the lot line but shall be no closer than twenty-five (25)
feet from the opposite boundary of the lane.
6.1.5.3 The maximum height of any accessory building shall be
twelve (12) feet.
6.1.5.4 The coverage of any accessory building, exclusive
of garages, shall not exceed 2 per cent of the lot area.
6.1.5.5 Where an accessory building is constructed with a
pitched roof, it must be properly shingled.
accessory building from any rear
a minimum of eighteen (18) inches
save and except where a mutual
common property line between two
8.
6.1.5.6 The finish of all accessory buildings shall be in
conformity with the residence on the property.
6.1.5.7 On all new houses erected on corner lots, any
arage must be attached to the house or at least ten
?10) feet clear from the rear lot line.
6.1.6 TYPE OF BUILDING
6.1.6.1 Subject to sub-section 6.1.6.2 of this sub-section,
the first storey of all buildings shall be of "ordinary"
"construction" as defined herewith, "a type of
o `. construction having wood foists or wood, steel or irca
columns or beams (which columns or beams may or may not
be protected with fire resisting coverings) but having
the exterior walls constructed with brick, stone or
other incombu6tibl? material": Nc ?.?ez.°?? c? c.voEa o. o>»cz?
6.1.6.2 A building which, together with its accessory
buildings, is a minimum distance of ten (10) feet from
each side lot line may be of frame construction subject
to the written approval of the Inspector of Buildings.
6.1.7 TOILET FACILITIES
All bu'_1.'ings shall have the necessary toilet
facilities fully installed inside the building, connected
'. to septic tanks or municipal sewage system. A satisfactory
drainage tile field to conform to township by-laws shall
be connected with each septic tank.
6.1.$ PRIVIES
0 ?• Outside privies shall be prohibited.
6.1.9 LIVING IN GARAGES, ETC.
Living in a garage or in the basement of a house that
wl.?-'
is not completed shall be prohibited.
6.1.10 SIMILARITY OF DESIGN
6.1.10.1 Residences of similar design shall not hereafter be
built in groups of more than three together, and shall be
separated from any other similar group by space sufficient
for two residences. For the purpose of this sub-section,
residences built on adjacent lots shall be construed as
being built together.
6.1.10.2 EXTERNAL DESIGN
No buildings or structures may hereafter be erected
until the external design of such buildings or structures
are approved by the township inspection Department of
Buildings.
6.1.11 NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
Any building erected, structurally altered or used
for non-residential purposes in a residential zone shall
?V comply with the regulations provided in this Section and
with the regulatiods in the zone in which said building is
located.
6.1.12 LIVE STOCK
The keeping of any live stock or fowl p? 1 b
??. hibited on parcels of land of.less than`?1fi+s'0(4) ac?.
Mppro e shall not prohibit, the keeping of dogs, cats, canaries
or similar caged birds, etc. as domestic nets.
9.
6.2 RESIDENTIAL ZONE "R.1"
The following regulations shall apply in the
Residential Zone R.l't, as described in Schedule "A"
to this By-Law.
6.2.1 USE:
No building, structure or land shall be used and
no building or structure shall be hereafter erected,
structurally altered, or enlarged# except for the
following uses:
6.2.1.1 RESIDENTIAL - one-family detached dwellings.
6.2.1.2 BUSINESS - the offices of physicians or dentists
located in the one-family detached dwellings used by
physicians or dentists as their private residences,
such offices to be used for consultation and emergency
treatment only; but shall not be in the nature of
clinics or private hospitals.
6.2.1.3 RECREATIONAL
playgrounds o
golf courses;
uses operated
6.2.1.4 INSTITUTIONAL
schools.
- the following types of uses: parks;
perated by the Township; Community Centre;
but not driving tees or ranges and similar
for commercial purposes.
- churches, sunday schools; libraries and
6;2.1.5 PUBLIC - municipal, provincial or federal government
buildings; fire halls.
6.2.1.6 ACCESSORY USES - of subdivided property; ypiya?e garages,
pump houses, green houses. On parcels of iwo acres or,
more, farm buildings shall be allowed.
6.2.1.7 SIGNS - one non-illuminated real estate sign not exceeding
four (4) square feet in area, advertising the sale, rental
or lease of any building, structure or lot; one non-
illuminated tresppeasing, safety or caution sign not
exceeding one (11 square foot in area; sign, not exceeding
one (1) square foot in area.indicating the name of the
occupant or house; or one sign indicating the name and
profession of a doctor or dentist, shall be permitted. All
other signs shall be prohibited.
6.2.2 AREA
No building or structure shall be hereafter erectedo
structurally altered, or enlarged, except in accordance vrith
the regulations provided in Section 6.1 (General Provisions)
and the following regulations:
6.2.2.1 LOT FRONTAGE: - No one-family detached dwelling shall be
hereafter built upon vacant land NOT SUBDIVIDED by registered
plan prior to the passing of this By-law except in accordance
with the following regulations for minimum lot frontage:
6.2.2.1.1 Minimum, where piped water only exists or will be made
available by the Township within one (1) year Sixty (60)
feet.
6.2.2.1.2 Minimum, where piped water
exist or will not be made available by the Townshipot 'r'? ?'
within one (1) year . . . Seventy-five (75) feet.
10.
6.2.2.2 LOT AREA: No one-family detached dwelling shall be
hereafter built upon vacant land NOT SUBDIVIDED by
registered plan prior to the passing of this By-law
except in accordance with the following regulations
for minimum lot area:
6.2.2.2.1 Minimum, where piped water only exists or will be
made available by the Township with one (1) year .
. . Seven Thousand Five Hundred (7,500) square feet.
6.2.2.2.2 Minimum, where piped water( dons ?A,,.4
not exist or will not be made available by the
Township within one (1) year Fifteen Thousand
(15,000) square feet.
. 6.2.2.3 LOT COVERAGE: Maximum, main building, except where
municipal sewerage is provided . . . 33%
6.2.2.4 GROUND FLOOR AREA:
6.2.2.4.1 Minimum, one storey dwellings Nine Hundred and
Sixty (960) square feet.
i 6.2.2.4.2 Minimum, one and half storey dwellings Seven
uare feet
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6.2.2.4.3 Minimum, two storey dwellings Six Hundred and
Fifty (650) square feet.
6.2.2.4.4 Where partial or full basement is not provided,
additional ground floor area shall be added to the
extent of One Hundred and Twenty (120) square feet.
6.2.3 HEIGHT:
Subject to Section 9.3.2 (Height Exceptions)
no building or structure shall be hereafter erected,
structurally altered, enlarged or maintained, to
exceed Thirty-five (35) feet in height.
6.3 RESIDENTIAL ZONE "R.2"
The following regulations shall apply in the
Residential Zone "R:2", as described in Schedule "B"
to this By-law.
6.3.1 USE:
No building, structure or land shall be used
and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected,
,structurally altered, or enlarged, except for the
following uses:
6.3.1.1. RESIDENTIAL - one family detached dwelling.
.
6.3.1.2. BUSINESS - the offices of physicians or dentists
located in the one-family detached dwellings used by
physicians or dentists as their private residences,
such offices to be used for consultation and emergency
treatment only, but shall not be in the nature of
clinics or private hospitals.
'C 6.3.1.3. RECREATIONAL - the following types of uses: parks;
playgrounds operated by the Township; community centre;
golf courses; but not driving tees or ranges and similar
a} uses operated for commercial purposes.
6.3.1.4. INSTITUTIONAL - churches, sunday schools; libraries and
schools.
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11.
G 6.3.1.5 PUBLIC - municipal, provincial or federal government
buildings; fire halls.
6.3.1.6 ACCESSORY USES OF SUBDIVIDED PROPERTY - private
G garages; pump houqefsyE ggrin houses. On property or
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parcels of
buildings shall be allowed.
6.3,1.7 SIGNS - one non-illuminated real estate sign not
exceeding four (4) square feet in area, advertising
the sale, lease or rental of any building, structure
or lot; one non-illuminated tresppassing, safety or
caution sign not exceeding one (11' square foot in
area; one sign indicating the name and profession of
a doctor or dentist shall be permitted. All other
signs shall be prohibited.
6.3.2 AREA - No building or structure shall be hereafter
erected, structurally altered, or enlarged, except in
accordance with the regulations provided in Section
.6.1. (General Provisions) and the following regulations:
6,3.2.1 LOT FRONTAGE - No one-family detached dwelling shall be
Hereafter built upon vacant land NOT SUBDIVIDED by
registered plan prior to the passing of this By-law
except in accordance with the following regulations for
minimum lot frontage:
6.3.2.1.1 Minimum, where piped water only exists or will be
made available by the Township within one (1) year
. . . . Fifty (50) feet.
.'6.3.2.1.2 Minimum, where' piped water and sanitary sewers do
not exist or will not be available by the Township
within one (1) year . . . . Fifty (50) feet.
6.3.2.2 LOT AREA - No one-family detached dwelling shall be
hereafter built upon vacant land NOT SUBDIVIDED by
registered plan prior to the passing of this By-law
except in accordance with the following regulations
for minimum lot area:
6.3.2.2.1 Minimum, where piped water only exists or will be
made available by the Township within one (1) year
. . . . Seven Thousand Five Hundred (7,500) square feet.
6.3.2.2.2 Minimum, where piped water and sanitary sewers do not
exist or will not be made available by the Township
within one (1) year . . . . Seven Thousand Five Hundred
(7,500) square feet.
6.3.2,3 LOT COVERAGE: Maximum, main building, except where
municipal sewerage is provided 33%
6.3.2.4
1 GROUND FLOOR AREA:
6.3.2.11.1 Minimum, one storey dwellings Eight Hundred and
Fifty (850) square feet.
6.3.2.4.2 Minimum, one and half storey dwellings Six Hundred
and Fifty (650) square feet.
6.3.2.4.3 Minimum, two storey dwellings Six Hundred (600)
square feet.
6.3.2.4.4 Where partial or full basement is not provided
,
additional ground floor area shall be added to the
extent of One Hundred and Twenty (120) square feet.
12;
6.3.3. HEIGHT - Subject to Section 9.3.2. (Height
Exceptions), no building or structure shall be
?,? hereafter erectedo structurally altered,
enlarged or maintained, to exceed Thirty-five (35)
feet in height.
6.3.3.1 INSTITUTIONAL - Schools; Churches, Church Halls, Sunday
,L Schools, Libraries.
7. Section 7
_ 7.1 COMMERCIAL ZONES - General Provisions applicable to
?;,.. all Commercial Zones as described in Schedule "C" to
this By-law.
7.1.1 NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
7.1.1.1 FRONT YARDS: Subject to 7.1.4, a front yard of Sixty
N 0 feet in depth shall be required for any building
erected in a commercial zone. Such front yard must be
hard surfaced or gravelled to provide parking and
turning space for automobiles of customers of the
commercial buildings. Where adjacent buildings, or
building` within. One Hundred (100) feet on either. side,
have this Sixty (60) foot front yard, then Section
7.1.4 shall not apply.
7.1.1.2 SIDE YARDS: No side yard shall be required for any
building erected, structurally altered or used for non-
residential purposes in a commercial zone.
7.1.1.3 REAR YARDS: Subject to Section 7.1.3 (Loading Space)
and 7.2.3 (Toilet Facilities and Drainage Tile Field)
in a commercial zone a rear yard shall be required for
any building erected, structurally altered or used for
non-residential purposes.
7.1.2 RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
Any building erected,:structurally altered or
L used for residential purposes in a commercial zone shall
comply with the regulations provided in Section 6.1 to.
Sections 6.2.3 inclusive; but clause 6.1.6.2 shall not
apply.
.7.1.3 LOADING SPACE
Every commercial, institutional or public
building hereafter erected or.established on a lot which
abuts upon a lane or is surrounded on all sides by
streets, shall have one permanently maintained loading
space of a minimum size of Twenty (20) feet in width,.
Ten (10) feet in depth and Fourteen (11t) feet in height,
to be located in the rear of such building. Where two
properties adjoin, provisic- be made for a common
loading space of a minimum of Thirty (30) feet in
width, Ten (10' et in do, id Fourteen (14) feet in.,
height, half of 11 are.; reserved in each of the
two properties i er,ed.
7.1.4 AUTOMOBILE PARK= SPACE:
As an alternative to Section 7.1.1. there shall
be provided for every new building erected, after the
L date of enactment of this By-law, for one of the following;
ppurposes, permanent automobile.parking s aces to be
located bn'the same lot with..;the said building or not more.'
than One Thousand (1,000) feet therefrom, with adequate
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7,1,4.1
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AUTOMOBILE PARKING SPACE (Continued)
provision for access to a street or lane, each parking
space to be not less than Two Hundred (200) square feet
in area. Such parking spaces shall be provided sufficient.
for the employers' and customers' cars with the minimum
as follows:
Commercial Buildings - a total parking area equal
to one-half of the floor space of the building.
Theatres - at least one parking space for every ten
(10) seats provided in the said building,
7.1.4.3 No parking space shall be required for churches or
church halls having a maximum seating capacity of
Two Hundred (200) persons. If more than Two Hundred
(200) seats are provided in such buildings, one
parking space shall be required for each Twenty (20)
seats in excess thereof,
7.1,4.4 No accessory building shall be permitted to encroach
upon the parking area provided under Sub-sections
1./ ano ).
7.1.5 COMBINATION COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENTS:
In a Commercial Zone any building erected,
structurally altered, enlarged or maintained for mixed
residential and commercial uses shall comply with the
following regulations, and shall be permitted only where
piped water is available;
L 7.1.5.1 LOT COVERAGE: Every building shall provide and preserve
an area of at least 50 per cent of the lot area free of
all construction.
7,1.5.2 DWELLING UNIT AREA Each dwelling unit provided therein
shall provide a minimum floor area of Six Hundred (600)
square feet.
7.1.6 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS
7.1.6.1 No accessory building shall be erected on a corner lot.
V' 7.1.6.2 All accessory buildings shall be of masonry construction,
7.1.6.3 All private and neighbourhood garages shall not exceed a
maxinnun height of Fifteen (15) feet.
7,1.7 USE: ,
No building, structure or land shall be used and
no building or structure shall be hereafter erected,
structurally altered or enlarged except for the following
uses:
I
7.1.7,1 RESIDENTIAL: One-family detached dwellings, subject to
Section 7.1.2.
7.1.7.2 BUSINESS: the following types of uses:
All commercial establishments which are not
objectionable by reason of dust, smoke, fumes, noise or
by reason of danger and shall include the following:
Neighbourhood stores (See Section 5.25); Bakery Shops;
Banks; Clothes Cleaning Agencies or Pressing Establishments
14.
7.1.7.2 BUSINESS: (Continued)
Confectionery Stores; Custom Dressmaking and Millinery
Shops; Florist and Gift Shops; Jewellery Stores;
Laundry Agencies; Offices, Business and Professional;
Photographers; Shoe Stores and Shoe Repair Shops;
Tailor, clothing and wearing apparel Shops; Theatres;
undertaking Establishments;.Morgues; Filling Stations
and Public Garages; Public Parking Areas; Eating
Establishments.
7.1.7.3 RECREATIONAL: the following types of uses -
Parks; Playgrounds operated by the Township;
Badminton Clubs; Lawn Bowling Clubs; Tennis Clubs;
Athletic Clubs; Community Centres.
7.1.7.4 INSTITUTIONAL:
Schools, churches, church halls, sunday schools,
libraries, museums, art galleries, fraternal societies.
7.1.7.5 PUBLIC:
Municipal, provincial or federal government build-
ings; fire halls; police stations; monuments; rest rooms.
7.1.7.6 ACCESSORY USES:
Private garages; neighbourhood garages.
7.1.7.7 All commercial establishments south of Number Four
Hundred and One Highway shall remain closed between the hours
of midnight and 6 o'clock in the morning.
7.2 COMMERCIAL ZONES - Buildings
7.2.1 AREA
No building or structure shall be hereafter erected,
structurally altered, enlarged or maintained, except in accord-
ance with the regulations provided in Section 7.1 (General
Provisions).
7.2.2 HEIGHT
Subject to Section 9.3.2 (Height Exceptions), no
building or structbv6 shall be hereafter erected, structurally
altered, enlarged or maintained to exceed Forty-five (45)
feet in height.
7.2.3 TOILET FACILITIES
11 buildings shall have the necessary toilet
facilities fully installed inside the building, connected with
septic tank or municipal sewage service. A satisfactory drainag
the field shall be connected with each septic tank.
7.2.4. Outside privies shall be prrhibited.
7.2.5. CONSTRUCTION:
M buildings shall have all exterior walls of brick, .
metal or better, with no visible concrete blocks, cinder blocks;
or similar material. Provided that exposed concrete blocks or?^
similar material shall be permitted on the side of a commercial;;
building where it is contemplated that a building will be con-
structed adjacent thereto, but in such cases the exposed blocksi
shall be water-proofed and painted or similarly treated. Provid
ulso that exposed concrete blocks or similar material shall be,'i
permitted on the rear wall of a commercial building, but in
such cases the exposed blocks shall be water-pro6fed and
painted or similarly treated.
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8.1 INDUSTRIAL ZONE - General Provisions applicable to all
Industrial Zones.
°r 8.1.1 FRONT YARDS
$.1:1.1 A front yard shall be required for any building erected,
structurally altered oz- used for industrial purposes in
an industrial zone. ;
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$.1.1.2
// All buildings fronting on the Pickering- Scarborough
.. Town Line, on East Avenue, or'ad scent to aresidential
area shall have a front yard of.a minimum depth of
One Hundred (100) feet.
8.1:1.3 For the interpretation of Sections 8.1.1.2 and $.1.3,
all property on a road or lane shall be considered
adjacent to the property across such road or lane.
$.1.1.4 A front yard, under this section, shall be maintained in
good appearance, and may be hard-surfaced, and if hard-
surfaced may be used for a parking lot for employees and
' 8.1.2 REAR YARDS AND SIDE YARDS L
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Rear and side yards of a minimum of four (.4) feet shall
be required for any building erected, structurally
r , altered or used for industrial purposes in an industrial
zone,
8.1.3 DIRECTION OF FRONT
All buildings on property on East avenue, or adjacent to
a residential area, or to a restricted industrial area
shall front towards these streets or areas.
$-1.4 TOILET FACILITIES
All buildings shall have the.necessary toilet faciiiiies
fully installed inside the building, connected to septic...
tanks or municipal sewage service. A satisfactory;' `.
drainage tile field shall be. connected with each septic. A
tank. f;
$.1.5 PARKING SPACE
Parking space, off allpublic roads, shall be provided
G sufficient for all employees and visitors, with a minimum
of one space as defined in 7.1.4 for each Five Hundred
W
?" (500) square feet of building, which space may include that k
referred to under $.1.1,4•
8.1.6 yz..:
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS ;z` }tJJf'
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,-'Any building erected, structurally altered, enlarge
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shall com
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7.1 to'7.2.5.inclusiie' i*
$.1.6.1 FRONT, SIDE AND REAR YARDS.= Such yards shall be provide•d.to.
•-? (- 4'?,conform with the provisions-'of Section $.1.1 paragraphs;,
1, 2, 3, 4 and $.1.2.
$.1.6.2 Subject::to $.1.6.1 of this Sub-section, all such buildin s ?
shal° com
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'a,OTNER:>NON-RMIbENTIAL BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES
r In an Industrial Zone any building erected, etructurallq `
{Altered or tiled for non.=residential purposes other than:'
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Industrial
shall comply.: ifith..the'Regulations provided'in
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$.1.8 RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
Any building erected, structurally altered or
??. used for resident4.al purposes in an industrial zone
shall comply with the regulations provided in Sections
i 6.1 to 6.2.3 inclusive; but Clause 6.1.6.2 shall not
:: j : apply.
$.2 RESTRICTED INDUWRIAL ZONE
The following regulations shall apply in the A
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G Restricted Industrial Zone, as described in Schedule " D".;"k
y to this By-law.
8.2.1. USE Ryt:;:
No building, structure or land shall be used, and no
building,or structure shall be hereafter erected,
structurally altered, enlarged or maintained except fo r,.A,,"
+ the following uses:
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V-I 8.2.1.1 RESIDENTIAL
Any building erected, structurally altered or used for
residential purposes in an industrial zone shall compl y';;t''
with the regulAtiona provided in Section 6.1 to 6.2.3
inclusive; but Clause 6.1.6.2 shall not apply.
8.2.1.2 BUSINESS
The following types of uses: ".
Banks, clothes cleaning agencies and pressing establish-
ments, laundry agencies; offices, business and professional;:::
photographers; theatres; undertaking establishments;
morgues.
/ Filling stations and public garages and public parking areas
.';t.
L except on property Three Hundred (300) feet or less from
the East or North boundaries of the area. .?
Shops. for ; the repair or manufacture of small
goods and
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wares;'',laundriea; dairies; bakeries; printers; cleaners"i
and dyers; corporation yards; storage Warehouses. .: :'1?.
Manufacturing and industrial establishments which are n ot
obnoxious by reason of the emission of odcur, dust, stro ke,`.
noise, gas fumes, cinders,.vibration, refuse matter, wa ter=;
carried;.waste, or by reason of danger. The prohibition
s't
j under Section 8.3.142 shall apply here.
i 8.2.1.3 RECREATIONAL
/t . The following types of uses parks ,playgrounds
operated b
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lawn bowlin "clubs; . tennis clubs;; community centres.
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libraries, ;
museums; art galleries; fraternal societi es.',
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Municipal, provincials or federal public
fire halls; police stations; monuments; rest
ACCESSORY USES
Private garages;
neighbourhood garages
buildings;
rooms.
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8.2.2 RAILROAD FACILITIES
'1P There shall be no railways nor railway sidings
permitted.
8.2.3 AREA
/ No building or structure shall be hereafter
Ali erected, structurally altered, enlarged or
maintained, except in accordance with the regulations
provided in $.1 General Provisions).
. 8.3 HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONE
The following regulations shall. apply in the
Heavy Industrial Zone, as described in Schedule "E"
to this By-law.
. $.3.1. USE. U
No building, structure or land --hall be used and
no building or structure shall be hereafter erected#
structurally altered, enlarged or maintained except for .
the following uses:
8.3.1.1 RESIDENTIAL
Any building erected, structurally altered or used
for residential purposes in an industrial zone shall comply
with the regulations provided in.Sections 6.1 to 6.2
inclusive; but Clause 6.1.6.2 shall not apply.
8.3.1.2 BusifiEss
Industrial manufacturing and commercial purposes
of all kinds which are not objectionable by reason of
emission of dust, smoke or fumes, undue noise or by
reason of danger and shall include the following:
The manufacture or assembly of light electrical
equipment and electrical appliances:
The manufacture or production of chemicals;
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The manufacture of non-dangerous metal products;
A cartage.or truck transport yard and garage;
A storage warehouse for raw materials, finished
?j part s or•.products, and other similar uses which are,not E'
U more objectionable or dangerous. "•'"
BUT the following trades, industries or uses are prohibit ed
(a) Blood boiling, bone boiling, refining coal oil, .;:j
extracting oil from fish, storing hides, soap
boiling, tallow melting, tripe boiling, slaughter-
ing animals, tanning hides or skins, manufacturing
glue, manufacture of illuminating gas, distillation '
or coal, bones or wood, fertilizers from dead
animals, from human or animal wgste, stone crushing
or any other trade, business or manufacture which
is or may become a nuisance. '.
AND the,f ollowing purposes are prohibited:
(b) Acetylene, gas manufacture,;ammonia, chlorine or
.,, bleach powder:manufacturej asphalt manufacture
or, asphalt refining (provided that nothing in i
this by-law. shall prevent the use of refined
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BUSINESS - (Continued).
asphalt for or in connection with the preparation
of road building, flooring or surfacing substances,
compounds or materials); blast furnace,. boiler
works, brick, the or terra cotta manufacture
(This provision shall not prevent the making of
cement or concrete blocks, pipes or tile), celluloid
manufacture or•.treatment; creosote treatment or
manufacture, coke ovens, dyestuff manufacture,
gunpowder manufacture or storage, lamp black
manufacture, limej'pement or plaster-of- aris
manufacture, potash?;refining, rolling mills
smelting or iron, stockyards, storage or baling of
scraps, paper, rags or junk, tar distillation or
tar roofing or waterproofing
manufacture,
.
manufacturei wool pulling'or scouring, yeast plant.
$,3,1,3 RECREATIONAL
G The following types of uses *parks, playgrounds,
operated by the Township, athletic clubs, badminton
clubs; lawn bowling clubsi tennis clubs, community
• centres.
8.3.1.4 INSTITUTIONAL
0 Schools (public, separate; private and nursery),
colleges; churches; church halls; Sunday schools,
. !" libraries; museums; art galleries, fraternal societies,,.
8.3.1.5 PUBLIC
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t- Municipal, provincial or federal public buildings;
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N?? fire halls; police stations; monuments; rest rooms.
$.3.1.6 ACCESSORYUSES
Private garages; neighbourhood garages; public
X• . ..; W garages,
$.3.1.7 RAILROAD FACILITIES
There. shall be no rail,iay,nor railway siding
permitted on the front yard space of One Hundred (106)
feet provided under Section $.1.1.2.
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$.3.2 :•
AREA
No building or structure shall be hereafter erected,
structurally altered; enlarged or maintained except`in
nl r accordance with the regulations provided in Sec. $,1
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(General Provisions).
'9;`" Section 9 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
9.1 LICENSES AND PERMITS:.
' Nothing in this b,-Law shall operate to relieve any
person from the obligation to comply with the require- ;
ments of Building By-Laws; or'hny other by-Laws of- the
Township of Pickering in 'force from time to time, or the','_,.
?V obligation to obtain any license, permit, authority or
. approval required under any other By-Law of the Township ,,
of Pickering.
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9.2 BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Nothing in this By-Law shall require any change in
the building construction or use of any proposed
building or structure for which the Inspector of
N Buildings had issued a building permit prior to the
passing of this By-Law, provided that the erection
of said building or structure is completed within two
years from the date of such permit.
9.3 EXCEPTIONS
9.3.1 USE: The provisions of this By-Law shell not be
construed as to limit or interfere with the construction,
installation, operation and maintenance for public
utility purposes, of water and gas pipes, mains and
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conduits, sewers and sewer mains, e
• electrical transmission and distribution lines, telephone
and telegraph lines, oil pipe lines and incidental
appurtenances,
9.3.2 PEIGHT: The height regulations provided in this
By-Law shall not apply to church spires, church belfrys,
•i/?,? chimneys, water tanks, flags and radio or television
N poles.
9.4 NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS AND USES
9.14.1 NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS
9.t?.1..1 EXISTING NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS
Subject to sub-section 9.4.1.2, a building which, at
the date of enactment of this By-Law,
is used for a
,
purpose not permissible within the zone in which it, is
located, shall not be enlarged, extended, reconstructed,
or otherwise structurally altered, unless such building
is thereafter to be used for a purpose permitted within
such zone, provided, however, that the interior of such
building may be reconstructed or structurally altered,
in order to render the same more convenient or
commodious, for the same purpose for which, at the date
of enactment of this By-Law, such building is used.
9.4.1.2 PARTIAL DESTRUCTION OF EXISTING NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS
A building which is damaged to the extent of fifty
per cent or more of its value (exclusive of walls below
grade) as at the date of the damage and as determined
by fair building standards, and which does not comply
f(f?! with the use, area or height regulations of this By-Law,
shall not be restored except in conformity with the
regulations for the use zone in which such building is
located.
9.4.1.3 RECONSTRUCTION OF DAMAGED 110N..CONFORMING BUILDINGS
Nothing in this By-Law shall apply to prevent the
reconstruction or continued use of any non-conforming
G building or structure which is damaged by causes beyond
the control of the owner subsequent to the date of
enactment thereof, providing the residual value of such
building or structure exceeds fifty per cent of the
value thereof immediately prior to the damage.
9.4.2. NON-CONFORMING USE OF BUILDINGS
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9.4.2.1 CONTINUATION OF USE
The non-conforming use of an existing building or
structure may be continued provided that no
structural alterations are
those which may be require made therein, other than
d by existing law or By-Law,
?N or which may render the sa me more convenient or
commodious for the purpose for which, at the date of
enactment of this By-Law, such building is used, and
provided also that no new building or extension to
such building is erected.
9.4.2.2 CHANGE OF USE
A non-conforming use of a building or structure shall
not be changed except to a conforming use. If such non-
conforming use or portion thereof is changed to a
conforming use any future use of such building, structure,
or portion thereof shall b e in conformity with the
regulations of the zone in which such building or
structure is located.
9.4.2,3 DISCONTINUED USE
Any non-conforming use of a building or structure
which is discontinued or unused for more than twelve (12)
consecutive months shall not be resumed or shall such
non-conforming use be changed to any other non-conforming
use.
9.4.2.4 VACANT NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS
A vacant non-conforming building or structure may be
occupied for a use for which the building -)r structure
was designed or intended if so occupied within a period
of twelve (12) months after the date of enactment of this
By-Law, and a non-conforming building or structure which
becomes vacant after the date of enactment of this By-
Law may also be occupied for a use for which the building
or structure was designed or intended if so occupied
within a period of twelve (12) months after the building
becomes vacant.
9.5 BUILDING PERMITS
9.5.1 No excavation for any building shall be started until
a building permit has been issued by the Inspector of
Buildings.
9.5.2 Every person proposing to erect or structurally alter
any building or structure shall, when applying for a
building permit, file with the Inspector of Buildings, a
signed statement as to the use or purpose for which such
building or structural alteration is intended and that the lot
to be built upon is owned by the person so applying and
evidence of such ownership, together with duplicate copies
G' of the plans of such building and lot drawn to a scale of
I not less than one-eighth of an inch to a foot, showing the
f actual dimensions, including radii and angles of the lot
to be built upon, all buildings existing upon the said lot
with the heights and dimensions of same, the heights and
dimensions of the proposed building, the disposition of
the buildings upon contiguous lots, and other such
information as may be necessary to provide for the
enforcement of this By-Law, and, if such building is
de=igned in a manner or intended for a use not permitted
within the zone concerned, no building permit shall be
issued.
22.
9.9 VALIDITY
Should any section, clause or provision of this By-Law
be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid the same shall not affect the validity of the
By-Law a- a whole or any part thereof, other than the
part so declared to be invalid.
9.9.1 EFFECTIVE DATE
f^ ?G This By-Law shall come into effect upon the day that
it receives the approval of the Ontario Municipal Board.
By-Law read a first time this 14th day of December, A. D. 1953-
By-Law read a second time this 14th day of December, A. D. 1953.
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By-Law read a third time and finally passed this 34th day of
December, 1953.
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9.5.3 No building permit shall be issued for the erection
of a building or structure on land where by reason of
its low-lying, marshy or unstable character, the cost
of construction of satisfactory waterworks, sewage or
drainage facilities is prohibitive.
9.6 CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY
9.6.1 No building hereafter erected or structurally altered
shall be occupied or used until a certificate of
occupancy has been issued by the Inspector of Buildings.
9.6.2 All applications for a certificate of occupancy shall be
made on a printed form to be furnished by the Inspector
of Buildings.
9.6.3 A certificate of occupancy shall be issued after the
request for same has been made in writing to the
Inspector of Buildings after the erection or structural
alteration of such building or part thereof has been
completed in conformity with the provisions of this By-
law, and such certificate shall state that the building
or proposed use of the building complies withthe
provisions thereof.
9.6.4 A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in
the office of the Inspector of Buildings and copies
s!- all be furnished, on request, to any person having a
proprietory or tenancy interest in the building affected.
A fee of Two Dollars (:2.00) shall be charged for each
original certificate of occupancy and a fee of Twenty-
five cents 1.;e5¢) each shall be charged i'or duplicate
copies of the certificate.
9.7 ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
The Inspector of Buildings, appointed by the Township
r(/ Council, shall be the Zoning Administrator, whose duty
it shall be to see that the provisions of this By-law
are curried out.
9.8 VIOL'TIONS AND PENALTIES
9.$.1 Any person convicted of a breach of any of the provisions
of this By-Law or of any of its serveral sections shall
forfeit and pay in the discretion of the convicting
Magistrate a penalty not exceeding (exclusive of costs)
the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each offence,
recoverable under the Municipal Act and theSummary
Convictions Act.
9.8.2 Upon a conviction for a breach of any of the provisions
of this By-Law, the convicting Magistrate, besides
imposing a penalty may order the offender to carry out the
requirements of this By-Law within a time to be limited by
,•/ ?. the order. In default of the offender carrying out such
UTA?/'? order, the said Magistrate may order the Inspector of
Buildings, or any other person, to forthwith enter upon•
the premises where the said breach has taken place and
demolish or remove the structure or the part thereof
erected or structurally altered contrary to the
provisions of this By-Law, at the expense of the offender.
9.8.3 The conviction of an offender upon a breach of nny of
the provisions of this By-Law, shall not operate as a bar
to a prosecution against the same offender upon any
subsequent breach of the same or any other provisions of
/ this By-Law. The presiding Magistrate may convict any
offender repeatedly for repeated breaches of this By-Law, :z
and may, at his discretion, impose upon each conviction
any of the penalties provided for by this By-Law. ;,
SCHEDULE "A"
to
BY-LAW NUMBER ?91
of
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOIKNSHIP OF PICKERING
RESIDENTIAL ZONE "R.1"
All land lying and being in the Township of Pickering
bounded on the west by the Pickering-Scarborough Town Line, on
the north and east by the centre line of the Rouge River and on
the south by Lake Ontario, save and except those portions or
parcels of said land as described in Schedules "B", "C", "D" and
"E" to this By-Law.
SCHEDULE "B"
to
BY-LAW NUMBER JL6
of
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PICKERING
RESIDENTIAL ZONE "R.2"
1. All land bounded on the west by the Pickering-
Scarborough Town Line, on the north and east by the centre line
of the Rouge River , lying south of the Canadian National Railways right-
of-way and north of Lake Ontario.
2. All land bounded on the north and east by the centre
line of the Rouge River, on the south by the Canadian National Railways
right-of-way and on the west by a line described as follows:
COMIENGING at the most northerly point of Lot Number Ninety-nine
(99) according to Plan 320.for the Township of Pickering; THENCE
continuing in a south easterly direction along the most easterly
limits of Lots Numbers Ninety-nine (99) to One Hundred and Nine
(109) inclusive, Plan 320 and continuing along the most easterly
limits of Lots Numbers Thirteen (13) to Eighteen (18) inclusive,
Plan 276; THENCE in a southerly direction along the most easterly
limits of Lots Numbers Nineteen to Twenty-four Inclusive, Plan 276,
and Lot Nu,-iber Two Hundred and Seventy-one (271), Plan 284; THENCE
continuing westerly along the south limit of said Lot Number Two
Hundred and Seventy-one (271) and on a curve south westerly, southerly,
south easterly and easterly along the south limit of Lot Number Two
H,indred and Seventy-two r(272), Plan 284 and the most easterly limits
of Lo'._ Numbers One (1) to Three (3) inclusive, Plan 284, Lot Number
Two Hundred and Seventy-three (273). Plan 284, Lots Numbers Six (6)
to Thirty-seven (37) inclusive, Plan 284 and the most northerly limits of
Lots Numbers Thirty-eight (38) to Fifty-nine (59) inclusive, Plan 284;
THENCE continuing in a south easterly, southerly, and south westerly
direction along the most easterly limits of Lots Numbers Fifty-nine (59)
to Eighty-one (81) inclusive, Plan 284; THENCE continuing in a south
easterly direction along the most easterly limits of Lots Numbers
2
Eighty-two (82) to Ninety-five (95) inclusive, Plan 284; THENCE
continuing in a south easterly direction along the most easterly
limits of Lots Numbers Two Hundred and Seventy-four (274) and
Two Hundred and Seventy-six (276), Plan 284, to the north limit of
the Canadian National Railways right-of-way.
SCHEDULE "C"
to
BY-LAW NUMBER 'U 9
of
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PICKERING
COMW-RCIAL ZONES
1. All land bounded on the west by the Pickering-Scarborough
Town Line and on the east by the centre line of the Rouge River,
frontin.- on the north limit of Highway Number Two (2) and extending
north therefrom to a depth of Three Hundred (300).feet.
2. All land bounded on the west by the Pickering-Scarborough
Town Line, on the east by the centre line of the Rouge River, on the
north by Highway Number Two (2) and on the south by Highway Number
Four Hundred and One (401).
3. All land bounded on the west by the Pickering-Scarborough
Town Line, on the east by the road allowance between Lots Numbers
Thirty-four and Thirty-five (35), on the north by Highway Number Four
'Hundred and One (401) and on the south by Island Road.
4. Lots One (1) to Sixteen (16) inclusive, Plan 320 for the
Township of Pickering.
5. An irregularly shaped block or parcel of land having a
frontage on the south limit of Island Road of Five Hundred and Forty
(540) feet by a depth on the road allowance between Lots Numbers
Thirty-four (34) and Thirty-five (35) (East Avenue) of Two Hundred
(200) feet, more particularly described as follows:
All and singular that certain parcel or tract cf land and premises
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situate, lying and being in the Township of Pickering and being composed
of part of Lot Number Thirty-four (34), Range Two (2) in said Township.
COMMENCING at a point on the south limit of Island Road distant Five
Hundred and Forty (540) feet therealong from the intersection of the
east limit of the road allowance between Lots Numbers Thirty-four (34)
.. 2
and Thirty-five (35), Range Two (2), with said south limit; THENCE
', westerly along said south limit to said intersection; THENCE
southerly along the east limit of said road allowance a distance of
Two Hundred (200) feet to a point; THENCE easterly a distance of
Seven Hundred and Forty (710) feet to a point distant Four Hundred
and Fifty (450) feet southerly in a straight line from the point
of commencement; THENCE along said last mentioned line a distance
of Four Hundred and Fifty (450) feet to the point of commencement,
being Block A of a plan of survey bearing date the 17th day of
June, 1953, and prepared by H. S. Wilde O.L.S.
6. All land bounded on the west by the Pickering-Scarborough
Town Line and on the east by the road allowance between Lots Numbers
Thirty-four (34) and Thirty-five (35), fronting on the south limit of
Island Road and extending south therefrom to a depth of Three Hundred
and Thirty (330) feet.
SCHEDULE 11D"
to
BY-LAW NUMBER t779'
of
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PICKERING
RESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL ZONE
Land being composed of part of Lot Number Thirty-five
(35) in Range Two (2) in the Township of Pickering, which said
land may be described as follows:
PREMISI14G THAT the westerly limit of Lot Number Thirty-five (35)
has an assumed bearing of north sixteen (16) degrees fifty-two
(52) minutes west, and relating all bearings herein thereto.
COMMENCING at a point in the westerly limit of said Lot Number
Thirty-five (35), distant Four Thousand Three Hundred and Twenty-
five (4,325) feet Eight (a) inches measured southerly thereon
from the: north-west angle thereof, the said point being marked with
an iron pipe; THENCE north seventy-six (76) degrees fifty-one (51)
minutes east, One Thousand Three Hundred and Twenty-eight (1,328)
feet to the easterly limit of said lot, and being the westerly limit
of the road allowance between Lots Numbers Thirty-four (34) and
Thirty-five (35); THENCE southerly along the westerly limit of said
road allowance and said easterly limit of said lot, One Thousand Two
Hundred and Twenty-six (11226) feet Three (3) inches to an iron pipe;
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THENCE south eighty-one (81) degrees forty-eight (46) minutes west One
Thousand Three Hundred and Forty-two (1042) feet Two (2) inches to
an iron pipe planted in the westerly limit of said lot; THENCE north
sixteen (16) degrees fifty-two (52) minutes west along the westerly
limit of said lot, One Thousand One Hundred and Ten (1,110) feet Nine
(9) inches more or less to the place of beginning.
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SCHEDULE "E"
to
BY-LAW NU14BER 1978
of
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PICKERING
HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONE
Land described as follows: COMMENCING at a points
being the intersection of the east limit of the Pickering-
Scarborough Town Line with the north limit of the Canadian
National Railways right-of-way; THENCE northerly along the east
limit of said Town Line, being also the west limit of Lot Number
Thirty-five (35), Range Two (2), to a point thereon distant One
Thousand One Hundred and Eighty-three (1,1$3) feet north of the
south west angle of said Lot Number Thirty-five (35); THENCE
easterly in a straight line to a point in the east limit of East
Avenue, being also the west limit of Lot Number Thirty-four (34).
Range Two (2), said point being distant thereon One Thousand and
Twenty (1,020) feet Eleven (11) inches north from the south
west angle of said Lot Number Thirty -four (34); THENCE northerly
along the said west limit of Lot Number Thirty-four (34) to a point
thereon where the said limit is intersected by the southerly limit
of Block "A", Plan 319 for the Township of Pickering; THENCE
easterly along the southerly limit of said Block "A" and its
production easterly to the intersection thereof with.the centre line
of a creek running through Block "D", Plan 319; THENCE along said
centre line of creek and following the course thereof in a south-
easterly direction to its intersection with the north limit of the
Canadian National Railways right-of-way; THENCE south-westerly
along the north limit of right-of-way to the point of commencement.