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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 2073B Y- L A W N U M B E R 2 0 7 3 A BY-LAW OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PICKERING TO REGULATE THE USE OF LAND AND THE CHARACTER, LOCATION, AND USE OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES. IN PLANS 489, 492 and 5". The Conncil of the Corporation of the Township of Pickering ENACTS AS follows: 1. The provisions of this By-Law shall apply to the following area.: Plan 489, Lots 1 to 21 inclusive Plan 492, Lots 1 to 26 inclusive Plan 492, Lots 28 to 90 inclusive Plan 521, Lots 1 to 34 inclusive All in Township lots 23 and 24, Concession 1, Township of Pickering 2. (1) Except as hereinafter provided in this By-Law, no person shall use any land in the defined area except for residential pur- poses and no person shall erect or use any building for any purpose other than as a single-family dwelling, excepting Plan 489, Lots 22-23-24, and Plan 492, Lots 27 and 91, which may be used for Commercial purposes. (2) For the purposes of this By-Law, a single-family dwelling means a building occupied, or intended to be occupied as a dwelling by one family alone and containing only one kitchen, and may include usual.'.accessory buildings. (3) For the purposes of this By-Law, accessory buildings may include a private garage. (4) Nothing in this section shall prevent the occupant of a single- family dwelling carrying on any domestic or household art not affecting the amenity of the neighbourhood or, if a professional person, from occupying one or more rooms as an office, providing there is no display of goods or advertising other than a plate not larger than one square foot, but no person shall carry on the business of operating a rooming house or boarding house within the defined area; and, for greater clarity, "operating a rooming house or boarding house" shall be construed to mean providing either sleeping accommodation or meals, or both, for monetary consideration to more than three persons. (5) Commercial purposes as used in Sub section 1 shall be defined as neighbourhood stores and shall mean a store which serves the needs of the adjacent neighbourhood and shall include the follow- ing types of stores: General stores, Barber shops and Beauty Salons, Drug stores, Dry Goods, Tobacco Stores, Stationery stores, Restaurants and Tea R oms and shall not, comprise more than one storey above ground level. ?j 3. No dwelling shall have a floor area, exclusive of basement, verandah 1. or attic, of less than 750 square feet. 4. Nothing in this By-Law shall prevent the use of any land within the ,L defined area as a public or community park, playground, garden or street. 5. No dwelling, including accessory buildings, shall occupy more than I , thirty-three per cent of the area of the building lot or parcel on (n(/?? 1? which it is situated. 6. ,. r4 ,L w? Not more than one dwelling shall be erected or placed on a single lot as shown on the plan of subdivision covering the defined area. - 2 - 7. No part of any dwelling or acee sory building shall be erected or L placed at a distance less than 26 feet from a street or road boundary nor less than 10 feet from either side boundary of the building lot. 8. Accessory buildings shall not exceed fifteen feet nor one storey in height, shall not occupy a total of more than eight per cent of the 0 ` area of the parcel of land on which the dwelling is situated and, when not attached to the dwelling, shall be located in the rear yard of the dwelling. 9. The purpose for which any land or building is used shall not be changed, no new building or addition to any existing building shall be erected, and no land shall be severed from an existing building lot if the effect of such change, erection or severance is to create a situation in which any of the requirements of the By-Law in regard to each individual remaining building, accessory building or building lot is contravened. 10. This,By-Law shall not apply to any land or building which, on the day of the passing of this By-Law, is used or erected for any purpose prohibited by this By-Law, so long as it continues to be K/ used for that purpose, nor shall this By-Law apply to any building the plans for which have prior to the day of the passing of the By-Law been approved by the municipal architect or building inspector, so long as the building when erected is used for the purpose for which it was erected. 1. Any person who contravenes this By-Law shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a panalty of not more than $50.000 exclusive of costs. 12. This By-Law shall come into effect on the day that it is passed by Council, subject to the approval of the Ontario Municipal Board. BY-LAW read a First and Second time this jf??(_day of I-i!J 1955 BY-LAW read a Third time and PASSED this day of_ 9-4 _ 1955 G' Reeve Q 0/1