Zoning Definitions specific meanings of the terminology used throughout

The information on this page provides an easy to use reference to Section 2 of the Zoning By-law

Zoning Definitions

Section Term Meaning Bylaw
2.1ABUT means adjoining, and a lot that is separated by a street or lane with a width of up to 30 metres will be deemed to abut.By-law 122-2001
2.2ACCESSORY BUILDING means a detached structure consisting of a wall, roof and floor, or any one or more of the above, located on the same lot as the main building, the use of which is incidental or secondary to that of the main building, and which is not used for human habitation and includes a private garage, a tool shed, a greenhouse, or a storage building."By-law 48-1996
2.3ACCESSORY USE means a use of land or a structure which is incidental and subordinate to the principal use of such land or structure.
2.4ADULT ENTERTAINMENT PARLOUR means any premises or part thereof in which is provided, in pursuance of a trade, calling, business or occupation, services appealing to or designed to appeal to erotic or sexual appetites or inclinations:
  1. ‘to provide’ when used in relation to services includes to furnish, perform, solicit, or give such services and ‘providing’ and ‘provision’ have corresponding meanings;
  2. ‘services’ includes activities, facilities, performances, exhibitions, viewing and encounters but does not include the exhibition of film approved under the Theatres Act;
  3. "services designed to appeal to erotic or sexual appetites or inclinations" includes:
    1. services of which a principal feature or characteristic is the nudity or partial nudity of any person;
    2. services in respect of which the words 'nude', 'naked', 'topless', 'bottomless', 'sexy', 'erotic', 'nu', 'erotic' or 'exotic' or any other word or any picture, symbol or representation having like meaning or implication is used in any advertisement.
Except where stated otherwise, an adult entertainment parlour is prohibited as an accessory use in any zone. 		By-law 22-2000
2.5AMUSEMENT ARCADE means a building or portion thereof containing more than four coin-operated amusement devices other than billiard, pool or bagatelle tables.By-law 116-1996
2.7ARENA means a building used for public entertainment, recreation, and sport events.
2.8ART GALLERY means a place used for the exhibition or sale of crafts or works of art.By-law 43-1999
2.9ART OR PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO means an establishment used for the study of an art such as dancing, singing, acting, modelling or the work place and retail shop of an artist, sculptor or photographer or an establishment used for the making or transmission of motion pictures, radio or television programs.
2.10ASSEMBLY HALL means an establishment where facilities are provided for civic, educational, political, religious or social events, and includes an auditorium, a conference centre, a banquet hall, and bingo hall, but excludes a cinema, a theatre, a museum and a religious institution.By-law 43-1999
2.11ATTACHED means a building otherwise complete in itself, which depends, for structural support or complete enclosure, upon a division wall or walls, above or below grade, shared in common with an adjacent building or buildings.By-law 32-2011
2.12AUTO BODY SHOP means a building used as a motor vehicle repair shop but does not include a car wash.
2.13AUTOMOTIVE PARTS STORE means a place where automotive parts, tires and accessories are sold but does not include automotive repair facilities.By-law 43-1999
2.14AUTOMOTIVE USE means an auto body shop, an automotive parts store, an automobile service station, a car wash, a motor vehicle sales and service establishment, or a public garage mechanical.By-law 43-1999
2.15AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION means a building where gasoline, oil, grease, antifreeze, new parts and new accessories for motor vehicles are stored or kept for sale, or where motor vehicles may be oiled, greased or washed or where minor repairs essential to the actual operation of motor vehicles are performed and includes a gas bar but excludes a car wash, an auto body shop or a public garage mechanical.By-law 43-1999
2.16AWNING means a rooflike cover, usually constructed of non-rigid materials, that is temporary or portable in nature and that projects from the wall of a building for the purpose of shielding an entrance to a building or window from the elements and can be retracted to the face of the building.By-law 16-2006
2.17BASEMENT means that portion of a building which is partly below grade but which has at least one-half of its height, from floor to ceiling, above finished grade.
2.18BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT means a portion of a dwelling used for the accommodation of the travelling public and may include the provision of meals to overnight guests only, and shall not include a hotel, motel, tourist home, boarding house, group home, crisis care centre or restaurant.By-law 102-1996 By-law 2020-047
2.19BOARDING HOUSE means a building or a portion thereof containing four or more lodging units designed to accommodate four or more residents, provided with or without meals for hire or gain. A lodging house shall not include a group home, hotel, motel, medical treatment facility, hospital, long-term care facility, tourist home, bed and breakfast establishment or home for the aged or other similar establishment.By-law 5-2015
2.20BUILDING means any structure or part of a structure other than a fence, sign, trailer, mobile home or vehicle.
2.21BUILDING LINE means any line regulating the position of a building or other structure on a lot or parcel of land.
2.22BUSINESS OR PROFESSIONAL OFFICE means a place in which a business is conducted or a profession is carried out. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, business or professional office shall include the office of a lawyer, an accountant, a veterinarian, a physician or other medical practitioner, a chiropractor, a therapist, a dentist, an architect or an engineer, but shall exclude a veterinarian clinic.By-law 12-1999
2.23CAMPGROUND means a public or privately operated facility catering to short-term guests, but not year-round residents, whose accommodation is a tent, trailer, or other recreational vehicle, and such a facility may include an office, variety store catering to guests, picnic shelters, laundry room, games room, swimming area, and other outdoor recreational facilities.
2.24CANOPY means a roof construction or cantilevered roof, free of enclosing walls, over an entrance or entrances to a building.By-law 16-2006
2.25CARPORT means a roofed parking area which is not fully enclosed by walls, doors, or windows.
2.26CAR WASH means a wholly enclosed facility for washing automobiles, using production line methods with a blower, steam cleaning device, power spray or other mechanical device, or using hand labour methods with power spray and perhaps various coin-operated machines dispensing various accessories.By-law 43-1999
2.27CATERER'S ESTABLISHMENT means an establishment in which food and beverages are prepared for consumption off the premises and are not served to customers on the premises or to take out, but does not include a food services establishment.
2.28CELLAR means that part of a building which is partly or entirely below grade, which has less than one-half its height, from floor to ceiling, above finished grade.
2.29COMMUNICATIONS AND BROADCASTING ESTABLISHMENT means a place used for radio or television broadcasting, cable television operations, motion picture film, audio or video production, leasing and distribution; location filming management; personal voice or data communications.By-law 43-1999
2.30CONTRACTOR OR TRADESMAN ESTABLISHMENT means the use of land, buildings or structures where equipment and materials are stored or where a contractor performs shop or assembly work.By-law 2020-047
2.31CONSTRUCTION TRAILER means a temporary trailer set up on a construction site for the purposes of an office or lunch room, directly related to on-site construction and on-site sales.
2.32CONVENIENCE RETAIL USE means a variety store, a bake shop, a drug store, a florist, or a video film outlet.By-law 43-1999
2.33CORPORATION means the Corporation of the Town of Orangeville.
2.34CRISIS CARE FACILITY means a non-profit establishment that is located within a free-standing building and that provides counselling, assistance and shelter for persons requiring immediate assistance for a short period of time, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall include a halfway house, women’s shelter or a youth hostel operated on a non-profit basis.By-law 95-2003;By-law 32-2011
2.35CUSTOM WORKSHOP means a premise used to produce arts, crafts, baked goods, or small quantities of made-to-order articles primarily for display and sale on the premises, and includes an upholsterer’s shop, an engraver’s shop and a picture framing shop.By-law 43-1999
2.36DAY NURSERY means a premises that receives more than five children who are not of common parentage, primarily for the purpose of providing temporary care, or guidance or both, for a continuous period not exceeding twenty-for hours where the children are under eighteen years of age in the case of a day nursery for children with a developmental disability and generally under ten years of age in all other cases, but does not include part of a public school, separate school or private school within the meaning of the Education Act.By-law 32-2011
2.37DENSITY means the ratio of dwelling units to one net hectare of lot area. Lot area for the purposes of density consists of all land holdings under individual ownership affected by the provisions of a particular zone.
2.38DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITY means the use of land, buildings or structures, or parts thereof, to provide or dispense products or services, either wholly or in part, through an attendant or window or an automated machine, to persons remaining in motorized vehicles that are in a designated stacking lane (this excludes automotive uses). A drive through facility may be in combination with other uses such as, but not limited to, a financial establishment, dry cleaning or laundry establishment, personal service shop, restaurant, retail store, or a convenience retail use.By-law 16-2006
2.39DRY CLEANING OR LAUNDRY ESTABLISHMENT means a place where dry cleaning, cleaning or pressing of articles of clothing is carried on, and in which
  1. non-inflammable solvents are or can be used which emit no odours or fumes; and
  2. no noise or vibration causes a nuisance or inconvenience within or without the premises;
and includes a laundromat and a dry cleaning or laundry collection depot. 		By-law 43-1999
2.40DWELLING, DUPLEX means a free-standing building that is divided horizontally into two dwelling units, each of which has an independent entrance.
2.41DWELLING HOUSE, CONVERTED means a free-standing building existing on the date of the passing of this By-law which is hereafter enlarged, altered or changed so as to provide more dwelling units than the number contained therein on the date of the passing of this By-law.
2.42DWELLING, LINKED means a building containing one dwelling unit that is joined, at the below-grade foundation level, to another building containing one dwelling unit, which buildings are otherwise freestanding.By-law 69-1999
2.43DWELLING, MULTIPLE means a free-standing building which contains four or more dwelling units to which access is provided by a common entrance at street level and common corridors, stairs or elevators but does not include a row house dwelling.
2.44DWELLING, ROW HOUSE See "DWELLING, TOWNHOUSE".By-law 32-2011
2.45DWELLING, SEMI-DETACHED means a free-standing building that is divided vertically into two dwelling units each of which has a private entrance from outside the building and which are connected one to the other by an above-grade party wall spanning at least:
  1. the full height and depth of the garages of the units, or
  2. the full height and front 50% of the depth of the ground floor; and includes a pair of linked dwellings, the construction of which was authorized by a permit issued prior to June 28, 1999.
By-law 69-1999
2.46DWELLING, SINGLE DETACHED means a free-standing building containing only one dwelling unit.
2.47DWELLING, SPLIT LEVEL means a free-standing building in which the first floor above the finished grade is constructed so as to create two or more different levels with the vertical distance between such levels being less than a full storey and for the purpose of this By-law, a split-level dwelling shall be considered as a one storey building.
2.48DWELLING, STACKED TOWNHOUSE means a townhouse development in which a minimum of 3 dwelling units is attached at the main wall above and below grade, and in which 1 unit is located above or below another unit, no more than 3 storeys in height, with no common enclosed corridor system.By-law 25-2018
2.48DWELLING, TOWNHOUSE means a building divided vertically or horizontally into three or more separate dwelling units, each of which has an independent entrance either directly or through a common vestibule. Any reference to row house in this By-law shall also be assumed to mean a townhouse, as defined herein, and vice versa.By-law 44-2006; By-law 32-2011
2.49DWELLING, TRIPLEX means a free-standing building that is divided horizontally into three dwelling units to which access is provided by a common entrance at street level or each of which has an independent entrance.
2.50DWELLING UNIT means a room or rooms which function as a housekeeping unit used or intended to be used by one or more persons, in which a kitchen, living quarters and sanitary facilities are provided for the exclusive use of the residents and with a private entrance from outside the building or from a common hallway or stairway.By-law 5-2015
2.51FAIRGROUND means a place where outdoor fairs, shows, displays, exhibitions, sporting events, bingo, horse racing, and other general assembly types of uses and a private day nursery facility are permitted.
2.52FARM means land or buildings used for growing or storing trees, grain, vegetables, fruit crops or any other agricultural crops and dairying, grazing, pasturing or housing of livestock and includes a farm dwelling and accessory buildings.
2.53FARM IMPLEMENT SALES AND SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT means a place where farm machinery and accessories may be sold or serviced.By-law 43-1999
2.54FINANCIAL ESTABLISHMENT means a branch of a bank, trust company, credit union or cheque cashing establishment.By-law 43-1999
2.55FLOOR AREA means the total floor area of all storeys, half-storeys or loft-storeys contained within the exterior faces of the exterior walls of a building, but excluding any private garage, carport, storage area, breezeway, porch, verandah, attic, basement or cellar.By-law 31-1997
2.56FLOOR AREA, GROUND means the maximum horizontal projected exterior area of a building, including covered porches, but exclusive of cornices, steps and terraces and may include the area of an attached garage provided that living area equal to the garage is provided in a second storey, half-storey, or loft-storey over the garage.By-law 31-1997
2.57FUEL STORAGE means the bulk storage of petroleum, gasoline, fuel, oil, gas or inflammable liquid or fluid but does not include a container for inflammable liquid or fluid lawfully kept in a store.
2.58GAS BAR means one or more gasoline pumps for the sale of gasoline and related products for motor vehicles, together with the necessary pump islands, light standards, kiosk, concrete aprons, canopy, storage tanks and related facilities required for the dispensing of gasoline.
2.59GOLF COURSE means a public or private area operated for the purpose of playing golf and includes a par 3 golf course and may include driving ranges, miniature courses and similar uses operated for commercial purposes.
2.60GRADE means
  1. when used with reference to a building or structure, the average elevation of the finished surface of the ground where it meets the exterior face of such building or structure, exclusive of any artificial embankment;
  2. when used with reference to a street, road or highway, the elevation of the street, road or highway established by the Town of Orangeville or other designated authority.
2.61GROUND-ORIENTED AMENITY AREA means
  1. an unroofed, unexcavated deck that, excluding railings or fencing, has a maximum height of 1.2 metres above the average elevation of the finished surface of the ground around the base of the deck, or
  2. an unroofed swimming pool that, excluding railings or fencing, has a maximum height of 1.2 metres above the average elevation of the finished surface of the ground around the base of the pool, but
shall exclude a front porch and a gazebo. 		By-law 62-1995
2.62GROUP HOME means a residence licensed or approved for funding under a federal or provincial statute in which a range of three to ten residents (excluding staff or the receiving family) live under supervision and who, by reason of their emotional, mental, social or physical condition or legal status, require a group living arrangement for their well being.By-law 62-1995; By-law 95-2003; By-law 2022-053
2.63GUEST ROOM means a room or suite of rooms used or maintained for the accommodation of the public and which contain no facilities for cooking.
2.64HEIGHT means when used with reference to a building, the vertical distance between the average elevation of the finished surface of the ground at the front of the building and in the case of
  1. a flat roof - the highest point of the roof surface or the parapet, whichever is the greater,
  2. a mansard roof - the deck roof line, and
  3. a gable, hip or gambrel roof - the mean height between the eaves and ridge.
2.65HOME FURNISHING OR IMPROVEMENT RETAIL USE means a garden centre; a furniture sales and service establishment, a floor covering sales and service establishment, a wall covering sales and service establishment, a window covering sales and service establishment, a lighting sales and service establishment, an electronics sales and service establishment, a major appliance sales and service establishment, or a swimming pool sales and service establishment.By-law 43-1999; By-law 44-2006
2.66HOME OCCUPATION - CLASS A means an occupation conducted for profit or gain entirely within a dwelling unit and shall include only:
  • business and professional offices (other than that of a medical, dental or chiropractic practitioner or veterinarian);
  • an artist's studio for the production of arts, crafts, film arts or other similar works (but not including an audio recording studio);
  • a teacher or tutor other than a music teacher; and,
  • a dressmaker, tailor or seamstress.
By-law 50-1994; By-law 97-1996
2.67HOME OCCUPATION - CLASS B means an occupation conducted for profit or gain entirely within a dwelling unit and shall include only:
  • office of a medical, dental or chiropractic practitioner or veterinarian;
  • hairdresser, beautician, barber, massage therapist, reflexologist or dietician;
  • repair of small appliances and mechanical equipment; and,
  • a bed and breakfast establishment.
By-law 50-1994; By-law 97-1996; By-law 102-1996
2.68HOME OCCUPATION - CLASS C means an occupation conducted for profit or gain entirely within a dwelling unit and shall include only:
  • a music teacher;
  • private-home daycare not to exceed five (5) children; and,
  • an audio recording studio.
By-law 50-1994; By-law 97-1996
2.69HOSPITAL, PRIVATE means a hospital as defined in The Private Hospitals Act (R.S.O. 1980), Chapter 361, as amended from time to time, or a sanatorium as defined in The Private Sanatorium Act (R.S.O. 1980), Chapter 307, as amended from time to time.
2.70HOSPITAL, PUBLIC means a hospital as defined in The Public Hospitals Act (R.S.O. 1980), Chapter 378, as amended from time to time.
2.71HOTEL OR MOTEL means a building, a part of a building or a group of buildings used for the purpose of providing accommodation, with or without food or other refreshments, to the travelling public, including, but not so as to limit the generality of the foregoing, a motor court, auto court, motor hotel, tourist home and any hotel as defined in The Hotel Registration of Guests Act (R.S.O. 1980), Chapter 212, as amended from time to time, or any successors thereto.
2.72INDUSTRIAL USE means a manufacturing, assembling, processing, fabricating, refining, repairing, recycling, warehousing, storage or wholesaling use.By-law 122-2001
2.73KENNEL means an establishment where dogs or cats are housed, bred, boarded, trained or sold and which is licensed by the Corporation under The Municipal Act.
2.74LANE means a public thoroughfare owned by the Town, or any other passageway or right-of-way which may provide vehicular access to a street.By-law 44-2006
2.75LIBRARY, PUBLIC means a library, branch library or distributing station under The Public Libraries Act, (R.S.O. 1980) Chapter 414, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto.
2.76LOADING SPACE means an off-street space or berth located on the same lot as a permitted use and used for the parking of a commercial vehicle loading or unloading merchandise or materials pertinent to such permitted use.
2.77ALONG-TERM CARE FACILITY means a building used for the care of elderly or chronically ill persons as defined by The Long-Term Care Homes Act or subsequent legislation.By-law 2020-047
2.77LOT means a parcel or tract of land
  1. which is a lot shown on a Registered Plan of Subdivision provided that a Registered Plan of Subdivision for the purposes of this subsection does not include a Registered Plan of Subdivision which has been deemed not to be a Registered Plan of Subdivision under a by-law passed pursuant to The Planning Act, or
  2. which fronts on a public highway, is a separate parcel of land and no abutting land is owned by the same owner or owners on the date of the passing of this By- law, or
  3. the description of which is the same as in a conveyance for which consent has been granted pursuant to The Planning Act, or
  4. which is the remnant parcel remaining to an owner or owners after a conveyance has been made for which consent has been given pursuant to The Planning Act.
2.78LOT AREA means the horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot and for the purpose of calculating the lot area of a corner lot having a sight triangle or having street lines rounding at the corner with a radius of 20 feet or less, the lot area shall be calculated as if the lot lines were produced to their point of intersection.
2.79LOT, CORNER means a lot situated at the intersection of and abutting upon two or more streets provided that the angle of intersection of such streets is not more than 135 degrees.
2.80LOT COVERAGE means that part of the lot covered by a building or other structure including an accessory building or structure but excluding:
  1. A ground-oriented amenity area that is set back 1.2 metres from both or all side lot lines;
  2. Accessory buildings, play structures, and playhouses, provided they are less than 10 square metres in area and less than 2.1 metres in height; and,
  3. All structures listed in Section 5.2 2C).
By-law 48-1996
2.81LOT DEPTH means the horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines and where such lot lines are not parallel, lot depth shall be determined by measuring the length of a line joining the mid-points of the front and rear lot lines.
2.82LOT FRONTAGE means the horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured along the front lot line but where the front lot line is not a straight line or where the side lot lines are not parallel, the lot frontage shall be determined by measuring a line six metres to the rear of and parallel to the chord of the lot frontage. For the purpose of this section
  1. the chord of the lot frontage shall be a straight line joining the two points where the side lot lines intersect the front line, and
  2. a sight triangle shall be considered part of the lot when determining the front lot line for the purpose of calculating the lot frontage.
By-law 10-2002
2.83LOT LINE means any boundary of a lot or the vertical projection thereof.
2.84LOT LINE, FRONT means
  1. for an interior lot, the line dividing the lot from the street,
  2. for a corner lot, the shorter lot line abutting a street, and
  3. for a through lot the lot line where the principal access to the lot is provided, and for the purposes of this subsection a sight triangle shall be considered part of the lot.
2.85LOT LINE, REAR means the lot line opposite the front lot line.
2.86LOT LINE, SIDE means a lot line other than the front lot line or the rear lot line.
2.87LOT, THROUGH means a lot bounded on two opposite sides by streets.
2.88MACHINE SHOP means a workshop in which work is machined to size and assembled.
2.89MEDICAL CENTRE means a place in which two (2) or more health professionals practice medical, surgical, dental, chiropractic or other human health treatment, but does not include a hospital, and may include a dispensing pharmacy and medical laboratory as ancillary uses.By-law 12-1999
2.90MEDICAL LABORATORY means a place where x-rays are performed, or where tests are conducted as part of the diagnosis or treatment of human patients.By-law 12-1999
2.91MIXED-USE BUILDING means a free-standing building located on a single lot and containing a combination of one or more dwelling units and one or more commercial or institutional uses that are permitted in the zone in which the mixed-use building is permitted.By-law 34-1998
2.92MOTOR VEHICLE SALES AND SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT means premises where motor vehicles are stored or displayed for the purpose of sale or hire and shall include the storage and sale of automotive accessories together with the repair and service of the motor vehicle.
2.93NON-CONFORMING USE means a use of land, a building or other structure which does not conform with the provisions of this By-law on the date of the passing of this By- law.
2.95NURSERY SCHOOL means a building or part thereof duly licensed by the Province of Ontario for use as a facility for the day-time care of children.
2.96OFFICE means a place in which administrative, clerical or consulting services are conducted as the main use.
2.96AOUTDOOR STORAGE means the storage of goods, merchandise or equipment in the open air and in unenclosed portions of buildings which are open to the air on the sides.By-law 2022-053
2.97PARKING AISLE means a portion of a parking area which abuts, on one or more sides, parking spaces to which it provides access, and which is not used for the parking of vehicles.
2.98PARKING AREA means an area provided for the parking of vehicles and includes aisles, parking spaces and related ingress and egress lanes or a private garage, but does not include any part of a street.
2.99PARKING LOT means a facility for the short-term parking of motor vehicles by the public and excludes a vehicle storage facility or a parking area that is accessory to another permitted use.By-law 43-1999
2.100PARTY WALL means a vertical wall within a building which divides ownership of the building.By-law 11-1995
2.101PERSONAL SERVICE SHOP means a premises used to provide personal services, or where the servicing, repair or rental of articles, goods or materials is conducted. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a personal service shop includes a beautician, dry cleaning or laundry establishment, a hair care establishment, a photofinishing business, a photographic studio, a shoe repair shop, a printing or photocopying establishment, a pet grooming establishment, and a tanning salon, but excludes automotive uses, a kennel, a business or professional office, a funeral home or a veterinarian clinic.By-law 43-1999
2.102PHOTOFINISHING BUSINESS means an enterprise with the main function of developing film and may include the sale of film, photographic equipment, and related items.
2.103POINT OF INTERSECTION means the point at which two street lines abutting a corner lot intersect but if the two street lines meet in a curve the point of intersection shall be the point at which the projections of the two lines abutting the two streets intersect.By-law 44-2006
2.104PORCH means a structure abutting an entrance on a main wall of a building which may have a roof, or sides that are open or enclosed, but shall not include a ground-oriented amenity area.By-law 2020-047
2.105PORTABLE ASPHALT PLANT means (a) a facility with equipment designed to heat and dry aggregate and to mix aggregate with bituminous asphalt to produce asphalt paving material and includes stockpiling and storage of bulk materials used in the process; and (b) a facility which is not of permanent construction but is designed to be dismantled and moved to another location as required.
2.106PORTABLE CONCRETE PLANT means (a) a building or structure with equipment designed to mix cementing materials, aggregate, water and admixtures to produce concrete, and includes stockpiling and storage of bulk materials used in the process; and (b) which is not of permanent construction, but which is designed to be dismantled at the completion of the construction project and moved to another location as required.By-law 32-2011
2.107PUBLIC GARAGE, MECHANICAL means a building used for the mechanical repair or equipping of motor vehicles and where the sale of automotive fuels or lubricants is not the main use of the building or the land upon which the building is located and where the washing and cleaning of motor vehicles may be carried on but excludes an auto body shop, a car wash or an automobile service station.By-law 43-1999
2.108PUBLIC STORAGE UNIT means an indoor facility used for the purpose of storing goods such as household furniture.
2.109REAL ESTATE OFFICE means a business office where real property is offered for sale or lease, and includes a home sales trailer.By-law 43-1999
2.110RECREATION USE means the use of land or a building or other structure or land and a building or other structure for a park, playground, tennis court, lawn bowling green, indoor skating rink, outdoor skating rink, athletic field, golf course, picnic area, swimming pool, day camp, community centre, campground for tents or trailers, snow skiing and other similar uses but does not include use of land for a track for the racing of motor vehicles, snowmobiles or motorcycles and does not include erection, alteration or use of any building or other structure for a dwelling unit.
2.111RECREATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT means a place where facilities are provided for athletic and recreational pursuits, and includes an arena, a curling rink, a community centre, a bowling alley, a recreational centre, an amusement arcade, a pool hall, a billiards parlour, a martial arts studio, an aerobics and fitness establishment, a health spa, racquetball or squash courts, a performing arts studio and a gymnastics or trampoline studio.By-law 43-1999
2.112RECYCLING DEPOT means a place where materials such as paper, metal and glass are delivered stored, separated, and processed in order to salvage and reuse material.
2.113RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION means a building owned or occupied by a religious organization and dedicated exclusively to worship and related religious, social, education, charitable activities, with or without a church hall, a church auditorium, a convent or monastery, an office of a clergyman, a cemetery, a Sunday school, a parish hall or a parsonage as uses accessory thereto.
2.114RESTAURANT means a building or part thereof where food is prepared and offered for retail sale to the public for immediate consumption either on or off the premises, but does not include a refreshment room or any building or part thereof where pre-packed foods or beverages requiring no further preparation before consumption are offered for sale.
2.115RETAIL STORE means a place where goods, wares, merchandise, substances or articles are offered or kept for sale to the public, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing includes a convenience retail use, a building supply outlet, a custom workshop, a hardware store and a home furnishing or improvement retail use, but excludes an automotive use.By-law 95-2003
2.116RETIREMENT HOME means a residence designed to accommodate seniors consisting of either dwelling units or assisted living units or both, and where the building provides communal facilities such as kitchen/dining facilities, laundry facilities, lounges and where the residents may be supervised in their daily living activities. A retirement home shall not be considered a long-term care facility, crisis care facility, or boarding house.By-law 2020-047
2.117SALVAGE YARD means land or a building used for a wrecking yard, the keeping or storing of used motor vehicles, farm implements, building products, waste paper, rags, bones, bottles, bicycles, tires, metal scrap material or salvage or where the foregoing are bought, sold, exchanged, baled, packed, disassembled, wrecked or dealt with in any other manner for further use.
2.118SATELLITE DISH means an antenna intended for or capable of being used for receiving or collecting communication signals from a satellite.
2.119SCHOOL means a school under the jurisdiction of a Board as defined in The Education Act, (R.S.O. 1980), Chapter 129, a college, a university or any other educational establishment including, but not necessarily restricted to a nursery school or a boarding school having accessory dormitory facilities.
  1. PUBLIC SCHOOL means a school under the jurisdiction of a public agency.
  2. PRIVATE SCHOOL means a school, other than a public school or a commercial school, under the jurisdiction of a private non-profit board of trustees or governors, a religious organization or a charitable institution.
  3. COMMERCIAL SCHOOL means a school operated by one or more persons for gain or profit.
2.120SIGHT TRIANGLE means the triangular space formed by two intersecting street lines and a line drawn from a point in one street line to a point in the other street line, each such point being a minimum of 6 metres measured along the street line from the point of intersection of the street lines.By-law 44-2006
2.121STOREY means that part of a building, other than the basement or cellar, which lies between the surface of the floor and the surface of the next floor above it, or if there is no floor above it, the space between such floor and the ceiling or roof above it.
2.122STOREY, HALF means that portion of a building situated wholly or in part within the roof, having a floor area greater than 33% but not exceeding 50% of the floor area immediately below it, and in which at least a portion of the floor area has a vertical dimension of at least 2 metres, measured from the finished floor to the finished ceiling. For the purpose of this By-law, a one-storey dwelling with a half-storey shall be considered as a two-storey dwelling.By-law 31-1997
2.123STOREY, LOFT means that portion of a building, which, except for dormers, is situated wholly within the roof, having a floor area not exceeding 33% of the floor area immediately below, and in which at least a portion of the floor area has a vertical dimension of at least 2 metres, measured from the finished floor to the finished ceiling. For the purpose of this By-law, a one-storey dwelling with a loft-storey shall be considered as a one-storey dwelling.By-law 31-1997
2.124STOREY, SECOND means that portion of the building situated above the first storey and in which at least a portion of the floor area has a vertical dimension of at least 2 metres, measured from the finished floor to the finished ceiling, and which is not a loft- storey or a half-storey.By-law 31-1997
2.125STREET means a public highway or public road which provides the principal or secondary means of access to one or more abutting lots but does not include a lane, private right-of-way or unopened public highway allowance.By-law 44-2006
2.126STREET LINE means the limit of a street and is the dividing line between a lot and a street.
2.127STRUCTURE means anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location on the ground, or attached to something having location on the ground.
2.128TOURIST HOME means a building used as a home licensed under The Tourist Establishment Act.
2.129TRAILER means any vehicle constructed so that it can be attached to a motor vehicle for the purpose of being drawn or propelled and capable of being used for the living, sleeping or eating accommodation of one or more persons, notwithstanding that such vehicle is packed-up or that its running gear is removed.
2.130TRAINING FACILITY means a building, structure, or part thereof where instruction of a skill for a trade, or training of a permitted industrial use is provided. A Training Facility may also include a truck training school or heavy machinery training.By-law 2020-047
2.130TRUCK OR BUS STORAGE TERMINAL means a place where trucks, buses, or transports are rented, leased, loaded or unloaded, kept for hire or stored or parked for remuneration or from which trucks, buses or transports are dispatched as common carriers or where goods are stored temporarily for further shipment in conjunction with a business located within a building on the same lot.By-law 2022-053
2.131TRUCK TRACTOR means a motorized vehicle specifically designed for towing a truck trailer but does not include any trailer which is attached to a truck tractor.By-law 112-1996
2.132TRUCK TRAILER means an enclosed or unenclosed trailer designed to be towed by a truck tractor for the purpose of hauling goods.By-law 112-1996
2.133VARIETY STORE means a retail store having a floor area of not more than 300 square metres wherein various convenience goods and items of day-to-day use or necessity are sold including, but not so as to limit the generality of the foregoing, food, beverages, pharmaceutical drugs, tobacco products and periodicals, are kept and offered for retail sale and includes the heating of food.
2.134VEHICLE means a motor vehicle, trailer, traction engine, farm tractor and any vehicle drawn, propelled or driven by any kind of mechanized power.By-law 44-2006
2.135VEHICLE STORAGE FACILITY means a place where vehicles are stored, in conjunction with a business located within a building on the same lot, but does not include a parking lot or a parking area that is accessory to a permitted use.By-law 2022-053
2.136VETERINARIAN CLINIC means a place in which one or more animal health professionals practice health treatment of domestic animals and birds, but excludes a kennel.By-law 43-1999
2.137VIDEO FILM OUTLET means an establishment where electronic entertainment media such as video cassette tapes, DVD’s and video games are rented or sold and where equipment necessary for the use of such media may be rented or sold, and may also include the sale, rental or service of electronic equipment such as televisions, stereos, and computers.By-law 95-2003
2.138WAYSIDE PIT OR QUARRY means a temporary pit or quarry opened and used by a public road authority solely for the purpose of a particular project or contract of road construction and is not located on the road right-of-way.
2.139WELDING SHOP means a workshop in which metals are welded.
2.140WHOLESALE ESTABLISHMENT means a facility for the sale and distribution of goods or material for resale purposes only.
2.142YARD means open, uncovered and unoccupied land appurtenant to a building or other structure.
2.143YARD, FRONT means a yard extending the full width of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest part of any building or other structure on such lot and for the purpose of this subsection a sight triangle shall be considered as part of such lot. For the purposes of this definition a satellite dish antenna shall not be permitted within any front yard.
2.144YARD DEPTH, FRONT means the least horizontal distance between the front lot line and the nearest part of any building or other structure or outdoor storage use on such lot.
2.145YARD, REAR means a yard extending the full width of the lot between the rear lot line and the nearest part of any building or other structure on such lot.
2.146YARD DEPTH, REAR means the least horizontal distance between the rear lot line and the nearest part of any building or other structure on such lot.
2.147YARD REQUIRED means the minimum yard required by this By-law.
2.148YARD, SIDE means a yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest part of any building or other structure or outdoor storage use on such lot.
2.149YARD SIDE, EXTERIOR means a side yard immediately adjoining a street or adjoining a reservation of not more than 2 feet abutting a street and for the purpose of this subsection a sight triangle shall be considered part of the lot.
2.150YARD SIDE, INTERIOR means a side yard other than an exterior side yard.