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Land Use Bylaw1P2007

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PART 4: USES AND USE RULES

Division 2: Defined Uses

288 "Salvage Processing — Heat and Chemicals"
a means a use:
i where salvaged materials and recyclables are processed using heat or the application of chemicals;
iii that does not involve the disassembly of any goods;
iv where activities may occur entirely within a building, or partially outside of a building, or entirely outdoors;
v that does not involve the manufacture or assembly of any goods;
vi that may have a building for administrative functions associated with the use; and
vii that must be approved only on a parcel designated as a Direct Control District that specifically includes Salvage Processing — Heat and Chemicals as a use;
b is a use within the Direct Control Uses Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw; and
c requires a minimum number of motor vehicle parking stalls based on a parking study required at the time of land use redesignation application.
288.1 "Salvage Yard"
a means a use:
i where any of the following are stored, dismantled or crushed:
B damaged, inoperable or obsolete goods, machinery or equipment, building materials, or other scrap material;
ii where motor vehicles in their complete and operable state are not displayed or sold;
iii where part or all of the use takes place outside of a building;
iv that may have equipment located outdoors to assist in the processes and functions of the use;
v that may have the incidental sale of parts and materials that are recovered from the dilapidated vehicles, goods, machinery or equipment, building materials, or other scrap material;
vi that may have a building for administrative functions associated with the use;
vii that does not involve the manufacture or assembly of any goods; and
viii that does not involve the servicing or repair of anything;
b is a use within the Storage Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c deleted
d does not require bicycle parking stalls — class 1; and
289 "Sawmill"
a means a use:
i where timber is cut, sawed, planed or milled to finished lumber or an intermediary step;
ii that may include facilities for the kiln drying of lumber;
iii that may include areas for the outdoor storage of raw or finished lumber products;
iv that may include the distribution or sale of lumber products; and
v that must be approved only on a parcel designated as a Direct Control District that specifically includes Sawmill as a use;
b is a use within the Direct Control Uses Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw; and
c requires a minimum number of motor vehicle parking stalls based on a parking study required at the time of land use redesignation application.
290 "School — Private"
a means a use:
i where an operator other than the following teaches students the education curriculum from kindergarten to grade 12 pursuant to the Education Act:
A a school district;
B a school division; or
C a society or company named within a charter approved by the Minister of Education operating a charter school;
ii that may have before and after school care programs that are defined in this Bylaw as Child Care Service;
iii where other educational programs pursuant to the Education Act may be offered to students; and
iv that may provide food service for students and staff;
b is a use within the Teaching and Learning Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c requires a minimum of 1.0 pick-up and drop-off stalls per 100 students, based upon the maximum number of students stated in the development permit;
d requires a minimum number of bicycle parking stalls — class 1 equal to 3.0 per cent of the number of employees; and
e requires a minimum number of bicycle parking stalls — class 2 equal to 10.0 per cent of the maximum number of students as stated in the development permit.
291 "School Authority — School"
a means a use:
i where any of the following teaches students the education curriculum from kindergarten to grade 12 pursuant to the Education Act:
A a school district;
B a school division; or
C a society or company named within a charter approved by the Minister of Education operating a charter school;
ii that may have before and after school care programs that are defined in this Bylaw as Child Care Service;
iii that will include any building and related playing fields;
iv that may provide food service to the students and staff;
v that may provide programs for parental and community involvement; and
vi where other educational programs pursuant to the Education Act may be offered to students.
b is a use within the Teaching and Learning Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw; 
c requires the following number of pick-up and drop-off stalls:
i for the maximum number of students that may be enrolled in kindergarten to grade 9, a minimum 2.5 pick-up and drop-off stalls per 100 students, with a minimum of 5.0 pick-up and drop-off stalls; and
ii for the maximum number of students that may be enrolled in grades 10 to 12, a minimum of 1.5 pick-up and drop-off stalls per 100 students, with a minimum of 5.0 pick-up and drop-off stalls;
d requires a minimum number of bicycle parking stalls — class 1 equal to 3.0 per cent of the maximum number of employees; and
e requires a minimum number of bicycle parking stalls — class 2 equal to 10.0 per cent of the maximum number of students as stated in the development permit.
292 "School Authority Purpose — Major"
a means a use:
i where a school division or school district may:
A provide the administration of the school division or school district;
B provide training for teachers, school administrators or other employees;
C provide programs to the public to further parental and community involvement in the schools;
D provide a Child Care Service that is limited to preschool programs or before and after school care; and
E store surplus equipment and materials used by that school division or school district; and
ii where the activities associated with the use occur either within a building or outside of a building;
b is a use within the Teaching and Learning Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c deleted
d requires a minimum of 1.0 bicycle parking stalls — class 1 per 1000.0 square metres of gross usable floor area where the area for the administrative function of the use is greater than 1000.0 square metres;
e requires a minimum of 1.0 bicycle parking stalls — class 2 per 1000.0 square metres of gross usable floor area where the area for the administrative function of the use is greater than 1000.0 square metres.
293 "School Authority Purpose — Minor"
a means a use:
i where a school division or school district may:
A provide the administration of the school division or school district;
B provide training for teachers, school administrators or other employees;
C provide programs to the public to further parental and community involvement in the schools;
D provide a Child Care Service that is limited to preschool programs or before and after school care; and
E store surplus equipment and materials used by that school division or school district;
ii where the storage of surplus equipment and materials associated with the use occur entirely within a building;
iii where another approved use is located within the building;
iv where the gross floor area of the use is a maximum of 25.0 per cent of the gross floor area of the entire building;
b is a use within the Teaching and Learning Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c deleted
d requires a minimum of 1.0 bicycle parking stalls — class 1 per 1000.0 square metres of gross usable floor area where the area for the administrative function of the use is greater than 1000.0 square metres or greater;
e requires a minimum of 1.0 bicycle parking stalls — class 2 per 1000.0 square metres of gross usable floor area where the area for the administrative function of the use is greater than 1000.0 square metres.
294 "Seasonal Sales Area"
a means a use:
i where goods are displayed and offered for sale;
ii where those goods are not fully contained within an enclosed building; and
iii that must always be approved with another use;
b is a use within the Subordinate Use Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c does not require motor vehicle parking stalls; and
295 "Secondary Suite"
a means a use that:
i contains two or more rooms used or designed to be used as a residence by one or more persons;
ii contains a kitchen, living, sleeping and sanitary facilities;
iii is self-contained and located within a Dwelling Unit;
iv must not be located in a Dwelling Unit where another Dwelling Unit is located wholly or partially above or below the Dwelling Unit containing the Secondary Suite; and
v is considered part of and secondary to a Dwelling Unit
b is a use within the Residential Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c has a maximum floor area of 100.0 square metres, excluding any area covered by stairways and landings;
d requires a minimum of 1.0 motor vehicle parking stalls; and
295.1 deleted 
295.2 deleted
296 "Self Storage Facility"
a means a use:
i where goods are stored in a building;
ii where the building is made up of separate compartments and each compartment has separate access;
iii that may be available to the general public for the storage of personal items;
iv that may include the administrative functions associated with the use; and
v that may incorporate Custodial Quarters for the custodian of the facility; 
b is a use within the Storage Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw; and
c deleted
297 "Semi-detached Dwelling"
a means a use where a building contains two Dwelling Units located side by side and separated by a common party wall extending from foundation to roof;
b may contain a Secondary Suite within a Dwelling Unit in a district where a Secondary Suite is a listed use and conforms with the rules of the district;
c is a use within the Residential Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
d requires a minimum of 1.0 motor vehicle parking stalls per Dwelling Units; and
298 "Service Organization"
a means a use:
i where health or educational programs and services are offered to the public;
ii that includes Health Care Service, where the use is limited to the following activities:
A counselling;
iii that does not provide a food preparation kitchen or eating area for the public;
iv where there are rooms for the administrative functions of the use; and
v where there may be a meeting room or auditorium available for programs related to the use;
b is a use within the Office Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c deleted
d does not require bicycle parking stalls — class 1; and
299 "Sign — Class A"
a means only the following sign types:
i "Address Sign" which means a sign that identifies:
A the municipal address of a building;
B the name of a building;
C the name of a business or organization operating a building; or
D the name of any individuals occupying a building;
ii "Art Sign" which means a sign that is primarily an artistic rendering applied to or affixed to any exterior of a building and where less than 10.0 per cent of the area of the sign contains written copy;
iii "Banner Sign" which means a sign that is constructed of non-rigid material capable of being displayed without the use of a flag pole;
iv "Construction Sign" which means a sign that is displayed on a parcel undergoing construction, which identifies the party responsible for the management of parcel, a person who is furnishing labour, services, materials or financing, or the future use of the parcel;
v "Directional Sign" which means a sign that guides, warns or restrains people or motor vehicles and may be freestanding on a permanent structure or attached to a building;
vi "Election Sign" which means a sign that:
A indicates support for a candidate in a Federal, Provincial or local election;
B sets out a position or information relating to an issue in an election; or
C provides information respecting an election;
vii "Flag Sign" which means a sign that is made of fabric or flexible material attached to or designed to be flown from a permanently constructed flagpole or light standard;
viii "Gas Bar Sign" which means a sign that is accessory to a Gas Bar, and which may advertise services or products stored outside of a building such as, but not limited to, windshield wiper fluid, motor vehicle oils, firewood, ice, air and propane;
ix "Pedestrian Sign" which means a type of Temporary Sign with no external supporting structure that is intended to be placed near a sidewalk to attract attention from passing pedestrians;
x "Real Estate Sign" which means a sign that contains information regarding the management, sale, leasing or rental of a parcel or building;
xi "Show Home Sign" which means a sign that identifies a newly constructed residential building as a sample of the type of building a builder is providing, and where prospective purchasers may acquire information regarding the community and the purchase of homes from that builder;
xii "Special Event Sign" which means a sign that promotes a charitable, educational, community, civic, cultural, public health, recreational, religious or sporting event;
xiii "Temporary Sign" which means a sign that is not permanently affixed to a structure or is displayed on a structure that is designed to be moved from place to place or is easily movable;
xiv "Window Sign" which means a sign that is attached to, painted on or displayed on the interior or exterior of a window of a building so that its content is visible to a viewer outside of the building and:
A in the Stephen Avenue Mall heritage area, includes signs that are erected 1.8 metres or less behind a window;
B in all other areas, includes signs that are erected 0.90 metres or less behind a window; and
C does not include any type of product or window display that is intended to be visible to a viewer outside of the building, and
xv any type of sign located in a building not intended to be viewed from outside; and
b is a use within the Signs Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw.
300 "Sign — Class B"
a means only the following sign type:
i "Fascia Sign" which means a sign that:
A is attached to, marked or ascribed on and is parallel to an exterior wall of a building; and
B does not project more than 0.40 metres from the wall of a building; and
b is a use within the Signs Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw.
301 "Sign — Class C"
a means only the following sign type:
i "Freestanding Sign" which means a sign that:
A is displayed on a permanent, non-moveable structure other than a building;
B may incorporate a Message Sign; and
C may incorporate a Digital Message Sign that has an approved development permit for a Sign — Class E; and
b is a use within the Signs Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw.
302 "Sign — Class D"
a means only the following sign types:
i "Canopy Sign" which means a sign that displayed on, under or attached to a canopy, awning or marquee that is attached to an exterior wall of a building;
ii "Projecting Sign" which means a sign that is attached to an exterior wall of a building and is perpendicular to the building; and
b is a use within the Signs Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw.
303 "Sign — Class E"
a means only the following sign types:
i "Digital Message Sign" which means a "Message Sign", referenced in subsection (iv) that:
A displays copy by means of a digital display; but does not contain copy that is full motion video or otherwise gives the appearance of full animation or movement; and
B does not display third party advertising;
ii "Flashing or Animated Sign" which means a sign with copy that flashes or is animated;
iii "Inflatable Sign" which means a sign consisting of, or incorporating, a display that is expanded by air or other gas to create a three-dimensional feature;
iv "Message Sign" which means a sign that is either permanently attached to a building or that has its own permanent structure and is designed so that copy can be changed on a frequent basis;
v "Painted Wall Sign" which means a sign that is painted directly onto an exterior wall of a building, but does not include an Art Sign;
vi "Roof Sign" which means a sign installed on the roof of a building or that projects above the eaveline or the parapet of a building;
vii "Rotating Sign" which means a sign that rotates or has features that rotate;
viii "Temporary Sign Marker" which means an area of a parcel that has been approved and demarked as a location for "Temporary Signs", which for the purposes of the rules regulating signs, is deemed to be a sign; and
ix any type of sign that:
A does not fit within any of the sign types listed in Sign — Class A, Sign — Class B, Sign — Class C, Sign — Class D, Sign — Class F or Sign — Class G; and
B does not contain a digital display; and
b is a use within the Signs Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw. 
304 "Sign — Class F"
a means only the following sign types:
i "Third Party Advertising Sign" which means a sign that displays copy directing attention to a business, commodity, service or entertainment that is conducted, sold or offered elsewhere than on the site where the sign is located and does not contain a digital display; and
b is a use within the Signs Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw.
304.1 "Sign — Class G"
a means only the following sign types:
A displays copy directing attention to a business, commodity, service or entertainment that is conducted, sold or offered elsewhere than on the site where the sign is located; and
B displays copy by means of a digital display but does not contain copy that is full motion video or otherwise gives the appearance of animation or movement; and
b is a use within the Signs Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw.
305 "Single Detached Dwelling"
a means a use where a building contains only one Dwelling Unit and may include a Secondary Suite in a district where a Secondary Suite is a listed use and conforms with the rules of the district, but does not include a Manufactured Home;
b is a use within the Residential Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c requires a minimum of 1.0 motor vehicle parking stalls per Dwelling Unit; and
306 "Slaughter House"
a means a use:
i where live animals are processed into food for human consumption;
ii that may have an area for supplies required to make the food products as part of the use;
iii that may have the functions of packaging or shipping the products made as part of the use;
iv that may have the function of using trailer units to keep the product on the parcel prior to shipping;
v that may have the administrative functions associated with the use; and
vi that must be approved only on a parcel designated as a Direct Control District that specifically includes Slaughter House as a use;
b is a use within the Direct Control Use Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c deleted
d does not require bicycle parking stalls — class 1; and
307 "Social Organization"
a means a use:
i where members of a club or group assemble to participate in recreation, social or cultural activities;
ii where there are sports, recreation, cultural, or social events for the members of the group;
iii where there may be an area for the preparation or consumption of food; and
iv that may have meeting rooms for the administration of the group;
b is a use within the Culture and Leisure Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c must not have any openings, except emergency exits, loading bay doors or non-opening windows, on a façade that faces a residential district or abuts a lane separating the parcel from a residential district, or a C-N1, C-N2, C-COR1 District;
d must not have an exterior entrance located on a façade that faces a residential district, unless that façade is separated from the residential district by an intervening street;
e must not have a public area greater than 75.0 square metres where the use shares a property line with, or is only separated by an intervening lane from a residential district, or a C-N1, C-N2, C-COR1 District;
f deleted
g does not require bicycle parking stalls — class 1; and
308 "Special Function — Class 1"
a means a use where temporary structures are erected on a parcel:
i that allow for an educational, recreational, sporting, social, and worship event that includes, but is not limited to a wedding, circus, birthday, trade show and ceremony; or
ii that allow an existing approved use to expand within the parcel that includes, but is not limited to a grand opening, customer appreciation event, staff appreciation event and sale;
b means a use that may allow for the provision of entertainment or the sale and consumption of liquor but does not include a Special Function — Class 2;
c is a use within the Subordinate Use Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
d may only be located on a parcel, excluding the time used to erect and dismantle the temporary structures, for a maximum of:
i 60 consecutive days; and
ii 120 cumulative days in a calendar year;
e has a maximum height for covered temporary structures of one storey;
f may be temporarily located on any part of the parcel, other than a corner visibility triangle;
g does not require motor vehicle parking stalls; and
309 "Special Function — Class 2"
a means a use where temporary structures are erected on a parcel which operate as a:
vi deleted
vii deleted
viii deleted
b is a use within the Subordinate Use Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c may only be located on a parcel for 15 cumulative days in a calendar year, excluding the time used to erect or dismantle the temporary structures;
d has a maximum height for covered temporary structures of one storey;
e must not have any openings, except emergency exits, loading bay doors or non-opening windows, on a façade that faces a residential district unless that façade is separated from the residential district by a street;
f must not exceed a cumulative area for covered temporary structures of 75.0 square metres when located on a parcel designated C-N1, C-N2, I-E, I-R, CC-ER and CC-EPR;
g may be temporarily located on any part of the parcel, other than a corner visibility triangle;
h does not require motor vehicle parking stalls; and
309.1 "Specialized Industrial"
a means a use:
i where any of the following activities occur:
B the analysis or testing of materials or substances in a laboratory; or
C the manufacturing, fabricating, processing, assembly or disassembly of materials, semi-finished goods, finished goods, products or equipment, provided live animals are not involved in any aspect of the operation;
ii that may include any of the following uses:
iii where all of the processes and functions associated with the use are contained within a fully enclosed building; and
iv where no dust or vibration is seen or felt outside of the building containing the use;
b is a use within the General Industrial Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c deleted
d does not require bicycles parking stalls — class 1; and
310 "Specialty Food Store"
a means a use:
i where food and non-alcoholic beverages for human consumption are made;
ii where live animals are not involved in the processing of the food;
iii where the food products associated with the use may be sold within the premises;
iv with a maximum gross floor area of 465.0 square metres;
v that has the functions of packaging, bottling or shipping the products made as part of the use;
vi where the only mechanical systems that are not completely contained within the building are those systems and equipment required for air conditioning, heating or ventilation; and
vii that may include a limited seating area no greater than 25.0 square metres within the total gross floor area of the use;
b is a use within the Industrial Support Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c deleted
d does not require bicycle parking stalls — class 1; and
311 "Spectator Sports Facility"
a means a use:
i where sporting or other events are held primarily for public entertainment;
ii that has tiers of seating or viewing areas for spectators; and
iii that does not include Motorized Recreation and Race Track;
b is a use within the Culture and Leisure Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c deleted
d does not require bicycle parking stalls — class 1; and
312 "Stock Yard"
a means a use:
i where animals are temporarily penned or housed before being sold or transported elsewhere; and
ii that must be approved only on a parcel designated as a Direct Control District that specifically includes Stock Yard as a use;
b is a use within the Direct Control Uses Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw; and
c requires a minimum number of motor vehicle parking stalls based on a parking study required at the time of land use redesignation application.
313 "Storage Yard"
a means a use:
i where goods, materials and supplies are stored outside;
ii where goods, materials and supplies being stored are capable of being stacked or piled;
iii where the goods, materials and supplies stored are not motor vehicles, recyclables or waste;
iv where goods may be stored in a trailer, shipping container, quonset hut or other moveable, non-permanent structure with a roof;
v where the piles or stacks of goods, materials and supplies may be packaged into smaller quantities for transportation off the parcel
vi deleted
vii that may have a building for the administrative functions associated with the use;
viii where equipment used in road construction, building construction, agricultural operations, oil and gas operations or other similar industries may be stored, serviced, cleaned, tested, repaired or rented when they are not being used;
ix that may include the incidental sale of used equipment that were previously stored or rented on the parcel;
x that does not involve the storage of dilapidated vehicles, derelict equipment or construction material; and
xi that may not include or be combined with any of the following uses:
B Landfill; or
b is a use within the Storage Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c may cover piles or stacks of goods, materials and supplies associated with the use, with tarps or a structure with a roof but it must be open on the sides; and
d deleted
314 "Supermarket"
a means a use:
i where fresh and packaged food is sold;
ii where daily household necessities may be sold;
iii that will be contained entirely within a building;
iv that has a minimum gross floor area greater than 465.0 square metres;
v that may include a limited seating area no greater than 15.0 square metres for the consumption of food prepared on the premises; and
vi that may include the preparation of food and non alcoholic beverages for human consumption;
b is a use within the Sales Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c that is located in the C-R1 District may incorporate the following uses within a Supermarket, provided the requirements referenced in subsection (d) are satisfied:
iii deleted
vii deleted
xv deleted
xvii deleted
d must only incorporate the uses referenced in subsection (c) when those uses:
i are located in an existing approved building;
ii are located in a use area that is a minimum of 3600.0 square metres;
iii are located within a use area that contains a Supermarket;
iv do not exceed 10.0 per cent of the use area of the Supermarket within which they are located;
v do not have direct customer access outside of the Supermarket within which they are located; and
e deleted
f does not require bicycle parking stalls — class 1; and

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