RM of Meeting Lake No. 466 Zoning Bylaw No. 07/14 (consolidated to Jan 2021)
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The Rural Municipality of
Meeting Lake No. 466
Zoning Bylaw No. 07/14
Being Schedule "B" to Bylaw No. 07/14 of the Rural
Municipality of Meeting Lake No. 466
Consolidated version including the following
Amendments (including Zoning District Map
Amendments)
Bylaw No. 04/17
Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Note: This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been
incorporated for convenience of reference and the original bylaws
should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and
application of the law.
January 7, 2021
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 5
1.1
Authority ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2
Title ............................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.3
Purpose ......................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.4
Scope ............................................................................................................................................................ 5
1.5
Severability ................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.
Definitions ............................................................................................................................................ 6
3.
Administration and Interpretation .......................................................................................................24
3.1
Development Officer................................................................................................................................... 24
3.2
Council ........................................................................................................................................................ 24
3.3
Application for a Development Permit ....................................................................................................... 24
3.4
Development not Requiring a Permit ......................................................................................................... 25
3.5
Comprehensive Development Reviews ....................................................................................................... 25
3.6
Development Permit Procedure ................................................................................................................. 26
3.7
Discretionary Use Application Procedure ................................................................................................... 27
3.8
Refusal of Development Permit Application ............................................................................................... 28
3.9
Development Appeals Board ...................................................................................................................... 29
3.10 Development Permit: Validity ..................................................................................................................... 29
3.11 Development Permit Application Fees........................................................................................................ 29
3.12 Fee for Zoning Amendment Application ..................................................................................................... 29
3.13 Concurrent Processing of Development Permits, Building Permits and Business Licenses ......................... 30
3.14 Referral Under the Public Health Act .......................................................................................................... 30
3.15 Minor Variances ......................................................................................................................................... 30
3.16 Non-Conforming Buildings, Uses and Sites ................................................................................................. 31
3.17 Development Permit - Invalid .................................................................................................................... 32
3.18 Cancellation ................................................................................................................................................ 32
3.19 Stop-Work................................................................................................................................................... 32
3.20 Interpretation ............................................................................................................................................. 32
3.21 Bylaw Compliance ...................................................................................................................................... 32
3.22 Moving of Building ..................................................................................................................................... 32
3.23 Temporary Development Permits ............................................................................................................... 33
3.24 Servicing Agreements ................................................................................................................................. 33
4.
General Regulations .............................................................................................................................34
4.1
Licenses, Permits and Compliance with Other Bylaws and Legislation ...................................................... 34
4.2
Principal Use Established ............................................................................................................................ 34
4.3
Multiple Uses .............................................................................................................................................. 34
4.4
Number of Principal Buildings on a Site ..................................................................................................... 34
4.5
Accessory Buildings Uses and Structures .................................................................................................... 34
4.6
Uses Permitted in all Zoning Districts ......................................................................................................... 35
4.7
Permitted Yard Encroachments .................................................................................................................. 35
4.8
Grading and Leveling of Sites ..................................................................................................................... 35
4.9
Signage on Natural and Human Heritage Sites .......................................................................................... 35
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4.10 Heritage properties .................................................................................................................................... 36
4.11 Heritage and Sensitive and Critical Wildlife Habitat .................................................................................. 36
4.12 Buffer Strips ................................................................................................................................................ 36
4.13 Height of Buildings ..................................................................................................................................... 36
4.14 Closings ....................................................................................................................................................... 36
4.15 Railway Crossings and Sight Distances ....................................................................................................... 36
4.16 Disposal of Wastes ..................................................................................................................................... 36
4.17 Development Along Gas Transmission Lines .............................................................................................. 37
4.18 Development Along Riverbanks and Hazard lands ..................................................................................... 37
4.19 Building and Site Maintenance ................................................................................................................... 38
4.20 Uses or Objects Prohibited or Restricted in yards ....................................................................................... 38
4.21 Vehicle Storage ........................................................................................................................................... 38
4.22 Trailers, Box Cars, Sea and Rail containers ................................................................................................. 39
4.23 Lighting ....................................................................................................................................................... 39
4.24 General Signage ......................................................................................................................................... 39
4.25 Zoning District Sign Regulations ................................................................................................................. 40
4.26 Parking ....................................................................................................................................................... 41
4.27 Roads .......................................................................................................................................................... 42
4.28 Frontage and Access ................................................................................................................................... 43
4.29 Approaches ................................................................................................................................................. 43
4.30 Public Utilities and Municipal Services ....................................................................................................... 43
4.31 Keeping of Domestic Animals ..................................................................................................................... 43
5.
Discretionary Use Standards for Development .....................................................................................44
5.1
Home-based Businesses and Occupations.................................................................................................. 44
5.2
Residential Care Homes .............................................................................................................................. 44
5.3
Campgrounds ............................................................................................................................................. 45
5.4
Garden (Granny) Suites .............................................................................................................................. 46
5.5
Bed & Breakfast Homes .............................................................................................................................. 46
5.6
Agricultural Tourism Uses .......................................................................................................................... 47
5.7
Animal Kennels ........................................................................................................................................... 47
5.8
Solid & Liquid Waste Disposal Facilities ..................................................................................................... 48
5.9
Wind Facilities ............................................................................................................................................ 49
5.10 Above-Ground Fuel Storage Tanks ............................................................................................................. 50
5.11 Equestrian Facilities .................................................................................................................................... 51
6.
Zoning Districts and Zoning District Map ..............................................................................................52
6.1
Zoning districts ........................................................................................................................................... 52
6.2
Zoning District Map .................................................................................................................................... 52
6.3
Boundaries of Zoning Districts .................................................................................................................... 52
6.4
Holding Designation ................................................................................................................................... 52
7.
Agricultural Resource District (AR) .......................................................................................................53
7.1
Permitted Uses ............................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
7.2
Discretionary Uses .......................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
7.3
Accessory Buildings and Uses ......................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
7.4
Subdivision and Site Regulations .................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
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7.5
Supplementary Development Standards ........................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
7.6
Harvest Preserves ........................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
7.7
Intensive Livestock Operations ....................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
7.8
Aggregate Extraction Activities ...................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
8.
Country Residential District (CR) ..........................................................................................................63
8.1
Permitted Uses ........................................................................................................................................... 63
8.2
Discretionary Uses ...................................................................................................................................... 63
8.3
Prohibited Uses ........................................................................................................................................... 63
8.4
Accessory Buildings and Uses ..................................................................................................................... 64
8.5
Subdivision and Site Regulations ................................................................................................................ 64
8.6
Keeping of Livestock ................................................................................................................................... 65
8.7
Supplementary Regulations or Special Provisions ...................................................................................... 65
9.
Hamlet Residential District (H) .............................................................................................................67
9.1
Permitted Uses ........................................................................................................................................... 67
9.2
Discretionary Uses ...................................................................................................................................... 67
9.3
Prohibited Uses ........................................................................................................................................... 67
9.4
Accessory Buildings and Uses ..................................................................................................................... 68
9.5
Subdivision and Site Regulations ................................................................................................................ 68
9.6
Fence and Hedge Heights ........................................................................................................................... 68
9.7
Supplementary Regulations or Special Provisions ...................................................................................... 69
10.
Resort Residential District (RR) ............................................................................................................70
10.1 Permitted Uses ........................................................................................................................................... 70
10.2 Discretionary Uses ...................................................................................................................................... 70
10.3 Prohibited Uses ........................................................................................................................................... 70
10.4 Accessory Buildings and Uses ..................................................................................................................... 71
10.5 Subdivision and Site Regulations ................................................................................................................ 71
10.6 Fence and Hedge Heights ........................................................................................................................... 72
10.7 Off-Season Storage ..................................................................................................................................... 72
10.8 Outside Storage .......................................................................................................................................... 72
11.
Commercial/Industrial District (C/I) .....................................................................................................73
11.1 Permitted Uses ........................................................................................................................................... 73
11.2 Discretionary Uses ...................................................................................................................................... 73
11.3 Prohibited Uses ........................................................................................................................................... 73
11.4 Accessory Buildings and Uses ..................................................................................................................... 74
11.5 Subdivision and Site Regulations ................................................................................................................ 74
11.6 Supplementary Regulations or Special Provisions ...................................................................................... 74
11.7 Landscaping ................................................................................................................................................ 75
11.8 Outdoor Storage ......................................................................................................................................... 75
12.
Heritage Resource Overlay (HR) ...........................................................................................................76
12.1 Defining the Boundary ................................................................................................................................ 76
12.2 Site Regulations in the Heritage Resource Overlay Area ............................................................................ 76
12.3 Heritage Resource Development ................................................................................................................ 76
13.
Flood Hazard Overlay (FH) ....................................................................................................................77
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13.1 Defining the Boundary ................................................................................................................................ 77
13.2 Site Regulations in the flood hazard land Areas ......................................................................................... 77
13.3 Flood Proofing Regulations ........................................................................................................................ 77
14.
Zoning District Maps ............................................................................................................................78
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1.
INTRODUCTION
1.1
AUTHORITY
Under the authority granted by The Planning and Development Act, 2007, the Reeve and Council of the
Rural Municipality of Meeting Lake No. 466 in the Province of Saskatchewan, in open meeting, hereby
enact as follows:
1.2
TITLE
This Bylaw shall be known and may be cited as the "Zoning Bylaw" of the Rural Municipality of Meeting
Lake No. 466.
1.3
PURPOSE
The purpose of this Bylaw is to regulate development and to control the use of land in the Rural
Municipality of Meeting Lake No. 466 in accordance with the Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve District
Sustainability Plan Bylaw No. 06/14.
The intent of this Zoning Bylaw is to provide for the amenity of the area within The Rural Municipality
of Meeting Lake No. 466 (hereinafter referred to as the RM) and for the health, safety, and general
welfare of the inhabitants of the area:
a) To minimize land use conflicts;
b) To establish minimum standards to maintain the amenity of the Rural Municipality;
c) To ensure development is consistent with the physical limitations of the land;
d) To restrict development that places undue demand on the Rural Municipality for services;
and
e) To provide for land-use and development that is consistent with the goals and objectives
of the Rural Municipality.
1.4
SCOPE
This Bylaw applies to all land included within the boundaries of the Rural Municipality of Meeting Lake
No. 466. All development within the limits of the Rural Municipality shall hereafter conform to the
provisions of this Bylaw.
1.5
SEVERABILITY
A decision of a Court that one or more of the provisions of this Bylaw are invalid in whole or in part
does not affect the validity, effectiveness, or enforceability of the other provisions or parts of the
provisions of this Bylaw.
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2.
DEFINITIONS
Whenever the subsequent words or terms are used in the Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve District
Sustainability Plan Bylaw No. 06/14 and this Bylaw, they shall, have the following definition unless the
context indicates otherwise.
Abattoir(Slaughterhouse): a building for
butchering. The abattoir houses facilities to
slaughter animals; dress, cut and inspect meats;
and refrigerate, cure, and manufacture by-
products.
Accessory: a building, structure or use of a
specific site which is subordinate and
exclusively devoted to the principal building,
principal structure, or principal use of the same
site.
Accessory, Farm Related: a building, structure
or use of a specific site which is subordinate and
directly related to agriculture and requiring
proximity to farm operations and includes such
uses as animal husbandry services, produce or
grain storage facilities. Bylaw No. 04/17
Act: The Planning and Development Act, 2007
Province of Saskatchewan, as amended from
time to time.
Adjacent: contiguous or would be contiguous if
not for a river, stream, railway, road or utility
right-of-way or reserve land; and any other land
identified in this Bylaw as adjacent land for the
purpose of notifications.
Administrator: the Administrator of the Rural
Municipality of Meeting Lake No. 466.
Aggregate Resource (Quarriable Substance):
any material substance, the property of the
Crown in the right of Saskatchewan, which is
capable of being quarried and includes
bentonite, building stone, granite, gravel,
gypsum, limestone, marble, marl, sand, slate,
volcanic ash, and any other substance which
may from time to time be declared by the
Lieutenant Governor in Council to be quarriable
substance within the meaning of these
regulations. Bylaw No. 04/17
Agricultural: a use of land, buildings or
structures for the purpose of animal husbandry,
fallow, field crops, forestry, market gardening,
pasturage, private greenhouses and includes
the growing, packing, treating, storing and sale
of produce produced on the premises and other
similar uses customarily carried on in the field
of general agricultural.
Agriculture (Intensive): an agricultural
production system characterized by high inputs
relative to land area enabling a substantial
increase in production using methods geared
toward making use of economies of scale to
produce the highest output at the lowest cost.
Agricultural Holding: the basic unit of land
considered capable of accommodating an
agricultural operation. For the purpose of this
Bylaw, it shall comprise 64.80 hectares (160
acres) or equivalent. Equivalent shall mean
64.80 hectares (160 acres)or such lesser
amount as remains in an agricultural holding
because of the original township survey, road
widening, road right-of-way or railway plans,
drainage ditch, pipeline or transmission line
development or government action, natural
features such as water courses or water bodies,
or as a result of subdivision as permitted herein.
Agricultural Operation: an agricultural
operation that is carried out on a farm, in the
expectation of gain or reward, including:
a) cultivating land;
b) producing agricultural crops, including
hay and forage;
c) producing horticultural crops, including
vegetables, fruit, mushrooms, sod,
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trees, shrubs, flowers, greenhouse
crops and specialty crops;
d) raising all classes of livestock, horses,
poultry, fur-bearing animals, game birds
and game animals, bees and fish;
e) carrying on an intensive livestock
operation;
f) producing eggs, milk, honey and other
animal products;
g) operating agricultural machinery and
equipment, including irrigation pumps
and noise-scare devices;
h) conducting any process necessary to
prepare a farm product for distribution
from the farm gate;
i)
storing, handling and applying fertilizer,
manure, organic wastes, soil
amendments and pesticides, including
both ground and aerial application;
j)
any other prescribed agricultural
activity or process as defined by Council
form time to time
Agricultural Industry: those processing and
distributing industries providing products or
services directly associated with the agricultural
business sector, and without restricting the
generality of the above may include:
a) grain elevators
b) feed mills
c) abattoirs
d) seed cleaning plants
e) pelletizing plants
f) bulk fertilizer distribution plants
g) bulk agricultural chemical distribution
plants
h) anhydrous ammonia storage and
distribution
i)
bulk fuel plants
j)
livestock holding stations
k) retail sales of the goods produced or
stored as part of the dominant use on
the site
Agricultural Commercial: a use related to the
sale of products or machinery of an agricultural
nature or the provision of services to the
agricultural community, and without restricting
the generality of the above may include
livestock auction marts, farm implement
dealerships, fruit stands, veterinary clinics and
animal hospitals.
Agricultural Residence: a dwelling unit
accessory to the use of land intended for a
combined residential and agricultural purpose.
Agricultural Residential Development: the
establishment of a residence on an agricultural
holding in the absence of subdivision of where
the residence remains directly appurtenant to
the agricultural operation.
Agricultural Tourism: a tourism oriented
commercial land use related to the retail sale of
products or the provision of entertainment
associated with an agricultural operation or a
rural environment and without limiting the
generality of the above includes historical and
vacation farms, farm zoos, gift shops,
restaurants, art galleries and cultural
entertainment facilities.
All-Weather Road: an unpaved road
constructed by material and design that
provides for proper drainage in accordance with
the Municipality's designated road design
specifications. Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Alteration or Altered: with reference to a
building, structure or site means a change from
one major occupancy class or division to
another, or a structural change such as an
addition to the area or height, or the removal of
part of a building, or any change to the
structure such as the construction of, cutting
into or removal of any wall, partition, column,
beam, joist, floor or other support, or a change
to or closing of any required means of egress
or a change to the fixtures, equipment,
cladding, trim, or any other items regulated by
this Bylaw such as parking and landscaping.
Ancillary: a building, structure or use of a
specific site which is related in a subsidiary
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manner to the principal building, principal
structure, or principal use of the same site.
Animal Unit (A.U.) - the kind and number of
animals calculated in accordance with the
following table:
Animal Type
# Animals = 1
Animal Unit
Poultry
- Hens, cockerels, capons
- Chicks, broiler chickens
- Turkeys, geese, ducks
- Exotic birds
100
200
50
25
Hogs
- Boars and sows
- Gilts
- Feeder pigs
- Weanling pigs
3
4
6
20
Sheep
- Rams or ewes
- Lambs
7
14
Goats etc.
- All (including llamas,
alpacas etc.)
7
Cattle
- Cows and bulls
- Feeder cattle
- Replacement heifers
- Calves
1
1.5
2
4
Horses
- Colts and ponies
- Other horses
2
1
Other
- Domesticated native
ungulates (deer, elk,
bison, etc.)
1
Applicant: a developer or person applying for a
development permit under this Bylaw, for a
subdivision approval to an approving authority
under The Planning and Development Act, 2007.
Auction Mart: means a building or structure or
lands used for the storage of goods, materials
and livestock which are to be sold on the
premises by public auction and for the sale of
the said goods, materials, and livestock by
public auction and on an occasional basis.
Auto Wrecker: an area where motor vehicles
are disassembled, dismantled or junked, or
where vehicles not in operable condition, or
used parts of
motor vehicles, are stored or sold to the general
public.
Bed and Breakfast: a dwelling unit, licensed as a
tourist home under The Tourist Accommodation
Regulations, 1969, in which overnight
accommodation within the dwelling unit, along
with one meal served before noon, is provided
to the travelling public for a charge.
Billboard: a private free standing sign, including
supporting structures, which advertises goods,
products, services, organizations, or facilities
that are available from, located on, or refer to,
a site other than the site on which the sign is
located.
Buffer: a strip of land, vegetation or land use
that physically separates two or more different
land uses.
Building: a structure used for the shelter or
accommodation of persons, animals, or chattels
and includes any structure covered by a roof
supported by walls or columns.
Building Bylaw: the Bylaw of the Rural
Municipality of Meeting Lake No. 466 regulating
the erection, alteration, repair, occupancy or
maintenance of buildings and structures.
Building Floor Area: mean the maximum
habitable area contained within the outside
walls of a building, excluding in the case of a
dwelling, any private garage, porch, veranda.
Bylaw No. 02 -19
Building Front Line: Removed.
Bylaw No. 02 - 19
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Building Height: the vertical distance measured
from the grade level to the highest point of the
roof surface. (If a flat roof; to the deck line of a
mansard roof; and to the mean height level
between eaves and ridge for a gable, hip or
gambrel roof. Bylaw No. 02 - 19
[Refer to Figure 1]
Figure 1: Building Height Measurement
Building Permit: a permit, issued under the
Building Bylaw of the Rural Municipality of
Meeting Lake No. 466 authorizing the
construction of all or part of any building or
structure.
Building Rear Line: Removed.
Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Building Side Line: Removed.
Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Building Site: the specific area on which the
principal building is to be erected.
Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Bulk Fuel Sales and Storage: lands, buildings,
and structures for the storage and distribution
of fuels and oils including retail sales or key lock
operations.
Bylaw: means the Zoning Bylaw.
Campground: an area used for a range of
overnight camping experiences, from tenting to
serviced trailer sites, including accessory
facilities which support the use, such as
administration offices and laundry facilities, but
not including the use or mobile homes or
trailers on a permanent year-round basis.
Canada Land Inventory (C.L.I.) Soil Class Rating
System: provides an indication of the
agricultural capability of land. The classes
indicate the degree of limitation imposed by the
soil in its use for mechanized agriculture. The
C.L.I. class for each parcel of land is determined
by the dominant C.L.I. class for the parcel,
usually a quarter-section of land. Soil classes
range from 1 to 7, with Class 1 soils having no
significant limitations and Class 7 having severe
limitations in terms of its capacity for arable
culture or permanent pasture.
(Prime)Lands: Canada Land Inventory (C.L.I)
Soil Class Rating System
Class 1 - Soils in this class have no
significant limitations in use for crops.
Class 2 - Soils in this class have
moderate limitations that restrict the
range of crops or require moderate
conservation practices.
Class 3 - Soils in this class have
moderately severe limitations that
reduce the choice of crops or require
special conservation practices.
(Marginal) Lands: Canada Land Inventory
(C.L.I) Soil Class Rating System
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Class 4 - Soils in this class have severe
limitations that restrict the choice of
crops, or require special conservation
practices and very careful management,
or both.
Class 5 - Soils in this class have very
severe limitations that restrict their
capability to producing perennial forage
crops, and improvement practices are
feasible.
Class 6 - Soils in this class are unsuited
for cultivation, but are capable of use
for unimproved permanent pasture.
Class 7 - Soils in this class have no
capability for arable culture or
permanent pasture.
Cannabis: as defined by the Cannabis Control
Act. Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Cemetery: land that is set apart or used as a
place for the interment of the dead or in which
human bodies have been buried. "Cemetery"
may include a structure for the purpose of the
cremation of human remains and may include
facilities for storing ashes or human remains
that have been cremated or the interment of
the dead in sealed crypts or compartments.
Clean Fill: uncontaminated nonwater-soluble,
non-decomposable, inert solids such as rock,
soil, gravel, concrete, glass and/or clay or
ceramic products. Clean fill shall not mean
processed or unprocessed mixed construction
and demolition debris, including, but not limited
to, wallboard, plastic, wood or metal or any
substance deemed corrosive, combustible,
noxious, reactive or radioactive.
Cluster: where design allows for the
concentration of development in pockets to
preserve ecological areas and other open space
while providing lower servicing cost and
alternative development (ie housing) patterns.
Commercial: the use of land, buildings, or
structures for the purpose of buying and selling
commodities, and supplying professional and
personal services for compensation.
Commercial Indoor Storage: a building or series
of buildings comprising multiple storage bays
intended for lease or rent by the general public
for the purpose of indoor storage of private
goods.
Community Facilities: a building or facility used
for recreational, social, educational or cultural
activities and which is owned by a municipal
corporation, non-profit corporation or other
non-profit organization.
Concept Plan: a land use concept plan for a
specific local area that identifies social,
environmental, health and economic issues
which the proposed development must
address.
Concrete and Asphalt Plant: an industrial
facility used for the production of asphalt or
concrete, or asphalt or concrete products, used
in building or construction, and includes
facilities for the administration or management
of the business, the stockpiling of bulk materials
used in the production's process or of finished
products manufactured on the premises and
the storage and maintenance of required
equipment.
Conservation: the planning, management and
implementation of an activity with the objective
of protecting the essential physical, chemical
and biological characteristics of the
environment against.
Contractors Yard: the yard of a contractor or
company used as a depot for the storage and
maintenance of equipment used by the
contractor or company, and includes facilities
for the administration or management of the
business and the stockpiling or storage of
supplies used in the business.
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Convenience Store: a store offering for sale
primarily food products, beverages, tobacco,
personal care items, hardware and printed
matter and which primarily provides a
convenient day to day service to residents in
the vicinity.
Council: the Council of the Rural Municipality of
Meeting Lake No. 466.
Country Residence: a dwelling or site whose
owner's principal source of household income
in derived from a source other than the
principal agricultural use of that site.
Country Residential Development: is defined as
residential development contained within a
severance from an agricultural holding where
the essential land requirement is for a
residential building site and space rather than
for productive agricultural purposes.
Crematorium: a building fitted with the proper
appliances for the purposes of the cremation of
human and animal remains and includes
everything incidental or ancillary thereto.
Demolition Permit: a permit issued for the
removal or dismantling of a building or
structure within The Rural Municipality of
Meeting Lake's boundaries as prescribed under
Section 13 of The Uniform Building and
Accessibility Standards Act.
Developer: see Applicant.
Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Development: the carrying out of any building,
engineering, mining or other operations in, on
or over land or the making of any material
change in the use of any building or land, the
moving of any building or structure onto land,
the moving of a mobile home or trailer coach
onto land, and the opening or stripping of land
for the purpose of removing therefrom sand,
gravel or other aggregate resources.
Development Agreement: the legal agreement
between a developer and the Municipality
which specifies the all obligations and the terms
and conditions for the approval of a
development pursuant to section 172 of The
Planning and Development Act, 2007.
Development Officer: Removed.
Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Development Permit: a permit issued by the
Council of the Rural Municipality of Meeting
Lake No. 466 that authorizes development, but
does not include a building permit.
Directional signage: signage located off site
providing direction to and information about a
specific enterprise or activity which does not
contain general advertising.
Discretionary Use: a use of land or buildings or
form of development that:
a) Is prescribed as a discretionary use in
the Zoning Bylaw; and
b) Requires the approval of Council
pursuant to Section 56 of The Planning
and Development Act, 2007.
District Plan: The District Plan for the RM of
Meeting Lake and participating municipalities is
known as the Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve
District Sustainability Plan, as outlined in
Section 102 of The Planning and Development
Act, 2007.
Dormitory: sleeping quarters or entire buildings
primarily providing sleeping and residential
quarters for large numbers of people.
Driveway Sight Triangle: the area contained in
the triangle formed by the intersection of the
edge of a driveway giving access to a street or
lane and the property line and a straight line
drawn from a point 3.0 m from that intersection
along the driveway within the property to a
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similar point along the property line 3.0 m away
from the driveway. Bylaw No. 02 -19
Dwelling: a building or part of a building
designed exclusively for residential occupancy.
Dwelling Group: two or more single detached,
two-unit or multiple unit dwellings located on a
single parcel, and does not include mobile
homes. A dwelling group may be in any form of
tenancy including condominium or bare land
condominium. Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Dwelling Unit: one or more habitable rooms
constituting a self-contained unit or intended to
be used together for kitchen, washroom and
sleeping facilities by one or more persons.
Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Elevation: the height of a point on the Earth's
surface above sea level.
Environmental Reserve: lands that have been
dedicated to the Municipality by the developer
of a subdivision as part of the subdivision
approval process. Environmental reserves are
those lands that are considered undevelopable
and may consist of a swamp, gully, ravine,
coulee or natural drainage course, or may be
lands that are subject to flooding or are
considered unstable. Environmental reserve
may also be a strip of land, not less than 6
metres in width, abutting the bed and shore of
any lake, river stream or other body of water
for the purposes of preventing pollution or
providing access to the bed and shore of the
water body.
Equestrian Facility: the use of lands, buildings,
or structures for the boarding of horses, the
training of horses and riders, and the staging of
equestrian events, but does not include the
racing of horses.
Essential Yard site Features: features of an
existing farmstead which are deemed necessary
for inclusion within a subdivision plan including
but not limited to dugouts, shelterbelt plantings
and water wells.
Existing: in place, or taking place, on the date of
the adoption of this Bylaw.
Farm Building: improvements such as barns,
granaries, etc., used in connection with the
growing and sale of trees, shrubs, and sod or
the raising or production of crops, livestock or
poultry or in connection with fur production or
bee keeping and situated on a parcel of land
used for farm operation.
Farmstead/Farmyard: the buildings and
adjacent essential grounds surrounding a farm.
Feedlot: an intensified method of growing beef
cattle in a confirmed pen for the purpose of
harvesting rather than grazing or seasonal
confinement of a breeding herd.
Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Fill: soil, rock, rubble, or other approved, non-
polluting waste that is transported and paced
on the existing, usually natural, surface of soil
or rock, following the removal of vegetation
cover, topsoil, and other organic material.
Flood: A temporary rise in the water level that
results in the inundation of areas not ordinarily
covered by water.
Flood way: The portion of the flood plain
adjoining the channel where the waters in the
1:500 year flood are projected to meet or
exceed a depth of one metre or a velocity of
one metre per second.
Flood-proofed: A measure, or combination of
structural and non-structural measures,
incorporated into the design of a structure
which reduces or eliminates the risk of flood
damage to a defined elevation.
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Flood Fringe: The portion of the floodplain
where the waters in the 1:500 year flood are
projected to be less than a depth of one metre
or a velocity of one metre per second.
Free Standing Sign: a sign, except a billboard,
independently supported and visibly separated
from a building or other structure and
permanently fixed to the ground.
Game Farm: land and facilities on which
domestic game farm animals are held for
commercial purposes. (See Harvest Preserve).
Garage: a building or part of a building used for
or intended to be used for the storage of motor
vehicles and wherein neither servicing nor
repairing of such vehicles are carried on for
remuneration.
Garden (Granny) Suite: : A second, small,
dwelling on the site of a primary, single-family
dwelling that accommodates one or two family
members of the owner/occupants of the
primary residence and is intended to allow the
family to live independently but with the
support nearby of the extended family.
Gas Bar: a building or place used for, or
intended for the provision of gasoline or diesel
fuel and may or may not include a convenience
store.
General Commercial Type I: Removed.
Bylaw No. 02 -19
General Industry Type I: Removed.
Bylaw No. 02 -19
General Industry Type II: Removed.
Bylaw No. 02 -19
General Industry Type III (Exclusionary Uses):
Removed. Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Geotechnical Assessment: an assessment or
estimation by a qualified expert of the earth's
subsurface and the quality and/or quantity of
environmentally mitigative measures that
would be necessary for development to occur.
Golf Course: a public or private area operated
for the purpose of playing golf, and includes a
par 3 golf course, club house and recreational
facilities, accessory driving ranges, and similar
uses.
Greenhouse: a building with glass or clear
plastic walls and roof for the cultivation and
exhibition of plants under controlled conditions.
Greenhouse (Commercial): Removed.
Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Greenhouse (Industrial): Removed.
Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Greenways: a linear park which may
accommodate pathways principally for foot
traffic and/or bicycles. Typically, greenways are
planned along creeks, streams or rivers and
managed as natural environments, or bikeways
along landscaped roads.
Gross surface area: the area of the rectangle or
square within which the face of a sign can be
completely contained, exclusive of any
supporting structure or, where a sign has more
than one face or the face of the sign is not flat,
the rectangle within which the largest area of
the face of the sign in profile can be completely
contained exclusive of any supporting structure.
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Hamlet: a small, rural, unincorporated
community that includes a limited number of
land uses, typically single family dwellings and
rural commercial, where infill, minor expansion
and diversification of support services may
occur.
Harvest Preserve: an area of deeded private
land fenced for the purpose of management,
control, and harvesting of domestic game farm
animals. Harvest preserves are regulated by
The Domestic Game Farm Animal Regulations.
Hazard Land: land which may be prone to
flooding, slumping, landslides, or erosion or any
other instability, or is a flood plain or
watercourse.
Hazardous Substance: a substance that,
because of its quality, concentration or physical,
chemical or infectious characteristics, either
individually or in combination with other
substances on the site is an existing or potential
threat to the physical environment, to human
health or to other living organisms.
Height of the sign: the vertical distance
measured from the highest point of the sign to
grade level at the centre of the sign.
Heritage Resource: the history, culture and
historical resources of an area or community.
Home Based Business: an accessory use carried
on as a business conducted for gain in whole or
in part in a dwelling unit or an accessory
building to a dwelling unit.
Home Occupation: an accessory use carried on
as an occupation conducted for gain in a
dwelling unit solely by the resident or residents.
Horticulture: the culture or growing of garden
plants. Horticulturists work in plant
propagation, crop production, plant breeding
and genetic engineering, plant biochemistry,
plant physiology, and the storage, processing,
and transportation of fruits, berries, nuts,
vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs, and turf.
Hotel/Motel: A building or buildings or part
thereof on the same site used to accommodate
the traveling public for gain or profit, by
supplying them with sleeping accommodation,
with or without meals.
Incidental Signs: are signs located on a
development site which are intended for the
direction of control of traffic, pedestrians or
parking and which do not contain any
advertising.
Industrial Park: an industrial park is an area of
land set aside for industrial development.
Industrial parks are usually located close to
transport facilities, especially where more than
one transport modality (inter-modal) coincides:
highways, railroads, airports, and navigable
rivers.
Industrial Use: the use of land, buildings or
structures for the manufacturing, assembling,
processing, fabrication, warehousing or storage
of goods and materials.
Institutional Use: a use of land, buildings or
structures for a public or non-profit purpose
and without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, may include such uses as schools,
places of worship, indoor recreation facilities,
community centres, and government buildings.
Intensive Agriculture: an intensified system of
tillage and animal husbandry from the
concentrated raising of crops or the
concentrated rearing or keeping, on a
continuous basis, of livestock, poultry or other
products for market and without restricting the
generality of the above includes:
a) feed lots;
b) livestock operation (hogs, chickens,
etc.);
c) sod farms;
d) market gardens;
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e) greenhouses; and
f) nurseries and other similar uses.
Intensive Livestock Operation: the operation
or facilities for the permanent or temporary
rearing (includes wintering of animals),
confinement or feeding of poultry, hogs,
sheep, goats, cattle, horses, or
domesticated game animals in such
numbers that the facility and portion of a
site used for the operation:
a) Will contain 100 or more animal units,
and
b) Provides less than 370 square metres
(4000ft²) of space for each animal unit
contained therein (11 animal units per
acre). Bylaw No. 04/17
Kennel, Boarding: the temporary
accommodation of dogs, cats or other domestic
animals for commercial purposes.
Kennel, Breeding: the keeping of more than
four dogs, cats or other domestic animals, male
and female, and which are more than 12
months old, for breeding purposes.
Kennel, Enclosure: an accessory building or
enclosure intended to house one or more
domestic animals.
Landfill: a specially engineered site for
disposing of solid waste on land, constructed so
that it will reduce hazard to public health and
safety.
Landscaping: the provision of horticultural and
other related compatible features or materials
designed to enhance the visual amenity of a site
or to provide a visual screen consisting of any
combination of the following elements:
a) Soft landscaping consisting of vegetation
such as trees, shrubs, vines, hedges,
flowers, grass and ground cover; and/or
b) Hard landscaping consisting of non-
vegetative materials such as concrete,
unit pavers, brick pavers or quarry tile,
but does not include gravel, shale, or
asphalt.
Landscaping Establishment: the yard of a
landscaping contractor or company used as a
depot for the storage and maintenance of
equipment used by the contractor or company,
and includes facilities for the administration or
management of the business and the
stockpiling or storage of supplies used in the
business.
Land Use Map: a comprehensive document
compiled by a local government that identifies
goals and strategies for future development or
preservation of land. In its projections, the map
specifies certain areas for residential growth
and others for agriculture, industry, commercial
and conservation.
Land Use Zoning District: divisions identified in
the Zoning Bylaw establishing permitted and
discretionary uses of land or buildings with
attendant regulations.
Legal Access: a lot or parcel shall be considered
as having legal access for the purposes of
development when the lot or parcel is adjacent
to a municipally maintained road, and meets
the frontage requirements of appropriate
Zoning District hosting the development.
Livestock: domesticated animals used primarily
as beasts of burden or for the production of fur,
hides, meat, milk, eggs or other product, or as
breeding stock, but excluding companion
animals.
Lot: a parcel of land of a subdivision, the plan of
which has been filed or registered at
Information Services Corporation (Land Titles
Office).
Manufacturing Establishment: a firm or
business engaged in the mechanical or chemical
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transformation of materials or substances into
new products including the assembling of
components parts, the manufacturing of
products and the blending of materials.
Minimum Distance Separation: Removed.
Bylaw No. 02 -19
Minister: the Minister as defined in The
Planning and Development Act, 2007.
Mobile Home: a trailer coach that may be used
as a dwelling all year round; has water faucets
and shower or other bathing facilities that may
be connected to a water distribution system;
and has facilities for washing and a water closet
or other similar facility that may be connected
to a sewage system; and is complaint with the
Canadian Standards Association Standards No.
CSA-Z240MH. Bylaw No. 04/17
Mobile Home Park: a site under single
management for the placement of two or more
mobile homes and shall include all accessory
buildings necessary to the operation.
Modular Home (RTM): a building that is
manufactured in a factory as a whole or
modular unit to be used as one single dwelling
unit and is certified by the manufacturer that it
complies with the Canadian Standards
Association Standard No. CSA-A277, and is
placed on a permanent foundation.
Multi-parcel Country Residential Development:
involves high density rural residential
development and may include cluster, multi-
unit, linear developments or other suitable
design concepts along roadways where the
essential land requirement is for a residential
building site and space, rather than for
productive agricultural purposes.
Municipality: the Rural Municipality of Meeting
Lake No. 466.
Municipal Reserve: are dedicated lands:
a) that are provided to a Municipality
pursuant to clause 189(a) of The Planning
and Development Act, 2007 for public
use; or
b) that were dedicated as public reserve and
transferred to a Municipality pursuant to
section 196, whether or not title to those
lands has issued in the name of the
Municipality;
Museum: an institution that is established for
the purpose of acquiring, conserving, studying,
interpreting, assembling and exhibiting to the
public for its instruction and enjoyment, a
collection of artifacts of historical interest.
Natural Areas: an area relatively undisturbed by
human activities and characterized by
indigenous species including remnant or self-
sustaining areas with native vegetation, water,
or natural features.
Natural Resources: the renewable resources of
Saskatchewan and includes:
a) fish within the meaning of The Fisheries
Act;
b) wildlife within the meaning of The
Wildlife Act, 1998;
c) forest products within the meaning of
The Forest Resources Management Act;
d) resource lands and provincial forest
lands within the meaning of The
Resource Lands Regulations, 1989;
e) ecological reserves within the meaning
of The Ecological Reserves Act; and
f) other living components of ecosystems
within resource lands, provincial forest
lands and other lands managed by the
department;
Non-conforming building: a building:
a) that is lawfully constructed or lawfully
under construction, or with respect to
which all required permits have been
issued, at the date a Zoning Bylaw or
any amendment to a Zoning Bylaw
affecting the building or land on which
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the building is situated or will be
situated becomes effective; and,
b) that on the date a Zoning Bylaw or any
amendment to a Zoning Bylaw becomes
effective does not, or when constructed
will not, comply with the zoning Bylaw.
Non-conforming site: a site, consisting of one
or more contiguous parcels, that, on the date a
Zoning Bylaw or any amendment to a Zoning
Bylaw becomes effective, contains a use that
conforms to the Bylaw, but the site area or site
dimensions do not conform to the standards of
the Bylaw for that use.
Non-conforming use: a lawful specific use:
a) being made of land or a building or
intended to be made of land or of a
building lawfully under construction, or
with respect to which all required
permits have been issued, at the date a
Zoning Bylaw or any amendment to a
Zoning Bylaw affecting the land or
building becomes effective; an
b) that on the date a Zoning Bylaw or any
amendment to a Zoning Bylaw becomes
effective does not, or in the case of a
building under construction or with
respect to which all required permits
have been issued will not, comply with
the Zoning Bylaw.
Normally Accepted Agricultural Practices: a
practice that is conducted in a prudent and
proper manner that is consistent with accepted
customs and standards followed by similar
agricultural operations under similar
circumstances, including the use of innovative
technology or advanced management practices
in appropriate circumstances and is conducted
in conformity with any standards established
pursuant to the regulations and meets
acceptable standards for establishment and
expansion.
Office or Office Building: a building or part of a
building uses primarily for conducting the
affairs of a business, profession, service,
industry, or government in which no goods or
commodities of business or trade are stored,
transshipped, sold or processed.
Official Community Plan: For the purposes of
the District Planning Agreement, the Official
Community Plan for the RM of Meeting Lake is
the Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve District
Sustainability Plan Bylaw No. 06/14 as per The
Planning and Development Act, 2007.
Off-Premise Identification Signage: a sign that
is located separate and apart from the land on
which the business or activity is located.
Open Space: passive and structured leisure and
recreation areas that enhance the aesthetic
quality and conserve the environment of the
community. Urban and rural open space
includes parks, recreation and tourism nodes,
and natural areas.
Parking Lot: an open area, other than a street,
used for the temporary parking of more than
four vehicles and available for public use and
the use of employees working on, or from, the
site.
Pasture: a site that is used for the raising and
feeding of livestock by grazing.
Permitted Use: the use of land, buildings, or
other structures that shall be permitted in a
Zoning District where all requirements of this
Zoning Bylaw are met.
Personal Service Trade: Removed.
Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Personal Service Establishment: a development
used for the provision of personal services to an
individual which are related to the care and
appearance of the body, or the cleaning and
repair of personal effects, including
barbershops, hairdresser, beauty salons,
tanning salons, tailors, dressmakers,
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laundromats, shoe repair shops, photograghers,
but excluding any adult or sexually explicit
services. Bylaw No. 02 -19
Places of Worship: a place used for worship
and related religious, philanthropic or social
activities and includes accessory rectories,
manses, meeting rooms and other buildings.
Typical uses include churches, chapels,
mosques, temples, synagogues and parish halls.
Principal Use: the main or primary activity for
which a site or its buildings are designed,
arranged, developed or intended, or for which it
is occupied or maintained.
Public Utility: a system, work, plant,
equipment, or service, whether owned or
operated by the Municipality, or by a
corporation under Federal or Provincial statute,
that furnishes any of the following services and
facilities to, or for the use of, the inhabitants of
the Municipality:
a) Communication by way of telephone
lines, optical cable, microwave, and
cable television services;
b) Delivery of water, natural gas, and
electricity;
c) Public transportation by bus, rail, or
other vehicle production, transmission;
d) Collection and disposal of sewage,
garbage, and other wastes; and
e) Fire and Police Services.
Public Works: a facility as defined under The
Planning and Development Act, 2007.
Quarter Section: 64.8 ha (160 acres) or a lesser
amount that remains due to the original
township survey, road widening, road right-of-
way or railway plans, drainage ditch, pipeline or
transmission line development, or other public
utility; or natural features such as water courses
or water bodies.
Racetrack: a place designed and equipped for
the racing of motorized vehicles or horses and
includes facilities for administration and
management of the business.
Railway Freight Yards: the use of land, or
building or structure or part thereof for
activities directly associated with the operation
of a railway. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, such activities may include
loading and off-loading freight, and
maintenance and repair of railway cars.
Real estate signage: signage directly associated
with the sale of property in which it is located
and which maintains a gross surface area of less
than 1 m2.
Re-designation: Rezoning.
Recreational Use: a public or private facility or
amenity, a joint-use site or a park or playground
the serves the surrounding neighbourhood or
community.
Recreational (Commercial): a public or private
facility or amenity, a joint-use site or a park or
playground the serves the surrounding
neighbourhood with an intent to produce
financial gain.
Recreational Vehicle: a vehicle used for
personal pleasure or travels by an individual or
a family which may or may not be towed behind
a principle vehicle. Notwithstanding the
generality of the above may include:
a) Motorhomes;
b) Camper Trailers;
c) Boats;
d) Snowmobiles; and
e) Motorcycles.
Recycling and Collection Depot (commercial): a
building or series of buildings intended to
accommodate the collection, sorting,
processing and temporary storage of recyclable
materials including the collection and storage of
oil, solvents or other hazardous materials,
processing of recyclable material other than
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compaction and accommodates outdoor
compaction or storage.
Reeve: the Reeve of the Rural Municipality of
Meeting Lake No.466.
Residential: the use of land, buildings, or
structures for human habitation.
Residential Building: a single detached, semi-
detached, duplex, ready-to-move home,
modular, manufactured, mobile home or park
model dwelling unit, or similar types of
buildings. Bylaw No. 02 -19
Residential Building Footprint: the sum of the
dimensions of the outer walls of the main floor
area of the residential structure, and including,
but not limited to, any private garage, porch,
veranda, sun lounge and covered deck.
Bylaw No. 02 -19
Residential Care Home: a facility which:
a) Provides meals, lodging, supervisory
personal or nursing care to persons who
reside therein for a period of not less
than thirty days; and
b) Is duly licensed by the Province of
Saskatchewan or certified as approved
by the Province of Saskatchewan under
an Act which provides for such licensing
or certification as the case may be;
c) and may include only the principal
residence of the operator or
administrator.
Residual Parcel: the acreage remaining in
agriculture resulting and independent of the
subdivision of an agricultural holding for non-
agricultural purposes.
Resource-Based Uses: Uses include:
-
Oil and gas wells and related facilities;
-
Oil and gas-related commercial uses;
-
Petroleum pipelines and related
facilities; and,
-
Petroleum resource processing
activities including oil and gas
exploration, well drilling and storage
batteries. Bylaw No. 04/17
Restaurant: a building or part of a building
wherein food is prepared and offered for sale to
the public primarily for consumption within the
building. However, limited facilities may be
permitted to provide for a take-out food
function provided such facility is clearly
secondary to the primary restaurant use.
Right of Way: the right of way is the land set
aside for use as a roadway or utility corridor.
Bylaw No. 02 -19
Riparian: the areas adjacent to any streams,
rivers, lakes or wetlands.
Roads, Flanking: a roadway constructed to the
side of a lot, parcel or site.
Salvage Yard (Wrecking): a parcel of land
where second-hand, discarded or scrap
materials are bought, sold, exchanged, stored,
processed or handled. Materials include scrap
iron, structural steel, rags, rubber tires,
discarded goods, equipment, appliances or
machinery. The term also includes a site for
collection, sorting, storing and processing of
paper products, glass, plastics, aluminum or tin
cans prior to shipment for remanufacture into
new materials.
Scale of Development: the total acreage
intended to accommodate a multi-parcel
country residential subdivision.
School: a body of pupils that is organized as a
unit for educational purposes under the
jurisdiction of a board of education or of the
Saskatchewan Ministry of Education and that
comprises one or more instructional groups or
classes, together with the principal and
teaching staff and other employees assigned to
such body of pupils, and includes the land,
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buildings or other premises and permanent
improvements used by and in connection with
that body of pupils.
Sea Container: (see Shipping Container).
Secondary Suite: a self-contained dwelling unit
which is an accessory use to, and located
within, a detached building in which the
principal use is a one unit dwelling.
Service Station: a building or place used for, or
intended to be developed primarily for
supplying vehicles with gasoline, diesel fuel,
grease, tires or other similar items and for the
repair, rental, greasing, washing, servicing,
adjusting or equipping of automobiles or other
motor vehicles, including painting, body work
and major repairs.
Setback: the distance required to obtain the
front yard, rear yard or side yard provisions of
this Bylaw.
Shipping Container: An article of transportation
equipment, including one that is carried on a
chassis, that is strong enough to be suitable for
repeated use and is designed to facilitate the
transportation goods by one or more means of
transportation and includes but is not limited to
intermodal shopping containers, body of
transport trailer or strait truck box but does not
include a motor vehicle.
Should, Shall or May:
- Shall is an operative word which means the
action is obligatory.
- Should is an operative word which means
that in order to achieve plan objectives, it is
strongly advised that the action be taken.
- May is an operative word meaning a choice
is available, with no particular direction or
guidance intended.
Sign: a display board, screen, structure or
material having characters, letters or
illustrations applied thereto or displayed
thereon, in any manner not inside a building
and includes the posting or painting of an
advertisement or notice on a building or
structure.
Site: an area of land, consisting of one or more
lots consolidated under a single certificate of
title, considered as a unit devoted to a certain
use or occupied by a building or a permitted
group of buildings, and the customary
accessories and open spaces belonging to the
same.
Site Area: the total horizontal area within the
site lines of a site.
Site Corner: Removed.
Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Site Depth: Removed.
Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Site Frontage: the boundary that divides the
site from the street or road. In the case of a
corner site, the front site line shall mean the
boundary separating the narrowest street
frontage of the site from the street. Site
frontage for a non-rectangular site shall be
defined as the mean of the measured front and
rear site lines.
Site Line: any boundary of a site.
Site Triangle: the triangular area formed, on a
corner site, by the intersecting front and side
site lines at a street intersection and the
straight line joining said site lines at points
which are measured distanced along said site
lines. Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Site Width: Removed.
Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Small Scale Commercial: Removed.
Bylaw No. 02 - 19
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Sports Field: an open space set aside for the
playing of sports and may include benches or
bleachers for observers but where there is no
charge made for spectators.
Structure: anything that is erected, built or
constructed of parts joined together and
supported by the soil or any other structure
requiring a foundation to hold it erect, but not
including pavement, curbs, walks or open air
surfaced areas.
Stakeholders: individuals, groups or
organizations who have a specific interest or
'stake' in a particular need, issue situation or
project and may include members of the local
community (residents, businesses, workers,
representatives such as Councillors or
politicians); community groups (services,
interest groups, cultural groups clubs,
associations, churches, mosques, temples); or
local, state and federal governments.
Stockyard: an enclosed yard where livestock is
kept temporarily.
Subdivision: a division of land, and includes a
division of a quarter sections into legal
subdivisions as described in the regulations
made pursuant to The Land Surveys Act, 2000.
Tavern: an establishment, or portion thereof,
where the primary business is the sale of
beverage alcohol for consumption on the
premises, with or without food, and where no
live entertainment or dance floor is permitted.
A brew pub may be considered a tavern if
beverage alcohol is manufactured and
consumed on site under a valid manufacturer's
permit in accordance with the Alcohol Control
Regulations.
(Tele)communication Facility: a structure
situated on a non-residential site that is
intended for transmitting or receiving
television, radio, or telephone communications,
excluding those used exclusively for dispatch
communications.
Temporary Sign: a sign which is not
permanently installed or affixed in position,
advertising a product or activity on a limited
basis.
Traffic Control Signage: a sign, signal, marking
or any device placed or erected by the
Municipality or Saskatchewan Department of
Highways and Transportation.
Trailer Coach: any vehicle used or constructed
in such a way as to enable it to be used as a
conveyance upon public streets or highways
and includes a self-propelled or non-self-
propelled vehicle designed, constructed or
reconstructed in such a manner as will permit
the occupancy thereof as a dwelling or sleeping
place for one or more persons notwithstanding
that its running gear is removed or that it is
jacked up.
Trucking Firm Establishment: the use of land,
buildings or structures for the purpose of
storing, servicing, repairing, or loading trucks,
transport trailers and/or buses, but does not
include automobile service stations or
transportation sales or rental outlets.
Use: the purpose or activity for which any land,
building, structure, or premises, or part thereof
is arranged, designed, or intended, or for which
these may be occupied or maintained.
Vacation Farm: an operating farm which may,
on a day basis or for overnight purposes, offer a
farm life experience to groups, families, or
individuals and which may provide either or
both of the following:
a) rental accommodation in the farm
dwelling or adjacent private cabins
comprising one or more rooms furnished
in such a way to enable the preparation of
meals if full board is not provided;
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b) a tract of land on which one or more
camping, tenting or parking sites is
located, and the provision of electricity,
potable water and toilet facilities to any
of the persons, families, groups occupying
any of such sites.
Value-added: the increase in value generated
by a company or individual through the
additional processing or sale of raw materials
along the production chain.
Vertical Integration: the accommodation of
multiple complimentary activities which could
be considered principal permitted uses under
single or multiple ownership within one or more
buildings on a single parcel where these uses
are considered to provide additional processing
and/or the sale of manufactured goods
produced onsite.
Veterinary Clinics: a place for the care and
treatment of small animals involving outpatient
care and medical procedures involving
hospitalization, but shall not include the
keeping of animals in outdoor pens.
Warehouse: a building used for the storage and
distribution of wholesaling of goods and
materials.
Waste Disposal Facility, Liquid: a facility to
accommodate any waste which contains
animal, aggregate or vegetable matter in
solution or suspension, but does not include a
septic system for a single residence or
farmstead, or a manure storage area for an
intensive livestock operation.
Waste Disposal Facility, Solid: a facility, not
including a waste transfer station or a
temporary storage facility, to accommodate
discarded materials, substances or objects
which originated from residential, commercial,
institutional and industrial sources which are
typically disposed of in municipal or private
landfills, but not including dangerous goods,
hazardous waste or biomedical waste.
Wholesale: the sale of commodities to retailers
or jobbers and shall include the sale of
commodities for the purpose of carrying on any
trade or business.
Waterbody: any location where water flows or
is present, whether or not the flow or the
presence of water is continuous, intermittent or
occurs only during a flood, and includes but is
not limited to, wetlands and aquifers.
Watercourse: a river, stream, creek, gully,
ravine, spring, coulee, valley floor, drainage
ditch or any other channel having a bed and
sides or banks in which water flows either
permanently or intermittently.
Watershed: the land area from which surface
runoff drains into a stream, channel, lake,
reservoir, or other body of water; also called a
drainage basin.
Wetland: land having the water table at, near,
or above the land surface or which is saturated
for a long enough period to promote wetland or
aquatic processes as indicated by hydric soils,
hydrophytes ("water loving") vegetation, and
various kinds of biological activity which are
adapted to the wet environment.
Yard: the open, unoccupied space on a lot
between the property line and the nearest wall
of a building.
Wintering Site (or Temporary Livestock
Confinement Area): a location where livestock
are confined seasonally for the purpose of
sustaining a breeding herd or calving through
winter months when pasture is unavailable for
grazing. Feeding cattle is not considered
temporary regardless of residence time.
Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Yard, Front: that part of a site which extends
across the full width of a site between the front
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site line and the nearest main wall of a building
or structure.
Yard, Rear: that part of a site which extends
across the full width of a site between the rear
site line and the nearest main wall of a building
or structure.
Yard, Required: the minimum yard required by
a provision of this Bylaw.
Yard, Side: the part of a site which extends
from a front yard to the rear yard between the
side line of a site and the nearest main wall of a
building or structure.
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3.
ADMINISTRATION AND INTERPRETATION
3.1
DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
3.1.1
The Administrator of the Rural Municipality of Meeting Lake No. 466 shall be the Development
Officer responsible for the administration of this Bylaw and in their absence by such other
employee of the Municipality as the Council designates from time to time.
3.1.2
The Development Officer shall:
a) Receive, record, and review development permit applications and issue decisions in
consultation with Council, particularly those decisions involving subdivision, discretionary
uses, development permit conditions, and development and servicing agreements;
b) Maintain, for inspection by the public during office hours, a copy of this Bylaw, zoning maps
and amendments, and ensure that copies are available to the public at a reasonable cost;
c) Removed. Bylaw No. 02 - 19
d) Collect development fees, according to the fee schedule established in this Bylaw;
e) Perform other duties as determined by Council.
3.1.3
The Development Officer shall be empowered to make a decision regarding a development
permit application for a "permitted use."
3.2
COUNCIL
3.2.1
Council shall make all decisions regarding discretionary uses, development and servicing
agreements, and Zoning Bylaw amendments.
3.2.2
Council shall make a recommendation regarding all subdivision applications circulated to it by
Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations, prior to a decision being made by the Minister.
3.2.3
Council shall act on discretionary use, rezoning, and subdivision applications in accordance with
the procedures established by The Planning and Development Act, 2007 and in accordance with
the Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve District Plan Bylaw No. 06/14.
3.3
APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
3.3.1
Unless the proposed development or use is exempt from development permit requirements,
before commencing any principal or accessory use development, including a public utility use,
every developer shall:
a) Complete and submit a development permit application, and
b) Receive a development permit for the proposed development.
3.3.2
A Development Permit shall not be issued for any use in contravention of any of the provisions
of this Bylaw and the Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve District Sustainability Plan Bylaw No.
06/14.
3.3.3
Except where a particular development is specifically exempted by Section 3.4 of this Bylaw, no
development or use shall commence without a Development Permit first being obtained.
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3.4
DEVELOPMENT NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT
3.4.1
Agricultural Zoning Districts
a) Removed. Bylaw No. 02 - 19
b) Accessory non-farm buildings or structures under 9.3m² (100 ft²) where applied to a
principal permitted use within an appropriate zoning district established by this Bylaw.
c) The temporary placement of a trailer during the construction or alteration of a primary
structure for a term not to exceed that provided by an active approved building permit
issued for the project.
3.4.2
Country, Hamlet and Resort Residential Zoning Districts
a) Buildings and structures, which are accessory to a principal, residential use except where
such dwelling is a discretionary use.
b) The erection of any fence, wall, gate, television antennae, or radio antennae.
c) Relocation of any residential or accessory building provided development standards are still
met on the site.
3.4.3
Commercial/Industrial Zoning Districts
a) Buildings and structures that are accessory to a permitted, principal, commercial use, except
where such use is discretionary.
b) The erection of any fence or gate.
c) A temporary building, the sole purpose of which is incidental to the erection or alteration of
a building for which a building permit has been granted.
3.4.4
Official Uses
Uses and buildings undertaken, erected, or operated by the Rural Municipality of Meeting Lake No. 466.
3.4.5
Internal Alterations
a) Residential Buildings
b) Internal alterations to a residential building, provided that such alterations do not result in a
change of use or an increase in the number of dwelling units within the building or on the
site;
c) All other Buildings
d) Internal alterations and maintenance to other buildings, including mechanical or electrical
work, provided that the use, or intensity of use of the building, does not change.
3.4.6
Landscaping
Landscaped areas, driveways and parking lots, provided the natural or designed drainage pattern of the
site and adjacent sites are not adversely impacted.
3.5
COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT REVIEWS
3.5.1
A Comprehensive Development Review may be completed prior to consideration of an
application by Council by any person proposing to rezone land to a multi-parcel (greater than 4
parcels) country residential Zoning District, or any other multi-parcel commercial or industrial
land use at the discretion of Council. The purpose of this review is to identify and address social,
environmental, health and economic issues and to encourage the development of high quality
residential, commercial, and industrial developments. The scope and required detail of the
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Comprehensive Development Review will be based on the scale and location of the proposed
development, and address the following: Bylaw No. 02 - 19
a) Proposed land use(s) for various parts of the area;
b) The effect on adjacent land uses and integration of the natural landscape regarding the
planning and design of the area;
c) The location of, and access to, major transportation routes and utility corridors;
d) The provision of services respecting the planning for future infrastructure within the
Municipality;
e) Sustainable development and environmental management practices regarding surface and
groundwater resources, storm water management, flooding and protection of significant
natural areas;
f) Appropriate information specific to the particular land use (residential, commercial or
industrial)
3.5.2
The Comprehensive Development Review must be prepared in accordance with the overall goals
and objectives of the District Plan. Council shall not consider any development application until
all required information has been received. The responsibility for undertaking all technical
investigations and hosting public meetings as required shall be borne solely by the applicant.
3.6
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PROCEDURE
3.6.1
Where an application for a development permit is made for a permitted or accessory use in
conformity with this Bylaw, The Planning and Development Act, 2007 and all other municipal
Bylaws, the Council shall hereby direct the Development Officer to issue a development permit.
3.6.2
As soon as an application has been made for a development permit and prior to making a
decision, the Development Officer may refer the application to whichever government agencies
or interested groups Council may consider appropriate. The Development Officer may also
require the application to be reviewed by planning, engineering, legal, or other professionals,
with the cost of this review to be borne by the applicant.
3.6.3
A copy of all approved development permit applications, involving the installation of water and
sanitary services, shall be sent to the local District Health Region.
3.6.4
Upon approval of a permitted or accessory use, the Development Officer shall issue a Notice of
Decision for the use at the location and under such terms and development standards specified
by the Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve District Plan Bylaw No. 06/14 and this Bylaw. Bylaw
No. 02 -19
3.6.5
The applicant shall be notified in writing of the decision of their application. The applicant shall
be advised of their right to appeal a decision to the Development Appeals Board on a permitted
or accessory use application and any terms and conditions attached to an application.
3.6.6
A building permit, where required, shall not be issued unless a development permit has been
issued, or is issued concurrently.
3.6.7
A development permit is valid for a period of twelve months unless otherwise stipulated when
the permit is issued.
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3.7
DISCRETIONARY USE APPLICATION PROCEDURE
3.7.1
The following procedures shall apply to discretionary use applications:
a) Applicants must file with the Development Officer the prescribed application form, a site
plan, any other plans and supplementary information as required by the Development
Officer and pay the required application and public hearing fees.
b) The application will be examined by the Development Officer for conformance with the
Official Community Plan, this Bylaw, and any other applicable policies and regulations and
shall advise the Council as soon as practical.
c) Council may refer the application to whichever government agencies or interested groups,
as Council may consider appropriate. Council also may require the application to be
reviewed by planning, engineering, legal, or other professionals, with the cost of this review
to be borne by the applicant.
d) The Development Officer will give notice by regular mail that the application has been filed
to all assessed owners of property within 75 meters (246 ft.) of the boundary of the
applicant's land and provide notification of an upcoming public hearing and an opportunity
for them to provide written comment on the proposal.
e) The Development Officer will prepare a report concerning the application which may
contain recommendations, including recommendations that conditions of approval be
applied in accordance with Section 54 of The Planning and Development Act, 2007.
f) The Development Officer will set a date for the public hearing at which time the application
will be considered by Council and if deemed necessary, provide notice to assessed owners of
property indicating so within the information packages provided as part of the notification
process.
g) Council shall consider the application together with the reports of the Development Officer
and any written or verbal submissions received by Council.
h) Council may reject the application or approve the application with or without conditions,
including a condition limiting the length of time that the use may be conducted on the site.
i)
The applicant shall be notified of Council's decision by regular mail addressed to the
applicant at the address shown on the application form.
3.7.2
Discretionary uses, discretionary forms of development, and associated accessory uses shall
conform to the development standards and applicable provisions of the Zoning District in which
they are located.
3.7.3
The following criteria must be considered in the review of discretionary use applications:
a) The proposal must be in conformance with all relevant sections of the Official Community
Plan and Zoning Bylaw;
b) There must be a demand for the proposed use in the general area; Bylaw No. 02-19
c) The proposal must be capable of being economically serviced including roadways, water and
sewer services, and other supportive utilities and community facilities; and
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d) The proposal must not be detrimental to the health, safety, convenience or general welfare
of persons residing or working in the vicinity or injurious to property, improvements or
potential development in the vicinity.
3.7.4
In approving a discretionary use application, Council may prescribe specific development
standards with respect to that use or form of development, provided those standards are
necessary to secure the following objectives:
a) The proposal, including the nature of the proposed site, the size, shape and arrangement of
buildings, and the placement and arrangement of lighting and signs, must be generally
compatible with the height, scale, setbacks and design of buildings in the surrounding area,
and with land uses in the general area, including safeguards to prevent noise, glare, dust, or
odour from affecting nearby properties.
b) The proposal must provide adequate access and circulation for the vehicle traffic generated,
as well as providing an adequate supply of on-site parking and loading spaces.
c) The proposal must provide sufficient landscaping and screening, and, wherever possible,
shall preserve existing vegetation.
3.7.5
Council may approve a discretionary use application for a limited time period where it is
considered important to monitor and re-evaluate the proposal and its conformance with the
provisions of this Bylaw.
3.7.6
Upon approval of a discretionary use by resolution of Council, the Development Officer shall
issue a development permit for the discretionary use at the location and under such terms and
development standards specified by Council in its resolution.
3.7.7
Council's approval of a discretionary use application is valid for a period of 12 months from the
date of the approval. If the proposed use or proposed form of development has not commenced
within that time, the approval shall no longer be valid. The Development Officer shall advise the
applicant and Council when a prior approval is no longer valid.
3.7.8
The applicant shall be notified in writing of the decision of their application. The applicant shall
be advised of their right to appeal any terms and conditions attached to a discretionary use
application to the Development Appeals Board.
3.8
REFUSAL OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION
3.8.1
An application for a development permits shall be refused if it does not comply with all Zoning
Bylaw requirements.
3.8.2
The reasons for a development permit refusal shall be stated on the refused development
permit application.
3.8.3
The applicant shall be notified of the right to appeal a decision to refuse an application of the
local Development Appeals Board in accordance with the requirements of The Planning and
Development Act, 2007.
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3.9
DEVELOPMENT APPEALS BOARD
3.9.1
Right to Appeal
Section 219 of The Planning and Development Act 2007, provides the right to appeal the Zoning Bylaw
where a Development Officer:
a) Is alleged to have misapplied the Zoning Bylaw in issuing a development permit;
b) Refuses to issue a development permit because it would contravene the Zoning Bylaw; or
c) Issues an order, based on inspection, to the owner, operator, or occupant of land, buildings,
or premises considered to contravene the Zoning Bylaw.
3.9.2
Appellants also may appeal where they are of the opinion that development standards
prescribed by the Municipality with respect to a discretionary use exceed those necessary to
secure the objectives of the Zoning Bylaw and the Official Community Plan. This right of appeal
extends thirty days after the issuance or refusal of a development permit or order.
3.9.3
Council shall appoint a Development Appeals Board consisting of at least three members, to
hear and determine appeals in accordance with Section 213 to 227 inclusive, of The Planning
and Development Act 2007.
3.10 DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: VALIDITY
3.10.1 A Development Permit is valid for a period of twelve months unless otherwise stipulated when
the permit is issued.
3.10.2 Where the Development Officer determines that a development is being carried out in
contravention of any condition of a Development Permit or any provision of this Bylaw, the
Development Officer shall suspend or revoke the Development Permit and notify the permit
holder that the permit is no longer in force.
3.10.3 Where the Council is satisfied that a development, the permit for which has been suspended or
revoked, will be carried out in conformity with the conditions of the Permit and the
requirements of this Bylaw the Council may reinstate the Development Permit and notify the
permit holder that the permit is valid and in force.
3.11 DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION FEES
3.11.1 An applicant seeking the approval of a development permit application shall pay the following
fee: $100.00
3.11.2 An applicant seeking a discretionary use approval shall pay the following fee: $200.00.
3.11.3 Removed. Bylaw No. 02 -19
3.12 FEE FOR ZONING AMENDMENT APPLICATION
When an application is made to Council for an amendment to this Bylaw, the applicant making the
request shall bear the actual cost of advertising such zoning amendment as permitted by The Planning
and Development Act, 2007. Council also may require the applicant to pay all costs incurred in
professional review of the application and in carrying out a public hearing.
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3.13 CONCURRENT PROCESSING OF DEVELOPMENT PERMITS, BUILDING PERMITS AND
BUSINESS LICENSES
A Building Permit, where required, shall not be issued unless a Development Permit has been issued, or
is issued concurrently. Nothing in this Bylaw shall exempt any person from complying with a building
Bylaw, or any other Bylaw in force within The Municipality, or from obtaining any permission required
by this, or any other Bylaw of The Municipality, the province or the federal government.
3.14 REFERRAL UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT
3.14.1 The Development Officer shall make available, in addition to plumbing permits and plan
information, a copy of all approved Development Permit applications involving installation of
water and sanitary services, should such information be requested by provincial officials under
The Public Health Act and Regulations.
3.14.2 The Development Officer shall make available, in addition to plumbing permits and plan
information, a copy of all approved Development Permit applications involving installation of
water and sanitary services, should such information be requested by provincial officials under
the Public Health Act and Regulations.
3.14.3 The Development Officer, in conjunction with the District Health Region shall determine the
suitability of a parcel proposed for subdivision to accommodate a private sewage treatment
system with the subdivision review process. The review process indicates the level of
assessment required and upon this determination provides the submittal requirements as well
as identifies the qualifications required for the site assessor.
3.14.4 All submissions required are the responsibility of the developer. The final review of a subdivision
will not be completed prior to the receipt and evaluation of all required information by the
Development Officer, the District Health Region and any other relevant agency deemed
necessary by the Municipality.
3.15 MINOR VARIANCES
3.15.1 The Development Officer may vary the requirements of this Bylaw subject to the following
requirements:
a) A minor variance may be granted for the following only:
i. Minimum required distance of a building from a lot line; and
ii. The minimum required distance of a building from any other building on the lot.
b) The maximum amount of a minor variance shall be 10% variation from the Requirements of
this Bylaw.
c) The development must conform to all other requirements of this Bylaw.
d) The relaxation of the Bylaw requirement must not injuriously affect a neighbouring
property.
e) Removed. Bylaw No. 02 -19
f) Removed. Bylaw No. 02 -19
3.15.2 An application form for a minor variance shall be in a form prescribed by the Development
Officer and shall be accompanied by an application fee of $50.00.
3.15.3 Upon receipt of a minor variance application the Development Officer may:
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a) Approve the minor variance;
b) Approve the minor variance and impose terms and conditions on the approval; or
c) Deny the minor variance.
3.15.4 Terms and conditions imposed by the Development Officer shall be consistent with the general
development standards in this Bylaw.
3.15.5 Where a minor variance is refused, the Development Officer shall notify the applicant in writing,
providing reasons for the refusal.
3.15.6 Where a minor variance is approved, with or without terms, the Development Officer shall
provide written notice to the applicant and to the assessed owners of the property having a
common boundary with the applicant's land that is the subject of the approval.
3.15.7 A decision to approve a minor variance, with or without terms and conditions, does not take
effect:
a) In the case of a notice sent by regular mail, until 23 days from the date the notice was
mailed; or;
b) In the case of a notice that is delivered be personal service, until 20 days from the date the
notice was served.
3.15.8 If an assessed owner of a property having an adjoining property with the applicants land objects
to the minor variance in writing to the Development Officer within the prescribed 20 day time
period, the approval is deemed to be revoked and the Development officer shall notify the
applicant in writing:
a) Of the revocation of the approval; and
b) Of the applicant's right to appeal the revocation to the Development Appeals Board within
30 days of receiving the notice.
3.15.9 If an application for a minor variance is refused or approved with terms or conditions, the
applicant may appeal to the Development Appeals Board within 30 days of the date of that
decision.
3.15.10 Removed. Bylaw No. 02 -19
3.16 NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS, USES AND SITES
3.16.1 Any use of land or any building or structure lawfully existing at the time of passing this Bylaw
that is rendered non-conforming by the enactment of this Bylaw or any subsequent
amendments, may be continued, transferred, or sold in accordance with provisions of Section
88 to 93 inclusive, of The Planning and Development Act, 2007.
3.16.2 No enlargement, additions, or reconstruction of a non-conforming use, building or structure
shall be undertaken, except in conformance with these provisions.
3.16.3 No existing use, building or structure shall be deemed to be nonconforming by reason only of
the conversion of this Bylaw from the Metric System of Measurement to the Imperial System of
Measurement where such non-conformity is resultant solely from such change and is reasonably
equivalent to the metric standard herein established.
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3.16.4 Where a building has been erected on or before the effective date of this Bylaw on a site having
less than the minimum dimensions or area, or having less than the minimum yards required by
this Bylaw, the use may be continued and the building may be enlarged, reconstructed, repaired
or renovated pursuant to the rights granted by Section 91 to 93 of The Planning and
Development Act, 2007. These rights are subject to the following:
a) The enlargement, reconstruction, repair or renovation does not further reduce the required
yards that do not conform to this Bylaw;
b) All other applicable provisions of this Bylaw are satisfied; and
c) Issuance of a development permit required by this Bylaw.
3.17 DEVELOPMENT PERMIT - INVALID
A development permit shall be automatically invalid and development shall cease, as the case may be:
a) If the proposed development is not commenced within the period for which the Permit is
valid;
b) If the proposed development is legally suspended, or discontinued, for a period of six or
more months, unless otherwise indicated by Council or the Development Officer, or
c) When development is undertaken in contravention of this bylaw, the development permit
and specified development standards, and/or
d) When a written appeal notice is received by the Development Appeals Board secretary
regarding the development permit.
3.18 CANCELLATION - REMOVED. BYLAW NO. 02 -19
3.19 STOP-WORK
The Development Officer may authorize action to stop any development which does not conform to this
Bylaw, a development or servicing agreement, a development permit or condition, or a caveat under
this Bylaw.
3.20 INTERPRETATION
3.20.1 Where any provision of this Bylaw appears unclear, Council shall make the final Bylaw
interpretation.
3.20.2 All Bylaw requirements shall be based on the stated metric units. The imperial units shown in
this Bylaw shall be approximate guidelines only.
3.21 BYLAW COMPLIANCE
Errors and/or omissions by any person administering or required to comply with the provisions of this
Bylaw do not relieve any person from liability for failure to comply with the provisions of this Bylaw.
3.22 MOVING OF BUILDING
No building shall be moved within or into or out of the area covered by this Bylaw without obtaining a
Development Permit from the Development Officer, unless such building is exempt under Section 3.4 of
this Bylaw.
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3.23 TEMPORARY DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
3.23.1 The Development Officer may issue a temporary Development Permit, with specified conditions
for a specified period of time, to accommodate developments incidental to approved
construction, temporary accommodation, or temporary gravel operations or asphalt plants.
Nothing in this Bylaw shall prevent the use of land, or the erection or use of any building or
structure for a construction camp, work camp, tool shed, scaffold, or other building or structure
incidental to and necessary for construction work on the premises, but only for so long as such
use, building, or structure is necessary for such construction work as has not been finished or
abandoned.
3.23.2 Except in the Agricultural Districts, buildings or structures shall not include a mobile home or
motor home as temporary uses.
3.24 SERVICING AGREEMENTS
3.24.1 Where a development proposal involves subdivision, Council may require a developer to enter
into a servicing agreement to ensure appropriate servicing pursuant to The Planning and
Development Act, 2007. Council may direct the Administration to vary the agreement on a case-
by-case basis, or not require it.
3.24.2 In accordance with Sections 172 to 176 inclusive, The Planning and Development Act, 2007, the
agreement may provide for:
a) The undertaking and installation of storm sewers, sanitary sewers, drains, water mains and
laterals, hydrants, sidewalks, boulevards, curbs, gutters, street lights, graded, graveled or
paved streets and lanes, connections to existing services, area grading and levelling of land,
street name plates, connecting and boundary streets, landscaping of parks and boulevards,
public recreation facilities, or other works that Council may require, including both on-site
and off-site servicing;
b) The payment of fees that Council may establish as payment, in whole or in part, for the
capital cost of providing, altering, expanding or upgrading sewage, water, drainage and
other utility services, public highway facilities or park and recreation space and facilities
located within or outside the proposed subdivision and that directly or indirectly serve the
proposed subdivision.
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4.
GENERAL REGULATIONS
The following regulations shall apply to all Zoning Districts in this Bylaw.
4.1
LICENSES, PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER BYLAWS AND LEGISLATION
4.1.1
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this Bylaw shall be held to be the
minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety, and general
welfare.
4.1.2
Nothing in this Bylaw shall exempt any person from complying with the requirements of a
building regulation Bylaw or any other Bylaw in force within the Rural Municipality of Meeting
Lake No.466 or law within the Province of Saskatchewan or Canada; or from obtaining any
license, permission, permit, authority, or approval required by this or any other Bylaw of the
Rural Municipality of Meeting Lake No. 466 or any law of the Province of Saskatchewan or
Canada.
4.2
PRINCIPAL USE ESTABLISHED
4.2.1
In any Zoning District in this Bylaw, the principal use of the land must be established prior to any
accessory buildings, structures, or uses being permitted.
4.2.2
Only one principal development or use per site shall be permitted on any one site except for the
following: farmyards, parks, schools, hospitals, recreation facilities, and approved dwelling
groups.
4.2.3
Temporary Uses may be permitted on a site where a principal development already exists, at
Council's discretion.
4.2.4
Council may, at its discretion, issue a development permit for additional principal developments,
uses or businesses in Commercial and Industrial Zones.
4.3
MULTIPLE USES
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Bylaw, where any land, building, or structure is used for
more than one purpose, all provisions of this Bylaw relating to each use shall be complied with, but no
dwelling shall be located within 3.0 meters (about 10 feet) of any other building on the site except to a
building accessory to such dwelling. Accessory dwelling units attached behind, or located on top of a
commercial use are exempt from this requirement.
4.4
NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL BUILDINGS ON A SITE
Only one principal building shall be permitted on any one site except for the following: farmyards, parks,
schools, hospitals, healthcare clinics, recreation facilities, special care homes, senior citizen homes,
shopping centres, mobile homes in mobile home courts, and approved dwelling groups and
condominium developments.
4.5
ACCESSORY BUILDINGS USES AND STRUCTURES
4.5.1
Subject to all other requirements of this Bylaw, an accessory building, use or structure is
permitted in any district when accessory to an established principal use which is permitted or
discretionary use in that same district, and for which a development permit has been issued.
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4.5.2
No accessory building may be constructed, erected or moved on to any site prior to the time of
construction of the principal building to which it is accessory.
4.5.3
Where a building on a site is attached to a principal building by a solid roof or by structural
rafters, the building is deemed to be part of the principal building. Bylaw No. 02 - 19
4.5.4
Accessory structures shall not be used as a dwelling unless approved as an additional
agricultural dwelling.
4.6
USES PERMITTED IN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS
4.6.1
Removed. Bylaw No. 02 - 19
4.6.2
Nothing in this Bylaw shall prevent the erection of any properly authorized traffic sign or signal,
or any sign or notice of any local or other government department or authority.
4.6.3
Nothing in this Bylaw shall prevent the use of any land for the erection of buildings or structures,
or the installation of other facilities, essential to the operation of public works.
4.7
PERMITTED YARD ENCROACHMENTS
4.7.1
Where minimum front, side or rear yards are required in a Resort Residential District and
Country Residential District the following yard encroachments shall be permitted.
a) Removed. Bylaw No. 02 - 19
b) Window sills, roof overhangs, eaves, gutters, bay windows, chimneys, and similar alterations
projecting a distance of 0.6 meters (about 2 feet) into any required yard.
4.8
GRADING AND LEVELING OF SITES
Every development shall be graded and leveled at the owner's expense to provide for adequate surface
drainage that does not adversely affect adjacent property, or the stability of the land.
a) All excavations or filling shall be re-vegetated immediately after other construction activities
conclude, with a suitable ground cover as may be necessary to prevent erosion.
b) All vegetation and debris in an area to be re-graded or filled must be removed from the site
prior to site grading and leveling.
c) All topsoil from an area that is to be re-graded must be stripped, stockpiled, and replaced on
the re-graded area, or re-located to a site approved by the Municipality.
d) Every development shall be graded and levelled at the owner's expense to provide for
adequate surface drainage that does not adversely affect adjacent property, or the stability
of the land.
e) Where excavation or filling is proposed for any development in a flood hazard sub-district,
the Municipality may request comments of the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency prior
to making a decision on the development permit application.
4.9
SIGNAGE ON NATURAL AND HUMAN HERITAGE SITES
Small plaques, markers, and interpretation signs will be encouraged on properties that have significant
natural or human heritage resources, with the approval of the owner, and where the signage is
appropriate in scale, design, and placement with the site and surrounding area, and does not cause
safety concerns or negatively impact the heritage value of the site.
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4.10 HERITAGE PROPERTIES
Provincial and Municipal heritage properties subject to preservation agreements are subject to
development review processes as defined by The Heritage Property Act, Sections 23, 24, and 25.
Provincial designations are afforded special protection, and any alterations and development must be
reviewed and approved by the Heritage Programs of the Province of Saskatchewan.
4.11 HERITAGE AND SENSITIVE AND CRITICAL WILDLIFE HABITAT
Where development is proposed in an area identified as containing critical wildlife habitat or heritage
sensitive areas, the Development Officer may require the applicant provide additional information as
required by The Wildlife Habitat Protection Act (WHPA) and The Heritage Property Act or any other
relevant Provincial Regulations.
4.12 BUFFER STRIPS
4.12.1 Buffer strips are intended to improve land use compatibility and environmental quality by
reducing noise, lighting glare and other nuisances, or facilitating natural drainage. Landscape
buffers may be required to separate uses from adjacent properties, in which the approving
authority will determine the size and width of the buffer.
4.13 HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS
Where a maximum height of buildings is specified in any Zoning District, the maximum height shall be
measured from average grade level to the highest point on the building exclusive of any chimney or
antenna.
4.14 CLOSINGS
In the event a dedicated street or lane shown on the Zoning District Map forming part of this Bylaw is
closed, the property formerly in such street or lane shall be included within the zoning district of the
adjoining property on either side of such closed street or lane. If a closed street or lane is the boundary
between two or more different zoning districts, the new district boundaries shall be the former centre
line of the closed street or lane.
4.15 RAILWAY CROSSINGS AND SIGHT DISTANCES
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Bylaw, where any public street crosses a railway at the same
grade, no building or structure shall be erected within 46 meters (about 150 feet) of the point of
intersection of the centre line of both the railway and the street.
4.16 DISPOSAL OF WASTES
4.16.1 Subject to all Acts and Regulations pertaining in any way to the storage, handling, and disposal
of any waste material or used item, and except as permitted by these Acts and Regulations, no
liquid, solid, or gaseous wastes shall be allowed to be discharged into any steam, creek, river,
lake, pond, slough, intermittent drainage channel or other body of water, onto or beneath the
surface of any land, or into the air.
4.16.2 No development or use of land which requires solid or liquid waste disposal facilities shall be
permitted unless those facilities are approved by Saskatchewan Health and the Saskatchewan
Water Security Agency. Disposal of liquid, solid, or gaseous waste shall be governed by Acts
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administered by Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food, Saskatchewan Environment,
Saskatchewan Health and the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency.
4.17 DEVELOPMENT ALONG GAS TRANSMISSION LINES
Any development involving pipeline and/or power line transmission rights-of-way shall be sited to comply
with all relevant Federal and Provincial legislation. Setbacks from pipelines and other utility corridors shall
be in accordance with appropriate Provincial Regulations or Acts and any regulations or directives
established by crown corporations. Developments shall adhere to the "Land Use Planning for Pipelines
publication by Canadian Standards Association (CSA) PLUS663", which may be amended from time to
time.
4.18 DEVELOPMENT ALONG RIVERBANKS AND HAZARD LANDS
4.18.1 Development or subdivision proposed on or within 50 m (164 ft) of the crest of a slope greater
than 15% shall require supporting evidence of slope stability by a professional engineer.
4.18.2 The Development Officer may impose special conditions, such as but not limited to, engineered
footings, drainage and /or septic systems in an effort to protect against erosion and/or stability
of the bank.
4.18.3 Trees or vegetation shall not be cleared from any land within 20 meters (66 ft) of any
watercourse, water body, escarpment, or of the crest of a slope greater than 15%, where the
removal could have a negative impact on the water body or bank stability.
4.18.4 Unless a report by a registered professional engineer proves that it is safe to waive the building
setbacks the following setbacks shall apply for all developments along a coulee, ravine or valley
with or without a permanent watercourse. The top of bank shall be that line where the gradient
of the slope measured from the upland leading down to the water body or watercourse first
exceeds 20 percent.
Figure 1: Minimum Building Setback from the Top of a Bank:
Vertical Depth of Coulee, Ravine or
Valley
Minimum Building or Structure Setback
from the Top of the Bank
Less than 3 meters (about 10 ft.)
10 meters (about 32 ft.)
Greater than 3 meters (about 10 ft.) and
less than 15 meters (about 50 ft.)
10 meters (about 32 ft.)
Greater than 15 meters (about 50 ft.) and
less than 30 meters (about 100 ft.)
15 meters (about 50 ft.)
Greater than 30 meters (about 100 ft.)
20 meters (about 65 ft.)
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4.18.5 Where a parcel of land borders on or contains a water body the setback from the bank of the
water body shall be determined by the Municipality but shall not be less than 30 meters (98.4 ft)
from a water body of 8 ha (20 acres) or more.
4.19 BUILDING AND SITE MAINTENANCE
4.19.1 All sites at all times shall be maintained clean and free from waste and debris.
4.19.2 The outdoor storage or collection of goods and materials is prohibited in a front yard in any
Country Residential or Residential District.
4.19.3 Outdoor storage is permitted in a side or rear yard in a Country Residential or Residential
District only when the goods or material being stored are clearly accessory and incidental to the
principal use of the property.
4.19.4 The Development Officer may prescribe or approve screening for uses which involve the
outdoor storage of goods, machinery, vehicles, motor, building materials, waste materials and
other similar uses, or where other landscaping and screening requirements would be
appropriate as determined by the Development Officer. The use of landscaping may be required
adjacent to exterior storage areas within industrial developments to provide a natural screening
of activities that are visible from public roads.
4.20 USES OR OBJECTS PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED IN YARDS
4.20.1 No person shall allow a motor vehicle, a motor vehicle which has all or part of its super structure
removed, or a motor vehicle which is in a dilapidated or unsightly condition to remain or be
parked on any lot located within a country residential district or mobile home park or on land
used primarily for residential purposes.
4.20.2 No development or use of land which requires the disposal of solid waste, liquid waste, gaseous
waste or clean fill shall be permitted unless it has received all required federal and provincial
approvals.
4.20.3 The storage of chemicals, fertilizers and combustible materials are subject to the requirements
of both the federal and provincial governments. All necessary requirements and permits must
be met and obtained prior to issuance of a development permit.
4.20.4 A development permit for residential, commercial, recreational or industrial buildings shall not
be permitted except in accordance with the recommended separation distances of the
"Regulations Respecting Anhydrous Ammonia-Saskatchewan Regulations 361/77" which may be
amended from time to time. Residences and buildings which are an integral part of the fertilizer
operation are not subject to the foregoing buffer requirement.
4.21 VEHICLE STORAGE
4.21.1 Notwithstanding anything contained in this Bylaw, no person shall use any site in any district for
the parking or storage of any vehicle that is not in running order, except that not more than six
such vehicles may be stored on any site in a Country Residential district and not more than
twelve such vehicles shall be stored on any site in an agricultural, commercial or industrial
district, except in the case of permitted vehicle storage establishments or auto wreckers. In a
Resort Residential District, no such vehicles may be stored on site.
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4.21.2 Where any outside storage of vehicles is proposed, the site shall be kept in a tidy and neat
manner. The Municipality may require that the outside storage of vehicles be screened from
roadways or neighbouring properties by landscape features or fences or a combination thereof.
The screening, where required, shall also include any individual parts of a vehicle and any
equipment or machinery involved with the storage of such vehicles.
4.22 TRAILERS, BOX CARS, SEA AND RAIL CONTAINERS
No person shall park or store on any part of a site, any unlicensed rail or sea container, truck, bus or
coach body for the purpose of advertising or warehousing within any hamlet or country residential
district.
4.23 LIGHTING
4.23.1 All outdoor lighting for any development shall be located and arranged so that no direct rays of
light are directed at any adjoining properties; interfere with the use and enjoyment of
neighbouring lands; or interfere with the effectiveness of any traffic control devices or the
vision/safety of motorists.
4.23.2 Appropriate lighting of commercial and industrial development shall be undertaken to provide
security and to add visual interest. Lighting standards and fixtures shall be of consistent design
and complimentary to the overall architecture.
4.23.3 Public access areas shall be lit in keeping with the principles of crime prevention through
environmental design and require site lighting as is necessary to encourage pedestrian safety
and allow casual surveillance from adjacent buildings and roads of parking and walkways.
4.24 GENERAL SIGNAGE
4.24.1 A development permit is required for the erection, display, alteration, relocation or replacement
of any temporary or permanent sign unless exempted as follows:
a) Regular maintenance including painting and repairs due to deterioration;
b) Municipal and provincial agency signage;
c) Traffic Control signage;
d) Incidental signs containing traffic and pedestrian controls;
e) Signage intended to regulate hunting or trespassing on private property;
f) Agriculturally related signage including herbicide, insecticide or seed advertising
promotional signage;
g) Real estate signage;
h) Residential name plates;
i)
Works of art containing no advertising.
4.24.2 The following general regulations shall pertain to temporary and permanent signage in all
zoning districts unless otherwise stated:
a) All signs situated along a provincial highway shall comply with provincial highway
regulations as amended from time to time.
b) A sign which is made from part of or is attached to, a fence is prohibited.
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c) Signs shall be constructed in a permanent manner, of materials suitable for the purpose and
life of the sign and shall be maintained and mounted in a condition that is safe, neat, clean
and not unsightly or dangerous.
d) Signs which are deemed to be in disrepair shall be properly maintained or removed at the
discretion of the Municipality.
e) A Development Officer may require that a sign be enhanced with landscaping or
architectural features to improve aesthetics.
f) Offensive statements, words or pictures that do not conform to the amenities of the
neighbourhood shall be prohibited.
g) Signs or sign structures shall not be located where they may interfere with, distract from,
obstruct the view of, or be confused with any authorized traffic sign, signal or device.
h) Signs shall not be located in such a manner as to impede the view of any pedestrian or
vehicular right of way, or railway crossing.
i)
No intermittent flashing signs shall be permitted in any Zoning District and all illuminated
signs shall be designed to cast light downwards and located appropriately to prevent the
creation of a hazardous situation related to pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
j)
Signs identifying multi-parcel country residential developments may be permitted.
k) Incidental signage shall not exceed 0.5 m2 (5.4 ft2) of gross surface area and shall not contain
any advertising.
l)
No permanent sign shall be placed on or over public property unless specifically permitted
within this Bylaw.
m) Where a sign will be located adjacent to a provincial highway, The Highways and
Transportation Act will govern placement requirements.
4.24.3 Temporary Signage maybe placed in public right of ways for the purpose of advertising special
events and will be limited to the following:
a) The lesser of 12 hours prior to the start of the special event and 12 hours after conclusion or
for a continuous period of 72 hours for a private sale;
b) The lesser of 24 hours prior to the start of the special event and 24 after conclusion or for a
continuous period of 96 hours for a non-profit organization;
c) Signage will maintain a separation distance of 10 m (32.8 ft) from another temporary or
permanent sign, 3 meters (9.84 ft) from a site access point and 10 m (32.8 ft) from an
intersection;
d) Signage shall not exceed 1 m2 (3.28 ft2) in gross surface area and 1.2 m (3.93 ft) in height;
e) Election signage is permitted as temporary signage and is permitted only if it is erected no
earlier than 30 days prior to the date of the election, by-election, referendum or plebiscite
and removed 24 hours following the close of voting stations.
4.25 ZONING DISTRICT SIGN REGULATIONS
The specific zoning district sign regulations shall apply in addition to, and take precedence over the
following general sign regulations. Other than signage that does not require a permit, the following
permanent signage requirements will apply:
4.25.1 Agricultural and Residential Districts
Large Scale Agricultural Uses
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a) Free standing signs shall not exceed a gross surface area of 11m2 (118.4 ft2) and a height of
8m (26.24 ft.).
b) One attached sign shall be permitted not exceeding 5.6 m2 (60.27ft2) in gross surface area.
c) Where a building maintains direct exposure to more than one public right of way, a second
attached sign shall be allowable following the previous regulations.
Institutional / Recreational Uses
a) Free standing signs shall not exceed a gross surface area of 5 m2 (53.82 ft2) and a height of
2.5 m (8.2 ft.).
b) One attached sign shall be permitted not exceeding 5.6 m2 (60.27 ft2) in gross surface area.
c) Signage shall maintain a separation distance of 12 m (39.37 ft.) for every square meter of
area of the larger of the two signs.
Small Scale Commercial and Home Businesses
a) 1 per building frontage to a maximum gross surface area of 1 m2 (10.76 ft2) for an approved
commercial use.
b) Maximum 2.5 m (8.2 ft.) in height.
c) Illumination limited to 75 watts and shall not include electronic message boards.
4.25.2 Commercial and Industrial Districts:
a) Free standing signs shall not exceed a gross surface area of 14m2 (150.7 ft2) and a height of
17 m (55.77 ft.).
b) The cumulative area of attached signage permitted shall be calculated as 0.8 m2 per lineal
metre of building frontage not exceeding 20 % of the total surface area of the wall in which
it is attached and individual signs shall exceed 5.6 m2 (60.27 ft2).
c) Signage shall maintain a separation distance of 12 m (39.37 ft.) for every square meter of
gross surface area of the larger of the two signs.
4.26 PARKING
4.26.1 All required parking and loading facilities are intended for the purpose of accommodating the
vehicles of clients, customers, employees, members, residents or visitors in connection with the
principal building or use for which the parking and loading facilities are provided. Parking and
loading facilities shall not be used for driveways, access or egress, commercial repair work,
display, sale or storage of goods of any kind.
4.26.2 Required parking and loading facilities shall provide for and include an adequate, safe and
convenient arrangement of vehicular points of ingress or egress, driveways, internal roadways,
aisles and ramps, unloading and loading of motor vehicles all in relation to buildings and entry
points to buildings on the site.
Figure 3: Parking Schedule Table
Parking Schedule
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4.26.3 The parking facility shall be located on the same site as the use for which it is intended. It shall
be developed such that:
a) It is reasonably accessible to the use and vehicles it is intended to serve;
b) It meets the satisfaction of the Municipality regarding design;
c) It is appropriately landscaped to the satisfaction of the Municipality.
d) All parking facilities shall be maintained to the satisfaction of the Municipality by the owner
of the property.
e) Each parking space within a parking facility shall be a minimum of 2.5 meters (8.2 ft.) wide
and 6 meters (19.7 ft.) long except that parallel parking spaces shall be a minimum of 6.5
meters (21.3 ft.) long.
f) Where two or more uses are permitted on any one site or where two or more uses are to
share common parking facilities, the off-street parking requirements for each use shall be
calculated as if each is a separate use and the total number of off-street parking spaces so
calculated shall be provided, excepting the provisions specifically referred to in the previous
subsection.
g) One (1) barrier free parking space shall be provided for any required parking facility
accommodating between 4 and 100 parking spaces.
4.26.4 Any parking facility shall be developed to the satisfaction of the Rural Municipality within one
year of the completion of the development for which the development permit was issued.
4.26.5 When a building is enlarged or altered in such a manner as to cause an intensification or change
of use, provisions shall be made for additional parking spaces as required by the previous
subsection.
4.27 ROADS
4.27.1 The Development Officer may require or approve screening for uses which involve the outdoor
storage of goods, machinery, vehicles, building materials, waste materials or other similar uses.
4.27.2 Development adjacent to a provincial highway shall meet all requirements of the Saskatchewan
Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure.
Institutional Use
-
One (1) parking space for every 9m² (97 ft²) of gross floor area devoted to public use, or one
parking space for each six (6) seats provided for patrons and 1 space per staff member.
Commercial Use
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One (1) parking space for every 18m² (194 ft²) of gross floor area; minimum five spaces.
Industrial Use
-
One and one-half (1 1/2) parking spaces for every 90m² (969 ft²) of gross floor area, but there
shall not be less than one (1) parking space for every three (3) employees.
Recreational Use
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One (1) parking space for every 18m² (194 ft²) of gross floor area; minimum five spaces. Where
the use does not include measurable floor space within an acceptable principal building,
parking requirements shall be determined by Council on a case to case basis based upon
projected peak use and typical use parking requirements.
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4.27.3 Notwithstanding any regulations passed by the Province of Saskatchewan which apply to
highways, this Bylaw may establish a higher standard than those required by the Province for
developments adjacent to highways and intersections.
4.27.4 When any development is approved on land adjacent to an unconstructed road allowance and
access is required from the said road allowance, the owner/applicant shall be responsible for all
costs related to the construction of the road to the standards set out by the Development
Officer.
4.28 FRONTAGE AND ACCESS
4.28.1 A development permit shall not be issued unless the site intended to be used, or upon which a
building or structure is to be erected, abuts, or has frontage on a graded all-weather registered
road, or unless satisfactory arrangements have been made with the Council for the
improvement or building of a road.
4.28.2 The requirement of a service road or internal subdivision roadway to provide access may be
imposed as a condition of approval for any new development other than those deemed
approved.
4.28.3 All site access from roads shall be to the satisfaction of Council with respect to location, design,
and construction standards. Council shall take into account the physical capability and safety of
the roads that are proposed to serve the development.
4.29 APPROACHES
4.29.1 All approaches to public roads require the approval of the Rural Municipality. All approaches
shall be constructed in accordance with the engineering standards of the Rural Municipality.
4.29.2 The Development Officer shall decide upon all approach applications and, based on location,
drainage, traffic flow, sight lines, road standards, and safety considerations, may approve or
refuse an application for an approach.
4.29.3 Where an approach for a commercial, industrial, or residential lot within a multi-parcel Country
or Resort Residential subdivision accesses onto a paved road or highway, the approach may be
paved from the edge of the road surface to 5 meters (15 ft) into the lot. Bylaw No. 02 - 19
4.30 PUBLIC UTILITIES AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES
4.30.1 Public utilities except solid waste disposal, liquid waste disposal and clean fill sites, unless
otherwise specified by this Bylaw, shall be exempt from the provisions of every zoning district.
4.30.2 Protective, emergency, municipal services and other public works and facilities may be
established in all zoning districts.
4.31 KEEPING OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS
The keeping of domestic animals is permitted in all districts, subject to relevant bylaws and legislation
governing noise and public health; however, breeding kennels and boarding kennels are discretionary
uses within select Zoning Districts.
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5.
DISCRETIONARY USE STANDARDS FOR DEVELOPMENT
Bylaw No. 02 - 19 - Discretionary Use Standards for Development with the entirety as follows:
This Section addresses special provisions and specific development standards that apply to the following
developments. These standards apply in addition to any standards of the District.
5.1
HOME-BASED BUSINESSES AND OCCUPATIONS
In addition to the general requirements regarding discretionary use applications provided in Section 3 of
this Bylaw, the following additional considerations shall be made for all applications for a Home Based
Business or Occupation:
a) The use shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling unit as a private
residence.
b) The use shall be conducted entirely within the dwelling unit or an accessory building to the
dwelling unit.
c) There shall be no external advertising other than a sign of not more than 1.0 m2 (10.75 ft2) erected
in accordance with the Sign Regulations contained herein.
d) In Country, Hamlet or Residential Resort Districts, there shall be no external storage of goods,
materials or equipment associated with the applied use.
e) The use shall not create or become a public nuisance.
f) No use shall cause an increase in the demand placed on one or more utilities (water, sewer,
electricity, telephone, garbage, etc.) such that the combined total consumption for a dwelling and
its home based business substantially exceeds the average for residences in the area.
g) The use shall not generate substantially more traffic and parking than is normal for the district in
which the use is located.
h) No use requiring electrical or mechanical equipment shall cause a substantial fire rating change in
the structure or the district in which the home based business is located.
i)
The use shall be valid only for the period of time the property is occupied by the applicant for such
use.
j)
Up to two (2) persons other than a resident of the dwelling may be engaged in any home
occupation as an employee or a volunteer.
k) All permits issued for home based businesses or occupations shall be subject to the condition that
the development permit may be revoked at any time, if in the opinion of Council, the operation
has not met the regulations and standards applicable to home based businesses or occupations
contained in the Bylaw, or the special standards applied by Council at the time of approval.
l)
Council shall place any additional conditions for approval deemed necessary based upon a specific
application.
5.2
RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES
In addition to the general requirements regarding discretionary use applications provided in Section 3 of
this Bylaw, the following additional considerations shall be made for all applications for a Residential Care
Home:
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a) The use shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling unit as a private
residence.
b) Required parking spaces may be located in a required front yard.
c) No building or structure used for the purpose of a residential care home shall be used for the
purpose of keeping boarders or lodgers.
d) The use shall be conducted entirely within the dwelling unit and shall not have any exterior
evidence of a secondary use.
e) There shall be no outside storage or exterior display of goods, materials or equipment associated
with the applied use.
f) The use shall not generate substantially more traffic and parking than is normal for the district in
which the use is located.
g) Council shall place any additional conditions for approval deemed necessary based upon a specific
application
5.3
CAMPGROUNDS
In addition to the general requirements regarding discretionary use applications provided in Section 3 of
this Bylaw, the following additional considerations shall be made for all applications for a Campground:
a) The operator of a campground shall provide the Development Officer with a plan of the
campground, identifying any buildings, uses of land and the location of all roadways and trailer
coach or tent campsites with dimensions. The addition or rearrangement of campsites, the
construction or moving of buildings, and the material change in use of portions of land, or the
filling or clearing of land shall require a development permit, and the operator shall submit for
approval an amended plan incorporating the development.
b) A campground shall have within its boundaries a buffer area abutting the boundary of not less
than 4.5 m (15 ft.) which shall contain no buildings.
c) The operator of a campground shall designate a campsite for each trailer coach or tent party,
which shall be less than 150 m2 (1600 ft2) in area with its corners clearly marked.
d) One sign located on site, advertising the campground is permitted subject to the Sign Regulations
contained herein.
e) No portion of any campsite shall be located within a roadway or required buffer area.
f) Each campsite shall have direct and convenient access to a developed roadway, which is not
located in any required buffer area.
g) Each trailer coach shall be located at least 3 m (10 ft.) from any other trailer coach, and each
campsite shall have dimensions sufficient to allow such location of trailer coaches.
h) The space provided for roadways within a campground shall be at least 7.5 m (25 ft) in width. No
portion of any campsite, other use or structure shall be located in any roadway.
i)
A campground may include as accessory uses, a Laundromat or confectionary designed to meet
the needs of the occupants of the campsites, and one single detached dwelling for the
accommodation of the operator.
j)
The Public Health Act shall be complied with in respect to all operations and development of the
campground.
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k) Council shall place any additional conditions for approval deemed necessary based upon a specific
application.
5.4
GARDEN (GRANNY) SUITES
A single Garden Suite may be placed in the back yard of a single-detached residential development
under the following conditions:
a) There is no secondary suite in the primary residence.
b) The Garden Suite dwelling unit is a temporary use and shall be permitted for a five-year term,
which may be renewed at Council's discretion. The landowner shall enter into an agreement
that the land shall not be considered for subdivision.
c) The owner(s) of the host residence must live on the site, and at least one resident of the primary
dwelling and one resident of the Garden Suite shall be related by blood, marriage, or legal
adoption.
d) The occupant(s) of the Garden Suite should be able to benefit from the informal care and
support of relatives in the primary residence, or provide care and support to family in the
primary residence.
e) The floor area of the Garden Suite dwelling shall not be less than 35 m² and not greater than 90
m². The Garden Suite shall not be located on a permanent foundation to allow the structure to
be removed from the property when it is no longer required by a relative of the permanent
resident.
f) The maximum height of the Garden Suite shall not exceed 5.0 meters from grade level and shall
have only one story.
g) Garden Suite dwellings shall only be located on sites where the dwelling can be serviced by
existing utilities and can be hooked up to the services of the host residence.
h) Residents of the Garden Suite must have access to the rear yard amenities.
i)
The combined site coverage of the single detached dwelling and Garden Suite dwelling shall not
exceed the maximum coverage permitted by this Zoning Bylaw, and the accessory dwelling shall
be placed so that all other setback requirement of the Zoning Bylaw are met;
j)
A parking space shall be provided on site for the resident(s) of the Garden Suite dwelling.
k) There shall be direct and separate access to the Garden Suite dwelling by on-site driveway, or by
public roadway or alley.
l)
Council shall place any additional conditions for approval deemed necessary based upon a
specific application.
5.5
BED & BREAKFAST HOMES
In addition to the general requirements regarding discretionary use applications provided in Section 3 of
this Bylaw, the following additional considerations shall be made for all applications for a Bed & Breakfast
operation:
a) Bed and breakfast homes shall be located in a single detached dwelling used as the operator's
principal residence developed as a farmstead site, country residence or resort residential dwelling.
b) No more than three (3) guest rooms shall be allowed in a bed and breakfast home.
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c) Only one sign, not exceeding 1.0 m² (10.76 ft²) advertising the vacation farm or bed and breakfast
home and located on site, is permitted.
d) The only meal to be provided to registered guests shall be breakfast. No food preparation or
cooking for guests shall be conducted within any bedroom made available for rent. All facilities
shall meet public health regulations and be kept in a manner satisfactory to the District Health
Region.
e) The operation of the bed and breakfast home shall be subordinate and incidental to the principal
use of a single detached dwelling as an owner occupied residence. No one other than the occupant
and his/her immediate family members may be involved or employed in the operation of the bed
and breakfast home.
f) Council shall place any additional conditions for approval deemed necessary based upon a specific
application.
5.6
AGRICULTURAL TOURISM USES
In addition to the general requirements regarding discretionary use applications provided in Section 3 of
this Bylaw, the following additional considerations shall be made for all applications for an Agricultural
tourism use:
a) Agricultural tourism uses shall be ancillary to an agricultural farm operation or rural residence.
b) Agricultural tourism uses shall display a high visual quality and shall be integrated into the rural
environment by virtue of appropriate design, location and landscaping.
c) One sign located on site advertising the agricultural tourism use is permitted. The size shall comply
with the signage regulations contained herein.
d) Agricultural tourism uses may only be approved where they would not:
i.
unduly interfere with the amenities or change the character of the neighborhood;
ii.
materially interfere with or affect the use and enjoyment of adjacent properties;
iii.
adversely impact upon the environment; or
iv.
result in excessive demand on Municipal services, utilities or public roadways.
-
Council shall place any additional conditions for approval deemed necessary based upon a specific
application
5.7
ANIMAL KENNELS
In addition to the general requirements regarding discretionary use applications provided in Section 3 of
this Bylaw, the following additional considerations shall be made for all applications for an Animal Kennel:
a) The maximum number of animals not normally attributed to the host site to be kept on-site shall
be at the discretion of Council.
b) No building or exterior exercise area(s), to be used to accommodate the animals shall be allowed
within 300 meters (1000 ft.) of any dwelling located on adjacent lots.
c) All facilities, including buildings and exterior exercise areas, shall be sited behind the principal
building unless otherwise approved by Council.
d) Pens, rooms, exercise runs and holding stalls may be soundproofed to the satisfaction of Council.
e) No animals shall be allowed outdoors between the hours of 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily. During
this time period, all animals shall be kept indoors.
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f) A boarding use shall at no time unduly interfere with the character of the neighbourhood or the
general enjoyment of adjoining sites. All dog facilities shall be visually screened from existing
dwellings on adjoining lots.
g) There shall be no external advertising other than a sign of not more than 1.0 m2 (10.75 ft2) erected
in accordance with the Sign Regulations contained herein.
h) Council shall place any additional conditions for approval deemed necessary based upon a specific
application.
i)
Animal kennels shall be subject to relevant Bylaws and legislation governing noise and public
health.
j)
Council shall place any additional conditions for approval deemed necessary based upon a specific
application.
5.8
SOLID & LIQUID WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES
In addition to the general requirements regarding discretionary use applications provided in Section 3 of
this Bylaw, the following additional considerations shall be made for all applications for a Solid or Liquid
Waste Disposal Facility:
a) Development and site maintenance shall be in accordance with provincial environmental and
health regulations.
b) Any solid waste disposal facility shall be located 457 meters (1500 ft.) from any residence unless
relaxation of this requirement is agreed to by affected parties.
c) A buffer strip containing trees, shrubs or a berm shall be located surrounding a disposal area.
d) Any solid or liquid waste disposal facility shall be fenced.
e) Adequate precautions shall be taken to prevent pollution of ground water by disposal operations.
f) Solid waste disposal facilities shall be located in proximity to a provincial highway and adjacent to
an all-weather road.
g) The development of any new disposal sites shall take into consideration direction of prevailing
winds.
h) Council shall place any additional conditions for approval deemed necessary based upon a specific
application.
i)
Where approval has been deemed appropriate, Council may consider the following requirements
within a development permit:
i.
Place a limitation on the years, months, weeks, days and/or hours of operation;
ii.
Requirement to provide and maintain sufficient dust control to the satisfaction of the
Municipality;
iii.
Limitations to the height of the landfill development;
iv.
Specific requirements related to any stripping, filling, excavation and grading associated
with a landfill development; and
v.
Requiring development to adhere to any appropriate provincial health regulations.
j)
The above standards do not apply to liquid manure storage facilities and the application of manure
on agricultural lands where this use is deemed consistent with all other relevant sections of this
Bylaw.
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k) Council shall place any additional conditions for approval deemed necessary based upon a specific
application.
5.9
WIND FACILITIES
a) All buildings and structures shall be set back at least 90.0 meters from an intersection of any
Municipal road allowance, or Provincial highway or such greater distance as required by the
Department of Highways.
b) The setback related to Municipal road allowances and the wind energy generator (turbine) shall
be no less than the length of the blade plus 10.0 meters.
c) The minimum site size for the allowance of any Wind Energy Facility shall be 2.0 hectares.
d) The setback from the property line of a non-participating landowner to a wind energy
generator(turbine) shall be no less than the length of the blade plus 10.0 meters, or a minimum
of 38.0 meters, unless otherwise agreed to by the landowner, developer and the Municipality.
e) The separation distance from a wind energy generator (turbine) to a Residential Acreage or
Residential subdivision shall be a minimum distance of 550 meters.
f) The maximum total tower height shall be:
o 6.0 meters above grade level in a Residential Acreage or Industrial Zoning District and the
maximum noise standard shall not exceed 40 decibels.
o 45.0 meters above grade level in the Community Service or Future Urban Developmental
Zoning District.
g) Approaches for access roads to the wind energy facilities must be perpendicular to established
road allowances.
h) All infrastructure, roads and accesses required to facilitate the implementation of the wind
energy facilities shall be proposed by the developer as part of the Development Permit
application.
i)
Any proposed development within a municipal road allowance, i.e. underground lines or
overhead poles/lines, must be proposed by the developer as part of the Development Permit
application and adhere to the Rural Municipality road crossing policy.
j)
The developer is required to enter into a road use agreement with the Municipality for the
construction period to ensure roads are maintained in condition agreeable by both parties.
k) The wind energy generator (turbine) shall have no restrictions on colour or height.
l)
Substations are required to be fenced. All wind energy facilities shall be enclosed within a locked
protective chain link fence of a minimum height of 1.85 meters and the design shall be included
in the Development Permit application.
m) Development and Building Permit applications for a Wind Energy Facilities shall include either a
manufacturer's engineering certificate of structural safety or certification of structural safety via
a Saskatchewan Professional Engineer.
n) Sites having potentially dangerous or hazardous developments shall have visible signs stating
any potential dangers. No hazardous waste shall be stored on the site
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o) Council, at its discretion, may seek approval of this development from both internal and external
referral agencies.
p) Council shall place any additional conditions for approval deemed necessary based upon a
specific application.
5.10 ABOVE-GROUND FUEL STORAGE TANKS
a) Above-ground fuel storage tanks which meet the standards of the National Fire Code and which
have a maximum capacity of 50,000 litres may be permitted in association with service stations,
gas bars and other permitted industrial or commercial uses where the dispensing of fuel to
vehicles is a standard aspect of the use.
b) The total storage capacity for above-ground fuel storage tanks on any single service station or
gas bar site shall not exceed:
o 150,000 liters for flammable liquids (gasoline);
o 100,000 liters for combustible liquids (diesel fuel); and
o 100,000 liters of propane.
c) Above-ground fuel storage tanks shall be:
o for uses other than service stations and gas bars, located at least 3.0 meters from any
property line or building, the 3.0 meter separation distance may be reduced to 1.0 meter
for tanks with a capacity of 5,000 liters or less;
o for service stations and gas bars, located at least 6.0 meters from any property line or
building;
o separated from each other and be accessible for firefighting purposes to the satisfaction of
the Development Officer; and
o at least 15 meters from the boundary of any site within a Residential district.
d) For uses other than service stations and gas bars, the dispensing equipment associated with
above-ground fuel storage tanks shall be located at least 3.0 meters from any property line, at
least 7.5 meters from any open flame or other ignition source, and at least 4.5 meters from any
door or window.
e) For service stations and gas bars, the dispensing equipment associated with above-ground fuel
storage tanks shall be located at least 6.0 meters from any property line, at least 7.5 meters
from any open flame or other ignition source, and at least 4.5 meters from any door or window.
f) Above-ground fuel storage tanks shall be protected from vehicles with suitable posts, guardrails
or other similar means.
g) At service stations and gas bars, above-ground fuel storage tanks which are located in view of a
front or flanking street shall be landscaped or screened to the satisfaction of the Development
Officer.
h) The maximum height of an above-ground fuel storage tank shall be limited to the maximum
permitted height of a free-standing sign in the zoning district.
i)
Painted lettering or other forms of signage may be located on above-ground fuel storage tanks
subject to the sign regulations in the zoning district.
j)
Council shall place any additional conditions for approval deemed necessary based upon a
specific application
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5.11 EQUESTRIAN FACILITIES
a) Shall be subordinate and incidental to the principal use of the site as an owner occupied
agricultural or country residence;
b) The maximum number of animals not normally attributed to the host site to be kept on-site
shall be determined at the discretion of Council;
c) An animal is kept, for purposes of this section, when it is on the site overnight;
d) The applicant may be required to submit a storm water management plan for all areas of the
site of land disturbed during or as a result of the development of the principal and supporting
facilities;
e) The applicant may be required to submit a report to the Municipality identifying the potential
traffic resulting from the proposed development;
f) The applicant may be required to contribute towards upgrading access roads if the municipal
roadway networks require upgrading because of the impact of the facility;
g) Offsite parking shall not be allowed;
h) Details concerning water supply and sewage disposal strategies shall be included with the
application.
i)
Council shall place any additional conditions for approval deemed necessary based upon a
specific application
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6.
ZONING DISTRICTS AND ZONING DISTRICT MAP
6.1
ZONING DISTRICTS
For the purpose of this Bylaw, the Rural Municipality of Meeting Lake No. 466 is divided into several
Zoning Districts that may be referred to by the appropriate symbols.
District
Symbol
District
Symbol
Agricultural Resource
AR
Highway Commercial/Industrial
C/I
Country Residential
CR
Heritage Resource Overlay
HR
Hamlet Residential
H
Flood Hazard Overlay
FH
Resort Residential
RR
6.2
ZONING DISTRICT MAP
The map, bearing the statement "This is the Zoning District Map referred to in Bylaw No. 06/14"
adopted by the Rural Municipality of Meeting Lake No. 466, signed by the Reeve and Administrator
under the seal of the Rural Municipality, shall be known as the "Zoning District" map, and such map is
hereby declared to be an integral part of this Bylaw.
6.3
BOUNDARIES OF ZONING DISTRICTS
6.3.1
The boundaries of the Districts referred to in this Bylaw, together with an explanatory legend,
notations and reference to this Bylaw, are shown on the map entitled Zoning District Map.
6.3.2
Unless otherwise shown, the boundaries of Zoning Districts are site lines, centre lines of streets,
lanes, road allowances, or such lines extended and the boundaries of the municipality.
6.4
HOLDING DESIGNATION
6.4.1
Where on the Zoning District Map the symbol for a zoning district has suffixed to it the holding
symbol "H"; any lands so designated on the map shall be subject to a holding provision in
accordance with Section 71 of The Planning and Development Act, 2007.
6.4.2
Any lands subject to a holding provision shall only be used for the following uses:
i.
Those uses existing on the land when the "H" is applied; and
ii.
Public works.
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7. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE DISTRICT (AR)
The purpose of the Agricultural Resource District (AR) is to provide for and preserve large areas capable
of accommodating a diversity of general agricultural operations including field and forage crops,
irrigation, small intensive agricultural operations and related agricultural diversification activities.
7.1 PERMITTED USES
In any Agricultural Resource District (AR), no person shall use any land, building or structure, or erect any
building or structure except in accordance with the following provisions.
7.1.1 Agricultural Principal Uses
a. Field crops, animal and poultry raising, ranching, grazing, and other similar uses
customarily carried out in the field of general agriculture, including the sale on the
agricultural holding of any produce grown or raised on the agricultural holding;
b. Farmstead residential including one detached one unit dwelling, RTM, modular or mobile
home following the placement thereof on a permanent foundation;
c. Market gardens.
7.1.2 Agricultural Accessory Uses
a. Uses, buildings, and structures accessory to the foregoing agricultural principal uses and
located on the same site with the main use;
b. One accessory agricultural residence.
7.1.3 Resource-Based Uses
a. Oil and gas-related;
b. Petroleum pipelines and related facilities;
c. Petroleum exploration wells or extraction wells and related facilities.
7.1.4 Other Principal Uses
a. Aggregate resource extraction, storage, and processing.
7.1.5 Public Works and Municipal Facilities
a. Public works buildings and structures including offices, warehouses, storage, yards.
7.2
DISCRETIONARY USES
The following uses shall be considered by Council subject to the completion of the discretionary use
process as outlined in Section 3 of the General Administration of this Bylaw.
7.2.1 Agricultural Principal Uses
a. Harvest preserves;
b. Intensive livestock operations;
c. Agricultural tourism (refer to Section 5.6);
d. Agricultural industry;
e. Agricultural commercial.
7.2.2 Other Principal Uses
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a. Non-farm residential including one detached one unit dwelling, RTM, modular or mobile
home following the placement thereof on a permanent foundation;
b. Campgrounds (refer to Section 5.3);
c. Institutional and recreational uses;
d. Cemetery, Crematorium;
e. Solid and liquid waste disposal facility (refer to Section 5.8)
7.2.3 Agricultural Accessory Uses
a. Irrigation infrastructure;
b. Private airstrips.
7.2.4 Other Accessory Uses
a. Home occupation or home based business (refer to Section 5.1);
b. Bed and breakfast homes (refer to Section 5.5);
c. Garden suites (refer to Section 5.4);
d. Wind facilities (refer to Section 5.9).
7.3
SITE REGULATIONS
Permitted Uses
Traditional
Grain Farm;
Ranching
Agricultural
Operation; or
Agricultural
Holding
Other
Agricultural
Principal Uses
Resource-
Based Uses
Other Principal
Uses
Public Works
and Municipal
Facilities
Minimum
site area
16.19 hectares
(40 acres)
2.02 hectares
(5 acres)
No minimum.
See
Section 7.7.
No minimum.
See Section 7.8.
No minimum
Maximum
Site area
No maximum
16.19 hectares
(40 acres)
No maximum
No maximum
No maximum
Minimum
site
frontage
30 meters (98 ft)
Minimum
front yard
All buildings shall be set back a minimum of 45.72 meters (150 ft) from the centre line
of any developed road, municipal road allowance, and/or a minimum of 90 meters (295
ft) from the intersection of the centre lines of any municipal roads, or such greater
distance as required by the Ministry of Highways and Transportation.
Minimum
rear yard
15 meters (49.2 ft) or 25% of the depth of the site whichever is the lesser.
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Discretionary Uses
Minimum
side yard
15 meters (49.2 ft) except where a side yard abuts a municipal road allowance or a
Provincial highway, the front yard requirements shall apply.
Minimum
setback for
trees,
shelterbelts
and other
All shelterbelts and tree plantings shall be setback 3.0 meters (10 ft) from the site lines.
Portable structures, machinery and the storage of aggregate materials shall comply
with the same setback requirements as the principal building.
Fence Lines
All fences shall be set back a minimum of 45 meters (147.6 ft) from the centre line of a
provincial highway.
Fence lines shall be setback 0.15 meter (0.5 ft.) from the site line that abuts any
municipal right-of-way.
For site lines that do not abut any municipal right-of-way, fence lines may be built right
up to, but not on top of, the site line.
Agricultural
Principal Uses
Non-Farm
Residential
Campgrounds
All Other Uses
Minimum
site area
0.81 hectares (2
acres)
2.02 hectares (5
acres)
4.05 hectares (10
acres)
0.81 hectares (2
acres)
Maximum
14.15 ha (35
acres)
No maximum for
ILOs
4.05 hectares (10
acres)
14.15 ha (35 acres)
14.15 ha (35
acres)
Minimum
site
frontage
30 meters (98 ft)
Minimum
front yard
All buildings shall be set back a minimum of 45.72 meters (150 ft) from the centre line
of any developed road, municipal road allowance, and/or a minimum of 90 meters (295
ft) from the intersection of the centre lines of any municipal roads, or such greater
distance as required by the Ministry of Highways and Transportation.
Minimum
rear yard
10 meters (33 ft) or 25% of the depth of the site whichever is the lesser.
Minimum
side yard
10 meters (33 ft) except where a side yard abuts a municipal road allowance or a
Provincial highway, the front yard requirements shall apply.
Minimum
setback for
trees,
shelterbelts
and other
All shelterbelts and tree plantings shall be setback 3 meters (10 feet) from the site lines.
Portable structures, machinery and the storage of aggregate materials shall comply
with the same setback requirements as the principal building.
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7.4
ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND USES
.1 A permitted accessory use/building shall be defined as any buildings, structures, or a use which is
customarily accessory to the principal use of the site, though only if the principal permitted use
or discretionary use has been established.
.2 Setbacks and general performance standards for accessory buildings shall meet the same
requirements as the principal use or building.
.3 Manure applications associated with livestock and agricultural composting are considered
accessory to an agricultural operation where the spreading occurs on the parcel in which it is
produced.
.4 Facilities for the direct sale of crops grown by the agricultural operation including orchards and
market gardens shall be considered accessory to a farmstead or residence in the Agricultural
Resource District.
7.5
SUPPLEMENTARY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
General
.1 Council may permit a larger or smaller site size than what is outlined in the Zoning Bylaw to:
a. Accommodate existing developed farm yard sites; or
b. Accommodate sites fragmented from the balance of the quarter section by either natural
(river, creek, coulee, etc.) or man-made (developed road, railway, etc.) barrier.
.2 Residential acreage sites shall have access to an existing all-weather road.
.3 No dwelling shall be located with less than a minimum separation distance to an operation of
other than the residence of the operation as follows:
a. The separation distance to an intensive livestock operation as regulated in Section 7.9;
b. 457 meters (1499 ft) from a licensed public or private liquid waste disposal facility;
c. 457 meters (1499 ft) from a licensed public or private solid waste disposal facility;
d. 305 meters (1001 ft) from a honey processing facility;
e. 550 meters (1804 ft) from a wind energy facility;
f. Council may reduce the minimum separation distance to the operations listed above, as a
special standard where the applicant submits a written agreement to Council between the
land owner of the dwelling and the owner of the operation agreeing to the reduced
separation (Council shall maintain a register of all such agreements);
Fence Lines
All fences shall be set back a minimum of 45 meters (147.6 ft) from the centre line of a
provincial highway.
Fence lines shall be setback 0.15 meter (0.5 ft.) from the site line that abuts any
municipal right-of-way.
For site lines that do not abut any municipal right-of-way, fence lines may be built right
up to, but not on top of, the site line.
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g. 305 meters (1001 ft) to a non-refrigerated anhydrous ammonia facility licensed by Province
of Saskatchewan; or,
h. 600 meters (1969 ft) to a refrigerated anhydrous ammonia facility licensed by the Province
of Saskatchewan.
.4 No dwelling or other building shall be located within the approach surface for any airport or
airstrip.
Agricultural Use
.5 A person not meeting the minimum agricultural area requirement of 16.19 hectares (40 acres) or
equivalent in the Rural Municipality, though who owns land in an adjoining Rural Municipality
may qualify to meet the minimum area requirements of this Bylaw.
.6 Any agricultural site which does not conform to the minimum site area requirement shall be
deemed conforming with regard to site area, provided that a registered title for the site existed
at Information Services Corporation (ISC) prior to the coming into force of this Bylaw.
Farmstead/Agricultural Residence
.7 One (1) farm-related, single-detached dwelling will be permitted on agricultural sites and
farmsteads.
.8 A farmstead may contain the following where located on the same parcel:
a. A residence for the operator of an agricultural use;
b. A bunkhouse or additional residence for employees or business partners for the operator
engaged in the agricultural operation;
c. Facilities for the temporary holding of livestock raised in an operation, in lesser numbers
than constitutes an I.L.O. (unless approved as an I.L.O.); and,
d. Buildings for permitted accessory and ancillary uses.
.9 The Development Officer may issue a Development Permit for up to one (1) accessory
agricultural dwellings on a parcel if:
a. It is an accessory agricultural residential dwelling to be occupied by a person or persons who
are engaged on a full-time basis for at least six (6) months of each year in the agricultural
operation; and,
b. The additional dwelling is located on a parcel which is a permitted agricultural operation.
Temporary Uses
.8 A trailer coach used for farm employees during the farming season shall be accommodated as a
temporary/seasonal use on a permitted agricultural site.
.9 In the case of an existing, currently habitable dwelling, which is being replaced by a new one, the
existing dwelling, may, as a condition of the new Development Permit, be allowed to be occupied
during construction, only until the new one is habitable. At that point, the existing dwelling must
be demolished or moved off the site within thirty (30) days after occupancy of that dwelling.
.10 Grain storage bags:
a. Shall not be used or stored in any required yard setbacks; and,
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b. Shall not become a nuisance or impede visibility at the approach of an intersection or
obstruct snow plowing or road maintenance activities.
.11 Mobile storage containers including sea containers:
a. Containers determined by the municipality to be unsightly, misused, unsafe, or inappropriate
in any way, must be removed at the owner's expense within a time period specified by the
Rural Municipality.
All Other Uses
.12 A site to be created by subdivision shall not be permitted unless the proposed parcels and the
remainder of the parcel being subdivided abuts, or has frontage on a developed road, including
any road to be developed under a signed servicing agreement.
.13 Subdivision proposing to separate title for a farmstead existing prior to the coming into force of
this Bylaw shall be considered.
.14 A maximum of three (3) subdivisions may be permitted per quarter section 64.75 ha (160 acres)
in the AR - Agricultural Resource Zoning District for any permitted or discretionary use in
addition to one farmstead, unless otherwise stated elsewhere in this District. Such subdivisions
shall not exceed the creation of more than four legal parcels, unless it is rezoned to its
appropriate zoning district.
.15 Subdivision proposing to establish new non-farm, single parcel country residential sites beyond
the three subdivisions shall be subject to rezoning to a Country or Resort Residential District and
compliance with all relevant area, frontage and setback requirements of that zoning district.
.16 There shall be no minimum area required for a subdivision facilitating cemeteries, crematoria
and mausoleums, radio, television towers, or related facilities.
.17 The keeping of livestock on sites other than farmsteads shall be permitted in the Agricultural
Resource District (AR) in accordance with the following schedule. Any operation involving the
keeping of livestock numbers greater than the maximums shown below will be required to make
an application for an Intensive Livestock Operation in accordance with Section 7.9.
Parcel Size
Maximum Number of Animal Units Permitted
Minimum 2 hectares
Two (2) Animal Units or a maximum of 100
Poultry
Between 2 and 4 hectares
Two (2) additional Animal Units will be permitted
for each incremental increase of 2 hectares in the
site size for the raising of up to 50 animal units of
Poultry, Sheet, Goats or Hogs
7.6
HARVEST PRESERVES
.1 The following considerations shall be made for all applications for a harvest preserve:
a. Shall be ancillary to an agricultural farm operation or rural residence;
b. Shall be located a minimum of 1.6 kilometres from any other residential site;
c. Shall comply with all Federal and Provincial legislation and regulation;
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d. Shall comply with the Agricultural Tourism Development requirements in Section 5.5;
and
e. Council may apply special standards as a condition of discretionary approval limiting the
size of operation, buildings used for the operation, and any other measures deemed
necessary.
7.7
OIL AND GAS WELL ACTIVITIES
.1 Exploration and development of oil and gas shall be subject to all Federal and Provincial
requirements, and such activity must comply with the objectives and policies outlined in the
Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve District Plan.
.2 The Municipality may apply special standards as outlined in The Municipalities Act, 2005, to
protect the municipal interest when transportation, utility and pipeline facilities cross Municipal
roads, or when seismic activity is proposed on roads or road allowance.
.3 To minimize conflict between natural resource extraction, or oil and gas operations and
surrounding land uses, no development shall be approved within 125 meters (410 ft) of an
existing, proposed, abandoned, or reclaimed well or facility as defined by the Oil and Gas
Conservation Regulations, 2012.
a. The respective Minister may approve development less than, or greater than, the
required setback, depending on specific circumstances.
.4 Permanent structures or other improvements (including all temporary structures) are to be
placed at a minimum of 45.7 meters (150 ft) from the centre of the road and a minimum of 91.4
meters (300 ft) from the centre of the road at intersections.
7.8
AGGREGATE EXTRACTION
.1 The following additional considerations shall be made for all applications for an aggregate
extraction activity:
a. For the purpose of this section, Aggregate Extraction shall mean, excavation other than
for construction, building or for purposes of creating an artificial body of water, including
though not limited to, sand and gravel mining, and topsoil stripping;
b. An application proposing a new aggregate extraction use or an expansion to an existing
aggregate extraction operation shall be a temporary and discretionary use and shall
adhere to all appropriate Provincial and Federal regulations;
c. In reviewing applications for aggregate resource extraction operations the
environmental implications of the operation including plans for site restoration shall be
considered;
d. The applicant shall submit plans and a narrative including:
i.
The location and area of the site where the excavation is to take place;
ii. The expected life of the deposit if applicable;
iii. The type and dimensions including average depth of the proposed excavation, and
the effect on existing drainage patterns on and off the site;
iv. Identification of the outdoor noise and the discharge of substances into the air;
v. The methods for preventing, controlling, or reducing erosion;
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vi. proposed access and hauling activities (including number of trucks, tonnage, and
hours of hauling);
vii. proposed extraction, operation, and staging (including years, dates and hours of
operation); and,
viii. The condition in which the site is to be left when the operation is complete,
including the action which is to be taken for restoring the condition of the surface of
the land to be affected.
e. Aggregate resource extraction industries are permitted in accordance with the following
conditions:
i. The applicant shall ensure that dust and noise control measures are undertaken to
prevent such items from becoming an annoyance to neighbouring land owners. The
applicant shall conduct dust control procedures at the request of and to the
satisfaction of the Rural Municipality. In this regard stock piles shall be located in a
position to act as a sound barrier. Also, the applicant shall apply methods of
minimizing the noise created from machinery and equipment;
ii. The applicant shall keep the area subject to the development permit in a clean and
tidy condition free from rubbish and non-aggregate debris;
iii. Access routes into extraction areas shall be located away from residential areas;
iv. A disturbed area shall be reclaimed to a land capability equivalent to the pre-
disturbance land capability (e.g. agricultural land) or a post-disturbance condition
and land use (e.g. conversion to wetland) which are satisfactory to the Municipality.
These conservation and reclamation procedures shall be in accordance with
Saskatchewan Environment Reclamation Guidelines for Sand and Gravel Operators;
v. Any aggregate resource extraction industry proposed to be located within 100
meters (328 ft) of any municipal road, Provincial highway, creek, or lake shall be
permitted only where it would not adversely impact the environment, or materially
interfere with or affect adjacent lands;
vi. Aggregate resource extraction industries shall have regard to adjacent land uses and
no material is to be stored or piled on any road allowance or within 30.0 meters (98
ft) of the bank of any river or watercourse;
vii. The general resource extraction operator and any person who hauls the aggregate
may be required to enter into a road maintenance agreement;
viii. The aggregate resource extraction operator must report the amount of aggregate
extracted by November 1 of each year or the end of the hauling season whichever
comes first;
ix. The Council may require the aggregate resource extraction operator to post a
performance bond to guarantee adherence to the above noted agreements; and,
x. An approval of an aggregate resource extraction industry shall be for a maximum
period of two (2) years and may be renewed at the discretion of Council providing
the requirements of this Bylaw continue to be met.
7.9
INTENSIVE LIVESTOCK OPERATIONS
.1 The following additional considerations shall be made for all applications for an intensive
livestock operation:
a. In addition to any requirements contained herein, all applications for an ILO shall
conform to the regulations provided within The Agricultural Operations Act, 1995.
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b. Identification of the reason for this site being selected including what characteristics
exist that makes it suitable for hosting the operation. The Municipality may, at its
discretion, require the submission of a soils and water test conducted by a qualified
agricultural engineer to confirm that the site selected is capable of accommodating the
activities proposed;
c. Servicing requirements associated with the operation including, though not limited to,
road upgrades and availability of adequate water sources;
d. Type, volume, and frequency of traffic associated with the transportation of animals and
food/feed to and from the site;
e. The applicant shall be responsible for submitting a site plan and narrative including the
following:
i. The size and type of facility;
ii. A sketch plan showing the location of existing and proposed buildings and the
distance from the development site to every residence within 1.6 km (1 mile);
iii. The number and type of animals;
iv. Manure storage and disposal strategies including identification of all parcels;
v. Identification of surface water and residential development on or adjacent to the
parcels intended for hosting the disposal of manure; and,
vi. Identification of the location of potentially affected surface and groundwater
sources on and adjacent to the site including distance measurements to these
watercourses.
f. The minimum separation distance between occupied dwellings riparian areas and the
location where manure is to be spread is listed below. Distances are measured between
edge of the manure application area and the edge of a nearest property boundary in
meters.
Method of Manure
Application
Injected
Incorporated
within 24 hours
No incorporation
Multi-Parcel Country
Residential Acreages and
riparian areas
0 meters
100 meters (328
ft)
200 meters (656 ft)
g. When considering the operational/environmental aspects of an application, the
Municipality shall refer all development permit applications to the Ministry of
Agriculture for review and recommendation regarding waste storage, nutrient, and
mortality management;
h. ILOs shall refer to the following recommended minimum distance separations:
Animal Units
Type of Development
100-299
300-499
500-2000
2000-5000
>5000
Residence, tourist
accommodation, or
campground
300 m*
(984 ft)
400 m
(1,312 ft)
800 m
(2,625 ft)
1200 m
(3,937 ft)
1600 m
(5,249 ft)
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Area authorized for
residential use,
hamlet, urban
municipality <100
population
400 m
(1,312 ft)
800 m
(2,625 ft)
1200 m
(3,937 ft)
1600 m
(5,249 ft)
2000 m
(6,562 ft)
* Distances are measured between livestock facilities and building development.
Separation Distances where Open Liquid Manure Storage Facilities are Used or Proposed
Animal Units
Type of Development
100-299
300-499
500-2000
2000-5000
>5000
Residence, tourist
accommodation, or
campground
450 m
(1,476 ft)
600 m
(1,969 ft)
1200 m
(3,937 ft)
1600 m
(5,249 ft)
2000 m
(6,562 ft)
Area authorized for
residential use,
hamlet, urban
municipality <100
population
600 m
(1,969 ft)
1200 m
(3,937 ft)
1600 m
(5,249 ft)
2400 m
(7,874 ft)
2400 m
(7,874 ft)
**Distances in both tables do not apply to residences associated with the operation
i.
The municipality may grant a reduction of the separation distance criteria where it can
be proven that a proposal will not negatively impact adjacent land uses. Prior to
granting a reduction, the Municipality will consult with all agencies deemed appropriate
and will require registered written agreement from all land owners directly affected by
the reduction;
j.
The developer shall provide written notice that has been approved for notification by
Council to the owner of a residence within the distance provided in the table above, and
to the hamlet board or other board within the specified distance;
k. In determining proximity to a multi-parcel residential subdivision or recreational use,
separation distances shall be measured from the area of confinement of the animals to
the property boundary of the closest developable parcel;
l.
In determining proximity to a single family dwelling located on agricultural property or
within a single parcel country residential subdivision not owned by the intensive
agricultural operator, separation distances shall be measured from the area of
confinement of the animals to the dwelling;
m. Council will advertise any proposal for an ILO, as defined by this bylaw, and will provide
an opportunity for public comment for a minimum of 21 days;
n. Council may hold a public meeting to provide information and to ensure community
interests are considered before a decision is issued by Council;
o. Council will make a decision on a proposed livestock operation within 45 days. If an
extension is required, Council will notify the developer in writing, including reasons for
the extension, and the length of the extension;
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p. ILOs existing at the time of the adoption of this Bylaw shall continue. However, any
expansion of the operation or change of animal species or type of operation is required
to obtain written approval from Council in accordance with the requirements and
conditions of this Bylaw; and,
q. The operator may be required to enter into a road maintenance agreement to pay for
the maintenance of roads required to provide access to the development.
8 COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (CR)
The purpose of the Country Residential District (CR) is to accommodate a rural residential lifestyle where
the essential land requirement is for a building site and space rather than for productive agricultural
purposes.
8.1 PERMITTED USES
In any Country Residential District (CR), no person shall use any land, building or structure or erect any
building or structure except in accordance with the following provisions:
a) One detached one unit dwelling, RTM, mobile or modular home following the placement
thereof on a permanent foundation;
b) Uses, buildings and structures accessory to the foregoing permitted uses and located on the
same site with the main use;
c) Artisan or Craft Workshop;
d) Public utilities, buildings, structures, warehouses and storage yards.
8.2 DISCRETIONARY USES
The following uses shall be considered by Council subject to the completion of the discretionary use
process as outlined in Section 5 of the General Administration of this Bylaw. No person shall initiate any
permitted, discretionary or accessory use prior to obtaining a development permit from the
Development Officer.
a) Residential Care Home (refer to section 5.2);
b) Personal Service Trade;
c) Home occupation, home-based business (refer to section 5.1)
d) Bed and Breakfast Home (refer to section 5.5);
e) Institutional Use;
f) Recreational Use;
g) Animal Kennels (refer to section 5.7);
h) Equestrian Facility (refer to section 5.11).
8.3 PROHIBITED USES
The following uses shall be strictly prohibited within Country Residential District (CR):
a) All uses of land, buildings or industrial processes that may be noxious or injurious, or
constitute a nuisance beyond the building which contains it by reason of the production or
emission of dust, smoke, refuse, matter, odour, gas, fumes, noise, vibration or other similar
substances or conditions.
b) All uses of buildings and land except those specifically noted as permitted or discretionary.
c) Extensive Agriculture.
CR
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d) The keeping of junked cars, abandoned vehicles and similar materials.
8.4 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND USES
8.4.2
A permitted accessory use/building shall be defined as any buildings, structures or a use which is
customarily accessory to the principal use of the site, but only if the principal permitted use or
discretionary use has been established.
8.4.3
All accessory uses, buildings or structures require the submission of an application for a
development permit prior to commencing the use or construction unless it is identified as
exempt from this process in Section 3 of the General Administration of this Bylaw.
8.4.4
Setbacks and general performance standards for accessory buildings shall meet the same
requirements as the principal use or building.
8.5 SUBDIVISION AND SITE REGULATIONS
Public works shall have no minimum or maximum site requirements
Permitted and Discretionary Uses
Minimum site area
2 hectares (about 5 acres)
Maximum site area
16 hectares (about 40 acres)
Minimum site frontage
25 meters (82 feet)
Residential lot density
Maintaining an overall average minimum lot size of 2 hectares (about 5
acres) throughout the proposed subdivision.
Minimum front yard
All buildings shall be set back a minimum of 45 meters from the centre
line of any developed road, municipal road allowance or provincial
highway and/or a minimum of 90 meters from the intersection of the
centre lines of any municipal roads or provincial highway
Minimum rear yard
15 meters (49 feet) or 25% of the depth of the site whichever is the
lesser
Minimum side yard
15 meters (49 feet) except where a side yard abuts a municipal road
allowance or a provincial highway, the front yard requirements shall
apply
Maximum building height
Removed. Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Minimum setback for
trees shelterbelts and
other
All shelterbelts, tree plantings, portable structures, machinery and the
storage of aggregate materials shall comply with the same setback
requirement as for buildings.
8.5.2
Residential acreage sites shall have access to an existing all-weather road.
8.5.3
Residential parcels may be exempted from these requirements:
a) In the case of a parcel physically severed as a result of road right-of-way or railway plans,
drainage ditch, pipeline or transmission line, development, or natural features such as
watercourses, water bodies there shall be no maximum site area. Existing residential parcels
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may be enlarged to include adjoining land physically severed as a result of the above noted
barriers;
b) In the case of a parcel that existed prior to the adoption of this Bylaw there shall be no
minimum or maximum site area.
8.5.4
Country Residential developments shall not be permitted:
a) Within 1 kilometer of a hazardous industry except in instances where transition and
buffering can mitigate concerns;
b) Within 1 kilometer of a rural industrial site except in instances where transition and
buffering can mitigate concerns;
c) Within 300 meters of a sewage lagoon site;
d) Within the required separation distances from intensive livestock operations as provided
within the Zoning Bylaw, or
e) Within 457 meters of a solid waste disposal site.
8.6 KEEPING OF LIVESTOCK
The keeping of livestock shall be permitted in the any Country Residential District in accordance with the
following schedule:
8.7 SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS OR SPECIAL PROVISIONS
8.7.2
The maximum size of the subdivision area for an individual multi-parcel country residential
development shall be 64.8 hectares (160 acres).
8.7.3
A site to be created by subdivision shall not be permitted unless the proposed parcels and the
remainder of the parcel being subdivided abuts, or has frontage on a developed road, including
any road to be developed under a signed servicing agreement.
8.7.4
Parcels contained within the development, designated as undeveloped public open space in
excess of the minimum required for municipal reserve by legislation shall be included in the
calculation of the average lot size for a development.
8.7.5
Any parcel which does not conform to the minimum or maximum site area requirement shall be
deemed conforming with regard to site area, provided that a registered title for the site existed
at Information Services Corporation prior to the coming into force of this Bylaw.
8.7.6
The final subdivision design and approved lot density of development in the CR Zoning District
shall be determined by the carrying capacity of the lands proposed for development as
identified within the submission of a Concept Plan and shall not exceed all requisite standards
provided by the Regional Health Region for onsite wastewater disposal systems.
8.7.7
Institutional, general commercial, recreational land uses as well as public utilities shall have no
minimum or maximum area requirement.
Parcel Size
Maximum Number of
Animal Units Permitted
1 to 2 hectares (2 to 5 acres)
2
Greater than 2 hectares (5 acres)
4
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8.7.8
No outside storage shall be permitted in a yard abutting a road. Outside storage located in a side
or rear yard shall be screened by landscaping or vegetation so as not to be visible from the road.
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9
HAMLET RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (H)
The purpose of the Hamlet District (HR) is to facilitate re-development and infill in the Hamlets of
Mayfair and Mullingar.
9.1 PERMITTED USES
In any Hamlet District (HR), no person shall use any land, building or structure or erect any building or
structure except in accordance with the following provisions:
a) One single detached dwelling, RTM or modular home following the placement thereof on a
permanent foundation;
b) Uses, buildings and structures accessory to the foregoing permitted uses and located on the
same site with the main use;
c) Open space passive recreation activities;
d) Public utilities, buildings, structures, warehouses and storage yards.
9.2 DISCRETIONARY USES
The following uses shall be considered by Council subject to the completion of the discretionary process
as outlined in Section 3 of the General Administration of this Bylaw. No person shall initiate any
permitted, discretionary or accessory use prior to obtaining a development permit from the
Development Officer.
a) Home Based Business or Occupation (refer to section 5.1);
b) Garden (Granny) Suites (refer to section 5.4);
c) Trailer manufacturing;
d) Mobile Homes compliant with CSA Z240, subject to a building inspection;
e) Prefabricated building component assembly;
f)
Warehouse and supply depots;
g) Construction yards;
h) Institutional use;
i)
Recreational use;
j)
General Commercial Type 1;
k) Craft workshop;
l)
Bed and Breakfast homes (refer to section 5.5);
m) Solid and Liquid Waste Disposal Facility (refer to section 5.8).
9.3 PROHIBITED USES
The following uses shall be strictly prohibited within the Hamlet District (HR):
a) All uses of land, buildings or processes that may be noxious or injurious, or constitute a
nuisance beyond the building which contains it by reason of the production or emission of
dust, smoke, refuse, matter, odour, gas, fumes, noise, vibration or other similar substances
or conditions.
b) The keeping of livestock
c) All uses of buildings and land except those specifically noted as permitted or discretionary.
d) The keeping of junked cars, abandoned vehicles and similar material.
H
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9.4 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND USES
9.4.2
A permitted accessory use/building shall be defined as any buildings, structures or a use which is
primarily accessory to the principal use of the site, but only if the principal permitted use or
discretionary use has been established.
9.4.3
Removed. Bylaw No. 02 - 19
9.4.4
All accessory buildings shall be set back a minimum of 7.0 meters from the front site line, 1.2
meters from the principal building, and 0.8 meters from the side site line unless the side site line
is an abutting street then the side yard shall be 3.6 meters.
9.4.5
All accessory buildings shall be located a minimum of 0.8 meters from the rear site line except
where an accessory building has a door or doors opening onto a lane then it shall not be located
less than 1.2 meters from the site line abutting the lane.
9.4.6
All activities related to artisan studios, crafts and workshops shall be conducted within an
enclosed building. No exterior storage of materials, goods, or waste products is permitted,
except within a waste disposal bin for collection.
9.5 SUBDIVISION AND SITE REGULATIONS
Public works shall have no minimum or maximum site requirements
Permitted and Discretionary Uses
Minimum site area
467 m² ( about 5000 ft²)
Minimum floor area
75 m² (about 800 ft²)
Minimum site frontage
15.0 meters (49 feet)
Height
9.0 meters (62 feet) and 5.0 meters (16 feet) for accessory
Maximum site coverage
50%
Minimum parking
spaces
2
Minimum front yard
9.5.2
Principal Building 6.0 meters (20 feet) and Accessory Buildings
6.0 meters (20 feet) Removed. Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Minimum rear yard
9.5.3
Principal Building 3.0 meters (10 feet) and Accessory Buildings
3.0 meters (10 feet) Removed. Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Minimum side yard
9.5.4
Principal Building and accessory Building 1.5 meters (5 feet)
unless on a corner site, the side yard shall be 6.0 meters (20
feet) Removed. Bylaw No. 02 - 19
9.5.5
Residential acreage sites shall have access to an existing all-weather road.
9.6 FENCE AND HEDGE HEIGHTS
9.6.2
No hedge, fence or other structure shall be erected past any property line.
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9.6.3
No hedge, fence, or other structure not otherwise permitted shall be erected in a required front
or rear yard, to a height of more than 1 meter (3 ft.) above grade level.
9.7 SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS OR SPECIAL PROVISIONS
9.7.2
Any parcel which does not conform to the minimum or maximum site area requirement shall be
deemed conforming with regard to site area, provided that a registered title for the site existed
at Information Services Corporation (Land Titles Office) prior to the coming into force of this
Bylaw.
9.7.3
Redevelopment shall meet requisite standards provided by the District Health Region for onsite
wastewater disposal systems. Potable water provisioning shall be the responsibility of the
proponent.
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RESORT RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (RR)
The purpose of the Resort Residential District (RR) is to facilitate residential and recreational
development around Meeting Lake and other areas within the Rural Municipality.
10.1
PERMITTED USES
In any Resort Residential District (RR), no person shall use any land, building or structure or erect any
building or structure except in accordance with the following provisions:
a) One single detached dwelling, RTM, or modular home following the placement thereof on a
permanent foundation.
b) Uses, buildings and structures accessory to the foregoing permitted uses and located on the
same site with the main use
c) Open space passive recreation activities
d) Public utilities, buildings, structures, warehouses and storage yards.
10.2
DISCRETIONARY USES
The following uses shall be considered by Council subject to the completion of the discretionary process
as outlined in Section 5 of the General Administration of this Bylaw. No person shall initiate any
permitted, discretionary or accessory use prior to obtaining a development permit from the
Development Officer.
a) Home Based Business or Occupation (refer to section 5.1);
b) Campgrounds (refer to section 5.3);
c) Bed and Breakfast (refer to section 5.5);
d) Commercial Recreation facilities (i.e. rinks and marinas);
e) Mobile Homes compliant with CSA Z240, subject to a building inspection;
f) Public sports fields and parks;
g) Community halls, museums and libraries;
h) Public or non-profit recreational facilities;
i)
Personal care homes (refer to section 5.2);
j)
Multi-unit residential dwellings;
k) Wind Turbines (refer to section 5.9);
l)
Commercial operations or activities;
m) Animal Kennels (refer to section 5.7);
n) Solid and Liquid Waste Disposal Facility (refer to section 5.8).
10.3
PROHIBITED USES
The following uses shall be strictly prohibited within the Resort Residential District (RR):
a) All uses of land, buildings or processes that may be noxious or injurious, or constitute a
nuisance beyond the building which contains it by reason of the production or emission of
dust, smoke, refuse, matter, odour, gas, fumes, noise;
b) Off-Road vehicles are restricted to established paths and trails on public lands;
c) The keeping of livestock;
d) All uses of buildings and land except those specifically noted as permitted or discretionary;
e) The keeping of junked cars, abandoned vehicles and similar material.
RR
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10.4
ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND USES
10.4.2 A permitted accessory use/building shall be defined as any buildings, structures or a use which is
customarily accessory to the principal use of the site, but only if the principal permitted use or
discretionary use has been established.
10.4.3 All accessory uses, buildings or structures require the submission of an application for a
development permit prior to commencing the use or construction unless it is identified as
exempt from this process in Section 3 of the General Administration of this Bylaw.
10.4.4 Removed. Bylaw No. 02 - 19
10.4.5 Removed. Bylaw No. 02 - 19
10.4.6 All accessory buildings shall be located a minimum of 1.5 meters from the rear site line except
where a public or environmental reserve exists adjacent to the rear yard, no set back will be
required.
10.4.7 The maximum height for a 2-storey boathouse or 2-storey accessory building is 6.71 meters (22
feet) measured from the lowest point of the perimeter of the building to the ridge of the roof.
10.4.8 All activities related to artisan studios, crafts and workshops shall be conducted within an
enclosed building. No exterior storage of materials, goods, or waste products is permitted,
except within a waste disposal bin for collection.
10.4.9 All shelterbelts, tree and shrub plantings, portable structures, machinery and earth or gravel
piles shall comply with the same setback requirement as for buildings.
10.5
SUBDIVISION AND SITE REGULATIONS
Public works shall have no minimum or maximum site requirements
Permitted and Discretionary Uses
Minimum site area
467 m² ( about 5000 ft²)
Minimum floor area
75 m² (about 800 ft²)
Minimum site frontage
15.0 meters (49 feet)
Height
9.0 meters (29.5 feet) and 5.0 meters (16 feet) for accessory
Maximum site coverage
60%
Minimum front yard
Principal Building 6.0 meters (20 feet) and Accessory Building 6.0 meters
(20 feet) Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Minimum rear yard
Principal Building 3.0 meters (10 feet) and Accessory Building 3.0 meters
(10 feet) Bylaw No. 02 - 19
Minimum side yard
Principal Building and Accessory Building 1.5 meters (5 feet) unless on a
corner site, the side yard shall be 6.0 meters Bylaw No. 02 - 19
10.5.2 Institutional and Recreational: Minimum: 0.8 hectares (2 acres).
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10.5.3 In the case of a parcel that existed prior to the adoption of this Bylaw there shall be no minimum
site area.
10.5.4 All developments shall have driveways placed in the front yard. A detailed site plan will be
required upon approval.
10.6
FENCE AND HEDGE HEIGHTS
10.6.2 No hedge, fence or other structure shall be erected past any property line.
10.6.3 No hedge, fence, or other structure not otherwise permitted shall be erected in a required front
or rear yard, to a height of more than 1 meter (3 ft.) above grade level.
10.6.4 No hedge, fence, screen, wall or similar structure, excepting permitted accessory buildings, shall
be erected to a height of more than 2 meters (6 ft.).
10.7
OFF-SEASON STORAGE
10.7.2 The storage of one fishing shack or trailer shall be in a proper manner so as not to create a
nuisance or view obstruction to adjacent property owners.
10.7.3 Empty lots are restricted from the temporary storing of seasonal buildings or recreational
equipment or vehicles.
10.8
OUTSIDE STORAGE
10.8.2 No outdoor storage shall be permitted in the required front yard of any residential site.
10.8.3 No yard shall be used for the storage or collection of hazardous material.
10.8.4 Council may apply special standards as a condition or for a discretionary use approval regarding
the location of areas used for storage for that use.
10.8.5 No wrecked, partially dismantled or inoperable vehicle or machinery shall be stored or displayed
in any required yard.
10.8.6 Council may require special standards for the location setback or screening of any area devoted
to the outdoor storage of vehicles in operating equipment and machinery normally used for the
maintenance of the residential property, vehicles or vehicular parts.
10.8.7 Provision shall be made for the owner of the property to temporarily display a maximum of
either one (1) vehicle or recreational vehicle in operating condition that is for sale at any given
point in time.
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COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (C/I)
The purpose of the Commercial/Industrial District (C/I) is to facilitate a diverse range of commercial and
industrial activities located primarily along municipal roadways, and provincial highways.
11.1
PERMITTED USES
In any Commercial/Industrial District (C/I), no person shall use any land, building or structure or erect any
building or structure except in accordance with the following provisions:
a) Accessory Building/Uses;
b) Removed. Bylaw No. 02 - 19;
c) Removed. Bylaw No. 02 - 19;
d) Sale, rental, leasing and repair of agricultural implements and industrial equipment;
e) Agricultural Commercial;
f) Offices and Professional Office Buildings;
g) Research Laboratories;
h) Telecommunication Facilities;
i)
Service Stations, Car Wash or Gas Bar;
j)
Commercial Cardlock;
k) Hotels or Motels;
l)
Veterinary Clinics;
m) Trucking Firm Establishment;
n) Bulk Fuel sales and Storage;
o) Contractor's Yard;
p) Sale, rental, leasing and associated servicing of automobiles, trucks, motorcycles and
recreational Small Scale Repair Services;
q) Recycling and collection depot;
r) Public utilities, buildings, structures, warehouses and storage yards.
11.2
DISCRETIONARY USES
The following uses shall be considered by Council subject to the completion of the discretionary process
as outlined in Section 5 of the General Administration of this Bylaw. No person shall initiate any
permitted, discretionary or accessory use prior to obtaining a development permit from the
Development Officer.
a) Agricultural Industrial;
b) Removed. Bylaw No. 02 - 19;
c) Removed. Bylaw No. 02 - 19;
d) Institutional Uses;
e) Dwelling Unit;
f) Solid and Liquid Waste Disposal Facility (refer to section 5.8).
11.3
PROHIBITED USES
The following uses shall be strictly prohibited within a Commercial/Industrial District (C/I):
C/I
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a) All uses of land, buildings or processes that may be noxious or injurious, or constitute a
nuisance beyond the building which contains it by reason of the production or emission of
dust, smoke, refuse, matter, odour, gas, fumes, noise, vibration or other similar substances
or conditions.
b) All uses of buildings and land except those specifically noted as permitted or discretionary.
11.4
ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND USES
11.4.2 A permitted accessory use/building shall be defined as any buildings, structures or a use which is
customarily accessory to the principal use of the site, but only if the principal permitted use or
discretionary use has been established.
11.4.3 All accessory uses, buildings or structures require the submission of an application for a
development permit prior to commencing the use or construction unless it is identified as
exempt from this process in Section 3 of the General Administration of this Bylaw.
11.4.4 Setbacks and general performance standards for accessory buildings shall meet the same
requirements as the principal use or building.
11.5
SUBDIVISION AND SITE REGULATIONS
Public works shall have no minimum or maximum site requirements
Permitted and Discretionary Uses
Minimum site area
Service Stations: 900m2 (9.688 ft2)
Motels: 1,337 m2 (18,000 ft2)
All Other Uses: 1,115 m2 (12,000 ft2)
Minimum site frontage 25 meters (82 feet)
Maximum Height
17 meters (56 feet)
Minimum front yard
All buildings shall be set back a minimum of 45 meters from the centre line
of any developed road, municipal road allowance or provincial highway
and/or a minimum of 90 meters from the intersection of the centre lines of
any municipal roads or provincial highway
Minimum rear yard
15 meters (49 feet) or 25% of the depth of the site whichever is the lesser
Minimum side yard
15 meters except where a side yard abuts a municipal road allowance or a
provincial highway, the front yard requirements shall apply
Minimum setback for
trees, shelterbelts and
other
All shelterbelts, tree plantings, portable structures, machinery and the
storage of aggregate materials shall comply with the same setback
requirement as for buildings.
11.6
SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS OR SPECIAL PROVISIONS
11.6.2 Any parcel which does not conform to the minimum or maximum site area requirement shall be
deemed conforming with regard to site area, provided that a registered title for the site existed
at Information Services Corporation (Land Titles Office) prior to the coming into force of this
Bylaw.
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11.6.3 A site to be created by subdivision shall not be permitted unless the proposed parcels and the
remainder of the parcel being subdivided abuts, or has frontage on a developed road, including
any road to be developed under a signed servicing agreement.
11.6.4 Notwithstanding any other requirements contained in this Bylaw, Service Stations shall locate
underground storage tanks in accordance with The Fire Protection Act.
11.6.5 The Development Officer may allow a building to be occupied by a combination of one or more
of the permitted or discretionary uses listed within this District; however each use shall obtain a
separate development permit.
11.6.6 Where the use of the building or site involves the receipt, distribution or dispatch by vehicles of
materials, goods or merchandise, adequate dedicated and clearly defined space for such
vehicles to stand for unloading or loading shall be provided on site.
11.6.7 All areas to be used for vehicular traffic shall be designed and constructed to the satisfaction of
Council.
11.7
LANDSCAPING
11.7.2 In addition the requirements contained within Section 4.12 of the General Regulations, the
following additional conditions shall be met for developments within a Commercial/Industrial
District (C/I):
a) Prior to issuing a development permit for an undeveloped lot in this district, the applicant
shall be required to supply a landscape plan which is satisfactory to Council, and wherever
possible, existing trees should remain.
b) Where a site abuts any country residential district without an intervening road, there shall
be a strip of land adjacent to the abutting site line of not less than 3.0 meters (10 feet) in
depth throughout, which shall not be used for any purpose except landscaping.
11.8
OUTDOOR STORAGE
11.8.2 Outdoor storage is permitted in side and rear yards.
11.8.3 The storage and display of goods shall be permitted in a front yard where it is deemed essential
to facilitate a permitted or approved discretionary use.
11.8.4 All outdoor storage must be screened from view from adjacent roadways and public lands by a
solid fence, landscape materials, berm, vegetative plantings or any combination of the above at
least 2.0meters in height.
11.8.5 Commercial vehicles and equipment associated with a permitted use may be stored on-site
provided the area used for storage of these vehicles does not exceed the area of the building
used by the business to carry out its operations. No vehicles, materials or equipment shall be in
a state of disrepair.
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HERITAGE RESOURCE OVERLAY (HR)
The Intent of this Overlay Area is to ensure the protection of significant heritage resources located on
land proposed for development. The following regulations are intended to apply supplementary
standards for development in areas designated as having significant heritage resources potential.
12.1
DEFINING THE BOUNDARY
Archaeological, historic features and paleontological sensitive lands within the Rural Municipality
include:
a) Lands located within the same quarter-section as, or within 500 meters (1640 feet) of, a Site
of a Special Nature as defined in The Heritage Property Act.
b) Lands within 500 meters of other previously recorded sites, unless they can be shown to be
of low heritage significance.
12.2
SITE REGULATIONS IN THE HERITAGE RESOURCE OVERLAY AREA
12.2.2 The Municipality will require the developer to search and identify any known heritage sites
within 500 meters of any recorded heritage sensitive lands and to comply with all Province of
Saskatchewan legislation.
12.2.3 Any substantive development that lies within these sensitive lands shall be referred to the
provincial Heritage Unit for a heritage review.
12.2.4 Should a Heritage Resource Impact Assessment be required, it is the responsibility of the
developer to have it carried out by a qualified professional under an approved investigation
permit. The study should establish:
a) The presence of heritage sites within the project areas;
b) Suitable mitigation measures that could be implemented;
c) The content, structure, and importance of those heritage sites; and
d) The need for a scope of any mitigative follow-up.
12.2.5 If such an assessment is not done or having been done, Council may defer the issuance of a
development permit until such time as all mitigation requirements have been met.
12.3 HERITAGE RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
12.3.1 Heritage resource development shall be a discretionary use in all zones.
12.3.2 Heritage resource development shall be exempted from site and frontage area requirements.
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FLOOD HAZARD OVERLAY (FH)
The intent of this Overlay Area is to restrict development in areas that are considered hazardous for
development in order to minimize property damage due to flooding. The following regulations are
intended to apply supplementary standards for development in areas designated as flood hazard zones.
13.1
DEFINING THE BOUNDARY
For all proposed development in this cautionary area, the developer shall be required to contact
Saskatchewan Water Security Agency to determine the 1:500 year return frequency flood event and
necessary freeboard.
13.2
SITE REGULATIONS IN THE FLOOD HAZARD LAND AREAS
13.2.2 Development of new buildings and additions to buildings in the flood way of the 1:500 year
flood elevation of any watercourse or water body shall be prohibited.
13.2.3 If the development of new buildings or additions is approved in the flood fringe, flood-proofing
to an elevation of 0.5 meters above the 1:500 year flood event will be required.
13.2.4 Placement of off-site fill in the flood fringe should be limited to that required for flood-proofing
or flood risk management, in order to minimize displacement.
13.2.5 "Hazardous Substances and Waste Dangerous Goods" are prohibited, as defined by the
Hazardous Substances and Waste Dangerous Goods Control Regulations of the Environmental
Management and Protection Act of Saskatchewan.
13.3
FLOOD PROOFING REGULATIONS
13.3.2 A development permit shall not be issued for any land use, erection, alteration or use of any
building or structure within the Flood Hazard Overlay area unless the site/development meets
approved flood proofing measures to an elevation of 0.5 meters above the 1:500 year flood
event.
13.3.3 Existing structures within the flood way are considered to be legally non-confirming buildings
under the Planning and Development Act, 2007.
13.3.4 For the purpose of this Bylaw, appropriate flood proofing measure shall mean:
a) That all buildings shall be designed to prevent structural damage by flood waters;
b) The first floor of all buildings shall be constructed above the designated flood design
elevation; and,
c) All electrical and mechanical equipment within a building shall be located above the
designated flood design elevation.
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