Housekeeping Updates to the Comprehensive Zoning By-law

HOUSEKEEPING AMENDMENTS TO THE
TOWNSHIP'S COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW

In January of 2024, the Township of Whitewater Region passed a new Comprehensive Zoning By-law and corresponding Zoning Map. The Zoning By-law regulates how land may be used, where buildings and structures can be located on a property, new lot sizes, the height of buildings, and parking requirements.

The Township is now proposing to make a few housekeeping changes to capture some items that were missed during the update to the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law.

• Add the location of all Inactive Waste Disposal Sites to the Zoning Schedules
• Add a site-specific zone for the Algonquin Trail and CN Rail Line. This zone will permit an active recreational trail, defined as “land that provides access for snowmobiling and other offroad vehicle use, hiking, biking, walking, cross-country skiing and any other outdoor recreation that requires the use of trails.”
• Amend an existing exception Zone, Tourism Commercial – Exception Seven (TC-E7) to allow a single detached dwelling to the list of permitted uses and require that a Site Plan Control Agreement is in place prior to future development on the property.
• Add a subsection to the Maximum Lot Coverage in the Agriculture zone. On an undersized agricultural lot used for residential purposes, the maximum lot coverage (how much of the land can be covered with buildings or structures) is proposed to be 20%. For lots with an agricultural and/or other permitted use, the maximum lot coverage is 2%.
• Correct minor spelling and grammatical errors.

The Township will be hosting a public meeting regarding these proposed changes on Wednesday, September 18th, 2024 at 4:45PM during our regular scheduled Council meeting.

If you would like to see a copy of the draft changes please contact Rebecca Gill, Community Development Coordinator, at rgill@whitewaterregion.ca or 613-646-2282 ext. 129.