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CHESTER VILLAGE AREA
REVISED LAND USE BY-LAW
Effective 28 January 2004
This CONSOLIDATED EDITION is prepared for convenience only. For complete reference, please consult the
original documents. This CONSOLIDATED EDITION has the following history:
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1) Effective 28 January 2004 From the documents approved by Council on 1 December 2003,
reviewed by Services Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations, and
advertised on 28 January 2004.
2) Amended 7 April 2004 To replace Part 15 on Signs and definition 16.80 SIGNS.
3) Amended 27 June 2006 At Schedule “A” the Zoning Map to include all of the lot behind 30
Maplewood Drive in the HC Zone.
4) Amended 4 July 2006 At Section 5.3.3, Table “B” to increase island lot areas and frontage
requirements
5) Amended 30 Jan. 2007 At Part 11 to reduce wharf width to 12 feet and require review by
Federal and Provincial agencies.
6) Amended 18 April 2007 At Schedule A1 and Schedule A2 to change the zoning of 157 Duke
Street to Institutional.
7) Amended 6 June 2007 Various Housekeeping amendments.
8) Amended 3 July 2007 Section 4.4.6, 11.4, 4.4.18 to protect estuaries and historic structures.
9) Amended 15 April 2008 At Schedule A1 and Schedule A2 to change the zoning of 157 Duke
Street to Residential.
10) Amended 10 June 2008 At Section 5.4 to further restrict development in the Waterfront
Residential Zone.
11) Amended 20 October 2009 At Section 9.2 to require all Commercial, Industrial and Institutional
developments in the Rural Zone to use the Site Plan Process.
12) Amended 14 June 2011 At Section 6.3.9 to require site plans for expansion as well as new
commercial buildings over 3200 sq. ft. At schedules A1 and A2 to
change #205 Duke Street from LR to HC zone.
13) Amended 11 April 2012 At Sub-Section 2.20, Sub-Section 4.5.14 and Section 5.4 to allow use of
variance in the WR Zone and to increase the distance for notification.
14) Amended 25 April 2012 Delete Section 4.4.17 and amend Section 4.5.12 on
Telecommunications Towers.
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15) Amended 23 May 2012 Multiple amendments to put Highway 3 Streetscape Study into effect.
16) Amended 21 November 2012 At Section 4.4.4 to remove truck boxes
Amendments to the Protected Watershed Zone at Section 4.5.2.
At Section 12.2.5 to amend Special Requirement for Accessory
Structures and Storage Buildings
17) Amended 25 April 2013 At Section 6.3.1 (a) amend “with exception of Parking Lots.”
At Section 8.2.1 amend by deleting “health care offices” from list of
permitted development and adding “medical clinics”.
At Schedule D-1 amend by deleting Guideline 8.
18) Amended 30 January 2014 Housekeeping Amendments re: 14 Union Street; 52, 54 Duke St and
37 Water St.; Public Building permitted use; and Subdivision of semi-
detached dwellings.
18) Amended 27 April 2016 At Section 4.4.19 to acknowledge Federal jurisdiction over use of land
for radiocommunications facilities and state process for review.
19) Amended 31 August 2016 Section 6.3.8B is added to allow cupolas on institutional buildings to so
that the height of the cupola shall not exceed more than 4.6m (15 ft.)
from the top of the roof.
Section 16.14a is added to the definitions to define Cupola
20) Amended 04 April 2017 Sections 4.4.4, 4.4.4A and 6.3.5, 6.3.5A amended/added to allow
shipping containers for non-residential uses, within portions of the
Highway Commercial Zone.
Section 16.79A added to the definitions to define Shipping Container
21) Amended 20 April 2017 Section 4.4.20 added to enforce architectural controls for mobile homes
from development permit instead of site plan approval.
22) Amended 20 April 2017 Section 9.2.2 and Section 9.2.6 amended/added in order to allow
kennels as a permitted use in Rural Zone.
Section 16.39a is added to the definitions to define Kennel
23) Amended 10 May 2017 Section 4.6.2 amended and Section 4.10A added to exempt signs, small
additions, small accessory structures and changes of use from the site
design guidelines and site plan approval process for the Highway 3 Site
Plan Area and to rearrange the side design guideline schedules.
24) Amended 17 May 2017 Housekeeping amendment to change Highway 3 Site Plan Approval
Area with Highway 3 Development Area and Architectural Control
Areas to Design Control Areas.
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25) Amended 07 Dec 2017 Impose a size limit to shipping containers and prohibit the use of
refrigerated shipping containers
26) Amended 07 Feb 2018 Amendment to map Map A-3 Map Amendment, removing Rural
Commercial Overlay from properties within the Chester Village
Boundary.
27) Amended 11 April 2018 Amendment to change the regulations and requirements for portable
signs within the Chester Village Boundary.
28) Amended 27 June 2018 Amendments to clarify and add regulations to allow off-site parking
within the Central Commercial Zone.
29) Amended 09 January 2020 Amendments to reduce the Chester Village Planning Boundary to align
with the Chester Village Municipal Boundary
30) Amended 05 August 2021 Amendments to reduce Minimum Lot Size in Rural Zone, to be replaced
with minimum lot size required by Nova Scotia Environment for
installation of an approved on-site septic system
31) Amended 02 September 2021 Amendment to permit and regulate a new category of signs “drive-
through menu board”, which may include the use internal of internal
illumination and digital technology
32) Amended 02 February 2022 Amendment to permit residential structures containing 5-10 dwelling
units by Development Agreement in the Central Commercial Zone
33) Amended 11 May 2022 Amendments to permit Illuminated Signs in the Highway Commercial
Zone.
34) Amended 27 July 2023 Revise wording to address the adoption of revised maps; and added
language explaining that certain By-laws are exempt from LUB
provisions, including but not limited to: Mobile Vending & Outdoor
Dining;
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CONTENTS
PART 1 TITLE, PURPOSE AND SCOPE .................................................................................................................... 7
PART 2 ADMINISTRATION ....................................................................................................................................... 8
PART 3 INTERPRETATION OF ZONES, MAPS, SYMBOLS AND WORDS ....................................................... 12
PART 4 GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR ALL ZONES ............................................................................................. 14
4.1 APPLICATION ............................................................................................................................... 14
4.2 PARKING AND LOADING ........................................................................................................... 14
4.3 SIGNS ............................................................................................................................................. 14
4.4 RESTRICTIONS AND PROHIBITIONS ....................................................................................... 15
4.5 WAIVERS AND EXEMPTIONS ................................................................................................... 18
4.6 ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL .................................................................................................... 23
4.7 MULTI-UNIT DWELLING SITE PLANS ..................................................................................... 25
4.8 MOBILE HOME SITE PLANS ...................................................................................................... 26
4.9 COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SITE PLANS ..................................... 27
4.10 HIGHWAY 3 DEVELOPMENT AREA ........................................................................................ 29
4.10A HIGHWAY 3 DEVELOPMENT AREA EXEMPTIONS .............................................................. 30
4.11 HIGHWAY 3 ARCHITECTURAL CONTROLS ........................................................................... 30
PART 5 RESIDENTIAL ZONES ................................................................................................................................ 31
5.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL ZONES...................................................... 31
5.2 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (LR) ZONE ............................................................................... 32
5.3 ESTATE RESIDENTIAL (ER) ZONE ........................................................................................... 34
5.4 WATERFRONT RESIDENTIAL (WR) ZONE ............................................................................. 36
5.5 SINGLE UNIT RESIDENTIAL (SR) ZONE.................................................................................. 38
5.6 CENTRAL VILLAGE RESIDENTIAL (CVR) ZONE .................................................................. 40
5.7 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (MR) ZONE ...................................................................... 42
PART 6 COMMERCIAL ZONES ............................................................................................................................... 44
6.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL ZONES .................................................... 44
6.2 CENTRAL COMMERCIAL (C) ZONE ......................................................................................... 45
6.3 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL (HC) ZONE ..................................................................................... 48
6.4 SPECIAL COMMERCIAL "A" (SCA) ZONE ............................................................................... 52
6.5 SPECIAL COMMERCIAL "B" (SCB) ZONE ............................................................................... 53
PART 7 INDUSTRIAL ZONES .................................................................................................................................. 54
7.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL ZONES........................................................ 54
7.2 MARINE INDUSTRIAL (MI) ZONE ............................................................................................ 55
PART 8 INSTITUTIONAL ZONES ........................................................................................................................... 56
8.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTITUTIONAL ZONES ................................................. 56
8.2 INSTITUTIONAL (I) ZONE .......................................................................................................... 57
8.3 RESTRICTED INSTITUTIONAL (RI) ZONE ............................................................................... 59
PART 9 RURAL ZONES ............................................................................................................................................ 60
9.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RURAL ZONES .................................................................. 60
9.2 RURAL (RU) ZONE ....................................................................................................................... 61
9.3 DELETED ....................................................................................................................................... 64
PART 10 PARK (P) ZONES ....................................................................................................................................... 65
10.1 PERMITTED DEVELOPMENTS .................................................................................................. 65
PART 11 WATER ACCESS (WA) ZONES ............................................................................................................... 66
11.1 PERMITTED DEVELOPMENTS .................................................................................................. 66
11.2 WA ZONE STANDARDS .............................................................................................................. 66
11.3 ABUTTING ZONE REQUIREMENT ............................................................................................ 66
11.4 SPECIAL REQUIREMENT - OTHER PERMISSIONS ................................................................ 66
11.5 WATERCOURSE PROTECTION.................................................................................................. 66
PART 12 DELETED ................................................................................................................................................... 67
12.1 DELETED ....................................................................................................................................... 67
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12.2 DELETED ....................................................................................................................................... 67
PART 13 DELETED .................................................................................................................................................... 67
13.1 DELETED ....................................................................................................................................... 67
13.2 DELETED ....................................................................................................................................... 67
PART 14 REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING AND LOADING AREAS ................................................................. 67
14.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING AND LOADING AREAS ................................. 67
14.2 STANDARDS FOR PARKING AREAS ........................................................................................ 68
14.3 STANDARDS FOR LOADING AREAS ....................................................................................... 70
PART 15 SIGNS .......................................................................................................................................................... 71
15.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SIGNS .................................................................................. 71
15.2 SIZE AND LOCATION OF SIGNS ............................................................................................... 74
PART 16 DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................................................. 80
PART 17 SCHEDULES .................................................................................................................................. 90
SCHEDULE "A(1)" ZONING MAP - 1:10,000 SCALE .............................................................................. 90
SCHEDULE "A(2)" ZONING MAP - 1:5,000 SCALE ................................................................................ 90
SCHEDULE "B" - LIST OF EXISTING ROADS ........................................................................................ 90
SCHEDULE "C" - LIST OF PRIOR EXISTING USES ............................................................................... 91
SCHEDULE D - SITE DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR BASIC DESIGN ...................................................... 93
D - 1 Site Standards .................................................................................................................................. 93
D - 2 Landscape ...................................................................................................................................... 100
SCHEDULE E - SITE DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR LARGE FORMAT DEVELOPMENT .................. 104
E - 1 Site Development ........................................................................................................................... 104
E-2 Pedestrian Amenities ....................................................................................................................... 107
SCHEDULE F – SITE DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR LIGHTING ............................................................ 110
F -1 Lighting ........................................................................................................................................... 110
A. .................................................................................................................... Guidelines for Surface
Parking ................................................................................................................................................... 110
B. ................................................................................................................................ Guidelines for
Buildings ................................................................................................................................................. 111
SCHEDULE G - SITE DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR DRIVE-THROUGH SALES ................................. 112
G - 1 Drive-throughs................................................................................................................................ 112
SCHEDULE H - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR THE HIGHWAY 3 DEVELOPMENT
AREA ............................................................................................................................................ 115
H – 1 General Architectural .................................................................................................................... 115
H – 2 Large Format Architectural .......................................................................................................... 125
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PART 1 TITLE, PURPOSE AND SCOPE
1.1 This by-law shall be known and may be cited as the "Chester Village Area Land Use By-law" of the
Municipality of the District of Chester.
1.2 The purpose of this by-law is to carry out the purpose and intent of the Secondary Planning Strategy for the
Village of Chester and the adjacent area (hereafter referred to as the “Planning Strategy”), in accordance with
the provisions of the Nova Scotia Municipal Government Act (MGA), Chapter 18, Statutes of Nova Scotia
1998, as amended, by regulating the use of land and the location, size, spacing, character and use of buildings
and structures within the Chester Village Area.
1.3 This by-law shall apply to the area of land shown specifically on Schedule "A" consisting of the Village of
Chester and surrounding portions of Council Polling Districts Numbers 3 and 7.
1.4 This by-law does not exempt any person from complying with the requirements of other by-laws or regulations
in force within the Municipality of Chester or from obtaining any license, permission, permit, authority or
approval required thereunder.
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PART 2 ADMINISTRATION
2.1 DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
This by-law shall be administered by the Development Officer appointed by the Council of the Municipality
of the District of Chester and the Development Officer shall issue development permits under this By-law.
2.2 ACTING DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
In the absence or incapacity of the Development Officer, the acting Development Officer appointed by
Council shall act in the Development Officer's stead.
2.3 DEVELOPMENT PERMIT REQUIRED
The owner of a property shall not undertake, or cause or permit to be undertaken, any development thereon
unless a development permit has been issued therefore by the Development Officer and the permit is in force.
2.4 NO PERMIT REQUIRED
Notwithstanding section 2.3, no development permit is required in relation to a particular development when
such an exception is clearly stated elsewhere in this by-law.
2.5 APPLICATION REQUIRED
Every developer wishing to obtain a development permit shall submit an application for such development
permit to the Development Officer in the form prescribed from time to time by council.
2.6 CONTENTS OF APPLICATION
Every application for a development permit shall be accompanied by a plan drawn to an appropriate scale and
showing:
i) the true shape and dimension of the lot to be used or upon which it is proposed to construct or locate
any structure;
ii) the proposed location, height and dimensions of any structure in respect of which the permit is
applied for and the locational information shall include measurements of the lot frontage, front, side
and rear yards;
iii) the location of every structure already constructed, or partly constructed, on such lot and the location
of every building or structure existing upon abutting lots;
iv) the proposed location and dimensions of parking areas, parking spaces, loading spaces, driveway
accesses, curbs, landscaping and fencing;
v) the location of every brook, stream, lake, swamp, bog or other watercourse on or abutting the lot;
vi) other such information as may be necessary to determine whether or not the proposed development
conforms with the requirements of this by-law.
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2.7 SURVEY OF LANDS
Where the Development Officer is unable to determine whether the proposed development conforms to this
by-law and other by-laws and regulations in force which affect the proposed development, the Development
Officer may require that the plans submitted under Section 2.6 be based upon an actual survey by a Nova
Scotia Land Surveyor.
2.8 SIGNATURES
The application shall be signed by the owner of the lot, or by his agent, and shall set forth in detail the current
and proposed use of the lot and each building or structure, or part thereof, together with all information
necessary to determine whether or not the proposed development conforms with the requirements of this by-
law.
2.9 RIGHT OF ENTRY
The Development Officer may enter at all reasonable times into or upon any property within the area to which
this Land Use By-law applies for the purpose of any inspection necessary in connection with the
administration of the Land Use By-law.
2.10 ISSUANCE OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
No development permit shall be issued by the Development Officer unless the proposed development meets
the requirements of the Land Use By-law, the terms of a development agreement or an approved site plan as
provided for by the Municipal Government Act.
2.11 DEVIATIONS
No developer shall deviate, or allow deviations to be made, from the description of the proposed development
which is contained in the development permit, unless the developer has obtained a new development permit
or an amended development permit from the Development Officer.
2.12 LAPSE OF PERMITS
Every development permit issued under this Land Use By-law and every development permit issued under
any previous Land Use By-law shall automatically lapse, and become null and void, if the development to
which it relates has not commenced and eighteen months have passed since its issuance.
2.13 AMEND OR RE-ISSUE
When so requested by the developer, the Development Officer may make minor amendments to or may re-
issue a development permit which has not lapsed by making an appropriate notation thereon provided that the
amended or re-issued permit conforms with the Land Use By-law requirements in effect on the date of the
minor amendment or re-issuance.
2.14 REVOCATION OF PERMITS
The Development Officer may revoke any development permit issued under this Land Use By-law or any
previous Land Use By-law where:
i) the requirements of the permit are not met; or
ii) the issuance of the permit was based on incorrect information; or
iii) the permit was issued in error.
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2.15 DECISION IN WRITING
Any decision of the Development Officer to refuse issuance of a development permit shall be given by written
notice served by ordinary mail whereas any decisions to revoke a development permit shall be given by written
notice served by Registered Mail and the revocation shall become effective upon receipt of such notice.
2.16 VIOLATIONS
In the event of any alleged contravention of the provisions of this Land Use By-law, the Municipality of the
District of Chester may take action as outlined in Sections 505, 506 and 508 of the Municipal Government
Act, as amended from time to time.
2.17 EFFECTIVE DATE
This by-law shall take effect upon publication of a notice in the newspaper as required by the Municipal
Government Act whereupon any applicable previous Land Use By-law is automatically repealed.
2.18 NOTICE OF AMENDMENT OR AGREEMENT
Where the Council has given notice of its intention to adopt an amendment to Schedule "A", (Zoning Map)
which is not general in scope but which is in direct response to a specific development proposal, or has given
notice of its intention either to enter into a development agreement or to amend a development agreement, the
Council shall serve notice of the proposed amendment or development agreement upon assessed property
owners whose property lies within 30 metres (100 feet) of the property which is the subject of the proposed
amendment or development agreement. Such notice shall:
i) set forth a synopsis of the proposed amendment or development agreement;
ii) state the date, time, and place set for the public hearing on the amendment or development agreement;
iii) be served by ordinary mail; and
iv) be sent to the address or addresses maintained in the assessment list.
A notice containing the same information shall also be posted on the property which is the subject of the
proposed amendment or development agreement.
2.19 COST OF ADVERTISING, NOTICE & REGISTRATION
An applicant for an amendment to this by-law or for a development agreement or an amendment thereto shall
deposit with the Clerk of the Municipality of Chester an amount estimated by the Clerk to be sufficient to pay
the cost of advertising and notices required by the Municipal Government Act and, after the advertising has
been completed, the applicant shall pay to the Clerk any additional amount required to defray the cost of
advertising, notices and filing at the Registry of Deeds or, if there is a surplus, the Clerk shall refund it to the
applicant.
2.20 NOTICE OF VARIANCE OR SITE PLAN APPROVAL
Where a variance from the requirements of this by-law has been granted or refused, or a site plan approval
has been granted or refused, the Development Officer shall give notice to the persons entitled, and in the
manner prescribed by Sections 232-237 of the Municipal Government Act, such notice to be served by
ordinary mail. Specifically, the Development Officer shall serve notice of the variance or site plan approval
upon assessed property owners whose property lies within 60 metres (200 feet) of the property which is the
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subject of the proposed variance or site plan and such notice shall:
i) describe the variance or site plan approval;
ii) identify the property where the variance or site plan approval is granted;
iii) set out the right to appeal the variance or site plan approval to the Council.
iv) be sent to the address or addresses maintained in the assessment list.
A notice containing the same information shall also be posted on the property which is the subject of the
proposed variance or site plan approval
2.21 COST OF NOTICE OF VARIANCE OR SITE PLAN APPROVAL
The Municipality of Chester may recover from the applicant the cost of giving notices referred to in
Subsection 2.20.
2.22 APPLICATION FEES
An applicant for a development permit, a development agreement, an amendment to the Land Use By-law or
the Municipal Planning Strategy, a site plan, or a variance, shall pay the fees prescribed by Council from time
to time by policy.
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PART 3 INTERPRETATION OF ZONES, MAPS, SYMBOLS AND WORDS
3.1 ZONES
For the purpose of this by-law, the Chester Village Area is divided into the following zones, the boundaries
of which are shown on the attached Schedule "A". Such zones are also referred to by symbols as follows:
Low Density Residential
LR
Central Village Residential
CVR
Estate Residential
ER
Waterfront Residential
WR
Single Unit Residential
SR Medium Density Residential
MR
Central Commercial
C
Highway Commercial
HC
Special Commercial
SCA, SCB, SCC
Marine Industrial
MI
Rural
RU
Park and Recreation
P
Institutional
I
Restricted Institutional
RI
Water Access
WA
Conservation Area
CA
3.2 REFERENCES ARE INCLUSIVE
In this by-law, reference to a zone is deemed to include reference to the permitted uses, special requirements,
and regulations of that particular zone.
3.3 ZONING MAP
The attached Schedule "A" is titled "Zoning Map" and forms a part of this by-law.
3.4 INTERPRETATION OF ZONE BOUNDARIES
The boundaries of zones shall be as shown on Schedule "A" and shall be more precisely located as follows:
i) where a zone boundary is shown on or within the boundaries of a street or highway the boundary
shall be the centre line of such street or highway as shown;
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ii) where a zone boundary approximately follows property lines the boundary shall follow such property
lines;
iii) where a street, highway or watercourse is shown on Schedule "A", it shall unless otherwise indicated
be included in the zone of the adjoining property on either side thereof;
iv) Subject to clause (v) below, where an electrical transmission line right-of-way or watercourse is
included on the zoning maps and serves as a boundary between two or more different zones, a line
midway on such right-of-way or watercourse and extending in the general direction of the long axis
thereof shall be considered the boundary between zones unless specifically indicated otherwise;
v) where a zone boundary is indicated as following the shoreline of a lake, ocean or harbour the
boundary shall follow the Mean High Water line of the year 1981 as shown on Schedule "A"
including wharves and piers, regardless of whether subsequent alterations to the shoreline may have
changed the actual mean high water line;
vi) where none of these above provisions apply, and where appropriate, the zone boundary shall be
scaled from the attached Schedule "A".
vii) where maps shown in Schedule “A” are revised from time to time to reflect improved data or more
accurate information when property data is undated by the province.
3.5 INTERPRETATION OF CERTAIN WORDS
In this by-law, words used in the present tense include the future; words in the singular number include the
plural; words in the plural include the singular number; the word "used" includes "arranged", "designed or
intended to be used"; the word "shall" is mandatory and not permissive. All other words and phrases carry
their customary meaning except for those defined in Part 16 of this by-law, entitled "Definitions".
3.6 STANDARDS OF MEASUREMENT
The Metric System of Measurement is used throughout this by-law and in all cases represents the required
standard. Imperial measurements are approximate only, for convenience only, and are not to be regarded as
precise.
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PART 4 GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR ALL ZONES
4.1 APPLICATION
The provisions of Part 4 General Provisions for All Zones shall apply to all zones and prevail over all zone
requirements except where a zone requirement expressly waives a specific section or specific sections of Part
4.
4.2 PARKING AND LOADING
Parking and loading areas shall be provided in accordance with the applicable requirements of Part 14 of this
by-law.
4.3 SIGNS
All signs shall be subject to the applicable requirements of Part 15 of this by-law.
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4.4 RESTRICTIONS AND PROHIBITIONS
4.4.1 Permitted Uses - Prohibited Uses
For the purposes of this by-law, if a development is not listed as permitted in any zone or if it is not accessory
to a permitted development in a particular zone, it shall be deemed to be prohibited in that zone, subject to the
non-conforming use provisions of the Municipal Government Act.
4.4.2 Structure To Be Moved
No structure, residential or otherwise shall be moved within or into the area covered by this by-law without
obtaining a development permit from the Development Officer.
4.4.3 Habitation of Vehicles
No automobile, truck, bus, coach, street car, recreational vehicle, camper, or other motor vehicle or part
thereof, with or without wheels, and no shipping container shall be used for human habitation within the area
regulated by this by-law except for the temporary accommodation of private guests.
4.4.4 Storage Buildings
No automobile, truck, bus, coach, street car, recreational vehicle, camper, or other motor vehicle or part
thereof, with or without wheels, no mobile home as per definition 16.5.2, container, shall be used for the
storage or shelter of goods of any description.
4.4.4A DELETED
4.4.5 Canopies And Covered Ways
No canopy or covered way shall:
(a) project over a Public Highway beyond the curb line or edge of the traveled way; or
(b) project over a Public Highway below a height of 3 metres (10 feet) above grade.
4.4.6 Watercourse Protection
(a) No structure shall be built within 8 Metres (26 feet) of a watercourse identified on Map 8 of the
Planning Strategy including its estuary as defined by the location of the watercourse at extreme low
tide.
(b) Within 8 Metres (26 feet) of a watercourse identified on Map 8 of the Planning Strategy (including
its estuary as defined by the location of the watercourse at extreme low tide), no person shall alter
land levels in relation to a development.
(c) The Development Officer may grant a variance from the restrictions in subsections (a) and (b) above,
and for such purposes the intent of this section of the By-law, in accordance with the Planning
Strategy, is:
1. To prevent degradation of the water table recharge areas, which would interfere with their
functions of allowing water to enter into the ground, and providing for downstream flood
prevention.
2. To prevent the degradation of the natural habitat for plants and animals in and near the
watercourses.
3. To allow for the stabilizing of an existing structure.
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4. To allow the Development Officer to consult with the appropriate Provincial authority
having jurisdiction on the proposed development and any accompanying infilling.
5. To allow for the construction of wharves no more than 2.5 metres (8 feet) wide and 6 metres
(20') long.
4.4.7 Alteration of Land Levels
a) No person shall alter land levels with respect to a development by the filling in of land to a depth
greater than 0.3 metres (one foot) above the natural ground surface within the minimum yards
required in any given zone.
b) The Development Officer may grant a variance from the provisions of subsection (a) in accordance
with the Planning Strategy, provided that any application is accompanied by plans illustrating
existing site conditions and grades (prior to the proposed development)and by plans illustrating
proposed site conditions and grades (after the proposed development).
4.4.8 Farm Animals
(a) Except for a lot in the Rural Zone, any lot used for the rearing or keeping of a farm animal or farm
animals that constitutes one (1) or more farm animals units (see definition) shall have an area no less
than 3716 square metres (40,000 sq. ft.) for the first farm animal unit, and an additional 1858 square
metres (20,000 sq. ft.) for each additional farm animal unit.
(b) In all zones no person shall keep any farm animal or farm animals constituting one or more farm
animal units within 30 metres (100 feet) of a dug well or a watercourse.
4.4.9 Multiple Land Use
Where any lot is to be used for more than one purpose, all provisions of this by-law relating to each use shall
be satisfied. Where there is any conflict, as in the case of lot size or lot frontage, the more stringent standard
shall prevail.
4.4.10 Multiple Uses In A Building
Where any main building is to be used for more than one purpose and applicable zone requirements are in
conflict, the more restrictive zone requirements shall apply.
4.4.11 One Dwelling Per Minimum Size Lot
More than one dwelling may be built on a lot only where the lot has sufficient area and frontage to enable the
lot to be subdivided into two or more lots which meet all applicable zone requirements and where the
dwellings are located on the lot in such a way that new lots may be created around them which meet all
applicable area, setback, yard, and frontage or highway access requirements.
4.4.12 Vehicular Access Through Same Zone
Vehicular access to any commercial or industrial building or use, from a public street, shall be through the
same zone in which the building or use is located.
4.4.13 Existing Uses - Schedule "C"
Land uses and associated structures which were in existence on the effective date of this by-law, and which
would not otherwise be permitted in the zone in which they are located due to type of use or the size of the
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use shall be listed in Schedule "C" of this by-law. These land uses shall be included as existing land uses in
the list of uses permitted in the zone in which they are located, but are permitted to expand or change to
another use only in conformity with the zone in which they are located.
4.4.14 Residential Conversions
Where permitted in this by-law, conversion of existing buildings to dwellings containing one or more dwelling
units shall be subject to the following requirements:
i) each dwelling unit shall be self-contained and shall have separate cooking and sanitary facilities;
ii) one off-street parking space shall be provided for each dwelling unit.
iii) where such conversion involves an addition to an existing structure within the Highway 3
Development Area (shown on SPS Map 7), the provisions of Section 4.10 apply.
4.4.15 Illumination
Outdoor lighting fixtures shall use the lowest possible wattage consistent with safety, shall use fixtures which
eliminate glare and in particular shall not project any glare or direct illumination onto adjacent properties;
4.4.16 Wind Generators
No person shall erect or use any wind-driven electricity generator.
4.4.17 DELETED
4.4.18 Protection of Historic Public Structures
(a) The full length of the stone bridge on Victoria Street near the Walker Road is 60 metres (197 feet)
measured along the centreline of the roadway on the bridge, being 30 metres ( 98.4 feet) north of a
survey marker set on the east side of the bridge (Fogarty Surveys, N 4 933 982.658m, E 5 520
237.634m) and 30 metres (98.4 feet) south of that survey marker, and with reference to this entire
length.
(i) No structure shall be erected within 15 metres (50 feet) of centreline of the bridge;
and
(ii) Every Development Permit Application for a structure to be built within 100 feet
of the centreline of the bridge shall be accompanied by a certificate from an
engineer guaranteeing that the construction process will not damage the structural
integrity of the bridge.
4.4.19 Radiocommunications facilities
Nothing in the by-law shall prevent the use of land for the installation of radiocommunications facilities that
have been issued a license by the Federal Government following due process as prescribed in the Canadian
Radiocommunications Information and Notification Service (CRINS) Antenna System Siting Review and
Consultation Protocol, Reference Issue 3 [2014] as amended from time to time
4.4.20 Mobile Home Skirting
Where a mobile home or any addition thereto is to be supported by piers or posts, it shall be skirted around
its entire perimeter with materials which are coordinated with the design of the mobile home.
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4.5 WAIVERS AND EXEMPTIONS
4.5.1 Accessory Uses
No development permit shall be required for any use which is accessory to a permitted use.
4.5.2 Accessory Structures
Accessory structures shall be permitted in any zone but:
i) shall not contain kitchen facilities and shall not be used for human habitation; and
ii) shall not be built closer than 1.2 metres (4 feet) to any rear or side lot line except that:
a) common semi-detached garages may be centred on the mutual side lot line; and
b) accessory buildings with no windows or perforations on the side of the building which faces
the said lot line, may be located a minimum of 0.6 metres (2 feet) from the said lot line; and
c) with the consent of the property owner below the high water mark, fishing gear sheds, boat
houses and boat docks may be built across the lot line when the line corresponds to the
water's edge; and
d) special requirements apply to accessory structures in the Estate Residential zone (see
Subsection 5.3.6), the Waterfront Residential Zone (Subsection 5.4.4), the Water Access
Zone (Subsection 11.2).
iii) shall not be located or built within 1.5 metres (5 feet) of the main building, except that a fence or
wall may join an accessory structure with a main building;
iv) accessory structures in the Inner Architectural Control Areas are subject to the requirements of
Section 4.6
v) accessory structures in the Highway 3 Development Area are subject to the requirements of Section
4.10
4.5.2A In addition to the requirements of 4.5.2, outdoor wood furnaces shall be located a minimum of 45 metres (150
feet) from any lot line and 90 meters (300 feet) from dwellings on adjacent lots, shall not have a chimney
height lower than the eaves of the building which it serves, but in any case not lower than 5 meters (16 feet),
and shall be kept locked when unattended.
4.5.3 Minor Accessory Structures
No development permit shall be required for miscellaneous minor accessory structures such as, by way of
example but not to limit the generality of the foregoing: retaining walls; children's play structures; cold frames;
garden trellises; clothes line poles; pet houses; monuments; and interpretive displays.
4.5.4 Private Storage
Where there is no other main building on the lot, private storage buildings, including but not limited to private
garages, private boathouses, and fishing gear sheds, shall be permitted in any zone subject to the zone
standards for yards.
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4.5.5 Construction Accessories
Nothing in this by-law shall prevent the use of land or the use or erection of temporary structures incidental
to construction, such as but not limited to, a construction camp, tool shed, scaffold, sales office or rental office
incidental to construction and no development permit for such temporary uses or structures shall be required,
provided that a development permit for the main structure under construction has been issued. Such temporary
use shall be terminated no more than sixty (60) days after the completion of the construction of the main
structure.
4.5.6 Special Occasions
(a) Nothing in this by-law shall prevent the use of land or the erection of temporary buildings, structures
or signs for special occasions and holidays not to exceed two weeks in duration and no development
permit shall be required for such temporary uses, provided that such uses or structures remain in
place for no more than seven (7) days following the termination of the special occasion or holiday.
(b) Nothing in this by-law shall prevent the use of land, the use of structures or the erection of signs
during and for the purposes of municipal, provincial or federal election campaigns provided such
uses are terminated and such signs are removed within seven (7) days following the election.
4.5.7 Uses Permitted In All Zones
Public Streets, Public Utilities, Public parks, private parks, and cemeteries shall be permitted in any zone, and
structures within them shall be subject to the requirements of Section 8.2 and of Section 4.1.
4.5.8 Lots Lacking Minimum Area Or Frontage
Notwithstanding minimum lot area requirements and lot frontage requirements established elsewhere in this
by-law, a lot which does not satisfy these minimum requirements for lot area, lot frontage, or both; and either
was in existence on or before 16 April, 1987 (see MGA Sec. 291) or satisfies one or more of the following
requirements (i) to (v) may be used for a purpose permitted in the zone in which the lot is located, and a
structure may be erected on the lot, provided that all other applicable provisions of this by-law except for the
minimum lot area and frontage requirement, are satisfied:
i) The lot has been created after 16 April, 1987 by the consolidation of two or more lots, by the
expansion or increase in size of an existing lot, by subdivision under the variance provisions of the
Municipal Government Act or by an instrument to which the Municipal Government Act does not
apply; or
ii) The lot is located upon an island, in which case the required frontage shall be measured either along
the Ordinary High Water Mark or along a right-of-way at least 6 metres (20 feet) wide to the ocean;
or
iii) No part of the lot is located in the Protected Watershed Zone and the lot has access to a public street
by means of a right-of-way of no less than 20 metres (66 feet) in width in which case the required
frontage shall be measured along the boundary of the right-of-way; or
iv) No part of the lot is located in the Protected Watershed Zone and the lot has access to a public street
by means of a right-of-way listed both in Schedule "B" to the Subdivision By-law and Schedule "B"
to this Land Use By-law, in which case the required frontage shall be measured along the boundary
of the right-of-way; or
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v) No part of the lot is located in the Protected Watershed Zone and the lot has access to the public
street by means of a right-of-way at least 3.6 metres (12 feet) in width in accordance with Policy
5.2.2 of the Planning Strategy.
4.5.9 Conformity with Existing Setbacks
Notwithstanding setback requirements established elsewhere in this by-law, a building to be constructed
between existing buildings, may be built with a front yard equal to or greater than the average front yard of
any immediately adjacent buildings on either side, provided that the proposed building shall not encroach
upon any public street right-of-way, and further provided that the immediately adjacent buildings are within
30 metres (100 feet) of the building to be constructed. This provision does not apply within the Highway 3
Development Area shown on SPS Map 7.
4.5.10 Existing Structures
Where a structure which is not a sign has been erected on or before the effective date of this by-law, or
subsequently in accordance with a development permit, with less than the minimum front yard, flankage yard,
side yard, rear yard or any other open space required by this by-law, or on a lot having less than the minimum
area or frontage, the structure may be used as permitted in the zone in which the structure is situated; and ,
provided that the application for a development permit is supported by a location certificate or survey plan
showing the location of the structure in relation to the boundaries of the property, the structure may be:
i) enlarged, reconstructed, repaired, renovated, or replaced by a new structure, provided that the
structure shall not thereby be permitted to extend or increase any existing encroachment into the
minimum front, flankage, side or rear yard required in that zone except by the operation of Subsection
4.5.14.
ii) relocated, provided no encroachment into the minimum front, flankage side, or rear yard required in
that zone shall be permitted except by the operation of Subsection 4.5.14.
4.5.11 Restoration to a Safe Condition
Nothing in this by-law shall prevent the strengthening or restoring to a safe condition of any structure,
provided in the case of a non-conforming use the provisions of the Municipal Government Act shall prevail.
4.5.12 Height Regulations
The height regulations of this by-law shall not apply to spires on a church, public utility water tanks, flagpoles,
telecommunications towers or chimneys.
4.5.13 Small Scale Business Uses Permitted
In all zones, any lot used for residential purposes may be used for small scale business purposes provided that
all of the following requirements are satisfied:
i) the business shall be located in a dwelling unit on the same lot as the residential use or in an accessory
building on the same lot as the residential use;
ii) the owner of the business shall live in the main residence on the property;
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iii) subject to limitations on the uses permitted in particular zones as specified elsewhere in this by-law,
the business use shall fall within one of the following types of uses:
a) Offices
b) Boarding or Rooming Houses
c) Craft Workshops
d) Guest Houses
e) Personal Service Shops
f) Studios for the practice or instruction of fine arts or crafts
g) Repair Shops
h) Residential Day Care Centres
i) Taxicab Operations
iv) retail sales shall be limited to: the sale of products made, assembled, refinished, or repaired on the
premises; and the sale of any goods or materials used in any of the processes involved in the primary
business use; v) the business use shall occupy a total of no more than 37 sq. m. (400 sq. ft.) or 25
percent of the floor area of the dwelling, whichever is less, except for Guest Houses, where the
maximum size of the business shall be three (3) rental units, and except for boarding houses, where
the maximum number of boarders or roomers shall be three (3).
v) a minimum of two (2) off-street, customer parking spaces shall be provided on the lot, in addition to
the space required for the residence itself;
vi) there shall not be more than one (1) sign on the lot related to the business use. The sign shall be non-
illuminated, shall not exceed 0.5 sq. m. (5 sq. ft.) in area and shall not be a portable sign as specified
within this By-law.
vii) the use shall not emit noise, odour, dust, light, or radiation that would be a nuisance or is uncustomary
in a residential neighbourhood and, on the lot, there shall be no open storage or outdoor display of
materials or products related to the business use;
viii) no more than two (2) commercial vehicles including taxicabs related to the business use shall be kept
upon or operated from the lot on which the business is located;
ix) the use shall not include an animal shelter or animal hospital.
4.5.13A Yard Sales
Nothing in this by-law shall prevent retail sales events accessory to residential uses provided that:
(a) articles for sale shall include only the tangible personal property of the residents conducting the sale;
(b) there shall be no more than four such retail sales events on any property during each year;
(c) no such retail sales event shall last longer than four consecutive days; and
(d) retail sales shall be conducted only during daylight hours between sunrise and sunset.
4.5.14 Variance From Minimum Requirements
(a) In accordance with the Planning Strategy, the Development Officer may grant a variance from the
requirements of this by-law for the number of parking or loading spaces required the ground area and
height of a structure, the floor area occupied by a home-based business, and the height and area of a
sign.
(b) In accordance with the provisions of Section 235 of the MGA the Development Officer may grant a
variance from the requirements of this by-law for the percentage of land that may be built upon, size
or other requirements relating to yards, lot area, and lot frontage.
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(c) In considering these variances, the intent of the Land Use By-law is to carry out the policies expressed
in the Planning Strategy, and no variance shall be issued unless the development permit application
is supported by a location certificate or survey plan showing the location of the parking area, loading
area and structures in relation to the property boundaries.
4.5.15 Fences
Subject to special requirements in the Waterfront Residential (WR) Zone and the Central Village Residential
(CVR) Zone:
a) Fences 2 metres (6 feet) or less in height are minor accessory structures for which no development
permit is required;
b) Fences greater than 2 metres (6 feet) in height but less than 3 metres (10 feet) in height are accessory
structures subject to the requirements of Subsection 4.5.2;
a) Fences 3 metres (10 feet) or greater in height are structures subject to the applicable yard
requirements of the zone in which they are located.
4.5.16 Mobile Homes and Mini-homes
Mobile homes and mini-homes are not permitted within the Inner Residential Area shown on SPS Map 6,
Residential Areas.
4.5.17 Exemptions
By-Laws that are exempt from Land Use By-Law provisions included but not limited to: Outdoor Dining By-
Law #153, Trade and Licensing By-Law #11.
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4.6 ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL
4.6.1 Inner Architectural Control Area
(a) Appearance of Structures
Within the Inner Architectural Control Area designated on Planning Strategy Map 7, Design Control Areas:
(i) Steel arch buildings over 20 sq.m. (216 sq.ft.) in floor area are not permitted.
(ii) the public facades of structures over 20 sq. m. (216 sq. ft.) in floor area shall be chiefly clad in
materials with a horizontal orientation, such as shingles, clapboards or similar siding, brick or stone
so that vertical siding or roofing materials do not dominate.
(iii) any new building with a footprint (ground floor area) greater than 140 sq.m. (1500 sq.ft.) shall have
varied massing comprised of a main building form with added wings, ells, porches, etc., joined to
the main building form under varied roof lines. The composition of these features shall have the
effect of breaking up the overall visual mass of the building into smaller components, reducing
apparent bulk, adding visual interest, and creating an intimate scale.
(iv) In addition to all other requirements, alterations to a public facade of any existing structure of more
than 20 sq. metres (216 sq. ft.) in total floor area shall either be similar to the existing character of
the structure with respect to roof pitch, wall and roof cladding materials, and massing, or shall
conform with the requirements of Clauses (i to iii) above.
(v) Internally lit signs are not permitted.
(b) Accessory Structures
(i) Any new accessory structure shall not exceed 65% of the footprint (ground floor area) of the principal
structure on a lot; and
(ii) No accessory structure shall exceed 6 metres (19.68 feet) in height
(iii) Accessory structures shall satisfy the requirements of Subsection 4.6.1 (a) above.
(c) Two-unit Dwellings
Any two-unit dwelling shall:
i) meet the requirements of clause (a), regardless of its footprint area; and
ii) have the entrances to each dwelling unit located in separate masses so that the entrances appear to be
in different sections of the building.
(d) Mobile Homes and Mini-Homes
(i) Mobile Homes and Mini-homes are not permitted.
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4.6.2 Highway 3 Development Area
The appearance of new structures and alterations to existing structures within the Highway 3 Development
Area shown on SPS Map 7 is subject to the Site Design Guidelines as set out in schedules D to G of the
Land Use By-law.
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4.7 MULTI-UNIT DWELLING SITE PLANS Any form of residential development not otherwise permitted and containing no more than twelve (12)
dwelling units shall be permitted subject to the following, in addition to all other applicable requirements of
this by-law:
a) approval by the authority having jurisdiction for sewage disposal either by an on-site sewage disposal
system, or by connection to a municipal central sewer, or by connection to a sewage disposal system
satisfying the design and construction requirements of the Municipal Specifications adopted by
Council;
b) approval by the authority having jurisdiction for access to any public street, adequacy of sight
distances, driveway entrances, traffic safety, and any other traffic concerns, including pedestrian
safety;
c) approval by the Development Officer of a site plan, where the following matters are addressed:
i. new buildings and additions to existing buildings shall be located within the permissible
building envelope as far away as possible from existing development on adjacent lots.
ii. existing vegetation shall be retained and incorporated into the site landscaping except
where its removal is essential for construction of the development;
iii. landscaping consisting of a combination of trees, shrubs, plants or grass shall be provided,
or retained in the form of existing vegetation, in the front, side and rear yards, exclusive of
parking, driveways and pedestrian walkways, and a minimum of 25% of the total land area
shall be so landscaped;
iv. parking areas shall be designed with pedestrian walkways to facilitate safe access between
building(s) and vehicle parking and maneuvering areas;
v. driveways, parking areas, and any outside storage areas shall be surfaced with stable
materials to prevent dust from blowing onto adjacent properties.
vi. parking areas and any outside storage areas shall be screened from adjacent properties and
from the public street by a fence at least four feet high or an equivalent combination of
berms or landscaping;
vii. measures including lot grading shall be required to adequately dispose of storm and surface
water;
viii. the applicant shall enter into a written undertaking to carry out the terms of the site plan.
ix. Outdoor lighting fixtures shall use the lowest possible wattage consistent with safety, shall
use fixtures which eliminate glare and in particular shall not project any glare or direct
illumination onto adjacent properties;
x. fire vehicle access and on-site fire protection measures such as water supply;
xi. composting, recycling and waste disposal facilities;
xii. the development does not exceed a density of greater than 7.5 dwelling units per acre
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4.8 MOBILE HOME SITE PLANS
Mobile homes for residential use on individual lots are not permitted within the Chester Village Area except
within the Outer Residential Area shown on SPS map 6 and only where the zone requirements specifically
allow them subject to approval by the Development Officer of a site plan where the following matters are
addressed:
a) the mobile home shall not be situated on a lot which is adjacent to, behind, or directly across a
street from a lot on which another mobile home is situated or to be situated;
b) the lot on which the mobile home is to be situated shall meet or exceed the minimum lot size and
minimum yard requirements of the zone in which it is located;
c) the mobile home shall be located within the permissible building envelope as far away as possible
from existing development on adjacent lots;
d) DELETED
e) existing vegetation shall be retained and incorporated into the site landscaping except where its
removal is essential for placement of the mobile home;
f) the lot on which the mobile home is to be situated shall be landscaped with existing vegetation or
new plantings, as appropriate, in a manner which is compatible with surrounding properties;
g) the applicant shall enter into a written undertaking to carry out the terms of the site plan.
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4.9 COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SITE PLANS
Commercial, Industrial and Institutional developments may be permitted in the Rural Zone subject to the
following, in addition to all other applicable requirements of this by-law:
a) approval by the authority having jurisdiction for sewage disposal either by an on-site sewage disposal
system, or by connection to a municipal central sewer, or by connection to a sewage disposal system
satisfying the design and construction requirements of the Municipal Specifications adopted by
Council;
b) approval by the authority having jurisdiction for access to any public street, adequacy of sight
distances, driveway entrances, traffic safety, and any other traffic concerns, including pedestrian
safety.
c) approval by the Development Officer of a site plan, where the following matters are addressed:
i) subject to the physical characteristics of the site, the development shall achieve optimum
separation from adjacent properties which are not in Commercial or Industrial use, and
screening in the form of fences, vegetation, or berms as appropriate shall be constructed or
installed in order to minimize impact on the abutting uses;
ii) new buildings and additions to existing buildings shall be located in a manner that aids in
screening parking areas and outside storage areas from the street;
iii) existing vegetation shall be retained and incorporated into the site landscaping except
where its removal is essential for construction of the development;
iv) deciduous shade trees minimum six feet high at the time of planting shall be planted at
minimum 40 foot intervals along the front property line to reinforce the street edge and
visually screen the development from the street, except where existing vegetation is
retained for the same purpose;
v) parking areas shall be located at the side or rear of any new building and entrances to
parking areas from the highway shall be defined by curbs, fences or landscaping;
vi) the parking lot layout requirements of section 14.2.4 shall be fully satisfied;
vii) where possible, parking areas and access to parking areas from the street shall be
integrated with those on adjacent commercial properties to minimize the number of access
points from the highway and concentrate traffic into a few well defined entrances;
viii) parking areas shall be designed with pedestrian walkways to facilitate safe access between
building(s) and vehicle parking and manoeuvring areas;
ix) outside storage areas shall be screened from adjacent properties and from the public street
by a fence at least four feet high or an equivalent combination of berms or landscaping;
x) driveways, parking areas, and any outside storage areas shall be surfaced with stable
materials to prevent dust from blowing onto adjacent properties.
xi) measures including lot grading shall be required to adequately dispose of storm and
surface water;
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xii) the development shall not generate emissions such as noise, dust, radiation, odours,
liquids or light to the air, water or ground so as to create a nuisance or health hazard or so
as to diminish the development potential, value or quiet enjoyment of properties in the
vicinity.
xiii) the applicant shall enter into a written undertaking to carry out the terms of the site plan.
xiv) Outdoor lighting fixtures shall use the lowest possible wattage consistent with safety, shall
use fixtures which eliminate glare and in particular shall not project any glare or direct
illumination onto adjacent properties;
xv) fire vehicle access and on-site fire protection measures such as water supply.
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4.10 HIGHWAY 3 DEVELOPMENT AREA
In accordance with Secondary Planning Strategy Policy 4.3.7, within the Highway 3 Development Area
shown on SPS Map 7, those developments which are identified in the zone requirements are permitted
subject to the following, in addition to all other requirements of this by-law:
a) approval by the authority having jurisdiction for sewage disposal either by an on-site sewage disposal
system, or by connection to a municipal central sewer, or by connection to a sewage disposal system
satisfying the design and construction requirements of the Municipal Specifications adopted by Council;
b) approval by the authority having jurisdiction for access to the public street;
c) adequate on-site water supply for domestic consumption;
d) Adequate provision for storage of waste materials for recycling, composting and landfill collection;
e) a written undertaking by the applicant to carry out the terms of the site plan;
f) approval by the Development Officer of a site plan which conforms to the Design Guidelines set out in
Schedules D, E, F, and G.
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4.10A HIGHWAY 3 DEVELOPMENT AREA EXEMPTIONS
Notwithstanding section 4.10 the following are exempt from the requirements of the Highway 3 Site Design
Guidelines:
a) Signage;
b) Changes of Use, including changes of use with additions provided all additions combined total 100 m2 or less
in floor area;
c) Accessory Structures where all combined accessory structures on a lot add up to 100 m2 or less in floor area;
and
a. Where the combined floor area of all accessory structures exceeds 100 m2 the Highway 3
Development Area site design guidelines apply to all new accessory structures that create a combined
floor area in excess of 100m2;
d) Additions where all combined additions on a lot add up to 100 m2 or less in floor area; and
a. Where the combined floor area of all additions exceeds 100 m2 the Highway 3 Development Area
site design guidelines apply to all new additions that create a combined floor area in excess of 100m2;
and
b. Where an addition(s) of 100 m2 or less caused the structure to have a floor area greater than 1394
sq.m the Highway 3 Development Area site design guidelines in Schedules D to G of the Land Use
by-law apply.
4.11 HIGHWAY 3 ARCHITECTURAL CONTROLS
Within the Highway 3 Development Area, those developments that are identified as subject to section 4.10
shall be subject to the relevant architectural controls found in Schedule H.
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PART 5 RESIDENTIAL ZONES
5.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL ZONES
5.1.1 Application
The provisions of this part shall apply to the Low Density Residential (LR), Estate Residential (ER),
Waterfront Residential (WR), Single Unit Residential (SR) and Central Village residential (CVR) zones and
other zones as specified in this by-law.
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5.2 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (LR) ZONE
5.2.1 Permitted Developments
a) Developments Permitted subject to LR Zone Standards
i) Single Unit Dwellings
ii) Two Unit Dwellings
iii) Parks
iv) Existing Mobile Homes listed on Schedule "C"
v) Existing Multi-unit dwellings listed on Schedule "C".
vi) Existing contractors workshops listed in Schedule “C”.
vii) Group Homes
b) Developments Permitted Subject to Other Requirements of this by-law
i) Residential Conversions containing a maximum of four (4) dwelling units, subject to the
requirements of Subsection 4.4.14;
ii) Small Scale Business uses subject to the requirements of Subsection 4.5.13.
iii) Any form of residential development not otherwise permitted, containing no more than
twelve dwelling units, located in the “Outer Residential Area” identified on Planning
Strategy Map 6, Residential Areas and in accordance with the requirements of Section 4.7
unless within the Highway 3 Development Area shown on SPS Map 7, in which case the
requirements of Section 4.10 apply.
iv) Mobile homes located only in the "Outer Residential Area" identified on Planning Strategy
Map 6, Residential Areas and in accordance with the requirements of Section 4.8.
(v) Under Section 4.5.16, mobile homes and mini-homes are permitted only in the Outer
Residential Area.
5.2.2 LR Zone Standards
All structures shall conform with the following standards except that two dwelling units forming a two-unit
dwelling may be built to the common side or rear lot line.
Minimum Front Yard
3 m. (9.8 ft.)
Minimum Side Yard
1.5 m. (5 ft.)
Minimum Flankage Yard
3 m. (9.8 ft.)
Minimum Rear Yard
1.5 m. (5 ft.)
Maximum Height of Structures
10 m.( 33 ft.)
Minimum Distance between main
building on adjacent lots
3 m. (10 ft.)
Maximum Number of Dwelling
Units Per Structure, except where approved under section
5.2.1 (b) (iii).
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5.2.3 LR Zone Lot Sizes (for new lots)
Two Unit Dwellings
All Other Structures
Minimum lot area with central sewer
372 sq. m. (4,000 sq. ft.)
per dwelling unit
744 sq. m. (8,000 sq. ft.)
Minimum lot area for waterfront lots
with no central sewer
3716 sq. m. (40,000 sq. ft.)
or greater as required under
NS regulations respecting
on-site sewage disposal
3716 sq. m. (40,000 sq. ft.)
or greater as required under
NS regulations respecting
on-site sewage disposal
Minimum lot area for all other lots
with no central sewer
2700 sq. m. (29,062 sq. ft.)
or greater as required under
NS regulations respecting
on-site sewage disposal
2700 sq. m. (29,062 sq. ft.)
or greater as required under
NS regulations respecting
on-site sewage disposal
Minimum lot frontage
6 m. (20 ft.)
6 m. (20 ft.)
5.2.4 Special Circumstances
The provisions of Section 4.5 apply to lot areas, lot frontages and yard standards in certain circumstances as
set out in that section.
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5.3 ESTATE RESIDENTIAL (ER) ZONE
5.3.1 Permitted Developments
a) Developments Permitted Subject to ER Zone Standards
Single Unit Dwellings excluding mobile homes and mini homes;
Parks
b) Developments Permitted Subject to Other Requirements of this by-law
i) Small Scale Business uses subject to the requirements of Subsection 5.3.5.
5.3.2 ER Zone Standards
Unless otherwise specified in this by-law, all structures shall conform with the following standards:
Minimum Front Yard
7.5 m. (25 ft.)
Minimum Side Yard
7.5 m. (25 ft.)
Minimum Flankage Yard
7.5 m. (25 ft.)
Minimum Rear Yard
7.5 m. (25 ft.)
Maximum Height of Structures
10 m. (33 ft.)
Minimum distance between main building on
adjacent lots
3 m. (10 ft.)
Maximum number of dwelling units per
structure
1
5.3.3 ER Zone Lot Sizes (for new lots)
TABLE ‘A’ - MAINLAND LOTS
Minimum lot area with central sewer
3716 sq. m. (40,000 sq. ft.)
Minimum lot area with no central sewer
3,716 sq. m. (40,000 sq. ft.) or greater as required
under NS regulations respecting on-site sewage
disposal
Minimum lot frontage
6 m. (20 ft.)
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TABLE ‘B’ - LOTS ON ISLANDS
Minimum lot area
40,000 sq. m. (ten acres)
Minimum lot frontage on ocean or 20' right-of-way.
152 m. (500 ft.)
5.3.4 Special Circumstances
The provisions of Section 4.5 apply to lot areas, lot frontages and yard standards in certain circumstances as set out in
that section.
5.3.5 Special requirement: Small Scale Business Uses
Subsection 4.5.13 notwithstanding in an Estate Residential Zone, dwellings and accessory buildings may be
used for small scale business uses provided that the following requirements are satisfied:
i) The owner of the business shall be resident in the main residential building on the lot;
ii) The small scale business use shall be restricted to Business and Professional offices only;
iii) There shall be no retail sales of any kind;
iv) The floor area devoted to the business use shall not exceed 18.5 sq. metres (200 square feet);
v) A minimum of two (2) off-street parking spaces shall be provided on the lot in addition to the parking
space required for the residence;
vi) There shall be no signs on the lot related to the business use;
vii) The external appearance of the building shall not be changed by the proposed use.
5.3.6 Special requirements: Setback of Accessory Structures
Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection 4.5.2(ii):
i) No accessory structure shall be built closer than 3 metres (9.8 feet) to a side or rear lot line.
ii) No accessory structure other than a boathouse shall be built closer than 7.5 m (25 feet) to the mean
high water mark.
5.3.7 Special Requirement: Second Dwelling Unit
The requirements of Subsection 5.3.2 shall not prevent the construction of a second dwelling unit in any
dwelling, provided that the second dwelling unit shall not exceed 56 square metres (600 sq. ft.) in floor area.
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5.4 WATERFRONT RESIDENTIAL (WR) ZONE
5.4.1 Permitted Developments
a) Developments Permitted Subject to WR Zone Standards
Single Unit Dwellings excluding mobile homes and mini homes
Parks
Boathouses
Garages
Wharves and Slipways
Existing Institutional Uses and Structures as listed on Schedule "C"
Existing Commercial Uses and Structures as listed on Schedule "C"
Marine and tourist-related retail businesses in existing structures used for Institutional and
Commercial purposes as listed on Schedule “C”
Dwelling units in existing structures used for Institutional and Commercial purposes as listed on
Schedule “C”, to a maximum of one unit in each structure.
b) Developments Permitted Subject to Other Requirements of this by-law
i) Small scale business uses, subject to the requirements of Part 4.5.13
c) Developments Permitted by Development Agreement
i) Construction of wharves in excess of 3.6 metres (12 feet) wide in accordance with Planning
Strategy Policy 4.2.12.
5.4.2 WR Zone Standards
Unless otherwise specified in this by-law, all structures shall conform with the following standards:
Minimum Front Yard
5 m. (16.5 ft.)
Minimum Rear Yard
3.5 m. (12 ft.)
Minimum Side Yard
3.5 m. (12 ft.)
Maximum Height of Dwellings
7.5 m. (25 ft.)
Maximum height of all other
structures
4.5 m. (15 ft.)
Maximum Number of Dwelling
Units per Lot
1
Maximum Total Building Width
20% of lot frontage
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5.4.3 WR Zone Lot Sizes (for new lots)
Minimum lot area with
central sewer
744 sq. m. (8,000 sq. ft.)
Minimum lot area with no
central sewer
3716 sq. m. (40,000 sq. ft.) or
greater as required under NS
regulations respecting on-site
sewage disposal
Minimum Lot Frontage
6 m. (20 ft.)
5.4.4 Special Requirements - Watercourses
The provisions of Subsection 4.5.2 (accessory structures), 4.5.9 (existing setbacks), 4.5.10 (existing
structures) and 4.5.2 (WR Zone Standards) shall not allow any structure in the WR Zone to be erected within
15 metres (50 feet) of the High Water Line of the ocean except for wharves, slipways and boathouses, which
may be constructed to the High Water Line.
5.4.5 Special Requirement - Setbacks
The provisions of Subsection 4.5.9 (existing setbacks), and 4.5.10 (existing structures) do not apply to
residential structures in the WR Zone.
5.4.6 Special Requirement - Existing Structures
As an exception to the provisions of Subsection 5.4.4 (watercourses) and 5.4.2 (zone standards) existing
structures may be reconstructed, repaired, renovated or replaced by a new structure with the same ground
floor area, location, shape and orientation, and to the same maximum height, as the existing structure.
5.4.7 Special Requirement - Fences and Walls
The provisions of Subsection 4.5.15 (fences) do not apply in the WR Zone, so that fences and walls over 1.2
metres (4 feet) in height shall be regarded as structures for which a development permit is required and which
are subject to the zone standards of Subsection 5.4.2.
5.4.8 Special Requirement - Fill
In the WR Zone, subject to Planning Strategy Policy 4.2.12, no person shall alter land levels with respect to
a development by the filling in of land to a depth greater than 0.3 metres (one foot) above the natural ground
surface except for internal ballasting of cribwork and piers essential to wharf construction.
5.4.9 Special Requirement - Wharves
Despite the provisions of Subsection 5.4.2 in the WR Zone, wharves may extend into or across the front yard,
side yard or flankage yard of a lot, and shall not have a width in excess of 3.6 metres (12 feet)
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5.5 SINGLE UNIT RESIDENTIAL (SR) ZONE
5.5.1 Permitted Developments
a) Development Permitted Subject to SR Zone Requirements
Single Unit Dwellings, excluding mobile homes and mini homes
Parks
b) Development Permitted Subject to Other Requirements of this by-law
i) Residential Conversions containing a maximum of two (2) dwelling units subject to the
requirements of Subsection 4.4.13.
ii) Small Scale Business uses subject to the requirements of Subsection 5.5.5.
5.5.2 SR Zone Standards
Unless otherwise specified in this by-law, all structures shall conform with the following standards:
Minimum Front Yard
3 m. (9.8 ft.)
Minimum Side Yard
1.5 m. (5 ft.)
Minimum Flankage Yard
3 m. (9.8 ft.)
Minimum Rear Yard
1.5 m. (5 ft.)
Maximum Height of Structures
10 m. (33 ft.)
Minimum distance between main
buildings on adjacent lots
3 m. (10 ft.)
Maximum number of Dwelling units
per structure
2
5.5.3 SR Zone Lot Sizes (for new lots)
Minimum lot area with central sewer
744 sq. m. (8,000 sq. ft.)
Minimum lot area for waterfront lots
with no central sewer
3716 sq. m. (40,000 sq. ft.) or greater as required
under NS regulations respecting on-site sewage
disposal
Minimum lot area for all other lots
with no central sewer
2700 sq. m. (29,062 sq. ft.) or greater as required
under NS regulations respecting on-site sewage
disposal
Minimum lot frontage
6 m. (20 ft.)
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5.5.4 Special Circumstances
The provisions of Section 4.5 apply to lot areas, lot frontages and yard standards in certain circumstances as
set out in that section.
5.5.5 Special requirement: Small Scale Business Uses
Subsection 4.5.13 notwithstanding in a Single Unit Residential Zone, dwellings and accessory buildings may
be used for small scale business uses provided that the following requirements are satisfied:
i) The owner of the business shall be resident in the main residential building on the lot;
ii) The small scale business use shall be restricted to Business and Professional offices only;
iii) There shall be no retail sales of any kind;
iv) The floor area devoted to the business use shall not exceed 18.5 sq. metres (200 square feet);
v) A minimum of two (2) off-street parking spaces shall be provided on the lot;
vi) There shall be no signs on the lot related to the business use;
vii) The external appearance of the building is not changed by the proposed use.
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5.6 CENTRAL VILLAGE RESIDENTIAL (CVR) ZONE
5.6.1 Permitted Developments
a) Developments Permitted subject to LR Zone Standards
i) Single Unit Dwellings, excluding mobile homes and mini homes
ii) Parks
iii) Existing Multi-unit dwellings listed on Schedule "C".
iv) Group Homes
b) Developments Permitted Subject to Other Requirements of this by-law
i) Residential Conversions containing a maximum of two (2) dwelling units, subject to the
requirements of Subsection 4.4.14;
ii) New Two-Unit Dwellings subject to the requirements of Subsection 5.6.6
iii) Small Scale Business uses subject to the requirements of Subsection 4.5.13.
5.6.2 CVR Zone Standards
All structures shall conform with the following standards except that two dwelling units forming a two-unit
dwelling may be built to the common side or rear lot line.
Full lot or
larger
Full lot to half
lot
Half lot to
quarter lot
Smaller than
quarter lot
Lots over 1,533
sq.m (16,500
sq.ft)
Lots 1,618 to
743 sq.
m.(8,000 sq.ft.)
Lots 743 sq.m
to 372 sq. m.
Lots under 372
sq.m ( 4,000
sq.ft.)
Minimum Front Yard
3 m. (9.8 ft.)
3 m. (9.8 ft.)
3 m. (9.8 ft.)
3 m. (9.8 ft.)
Minimum Side Yard
3 m. (9.8 ft.)
3 m. (9.8 ft.)
3 m (9.8 ft.)
3 m (9.8 ft.)
Minimum Flankage Yard
3 m. (9.8 ft.)
3 m. (9.8 ft.)
3 m. (9.8 ft.)
3 m. (9.8 ft.)
Minimum Rear Yard
3 m. (9.8 ft.)
3 m. (9.8 ft.)
3 m. (9.8 ft.)
3 m. (9.8 ft.)
Maximum Height of Structures
10 m. (33 ft.)
10 m. (33 ft.)
10 m. (33 ft.)
10 m. (33 ft.)
Minimum Distance between main
building on adjacent lots
6 m. (20 ft.)
6 m. (20 ft.)
6 m. (20 ft.)
6 m. (20 ft.)
Maximum Number of Dwelling
Units Per Structure
2
2
2
2
Maximum % lot coverage
15%
20%
30%
40%
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5.6.3 CVR Zone Lot Sizes (for new lots)
New Two Unit Dwellings
All Other Structures
Minimum lot area with central sewer
372 sq. m. (4,000 sq. ft.) per
dwelling unit
744 sq. m. (8,000 sq. ft.)
Minimum lot area for waterfront lots
with no central sewer
3716 sq. m. (40,000 sq. ft.)
or greater as required under
NS regulations respecting
on-site sewage disposal
3716 sq. m. (40,000 sq. ft.)
or greater as required under
NS regulations respecting
on-site sewage disposal
Minimum lot area for all other lots
with no central sewer
2700 sq. m. (29,062 sq. ft.)
or greater as required under
NS regulations respecting
on-site sewage disposal
2700 sq. m. (29,062 sq. ft.)
or greater as required under
NS regulations respecting
on-site sewage disposal
Minimum lot frontage
6 m. (20 ft.)
6 m. (20 ft.)
5.6.4 Special Circumstances
The provisions of Section 4.5 apply to lot areas, lot frontages and yard standards in certain circumstances as
set out in that section.
5.6.5 Fences
Subsection 4.5.15 notwithstanding, fences greater than 2 metres (6 feet) in height are not permitted in the
Central Village Residential (CVR) Zone.
5.6.6 New two-unit dwellings in the Central Village Residential (CVR) zone
New two-unit dwellings shall be permitted in the Central Village Residential (CVR) zone subject to the
following requirements, in addition to all other applicable requirements of this by-law:
a. new two unit dwellings shall be permitted only on lots with an area of at least 744 sq. m. (8,000 sq.
ft.);
b. there shall be no more than one two-unit dwelling per block, excluding any two-unit dwelling
created by conversion of a prior existing building;
c. any new two-unit dwelling shall conform with the design requirements of section 4.6.1(c);
d. with the exception of conversions of prior existing buildings, no new two unit dwelling shall be
constructed within 90 metres (295 ft.) of another two-unit dwelling on the same street.
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5.7 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (MR) ZONE
5.7.1 Permitted Developments
a) Developments Permitted subject to MR Zone Standards
i) Single Unit Dwellings ii) Two Unit Dwellings iii) Parks
iv) Group Homes
b) Developments Permitted Subject to Other Requirements of this by-law
i. Small Scale Business uses subject to the requirements of Subsection 4.5.13.
ii. Any form of residential development containing no more than 12 dwelling units in a building and
not otherwise permitted, in accordance with the requirements of Section 4.10.
iii. Mobile homes only when located in the "Outer Residential Area" identified on Planning Strategy
Map 6, Residential Areas and in accordance with the requirements of Section 4.8
5.7.2 MR Zone Standards
All structures shall conform with the following standards except that two dwelling units forming a two-unit
dwelling may be built to the common side or rear lot line.
Minimum Front Yard 1.5 m. (5 ft.)
Minimum Side Yard 1.5 m. (5 ft.)
Minimum Flankage Yard 3 m. (9.8 ft.)
Minimum Rear Yard 1.5 m. (5 ft.)
Maximum Height of Structures 10 m.( 33 ft.)
Minimum Distance between main
building on adjacent lots
3 m. (10 ft.)
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5.7.3 MR Zone Lot Sizes (for new lots)
Two Unit Dwellings All Other Structures
Minimum lot area with central sewer 372 sq. m. (4,000 sq. ft.)
per dwelling unit
744 sq. m. (8,000 sq. ft.)
Minimum lot area for waterfront lots
with no central sewer
3716 sq. m. (40,000 sq. ft.)
or greater as required under
NS regulations respecting
on-site sewage disposal
3716 sq. m. (40,000 sq. ft.)
or greater as required under
NS regulations respecting
on-site sewage disposal
Minimum lot area for all other lots
with no central sewer
2700 sq. m. (29,062 sq. ft.)
or greater as required under
NS regulations respecting
on-site sewage disposal
2700 sq. m. (29,062 sq. ft.)
or greater as required under
NS regulations respecting
on-site sewage disposal
Minimum lot frontage 6 m. (20 ft.) 6 m. (20 ft.)
5.7.4 Special Circumstances
The provisions of Section 4.5 apply to lot areas, lot frontages and yard standards in certain circumstances as set out
in that section.
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PART 6 COMMERCIAL ZONES
6.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL ZONES
6.1.1 Application
The provisions of this part shall apply to the Central Commercial Zone, Highway Commercial Zone, and to
other zones as specified in this by-law.
6.1.2 Special Requirement - Attached Buildings
Notwithstanding the yard requirements of each commercial zone adjoining buildings which are structurally
attached to each other, may be built to the common lot line.
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6.2 CENTRAL COMMERCIAL (C) ZONE
6.2.1 Permitted Developments
a) Developments Permitted Subject to Central Commercial Zone Standards
Automobile Sales and Repair (excluding Body Shops)
Bakeshops
Banks and Financial Institutions
Beverage Rooms subject to Section 6.2.7
Craft Workshops
Day Care Centres
Dressmaking and Tailoring
Existing Mobile Homes as listed on Schedule "C"
Existing Multi-Unit Dwellings as identified on Schedule "C"
Existing Beverage Rooms and Lounges identified on Schedule "C"
Funeral Homes
Hotels
Laundry and Dry Cleaning Depots
Lounges subject to Section 6.2.7
Existing Marinas as listed on Schedule "C"
Medical Clinics
Office Buildings and office uses
Parking Lots
Parks and Recreation Uses
Personal Service Shops
Printing Establishments
Places of entertainment, recreation and assembly, within wholly enclosed buildings
Rental Depots
Repair Shops
Residential units in the same building as a Commercial use to a maximum of four units
Restaurants and Take-Out Restaurants
Retail and Wholesale Sales
Schools
Skilled Trades Shops
Studios for the practice or instruction of fine arts or crafts
Taxi and Bus Stations
Existing warehouses and enclosed distribution centres as listed in Schedule "C".
b) Developments Permitted Subject to other Requirements of this by-law
i) Single unit dwellings, two-unit dwellings, and group homes subject to the requirements of
Subsection 5.2.2, but excluding mobile homes and mini-homes;
ii) Residential Conversions containing a maximum four (4) dwelling units, subject to the
requirements of Subsection 4.4.14;
iii) Institutional Developments listed in and subject to the requirements of Section 8.2.
iv) Structures containing between 5 and 10 residential dwelling units, which may also include
commercial uses, by Development Agreement in accordance with policies contained in the
Village of Chester Secondary Planning Strategy.
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6.2.2 C Zone Standards
Minimum Front Yard
NIL
Minimum Rear Yard
3.5 m. (12 ft.)
Minimum Side Yard
One Side
Other Side
3.5 m. 12 ft.)
1.5 m. (5 ft.)
Minimum Flankage Side Yard
NIL
Maximum Height of Structures
10 m. (33 ft.)
Minimum Distance between Main Buildings on
Adjacent Lots
3 m. (10 ft.)
Maximum Number of Dwelling Units per Lot
(by conversion under 6.2.1(b)(ii)
4
6.2.3 C Zone Lot Sizes (for new lots)
Minimum Lot Area
279 sq. m. (3,000 sq. ft.)
Per dwelling unit
557 sq. m. (6,000 sq. ft.)
Minimum Lot Frontage
6 m. (20 ft.)
6 m. (20 ft.)
6.2.4 Special Circumstances
The provisions of Section 4.5 apply to lot areas, lot frontages and yard standards in certain circumstances as
set out in that section.
6.2.5 Special Requirements - Commercial Uses on Valley Road
Where a Commercial use is located on a lot which abuts Valley Road, the vehicular and pedestrian access to
the Commercial use shall be directly from Valley Road except where the lot abuts a portion of a street which
lies within the Central Commercial Zone and when the lot on the opposite side of that street is also zoned
Commercial.
6.2.6 DELETED
6.2.7 Special Requirements - Beverage Rooms and Lounges
No development permit shall be issued for any Beverage Room or Lounge which has a floor area in excess of
111 sq. metres (1200 square feet), exclusive of washrooms, storage areas, and administrative offices.
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6.2.8 Special Requirements - Adult Entertainment
No development permit shall be issued for any adult entertainment unless:
a) the proposed use is not located within 200 metres of any dwelling unit;
b) parking is provided on the same lot as the use at the rate of one parking space for every
occupant permitted under the Fire Code;
c) regardless of the license issued by the Liquor License Board or its successors, the use
conforms to the provisions of Section 6.2.7.
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6.3 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL (HC) ZONE
6.3.1 Permitted Developments
a) Developments Permitted Subject to HC Zone Requirements and subject to the Site Plan requirements
of Section 4.10
All Central Commercial Zone uses listed in Subsection 6.2.1 (a), with the exception of Parking Lots
Animal Hospitals and Animal Shelters
Body Shops
Automobile Service Stations
Automobile Washing Establishments
Drive-through sales
Existing Multi-Family dwellings listed on Schedule "C"
Existing Industrial developments listed on Schedule "C" subject to Subsection 6.3.8
Hotel & Motels
Industrial Workshops
Outdoor Storage and Displays
Tourist Information Centres
Warehouses and enclosed distribution centres
Park and Recreation Uses
Shopping Centres
Residential conversions containing a maximum of four (4) dwelling units
b) Developments Permitted Subject to Other Requirements of this by-law
i) Single unit dwellings, two-unit dwellings, and group homes subject to the requirements of
Subsection 5.2.2;
ii) Any form of residential development not otherwise permitted, containing not more than
twelve (12) dwelling units located in the “Outer Residential Area” identified on Planning
Strategy Map 6, Residential Areas and in accordance with the requirements of Section 4.10.
iii) Institutional Developments listed in and subject to the requirements both of Section 8.2
and Section 4.10.
iv) Mobile homes located only in the "Outer Residential Area" identified on Planning
Strategy Map 6, Residential Areas and in accordance with the requirements of Section 4.8.
v) Mini-homes are permitted only in the Outer Residential Area under Section 4.5.16.
c) Developments Permitted by Development Agreement
i) Expansion of existing industrial developments in accordance with Planning Strategy Policy
4.4.6.
ii) Industrial developments in the Highway Commercial Development Agreement Area in
accordance with Planning Strategy Policy 4.4.7
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6.3.2 HC Zone Standards
Minimum Front Yard
3 m. (10 ft.)
Maximum Front Yard 12 m. (40 ft.)
Minimum Rear Yard
3.5 m. (12 ft.)*
Minimum Side Yard
Driveway Side
Other Side
3.5 m. (12 ft.)
1.5 m. (5 ft.)
Minimum Flankage Side Yard
6 m. (20 ft.)
Maximum Height of Structures
10 m. (33 ft.)
Minimum distance between main buildings on
adjacent lots
3 m. (10 ft.)
* Except subject to section 6.3.7
6.3.3 HC Zone Lot Sizes (for new lots)
Two Unit Dwellings All Other Structures
Minimum Lot Area
with Central Sewer
372 sq. m. (4,000 sq. ft.) per dwelling unit
744 sq. m. (8,000 sq.
ft.)
Minimum Lot Area for
Waterfront Lots With
No Central Sewer
3716 sq. m. (40,000 sq. ft.) or greater as required under NS regulations respecting on-site sewage disposal
3716 sq. m. (40,000 sq.
ft.)
Minimum Lot Area For
All Other Lots
1858 sq. m. (20,000 sq. ft.)
1858 sq. m. (20,000 sq.
ft.)
Minimum Lot Frontage
7.6 m (25 ft.)
7.6 m. (25 ft.)
6.3.4 Special Circumstances
The provisions of Section 4.5 apply to lot areas, lot frontages and yard standards in certain circumstances as
set out in that section.
6.3.5 Special Requirements - Shipping Containers for Storage
Shipping containers shall be permitted in the Highway Commercial zone within the Rural Commercial
Overlay shown on Chester Village Planning Area Land Use By-law Map A-3, subject to the following
requirements:
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Shipping containers:
a) shall only be permitted within the Rural Commercial Overlay, as shown on the Chester
Village Planning Area Land Use By-law Map A-3: Rural Commercial Overlay
b) shall not be used for human habitation;
c) shall only be used for non-residential purposes;
d) shall only be allowed as an accessory structure to a permitted non-residential building;
e) shall only be used for the storage and shelter of goods;
f) shall be a minimum of 1.5 metres (5 feet) from a rear or side property line; and
i. shall be a minimum of 3.5 metres (12 feet) from any rear or side property line that
abuts a residential zone;
g) shall be set back from the front property line a minimum of 12 metres (40 feet) or a distance
3.5 metres (12 feet) greater than the main building setback, whichever is greater;
h) shall be set back from the flank side property line a minimum of 12 metres (40 feet) or a
distance 3.5 metres (12 feet) greater than the main building setback, whichever is greater;
i) shall be screened from view on all sides by a minimum 1.8 metre (6 foot) high opaque
fence;
j) shall be limited to one (1) shipping container per property;
k) shall be placed so the narrow end of the container faces Hwy. 3, unless the container is
placed behind a building of equal or greater length than the long side of the container;
l) shall be placed at grade; and
m) shall have no logos, lettering, numbering, decals, or commercial advertisements attached
or affixed to the container.
6.3.5A Rental shipping containers, as part of a permitted commercial self-storage facility that is located within the
Rural Commercial Overlay, are exempt from the requirements of section 6.3.5.
6.3.6 Special Requirements - Open Storage in Abutting Yards
Where a yard in a Highway Commercial Zone abuts a Low Density Residential Zone, there shall be no open
storage of goods or materials within 3.5 metres (12 feet) of the Residential Zone boundary.
6.3.7 Special Requirements - Buffering Adjacent to Shoreham Village
Where a development site in a Highway Commercial Zone abuts the Shoreham Village Senior Citizens
Complex:
i) the minimum rear yard shall be 6.1 metres (20 feet); and
ii) minimum rear yard shall be planted with a mix of coniferous and/or deciduous trees or bushes a
minimum of six feet high at time of planting and at sufficient density to create an effective visual
screen, except where existing vegetation provides an equivalent screen, in which case the existing
vegetation shall be retained;
iii) and there shall be no open storage of goods or materials within the minimum rear yard; and
iv) no parking space shall be permitted in the minimum rear yard.
6.3.8 Special Requirement - Industrial Developments
Regardless of the provisions of Subsection 6.3.2, no new building or addition to an existing building which
houses or is intended to house an existing Industrial development listed on Schedule "C" shall exceed 50% of
the floor area existing on the effective date of this by-law.
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6.3.8A Special Requirements - Adult Entertainment
No development permit shall be issued for any adult entertainment unless:
a) the proposed use is not located within 200 metres of any dwelling unit;
b) parking is provided on the same lot as the use at the rate of one parking space for every
occupant permitted under the Fire Code;
c) regardless of the license issued by the Liquor License Board or its successors, the use
conforms to the provisions of Section 6.2.7.
6.3.8B Special Requirements – Height Regulations
The height limits in 6.3.2 (HC Zone Standards) shall not apply to cupolas on institutional buildings, however,
the structure forming the cupola shall not exceed 4.6m (15 ft.) from the top of the roof that the cupola is
attached to. Decorative spires and finials on the cupola shall not be included in the height calculation.
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6.4 SPECIAL COMMERCIAL "A" (SCA) ZONE
6.4.1 Developments Permitted Subject to C Zone Requirements of Subsections 6.2.2 and 6.2.3
Plumbing, Heating and Electrical Shops including Sales, Services and Repair
Skilled Trades Shops
Repair Shops
Personal Service Shops
Studios
Craft Shops
All developments permitted in the Low Density Residential Zone excluding mobile homes and mini-
homes
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6.5 SPECIAL COMMERCIAL "B" (SCB) ZONE
6.5.1 Developments Permitted Subject to C Zone Requirements of Subsections 6.2.2 and 6.2.3
Body Shops
All Developments permitted in Special Commercial "A" Zone
All Developments permitted in the Low Density Residential Zone excluding mobile homes and mini-
homes
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PART 7 INDUSTRIAL ZONES
7.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL ZONES
7.1.1 Application
The provisions of this Part shall apply to the Marine Industrial Zone and to other zones as specified in this
by-law.
7.1.2 Special Requirement - Attached Buildings
Notwithstanding the yard requirements of Subsection 7.2.2, buildings on abutting lots may be joined or
physically attached to each other.
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7.2 MARINE INDUSTRIAL (MI) ZONE
7.2.1 Permitted Developments
a) Developments Permitted Subject to MI Zone Standards
Boat Sales and Displays
Boatyards
Boat construction, repair and storage
Existing single unit dwellings
Marinas
Marine Sales
Woodworking Shops
Wharves and Slipways
7.2.2 MI Zone Standards
Minimum Front Yard
NIL
Minimum Rear Yard
NIL
Minimum Side Yard
1.5 m. (5 ft.)
Maximum Height of Structures
10 m. (33 ft.)
7.2.3 MI Zone Lot Sizes (for new lots)
Minimum Lot Area With Central Sewer
744 sq. m. (8,000 sq. ft.)
Minimum Lot Area for Waterfront Lots
with No Central Sewer
3716 sq. m. (40,000 sq. ft.) or
greater as required under NS
regulations respecting on-site
sewage disposal
Minimum Lot Area for all other lots
2700 sq. m. (29,062 sq. ft.) or
greater as required under NS
regulations respecting on-site
sewage disposal
Minimum Lot Frontage
6 m. (20 ft.)
7.2.4 Special Circumstances
The provisions of Section 4.5 apply to lot areas, lot frontages and yard standards in certain circumstances as
set out in that section.
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PART 8 INSTITUTIONAL ZONES
8.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTITUTIONAL ZONES
8.1.1 Application
The provisions of this Part shall apply to the Institutional Zone and to other zones as specified in this by-law.
8.1.2 Special Requirement - Attached Buildings
Notwithstanding the setback requirements of Subsection 8.2.2, buildings on abutting lots may be joined or
physically attached to each other.
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8.2 INSTITUTIONAL (I) ZONE
8.2.1 Permitted Developments
a) Developments Permitted Subject to I Zone Standards
Ambulance and Emergency Response Services
Arenas
Business and professional offices in existing buildings subject to special requirement 8.2.5
Medical Clinics
Cemeteries
Churches, Religious Institutions and Places of Worship
Day Care Centres and Nursery Schools
Community Centres
Educational Institutions
Exhibition Centres
Fire Halls and Fire Stations
Hospitals
Libraries, Museums and Public Art Galleries
Parks
Private Clubs and Fraternal Organizations
Public and Private Nursing Homes
Public Buildings
Rectories, Manses, and staff residences associated with the above uses.
Sewage Treatment Facilities
b) Developments permitted subject to other Requirements of this By-law
i) Residential developments containing more than one unit in accordance with Section 4.7,
Multi-unit Site Plans, unless within the Highway 3 Development Area shown on SPS Map
7, in which case the requirements of Section 4.10 apply.
8.2.2 Zone Standards
Minimum Front Yard
5 m. (16.5 ft.)
Minimum Rear Yard
3.5 m. (12 ft.)
Minimum Side Yard
One Side
Other Side
3.5 m. (12 ft.)
1.5 m. (5 ft.)
Maximum Height of Structures
10 m. (33 ft.)
Minimum Distance Between Main Buildings on
Adjacent Lots
3 m. (10 ft.)
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8.2.3 I Zone Lot Sizes (for new lots)
Minimum Lot Area with Central Sewer
744 sq. m. (8,000 sq. ft.)
Minimum Lot Area for Waterfront Lots
with No Central Sewer
3716 sq. m. (40,000 sq. ft.) or
greater as required under NS
regulations respecting on-site
sewage disposal
Minimum Lot Area for All Other Lots
2700 sq. m. (29,062 sq. ft.) or
greater as required under NS
regulations respecting on-site
sewage disposal
Minimum Lot Frontage
6 m. (20 ft.)
8.2.4 Special Circumstances
The provisions of Section 4.5 apply to lot areas, lot frontages and yard standards in certain circumstances as
set out in that section.
8.2.5 Special Requirements: Business and Professional Offices in Institutional Zones
Business and Professional offices shall be permitted in existing buildings in the Institutional Zone, subject to
the following requirements:
a) the maximum floor area devoted to business or professional offices use shall occupy no
more than 93 sq. metres (1000 sq. ft.);
b) parking shall be provided for the office use according to the requirements of Part 14.
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8.3 RESTRICTED INSTITUTIONAL (RI) ZONE
8.3.1 Permitted Developments
a) Developments Permitted Subject to RI Zone Standards
Cemeteries
Parks
Sewage Treatment Facilities
8.3.2 Zone Standards
Same as Institutional (I) Zone standards - see section 8.2.2.
8.3.3 RI Zone Lot Sizes (for new lots)
Same as Institutional (I) Zone Lot Sizes - see section 8.2.3
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PART 9 RURAL ZONES
9.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RURAL ZONES
9.1.1 Application
The provisions of this part shall apply to the Rural Zone and to other zones as specified in this by-law.
9.1.2 Special Requirements - Attached Buildings
Notwithstanding the yard requirements of Subsection 9.2.3, adjoining buildings which are structurally
attached to each other, may be built to the common lot line.
9.1.3 Yard Requirements - Farm Animals and Manure
Land Use
Minimum Yard
manure and used bedding storage under 10
cubic metres (13 cu. yd) volume
50m.(150 ft.)
Manure and used bedding storage 10 cu.
m. or over in total volume
100m. (300 ft.)
Building sheltering 5 or fewer
Farm Animal Units
50 m. (164 ft.)
Building sheltering more than 5
Farm Animal Units
100 m. (300 ft.)
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9.2 RURAL (RU) ZONE
9.2.1 DELETED
9.2.2 Permitted Developments
a) Developments Permitted
i) Single Unit Dwellings
ii) Two Unit Dwellings
iii) Group Homes
iv) Parks
v) Recreational uses
vi) Agricultural and forestry uses including the growing, sale and primary processing of
agricultural and forestry products at the farm site or harvest site and including also the
breeding, raising, boarding, teaching, exercising, general care and keeping of and disposing
of, all farm animals, subject also to Subsection 9.1.3.
vii) DELETED
viii) All commercial, industrial and institutional uses which are not listed in Clause 9.2.2 (c),
subject to the requirements of Subsection 4.9 (Site Plans) unless within the Highway 3
Development Area shown on SPS Map 7, in which case the requirements of Section 4.10
apply
ix) Structures in accordance with the standards of Subsection 9.2.3, excluding mobile homes.
x) Kennels for the boarding or breeding of dogs, to a maximum of five outdoor runs and also
subject to Subsection 9.2.6.
b) Developments Permitted Subject to Other Requirements of this by-law
i) Residential Conversions containing a maximum of four (4) dwelling units, subject to the
requirements of Subsection 4.4.13;
ii) Any form of residential development not otherwise permitted, containing no more than
twelve (12) dwelling units located in the “Outer Residential Area” identified on Planning
Strategy Map 6, Residential Areas and in accordance with the requirements of Subsection
4.7, unless located in the Highway 3 Development Area, in which case the provisions of
Section 4.10 apply.
iii) Mobile homes located in the "Outer Residential Area" identified on Planning Strategy
Map 6, Residential Areas only in accordance with the requirements of Section 4.8.
c) Prohibited Developments
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this by-law, the following commercial and industrial uses
are not permitted within the Rural Zone in accordance with Planning Strategy Policy 4.5.3:
Warehousing and distribution of explosives, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, biocides
and other poisonous or hazardous substances
Smelting and ore refining
Tanning
Asphalt production
Ready-Mix Concrete Plants
Fish meal production
Slaughter houses and Meat packing
Wood preserving
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Wood debarking and chipping, except for activities at or in close proximity to harvesting
operations
Commercial or recreational racing of motorized vehicles
Bulk Storage and distribution of petroleum products
Storage and handling of scrap materials of all kinds including auto bodies and auto parts
Metal Pipe fabrication and corrosion treatment
Beverage rooms
Lounges
Marine Shipping including wharves and all on-shore facilities
Shooting Ranges
Mobile Home Parks
Penal Institutions
Rock Crushing
Sawmills and Planer Mills
Solid Waste Disposal
Commercial composting
9.2.3 RU Zone Standards
Unless otherwise specified in this by-law, all structures shall conform with the following standards:
Minimum Front Yard 3 m. (9.8 ft.)
Minimum Side Yard 1.5 m. (5 ft.)
Minimum Flankage Yard 3 m. (9.8 ft.)
Minimum Rear Yard 1.5 m. (5 ft.)
Maximum Height of Structures 10 m. (33 ft.)
Minimum distance between main
building on adjacent lots
3 m. (10 ft.)
Maximum number of Dwelling Units per structure,
except where approved under section 9.2.2 (b) (iii).
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9.2.4 RU Zone Lot Sizes (for new lots)
Minimum lot area with central sewer
744 sq. metres (8,000 sq. ft.)
Minimum lot area for lots with no central sewer
744 sq.metres (8,000 sq.ft) or greater as
required under NS regulations respecting on-
site sewage disposal
Minimum Lot Frontage
6 metres (20 ft.)
9.2.5 Special Circumstances
The provisions of Section 4.5 apply to lot areas, lot frontages and yard standards in certain circumstances as
set out in that section.
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9.2.6 Yard Setback Requirements for Kennels
Land Use
Minimum Setback from any
Property Line
Kennel structures used for the boarding or
breeding of dogs, including dog runs 100 m. (328 ft)
a) Accessory structures related to a kennel use, but not housing dogs, shall be subject to setback
requirements of Section 4.5.2 Accessory Structures
b) Main dwellings used for the boarding or breeding of dogs shall be exempt from the setback
requirements of Section 9.2.6
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9.3 DELETED
9.3.1 DELETED
9.3.2 DELETED
9.3.3 DELETED
9.3.4 DELETED
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PART 10 PARK (P) ZONES
10.1 PERMITTED DEVELOPMENTS
Public and Private Parks including structures directly accessory thereto
Private and Public Recreation Uses including structures directly related thereto
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PART 11 WATER ACCESS (WA) ZONES
11.1 PERMITTED DEVELOPMENTS
Floating boat storage, and other private or public water access uses
Private Boathouses, subject to Subsection 11.3 below
Private Wharves and slipways less than 3.6 metres (12 ft.) in width
Marinas
Tour boat businesses
Boat rental businesses
11.2 WA ZONE STANDARDS
Minimum side and rear yard 3 m. (10 ft)
Minimum distance between structures on
adjacent properties
6 m. (20 ft.)
11.3 ABUTTING ZONE REQUIREMENT
Where the Water Access Zone abuts the Waterfront Residential Zone, the following restrictions shall apply
to boathouses, slipways, wharves and infilling of the harbour within the Water Access Zone:
i) Subject to Planning Strategy Policy 4.2.12, no person shall alter land levels by the filling in of land
to a depth greater than 0.3 metres (one foot) above the Mean High Water Line except for internal
ballasting of cribwork and piers essential to wharf and slipway construction.
ii) Wharves and slipways shall not have a width in excess of 3.6 metres (12 feet), subject to the
provisions of Planning Strategy Policy 4.2.12.
iii) The construction, relocation, reconstruction, or replacement of boathouses is not permitted.
11.4 SPECIAL REQUIREMENT - OTHER PERMISSIONS
In the Water Access Zone, no development permit shall be issued for any development until the Development
Officer is satisfied that all relevant permissions from Federal and Provincial government agencies have been
acquired or waived by the agency, including but not limited to: N.S Dept. of Natural Resources, N.S. Dept of
Environment and Labour, N.S. Dept. of Transportation and Public Works, N.S Dept. of Agriculture, Fisheries
and Aquaculture, Transport Canada (Navigable Waters Protection Act), Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
11.5 WATERCOURSE PROTECTION
The provisions of Subsection 4.4.6 apply within the estuary of any watercourse shown on Map 8 of the
Planning Strategy.
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PART 12 DELETED
12.1 DELETED
12.1.1 DELETED
12.2 DELETED
12.2.1 DELETED
12.2.2 DELETED
12.2.3 DELETED
12.2.4 DELETED
12.2.4.1 DELETED
12.2.4.2 DELETED
12.2.4.3 DELETED
12.2.4.4 DELETED
12.2.4.5 DELETED
12.2.4.6 DELETED
12.2.5 DELETED
PART 13 DELETED
13.1 DELETED
13.1.1 DELETED
13.2 DELETED
13.2.1 DELETED
PART 14 REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING AND LOADING AREAS
14.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING AND LOADING AREAS
14.1.1 Application
The requirements of this part shall apply to all zones unless otherwise specified.
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14.2 STANDARDS FOR PARKING AREAS
14.2.1 Parking Exemption
The requirements of Section 14.2 shall not apply to any land use existing on the effective date of this Land
Use By-law.
14.2.2 Number of Parking Spaces Required
No development permit shall be issued for any development unless off-street parking having unobstructed
access to a public street shall be provided and maintained in conformity with the following schedule:
Note: For the purposes of this section “floor area” means the interior floor area devoted to the use, excluding
any washrooms, furnace and utility rooms.
Type of Use Required Parking
i) Residential buildings containing
not more than four (4) dwelling units
One (1) parking space for each
dwelling unit
ii) Residential buildings containing five
(5) or more dwelling units
One and one-quarter (1.25) spaces
for each dwelling unit
iii) Hotels and motels, and other accommodations
for travellers
One and one-tenth (1.1) space
per suite or rental unit
iv) Senior citizens housing One (1) space for each three (3) units
v) Churches, Funeral Homes, theatres, halls
private clubs, restaurants, lounges, other
places of assembly
Where there are seats, one (1) parking space for
every five (5) seats. Where there are no seats, one
(1) parking space for each 9 sq. m. (100 sq. ft.) of
floor area devoted to public use
vi) Offices One (1) space for every 28 sq. m. (300 sq. ft.)
of floor area
vii) Industries One (1) space for every 93 sq. m. (1,000 sq. ft.)
of floor area
viii) Warehouses One (1) space for every 278 sq. m. (3,000 sq.
ft.) of floor area
ix) All other commercial uses One (1) space for every 28 sq. m. (300 sq. ft.)
of floor area
x) Marinas One (1) space for every berth or anchorage
xi) Tour boats One (1) space for every five (5) seats
xii) Boat Rentals One space for each boat
14.2.3 Parking Exemption - Existing Buildings
Section 14.2.2 notwithstanding, where permitted uses locate in existing buildings in the Central Commercial
zone, there shall be no parking required for the initial 93 square metres (1,000 sq. ft.) of floor area devoted to
the use, except for residential uses, guest houses, hotels and inns.
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14.2.4 Requirements for Off-Site Parking
Where a proposed development cannot reasonably provide on-site parking to satisfy Section 14.2.2, off-site
parking may be provided in its place subject to the following:
i. The provision of off-site parking is permitted only within the Central Commercial Zone;
ii. That the use requiring parking is not a residential use. Residential uses must meet parking
requirements solely through the provision of on-site parking.
iii. The Development Officer shall be satisfied that the proposed off-site parking cannot be reasonably
provided as on-site parking on the same lot as the use that requires it. Grounds for allowing off-site
parking include but are not limited to: a lack of useable space on the lot, that access/egress to the
on-site parking will create a public hazard, or that available space is occupied by steep slopes or
mature trees.;
iv. Any Parking Lot containing off-site parking shall be within a distance of 300 metres (984 ft.) of the
building which it serves;
v. The placement of off-site parking spaces on a lot requires the issuance of a separate Development
Permit for a Parking Lot. A Development Permit for the Parking Lot shall be issued concurrently
with the Development Permit issued for the use that requires parking;
vi. Before a Development Permit is issued for a Parking Lot containing off-site parking, a parking
easement must be Registered with the Nova Scotia Land Registry. The easement must include
provisions stating that the Parking Lot is for the exclusive use of the benefitted parcel;
vii. The parking easement may be released only under the following conditions:
▪ The parking requirement is met through an alternate proposal such as through on-site
parking or due to a reduction in the amount of parking required by the Land Use By-law
which shall be noted with the issuance of an amended Development Permit; or,
▪ The use which requires parking permanently ceases to operate. Written confirmation must
be provided to the Development Officer and the Development Permit will then be
amended to state the use is no longer in operation and the off-site parking is no longer
required.
viii. The provisions of Section 14.2.5 shall apply when five (5) or more off-site parking spaces are
required.
14.2.5 Requirements for Substantial Parking Lots
Where off-street parking is required and five (5) or more spaces are provided, no development permit shall
be issued except in conformity with the following requirements:
i) the parking lot shall be treated or surfaced to prevent the raising of dust;
ii) any illumination shall be directed away from streets, adjacent lots, and buildings;
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iv) each parking space and the direction of travel in each aisle shall be clearly marked and
maintained where a permanent hard surface is provided;
v) the limits of the parking lot, and highway access shall be defined by a permanent curb, fence
or other suitable obstruction to provide a neat appearance;
vi) no highway access shall be within 15 metres (50 ft.) of the limits of the right-of-way of the
nearest public street intersection;
vii) the width of any access to a parking lot and of any aisle in a parking area, shall be a
minimum width of 3 metres (l0 ft.) if for one-way traffic, and a minimum width of 6 metres
(20 ft.) if for two-way traffic.
viii) the development permit application shall be accompanied by a storm drainage plan showing
that storm water drainage will not adversely affect adjoining and downstream properties.
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14.3 STANDARDS FOR LOADING AREAS
14.3.1 Loading Space Exemption
The requirements of Section 14.3 shall not apply to:
i) any building with less than 140 square metres (1500 sq. ft.) of floor area; and
ii) any existing land use.
14.3.2 Number and Layout of Loading Spaces
No person shall erect or use any building or structure for manufacturing, storage, warehouse, department
store, retail store, wholesale store or outlet, market, freight or passenger terminal, hotel, hospital, or other uses
involving the frequent shipping, loading or unloading of persons, animals, or goods unless:
i) there is maintained on the same lot one (l) off-street space for standing, loading, and
unloading for every 2700 square metres (30,000 sq. ft.) or fraction thereof of floor area used
for any such purpose, and
ii) each loading space measures at least 4 metres (13 ft.) in width by 12 metres (40 ft.) in length
with a minimum height clearance of 4.3 metres (14 ft.), and
iii) loading spaces, including driveways leading thereto, shall be treated or surfaced to prevent
the raising of dust or loose particles, and
iv) The width of any access road to a loading space shall be a minimum of 3.5 metres (12 ft.)
for one-way traffic or 7.5 metres (25 ft.) for two-way traffic.
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PART 15 SIGNS
15.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SIGNS
15.1.1 Development Permit Required
No person shall erect any sign without first obtaining a development permit except for signs specified in
Subsection 15.1.2 below.
15.1.1A Exterior Illumination of Signs
A Fixed Wall Sign, Ground Sign or Projecting Wall Sign otherwise permitted by this By-Law may include
exterior lighting, directed at the sign, to increase visibility during dark hours. There shall be no additional
permitting requirements, however, the lighting used must be the minimum intensity required and shall not be
orientated so light shines directly onto adjacent properties or any public street.
15.1.2 Signs for Which No Development Permit is Required
The following signs are permitted in all zones, without any requirement for a development permit:
i) Signs identifying name and address of resident, and of not more than 0.5 square metres (5 sq. ft.) in
sign area.
ii) "No trespassing" signs or other such signs regulating the use of a property, and of not more than 0.5
square metres (5 sq. ft.) in sign area.
iii) Real Estate signs not exceeding 0.5 square metres (5 sq.ft.) in sign area in any Residential Zone and
1.4 square metres (15 sq. ft.) in other zones, which advertise the sale, rental or lease of the premises.
iv) Signs regulating or denoting on-premises traffic, or parking or other signs denoting the direction or
function of various parts of a building or premises provided that such signs are less than 0.5 square
metres (5 sq. ft.) in area.
v) Signs erected by a government body, or under the direction or authority of such a body, and bearing
no commercial advertising, such as traffic signs, railroad crossing signs, safety signs, signs
identifying public schools, public election lists, community notice boards, community event banners.
vi) Memorial signs or tablets and signs denoting the historical significance and date of erection of a
structure.
vii) The flag, pennant, or insignia of any government, or of any charitable, religious or fraternal
organization.
viii) A sign having an area of not more than 6 square metres (65 sq. ft.) incidental to construction and
located on the same site as the building under construction. Such signs shall not remain in place for
more than sixty (60) days following completion of construction.
ix) Indoor signs which are erected wholly within the exterior walls of a building, and are not attached to
a window or door.
x) Signs permanently attached to a building which bear the name or civic number of the building.
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xi) Off-premises commercial direction signs erected in accordance with a direction sign program
approved by Council.
xii) Flags bearing no commercial advertising
xiii) portable signs which comply with Section 15.2.5 “Portable Signs”
xiv) One sign per business unit, located in or attached to a window, with a maximum sign area of 0.6
square metres displaying the word “open” or listing the hours of operation for a business. These
signs shall remain static and are not subject to the illuminated signs criteria listed elsewhere in
this By-Law and this provision does not apply for a Small Scale Business Use.
15.1.3 Signs Prohibited in All Zones
All other provisions of this by-law notwithstanding, the following signs shall not be erected or used in any
zone:
i) Signs which have any visible moving part or visible mechanical movement of any
description except for signs which display only time, temperature or humidity;
ii) signs affixed to, applied to, or supported by the rooftop of any structure;
iii) signs which constitute a hazard to public safety or health;
iv) signs which by reason of size, location, content, coloring, or manner of illumination obstruct
the vision of drivers or obstruct the effectiveness of any traffic sign or traffic control device
on public streets;
v) signs which obstruct the use of a fire escape door, windows, or other required exit;
vi) signs which make use of such words as "STOP", "LOOK", "ONE WAY", "DANGER",
"YIELD",or any other similar words, phrases, or symbols so as to interfere with or confuse
drivers on a public street;
vii) signs which advertise a product, service or business which is discontinued;
viii) signs painted upon, attached to, or supported by a tree, stone, cliff, or other natural object.
ix) portable signs, other than those regulated by Subsection 15.2.5 below.
x) all signs which are internally lit, excluding Drive-through Menu Board Signs and
illuminated signs.
15.1.4 Advertising Signs
No sign shall be erected or used for commercial advertising except where the sign is:
i) deemed to be a portable sign in compliance with Section 15.2.5 “Portable Signs”
ii) located on the same lot as the establishment which it advertises; or
iii) located on the same lot as the dealer for the product which it advertises; or
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iv) in a Rural Zone within the boundaries of a Public Highway, in which case the maximum
sign area shall be 3.3 sq. m. (35 sq. ft.), or
15.1.5 Removal of Signs
The following signs shall be removed from public display within twelve months following the 7 April 2004:
i) existing portable signs not regulated under Subsection 15.2.5 below,
ii) existing signs on rooftops.
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15.1.7 Placename Signs
In addition to any other sign permitted by this by-law, one Placename Sign may be located on a lot provided
that:
i) the sign area of any Placename Sign shall not exceed 6 square metres (65 sq. ft.) in a
Highway Commercial Zone;
ii) the sign area of any Placename sign shall not exceed 3.25 Square metres (35 sq. ft.) in any
other zone; and
iii) the height of any Placeanme sign shall not exceed 2.5 metres (8 ft.).
15.1.8 Community Event Banner
A community event banner may be erected in any zone but shall not:
a) Remain in place longer than one week before, during, and one week after the event;
b) Exceed 1.2 metres (4 feet) in the vertical dimension;
vi) be erected on or above any property without the written consent of the owner in accordance
with Section 2.8 of this by-law.
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15.2 SIZE AND LOCATION OF SIGNS
The following requirements shall apply to all signs in Commercial, Industrial and Rural Zones unless otherwise
specified elsewhere in this by-law.
15.2.1 Ground Signs
a) No ground sign shall:
i) In a Central Commercial Zone or a Rural Zone, exceed 3.25 square metres (thirty-five sq.
ft.) in sign area on each side or exceed a height of 4 metres (13 ft.) from grade to the highest
part of the sign;
ii) In a Highway Commercial Zone, exceed 6 square metres (65 sq. ft.) in sign area on each
side, except in accordance with 15.2.1 c and d), and may not exceed a height of 6 metres
from grade to the highest part of the sign;
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b) Where there is more than one ground sign on a lot, the total sign area of all ground signs on the lot
shall not exceed 12 sq. m. (130 sq. ft.).
c) Where a ground sign is proposed within the Highway Commercial Zone with a sign area greater than
6 square metres per side, to a maximum area of 12 square metres per side, approval may be granted
if the following conditions are met:
i) Creation and maintenance of a landscaped area equal to twice that of the sign area;
ii) The landscaped area shall surround the base, footings or foundation of the ground sign, or if
impractical due to location, visibility or safety shall be located in the Front Yard of the
property;
iii) The Landscaped area shall include a mixture of appropriately sized trees, shrubs and flowers
to soften the impact and increase the visual appeal of the sign installation. Grass, mulch and
other ground cover, while permitted, shall not be counted toward the required landscaped
area unless trees, shrubs and flowers substantially cover the area;
iv) The landscaped area must be fully planted and complete within a reasonable time,
determined by the Development Officer, and specified as a condition to the Development
Permit for the sign;
v) Trees, shrubs, and flowers within the landscaped area shall be maintained and if required,
replanted, to ensure an attractive landscaped area is maintained for as long as the sign
remains in place;
vi) All other conditions of this By-Law have been met.
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d) The Development Officer may grant a variance to the sign area of a ground sign subject to the
following conditions:
i) Only one sign area variance may be granted per lot;
ii) The proposed sign must not exceed the maximum permitted sign area for a ground sign
outlined in 15.2.1 a) and b) by more than 20%;
iii) The applicant must demonstrate, through documentation or other means, that the sign is a
standard size and that reducing the size of the sign to comply with 15.2.1 a) and b) would
increase the cost by a minimum of 10%, or cause a significant delay to obtain the sign.
15.2.2 Projecting Wall Signs
No projecting wall sign shall:
i) exceed 2 square metres (20 sq. ft.) in sign area on each side;
ii) project over a public street or highway beyond the curb line or highway shoulder;
iii) project above the eaves, parapet or roof line of a building;
iv) be erected below a height of 3 metres (10 ft.) above grade;
v) be permitted to swing freely on its supports without the installation of a suitable catch, chain or other
control device.
15.2.3 Projecting Wall Sign Exemption
a) Clause 15.2.2(iv) notwithstanding, small projecting wall signs of less than 0.3 square metres (3 sq.
ft.) in sign area on each side may be erected no less than 2.5 metres (8 ft.) above grade;
b) Clause 15.2.2(iv) and clause 15.2.3(a) notwithstanding, the minimum height requirements shall not
apply to projecting wall signs which project entirely over private property and present no hazard to
public safety.
15.2.4 Fixed Wall Sign
No fixed wall sign shall:
i) cover more than 0.09 square meters (1 sq. ft.) for each 30 centimetres (lineal foot) of the wall on
which the sign is affixed with proportional allocation for each business premises in case of multiple
occupancy buildings, not to exceed a total maximum sign area of 9 square metres (100 sq. ft.) for
each side of the building;
ii) extend above the top of the wall upon which it is placed;
iii) extend beyond the extremities of the wall upon which it is placed.
15.2.5 Portable Signs
Portable signs that do not comply with the standards outlined in this By-law, or which are deemed to create
or worsen a hazard or nuisance, may be removed by the authority with jurisdiction.
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15.2.5A Portable Sign Standards
All portable signs shall:
i) be generally in the style of an A-Frame or sandwich board sign,
ii) have a total maximum area, including all framing and supporting structures, of 0.56 sq.m (6 sq.ft)
on each side,
iii) have a maximum height of 1.22 metres (4 ft.) from grade to the highest point of the sign.
iv) Be located on the same lot as the establishment which it advertises or,
v) Be located on a public sidewalk or public road shoulder. When placed on a public sidewalk or
road shoulder, portable signs must be located in front of the Business Unit.
15.2.5B Portable signs shall not:
i) exceed one portable sign per business unit;
ii) be permitted as commercial advertising for a Small Scale Business Use
iii) be located on public property without complying with the portable signage standards set in this By-
law;
iv) be located on public property in such a manner as to obstruct the passage of persons or vehicles.
The sign shall be placed to leave an unobstructed walkway with a minimum width of 1.2 metres on
the sidewalk or road shoulder;
i. remain on display when the business is closed to the public, or
ii. Be included in the calculation of maximum ground sign area under
Subsection 15.2.1 above
15.2.6 Daily Message Signs
No daily message sign shall:
i) contain any permanent lettering on 80% of the sign area, or
ii) exceed 0.6 sq. m. (6 sq. ft.) in area;
iii) be included in the calculation of maximum wall sign area under Subsection 15.2.4 above
15.2.7 Window Signs
No window sign, or group of window signs, shall exceed 50% of the area of the window in which it is
displayed.
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15.2.8 Drive-through Menu Board Signs
(i) A Development Permit may only be issued for a Drive-through Menu Board Sign on a lot with an
approved Development Permit for a Drive-through use
(ii) Drive-through Menu Board Signs shall be limited to a maximum height of 2.5m from grade to the
highest part of the sign structure
(iii) Drive-through Menu Board Sign shall be limited to a maximum area of 2.5m2 in sign area per side
(iv) The total sign area per side for all Drive-through Menu Board Signs on a lot shall not exceed 4m2
(v) Drive-through Menu Board Signs may include and utilize internal illumination such as LEDs and
similar light emitting technology
(vi) Drive-through Menu Board Signs that use internal illumination shall include software or other
mechanisms to automatically adjust the brightness level of the sign to ambient light conditions.
Brightness levels shall not exceed 3 Lux above ambient light conditions when measured from the
sign face at its maximum brightness, at a distance equal to the equation shown:
Measurement distance (m) = ((Area of the sign in m2 x 100))
(Example: a sign measures 1.5m x 1.5m for a total sign area of 2.25 m2. In this case the measurement
distance = (2.25m 2 x 100) = 15 m).
(vii) The image, logo and text displayed by a Drive-through Menu Board Sign shall remain static for a
minimum of 8 seconds before changing and the transition between images or text must be
instantaneous
(viii) The Sign Area of a Drive-through Menu Board Sign must not be visible when viewed from a public
street. If required, a visual screen composed of natural vegetation, landscaping, fencing or a
combination thereof shall be installed to mitigate light trespass and overspill from adjacent
properties.
(ix) Drive-through Menu Board Signs shall only remain illuminated during the regular operating hours
of the business which it serves
(x) Drive-through Menu Board Sign shall maintain a minimum distance of 2m from all property lines.
For greater clarity, this setback distance shall be measured from the closest part of the sign to the
property line, including the foundation, sign base, sign face, support structures or any other feature
that is physically attached to the sign
(xi) Before issuing a permit for a Digital Sign, the Development Officer shall require a letter from the
sign manufacturer or professional overseeing installation to confirm that the sign will be calibrated
to be compliant with the provisions of this By-Law.
15.2.9 Illuminated Signs
(i) Illuminated signs shall only be permitted in the Highway Commercial Zone with the exception of
“open” and business hour signs, as detailed in part 15.1.2 xiv) of this By-Law.
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(ii) Illuminated signs shall only be permitted as a Fixed Wall Sign, Ground Sign or Window Sign (or part
thereof).
(iii) Illuminated signs shall be setback a minimum of 2 meters from all property lines. For greater clarity,
this setback distance shall be measured from the closest part of the sign to the property line, including
the foundation, sign base, sign face, support structures or any other feature that is physically attached
to the sign.
(iv) Illuminated signs shall only be located within the yard abutting Provincial Highway #3 (North
Street).
(v) Illuminated signs display shall remain static for a minimum of 60 minutes (one hour) before changing
and the transition between images or text must be instantaneous with no animation or fade-out.
(vi) Notwithstanding 15.2.8 v) an illuminated sign that displays the price of gasoline, or other public
service information, including but not limited to: community event information, time, date,
temperature, or similar information shall remain static for a minimum of 60 seconds (one minute)
before changing.
(vii) Where an illuminated sign is proposed to be located within 30 meters of a lot not zoned Highway
Commercial, the property owner shall take measures to reduce light trespass and overspill onto
adjacent properties. Such measures may include the installation of a fence or vegetated barrier,
planted or positioned to provide maximum screening to reduce light trespass and overspill.
(viii) Illuminated signs shall include software or other mechanisms to automatically adjust the brightness
level of the sign to ambient light conditions. Brightness levels shall not exceed 3 Lux above ambient
light conditions when measured from the sign face at its maximum brightness, at a distance equal to
the equation shown:
Measure distance (m)= (Area of the sign in m2 x 100)
(Example: a sign measures 1.5m x 1.5 m for a total sign area of 2.25 m2. In this case the measurement
distance = 2.25m2 x 100 = 15m.
(ix) Before issuing a permit for an illuminated sign, the Development Officer shall require the applicant
to provide evidence that the proposed sign has received approval or does not require approval by the
authority with jurisdiction over the nearest public highway.
(x) Before issuing a permit for an illuminated sign, the Development Officer shall require a letter from
the sign manufacturer or professional overseeing installation to confirm that the sign will be
calibrated to be complaint with the provisions of this By-law.
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PART 16 DEFINITIONS
16.0 For the purposes of this by-law all words shall carry their customary meaning except for those words and
phrases defined in Part 16.
16.1 ACCESSORY STRUCTURE - See STRUCTURE
16.2 ACCESSORY USE - See USE
16.2A ADULT ENTERTAINMENT means providing services appealing to or designed to appeal to erotic or sexual
appetites or inclinations and for greater certainty in this context:
“Providing” includes furnishing, performing, soliciting, or giving;
“Services” include activities, facilities, performances, exhibitions, viewing and encounters;
“Services appealing to or designed to appeal to erotic or sexual appetites or inclinations” includes:
(i) services of which a principal feature or characteristic is the nudity or partial nudity of any person,
where “partial nudity” means less than completely and opaquely covered: human genitals; human
pubic region; human buttocks; and female breast below a point immediately above the top of the
areola and
(ii)services in respect of which the word “nude”, “naked”, “topless”, “bottomless”, “sexy” or any
other word or any picture, symbol or representation having a like meaning or implication is used in
any advertisement.
16.3 ALTER means to make any change in the structural components of a building, or any increase or decrease in
the volume of a building or structure.
16.4 AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION - See SERVICE STATION
16.5 BAKESHOP means a building or part of a building where bread and other baked goods are made and retailed
directly to the public and where there are not more than two (2) employees involved in the baking process,
exclusive of the owner/operator.
16.6 BEVERAGE ROOM means premises licensed as a beverage room by the Liquor License Board of Nova
Scotia.
16.7 BOATHOUSE means a structure, whether permanent or temporary, which is roofed, which does not contain
toilet, washroom, bathroom, shower room or kitchen facilities and which is used for the shelter or storage of
boats, watercraft and associated marine accessories and equipment, but not for the accommodation of persons
or animals, or for commercial purposes and does not include a garage.
16.8 BODY SHOP - see SHOP.
16.9 BUILDING means a structure, whether permanent or temporary, which is roofed and which is used for the
shelter or accommodation of persons, animals, materials or equipment and includes any addition, porch, deck,
veranda, steps, or other structure attached thereto or located or built within 1.5 metres (5 feet) thereof, and for
greater certainty:
i) MAIN BUILDING means the building in which is carried on the principal purpose for
which the building lot is used.
16.9A BUSINESS UNIT means a self-contained section of a building intended for use as business premises.
16.10 CHURCH means a building dedicated to religious worship and includes a church hall, church auditorium,
Sunday School, parish hall, and day nursery operated by the Church.
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16.11 COMMUNITY CENTRE means any tract of land, or building or buildings, or any part of any buildings used
for community activities whether used for commercial purposes or not, the control of which is vested in the
municipality, a local board or an agent thereof.
16.12 CORNER LOT - See LOT.
16.13 COUNCIL means the Council of the Municipality of the District of Chester.
16.14 CRAFT
i) CRAFT PRODUCTS means products made by hand or small custom production processes by
potters, pewters, goldsmiths, silversmiths, jewellers, toymakers, leatherworkers, upholsterers,
woodworkers, furniture makers, musical instrument makers, clothing designers and makers,
shoemakers, antique refinishers, glass or stained glass workers, sailmakers, and similar skilled
craftspersons.
ii) CRAFT WORKSHOP means a building or part of a building where craft products are made by hand
or small production processes.
16.14a CUPOLA means a small decorative structure, not exceeding 14 sq.m. (150 sq.ft.) surmounting and attached
to a roof or dome, often used to admit light and air. The cupola shall be decorative with no access for either
the public or private individuals, or for human habitation or storage or shelter of goods.
16.15 DAY CARE CENTRE
i) RESIDENTIAL DAY CARE means a part of a dwelling where the owner or occupier of the dwelling
provides accommodation and care, for financial remuneration, to ten (l0) or fewer children, without
providing overnight accommodation.
ii) COMMERCIAL DAY CARE CENTRE means a facility other than a Residential Day Care Centre,
located in a building or part of a building, where children are accommodated and cared for, for
financial remuneration, without providing overnight accommodation.
16.16 DEVELOPMENT includes the erection, construction, alteration, placement, location, replacement or
relocation of, or addition to, a structure and a change or alteration in the use made of land or structures.
16.17 DEVELOPMENT OFFICER means the person appointed by Council under the authority of the Planning Act
to administer the provisions of the Land Use By-law.
16.18 DEVELOPMENT PERMIT means the permit issued by the Development Officer certifying that a proposed
development complies with the provisions of the Land Use By-law.
16.19 DEVELOPER means any person, incorporated body, partnership or other legal entity which undertakes a
development.
16.20 DRIVE-THROUGH SALES means business transacted, or capable of being transacted, directly with
customers located in a motor vehicle during such business transaction.
16.21 DWELLING means a building, occupied or capable of being occupied as a home, residence or sleeping place
by one or more persons, containing one or more dwelling units and shall not include a hotel, a motel or
apartment hotel, and for greater certainty:
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i) SINGLE UNIT DWELLING means a completely detached dwelling other than a mobile home, and
which contains one dwelling unit.
ii) MULTI UNIT DWELLING means a dwelling containing three or more dwelling units.
16.22 DWELLING UNIT means one or more habitable rooms that may be used by one or more individuals as an
independent and separate housekeeping establishment in which kitchen and sanitary facilities (lavatory,
washroom, bathroom) are provided for the exclusive use of such individual or individuals, with a private
entrance from outside the building or from a common hallway or stairway inside the building.
16.23 ERECT means to build, construct, reconstruct, alter or relocate and without limiting the generality of the
foregoing shall be taken to include any preliminary physical operation such as excavating, grading, piling,
cribbing, filling or draining, structurally altering any existing building or structure by an addition, deletion,
enlargement or extension.
16.24 EXISTING means in existence prior to the effective date of this by-law.
16.25 FARM ANIMAL means any animal commonly bred on a farm, including but not limited to: horses, cattle,
sheep, goats, swine, fowl, mink, fox, rabbits, donkeys, emu, llama.
16.26 FARM ANIMAL UNITS means one or more farm animals as specified in the following table:
Farm Animal Number of Animals
Required to Make One
Farm Animal Unit
Mink 0.2
Foxes 0.2
Swine 0.2
Cattle 1
Horses 1
Sheep 1
Goats 1
Fowl 20
Rabbits 20
Fowl & Rabbit combination 20
All other farm animals 1
16.27 FIXED WALL SIGN - See SIGN.
16.28 FLANKAGE YARD - See YARD.
16.29 FRONTAGE - See LOT FRONTAGE.
16.30 GRADE means, with reference to a building or structure, the lowest elevation of the finished surface of the
ground where it meets the exterior of the foundation of the building or structure and when used with reference
to a street, road or highway means the elevation of the street, road or highway established by the municipality
or other designated authority.
16.31 GROUND SIGN - See SIGN
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16.32 GROUP HOME means a family home, group care facility, or similar facility for 24 hour non-medical care of
persons in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily
living or protection of the individual, where the number of residents does not exceed nine (9) excluding staff.
16.33 GUEST HOUSE means a part of a dwelling where the resident owner or resident occupant provides
accommodation, with or without meals, to the travelling public for financial remuneration and does not
include facilities open to the general public such as meeting rooms, restaurants, or entertainment facilities.
16.34 HEIGHT means, with reference to a building, the vertical distance on a building between grade (see definition
16.30) and the highest point of the building. When applying this measurement to any building having a roof
pitch of 4 in 12 or less, deduct 2 metres (six feet) from the maximum height set in the zone requirements.
16.35 HOTEL means a building or establishment which provides accommodation for the travelling public for
financial remuneration and may include other facilities including meeting rooms, restaurants, and
entertainment facilities and which is open to the general public.
16.36 INDUSTRIAL USE means the use of land or structures for the manufacturing, processing, fabricating or
assembly of raw materials or goods, warehousing or bulk storage of goods, equipment and machine servicing,
and related accessory uses.
16.37 INDUSTRIAL WORKSHOP means a building and grounds in industrial uses involving the skilled trades
such as, but not limited to, sheet metal work, blacksmithing, auto and auto body repair, welding, boatbuilding,
machine and woodworking, baking and similar uses and which employs no more than six (6) people in the
production process, exclusive of the owner/operator, and does not include warehousing or bulk storage.
16.38 INN means a building where the resident innkeeper provides accommodation, with or without meals, to the
travelling public for financial profit and which does not include a hotel, motel, meeting room, restaurant or
entertainment facilities and which contains no more than eight (8) rental units.
16.39 INSTITUTION means a building or part of a building used by an organized body or society for promoting a
particular purpose with no intent of profit, such as churches, community centres, hospitals,and homes for
special care, but not including private clubs.
16.39A KENNEL means an establishment for the breeding and/or boarding of dogs and includes establishments
known as “Doggie Day Care” or any similar definition thereof.
16.40 KITCHEN means a room in a building containing any two of the following:
i) cooking facilities such as cooking stove, cooking range or countertop stove with or without oven;
ii) food storage facilities such as a pantry or refrigerator
iii) dish washing facilities such as a sink;
and for greater clarity, any building containing two or more of the above elements is deemed to include a
kitchen.
16.41 LOADING SPACE means an area of not less than 48 square metres (520 sq. ft.) measuring at least 4 metres
(13 ft.) by 12 metres (40 ft.) for the temporary parking of commercial motor vehicles while merchandise or
materials are being loaded or unloaded and which has adequate access to permit ingress and egress by means
of driveways, aisles, manoeuvring areas or similar areas, but which is not used for sales or display.
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16.42 LOT means any parcel of land as described by its boundaries, and for greater certainty:
i) CORNER LOT means a lot situated at the intersection of and abutting on two or more streets.
ii) INTERIOR LOT means a lot situated between two lots and having access to one street.
iii) THROUGH LOT means a lot bounded on two opposite sides by streets or highways provided,
however, that if any lot qualifies as being both a Corner Lot and a Through Lot as hereinbefore
defined, such lot shall be deemed to be a Corner Lot for the purpose of this by-law.
iv) ABUTTING LOT means a lot having one or more boundaries coincident with one or more zone
boundaries.
v) WATERFRONT LOT means a lot of which any portion is within 29 metres (75 feet) of a lake, river,
stream or ocean.
16.43 LOT AREA means the total plane horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot.
16.44 LOT FRONTAGE means the horizontal distance between the side lot lines, such distance being measured
perpendicularly to the line joining the middle of the front lot line with either the middle of the rear lot line or
the apex of the triangle formed by the side lot lines and at a point thereon equal in distance to the minimum
applicable front yard.
16.45 LOT LINE means a boundary line of a lot, and for greater certainty:
i) FRONT LOT LINE means the line dividing the lot from the street. In the case of a corner lot, either
boundary line abutting the street may be regarded as the front lot line. In the case of a through lot
the longer boundary dividing the lot from the street shall be deemed to be the front lot line and the
opposite, shorter boundary shall be deemed to be the rear lot line, and where such lot lines are of
equal length, the front lot line shall be deemed to be the front lot line as established in the block by
prior construction. In the case of a lot which does not abut a street the front lot line shall be
determined by the orientation of the main building on the lot.
ii) REAR LOT LINE means the lot line furthest from or opposite to the front lot line.
iii) SIDE LOT LINE means a lot line other than a front or rear lot line.
iv) FLANKAGE LOT LINE means a side lot line which abuts the street on a corner lot.
16.46 LOUNGE means premises licensed as a lounge by the Liquor License Board of Nova Scotia.
16.47 MAIN WALL means the exterior front, side or rear wall of a building, and includes but is not restricted to all
structural members essential to the support of a fully or partially enclosed space or roof and any decks, bay
windows, porches, steps, verandas, balconies and roof overhangs.
16.48 MAIN BUILDING - see BUILDING
16.49 MARINA means a building, structure or place, containing docking facilities and located on a navigable
waterway, where boats and boat accessories are stored, serviced, repaired or kept for sale or rent, and may
include other services such as but not limited to the sale of marine fuels and lubricants.
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16.50 MEDICAL CLINIC means a building or part of a building used for the medical, dental, surgical, or
therapeutical treatment of human beings or animals on an outpatient basis, but does not include a public
hospital, private hospital, animal hospital or a professional office of a doctor located in his residence.
16.51 MINI HOME means a prefabricated detached dwelling designed for transportation on a flatbed or other trailer
to a site where it is to be occupied as a dwelling complete and ready for occupancy (except for minor and
incidental unpacking or assembly operations). This definition excludes the modular type of prefabricated
dwelling where separate units are joined together side by side to form the complete dwelling unit.
16.52 MOBILE HOME means a prefabricated detached dwelling designed for transportation on its own chassis and
wheels to a site where it is to be occupied as a dwelling complete and ready for occupancy (except for minor
and incidental unpacking or assembly operations). A mobile home shall be considered to be a mobile home
whether or not the chassis or wheels are removed. This definition excludes the modular type of prefabricated
dwelling where separate units are joined together side by side to form the complete dwelling unit.
16.53 MOTEL means a type of hotel which is characterized by separate outside entrances to individual sleeping
accommodations and close-by parking, and which may include meeting rooms, restaurants and entertainment
facilities.
16.54 MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT means the Act respecting Municipal Government, R.S.N.S. 1998,
Chapter 18 as amended from time to time.
16.55 NURSING HOME means a building wherein nursing care and room and board are provided to individuals
incapacitated in some manner for medical reasons but does not include a hospital.
16.56 OFFICE means a room or rooms where business may be transacted, a service performed or consultation given,
and includes, but is not limited to the following: physicians, surgeons, dentists, lawyers, architects, engineers,
accountants, real estate agents, insurance agents, photographers, optometrists, chiropractors, eye specialists
and similar uses, and may include retail sales or dispensing of goods associated with and incidental to the
main use.
16.57 OPEN STORAGE means the storage of any items outside a building, not primarily for the encouragement of
sale of the item or of similar items, but principally for storage purposes.
16.58 OUTDOOR DISPLAY means a display of goods on a lot for the purpose of encouraging the purchase of the
display items, or items similar to the display items, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing such
displays would include displays of cars, trucks, vans, motor homes, mobile homes, trailers, boats,
snowmobiles, motorcycles, swimming pools, decorative fountains, prefab cottages or homes.
16.59 OWNER includes a person controlling the property under consideration, and also includes prima facie the
assessed owner of the property whose name appears on the assessment roll prepared in accordance with the
Assessment Act.
16.60 PARK means an open area devoted to passive recreational uses or conservation uses and which may include
ornamental gardens and lawns, outdoor furniture, accessory structures and children's playgrounds.
16.61 PARKING
16.61 A OFF-SITE PARKING means Off-street Parking, for the exclusive use of the development
to which it relates, but not located on the same lot as the use that requires it.
16.61 B OFF-STREET PARKING means either On-site or Off-site Parking spaces, located on
private property and for the exclusive use of the development to which it relates. Off-
street parking may not be located on a public street, Right-of-Way, or other public
property. See PARKING SPACE.
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16.61 C ON-SITE PARKING means the standard form of Off-street Parking provided in relation
to a development. Located on the same lot as the use that requires it and in compliance
with all other provisions of the Land Use By-law. See PARKING SPACE.
16.61 D PARKING LOT means an open area, other than a street, for containing five or more on-
site parking spaces, or one (1) or more off-site parking spaces, available for public use or
as an accommodation for clients, customers or residents, and which has adjacent access to
permit ingress or egress of motor vehicles to a street.
16.61 E PARKING SPACE means an area of not less than 15 square metres (162 square feet),
measuring 2.75 metres (9 feet) by 5.5 metres (18 feet) exclusive of driveways or aisles, for
the temporary parking or storage of motor vehicles, and which has adequate access to
permit ingress and egress of a motor vehicle to and from a street or highway by means of
driveways, aisles or manoeuvring areas.
16.62 DELETED
16.63 PERSON includes an individual, association, firm, partnership, corporation, trust, incorporated company,
organization, trustee or agent, and the heirs, executors or other legal representatives of a person to whom the
context can apply according to law.
16.64 PERSONAL SERVICE SHOP means a building or part of a building in which persons are employed in
furnishing services and otherwise administering to the individual and personal needs of other persons, and
without limiting the generality of the foregoing may include such establishments as barber shops, beauty
parlours, hairdressing shops, shoe repair and shoe shining shops, but excludes any manufacturing or
fabrication of goods for sale.
16.65 PLANNING STRATEGY means the Secondary Planning Strategy of the Municipality of the District of
Chester for the Village of Chester and the surrounding area.
16.66 PRIVATE STORAGE BUILDING means an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for the storage of
materials or goods in which no business, occupation, or service is conducted for profit.
16.67 PUBLIC BUILDING means a building of the Public Authority of the Government of Canada, Province of
Nova Scotia, Municipality of the District of Chester, or Chester Village Commission, including any agency
or commission or corporation of the Municipality.
16.68 PUBLIC SEWER means a sewage collection system owned, and operated by the Municipality of the District
of Chester.
16.69 RECONSTRUCT when used with reference to a building or structure means to build a wholly or substantially
new structure in the same location as an existing structure, where the original existing structure has been
wholly or partially removed and the resulting structure is of substantially the same dimensions and volume as
the original structure as demonstrated by photographs or measured drawings of the original structure.
16.70 RECREATION means the use of land for parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, lawn bowling greens, outdoor
skating rinks, athletic fields, picnic areas, outdoor swimming areas, day camps, and non-commercial uses
similar to the foregoing, together with necessary and accessory buildings and structures, but not including a
track for the racing of animals or any form of motorized vehicles.
16.71 REPAIR when used with reference to a building or structure means to renovate or mend by replacing or
repairing parts without altering the size or volume of the structure.
16.72 REPAIR SHOP - See SHOP
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16.73 RESIDENTIAL CONVERSION means any building which is converted to contain more than one dwelling
unit.
16.74 REPLACE when used with reference to a building or structure, means to build a wholly or substantially new
structure on a lot where the original structure has been partially or wholly demolished.
16.75 RESIDENTIAL DAY CARE CENTRE - See DAY CARE.
16.76 RESTAURANT means a building or part thereof where food and drink is prepared and served to the public
for consumption within the building or attached cafe or patio and for greater certainty:
i) DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT means an establishment or part thereof where food and drink is served
to the general public for consumption off the premises or on the premises outside of the restaurant
building.
ii) TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT means a building or part thereof where food and drink is sold to the
public and which does not provide facilities for consumption thereof on the premises.
16.77 SERVICE STATION means a building or part of a building or a clearly defined space on a lot used for the
retail sale of lubricating oils and gasolines and may include: the sale of automobile accessories; servicing and
repair essential to the actual operation of motor vehicles; an automobile wash; or automobile sales.
16.78 SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITY means any works by a public authority for the collection, transmission,
storage, treatment and disposal of sewage, which may include tanks, pumps, pump houses, aeration
equipment, etc., and associated storage buildings directly related to the activity of sewage treatment but which
shall not include facilities, buildings, or storage for other public works activities not directly related to sewage
treatment.
16.79 SHOP means any building or part thereof used for sales or repair of articles, and for greater certainty:
i) BODY SHOP means a building or part of a building or a clearly defined space on a lot where motor
vehicle bodies are repaired and does not include a service station or automobile sales;
ii) REPAIR SHOP means any building or part thereof used for the repair of household articles and shall
include radio, television, and appliance repair shops, plumbing repair shops, electrical repair shops,
furniture repair shops, shoe repair shops but shall not include industrial or manufacturing, motor
vehicle repair shops or auto body repair shops.
16.79A SHIPPING CONTAINER means a large container or a structure, usually of metal, with strength suitable to
withstand shipment, storage, and handling and used to transport cargo that is specially designed to facilitate
the secure storage or carriage of goods, by one or more modes of transport, without intermediate reloading or
repacking of goods; also a freight container and includes any form of skid building or self-contained mobile
office.
16.80 SIGN means any structure, device, projection, light or natural object including the ground itself, or any part
thereof, or any device attached thereto or painted or represented thereon, which shall be used to identify, or
advertise, any object, product, place, activity, person, institution, organization, firm, group, commodity,
profession, enterprise, industry or business, or which shall display or include any letter, work, model, number,
banner, flag, pennant, insignia, device or representation used as an identification or advertisement, and which
is legible from off the premises or from a parking lot. A sign shall be considered to be a single display surface
or display device containing elements organized, related, and composed to form a unit. Where matter is
displayed in a random manner without organized relationship or elements, or where there is reasonable doubt
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certainty:
i) COMMUNITY EVENT BANNER means a banner which advertises or promotes a community event
and which bears no commercial advertising other than the name or logo of a commercial sponsor of
the event.
ii) DAILY MESSAGE SIGN means a sign attached directly to a building, which is constructed of white
board, chalk board, or another easily erased material.
iii) FIXED WALL SIGN means a sign which is attached directly to or painted upon a building wall, and
which does not extend therefrom, and does not extend above the roof line.
iv) GROUND SIGN means a sign supported by one or more uprights or braces placed in or upon the
ground.
v) ILLUMINATED SIGN means any sign which emanates light through transparent or translucent
material from a light source within the sign, including neon light signs and digital display signs, but
does not include a sign which has external lighting, such as flood lights, directed at it.
vi) PLACENAME SIGN means a ground sign which bears the name or address or both name and
address of a building, building complex, industrial area, commercial area or residential area and
which displays no commercial advertising.
vii) PORTABLE SIGN means a ground sign which is not permanently affixed in the ground and .
viii) PROJECTING WALL SIGN means a sign which projects from and is supported by a wall of a
building.
ix) SIGN AREA means the area of the smallest triangle, rectangle or circle or semi-circle which can
wholly enclose the surface area of the sign.
x) WINDOW SIGN means a sign which is attached to a window or glass door and is legible from off
the premises or from a parking lot.
16.81 SKILLED TRADES means those occupations pursued as a business or calling, usually learned by
apprenticeship, and distinguished from mercantile, professional or agricultural occupations or unskilled
labour, and including but not restricted to, plumbers, electricians, and carpenters but, for the purposes of this
by-law, excluding sheet metal workers, blacksmiths, auto repair persons and welders.
16.82 STUDIO means a building or part thereof used as a workroom for the study, execution or instruction of any
fine or commercial art, or craft, including photography, music, visual arts and commercial design.
16.83 STREET means the whole and entire right-of-way of every highway, road, or road allowance vested in the
Province of Nova Scotia or the Municipality of the District of Chester.
16.84 STRUCTURE means anything that is erected, built, or constructed of parts joined together or any such
erection fixed to or supported by the soil or by any other structure, and for greater certainty:
i) ACCESSORY STRUCTURE means a subordinate structure on the same lot as the main building,
devoted to an accessory use, and located more than 1 metre (3.3 feet) from the main building on the
lot.
16.85 TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE means a building or booth where tourist information is provided to the
travelling public.
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16.86 USE means the purpose for which any land, building or structure is utilized, and also means the purpose for
which any land, building or structure is designed, arranged, or intended or the purpose for which any land,
building or structure is occupied or maintained or leased, and for further certainty:
i) ACCESSORY USE means a use subordinate and naturally, customarily and normally incidental to,
and exclusively devoted to, a main use of land or building and located on the same lot.
ii) AGRICULTURAL USE means the utilizing of land, buildings or structures to raise crops or animals
or fowl and includes the harboring or keeping of any one or more of the following livestock
regardless of its stage of development: horse, pony, pig, cow, bull, goose, duck, hen, rooster, sheep,
goat or similar livestock.
iii) CHANGE IN USE means any alteration in the use made of the whole or any part of a parcel of land,
a building or a structure.
iv) FORESTRY USE means the use of land, buildings, or structures to raise trees.
v) NON-CONFORMING USE means a use as described in Sections 83-87 of the Planning Act.
16.87 WAREHOUSE means a building where ware or goods are stored but shall not include a retail store.
16.88 WIDTH means a horizontal distance measured parallel with the lot frontage.
16.89 YARD means an open, uncovered space on a lot appurtenant to a structure or a specified land use, and in
determining yard measurements, the minimum horizontal distance from the respective lot lines shall be used;
and for greater certainty:
i) FLANKAGE YARD means the side yard on a corner lot, which side yard extends from the
front yard to the rear yard between the flankage lot line and the main wall of any building
or structure.
ii) FRONT YARD means a yard extending across the full width of a lot between the front lot
line and the nearest main wall of any building or structure on the lot; and "minimum" front
yard means the minimum depth of a front yard between the front lot line and the main wall
of any building or structure.
iii) REAR YARD means a yard extending across the full width of a lot between the rear lot line
and the nearest main wall of any main building or structure on the lot; and "minimum" rear
yard means the minimum depth of a rear yard on a lot between the rear lot line and the main
wall of any building or structure.
iv) SIDE YARD means a yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard of a lot between
a side lot line and the nearest main wall of any building or structure on a lot; and "minimum"
side yard means the minimum width of a side yard between a side lot line and the main wall
of any building or structure.
v) ABUTTING YARD means a yard of an abutting lot which adjoins an adjacent zone
boundary.
16.90 ZONE means a specified area of land shown on Schedule "A" of this by-law and more particularly referredto
in Part 3 of this by-law.
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PART 17 SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE "A(1)" ZONING MAP - 1:10,000 SCALE
(attached)
SCHEDULE "A(2)" ZONING MAP - 1:5,000 SCALE
(attached)
SCHEDULE "B" - LIST OF EXISTING ROADS
NAME and DESCRIPTION
DRAWING
NUMBER
(APPENDED)
SURVEY PLAN REFERENCE
Peninsula Road Extension from
Station 0+00.0 to Station 10 +40.9,
a distance of 1040.9 feet, and also
including a portion of the turning
circle, all as shown on a Plan of
Survey by Hebb, Turner, Himmelman
I
Hebb, Turner, Himmelman
Land Surveyors Ltd. #M-402
dated 9 July 1991, filed at
the Registry of Deeds, Chester
as plan No. 2451.
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SCHEDULE "C" - LIST OF PRIOR EXISTING USES
Existing Land Use Survey August 2003
Description
Assessment Account
Number/Property
Identification Number
a) Prior Existing Multi-Unit Dwellings Containing 3 or
More Units
1. Robert G. Cragg - apartment buildings on one lot
54 Duke Street - 6 units
52 Duke St. - 2 units
37 Water St. - 4 units
00172995 / 60091683
2. Otto Van Barneveld [Formerly Paul G. Flinn Ltd.] - #49 Queen
Street - 4 units 03688569 / 60090800
3. Paul G. Flinn Ltd. - apartment building at #58 Duke Street 03688585 / 60091691
4. Shoreham Village Senior Citizens Ass. #3777 Route #3 04254708 / 60605870
5. Audrey J. Youden [Formerly 1840 Holdings Ltd.] - #122 Queen
Street - 10 units 01837885 / 60091097
6. Robert Martin Emmerson [Formerly Bertrand G. Bosmans] - 6
unit apartment building at 103 Duke Street (two lots together) 00217409 / 60091303
b) Prior Existing Mobile Homes
1. Dwight L. Neaves [Formerly Jack Hyslop] at #3884 North Street 02130157 / 60094182
2. Cindy Diane Boutilier & Gordon Lee Boutilier [Formerly Richard
Pearl] - #11 Valley Road 03697703 / 60091188
c) Prior Existing Marinas
1. Old Wharf Chester Ltd. - #36 Water Street including permanent
and floating wharves 03614085 / 60394970
d) Prior Existing Institutional Uses in the WR Zone
1. Chester Yacht Club - #21 South Street 00730033 / 60090305
2. Chester Back Harbour Wharf - Victoria Street 08210020 / 60395597
3. Federal Wharf (Public Wharf Front Harbour) Fisheries & Oceans
[Formerly Public Works Canada] - Chester Ferry Wharf - Water
Street
01160036 / 60598653
e) Prior Existing Commercial Uses in the WR Zone
1. Old Wharf Chester Ltd. - #36 Water Street Restaurant & Marina 03614085 / 60394970
2. James A. Barkhouse & Cynthia Lamson [Formerly Reid
Barkhouse, Walter Barkhouse & Son] -#233 Pig Loop Road - boat
tours, boat rentals, gift shop
00218448 / 60091964
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3. Albert G. Nauss & Douglas Walter Rines (2003) [Formerly Albert
Gordon Nauss - #231 Pig Loop Road. - wharf 03477819 / 60091972
f) Prior Existing Beverage Rooms and Lounges
1. DATIM Real Estate Ltd. - F'o'c'sle Tavern - #40 Queen Street 02052873 / 60091436
2. The Captain's House (1990) Ltd. - Captain's House - #33 Central
Street 04560175 / 60090263
g) Prior Existing Industrial Developments
1. Chester Plastics (1975) Ltd. - #4171 Route 3 00729922 / 60140183
h) Prior Existing Contractors Workshops in the Low Density
Residential Zone
1. Colleen E. Zinck [Formerly William Zinck Contracting] -
4032 Route 3 08236178 / 60385259
2. Barry Redmond Contracting, 4020 Route 3 04434625 / 60087590
i) Prior Existing Commercial Developments in the Rural Zone
1. Chester Furniture, 270 Stanford Lake Road 00729914/60146768
j) Prior Existing Commercial Uses in the I Zone
1. Personal Service Shop, #14 Union Street (Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #44) 04074696/60091287
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SCHEDULE D - SITE DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR BASIC DESIGN
D - 1 Site Standards
Intent:
Chester is a tightly knit, human scaled, walkable waterfront community. The site development of lots along
Highway 3 should be consistent with the site standards, scale and pedestrian focus of the Village. Site
development standards should reinforce a pedestrian and human scaled focus. Typical commercial strip style
development will be restricted. Wherever possible, environmental planning principles should be employed to
minimize the ecological footprint of all development.
Design Guidelines New Main
Structures
Additions Over
100 M2
Accessory
Structures Over
100 M2
D1-1. No parking shall be permitted
between Highway 3 and the building
front. Locate storage, service, loading
areas and parking to the side and /or
rear of the building. Entry driveways
may be placed within the buildings
street frontage only where there is no
other alternative.
Required Required only for
any NEW parking
spaces required
under the Land Use
By-law
Required only for
any NEW parking
spaces required
under the Land Use
By-law
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Design Guidelines New Main
Structures
Additions Over
100 M2
Accessory
Structures Over
100 M2
D1-2. Locate buildings close to Highway 3
so that they are accessible and visible
to pedestrians. To accomplish this, at
least 60% of the building’s frontage
shall be within 40’ of the Highway 3
Right-of-way (the front yard lot line).
None of the building frontage should
be more than 80’ from the front lot
line. Any additional buildings on the
lot are exempt, so long as their
footprint does not exceed the building
closest to Highway 3.
Required Required only for
any portion of a
NEW addition.
Not Required so
long as the
accessory
structure’s
footprint does not
exceed the build
ing closest to
Highway 3.
D1-3. Parallel on-street parking shall be
permitted on Highway 3 so long as
the developer is responsible for
paying for changes on the road
corridor (ditches and drainage, utility
pole and street light relocation,
reinstatement of shoulder,
construction of bike lanes and
sidewalks) in coordination with
NSTIR. These spaces cannot be
reserved for the sole use of the
fronting owner but the calculation can
be used to satisfy the zone parking
requirements.
Permitted Permitted Permitted
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Design Guidelines New Main
Structures
Additions Over
100 M2
Accessory
Structures Over
100 M2
D1-4. Main entrances for buildings shall
front onto Highway 3 and be
connected to the highway via a
minimum 1.5 m (5’) wide walkway.
The walkway is to be constructed of
concrete, natural stone or pavers no
greater than 8”x8” (or any
combination thereof).
Required Required for any
NEW main
entrance
Not Required
D1-5. Main entrances for main buildings
shall be connected to the highway via
a minimum 1.5 m (5’) wide walkway.
The walkway is to be constructed of
concrete, natural stone or pavers no
greater than 8”x8” (or any
combination thereof).
Required Required for any
NEW OR
RELOCATED
main entrance
Not Required
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Design Guidelines New Main
Structures
Additions Over
100 M2
Accessory
Structures Over
100 M2
D1-6. No more than 1 entry driveway per 60
m. (200’) of lot frontage shall be
permitted. Owners should work to
provide shared driveway access with
neighbouring properties, where
possible, to minimize the number of
driveway entrances on Highway 3.
Required for new
and existing
driveways
Required for new
and existing
driveways
Not Required
D1-7. Driveway widths shall not exceed 7.5
m.(24’).
Required Required Not Required
D1-8. Transformers or trash service
facilities shall not be located in the
front yard of any building.
Required Required for
existing or new
trash service
facilities and for
new transformers
Required for
existing or new
trash service
facilities and for
new transformers
D1-9. To minimize traffic problems,
environmental impacts of idling and
sedentary lifestyles, Drive-throughs
shall be strictly controlled in the study
area. (See Schedule ‘G’).
Required Required Required
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Design Guidelines New Main
Structures
Additions Over
100 M2
Accessory
Structures Over
100 M2
D1-10. Sites shall be designed for no net
change in runoff for the 2 year design
storm(2Q24). The site plan should
address strategies to mitigate a 20
year event.
Required Not Required Not Required
D1-11. Painted parking stalls shall not
exceed 18‘x9’ in dimension with the
exception of required accessible
stalls. Parking for small vehicles
(2.4m x 3.5m (8‘x12’)) is encouraged
and shall be counted in the parking
calculation. For every electric vehicle
(EV) parking spot (electric plug-in
provided), the parking calculation
shall count each EV spot as 1.5
vehicles.
Required Required for any
NEW parking
spaces required
under the Land Use
By-law
Required for any
NEW parking
spaces required
under the Land Use
By-law
D1-12. Parking lots with more than 30
parking stalls require an oil-grit
separator to control drainage.
Required Required when
more than 30 NEW
parking spaces are
required under the
Land Use By-law
Required when
more than 30 NEW
parking spaces are
required under the
Land Use By-law
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Design Guidelines New Main
Structures
Additions Over
100 M2
Accessory
Structures Over
100 M2
D1-13. One landscaped parking island (no
less than 22 sq. m. (240 sq.ft.)) is
required for every 30 parking spaces
to break up the asphalt and reduce the
urban heat island effect. Each island
must contain at least one 50mm (2")
caliper tree.
Required Required when 30
or more NEW
parking spaces are
required under the
Land Use By-law
Required when 30
or more NEW
parking spaces are
required under the
Land Use By-law
D1-14. All driveways between Highway 3
and the rear or side parking lot shall
include a 1.5m (6’) minimum wide
walkway from the front lot line to the
front door.
Required Required for any
new driveways
Required for any
new driveways
D1-15. Parking lots shall sheet drain to
landscaped areas or rain gardens
wherever possible without
concentrating flow or causing
drainage problems on surrounding
properties.
Required Required for any
NEW parking
spaces or lots
required under the
Land Use By-law
Required for any
NEW parking
spaces or lots
required under the
Land Use By-law
D1-16. The provisions of Land Use By-law
subsection 4.4.6 shall be followed
within 16 metres (52 ft.) of Stanford
Lake and 8 metres (26 ft.) of all other
watercourses identified on Map 8 of
the Secondary Planning Strategy.
Required Required Required
D1-17. Shared parking lots are encouraged.
Permitted Permitted Permitted
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Design Guidelines New Main
Structures
Additions Over
100 M2
Accessory
Structures Over
100 M2
D1-18. Buildings and landscaping elements
shall be used to screen adjacent
properties from storage and parking
areas.
Required Required Required
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D - 2 Landscape
Intent:
Chester’s landscapes are some of the most prized in the Province providing a varied mix of ‘naturalized’
rugged landscapes and manicured ‘designed’ landscapes for full seasonal interest and variety. The landscapes
of Chester are one of the elements that make the village area distinct. In this light, the following guidelines will
ensure that the landscapes of the Highway 3 study area reinforce the unique Chester vernacular.
Design Guidelines New Main
Structures
Additions Over
100 M2
Accessory
Structures Over
100 M2
D2-1. Fully landscaped beds shall be
incorporated into the site design
containing no less than 25% of the
building footprint in area.
‘Landscaped beds’ consist of plant
material that grows-in hiding the
mulch or soil within 3 years. Mulch or
rock beds with little or no plant
material or grass lawns are NOT
considered ‘landscaped beds’.
Required Required for the
footprint of the
new addition only.
Required for the
footprint of the
new addition
accessory structure
only.
D2-2. Trees shall be required at a frequency
of no less than one 50mm (2 in.)
caliper tree per half acre of disturbed
site.
Required Required Required
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Design Guidelines New Main
Structures
Additions Over
100 M2
Accessory
Structures Over
100 M2
D2-3. For any buildings set back 9 m.(30’)
or more from the front lot line, one
tree of minimum 60mm (2.3 in.)
caliper shall be required to be planted
between the building and the street for
every 9 m. (30’) of building frontage.
Required Required Required
D2-4. A bike rack shall be provided for all
commercial developments with 1 bike
space per
every 186
sq. m. (2000
sq.ft) of
commercial
space.
Required Required Required
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Design Guidelines New Main
Structures
Additions Over
100 M2
Accessory
Structures Over
100 M2
D2-5. Picket fences, hedges and granite
stone walls are part of the landscape
vocabulary for Chester. Fences,
hedges or stone walls should be
worked to the site form of any new
development in the corridor. Fences,
hedges or stone walls should be
incorporated into the site design for a
length of no less than 25% of the lot
frontage length. Ideally the fences,
hedges and/or walls should be
incorporated into the main walkway
design and be visible from Highway
3. Exposed concrete walls are
prohibited in the lot frontage.
Required Required Required
D2-6. Lawn areas should be sodded or
seeded with no less than 15 cm. (6”)
of high quality topsoil using a grass
cultivar suited to the shade and salt
level of the specific lot. Landscaped
beds are preferred over maintained
turf areas whenever possible.
Required Required Required
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Design Guidelines New Main
Structures
Additions Over
100 M2
Accessory
Structures Over
100 M2
D2-7. If landscaped beds are lit, low voltage
landscape lighting should be used and
must include a timer system that shuts
off before 11 p.m. Low energy LED
lighting is preferred.
Required Required Required
D2-8. All trees greater than 15 cm (6”)
diameter (measured at 1 m. (3’) from
the base) should be preserved
wherever possible.
Required Required Required
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SCHEDULE E - SITE DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR LARGE
FORMAT DEVELOPMENT
E - 1 Site Development
Intent:
These guidelines apply both to new and to expansion of existing development resulting in a floor area greater
than 1,394 sq.m. (15,000 sq. ft.) This entire schedule is to be read in conjunction with Schedule D, F and G.
Design Guidelines New Main
Structures
Additions over
100 m2
Accessory
Structures over
100 m2
E1-1. Where the main building does not front
directly on highway 3, any large format
commercial development (>1,394 sq. m.
(15,000 sq. ft.) floor area) shall reserve
commercial pad sites (<464 sq. m.
(5,000 sq. ft.) commercial area) along
Highway 3 equivalent to no less than 1/4
of the commercial footprint. The design
guidelines outlined in this chapter
schedule apply to these commercial pad
sites. The intent of these smaller pad
sites is to conceal (to some degree) the
parking lot for the large format
commercial in the rear and provide
active commercial frontage on Highway
3 unobstructed by parking.
Required Required Not Required
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Design Guidelines New Main
Structures
Additions over
100 m2
Accessory
Structures over
100 m2
E1-2. All new large format developments
shall be required to plant street trees
along Highway 3 at a spacing of no
less than one 3” (762 mm) caliper tree
every 15 m. (50’).
Required Required Required
E1-3. Parking lots shall include stormwater
drainage islands to store and cool
parking run-off. Stormwater islands
area coverage should be no less than
3% of the overall parking area. They
should be designed with landscaped
parking islands no less than 23 sq. m.
(250 sq. ft.) per 40 cars. Each Island
should have two 3” (762 mm) caliper
trees.
Required Required for any
NEW parking
spaces or lots
required under the
Land Use By-law
Required for any
NEW parking
spaces or lots
required under the
Land Use By-law
E1-4. One oil grit separator shall be required
for every 50 cars.
Required Required for any
NEW parking
spaces or lots
required under the
Land Use By-law
Required for any
NEW parking
spaces or lots
required under the
Land Use By-law
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Design Guidelines New Main
Structures
Additions over
100 m2
Accessory
Structures over
100 m2
E1-5. A stormwater wetland or water feature
shall be designed as part of the
stormwater run-off control. The site
should be designed to retain the 5-year
storm. The stormwater feature should
be designed as a publicly accessible
park feature instead of an inaccessible,
fenced off detention facility.
Required Not Required Not Required
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E-2 Pedestrian Amenities
Intent:
Pedestrian accessibility opens auto-oriented developments to adjacent neighborhoods, thereby reducing traffic
impacts and enabling the development to project a friendlier, more inviting image. Public sidewalks and
internal pedestrian circulation systems can provide user-friendly pedestrian access as well as pedestrian safety,
shelter, and convenience within the commercial property. The following guidelines are adopted to accommodate
pedestrian flow.
Design Guidelines New Main
Structures
Additions over
100 m2
Accessory
Structures over
100 m2
E2-1. Sidewalks 1.5 metres (5 ft) minimum
width shall be required along Highway
3 for the length of the development’s
frontage. Costs are to be paid by the
developer and shall be built to the
Municipal Specifications.
Required Not Required Not Required
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Design Guidelines New Main
Structures
Additions Over
100 M2
Accessory
Structures Over
100 M2
E2-2. Continuous internal pedestrian
walkways, no less than 1.5 metres (5
ft.) in width, shall be provided from
the public sidewalk or right-of-way to
the principal customer entrance of all
principal buildings on the site. At a
minimum, walkways shall connect
focal points of pedestrian activity such
as, but not limited to, transit stops,
street crossings, building and store
entry points and shall feature
adjoining landscaped areas that
include trees, shrubs, benches, flower
beds, ground covers, or other such
materials.
Required Required for any
NEW main
entrances
Not Required
E2-3. Sidewalks, no less than 3 metres (10
ft.) in width, shall be provided along
the full length of the building along
any facade featuring a customer
entrance, and along any facade
abutting public parking areas.
Required Required Not Required
E2-4. All major pedestrian walkway
crossings shall be distinguished from
driving surfaces through the use of
durable, low maintenance surface
materials such as pavers, bricks,
scored concrete or stamped asphalt, in
order to enhance pedestrian safety and
comfort.
Required Required Required
E2-5. A bike rack must be provided for all
commercial developments with 1 bike
space per every 186 sq. m. (2,000 sq.
ft.) of commercial space.
Required Required Required
E2-6. All commercial buildings greater than
1,394 sq. m. (15,000 sq. ft.) should
include an outdoor pedestrian plaza no
less than 56 sq. m. (600 sq. ft.) with at
least 8 benches, 12 - 3” or greater
caliper sized trees, shrubs, a garbage
container and lighting.
Required Not Required Not required
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Design Guidelines New Main
Structures
Additions over
100 m2
Accessory
Structures over
100 m2
E2-7. Weather protection features such as
awnings or arcades in front of the
main entrances and on each side of all
customer entrances of the building, are
encouraged to cover a minimum of 1/3
of the length of the facade of the
building.
Required Required for any
NEW main
entrances of an
addition
Not required
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SCHEDULE F – SITE DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR LIGHTING
F -1 Lighting
Intent:
The mixed residential and commercial nature of Highway 3 means that commercial lighting must be designed
to respect the residential neighbours while supporting safety and visibility.
Design Guidelines New Main
Structures
Additions Over
100 M2
Accessory
Structures Over
100 M2
A. Guidelines for Surface Parking
F1A-1. Dark Sky compliant fixtures must be
used to minimize light spillage and
over-illumination.
Required Required for any
new fixtures
Required for any
new fixtures
F1A-2. All parking lighting must not cast
direct glare on neighbouring
residential properties.
Required Required for any
new parking
lighting
Required for any
new parking
lighting
F1A-3. Parking lighting must either be
reduced to the minimum required for
safety by 11pm or should include
motion sensors for night lighting.
Required Required for any
new parking
lighting
Required for any
new parking
lighting
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B. Guidelines for Buildings
Design Guidelines New Main
Structures
Additions Over
100 M2
Accessory
Structures Over
100 M2
F1B-1. Exterior lighting shall be downcast,
and directed to eliminate glare onto
residential properties.
Required Required for any
new exterior
lighting
Required for any
new exterior
lighting
F1B-2. Exterior lighting shall meet levels
required for emergency egress, in
conjunction with highlighting desired
architectural vernacular features.
Required Required for any
new exterior
lighting
Required for any
new exterior
lighting
F1B-3. All signage lighting (free standing
and on buildings) must be reduced to
a minimum or turned off by 11 p.m. if
it can be demonstrated that the light
negatively impacts adjacent
residential properties.
Required Required for any
new signage
lighting
Required for any
new signage
lighting
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SCHEDULE G - SITE DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR DRIVE-
THROUGH SALES
G - 1 Drive-throughs
Intent:
Drive-through facilities can have significant impacts on the neighbouring properties, including the public
street. Even though the general design guidelines apply to these facilities, there are specific points which
require specific design guidelines, especially the lanes for cars waiting for service (stacking lanes).
Design Guidelines New Main
Structures
Additions over
100 m2
Accessory
Structures over
100 m2
G1-1. For food service businesses, the
minimum stacking between the order
board and the service window is 4
vehicles, and the minimum stacking
before the order board is 12 vehicles.
Required Required Required
G1-2. For all other drive-through
businesses, the minimum stacking is
4 vehicles.
Required Required Required
G1-3. Stacking lanes must be separate
from, and not interfere with, loading
areas or traffic circulation either in
parking areas or on the public street.
Required Required Required
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Design Guidelines New Main
Structures
Additions over
100 m2
Accessory
Structures over
100 m2
G1-4. Where walkways cross stacking
lanes or other internal travel lanes,
the pedestrian walkway must be
clearly defined by being raised to
curb height or similar clear physical
definition.
Required Required Required
G1-5. Define a clear 1.5 metre (5 ft.)
pedestrian walkway across any
access driveways within the public
street right-of-way.
Required Required Required
G1-6. Provide sound and litter barriers,
such as sound fences or raised
earthworks or a combination of
those, between the stacking lanes and
any adjacent residential or
institutional properties.
Required Required Required`
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Design Guidelines New Main
Structures
Additions over
100 m2
Accessory
Structures over
100 m2
G1-7. Ensure that all yard lighting fixtures
are fully shielded, full horizontal cut-
off fixtures which do not project any
direct lighting or glare on any
adjacent property, including the
public street.
Required Required Required
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SCHEDULE H - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR
THE HIGHWAY 3 DEVELOPMENT AREA
H – 1 General Architectural
Intent:
Successful future development of Highway 3 must be built upon the charm and style that is the Village of
Chester. These guidelines are meant to provide a framework for future developers while respecting and
maintaining the character and sense of place of Chester. The intent of this section is to ensure that the building
forms developed on Highway 3 are consistent with the high quality building forms found in the village.
Buildings should have architectural features and patterns that provide visual interests at a pedestrian scale,
reduce massive aesthetic effects, and recognize the character of the local area. The elements in the following
standard should be integral parts of the building fabric and not superficially applied through trim, graphics, or
paint. Architectural controls are not intended to create a “theme park” frozen in time. All existing architectural
styles from the village, including modern, are applicable
A. Style:
The architectural styles in Chester are varied and traditional. Examples of some of the varied styles in Chester
are found on page 17-18 and 22-23 of the Highway 3 Streetscape Study. The intent of the Style guidelines is to
ensure that the style of new development or major renovations is consistent with the vernacular of Chester and
not with a placeless ‘corporate identity’ (often referred to as “Generica”).
Design Guidelines New Main
Structures
Additions over
100 m2
Accessory
Structures over
100 m2
H1A-1. Landscape details (hard and
softscape, hardware and finishings)
reinforce Chester as a distinct
waterfront community. Details and
fixtures should be consistent with
those playful and artful details found
in Chester. Off-the-shelf standards
should be avoided where possible in
favour of local custom solutions.
Required Required Required
H1A-2. For new buildings, the style shall be
consistent with one of the prevalent
styles of architecture already found in
Chester. The building style must be
recognizable and identifiable.
Although present in Chester, the
Bungalow style (single storey) is not
permitted for commercial
development due to its commercial
inappropriateness, nor are corporate
box styles and vertical steel cladding.
Required Required Required
H1A-3. For renovations, the style of the
addition shall either reinforce the
Required Required Required
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existing style or be one of the styles
already found in Chester.
H1A-4. Building components not visible from
Highway 3 (e.g. the ‘back’), can be
built to a less stringent standard and
do not require a discernible style so
long as the style is coordinated with
the front.
Required Required Required
H1A-5. All applications shall include plan
drawings and building elevations
accurately drawn to scale and clearly
showing how the proposed building
will conform to the requirements of
this section. Any proposed signage
must be shown on all elevations as
part of the approval process (signage
is subject to Part 15 of the LUB).
Required Required Required
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B. Scale:
Large monolithic and monotonous buildings shall be broken down into a collection of architectural parts.
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Accessory
Structures over
100 m2
H1B-1. Any building dimension that exceeds
40’ shall be broken into
distinguishable ‘architectural parts’
using extending faces, changes in
roof styles, changes in colour, and/or
articulation in ‘bays’ to create an
assemblage of architectural forms.
Required Required Required
H1B-2. Buildings with a footprint greater
than 372 sq.m. (4,000 sq.ft.) shall
incorporate a roof which gives the
appearance of a second story using
gabled windows, turrets or roof
projections. The intent is to reduce
‘pancake’ or strip mall proportions
Required Required Required
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100 m2
H1B-3. Buildings with more than 80%
commercial ground-floor area are
permitted to measure the maximum
permitted height from the street
elevation immediately in front of the
building in order to encourage mixed
use development in the study area.
This density bonus does not apply to
the former Hawbolt property
identified by PID numbers 60395902,
60395910, 60395928, 60395936,
60089430, and 60089448.
Required Required Required
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C. Roofs:
Most of the traditional housing forms in Chester incorporate peaked roofs with a minimum 8:12 pitch. Many of
these have gable ends that face the street and eave overhangs. Gable and shed dormers are prevalent.
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H1C-1. Roof pitches below 6:12 are
permitted for no more than 25% of
the roof area. An exception may be
made for roof pitches as low as 4:12
in order to match existing buildings
on the same lot. The roof design
should reinforce the architectural
style of the building. Variations in
roof lines should be used to add
interest to, and reduce the scale of
large buildings real roofs when
viewed from any angle on Highway
3.
Required Required Required
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H1C-2. Mechanical equipment shall be
contained within the roof. If this is
not possible, a penthouse shall be
designed to screen the equipment if it
is visible from anywhere on Highway
3. The penthouse design should
reinforce architectural style.
Required Required Required
H1C-3. Water or electrical meters are
discouraged on the front of the
building.
Required Required Required
H1C-4. Eave and roof overhangs are
encouraged particularly where they
provide shelter over main entries.
Required Required Required
H1C-5. Solar design is encouraged and solar
panels on all south facing roofs.
Required Required Required
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100 m2
H1C-6. Chimneys and cupolas are common
on traditional buildings in Chester. If
the new building’s style is traditional,
chimneys and or cupolas are
encouraged.
Required Required Required
H1C-7. Cross gables, gable dormers and shed
dormers are encouraged wherever
possible on roofs.
Required Required Required
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D. Colour and Materials:
Chester’s building colours tend towards light muted colours with darker trim, white or grey with darker trim.
Most of the buildings are composed primarily of 10 - 13 cm. (4-5”) exposure lap wood siding or shingles.
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Additions over
100 m2
Accessory
Structures over
100 m2
H1D-1. Buildings shall have more than 50%
of the exterior walls as board and
batten, clapboard or shingles with no
more than 13 cm. (5”) overlap
exposure. Wood is preferred when
possible, but other siding materials
are acceptable. The remaining siding
material must be harmonious with the
dominant siding material. Buildings
of less than 186 sq.m. (2,000 sq. ft).
should have a single siding material.
Required Required Required
H1D-2. As an exception to item (1) above,
traditional clay brick or natural stone
is an acceptable siding material.
Permitted Permitted Permitted
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E: Windows and Doors:
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Structures
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100 m2
Accessory
Structures over
100 m2
H1E-1. The main entry of the building shall
front on Highway 3 or within 3 m.
(10’) of the front on either side unless
there is more than 2 m. (6’) of grade
difference between the street
elevation and the finished floor
elevation of the building.
Required Required Required
H1E-2. The main entry of the building shall
front on Highway 3 or within 3 m.
(10’) of the front on either side unless
there is more than 2 m. (6’) of grade
difference between the street
elevation and the finished floor
elevation of the building.
Required Required Required
H1E-3. No building wall shall exceed 6
metres (20 feet) in length without
incorporating a window, a window
shape, or a door.
Required Required Required
H1E-4. All windows and doors should have
no less than 10 cm. (4”) of casing
trim surrounding them. The head
casing for windows is typically larger
than side casing or apron.
Required Required Required
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100 m2
H1E-5. For traditional window styles,
window muntins should be included
which create glass opening that have
a larger height to width ratio.
Required Required Required
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H – 2 Large Format Architectural
Intent
These guidelines apply both to new and to expansion of existing development resulting in a floor area greater
than 1,394 sq.m. (15,000 sq. ft.)
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Accessory
Structures over
100 m2
H2-1. The base, middle and top of the
building facade shall be expressed
through the use of materials and
detail design.
Required Required Required
H2-2. Blank or single material facades that
extend the entire length of the
building parallel to the public street
are not permitted. Blank walls in
other locations, which are visible to
the public, should incorporate
additional architectural detailing
and/or signs, murals, sculptural, or
graphic design
Required Required Required
H2-3. Facades longer than 15 metres (50
feet) shall be subdivided through a
combination of windows and
projections and recessions in the
building wall to create a consistent
rhythm across the facade and
establish divisions that express a
hierarchy of entrances and identify
individual businesses, where
applicable.
Required Required Required
H2-4. At least 50% glazing shall be
provided on the at-grade primary
building facades and areas that have
public activity. Glazing should be
actively used to provide storefront
windows or merchandise displays
.False glazing and one-way glass
shall never be used at street level.
Required Required Required
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Accessory
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100 m2
H2-5. Main entrances to buildings shall be
emphasized through canopies,
awnings, trim details or taller, non-
habitable building structures. The
volume and height of such structures
emphasize the prominence of
entrances particularly at a corner
location.
Required Required Required
H2-6. Colonnades, covered walkways and
porticoes are recommended as a
means of weather protection and
adding articulation to the building
elevation. These building projections
should be allowed to project beyond
the minimum front setback line, but
should not extend beyond the front
property line. This will also draw
attention to entrances and aid in
subdividing the facade.
Required Required Required
H2-7. Colonnades, covered walkways,
porticoes and other substantial
structures should be permanently
roofed. Lighting and landscape
elements should be incorporated into
the design of these structures to
promote their use.
Required Required Required
H2-8. Mechanical equipment should be
contained within the roof. If this is
not possible, a penthouse shall be
designed to screen the equipment if it
is visible from anywhere on Highway
3. The penthouse design shall
reinforce architectural style.
Required Required Required
H2-9. Loading docks, landfill containers
and re-cycling containers shall be
screened from both the street and the
neighbours.
Required Required Required
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DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS IN EFFECT
VILLAGE OF CHESTER (AND AREA)
Compiled June 2003 - (revised April 2012)
File #
Date
Name
Civic Address &
Property
Identification No.
Development
CVDA002
7 Jan. 1985
Alice Ann Boswick
(2003)
Formerly: Whose
Holdings Ltd.
#96 King Street
Pid# 60090651
Guest House over 600
Sq. Ft.
CVDA003
31193
Aliant Telecom Inc.
(2003) Formerly:
Maritime Tel & Tel
#105 Queen St.
Pid# 60090537
Telephone Exchange
CVDA006
32719
H. Paul Anderson (2003)
Formerly: DeMille &
Assoc. Ltd.
#36 Nauss Pt. Road
Pid# 60091923
32 ft. wide Wharf
CVDA008
33049
Chester Building
Supplies Ltd.
#3797 Highway #
Pid# 60094265
Chester Supplies Ltd.
Building Supplies
CVDA009
6 Aug. 1990
Marshall Rafuse (2003)
Formerly: Blair Rafuse
Marshall Rafuse
#113 Old Trunk 3
Pid# 60147006
Mobile Home and
Beauty Parlor
CVDA010
21Dec. 1990
Metro Plaza (Chester)
Inc.
#4115 Route 3
Pid# 60376712
Chester Shore Mall
(Amendment)
CVDA012
35887
AAC Developments
(Chester) Incorporated
# 206 Golf Course
Road
Pid# 60590726
76 dwelling units &
clubhouse
CVDA013
35996
James Millar Sedgewick
(2003)
Formerly: Harbourview
Investments Ltd.
#4073 Trunk 3
Pid# 60087392
Commercial &
residential use, up to 4
dwelling units
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CVDA014
21 Oct. 1999
Roxie Bremner (2003)
Formerly: Roxie
Bremner and
John Wesley Bremner
15 Island View Road
Pid# 60148228
Mobile home
CVDA015
6 June 1997
Central & West Main
Enterprises Limited
3993 North St.
PID# 60088044
Craft workshop, retail
sales & residential use
CVDA016
31 Dec. 1999
K. Donald McAlpine and
Susanne McAlpine
11 - 21 Pleasant St.
Pid# 60090958
Expand existing parking
lot
CVDA018
31 Oct. 2001
David Booher
Bluebeard 1 & 11 LLC
Waterfront property
Walker Road
Pid# 60385804
Infill & stabilize bank &
create parking area
CVDA020
3 Jan. 2001
Lester D. Collicutt and
Lester D. Collicutt
Lumber & Building
Supplies 95 Ltd.
adjacent to 4247
Highway #3
Pid# 60394921
Building supplies
warehouse
CVDA023
28 Dec. 2000
Chester Yacht Club
21 South Street
Pid# 60090305
Infill Chester Harbour
next to existing wharf
CVDA024
13 Sept. 2001
Theis Properties of Nova
Scotia Inc.
67 Haddon Hill
Road
Pid# 60505013
(six) 6 guest suites