What does a zoning by-law regulate?
• Prohibit the use of land or buildings for any use that is not specifically permitted by the by-law; • Prohibit the erection or siting of buildings and structures on a lot except in locations permitted by the by-law; • Regulate the type of construction and the height, bulk, location, size, floor area, spacing and use of buildings or structures; • Regulate the minimum frontage and depth of a parcel of land; • Regulate the proportion of a lot that any building or structure may occupy; • Regulate the minimum elevation of doors, windows or other openings and buildings or structures; • Require that parking and loading facilities be provided and maintained for a purpose permitted by the by-law; and, tures; • Prohibit the use of lands and the erection of buildings or structures on land that is: • Subject to flooding; • The site of steep slopes; • Rocky, low lying, marshy or unstable; • Contaminated; • A sensitive groundwater recharge area or headwater area; • The location of a sensitive aqui
