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Zurich Citizens News, 1974-09-19, Page 19ZURICH ZO-\ I\ G YLA PAGE 4B - ZURICI-I CITIZENS NEWS II,Ir' I 1 1. MOTEL 2.49 Means one building, or two or more connecting buildings, or two or more detached buildings for the purpose of catering to the needs of the public trav- elling by privately owned motor vehicle by furnishing sleeping accommodation with or without supplying food and shall include a motor hotel, auto court, and all such buildings. NON - CONFORMING 2,50 Means a use, building or structure which does not comply with the provisions of this by-law for the zones in which such use, building or structure is located as of the passing of this by-law. OBNOXIOUS USE 2.51 Means an offensive trade within the mean- ing of Public Health Act or any use which is offensive or dangerous by reason of the emission of odour, smoke, dust, noise, gas fumes, liquid, vibration or refuse matter. OFF - STREET LOADING SPACE 2,52 Shall mean a space on which a truck may be parked for standing, loading, or unloading services. Such space shall have adequate menas of ingress and egr- ess to and from a public street or lane to and from a public street or lane, and shall be so arranged so as to avoid undue interference with public use of streets and lanes. OFF - STREET PARKING SPACE 2.53 Shall mean a space to the rear of the building line or lines, on which a vehicle may be parked, having an adequate means of ingress and egress to and from a public street or lane. PARKING LOT 2.54 Means any area other than streets or lanes used for the temporary parking or storage of motor vehicles in the open air. PUBLIC GARAGE 2.55 Means a building where the principal sctivity is the repair, service or storage of motor vehicles. ROOM HOUSE 2.56 Means a dwelling in which the proprietor supplies room but not board, for monet- ary gain to more than three persons excl- usive of lessee or owner thereof or mem- bers of his family and not open to the general public. SIGN 2.57 Shall mean a display board, screen cloth or structure, having characters, letters, or illustrations, applied thereto or displ- ayed thereon in any manner, including signs within a building visible from the street, and shall include the posting or painting of an advertisement or a notice on a building or structure. STOREY 2.58 Means the portion of a building other than a basement or cellar, between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor above it, or if there is no floor above it, that portion between the surface or such floor and the ceiling above it. STREET OR ROAD 2.59 Means a public or common highway aff- ording principal means of access to abutt- ing properties. STREET LINE 2.60 Means the limit of the street or road allowance and is the dividing line bet- ween a lot and a street. STRUCTURE 2.61 Means anything that is built or construct- ed or parts joined together. USE 2.62 Means the purpose for which a lot or building or a structure of any combinat- ion thereof is designed, arranged, occup- ied or maintained. YARD 2.63 Means any open, uncovered, unoccupied space adjacent to a building, and in det- ermining yard requirements the minimum horizontal measurement shall be used, and 1) front yard means a yard extending across the full width of the lot between the front lot line and the nearest part of any building or structure on the lot, or the nearest open storage use on the lot. 2) rear yard means a yard extending across the full width of the lot between the rear lot line and the nearest part of any building or structure on the lot or the nearest open storage use on the lot. 3) side yard means a yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard between the side lot line and the nearest part of any building or structure on the lot or the nearest open storage use on the lot. Part 3. General Provisions GENERAL 3.1 The provisions of the Section apply to all Zones as they are applicable. ACCESS 3.2 All buildings shall have access to a public street. BUILDING LINES 3.3 1) Unless other wise specified in this By- law, the building line shall be a min- imum distance of twenty-five (25') feet from the existing street line or public right-of-way. 2) Notwithstanding the preceeding sub- section above, on any lot between two existing buildings which are between the street line and the building line established by this section, a building may be erected, the front wall of which is in line with the front wall of the ex- isting building closest to the required building line. 3) On any lot between the existing build- ings, both of which are farther from the street line than the building line establ- ished by this section, the line of the front wall of the building closest to the street line shall be deemed to be the building line. In the case of a corner lot, adjacent to a building farther from the street line than required, the line of the front wall of the adjacent build- ing shall be deemed to be the street line. CORNER LOTS 3.4 On a corner lot, side yard requirements may be substituted for rear yard require - mens. CORNER LOTS SIGHT LINES 3.5 On a corner lot no obstruction higher than three (3) feet shall be permitted closer than twenty-five (25) feet from the street corner formed by lot lines, or the straight line projection of lot lines where such lot lines are connected by a curved line. FRONTAGE 3.6 Where a building has access to a public path, that path shall be deemed to be the front of the lot. GARAGES, ACCESSORY BUILDINGS 3.7 Detached private garages and/or other accessory buildings shall not: 1) be used for human habitation 2) be built in front yard. Where an acc- essory building is built on a corner lot, it shall be located in the side yard which is not adjacent to the flanking street, or in the rear yard. 3) Exceed fourteen (14') in height, nor contain more than one storey. 4) exceed ten per cent (107/o) coverage of the total lot ,area. 5) be built closer than four feet (4°) to a side lot line if constructed in a side yard, nor closer than two feet (2') to a side or rear lot line if in a rear yard, except that common semi-detahced garages may be centred on the mutual side lot line. 6) be built within six feet (6°) of the main building. 7) be considered an accessory building if attached to the main building in any way. HEIGHT LIMITATIONS 3.8 No building or structure in any zone other than R1 and R2 shall be permitted to exc- eed forty-five (45) feet in height. In Rl and R2 zones no building or structure shall be permitted to exceed thirty (30) feet in height. This provision shall not apply to limit the height of chimneys, church spires, water tanks, elevator enclosures, flag poles, television or radio antennae, ventilators or skylights. LIGHTS AND SIGNS 3.9 No persons shall erect a sign or outside lighting fixtures in any zone, except in conformity with the following regulations applying to all zones: 1) Illuminated signs of the flashing or animated type are prohibited, except in C, and M Zones. 2) Lights and signs shall not be erected in such a way as to be confused with traffic lights or signals, or be otherwise hazardous to traffic. 3) Lights used to illuminate a sign, build- ing or premises, including a parking area, shall be so arranged to deflect light away from the adjacent premises or streets. 4) No sign shall be erected between the building line and the street line. 5) In connection with a parking lot, one (1) accessory sign, not rnore than twelve (12) square feet in area, may be erect- ed at each point of entry or exit. 6) In Commercial and Industrial Zones, one (1) accessory sign may be erected for each place of business and on each frontage. Such sign: a) shall not project above the roof level of the building or structure to which it is necessary. b) shall be located above the canopy or show window, and shall be located above the canopy or show window, and c) shall be attached to, and parallel with, the wall of the building or structure to which it is accessory throughout the entire length of the sign. 7) In the C5 (Service Station Commercial) in addition to the other sign provisions of this section, there may be erected one sign on a standard or pylon -free standing -in an island to the rear of the building line, projecting not more than 4 feet above the roof or parapet.