The provisions of this By-law shall apply to all those lands lying within the Corporate limits of the Township of Armour.
No building or structure shall hereafter be erected or altered, nor shall the use of any building, structure or lot hereafter be changed, in whole or in part, except in accordance with the provisions of this By-law.
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent use of any lot, building or structure for any purpose prohibited by this By-law if such lot, building or structure was lawfully used for such purpose on the date of passing of this By-law, so long as it continues to be used for that purpose.
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the erection or use of any building or structure for a purpose prohibited by this By-law if the plans for such building or structure were approved by the Chief Building Official prior to the date of passing of this By-law, provided that:-
(i) when the building or structure is erected, it shall be used and shall continue to be used only for the same purpose for which the said building or structure was intended when such building permit was issued; and
(ii) the erection of such building or structure is commenced within one year of the date of passing of this By-law and is completed within six months after the erection thereof is commenced and provided such building permit has not been revoked under The Building Code Act.
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this By-law shall be held to be the minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety, convenience or general welfare. Whenever the requirements of this By-law are at variance with the requirements of any other By-law, the most restrictive, or the By-law imposing the higher standards shall govern and apply. Nothing in this By-law shall be construed to exempt any person from complying with the requirements of any By-law of the Municipality or from any law of the Province of Ontario or Canada.
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the use of any land for the erection of buildings or structures, or the installation of other facilities essential to the operation of public utilities as defined in The Public Utilities Corporation Act, provided that any such use, building or structure shall be in compliance with the relevant provisions of this By-law.
(f) This By-law shall not be construed to make legal any use of land, buildings or structures which was illegal and in contravention of Zoning By-law No. 3-86, as amended.
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The extent and boundaries of all zones are shown on Schedule 'A' and all such zones are hereby defined as areas to which the provisions of this By-law shall respectively apply.
When determining the boundary of any zone as shown on any schedule forming part of this By-law, the following provisions shall apply:-
(i) A boundary indicated as following a highway, street or lane shall be the centreline of such highway, street or lane. In the event that a street or lane which forms the boundary between such zones is closed, the boundary between such zones shall be construed as the former centreline of the said closed street or lane.
(ii) A boundary indicated as following a right-of-way of a railway or an electrical, gas or oil transmission line shall be the centreline of such right-of-way.
(iii) A boundary indicated as following a shoreline shall be construed as the high water mark, or in the case of a watercourse, creek or stream, the centreline thereof.
(iv) A boundary indicated as approximately following lot lines of any lot of record shown on a registered plan of subdivision or any lot created by consent or lot and concession lines shall follow such lines.
(v) Where a boundary is indicated approximately parallel to a street line or other feature indicated in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of this Subsection, and the distance from such street line or other feature is not indicated and clause (iv) above is not applicable, such boundary shall be construed as being parallel to such street line or other feature, and the distance therefrom shall be determined according to the scale shown on the appropriate Schedule.
(vi) A boundary indicated as following the limits of the Municipality shall follow such limits.
(vii) The limit of any map comprising any Schedule forming part of this By-law shall be deemed to be the boundary of the Zone adjoining such limit.
In this By-law, unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions and interpretations set out in Section 2 hereof shall apply.
In this By-law, unless the context requires otherwise:-
(i) words used in the singular number include the plural;
(ii) words used in the plural include the singular number; and
(iii) words used in the masculine gender include the feminine.
In this By-law, the word "shall" is mandatory.
In this By-law, unless the context requires otherwise:-
(i) the verb "use" shall include "design to be used", "arrange to be used" and "point to be used"; and
(ii) the verb "occupy" shall include "design to be occupied", and "permit to be occupied".
All dimensions, measurements, areas, yards and setbacks are given in metric measurements in this By-law. General Imperial conversions are provided in brackets only for the assistance of the reader and do not form a part of this By-law. The metric measurements only shall be used in the legal interpretation of this By-law.
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