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New Comprehensive Zoning By-law Project Summary of Feedback Obtained (Phase 1) Development Services Committee March 29, 2016

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mm

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of

Feed

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co

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dic

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iliti

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al m

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a p

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iliti

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uld

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res

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ted

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ng

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ar s

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oth

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arkh

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dd

icti

on

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very

cen

tres

sh

ou

ld b

e lo

cate

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ho

spit

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tert

ain

me

nt

and

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ust

ry U

ses

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ity

sho

uld

res

tric

t th

e se

llin

g o

f se

x to

a o

ne

or

two

kilo

met

er d

ista

nce

fro

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cho

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o

r o

ther

se

nsi

tive

use

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ectr

on

ic a

cces

s to

th

e zo

nin

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ho

uld

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test

ed o

ff s

ite.

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mm

ary

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k

16

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ay 1

9, 2

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or

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mar

y o

f P

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e 1

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ork

to

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mm

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n P

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end

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ent

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e.

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nt

of

wo

rk o

n p

ort

ion

of

Ph

ase

3 (

Sho

rt-t

erm

ren

tal a

cco

mm

od

atio

ns,

ro

om

ing

ho

use

s an

d s

eco

nd

ary

suit

es).

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