THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LEEDS AND THE THOUSAND ISLANDS

BY-LAW NO. 17-054

BEING A BY-LAW TO AMEND ZONING BY-LAW NO. 07-079

To remove the minimum dwelling floor area size and permit, define and regulate tiny home dwellings

(Comprehensive Zoning By-law Amendment)

WHEREAS Zoning By-Law No. 07-079, as amended, was passed under the authority of Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended, and regulates the use of land and the use and erection of buildings and structures within the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands;

AND WHEREAS Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended, permits Council to pass an amending by-law, and the Council of the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands deems it advisable to amend Zoning By-Law No. 07-079 with respect to the provisions described in this By-Law;

AND WHEREAS the matters herein are in conformity with the provisions of the Official Plan for the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands, as proposed to be amended through a related application;

NOW THEREFORE the Council for the Corporation of the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:

a) That the minimum floor area size for dwellings be removed from all dwelling requirements;

b) That "A Tiny Dwelling shall be included in this definition." be added to the following sections of Zoning By-Law No. 07-079:

i) 2.55 (a) Accessory Dwelling ii) 2.55 (e) Seasonal Worker Accommodation iii) 2.55 (g) Single Detached Dwelling

c) That Section 2.55 (k) be added to Zoning By-Law No. 07-079 as follows:

2.55 (k) Tiny Dwelling shall mean a dwelling-like structure which is or has been constructed, erected or placed on a towable trailer system such as a bumper hitch, frame-towing hitch, or fifth-wheel connection, and cannot move (and was not designed to be moved) under its own power. Roof height is from bottom of tires to the top of the highest exterior point on the house, including any protrusions. Such a dwelling must have the following attributes to meet this definition:

ess atimer, Clerk

1) All houses must have both front and rear porches or decks with at least one porch or deck (front) oriented towards the front lot line and designed to provide a sense of privacy between units if in small lot development. The required porches and or decks shall be a minimum of 7.4 square metres (80 square feet) and a minimum of 2.4 metres (8 eight feet) deep and as wide as the dwelling. The square footage may be reduced to 5.5 square meters (60 sixty square feet), minimum 1.8 metres (6 feet) deep on units less than 55.7 square metres (600 total gross square feet).

2) All houses must be placed on a foundation with solid skirting finished in like material as the house exterior.

3) Secondary entrances facing a road shall have a minimum five-by-five-foot porch.

c) That this By-Law shall come into effect and force on the date of passing thereof, subject to the appeal provisions of the Planning Act.

READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 10th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2017.

READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 10th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2017.

Joe Baptista, Mayor