1793
A BY-I.Ai'i TO FŒGULA'l'E 'I'HE LOCATION
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OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES ON
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LANDS ADJAGl':NT '1'0 COUNTY ROADS
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MiEREASß it is deemed to be necessary and desirable to
regul,ate the location of build:l,ngs and atruct.u.t'ea on lands adjac&\i,
to certain COtUlty Roads~
AND WHEREASs authorii,y is granted under Sect.:!..!)!! 64 of the
Highway Improvememt Acrt ø Re'\Tiaad Statutes of: Ontario 1960 '1,0 exa:r.-
c1sa such restr.:!_i:it.ioM according to Section )0 of the Plarm:tng Act,»
Revised Statutes of Ontario 1960 subject to the appr.o~al of the
Onte.rio ~J!un:l.c1pal BOEU.~do
NOW THEREFOREß the Council of the Corporation ot the
County of Elgin enacts as £o11Clwm-
10 In t.Ms By'~,law the word "pers(.\I: ;~ shall !!lean any peraon9
f;1,rm or cl):rporatioD,; 1;he word "1:U..ghwayll shall !!lean a
Gaunty or a Sto Thomas Suburban Road Gomm:!.ssion Road of
the a,!unty o,f. Elgin and the words "Road Commit.tee" ahall
mean the Co¡¡¡rIlittee o¡~ Body appointed by 'che County of.
Elgin 'to have jurisd~.ction over. Elgin County- Roadso
"Engineer" shall mean 1';110 County J!;nginaeI· appoin:¡;ed hy
the CotU'lcil of: the County of Elg:i.no tïBn:iJ.t Up Area" shall
be a,s defined in Sect~i()Il 1 O,J or the Hi,ghway Tr'af'f.ic Acto
2. This By«·law shall apply t.o thG,se R(jadB desc;cibß<\j, :!"n
consolidating By-law N¡; o 1052 and amended by subsequent
aD 'md:ing By-laws» and to those E,Qad¡¡ :LJ 1,;1.18 :t'1;¡,t,UJ!.'6 aI'oa
added t;o the Count;y;.,\f{oad System by i¡he County Councilp
save and except those in an Incorporated Y:Ulag$ or 'r()W1'lo
30 No :person shall ,ereci~ ':,:~lter or change any building or
stx'1J.cture (excapti.r.g rejjl5i\irs t.o an existing structure to
the value of less t;h<\.ÍJ. $500000) or dJ.,g a pond .for. any
purpose or bu:tld a ,i<lm of' any mater:i,al or dig or d.rill a
1I,ell lyi.ng tdt,Mn a d~!.S.'Gane<a or 150 feet; trom :'M1Y' Hmi't
of a H:tghwa)r unless £\ p(i)X'm::Lt has been:!. f:!Jsued POJt ml\~h
lArct> :1:'" !!.~ ~):r A1CÇ:C~¡A>
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during s',wh CTeet,;!.ng,! altoring0 chang:tn,ß9 digg:!,ng r,
ddJ.1ivg; 9 øt.Co" J)'H<!W for '¡,hø perro:!:::' shall ]:\I!) $20000
Appl:tnatiov, Forms and llegulations .tor insp,¡¡ci,;:iOfi 1dill be
13.$ det,ø.:\."l!J.i11ød by' thø Roa.d, Ccu:nl1l:tt<'t(;1i\\ f.¡com time M 't1.m~o
No per:.>cn fJhalJ. øJ:'e(rt ,1UY build,b,:¡g o:\':' S'i;;l~lH:tHlrE\ or dam~
QX' dig; or ð:,d.ll 1,\ w'(~J.l 01.' modify ~.u1jt building m." st¡;'w::t,m'G!
'~'" ]-" ("'.-: ,( In:\ any part 0;1;' \,fu.içh is lQcated clos€lr t.o t.h(\
o~; (.::F..~!.} t:L p:) .0, t ( Il:llXt¡:'i!) I. ill"" o~; t.h0 or.·igina1. :Road fllloWltMf) than ~5 f'M~;
,xJ:'w:lth:1.!i. 35 f.eet. oj: the n"$,1:'€l51:. limit oJ: any H1gh1t.ray
1;\¥h:!.ch(~veJ:' ~~aß%\ ir.! rurth,~s'!~ diat.e.nt. tra¡¡¡ the pl·€¡S~11.t ce>ntl'0
Un!?; ~¡£{'1ø and. 0:¡¡;CØJ?'¡~ QU in!1 H:i,gh\'lay iv. OJ. police V~,ll,e.g;(1
(n,' B¡¡j,lt, Up Araa."
'(i\J.:t~i~h~~r 't.() Sêf~td.rnl {5} no pÐrStì11. Sh:;111 bn:lld Olio ereù't
¡ 'I b r", dil:7 y' ,"h. 1''''"\ ....' ot' '1, Pl" !ìl0dH'~., any building;
~'J.,il "~~,."...",,.¡¡g 0.. k;tt2r...~",.,tJ.l,\'.a .f ç·¡;)J1\ø 03:' !;r¡;''''1.1.~~tu,:r~1 r.œ di.g 01' t),1:':Ul 1:1 'Well Ok' d:ì.g a pOJ),d. w:l.thin
1/'0 :1;''' ,., f "h' ,. ..",,·t 'j'lm't; (f a High'4a.Y t.hai' w"ll 'In
...;.' . '".A~t\~ {J"" t~.. -\',. "11óÐ.,;¡,, {",ÿ .,,~,', 1... '}. . ~' " .....~..,ß...... '
¡;;tu; Op1,;,¡:\.'::>:11 01' th(j )1"ad CWJJ:wuittClo: (:1,) for.¡¡¡. a h.a~~l:I:'d to
t;he !!!':>t,oT'lng; p\.tb:\J,(); \)l' (2) be dß'ò~'i:!!\enta1. t;o tha f.ut.u:~''''
jt!!.Jr'O\N)'l'r®trt;~' oi' ¡'he, 'l::ì"''rnBY'
"" . ,.!.. Þ.r".¡;:;"" VI ~" L... '1::)'"' <,. .~
No p~~J."s()n .,hall erøù'\:, w:":! building; 0:(' 6tructur(;)~ l\:l.tez'
01.' mod3.£y ~~ny :~t;r\kçt;ux"e;¡ anY' part of wh:i,ch :1..a ",:I.th1.n
150 f0Wt; f~,,')))1 any 11.mJ.t. of a High'IJte,y at_ a clo::mX' d:\,st¡¡..nc~
'¡;hall as ,3IWI,m on I3chŒid\Ùø !lAY a.s ~:!.'t..!;ached :t:~'om a ¡¡toad
lnt',;¡r¡~e(~t;:1.nf.; a H:i.f,;ì:WJÐ.y m;' a Ha:i.1road d.ght...of'-wa:.r :tnter..,
, -",.,' '),r ' rr gh ,;' ""
!;H<.'Ç~ú)..,¡:.. t£1 r:;l. :to -" J: ,9..J 0
Hc! pe1:'¡;¡Otl ,;hall '$~'ect atiy 1:mild.l,Zlg O~' Bt1.4¡;¡ct'\.l1:"e C¡1<~ da;¡¡ì»
(Æ' drill 1:);(' d:1.,g. a ~ 'r;,~1l m:' d;ì,ít a pond. or alt-f~r or mod:Lfy
mAY st;rw::t;u:i.'e in a Folic.'?! V:!.1.1<J.ge o:!:" Bn1.l:t. Up Area at Il
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çJ.o~~e1.~ <l:5,.(~t..~l.nce from t,h.'S limit, <:if any High"my than 'l;,h'J
tW'O:J:'age building H~9 as de'¡;;ermin¡¡¡d by th\? Road Conm.t,t;é$J.
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.fx"Qm i;.:J.me 'to tin!~ 0 TlìÇ¡ building; Un@¡ of other Roads
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¡ <, ~.,t"¡ (IT.> '7) :is sim:tlad'Y deteX'1J1ine.d. Section 6 shan
,\.){v¡;.j; b",,,,. appl.,jI' also to Highl'¥8.YS th¡¡;ou,f);h Built, Up Az'can and pol:l.ce
V:tllÐ.gas,,,
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This By-Law shall not; prohiblt the alteratton or the
modi:f'y:i.ng once C>J:Ùy of any structure or bu:"Llr.t\.ng c',.Os:?,):'
t;o an:.v l:!,mi'ç o;t t;hø H;J.gh'l.ay as df,fi¡¡ed :ì.:<1. Sect.lons :> or
g prorlded: OJ that in altering the buHdi!1g th~
distaJ:lca to tn.,:) Il~aref:!t lindt oJ.' the H:!.gh:~m.y it! not
diminished aud (;~) tha.t the cost of' .alt,6¡~at,ions is not,
g,'¡~a.t8r ··'nl.'n 1/" of' th$ value of' tb.^' 1"·<'·,orrl· 1p" 1 'Ì'i 'I<'
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Thiß øy.~J:,aw' sh.all no'!;;, px'oh:i..bit; the d1;'illing 0:1." d:!.gg::tng
0:(' ,{ well w:U,hi.n 20 ,feet, of.' a x'es5.dencethat, is cloiJ0l'
to any l:l.mlt o:f: trht~ Highway as de:t'j,nød :1.n Sec't:loni3 5 or.'
$ provided. ·t;he diB'tance t.o the neax'es~, lh¡;!:t of 'i;;he
H:lgh\1T8.y 1,3 not If:i$S 'ì;hal1 1;;h", distal'l.C0 of the residr:;ülcO
'to t.ha nea.,"ast JL:ì.:mit of' t.he H:lgh'i1Tay"
Th:i,s B'y~La"l sh·¡Ù:!. not 'pJ2(¡h:l.b~:!; the replacem'!)l1't of i;\
'l'obtilccO ¡tUn de¡¡~¡l'O){ed b;t fire OX' 'l'l;i.nd. i1Thex'e it :i.8 O?Jø
of a line ox' S$~,,:t,"n$ of 2 or 11\OX'0' even tho,ugh t;1:I.$
ð.1,atan!}e to tha m~al"est lirait of the High"ray is If.'s¡s'
than is raqu.irad in Sectj,ons ;; O:;? 11 ø HO\'t~rve'" t"ha <1'1 "'<'laì:1C"
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-<'0 "the nf'arO';1'I¡ '~'lt"it cf' A;'-"he F"~ghv"~"'~' (.:>1"f'~1~i noJ,,, be '1t:>¡..::.~~':" <'\··~"~n
IW J. ..... ~J/ ~"", ..IM r /__ {, ¡.... "'.... .1v..;¡ .....,""",\_.~...,.. "" "¡..."',,.~-~;;. V...J.o..
any other adjac(?,nt Kiln.
No junk or au:t¡oxaobile w!'c<eki.ug yard may be loca.f.",d ,.,¡;1.th:'tn
150 feet. of' iii Higln"ay.
TemrJor~,ry staml:~ rox· i~h(;l sal$ oX: farm produce ma.:lr bt'}
erected. with:!,!), 15 f€<\ì'" o.f' the neares't Hm:tt, o.r: tav:y
High\fay p:r.ow:l.ding the 10,~at:!.¡~n :1.6 app:r.O'ìH,d by the C(m~,t,y
,Eng;ineeJ(' 0 This stand will be ~'anted a pe~TI~¡'t Gntitl~d
"Temporary Pl"od~xca Stand'f upon t;he paY¡1\,m.t of: a fèe oi'
$:ïLOO par m.cmth~(t:t· pat't tha:¡,'eo£' tor any time the ¡¡¡tand
~,$ closer to M.\t'J 11,Ol:l:t of. an:y' C<.m,¡;;:ty R()ad -than is pe:...,~
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n¡i.tt<:1d for.' Qthe:¡>' b1:ti1.1dinga" strUc.ttu~0a~ etc~r as ße~
£cl."th :1"n other ß!1,)(;fi;ï;òml of thll3 By~I,a~ro 'l'he CC/UJlty of
Elgin~ by thaiI' Eng;!.neer~ iIW.y up!;!n 30 daya 1r1l'lt;tan notice
(even though 'a Tempora.ry Produce Stand Permit has ooen
1s$uad) requil'o that a Tempo~ary Produce Stand confo~m
to Regulatj,onl'l as 5st forth f'Ol~ other bw.ldillgs.
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12" The Cú:rporaMalJn;J of 'I;;he CnvJ1ty of' Elgin" by 1fihei.¡'
Engines" may g'Î~'" rc~'!"'" tp t'¡"', r",,,,l."Y' C'T (1C"'FV'"
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f ,. 1 d" '..,". bi' t-' ,",,~.., o·~ "1'''''''1'' ";(I"" b\1"'1d1nv.:
a. any an reqiD,J,J.ng ,,111 .'.1 1',.11..·1,,,, ~"..,.,"'" kJ ".L...,~"....,"
())l' ;¡,r,;;:c'l.:it~tu~,'e"j¡·'~c1,ed aft;"x' the P8l8s:1.ng; o.f this By·..Law
that doss not; c:':Ol!íjJì!:Y wit;h an:y Sect1.on of ¡;hi:> BJr·"jA~',.¡
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t!-1,nd each tiot-.if..':() 't~ndEJ;r" 1:;h5..s [)e(:~t~il";'Hl ¡;~hal1 b'~0 in
and sellt. by B.e'l;;L"'i¡eX'ød. lI1aJ.19 ,;.ddrÐ<Hled tQ ·the' Owner ox'
Occu,pe,nf;' of' the land"
1,3" !f the persoX!. to 1fhom the l'lQ'Ì';J,ca is g:tVEÙ1. tmeter Sm::M.on
12 a:bovGÐ fails to c¡;¡mpl;i' N,:\,th it ~¡rii:;.h:1,l1, 30 da¡ts i',:'om
¡¡¡ai-ling of ín1.t~h not;ic~» ",he Corporation of the Cou.nt;:y
of Elgin. me.;¡' di¡~(\ct .~ny Q,ffice emplo¥~)*) 01' agent of: t;he
said Corpo:l:'& tioX), toan'l.0x' ¡¡.pOP. thE' la,ud. ,!i~,d do m:' ca¡;\I,M,'
'1';0 be don,,) Ð \'¡hat,ever IJ:!.Ð.Y' be nø';:¡Q:;?,f,[L'rY. 1;0 :,:'em(J'\H~ or ,'J,ltßi:!~
liI!lch buH.ding OJ" ~!'t~ructux'e ment,icmed in said notiCE! and
ch\'u:"ge t;he cost thEu'eo:f' to the Owne:r.' or Occupa.n.tø
J.l~o Evex'y person who vicì1.atelJ any of' the above pX'Q'11isiom.l ()f
this By~.¡;'a1'l shall be guilty of an otfen~~e e.l1d UPf.,I§l
Summa);')' Convictiox\ shall be l:!.able 1,0 a. penal;ij:f of not;
mo:ra than $200,,00 fol' c,wh ()f.f\n1,ce and t.he {Jont:i.¡:m;¡¡.u.citl
of: t;he cond.i..t:1.ot¡ I,;;Oì.18i.¡;¡'lml;~¡.ng an Of:eÐUCl1ìi aa,ch 1,¡¡¡;¡"k aft,e:¡,-
eO!lv:il)'l:;iQ ¡~ thel'GforeÐ shall (JO!1s1:,:!.1;,wt€) a :um'l' ofi'm:l(~f~"
15" '¡'his By La\\T "'}laJ 1 GC'T11e 'I uta ~1>f'e(')'i· thë' dB:" "'11' ,. .' t " OJ
. _ -no, ~/., _.. .' ,_ '_' . .,r,..,.... ~ ~ :.,. '<.'1 'L<--~r.:1.V ..\~ ,) .A.~~"
passed by the Counc::i,l stib,iect, t;o '¡¡he a~)Iœf.y;ml o:r. th~t
Ontario Municipal BQard.
HEAD a first time this 22nd day of March, 1961.
READ a second time this 13th day of June:", 1961.
1V\'i\
READ a third time and finally passed, this 13th day of June~l,
1961.
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Clerk