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Chapter 150 Specific Use Regulations
150.50 Place of Worship
| (1) | Application of this Section |
| The regulations in Section 150.50 apply to places of worship.
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| (1) | Other Uses |
| The following uses are permitted if combined with a place of worship:
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| (A) | library or reading room if it is only accessible from inside the building;
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| (B) | retail store if:
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| (i) | the interior floor area does not exceed 25 square metres;
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| (ii) | it sells only religious goods; and
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| (iii) | it is only accessible from inside the building; and
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| (C) | dwelling unit if:
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| (i) | there is one dwelling unit;
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| (ii) | the interior floor area of the dwelling unit does not exceed 250 square metres; and
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| (iii) | the lot with the place of worship is located in the Residential Zone category, the Residential Apartment Zone category, the Commercial Residential Zone category, or the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, or in the IE zone.
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| (1) | Building Height - Architectural Elements |
| A minaret, steeple or similar architectural element on a place of worship building may exceed the permitted maximum height of the building by 40%, if the horizontal area of the minaret, steeple or similar architectural element is no more than 30.0 square metres.
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| (1) | Lawfully Existing Place of Worship - Building Height - Architectural Elements |
| If a lawfully existing place of worship has a lawful architectural element such as a minaret, steeple or similar architectural element that exceeds the permitted maximum height for a building, the maximum height for that architectural element is its lawful height for that lawfully existing place of worship.
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| (1) | Landscaping |
| Subject to regulation 5.10.50.10(1), if a lot has a place of worship, the lot must comply with the following:
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| (A) | a minimum 1.5 metre wide strip of soft landscaping must be provided along the entire length of each side lot line and rear lot line;
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| (B) | the area of the front yard that is not used for vehicle access must be landscaping and a minimum of 75% of the required front yard landscaping must be soft landscaping; and
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| (C) | if the lot abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category, there must be, along the entire length of the part of the lot line abutting that lot:
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| (i) | a 3.0 metre wide strip of soft landscaping; and
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| (ii) | a fence.
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| (2) | Driveway Access to a Lot Crossing a Landscaping Area |
| A lot with a place of worship may have a driveway which crosses a required landscaping area, if the driveway is no more than 6.0 metres in width.
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| (1) | Storage of Waste |
| All waste and recyclable material must be stored in a wholly enclosed building, if a place of worship is constructed pursuant to a building permit issued more than three years after May 9, 2013.
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