Definitions
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(1) In this Plan, “accessory use” means a use of land, buildings or structures that is normally incidental or subordinate to the principal use, building or structure located on the same lot; (“utilisation accessoire”) “adverse effect” means any impairment, disruption, destruction or harmful alteration and “adversely affect” has a corresponding meaning; (“conséquence préjudiciable”) “agricultural uses” means, (a)  growing crops, including nursery, biomass and horticultural crops, (b)  raising livestock and other animals, including poultry and fish, for food, fur or fibre, (c)  aquaculture, (d)  apiculture, (e)  agro-forestry and maple syrup production, and (f)  uses associated with on-farm buildings and structures including, (i)  livestock facilities, (ii)  manure storage structures, (iii)  value-retaining facilities, and (iv)  accommodations for full-time farm labour; (“utilisations agricoles”) “agriculture-related uses” means farm-related commercial and industrial uses that, (a)  are directly related to, and compatible with, farm operations in the surrounding area and do not hinder those farm operations, (b)  support agriculture, (c)  benefit from being in close proximity to farm operations, and (d)  provide products or services, or both, directly to farm operations as a primary activity; (“utilisations liées à l’agriculture”) “agri-tourism uses” means uses located on a farm that promote the enjoyment of farm operations or education or activities related to farm operations and includes the provision of accommodations such as a bed and breakfast establishment; (“utilisations liées à l’agritourisme”) “animal agriculture” means growing, producing and raising farm animals including, without limitation, (a)  livestock, including equines, poultry and ratites, (b)  fur-bearing animals, (c)  bees, (d)  cultured fish, (e)  deer and elk, and (f)  game animals and birds; (“agriculture animale”) “aquifer vulnerability” means an aquifer’s intrinsic susceptibility, as a function of the thickness and permeability of overlying layers, to contamination from both human and natural impact on water quality; (“sensible à la pollution de l’aquifère”) “area of natural and scientific interest” (earth science) means an area that has been, (a)  identified as having earth science values related to protection, scientific study or education, and (b)  further identified by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry using evaluation procedures established by that Ministry, as amended from time to time; (“zone d’intérêt naturel et scientifique (sciences de la terre)”) “area of natural and scientific interest” (life science) means an area that has been, (a)  identified as having life science values related to protection, scientific study or education, and (b)  further identified by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry using evaluation procedures established by that Ministry, as amended from time to time; (“zone d’intérêt naturel et scientifique (sciences de la vie)”) “bed and breakfast establishment” means an establishment that provides sleeping accommodation (including breakfast and other meals, services, facilities and amenities for the exclusive use of guests) for the travelling or vacationing public in a single dwelling that is the principal residence of the proprietor of the establishment; (“gîte”) “connectivity” means the degree to which key natural heritage features or key hydrologic features are connected to one another by links such as plant and animal movement corridors, hydrological and nutrient cycling, genetic transfer, and energy flows through food webs; (“connectivité”) “development” means the creation of a new lot, a change in land use, or the construction of buildings and structures requiring approval under the Planning Act but does not include, (a)  activities that create or maintain infrastructure authorized under an environmental assessment process; or (b)  works that are subject to the Drainage Act; (“aménagement”) “dwelling unit” means one or more habitable rooms, occupied or capable of being occupied as an independent and separate housekeeping establishment, in which separate kitchen and sanitary facilities are provided for the exclusive use of the occupants; (“unité d’habitation”) “earth science values” means values that relate to the geological, soil and landform features of the environment; (“valeur sur le plan des sciences de la terre”) “ecological features” means naturally occurring land, water and biotic features that contribute to ecological integrity; (“éléments écologiques”) “ecological functions” means the natural processes, products or services that living and non-living environments provide or perform within or between species, ecosystems and landscapes, including hydrological functions and biological, physical, chemical and socio-economic interactions; (“fonctions écologiques”) “ecological integrity”, which includes hydrological integrity, means the condition of ecosystems in which, (a)  the structure, composition and function of the ecosystems are unimpaired by stresses from human activity, (b)  natural ecological processes are intact and self-sustaining, and (c)  the ecosystems evolve naturally; (“intégrité écologique”) “endangered species” means a species that is classified as an endangered species in Ontario Regulation 230/08 (Species at Risk in Ontario List) made under the Endangered Species Act, 2007; (“espèce en voie de disparition”) “fish habitat” means the spawning grounds and any other areas, including nursery, rearing, food supply and migration areas on which fish depend directly or indirectly in order to carry out the life processes, as further identified by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (Canada); (“habitat du poisson”) “forest access road” means a one or two-lane unpaved road that is designed to provide access to and within a woodland for wildlife, fish and forest management purposes; (“chemin d’accès forestier”) “forest management” means the management of woodlands, including accessory uses such as the construction and maintenance of forest access roads and maple syrup production facilities, (a)  for the production of wood and wood products, including maple syrup, (b)  to provide outdoor recreation opportunities, (c)  to maintain and, where possible, improve or restore conditions for wildlife, and (d)  to protect water supplies; (“gestion forestière”) “green infrastructure” means infrastructure consisting of natural and human-made elements that provide ecological and hydrological functions and processes and includes natural heritage features and systems, parklands, stormwater management systems, street trees, urban forests, natural channels, permeable surfaces and green roofs; (“infrastructure verte”) “groundwater recharge” means the replenishment of subsurface water, (a)  resulting from natural processes, such as the infiltration of rainfall and snowmelt and the seepage of surface water from lakes, streams and wetlands, and (b)  resulting from human intervention, such as the use of stormwater management systems; (“capacité de recharge des eaux souterraines”) “habitat of endangered and threatened species” means, (a)  with respect to an endangered or threatened species for which a regulation made under clause 55 (1) (a) of the Endangered Species Act, 2007 is in force, the area prescribed by that regulation as the habitat of the species, or (b)  with respect to any other endangered or threatened species, the area on which the species depends, directly or indirectly, to carry on its life processes, including life processes such as reproduction, rearing, hibernation, migration or feeding, and includes places in the area described in clause (a) or (b), whichever is applicable, that are used by members of the species as dens, nests, hibernacula or other residences; (“habitat des espèces en voie de disparition et menacées”) “hazardous waste” has the same meaning as in Regulation 347 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990; (“déchets dangereux”) “home business” means a business that is not located on a farm and, (a)  involves providing personal or professional services or producing custom or artisanal products, (b)  is carried on as a small-scale secondary use within a single dwelling, or a building that is accessory to the dwelling, by one or more residents of the dwelling, and (c)  does not include uses such as an auto repair or paint shop or furniture stripping; (“entreprise à domicile”) “home industry” means an industry that, (a)  is carried out in the home or in a building that is accessory to the home or, if the home is located on a farm, to the agricultural operation; (b)  if the home is not located on a farm, (i)  is carried on as a small-scale use that is secondary to the principal use of the home as a single dwelling, (ii)  provides a service such as carpentry, metalworking, welding, electrical work or blacksmithing, primarily to the farming community, and (iii)  does not include uses such as auto repair or paint shop or furniture stripping, and (c)  if the home is located on a farm, (i)  is carried on as a small-scale use that is secondary to the principal use of the farm as an agricultural operation, and (ii)  may include, but is not limited to, a sawmill, welding or woodworking shop, manufacturing or fabrication shop, equipment repair and seasonal storage of boats or trailers; (“activité à domicile”) “home occupation” means an occupation that is carried out on a farm and that, (a)  involves providing personal or professional services such as those offered at or by a professional office, bookkeeper, land surveyor, art studio, hairdresser, massage therapist, daycare, veterinary clinic, kennel classes or workshops, and (b)  is carried on as a small-scale secondary use within a single dwelling on the farm; (“travail à domicile”) “hydrological cycle” means the circulation of water from the atmosphere to the earth and back through precipitation, runoff, infiltration, groundwater flow and evapotranspiration, including the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and chemical and physical properties of water on the surface of the land, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere, and water’s interaction with the environment including its relation to living things; (“cycle hydrologique”) “hydrological features” means, (a)  permanent and intermittent streams, (b)  wetlands, (c)  kettle lakes and their surface catchment areas, (d)  seepage areas and springs, and (e)  aquifers and recharge areas; (“éléments hydrologiques”) “hydrological functions” means the functions of the hydrological cycle that include the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and chemical and physical properties of water on the surface of the land, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere, and water’s interaction
with the environment including its relation to living things; (“fonctions hydrologiques”) “hydrological integrity” means the condition of ecosystems in which hydrological features and hydrological functions are unimpaired by stresses from human activity; (“intégrité hydrologique”) “impervious surface” means a surface that does not permit the infiltration of water, such as a rooftop, sidewalk, paved roadway, driveway or parking lot; (“surface imperméable”) “infrastructure” means infrastructure as defined in subsection 41 (1); (“infrastructure”) “kame” means a mound, hummock or conical hill of glacial origin; (“kame”) “kettle lake” means a depression formed by glacial action and permanently filled with water; (“lac de kettle”) “key hydrologic feature” means a key hydrologic feature as described in section 26; (“élément hydrologique clé”) “key natural heritage feature” means a key natural heritage feature as described in section 22; (“élément clé du patrimoine naturel”) “landform conservation area” means a landform conservation area as described in section 30; (“zone de conservation du relief”) “landform features” means distinctive physical attributes of land such as slope, shape, elevation and relief; (“éléments du relief”) “life science values” means values that relate to the living component of the environment; (“valeur sur le plan des sciences de la vie”) “liquid industrial waste” has the same meaning as in Regulation 347 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990; (“déchets industriels liquides”) “lot” means a parcel of land that is, (a)  described in a deed or other document legally capable of conveying an interest in the land, or (b)  shown as a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision; (“lot”) “major development” means development consisting of, (a)  the creation of four or more lots, (b)  the construction of a building or buildings with a ground floor area of 500 m² or more, or (c)  the establishment of a major recreational use as described in section 38; (“aménagement majeur”) “meander belt” means the land across which a stream shifts its channel from time to time; (“lit des méandres”) “mineral aggregate” means gravel, sand, clay, earth, shale, stone, limestone, dolostone, sandstone, marble, granite, rock or other material prescribed under the Aggregate Resources Act, but does not include metallic ores, asbestos, graphite, kyanite, mica, nepheline syenite, talc, wollastonite or other material prescribed under that Act; (“agrégat de minéraux”) “mineral aggregate operation” means, (a)  an operation, other than a wayside pit, conducted under a licence or permit under the Aggregate Resources Act, and (b)  associated facilities used in the extraction of mineral aggregate, the transport, beneficiation, processing or recycling of mineral aggregate and derived products such as asphalt and concrete or the production of secondary related products; (“exploitation d’agrégats de minéraux”) “natural self-sustaining vegetation” means self-sustaining vegetation dominated by native plant species; (“végétation stable naturelle”) “net developable area” means the area of a lot or site, less any area that is within a key natural heritage feature or a key hydrologic feature; (“superficie aménageable nette”) “Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan Area” and “Plan Area” mean the areas described in section 2; (“territoire du Plan de conservation de la moraine d’Oak Ridges”) and (“territoire du Plan”) “on-farm diversified uses” means, with respect to a farming operation, uses that are secondary to the principal agricultural use of the property, that are compatible with and do not hinder the surrounding agricultural operations and that occupy a limited area of the property including, (a)  home occupations, (b)  home industries, (c)  agri-tourism uses, and (d)  uses that produce value-added products; (“utilisations diversifiées à la ferme”) “partial services” means, with respect to sewage and water services to a property, that either of the following situations exists: 1.  Sewage services are provided by a municipality or by private communal services but water services are provided by an individual on-site water system. 2.  Water services are provided by a municipality or by private communal services but sewage services are provided by an individual on-site sewage system; (“services partiels”) “portable asphalt plant” means a temporary facility, to be dismantled at the completion of a construction project, where, (a)  equipment is used to heat and dry mineral aggregate and to mix it with bituminous asphalt to produce asphalt paving material, and (b)  bulk materials used in the process described in clause (a) are kept; (“installation portative de production d’asphalte”) “prime agricultural area” means an area that is, (a)  designated as prime agricultural land in the relevant official plan, or (b)  identified through an alternative agricultural land evaluation system approved by the Government of Ontario; (“zone agricole à fort rendement”) “prime agricultural land” means, (a)  land where fruit and vegetable crops and greenhouse crops are grown, (b)  agriculturally developed organic soil land, or (c)  land with Class 1, 2 or 3 soils according to the Canada Land Inventory; (“terre agricole à fort rendement”) “retirement home” means a building in which, (a)  accommodation is provided, mainly for retired persons, (b)  common kitchen and dining facilities are provided for the residents, and (c)  common lounges, recreation rooms and health care facilities may also be provided for the residents; (“maison de retraite”) “sand barrens” means land (not including land that is being used for agricultural purposes and no longer exhibits sand barrens characteristics) that, (a)  has sparse or patchy vegetation that is dominated by plants that are, (i)  adapted to severe drought and low nutrient levels, and (ii)  maintained by severe environmental limitations such as drought, low nutrient levels and periodic disturbances such as fire, (b)  has less than 25 per cent tree cover, (c)  has sandy soils (other than shorelines) exposed by natural erosion, depositional process or both, and (d)  has been further identified, by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry or by any other person, according to evaluation procedures established by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, as amended from time to time; (“landes sableuses”) “saturated zone” means the zone below the water table where the spaces between soil grains are filled with water; (“zone saturée”) “savannah” means land (not including land that is being used for agricultural purposes and no longer exhibits savannah characteristics) that, (a)  has vegetation with a significant component of non-woody plants, including tallgrass prairie species that are maintained by seasonal drought, periodic disturbances such as fire, or both, (b)  has from 25 per cent to 60 per cent tree cover, (c)  has mineral soils, and (d)  has been further identified, by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry or by any other person, according to evaluation procedures established by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, as amended from time to time; (“savane”) “self-sustaining vegetation” means vegetation dominated by plants that can grow and persist without direct human management, protection or tending; (“végétation stable”) “significant”, when used with reference to valleylands, wildlife habitat and woodlands, means identified as significant using evaluation procedures established by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry; (“d’importance”) “single dwelling” means a building containing only one dwelling unit and, in any area other than an area within a Natural Core Area or Natural Linkage Area, includes a building containing one primary dwelling unit and no more than one secondary dwelling unit; (“habitation individuelle”) “site” means the land subject to an application; (“site”) “site alteration” means activities such as grading, excavation and the placement of fill that would change the landform and the natural vegetative characteristics of a site; (“modification de site”) “special concern species” means a species that is classified as a special concern species in Ontario Regulation 230/08 (Species at Risk in Ontario List) made under the Endangered Species Act, 2007; (“espèce préoccupante”) “subwatershed” means an area that is drained by a tributary or some defined portion of a stream; (“sous-bassin hydrographique”) “surface catchment area” means the area including and surrounding a kettle lake or wetland, from which surface runoff drains directly into the kettle lake or wetland; (“zone de captage de surface”) “sustainable”, when used with respect to a natural resource, means that the natural resource is able to support a particular use or activity without being adversely affected; (“viable”) “tallgrass prairie” means land (not including land that is being used for agricultural purposes and no longer exhibits tallgrass prairie characteristics) that, (a)  has vegetation dominated by non-woody plants, including tallgrass prairie species that are maintained by seasonal drought, periodic disturbances such as fire, or both, (b)  has less than 25 per cent tree cover, (c)  has mineral soils, and (d)  has been further identified, by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry or by any other person, according to evaluation procedures established by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, as amended from time to time; (“prairies à herbes hautes”) “threatened species” means a species that is classified as a threatened species in Ontario Regulation 230/08 (Species at Risk in Ontario List) made under the Endangered Species Act, 2007; (“espèce menacée”) “time of travel” means the time that is needed for groundwater to travel a specified horizontal distance in the saturated zone; (“temps de déplacement de l’eau”) “unserviced park” means a park that provides recreational opportunities and facilities, including playing fields, but without outdoor lighting, accessory commercial facilities, paved parking lots or permanent water or sewer facilities; (“parc sans service”) “valleyland” means a natural area that occurs in a valley or other landform depression that has water flowing through or standing for some period of the year; (“terre alluviale”) “value-added product” means an agricultural product that has been processed by means of chopping, canning, pressing, bottling, roasting or any other similar process; (“produit à valeur ajoutée”) “value-retaining facilities” means facilities used to, (a)  maintain the quality of agricultural commodities produced on the farm such as atmosphere controlled storage, or (b)  provide a minimum amount of processing to make agricultural commodities saleable, including cleaning, grading, drying, sorting, evaporating maple sap into syrup, honey extraction and bulk packaging; (“installations conservant la valeur”) “watershed” means an area that is drained by a river and its tributaries; (“bassin hydrographique”) “wayside pit” means a temporary pit opened or used by or for a public body solely for the purpose of a particular project of road construction and not located on the road right of way; (“carrière située en bordure d’un chemin”) “wellhead protection area” means the surface and subsurface area surrounding a water well or well field that supplies a public water system and through which contaminants are reasonably likely to move so as eventually to reach the water well or well field; (“zone de protection de tête de puits”) “wetland” means land such as a swamp, marsh, bog or fen (not including land that is being used for agricultural purposes and no longer exhibits wetland characteristics) that, (a)  is seasonally or permanently covered by shallow water or has the water table close to or at the surface, (b)  has hydric soils and vegetation dominated by hydrophytic or water-tolerant plants, and (c)  has been further identified, by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry or by any other person, according to evaluation procedures established by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, as amended from time to time; (“terre humide”) “wildlife habitat” means areas where plants, animals and other organisms live and find adequate amounts of food, water, shelter and space needed to sustain their populations and includes areas where certain species concentrate at a vulnerable point in their annual or life cycle and areas that are important to migratory or non-migratory species; (“habitat faunique”) “woodland” means a treed area, woodlot or forested area, other than a cultivated fruit or nut orchard or a plantation established for the purpose of producing Christmas trees; (“terre boisée”) “zone of contribution”, when used in reference to a period of time, means the area within which the water pumped from a well originates during that time. (“zone de contribution”)  O. Reg. 140/02, s. 3 (1); O. Reg. 141/17, s. 2 (1-34). (2) Revoked: O. Reg. 141/17, s. 2 (35).