Interpretation
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(1) In this Regulation, “dwelling” means a building or part thereof, designed for use by one household and which has for the exclusive use of the household, (a) one or more habitable rooms, (b) separate kitchen facilities, (c) separate sanitary facilities, and (d) a private entrance from outside the building or from a common area within the building, but does not include a mobile home; “front wall” means the wall of a building or structure that is located nearest to the front lot line; “front yard” means a yard extending across the full width of a lot on which a building or structure is situate, and extending from the front lot line to the part of the building or structure that is nearest to the front lot line; “general agricultural development” means a class of development whereby land, buildings or structures are used for the purpose of forestry, cultivation of trees and nursery stock, maple sugar harvesting, field crops, fruit farming, market gardening, dairying, animal husbandry, poultry raising, beekeeping, the operation of glass or plastic covered greenhouses, and such uses as are customarily and normally related to agriculture, but does not include, (a) special agricultural development, or (b) the construction of an equestrian racetrack or sand ring or any class of development whereby land, buildings or structures are used for the purpose of an equestrian event or a horseback riding school; “good forestry practices” means the proper implementation of harvest, renewal and maintenance activities known to be appropriate for the forest and environmental conditions under which they are being applied and that minimize detriments to forest values including significant ecosystems, important fish and wildlife habitat, soil and water quality and quantity, forest productivity and health and the aesthetics and recreational opportunities of the landscape; “group home” means a residence that is licensed or funded by a public agency for the accommodation of three to 10 persons, exclusive of staff, living under supervision in a single housekeeping unit and who, by reason of their emotional, mental, social or physical condition or legal status, need a group living arrangement for their well being; “household” means one or more persons living as a single housekeeping unit in one dwelling or in a group home; “lot” means a parcel of land, (a) described in a deed or other document legally capable of conveying an interest in land, or (b) shown as a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision; “lot area” means the horizontal area within the boundary lines of a lot; “mobile home” means a vehicle that is, (a) designed to be pulled or propelled by a motor vehicle, and (b) used for human habitation; “professional forester” means a person who holds a certificate of registration under the Professional Foresters Act, 2000; “rear yard” means a yard extended across the full width of a lot upon which a building or structure is situate and from the rear lot line to the part of the building or structure that is nearest to the rear lot line; “road” means a highway that is, (a) under the jurisdiction of the Province of Ontario or a municipality, or (b) a road within a registered plan of subdivision; “seasonal” means operated for six months or less in a calendar year; “side yard” means a yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard of a lot upon which a building or structure is situate and from the side lot line to the part of the building or structure that is nearest to the side lot line; “single dwelling” means a separate building containing only one dwelling; “special agricultural development” means a class of development whereby land, buildings or structures are used for the purpose of intensive livestock, poultry, cattle or other farm operations and includes use as a piggery, a turkey, game bird or chicken farm or hatchery, a fur farm, a mushroom farm, an animal kennel, a farm for the keeping or display of exotic animals, an aquaculture facility and a feed lot area or manure storage area; “tree” means a woody plant that, (a) has reached a height of 4.5 metres or belongs to a species that has an average height of at least 4.5 metres at physiological maturity, and (b) has a stem diameter of more than 10.2 centimetres when measured from the outside bark at a point 1.3 metres above the ground; “wind machine” means an engine-driven fan that is used for protecting horticultural crops from damage due to cold air and frost; “yard” means the area on a lot unoccupied by a building or structure.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 828, s. 1; O. Reg. 658/92, s. 1; O. Reg. 190/93, s. 1; O. Reg. 48/99, s. 1 (1-4); O. Reg. 423/12, s. 1. (2) In this Regulation, (a) a lot that abuts on a road or a body of water is considered to have a front lot line on each lot line that abuts on the road or the water; and (b) a corner lot is considered to have two front lot lines. (3) For the purposes of this Regulation, something is accessory to another thing if it is normally incidental or subordinate to the other thing, but a dwelling or other structure that is used for human habitation shall be deemed not to be accessory to anything.  O. Reg. 48/99, s. 1 (5).