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EXISTING LAND USES [4 records]

Record 1 2013-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Surveys
  • Road Traffic
DEF

A study concerning the various modes of transport and the need for transport related to existing or proposed land uses.

OBS

land use transportation survey: term and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
  • Circulation routière
DEF

Étude concernant la répartition entre les modes de transport et les besoins de transport relatifs à une occupation des sols existante ou projetée.

OBS

étude globale de transport : terme et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Municipal Law
  • Urban Planning
OBS

... a use for which a building or land is lawfully occupied at the time a [zoning] by-law becomes effective but which does not comply with the [new] zoning regulations... applying to the district in which it is located.

OBS

... permitting the continuance of non-conforming uses is a means of prohibiting the retroactivity of zoning by-laws and amendments and thereby conferring statutory immunity on owners of land being used for a purpose subsequently prohibited by by-law. There are, however, two important provisions. First, the non-conforming use must be there legally, i. e., it must comply with the regulations that were in effect when the use began or when it was authorized. Secondly, the use must be continuous. Once interrupted, it loses its non-conforming use status and any further use must comply with the by-law standards. An illegal non-conforming use is an existing use that has been ordered removed, or a non-complying use erected after the enactment of the by-law or amendment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit municipal
  • Aménagement urbain
OBS

[...] usage non conforme au [règlement de zonage] mais existant antérieurement et conforme aux règlements alors en vigueur. Ces usages sont maintenus malgré le nouveau règlement qui les prohibe. L'emploi du terme "usage non conforme" est déconseillé. Un usage dérogatoire peut être soit existant, soit en construction ou soit déjà approuvé à la date d'entrée en vigueur du règlement ou de l'amendement. L'autorisation d'agrandir un usage dérogatoire est assujettie à certaines conditions, selon la compatibilité de cet usage avec la zone dans laquelle il se situe... Lorsqu'une occupation dérogatoire a cessé ou a été abandonnée durant une année, toute occupation subséquente du même bâtiment ou terrain doit être conforme au règlement.

Spanish

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Record 3 1987-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airfields
CONT

... an airport master plan "presents the planner's conception of the ultimate development of a specific airport. It... presents the research and logic from which the plan was evolved and artfully displays the plan in a graphic and written report. Master plans are applied to the modernization and expansion of existing airports and to the construction of new airports.... "... an airport master plan is only a guide... for 1) the development of physical facilities of an airport-aviation and non-aviation use, 2) development of land uses for areas surrounding an airport, 3) determining the environmental effects of airport construction and operation, and 4) establishing access requirements of the airport.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérodromes

Spanish

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Record 4 1983-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Planning
OBS

Maintenance of Existing Pattern of Land Use... The [zoning] by-law is the primary tool in maintaining those parts of the community which are viewed as an asset because of their economic and aesthetic value.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement urbain
OBS

Constatation de la répartition d'un territoire entre différents genres d'occupation ou d'utilisation du sol et que traduit le plan d'état actuel.

Spanish

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