By-Laws Related To Permits And Housing

This by-law regulates the following aspect: zoning in the City of Beaconsfield. Information can be found on tree felling, ash trees, classification of usages, prohibited usages, setbacks, building architecture, ancillary buildings, structures and equipment, garages, sheds, pools, satellite dish, antennas, heat pumps, fences, parking, loading areas, exterior landscaping, trees, vegetation, digging, excavation or backfilling work, retaining or acoustic wall, lighting, Beaurepaire village, signage, commercial centres, riverbanks, riverbeds, floodplains, acquired rights, amongst others.

To view the Zoning Map and the zoning specification schedule, click here or consult the "Urban Planning and Permits" section under the "At Your Service" tab.

This By-law regulates the following aspect: the authorization procedure for a SCAOPI which derogates with either by-laws provided for in Chapter IV of the Act respecting land use planning and development. Information can be found about the application to be completed as well as all the documents and information to be provided, the assessment criteria as well as the approval procedure.

This By-law regulates the following aspect: subdivision in the City of Beaconsfield. Information can be found on size of lots, cadastral operations, servitudes, walkways, blocks, street layouts, landsites and acquired rights.

This By-law regulates the following aspect: minor exemptions in the City of Beaconsfield. Information can be found about which requests qualify for a minor exemption and the Planning Advisory Committee process.

This By-law regulates the following aspects: building permit and certificate of authorization requests in the City of Beaconsfield. Information can be found about building permits include those which must be processed pursuant to By-law BEAC-098 respecting Site Planning and Architectural Integration Programmes. Information can also be found about park fees, certificate of authorization requests including those for demolition of a main building and for signage, pool and spa installation, deck around above-ground pool, gallery, decorative fencing, landscaping along the riverbank, felling of a tree, excavation work, landfilling work, foundations, wood burning systems, detached garages, car ports, sheds, gazebos and pergolas, tennis courts, retaining walls, septic tanks, commercial terraces, filming operations, garage sales, block parties, certificate of occupancy requests and subdivision permit requests.

This By-law regulates the following aspects: building and demolition standards in the City of Beaconsfield. Information can be found on building standards, including provisions pertaining to non-combustible construction, party wall, foundations, solid fuel appliances including restrictions (fireplace, wood-burning stove), smoke detectors, back water valves, surface drainage, wastewater, connection to main water lines and prohibited structures. Information can also be found on construction site standards and on dangerous, damaged, vacant or uncompleted structures.

This By-law regulates the following aspect: drilling and post-hole digging on private property. Information can be found about authorizations for drilling or post-hole digging in the case where a sewer system or water system is present.

This By-law regulates the following aspect: the site planning and architectural integration programme. Information can be found about application procedures, residential zones, character areas, public and institutional zones, commercial zones, commercial signs in the Beaurepaire village, cadastral operations, excavation and backfilling and community mailboxes. As for the character areas, detailed information can be found about setbacks, alignments, ancillary buildings, landscaping, building type, layout, height, roofing, balconies, projections, walls, ornamentation, openings, and objectives or the construction, extension or modification project.

This By-law provides a mandatory contribution for the purposes of parks and aims to establish, maintain, improve parks and playgrounds and preserve natural spaces. This contribution can be monetary or can be done by transferring a parcel of land to the City. The contribution will be required when applying for a subdivision permit or when applying for a building permit where the outlined conditions under the by-law apply.

This by-law concerns the provisions establishing a framework for the demolition of buildings in Beaconsfield: Demolition Committee, procedure for applying for a certificate of authorization for a demolition, review of the application and evaluation criteria, decision of the Demolition Committee and the review and disallowance procedure.