City of Pickering Official Plan- Edition 6

15.44 City Council shall, in order to implement
policies for development on the Oak Ridges
Moraine, permit, existing, legally established
land uses within all land use designations within
the Oak Ridges Moraine and nothing in this
Plan or the Zoning By-law shall apply to
prevent:
CITY POLICY
Existing Uses -
Oak Ridges Moraine
(a) the use of any land, building or structure for
a purpose prohibited by this Plan, if the
land, building or structure was lawfully used
for that purpose on November 15, 2001 and
continues to be used for that purpose;
(b) the erection or use for a purpose otherwise
prohibited by this Plan of a building or
structure for which a permit has been issued
under subsection 8(2) of the Building Code
Act, 1992 on or before November 15, 2001
providing the permit has not been revoked
under subsection 8(10) of the Building Code
Act, 1992 and the building or structure when
erected is used and continues to be used for
the purpose for which it was erected;
(c) nothing in this Plan shall prevent the
conversion of an existing use to a similar
use, if the applicant can demonstrate that:
(i) the conversion will bring the use into
closer conformity with this Plan and the
Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan;
and
(ii) the conversion will not adversely affect
the ecological integrity of the Oak
Ridges Moraine;
(d) where an existing use has adverse effects on
the ecological integrity of the Oak Ridges
Moraine, any application to expand the
building structure on the same lot or use
(institutional uses only) or to convert the
existing use to a similar use shall be
considered with the objective of bringing
that use into closer conformity with this
Plan and the Oak Ridges Moraine
Conservation Plan;
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