City of Pickering Official Plan- Edition 6

Agricultural Areas and Oak Ridges Moraine
Countryside Areas
Agricultural Areas and Oak Ridges Moraine Countryside
Areas recognize those lands in Pickering where the
agricultural land base is intended for long-term protection,
for existing and future generations. These lands generally
contain Classes 1- 3 soils as defined by the Canada Land
Inventory Soil Capability for Agriculture.
In these areas, primarily agricultural uses are permissible,
such as the growing of crops and the raising of animals.
Farm dwellings and home occupations are also permissible.
In addition, other compatible secondary and farm-related
agricultural uses that are complementary and supportive to
a farm operation may be permissible by site-specific
rezoning.
Complementary and supportive agricultural uses include
home businesses, such as equipment repair, woodworking,
crafts, and welding, and farm-related businesses such as
value-added processing and packing operations of
agricultural products, roadside produce stands selling
products from the farming operation, farm vacations as
part of a farming operation, and cottage wineries
processing produce from local farming operations.
CITY POLICY
Agricultural Areas and
Oak Ridges Moraine
Countryside Areas:
Permissible Uses
3.11 City Council,
(a) shall recognize as Agricultural Areas on
Schedule I, those areas in the City where
agricultural land is intended for long term
protection for existing and future
generations;
(b) shall zone lands designated Agricultural
Areas to permit primary agricultural uses as
set out in Table 12, and in so doing will
apply appropriate performance standards,
restrictions and provisions;
(c) may also zone lands designated Agricultural
Areas for certain complementary and
supportive agricultural uses as set out in
Table 12, and in so doing will apply
additional appropriate performance
standards, restrictions and provisions;
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