Town of Virden Zoning Bylaw

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31. Garage, Private means an accessory building or portion of a principal building used by
the occupants of the premises upon which it is located for the parking or temporary
storage of private passenger automobiles, as well as for the storage of other personal
property.
32. Grade (as applying to the determination of a building or structure height) means the
average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls, as
determined by the Development Officer.
33. Habitable Room or Space means a room or enclosed space designed for and used for
living, sleeping, cooking or eating purposes, excluding bathrooms, water closet
compartments, laundries, pantries, foyers, corridors, closets, storage rooms, and rooms in
basements used only for recreational purposes.
34. [a) Home Occupation means an occupation or business activity which results in a
product or service and is conducted in whole from a residential unit that is zoned for
residential use
b) Home Industry means an occupation or business activity which results in a product
or service and is conducted from an accessory building on a property that is zoned
for residential use.](B/L 2597)
35. Hotel means a building or part thereof where accommodation is provided for transient
lodgers, in any individual room or apartment, with or without cooking facilities.
Permitted accessory uses include: restaurants, licensed beverage rooms, banquet halls,
ballrooms, meeting rooms and swimming pools.
36. House, Boarding, Lodging or Rooming means a building or portion thereof, other than
a hotel or motel, without cooking facilities, where lodging, or lodging and meals are
provided for compensation exclusive of the proprietor and his family.
37. Industrial Service Shop means a use where heavy equipment and machinery, such as
tractors, graders, and farm machinery, are repaired and serviced and includes uses
providing services to mineral and petroleum extraction operations.
38. Junk Yard means a premise where waste or scrap materials are bought, sold, exchanged,
stored, or handled, including metals, paper, rags, rubber tires and bottles, but does not
include uses established entirely within an enclosed building.
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