halifax regional municipality land use by-law halifax mainland

OFF STREET LOADING SPACE
14 The owner of every hotel, retail or rental store, office building, wholesale house,
industrial building, or any other building of a similar nature shall provide off-street
loading space according to the following:
(a) for a usable floor area up to and including 3,000 square feet, one space required;
(b) for a usable floor area of over 3,000 square feet and up to and including 6,000
square feet, two spaces required;
(c) for a usable floor area of over 6,000 square feet, three spaces required.
WATER/SEWER EXCEPTIONS
14A No development permit shall be issued unless the proposed development is on a city
sewer or water system, provided however, that this section shall not apply to:
(a) developments within a holding zone or WC zone on lots which abut the existing
public street network;
(b) the replacement by a similar use, or the repair of a building which is not on city
sewer and water but conforms in every other respect to the land use by-law;
(c) additions which do not result in a change in use or increase in the number of
dwelling units;
(d) accessory buildings.
(e) developments within an I-3 Zone, located outside the Development Boundary
identified on Map II, Appendix "C" of the Halifax-Dartmouth Metropolitan
Regional Plan.
(f) Repealed
(g) R-1 and R-2 uses on lots which abut the existing public street network for the
area designated "Residential Environments" for the area of Kearney Lake west of
the Bicentennial highway.
HOME OCCUPATIONS - BED AND BREAKFAST
l4B Where home occupations are permitted under this by-law, such home occupation shall
comply with the following:
(1) No person who is not a resident of the dwelling unit shall be the proprietor of, or
shall be employed in, a home occupation;
(2) Only one home occupation shall be permitted per lot;
(3) Such home occupations shall be confined to one storey of the dwelling and shall
not occupy more than 50 percent of the floor area of such storey to a maximum of
400 gross square feet;
(4) No interior or exterior alterations or additions shall be permitted not normally
associated with a dwelling;
(5) Except for articles manufactured on the premises, no stock in trade shall be
displayed or sold on the premises;
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