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DEVELOPMENT-BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION

Rural Municipality of Wellington P.O. Box 26, Wellington, PE, C0B 2E0 Tel : 902-854-2920 Email : villagewellingtonpei@gmail.com

GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT CONDITIONS - SEE ZONING BYLAWS FOR MORE DETAILS :

No person shall proceed with the following without first applying for and receiving a permit from Council :

a) change the use of a parcel of land or a structure; b) commence any “development”; c) construct or replace any structure; d) make structural alterations to any structure; e) make any water or sewer connection; f) make any underground installation such as a foundation wall or the like; g) move or demolish any structure; h) establish an excavation pit; i) construct a driveway; j) place, dump or remove any fill or other material; k) subdivide or consolidate a parcel or parcels of land; l) construct a fence over four (4) feet high, other than for agricultural purposes; or m) install a water system or construct a well, other than for domestic water supply.

The following shall not be interpreted as changing the use of land or a structure, or constructing or replacing a structure, and shall not require a permit from Council :

a) laying paving materials for patios or sidewalks; b) constructing fences of less than four (4) feet in height; c) installing clotheslines, poles, and television antennae, except satellite dishes over 24" in diameter; d) making a garden; e) growing a crop or preparing land for a crop; f) making landscaping improvements or constructing ornamental structures of less than 64 sq ft; or g) performing regular maintenance that has the effect of maintaining or restoring a structure or any of its elements to its original state or condition.

Residential Zone - General Requirements

The following requirements shall apply to all uses permitted in a Residential (R-1) Zone :

Detached Dwellings / Other R-1 Dwellings

Minimum lot area 15,000 sq.ft.* Minimum lot frontage 50 feet Minimum front yard 17 feet Minimum rear yard 15 feet Minimum side yard 10 feet

Semi-detached Dwellings / Duplex Dwellings

Minimum lot area 20,000 sq.ft.** Minimum lot frontage 100 feet Minimum front yard 17 feet Minimum rear yard 15 feet Minimum side yard 10 feet

* with minimum circle diameter of 100 feet to be contained within the lot boundaries ** with minimum circle diameter of 125 feet to be contained within the lot boundaries