Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Sun-Tribune (Stouffville, ON), 17 Mar 2011, p. 10

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5!. Bouclorr WERE r . SEE WHAT’S NEW IN TODAY'S FLYER h‘lli'lll‘. l’ s":.nli.1n l)nll.n‘ Silo 2w (ll) 7}) 3535.57} ' _.I~‘.‘". 3 " impossible," Mr. 0mm “It was a research project.” Among some of the changes made was to the construction of monster‘homes on urban lots. The maximum length of any single detached. duplex. semi-detached. triplex or fourplex dwelling on a lot with a depth of 35- morlessshallbe l7mfrommain front wall to main rearde it lot depth is greater than 35 U landscaped area in the from or exte- rior aide yard is which the driveway is located is required reality is people have a lot of cars.“ Mr. Broad said. “It allows people a little bit of flexibility to widen the driveway, but not pave the whole front yard" Now. a deck just needs to be at least th rec metres “#3. awdy from the rear lot line. SUN TIlBUNf “if ’HO'V door leading into the home "the intent is to make sure when the building permit is issued, the builder Lsn't putting in stairs to obstruct parking,” Mr. Drum What the town carinot do. how ever. is restrict the use of that garage to vehicular parking only. “We've all got lots of junk in our lives. 80 the garage ' is filled with junk." Mr. Drozd said. "People (now) have the opportunitv to use (the garage) for If people choose to fill it full of junk. they do it of their own free will. m. the length ofthe building can he ' nomorethan lSmbasedonaratio of one additional metre of build- ing length for each additional fiVe "(If you decide) to park on the street and you get a ticket. well, you parked there of your own free will.” In conjunction with getting peo~ pie to park on their property and not on the street. W construe w-w a - .»..nm-uo.a> m“... . metres of lot depth "'lhat's intended to prevent the scenario in the old part of town with someone coming into town. buying a property with a small house on it. knocking it down and building 8 Tai Mahal.’ \Ir Droid said. "lt's to keep things to stale " Another new tion ix the pemng of front yards to accommo- date wlntles' Under the new zoning bylaw .i minimum of 25 to 40 per rent of tion has been revamped. Many homes have stains and doors inside the garage leading into the house While this pnwides great access to the vehicle. the stairs actually prevent cars from fitting into the garage. forcing people to park in the driveway or on the street. NOW. a garage must be of a (er tetin dimension wuh specific set. banks in order to have stairs and a Before the zoning bylaw wst revamped and a homeowner want- ed to build a deck in the back yard. he or she muld do so, but its we Wm based on a complicated formula NOW. a deck lust needs to he dl least three metres away from the rear lot line. No from or lllllllllllllll side yard decks dfl' allowed "lhe new 71mng lWld“. uhith was turned by the town a vent ago. was apprmed In the Unturm Municipal Board lam. lil,

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