Notice of Passing of Zoning By-law Amendment: By-law #26-2026
Notice of Passing of Zoning By-law No. 26-2026
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Armour passed By-law No. 26-2026 on the 28th day of April, 2026, to Amend Zoning By-law 27-95 under Section 34 of the Planning Act, to add provisions comparable with the Ontario Building Code, that accessory shipping containers with floor areas greater than 15 m2 (161.5 sq. ft.) and/or exceeding a height of 3m (10 ft.) are defined as structures in the Armour Zoning By-law and subject to Zoning By-law Amendments, accordingly. The Amendment also adds provisions requiring a Zoning By-law Amendment for any structural alterations to a shipping container, including additional modification of openings, doors or windows or any addition of roofs, canopies, awnings or any attached structure. In addition, any approved structural alteration shall have been designed by a Professional Engineer.
AND TAKE NOTICE that an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in respect to all or part of this Zoning By-law Amendment may be made by filing a notice of appeal with the Clerk either via the Ontario Land Tribunal e-file service (first-time users will need to register for a My Ontario Account) at olt.gov.on.ca/e-file-service by selecting Township of Armour as the Approval Authority or by mail to 56 Ontario Street, P.O. Box 533, Burk’s Falls, Ontario, P0A 1C0 no later that 4:30 p.m. on the 18th day, of May, 2026. The filing of an appeal after 4:30 p.m., in person or electronically, will be deemed to have been received the next business day.
The appeal fee of $1,100 can be paid online through e-file or by certified cheque/money order to the Minister of Finance, Province of Ontario. If you wish to appeal to the OLT or request a fee reduction for an appeal, forms are available from the OLT website at olt.gov.on.ca. If the e-file portal is down, you can submit your appeal to clerk@armourtownship.ca. Any appeal must be accompanied by a certified cheque/money order in the amount of $700.00 made payable to the Municipal Corporation of the Township of Armour.
AND TAKE NOTICE that any only specific stakeholders, including the applicant, registered owners, the Minister, public bodies or specified persons may appeal the Zoning By-law Amendment to the OLT. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of a appeal may be filed in the name of a specified person or registered owner who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf.
NO PERSON OR PUBLIC BODY shall be added as a party to the Hearing of the appeal unless, before the By-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at the public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the OLT, there is reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.
AN EXPLANATION of the purpose and effect of the by-law passed is provided below.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION is available for review at the Armour Township office during regular business hours or by phone 705-382-3332. A copy of this Notice, email links, and additional information can also be found on the Armour website at www.armourtownship.ca or via email at deputyclerk@armourtownship.ca
Dated at the Township of Armour this 29th day of April, 2026.
Charlene Watt, Clerk
Township of Armour
56 Ontario Street, Box 533
Burk’s Falls, ON P0A 1C0
BY-LAW NO. 26-2026: PURPOSE AND EFFECT
Explanatory Note:
Lands Affected: This By-law applies to all lots of record in Armour Township zoned Rural (Ru), Commercial (C), Recreational Commercial (RC), Rural Industrial (M), and Industrial Extractive (MX) Zones under the provisions of the comprehensive Armour Township Zoning By-law No. 27-95 as amended.
Present Zoning: Armour Township Zoning By-law No. 27-95, as amended, currently contains provisions requiring a building permit for any shipping container (known locally as sea cans) proposed as an accessory use to a permitted principal use, already existing on the same lot.
Proposed Zoning: The Ontario Building Code (OBC) no longer requires a building permit for a shipping container as an accessory use equal to or less than 15 m2 (161.5 sq. ft.). This proposed Amendment clarifies the maximum floor area for shipping containers as accessory uses and thereby brings the provisions of Armour Zoning By-law in parallel with the OBC.
By-Law Purpose: The purpose of this Amendment is to add provisions comparable with the Ontario Building Code, that accessory shipping containers with floor areas greater than 15 m2 (161.5 sq. ft.) and/or exceeding a height of 3m (10 ft.) are defined as structures in the Armour Zoning By-law and subject to Zoning By-law Amendments, accordingly.
This proposed Amendment also adds provisions requiring a Zoning By-law Amendment for any structural alterations to a shipping container, including additional modification of openings, doors or windows or any addition of roofs, canopies, awnings or any attached structure. In addition, any approved structural alteration shall have been designed by a Professional Engineer.
Official Plan: This proposed Amendment conforms with the regulations of the Armour Township Official Plan.
