Municipal By-Laws

All provisions in the zoning and subdivision By-Laws may be subject to minor exemptions except where they concern:

• Usage;
• Net density of housing units per acre;
• Floor area ratio;
• Works permitted on the shoreline, littoral and in the flood-risk areas;
  Protected rights;
• Zones where land use is subject to specific constraints for public safety reasons;
• Construction and prohibited types of construction;
• Authorized exterior cladding materials.

Allows, in medium altitude protection zoning (MAP), to make a qualitative evaluation of a project of construction, implantation or development of ground.

Introduces flexibility into a By-Law which allows for the implantation, following an evaluation procedure, of uses that are acceptable for the population and compatible with the environment without the need to change the regulation each time.

Amending by-law number 188 to ensure correspondence between the wording used in the zoning by-law for conditional uses authorized in zones RUR 05, RUR-06, RUR 09, RUR 10, RUR 11 and PAM 07 to PAM 09

Amending By-Law number 188 regarding conditional uses, in order to integrate provisions relating to lodging establishments in tourist residences

Specifies the committee’s mandate: guiding and supporting the municipal council in matters of urban planning

Allows for, under certain conditions, a project to be carried out even though it derogates from one or more of the Town’s urban planning By-Laws.

Controls the type of lighting installed on private properties to maintain Sutton’s natural landscape features and to limit the intrusive lighting on neighboring property.

Establishes the administrative procedures that regulate permits and certificates and authorizes the realization of projects covered by urban planning By-Laws.

Modifying the By-Law regarding permits and certificates number 251 as amended to add elements to the required information and documents, and to clarify paragraph (10) of article 53.

Amending By-Law regarding permits and certificates number 251 as amended to bring paragraphs (9) and (10) of section 52 into line with the Architects Act and to clarify the acquired rights referred to in paragraph (10) of section 53.

Amending By-Law number 251 relating to permits and certificates, as amended, to include provisions regarding lodging establishments as principal residences and tourist residences.

Amending By-Law number 251, as amended, concerning permits and certificates, in order to adjust provisions relating to documents required for the construction of a driveway

Forbids the demolition of certain buildings, unless the owner has previously obtained an authorization to that effect from the demolition committee.