Before undertaking construction or renovation work, obtain a permit from the Urban Planning Department. Information pamphlets on municipal standards relating to sheds, fences, pools, etc. are available at the Town Hall or by clicking on Permit and certificate applications.
Allowed exclusively from April 15 to October 15
- Monday for the occupant of a property with an address ending in 0 or 1;
- Tuesday for an occupant of a property where the address ends with 2 or 3;
- Wednesday for an occupant of a property with an address ending in 4 or 5;
- Thursday for an occupant of a dproperty with an address ending in 6 or 7;
- Friday for an occupant of a property where the address ends with 8 or 9.
Automatic watering
Programmable underground watering system
Allowed exclusively from 3 a.m. to 6 a.m.
Mechanical watering
Above-ground watering, which does not require the continuous involvement of the user.
Allowed only from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Manual watering
Watering using a hose fitted with a regular or pistol nozzle, which must be held at all times by the user.
Authorized at all times.
Watering is prohibited when it rains. Citizens with an automatic watering system are asked to be vigilant in this regard and to equip their system with a rain sensor.
Request for a permit
Please note that for the watering of a new lawn on consecutive days, you must first obtain a permit issued by the Permits and Inspections Department.
With this permit, you can water a new lawn, newly planted trees or shrubs, or new landscaping every day for a 15-day period following the start of seeding, sodding or planting, at the authorized times indicated over.
The Green Patrol
The Town’s green patrollers are tasked with raising
community awareness about the finite availability of drinking water and the
importance of complying with by-laws designed to protect this precious natural
resource. Part of their job is to log their observations and help the Town’s
urban forestry and horticulture inspector enforce municipal requirements about
trees and banned pesticides.
In addition, the Green Patrol lends a helping hand
to building inspectors in order to ensure homeowners obey the necessary
guidelines when opening and closing up their pool for the season and obtain the
required permits for any maintenance or renovation work on their property.
Under by-law 794, green patrollers have the
authority to issue fines to anyone who disobeys the Town’s watering
restrictions. Note that, as representatives of the Permits and Inspections
Department, they are allowed to access private property.
By-law violations
Failure to comply with the watering restrictions
stipulated in by-law 794 may result in a fine of no less than $100. Fines
may be doubled or more for repeat offenders.
The use of solid fuel for barbecues is permitted on the balcony of buildings with more than one dwelling.
Clotheslines may be installed in backyards only.
Companies are required to register with the Town prior to carrying out any fertilization, phytosanitary treatment or extermination work on its territory. Check that your contractor has complied with this requirement.
Info: Public Works, 450 621-3500 ext. 3300
Ragweed (Ambrosia) is largely responsible for hay fever. Its pollen is released into the air from mid-September until the first frost. Weeding is the simplest and most ecological method of getting rid of ragweed. Ragweed can also be cut regularly in order to prevent blossoming.
Any domestic use of pesticides for esthetic purposes is forbidden, except in cases of severe infestation (a permit is then required).
Questions? Call the eco-consultant at 450 621-3500 ext. 3305.
Installation of fences and walls
- No wall or fence can be built or erected along the edge of the street, unless it is 1.5 metres or more from the public sidewalk, 3 metres or more from the edge of the street if there is no public sidewalk, and 4 metres or more from existing or planned pavement, when there is no public sidewalk or edge of the street.
- When the distance between the property line and the edge of the street or public sidewalk is less that stipulated in the preceding paragraph, erecting a fence or wall is permitted, provided said fence or wall is located 0.3 metres or more inside the property line and 0.9 metres or more from the existing or proposed public sidewalk or edge of the street.
Height of fences and walls
The height of a fence or wall measured from the adjacent ground level must not exceed the following heights:
- 1.2 metres in the case of a fence erected in the front yard.
- 1.8 metres in the case of a fence erected in a side or backyard.
- 1.2 metres in the case of a wall.
Calculating the height of a fence or wall takes into account the average level of the natural ground of the building concerned or affected.
A fence or wall must not be built or erected on a mound, hillock or knoll. If it is not possible to erect the fence outside the mound, hillock or knoll, the height of the fence or wall must not exceed 1.25 metres.
In the case of corner lots, the front-yard fence that gives on the side of the house can be higher than 1.2 metres but must not exceed 1.5 metres. In this case, landscaping must be planned (addition of a hedge or planting of shrubs every 2.5 metres). This vegetation must be at least 0.6 metre in height when planted and measure at least 1 metre high at maturity.
Fence or wall materials and the way in which they are assembled
- Except in the case of split-rail fencing, a wood fence must be made of new planed wood, painted or weatherproofed. The use of plywood, corrugated panels and particleboard is prohibited.
- A metal fence must be ornamental and rust-free. Chain link fences are prohibited in the front yard unless they are concealed from the street by a hedge.
- A fence must be strongly anchored to the ground and must consist of fixed elements. Spacing between posts must not exceed 3 metres.
- A wall must consist of natural stone, bricks, architectural concrete blocks or concrete blocks with an exposed or grooved aggregate surface.
- A wall must be stable and present no risk of collapse.
- A fence or wall must have a uniform combination of materials.
- A fence, wall or hedge must be maintained in good condition.
- The use of barbed wire, snow fencing, metal sheeting or any similar material is prohibited.
- A chain link fence must have a tubular frame and crossbar. The use of T-posts and wire on the top part is prohibited unless the fence is concealed by a hedge.
Gazebos, booths, arbours or pergolas are authorized in secondary front yards, side yards and backyards only.
The total surface area of accessory buildings and structures must not exceed 20% of the lot’s surface area. Accessory buildings and structures included in this percentage are: detached garages, sheds, pools, porches, balconies, hot tubs, sidewalk around the pool, gazebos, pergolas, arbours and private greenhouses (does not include walkways, driveways and the walkway at the building’s entrance).
General
Booths, arbours, gazebos or pergolas isolated from the main building are authorized, as accessory structures, in all "Housing (H)" usage classes.
Maximum number
Only one booth or one arbour or one gazebo or one pergola can be put up on a lot.
Installation
The side and rear setbacks established for a booth, arbour, gazebo or pergola are a minimum of 2 metres. An accessory structure of this type can be put up in the secondary front yard, provided the setback from the secondary front yard’s property line is 2 metres. The structure must be hidden from viewby a protective screen such as an opaque fence, thick hedge or any other form of vegetation ensuring that it cannot be seen from the street.
Maximum height
The height cannot exceed 3 metres.
Maximum surface area
The maximum surface area is 18 square metres.
Since insects will reproduce in the water of pools whose filtration systems is turned off, from May 15 to September 15 of any given year, it is prohibited to allow water in a pool or other body of water to deteriorate to the point where its clarity is affected.
Mesures relating to pools
Pools are authorized in secondary front yards as well as side and rear yards only.
The total surface area of accessory buildings and structures must not exceed 20% of the lot’s surface area. Accessory buildings and structures included in this percentage are: detached garages, sheds, pools, patios, porches, balconies, hot tubs, sidewalk around the pool, gazebos, pergolas, arbours and private greenhouses (does not include walkways, driveways and the walkway at the building’s entrance).
General
Pools are authorized, as accessory structures, in all "Housing (H)" usage classes.
Maximum number
Only one pool can be built on a lot.
Installation
- A pool’s side and rear setbacks are established at a minimum of 2 metres measured from the wall of the pool to the property line. In the event that there are underground public utility pipes (sewer, waterworks, electricity), the setback must be established from this servitude. A pool installed in the secondary front yard must be located at least 2 metres from the property lines, while respecting this by-law’s other applicable standards.
- The side and rear setbacks can be reduced to 1.5 metres for attached or semi-detached housing units. However, no structure such as decks and patios can encroach on this setback.
- When there is an overhead servitude, the pool can be installed from the property line without the pool or its structures encroaching in the servitude.
- All pool accessories (diving board, slide, sidewalk, etc.) must be at least 1.5 metres from the property line.
- The distance between a pool and the main building must be at least equal to the depth of the pool but must be no less than 1.5 metres.
- However, a pool can be closer to a main building if an engineer has certified that its location will not weaken the sturdiness of the adjacent building and the walls of the pool have been calculated taking into account the additional load created by the adjacent building.
- No pool may occupy more than one third (1/3) of the surface area of the yard where it is buil.
Hot tubs are authorized in secondary front yards, side yards and backyards only.
The total surface area of accessory buildings and structures must not exceed 20% of the lot’s surface area. Accessory buildings and structures included in this percentage are: detached garages, garden sheds, pools, patios, porches, balconies, hot tubs, sidewalks around the pool, gazebo, pergola, arbour and private greenhouses (does not include walkways, driveways and walkways at the entrance of the building).
General
Hot tubs are authorized, as accessory constructions, in all "Housing (H)" usage classes.
Maximum number
Only one hot tub per lot is authorized.
Installation
- A hot tub’s side and rear setbacks must be at least 2 metres measured from the wall of the hot tub to the property line. In the event that there are underground public utility pipes (sewer, waterworks, electricity), the setback must be established from this easement.
- The side and rear setbacks can be reduced to 1.5 metres for attached or semi-detached housing units. However, no structure such as decks and patios can encroach on this setback.
- In the case of an aboveground easement, a hot tub must be installed in compliance with the setback established in paragraph a) without encroachment of the hot tub or its alternating structures in the easement.
- No hot tub can occupy more than one third (1/3) of the surface area of the yard in which it is installed.
Safety
- All hot tubs must include a rigid lid fitted with a lock to keep it securely closed and covering the entire hot tub when the latter is not in use.
- Not with standing the above, when the hot tub is integrated in a building that makes it possible to limit access, the rigid lid is not required. However, any opening in this building’s wall must be more than 2 metres from any property line.
Garden sheds are authorized in side and backyards only.
Accessory buildings and structures are subject to the following general measures:
- In all cases, a main building must be on a lot in order for an accessory building or structure to be installed.
- Any accessory building or structure must be located on the same lot as the main purpose it serves.
- An accessory building and structure cannot become a main building or main use unless it complies with urban planning by-laws.
- Unless otherwise stipulated, a single accessory building or structure of each type is allowed on a given lot and must comply with other applicable standards, with the exception of porches, balconies and patios.
- The total surface area of accessory buildings and structures must not exceed 20% of the surface area of the lot. Accessory buildings and structures included in this percentage are: detached garages, garden sheds, pools, patios, porches, balconies, hot tubs, sidewalks around pools, gazebos, pergolas, arbours and private greenhouses (does not include walkways, driveways and walkways at the front of the building).
- An accessory building or structure must be installed outside a public utility easement.
- No accessory building can have more than one storey and must at no time serve as an animal shelter.
- The height of an accessory building must not exceed the height of the main building.
- All accessory buildings and structures must be clean, well maintained and have no dilapidated or dismantled part.
General
A shed isolated from the main building is authorized, as an accessory building, for a single family home or duplex.
Maximum number
Only one shed can be put up on a lot.
Maximum surface area
The surface area of a shed must not exceed 14 square metres. However, the shed can have a maximum surface area of 17 square metres if the main building is a duplex.
Dimensions
- The height of a shed must not exceed 3 metres. However, this height can be increased to 3.75 metres if the shed is built to fully respect the architecture of the main building.
- The width of the shed must not be less than half of the depth, nor can it be greater than double.
Installation
- The distance between an isolated shed and the property line must not be less than 1 metre. An accessory building’s projection on the ground must not be less than 0.6 metres from the property line.
- The distance between an isolated shed and the main building must not be less than 3 metres.
- A shed located less than 1.8 metres from the property line must not have an opening looking out on said property line.
Twinned sheds
Twinned sheds are permitted in the case of semi-detached buildings, provided their architecture and exterior covering materials are identical.
Uses, structures and buildings authorized in flooplain zones (recurrence : 0-20 years)
Building or putting up a shed or garage is authorized under the following conditions:
- The accessory building must not have a foundation.
- There must be no excavation and/or backfilling.
- The accessory building must be placed on the existing ground, without anchoring, foundation, excavation and/or backfilling.
- The total surface area of accessory buildings, including detached garage and shed, located in the floodplain, does not exceed 30 square metres.