Zoning By-Law Amendment Spruce Lake Industrial Park (CP 111-196)PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK
COUNTY OF SAINTJOHN
I, JONATHAN TAYLOR, of the City of Saint John in the County of Saint John
and Province of New Brunswick, DO HEREBY CERTIFY; -
I. That I am the City Clerk of the said City of Saint John,15 Market Square, P.O.
Box 1971, Saint John, N.B. E2L 41_1 and as such have the custody of the minutes and
records of the Common Council of the said City of Saint John and of the Common
Seal of the said City.
2. That hereto attached and marked "A" is a true copy of a by-law entitled "By -
Law Number C.P. 111-196 A Law to Amend the Zoning By -Law of the City of Saint
John", enacted by the Common Council of the City of Saint John on the 7th day of
July, A.D. 2025.
3. That hereto attached and marked "B" is a copy of a resolution adopted at a
meeting of the said Common Council of the City of Saint John held on the 7th day
of July, A.D. 2025.
4. That I have carefully compared the said by-lawwith the originaland the same
is a true copy thereof.
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Clerk of The City of Saint John have hereunto
affixed the Common Seal of the said City the
day and year as written above.
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BY-LAW NUMBER CP 111-196
A LAW TO AMEND THE ZONING BY-LAW
OF THE CITY OF SAINT JOHN
ARRtTE N° CP 111-196
ARRETt PORTANT MODIFICATION DE
L'ARRETE DE ZONAGE
DE THE CITY OF SAINT JOHN
Be it enacted by the Common Council of Le conseil communal de The City of
The City of Saint John as follows: Saint John ddicte :
A By -Law of The City of Saint John
entitled "Zoning By -Law" enacted on the fifteenth
day of December, A.D. 2014, is hereby amended as
follows:
1 By adding the following words under the
following headings after the words "Utility Service
Landfill" at Section 2.2:
Zone Symbol
Spruce Lake Industrial Zone SLI
L'Arrete de zonage de The City of Saint
John, ddictd le 15 ddcembre 2014, est modifid
ainsi :
I Les mots qui suivent sont ajoutds sous les
rubriques qui suivent aprds les mots «Zone de
services publics — ddcharge contr6l6e » A
Particle 2.2 :
Zones Abrdviations
Zone industrielle de Spruce Lake SLI
2 By adding the following definitions at Section 1 Les ddfinitions qui suivent sont ajoutdes a
3.1, in alphabetical order: Particle 3.1, en ordre alphabdtique :
"Bulk Hydrogen Storage Depot" means a facility
for the storage and distribution of hydrogen in bulk
quantities, which may include storage tanks,
distribution infrastructure, and tanker vehicle
access, but does not include retail sales, on -site
processing, or end -use consumption. (entrepot
d'hydrogMe en vrac)
"Data Centre" means a facility used primarily for
the storing, management, and operation of
computer servers and associated equipment for the
purpose of storing, processing, and transmitting
digital data. A data centre may include ancillary
offices, maintenance areas, backup power systems,
cooling infrastructure, and security facilities, but
does not include facilities intended primarily for
personal or public use, such as intemet caf 5s.
(centre de donnees)
"Electrical Generation Station" means a facility for
the generation of electricity, together with all the
ancillary structures, equipment, and infrastructure
necessary for generation, storage, transmission,
operation, and maintenance. (centrale de
production d'electricite)
"Hydrogen Manufacturing" means a heavy
industrial use involving the generation, storage, and
distribution of hydrogen. The use may include
associated infrastructure such as compression
systems, storage vessels, and ancillary support
buildings, but does not include retail sales or on -
site consumption. (production d'hydrogMe)
"Project Accommodation" means a residential
complex used to house workers on a temporary
basis. Project Accommodations are usually made
up of mobile units and used for sleeping, eating,
and other basic needs. These units can be taken
apart and moved as needed. (hebergement projet)
"Timber Processing Facility" means a building
used for the milling, planing, shaping, or finishing
of timber, where all processing activities and the
storage of woodchips or wood by-products are fully
<<centrale de production d'dlectricitd» Installation
de production d'dlectricitd, ainsi que 1'ensemble
des constructions, du matdriel et des infrastructures
accessoires ndcessaires A la production, au
stockage, a la transmission, A 1'exploitation et A la
gestion. (Electrical Generation Station)
«centre de donndes >> Installation servant
principalement au stockage, A ]a gestion et a
Pexploitation de serveurs informatiques et de
matdriel connexe en vue du stockage, du traitement
et de la transmission de donndes numdriques; sont
6galement visds les bureaux auxiliaires, les aiees de
maintenance informatique, les systdmes
d'alimentation de rdserve, ]'infrastructure de
refroidissement et les installations de s6curit6, mais
non les installations destindes principalement A
Pusage personnel ou public, tels que les cybercafds.
(Data Centre)
<<entrepot d'hydrogdne en vrac>> Installation de
stockage et de distribution d'hydrogMe en vrac;
sont dgalement visds les rdservoirs de stockage, les
infrastructures de distribution et 1'accds des
camions-citemes, mais non la vente au d6tail, la
transformation sur place ou la consommation
finale. (Bulk Hydrogen Storage Depot)
a hdbergement-projet» Complexe residentiel
servant A loger temporairement des travailleurs,
habituellement composd de modules mobiles
servant A dormir, A manger et A rdpondre A d'autres
besoins fondamentaux, et pouvant titre
ddsassemblds et ddplacds au besoin. (Project
Accommodation)
«installation de transformation du bois d'oeuvre»
BAtiment servant A 1'usinage, au rabotage, au
fagonnage ou A la finition du bois d'oeuvre, toutes
les activitds de transformation et 1'entreposage de
copeaux de bois ou de sous-produits du bois y dtant
exercds entierement A 1'intdrieur d'une construction
fermde; ne sont pas visas les activitds forestidres, Is
fabrication de pates et papiers et 1'entreposage A
fair libre de produits du Bois finis ou non finis.
contained within an enclosed structure. This use
excludes forestry activities, pulp and paper
manufacturing, and the outdoor storage of raw or
finished wood products. (installation de
transformation du bogs d'wuvre)
(Timber Processing Facility)
a production d'hydrogene» Usage d'industrie
lourde comprenant la production, le stockage et la
distribution d'hydrogene; sont dgalement visds les
infrastructures connexes telles que les installations
A compression, les r6cipients de stockage et les
bitiments de soutien accessoires, mais non ]a vente
au d6tail ou la consommation sur les lieux.
(Hydrogen Manufacturing)
3 By adding Spruce Lake Industrial Zone (SLI) to 3 La zone industrielle de Spruce Lake (SLI)
Table 12-1 in Section 12, as a permitted zone for est ajoutde au tableau 12-1, a Particle 12, comme
the following uses: zone ou les usages suivants sont permis :
Bulk Fuel Storage Depot
Bulk Hydrogen Storage Depot
Business Office
Business Support Services
Cannabis Production Facility
Cannabis Processing Facility
Commercial Use
Contractor Service, Household
Data Centre
Distribution Facility
Electrical Generation Station
Equipment Sales and Rental, Heavy
Fleet Service
General Contractor Service
Harbour Facility
Heavy Industrial — Offensive Industrial Use
Heavy Industrial — Volatile Industrial Use
Hydrogen Manufacturing
Landscape Material Supply
Light Industrial Use
Medium Industrial Use
Outdoor Storage
Project Accommodation
Research and Development Facility
Retail Convenience
Self -Storage Facility
Service and Repair, Industrial
Service Station
Timber Processing Facility
Towing Service
Transportation Depot
Transportation Terminal
Warehouse Facility
Approvisionnement en mat6riaux de jardin
Bureau d'affaires
Centrale de production d'61ectricit6
Centre de donndes
D6panneur
D6p6t de transport
Entreposage a fair libre
Entrep6t
Entrep6t de carburant en vrac
Entrep6t d'hydrogene en vrac
Entrep6t libre-service
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Flotte
116bergement-projet
Installation de distribution
Installation de production du cannabis
Installation de recherche et de d6veloppement
Installation de transformation du boil d'oeuvre
Installation de transformation du cannabis
Installation portuaire
Production d'hydrogcne
Service d'appui aux entreprises
Service d'entrepreneur a domicile
Service d'entrepreneur g6n6ral
Service de remorquage
Station -service
Terminal de transport
Usage commercial
Usage d'industrie 16gbre
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Usage d'industrie moyenne
4 By adding Section 12.8 as follows, immediately 4 L'article 12.8 est ajoutd imm6diatement
after subsection 12.7(3): aprbs le paragraphe 12.7(3) :
12.8 Spruce Lake Industrial Zone (SLI)
Municipal Plan Context
The Spruce Lake Industrial (SLI) zone
accommodates a mix of light, medium and limited
large-scale heavy industrial uses within the
expansion area of Spruce Lake Industrial Park. The
zone allows for a range of industrial uses with
additional zone standards to reduce the impact on
the nearby residential community.
12.8 Zone industrielle de Spruce Lake (SLI)
Mise en contexte
La zone industrielle de Spruce Lake (SLI) accueille
des usages mixes d'industrie 16gdre et moyenne et,
de fagon limitee, d'industrie lourde A grande
dchelle dans Paire d'expansion du parc industriel
de Spruce Lake. Elle permet une gamine d'usages
industriels auxquels s'appiiquent des normes
additionnelles en vue de r6duire les incidences sur
les collectivitds r6sidentielles avoisinantes.
The Spruce Lake Industrial (SLI) zone is intended La zone industrielle de Spruce Lake (SLI) est
for land inside or outside of the Primary destin6e aux terrains situ6s A 1'int6rieur ou a
Development Area that is designated Heavy 1'extdrieur du principal secteur de d6veloppement
Industrial Area and is located within the Spruce qui sont designes secteur d'industrie lourde et est
Lake Industrial Park. situde dans le part industriel de Spruce Lake.
12.8(1) Permitted Uses
Any land, building, or structure may be used for the
purposes of, and for no other purpose than, the
following. The following permitted uses are subject
to setback requirements as illustrated in Schedule
K.
Permitted
Permitted
Coldid,
Risk
Uses
As Per
Schedule K
nt of Use
Assessment
Business
A, B, C
Office
Business
A, B, C
Support
Service
Commercial
A, B, C
Use
Contrnctor
A, B, C
Service,
Household
Data Centro
Fleet
A, B, C
Service
General
A, B, C
Contractor
Service
Other
Outdoor
A, B, C
Pamgaph
Use
Storage
12.8(3)(b)
Project
A, B, C
Paragraph
Accommodat
ion
12.8(3)(c)
Retail
A, B, C
Convenience
Research and
A, B, C
De,elopmrnt
Facili
Self.
A, B, C
Storage
Facility
Service
A, B, C
Station
Cannabis
A, B
Section
Production
9,20
Facility
Cannabis
A, B
Processing
Facility
Distribution
A, B
Facility
Equipment
A, B
Sales and
Rental,
Heavy
Harbour
A,B
....''....
Facility
Industrial
'''...,.
Heavy
A, B
Pamgaph
Use
Industrial —
12.8
''.....
Offensive
(3)(d)
''....
Industrial
Use
Landscape
A, B
Material
Supply
Light
A, B
Industrial
Use
Medium
A, B
Industrial
Use
Service and
A, B
Repair,
Industrial
Timber
A, B
paragraph
Processing
12.8(3)(g)
Facility
Towing
A, B
Service
Tansponata
n Depot
A, B
Tansponatio
A, B
n Terninai
Warehouse
A, B
Facility
Bulk Fuel
A
Paragraph
Section
Storage
12.8(4)(b)
12.8(4)
Depot
Electrical
A
Paragraph
section
Volatile
12.8(1) Usages permis
Les terrains, b3timents et constructions ne peuvent
titre affect6s qu'aux fins suivantes. Les usages
perms qui suivent sont assujettis aux marges de
retrait prescrites A 1'annexe K.
Usages
Usages
Condhiom
Evaluation
permis
Pernik Selo-
regWant
des risques
1'a-neae K
lea wages
Hureau
A, B. C
d'affaires
Centre de
A, B, C
donnees
Depanneur
A, B, C
Entreposage
A, B, C
Pangnphe
d I'air fibre
12.8(3)b)
Enucput
A, B, C
libreservice
Flotte
A, B, C
Hebergemem-
A, B, C
Pangnge
'a
12.8(3)c)
Anne
Installation de
A, B, C
usage
teehmhe a de
Service
A, B, C
d'appui aux
en rises
service
A, B, C
d'aserepretm,
h domicile
S.M.
A, B, C
d'enuepreneur
g6n6nal
Stad0r s im
A, B, C
Usage
A, B, C
commercial
Appmvisionn
amain an
A, B
—teriaux do
ardin
Depot de
transport
A, B
Entrepbt
A, B
Enueprise
A, B
d'entretien a
de rhpan Lion
de natEriel
industriel
Eablissement
A, B
de vente a de
location de
materiel lour)
Usage
Installation de
A,B
induanial
distribution
Installation
A, B
Article
de production
9.20
du cannabis
ImaBation de
A, B
Paragraph,
-amf-mation
I2.8(3)g)
du bole
d'muva
Insalation de
A, B
tmmfamation
du cannabis
Installation
A, B
rmaire
Service de
remorquage
A, B
Terminal de
A, B
mirripon
Usage
A, B
d'industrie
8re
Usage
A, B
Pangnprx
d'cdmuie
12.8(3)d)
lourde — Mgt
hdm-iel avcc
substarcea
d6sagr6ables
Usage
A, B
d'industrie
mo erne
Centrale de
A
Pangnphe
Paagraphe
production
12.8(3)e)
12.8(4)
d'electriclte
Usage
Entreplit de
A
PanMM
Paagraphe
d'industne
carbumm
12.8(4)b)
12.8(4)
lourde m.
en vrac
nc eiernts
voleik
Heavy
Generation
12.8(3)(e)
12.8(4)
Industrial
Station
Use
Heavy
A
Paregraph
Section
Industrial-
12.8(3)(d)
12.8(4)
Volatile
Industrial
Use
Hy&c;g
A
Paagraph
Section
Bulk Fuel
12.8(3)(0
12.8(4)
Storage
Depot
Flydrogen
A
Paregraph
Section
Manufacturin
12.8(3)(e)
I
12.8(4)
12.8(2) Prohibited Uses
The following uses are not permitted in the Spruce
Lake Industrial Zone:
• Asphalt Plant;
• Cement Plant;
• Concrete Plant;
• Fertilizer Manufacture and Storage, as per
the volatile industrial use;
• Forestry Use (including lumber mill);
• Petroleum Refinery, as per the volatile
industrial use;
• Pulp and Paper Mill, as per the offensive
industrial use;
• Recycling Facility;
• Scrap or Salvage Yard.
12.8(3) Conditions of Use
(a) Unless otherwise specified, those uses
which are secondary or accessory to the
principal use of the lot within the Spruce
Lake Industrial zone will be permitted
anywhere within the zone, provided they
are a minimum distance of 150 metres
from an existing residential property line.
This is identified on Schedule K as areas
A, B and C. These include site
development and buildings or structures
that include, but are not limited to, the
following:
• Accessory building
• Business Administration and/or
Offices
• Food Service
• Meeting Facility
• Outdoor Storage
• Parking
• Project Accommodation
• Training Facility
(b) Outdoor storage permitted as a main use at
subsection 12.8(1) or as an accessory or
secondary use to a main use, shall be
subject to the following when located less
than 150 metres from a street:
(i) the yard shall not occupy any
required front or flankage yard, or
any area required for parking;
(ii) the yard shall be completely
EntrepBt
A
a,agtnphe
d'hydrogine
En YreC
2.8(4)
Production
A
aragraph,
d' ro erte
412,8(3)d)
.8 4
Usage
A
aregrephe
d'indug ne
.8(4)
I —de —
usage
industriel
suet 616—na
volatils
12.8(2) Usages interdits
Les usages suivants sont interdits dans la zone
industrielle de Spruce Lake:
• Centre de tri;
• Fabrication et entreposage d'engrais, par
application des prescriptions applicables
aux usages industriels avec elbments
volatils;
• Parc A ferraille ou d6p6t d'objets de
r6cupbration;
• Raffinerie de p6trole, par application des
prescriptions applicables aux usages
industriels avec e16ments volatils;
• Usage forestier (y compris les scieries);
• Usine A asphalte;
• Usine A b6ton;
• Usine A ciment;
• Usine de p5tes et papiers, par application
des prescriptions applicables aux usages
industriels avec substances d6sagr6ables.
12.8(3) Conditions r6gissant les usages
a) Sauf indication contraire, ces usages qui
sont secondaires ou accessoires par rapport
A Fusage principal du lot dans la zone
industrielle de Spruce Lake seront permis
partout A I'intdrieur de la zone, A condition
de se situer a une distance minimale de
150 metres d'une limite de propridtd
rdsidentielle existante. Its sont 6num6r6s A
1'annexe K comme les aires A, B et C. En
font notarnment partie des aires
d'amdnagement et des batiments ou
constructions tels qua les suivants :
• Administration des affaires et/ou
bureaux d'affaires
• BAtiments accessoires
• Entreposage A I'air libre
• 1-16bergement-projet
• Installations de formation
• Salles de r6union
• Service de restauration
• Stationnement
b) L'entreposage A fair libre permis en tant
qu'usage principal par le
paragraphe 12.8(1) ou en tant qu'usage
accessoire ou secondaire par rapport a un
usage principal est subordonn6 aux
conditions suivantes lorsqu'il est situ6 A
moins de 150 metres d'une rue:
(i) la tour d'entreposage ne doit pas
occuper une tour avant obligatoire,
enclosed by a solid, board -on-
board fence, or a chain -link fence
entirely covered by filler strips
woven into the mesh, or a walled
structure, or berm, or any
combination thereof, having a
minimum height of 2 metres and
including gate constructed in the
same manner and height as the
enclosure;
(iii) notwithstanding the above, the yard
may instead be screened in
accordance with paragraph 6.1(k),
or by any combination of permitted
structures, berms, and landscaping;
and
(iv) when the yard is developed within
15 metres of an abutting lot in a
Residential zone, the yard shall
also be in accordance with section
5.5.
(c) Project Accommodation is permitted at
subsection 12.8(1) subject to a
Development Permit reviewed and
approved by the Development officer
detailing:
(i) rationale for a new project
accommodation or additional beds
(for expansions) and the number of
proposed beds intended for
construction, operational, and
camp staffing requirements;
(ii) a phasing plan that indicates
which, if any, areas are to be
cleared, where accommodations
are to be developed, and their
associated timelines of
construction and occupancy;
(iii) the location and dimensions of all
existing and proposed buildings,
their distance to the property lines,
as well as the dimension and
location of all property lines;
(iv) proposed parking areas, bus
loading and unloading areas,
location of barrier free stalls,
entrances and exits to municipal
roads, fire department access
routes and off-street loading areas;
(v) floor plans showing the layout and
dimensions of the interior spaces
including labeling their uses and
the number of proposed beds;
(vi) a list of all amenities, including but
not limited to, health facilities and
recreation facilities;
(vii) the method of supplying water,
sewage and waste collection to the
accommodation, and if not
connecting to municipal
infrastructure, a detailed servicing
une cour de flanc obligatoire ou
une sire de stationnement
obligatoire;
GO elle doit etre entierement ferm6e au
moyen d'une cl6ture pleine de
construction planche-sur-planche,
d'une cl6ture A mailles losang6es
entierement recouverte de bandes
entrelac6es dans les mailles, ou
d'une construction ferm6e ou d'une
levee, ou d'une combinaison de ces
616ments, d'une hauteur minimale
de 2 metres, les barrieres devant
titre construites de la meme
maniere et de la meme hauteur que
Penceinte;
(iii) malgre ce qui precede, elle peut, au
lieu, titre dissimul6e conform6ment
au paragraphe 6.1k), ou au moyen
de toute combinaison des
constructions, levees et
amdnagement paysager permis;
(iv) lorsqu'un am6nagement est
effectu6 dans la cour a moins de
15 metres d'un lot attenant dans
une zone r6sidentielle, la cour doit
egalement etre conforme a
Particle 5.5.
c) Les h6bergements-projets sont permis par
le paragraphe 12.8(1) sous reserve de
Poctroi d'un permis d'amdnagement
examin6 et approuv6 par un agent
d'amenagement et pr6cisant ce qui suit:
(i) le raisonnement sous-tendant un
nouvel hebergement-projet ou des
lits additionnels (s'agissant d'une
expansion) et le nombre de lits
proposes visant a combler les
besoins du personnel affect6 A la
construction, a Pexploitation et au
campement;
(ii) un plan de mice en oeuvre par
6tapes indiquant les aires, s'il en
est, devant etre d6gag6es, Pendroit
ou 1'h6bergement doit etre
am6nag6 et les 6ch6anciers de
construction et d'occupation y
aff6rents;
(iii) ]'emplacement et les dimensions
de tous les bitiments existants et
proposes, leur distance par rapport
A toutes les limiter de propri6t6,
ainsi que les dimensions et
]'emplacement de touter les limites
de propri6t6;
(iv) les aires de stationnement, les sires
d'embarquement et de
d6barquement des autobus,
Pemplacement des cabines
accessibles, les entrees et les
sorties des routes municipales, les
voies d'acces du service des
incendies et les aires de
chargement hors rue proposes;
(v) des plans d'etage montrant
Pagencement et les dimensions des
espaces interieurs et indiquant les
usages et le nombre de lits
statement indicating how the camp
will be serviced, is required; and
(viii) if accessing from a municipal road,
or a road under municipal
jurisdiction, a traffic impact
assessment, identifying the
cumulative impacts on emergency
evacuation, traffic access, and what
improvements are required.
(d) Heavy Industrial Use is permitted at
section 12.8(1) provided a main use does
not result in the discharge of air pollutants.
Such pollutants include, but are not limited
to:
• Particulate Matter (PM)
• Ground -level Ozone (Os)
• Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)
• Sulphur Dioxide (SO2)
• Volatile Organic Compounds
(VOCs)
(e) An Electrical Generation Station is a
permitted use at subsection 12.8(l)
provided it is smaller than 300MW, and
non-nuclear. Notwithstanding paragraph
12.8(3)(d), an Electrical Generation Station
that is fueled by natural gas or hydrogen,
and is smaller than 300MW, shall be
permitted as long as it is located a
minimum of 1,000 metres from a
residential property line.
(f) Any use involving the manufacturing,
storage, or delivery of bulk hydrogen
permitted at subsection 12.8(1) shall be
subject to a risk assessment pursuant to
subsection 12.8(4). For greater clarity,
Hydrogen Manufacturing or a Hydrogen
Bulk Storage Depot are generally
considered to be a Heavy Volatile Use.
(g) A Timber Processing Facility is permitted
provided any uses involving the milling,
planing, or shaping of wood are contained
within a building. The storage of
woodchips must be contained within a
building.
12.8(4) Risk Assessment
(a) The Development Officer shall require a
risk assessment as part of a Development
Permit or Building Permit application for a
proposes pour ces espaces;
(vi) une liste de routes les commodites,
notamment les etablissements de
sante et les installations de loisirs;
(vii) le mode d'approvisionnement en
eau, de collecte des eaux d'egout et
de recuperation des dechets de
I'hdbergement, et, s'il n'est pas
raccorde a Pinfrastructure
municipale, un enonce ddtaille
indiquant la fagon dont le
campement sera desservi;
(viii) si Facces a 1'hdbergement-projet se
fait a partir d'une route municipale
ou d'une route relevant de ]a
municipalite, une analyse d'impact
sur la circulation indiquant les
effets cumulatifs sur I'dvacuation
d'urgence, I'acces des vehicules et
les ameliorations necessaires.
d) Les usages d'industrie lourde sont permis
par le paragraphe 12.8(1), a condition,
s'agissant d'un usage principal, de ne pas
produire de polluants atmospheriques.
Constituent notamment de tels polluants
• la matiere particulaire (PM)
• I'ozone tropospherique (03)
• le dioxyde d'azote (NO2)
• le dioxyde de soufre (SO2)
• les composes organiques volatils
(COV)
e) Une centrale de production d'dlectricitd est
un usage permis par le paragraphe 12.8(1),
a condition qu'elle soit non nucleaire et de
puissance inferieure a 300 MW. Malgre
Palinda 12.8(3)(d), une centrale de
production d'dlectricitd alimentee au gaz
naturel ou a 1'hydrogene et de puissance
inferieure a 300 MW est permise, a
condition de se situer a une distance
minimale de 1 000 metres d'une limite de
propriete residentielle.
f) Tout usage comportant la production, le
stockage ou la livraison d'hydrogene en
vrac perms par le paragraphe 12.8(1) doit
faire l'objet d'une evaluation des risques
conforme au paragraphe 12.8(4). I1 est
entendu que la production d'hydrogene et
les entrep6ts d'hydrogdne en vrac sont
generalement consideres comme des
usages d'industrie lourde — elements
volatils.
g) Une installation de transformation du bois
d'(euvre est permise, a condition que tout
usage comportant 1'usinage, le rabotage ou
le fagonnage du bois soit exerce a
I'interieur d'un batiment. L'entreposage de
copeaux de bois doit se faire a 1'intdrieur
d'un batiment.
12.8(4) Evaluation des risques
a) L'agent d'amdnagement doit exiger la
realisation d'une evaluation des risques
dans le cadre d'une demande de permis
Heavy Industrial Use:
(i) which, as per the "volatile industrial use"
definition, involves the use,
manufacturing, storage, or transportation (i)
of chemicals and materials which may be
harmful or detrimental to a person's
health or property; and
(ii) which relate to the following uses:
• Bulk Fuel Storage Depot;
• Bulk Hydrogen Storage Depot; or
• Hydrogen Manufacturing.
(b) The Development Officer may require a
risk assessment as part of Development
Permit or Building Permit application for
any Industrial Use involving a
manufacturing process which could be
hazardous or injurious to a person's health,
prejudices the character of the surrounding
area, or interferes with the normal
enjoyment of land, buildings or structures.
(c) The Risk Assessment shall:
(i) be prepared by a qualified professional
who specializes in risk assessment;
(ii) be prepared to the satisfaction of the
Development Officer and the Fire Chief or
Director of Saint John Emergency
Management Organization;
(iii) include a site plan identifying the
location of all uses and the distances from
the closest residentially zoned properties;
and
(iv) include mitigation recommendations.
(d) The Development Officer shall:
(i) consider the recommendation of the risk
assessment prior to rendering a decision on
a Development Permit or Building Permit
application; and
(ii) in consultation with the appropriate
City Service Areas, may impose any
conditions on the Development Permit or
Building Permit necessary to implement
any of the mitigation recommendations
identified in the risk assessment.
12.8(5) Zone Standards
d'amenagement ou d'une demande de
permis de construction visant un usage
d'industrie lourde qui, i la fois :
selon ]a definition du terme «usage
industriel avec elements volatils »,
comporte Putilisation, ]a fabrication,
Pentreposage ou le transport de produits
chimiques et de materiaux pouvant etre
nuisibles ou prejudiciables a la santa ou
aux biens d'une personne;
se rapporte aux usages suivants :
• entrep6t de carburant en vrac;
• entrep6t d'hydrogMe en vrac;
• production d'hydrogane.
b) L'agent d'amenagement peut exiger la
realisation d'une evaluation des risques
dans le cadre d'une demande de permis
d'amdnagement ou d'une demande de
permis de construction visant un usage
industriel comportant un processus de
fabrication risquant d'etre dangereux ou
prajudiciable a la sante d'une personne, de
nuire au caract&e du voisinage ou de nuire
e la jouissance normale des terrains, des
batiments et des constructions.
c) L'avaluation des risques :
(i) est realisee par un professionnel
competent specializte de I'avaluation des
risques;
(ii) doit convenir a I'agent d'amdnagement,
au chef du service des incendies ou au
directeur de l'Organisation des mesures
d'urgence de Saint John;
(iii) comporte un plan d'implantation
indiquant 1'emplacement de tous les
usages et leurs distances des propeetes
les plus pras ayant un zonage rasidentiel;
(iv) contient des recommandations en matiere
d'attdnuation.
d) L'agent d'amenagement :
(i) examine la recommandation formulae
dans I'dvaluation des risques avant de
rendre une decision quant a une demande
de permis d'amenagement ou une demande
de permis de construction;
(ii) en consultation avec les services
competents de la municipalitd, peut assortir
le permis d'amdnagement ou le permis de
construction des conditions necessaires A la
mise en oeuvre de Tune quelconque des
recommandations en matiere d'attdnuation
indiqudes dans 1'evaluation des risques.
12.8(5) Normes applicables a ]a zone
(a) Minimum Lot Area
For a Volatile Heavy Industrial Use: a)
10,000 square metres
For an Industrial Use: 4,000 square metres
Other Uses: 4,000 square metres
Superficie de lot minimale
Usage d'industrie lourde — elements
volatils : 10 000 metres carrels
Usage industriel : 4 000 metres carres
Autre usage: 4 000 metres canes
(b) Minimum Lot Frontage b) Fagade de lot minimale
For a Volatile Heavy Industrial Use: 120
metres
For an Industrial Use: 60 metres
Other Uses: 30 metres
(c) Minimum Front Yard
For a Volatile Heavy Industrial Use: 150
metres
Distance permitted from a residential
property line: 500 metres
For an Industrial Use: 30 metres
Distance permitted from a residential
property line: 250 metres
Other Uses: 7.5 metres
(d) Minimum Rear Yard
For Volatile Heavy Industrial Use:
Distance permitted from a residential
property line: 500 metres
Where the rear property line does not
abut an Industrial zone: 150 metres
Where the rear property line does abut
an Industrial zone: 30 metres
For an Industrial Use:
Distance permitted from a residential
property line: 250 metres
Where the rear property line does not
abut an Industrial zone: 30 metres
Where the rear property line does abut
an Industrial zone: 15 metres
Other Uses: 7.5 metres
(e) Minimum Side Yard
For a Volatile Heavy Industrial Use:
Distance permitted from a residential
property line: 500 metres
Where the side lot does not abut an
Industrial zone: 150 metres
Where the side lot does abut an
Industrial zone: 30 metres
For an Industrial Use:
Distance permitted from a residential
property line: 250 metres
Where the side property line does not
abut an Industrial zone: 30 metres
Where the rear property line does abut
an Industrial zone: 15 metres
Other Uses: 7.5 metres
(f) Minimum Flankage Yard
For a Volatile Heavy hndustrial Use: 150
metres
Distance permitted from a residential
property line: 500 metres
For an Industrial Use: 30 metres
Distance permitted from a residential
property line: 250 metres
Usage d'industrie lourde — elements
volatils : 120 m6tres
Usage industriel : 60 metres
Autre usage: 30 metres
c) Cour avant minimale
Usage d'industrie lourde — elements
volatils : 150 m6tres
Distance permise d'une limite de
propriet6 r6sidentielle : 500 metres
Usage industriel : 30 m6tres
Distance permise d'une limite de
propri6t6 r6sidentielle : 250 metres
Autre usage : 7,5 metres
d) Cour arriere minimale
Usage d'industrie lourde — 616ments
volatils :
Distance permise d'une limite de
propri6t6 r6sidentielle : 500 metres
Lorsque la limite arriere de la propri6t6
ne donne pas sur une zone industrielle:
150 metres
Lorsque ]a limite arriere de la propriete
donne sur une zone industrielle : 30 m6tres
Usage industriel :
Distance permise d'une limite de
propriete r6sidentielle : 250 m6tres
Lorsque la limite arriere de la propri6t6
ne donne pas sur une zone industrielle:
30 m6tres
Lorsque ]a limite arri6re de Is propri6t6
donne sur une zone industrielle : 15 m6tres
Autre usage: 7,5 m6tres
e) Cour lat6rale minimale
Usage d'industrie lourde — elements
volatils:
Distance permise d'une limite de
propri6t6 r6sidentielle : 500 m6tres
Lorsque la limite arri6re de la propri6t6
ne donne pas sur une zone industrielle:
150 metres
Lorsque la limite arriere de la propriete
donne sur une zone industrielle : 30 metres
Usage industriel :
Distance permise d'une limite de
propri6t6 r6sidentielle : 250 m6tres
Lorsque la limite arri6re de la propri6t6
ne donne pas sur une zone industrielle:
30 m6tres
Lorsque la limite arri&e de la propri6t6
donne sur une zone industrielle : 15 metres
Autre usage: 7,5 metres
f) Cour de flan minimale
Usage d'industrie lourde — elements
volatils : 150 metres
Distance permise d'une limite de
propri6t6 r6sidentielle : 500 metres
Usage d'industrie lourde: 30 metres
Distance permise d'une limite de
propri6t6 r6sidentielle : 250 m6tres
Other Uses: 7.5 metres
(9) Maximum Building Height
Less than 250 metres from a residential
property line: 24 metres
Greater than 500 metres from a residential
property line: 48 metres
(h) Maximum Lot Occupancy: 65% of the lot
(i) A detailed landscaping plan to be prepared
by the developer and submitted with the
Building Permit application for the
approval of the Development Officer. This
plan must detail the following:
(i) Retention of existing trees within a 7-
metre periphery of the side and rear lot
lines of the site.
(ii) Front yard landscaping conforming to
the Commercial zone requirement of a tree
or shrub per 45 square metres of required
front yard, provided 50% of the plantings
are trees.
0) Other Requirements: In accordance with
the General Provisions, Parts 4-9
5. By adding the attached map as Schedule K.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF The City of Saint John
has caused the Corporate Common Sea] of the said
City to be affixed to this by-law the 7th day
July, A.D. 2025 and signed by:
Mayor 1 Maire
First Reading - June 16, 2025
Second Reading - June 16, 2025
Third Reading - July 7, 2025
Autre usage :7,5 metres
g) Hauteur des batiments maximale
Moins de 250 metres d'une limite de
propri6t6 r6sidentielle : 24 metres
Plus de 500 metres d'une limite de
propri06 r6sidentielle : 48 metres
h) Coefficient maximal d'occupation du
lot: 65 % du lot
(i) Un plan d'am6nagement paysager d6taill6
doit titre pr6par6 par le promoteur et
prdsent6 avec la demande de permis de
construction en vue de son approbation par
Pagent d'amdnagement. Le plan doit
pr6eiser ce qui suit :
(i) Les arbres existants situds dans un
p6rimetre de 7 m6tres de la limite lat6rale
du lot et de la limite aniere du lot du site
doivent titre conserv6s.
(ii) L'am6nagement paysager de la tour
avant doit titre conforme aux exigences
applicables dans la zone commerciale
prescrivant un arbre ou un arbuste par
45 m6tres carr6s de superficie de la tour
avant obligatoire, 50 % des plantes
requises devant €tre des arbres.
j) Autres exigences: Celles qui sont pr6vues
dans lea dispositions gdndrales, parties 4 a
9
5. La carte ci jointe est ajoutde comme annexe K.
EN FOI DE QUOI The City of Saint John a fait
apposer son sceau communal sur le pr6sent arret6
le juillet 2025, avec les signatures suivantes :
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Schedule K: Spruce Lake Industrial (SLI) Zone Setback Areas
Annexe K : Marges de retrait applicables a la zone industrielle de Spruce i mea (Cl r\
RESOLVED that the by-law entitled "By -Law Number C.P. 111-196 A Law to
Amend the Zoning By -Law of The City of Saint John" adding "Spruce Lake
Industrial Zone" "SLI" after the words "Utility Service Landfill' at Section 2.2;
adding definitions "Bulk Hydrogen Storage Depot", "Data Centre", "Electrical
Generation Station", "Hydrogen Manufacturing", "Project Accommodation",
"Timber Processing Facility"; adding Spruce Lake Industrial Zone (SLI) to Table
12.1 in Section 12 as a permitted zone for uses outlined; adding Section 12.2
"Spruce Lake Industrial Zone (SLI) immediately after subsection 12.7(3); and
adding a map as Schedule K, be read a third time, enacted, and the Corporate
Common Seal affixed thereto.