Bedford Land Use By-law - Halifax Regional Municipality

Youth Centre - means a building or part of a building which provides youth oriented activities
owner and/or operated by a community non-profit organization or as a private business in
association with a community centre.
Yard Measurement -
a) In determining yard measurements for a lot which is either square or rectangular in
shape, the minimum horizontal distance from the respective lot lines shall be measured
as illustrated in Diagram 'a' and expressed in the following definitions:
i) flankage yard- means the side yard of a corner lot which side yard extends from
the front yard to the rear yard between the flankage lot line and the nearest main
wall of any building or structure.
ii) front yard- means a yard extending across the full width of a lot between the front
lot line and the nearest wall of any building or structure on the lot; a "minimum"
front yard means the minimum depth of a front yard on a lot between the front lot
line and the nearest main wall of any main building or structure on the lot.
iii) rear yard- means a yard extending across the full width of a lot between the rear
lot line and the nearest wall of any main building or structure on the lot; a
"minimum" rear yard means the minimum depth of a rear yard on a lot between a
rear lot line and the nearest main wall of any main building or structure on the lot.
iv)
side yard- means a yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard of a lot
between a side lot line and the nearest wall of any building or structure on the lot;
a "minimum" side yard means the minimum width of side yard on a lot between a
side lot line and the nearest main wall of any main building or structure on the lot.
b) For a lot which contains a dwelling unit and is being subdivided, the required minimum
yards shall be measured from the respective wall(s) of the structure (Diagram 'B').
c) For an irregularly shaped lot the required front yard shall be determined as in a) above,
while yards of the applicable minimum depth shall be maintained at the rear and sides
of a structure for the entire length and width of the structure (Diagram 'C').
A. B. NEW LOT
C.
REAR YARD
REAR YARD SIDE
YARD
SIDE
YARD
FRONT YARD
SIDE
YARD
YARD OVERLAP
SIDE
YARD
REAR
YARD
FRONT
YARD
YARD
OVERLAP
SIDE
YARD
STREET STREET STREET
Zone - means a designated area of land shown on Schedule A of this By-Law.
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