The list of exemptions for site alteration permits may be found in Section 2 (GENERAL AND EXEMPTIONS):
2.2 This By-law does not apply to:
(a) activities or matters undertaken by the Township or the County or a local board of the Township or the County where a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment is required under the Environmental Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E. 18, as amended;
(b) the placing or dumping of fill, removal of topsoil or alteration of the existing grade of land:
i) imposed after December 31, 2002 as a condition to the approval of a Site Plan, a draft Plan of
Subdivision or a Consent under section 41, 51 or 53, respectively, of the Planning Act or as a
requirement of a Site Plan Agreement, Pre-servicing Agreement or Subdivision Agreement,
Consent Agreement or Condominium Agreement entered into under those sections;
ii) imposed after December 31, 2002 as a condition to a Development Permit authorized by regulation made under section 70.2 of the Planning Act or as a requirement of an agreement entered into under that regulation;
iii) undertaken by a Transmitter or Distributor, as those terms are defined in section 2 of the Electricity Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c. 15 for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a Transmission System or a Distribution System, as those terms are defined in that section;
iv) undertaken on land described in a licence for a pit or quarry or a permit for a wayside pit or wayside quarry issued under the Aggregate Resources Act;
v) undertaken on land in order to lawfully establish and operate or enlarge any pit or quarry on land,
a) that has not been designated under the Aggregate Resources Act or a predecessor of that Act, and
b) on which a pit or quarry is a permitted land use under a by-law passed under section 34 of the Planning Act;
vi) undertaken as an incidental part of drain construction under the Drainage Act or the Tile Drainage Act 2001, c. 25, s. 142 (5); 2002, c. 17, Sched. A, s. 30 (2, 3);
(c) the removal of topsoil from agricultural lands incidental to a normal agricultural practice including such removal as an incidental part of sod-farming, greenhouse operations and nurseries for horticultural products but does not include the removal of topsoil for sale, exchange or other disposition;
(d) the use, operation, establishment, alteration, enlargement or extension of a waste disposal site within the meaning of Part V of the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19, as amended;
(e) construction of a building or structure pursuant to a valid building permit issued under the Ontario Building Code and the Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 23, as amended provided that the site grading plan accompanying the building permit application provides sufficient information to determine that the placing or dumping of fill conforms with the provisions of this By-law, and the amount of fill to be dumped or placed pursuant to the building permit does not exceed two hundred (200) cubic metres, and excavation and backfilling occurs within ten (10) metres of the building or structure and is incidental to the construction of the building or structure;
(f) the placing or dumping of fill, removal of topsoil or alteration of the existing grade of land for the purpose of lawn dressing, landscaping, driveway re-surfacing or adding to flower beds or vegetable gardens, provided that:
i) the existing grade of the land is not increased by more than ten (10) centimeters;
ii) there is no significant change in the direction or rate of drainage to a neighbouring property;
iii) it does not take place within 0.6 meters of any lot line; and
iv) only soil, stone, sod or other material acceptable to the Director is used and provided that such material is clean and free of any glass, plastics, metals, termites, invasive species and/or their eggs or seeds, concrete, asphalt, garbage or any contaminants or putrescible organic material that would degrade the pre-existing conditions of the land.
(g) the placing or dumping of fill, removal of topsoil or alteration of the existing grade for the installation of an outdoor swimming pool, including decking provided that an outdoor pool enclosure permit is obtained from the Township pursuant to the Township’s Fence By-law and any amendments thereto.