3.1.1 - Expansion of an Existing Cottage or Sleep Cabin
As described in section 1.0, MNRF is moving towards one cottage and one sleep cabin per lot, up to a maximum combined (total) footprint of 142 square metres (1,520 square feet) per lot. As such, the expansion of a new cottage or sleep cabin will not be permitted where there is already more than one cottage or more than one sleep cabin on the lot. For clarity, there may only be one cottage and one sleep cabin on the lot after the expansion of any new cottage or sleep cabin.
The expansion of a cottage or a sleep cabin may be permitted where the cottage or sleep cabin complies with the following limits, conditions and standards:
- the combined (total) footprint of the cottage and sleep cabin after expansion must not exceed 142 square metres (1520 square feet);
- where the cottage or sleep cabin being expanded is currently less than 30 m from the water’s edge (at spring water levels), the expansion must not result in any part of the cottage or sleep cabin being closer than 15 m of the water’s edge (at spring water levels) unless otherwise directed by MNRF;
- the expanded cottage or sleep cabin must:
- be located entirely within the cottage lot boundary;
- be located within an existing disturbed area, unless otherwise directed by MNRF; and
- be painted, sided, roofed, shingled, etc., in a neutral earth tone colour (i.e., brown, green, grey) that blends in with the surrounding landscape; and
- the expanded cottage or sleep cabin must not:
- be more than one storey;
- have an inside bearing wall exceeding 2.44 metres (8 feet) in height; or
- have a roof pitch exceeding 6:12.