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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Join Us!
    • Benefits of Membership
    • Contests >
      • Photo Contest
      • The "Royal Flush"
    • Committees >
      • FireSmart Commmittee
      • Lake Partner Program
      • Road Committee
      • Social Committee
    • Our Sponsors
    • Contact Us
  • Resources
    • Elliot Lake Emergency Contacts
    • Building on the Waterfront
    • By-Laws
    • Communications & Technology
    • Fishing AND Hunting News
    • Landfill and Recycling
    • Nautical Charts >
      • Elliot Lake Emergency Contacts
      • Dunlop Lake Nautical Chart
      • Popeye Lake Nautical Chart
      • Quirke Lake Nautical Chart
    • Septic Systems
    • Waterfront Conservation >
      • The Science Behind Vegetated Shoreline Buffers
  • Safety
    • BearWise
    • Boating and Water
    • Fire
    • Winter Safety
  • Members Section
    • Board Contact List
    • Newsletters
    • ELWOA Facebook
    • AGM Minutes and Constitution
    • Special Reports >
      • Presentations to City Council
      • Roads
      • Short Term Rentals
  • Links
    • Algoma Public Health
    • City of Elliot Lake >
      • By-Laws
      • Emergency Contact Numbers
      • Lakeshore Properties
      • Garbage and Recycling >
        • Clean-up Week
        • Garbage and Recycling
        • Hazardous Waste
        • Landfill
        • Recycling
      • Meeting Webcasts and Video Archives
      • Report a Concern
      • Waterfront Property Owners Resources
    • Clubs and Organizations >
      • BirdWatch Canada
      • Bird Canada Blog
      • Coureurs de Bois Voyageur Trail Outdoors Club
      • OFATV
      • OFSC
      • Penokean Hills Field Naturalists
    • Emergency Preparedness >
      • Canada Red Cross Emergency Kits
      • Canada Red Cross Emergency Preparedness
      • Canadian Red Cross Be Ready
      • Gov. of Canada - Get Prepared
    • Fishing and Hunting >
      • Fish ON-Line
      • Fisheries Management Zone 10
      • Ont. Federation of Anglers and Hunters
      • Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary
    • FOCA >
      • F.O.C.A. Home Page
      • Lake Partner Program
    • MNRF
    • MPAC
    • Power Outages - Hydro One
    • Report Pollution and Spills

Building on the Waterfront

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The following articles might prove useful when building on the waterfront.
Building a Dock:  When building a dock you a required to follow both the Department of Fisheries and Oceans directives.   According to the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) you may need a Crown Land Work Permit under certain circumstances when building a dock.  

D.F.O. has simplified the process for some dock projects 
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (D.F.O.) has streamlined its review and approval process for certain dock-building activities that have a low risk to fish habitat. The first step is to check whether your project meets D.F.O.’s guidelines by referring to D.F.O.’s Operational Statement for work around water that pose a low risk to fish habitat.
The Operational Statement describes the conditions under which dock work can be undertaken without D.F.O. review. If your project meets the conditions, you may proceed without D.F.O. approval. These conditions apply:
  • It is a new, repair, rebuild or removal of a floating, cantilever or post dock.
  • No excavation is required.
  • The total surface area for the entire dock, which occurs in a location below the ordinary high water mark, including both existing and proposed structures combines, does not exceed 50m (538 ft).
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  • You incorporate the Measures to Protect Fish and Fish Habitat when Building or Removing and Restoring your Dock (abbreviated version follows):
    • Floating, cantilever and post docks can be installed at any time.
    • Materials to build the dock should not be taken from the shoreline, from below the high watermark or from the lake or river bottom. Use clean materials, free from dirt.
    • If rocks, stumps or logs need to be moved on the lake bottom or shoreline, they should be relocated to an area of similar depth adjacent to the dock and not removed.
    • Use untreated materials as supports for dock structures that will be submerged, and preferably for those above water.
    • The removal of select plants may be necessary to access the dock site. This removal should be kept to a minimum.
    • When finished using the dock, remove all material onto land.
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Building on Waterfront Property:
​​To find out about building permits click on Building Permits
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Shoreline Residential Zone Consolidation Requirements By-Law:  
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This by-law outlines building on waterfront property. Included is such information as easements and buffer zone requirements on waterfront properties:
  • On the page Building, By-law and Planning scroll down to section Official Plan and Zoning
  • ​Click on Zoning By-law
  • In the document that opens, scroll down 6 pages to the index
  • Click on section #23, pages 75-81
(See button below for excerpt from this document)
Consolidated Excerpt from Zoning BY-LAW NO. 03-8
Occupancy Permit Requirement Checklist:  
What steps do you need to take before applying for your occupancy permit?  This checklist is supplied by the City of Elliot Lake Building Services Department.  It is not located on their website.
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Elliot Lake Waterfront Owners Association
ELWOA
P. O. Box 22
Elliot Lake, ON
P5A 2J6
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The Elliot Lake Waterfront Owners Association (ELWOA) is a non-profit, voluntary organization, which provides information, representation and assistance on issues that affect the interests of its members who are waterfront property owners within the city of Elliot Lake.
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