Laird Township Zoning Map

Text Description of the Zoning Map

This map is Schedule “A” to Zoning By-law No. 531. It shows how land in Laird Township is zoned. North is at the top of the map.

Boundaries: Lake George forms the western edge of the township. Macdonald Township lies to the north, along Bar River Road. Johnson Township lies to the northeast, and Tarbutt and Tarbutt Additional Township lie to the southeast, along the township’s long diagonal eastern boundary.

Zones:

• Agricultural (A): Most of the township. This includes the farmland in the central, western and southern parts, on both sides of Highway 17 (Trans-Canada Highway), from Bar River Road south to Neebish Road. It covers the land along Lake George Road, Pumpkin Point Road, Reids Road, Rydall Mill Road and Government Road, and a section east of Isbester Drive.
• Natural Resource (NR): The northeast and eastern part of the township, east of Reilly Road and Isbester Drive toward the Johnson and Tarbutt boundaries. It includes the areas around Becking Lake, Isbester Swamp and Reserve Lake.
• Hamlet (H): Two areas. One is the community of Bar River, on the north boundary near Haldenby Road and the railway. The other is a block on Highway 17 at Pumpkin Point Road.
• Summer Cottage (SC): Along the Lake George shoreline. This includes Lakeshore Drive near the Bar River Airport, Pumpkin Point, Birch Point Drive, the shore near Neebish Road, East Neebish Island, and Pine Island Road near the southern tip. It also includes the Cloudy Lake area in the far northeast corner.
• Sensitive Areas (SA): Narrow strips along the Lake George shoreline in the northwest, from Bar River Road south to Pumpkin Point.
• Hazard Areas (Ha): Land along the Bar River, Black Creek and the other creeks and drains that cross the township, the Isbester Swamp area, and low-lying land near Pumpkin Point and behind Birch Point.

This is a general description. To confirm the zoning of a specific property, please contact the Township Office.