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Q-2, r. 17.1 - Regulation respecting the regulatory scheme applying to activities on the basis of their environmental impact
Section 325
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325. The construction of a road is exempted from authorization pursuant to this Division on the following conditions:
(1) if the work is carried out in the littoral zone, a pond or an open peatland, it must not result in an encroachment on the environment, in addition to any encroachment already made by an existing road;
(2) the road does not have an impermeable surface;
(3) the total cumulative width of the roadway and shoulders does not exceed 6.5 m;
(4) the road is no more than 35 m long;
(5) the right of way for the road is no more than 10 m wide;
(6) the ditches in a wetland are no more than 75 cm deep from the top of the litter layer;
(7) only one road involving work in a wetland or body or water is constructed per lot.
Where the construction of a road is carried out as part of a forest development activity,
(1) the condition set out in subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph does not apply to work carried out on a riverbank or lakeshore or in a floodplain;
(2) the conditions set out in subparagraphs 4 to 7 of the first paragraph do not apply;
(3) the right of way of a road on a riverbank or lakeshore must be no wider than 15 m.
The condition set out in subparagraph 7 of the first paragraph does not apply to work carried out on a raising site or spreading site, the site of a fishing pond, or an aquaculture site.
325. The construction of a road is exempted from authorization pursuant to this Division on the following conditions:
(1) if the work is carried out in the littoral zone, a pond or an open peat bog, it must not result in an encroachment on the environment, in addition to any encroachment already made by an existing road;
(2) the road does not have an impermeable surface;
(3) the total cumulative width of the roadway and shoulders does not exceed 6.5 m;
(4) the road is no more than 35 m long;
(5) the right of way for the road is no more than 10 m wide;
(6) the ditches in a wetland are no more than 75 cm deep from the top of the litter layer;
(7) only one road involving work in a wetland or body or water is constructed per lot.
Where the construction of a road is carried out as part of a forest development activity,
(1) the condition set out in subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph does not apply to work carried out on a riverbank or lakeshore or in a floodplain;
(2) the conditions set out in subparagraphs 4 to 7 of the first paragraph do not apply;
(3) the right of way of a road on a riverbank or lakeshore must be no wider than 15 m.
The condition set out in subparagraph 7 of the first paragraph does not apply to work carried out on a raising site or spreading site, the site of a fishing pond, or an aquaculture site.
325. The construction of a road is exempted from authorization pursuant to this Division on the following conditions:
(1) the work is not carried out in a pond or open peat bog;
(2) the road does not have an impermeable surface;
(3) the total cumulative width of the roadway and shoulders does not exceed 6.5 m;
(4) the road is no more than 35 m long;
(5) the right of way for the road is no more than 10 m wide;
(6) the ditches in a wetland are no more than 75 cm deep from the top of the litter layer;
(7) only one road involving work in a wetland or body or water is constructed per lot.
The condition set out in subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph for work carried out in a flood zone, and the conditions set out in subparagraphs 4 to 7 of the first paragraph, do not apply to the construction of a road as part of a forest development activity if a silvicultural prescription has been obtained from a forest engineer. In such a case, the right of way of a road on a riverbank or lakeshore must be no wider than 15 m.
The condition set out in subparagraph 7 of the first paragraph does not apply to work carried out on a raising site or spreading site, the site of a fishing pond, or an aquaculture site.
325. The construction of a road is exempted from authorization pursuant to this Division on the following conditions:
(1) the work is not carried out in a pond or open peat bog;
(2) the road does not have an impermeable surface;
(3) the total cumulative width of the roadway and shoulders does not exceed 6.5 m;
(4) the road is no more than 35 m long;
(5) the right of way for the road is no more than 10 m wide;
(6) the ditches in a wetland are no more than 75 cm deep from the top of the litter layer;
(7) only one road involving work in a wetland or body or water is constructed per lot.
The condition set out in subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph for work carried out in a floodplain, and the conditions set out in subparagraphs 4 to 7 of the first paragraph, do not apply to the construction of a road as part of a forest development activity if a silvicultural prescription has been obtained from a forest engineer. In such a case, the right of way of a road on a riverbank or lakeshore must be no wider than 15 m.
The condition set out in subparagraph 7 of the first paragraph does not apply to work carried out on a raising site or spreading site, the site of a fishing pond, or an aquaculture site.
In force: 2020-12-31
325. The construction of a road is exempted from authorization pursuant to this Division on the following conditions:
(1) the work is not carried out in a pond or open peat bog;
(2) the road does not have an impermeable surface;
(3) the total cumulative width of the roadway and shoulders does not exceed 6.5 m;
(4) the road is no more than 35 m long;
(5) the right of way for the road is no more than 10 m wide;
(6) the ditches in a wetland are no more than 75 cm deep from the top of the litter layer;
(7) only one road involving work in a wetland or body or water is constructed per lot.
The condition set out in subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph for work carried out in a floodplain, and the conditions set out in subparagraphs 4 to 7 of the first paragraph, do not apply to the construction of a road as part of a forest development activity if a silvicultural prescription has been obtained from a forest engineer. In such a case, the right of way of a road on a riverbank or lakeshore must be no wider than 15 m.
The condition set out in subparagraph 7 of the first paragraph does not apply to work carried out on a raising site or spreading site, the site of a fishing pond, or an aquaculture site.
