Q-2, r. 17.1 - Regulation respecting the regulatory scheme applying to activities on the basis of their environmental impact

Section 325 Disposition versions

2023-02-13

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.

O.C. 871-2020, s. 325; O.C. 1596-2021, s. 64; O.C. 1461-2022, s. 52.

2022-03-01

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.

O.C. 871-2020, s. 325; O.C. 1596-2021, s. 64.

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.

O.C. 871-2020, s. 325.

Not in force

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.

O.C. 871-2020, s. 325.