East Zorra-Tavistock, Ontario
· No. 2003-18
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SECTION 18.0
RESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL ZONE (MR)
Page 18-1
Township of East Zorra-Tavistock Zoning By-Law Number 2003-18
18.1
USES PERMITTED
No person shall within any MR Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except one or more of the MR uses presented in Table 18.1:
TABLE 18.1: USES PERMITTED
an assembly plant;
a communications establishment;
a contractor's shop or yard;
a fabricating plant;
an industrial mall;
a manufacturing plant;
a packaging plant;
a parking lot;
a printing plant;
a processing plant;
a public garage;
a public use, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.22 of this Zoning By-Law;
a retail outlet, a wholesale outlet or a business office accessory to a permitted use;
a service shop;
a warehouse.
a wayside sand or gravel pit, outside of a designated settlement, in accordance with the provisions
of Section 5.33 of this Zoning By-Law.
18.2
ZONE PROVISIONS
No person shall within any MR Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or
structure except in accordance with the provisions presented in Table 18.2.
July 7/09
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TABLE 18.2: ZONE PROVISIONS
Zone Provision
Non-Residential Uses
Lot Area, Minimum, where sanitary sewers are
not available
3,700 m2 (39,828 ft2)
Lot Area, Minimum, where served by sanitary
sewers
1,000 m2 (10,764 ft2)
Lot Frontage, Minimum, where sanitary sewers
are not available
40 m (131.2 ft)
Lot Frontage, Minimum, where served by
sanitary sewers
30 m (98.4 ft)
Lot Depth, Minimum, where sanitary sewers
are not available
50 m (164.0 ft)
Lot Depth, Minimum, where served by sanitary
sewers
35 m (114.8 ft)
Front Yard, Minimum Depth
Exterior Side Yard, Minimum Width
10 m (32.8 ft)
Rear Yard, Minimum Depth
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Interior Side Yard, Minimum Width
5 m (16.4 ft), or 7.5 m (24.6 ft) where the interior
side lot line abuts a residential zone.
Setback, Minimum Distance from the
Centreline of a County Road
23 m (75.5 ft) within a designated settlement, or
26 m (85.3 ft) outside of a designated settlement.
Height of Building, Maximum
15 m (49.2 ft) or in accordance with the provisions
of Section 5.32 of this Zoning By-Law.
Landscaped Open Space, Minimum
10%
Parking and Accessory Buildings, Etc.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of this
Zoning By-Law.
18.2.1 LOCATION OF NEW BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES:
Buildings or structures hereafter erected outside of a settlement, as defined in Section
2.7.2.1, shall be required to satisfy the minimum distance separation requirements as
determined through the application of the Minimum Distance Separation Formula I (MDS I),
in accordance with Section 2.7 of this Zoning By-Law.
Buildings or structures hereafter erected within a settlement defined in Section 2.7.2.1, shall
be required to satisfy MDS I, in accordance with Section 2.7 of this Zoning By-Law, or not
further reduce an existing insufficient setback relative to MDS I, whichever is the lesser.
(Amended by By-Law 2009-15)
Mar. 31/21
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18.2.2 USE OF FRONT AND EXTERIOR SIDE YARDS:
Required front and exterior side yards shall be kept open and unobstructed by any structure
or parking area for motor vehicles, except for visitor parking areas.
18.2.3 OPEN STORAGE REQUIREMENTS:
Open storage of goods or materials is permitted within any yard except the front yard or
exterior side yard provided that:
18.2.3.1
such open storage is accessory to the use of the main building on the lot;
18.2.3.2
such open storage complies with the yard and setback requirements of this Section;
18.2.3.3
such open storage does not cover more than 35% of the lot area;
18.2.3.4
any portion of the area used for open storage, where it does not adjoin the outside
wall of a building is enclosed by a permanent, opaque fence, unpierced except for
gates necessary for access; and
18.2.3.5
the fence described in the foregoing subsection is at least 1.8 m (5.9 ft) in height
from the ground, the said fence shall comply with the yard and setback requirements
of this Section, and the land between the fence and any lot line not required for
entrance and exit driveways shall be used for no other purpose than landscaping;
18.2.3.6
any open storage shall be maintained with a stable surface, treated so as to prevent
the raising of dust or loose particles and drained in accordance with requirements of
the Corporation.
18.2.4 ACCESSORY RETAIL, WHOLESALE OR BUSINESS OFFICE SPACE:
Retail, wholesale or business office space accessory to a permitted industrial use shall
occupy no more than 20% of the gross floor area of the main industrial building on the lot.
Mar. 31/21
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18.3
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
18.3.1
Location: Part Lot 21, Concession 6 and Former Railway Lands
(South Easthope) Tavistock, MR-1 (Key Map 4)
(Amended by By-Law 2021-09)
18.3.1.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any MR-1 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except the following:
a communications establishment;
a contractor's shop or yard;
an industrial mall;
a parking lot;
a public use, in accordance with the provision of Section 5.22 of this Zoning By-Law;
a retail outlet, a wholesale outlet or a business office accessory to a permitted use;
a service shop; and
a warehouse.
18.3.1.2
That all the other provisions of the MR Zone in Section 18.2 and all other relevant
provisions contained in this Zoning By-Law shall continue to apply mutatis mutandis.
18.3.2
Location: Lot 35, Concession 12, (East Zorra), MR-2 (Key Map 8)
(Amended by By-Law 2021-09)
18.3.2.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any MR-2 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except the following:
all the uses permitted in Section 18.1 of the By-Law, except a processing plant; and
a scientific research establishment.
18.3.2.2
Notwithstanding any provision of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any MR-2 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except in accordance with the following provisions:
18.3.2.2.1
DRY INDUSTRY RESTRICTIONS
Notwithstanding the permitted uses listed in 18.3.2.1, no use shall be permitted
which is not a dry industry. A dry industry shall be defined as an industrial use which
produces no waste water other than domestic waste water from washrooms or
accessory kitchens or water used for the cooling of equipment.
18.3.2.2.2
That all the other provisions of the MR Zone in Section 18.2 and all other relevant
provisions contained in this Zoning By-Law shall continue to apply mutatis mutandis.
February/21