East Zorra-Tavistock, Ontario
· No. 2003-18
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SECTION 20.0
AGGREGATE INDUSTRIAL ZONE (ME)
Page 20-1
Township of East Zorra-Tavistock Zoning By-Law Number 2003-18
20.1
USES PERMITTED
No person shall within any ME Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except one or more of the ME uses presented in Table 20.1:
TABLE 20.1: USES PERMITTED
a building, structure or use accessory to a permitted use;
a conservation project;
a farm, but does not include a regulated farm as defined in this Zoning By-Law;
a flood control structure;
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 sand or gravel pit and accessory processing activities including crushing, screening, washing,
stockpiling and storage of aggregate products;
a temporary or portable concrete or asphalt batching plant or a temporary concrete or asphalt
recycling plant, in a licensed sand or gravel pit;
a wayside sand or gravel pit in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.33 of this Zoning By-
Law.
(Amended by By-Law 2009-15)
20.1.1 PROHIBITED USES:
No person shall within any ME Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or
structure at any time for non-farm rural residential, commercial, industrial or recreational
uses. Such uses are considered to be prohibited in the ME Zone.
20.1.2 DEFINITION OF TEMPORARY:
For the purposes of this section, the word 'temporary' shall mean for the duration of
extraction within a licensed sand or gravel pit.
Mar. 31/21
SECTION 20.0
AGGREGATE INDUSTRIAL ZONE (ME)
Page 20-2
Township of East Zorra-Tavistock Zoning By-Law Number 2003-18
20.2
ZONE PROVISIONS
No person shall within any ME Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or
structure except in accordance with the provisions presented in Table 20.2:
TABLE 20.2: ZONE PROVISIONS
Zone Provision
Non-Residential Uses, Except a
Farm
Farm Uses
Lot Area, Minimum
No Zoning By-Law Provision
30 ha (74.1 ac)
Lot Frontage, Minimum
100 m (328.1 ft)
Front Yard, Minimum
Depth
Exterior Side Yard,
Minimum Width
In accordance with the front
yard and exterior side yard
provisions in Table 7.2 of this
Zoning By-Law.
Rear Yard, Minimum Depth
Interior Side Yard,
Minimum Width
In accordance with the rear
yard and interior side yard
provisions in Table 7.2 of this
Zoning By-Law.
Setback, Minimum Distance
from the Centreline of a
County Road
In accordance with the setback
provisions in Table 7.2 of this
Zoning By-Law.
Setback of Buildings,
Structures, or Product
Stockpiles, Minimum
30 m (98.4 ft) from any property line.
90 m (295.3 ft) from any Residential
or Development Zone.
No Provision
Height of Building,
Maximum
15 m (49.2 ft) or in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.32 of
this Zoning By-Law.
Parking and Accessory
Buildings, Etc.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of this Zoning By-Law.
20.2.1 PROPERTY ABUTTING ME ZONE, EXCEPTING A FARM:
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, where any lot
line or portion thereof abuts another ME Zone, no building, structure or product stockpile
setback is required along that portion of such lot line for uses other than farm uses.
20.2.2 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR FARMS:
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, for farms, the
Sections 7.2.1 and 7.2.2 of this Zoning By-Law shall apply within the ME Zone.
Mar. 31/21
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Township of East Zorra-Tavistock Zoning By-Law Number 2003-18
20.2.3 CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL FOR TEMPORARY OR PORTABLE ASPHALT OR CONCRETE
BATCHING PLANTS:
A Certificate of Approval pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act must be issued by
the Ministry of Environment prior to the establishment of either a temporary or portable
asphalt or concrete batching plant.
20.3
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
20.3.1
Location: Part Lot 10, Concession 11, (East Zorra), ME-1 (Key Map 42)
(Amended by By-Law 2021-09)
20.3.1.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any ME-1 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except the following:
all uses permitted in Section 20.1 of this Zoning By-Law; and
a hairdressing shop.
20.3.1.2
Notwithstanding any provision of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any ME-1 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except in accordance with the following provisions:
20.3.1.2.1
GROSS FLOOR AREA OF HAIRDRESSING SHOP
Maximum
38.0 m2 (409.0 ft2)
20.3.1.2.2
For the purposes of this Zoning By-Law, a hairdressing shop shall be located in a
portion of an existing farm building.
20.3.1.2.3
That all the other provisions of the ME Zone in Section 20.2 and all other relevant
provisions contained in this Zoning By-Law shall continue to apply mutatis mutandis.
February/21