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S E C T I O N 29 - DI ZONE
29.1
TOWN OF FORT ERIE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW 129-90
OFFICE CONSOLIDATION
SECTION 29 - DRY INDUSTRIAL (DI) ZONE
29.1
Subject to the General Provisions of Section 6 and all applicable requirements of
this By-law, the provisions of this Section shall apply in all Dry Industrial (DI) Zones.
29.2 PERMITTED USES
Provided that:
(i)
no water requirements are necessary as part of the assembly, manufacture,
fabrication, repair, packaging and storage activities, and
(ii)
no sewage disposal requirements are necessary as part of the assembly,
manufacture, fabrication, repair, packaging and storage activities, and
(iii)
water supply and sewage disposal requirements are limited to those
necessary to serve on-site employees only;
the following uses shall be permitted:
Communication facilities
Dry cleaning plants
Industrial uses
Lumber and building material yard
Manufacturing uses
Motor vehicle body shops
Printing establishments
Public uses and operations
Public storage
Scientific or medical laboratory
Service shops
Tradesperson's shops
Transportation depots & transport truck terminals
Wholesale establishments
Warehousing and uses, buildings and structures accessory thereto.
29.3 REGULATIONS
Minimum Lot Area
8000 sq. m.
Minimum Lot Frontage
45m
Maximum Lot Coverage
30 percent
Minimum Front Yard
15m
Minimum Interior Side Yard
6m, except:
(i)
10.5m abutting a side lot line which is the
boundary of any Residential Zone
Minimum Exterior Side Yard
10.5m
Minimum Rear Yard
7.5m, except:
S E C T I O N 29 - DI ZONE
29.2
TOWN OF FORT ERIE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW 129-90
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(i)
15m abutting a rear lot line which is the
boundary of any Residential Zone
(ii)
No rear yard need be provided abutting any
railway right-of-way or railway siding
(iii)
For the purposes of this Section, any rear
yard abutting a street shall be deemed to
be a front yard and all provisions herein
relating to front yards shall apply thereto
Minimum Loading Requirements
No loading space shall be established in any front
yard or any yard adjacent to a residential zone
Minimum Landscaping Requirements
A landscaping area of a minimum width of 3m
adjacent to any residential or commercial zone or a
street that abuts the front, side or rear yard
Outside Storage Regulations
There shall be no outside storage of materials, waste
matter, finished or unfinished products, equipment or
parts which shall be placed, kept or allowed to
remain, except in accordance with the following
outside storage requirements:
(i)
Outside storage is permitted in the rear and
interior side yard, provided it is screened from view
from any street
Building Façade Regulations
No exterior walls that face a street shall be
constructed of concrete blocks unless the same are
decorative masonry units or are used in a decorative
pattern form or are surfaced with stucco or with a
permanent coloured finish (does not include paint).
Accessory Buildings or Structures to a
Permitted Industrial Use
The following Accessory Buildings or Structures that
are ancillary to a permitted Industrial use may
encroach into required yards:
Gatehouses
Water Meter Buildings
29.4 BUILDINGS WITH EXPOSURE TO THE QEW
Minimum Lot Frontage
30m
Minimum Lot Area
1400 sq. m.
Maximum Lot Coverage
50 percent
Minimum Front Yard
15m
Minimum Interior Side Yard
6m, except
(i) 10.5m abutting a side lot line which is the
boundary of any Residential Zone
Minimum Exterior Side Yard
10.5m
Minimum Rear Yard
7.5m, except:
(i)
15m abutting a rear lot line which is the
boundary of any Residential Zone
(ii)
No rear yard need be provided abutting
any railway right-of-way or railway siding
(iii)
For the purposes of this Section, any
rear yard abutting a street shall be
deemed to be a front yard and all
provisions herein relating to front yards
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29.3
TOWN OF FORT ERIE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW 129-90
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shall apply thereto
Minimum Loading Requirements
No loading space shall be established in any
front yard or any yard adjacent to a residential
zone or QEW.
Minimum Parking Requirements
No parking space shall be established in any
front yard or yard adjacent to a residential zone
or QEW.
Minimum Landscaping Requirements
i) A landscaping area of a minimum width of 3m
shall be provided and thereafter maintained
adjacent to any residential or commercial zone or
a street that abuts the front, side or rear yard
ii) A landscape area of a minimum width of 6 m
shall be provided and thereafter maintained
adjacent to the QEW.
Outside Storage Regulations
i) There shall be no outside storage of materials,
waste matter, finished or unfinished products,
equipment or parts in yards adjacent to the
QEW.
ii) There shall be no outside storage of materials,
waste matter, finished or unfinished products,
equipment or parts in any front yard or exterior
side yard.
Building Façade Regulations for QEW
Exposure
Walls must consist of brick or decorative
masonry units or are surfaced with stucco. For
the purpose of this provision, buildings with
exposure to the QEW are those that are directly
adjacent to the QEW right of way.
Accessory Buildings or Structures to a
Permitted Industrial Use
The following Accessory Buildings or Structures
that are ancillary to a permitted Industrial use
may encroach into required yards:
Gatehouses
Water Meter Buildings
EXCEPTIONS TO THE DRY INDUSTRIAL (DI) ZONE
DI-285 (129-90) 2063 Pettit Road
Nothing shall prevent the continued use of the lands indicated as DI-285 on Schedule "A"
for a community centre and uses, buildings and structures accessory thereto.
DI-286 (129-90) 1557 Bowen Road
Nothing shall prevent the continued use of the lands indicated as DI-286 on Schedule "A"
for a recycling centre and uses, buildings and structures accessory thereto.
DI-537 (20-2016) Helena Street Industrial Area
These lands are zoned Dry Industrial DI-537 Zone and all the provision of By-law 129-990
as amended that relate to lands zoned Dry Industrial DI Zone by this By-law shall
apply to those lands zoned Dry Industrial DI -537 Zone subject to the following
provisions:
S E C T I O N 29 - DI ZONE
29.4
TOWN OF FORT ERIE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW 129-90
OFFICE CONSOLIDATION
a) Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 29.2 only the following uses shall
be
permitted:
- Public storage
- Scientific or medical laboratory
- Tradesperson's shops
- Transportation depots
- Wholesale establishments
- Warehousing
- Veterinarian clinic
- Pet day care establishment
- Plumbing shops
- Service shops
- Equipment rental and services
- Courier and delivery services
- Lumber and building yards
- Public uses and operations
- Catering establishments
- Business or commercial trades school
- Construction trades establishment
- Communication facilities
- Commercial refuelling stations
- Communication facilities
- Factory outlet
- Gasoline Bars
- Transportation truck terminal
- Bakery and uses, buildings and structures accessory thereto.
Provided that:
i)
If sanitary sewers are not available no sewage disposal
requirements are necessary as part of the assembly, manufacture,
fabrication, repair, packaging and storage activities, and
ii)
If sanitary sewers are not available sewage disposal requirements
are limited to those necessary to serve on-site employees only;
iii)
private sewage disposal is permitted until such time as municipal
services are available.
b) In addition to the permitted uses listed in (a) above the following additional
uses shall be permitted if sanitary services are available:
- Automotive uses
- Dry Cleaning Plants
S E C T I O N 29 - DI ZONE
29.5
TOWN OF FORT ERIE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW 129-90
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- Food processing establishments
- Industrial Uses
- Laundries
- Machine Shops
- Medical Marihuana Grow and Production Facilities
- Motor Vehicle Body Shop
- Motor Vehicle Repair Shop
- Manufacturing
- Printing establishments
c) All of the uses permitted in (a) and (b) are subject to the separation distances
identified in the Ministry of Environment's D-6 Guidelines.
d) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection 29.3 no outside storage
shall be permitted.
DI-573 (36-2017) Bowen Road Industrial Area
These lands are zoned Dry Industrial (DI-537) Zone and all the provision of By-law
129-90 as amended that relate to lands zoned Dry Industrial (DI) Zone by this By
law shall apply to those lands zoned Dry Industrial (DI -537) Zone subject to the
following provisions:
a) Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 29.2 only the following
uses shall be permitted:
Existing uses
Public storage
Scientific or medical laboratory
Tradesperson's shops
Transportation depots
Wholesale establishments
Warehousing
Veterinarian clinic
Pet day care establishment
Plumbing shops
Service shops
Equipment rental and services
Courier and delivery services
Lumber and building yards
Public uses and operations
Catering establishments
Business or commercial trades school
Construction trades establishment
Communication facilities
Commercial refueling stations
S E C T I O N 29 - DI ZONE
29.6
TOWN OF FORT ERIE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW 129-90
OFFICE CONSOLIDATION
Communication facilities
Factory outlet
Gasoline Bars
Transportation truck terminal
Bakery and uses, buildings and structures accessory thereto.
Provided that:
i)
If sanitary sewers are not available no sewage disposal
requirements are necessary as part of the assembly,
manufacture, fabrication, repair, packaging and storage
activities, and
ii) If sanitary sewers are not available sewage disposal
requirements are limited to those necessary to serve on-site
employees only;
iii) private sewage disposal is permitted until such time as
municipal services are available.
b) In addition to the permitted uses listed in (a) above the following
additional uses shall be permitted if sanitary services are available:
Automotive uses
Dry Cleaning Plants
Food processing establishments
Industrial Uses
Laundries
Machine Shops
Medical Marihuana Grow and Production Facilities
Motor Vehicle Body Shop
Motor Vehicle Repair Shop
Manufacturing
Printing establishments
c) All of the uses permitted in (a) and (b) are subject to the separation
distances identified in the Ministry of Environment's D-6 Guidelines.
d) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection 29.3 no outside storage
shall be permitted.