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CITY OF HAMILTON
SECTION 12: RURAL ZONES ZONING BY-LAW
12.7-1
May 12, 2021
12.7 EXISTING RURAL INDUSTRIAL (E2) ZONE
Explanatory Note: The E2 Zone applies to all properties that contain legally
Existing industrial uses. This Zone recognizes and permits those uses that have
been legally established prior to the enactment of this By-law. It is not the intent
to add properties to the E2 Zone subsequent to the enactment of this By-law.
Special Exceptions have been applied to some E2 Zone properties to identify the
specific Existing Use(s) permitted.
No person shall erect, or use any building in whole or in part, or use any land in
whole or in part, within an Existing Rural Industrial (E2) Zone for any purpose
other than one or more of the following uses, or uses accessory thereto. Such
erection or use shall also comply with the prescribed regulations:
12.7.1
PERMITTED USES
Agriculture (By-law No. 18-219, August 17, 2018)
Abattoir
Agricultural Processing Establishment -
Stand Alone
Agricultural Storage Establishment
Farm Product Supply Dealer
Uses Existing at the date of passing of
the By-law
12.7.2
PROHIBITED USES
The following uses are prohibited:
a)
For lands located within Vulnerable
Area 1 as delineated in Figures
5.0, 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 of Schedule
"F"-Special Figures:
i)
Waste Disposal sites under
Part
V
of
Environmental
Protection Act that include the
following activities:
1.
Storage, treatment and
discharge
of
mine
tailings;
2.
Land
farming
of
petroleum
refining
waste;
CITY OF HAMILTON
SECTION 12: RURAL ZONES ZONING BY-LAW
12.7-2
May 12, 2021
3.
Storage
of
polychlorinated biphenyl
(PCB) waste;
4.
Application of untreated
septage to land;
5.
Injection of liquid waste
into a well;
6.
Storage
of
hazardous
waste;
ii)
Hazardous
waste
management facility;
iii)
Waste management facility;
iv)
Salt Storage Facility that can
accommodate 5,000 tonnes
and greater;
v)
Snow storage facility greater
than 1 ha in size;
vi)
Motor Vehicle Service Station;
vii) Motor vehicle collision repair
establishment.
b)
For lands located within Vulnerable
Area 2, as delineated in Figures
5.0, 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 of Schedule
"F"-Special Figures:
i)
Waste Disposal sites under
Part
V
of
Environmental
Protection Act that include the
injection of liquid waste into a
well;
ii)
Waste disposal facility.
CITY OF HAMILTON
SECTION 12: RURAL ZONES ZONING BY-LAW
12.7-3
May 12, 2021
c)
For lands located within Vulnerable
Area 3 as delineated on Figure 5.0
of Schedule "F"-Special Figures:
i)
Waste Disposal sites under
Part
V
of
Environmental
Protection Act that include the
application
of
untreated
septage to land.
d)
Notwithstanding the definition of
Agriculture, a single detached farm
dwelling, residential care facility,
and farm labour residence.
(By-law No. 21-189, October 13, 2021)
12.7.3
REGULATIONS
a) Maximum Lot
Coverage
50%
b) Minimum Front Yard
7.5 metres
c) Minimum Side Yard
i)
3.0 metres;
ii)
10.0 metres abutting a Residential
Zone.
d) Minimum Flankage
Yard
10.0 metres
e) Minimum Rear Yard
i)
7.5 metres;
ii)
10.0 metres abutting a Residential
Zone.
f) Maximum Building
Height
15.0 metres
g) Planting Strip
Requirements
A minimum 3.0 metre Planting Strip shall
be provided and maintained abutting a
street, except for points of ingress and
egress.
h) Minimum Landscaped
Open Space
10%
CITY OF HAMILTON
SECTION 12: RURAL ZONES ZONING BY-LAW
12.7-4
May 12, 2021
i) Outdoor Storage
i)
Shall not be permitted in any
Front Yard or Flankage Yard;
ii)
Shall be screened by a visual
barrier in accordance with Section
4.19 of this By-law.
j) Maximum Retail Gross
Floor Area
The
maximum
area
permitted
for
accessory retail sales shall not exceed
10% of the gross floor area of the
permitted use.
k) Accessory Buildings
In accordance with the requirements of
Sections 4.8 of this By-law.
(By-law No. 21-070, May 12, 2021)
l) Parking
i) In accordance with the requirements
of Section 5 of this By-law;
ii) Notwithstanding Section 12.7.3 l)i)
above,
a
Farm
Product
Supply
Dealer shall be subject to the
requirements of Section 5.6 c) vii).
(By-law No. 19-062, March 27, 2019)
(By-law No. 15-173, July 10, 2015)
(By-law No. 18-219, August 17, 2018)