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SECTION 19.0
AGGREGATE INDUSTRIAL ZONE (ME)
Page 19-1
Township of Norwich Zoning By-Law Number 07-2003-Z
19.1
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 19.1:
TABLE 19.1: USES PERMITTED
- an aggregate storage area;
- a building, structure or use accessory to a permitted use;
- a conservation project;
- a farm;
- a flood control structure;
- a public use, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.23;
- a retail or 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 asphalt or concrete batching or recycling plant in a licensed sand or
gravel pit;
- an underground mine and accessory use;
- a wayside sand or gravel pit or stone quarry in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.33.
(Amended by By-Law 12-2008-Z)
(Amended by By-Law 06-2009-Z)
19.1.1 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 as such
uses prohibited in the ME Zone.
19.1.2 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.
SECTION 19.0
AGGREGATE INDUSTRIAL ZONE (ME)
Page 19-2
Township of Norwich Zoning By-Law Number 07-2003-Z
19.2
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 19.2:
TABLE 19.2: ZONE PROVISIONS
Zone Provision
Non-Residential Uses,
Except a Farm
Farm Uses
Lot Area, Minimum
No provision
20 ha (49.4 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 or 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.
Parking, Accessory Uses, Etc.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 5.
19.2.1 USE OF FRONT AND EXTERIOR SIDE YARDS, EXCEPTING A FARM
For permitted uses other than farm uses, 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.
SECTION 19.0
AGGREGATE INDUSTRIAL ZONE (ME)
Page 19-3
Township of Norwich Zoning By-Law Number 07-2003-Z
19.2.2 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.
19.2.3 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR FARMS
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, for farms, Sections
7.2.1 and 7.2.2 of this Zoning By-Law shall apply within the ME Zone.
19.2.4 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.
19.3
SPECIAL PROVISIONS