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SECTION 21.0
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Township of Norwich Zoning By-Law Number 07-2003-Z
21.1
USES PERMITTED
No person shall within any I Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure for
any purpose except one or more of the I uses presented in Table 21.1:
TABLE 21.1: USES PERMITTED
- an administrative office of the Corporation, the County, the Government of Ontario or the
Government of Canada;
- an archive;
- a cemetery;
- a community centre;
- a daycare centre;
- a dwelling unit in a portion of a non-residential building, if accessory to a permitted
use on the same lot;
- a fraternal lodge or institutional hall;
- a group home, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.14;
- a home occupation in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.16;
- a long term care facility;
- a medical centre;
- a museum;
- a parking lot;
- a place of worship;
- a public or private school;
- a public use in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.23;
- a public or private hospital;
- a public library;
- a single detached dwelling accessory to a permitted use.
(Amended by By-Law 06-2009-Z)
(Amended by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
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21.2
ZONE PROVISIONS
No person shall within any I Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure
except in accordance with the provisions presented in Table 21.2. The lot area and lot frontage
provisions for residential uses in Table 21.2 are cumulative with the lot area and lot frontage
provisions for non-residential uses in Table 21.2 when such single detached dwelling is located
on the same lot with a permitted non-residential use.
TABLE 21.2: ZONE PROVISIONS
Zone Provision
Residential Uses
Non-Residential
Uses
Single Detached
Dwelling
Dwelling Unit in
a portion of a
Non-Residential
Building
Number of Dwellings Per Lot:
Maximum
1 dwelling
1 dwelling
Not Applicable
Lot Area: Minimum,
where a municipal sewage system
is not available
2,800 m2
(30,140 ft2)
300 m2
(3,229 ft2)
3,700 m2
(39,828 ft2)
Lot Area: Minimum, where served
by both a municipal sewage system
and municipal water system
450 m2 (4,844 ft2)
or 600 m2
(6,458.6 ft2) in
the case of a
corner lot
no provision
2,000m2
(21,528.5 ft2)
Lot Frontage: Minimum,
where a municipal sewage system
is not available
30 m (98.4 ft)
40 m (131.2 ft)
Lot Frontage: Minimum
where served by both a municipal
sewage system and municipal water
system
15 m (49.2 ft) or
20 m (65.6 ft) in
the case of a
corner lot
30 m (98.4 ft)
Lot Depth: Minimum
where a municipal sewage system
is not available
No provision
50 m (164 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)
10 m (32.8 ft)
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TABLE 21.2: ZONE PROVISIONS
Zone Provision
Residential Uses
Non-Residential
Uses
Single Detached
Dwelling
Dwelling Unit in
a portion of a
Non-Residential
Building
Interior Side Yard: Minimum Width
3 m (9.8 ft) on one side and 1.5 m
(4.9 ft) on the narrow side, provided
that where a garage or carport is
attached to or is within the main
building, or the lot is a corner lot, the
minimum width shall be 1.5 m (4.9 ft).
5 m (16.4 ft)
Setback: Minimum Distance from
the Centreline of a County Road
23 m (75.5 ft)
Landscaped Open Space:
Minimum
No provision
30% of lot area
Gross Floor Area: Minimum
93 m2 (1,001 ft2)
70 m2 (753.5 ft2)
No provision
Height of Building: Maximum
11 m (36.1 ft)
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.
(Amended by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
(Amended by By-Law 21-2024-Z)
21.2.1 SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING AND NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING ON THE SAME LOT
When a permitted single detached dwelling is erected, altered or used on the same lot in an I
Zone as a permitted non-residential building, a 3 m (9.8 ft) yard is required between such
buildings.
21.2.2 LOCATION OF NEW DWELLINGS, BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES
Dwellings, 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.
Existing dwellings, buildings or structures located outside of a settlement, as defined in Section
2.7.2.1, which are hereafter enlarged, 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 7-2014-Z)
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21.3
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR A CONVERTED DWELLING (I-C)
(Deleted by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
21.4
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
21.4.1
LOCATION: DUFFERIN STREET, PLAN 226 (NORWICH VILLAGE), I-1 (KEY MAP 45)
21.4.1.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any I-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 21.1 to this Zoning By-Law;
a school bus garage and depot.
21.4.1.2
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any I-1 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure except in
accordance with the following provisions:
21.4.1.2.1
REAR YARD
Minimum depth
3 m (9.8 ft)
21.4.1.2.2
That all the provisions of the I Zone in Section 21.2 to this Zoning By-Law, as amended,
shall apply, and further that all other provisions of this Zoning By-Law, as amended, that
are consistent with the provisions herein contained shall continue to apply mutatis
mutandis.
(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
21.4.2
LOCATION: PART LOT 6, CONCESSION 4 (NORTH NORWICH), I-2
(Deleted by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
21.4.2
LOCATION: LOTS 526 - 528, PLAN 745 (NORWICH VILLAGE), I-2 (KEY MAP 46)
21.4.2.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any I-2 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any
purpose except the following:
21.4.2.1.1
RESIDENTIAL USES
a single detached dwelling.
21.4.2.1.2
NON-RESIDENTIAL USES
a long term care facility containing a maximum of 36 residents.
21.4.2.2
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any I-2 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure except In
accordance with the following provisions:
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21.4.2.2.1
RESIDENTIAL USES
21.4.2.2.1.1
That all the provisions of the R1 Zone in Section 11.2 to this Zoning By-Law, as
amended, shall apply, and further that all other provisions of this Zoning By-Law, as
amended, that are consistent with the provisions herein contained shall continue to apply
mutatis mutandis.
21.4.2.2.2
NON-RESIDENTIAL USES
21.4.2.2.2.1
REAR YARD
Minimum depth
5 m (16.4 ft)
21.4.2.2.2.2
SETBACK
Minimum
20 m (65.6 ft)
21.4.2.2.2.3
That all the provisions of the I Zone in Section 21.2 to this Zoning By-Law, as amended,
shall apply, and further that all other provisions of this Zoning By-Law, as amended, that
are consistent with the provisions herein contained shall continue to apply mutatis
mutandis.
(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
21.4.3
LOCATION: LOTS 25 & 26, CONCESSION 11 (SOUTH NORWICH), I-3 (KEY MAP 77)
21.4.3.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any I-3 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any
purpose except the following:
all uses permitted in Section 21.1 to this Zoning By-Law;
a theatre and related uses.
21.4.3.2
That all the provisions of the I Zone in Section 21.2 to this Zoning By-Law, as amended,
shall apply, and further that all other provisions of this Zoning By-Law, as amended, that
are consistent with the provisions herein contained shall continue to apply mutatis
mutandis.
(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
21.4.4
LOCATION: LOTS 516-519, PART LOTS 489 & 490, PLAN 745, I-4
(Deleted by By-Law 01-2012-Z)
21.4.4
LOCATION: PT LT 10, WEST OF JAMES STREET, PLAN 129 AND PT LT 133, PLAN 388, I-4
(KEY MAP 73)
21.4.4.1
Notwithstanding any provision of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any I-4 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any
purpose except the following:
a cemetery.
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21.4.4.2
Notwithstanding any provision of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any I-4 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any
purpose except in accordance with the following provisions:
21.4.4.2.1
LOT FRONTAGE
Minimum
as existing on the date of passage of this
Zoning By-Law.
21.4.4.2.2
That all of the provisions of the I Zone in Section 21.2 of this Zoning By-Law, as
amended, shall apply; and further, that all other provisions of this Zoning By-Law, as
amended, that are consistent with the provisions herein shall continue to apply mutatis
mutandis.
(Added by By-Law 05-2008-Z)
(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
21.4.5
LOCATION: PT LT 119, PLAN 388 (SOUTH NORWICH), OTTERVILLE, I-5
(Deleted by By-Law 05-2012-Z)
21.4.5
LOCATION: PT LTS 537, 551 & 555, LTS 552, 554 & 555, PLAN 745, PT LT 6, CONC. 4
(NORTH NORWICH), I-5 (KEY MAP 46)
21.4.5.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any I-5 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any
purpose except for the following:
all uses permitted in Section 21.1 to this Zoning By-Law;
two single detached dwellings.
21.4.5.2
That all of the provisions of the I-5 Zone in Section 21.2 of this Zoning By-Law, as
amended, shall apply and further, that all other provisions of this Zoning By-Law, as
amended, that are consistent with the provisions herein shall continue to apply mutatis
mutandis.
(Added by By-Law 6-2014-Z)
21.4.6
LOCATION: PT LTS 4-6, CONC. 4 (NORTH NORWICH) I-6(H), (KEY MAP 50)
21.4.6.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this By-·law to the contrary, no person shall within any
l-6(H) Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use and building or structure for any purpose
except the following:
all uses permitted in Section 21.1 to this Zoning By-law.
21.4.6.2
Notwithstanding any provisions of the Zoning By-law to the contrary, no person shall
within any 1-6 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure except in
accordance with the following provisions:
21.4.6.2.1
HOLDING PROVISIONS
Where the symbol "H" appears on a zoning map following the zone symbol l-6, no new
development or expansion of existing development shall be permitted until such time as
this Zoning By-law has been amended to remove the relevant "H" symbol.
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21.4.6.2.2
CRITERIA OF THE REMOVAL OF THE HOLDING PROVISION
Prior to the removal of the "H" symbol, the owner shall demonstrate that adequate
sanitary and water services are available to service the development, to the satisfaction
of the County of Oxford and the Township of Norwich and, where deemed appropriate,
shall enter into an agreement or agreements with the County and/or the Township or
other appropriate authority regarding the provision of sanitary and/or water services.
21.4.6.3
That all provisions of the I Zone in Section 21.2 to this Zoning By-law, as amended, shall
apply, and further that all other provisions of this Zoning By-law, as amended, that are
consistent with the provisions herein shall continue to apply, mutatis mutandis.
(Added by By-Law 01-2022-Z)
21.4.7
LOCATION: PT LT 7, CONC. 5 (NORTH NORWICH), 55 STOVER ST S; I-7 (KEY MAP 47)
21.4.7.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-law to the contrary, no person shall
within any 'I-7' Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use and building or structure for any
purpose except for the following:
all uses permitted in Section 21.1 of this Zoning By-law;
an outdoor patio.
21.4.7.2
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-law to the contrary, no person shall
within any 'I-7' Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure except in
accordance with the following provisions:
21.4.7.2.1
OUTDOOR PATIO AREA
Maximum
508 m2 (5,468 ft2)
21.4.7.3
That all the provisions of the 'I' Zone in Section 21.2 to the Zoning By-law, as amended,
shall apply, and further that all the other provisions of this Zoning By-law, as amended,
that are consistent with the provisions contained herein shall continue to apply, mutatis
mutandis.
(Added by By-Law 09-2025-Z)