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SECTION 2.0
INTERPRETATION AND SCHEDULES
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Township of Norwich Zoning By-Law Number 07-2003-Z
2.1
SCHEDULES TO THE BY-LAW
The following schedules are included in and form part of this By-Law.
Schedule "A"-
Zone Maps comprised of the Index Map, Key Map Legend, and Key
Maps 1 to 86 inclusive
Schedule "B" - Site Plan comprising Schedule "B-2"
Schedule "C" -
Parking Space Requirements comprising Schedule "C-1", "C-2" and
"C-3" inclusive
Schedule "D" -
Airport Height Restrictions Comprising Schedules "D-1" and "D-2"
inclusive"
(Amended by By-Law 06-2009-Z)
(Deleted and Replaced by By-Law 21-2024-Z)
2.2
INTERPRETATION
2.2.1 SHORT TITLE
This By-Law shall be cited as the "Zoning By-Law" of the Corporation of the Township of
Norwich.
2.2.2 ZONE BOUNDARIES
Zone boundaries are construed to be property lines, Township lot lines, street lines, railways,
boundaries of Registered Plans, Provincially Significant environmental features and boundaries
of areas licensed under the Aggregate Resources Act. In the case where uncertainty exists as
to the boundary of any zone, then the location of such boundary shall be determined in
accordance with the scale of Schedule "A" to the original drawing scale as determined by the
Chief Building Official.
2.2.3 For the purposes of this By-Law, the definitions and interpretations given herein shall govern.
2.2.4 For the purposes of this By-Law, words used in the present tense include the future; words in
singular number include the plural and words in the plural include the singular number; the word
"shall" is mandatory; the word "used" shall include the words "intended to be used" and
"designed to be used or occupied."
2.2.5 For the purposes of this By-Law, words that appear in Italicized text, excluding headings or titles,
are defined in Section 4.
2.3
LOTS WITH MORE THAN ONE ZONE
Where a lot is divided into more than one zone, each such portion of the lot shall be considered
as a separate lot for the purposes of determining zone provisions of this By-Law and shall be
used in accordance with the provisions of this By-Law for the applicable zones, but no lot shall
have more than one residential dwelling on the whole lot except as specifically provided in this
By-Law.
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2.4
LOTS CONTAINING MORE THAN ONE USE
Where any land, building or structure is used for more than one non-residential use, all
provisions of this By-Law shall be complied with for each use, except in the case of lot area, lot
frontage, lot coverage and minimum yard requirements in which case the most restrictive
requirement shall apply.
2.5
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OVERLAYS
Mapping data for the Environmental Protection 1 (EP1) Overlay and the Environmental
Protection 2 (EP2) Overlays are provided by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the
Conservation Authority having jurisdiction. Due to the difference in scale, discrepancies may
occur. Such discrepancies shall be resolved through an Environmental Impact Study or at the
direction of the Conservation Authority having jurisdiction and/or Ministry of Natural Resources.
The EP1 and EP2 Overlays shall be updated as new data becomes available through
Environmental Impact Studies, or from the Ministry of Natural Resources and/or the appropriate
Conservation Authority. The extent of the existing EP1 and EP2 Overlays shown on Schedule
"A" shall be updated accordingly without the requirement for a zoning by-law amendment.
(Amended by By-Law 06-2009-Z)
(Deleted and Replaced by By-Law 21-2024-Z)
2.6
INTERPRETATION OF MEASUREMENT
Measurements are given in both metric and imperial units in this By-Law. For the purposes of
this By-Law, the metric unit shall govern.
2.7
MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION FORMULAE I AND II (MDS I AND II)
2.7.1 For the purposes of this By-law, Minimum Distance Separation Formulae I and II (MDS I and II)
shall be calculated based on the Minimum Distance Separation I and II Guidelines prepared by
the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) and the Ministry of the
Environment, Conservation and Parks (MOECP) as amended from time to time. For the
purposes of this section, MDS II calculations will use the settlement areas listed in subsection
2.7.1.4. Where there is a discrepancy between these guidelines and this By-law, the provisions
of the By-law shall prevail. Notwithstanding the MDS I and II guidelines, the following will be
applied in the calculation of required MDS I and II setbacks:
2.7.1.1 Where an agricultural building or structure, or manure storage structure, is being erected, altered
and/or used for the housing of livestock, in an A1 or A2 zone, in the vicinity of an existing
institutional use, with the exception of a school, the MDS II setbacks shall be calculated using a
Type A Land Use.
2.7.1.2 Where an agricultural building or structure, or manure storage structure, is being erected, altered
and/or used for the housing of livestock, in an A1 or A2 zone, in the vicinity of an existing
settlement, as defined in Section 2.7.1.4, or any lot zoned HC or REC, the MDS II setbacks shall
be calculated using a Type B Land Use. In all other circumstances, with the exception of
calculating setbacks from the nearest side or rear lot line, nearest road allowance, and
subsection 2.7.1.1 above, the MDS II setbacks shall be calculated using a Type A Land Use.
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2.7.1.3 Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-Law to the contrary, MDS I and MDS II shall apply
to agricultural-related uses and on-farm diversified uses and/or zones, unless otherwise stated in
this Zoning By-Law.
(Deleted and Replaced by By-Law 21-2024-Z)
2.7.1.4 For the purpose of this subsection, settlements are defined as those zoned areas, excluding the
lands zoned A1 and A2, shown on Schedule "A", Key Maps:
Key Maps 3 & 4
Eastwood (Rural Cluster)
Key Map 10
Horn Road (Rural Cluster)
Key Map 11
Greenly Line (Rural Cluster)
Key Map 14
Oxford Centre (Village)
Key Map 19
Curries (Rural Cluster)
Key Map 27
Holbrook (Rural Cluster)
Key Maps 29-32
Burgessville (Village)
Key Maps 41-49
Norwich (Serviced Village)
Key Maps 59-62
Otterville (Village)
Key Map 64
Milldale (Rural Cluster)
Key Map 68
Cornell Road (Rural Cluster)
Key Map 69
New Road (Rural Cluster)
Key Map 70-71
Springford (Village)
Key Map 78
Simcoe Street (Rural Cluster)
Key Map 79
Mall Road (Rural Cluster)
Key Map 84
Hawtrey North (Rural Cluster)
Key Map 85
Hawtrey South (Rural Cluster)
(Deleted and Replaced by By-Law 21-2024-Z)
2.8
CONSERVATION AUTHORITY REGULATION LIMIT
Mapping for the Conservation Authority Regulation Limit is provided, the extent of this limit has
been estimated, by the Conservation Authority having jurisdiction within the Corporation and has
been mapped on Schedule "A". The Conservation Authority Regulation Limit may be updated
from time to time as new information becomes available from the applicable Conservation
Authority and Schedule "A" shall be updated accordingly without the requirement for a zoning
by-law amendment.
(Amended by By-Law 06-2009-Z)
(Deleted and Replaced by By-Law 21-2024-Z)
2.9
SOURCE PROTECTION OVERLAYS
Mapping of the Source Protection Overlays on Schedule "A" of this By-law is intended to reflect
the mapping of Well Head Protection Areas (WHPAs) A, B and C in the most recently approved
Source Protection Plans that apply to the Corporation. The mapping of the Source Protection
Overlays on Schedule "A" of this By-Law shall be updated to reflect any updates to the location
and/or extent of the Well Head Protection Area in the Source Protection Plan mapping without
the requirement of a Zoning By-law amendment. In the case of a conflict between the mapping
of the Source Protection Overlays in this By-law and the applicable mapping in an approved
Source Protection Plan, the latter shall prevail.
(Amended by By-Law 06-2009-Z)
(Deleted and Replaced by By-Law 21-2024-Z)
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2.10
MINOR BY-LAW AMENDMENTS
Minor grammatical, typographic, cross section references and formatting amendments to the
Township of Norwich Zoning By-Law 07-2003-Z may be undertaken by the Township of Norwich
without an amendment to this By-Law.
(Added by By-Law 06-2009-Z)
2.11
FIGURES AND APPENDICES
Unless otherwise noted, figures, appendices and illustrations included in this By-Law are for
interpretation purposes only and do not form part of the Township of Norwich Zoning By-Law
07-2003-Z.
(Added by By-Law 06-2009-Z)