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SECTION 16.0
HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL ZONE (HC)
Page 16-1
Township of Norwich Zoning By-Law Number 07-2003-Z
16.1
USES PERMITTED
No person shall within any HC Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure for
any purpose except one or more of the HC uses presented in Table 16.1:
TABLE 16.1: USES PERMITTED
- an auction establishment;
- an automobile service station;
- a dwelling unit in a non-residential building if accessory to a permitted use on the lot;
- an eating establishment;
- a farm implement dealer;
- a farm produce retail outlet;
- a home occupation, in accordance with Section 5.16;
- a hotel or motel;
- a laundromat;
- a motor vehicle washing establishment;
- a motor vehicle sales establishment;
- a nursery;
- a parking lot;
- a public garage;
- a public use, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.23;
- a retail store;
- a service shop;
- a single detached dwelling accessory to a permitted use;
- a veterinary clinic, excluding any outside kennels or runs;
- a wholesale outlet.
(Amended by By-Law 06-2009-Z)
SECTION 16.0
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Township of Norwich Zoning By-Law Number 07-2003-Z
16.2
ZONE PROVISIONS
No person shall within any HC Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure
except in accordance with the provisions presented in Table 16.2:
The lot area provision for residential uses are cumulative with the lot area provision for
non-residential uses when such residential use is located on the same lot with a permitted
non-residential use.
TABLE 16.2: ZONE PROVISIONS
Zone Provision
Single
Detached
Dwelling
Dwelling
Unit in a
Non-
Residential
Building
Non-
Residential
Uses
Automobile
Service
Station or
Public
Garage
Hotel or Motel
Lot Area:
Minimum, where a
municipal sewage
system is not
available
2,800 m2
(30,140 ft2)
300 m2
(3,230 ft2)
3,700 m2
(39,828 ft2)
0.4 ha
(1 ac)
0.4 ha
(1 ac) provided
that an
additional
200 m2
(2,152.9 ft2) of
lot area is
provided for
each guest
room in
excess of 4
guest rooms
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
550 m2
(5,920.3 ft2)
Lot Frontage:
Minimum, where a
municipal sewage
system is not
available
40 m
(131.2 ft)
No provision
40 m
(131.2 ft)
50 m (164 ft)
50 m
(164 ft)
Lot Frontage:
Minimum, where
served by both a
municipal sewage
system and
municipal water
system
18 m
(59.1 ft)
No provision
18 m
(59.1 ft)
45 m
(147.6 ft)
45 m
(147.6 ft)
Lot Depth:
Minimum, where a
municipal sewage
system is not
available
50 m
(164 ft)
No provision
30 m
(98.4 ft)
80 m (262.5 ft)
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TABLE 16.2: ZONE PROVISIONS
Zone Provision
Single
Detached
Dwelling
Dwelling
Unit in a
Non-
Residential
Building
Non-
Residential
Uses
Automobile
Service
Station or
Public
Garage
Hotel or Motel
Lot Depth:
Minimum, where
served by both a
municipal sewage
system and
municipal water
system
30 m
(98.4 ft)
No provision
30 m (98.4 ft)
45 m (147.6 ft)
Front Yard:
Minimum Depth
Exterior Side
Yard: Minimum
Width
10 m (32.8 ft)
15 m
(49.2 ft)
10 m
(32.8 ft)
Rear Yard:
Minimum Depth
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
10 m (32.8 ft)
Interior Side Yard:
Minimum Width
3 m (9.8 ft) on one
side and 1.5 m
(4.9 ft) on the
narrow side
5 m (16.4 ft) or 10 m (32.8 ft) where
the interior side lot line abuts a
Residential Zone
7.5 m
(24.6 ft)
Setback: Minimum
Distance from the
Centreline of a
County Road
23 m (75.5 ft)
28 m
(91.9 ft)
23 m
(75.5 ft)
Lot Coverage for
All Buildings:
Maximum
40%
20%
Landscaped Open
Space: Minimum
No Provision
10%
30%
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)
No
Provision
11 m (36.1 ft)
15 m
(49.2 ft)
Number of
Dwelling Units per
Lot: Maximum
1 dwelling
1 dwelling
unit
No provision
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TABLE 16.2: ZONE PROVISIONS
Zone Provision
Single
Detached
Dwelling
Dwelling
Unit in a
Non-
Residential
Building
Non-
Residential
Uses
Automobile
Service
Station or
Public
Garage
Hotel or Motel
Parking,
Accessory Uses,
Etc.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 5.
(Amended by By-Law 12-2024-Z)
16.2.1 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.
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)
16.2.2 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 HC
Zone as a permitted non-residential building, then a yard of 3 m (9.8 ft) is required between
such buildings.
16.2.3 OPEN STORAGE REQUIREMENTS
No storage of goods or materials is permitted outside any building except that the open storage
of goods or materials may be permitted to the rear of the main building provided that:
16.2.3.1
such open storage is accessory to the use of the principal non-residential building on the lot;
16.2.3.2
such open storage complies with the yard and setback requirements of this Section; and
16.2.3.3
such open storage shall be enclosed within a wooden, rigid plastic and/or metal fence
extending at least 1.8 m (5.9 ft) in height from the ground, constructed of new materials.
16.2.3.4
Notwithstanding the open storage yard, setback and enclosure requirements, the open
storage of finished goods or materials shall be permitted for the purposes of display or sale.
16.2.4 REQUIREMENTS FOR PUMP ISLANDS
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, a pump island may
be located within any front yard or exterior side yard provided:
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16.2.4.1
the minimum distance between any portion of the pump island and any lot line shall be
7.5 m (24.6 ft); and
16.2.4.2
where the lot is a corner lot, no portion of any pump island shall be located closer than 3 m
(9.8 ft) to a straight line between a point in the front lot line and a point in the exterior side
lot line, each such point being distant 15 m (49.2 ft) from the intersection of such lines.
16.2.5 REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVEWAYS FOR USES WITH PUMP ISLANDS
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.21 of this Zoning By-Law, the following provisions
shall apply to driveways:
16.2.5.1
there shall be a minimum of 2 driveways per lot;
16.2.5.2
the minimum width of a driveway, measured along the sidewalk, where such exists, and
along the street line shall be 5 m (16.4 ft);
16.2.5.3
the minimum distance between driveways measured along the street line intersected by
such driveways shall be 7.5 m (24.6 ft);
16.2.5.4
the minimum distance between a driveway and an intersection of street lines, measured
along the street line intersected by such driveway, shall be 15 m (49.2 ft);
16.2.5.5
the minimum distance between an interior side lot line and any driveway shall be 3 m
(9.8 ft).
(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
16.3
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
16.3.1
LOCATION: PART LOT 19, CONCESSION 19 (EAST OXFORD), HC-1 (KEY MAP 11)
16.3.1.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any HC-1 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any
purpose except the following:
an accessory single detached dwelling;
a tea room;
a retail craft outlet.
16.3.1.2
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any HC-1 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure except
in accordance with the following provisions:
16.3.1.2.1
GROSS FLOOR AREA
Maximum for tea room
and craft sales area
65 m2 (699.7 ft2)
16.3.1.2.2
That all the provisions of the HC Zone in Section 16.2 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)
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16.3.2
LOCATION: PART LOT 18, CONCESSION 6 (EAST OXFORD), HC-2 (KEY MAP 20)
16.3.2.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any HC-2 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any
purpose except for the following:
an accessory single detached dwelling;
a home occupation;
a service shop accessory to a main permitted use;
a sole proprietor truck transport business.
16.3.23
That all provisions of the HC Zone in Section 16.2 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)
16.3.3
LOCATION: PART LOT 147, PLAN 253; STOVER STREET SOUTH (COUNTY ROAD 59),
VILLAGE OF NORWICH, HC-3 (KEY MAP 45)
16.3.3.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any HC-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 16.1 of the By-Law.
16.3.3.2
Notwithstanding any provision of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any HC-3 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure
except in accordance with the following provisions:
16.3.3.2.1
LOCATION AND SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING AREAS
Setback of Parking from
a front or rear lot line
1.0 m (3.28 ft).
16.3.3.2.2
That all of the provisions of the HC Zone in Section 16.2 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.
(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
16.3.4
LOCATION: PT LTS 10, 11 & 12, SOUTH OF DUNDAS ST AND PT OF LTS 13, 14 & 15, NORTH
OF JOHN ST AND PART OF BROADWAY ST, PLAN 91 (EAST OXFORD), HC-4 (KEY MAP 3)
16.3.4.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any HC-4 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 16.2 to this Zoning By-Law;
a truck transport terminal provided that a maximum of 15 trucks are permitted on the lot
at any one time and further provided that no refrigerated trucks are allowed on the lot.
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16.3.4.2
Notwithstanding any provision of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any HC-4 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure except
in accordance with the following provisions:
16.3.4.2.1
The parking of trucks shall not be considered as open storage under the provisions of
Section 16.2.3 to this Zoning By-Law and shall meet the Parking Requirements of
Section 5 to this Zoning By-Law.
16.3.4.2.2
That all the provisions of the 'HC' Zone in Section 16.2 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.
(Added by By-Law 16-2005-Z)
(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
16.3.5
LOCATION: PART LOT 7, CONCESSION 5 (NORTH NORWICH), VILLAGE OF NORWICH, HC(H)
(KEY MAP 49)
16.3.5.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any HC(H) 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 16.1.
16.3.5.2
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any HC(H) Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure except
in accordance with the following provisions:
16.3.5.2.1
PERMITTED HC(H) USES
Notwithstanding the provision of Section 16.3.5.1 to this Zoning By-Law, no person shall
within any HC(H) Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure except
for such purposes existing as of the date of passing of this Zoning By-Law, until such
time as the Holding symbol (H) is removed.
16.3.5.2.3
REMOVAL OF HOLDING SYMBOL (H)
Development for any use in Section 16.1 shall be permitted at such time as the County of
Oxford and the Township of Norwich have allocated adequate sanitary and water
services to service the development, and the Holding symbol (H) has been removed in
accordance with the provisions of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.
16.3.5.2.4
That all the provisions of the HC Zone in Section 16.2 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.
(Added by By-Law 10-2006-Z)
(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
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16.3.6
LOCATION: PT LT 557, PLAN 955 (NORWICH VILLAGE), HC-5 (KEY MAP 43)
16.3.6.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of the By-Law to the contrary, no person shall within any
HC-5 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose
except in accordance with the following:
all uses permitted in Section 16.1 of this Zoning By-Law.
16.3.6.2
Notwithstanding any provision of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any HC-5 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any
purpose except in accordance with the following provisions:
16.3.6.2.1
INTERIOR SIDE YARD
Minimum
0.55 m (1.8 ft)
16.3.6.2.2
That all of the provisions of the HC Zone in Section 16.2 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 14-2008-Z)
(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
16.3.7
LOCATION: LOT 702, PLAN 955; 45 STOVER STREET SOUTH (COUNTY ROAD 59),
VILLAGE OF NORWICH, HC-6 (KEY MAP 47)
16.3.7.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any HC-6 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 16.2 to this Zoning By-Law;
a business office or professional office;
a personal service establishment;
a recreational facility or club for indoor sports.
16.3.7.2
Notwithstanding any provision of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any HC-6 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure except
in accordance with the following provisions:
16.3.7.2.1
FRONT YARD
Minimum Depth
5.0 m (16.4 ft).
16.3.7.2.2
EXTERIOR SIDE YARD
Minimum Depth
5.0 m (16.4 ft).
16.3.7.2.3
SETBACK
Minimum Distance to
Centerline of a County Road
15.0 m (49.2 ft).
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16.3.7.2.4
PARKING
Minimum
19 spaces
16.3.7.2.5
LOCATION OF PARKING AREAS
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.21.3 - LOCATION OF PARKING AREAS to the
contrary, the parking area setbacks to the interior lot line and to the rear lot line shall be
as existing at the time of passing of the By-Law.
16.3.7.2.6
That all the provisions of the 'HC' Zone in Section 16.2 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.
(Added by By-Law 02-2006-Z)
(Amended by By-Law 7-2014-Z)
16.3.8
LOCATION: PART LOT 8, CONCESSION 5 (NORTH NORWICH), HC-8 (KEY MAP 45)
16.3.8.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any HC-8 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any
purpose except the following:
all uses permitted in Section 16.1
16.3.8.2
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any HC-8 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure except
in accordance with the following provisions:
16.3.8.2.1
PARKING
Minimum
1 space per 23 m2 (247.6 ft2)
gross floor area, or 182
spaces, whichever is lesser
16.3.8.3
That all the provisions of the HC Zone in Section 16.2 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 17-2021-Z)
16.3.9
LOCATION: PART LOT 6, CONCESSION 1 (EAST OXFORD), HC-9 (KEY MAPS 5 & 8)
16.3.9.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any HC-9 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any
purpose except the following:
a woodworking studio;
a dwelling unit in a portion of a non-residential building, if accessory to a permitted use.
16.3.9.2
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any HC-9 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure except
in accordance with the following provisions:
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16.3.9.2.1
Yard REQUIREMENTS AND SETBACKS
For the purpose of this section, the minimum front yard depth shall be the front yard
depth of the building existing as of February 28, 2023.
16.3.9.3
That all the provisions of the HC Zone in Section 16.2 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 05-2023-Z)
16.3.10
LOCATION: PT LT 8, CONC. 8 (SOUTH NORWICH), HC-10 (KEY MAP 58)
16.3.10.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person shall
within any HC-10 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any
purpose except the following:
all uses permitted in Section 16.1; and
a contractor's shop or yard.
16.3.10.2
That all the provisions of the HC Zone in Section 16.2 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 19-2024-Z)
(Amended by By-Law 21-2024-Z)