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SECTION 16 - EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIAL (ME) ZONE
No person shall within a Extractive Industrial (ME) Zone use any land or erect, alter or
use any building or structure except in accordance with the following provisions:
16.1 PERMITTED USES
16.1.1
an aggregate storage area
16.1.2
an agriculture use
16.1.3
an aggregate processing plant
16.1.4
a sand and gravel pit
16.1.5
a quarry
16.1.6
forestry and conservation uses
16.1.7
outside storage accessory to a permitted use
16.1.8
a wayside pit and a wayside quarry
16.1.9
accessory uses including a weigh scale and weigh scale building, and an
accessory business, professional or administrative office
16.2 REGULATIONS FOR USES PERMITTED IN SECTION 16.1
16.2.1
Minimum Lot Area
1.0 ha (2.47 ac.)
16.2.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
10.0 m (32.8 ft.)
16.2.3
Minimum Front Yard Depth
30.0 m (98.42 ft.)
16.2.4
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
15.0 m (49.21 ft.)
16.2.5
Minimum Exterior Side Yard Width
30.0 m (98.42 ft.)
16.2.6
Minimum Interior Side Yard Width
15.0 m (49.21 ft.)
16.2.7
Minimum Water Yard
30 m (98.42 ft.)
16.2.8
Special Setback Requirements:
(a) No sand and gravel pit or quarry (no blasting) shall be established or
made within 120 metres (393.70 ft.) of any Residential, Commercial
or Community/Open Space Zone or an existing residential dwelling
located in a Rural/Agricultural Zone.
(b) No quarry which includes blasting shall be established or made within
215 metres of any Residential, Commercial or Community/Open
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Space Zone or an existing residential dwelling located in a
Rural/Agricultural Zone.
16.2.9
For the purposes of the Extractive Industrial (ME) Zone, "Front Yard
Depth," Rear Yard Depth," "Exterior Side Yard Width," and Interior Side
Yard Width," shall include the setback of any excavation or processing
equipment and any lot line.
16.3 ASPHALT PLANTS AND CONCRETE BATCHING PLANTS
An asphalt plant or a concrete batching plant shall be permitted in the Extractive
Industrial (ME) Zone only in those areas specifically zoned to permit those uses.
16.4 BUFFER STRIP REQUIREMENTS
Where interior side or rear lot line abuts a Residential, Commercial or
Community/Open Space Zone, a buffer strip shall be provided in accordance with
Section 4.6 of this By-law.
16.5 GENERAL ZONE PROVISIONS
All provisions of Section 4, General Zone Provisions, where applicable to the use
of any land, building or structure permitted within the Extractive Industrial (ME)
Zone shall apply.
16.6 SPECIAL EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIAL (ME) ZONES
16.6.1
Extractive Industrial-1 (ME-1) Zone
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law to the contrary, within
the Extractive Industrial-1 (ME-1) Zone the following provisions shall
apply:
(a) Permitted Uses:
(i) Residential Uses
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Prohibited
(ii) Non-Residential Uses shall include only the following:
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An asphalt plant
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A concrete batching plant
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A private fuel refill island
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A business office as an accessory use to a permitted use
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Outside storage
(b) Special Regulations:
(i)
Minimum Lot Area
0.8 hectares
(ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage
As existing
(iii)
Maximum Lot Coverage
35%
(iv)
Minimum Front and Rear Yard Depths
15.0 metres
(v)
Minimum Side Yard Widths
15.0 metres
(vi)
Exceptions to (b)(iv) and (v): Where a lot line
abuts a Zone other than an ME or MD Zone,
the minimum Yards shall be 24.0 metres.
Where a lot line abuts a railroad right-of-way,
the minimum side yard shall be 0.0 metres.
(vii)
Building Separation (minimum)
3.0 metres
(viii)
Maximum Building Height
24.0 metres
(ix)
Minimum Landscaped Open Space
10%
(x)
A buffer strip shall be required along any portion
of a lot line which abuts a Zone other than an
ME or MD Zone, or which abuts a street.
(xi)
Parking Spaces (minimum): Shall be the greater of
5 per lot, or 1 for each 90.0 square metres of gross
floor area or portion thereof.
(xii)
Loading Spaces (minimum): Shall be the greater of
3 per lot, or 1 for each 4.0 hectares of lot area or portion
thereof.
(xiii)
No part of any loading space shall be located in a front yard.
(xiv)
No part of any gasoline pump island shall be located closer
than 6.0 metres to any street line, or 4.5 metres to any other
lot line.
(xv)
No part of any outside storage area shall be located:
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in a front yard;
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closer than 6.0 metres to any lot line; or
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closer than 30.0 metres to any lot line which abuts a Zone
other than an ME or MD Zone.
16.6.2
Extractive Industrial-2 (ME-2) Zone
Not applied.
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16.6.3
Extractive Industrial-3 (ME-3) Zone
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law to the contrary, within
the Extractive Industrial-3 (ME-3) Zone the following provisions shall
apply:
(a) Special Regulations:
(i)
Minimum Lot Area
30.0 hectares
(ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage
279.0 metres
(iii)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 16.2, the
excavation setback from the north lot line shall be 0.0 metres,
with the exception that no part of any excavation shall be
located closer than:
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15.0 metres to any other lot line, and
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30.0 metres to any street line.
16.6.4
Extractive Industrial-4 (ME-4) Zone