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RG - Rural General Industrial Zone (Sections 219-220)
Purpose of the Zone
The purpose of the RG - Rural General Industrial Zone is to:
(1)
permit the development of light industrial uses in areas mainly designated as General Rural
Area, Village and Carp Road Corridor Rural Employment in the Official Plan;
(2)
accommodate a range of light industrial uses and limited service commercial uses for the
travelling public; and,
(3)
regulate development in a manner that respects adjacent land uses and will have a minimal
impact on the surrounding rural area.
219. In the RG Zone:
Permitted Uses
(1)
The following uses are permitted subject to:
(a)
the provisions of subsection 219(3) to (5);
(b)
the dwelling unit is limited to a caretaker;
(c)
the retail store is limited to the sale of agricultural, construction, gardening or
landscape-related products, equipment or supplies;
animal care establishment (By-law 2015-190)
animal hospital
automobile body shop
automobile dealership
automobile service station
Cannabis Production Facility, and contained within a building that is not a
greenhouse. (By-law 2019-222)
drive-through facility (OMB Order #PL080959 issued March 18, 2010)
dwelling unit
gas bar
heavy equipment and vehicle sales, rental and servicing
kennel, see Part 3,Section 84
leaf and yard waste composting facility
light industrial uses
parking lot
printing plant
retail store
service and repair shop
storage yard
truck transport terminal
warehouse
waste processing and transfer facility (non-putrescible)
Conditional Permitted Uses
(2)
The following conditional uses are permitted subject to the following:
(a)
the provisions of subsection 219(3) to (5);
(b)
the use is located on the same lot as the use listed in Section 219(1);
(c)
the retail store is limited to the sale of goods, service or materials provided by a use
permitted in Section 219(1);
animal care establishment
bank machine
bar (By-law 2018-171)
car wash
convenience store
personal service business
restaurant
retail store (OMB Order #PL080959 issued March 18, 2010)
(d)
A bar
(i)
must be ancillary to a permitted brewery, winery or distillery; and,
(ii)
may not have a gross floor area exceeding the lesser of:
(1) 300 m2, or
(2) 25% of the floor area of the brewery, winery or distillery to which it is
ancillary. (By-law 2018-171)
Zone Provisions
(3)
Zone provisions are set out in Table 219 below.
TABLE 219 - RG ZONE PROVISIONS
I
ZONING MECHANISMS
II
PROVISIONS
(a) Minimum lot width (m)
30
(b) Minimum lot area (m2)
4,000
(c) Minimum front yard setback (m)
15
(d) Minimum rear yard setback (m)
15
(e) Minimum
interior side yard
setback (m)
(i) Abutting a RG,
RH or RC zone
3
(ii) Other cases
8
(f) Minimum corner side yard setback (m)
12
(g) Maximum principal building height (m)
15
(h) Maximum lot coverage (%)
50
(i) Outdoor storage
(a) outside storage is not permitted within any required
front yard or corner side yard
(b) outside storage must be screened from abutting
residential uses or zones and public streets by an opaque
screen at least 1.8 m in height from finished grade
(4)
For other applicable provisions, see Part 2- General Provisions, Part 3- Specific Use
Provisions and Part 4- Parking, Queuing and Loading Provisions.
(5)
It should be noted that lots serviced by private services may require lot sizes larger than that
necessary to meet zone provisions in order to accommodate the servicing systems capable
of handling the increased levels of water consumption and sewage generation that may be
associated with these uses.
RG SUBZONES
220. In the RG Zone, the following subzones apply:
(1)
Zone provisions are set out in Table 220A below.
TABLE 220A - RG1 TO RG3 SUBZONE PROVISIONS
I
Subzones
II
Minimum Lot
Area (m2)
III
Minimum Lot
Width (m)
(a) RG1
8000
60
(b) RG2
3000
35
(c) RG3
2000
30
RG4 AND RG5 SUBZONES - CARP ROAD CORRIDOR
(2)
In the RG4 and RG5 subzones:
(a)
the automobile service station may not retail fuel;
(b)
retail store is limited to the sale of agricultural, construction, gardening or
landscaping-related products, equipment or supplies; and to the sale of goods,
products, equipment, supplies or services manufactured, processed, assembled,
packaged or delivered by a permitted use, or the sale of previously prepared
materials used in the manufacturing, processing, assembly, packaging or delivery
of finished parts, finished products or services. (By-law 2014-166)
(c)
the following uses are prohibited:
gas bar
kennel, see Part 3, Section 84
(d)
the following uses are also permitted:
research and development centre
technology industry
(e)
the following conditional uses are also permitted subject to the use being located on
the same lot as a primary permitted use:
office (By-law 2014-166)
(3)
The RG4 and RG5 subzone provisions are set out in Table 220B below.
TABLE 220B - RG4 AND RG5 SUBZONE PROVISIONS
I
ZONING MECHANISMS
PROVISIONS
II
RG4
III
RG5
(a) Minimum lot width (m)
30
30
(b) Minimum lot area (m2)
1800
4000
(c) Minimum front yard setback (m)
12
12
(d) Minimum rear
yard setback (m)
(i) Abutting a RG,
RH or RC zone
7.5
7.5
(ii) Other cases
10
10
(e) Minimum
interior side yard
setback (m)
(i) Abutting a RG,
RH or RC zone
4.5
4.5
(ii) Other cases
10
10
(f) Minimum corner side yard setback (m)
12
12
(g) Maximum principal building height (m)
15
15
(h) Maximum lot coverage (%)
50
50
(i) Outdoor storage
(a) outside storage is not permitted within any required
front yard or corner side yard
(b) outside storage must be screened from abutting
residential uses or zones and public streets by an opaque
screen at least 1.8 m in height from finished grade