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RI - Rural Institutional Zone (Sections 223-224)
Purpose of the Zone
The purpose of the RI - Rural Institutional Zone is to:
(1)
permit a range of community-oriented and emergency service uses which serve the
needs of the rural population in areas designated primarily as Village in the Official
Plan;
(2)
permit a limited range of educational and religious-related institutional uses where they
exist in areas designated General Rural Area and Agricultural Resource Area in the
Official Plan, and,
(3)
ensure that future development will have a minimal impact on adjacent land uses and
will respect the character of the surrounding village or rural areas.
223.
In the RI Zone:
Permitted Uses
(1)
The following uses are permitted subject to:
(a)
the provisions of subsection 223(2) to (4);
(b)
a maximum of one ancillary dwelling unit or detached dwelling is permitted
with a place of worship
(c)
a maximum of 10 persons are permitted in a group home
(d)
a retail food store is limited to a farmers' market
cemetery
community centre
community health and resource centre
day care
emergency service
environmental preserve and educational area
group home, see Part 5, Section 125
library
municipal service centre
museum
park
place of assembly
place of worship
residential care facility
retail food store
retirement home
retirement home, converted, see Part 5, Section 122
rooming house
school
shelter, see Part 5, Section 134
urban agriculture, see Part 3, see Section 82 (By-law 2017-148) (By-law
2018-206)
(e)
Despite (d), the use residential care facility is not permitted in the RI - Rural
Institutional zone in the villages of Ashton, Burritt's Rapids, Carlsbad Springs,
Cumberland, Dunrobin, Fallowfield, Fitzroy Harbour, Galetta, Kars, Kenmore,
Kinburn, Marionville, Metcalfe, Munster, Navan, Notre Dame des Champs,
Osgoode, Sarsfield, Vars, and Vernon. (By-law 2013-359)
Zone Provisions
(2)
Zone provisions are set out in Table 223 below.
TABLE 223 - RI ZONE PROVISIONS
I
ZONING MECHANISMS
II
PROVISIONS
(a) Minimum lot width (m)
30
(b) Minimum lot area (m2)
2000
(c) Minimum front yard setback (m)
6
(d) Minimum rear yard setback (m)
(i) abutting a residential use or
zone
10
(ii) all other cases
7.5
(e) Minimum interior side yard setback (m)
6
(f) Minimum corner side yard setback (m)
6
(g) Maximum principal building height
10
(h) Maximum lot coverage (%)
50
(i) Minimum landscaped area (%)
20
(3)
For other applicable provisions, see Part 2- General Provisions, Part 3- Specific Use
Provisions and Part 4- Parking, Queuing and Loading Provisions.
(4)
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.
RI Subzones
224.
In the RI Zone, the following subzones apply:
RI1 - RI3 Subzones
(1)
Zone provisions are set out in Table 224A below.
TABLE 224A - RI1 to RI3 SUBZONE PROVISIONS
I
ZONING MECHANISMS
PROVISIONS
II
RI1
III
RI2
IV
RI3
(a) Minimum lot area (m2)
1000
4000
10,000
(b) Minimum lot width (m)
30
60
75
(c) Minimum front yard setback (m)
6
9
9
(d) Minimum rear yard
setback (m)
(i) abutting a residential
use or zone
10
10
10
(ii) all other cases
7.5
10
10
(e) Minimum interior side yard setback (m)
3
9
9
(f) Minimum corner side yard setback (m)
6
9
9
(g) Maximum principal building height
10
12
12
(h) Maximum lot coverage (%)
75
30
30
(i) Minimum landscaped area (%)
20
20
20
RI4 Subzone
(2)
In the RI4 Subzone:
(a)
the following uses are also permitted:
fairground
recreational and athletic facility
sports arena
(b)
zone provisions are set out in Table 224B below.
TABLE 224B - RI4 SUBZONE PROVISIONS
I
ZONING MECHANISMS
II
PROVISIONS
(a) Minimum lot width (m)
75
(b) Minimum lot area (ha)
1.0
(c) Minimum front yard setback (m)
9
(d) Minimum rear yard setback (m)
(i) abutting a residential use or
zone
10
(ii) all other cases
10
(e) Minimum interior side yard setback (m)
9
I
ZONING MECHANISMS
II
PROVISIONS
(f) Minimum corner side yard setback (m)
9
(g) Maximum principal building height
12
(h) Maximum lot coverage (%)
30
(i) Minimum landscaped area (%)
20
RI5 TO RI8 Subzones
(3)
In the RI5 to RI8 subzones:
(a)
despite subsection 223(1) the following uses only are permitted:
(b)
a maximum of one ancillary dwelling unit or detached dwelling is permitted
with a place of worship
cemetery
day care
place of worship
school
(c)
zone provisions are set out in Table 224C below.
TABLE 224C - RI5 TO RI8 SUBZONE PROVISIONS
I
ZONING MECHANISMS
PROVISIONS
II
RI5
III
RI6
IV
RI7
V
RI8
(a) Minimum lot area (m2)
10,000
4000
2000
1000
(b) Minimum lot width (m)
75
60
30
30
(c) Minimum front yard setback (m)
9
9
6
6
(d) Minimum rear
yard setback (m)
(i) abutting a residential use or
zone
10
10
10
10
(ii) all other cases
10
10
7.5
7.5
(e) Minimum interior side yard setback (m)
9
9
6
3
(f) Minimum corner side yard setback (m)
9
9
6
6
(g) Maximum principal building height
12
12
10
10
(h) Maximum lot coverage (%)
30
30
50
75
(i) Minimum landscaped area (%)
20
20
20
20