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SECTION 18.0
GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ZONE (MG)
Page 18-1
Township of Zorra Zoning By-Law Number 35-99
18.1
USES PERMITTED
No person shall within any MG Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except one or more of the MG uses presented in Table 18.1:
TABLE 18.1: USES PERMITTED
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an asphalt or concrete batching plant or mixing plant;
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a feedmill;
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a fuel storage tank or supply yard;
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a landfill site;
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a lumber yard;
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an open storage use of goods or materials;
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a public use, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.21 of this Zoning By-Law;
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a retail outlet, a wholesale outlet or a business office accessory to a permitted use;
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a sawmill;
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a truck transportation terminal;
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any use permitted in an MR zone;
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a wayside sand or gravel pit or stone quarry, outside of a designated settlement, in accordance with
the provisions of Section 5.32 of this Zoning By-Law.
18.2
ZONE PROVISIONS
No person shall within any MG Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or
structure except in accordance with the provisions presented in Table 18.2:
TABLE 18.2: ZONE PROVISIONS
Zone Provision
Uses
Lot Area, Minimum, where sanitary sewers are
not available
3,700 m2 (39,828 ft2)
Lot Area, Minimum, where served by sanitary
sewers
1,000 m2 (10,764 ft2)
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TABLE 18.2: ZONE PROVISIONS
Zone Provision
Uses
Lot Frontage, Minimum, where sanitary sewers
are not available
40 m (131.2 ft)
Lot Frontage, Minimum, where served by
sanitary sewers
30 m (98.4 ft)
Lot Depth, Minimum, where sanitary sewers
are not available
92.5 m (303.5 ft)
Lot Depth, Minimum, where served by sanitary
sewers
35 m (114.8 ft)
Front Yard, Minimum Depth
Exterior Side Yard, Minimum Width
15 m (49.2 ft)
Rear Yard, Minimum Depth
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Interior Side Yard, Minimum Width
10 m (32.8 ft), 15 m (49.2 ft) where the interior side
lot line abuts a residential zone.
Setback, Minimum Distance from the
Centreline of a County Road
28 m (91.9 ft) within a designated settlement, 31 m
(101.7 ft) outside of a designated settlement.
Height of Building, Maximum
15 m (49.2 ft) or in accordance with the provisions
of Section 5.30 of this Zoning By-Law.
Landscaped Open Space, Minimum
10%
Parking and Accessory Buildings, Etc.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of this
Zoning By-Law.
18.2.1 USE OF FRONT AND EXTERIOR SIDE YARDS
Required front and exterior side yards shall be kept open and unobstructed by any structure
or parking area for motor vehicles, except for visitor parking areas.
July 24/09
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GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ZONE (MG)
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Township of Zorra Zoning By-Law Number 35-99
18.2.2 LOCATION OF NEW BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES
Buildings or structures hereafter erected outside of a designated Settlement, as listed 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.
Buildings or structures hereafter erected within a Rural Cluster designation, as listed in
Section 2.7.2.1, shall be required to satisfy the MDS I or not further reduce an existing
insufficient setback relative to the MDS I, whichever is the lesser.
(Amended by By-Law 85-07)
(Amended by By-Law 31-09)
18.2.3 OPEN STORAGE REQUIREMENTS
Open storage of goods or materials is permitted within any yard except the front yard or
exterior side yard where such use is accessory to the use of the main building on the lot, or
any yard except the required front yard or exterior side yard where such open storage is the
main use on the lot, provided that:
18.2.3.1
such open storage complies with the yard and setback requirements of this Section;
18.2.3.2
any portion of the area used for open storage, where it does not adjoin the outside
wall of a building is enclosed by a permanent, opaque fence unpierced except for
gates necessary for access;
18.2.3.3
the fence described in the foregoing subsection is at least 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in height
from the ground, the said fence shall comply with the yard and setback requirements
of this Section and the land between the fence and any lot line not required for
entrance and exit driveways shall be used for no other purpose than landscaping;
18.2.3.4
any open storage shall be maintained with a stable surface, treated so as to prevent
the raising of dust or loose particles and drained in accordance with requirements of
the Corporation.
May/09
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18.2.4 ACCESSORY RETAIL, WHOLESALE OR BUSINESS OFFICE SPACE
Retail, wholesale or business office space accessory to a permitted industrial use shall
occupy no more than 20 percent of the gross floor area of the main industrial building on the
lot.
18.2.5 LANDFILL SITE PROVISIONS
No landfill site shall be established within the MG zone until a Certificate of Approval has
been issued under the Environmental Protection Act, as amended, providing for the use and
operation of the landfill site subject to the limitations and restrictions of the legislation and
its regulations.
18.3
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
18.3.1 Location: Part Lot 3 and 4, East of Huron Street, Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4,
South of John Street, MG-1
18.3.1.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any MG-1 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except the following:
an Industrial use described as a welding and fabricating operation.
18.3.1.2
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any MG-1 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure except In accordance with the following provisions:
18.3.1.2.1
WESTERLY INTERIOR SIDE YARD
Minimum width
1.55 m (5.1 ft)
18.3.1.2.2
That all the other provisions of the MG Zone in Section 18.2 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.
July 24/09
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GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ZONE (MG)
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Township of Zorra Zoning By-Law Number 35-99
18.3.2 Location: Part Lot 30, Concession 8 (West Zorra), MG-2
18.3.2.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any MG-2 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except the following:
all uses permitted in Section 18.1 of this Zoning By-Law;
a single detached dwelling if accessory to a permitted use.
18.3.2.2
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any MG-2 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure except in accordance with the following provisions:
18.3.2.2.1
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS
18.3.2.2.1.1
EXISTING BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES
Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Zoning By-Law, for any building or
structure existing on or before January 21, 2003, the minimum front yard and
minimum exterior side yard shall be that which existed on January 21, 2003.
18.3.2.2.1.2
BUILDING ADDITIONS AND/OR REDEVELOPMENT
Any addition to a building or structure or the redevelopment of the lands for
industrial purposes shall be undertaken in accordance with the relevant provisions of
the MG Zone and/or any other relevant provisions of this Zoning By-Law.
18.3.2.2.2
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR ACCESSORY SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING
18.3.2.2.2.1
DEVELOPMENT AND/OR BUILDING ADDITIONS
Any development of the lands for accessory single detached dwelling purposes or
additions to the dwelling shall be undertaken in accordance with the relevant
provisions of the RR Zone and/or any other relevant provisions of this Zoning By-
Law.
18.3.2.2.3
That all the provisions of the MG-2 Zone in Section 18.2 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.
July 24/09
(Added by By-Law 07-03)