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SECTION 24.0
INSTITUTIONAL ZONE (I)
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Township of Zorra Zoning By-Law Number 35-99
24.1
USES PERMITTED
No person shall within any I Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure
for any purpose except one or more of the I uses presented in Table 24.1:
TABLE 24.1: USES PERMITTED
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an administrative office of the Corporation, the County, the Government of Ontario or the
Government of Canada;
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a cemetery;
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a community centre;
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a converted dwelling, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.4 of this Zoning By-Law;
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a daycare centre;
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a dwelling unit in a portion of a non-residential building, if accessory to a permitted use
on the lot, and if occupied by the owner or an employee of the institutional use on the lot;
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a fraternal lodge or institutional hall;
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a funeral home;
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a group home, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.13 of this Zoning By-Law;
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a home occupation in accordance with the provisions in Section 5.14 of this Zoning By-Law;
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a long term care facility;
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a medical centre;
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a municipal yard;
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a museum;
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a place of worship;
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a public or private school;
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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 public or private hospital;
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a public library;
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a single detached dwelling if accessory to a permitted use on the lot.
(Amended by By-Law 31-09)
May/09
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Township of Zorra Zoning By-Law Number 35-99
24.2
ZONE PROVISIONS
No person shall within any I Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure
except in accordance with the provisions presented in Table 24.2. The lot area and lot
frontage provisions for residential uses in Table 24.2 are cumulative with the lot area and lot
frontage provisions for non-residential uses in Table 24.2 when such single detached
dwelling is located on the same lot with a permitted non-residential use.
TABLE 24.2: ZONE PROVISIONS
Zone Provision
Residential Uses
Non-Residential
Uses
Single Detached
Dwelling
Dwelling Unit in
a portion of a
Non-Residential
Building
Number of Dwellings Per Lot,
Maximum
1 dwelling
1 dwelling
Not Applicable
Lot Area, Minimum, where
sanitary sewers are not available
2,800 m2 (30,140 ft2)
300 m2 (3,229
ft2)
3,700 m2 (39,828
ft2)
Lot Area, Minimum, where
served by both sanitary sewers and
public water supply
450 m2 (4,844 ft2) or
600 m2 (6,458.6 ft2)
in the case of a
corner lot
No provision
2,000 m2
(21,528.5 ft2)
Lot Frontage, Minimum, where
sanitary sewers are not available
30 m (98.4 ft)
No provision
40 m (131.2)
Lot Frontage, Minimum where
served by both sanitary sewers and
public water supply
15 m (49.2 ft) or
20 m (65.6 ft) in the
case of a corner lot
No provision
30 m (98.4 ft)
Lot Depth, Minimum where
sanitary sewers are not available
No provision
No provision
92.5 m (303.5 ft)
Front Yard, Minimum Depth
Exterior Side Yard, Minimum
Width
10 m (32.8 ft)
10 m (32.8 ft)
10 m (32.8 ft)
Rear Yard, Minimum Depth
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
10 m (32.8 ft)
10 m (32.8 ft)
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Township of Zorra Zoning By-Law Number 35-99
TABLE 24.2: ZONE PROVISIONS
Zone Provision
Residential Uses
Non-Residential
Uses
Single Detached
Dwelling
Dwelling Unit in
a portion of a
Non-Residential
Building
Interior Side Yard, Minimum
Width
3 m (9.8 ft) on one side and 1.5 m (4.9 ft)
on the narrow side, provided that where a
garage or carport is attached to or is
within the main building, or the lot is a
corner lot, the minimum width shall be
1.5 m (4.9 ft).
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Setback, Minimum Distance from
the Centreline of a County Road
23 m (75.5 ft)
Height of Building, Maximum
11 m (36.1 ft)
15 m (49.2 ft), or in accordance with
the provisions in Section 5.30 of this
Zoning By-Law
Gross Floor Area, Minimum
93 m2 (1,001 ft2)
70 m2 (753.5 ft2)
No Provision
Landscaped Open Space,
Mnimum
No Provision
30% of lot area
Parking and Accessory
Buildings, Etc.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of this Zoning
By-Law.
24.2.1 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 a I
Zone as a permitted non-residential building, a 2 m (6.6 ft) yard is required between such
buildings.
24.2.2 LOCATION OF NEW BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES
Dwellings and other 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 or not further reduce an
existing insufficient setback relative to MDS I, whichever is the lesser.
(Amended by By-Law 85-07)
May/09
(Amended by By-Law 31-09)
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Township of Zorra Zoning By-Law Number 35-99
Existing dwellings, buildings or structures located outside of a designated settlement, listed
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 85-07)
(Amended by By-Law 31-09)
24.3
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR A CONVERTED DWELLING (I-C)
In accordance with the provisions of Section 5.4, all I-C zoned lots shall contain a converted
dwelling and may contain a home occupation or any non-residential use permitted in
Section 24.1, in accordance with the provisions of Section 24.2 of this Zoning By-Law.
24.4
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
24.4.1 Location: Lot 11, Concession 3 (North Oxford) I-1
24.4.1.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any I-1 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure
for any purpose except the following:
a cemetery.
24.4.1.2
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any I-1 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure
except In accordance with the following provisions:
24.4.1.2.1
That all the other provisions of the I Zone in Section 24.2 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.
May/09
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Township of Zorra Zoning By-Law Number 35-99
24.4.2 LOCATION: PART LOT 21, CONCESSION 1 (NORTH DORCHESTER), I-2
24.4.2.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of By-Law Number 35-99 to the contrary, no person
shall within any I-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 24.1 of this By-Law;
24.4.2.2
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Zoning By-law to the contrary, no person
shall within any I-2 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure
except in accordance with the following provisions:
24.4.2.2.1
INTERIOR SIDE YARD (NORTH LOT LINE)
Minimum
4.2 m (13.9 ft).
24.4.2.2.2
That all the provisions of the Institutional (I) Zone in Section 24.2 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 48-10)
August/10