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SECTION 2.0
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Township of Zorra Zoning By-Law Number 35-99
2.1
SCHEDULES TO THE BY-LAW
The following schedules are included in and form part of this Zoning By-Law.
Schedule "A" -
Zone Maps comprised of the Index Map, Key Map Legend,
and Key Maps 1 to 90 inclusive
Schedule "B" -
Site Plan comprising Schedules "B-1".
Schedule "C" -
Parking Space Requirements comprising Schedule "C-1" and
"C-2" inclusive
Schedule "D" -
Groundwater Recharge Areas
(Amended by By-Law 31-09)
2.2
INTERPRETATION
2.2.1 SHORT TITLE
This By-Law shall be cited as the "Zoning By-Law" of the Corporation of the Township of
Zorra.
2.2.2 ZONE BOUNDARIES
Zone boundaries are construed to be property lines, Township lot lines, street lines, railways,
boundaries of Registered Plans, Provincially significant environmental features and
boundaries of areas licensed under the Aggregate Resources Act. In the case where
uncertainty exists as to the boundary of any zone, then the location of such boundary shall be
determined in accordance with the scale of Schedule "A" to the original drawing scale.
2.2.3 For the purposes of this Zoning By-Law, the definitions and interpretations given herein
shall govern.
2.2.4 For the purposes of this Zoning By-Law, words used in the present tense include the future;
words in singular number include the plural and words in the plural include the singular
number; the word "shall" is mandatory; the word "used" shall include the words "intended to
be used" and "designed to be used or occupied."
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2.2.5 For the purposes of this Zoning By-Law, words that appear in Italicized text, excluding
headings or titles, are defined in Section 4.
2.3
LOTS WITH MORE THAN ONE ZONE
Where a lot is divided into more than one zone, each such portion of the lot shall be
considered as a separate lot for the purposes of determining zone provisions of this Zoning
By-Law and shall be used in accordance with the provisions of this Zoning By-Law for the
applicable zones, but no lot shall have more than one residential dwelling on the whole
except as specifically provided in this Zoning By-Law.
2.4
LOTS CONTAINING MORE THAN ONE USE
Where any land, building or structure is used for more than one non-residential use, all
provisions of this Zoning By-Law shall be complied with for each use, except in the case of
lot area, lot frontage, coverage and minimum yard requirements in which case the most
restrictive requirement shall apply.
2.5
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OVERLAYS
Mapping for the Environmental Protection 1 (EP1) Overlay and the Environmental
Protection 2 (EP2) Overlay is provided by the Ministry of Natural Resources at a scale of
1:50,000. Features within the EP1 and EP2 Overlays have been mapped onto Schedule "A"
at a scale of 1:25,000 or less using the Ministry's data. Due to the difference in scale,
discrepancies may occur. Such discrepancies shall be resolved through an Environmental
Impact Study or at the direction of the Ministry of Natural Resources. The EP1 and EP2
Overlays shall be updated as new data becomes available through Environmental Impact
Studies or from the Ministry of Natural Resources. The extent of the existing EP1 and EP2
Overlays shown on Schedule "A" shall be updated accordingly without the requirement for a
zoning by-law amendment.
2.6
INTERPRETATION OF MEASUREMENT
Measurements are given in both metric and imperial units in this Zoning By-Law. For the
purposes of this Zoning By-Law, the metric unit shall govern.
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2.7
MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION FORMULAE I AND II (MDS I AND II)
For the purposes of this Zoning By-Law, Minimum Distance Separation Formulae I and II
(MDS I and II) shall be calculated in accordance with the Minimum Distance Separation
(MDS) Formulae Guidelines prepared by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) as amended from time to time. For the purposes of this section,
MDS II calculations will use the description of Rural Cluster provided in the County of
Oxford Official Plan. Where there is a discrepancy between the MDS guidelines and this
Zoning By-Law, the provisions of the By-Law shall prevail. Notwithstanding the MDS I
and II guidelines, the following will be applied in the calculation of required MDS I and II
setbacks:
(Amended by By-Law 85-07)
2.7.1 Where an agricultural building or structure, or manure storage, is being erected, altered
and/or used for the housing of livestock, in an A1 or A2 zone, in the vicinity of an existing
institutional use located outside of a designated settlement defined in Section 2.7.2.1, with
the exception of a public or private school or daycare centre, the MDS II setbacks shall be
calculated using a Type A Land Use.
(Added by By-Law 85-07)
2.7.2 Where an agricultural building or structure, or manure storage structure, is being erected,
altered and/or used for the housing of livestock, in an A1 or A2 zone, in the vicinity of a
designated settlement, as defined in Section 2.7.2.1, or any lot zoned HC, or any lot zoned
REC (excepting a passive recreational use), the MDS II setbacks shall be calculated using a
Type B Land Use. In all other circumstances, with the exception of calculating setbacks from
the nearest side or rear lot line, nearest road allowance, and subsection 2.7.1 above, the
MDS II setbacks shall be calculated using a Type A Land Use.
(Added by By-law 85-07)
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2.7.2.1
For the purposes of this subsection, settlements are defined as those zoned areas
shown on Schedule "A" on the following Key Maps:
Key Map 3: Uniondale (Rural Cluster)
Key Map 11: Brooksdale (Rural Cluster)
Key Maps 14 & 15: Harrington West (Village)
Key Map 20: Medina (Rural Cluster)
Key Map 23: Sunova (Rural Cluster)
Key Map 24: Lakeside (Rural Cluster)
Key Map 31: Braemar (Rural Cluster)
Key Map 40: Kintore (Village)
Key Maps 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49: Embro (Serviced Village)
Key Maps 62 & 63: Allen Street (Rural Cluster)
Key Maps 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69: Thamesford (Serviced Village)
Key Map 76: Beachville (Village)
Key Map 84: Dickson's Corner's (Rural Cluster)
Key Maps 88 & 89: North Town Line (Rural Cluster)
(Added by By-Law 31-09)
2.8
FLOOD PLAIN AND FILL REGULATED AREA
Mapping for the Flood Plain and Fill Regulated Area is provided, or the extent of these lines
has been estimated, by the Conservation Authorities having jurisdiction within the
Corporation and has been mapped into Schedule "A". The Flood Plain and Fill Regulated
Area shall be updated as new information becomes available from the Conservation
Authorities and Schedule "A" shall be updated accordingly without the requirement for a
zoning by-law amendment.
(Amended by By-Law 31-09)
2.9
LIMESTONE RESOURCE
Mapping for the Limestone Resource is provided by the Ministry of Natural Resources and
has been mapped onto Schedule "A". The Limestone Resource shall be updated as new data
becomes available from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Schedule "A" shall be
updated accordingly without the requirement for a zoning by-law amendment.
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2.10
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE AREAS
Mapping for the Groundwater Recharge Areas is provided by the County of Oxford and has
been mapped onto Schedule "D". The extent of the existing Groundwater Recharge Areas
shown on Schedule "D" shall be updated as new data becomes available without the
requirement for a zoning by-law amendment.
(Amended by By-Law 31-09)
2.11
MINOR BY-LAW AMENDMENTS
Minor grammatical, typographic, cross section references, or formatting amendments to the
Township of Zorra Zoning By-Law 35-99 may be undertaken by the Township of Zorra
without an amendment to this Zoning By-Law.
(Added by By-Law 31-09)
2.12
FIGURES AND APPENDICES
Unless otherwise noted, figures, appendices and illustrations included in this Zoning By-Law
are for interpretation purposes only and do not form part of the Township of Zorra Zoning
By-Law 35-99.
(Added by By-Law 31-09)
May/09