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SECTION 21.0
QUARRY INDUSTRIAL ZONE (MQ)
Page 21-1
Township of Zorra Zoning By-Law Number 35-99
21.1
USES PERMITTED
No person shall within any MQ Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except one or more of the MQ uses presented in Table 21.1:
TABLE 21.1: USES PERMITTED
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an aggregate recycling plant;
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an aggregate storage area;
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an asphalt or concrete batching plant;
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a building, structure or use accessory to a permitted use;
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a cement manufacturing plant;
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a conservation project;
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a farm, excluding the keeping of livestock;
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a flood control structure;
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a lime manufacturing plant;
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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;
- a sand or gravel pit and accessory processing activities including crushing, screening, washing,
stockpiling and storage of aggregate products;
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a stone quarry and accessory uses;
- a wayside sand or gravel pit or quarry in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.32 of this
Zoning By-Law.
21.1.1 PROHIBITED USES:
No person shall within any MQ Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or
structure at any time for non-farm rural residential, commercial, industrial or recreational
uses. Such uses are considered to be prohibited in the MQ Zone.
July 24/09
SECTION 21.0
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Township of Zorra Zoning By-Law Number 35-99
20.1.2 DEFINITION OF TEMPORARY:
For the purposes of this section, the word 'temporary' shall mean for the duration of
extraction within a licensed sand or gravel pit.
21.2
ZONE PROVISIONS
No person shall within any MQ Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or
structure except in accordance with the provisions presented in Table 21.2:
TABLE 21.2: ZONE PROVISIONS
Zone Provision
Non-Residential Uses, Except a
Farm
Farm Uses
Lot Area, Minimum
No Zoning By-Law Provision
20 ha (49.4 ac)
Lot Frontage, Minimum
No Zoning By-Law Provision
100 m (328.1 ft)
Front Yard, Minimum
Depth
Exterior Side Yard,
Minimum Width
No Zoning By-Law Provision
10 m (32.8 ft)
Rear Yard, Minimum Depth
No Zoning By-Law Provision
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Interior Side Yard,
Minimum Width
No Zoning By-Law Provision
3 m (9.8 ft)
Setback, Minimum Distance
from the Centreline of a
County Road
No Zoning By-Law Provision
26 m (85.3 ft)
Setback of Buildings,
Structures, or Product
Stockpiles, Minimum
30 m (98.4 ft) from any property line.
90 m (295.3 ft) from any Residential
or Development Zone.
No Provision
Height of Building,
Maximum
15 m (49.2 ft) or in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.30 of
this Zoning By-Law.
Parking and Accessory
Buildings, Etc.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of this Zoning By-Law.
July 24/09
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Township of Zorra Zoning By-Law Number 35-99
21.2.1 USE OF FRONT AND EXTERIOR SIDE YARDS, EXCEPTING A FARM
For permitted uses other than farm uses, 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.
21.2.2 PROPERTY ABUTTING MQ ZONE, EXCEPTING A FARM
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, where any lot
line or portion thereof abuts another MQ Zone, no building, structure or product stockpile
setback is required along that portion of such lot line for uses other than farm uses.
21.2.3 CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL FOR TEMPORARY OR PORTABLE ASPHALT OR CONCRETE
BATCHING PLANTS
A Certificate of Approval pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act must be issued by
the Ministry of Environment prior to the establishment of either a temporary or portable
asphalt or concrete batching plant.
21.3
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
21.3.1 Location: Part Lots 16, 17 and 18, Concession 1 (North Oxford), MQ-1
21.3.1.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any MQ-1 Cone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except the following:
an aggregate storage area;
a building, structure or use accessory to a permitted use;
a conservation project;
a farm, excluding the keeping of livestock;
a flood control structure;
a public use, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.21 of this Zoning By-
Law;
a sand or gravel pit and accessory processing activities including crushing,
screening, washing, stockpiling and storage of aggregate products;
a stone quarry and accessory uses;
a wayside sand or gravel pit or quarry in accordance with the provisions of Section
5.32 of this Zoning By-Law.
July 24/09
(Added by OMB Order 0732)