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SECTION 8.0
AGRI-BUSINESS ZONE (AB)
Page 8-1
Township of Zorra Zoning By-Law Number 35-99
8.1
USES PERMITTED
No person shall within any AB Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except one or more of the AB uses presented in Table 8.1:
TABLE 8.1: USES PERMITTED
an abattoir;
an agricultural research and/or breeding operation;
an animal kennel;
a commercial grain elevator;
a communications structure;
a converted dwelling in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.4;
a dead stock removal operation;
a farm auction barn;
a farm implement dealer;
a farm drainage and excavation contractor;
a farm produce retail outlet;
a feed mill;
a home occupation, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.14;
a landscaping business;
a livestock assembly and sales yard;
a manufacturing plant for the production of agricultural field tile;
a processing plant for agricultural products and/or by-products;
a public use in accordance with the provisions of subsection 5.21;
a regulating and compressor station for a petroleum products pipeline or natural gas pipeline;
a retail or wholesale nursery;
a retail outlet, a wholesale outlet or a business office accessory to a permitted use;
a retail outlet for the sale of agricultural supplies such as feed, grain, fertilizer, etc.;
a sawmill;
a single detached dwelling if accessory to a permitted use on the lot;
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TABLE 8.1: USES PERMITTED
a soil processing operation;
a veterinary clinic;
a wayside sand or gravel pit or stone quarry in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.32;
a welding and repair garage for servicing farm vehicles and farm implements.
(Amended by By-Law 31-09)
8.2
ZONE PROVISIONS
No person shall within any AB Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure except in accordance with the following provisions presented in Table 8.2. The lot
area and lot frontage provisions for residential uses are cumulative with the lot area and lot
frontage provisions for non-residential uses when such residential use is located on the same
lot with a permitted non-residential use.
TABLE 8.2: ZONE PROVISIONS
Zone Provision
Residential Uses
Non-Residential Uses
Number of Single Detached
Dwellings per Lot, Maximum
1
No Provision
Lot Area, Minimum
Where sanitary sewers and
public water supply not
available
.4 ha (1 ac)
.4 ha (1 ac)
Lot Frontage, Minimum
45 m (147.6 ft)
45 m (147.6 ft)
Front Yard, Minimum Depth
Exterior Side Yard,
Minimum Width
10 m (32.8 ft)
Rear Yard, Minimum Depth
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Interior Side Yard,
Minimum Width
3 m (9.8 ft)
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Lot Depth, Minimum
60 m (196.9 ft)
Setback, Minimum Distance
from the Centreline of a
County Road
26 m (85.3 ft)
Height of Building,
Maximum
11 m (36.1 ft)
15 m (49.2 ft) or in accordance
with the provisions of Section
5.30;
Gross Floor Area, Minimum
93 m2 (1,001 ft2)
No Provision
Landscaped Open Space,
30% of lot area
10 % of the lot area
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TABLE 8.2: ZONE PROVISIONS
Zone Provision
Residential Uses
Non-Residential Uses
Minimum
Parking and Accessory
Buildings, Etc.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 5.
8.2.1 LOCATION OF NEW DWELLINGS, BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES
Dwellings, 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.
Dwellings, 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, in accordance with Section
2.7 of this Zoning By-Law, or not further reduce an existing insufficient setback relative to
the MDS I, whichever is lesser.
Existing dwellings, buildings or structures located outside of a settlement, as 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)
8.2.2 SPECIAL PROVISION FOR ACCESSORY RESIDENTIAL USE
Prior to the issuance of a building permit for the single detached dwelling, the construction
of the agri-business or farm buildings and/or structures must be complete to the satisfaction
of the Chief Building Official.
(Amended by By-Law 31-09)
May/09
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8.2.3 LOCATION OF AN ANIMAL KENNEL
Notwithstanding any provision of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no land shall be used
and no building or structure or part thereof shall be used or erected, renovated or remodelled
for use as an animal kennel closer than 90 m (295.3 ft) to any lot line.
(Added by By-Law 31-09)
8.2.4 OPEN STORAGE REQUIREMENTS
No storage of goods or materials is permitted outside any building except that the open
storage of goods or materials may be permitted to the rear of the main building provided
that:
8.2.4.1
such open storage is accessory to the use of the main non-residential building on the
lot;
8.2.4.2
such open storage complies with the yard and setback requirements of this Section;
and
8.2.4.3
such open storage shall be enclosed within a closed wooden, rigid plastic and/or
metal fence extending at least 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in height from the ground, constructed of
new materials.
8.2.4.4
Notwithstanding the open storage yard, setback and enclosure requirements, the
open storage of finished goods or materials shall be permitted for the purposes of
display or sale.
8.3
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR A CONVERTED DWELLING (AB-C)
In accordance with the provisions of Section 5.5, all AB-C zoned lots shall contain a
converted dwelling and may contain a home occupation or a public use in accordance with
the provisions of Section 8.2 of this Zoning By-Law.
May/09
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8.4
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
8.4.1 Location: Part Lot 29, Concession 12 (East Nissouri), AB-1
8.4.1.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any AB-1 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except the following:
8.4.1.1.1
RESIDENTIAL USES
a single detached dwelling if accessory to a permitted use on the lot.
8.4.1.1.2
NON-RESIDENTIAL USES
auction barn;
a banquet hall;
a dance hall.
8.4.1.2
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any AB-1 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure except in accordance with the following provisions:
8.4.1.2.1
LOT AREA
Minimum
2.8 ha (6.9 ac)
8.4.1.2.2
That all the other provisions of the AB Zone in Section 8.2 and all other relevant
provisions of this Zoning By-Law shall continue to apply mutatis mutandis.
8.4.2 Location: Lot 21, Concession 1 (North Oxford), AB-2
8.4.2.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any AB-2 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except the following:
a single detached dwelling house if accessory to a permitted use on the lot;
a farm, provided that the total aggregate number of nutrient units does not exceed 15;
a truck transport terminal for the transporting of agricultural produce.
July 24/09
(Amended by By-Law 85-07)
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8.4.2.2
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any AB-2 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure except in accordance with the following provisions:
8.4.2.2.1
LOT FRONTAGE
Minimum
314.74 m (1,032.6 ft)
provided that for the purposes of this Zoning By-Law, the lot frontage shall be
measured along the front lot line.
8.4.2.2.2
LOT AREA
Minimum
4.8 ha (11.9 ac)
8.4.2.2.3
NUMBER OF ACCESSORY SINGLE DETACHED DWELLINGS PER LOT
Maximum
1
8.4.2.2.4
Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 8.4.2.2.1, 8.4.2.2.2, and 8.4.2.2.3 hereof,
all the provisions of the Al Zone in Section 6.2 to this Zoning By-Law, as amended,
shall apply to the farm with a total aggregate number of nutrient units not exceeding
15 and accessory single detached dwelling house, 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.
(Amended by By-Law 85-07)
8.4.2.2.5
NUMBER OF TRACTOR TRAILERS
Maximum
6
provided that for the purposes of this by-law, a tractor trailer means a truck
consisting of a self-propelled cab and having temporarily attached thereto, a trailer
consisting of one or more axles designed to be pulled by the cab for the purpose of
carrying agricultural produce.
July 24/09
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8.4.2.2.6
GROSS FLOOR AREA OF TRUCK TRANSPORTATION TERMINAL:
Maximum
375 m2 (4,036.6 ft2)
8.4.2.2.7
Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 8.4.2.2.1 and 8.4.2.2.2 hereof, all the
other provisions of the MG Zone in Section 18.2 to this Zoning By-Law shall apply
to the truck transport terminal, and further that all other provisions of this Zoning
By-Law that are consistent with the provisions herein contained shall continue to
apply mutatis mutandis.
8.4.3 Location: Lot 5, Concession 5 (North Oxford) AB-3
8.4.3.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any AB-3 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except the following:
a contractor's yard or shop servicing agricultural operations;
a farm welding and machine shop;
a public use in accordance with the provisions of subsection 5.21;
a retail outlet, a wholesale outlet or a business office accessory to a permitted use.
8.4.3.2
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any AB-3 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure except in accordance with the following provisions:
8.4.3.2.1
That all the other provisions of the AB Zone In Section 8.2 to this Zoning By-Law
shall apply, and further that all other provisions of this Zoning By-Law that are
consistent with the provisions herein contained shall continue to apply, mutatis
mutandis,
8.4.4 Location: Part Lot 25, Concession 6 (West Zorra), AB-4
8.4.4.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any AB-4 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except the following:
a repair garage for servicing and repairing farm vehicles and farm implements;
a single detached dwelling if accessory to a permitted use on the lot.
July 24/09
(Added by By-Law 12-03)
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8.4.4.2
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any AB-4 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure except in accordance with the following provisions:
8.4.4.2.1
INTERIOR SIDE YARD
Minimum width
6.1 m (20.0 ft)
8.4.4.2.2
LOT DEPTH
Minimum
50 m (164.0 ft)
8.4.4.2.3
That all the provisions of the AB-4 Zone in Section 8.2 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 12-03)
8.4.5 Location: Part Lot 31, Concession 10 (East Nissouri), AB-5
8.4.5.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of By-Law No. 35-99 to the contrary, no person
shall within any AB-5 Zone use any lot, or erect alter or use any building or structure
for any purpose except for the following:
a welding repair and machining shop for the repair of farm vehicles and implements;
an accessory single detached dwelling;
a farm
8.4.5.2
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any AB-5 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure except in accordance with the following provisions:
8.4.5.2.1
LOT DEPTH
Minimum
38 m (124.7 ft)
(Added by By-Law 31-03)
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8.4.5.2.2
SPECIAL PROVISION FOR ACCESSORY SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING
Prior to the issuance by the Township of a building permit for an accessory single
detached dwelling, the agri-business building with a total minimum floor area of
213.7 m2 (2,300 ft2) shall be erected and completed on the subject property.
8.4.5.2.3
That all the provisions of the AB-5 Zone in Section 8.2 to this Zoning By-Law
Number, as amended, shall apply, and further that all other provisions of By-Law
Number 81-3054, as amended, that are consistent with the provisions herein
contained shall continue to apply mutatis mutandis.
(Added by By-Law 31-03)
8.4.6 Location: Part Lot 25, Concession 11 (East Nissouri), AB-6
8.4.6.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any AB-6 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except the following:
all uses permitted in Section 8.1 of this Zoning By-Law;
an assembly plant;
a contractor's shop or yard;
a fabricating plant;
a public garage;
a retail outlet, a wholesale outlet or a business office accessory to a permitted use;
a service shop;
a warehouse.
8.4.6.2
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any AB-6 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure except in accordance with the following provisions:
8.4.6.2.1
That all the provisions of the AB Zone in Section 8.2 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 12-04)
July 24/09
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8.4.7 Location: Part Lot 31, Concession 10 (East Nissouri), AB-7
8.4.7.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of By-Law No. 35-99 to the contrary, no person
shall within any AB-7 Zone use any lot, or erect alter or use any building or structure
for any purpose except for the following:
a sawmill;
an accessory single detached dwelling;
a farm.
8.4.7.2
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any AB-7 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure except in accordance with the following provisions:
8.4.7.2.1
LOT FRONTAGE
Minimum
30.0 m (98.4 ft)
8.4.7.2.2
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR ACCESSORY SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING
8.4.7.2.2.1
FRONT YARD DEPTH
Maximum
50.0 m (164.0 ft)
8.4.7.2.3
That all the provisions of the AB Zone in Section 8.2 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 24-04)
July 24/09
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8.4.8 Location: Part Lot 4, Concession 4 (West Zorra), AB-8
8.4.8.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any AB-8 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except the following:
a contractor's shop or yard;
a farm drainage and excavation contractor;
a farm produce retail outlet;
a landscaping business;
a manufacturing plant;
a public use, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.21;
a retail or wholesale nursery;
a sawmill;
a service shop;
a veterinary clinic.
8.4.8.2
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any AB-8 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure except in accordance with the following provisions:
8.4.8.2.1
That all the provisions of the AB Zone in Section 8.2 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 48-05)
(Amended by By-Law 46-09)
July/09
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8.4.9 Location: Part Lot 20, Concession 11 (East Nissouri), AB-9
8.4.9.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any AB-9 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except the following:
a retail or wholesale nursery;
an accessory single detached dwelling.
8.4.9.2
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any AB-9 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure except in accordance with the following provisions:
8.4.9.2.1
That all the provisions of the AB Zone in Section 8.2 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 53-07)
8.4.10 Location: Part Lot 20, Concession 1 (North Oxford), AB-10
8.4.10.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any AB-10 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except the following:
a farm drainage contractor;
a farm implement dealer;
a retail or wholesale or auctioneer outlet for farm and agricultural related products;
a landscaping or nursery business;
a veterinary clinic;
a welding and repair garage for servicing farm vehicles and implements;
a business office accessory to a permitted use on the lot.
A single detached dwelling if accessory to a permitted use on the lot.
8.4.10.2
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any AB-10 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure except in accordance with the following provisions:
July 24/09
(Added by By-Law 38-08)
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8.4.10.2.1
LOT AREA
Minimum
1.21 ha (3 ac)
8.4.10.2.2
That all the provisions of the AB Zone in Section 8.2 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 38-08)
8.4.11 Location: Part Lot 4, Concession 4 (West Zorra), AB-11
8.4.11.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any AB-11 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except the following:
a contractor's shop or yard;
a farm drainage and excavation contractor;
a farm produce retail outlet;
a farm supply store;
a landscaping business;
a manufacturing plant;
a public use, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.21;
a nursery, retail or wholesale;
a sawmill;
a service shop;
a veterinary clinic.
8.4.11.2
For the purposes of this section, a "farm supply store" shall mean land or building or
part thereof in which the retail sales of animal feed and supplies, veterinary supplies,
agricultural fertilizers, chemicals and pesticides, seeds, farm hardware goods, and
other such farm supplies are stored and offered for sale.
8.4.11.3
That all the provisions of the AB Zone in Section 8.2 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 10-13)
February/13
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8.4.12 Location: Part Lot 30, Concession 11 (East Nissouri), AB-12 (Key Map
8.4.12.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any AB-12 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except the following:
a farm implement dealer;
a nursery, retail or wholesale.
8.4.12.2
That all the provisions of the AB Zone in Section 8.2 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 45-13)
8.4.13 LOCATION: Part of Lot 34, Concession 8 (E. Nissouri), AB-13 (Key Map 1)
8.4.13.1
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Zoning By-Law to the contrary, no person
shall within any AB-13 Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except the following:
all uses permitted in Section 8.1 of this Zoning By-Law;
an automobile service station.
8.4.13.2
That all the provisions of the AB Zone in Section 8.2 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 54-13)
October/13