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SECTION 19.0
DISPOSAL INDUSTRIAL ZONE (MD)
Page 19-1
Township of Zorra Zoning By-Law Number 35-99
19.1
USES PERMITTED
No person shall within any MD Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except one or more of the MD uses presented in Table 19.1:
TABLE 19.1: USES PERMITTED
a public use, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.21 of this Zoning By-Law;
a retail outlet, a wholesale outlet or a business office accessory to a permitted use;
a salvage yard;
a facility for solid or liquid wastes, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.8 of this Zoning By-
Law;
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.
19.2
ZONE PROVISIONS
No person shall within any MD Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or
structure except in accordance with the provisions presented in Table 19.2:
TABLE 19.2: 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 (10,764.3 ft2)
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
20 m (65.6 ft)
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TABLE 19.2: ZONE PROVISIONS
Zone Provision
Uses
Exterior Side Yard, Minimum Width
Rear Yard, Minimum Depth
7.5 m (24.6 ft), 15 m (49.2 ft) where the rear lot line
abuts a residential zone.
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.
Lot Coverage, Maximum
40%
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.
19.2.1 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.
19.2.2 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.
(Amended by By-Law 85-07)
(Amended by By-Law 31-09)
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 31-09)
May/09
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19.2.3 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.
19.2.4 SALVAGE YARD REQUIREMENTS
The following additional provisions apply to salvage yards:
19.2.5.1
That portion of the premises in which any goods, wares, merchandise, articles,
automotive vehicles or parts thereof is or are kept, stored, dismantled or wrecked in
connection with the salvage yard shall be fenced with a closed wooden and/or metal
fence, extending at least 2 m (6.6 ft) in height from the ground and constructed of
new material and be unpierced except for gates necessary for access;
19.2.5.2
No part of any such fenced area shall be within any required side, front or rear yard
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;
19.2.5.3
The outside perimeter of the fences, shall be planted with evergreen trees and such
trees shall not be less than 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in height and shall be so spaced as to
completely obscure the fence; and the trees shall be maintained in a healthy condition
and any diseased or dead trees shall be replaced as soon as possible.
19.2.5.4
All fences shall be maintained in good condition at all times and any damaged or
missing sections of such fencing shall be repaired or replaced as soon as possible;
19.2.5.5
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; and
19.2.5.6
No material shall be piled higher than the height of the surrounding fence, with the
exception of a period of 72 consecutive hours during each calendar month, when
materials may be piled higher than the height of the surrounding fence.
19.3
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
July 24/09