4.12     General Industrial Zone (M1)

 

            No person shall within any General Industrial (M1) Zone use any land, or erect, alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the following provisions.

 

4.12.1  Permitted Uses

 

            i)          A cartage, express truck, transport or bus terminal or yard

            ii)         A contractor’s yard

            iii)         A professional office

            iv)        A bulk fuel depot

            v)         A lumber yard

            vi)        An open storage use of goods or materials if accessory to a use permitted

                        in the zone

            vii)        A wood products or planing mill

            viii)       A repair garage

ix)        A retail outlet or wholesale outlet or business office accessory to a permitted use provided that it does not exceed 25% of the gross floor area

x)         A sawmill

xi)        A transmission or radio tower

xii)        A warehouse

xiii)       A workshop

xiv)       An accessory single detached dwelling

xv)       A manufacturing, processing, assembling and/or fabricating plant

 

4.12.2  Regulations for Permitted Uses                          Metric              Imperial

 

a)         Minimum Lot Area                                                       8,000 sq m       1.9 acres

b)         Minimum Lot Frontage                                     90 m                295.2 ft

c)         Minimum Front Yard                                                    15 m                49.2 ft

d)         Minimum Interior Side Yard                                          6 m                  19.7 ft

e)         Minimum Exterior Side Yard                                         10 m                32.8 ft

f)          Minimum Rear Yard                                                     15 m                49.2 ft

g)         Maximum Lot Coverage                                               50%                 50%

h)         Maximum Height                                                          10 m                32.8 ft

i)          Minimum Ground Floor Area                                        NA                  NA

j)          Minimum Dwelling Unit Size                                          NA                  NA

k)         Minimum Lot Depth                                                      75 m                246 ft

 

4.12.3  Planting Strips

 

            Where any Industrial Zone abuts a Residential (R), Estate Residential (ER), Backlot Residential (BR), Shoreline Residential (SR), or Open Space (OS) Zone, a planting strip shall be provided and maintained along that lot line so abutting.

 

4.12.4  Exceptions

4.12.4.1 General Industrial Exception (M1-1) Zone

 

            Notwithstanding Section 4.12.1, on lands located in Part of Lot 10, Concession 1 in the Township of Machar and zoned (M1-1), the only permitted use shall be a single detached residential dwelling unit. In addition, a home industry or home occupation shall also be permitted as an accessory use to a single detached residential dwelling unit.

 

            For the purpose of the M1-1 Zone, the provisions of Section 3.10 to By-law 17-91 as amended shall apply with the exception of items a), b), and g) and the following additional provisions shall apply with respect to home industries and home occupations:

 

a)         The landowner or tenant in the dwelling must be the proprietor of the home     industry;

b)         In addition to the proprietor, no more than one (1) additional person may be employed in the home industry;

c)         Such home industry may be located in part of a dwelling or in any accessory building located on the lot, provided the total gross floor area utilized by the home industry does not exceed 100 square metres;

d)         Retail sales are permitted provided such sales are limited to goods produced on the premises in conjunction with the home industry;

e)         All of the above provisions shall also apply to home occupations including Section 3.10 c), d), e) and f) and the provisions contained in Section 3.9 to By-law 17-91 shall not be applicable in the M1-1 Zone;

f)          For the purpose of the M1-1 Zone, the definition of a home industry under Section 5 to By-law 17-91 as amended shall apply and further a home industry shall not involve the repair, salvage or storage of boats, engines, recreation equipment, autos, trucks or heavy equipment nor any other use defined by By-law 17-91 as amended;

 

            Furthermore, the following provisions shall apply to the placement and construction of detached dwellings and detached or attached accessory buildings in the M1-1 Zone:

 

g)         The existing lot area, frontage and depth of lots in the M1-1 Zone shall be the minimum requirement and the minimum interior side yard for residential uses shall be 3.0 metres, the minimum front yard shall be 6 metres, the maximum lot coverage shall be 15% and on Part 4, RP 42R-7449, the minimum exterior side yard shall be 15 metres;

h)         An attached or detached accessory building may be permitted within the minimum required exterior side yard, provided such building or structure maintains a minimum 5 metre setback from the exterior lot line; and,         

i)          The maximum height of any detached accessory building shall not exceed 4.5 metres and a gate house shall not be a permitted use in the M1-1 Zone.