2010-178 Amend Zoning By-law DefinitionsZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ORO-MEDONTE
BY- LAW NO. 2010-178
Being a By-law to amend By-law 97-95 to incorporate new
definitions for Wrecking Yard and Motor Vehicle Storage Yard and
the additional Permitted Uses in Table A2 -Commercial Zones and
Table A3- Industrial Zones
WHEREAS it is considered desirable to control development within the Township of Oro-Medonte in
accordance with the Official Plan and to prohibit the use of land and the erection and use of buildings or
structures except for certain purposes, and to regulate the type of construction and the height, bulk,
location, size, floor area, character and use of buildings in accordance with the provisions of Section 34 of
the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990 c.P. 13 as amended;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte is empowered to pass
By-laws to regulate the use of land pursuant to Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13.
AND WHEREAS the passage of such a by-law will conform with the Official Plan;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte hereby enacts as
follows:
1. That By-law 97-95, as amended is hereby further amended as follows:
(i) THAT "Section 6.0 -Definitions" is amended by adding the definition of MOTOR VEHICLE
STORAGE YARD as follows:
"MOTOR VEHICLE STORAGE YARD means land, building, or structure or part thereof used for
the temporary storage of impounded or towed vehicles within a secure area which is fenced and
gated or inside a building and where a storage fee is charged and may include property held
under police or other government authority."
(ii) THAT "Section 6.0 -Definitions" is amended by adding the definition of WRECKING YARD as
follows:
"WRECKING YARD means a place where motor vehicles are wrecked or dismantled and
resold."
(iii) THAT "Table A2 -Commercial Zones Permitted Uses" is hereby amended by adding "Motor
Vehicle Storage Yard" as a permitted use in the General Commercial (GC) Zone.
(iv) THAT "Table A3 -Industrial Zones Permitted Uses" is hereby amended by adding "Motor
Vehicle Storage Yard" as a permitted use in the Economic Development (ED) Zone.
2. That Table B2 -Standards for Commercial Zones is amended by adding the following "Special
Provisions" as follows:
(1) That no more than one Motor Vehicle Storage Yard is permitted in a General Commercial (GC)
Zone. That the maximum lot coverage of a Motor Vehicle Storage Yard is 20%
3. That Table B3 -Standards for Industrial Zones is amended by adding the following "Special
Provisions" as follows:
(1) That no more than one Motor Vehicle Storage Yard is permitted in an Economic Development
(ED) Zone. That the maximum lot coverage of a Motor Vehicle Storage Yard is 20%
4. This By-law shall come into effect upon the date of passage hereof, subject to the provisions of
the Planning Act, as amended.
BY-LAW READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME, AND PASSED THIS 10TH DAY OF
NOVEMBER, 2010.
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ORO-MEDONTE
Mayor, H.S. Hughbs
rk, J.`Dodglas Irwin