AI-assisted research summary: This zoning order restricts most land use and building activity on the specified lands, while allowing listed automotive, accessory, and certain zoning-by-law uses, plus limited exceptions for existing lawful uses, reconstruction, and safety work.
Definitions 1. In this Order, “accessory” means a use, building or structure that is normally incidental or subordinate to a principal use, building or structure located on the same lot, including but not limited to, (a) administrative offices, (b) coffee shops and restaurants, (c) a storage garage, (d) conference space, (e) retail shops, and (f) outdoor storage; “automotive museum” means premises used for the exhibition, collection and preservation of automotive-related objects of cultural, historical or scientific interest for educational purposes; “automotive research and development facility” means premises used for the research, development, designing, study, testing and engineering of automotive products and technologies and includes a motorsports racetrack; “automotive training and education facility” means premises used as a teaching facility in which students are given instruction in automotive-related studies; “Zoning By-law” means Township of Oro-Medonte Zoning By-law 97-95, as amended. Application 2. (1) This Order applies to lands in the Township of Oro-Medonte in the County of Simcoe, in the Province of Ontario, being the lands outlined in red on a map numbered 233 and filed at the Toronto office of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing located at 777 Bay Street. (2) For the purposes of this Order, the lands described in subsection (1) shall be considered to be a single lot. Permitted uses 3. (1) Every use of land and every erection, location or use of any building or structure is prohibited on the lands described in subsection 2 (1), except for, (a) an automotive research and development facility; (b) an automotive training and education facility; (c) an automotive museum; (d) accessory uses, buildings and structures; (e) the uses permitted in the Economic Development Zone in Table A3 of the Zoning By-law; and (f) the uses permitted in section 7.239 of the Zoning By-law. (2) Every use of land and every erection, location or use of any building or structure is prohibited on the lands shown as the Environmental Protection Area on the map referred to in subsection 2 (1), except for, (a) the protection, maintenance, enhancement and restoration of ecosystem forms and functions; and (b) drainage, flood and erosion control. Zoning requirements 4. (1) The zoning requirements for the lands described in subsection 2 (1) are the zoning requirements set out in section 7.239 of the Zoning By-law and for the Economic Development Zone in Table B3 of the Zoning By-law. (2) Subject to subsection (3), if any building or structure is used for more than one purpose, the building or structure shall comply with the provisions of the Zoning By-law relating to each use. (3) Section 5.10 of the Zoning By-law does not apply to the lands described in subsection 2 (1). Terms of use 5. (1) Every use of land and every erection, location or use of any building or structure shall be in accordance with this Order. (2) Nothing in this Order prevents the use of any land, building or structure for any use prohibited by this Order if the land, building or structure is lawfully so used on the day this Order comes into force. (3) Nothing in this Order prevents the reconstruction of any building or structure that is damaged or destroyed by causes beyond the control of the owner if the dimensions of the original building or structure are not increased or its original use altered. (4) Nothing in this Order prevents the strengthening or restoration to a safe condition of any building or structure. 6. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation).