New Zoning Bylaw Project

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The City of Burlington’s New Zoning Bylaw Project is underway. This project will create a new Zoning Bylaw that will provide a set of rules for land use planning and development across Burlington. The first draft of the new zoning bylaw for residential zones is now available for review and comment.

The new zoning bylaw will help by:

  • making the rules easy to use,
  • reflecting modern zoning practices,
  • streamlining development approvals and
  • implementing the objectives and policies of the new Official Plan (Burlington Official Plan, 2020).

Burlington’s new Zoning Bylaw will be done in phases. Phase 1 will focus on supporting more housing options in Burlington neighbourhoods.

Phase 1 – Residential Zones is part of an ongoing conversation about Burlington’s community housing needs and will help move forward:

The City of Burlington’s New Zoning Bylaw Project is underway. This project will create a new Zoning Bylaw that will provide a set of rules for land use planning and development across Burlington. The first draft of the new zoning bylaw for residential zones is now available for review and comment.

The new zoning bylaw will help by:

  • making the rules easy to use,
  • reflecting modern zoning practices,
  • streamlining development approvals and
  • implementing the objectives and policies of the new Official Plan (Burlington Official Plan, 2020).

Burlington’s new Zoning Bylaw will be done in phases. Phase 1 will focus on supporting more housing options in Burlington neighbourhoods.

Phase 1 – Residential Zones is part of an ongoing conversation about Burlington’s community housing needs and will help move forward:

  • Meet with the project team and give us your feedback!

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    The project team will be out in the community to meet with you and hear what you think of the new zoning bylaw:

    Thursday, Aug. 14

    • Noon to 6 p.m.
    • Tansley Woods Community Centre, 1996 Itabashi Way

    Sunday, Aug. 24

    • 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
    • Burlington Public Library, Aldershot Branch, 550 Plains Rd. E.

    Come chat with staff, share your feedback and learn more about the New Zoning Bylaw Project - Phase 1 Residential Zones

  • Meet with the Project Team and give us your feedback!

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    Stop by and visit the project team at the Burlington Centre Lions Farmer’s Market (777 Guelph Line) on July 25 and 30 from 8:00am - 2:00 pm.

    Come chat with staff, share your feedback and learn more about the New Zoning Bylaw Project - Phase 1 Residential Zones.

  • New Draft Zoning Bylaw for Residential Zones now Available for Review

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    Here are the first drafts of the new zoning bylaw and interactive mapping for residential zones.

    The draft mapping for residential zones is also available as a PDF here: Draft Schedule A to Burlington Residential Zoning Bylaw (July 2025)

    How Did We Get Here?

    See the full story of the work completed thus far on the New Zoning Bylaw Project – Phase 1 Residential Zones here: Community Engagement Backgrounder to Draft 1

    Read more about the best practice research and analysis that informed the content of the draft bylaw here:


    Tell us what you think!

    Once you’ve explored our new zoning bylaw draft and interactive mapping, go to the public comment form and let us know what you think. You can leave general comments, share your thoughts on the interactive mapping and provide feedback on one or more sections of the bylaws.

    Your feedback will help us to continue to develop the bylaw and interactive mapping.

    Complete the public comment form..

    There will be more opportunities for you to get involved in this project. Subscribe to this page to get emails when new information is posted here.


  • The new Zoning Bylaw is supporting Burlington’s Housing Strategy

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    The new Zoning Bylaw team is working behind the scenes to support Burlington’s Housing Strategy. This work is Enabling More Housing in the City of Burlington by supporting Four Units ‘as-of-right’. This means property owners can have up to four housing units on their property, if all the criteria is met.

    We hope this helps residents build Additional Residential Units (ARUs) in various neighbourhoods to add more housing options. For more information and to see how this work is supporting housing options, please visit getinvolvedburlington.ca/housingstrategy, Staff Report PL-92-24 and Official Plan Amendment to Increase Housing Options & Zoning By-law Amendment

Page last updated: 13 Aug 2025, 01:03 PM