New Zoning Bylaw Project

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:

• Phase 1: Residential Zones Discussion Paper (June 2024), by SGL Planning + Design Inc. with Dillon Consulting
• Residential Zones Discussion Paper Addendum (June 2025), by SGL Planning + Design Inc. with Dillon Consulting
• See tables 4 - 8 referenced throughout the Discussion Paper Addendum here:
  • Discussion Paper Addendum Table 4 - ARU Standards
  • Discussion Paper Addendum Table 5 - General Conditions
  • Discussion Paper Addendum Table 6 - General Provisions
  • Discussion Paper Addendum Table 7 - Definitions
  • Discussion Paper Addendum Table 8 - Parking Provisions
  • This paper adds to the June 2024 Residential Zones Discussion Paper and provides recommendations for the Residential Zones in light of the City’s recently approved Official Plan Amendment No. 3 to Increase Housing Options.

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 by Aug. 5, 2025.

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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