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City of Woodstock Zoning By-law No. 8626-10

The provisions and schedules of this by-law control the use of land in the Area Municipality

The City of Woodstock Zoning By-Law controls the use of land by dividing the municipality into different land use zones with detailed maps, specifying the uses permitted in each zone, specifying where buildings and other structures can be located, stating the types of buildings that are permitted and how they may be used, as well as specifying lot sizes and dimensions, parking requirements, building heights and setbacks from the street.

The contents of the Zoning By-Law reflect the latest consolidation of zoning by-law amendments, as of March 31, 2021. For up to date information on a specific property, please contact the Planner for the area municipality.

 TitleDescriptionModified DateSize
Council ApprovedA list of zoning bylaw amendments that have been approved by Council and are awaiting consolidation into the current zoning bylaw.6/1/2021798.86 KB
Final ApprovedA list of all zoning bylaw amendments that have been consolidated into the current zoning bylaw.6/1/2021306.04 KB
Title, Application, Administration & EnforcementSection 16/29/201615.96 KB
DefinitionsSection 29/24/2019303.78 KB
Definitions - IllustrationsSection 2 - Illustrations are for clarification purposes only and do not form part of this By-Law.3/1/2021208.97 KB
Interpretation and SchedulesSection 36/29/201620.33 KB
ZonesSection 46/29/201611.79 KB
General ProvisionsSection 59/24/2019510.90 KB
Residential Type 1 (R1)Section 65/8/2020253.57 KB
Residential Type 2 (R2)Section 76/1/2021296.60 KB
Residential Type 3 (R3)Section 8 6/1/2021334.24 KB
Residential Type 4 (R4) Section 911/27/2020271.81 KB
Historical District (HD)Section 10 6/29/201621.84 KB
Local Commercial (C1)Section 1111/27/2020337.68 KB
Shopping Centre Commercial (C2)Section 126/29/201631.60 KB
Entrepreneurial District (C3) Section 1311/27/2020404.96 KB
Highway Commercial (C4)Section 145/8/2020133.38 KB
Central Commercial (C5)Section 156/1/2021334.22 KB
Regional Commercial (C6)Section 166/1/2021276.43 KB
Prestige Industrial (M1)Section 17 5/8/2020322.38 KB
Restricted Industrial (M2)Section 185/8/2020217.73 KB
General Industrial (M3) Section 196/1/2021399.51 KB
Transitional Industrial (M4)Section 20 9/24/2019239.08 KB
Neighbourhood Institutional (NI)Section 2111/27/2020238.15 KB
Community Facility (CF) Section 229/24/2019305.89 KB
Passive Open Space (OS1) Section 239/24/2019134.89 KB
Active Open Space (OS2)Section 246/1/2021154.19 KB
Environmental Protection 1 (EP1)Section 256/29/201616.37 KB
Environmental Protection 2 (EP2)Section 266/29/201619.58 KB
Future Development (FD)Section 279/24/201984.70 KB
Planned Unit Development (PUD)Section 281/16/201727.48 KB
Agricultural (AG)Section 299/24/2019152.42 KB
Approval Section 306/29/2016238.22 KB

Schedules

 TitleDescriptionSize
Key MapsSchedule A695.54 KB
Arterial Road Designation PlanSchedule B343.22 KB
Parking Space and Parking Aisle Requirement PlanSchedule C-136.90 KB
Parking Space and Parking Aisle Requirement PlanSchedule C-229.94 KB
Parking & Loading Space Reductions and ExemptionsSchedule D299.36 KB
Reduction & Exemption Plan - Misc. ProvisionsSchedule E39.24 KB
Temporary Use By-LawsSchedule F78.56 KB
Minister's Zoning OrderSchedule G8.78 KB
Accessible Parking StandardsSchedule H45.57 KB

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Application Forms

Forms are available for the various types of development regulated by the Planning Act

Please print forms SINGLE SIDED.

City of Woodstock Application Forms

Oxford County Woodland Conservation By-Law Form

Application Notices and Reports

Forms are available for the various types of development regulated by the Planning

SB 24-04-8 and ZN 8-24-21 - 1000228641 Ontario Inc

Application for Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zone Change
Part Lot 13, Conc. 2 (Blandford) Part 1, 41R4297
715181 Oxford Road 4
B24-50-8; A24-15-8 - Wolfking Investments Inc.

Application for Consent and Minor Variance
Pt Lt 22 W/S Norwich Ave, Plan 189
31 Cronyn St
B24-42-8 - Sukhjeet Chatha and Baljit Goraya

Application for Consent
Pt Lt 13, Lots 14-16, w/s Burtch St, Pt Blk E, Pt Burtch St, Plan 19
Main St
B24-38-8; A24-12-8 - J.R. Lapointe Inc. & Jocelyn Lapoint

Application for Consent and Minor Variance
Pt Lt 23, Plan 212
566 Henry St
OP 24-04-08 and ZN 8-24-10 - John and Lesia Crocker

Application for Official Plan Amendment and Zone Change
Pt Lt 2 W/S Oxford St. Pl 48 as in 482067 Except Pl 446; Pt Lt 2 W/S Oxford St. Pl 48 as in 458252; Pt Lt 2 W/S Oxford St, 3 W/S Oxford St Pl 48 as in 264748; Pt Lt 3 W/S Oxford St Pl 48 as in A76679
394, 398, 400, 408 and 412 Norwich Avenue
ZN 8-24-20 - 10999709 Canada Inc

Application for Zone Change
Pt Lt 2 E/S Delatre St Pl 10
18-20 Delatre Street
ZN 8-24-16 and ZN 8-24-18 - Cachet Developments (Woodstock) Inc and Karn Road Development Corporation

Applications for Zone Change
Pt Lt 30, Pl 1692, Designated as Pts 1-18 on Pl 41R10524 and
Lt 14, Pl 1621, Designated as Pts 1-19 on 41R10650
Pin: 000990689 and 585909 Beachville Road
B24-30-8; A24-10-8 - Tru-Built Construction Inc.

Application for Consent and Minor Variance
Pt Lt 377-378, Plan 827
1018 Warwick Street
B24-29-8; A24-09-8 - 1967113 Ontario Inc.

Application for Consent and Minor Variance
Pt Lt 15 & 16, Plan 227, Part 2, 41R10594
20 & 22 Bain Street
ZN 8-24-19 - Sharanjit Singh, Surinder Kaur and Gurpreet Singh

Application for Zone Change
Pt Lt 13,  Conc. 2 (Blandford) Pt 2 41R3245
715171 Oxford Rd 4
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