Zoning · Oakville
Oakville zoning by-law 2014-014: zones and standards
The 44 base zones in Oakville's zoning by-law, each with what it permits and the numbers the by-law sets: lot area and width, front, side and rear yards, building height and lot coverage. Site-specific exceptions on a parcel change individual numbers; the base zone is the starting point. Not sure which zone a property is in? Look it up by address.
Residential
- RHResidential High (RH)Part 6, Section 6.2 (Table 6.2.2), Section 6.3 (Table 6.3.9), Sections 6.4-6.10
- RL1Residential Low 1Part 6: Table 6.2.1 (permitted uses); Section 6.3, Table 6.3.1 (regulations) and footnotes; Section 6.4 -0 Suffix Zone (Tables 6.4.1, 6.4.2); Sections 6.5-6.10
- RL10Residential Low 10Part 6: Table 6.2.1 (permitted uses), Table 6.3.5 (regulations), Sections 6.4-6.10
- RL11Residential Low 11Part 6, Table 6.2.1 (permitted uses), Table 6.3.6 (regulations), s.6.4-6.10
- RL2Residential Low 2Part 6: Table 6.2.1, Table 6.3.1; s.6.4-6.10
- RL3Residential Low 3Part 6: Table 6.2.1, Table 6.3.1; s.6.4-6.10
- RL4Residential Low 4Part 6: Table 6.2.1 (permitted uses), Table 6.3.1 (regulations), Sections 6.4-6.10
- RL5Residential Low 5Part 6, Section 6.3, Table 6.3.1 (permitted uses: Table 6.2.1)
- RL6Residential Low 6Part 6: Table 6.2.1 (permitted uses), Section 6.3, Table 6.3.1 (RL6 column); Sections 6.4-6.10
- RL7Residential Low 7 (RL7) ZonePart 6, Table 6.2.1 (permitted uses) and Table 6.3.2 (RL7 regulations); Sections 6.4–6.10
- RL8Residential Low 8Part 6: Table 6.2.1 (permitted uses), Table 6.3.3 (zone regulations), Sections 6.4–6.10
- RL9Residential Low 9Part 6: Table 6.2.1 (permitted uses), Table 6.3.4 (zone regulations); ss. 6.4-6.10
- RM1Residential Medium 1Part 6: Table 6.2.2 (permitted uses), Table 6.3.8 (RM1 townhouse column), ss. 6.4-6.10
- RM2Residential Medium 2Part 6, Table 6.2.2 (permitted uses), Table 6.3.8 (RM2 back-to-back townhouse column), Sections 6.4–6.10
- RM3Residential Medium 3Part 6: Table 6.2.2 (permitted uses), Table 6.3.8 (RM3 stacked townhouse column), s.6.4-6.10
- RM4Residential Medium 4Part 6: Table 6.2.2, Table 6.3.8 (RM4 apartment column); s.6.4-6.10
- RUCResidential Uptown CorePart 6, Section 6.2 Table 6.2.1; Section 6.3 Table 6.3.7; Sections 6.4-6.10 (s.6.8 RUC parking)
Commercial
Industrial
- E1Office EmploymentPart 10, Section 10.2 (Table 10.2), Section 10.3 (Table 10.3), Sections 10.4-10.6
- E2Business EmploymentPart 10: Table 10.2, Table 10.3, s.10.4-10.6
- E3Industrial (E3) ZonePart 10: Table 10.2, Table 10.3, s.10.4-10.6
- E4Business CommercialPart 10: Table 10.2, Table 10.3, s.10.4-10.6
- MTEMidtown Transitional EmploymentPart 7, Section 7.2 (Table 7.2) and Section 7.3 (Table 7.3)
Institutional
Open space
- CEMCemeteryPart 12 (Open Space Zone): Section 12.2, Table 12.2; Section 12.3, Table 12.3
- NNatural AreaPart 13 (Environmental Zones): Section 13.2, Table 13.2; Section 13.3, Table 13.3; Section 13.4
- O1ParkPart 12 (Open Space Zone), Section 12.2 Table 12.2 (permitted uses) and Section 12.3 Table 12.3 (regulations)
- O2Private Open SpacePart 12, Table 12.2 and Table 12.3
Agricultural
Mixed use
- CBDCentral Business DistrictPart 8 (Mixed Use Zones): Section 8.2 Table 8.2, Section 8.3 Tables 8.3.1 and 8.3.2, Sections 8.4-8.8
- MTCMidtown Transitional CommercialPart 7, Section 7.2 (Table 7.2) and Section 7.3 (Table 7.3)
- MU1Main Street 1Part 8, Table 8.2, Table 8.3.1, Table 8.3.2, Sections 8.4-8.8
- MU2Main Street 2Part 8: Table 8.2, Table 8.3.1, Table 8.3.2, Sections 8.4-8.8
- MU3Urban CentrePart 8: Table 8.2, Table 8.3.1, Table 8.3.2, s.8.4-8.8
- MU4Urban CorePart 8, Table 8.2, Table 8.3.1, Table 8.3.2, Sections 8.4-8.8
Other
- FDFuture DevelopmentPart 14, Table 14.2, Table 14.3
- PB1Parkway Belt Public UsePart 13: Section 13.2 Table 13.2, Section 13.3 Table 13.3, Section 13.4
- PB2Parkway Belt Complementary UsePart 13 (Environmental Zones): Section 13.2, Table 13.2; Section 13.3, Table 13.3; Section 13.4
- SMFStormwater Management FacilityPart 14: Table 14.2, Table 14.3
- UUtilityPart 14, Section 14.2 (Table 14.2) and Section 14.3 (Table 14.3)
Transcribed from the Town of Oakville's published by-law. A pre-check, not a legal opinion: confirm against the official by-law before you rely on a number.