MTC zone, Oakville: Midtown Transitional Commercial
Part 7, Section 7.2 (Table 7.2) and Section 7.3 (Table 7.3) of the Town of Oakville Zoning By-law 2014-014.
A transitional commercial zone in Midtown Oakville that permits shops, restaurants, offices and community uses, where lot sizes, setbacks, coverage and height are frozen at whatever legally existed when the by-law came into effect.
Is a property in the MTC zone? Enter its address and the lookup returns the zone and these standards, including any site-specific exception.
Check an addressWhat the MTC zone permits
- Legal uses of land, buildings, and structures existing on the lot as of the effective date of this By-law
- Outside display and sales area
- Retail propane and transfer facility (not on a lot abutting a residential zone; only for sale of propane to the general public for automotive and recreational purposes)
- Retail store
- Commercial school
- Dry cleaning/laundry
- Financial institution
- Food production
- Pet care establishment
- Place of entertainment (accessory use only)
- Restaurant
- Service commercial establishment
- Sports facility
- Veterinary clinic
- Business office
- Day care
- Emergency service facility
- Conservation use
- Park, public
- Stormwater management facility
- Public hall (not on a lot abutting a residential zone)
- Art gallery
- Community centre
- Library
- School, private
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot area (interior lot) | See noteShall be as legally existing as of the effective date of this By-law (Table 7.3) |
| Minimum lot width (interior lot) | See noteShall be as legally existing as of the effective date of this By-law (Table 7.3) |
| Minimum front yard | See noteShall be as legally existing as of the effective date of this By-law (Table 7.3) |
| Minimum interior side yard | See noteShall be as legally existing as of the effective date of this By-law (Table 7.3) |
| Minimum exterior side yard | See noteMinimum flankage yard: shall be as legally existing as of the effective date of this By-law (Table 7.3) |
| Minimum rear yard | See noteShall be as legally existing as of the effective date of this By-law (Table 7.3) |
| Maximum building height | See noteShall be as legally existing as of the effective date of this By-law (Table 7.3); no metres or storeys stated |
| Maximum lot coverage | See noteShall be as legally existing as of the effective date of this By-law (Table 7.3) |
Other provisions in this section
- All Table 7.3 standards (lot frontage, lot area, lot coverage, front/flankage/interior side/rear yards, height) are 'as legally existing as of the effective date of this By-law' - no numeric values are set; compliance must be checked against the existing legal condition of the lot and building.
- Table 7.2 footnote (1): retail propane and transfer facility and public hall are not permitted on a lot abutting a residential zone.
- Table 7.2 footnote (2): retail propane and transfer facility only permitted for the sale of propane to the general public for automotive and recreational purposes.
- Table 7.2 footnote (4): place of entertainment permitted only as an accessory use.
- Not permitted in MTC: adult entertainment establishment, medical office, training facility, hotel.
Source: Part 7, Section 7.2 (Table 7.2) and Section 7.3 (Table 7.3), By-law 2014-014 (Town of Oakville), checked 2026-09-12. General provisions elsewhere in the by-law (parking, driveways, accessory buildings) also apply, and a numbered exception on the parcel can change any value here. Treat this as a pre-check, not a sign-off.