Zoning · Oakville · Industrial
MTE zone, Oakville: Midtown Transitional Employment
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 employment zone in Midtown Oakville where existing lots and buildings are kept as they legally were when the by-law took effect, allowing offices, hotels, training facilities and limited retail and service uses.
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Check an addressWhat the MTE zone permits
- Legal uses of land, buildings, and structures existing on the lot as of the effective date of the By-law
- Outside display and sales area
- Retail store (footnote 3: only within a building used by another use; max 20% of net floor area cumulatively)
- Adult entertainment establishment
- Financial institution (footnote 3)
- Food production (footnote 3)
- Restaurant (footnote 3)
- Service commercial establishment (footnote 3)
- Sports facility (footnote 3)
- Business office
- Medical office
- Day care (footnote 3)
- Emergency service facility
- Conservation use
- Park, public
- Stormwater management facility
- Training facility
- Hotel
- Public hall
- Community centre
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot area (interior lot) | See noteShall be as legally existing as of the effective date of this By-law. |
| Minimum lot width (interior lot) | See noteShall be as legally existing as of the effective date of this By-law. |
| Minimum front yard | See noteShall be as legally existing as of the effective date of this By-law. |
| Minimum interior side yard | See noteShall be as legally existing as of the effective date of this By-law. |
| Minimum exterior side yard | See noteMinimum flankage yard: shall be as legally existing as of the effective date of this By-law. |
| Minimum rear yard | See noteShall be as legally existing as of the effective date of this By-law. |
| Maximum building height | See noteShall be as legally existing as of the effective date of this By-law. |
| Maximum lot coverage | See noteShall be as legally existing as of the effective date of this By-law. |
Other provisions in this section
- All Table 7.3 standards (lot frontage, lot area, lot coverage, front/flankage/interior side/rear yards, height) are fixed at what legally existed on the lot as of the effective date of By-law 2014-014; no numeric standards are given.
- Table 7.2 footnote 3: retail store, financial institution, food production, restaurant, service commercial establishment, sports facility and day care are permitted only within the same building (or part) used by another use not subject to the footnote, and all such uses together may occupy a maximum of 20% of the building's net floor area.
- Table 7.2 footnote 1 (not permitted on a lot abutting a residential zone), footnote 2 (retail propane sales) and footnote 4 (accessory use only) are printed with the table but are not attached to any use in the MTE column.
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.