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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 September 30, 2022. For up to date information on a specific property, please contact the Planner for the area municipality.

Title	Description	Modified Date
Council Approved	A list of zoning bylaw amendments that have been approved by Council and are awaiting consolidation into the current zoning bylaw.	8/4/2022
Final Approved	A list of all zoning bylaw amendments that have been consolidated into the current zoning bylaw.	8/4/2022
Title, Application, Administration & Enforcement	Section 1	6/29/2016
Definitions	Section 2	9/24/2019
Definitions - Illustrations	Section 2 - Illustrations are for clarification purposes only and do not form part of this By-Law.	3/1/2021
Interpretation and Schedules	Section 3	6/29/2016
Zones	Section 4	6/29/2016
General Provisions	Section 5	9/24/2019
Residential Type 1 (R1)	Section 6	5/8/2020
Residential Type 2 (R2)	Section 7	8/4/2022
Residential Type 3 (R3)	Section 8	8/4/2022
Residential Type 4 (R4)	Section 9	8/4/2022
Historical District (HD)	Section 10	6/29/2016
Local Commercial (C1)	Section 11	11/27/2020
Shopping Centre Commercial (C2)	Section 12	6/29/2016
Entrepreneurial District (C3)	Section 13	11/27/2020
Highway Commercial (C4)	Section 14	8/4/2022
Central Commercial (C5)	Section 15	6/1/2021
Regional Commercial (C6)	Section 16	8/4/2022
Prestige Industrial (M1)	Section 17	5/8/2020
Restricted Industrial (M2)	Section 18	8/4/2022
General Industrial (M3)	Section 19	8/4/2022
Transitional Industrial (M4)	Section 20	8/4/2022
Neighbourhood Institutional (NI)	Section 21	11/27/2020
Community Facility (CF)	Section 22	9/24/2019
Passive Open Space (OS1)	Section 23	9/24/2019
Active Open Space (OS2)	Section 24	6/1/2021
Environmental Protection 1 (EP1)	Section 25	6/29/2016
Environmental Protection 2 (EP2)	Section 26	6/29/2016
Future Development (FD)	Section 27	9/24/2019
Planned Unit Development (PUD)	Section 28	1/16/2017
Agricultural (AG)	Section 29	9/24/2019
Approval	Section 30	6/29/2016

Schedules

Title	Description
Key Maps	Schedule A
Arterial Road Designation Plan	Schedule B
Parking Space and Parking Aisle Requirement Plan	Schedule C-1
Parking Space and Parking Aisle Requirement Plan	Schedule C-2
Parking & Loading Space Reductions and Exemptions	Schedule D
Reduction & Exemption Plan - Misc. Provisions	Schedule E
Temporary Use By-Laws	Schedule F
Minister's Zoning Order	Schedule G
Accessible Parking Standards	Schedule H

Application Fees

Please check the current fee schedule prior to submission of your application.

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

Schedule E - Application for Committee Exemption

In addition to the County Development Charges, most area municipalities in Oxford County also have Development Charges by-laws.

Development Charges

The Development Charges Background Study provides the basis and background required to update the County's development charges to accurately reflect the future servicing needs of new development. The analysis assesses the development-related costs associated with the following County services: