Notice of passing of Zoning By-law Amendment for all lands subject to Zoning By-law 2014-014

Site location: All lands subject to Zoning By-law 2014-014

Applicant: Town-initiated
File number: 42.25.23
Ward: 1 to 7

Planner on file: Catherine Buckerfield, Senior Planner
Email: catherine.buckerfield@oakville.ca
Phone: 905-845-6601 ext. 2084
Address: 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3

What was passed?

Zoning By-law 2026-088 was approved by Council for the Town of Oakville on June 15, 2026, under section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

The purpose of By-law 2026-088 is to modify and introduce regulations and make various amendments to clarify and simplify zoning regulations to make it easier to understand and apply, reduce the number of Residential Low zones, apply more equitable practices and improve livability.

The effect of the proposed amendment would make changes to various parts of Zoning By-law

2014-014, as amended, including:

• Part 1, Administration
• Part 2, Establishment of Zones
• Part 3, Definitions
• Part 4, General Provisions
• Part 5, Parking, Loading and Stacking Lane Provisions
• Part 6, Residential Zones
• Part 15, Special Provisions
• Part 19, Maps

Proposed updates which include changes to regulations such as:

• general amendments that are housekeeping in nature, and bring about clarity such as the introduction of table identifiers and reorganization of information, clarification of definitions and regulations;
• update transition provisions;
• streamlining and consolidation of zones resulting in updates to minimum lot frontages and areas including related changes to regulations such as minimum yards, residential floor area and lot coverage and symbol change from “RL” to “R”;
• related updates to mapping;
• updates to requirements for side yards, window wells, lot coverage, garage area and residential floor area;
• introduction of height requirements based on roof slope, driveway setbacks, soft landscaping requirements and minimum yards for additional residential units;
• change the “-0” Suffix Zone to an Overlay and removal of some requirements such as main wall proportionality and other changes such as replacing the term “prohibited” with not “permitted” for balconies and residential floor area above the second storey within the “-0” Overlay areas;
• updates to special provisions for Heritage Conservation Districts and introduction of a special provision for the Trafalgar Road Heritage Conservation District.

Review the supporting material

The reports, studies and plans submitted by the proponent are available to review on the South Oakville Residential Zoning By-law Review page.

Written comments and oral submissions

Council has considered the written comments and oral submissions related to this matter and that they have been appropriately addressed.

Find more information

To learn more about the planning process, visit oakville.ca and search Building, Planning and Development Guide.

Related applications:

Currently there are various Planning Act applications across the subject lands. Additional information is found on the Town’s webpage for Active Development Applications and Committee of Adjustment applications.

Legal notice

Any appeals to the proposed zoning by-law amendment must be filed with the Town Clerk at 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3; must set out the reasons for the appeal; and must be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal. A copy of the appeal form is available from the Ontario Land Tribunal website.

Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a by-law to the Ontario Land Tribunal. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf.

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of Town of Oakville Council to the Ontario Land Tribunal, but the person or public body did not make written comments or oral submissions before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing unless in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party. Persons who may otherwise have an ability to appeal the passing of a zoning by-law amendment are limited to persons listed in subsection 34(19) of the Planning Act.

The last day for filing a notice of appeal is July 13, 2026.

This notice was issued on June 23, 2026.