Zoning By-law
The Zoning By-Law sets out how a specific parcel of land may be used, this includes the type and placement of buildings on a property. You can apply to change the use of property through a Zoning By-law Amendment, see our Planning and Development webpage for application forms. Make sure to check the zoning regulations before you start Building and Renovating.
Notice of Application
The following application is received by the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Hamilton.
| File No. ZBA 01/25 and OPA 01/25 - Notice of Application to Amend the Township of Hamilton Zoning By-law 2001-58 and Notice of Official Plan Amendment 14 |
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Please be advised that a Public Meeting will be held by the Township of Hamilton Council on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 1:00 p.m., taking place in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Office located at 8285 Majestic Hills Drive. The Township of Hamilton will be updating both the Township Official Plan and Zoning By-law to incorporate Source Water Protection policies and regulations as required by the Ganaraska Source Protection Plan. The policies address protection to both groundwater drinking sources and surface water sources. The Ganaraska Source Protection Plan was approved on October 23, 2014, with an effective date of January 1, 2015. The Plan was then updated on December 21, 2021. OPA 14 also contains an amendment to the Rural consent policies that a maximum of three severances are permitted from a property in the Rural designation. Read the complete Notice of Application Read the complete Notice of Amendment Should you have any questions regarding the application, please do not hesitate to contact our Senior Planner by email or phone at 905-342-2810, quoting file numbers ZBA 01/25 and OPA 01/25. |
Comprehensive Zoning By-law
| Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2001-58 |
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Section 5: General Provisions Section 6: Permanent Agriculture (PA) Section 7: Marginal Agriculture (MA) Section 8: Estate Residential (ER) Section 9: Rural Residential (RR) Section 10: Limited Service Residential (LSR) Section 11: Waterfront Residential (WR) Section 12: Mobile Home Residential (MHR) Section 13: Urban Residential First Density (UR1) Section 14: Urban Residential Second Density (UR2) Section 15: Urban Multiple Residential (UMR) Section 16: Rural Commercial (RC) Section 17: Rural Highway Commercial (RHC) Section 18: Waterfront Resort Commercial (WRC) Section 19: Hamlet Commercial (HC) Section 20: Rural Industrial (RI) Section 21: Hamlet Industrial (HI) Sections 22 & 23: Mineral Extractive 'A' (MXA) & 'B' (MXB) Section 24: Waste Disposal (WD) Section 25: Community Facility (CF) Section 26: Open Space (OS) Sections 27 & 28: Environmental Protection-Wetland (EP-W) & Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) Sections 29 through 35: Oak Ridges Moraine Environmental (ORME), Core (ORMC), Linkage (ORML), Countryside (ORMCO), Rural Settlement (ORMRS), Mineral Extractive (ORMME) & Environmental Plan Review (ORMEPR) |
- Schedule A (includes Oak Ridges Moraine zoning)
- Schedule M (includes underlying zones within Oak Ridges Moraine)
If you wish to make a complaint regarding a contravention to the Zoning By-law, please contact the Planning Coordinator.