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Zoning By-law 2008-250 Consolidation | City of Ottawa
Zoning By-law Consolidation Disclaimer
This consolidation of the Zoning By-law is current to June 10, 2020.
This consolidation of the City of Ottawa Zoning By-law, By-law 2008-250 and the amendments thereto, is prepared for reference purposes only. While the Planning and Growth Management Department makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information contained herein, the reader is advised that as this publication is an office consolidation, in situations where legal accuracy is important, the By-law itself and any amending by-laws thereto must be consulted.
Please note: A listing of the amending by-laws to Zoning By-law No. 2008-250 can be referenced in Appendix B – the Amendment Schedule to the Zoning By-law and Interim Control By-laws.
For information about these amending by-laws and the applicability of their regulations, please contact 311 and request to speak to the Development Information Officer (DIO) for the geographic area in question.
Copies of individual zoning amendment by-laws can be obtained at the following locations:
Zoning By-law 2008-250 Consolidation - Site Map
Part 1 - Administration, Interpretation and Definitions (Sections 1 to 54)
Section 1 to 9 - Administration​
Section 10 to 28 - General Rules of Interpretation​
Section 29 to 46 - Interpreting Zoning Information​
Section 54 - Definitions​
Part 2 - General Provisions (Sections 55 to 74)
Section 55 - Accessory Uses, Buildings and Structures
Section 56 - Adequate Municipal Services
Section 57 - Corner Sight Triangles​
Section 58 - Flood Plain Overlay
Section 59 - Frontage on a Public Street
Section 60 - Heritage Overlay
Section 61 - Holding Zones - Additions
Section 62 - Minimum Distance Separation​
Section 63 - Part-Lot Control​
Section 64 - Permitted Projections Above the Height Limit​
Section 65 - Permitted Projections into Required Yards​
Section 66 - Provisions for the Handling and Transfer of Propane and Natural Gas​
Section 67 - Residential use building setback from mineral aggregate zones​
Section 68 - Setbacks from Railway Rights-of-Way in Rural Zones​
Section 69 - Setback from Watercourses​
Section 70 - Protection of Airport Operations​
Section 71 - Temporary Uses, Buildings or Structures During Construction​
Section 72 - Setback from the Trans Canada Pipeline​
Section 73 - Provisions for the May 2017 Flood Relief Overlay​
Section 74 - Multiple Buildings​
Part 3 - Specific Use Provisions (Sections 78 to 99)
Section 78 - Payday Loan Establishment
Section 79 - Provisions for On-farm Diversified Use
Section 80 - Adult Entertainment Parlours​
Section 81 - Click and Collect Facility
Section 82 - Urban Agriculture
Section 83 - Hydronic Heaters
Section 84 - Kennels
Section 85 - Outdoor Commercial Patios
Section 86 - Parking on Place of Worship Sites
Section 87 - Rapid-Transit Network
Section 88 - Security Huts for Diplomatic Missions
Section 89 - Small Batch Breweries
Section 90 - Snow Disposal Facilities
Section 91 - Utility Installations
Section 92 - Wayside Pits and Wayside Quarries
Section 93 - One Lot for Zoning Purposes
Section 94 - Car Sharing Services
Section 96 - Place of Worship and Place of Assembly
Section 97 - Cannabis Production Facility
Section 98 - Bicycle and Motor Vehicle Training Facilities
Section 99 - Storefront Industry
Part 4 - Parking, Queuing and Loading Provisions (Sections 100 to 114)
Section 100 - General Provisions
Section 101 - Minimum Parking Space Rates
Section 102 - Minimum Visitor Parking Space Rates
Section 103 - Maximum Limit on Number of Parking Spaces Near Rapid Transit Stations
Section 104 - Shared Parking Provisions
Section 105 - Tandem Parking Provisions
Section 106 - Parking Space Provisions
Section 107 - Aisle and Driveway Provisions
Section 108 - Steep Driveways
Section 109 - Location of Parking
Section 110 - Landscaping Provisions for Parking Lots
Section 111 - Bicycle Parking Space Rates and Provisions
Section 112 - Provisions for Drive-Through Operations
Section 113 - Loading Space Rates and Provisions
Section 114 - Parking Credits
Part 6 - Residential Zones (Sections 155 to 168)
R1 - Residential First Density Zone (Sections 155 and 156)
R2 - Residential Second Density Zone (Sections 157 and 158)
R3 - Residential Third Density Zone (Sections 159 and 160)
R4 - Residential Fourth Density Zone (Sections 161 and 162)
R5 - Residential Fifth Density Zone (Sections 163 and 164)
Reserved for Future Use (Sections 165 and 166)
RM- Mobile Home Zone (Sections 167 and 168)
Part 7 - Institutional Zones (Sections 169 to 172)
I1 - Minor Institutional Zone (Sections 169 and 170)
I2 - Major Institutional Zone (Sections 171 and 172)
Part 8 - Open Space and Leisure Zones (Sections 173 to 180)
L1 - Community Leisure Facility Zone (Sections 173 to 174)
L2 - Major Leisure Facility Zone (Sections 175 and 176)
L3 - Central Experimental Farm (Sections 177)
O1 - Parks and Open Space Zone (Sections 179 and 180)
Part 9 - Environmental Zones (Sections 183 and 184)
EP-Environmental Protection Zone (Section 183 and 184)
Part 10 - Mixed Use / Commercial Zones (Sections 185 to 198)
AM - Arterial Mainstreet Zone (Sections 185 and 186)
GM - General Mixed Use Zone (Sections 187 and 188)
LC - Local Commercial Zone (Sections 189 and 190)
MC - Mixed-Use Centre Zone (Sections 191 and 192)
MD - Mixed-Use Downtown Zone (Sections 193 and 194)
TD – Transit Oriented Development Zone (Sections 195 and 196)
TM - Traditional Mainstreet Zone (Sections 197 and 198)
Part 11 - Industrial Zones (Sections 199 to 206)
IG - General Industrial Zone (Sections 199 and 200)
IH - Heavy Industrial Zone (Sections 201 and 202)
IL - Light Industrial Zone (Sections 203 and 204)
IP - Business Park Industrial Zone (Sections 205 and 206)
Part 12 - Transportation Zones (Sections 207 to 210)
T1 - Air Transportation Facility Zone (Sections 207 and 208)
T2 - Ground Transportation Zone (Sections 209 and 210)
Part 13 - Rural Zones (Sections 211 to 236)
AG - Agricultural Zone (Sections 211 and 212)
ME - Mineral Extraction Zone (Sections 213 and 214)
MR - Mineral Aggregate Reserve Zone (Sections 215 and 216)
RC - Rural Commercial Zone (Sections 217 and 218)
RG - Rural General Industrial Zone (Sections 219 and 220)
RH - Rural Heavy Industrial Zone (Sections 221 and 222)
RI - Rural Institutional Zone (Sections 223 and 224)
RR - Rural Residential Zone (Sections 225 and 226)
RU - Rural Countryside Zone (Sections 227 and 228)
VM - Village Mixed-Use Zone (Sections 229 and 230)
V1 - Village Residential First Density Zone (Sections 231 and 232)
V2 - Village Residential Second Density Zone (Sections 233 and 234)
V3 - Village Residential Third Density Zone (Sections 235 and 236)
Part 14 - Other Zones (Sections 237 and 238)
DR - Development Reserve Zone (Sections 237 and 238)
Part 15 – Exceptions (Sec. 239-240)
Part 16 - Appendices - Administrative Lists and Processes
Appendix A - List of Land Uses Specifically Mentioned or Defined
Appendix B - Amendment Schedule to the Zoning Bylaw and Interim Control Bylaws
Appendix C - The Committee of Adjustment
Appendix D - Appeals to the Ontario Municipal Board
Part 17 – Schedules
Part 18 – Zoning Maps (link to geoOttawa)
Part 19 - Section 37 Provisions
Part 1 – Administration, Interpretation and Definitions (Sections 1-54) [PDF – 375 KB]
Administration (Sec. 1-9)
General Rules of Interpretation (Sec. 10-28)
Definitions (Sec. 54)
Part 2 – General Provisions (Sections 55-72) [PDF – 92 KB]
Accessory Uses, Buildings and Structures (Sec. 55)
Adequate Municipal Services (Sec. 56)
Corner Sight Triangles (Sec. 57)
Flood Plain Overlay (Sec. 58)
Frontage on a Public Street (Sec. 59)
Heritage Overlay (Sec. 60)
Holding Zones - Additions (Sec. 61)
Minimum Distance Separation (Sec. 62)
Part-Lot Control (Sec. 63)
Permitted Projections Above the Height Limit (Sec. 64)
Permitted Projections into Required Yards (Sec. 65)
Provisions for the Handling and Transfer of Propane and Natural Gas (Sec. 66)
Residential use building setback from mineral aggregate zones (Sec. 67)
Setbacks from Railway Rights-of-Way in Rural Zones (Sec. 68)
Setback from Watercourses (Sec. 69)
Protection of Airport Operations (Sec. 70)
Temporary Uses, Buildings or Structures During Construction (Sec. 71)
Setback from the Trans Canada Pipeline (Sec. 72)
Part 3 – Specific Use Provisions (Sections 79-97) [PDF – 72 KB]
Payday Loan Establishment (Sec. 78)
Provisions for On-farm Diversified Uses (Sec.79)
Adult Entertainment Parlours (Sec. 80)
Reserved for Future Use (Sec. 81)
Community Garden (Sec. 82)
Reserved for future use (Sec. 83)
Kennels (Sec. 84)
Outdoor Commercial Patios (Sec. 85)
Parking on Place of Worship Sites (Sec. 86)
Rapid-Transit Network (Sec. 87)
Security Huts for Diplomatic Missions (Sec. 88)
Small Batch Breweries (Sec. 89)
Snow Disposal Facilities (Sec. 90)
Utility Installations (Sec. 91)
Wayside Pits and Wayside Quarries (Sec. 92)
Reserved for Future Use (Sec. 93)
Car Sharing Services (Section 94)
Waste Processing and Transfer Facilities in the Rural Area (Section 95)
Place of Worship (Section 96)
Medical Marihuana Production Facility (Section 97)
Part 4 – Parking, Queuing and Loading Provisions (Sections 100-114) [PDF – 245 KB]
General Provisions (Sec. 100)
Minimum Parking Space Rates (Sec. 101)
Minimum Visitor Parking Space Rates (Sec. 102)
Maximum Limit on Number of Parking Spaces Near Rapid Transit Stations (Sec. 103)
Shared Parking Provisions (Sec. 104)
Tandem Parking Provisions (Sec. 105)
Parking Space Provisions (Sec. 106)
Aisle and Driveway Provisions (Sec. 107)
Steep Driveways (Sec. 108)
Location of Parking (Sec. 109)
Landscaping Provisions for Parking Lots (Sec. 110)
Bicycle Parking Space Rates and Provisions (Sec. 111)
Provisions for Drive-Through Operations (Sec. 112)
Loading Space Rates and Provisions (Sec. 113)
Parking Credits (Sec. 114)
Part 5 – Residential Provisions (Sections 120-142) [PDF – 135 KB]
Accessory Satellite Dish or Accessory Tower Antenna in Residential Zones (Sec. 120)
Bed and Breakfast Provisions (Sec. 121)
Conversions (Sec. 122)
Front Yard Setback Reductions (Sec. 123)
Garden Suite Provisions (Sec. 124)
Group Home Provisions (Sec. 125)
Heavy Vehicles and Recreational Vehicles Associated with a Residential Use (Sec. 126)
Home-Based Business Provisions (Sec. 127)
Home-Based Businesses in RU and AG Zones (Sec. 128)
Home-Based Day Care (Sec. 129)
Non-Residential Uses in Residential Zones (Sec. 130)
Planned Unit Development (Sec. 131)
Rooming Units in Private Dwellings (Sec. 132)
Secondary Dwelling Units (Sec. 133)
Shelter Accommodation (Sec. 134)
Through lots in Residential Zones (Sec. 135)
Maximum Number of Attached Dwelling Units in a Multiple Attached Dwelling (Section 136)
Amenity Area (Section 137)
Regulations Affecting Vertically Attached Dwelling Units (Section 138)
Low-Rise Residential Infill Development in the Mature Neighbourhoods Overlay (Section 139)
Front Yard Patterns, Parking Patterns and Entranceway Patterns (Section 140)
Residential Neighbourhood Commercial Suffix (Section 141)
Coach Houses (Section 142)
Part 6 – Residential Zones (Sections 155-168) [PDF – 510 KB]
R1 - Residential First Density Zone (Sec. 155-156)
R2 - Residential Second Density Zone (Sec. 157-158)
R3 - Residential Third Density Zone (Sec. 159-160)
R4 - Residential Fourth Density Zone (Sec. 161-162)
R5 - Residential Fifth Density Zone (Sec. 163-164)
Reserved for Future Use (Sec. 165-166)
RM- Mobile Home Zone (Sec. 167-168)
Part 7 – Institutional Zones (Sections 169-172) [PDF – 86 KB]
I1 - Minor Institutional Zone (Sec. 169-170)
I2 - Major Institutional Zone (Sec. 171-172)
Part 8 – Open Space and Leisure Zones (Sections 173-180) [PDF – 100 KB]
L1 - Community Leisure Facility Zone (Sec. 173-174)
L2 - Major Leisure Facility Zone (Sec. 175-176)
L3 - Central Experimental Farm (Sec. 177)
O1 - Parks and Open Space Zone (Sec. 179-180)
Part 9 – Environmental Zones (Sections 183-184) [PDF – 34 KB]
EP-Environmental Protection Zone (Sec. 183-184)
Part 10 – Mixed Use/Commercial Zones (Sections 185-198) [PDF – 270 KB]
AM - Arterial Mainstreet Zone (Sec. 185-186)
GM - General Mixed Use Zone (Sec. 187-188)
LC - Local Commercial Zone (Sec. 189-190)
MC - Mixed-Use Centre Zone (Sec. 191-192)
MD - Mixed-Use Downtown Zone (Sec. 193-194)
TD - Transit Oriented Development Zone (Sections 195 and 196)
TM - Traditional Mainstreet Zone (Sec. 197-198)
Part 11 – Industrial Zones (Sections 199-206) [PDF – 113 KB]
IG - General Industrial Zone (Sec. 199-200)
IH - Heavy Industrial Zone (Sec. 201-202)
IL - Light Industrial Zone (Sec. 203-204)
IP - Business Park Industrial Zone (Sec. 205-206)
Part 12 – Transportation Zones (Sections 207-210) [PDF – 52 KB]
T1 - Air Transportation Facility Zone (Sec. 207-208)
T2 - Ground Transportation Zone (Sec. 209-210)
Part 13 – Rural Zones (Sections 211-236) [PDF – 237 KB]
AG - Agricultural Zone (Sec. 211-212)
ME - Mineral Extraction Zone (Sec. 213-214)
MR - Mineral Aggregate Reserve Zone (Sec. 215-216)
RC - Rural Commercial Zone (Sec. 217-218)
RG - Rural General Industrial Zone (Sec. 219-220)
RH - Rural Heavy Industrial Zone (Sec. 221-222)
RI - Rural Institutional Zone (Sec. 223-224)
RR - Rural Residential Zone (Sec. 225-226)
RU - Rural Countryside Zone (Sec. 227-228)
VM - Village Mixed-Use Zone (Sec. 229-230)
V1 - Village Residential First Density Zone (Sec. 231-232)
V2 - Village Residential Second Density Zone (Sec. 233-234)
V3 - Village Residential Third Density Zone (Sec. 235-236)
Part 14 – Other Zones (Sections 237-238) [PDF – 26 KB]
DR - Development Reserve Zone (Sec. 237-238)
Part 15 – Exceptions (Sec. 239-240) [PDF – 2.03 MB]
Urban Exceptions (Section 239)
1 - 100 [PDF –169 KB]
101 - 200 [PDF – 202 KB]
201 - 300 [PDF – 126 KB]
301 - 400 [PDF – 118 KB]
401 - 500 [PDF – 86 KB]
501 - 600 [PDF – 142 KB]
601 - 700 [PDF – 101 KB]
701 - 800 [PDF – 148 KB]
801 - 900 [PDF – 171 KB]
901 - 1000 [PDF – 122 KB]
1001 - 1100 [PDF – 231 KB]
1101 - 1200 [PDF – 157 KB]
1201 - 1300 [PDF – 167 KB]
1301 - 1400 [PDF – 132 KB]
1401 - 1500 [PDF – 139 KB]
1501 - 1600 [PDF – 100 KB]
1601 - 1700 [PDF – 186 KB]
1701 - 1800 [PDF- 28 KB]
1801 - 1900 [PDF – 13.67 KB]
1901 - 2000 [PDF – 62.5 KB]
2001 - 3000 [PDF - 11.94 KB]
Rural Exceptions (Section 240)
1r - 100r [PDF – 130 KB]
101r - 200r [PDF – 123 KB]
201r - 300r [PDF – 97 KB]
301r - 400r [PDF – 45 KB]
401r - 500r [PDF – 64 KB]
501r - 600r [PDF – 82 KB]
601r - 700r [PDF – 86 KB]
701r - 800r [PDF – 45 KB]
801r - 900r [PDF - 9.55 KB]
Appendix A - List of Land Uses Specifically Mentioned or Defined [PDF – 36 KB]
Appendix C - The Committee of Adjustment [PDF – 16 KB]
Appendix D - Appeals to the Ontario Municipal Board [PDF – 12 KB]
Part 17 – Schedules [PDF – 11 KB]
Part 19 – Section 37 Provisions [PDF – 9 KB]
Rural Area and Greenbelt Zoning By-law Sections
The Comprehensive Zoning By-law, approved June 25, 2008 by City Council, is a set of regulations to control development in the City of Ottawa. Zoning by-laws are enabled by the Ontario Planning Act, R.S.O.1990 (Section 34) to regulate the use of land and the location of buildings and structures.
This section provides a listing of those sections of the by-law that are applicable to the Rural and Greenbelt areas. As a result, the section numbering may appear to be incomplete as other sections have been intentionally omitted.
For further information or to make enquiries please call 3-1-1.
PDF versions are available for each Part.
To print a pdf copy of the Rural Area and Greenbelt version of the zoning by-law:
Print the full pdf version of parts 1 to 5, 9, 13, 14, 16
For the following parts open the pdf and print the following sections:
print part 8 - Section 179 - 180
print part 12 - Section 207-208
print part 15 - Section 240
print part 17 - Schedules 1 - 10 and any schedule that affects a rural property or the greenbelt
This section provides a listing of those parts of the by-law that are applicable to the Rural Area and Greenbelt. As a result, the section numbering may appear to be incomplete as other sections have been intentionally omitted.
Section 1 to 9 - Administration
Section 10 to 28 - General Rules of Interpretation
Section 29 to 46 - Interpreting Zoning Information
Section 54 - Definitions
Part 2 - General Provisions (Sections 55 to 72)
Section 57 - Corner Sight Triangles
Section 62 - Minimum Distance Separation
Section 63 - Part-Lot Control
Section 64 - Permitted Projections Above the Height Limit
Section 65 - Permitted Projections into Required Yards
Section 66 - Provisions for the Handling and Transfer of Propane and Natural Gas
Section 67 - Residential use building setback from mineral aggregate zones
Section 68 - Setbacks from Railway Rights-of-Way in Rural Zones
Section 69 - Setback from Watercourses
Section 70 - Protection of Airport Operations
Section 71 - Temporary Uses, Buildings or Structures During Construction
Section 72 - Setback from the Trans Canada Pipeline
Part 3 - Specific Use Provisions (Sections 80 to 95)
Section 80 - Adult Entertainment Parlours
Part 9 – Environmental Zones (Sections 183 and 184)
Part 15 – Exceptions (Sec. 240)
Rural Exceptions
Part 18 – Zoning Maps