Phase 2 - Public Release of the Second Draft of the Zoning By-law is now complete!

The City of Pickering prepared a second draft of its consolidated Zoning By-law and invites you to review and learn more about the changes and how they impact properties and future development in Pickering.

In response to comments on the First Draft of the Zoning By-law, provisions for Short-term Rentals, Driveway Widening, and several new areas have been included in the Second Draft.

Interactive Zoning Map(External link)	Second Draft of the Zoning By-law Text(External link)
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Release of Chapter 15 - Exceptions

With the release of the Second Draft of the Zoning By-law, we have completed our review of the Exceptions. City Staff reviewed over 800 Exceptions found in the six existing Parent By-laws. All Exceptions were an outcome of site specific rezonings dating all the way back to the 1960's.

Through our review, the total number of Exceptions has been reduced from roughly 851 to 412. This means that many of the existing development is now in compliance with the Consolidated Zoning By-law.

Comment Summary Matrix

City Staff have received many comments from the Public on the first draft of the By-law. We have prepared a Comment Matrix with all public comments and our response here: Comment Summary Matrix(External link)

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For more information on the Second Draft of the Zoning By-law, the City of Pickering hosted an In-person Open house on March 12, 2024 from 4:30 to 8 pm at the Civic Centre foyer. The statutory meeting was held on April 2^nd, 2024 at 7 pm in the Council Chambers with an In-person Open House from 4:00 - 6:30pm.

The Statutory meeting was held on April 2, 2024 at 7 pm in the Pickering Council Chambers with an In-person Open House from 4:00 - 6:30 pm.

• Residential Zones with Short term Rental
• Flexibility with Driveway Widening

Join us to learn about the draft Comprehensive Zoning By-law. All residents are welcome to join the session and there will be a focus on zoning related topics in North Pickering.

The purpose of the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law is to consolidate six existing land use By-laws and their site-specific exceptions into a single Zoning By-law. Zoning By-laws are regulations that municipal staff use to ensure structures are safe and our environment is protected.

City development welcomes residents and stakeholders to participate in our upcoming Virtual Open House for the first draft of the Comprehensive Zoning By-law. If you wish to participate, please register at the link below.

City development welcomes residents and stakeholders to participate in our upcoming Public Open House for the Comprehensive Zoning By-law Review.

Phase 2 includes the preparation of the draft Zoning By-law, public consultation to obtain feedback on the By-law, required revisions to the draft By-law based on stakeholder/public input, and the preparation of a recommended By-law

*PLEASE NOTE Exceptions are not included in Draft #1 of the Comprehensive Zoning By-law. Draft #1 only consolidates former Parent By-laws. Please look for Exceptions in Draft #2.

We would greatly appreciate any comments or feedback. We are accepting feedback until March 2023.

First Draft of the Comprehensive Zoning By-law Text(External link)

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First Draft of the Comprehensive Zoning By-law Interactive Map(External link)

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The City of Pickering welcomes all residents and stakeholders to provide feedback for the First Draft of the Comprehensive Zoning By-law. We would greatly appreciate any comments or feedback. Kindly forward your comments by March 2023

Phase 1 was initiated early 2020 and included the preparation of discussion papers, a public consultation strategy, and multiple open houses to present the findings of the discussion papers and obtain feedback from the community.