Pickering Zoning By-law Review
Why has the City initiated this review?
Pickering has 6 different zoning by-laws that apply to different areas of the City. Many are outdated and do not reflect current Provincial legislation and Official Plan policies. Through this review, the previous by-laws will be consolidated to reflect Pickering’s Official Plan policies, modern planning trends, and simplify the processing of permits and planning applications.
We are in Phase 2 - Public Release of the Second Draft of the Zoning By-law
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.
Second Draft of the Zoning By-law Text | |
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
For more information on the Second Draft of the Zoning By-law, the City of Pickering will be hosting an In-person Open house on March 12, 2024 from 4:30 to 8 pm at the Civic Centre foyer. The statutory meeting will be held on April 2nd, 2024 at 7 pm in the Council Chambers with an In-person Open House from 4:00 - 6:30pm.
The Statutory meeting will be 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.
Statutory Meeting | |
Date | Tuesday, April 2, 2024 |
Time | 7:00 pm |
Location | Pickering Council Chambers |
View the Public Notice | |
View the Information Report |
How to Read the Zoning By-law: A Citizen's Guide
Step 1: Locate a property of interest on the Interactive Map here.
- Use the search bar to find your property of interest.
- Select the property to open the corresponding zoning (i.e C1, CC1, SLD1, etc.).
- If your selected property has an exception, the zone code will begin with "x" and proceed with the Exception number *(i.e. x500 (CC 1).
- If you have a comment about the property, click the “Submit a comment…..” link
Step 2: Review the applicable Sections of the draft Zoning By-law Text.
- First, open the draft Zoning By-law and find the applicable Section(s) (i.e. if you property is zoned Residential, proceed to Section 6.5 for permitted uses, lot requirements).
- If your selected property has an Exception, please proceed to the Section 15 Exception documents located above
- Please note, Section 4 (General Regulations) & Section 5 (Parking Regulations) apply to most zones in the City of Pickering.
Step 3: Please share your experience, any questions, or concerns below. Alternatively, you may email your comments to zonereview@pickering.ca. If you wish to have your comments considered on the first draft, we kindly request you submit your comments or questions by/before May 1, 2024.
Second Draft of the Zoning By-law Text | |