Development of a New Comprehensive Zoning By-law for the City
Completed — Enacted by Council, January 31, 2024
The comments received from the September 18, 2023 Statutory Public Meeting has resulted in further modifications to the Draft Zoning By-law and other modifications and/or additions stemming from meetings with interested parties.
A Staff Recommendation Report, Draft By-law and presentation are scheduled for the January 16, 2024 meeting of the Development Services Committee. Click here for the January 16, 2024 agenda item.
Statutory Public Meeting
The Statutory Public Meeting was held on September 18, 2023 to provide opportunities for the public to provide their comments on the draft Comprehensive Zoning By-law. The meeting provided Staff with additional insight, input, and suggested modifications for consideration. The link to the September 18, 2023 meeting including the Report and Draft By-law is found below:
Statutory Public Meeting - Item 4.1
The By-law and City Wide concession Map presented at the September 18th Public Meeting are available below:To view individual zoning maps:
A6 A7 B6 B7 C2/1 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 D2/1
D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 E2/1 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7
F2/1 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 G2/1 G3 G4 G5 G6
G7 H2/1 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 J2/1 J3 J4 J5
NOTE: Areas not covered by this By-law - Zoning Bylaw Amendments enacted after June 12, 2014 and Section 9 Lands under the 2014 Official Plan will not be included in this Zoning By-law. The applicable Parent Zoning By-laws in these areas will remain in effect.
Development Service Committee Meeting - June 26, 2023
Stemming from the discussion at the June 12, 2023 meeting, Staff provided an update on matters raised and key revisions to the Draft By-law. Staff recommended that a further Statutory Public Meeting be held in September 2023 to receive additional public input. The revised Draft By-law and Schedules are included in the June 26, 2023 package to the Development Services Committee. The link to the package is found below:
Item 9.2 - Comprehensive Zoning By-law Project
Special Development Services Committee Meeting - June 12, 2023Staff submitted its recommendations to the Development Services Committee, which were presented on June 12, 2023. The revised By-law was also included in the report package, which contained several additional modifications stemming from the input at the Open Houses, Development Services Committee Workshop, Statutory Public Meeting and, the Heritage Markham Committee Meeting. Staff’s Recommendation Report, Draft Zoning By-law and Schedules can be found here:
Comprehensive Zoning By-law Project - June 12, 2023
Public Meeting - May 9, 2023A Public Meeting was held on May 9, 2023 to provide opportunities for the public to provide their comments on the draft Comprehensive Zoning By-law. The meeting provided Staff with additional insight, input, and suggested modifications for consideration.
DSC Workshop
The Development Services Committee held a workshop for members of Council and the public on December 13, 2021.
Access the recording of the December 13, 2021 DSC Workshop. The workshop begins at 57 minutes and 25 seconds into the video.
An Information Report, Draft Zoning By-law and Presentation was included on the June 7, 2021 agenda of the Development Services Committee (DSC).
In July 2021, Staff hosted four (4) non-statutory Public Open Houses/Community Information Meetings. These meetings were held virtually. The intent was to provide additional information and answer questions from the public.
• The first and second open houses presented a focused discussion on the residential zones of the By-law.
• The third open house presented a focused discussion on mixed use, employment and non-residential zones.
• The forth open house presented a broader overview of the By-law and discussed any other areas of interest by the participants.