City of Ottawa Zoning By-law

Council adopted the new City of Ottawa Zoning By-law 2008-250 on June 25, 2008, which harmonizes the existing 36 zoning by-laws from the former municipalities into one by-law. Property zoning information is easily accessed through a simple address search leading you to the appropriate section of the by-law.

The new By-law reflects the Ottawa 20/20 Vision and is designed to recognize Ottawa’s distinctive urban and rural areas. The new By-law implements many of the policies of the City’s 2003 Official Plan, which focuses growth within the urban part of the City; promotes increased transit ridership; emphasizes good urban design; preserves environmental integrity; conserves resource areas; focuses rural growth within our villages; and will achieve compact mixed-use communities over the next two decades.

Rural Area and Greenbelt

The City of Ottawa Zoning By-law contains zoning designations for all areas of the City, however, a content section has been created to provide easy access to those sections that are applicable to the Rural and Greenbelt portions of the by-law.