Oakville zoning, zone by zone
Every zone in By-laws 2014-014 and 2009-189: what the Town calls it, how much land it covers, and where it is.
- Zone codes
- 78
- Zone polygons
- 5,215
- Hectares zoned
- 11,903
- Residential hectares
- 3,312
Oakville’s land is divided into 78 zone codes across two by-laws — 52 under By-law 2014-014 and 26 under By-law 2009-189 in North Oakville — covering about 11,903 hectares.
What this is
Oakville is zoned under two by-laws. Zoning By-law 2014-014 covers Oakville south of Dundas Street and the lands north of Highway 407: 4,419 zone polygons under 52 codes, the most common RL5, Residential Low (RL5), with 608 polygons, and residential zones on 3,312 of its 9,172 hectares. Zoning By-law 2009-189 covers North Oakville, between Dundas Street and the 407: 796 polygons under 26 codes on 2,731 hectares, the most common GU, General Urban. A zone code tells you which part of its by-law sets the permitted uses, setbacks and heights for a property; the same letters can mean different zones under the two by-laws. Town records checked September 24, 2026.
What is my property zoned?
Search any Oakville address for the zone symbol the Town’s layers place on it, labelled with the by-law it falls under. The Town’s zoning page has the interactive map, and a zoning certificate of occupancy is the binding answer for a single property. The zone pages below tell you what a code means and where it applies; special provisions, holding symbols and site-specific exceptions are marked on the Town’s map and in the by-law.
By-law 2014-014: south of Dundas Street
Oakville south of Dundas Street, and the lands north of Highway 407. Zones grouped by the part of the by-law that governs them.
Residential zones (Part 6) 25
| Code | The Town's name | Polygons | Hectares | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RL5 | The Town's nameResidential Low (RL5) | Polygons608 | Hectares657 | Mostly inRiver Oaks, Glen Abbey, Iroquois Ridge (North) |
| RL3-0 | The Town's nameResidential Low (RL3-0) | Polygons362 | Hectares594 | Mostly inBronte, Old Oakville, Eastlake |
| RL1-0 | The Town's nameResidential Low (RL1-0) | Polygons144 | Hectares377 | Mostly inEastlake, Old Oakville, Bronte |
| RL2-0 | The Town's nameResidential Low (RL2-0) | Polygons218 | Hectares329 | Mostly inBronte, Eastlake, Old Oakville |
| RM1 | The Town's nameResidential Medium (RM1) | Polygons396 | Hectares307 | Mostly inWest Oak Trails, Bronte, Glen Abbey |
| RL8 | The Town's nameResidential Low (RL8) | Polygons337 | Hectares236 | Mostly inWest Oak Trails, River Oaks, Iroquois Ridge (North) |
| RL6 | The Town's nameResidential Low (RL6) | Polygons231 | Hectares229 | Mostly inWest Oak Trails, Palermo West, Bronte |
| RL5-0 | The Town's nameResidential Low (RL5-0) | Polygons116 | Hectares114 | Mostly inOld Oakville, College Park, Bronte |
| RL3 | The Town's nameResidential Low (RL3) | Polygons114 | Hectares94 | Mostly inOld Oakville, Glen Abbey, River Oaks |
| RH | The Town's nameResidential High | Polygons83 | Hectares77 | Mostly inOld Oakville, Bronte, College Park |
| RL9 | The Town's nameResidential Low (RL9) | Polygons163 | Hectares73 | Mostly inWest Oak Trails, River Oaks, Iroquois Ridge (North) |
| RL7-0 | The Town's nameResidential Low (RL7-0) | Polygons35 | Hectares51 | Mostly inCollege Park, Iroquois Ridge (South), Old Oakville |
| RL7 | The Town's nameResidential Low (RL7) | Polygons40 | Hectares43 | Mostly inCollege Park, Iroquois Ridge (South), River Oaks |
| RL4-0 | The Town's nameResidential Low (RL4-0) | Polygons36 | Hectares32 | Mostly inOld Oakville, Bronte, Glen Abbey |
| RM4 | The Town's nameResidential Medium (RM4) | Polygons32 | Hectares18 | Mostly inBronte, Old Oakville, River Oaks |
| RL4 | The Town's nameResidential Low (RL4) | Polygons17 | Hectares18 | Mostly inGlen Abbey, West Oak Trails |
| RUC | The Town's nameResidential Uptown Core | Polygons52 | Hectares14 | Mostly inUptown Core, River Oaks |
| RL11 | The Town's nameResidential Low (RL11) | Polygons18 | Hectares13 | Mostly inIroquois Ridge (South), Glen Abbey |
| RL1 | The Town's nameResidential Low (RL1) | Polygons14 | Hectares11 | Mostly inBronte, Eastlake, Old Oakville |
| RL2 | The Town's nameResidential Low (RL2) | Polygons7 | Hectares10 | Mostly inBronte, Eastlake, Glen Abbey |
| RM2 | The Town's nameResidential Medium (RM2) | Polygons8 | Hectares6 | Mostly inPalermo Village, 407 West |
| RM3 | The Town's nameResidential Medium (RM3) | Polygons6 | Hectares4 | Mostly inPalermo Village, Uptown Core, West Oak Trails |
| RL8-0 | The Town's nameResidential Low (RL8-0) | Polygons5 | Hectares4 | Mostly inBronte, College Park |
| RL10 | The Town's nameResidential Low (RL10) | Polygons4 | Hectares1 | Mostly inWest Oak Trails, Bronte |
| RL10-0 | The Town's nameResidential Low (RL10-0) | Polygons1 | Hectares0 | Mostly inOld Oakville |
Midtown zones (Part 7) 2
| Code | The Town's name | Polygons | Hectares | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTE | The Town's nameMidtown Transitional Employment | Polygons13 | Hectares38 | Mostly inMidtown Core |
| MTC | The Town's nameMidtown Transitional Commercial | Polygons7 | Hectares26 | Mostly inMidtown Core, Old Oakville |
Mixed use zones (Part 8) 5
| Code | The Town's name | Polygons | Hectares | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MU4 | The Town's nameUrban Core | Polygons25 | Hectares50 | Mostly inUptown Core, Old Oakville, Bronte |
| CBD | The Town's nameCentral Business District | Polygons65 | Hectares24 | Mostly inOld Oakville |
| MU2 | The Town's nameMain Street 2 | Polygons27 | Hectares19 | Mostly inOld Oakville, Uptown Core, Bronte |
| MU3 | The Town's nameUrban Centre | Polygons17 | Hectares18 | Mostly inPalermo Village, Old Oakville, 407 West |
| MU1 | The Town's nameMain Street 1 | Polygons39 | Hectares14 | Mostly inBronte, Old Oakville |
Commercial zones (Part 9) 4
| Code | The Town's name | Polygons | Hectares | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3 | The Town's nameCore Commercial | Polygons15 | Hectares89 | Mostly inGlen Abbey, Winston Park Industrial District, Burloak Industrial District |
| C2 | The Town's nameCommunity Commercial | Polygons13 | Hectares54 | Mostly inUptown Core, West Oak Trails, Bronte |
| C1 | The Town's nameNeighbourhood Commercial | Polygons37 | Hectares24 | Mostly inWest Oak Trails, College Park, Old Oakville |
| C4 | The Town's nameService Station | Polygons10 | Hectares4 | Mostly inRiver Oaks, West Oak Trails, Iroquois Ridge (North) |
Employment zones (Part 10) 4
| Code | The Town's name | Polygons | Hectares | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | The Town's nameBusiness Employment | Polygons112 | Hectares662 | Mostly inQEW West Industrial District, QEW East Industrial District, Winston West Industrial District |
| E3 | The Town's nameIndustrial | Polygons44 | Hectares599 | Mostly inQEW West Industrial District, Winston Park Industrial District, QEW East Industrial District |
| E1 | The Town's nameOffice Employment | Polygons35 | Hectares152 | Mostly inQEW West Industrial District, QEW East Industrial District, Winston Park Industrial District |
| E4 | The Town's nameBusiness Commercial | Polygons43 | Hectares86 | Mostly inQEW West Industrial District, QEW East Industrial District, Winston West Industrial District |
Institutional and community zones (Part 11) 2
| Code | The Town's name | Polygons | Hectares | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CU | The Town's nameCommunity Use | Polygons115 | Hectares260 | Mostly inBronte, Old Oakville, College Park |
| I | The Town's nameInstitutional | Polygons6 | Hectares69 | Mostly inOld Oakville, College Park |
Open space zones (Part 12) 3
| Code | The Town's name | Polygons | Hectares | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O1 | The Town's namePark | Polygons371 | Hectares391 | Mostly inWest Oak Trails, Old Oakville, Bronte |
| O2 | The Town's namePrivate Open Space | Polygons29 | Hectares132 | Mostly inGlen Abbey, Bronte, College Park |
| CEM | The Town's nameCemetery | Polygons8 | Hectares27 | Mostly inPalermo Village, Midtown Core, Uptown Core |
Environment zones (Part 13) 4
| Code | The Town's name | Polygons | Hectares | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB | The Town's nameGreenbelt | Polygons7 | Hectares1,282 | Mostly in |
| N | The Town's nameNatural Area | Polygons213 | Hectares820 | Mostly inWest Oak Trails, Glen Abbey, River Oaks |
| PB1 | The Town's nameParkway Belt Public Use | Polygons21 | Hectares392 | Mostly inWinston West Industrial District, Eastlake, Iroquois Ridge (North) |
| PB2 | The Town's nameParkway Belt Complementary Use | Polygons5 | Hectares88 | Mostly in |
Other zones (Part 14) 3
| Code | The Town's name | Polygons | Hectares | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U | The Town's nameUtility | Polygons28 | Hectares463 | Mostly inQEW East Industrial District, QEW West Industrial District, Bronte |
| SMF | The Town's nameStormwater Management Facility | Polygons46 | Hectares68 | Mostly inWest Oak Trails, Burloak Industrial District, Iroquois Ridge (North) |
| FD | The Town's nameFuture Development | Polygons21 | Hectares11 | Mostly inBronte, Old Oakville, Palermo Village |
By-law 2009-189: North Oakville
North Oakville: the lands between Dundas Street and Highway 407. 796 polygons under 26 codes; the full tables, map and regulation links are on the By-law 2009-189 page.
| Code | The Town's name | Polygons | Hectares | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FD | The Town's nameFuture Development | Polygons51 | Hectares1,669 | Mostly inGlenorchy, Joshua's Meadows, 407 West |
| NHS | The Town's nameNatural Heritage System | Polygons40 | Hectares280 | Mostly inGlenorchy, Joshua's Meadows, Sixteen Hollow |
| GU | The Town's nameGeneral Urban | Polygons256 | Hectares213 | Mostly inGlenorchy, Joshua's Meadows, Sixteen Hollow |
| P | The Town's namePark | Polygons31 | Hectares77 | Mostly inGlenorchy, Joshua's Meadows, Sixteen Hollow |
| NC | The Town's nameNeighbourhood Centre | Polygons200 | Hectares77 | Mostly inGlenorchy, Joshua's Meadows, Sixteen Hollow |
| SMF | The Town's nameStormwater Management Facility | Polygons27 | Hectares68 | Mostly inGlenorchy, Joshua's Meadows, 407 West |
| I | The Town's nameInstitutional | Polygons17 | Hectares68 | Mostly inGlenorchy, Joshua's Meadows, Sixteen Hollow |
| S | The Town's nameSub-Urban | Polygons63 | Hectares68 | Mostly inGlenorchy, Joshua's Meadows |
| CE | The Town's nameCemetery | Polygons6 | Hectares50 | Mostly inJoshua's Meadows, Glenorchy |
| GE | The Town's nameGeneral Employment | Polygons6 | Hectares34 | Mostly in407 West, Glenorchy |
| LE | The Town's nameLight Employment | Polygons7 | Hectares30 | Mostly inGlenorchy, 407 West, Sixteen Hollow |
| TUC | The Town's nameTrafalgar Urban Core | Polygons28 | Hectares28 | Mostly inGlenorchy, Joshua's Meadows |
| DUC | The Town's nameDundas Urban Core | Polygons17 | Hectares24 | Mostly inGlenorchy, Joshua's Meadows, Sixteen Hollow |
| DUC-1 | The Town's nameDundas Urban Core | Polygons7 | Hectares12 | Mostly inJoshua's Meadows, Glenorchy |
| SA | The Town's nameService Area Employment | Polygons6 | Hectares8 | Mostly in407 West, Sixteen Hollow, Glenorchy |
| NUC | The Town's nameNeyagawa Urban Core | Polygons7 | Hectares8 | Mostly inGlenorchy |
| DUC-8 | The Town's nameDundas Urban Core | Polygons1 | Hectares4 | Mostly inGlenorchy |
| NC-1 | The Town's nameNeighbourhood Centre | Polygons11 | Hectares4 | Mostly inGlenorchy |
| HDR | The Town's nameHigh Density Residential | Polygons1 | Hectares3 | Mostly inSixteen Hollow |
| NC-4 | The Town's nameNeighbourhood Centre | Polygons6 | Hectares2 | Mostly inGlenorchy, Joshua's Meadows |
| NC-2 | The Town's nameNeighbourhood Centre | Polygons3 | Hectares2 | Mostly inGlenorchy |
| DUC-7 | The Town's nameDundas Urban Core | Polygons1 | Hectares1 | Mostly inGlenorchy |
| NHS-1 | The Town's nameNatural Heritage System | Polygons1 | Hectares1 | Mostly inGlenorchy |
| TUC-3 | The Town's nameTrafalgar Urban Core | Polygons1 | Hectares1 | Mostly inJoshua's Meadows |
| TUC-1 | The Town's nameTrafalgar Urban Core | Polygons1 | Hectares0 | Mostly inJoshua's Meadows |
| NHS-2 | The Town's nameNatural Heritage System | Polygons1 | Hectares0 | Mostly inGlenorchy |
How this database works
The Town of Oakville publishes the zoning map behind each by-law as an open-data layer: one polygon per zone with the code, the Town’s name for the zone, any special provision numbers, holding and temporary-use symbols, the growth area where the by-law has one, and a link to the part of the by-law that governs it. OakvilleIQ groups the polygons by by-law and code, measures them, places each in an Official Plan community and ward by its location, and links the by-law part. It does not restate what a zone permits in its own words: the by-law does that, and the Town’s zoning certificate is the only binding answer for one property.
The two layers do not overlap: no 2009-189 polygon sits inside a 2014-014 polygon, so an address falls under one by-law or the other, or under neither where its point sits on a road allowance. The Town is reviewing the low-density residential zones under 2014-014 (the South Oakville Residential Zoning By-law Review); this database shows both by-laws as they stand on the date checked. Polygon outlines are simplified for the maps; a point on a boundary can fall either side.
Sources
Town of Oakville
Zoning By-law 2014-014 (open data layer)Town of Oakville
Zoning By-law 2009-189 (open data layer)Town of Oakville
Zoning By-law 2014-014Town of Oakville
Zoning By-law 2009-189 (North Oakville)Town of Oakville
Zoning and the zoning certificate of occupancy