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By-law 2014-014 · Residential zones

RL6 · Residential Low (RL6)

RL6 is the Town of Oakville's Residential Low (RL6) zone under Zoning By-law 2014-014. It applies to 231 zone polygons covering about 229 hectares, mostly in West Oak Trails, Palermo West, Bronte. 73 of them carry a special provision and 4 carry a holding symbol. The rules for the zone are in the by-law's Residential zones (Part 6).

Last checked September 24, 2026Town of OakvilleHow we know
Publisher
Town of Oakville
Source dataset
Zoning By-law 2014-014 (open data layer)
Official record
Residential zones (Part 6), Zoning By-law 2014-014 (PDF)
Retrieved
September 24, 2026
Licence
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence — Town of Oakville. Terms
From the source
the zone code and the Town's name for it · special provision and holding symbols on each polygon · growth areas
Derived by OakvilleIQ
polygon count and hectares · communities and wards, by polygon location · the simplified outlines on the map
OakvilleIQ’s words
the summary sentence
Kept current
Rebuilt from the Town's By-law 2014-014 layer; a weekly check warns when the record is more than 90 days old.
At a glance
Zone code
RL6
The Town's name
Residential Low (RL6)
By-law
Zoning By-law 2014-014
By-law part
Residential zones
Polygons
231
Hectares
229
With special provisions
73
With holding symbols
4
Communities
7
RL6 zones under By-law 2014-014231 of 231 RL6 polygons drawn, largest first, over the Town's Official Plan communities.RL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 7.383 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 7.319 haH63, H64, H68, RL6, SP444 · 407 West · 5.803 haRL6 · Bronte · 5.635 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 4.752 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 4.671 haRL6 · Bronte · 3.624 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 3.466 haRL6 · Bronte · 3.2 haRL6 sp:429 · 3.091 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 2.836 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 2.794 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 2.764 haRL6 sp:376 · 2.736 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 2.636 haRL6 · Palermo Village · 2.468 haRL6 · Bronte · 2.422 haRL6 · Bronte · 2.397 haRL6 · Palermo West · 2.357 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 2.337 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 2.327 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 2.316 haRL6 sp:376 · 2.299 haRL6 · Bronte · 2.254 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 2.244 haRL6 · Bronte · 2.151 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 2.113 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 2.105 haRL6 · Bronte · 2.07 haRL6 sp:376 · 2.051 haRL6 · Bronte · 1.999 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 1.878 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 1.781 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 1.743 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 1.717 haRL6 sp:301 · Palermo Village · 1.688 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 1.625 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 1.621 haRL6 · Bronte · 1.602 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 1.582 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 1.576 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 1.52 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 1.491 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 1.488 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 1.472 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 1.403 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 1.363 haRL6 sp:376 · 1.342 haRL6 · Palermo Village · 1.321 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 1.321 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 1.298 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 1.28 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 1.253 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 1.249 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 1.231 haRL6 sp:296 · Bronte · 1.151 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 1.135 haRL6 · Bronte · 1.093 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 1.09 haRL6 · Bronte · 1.077 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 1.075 haRL6 sp:376 · 1.055 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 1.046 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 1.042 haRL6 sp:376 · 1.034 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 1.028 haRL6 · Palermo Village · 1.028 haRL6 · Palermo Village · 1.024 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 1.02 haRL6 · Palermo Village · 1.01 haRL6 · Palermo Village · 0.998 haRL6 · Bronte · 0.995 haRL6 sp:376 · 0.992 haRL6 · Palermo West · 0.972 haRL6 sp:376 · 0.968 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.963 haRL6 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 0.956 haRL6 sp:376 · 0.942 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.932 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 0.914 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.912 haRL6 sp:376 · 0.896 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.892 haRL6 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 0.889 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.883 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 0.88 haRL6 · Bronte · 0.87 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.865 haRL6 · Palermo West · 0.856 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.856 haRL6 · Bronte · 0.839 haRL6 · Bronte · 0.824 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.811 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.797 haRL6 sp:297 · Bronte · 0.786 haRL6 sp:376 · 0.779 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.771 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 0.761 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.755 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 0.749 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.743 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.742 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.738 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 0.736 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.719 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.715 haRL6 · Bronte · 0.704 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.688 haRL6 · Bronte · 0.684 haRL6 · Palermo Village · 0.683 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.682 haRL6 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 0.676 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.671 haRL6 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 0.664 haRL6 sp:376 · 0.657 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.654 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.653 haRL6 · Bronte · 0.652 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.643 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.642 haRL6 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 0.633 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.628 haRL6 · Bronte · 0.619 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.615 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.599 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 0.596 haRL6 · Palermo Village · 0.594 haRL6 sp:376 · 0.589 haRL6 sp:296 · Bronte · 0.585 haRL6 · Palermo Village · 0.584 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.581 haRL6 · Bronte · 0.579 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.568 haRL6 · Bronte · 0.563 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.559 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.553 haRL6 sp:301 · Palermo Village · 0.542 haRL6 sp:376 · 0.538 haRL6 sp:376 · 0.535 haRL6 · Bronte · 0.53 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.524 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.522 haRL6 sp:376 · 0.518 haRL6 · Palermo Village · 0.517 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.516 haRL6 sp:376 · 0.51 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.508 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.507 haRL6 sp:301 · Palermo Village · 0.501 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.495 haRL6 sp:376 · 0.487 haRL6 sp:376 · 0.486 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.48 haRL6 · Palermo Village · 0.478 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.475 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 0.466 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.466 haRL6 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 0.455 haRL6 sp:245 · West Oak Trails · 0.45 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.45 haRL6 · Palermo Village · 0.447 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.439 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.418 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 0.413 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.41 haRL6 · Palermo Village · 0.405 haRL6 sp:301 · Palermo Village · 0.403 haRL6 · Palermo Village · 0.393 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.385 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.383 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.382 haRL6 · Palermo West · 0.38 haRL6 · Bronte · 0.373 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.367 haRL6 · Palermo Village · 0.363 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.357 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.345 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.342 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.339 haRL6 · Palermo Village · 0.339 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.331 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.328 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.325 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.324 haRL6 · Bronte · 0.321 haRL6 · Palermo West · 0.313 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.313 haRL6 · Bronte · 0.303 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.296 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.293 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.289 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.288 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.277 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 0.275 haRL6 sp:301 · Palermo Village · 0.265 haRL6 sp:245 · West Oak Trails · 0.263 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.252 haRL6 sp:254 · Palermo West · 0.249 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.238 haRL6 sp:301 · Palermo Village · 0.236 haRL6 · Palermo Village · 0.22 haRL6 sp:376 · 0.219 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.208 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.205 haRL6 · Palermo Village · 0.195 haRL6 sp:376 · 0.192 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.187 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.181 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.177 haRL6 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 0.176 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.172 haRL6 sp:376 · 0.169 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.168 haH63, H64, H68, RL6, SP444 · 407 West · 0.168 haRL6 sp:268 · West Oak Trails · 0.157 haRL6 · Bronte · 0.146 haRL6 · Palermo Village · 0.132 haRL6 · Palermo Village · 0.125 haRL6 sp:84 · Old Oakville · 0.096 haRL6 sp:11 · Old Oakville · 0.096 haRL6 · Palermo West · 0.085 haRL6 sp:376 · 0.083 haRL6 sp:301 · Palermo Village · 0.082 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.074 haRL6 · 407 West · 0.054 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.043 haRL6 sp:256 · Palermo Village · 0.043 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.041 haRL6 sp:256 · Palermo Village · 0.04 haRL6 · West Oak Trails · 0.038 haRL6 sp:84 · Old Oakville · 0.019 ha
RL6 zone polygons (By-law 2014-014)Outlines are the Town’s Official Plan communities.

Where RL6 applies

Polygons by the Town’s Official Plan community, with the OakvilleIQ neighbourhood page where one covers it.

Wards: Ward 4 (146), Ward 1 (72), Ward 6 (7), Ward 3 (3), Ward 7 (3).


Special provisions, holding symbols and growth areas

A special provision (sp) changes the zone’s rules for that site; a holding symbol (H) keeps development from proceeding until the Town lifts it. Both are set out in the by-law, which is the only place their terms are written.

Special provisions on RL6 land

sp:254 (×26), sp:376 (×23), sp:301 (×7), sp:317 (×3), sp:84 (×2), sp:245 (×2), sp:256 (×2), sp:296 (×2), sp:444 (×2), sp:11, sp:268, sp:297, sp:429

Holding symbols

H63, H64, H68 (×2), H21 (×2)

In a growth area

Palermo (23)


What the zone permits

The permitted uses, setbacks, lot coverage and heights for RL6 are set out in Residential zones (Part 6) of Zoning By-law 2014-014. OakvilleIQ does not paraphrase them: a site-specific special provision, a holding symbol or a later amendment can change what applies to one lot, and only the Town’s zoning certificate is binding.


Sources

Sources

Every factual claim above traces to one of these documents.

  1. Town of Oakville

    Residential zones (Part 6), Zoning By-law 2014-014 (PDF)

    Retrieved September 24, 2026

  2. Town of Oakville

    Zoning By-law 2014-014 (open data layer)

    Retrieved September 24, 2026

  3. Town of Oakville

    Zoning By-law 2014-014

    Retrieved September 24, 2026

  4. Town of Oakville

    Zoning and the zoning certificate of occupancy

    Retrieved September 24, 2026

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence — Town of Oakville. Licence. Records checked September 24, 2026.