Zoning By-law
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The Town of St. Marys Zoning By-law implements the objectives and policies of the Official Plan and provides the required minimum provisions within each zone category. The Zoning By-law regulates the use of land and the character, erection, location and use of buildings and structures and to prohibit certain buildings, structures and uses in various defined areas of the Corporation of the Town of St. Marys.
By-law Sections (PDFs) - consolidated June 2024
- Section 01 Introduction
- Section 02 Administration, Enforcement, and Penalties
- Section 03 Definitions
- Section 04 Zones and Interpretation
- Section 05 General Provisions
- Section 06 Agricultural Zone One (A1)
- Section 07 Agricultural Zone Two (A2)
- Section 08 Residential Zones
- Section 09 Commercial Zones
- Section 10 Light Industrial Zone (M1)
- Section 11 General Industrial Zone (M2)
- Section 12 Extractive Industrial Zone (M3)
- Section 13 Environmental Constraint Zone (EC)
- Section 14 Institutional Zone (I)
- Section 15 Open Space Zone (OS)
- Section 16 Flood Plain Zone (FP)
- Section 17 Special Policy Area Constraint Zone (SPA)
- Section 18 Natural Hazard Constraint Areas
- Section 19 Holding Zone (-H)
- Section 20 Development Zone (D)
- Zoning Maps
If you have any questions about the Zoning By-law or require documents in an alternate format, please contact Grant Brouwer, Director of Building and Development at 519-284-2340 ext. 215.
Proposed Housekeeping Amendments
The Town has initiated housekeeping amendments to the Town’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law to address a number of formatting, interpretation and technical issues that have been identified through the day-to-day use of the By-law.
The Town of St. Marys will be holding a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. The purpose of the public meeting is to provide an opportunity for you to provide comments to the Town respecting the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment. A copy of the notice of public meeting, a summary of the proposed amendments and Formal Report DEV 38-2022 to the Town's Planning Advisory Committee (May 30, 2022) are available for download below.