A zoning by-law is a statutory document, required by the Province of Ontario, that sets out the specific permitted land-uses and development standards that apply to the properties within a Municipality. The County of Brant Zoning By-Law was passed in 2016, and is generally amended each year to ensure that it is accurate and up-to-date.
What Does a Zoning By-Law Control?
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A Zoning By-law controls:
- How land may be used
- Where buildings and structures can be located
- Types of buildings permitted/how they may be used
- Lot sizes and dimensions, parking requirements, building heights and setbacks from the street
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For enforcement complaints, please contact the Bylaw Enforcement Department.
Upcoming Amendments:
| Privately Initiated Amendments to the Zoning By-Law |
| The Planning Division's Active Applications page highlights applications made for an amendment to the County's Official Plan. These applications have been privately initiated under the Planning Act, with information being posted for public comments as these applications are reviewed by staff to be considered by the appropriate committees and the County of Brant Council. |
| County Initiated Amendments to the Zoning By-Law |
| General Housekeeping Amendment |
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A housekeeping amendment is just as it implies; it's a clean-up of the document done from time to time that helps address inconsistencies, errors and/or omissions. The housekeeping amendment is compiled by staff to help keep the zoning by-law up-to-date with our Official Plan and any updates that may be required because of changes in Provincial Legislation. Staff also keeps track of what is and isn't working well with the implementation of the By-Law to propose changes that will assist with how people use land in the County.
Project Timeline
 Project Commencement
- The Fifth Housekeeping Amendment to Zoning By-Law 61-16 was brought forward to Council for information and feedback on Tuesday, July 7 2020. This information meeting can be viewed on the County's Youtube page at this link.
- To read the information report to Council, please follow this link.
 Commenting Period
- Beginning Wednesday, July 8, 2020, the commenting period will open for the proposed amendments to the Zoning By-Law.
Please follow this link to a descriptive chart outlining the proposed changes.
- The formal notice of the upcoming statutory public meeting will be available through the Expositor and the Paris Star on Thursday, July 16, 2020 and can also be viewed at this link.
- Should you wish to make a written submission for the public record, via mail, email, or transcribed message by staff, please see the instructions on the above notice. Submissions must be made by 2:00pm on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. Please contact staff at planning@brant.ca for further information.
Recommendation Meeting
- This meeting will take place on Tuesday August 4th, at 6:00pm. It will be held virtually and available for viewing on the County's Youtube page at this link. The agenda to the meeting, including the report and draft amending By-Law, will be posted on the County SIRE website prior to the meeting.
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| Additional Residential Units (ARUs) |
| To view the dedicated webpage for the ARU project, please follow this link or visit www.brant.ca/ARU.
Currently residents wishing to establish an additional residential dwelling unit are required to be within the fully municipally serviced areas of the County of Brant, subject to meeting all requirements of the Zoning By-Law and Ontario Building Code.
The Province of Ontario passed legislation in 2019 through the passing of Bill 108 which provides for a maximum of two additional residential dwelling units, in addition to an existing principle dwelling, in an effort to provide flexible housing options. Bill 108 allows for one additional residential dwelling unit within the existing principle dwelling and one additional residential dwelling unit external to the principle dwelling, in accordance with the municipal regulations and Ontario Building Code.
As a result of the provincial updates, and the desire of County residents to have more options for housing available, Staff have initiated a project to consider how to change our housing policies related to ARUs. This project was introduced to Council and initiated at the Public Meeting held on July 7, 2020. This information meeting was held virtually and can be viewed on the County's Youtube page at this link. To read the information report to Council, please follow this link.
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