Barrie's new draft Zoning By-law

The City of Barrie is creating a new Zoning By-law, which is designed to implement the vision and policies of Barrie’s new Official Plan. The new By-law has been in development for over two years, and includes extensive public engagement and consultation. This consultation included public meetings (in-person and virtual options) and open house events, a city-wide mail piece, pop-up events, extensive communication via the City's website and social media channels, and various advertisements placed to ensure all residents were informed as much as possible

Thank you for your input as we work towards Barrie's new Zoning By-law!

Update on previous engagement on Draft 3:

At the November 14, 2024 public meeting, the City's Development Services staff presented information about the draft Zoning By-law. If you were unable to attend, the meeting was recorded and can be viewed on the City's YouTube channel. No decisions were made at this meeting; staff and Council listened to all comments received.

About the proposed draft Zoning By-law

With the approval of Barrie's Official Plan, the next draft of the Zoning By-law was developed, including an updated mapping tool to assist residents in locating the proposed zoning of their property.

Please see the latest documents below (and also in the "Documents" section on the right):

• Working copy of draft 3 Zoning By-law (with comments)
• Proposed Mapping changes
• Explainer document
• Proposed draft 3 Zoning By-law
• Proposed draft 3 Zoning By-law - combined document with appendix
• Zoning By-law draft 3 Explainer - Built Form Definitions
• Zoning By-law draft 3 - User Guide
• Zoning Map
• Appendix A - Special Provisions & Hold Provisions
• Appendix B - Overlay Zones
• Appendix C - Drinking Water System Vulnerable Areas
• Appendix D - Parking District Map
• Appendix E - Railway Lines and TransCanada Pipeline
• Appendix F - Road Classification
• Urban Design Guidelines - At a Glance

• Urban Design Guidelines (note: as part of the process to implement the Official Plan, the City's Urban Design Guidelines were also updated). This document provides direction for site and building design to communicate a baseline of expectation for development and clarity for the community, stakeholders, developers, and City staff as they work together to achieve design excellence for all new developments across the city.

Additional Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding draft 3 and the Nov. 14 public meeting have been added to the "FAQs" section on the right-hand side of this page.

Next steps:

City staff will be revising Draft 3 of the new Zoning By-law to incorporate the feedback as detailed above, and will produce a final draft for consideration in 2025. Next steps will include a presentation detailing changes made to the drafted Zoning By-law to Affordability Committee, and a staff report to present the final draft to General Committee (date to be determined).

If you have any questions, please email newzoningbylaw@barrie.ca.