Zoning & land use — Saint John, New Brunswick

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City of Saint John has 2 adopted bylaws on file, verified against the original documents on 2026-06-05.

By-Law C.P. 111 — Zoning By-Law of The City of Saint John (Office Consolidation) adopted bylaw

Zoning by-law governing land uses, zones, development standards and subdivision; heavily amended (most recent major reform C.P. 111-183, Jan 2025). Note: this specific PDF path now 404s; the by-law itself is current. Consolidation -> adopted_date null.

status: adopted · official link dead (at last check)
By-Law Number C.P. 111-183 — A Law to Amend the Zoning By-Law of The City of Saint John adopted bylaw

2025 zoning reform combining R1/R2/RSS/RL into a Low-Rise Residential (RL) zone allowing up to 4 units/lot (6 in Intensification Areas) for the Affordable Housing Action Plan. Notice page confirmed (browser-UA); date is the third-reading Common Council meeting (13 Jan 2025).

Zoning By-law Reform — Shape Your City Saint John

Public engagement hub for the comprehensive zoning bylaw reform project (PAC Nov 2024; Council hearing Dec 2024).

Machine-readable: zoning.json · Official website: https://saintjohn.ca/fr · Last verified 2026-06-05 · Zoning & land use in other municipalities