Governs construction, demolition, change-of-use, permit transfers and inspections under the Ontario Building Code Act; sets permit classes, application requirements, fees and construction-site fencing standards. (Bylaw Library's own 'pdf format' link is broken sitewide -> jotform request form, not bytes; see notes -- document_url is the city's descriptive page instead.)
Zoning & land use — Kingston, Ontario
What can I build? Do I need a development permit?
The City of Kingston, Ontario has 3 adopted bylaws on file: Building By-law No. 2005-99; Site Plan Control By-law No. 2025-109; Zoning By-law No. 2022-62, Part One (Sections 1-19: General Provisions and Use Regulations), verified 2026-08-23.
Designates the entire City of Kingston a Site Plan Control Area under the Planning Act; sets site-plan approval procedures, exemptions, and financial-security requirements for development. (Bylaw Library's own 'pdf format' link is broken sitewide -> jotform request form, not bytes; see notes -- document_url is the city's descriptive page instead.)
Core of Kingston's comprehensive current Zoning By-law: general provisions, zone definitions, and use/setback/height regulations for the entire city. Split into 6 parts (this is Part One); confirmed a live 3MB PDF served directly from the city's CDN.
Temporary-use zoning provisions under By-law 2022-62.
Holding-symbol (H) provisions and conditions for lifting them under By-law 2022-62.
Municipal servicing allocation overlay provisions under By-law 2022-62.
Site-specific zoning exceptions enacted under By-law 2022-62.
Site-specific 'legacy exception' zoning provisions carried forward from predecessor zoning by-laws.
Planning department page listing the current comprehensive Zoning By-law 2022-62 (6 parts, direct PDFs) plus five former area-specific zoning by-laws kept for reference.