Governs building permit requirements, fees and administration under the Ontario Building Code for construction within the City.
Zoning & land use — Owen Sound, Ontario
What can I build? Do I need a development permit?
The City of Owen Sound, Ontario has 11 adopted bylaws on file: Building By-law No. 2023-091; Development Charges By-law No. 2023-106; Encroachment By-law No. 2020-100; Fortification of Land By-law No. 2005-018; Moving of a Building By-law No. 1978-049; Pre-Consultation By-law No. 2022-073; Regulate Mobile Home Parks By-law No. 1971-3568; Site Plan Control By-law No. 2019-185; Swimming Pool Fence By-law No. 2010-090; Temporary Encroachment By-law No. 2024-092; Zoning By-law No. 2010-078 (Implementing By-law), verified 2026-08-23.
Imposes development charges on new development within the City to fund growth-related infrastructure.
Regulates and permits permanent encroachments onto City property/right-of-way (e.g. structures, decks) adjacent to private land.
Restricts fortification/security hardening of buildings and land that could impede emergency access, per the Municipal Act.
Regulates the permit process for moving a building over or along City streets.
Requires mandatory pre-consultation with the City before applications for zoning by-law amendment, official plan amendment, site plan or subdivision approval.
Regulates the establishment and operation of mobile home parks within the City.
Designates the City as a site plan control area and sets the process/requirements for site plan approval of development.
Requires fencing/enclosure standards around outdoor swimming pools on residential properties.
Permits and regulates temporary encroachments onto City property (e.g. construction staging, patios) with permit conditions.
The City's comprehensive Zoning By-law establishing zones, permitted uses, setbacks and lot standards; full text is split across numbered sections and 21 schedule maps on the zoning by-law page.
City page hosting all 15 sections and 21 zone-map schedules of the consolidated Zoning By-law 2010-078, plus a link to the interactive GIS zoning map viewer.