Comprehensive citywide zoning bylaw: permitted land uses, lot dimensions/setbacks, building heights and parking requirements by zone; consolidated with amendments through April 2026.
Zoning & land use — Windsor, Ontario
What can I build? Do I need a development permit?
The City of Windsor, Ontario has 3 adopted bylaws on file: Consolidated Zoning By-law 8600 (consolidated to April 2026); Site Plan Control By-law 1-2004 (consolidated, all lands, Feb. 2013); Zoning By-law 85-18 Maps Index, verified 2026-10-19.
Explore the zoning mapClick anywhere in Windsor to see its zone and jump to the rules · freeDesignates all lands in Windsor a site plan control area, requiring site-plan approval before development/redevelopment; delegates approval authority within the planning department.
City of Windsor Zoning By-law 85-18 current zoning schedules/maps index (image-based PDF of district map schedules).
Former Township of Sandwich South zoning by-law that still governs lands in southeast Windsor annexed in 2003 and not yet brought under By-law 8600; City consolidation to July 2, 2025.