Drummondville's urban plan (Règlement 4299): the master planning document setting land-use orientations, growth areas, and planning objectives that the zoning and other urbanism bylaws implement.
Zoning & land use — Drummondville, Quebec
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The Town of Drummondville, Quebec has 11 adopted bylaws on file: Plan d'urbanisme 4299; Règlement CCU 4309 (Comité consultatif d'urbanisme); Règlement PAE 4307 (Plans d'aménagement d'ensemble); Règlement PIIA 4304 (Plans d'implantation et d'intégration architecturale); Règlement PPCMOI 4305 (Projets particuliers de construction, de modification ou d'occupation); Règlement de construction 4302; Règlement de démolition 5600; Règlement de lotissement 4301; Règlement sur les dérogations mineures 4308; Règlement sur les permis et certificats 4303; Règlement sur les usages conditionnels 4306-1, verified 2026-08-23.
Establishes Drummondville's advisory planning committee (CCU): composition, mandate, and procedure for reviewing PIIA, minor exemption, and other discretionary planning applications.
Comprehensive development-plan (PAE) bylaw governing coordinated master-planned development of larger sites in Drummondville, including servicing and phasing requirements.
Site-planning and architectural-integration bylaw (PIIA): requires discretionary design review/approval for construction in designated sectors before a building permit issues.
Special-projects bylaw allowing Council to authorize a specific construction/modification/occupancy project that departs from the zoning bylaw, following public consultation.
Construction bylaw (Règlement 4302) adopting building-code standards and construction requirements applicable to buildings erected or altered in Drummondville.
Demolition-control bylaw: requires a permit to demolish a building in Drummondville, with a demolition committee review process for eligible structures.
Subdivision-control bylaw (Règlement 4301): rules for creating/dividing lots, street layout and land-transfer-for-parks requirements for new subdivisions in Drummondville.
Minor-exemption (dérogation mineure) bylaw: procedure allowing Council to grant small deviations from zoning/subdivision standards (e.g. setbacks) without a full bylaw amendment.
Sets out which building/construction/occupancy permits and certificates of authorization are required in Drummondville, application procedures, and applicable fees.
Conditional-use bylaw: procedure and criteria for authorizing specified land uses that are permitted only subject to Council approval and conditions.