Administrative/interpretive provisions for the city's urbanism bylaws: terminology and the norms governing issuance of building/development permits and certificates of authorization.
Zoning & land use — Trois-Rivières, Quebec
What can I build? Do I need a development permit?
The Town of Trois-Rivières, Quebec has 7 adopted bylaws on file: Règlement d'urbanisme administratif (2021, chapitre 128); Règlement d'urbanisme normatif (2021, chapitre 126); Règlement sur la démolition d'immeubles (2023, chapitre 61); Règlement sur la tarification en matière d'urbanisme (2024, chapitre 54); Règlement sur le plan d'urbanisme (2021, chapitre 125); Règlement sur le schéma d'aménagement et de développement révisé (2016, chapitre 170); Règlement établissant le cadre discrétionnaire en matière d'urbanisme (2021, chapitre 127), verified 2026-08-23.
Core zoning bylaw: divides the city into zones, sets permitted uses/constructions per zone, and establishes lot subdivision and site-development rules; includes zoning-plan sheets and specification grids as annexes.
Sets conditions, process and permit requirements to demolish a building; aims to protect architectural heritage and ensure replacement projects fit the streetscape.
Fee schedule for urbanism services, notably building-permit and certificate-of-authorization fees.
City's land-use planning master document: sets development guidelines and land-use/affectation designations, translating the regional schéma d'aménagement into city-scale planning.
Top-level territorial planning instrument setting mandatory minimum content for the city's plan d'urbanisme and zoning bylaws; covers land affectations, natural/heritage constraints, flood zones and infrastructure.
Discretionary urbanism provisions: special authorizations in constraint zones, conditional uses, PPCMOI special projects, minor variances, and site-plan/architectural-integration (PIIA) reviews.
Official Trois-Rivières urbanism (zoning/normative) bylaw page on v3r.net.