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D · Development Zone

D is one of the Development Zone in the City of Burlington's Zoning By-law 2020. It is drawn on 28 zone polygons covering about 62 hectares, mostly in Alton, Orchard and Uptown. 3 carry an exception; 1 carries a holding (H) prefix.

Last checked October 8, 2026City of BurlingtonHow we know
Publisher
City of Burlington
Source dataset
Zone Codes (Zoning_ByLaw_2026 map service)
Official record
Part 12, Development Zone / Utility Services Zone, Zoning By-law 2020
Retrieved
October 8, 2026
Licence
City of Burlington Open Data Terms of Use (September 19, 2011) Terms
From the source
the zone code on each polygon · the zone group, from Part 1, s. 1.4, Table 1.4.1 (zone designations) · the exception and holding markers on each polygon
Derived by BurlingtonIQ
polygon count and hectares, from each polygon's outline · planning communities and wards, by the point inside each polygon · the simplified outlines on the map
BurlingtonIQ’s words
the summary sentence
Kept current
Rebuilt from the City of Burlington's layer by the site's data pipeline; every count on this page is from the record checked October 8, 2026.
At a glance
Zone code
D
Zone group
Development Zone
By-law
Zoning By-law 2020
Polygons
28
Hectares
62
With an exception
3
With a holding (H) prefix
1
Planning communities
10
D zones under By-law 202016 of 28 zone polygons drawn, largest first.D · Alton · 19.562 haD · Uptown · 8.707 haD · Bayview · 4.873 haD · La Salle · 3.902 haD · Bayview · 2.634 haD · Alton · 2.615 haD · Orchard · 2.589 haD · Tremaine · 2.564 haD · Tansley · 1.976 haD · Orchard · 1.646 haD · Mountainview · 1.642 haD · Orchard · 1.542 haD · Orchard · 1.245 haD-176 · exception 176 · Bayview · 0.846 haD · Orchard · 0.844 haD · Headon · 0.782 ha
D zone polygons (By-law 2020)The outline is the City of Burlington boundary.

The 12 smallest polygons are too small to see at this scale and are not drawn; every polygon is counted.


Where D applies

Polygons and hectares by the City of Burlington’s planning community outlines, each polygon placed by a point inside it.

Wards: Ward 5 (11), Ward 6 (8), Ward 1 (7), Ward 3 (1), Ward 4 (1).


Exceptions, holding and other markers

The markers the layer records on D polygons. Their terms are written only in the by-law; each line says where.

Exception (3 polygons)
176, 357, 538Part 1, s. 1.5: a dash and a number after a zone designation (e.g. RH4-10) is an exception number; the special provisions are set out in Part 14, Exceptions to Zone Designations.
Holding (H) prefix (1 polygons)
HTable 1.4.1 lists the Holding Zone as an H prefix; the holding provisions are in Part 11.

What the zone permits

The permitted uses and regulations for D are set out in Part 12, Development Zone / Utility Services Zone, Zoning By-law 2020. BurlingtonIQ does not paraphrase them: an exception, a holding provision or a later amendment can change what applies to one lot. The City of Burlington’s Zoning Clearance Certificate is the City of Burlington’s own answer for a property. The interactive zoning map shows the zone on a single lot.

Sources

Every factual claim above traces to one of these documents.

  1. City of Burlington

    Zone Codes (Zoning_ByLaw_2026 map service)

    Retrieved October 8, 2026

  2. City of Burlington

    Zoning By-law 2020, by part (City of Burlington zoning page)

    Retrieved October 8, 2026

City of Burlington Open Data Terms of Use (September 19, 2011). Terms. Records checked October 8, 2026.