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DC · Downtown Centre Zones

DC is one of the Downtown Centre Zones in the City of Burlington's Zoning By-law 2020. It is drawn on 27 zone polygons covering about 24 hectares, mostly in Brant. 23 carry an exception.

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 6, Downtown Mixed Use Centre Zones, 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
DC
Zone group
Downtown Centre Zones
By-law
Zoning By-law 2020
Polygons
27
Hectares
24
With an exception
23
With a holding (H) prefix
0
Planning communities
1
DC zones under By-law 202027 of 27 zone polygons drawn, largest first.DC · Brant · 13.264 haDC-16 · exception 16 · Brant · 1.647 haDC-347 · exception 347 · Brant · 1.09 haDC-344 · exception 344 · Brant · 0.863 haDC · Brant · 0.71 haDC-397 · exception 397 · Brant · 0.689 haDC-18 · exception 18 · Brant · 0.517 haDC-344 · exception 344 · Brant · 0.436 haDC-435 · exception 435 · Brant · 0.405 haDC-481 · exception 481 · Brant · 0.386 haDC-22 · exception 22 · Brant · 0.377 haDC · Brant · 0.375 haDC · Brant · 0.359 haDC-511 · exception 511 · Brant · 0.357 haDC-489 · exception 489 · Brant · 0.355 haDC-473 · exception 473 · Brant · 0.352 haDC-521 · exception 521 · Brant · 0.331 haDC-344 · exception 344 · Brant · 0.305 haDC-479 · exception 479 · Brant · 0.263 haDC-15 · exception 15 · Brant · 0.25 haDC-13 · exception 13 · Brant · 0.197 haDC-17 · exception 17 · Brant · 0.194 haDC-347 · exception 347 · Brant · 0.15 haDC-201 · exception 201 · Brant · 0.094 haDC-19 · exception 19 · Brant · 0.075 haDC-10 · exception 10 · Brant · 0.066 haDC-188 · exception 188 · Brant · 0.049 ha
DC zone polygons (By-law 2020)The outline is the City of Burlington boundary.

Where DC applies

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

Wards: Ward 2 (27).


Exceptions, holding and other markers

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

Exception (23 polygons)
344 (×3), 347 (×2), 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 188, 201, 397, 435, 473, 479, 481, 489, 511, 521Part 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.

What the zone permits

The permitted uses and regulations for DC are set out in Part 6, Downtown Mixed Use Centre Zones, 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

    Part 6, Downtown Mixed Use Centre Zones, Zoning By-law 2020

    Retrieved October 8, 2026

  2. City of Burlington

    Zone Codes (Zoning_ByLaw_2026 map service)

    Retrieved October 8, 2026

  3. 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.