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DRH · Downtown Centre Zones

DRH is one of the Downtown Centre Zones in the City of Burlington's Zoning By-law 2020. It is drawn on 20 zone polygons covering about 29 hectares, mostly in Brant. 9 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 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
DRH
Zone group
Downtown Centre Zones
By-law
Zoning By-law 2020
Polygons
20
Hectares
29
With an exception
9
With a holding (H) prefix
1
Planning communities
1
DRH zones under By-law 202020 of 20 zone polygons drawn, largest first.DRH · Brant · 9.085 haDRH · Brant · 6.363 haDRH · Brant · 3.3 haDRH-518 · exception 518 · Brant · 1.295 haDRH · Brant · 1.237 haDRH · Brant · 1.055 haDRH-20 · exception 20 · Brant · 1.018 haDRH · Brant · 1.001 haDRH-395 · exception 395 · Brant · 0.726 haDRH · Brant · 0.658 haDRH-425 · exception 425 · Brant · 0.44 haDRH · Brant · 0.391 haDRH · Brant · 0.386 haDRH-509 · exception 509 · Brant · 0.36 haDRH-517 · exception 517 · Brant · 0.33 haH-DRH · holding (H) prefix H · Brant · 0.328 haDRH-181 · exception 181 · Brant · 0.324 haDRH-476 · exception 476 · Brant · 0.309 haDRH · Brant · 0.305 haDRH-524 · exception 524 · Brant · 0.259 ha
DRH zone polygons (By-law 2020)The outline is the City of Burlington boundary.

Where DRH applies

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

Wards: Ward 2 (17), Ward 1 (3).


Exceptions, holding and other markers

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

Exception (9 polygons)
20, 181, 395, 425, 476, 509, 517, 518, 524Part 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 DRH 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.