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DRL · Downtown Centre Zones

DRL is one of the Downtown Centre Zones in the City of Burlington's Zoning By-law 2020. It is drawn on 11 zone polygons covering about 38 hectares, mostly in Brant. 6 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
DRL
Zone group
Downtown Centre Zones
By-law
Zoning By-law 2020
Polygons
11
Hectares
38
With an exception
6
With a holding (H) prefix
0
Planning communities
1
DRL zones under By-law 202011 of 11 zone polygons drawn, largest first.DRL · Brant · 28.206 haDRL · Brant · 7.219 haDRL · Brant · 1.479 haDRL-14 · exception 14 · Brant · 0.388 haDRL · Brant · 0.192 haDRL-76 · exception 76 · Brant · 0.175 haDRL-70 · exception 70 · Brant · 0.155 haDRL-11 · exception 11 · Brant · 0.154 haDRL-442 · exception 442 · Brant · 0.14 haDRL-465 · exception 465 · Brant · 0.107 haDRL · Brant · 0.104 ha
DRL zone polygons (By-law 2020)The outline is the City of Burlington boundary.

Where DRL applies

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

Wards: Ward 2 (11).

Exceptions, holding and other markers

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

Exception (6 polygons)
11, 14, 70, 76, 442, 465Part 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 DRL 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

  4. City of Burlington

    Zoning By-law 2020: Part 1, s. 1.4, Table 1.4.1 (zone designations)

    Retrieved October 8, 2026

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