City of Owen Sound

Planning Division

City of Owen Sound

Applications & Documents

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Document	Size
General
Property Inquiry Request Form Updated May 30, 2011	127 kb
City of Owen Sound Official Plan, 2006
Official Plan 2006	1 mb

Appendix Schedule	6.91 mb

A -Land Use	961 kb

A1- East Bluffs Planning Area	1.34 mb

A2 - Sydenham Heights II	179 kb

A3 - West Harbour	1.23 mb

A4 - East Harbour	1.56 mb

B - Planning and Study Areas	2.26 mb

B1 - Downtown	121 kb

C - Transportation	2.27 mb

D - Trails	3.42 mb

Official Plan, 2006 - Background Study	1015 kb
City of Owen Sound Zoning By-law 2010-078, as amended
Cover Page	32 kb

How to Use the Zoning By-law

Introduction	17 kb

Table of Contents

Enacting By-law

Section 1 - Title and Interpretation	55 kb

Section 2 - Administration	22 kb

Section 3 - Zones & Zoning Maps	65 kb

Section 4 - Definitions	201 kb

Section 5 - General Provisions	131 kb

Section 6 - Residential Zones	166 kb

Section 7 - Commercial & Mixed Use Zones	178 kb

Section 8 - Industrial Zones	149 kb

Section 9 - Institutional Zone	71 kb

Section 10 - Open Space Zone	39 kb

Section 11 - Hazard Zone	49 kb

Section 12 - Agricultural Zone	47 kb

Section 13 - Rural Zone	34 kb

Section 14 - Special Provisions	321 kb

Section 15 - Enactment	27 kb

Schedule A - Zoning Maps	8 mb

Schedule B - Hazard Zone Map	719 kb

Appendix A - Explanatory Information	8 mb

Hazard Zone Mapping: Summary Report	106 kb
Fees
Engineering Services Review Form

Grey Sauble Conservation Authority (GSCA) Planning Services Fee Form
Committee of Adjustment
Application Checklist & Schedule 2012	346 kb

Application Guide	364 kb

Consent Application	188 kb

Minor Variance Application	183 kb
Official Plan/Zoning By-law Amendment
Guide for Applications for Official Plan/Zoning Amendments

Application Form for Official Plan/Zoning Amendments
Site Plan Control
Site Plan Submission & Approval Guidelines	2148 kb

Application for Site Plan Approval

Site Plan Engineering Standards November 2010	3.66 mb
Community Improvement Plan
Community Improvement Plan

Brownfields Financial Tax Incentive & Vacant Lands Tax Assistance Program Application

Facade & Structural Improvement Program Design & Procedural Guidelines	2 kb

Facade & Structural Improvement Grant Application	2 kb
Heritage Designation & Register Listing
Facade & Structural Improvement Application	30 kb

Facade & Structural Improvement Guidelines	622 kb

Heritage Designation Application	80 kb

Heritage Designation Brochure	155 kb

Heritage Permit Guidelines	65 kb

Heritage Property Tax Relief Guidelines	64 kb

Heritage Register Application	78 kb

Heritage Register Brochure	174 kb
Sidewalk & Patio Standards
Street Furniture & Sidewalk Patio Design Guidelines	1494 kb

Sidewalk Patio Application	175 kb
Community Gardens Policy
Community Gardens Policy Approved July 2011	160 kb