Zoning | Municipality of Greenstone

The Municipality of Greenstone's Official Plan determines zoning by-laws to plan how we use land in our community. These zoning by-laws divide our land into different land use zones for specific uses (commercial and residential) and standards.

Zoning by-law and maps

The current Zoning By-law for the Municipality of Greenstone was approved by Council on November 27, 2023. The Zoning By-law repeals all previous Zoning By-laws. Review Zoning By-Law 23-77 and maps for each area in the Municipality of Greenstone.

BEARDMORE AND RURAL WEST AREAS

View Schedule A which includes the areas from the western boundary of Greenstone to approximately the 801 Road including Beardmore, Orient Bay, and MacDiarmid. For areas further East - see Schedule B.

RURAL WEST AND AREAS SURROUNDING GERALDTON

View Schedule B which includes Kinghorn Road, Jellicoe, Wildgoose, Geraldton North, Hutchinson and other areas surrounding Geraldton. For areas further East - see Schedule C.

LONGLAC AND RURAL EAST AREAS

View Schedule C which includes Longlac, areas East of Second Bridge including Camp 25, Margo, Pamela, and Caramat.

NAKINA

View Schedule D which includes Nakina and surrounding areas.

GERALDTON

View Schedule E which includes Geraldton.

To find more information on what a by-law is, why we have them, how they are evaluated and changed, please see Ontario's Land Use Planning Guide.

How to re-zone

You may apply for a zoning change if you want to use or develop your property in a way that is not allowed by a current zoning by-law. This change is known as a zoning by-law amendment or re-zoning.

Before you apply to re-zone, please contact us to book a pre-consultation. We can help determine if your application can be made and provide additional information.

Apply for zoning by-law amendment

Please note

You may not be able to apply to re-zone if:

The new use is not allowed in an Official Plan
You are changing a community planning permit by-law within five years of it being passed. However, Council can decide to pass a resolution to allow your application.
For more information, please view the Ontario Citizen's Guide to Land Use Planning

Fees

Review the planning application fees to learn how much it costs to apply for re-zoning.

Appeals

Lean how to make an appeal on a re-zoning application decision.