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FAQ - What is a Zoning Bylaw?

A zoning bylaw is the OCP’s main regulatory tool and is sort of like a “good neighbour” bylaw that sets out community standards, not restrictions. It is a detailed legal document that that regulates land use and establishes development standards in order to:
  • Reflect the Future Land Use map and applicable policies from a community's Official Community Plan.  
  • Optimize the types of uses that are best suited for a particular “zoning district”.  Zoning districts:
    • Separate incompatible land uses (e.g. a house next to a landfill).
    • Set out development standards, such as how far your house must be setback from your property line or setting the maximum height of a fence.
  • Enhance public safety and minimize property damage and liability by regulating development in the flood zone and in other hazardous areas.
  • Protect natural resources and sensitive lands (e.g. shorelines, heritage sensitive areas) by regulating development near these lands.
  • Provide a transparent "playbook" for residents, developers and businesses when development permits are being issued or the zoning bylaw is being amended.  
  • Provide for the health, safety and general welfare of residents.

​Click here for more information on Zoning Bylaws from the Community Planning branch, Ministry of Government Relations.
Good to Know
A zoning bylaw does not regulate people.  For example, a zoning bylaw cannot regulate who can live where, who can own land or buy or rent a house, or define a use by referring to a personal characteristic.  A zoning bylaw can only regulate: where and how a use can be located (i.e. by “zoning district” and through lot requirements), form, intensity of use, and related development standards and conditions.  


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  • Home
  • Northern Municipal Services
    • About Northern Municipal Services
    • District Administration (municipality) >
      • About the District (municipality)
      • Assessment Notice FAQ
      • Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
      • Employment Opportunities
    • Public Notices in the District
    • Northern Municipal Trust Account Programs >
      • About the NMTA & Board
      • Northern Capital Grants Program
      • Northern Water and Sewer Program
      • Wildfire Mitigation Project
    • Northern Planning and Sustainability Unit >
      • About NPS Unit
      • Planning for Growth North
  • Northern Communities & Areas
    • The Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD)
    • Towns >
      • La Ronge
      • Creighton
    • Northern Villages >
      • Air Ronge
      • Beauval
      • Buffalo Narrows
      • Cumberland House
      • Denare Beach
      • Green Lake
      • Ile-a-la Crosse
      • La Loche
      • Pelican Narrows
      • Pinehouse
      • Sandy Bay
    • Northern Hamlets >
      • Black Point
      • Cole Bay
      • Dore Lake
      • Jans Bay
      • Michel Village
      • Patuanak
      • St. George's Hill
      • Stony Rapids
      • Timber Bay
      • Turnor Lake
      • Weyakwin
    • District >
      • About
      • Northern Settlements >
        • About
        • Bear Creek
        • Brabant
        • Camsell Portage
        • Descharme Lake
        • Garson Lake
        • Missinipe
        • Sled Lake
        • Southend
        • Stanley Mission
        • Uranium City
        • Wollaston Lake
      • Resort Subdivisions >
        • About
        • East Trout Lake
        • Jan Lake
        • Keeley Lake
        • Lac La Plonge
        • Little Amyot Lake
        • Little Bear Lake
        • Michel Point
        • Napatak
        • Ramsey Bay
        • Sturgeon Weir
        • Tower Beach
        • Tyrrell Lake
        • Waden Bay
        • Whelan Bay
      • Cluster Subdivisions >
        • Deschambault Lake Subdivision
        • Eagle Point Subdivision
        • English Bay Subdivision
        • Kinoosao Subdivision
        • Lamp Lake Subdivision
        • Lloyd Lake Subdivision
        • Nemeiben Lake Subdivision
        • Potato Lake Subdivision
        • Sturgeon Landing Subdivision
      • Development and Land Sales in the District
      • Public Notices in the District
    • Lac La Ronge Planning Area >
      • About
      • Development in the Planning Area
      • Planning Bylaws & Maps
      • Advisory Northern Planning Commission
  • Toolkits & Resources
    • Legislation
    • Bylaw Guides
    • Population
    • Governance and Administration
    • Waterworks Reporting
    • Assessment & Taxation
    • First Nations & Métis Engagement
    • Community Health, Safety and Wellbeing
    • Land Use Planning
    • Emergency Preparedness and Community Safety
    • Maps & Databases
  • Contact Us