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Comprehensive Zoning By-law Review

Comprehensive Zoning By-law Review - July 2025 Update

Zoning By-law Review Comment Period - Now Open until September 2, 2025

The Township is currently seeking feedback as part of the Zoning By-law Review. Residents and stakeholders are invited to share their input by completing the comment form available at the link below. The form will remain open until September 2, 2025.
Public Comment Form - Zoning By-law Review for the Township of The Archipelago

Draft By-law August 2025

Following Council's direction at the June Council meeting. The consultant have created a draft Zoning By-law that reflects the background report that was presented to Council in June. The consultant, J.L. Richards & Associates Limited will be presenting the draft report to Council at the August Committee of The Whole Meeting. The Draft By-law and presentation slides are available below:

Draft Zoning By-law August 2025

Draft Zoning By-law Presentation August 2025

Draft Maps August 2025

The following draft maps correspond with the August 2025 Draft Zoning By-law to help illustrate proposed changes. The draft maps are not final documents.

Draft -Proposed Deer Wintering Overlay North

Draft - Proposed Deer Wintering Overlay South

Draft - Proposed Environmental Protection Zones North

Draft - Proposed Environmental Protection Zones South

Draft - Proposed Pointe au Baril Residential Zone

Zoning By-law Review Open House Update

The Zoning By-law Review Open House was held on August 26, 2025. The comments we received from the Open House together with the comments from the online commenting form will be summarized and provided to Council for further direction. 

Thank you to everyone who attended and provided comments.

Background

The  Corporation  of  the  Township  of  The  Archipelago  has  initiated  a Review of its Comprehensive Zoning By-law pursuant to Section 34 of the Planning Act. The Comprehensive Zoning By-law is the primary implementation tool of the Township's Official Plan and is the legal document which regulates how land can be used, as well as the type, size and location of buildings and structures on properties.  The Township's current Comprehensive Zoning By-law was prepared in 2007 and is being reviewed to ensure it:

  • conforms to the recently updated Official Plan for the Township of The Archipelago;
  • is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and all provincial policies and regulations; and,
  • contains appropriate zoning and development standards.

J.L. Richards & Associates Limited has recently been retained by the Township to assist with the review of the Township’s Zoning By-law, and presented a background report and presentation at the June 20, 2025 Committee of the Whole Meeting.

Following the June presentation Council provided staff with direction to prepare a draft updated Zoning By-law and schedule an Open House, and passed Resolution 25-098.

Previous Public Information Sessions 2019:  

In the summer of 2019, Township held three Public Information Sessions; one at the Municipal office and one in each of the north and south sections of the Township, to inform the public on the process and in turn, give the public the opportunity to provide input on matters related to the Comprehensive Zoning By-law.

Please click here to see a copy of the presentation that was made at each of the public information sessions.

Please click on the link below for a summary of the comments from the three public information sessions.
Comments and Discussion from Information Sessions

Additional Written Input/Correspondence Received:

Below is a table summarizing additional input received from the 2019 Public Information Sessions.
Public Comment Table

Contact:

Planning Department
Phone: 705-746-4243
Email: planning@thearchipelago.ca