Division 4.03 — Ministerial (Administrative) Permits and Decisions

Chapter 5.0 — ZONING AND LAND USE

Ontario Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · Ontario

Division 5.01—Zoning Districts and Boundaries Division 5.01—Zoning Districts and Boundaries
5.01.000: Purpose ...................................................................................................................... 5.01-1
5.01.005: Establishment of Base Zoning Districts .................................................................... 5.01-1
5.01.010: Zoning Map Adoption ............................................................................................ 5.01-11
5.01.015: Zoning District Boundaries ...................................................................................... 5.01-11
Division 5.02—General Land Use Provisions
5.02.000: Purpose ...................................................................................................................... 5.02-1
5.02.005: Applicability ............................................................................................................... 5.02-1
5.02.010: Allowed Land Uses, Activities and Facilities........................................................... 5.02-3
Division 5.03—Supplemental Land Use Regulations
5.03.000: Purpose ...................................................................................................................... 5.03-3
5.03.005: Applicability ............................................................................................................... 5.03-3

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5.03.010: Accessory Dwelling Units .......................................................................................... 5.03-3
5.03.011: Accessory Residential Structures ........................................................................... 5.03-15
5.03.015: Adult-Oriented Businesses ...................................................................................... 5.03-19
5.03.020: Air Transportation .................................................................................................... 5.03-32
5.03.023: Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing..................................................................... 5.03-32
5.03.025: Alcoholic Beverage Sales ...................................................................................... 5.03-35
5.03.030: Ambulatory Health Care Services—All Other Miscellaneous Services ............. 5.03-53
5.03.035: Apparel Manufacturing ......................................................................................... 5.03-53
5.03.037: Artisan Small-Scale and Micro Manufacturing Facilities .................................... 5.03-53
5.03.040: Automobile Dealers—New Vehicles Sales and Leasing, and Automobile Rental
.................................................................................................................................. 5.03-53
5.03.045: Automotive
Body,
Paint,
and
Interior
Repair
and
Customization—Minor
Customization.......................................................................................................... 5.03-54
5.03.050: Automotive Body and Paint—Mobile Repair Services ....................................... 5.03-54
5.03.055: Automotive Glass Replacement Shops ............................................................... 5.03-55
5.03.060: Automotive Repair and Maintenance—General Repair Facilities ................... 5.03-56
5.03.065: Automotive Repair and Maintenance—Servicing Facilities .............................. 5.03-56
5.03.067: Banquet Facilities - Historic Properties .................................................................. 5.03-56
5.03.070: Bed-and-Breakfast Inns .......................................................................................... 5.03-57
5.03.075: Billiard Parlors and Pool Halls ................................................................................. 5.03-57
5.03.080: Boarding, Lodging, and Rooming Houses ........................................................... 5.03-59
5.03.085: Bread and Tortilla Manufacturing ......................................................................... 5.03-60
5.03.090: Business to Business Electronic Markets ................................................................ 5.03-60
5.03.095: Caretaker Quarters................................................................................................. 5.03-60
5.03.100: Child Daycare Services .......................................................................................... 5.03-60
5.03.105: Community Care Facilities for the Elderly—More Than 6 Persons ..................... 5.03-61
5.03.110: Community Care Facilities for the Elderly—6 or Fewer Persons ........................ 5.03-62
5.03.115: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing ............................................ 5.03-62
5.03.120: Consumer Goods Rental ....................................................................................... 5.03-62
5.03.125: Convenience Markets and Specialty Food Stores ............................................. 5.03-63
5.03.130: Credit Intermediation-Related Activities ............................................................. 5.03-63
5.03.135: Cutlery and Hand Tool Manufacturing ................................................................ 5.03-63
5.03.140: Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services ................................................ 5.03-63
5.03.145: Depository Credit Intermediation ......................................................................... 5.03-63
5.03.150: Drive-Thru Facilities .................................................................................................. 5.03-64
5.03.155: Durable and Nondurable Goods Agents and Brokers ....................................... 5.03-68
5.03.160: Electric Power Generation, Solar and Wind ........................................................ 5.03-68
5.03.165: Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing ............... 5.03-68
5.03.170: Electronic Shopping and Mail Order Houses ...................................................... 5.03-68
5.03.175: Electronics and Appliance Stores ......................................................................... 5.03-69
5.03.177: Employee (Farmworker) Housing .......................................................................... 5.03-69
5.03.180: Exterminating Services ........................................................................................... 5.03-73
5.03.185: Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, All Other Miscellaneous ............... 5.03-73

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5.03.187: Fertilizer Manufacturing from Manure Operations (FMMO) .............................. 5.03-73
5.03.190: Food Manufacturing, Other .................................................................................. 5.03-75
5.03.195: Footwear Manufacturing ....................................................................................... 5.03-75
5.03.200: Freight Transportation Arrangement .................................................................... 5.03-75
5.03.205: Funeral Director Services........................................................................................ 5.03-75
5.03.210: Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores ................................................................. 5.03-76
5.03.215: Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing................................................... 5.03-76
5.03.220: Game Arcades, Internet Cafes, On-Line Internet Gaming, and Similar Facilities
.................................................................................................................................. 5.03-76
5.03.225: Gasoline and Fueling Stations ............................................................................... 5.03-78
5.03.230: General Rental Centers ......................................................................................... 5.03-79
5.03.235: Hardware Manufacturing ...................................................................................... 5.03-80
5.03.240: Home Occupations ................................................................................................ 5.03-80
5.03.245: Hookah Establishments, Smoking/Vaping Lounges, and Smoking/Vaping Retailers
.................................................................................................................................. 5.03-82
5.03.250: Hotels, Motels, Residence Inns, and Other Similar Traveler Accommodation 5.03-85
5.03.255: Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing, Other ............................................ 5.03-87
5.03.257: Live Entertainment .................................................................................................. 5.03-87
5.03.260: Machine Shops, and Turned Product, Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing .. 5.03-87
5.03.265: Manufacturing, Miscellaneous .............................................................................. 5.03-87
5.03.270: Massage Establishments and Services ................................................................. 5.03-87
5.03.275: Material Recovery Facilities (MRF) ........................................................................ 5.03-92
5.03.280: Marijuana Dispensary ............................................................................................. 5.03-92
5.03.285: Mixed-Use Developments ...................................................................................... 5.03-93
5.03.290: Mobile Food Services ............................................................................................. 5.03-94
5.03.295: Mobilehome Parks .................................................................................................. 5.03-94
5.03.300: Mobile Washing and Detailing Services ............................................................... 5.03-96
5.03.305: Motor Vehicle Dealers ............................................................................................ 5.03-97
5.03.310: Motor Vehicle Storage Facilities ........................................................................... 5.03-98
5.03.315: Personal Fitness Trainer ........................................................................................... 5.03-99
5.03.320: Personal Property Donation Bins ........................................................................... 5.03-99
5.03.325: Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing ............................................... 5.03-100
5.03.330: Pharmacies and Drug Stores ............................................................................... 5.03-100
5.03.335: Plastics Product Manufacturing .......................................................................... 5.03-100
5.03.340: Recycling Facilities ................................................................................................ 5.03-100
5.03.345: Residential Care Facilities, Other —6 or Fewer Persons ................................... 5.03-104
5.03.350: Salvage Facilities ................................................................................................... 5.03-104
5.03.355: Self-Storage Facilities ............................................................................................ 5.03-105
5.03.360: Senior Citizen Housing Developments ................................................................ 5.03-105
5.03.363: Short Term Rentals ................................................................................................. 5.03-108
5.03.365: Single-Family Dwellings ......................................................................................... 5.03-115
5.03.370: Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Facilities .......................................................... 5.03-115
5.03.375: Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing ............ 5.03-115

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5.03.380: Sound (Audio) Recording Facilities .................................................................... 5.03-116
5.03.385: Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing ........................................................... 5.03-116
5.03.390: Tattooing, Body Piercing, Branding, and the Application of Permanent Cosmetics
................................................................................................................................ 5.03-116
5.03.395: Temporary and Interim Land Uses, Buildings, and Structures .......................... 5.03-116
5.03.400: Thrift and Secondhand Stores, and Used Goods Stores .................................. 5.03-123
5.03.403: Single-Family Two-Unit Projects............................................................................ 5.03-123
5.03.405: Temporary Shelters and Supportive Housing ..................................................... 5.03-131
5.03.410: Urban Agriculture .................................................................................................. 5.03-133
5.03.415: Waste Treatment and Disposal—Composting and Anaerobic Digestion Facilities
................................................................................................................................ 5.03-147
5.03.420: Wireless Telecommunications Facilities .............................................................. 5.03-148
5.03.425: Work/Live Units ...................................................................................................... 5.03-156