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. If you have questions about zoning, contact us. The City of Regina logo fades in. The logo then fades out, and the zoning URL fades in. It reads “Regina.ca/zoningbylaw 306-777-7000”. 1. When thinking about building a house: The Zoning Bylaw determines what kind of housing is permitted in each zone, the maximum area it can occupy on the lot, and the maximum allowable height. 2. When planning to build a new garage: The Bylaw identifies the maximum size and appropriate placement of both detached and attached garages. 3. When building or expanding the deck on your property: The Bylaw specifies how close decks are permitted to be to the property line. 4. When planning to add to the front or back of your house: The Bylaw specifies how close the addition can be to the property line and the maximum area the complete building can occupy. 5. When thinking about starting a business in your home: The Bylaw indicates the types of uses that are prohibited as a residential business and the maximum area the business can occupy in your home. 6. When thinking about developing a secondary suite: The Bylaw indicates the types of buildings that can have a secondary suite and the maximum size of the secondary suite. 7. When planning to build or expand your driveway: The Bylaw specifies which yard (front, side or rear) can have a driveway and the maximum width of the driveway. 8. When planning to put a storage shed in your yard: The Bylaw identifies the yard (front, side or rear) where a shed can be placed and the maximum size of the shed. 9. When thinking about changing your land use: The Bylaw specifies which land uses are allowed in which zones. 10. When thinking of starting a daycare facility: The Bylaw indicates the amount of drop-off spaces required for the daycare. striped 10 Times Zoning Applies to You Learn About Your Property Our Zoning Bylaw Map has been created to give you the ability to see what zone your property fits and additional information about what this means for your home or business and the surrounding neighbourhood. Zoning Bylaw Map Zones are created when a variety of similar land uses are brought together within a common geographic boundary. The Zoning Bylaw includes the zones identified below. Reference Summary of Permitted and Discretionary Land Uses Land Use Classes and Building Types Residential Zones Zone Code Zone Name Development Types Lower Density Residential RN / RU / R1 Residential Neighbourhood / Residential Urban / Residential Detached Allows for development of one and two-unit dwellings while promoting flexibility in lot size for residential development. Medium Density Residential RL Residential Low-Rise Allows for development of a mixture of low-rise multi-unit building types. High Density Residential RH Residential High-Rise Allows for development, especially in urban corridors, transit nodes and prominent intersections with a mixture of multi-unit building types. Manufactured Residential RMH Residential Mobile Home Allows for the development of mobile homes within a mobile home park setting. Commercial Zones Zone Code Zone Name Development Types Small Format Commercial ML Mixed Low-Rise Allows for low-intensity commercial and mixed-use development supporting local neighbourhoods by providing day-to-day goods and services. Mixed Commercial MH Mixed High-Rise Allows for medium-intensity commercial and mixed-use development along non-local streets, key transportation corridors and near transit stops. Large Format Commercial MLM Mixed Large Market Allows for high-intensity commercial and mixed-use development comprising of planned shopping centres and major business groupings oriented around arterial streets and key transportation corridors. Other Commercial OA Office Area Allows for limited medium-intensity office development outside the Downtown by restricting the type, scale and size of buildings and uses. Industrial Zones Zone Code Zone Name Development Types Industrial Light IL Industrial Light Allows for low and medium-intensity industrial development as well as small scale commercial activities to support industrial uses and their employees. Industrial Heavy IH Industrial Heavy Allows for high-intensity industrial development, limited consumer-oriented non-industrial land uses for retail or wholesale purposes, and small scale commercial activities to support industrial uses. Industrial Prestige IP Industrial Prestige Allows for low-intensity industrial development in suitable locations in or near neighbourhoods with a mix of uses to ensure an appropriate transition between non-industrial land uses and higher-intensity industrial land uses. Direct Control District Zones Zone Code Zone Name Development Types DCD - Downtown DCD-D Downtown Allows for the development of a mixed-use environment supporting the Downtown as the City’s main business center and the primary employment, civic and cultural hub. DCD - Former Diocese of Qu'Appelle DCD-QP Former Diocese of Qu’Appelle Lands Allows for a broad range of mixed-use and residential development that compliments, links and forms part of the culturally-sensitive adjacent land and designated heritage buildings. DCD - Saskatchewan Drive DCD-SD Saskatchewan Drive Allows for the sensitive redevelopment of lands adjacent to the CPR mainline between Albert Street and Elphinstone Street. DCD - Centre Square DCD-CS Centre Square Allows for a wide range of dwelling, office, service and retail land uses to promote the gradual intensification of the area bound by 13th Avenue, Broad Street, College Avenue and Albert Street, while complementing the Downtown. DCD - Dewdney Warehouse District DCD-WH Dewdney Warehouse District Allows for the re-use of existing buildings and expansion of new and established businesses on historically sensitive lands along Dewdney Avenue between Albert Street and Broad Street. DCD - Chuka Blvd Mixed DCD-CBM Chuka Boulevard Mixed Allows for pedestrian oriented mixed-use development that builds a unique sense of place in the Greens on Gardiner along Chuka Boulevard. DCD-Exhibition Grounds DCD-RExG Regina Exhibition Grounds Allows a variety of compatible land uses, consistent with the City Centre’s various policies. Provides the long-term land use development and control of the Exhibition Grounds in accordance with the REAL’s Master Site Plan. Special Zones Zone Code Zone Name Development Types Special - Contract C Contract Allows for singular, unique development opportunities permissible by means of a contact agreement between the property owner and the City. Special - Institutional I Institutional Allows for the development of facilities that are institutional, community or of public service in nature. Special - Urban Holding UH Urban Holding Allows for an orderly transition of agricultural land to other uses in areas planned for eventual urban development, as well as the protection of lands envisioned for future development or in the floodway that is not suitable for development. Special - Railway RW Railway Allows for development on lands directly associated with the provision of transportation by railroad, switching and terminal operations. Special - Public Service PS Public Service Allows for the development and preservation of active and passive recreational uses. Overlay Zones Zone Name Zone Code Intent Overlay Zone Application Architectural Control District Overlay Zone AC The Architectural Control District Overlay zone is intended to preserve the physical character of an area or promote an established theme; and preserve the physical character of the Former Diocese of Qu’Appelle Lands site by ensuring development is complementary to existing heritage buildings and adjacent neighbourhoods and requiring that any new development shall adhere to one of three traditional architectural styles: Tudor, Colonial, or Craftsman. The Architectural Control District Overlay zone designation shall only be applied to an area where the Official Community Plan sets forth guidelines for the architectural detail and design of buildings in a particular area. Aquifer Protection Overlay Zone AP The Aquifer Protection Overlay zone is intended to protect the Regina aquifer system from contamination from development activities; and ground water resources from contamination in accordance with the Official Community Plan. The Aquifer Protection Overlay zone shall apply to those portions of the Regina Aquifer system lying within the City of Regina and shown on Figure 8B.F.1, Regina Zoning bylaw Chapter 1. See ^1 Residential Density Overlay Zone DEN The Residential Density Overlay zone is intended to allow the City to establish a limit on the amount of Dwelling Units that can be developed in a particular area or development. The Residential Density Overlay zone will be applied to control the density of a development relative to what would otherwise be permitted in an area. The Residential Density Overlay zone shall only apply to a lot zoned to allow a Dwelling land use. Floor Area Overlay Zone FA The Floor Area Overlay zone is intended to modify the floor area of buildings or structures in areas or neighbourhoods where unique conditions or unusual circumstances make the control of floor area ratio necessary to protect public safety, views and light. The Floor Area Overlay zone shall be applied to modify the development standard for maximum floor area ratio of a site in an underlying zone, including those sites subject to a floor area ratio density bonus. Floodway Overlay Zone FW The Floodway Overlay zone is intended to restrict development in areas of the city that, under current conditions, are subject to periodic flooding and accompanying hazards; prohibit new construction or other improvements or developments that would obstruct or divert the flow of water within the floodway will be prohibited; and allow land uses with low flood-damage potential and no obstructing flood flows to the extent that they are not prohibited by other legislation. ...

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