ReThink Zoning

ReThink Zoning is the process of writing a new zoning by-law for London. The new zoning by-law will implement The London Plan and shape how our communities evolve by regulating how land can be developed.

The London Plan was approved by City Council in 2016 and provides a vision for how London will change over the next twenty years. The London Plan was developed through the ReThink London engagement process, and a community conversation took place around the type of city Londoners want. ReThink Zoning continues that conversation and moves it into a new stage where instead of asking what kind of city we want London to become, our new focus is on how we will get there.

This is a major project that will have a lasting impact on how London will be shaped to meet the vision established in The London Plan. The project would be carried out in two phases. The first phase involves choosing a direction for the zoning by-law, and the second involves drafting a by-law based on that approach.