By-Laws

Please use this page to navigate to our By-Laws, By-Law Enforcement Contact, and to Animal Control. If you have any By-Law related questions that are not answered below, please call the Town Hall at (519) 882-2350.

By-Law Enforcement:

By-law to Adopt Policies and Procedures for By-law Enforcement and Property Standards in the Town Of Petrolia

Forms and Applications: 

• Business Licence Application Forms 
• Daily Permit for Open Burning Application

 General Petrolia By-Laws (alphabetical order):

If you are looking for an item that is not available below, please contact the Clerks Department at clerksdepartment@petrolia.ca.

• Back Flow Prevention By-Law
• Brownfields Legislation 2010
• Building Permit By-Law  * Fees subject to change with yearly Fee Schedule *
• Cemetery By-Law
• Committee & Council appointments
• Emergency Response
• Firearms
• Fireworks
• Fencing – General
• Fortification
• Noise By-Law
• Outdoor Patio
• Park Protection
• Policies & Procedures for By-law Enforcement & Property Standards
• Pool Fencing By-Law  
• Prohibit Transient Traders
• Property Standards By-Law 15-2011
• Sidewalk and Roof Ice & Snow
• Tidy Yard By-Law
• Transient Trader By-Law with Fine
• Tree Policy
• Water Restrictions

Heritage Facade Program/Heritage Property Tax Rebate

• Downtown Historic Facade Restoration Project
• Downtown Historic Facade Restoration Project Application 
• Heritage Property Tax Rebate By-Law

Benjamin Moore Historic Paint Palette can be found at:

• Benjamin Moore Historic Paint Collection

Signs and Advertising 

• Temporary Sign Permit
• Application for a Permanent Sign Permit
• Signage and Advertising Devices

Comprehensive Zoning By-Law and Town of Petrolia Official Plan

Zoning:

• Zoning By-law – 2017 update
• Town of Petrolia – Zoning By-law Schedule A 2020
• Town of Petrolia Zoning Regulations Table A
• 24-2019 Zoning Amendment -Micro-brewery
• NOTICE OF THE PASSING – removal of H- May 2019
• Notice of Passing – 4110 Petrolia Line

Official Plan:

• Town of Petrolia – Official Plan 2016
• Town of Petrolia – Official Plan – 2016 Schedule A
• Table A – 2017
• Official Plan Amendment Sheet – Petrolia
• 13-2016 Schedule B