Woodstock: questions buyers ask
What records explain additional residential units at a Woodstock home?
Section 5.2.8 and Table 3A of the City's Zoning By-law 8626-10, which Oxford County publishes, and the City's additional residential units page.
Sources checked October 29, 2026
The rule in Woodstock
Up to 3 homes on a lot
Woodstock zoning by-law 8626-10 s.5.2.8: permits up to two additional residential units with a single-detached, semi-detached or street row house, both inside or one inside and one in an accessory building on a lot of 540 m² or more; together at most 60% of the house's floor area to 100 m², basement units not counted; one parking space each; none in the conservation authority regulation limit without its approval.
From Woodstock by-law 8626-10 s.5.2.8, checked 29 Oct 2026
- The recordAdditional residential units
- Where to read itAdditional Residential Units; Woodstock zoning by-law and schedules and 1 more
- The free check reads itPick “Extra units allowed”
What the record shows
Table 3A of Zoning By-law 8626-10 permits at most two additional residential units per lot beside the principal dwelling house, either both inside it or one inside and one in an accessory structure, with a single-detached, semi-detached or street row dwelling house that is a legally permitted use on the lot. Together the units may have no more than 60% of the principal house's gross floor area, to a maximum of 100 m², with a unit in the basement or cellar not counted; each needs at least one more parking space, which may be in tandem; and a unit in an accessory building needs a lot of at least 540 m². The City's page says this applies on properties zoned R1, R2, R3, C3 or HD, and that a building permit is required to create a unit legally.
The table rules out additional units and their parking within the Conservation Authority Regulation Limit shown on the by-law's Schedule A unless the conservation authority having jurisdiction approves, on a lot without frontage on an improved street, and on a lot with a boarding or lodging house, a group home, a garden suite, a converted dwelling house, a duplex, a mobile home or a bed and breakfast. Oxford County's page says its text reflects the zoning amendments consolidated as of 30 September 2025. A general permission does not make an existing basement apartment lawful; the building permit and inspection records are where that is answered.
Where to read it yourself
- Additional Residential Units: the City's page on eligible zones and permits
- Woodstock zoning by-law and schedules: Oxford County's page for Zoning By-law 8626-10, its sections and schedules
- Zoning By-law 8626-10, section 5: general provisions, section 5.2.8 and Table 3A (PDF)
What OfferDue covers in Woodstock
Extra units allowed is in the free check as a summary of the City's rule, from our hand-kept table of city rules, and the full report reads the lot's zone where the City's zoning map is open data we can use; where it isn't, the report's line says where the City publishes it. Neither is confirmation that a particular unit holds a permit or may be occupied.
Free check: pick “Extra units allowed” See the sample report
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