Zoning · Brampton · Commercial
C1 zone, Brampton: Commercial One
Section 21.1 of the City of Brampton Zoning By-law 270-2004, as amended by 204-2010, 253-2021.
A local commercial zone for shops, offices, restaurants and similar businesses on lots at least 38 metres wide, with buildings limited to two storeys and larger setbacks where the lot backs onto homes or institutions.
Is a property in the C1 zone? Enter its address and the lookup returns the zone and these standards, including any site-specific exception.
Check an addressWhat the C1 zone permits
- A retail establishment having no outside storage
- A grocery store
- A service shop
- A personal service shop
- A bank, trust company, or finance company
- An office
- A dry cleaning and laundry distribution station
- A laundromat
- A parking lot
- A dining room restaurant, a convenience restaurant, a take-out restaurant
- An animal hospital
- A place of worship
- A library
- Supportive Housing Residence Type 2
- Purposes accessory to the other permitted purposes
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot width (interior lot) | 38 m |
| Minimum front yard | 15 m |
| Minimum interior side yard | 3 m3 metres, except 6 metres where the interior side yard abuts a Residential or Institutional Zone |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 6 m |
| Minimum rear yard | 6 m6 metres, except 9 metres where the rear yard abuts a Residential or Institutional Zone |
| Maximum building height | See note2 storeys (stated in storeys, not metres) |
| Minimum landscaped open space | See note20% of the minimum required front yard and 50% of the minimum required exterior side yard (percentages of the yards, not of the lot) |
Other provisions in this section
- 21.1.2(a): Minimum lot width 38 metres.
- 21.1.2(b): Minimum front yard depth 15 metres.
- 21.1.2 (interior side yard): 3 metres, or 6 metres where the interior side yard abuts a Residential or Institutional Zone.
- 21.1.2(d): Minimum exterior side yard width 6 metres.
- 21.1.2(e): Minimum rear yard depth 6 metres, or 9 metres where the rear yard abuts a Residential or Institutional Zone.
- Maximum building height 2 storeys.
- Minimum landscaped open space: 20% of the minimum required front yard and 50% of the minimum required exterior side yard.
- Retail establishments are permitted only with no outside storage.
- No minimum lot area, lot depth, lot coverage, floor space index, or parking requirement is stated in this section.
Source: Section 21.1, By-law 270-2004 (City of Brampton), checked 2026-09-10. General provisions elsewhere in the by-law (parking, driveways, accessory buildings) also apply, and a numbered exception on the parcel can change any value here. Treat this as a pre-check, not a sign-off.
Other commercial zones in Brampton: RC, C2, C3, CA, HC1, HC2, SC, OC, DC, DC1, MBU