C2 zone, Brampton: Commercial Two

Section 21.2 of the City of Brampton Zoning By-law 270-2004, as amended by 204-2010.

A general commercial zone for shops, offices, restaurants, services and similar businesses, with larger setbacks required where the lot borders homes or institutions.

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What the C2 zone permits

A retail establishment having no outside storage
A supermarket
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
A service station or gas bar
A printing or copying establishment
A commercial school
A garden centre sales establishment
An amusement arcade
A temporary open air market
A place of commercial recreation
A community club
A health or fitness centre
A tavern
A taxi or bus station
A custom workshop
An animal hospital
A place of worship
Purposes accessory to the other permitted purposes

Standards

Requirement	By-law
Minimum lot width (interior lot)	21 m
Minimum front yard	21 m
Minimum interior side yard	3 m3 metres, except 18 metres where the interior side yard abuts a Residential or Institutional Zone
Minimum exterior side yard	18 m
Minimum rear yard	6 m6 metres, except 18 metres where the rear yard abuts a Residential or Institutional Zone
Maximum building height	See note6 storeys (stated in storeys, not metres)
Minimum landscaped open space	8 %

Other provisions in this section

Section 21.2.2(c): interior side yard increases from 3 m to 18 m where it abuts a Residential or Institutional Zone
Section 21.2.2(e): rear yard increases from 6 m to 18 m where it abuts a Residential or Institutional Zone
Section 21.2.2(f): maximum building height is 6 storeys (no metric height given)
Section 21.2.2(g): minimum landscaped open space is 8% of the lot area
Section 21.2.1(a)(1): retail establishments are permitted only with no outside storage
The section states no minimum lot area, lot depth, lot coverage, gross floor area, or parking standards

Source: Section 21.2, 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, C1, C3, CA, HC1, HC2, SC, OC, DC, DC1, MBU