Zoning · Brampton · Commercial
HC2 zone, Brampton: Highway Commercial Two
Section 24.2 of the City of Brampton Zoning By-law 270-2004, as amended by 204-2010.
A highway commercial zone for service stations, gas bars and car washes, with small retail and services allowed only alongside a gas station.
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Check an addressWhat the HC2 zone permits
- A service station or gas bar
- A motor vehicle washing establishment
- Only in conjunction with a service station or gas bar: a retail establishment having no outside storage, a convenience store, a convenience restaurant, a take-out restaurant, a personal service shop, a dry cleaning and laundry distribution station, or a bank, trust company or finance company
- An animal hospital
- A place of worship
- Purposes accessory to the other permitted purposes
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot width (interior lot) | 45 m |
| Minimum lot depth | 45 m |
| Minimum front yard | 15 m |
| Minimum interior side yard | 3 m3 m, except 6 m where the interior side yard abuts a Residential or Institutional Zone |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 6 m |
| Minimum rear yard | 6 m6 m, except 9 m where the rear yard abuts a Residential or Institutional Zone |
| Maximum building height | See noteMaximum building height is 2 storeys (no metric height stated) |
| Minimum landscaped open space | See note20% of the required front yard and 50% of the required exterior side yard (percentages of yards, not of the lot) |
Other provisions in this section
- 24.2.1(a)(3): retail establishment (no outside storage), convenience store, convenience restaurant, take-out restaurant, personal service shop, dry cleaning and laundry distribution station, bank, trust company or finance company are permitted only in conjunction with a service station or gas bar
- 24.2.2(g): maximum building height is 2 storeys
- 24.2.2(i): no underground or aboveground storage tanks for gasoline or propane, intake valves or fume exhaust outlets may be located in the minimum required yard adjacent to any residential zone
- Header amending by-law: 204-2010
Source: Section 24.2, 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, C2, C3, CA, HC1, SC, OC, DC, DC1, MBU