Zoning · Brampton · Industrial
M1 zone, Brampton: Industrial One
Section 31.1 of the City of Brampton Zoning By-law 270-2004, as amended by 204-2010.
A general industrial zone for manufacturing, processing, warehousing and repair inside enclosed buildings, with some non-industrial uses like broadcasting, furniture stores and recreation facilities, and no outside storage allowed.
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Check an addressWhat the M1 zone permits
- Manufacturing, cleaning, packaging, processing, repairing or assembly of goods, foods or materials within an enclosed building, including a motor vehicle repair shop, but excluding a motor vehicle body shop as a principal or accessory use
- Printing establishment
- Warehouse
- Parking lot
- Radio or television broadcasting and transmission establishment
- Furniture and appliance store
- Recreational facility or structure
- Community club
- Animal hospital
- Place of worship, only within areas shown on Schedules G, H and I
- Associated educational use (accessory)
- Associated office (accessory)
- Retail outlet operated in connection with a permitted industrial purpose, provided its gross commercial floor area is not more than 15% of the total gross industrial floor area of that industrial use (accessory)
- Purposes accessory to the other permitted purposes
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot width (interior lot) | 30 m |
| Minimum front yard | 9 m |
| Minimum interior side yard | 4 m4 m; no requirement where it abuts a rail line; 9 m where it abuts a property zoned Residential or Institutional |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 6 m6 m; 12 m where it abuts a 0.3 m reserve |
| Minimum rear yard | 7 m7 m; no requirement where it abuts a rail line; 12 m where it abuts a 0.3 m reserve or a Residential or Institutional Zone |
| Maximum building height | See noteNo restriction, but maximum 2 storeys on a lot which abuts a residential zone |
| Minimum landscaped open space | See noteStated as strips, not a percentage: except at approved driveway locations, a minimum 3 m wide strip along any lot line abutting a street or an Institutional Zone (g)(i); a minimum 6 m wide strip along any lot line abutting a Residential Zone (g)(ii) |
Other provisions in this section
- 31.1.1(a)(1): motor vehicle body shop is excluded as a principal or accessory use
- 31.1.1(b)(6): a place of worship is permitted only within areas shown on Schedules G, H and I
- 31.1.1(c)(3): an accessory retail outlet is limited to 15% of the total gross industrial floor area of the particular industrial use
- 31.1.2(f): no building height restriction, but maximum 2 storeys on a lot abutting a residential zone
- 31.1.2(g)(i): minimum 3 m wide landscaped strip along any lot line abutting a street or an Institutional Zone, except at approved driveway locations
- 31.1.2(g)(ii): minimum 6 m wide landscaped strip along any lot line abutting a Residential Zone
- 31.1.2(h): outside storage is not permitted
Source: Section 31.1, 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 industrial zones in Brampton: M1A, M2, M3, M3A, M4, M4A