Zoning · Brampton · Industrial
M2 zone, Brampton: Industrial Two
Section 32.1 of the City of Brampton Zoning By-law 270-2004, as amended by 327-07, 204-2010.
A general industrial zone for manufacturing, warehousing, transport terminals and open-air storage yards, with waste-processing uses allowed only at set distances from homes, parks and institutions.
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- Manufacturing, cleaning, packaging, processing, repairing or assembly of goods, foods or materials, including a motor vehicle repair shop and a motor vehicle body shop
- Non-obnoxious industrial uses involving the manufacture and storage of goods and materials in the open, and such uses as the storage, repair and rental of equipment, and a transport terminal (not including a junk yard, salvage yard, wrecking yard, quarry or pit)
- A printing establishment
- A warehouse
- A parking lot
- A freight classification yard
- Non-hazardous solid waste processing use, non-hazardous solid waste transfer use, power generation (fuel combustion) use, or hazardous waste transfer use for hazardous waste chemicals or manufacturing intermediaries or medical, veterinary or pathological waste, or mechanical sterilization, provided located a minimum of 300 metres from all Residential Zones, Open Space Zone OS, Institutional One Zone I1 and Institutional Two Zone I2
- Hazardous waste processing use for hazardous waste chemicals or manufacturing intermediaries or medical, veterinary or pathological waste, provided located a minimum of 1,000 metres from all Residential Zones, Open Space Zone OS, Institutional One Zone I1 and Institutional Two Zone I2
- Thermal degradation (non-energy producing) use and thermal degradation (energy from waste) use, provided located a minimum of 1,000 metres from all Residential Zones, Open Space Zone OS, Institutional One Zone I1 and Institutional Two Zone I2
- Thermal degradation (hazardous waste) use for medical, veterinary or pathological waste, provided located a minimum of 1,000 metres from all Residential Zones, Open Space Zone OS, Institutional One Zone I1 and Institutional Two Zone I2
- A radio or television broadcasting and transmission establishment
- A building supplies sales establishment
- A recreational facility or structure
- A community club
- An animal hospital
- A place of worship, only when located in a Business Corridor Area as shown on Schedule G
- An associated educational use (accessory)
- An associated office (accessory)
- A retail outlet operated in connection with a purpose permitted by (a)(1) or (a)(3), provided its total 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
- Thermal degradation (energy from waste) use, provided the waste input is a by-product of the primary use of the site and is not a hazardous waste (accessory)
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; 15 m where it abuts a 0.3 metre reserve |
| Minimum rear yard | 7 m7 m; no requirement where it abuts a rail line; 15 m where it abuts a 0.3 metre 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 noteNot a percentage: a minimum 3 m wide landscaped strip along any lot line abutting a street or an Institutional Zone (except at approved driveway locations), and a minimum 6 m wide strip along any lot line abutting a Residential Zone |
Other provisions in this section
- 32.1.1(a)(2): junk yards, salvage yards, wrecking yards, quarries and pits are not permitted
- 32.1.1(a)(7): non-hazardous solid waste processing/transfer, power generation (fuel combustion), hazardous waste transfer and mechanical sterilization uses must be at least 300 m from all Residential Zones, OS, I1 and I2 zones
- 32.1.1(a)(8)-(10): hazardous waste processing and thermal degradation uses must be at least 1,000 m from all Residential Zones, OS, I1 and I2 zones
- 32.1.1(b)(6): a place of worship is permitted only in a Business Corridor Area shown on Schedule G
- 32.1.1(c)(3): an accessory retail outlet is limited to 15% of the total gross industrial floor area of the associated industrial use permitted by (a)(1) or (a)(3)
- 32.1.1(c)(5): accessory thermal degradation (energy from waste) use only where the waste input is a by-product of the site's primary use and is not a hazardous waste
- 32.1.2(f): maximum 2 storeys on a lot which abuts a residential zone; otherwise no height restriction
- 32.1.2(g)(i): minimum 3 m wide landscaped strip along any lot line abutting a street or an Institutional Zone, except at approved driveway locations
- 32.1.2(g)(ii): minimum 6 m wide landscaped strip along any lot line abutting a Residential Zone
- 32.1.2(h): outside storage only in a rear or interior side yard, screened from view by a solid fence from a street, open space, and properties zoned Residential or Institutional
Source: Section 32.1, 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: M1, M1A, M3, M3A, M4, M4A