Zoning · Brampton · Industrial
M3 zone, Brampton: Industrial Three
Section 33.1 of the City of Brampton Zoning By-law 270-2004, as amended by 327-07, 204-2010.
A heavy industrial zone for manufacturing, warehousing, open storage of goods and materials, and certain waste processing or thermal degradation uses that must be kept 300 to 1,000 metres away from residential, open space and institutional zones.
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- Manufacturing, cleaning, packaging, processing, repairing or assembly of goods, foods or materials within an enclosed building, excluding a motor vehicle repair shop and a motor vehicle body shop as a principal or accessory use
- Industrial uses involving the storage of goods and materials in the open
- A printing establishment
- A warehouse
- A parking lot
- 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, OS, I1 and I2 zones
- 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, OS, I1 and I2 zones
- Thermal degradation (hazardous waste) use for medical, veterinary or pathological waste, provided located a minimum of 1,000 metres from all Residential Zones, OS, I1 and I2 zones
- A radio or television broadcasting and transmission 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 use 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 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
- Uses (a)(6): 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.
- Uses (a)(7), (a)(8), (a)(9): hazardous waste processing and thermal degradation uses must be at least 1,000 m from all Residential Zones, OS, I1 and I2 zones.
- A place of worship is permitted only when located in a Business Corridor Area shown on Schedule G.
- Accessory retail outlet (c)(3): permitted only in connection with uses (a)(1) or (a)(3), with gross commercial floor area not more than 15% of the total gross industrial floor area of that use.
- Accessory thermal degradation (energy from waste) use (c)(5) only where the waste input is a by-product of the primary use of the site and is not a hazardous waste.
- Maximum building height (f): no restriction, but maximum 2 storeys on a lot abutting a residential zone.
- Landscaped open space (g): minimum 3 m wide strip along any lot line abutting a street or Institutional Zone (except at approved driveway locations); minimum 6 m wide strip along any lot line abutting a Residential Zone.
- Outside storage (h): permitted only in a rear or interior side yard, screened from a street, open space and Residential or Institutional zoned properties by a solid fence not less than 1.8 m high; no storage may exceed the top of the fence.
- No minimum lot area, lot depth, lot coverage, gross floor area, floor space index or parking standard is stated in this section.
Source: Section 33.1, 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, M2, M3A, M4, M4A