Zoning · Brampton · Industrial
M4A zone, Brampton: Industrial Four A
Section 34.2 of the City of Brampton Zoning By-law 270-2004, as amended by 204-2010.
An industrial zone for manufacturing, printing, warehousing and similar enclosed-building industrial uses, with larger setbacks and landscaped buffers where the lot borders homes or institutional properties.
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Check an addressWhat the M4A zone permits
- 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
- A printing establishment
- A warehouse
- A parking lot
- 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 permitted industrial use under (a)(1) or (a)(2), limited to 15% of the total gross industrial floor area of that use (accessory)
- Purposes accessory to the other permitted purposes
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot width (interior lot) | 30 m |
| Minimum front yard | 25 m |
| Minimum interior side yard | 6 m6 m; no requirement where the side yard abuts a rail line; 9 m where it abuts a property zoned Residential or Institutional |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 8 m |
| Minimum rear yard | 20 m20 m; no requirement where the rear yard abuts a rail line |
| 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
- 34.2.1(a)(1): motor vehicle repair shops and motor vehicle body shops are excluded, whether as a principal or accessory use
- 34.2.1(b)(5): a place of worship is permitted only in a Business Corridor Area shown on Schedule G
- 34.2.1(c)(3): an accessory retail outlet tied to a use under (a)(1) or (a)(2) may not exceed 15% of the total gross industrial floor area of that industrial use
- 34.2.2(c): interior side yard is 6 m, no requirement where abutting a rail line, and 9 m where abutting a property zoned Residential or Institutional
- 34.2.2(e): rear yard is 20 m, with no requirement where abutting a rail line
- 34.2.2(f): no building height restriction, but a maximum of 2 storeys on a lot abutting a residential zone
- 34.2.2(g): minimum 3 m wide landscaped strip along any lot line abutting a street or an Institutional Zone (except at approved driveway locations); minimum 6 m wide strip along any lot line abutting a Residential Zone
- 34.2.2(h): outside storage is not permitted
Source: Section 34.2, 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 industrial zones in Brampton: M1, M1A, M2, M3, M3A, M4