Zoning · Brampton · Mixed use

QMUT zone, Brampton: Queen Street Mixed Use Transition

Section 29.3 of the City of Brampton Zoning By-law 270-2004, as amended by 262-2019.

A transition zone along Queen Street that permits a wide range of commercial and institutional uses in existing buildings, with growth limited to roughly the existing building size and height capped at 4 storeys.

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What the QMUT zone permits

  • Commercial: a retail establishment having no outside storage
  • Commercial: a service shop
  • Commercial: a personal service shop
  • Commercial: a bank, trust company, or finance company
  • Commercial: a dry cleaning and laundry distribution station
  • Commercial: a laundromat
  • Commercial: a dining room restaurant, a convenience restaurant or a take-out restaurant
  • Commercial: a tavern
  • Commercial: a printing or copying establishment
  • Commercial: a commercial, technical or recreational school
  • Commercial: a community club
  • Commercial: a health centre or fitness centre
  • Commercial: a recreational facility
  • Commercial: an art gallery, museum or art/photo studio
  • Commercial: a convenience store or grocery store
  • Commercial: a travel agency
  • Commercial: an office
  • Commercial: a hotel
  • Commercial: a shopping centre
  • Commercial: a banquet hall
  • Commercial: a place of commercial recreation
  • Commercial: a supermarket
  • Commercial: an animal hospital
  • Commercial: a theatre
  • Commercial: a body art and/or tattoo parlour
  • Commercial: an amusement arcade
  • Commercial: a motor vehicle rental or car sharing establishment (small-scale)
  • Institutional: a place of worship
  • Institutional: a day nursery
  • Institutional: a private or public school
  • Institutional: a library
  • Institutional: a community centre
  • Institutional: a private or public hospital
  • Institutional: a public park
  • Other: purposes accessory to the other permitted uses

Standards

RequirementBy-law
Minimum lot width (interior lot)See noteMinimum Lot Width: the existing lot width
Minimum lot depthSee noteMinimum Lot Depth: the existing lot depth
Minimum front yard0 m
Minimum interior side yard0 m
Minimum exterior side yard0 m
Minimum rear yard7.5 m
Maximum building heightSee noteMaximum Building Height: 4 storeys (stated in storeys, not metres)
Maximum gross floor areaSee noteFor permitted uses: existing GFA on the date of passing of By-law 262-2019 plus 10%; for any other use (including legal non-conforming): existing GFA on that date, no increase

Other provisions in this section

  • 29.3.2(a): prohibited uses are an adult video store, an adult entertainment parlour, a massage or body rub parlour, and a drive-through facility associated with any use.
  • 29.3.3(d): Maximum Front Yard Depth is the greater of the existing front yard setback or 4.5 m.
  • 29.3.3(f): Maximum Exterior Side Yard Width is the greater of the existing exterior side yard setback or 4.5 m.
  • 29.3.3(i)(i): for permitted uses, maximum gross floor area is the existing GFA on the date of passing of the By-law amendment plus 10%.
  • 29.3.3(i)(ii): for any other use, including any legal non-conforming use, maximum gross floor area is the existing GFA on the date of passing of the By-law amendment (no increase).
  • 29.3.3(j): a landscaped buffer area at least 1.5 m wide is required between any part of a parking area and a street; it may be crossed only by walkways and driveways giving pedestrian or vehicular access to or from the street or sidewalk.
  • 29.3.3(k): an existing legal non-conforming drive-through facility may not expand its number of stacking lanes or stacking spaces beyond what existed on the date of passing of the By-law amendment.
  • 29.3.3(l): 'motor vehicle rental or car sharing establishment (small-scale)' means premises used principally for the temporary storage of up to five (5) motor vehicles, excluding oversized motor vehicles, for rental or temporary use by members or patrons of a car sharing business.

Source: Section 29.3, 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 mixed use zones in Brampton: CRC, CMU1, HMU1