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R1C zone, Brampton: Residential Single Detached C

Section 13.1 of the City of Brampton Zoning By-law 270-2004, as amended by 204-2010, 253-2021.

A residential zone for single detached houses on lots of at least 360 square metres (450 for corner lots) and at least 12 metres wide, with a maximum building height of 10.6 metres.

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What the R1C zone permits

  • A single detached dwelling
  • Supportive housing residence type 1
  • A place of worship
  • Purposes accessory to the other permitted purposes

Standards

RequirementBy-law
Minimum lot area (interior lot)360 m²
Minimum lot area (corner lot)450 m²
Minimum lot width (interior lot)12 m
Minimum lot width (corner lot)15 m
Minimum lot depth30 m
Minimum front yard6 m
Minimum interior side yard0.9 m1.2 metres on one side and 0.9 metres on the other side, with the minimum distance between detached buildings not to be less than 2.1 metres
Minimum exterior side yard3 m
Minimum rear yard7.5 m
Maximum building height10.6 m
Maximum lot coverageNo requirement
Minimum landscaped open spaceSee note50% of the minimum front yard area of an interior lot; 60% of the minimum front yard area of a corner lot; 40% of the minimum front yard area of a lot where the side lot lines converge towards the front lot line (percentages are of the front yard area, not of the lot)

Other provisions in this section

  • 13.1.2(e): interior side yards must be 1.2 m on one side and 0.9 m on the other, and detached buildings must be at least 2.1 m apart.
  • 13.1.2(i): no maximum lot coverage requirement.
  • 13.1.2(j): landscaped open space is measured as a percentage of the minimum front yard area (50% interior lot, 60% corner lot, 40% where side lot lines converge towards the front lot line), not of the whole lot.

Source: Section 13.1, 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 residential zones in Brampton: R1A, R1B, R1D, R1E, R1F, R2A, R2B, R2C, R2D, R2E, R3A, R3B, R3C, R3D, R3E, R4A, R4B, RE1, RE2, REH, RH, RHM1, RHM2