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R3B zone, Brampton: Residential Street Townhouse B

Section 16.6 of the City of Brampton Zoning By-law 270-2004, as amended by 204-2010, 253-2021.

A zone for rows of street townhouses on their own lots, each at least 6 metres wide and 180 square metres, with buildings up to 10.6 metres tall.

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What the R3B zone permits

  • A street townhouse 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)180 m²180 square metres per dwelling unit (interior lot)
Minimum lot area (corner lot)270 m²270 square metres per dwelling unit (corner lot)
Minimum lot width (interior lot)6 mMinimum Lot Width 6 metres per dwelling unit (interior lot)
Minimum lot width (corner lot)9 mMinimum Lot Width 9 metres per dwelling unit (corner lot)
Minimum lot depth30 m
Minimum front yard4.6 m4.6 metres, provided the front of any garage or carport is not closer than 6 metres to the front lot line
Minimum interior side yard1.2 m1.2 metres for the first storey or part thereof, plus 0.6 metres for each additional storey or part thereof
Minimum exterior side yard3 m
Minimum rear yard7.5 m
Maximum building height10.6 m
Maximum lot coverage45 %45% of the lot area for the main building
Minimum landscaped open space40 %40% of the front yard (not of the lot); 30% of the front yard where the side lot lines converge towards the front lot line

Other provisions in this section

  • Amending by-laws printed in the section header: 204-2010, 253-2021
  • 16.6.2(a)/(b): lot area and lot width minimums are stated per dwelling unit (interior lot 180 m² / 6 m; corner lot 270 m² / 9 m)
  • 16.6.2(d): the front of any garage or carport shall not be closer than 6 metres to the front lot line
  • 16.6.2(e): interior side yard increases by 0.6 metres for each storey (or part thereof) above the first
  • 16.6.2(i): the 45% maximum lot coverage applies to the main building
  • 16.6.2(j): minimum landscaped open space is measured as a percentage of the front yard: 40%, or 30% where the side lot lines converge towards the front lot line

Source: Section 16.6, 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, R1C, R1D, R1E, R1F, R2A, R2B, R2C, R2D, R2E, R3A, R3C, R3D, R3E, R4A, R4B, RE1, RE2, REH, RH, RHM1, RHM2