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R4A zone, Brampton: Residential Apartment A

Section 18.1 of the City of Brampton Zoning By-law 270-2004, as amended by 204-2010, 253-2021.

A zone for apartment buildings and other multiple-unit residential buildings up to 12 storeys, with large setbacks and mostly landscaped lots.

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What the R4A zone permits

  • A multiple residential dwelling
  • An apartment dwelling
  • Supportive housing residence type 1
  • Supportive housing residence type 2
  • A lodging house
  • A place of worship
  • Purposes accessory to the other permitted purposes

Standards

RequirementBy-law
Minimum lot area (interior lot)No requirement
Minimum lot width (interior lot)33 m
Minimum lot depthNo requirement
Minimum front yard7.5 m
Minimum interior side yard10 mMinimum side yard width: 10 metres or half of the height of the building, whichever is greater
Minimum rear yard10 mMinimum rear yard depth: 10 metres or half of the height of the building, whichever is greater
Maximum building heightSee noteMaximum building height: 12 storeys (stated in storeys, not metres)
Maximum lot coverage25 %Maximum lot coverage: 25% by the main building(s)
Minimum landscaped open space60 %
Maximum floor space index1

Other provisions in this section

  • 18.1.2(e): the side yard requirement is stated as a single 'Minimum Side Yard Width' with no separate interior/exterior values (10 m or half the building height, whichever is greater).
  • 18.1.3 (266-2006) Special Provisions - Central Area: lands within the Schedule Boundary shown on Schedule B-1 are subject to the provisions on that schedule, and Sections 18.1.2(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i) and (j) do not apply to them (only the rear yard requirement in 18.1.2(f) still applies).
  • Amending by-laws in the section header: 204-2010, 253-2021; 18.1.3 is amended by 266-2006.

Source: Section 18.1, 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, R1C, R1D, R1E, R1F, R2A, R2B, R2C, R2D, R2E, R3A, R3B, R3C, R3D, R3E, R4B, RE1, RE2, REH, RH, RHM1, RHM2