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RE1 zone, Brampton: Residential Rural Estate One

Section 11.1 of the City of Brampton Zoning By-law 270-2004, as amended by 253-2021.

A rural estate zone for a single detached house on a very large lot (at least 1.2 hectares) with wide setbacks on all sides.

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What the RE1 zone permits

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

Standards

RequirementBy-law
Minimum lot area (interior lot)12000 m²
Minimum lot width (interior lot)60 m
Minimum lot depthNo requirement
Minimum front yard23 m
Minimum interior side yard7.5 m
Minimum exterior side yard7.5 m
Minimum rear yard23 m
Maximum building height10.6 m
Maximum lot coverageNo requirement
Minimum landscaped open space70 %70% of the front yard (percentage of the front yard, not of the lot)

Other provisions in this section

  • Minimum lot area is stated as 1.2 hectares (11.1.2(a)); converted to 12,000 square metres.
  • Minimum landscaped open space is 70% of the front yard, not of the whole lot (11.1.2(j)).
  • Minimum ground floor area for the main building: 170 square metres for a one-storey building; 115 square metres for a building of more than one storey (11.1.2(k)).

Source: Section 11.1, 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, R4A, R4B, RE2, REH, RH, RHM1, RHM2