Zoning · Brampton · Residential
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.
Is a property in the RE1 zone? Enter its address and the lookup returns the zone and these standards, including any site-specific exception.
Check an addressWhat the RE1 zone permits
- A single detached dwelling
- Supportive housing residence type 1
- Purposes accessory to the other permitted purposes
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot area (interior lot) | 12000 m² |
| Minimum lot width (interior lot) | 60 m |
| Minimum lot depth | No requirement |
| Minimum front yard | 23 m |
| Minimum interior side yard | 7.5 m |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 7.5 m |
| Minimum rear yard | 23 m |
| Maximum building height | 10.6 m |
| Maximum lot coverage | No requirement |
| Minimum landscaped open space | 70 %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