Zoning · Burlington · Residential
LN1 zone, Burlington: Low-Rise Neighbourhood 1
By-law 09-2026 Part 7, Sections 7.1-7.5 (Table 7 permitted uses; Table 8 detached dwellings; Table 9 semi-detached dwellings); street townhouses per Section 7.7 Table 12 of the City of Burlington Zoning By-law 09-2026 / 2020.
A low-rise residential zone for detached and semi-detached houses on small lots (about 7.5 m wide), with street townhouses allowed only in the Orchard Community.
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- Detached dwelling
- Semi-detached dwelling
- Street townhouse (only on lots in the Orchard Community; Table 7 note 4)
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot area (interior lot) | 225 m²225 m² for a detached dwelling (Table 8); 165 m² per semi-detached dwelling unit (Table 9); street townhouse (Orchard Community only) per LN8 Table 12: 160 m², or 145 m² on a private street |
| Minimum lot width (interior lot) | 7.5 m7.5 m for a detached dwelling (Table 8); 6.5 m per semi-detached dwelling unit (Table 9); street townhouse per LN8 Table 12: 6 m (5.5 m on a private street; 9 m on a corner lot) |
| Minimum front yard | 3 m3 m (detached and semi-detached; also 3 m for street townhouse per Table 12). Note (1): may be reduced to the established front yard provided a minimum 1 m setback from the street line |
| Minimum interior side yard | 1.2 mDetached (Table 8): 1.2 m one side, 0.6 m other side; 3 m on the side leading to a detached private garage in the rear yard (note 4). Semi-detached (Table 9): 0.6 m, no setback where the interior side lot line shares a common wall (note 3). Street townhouse per Table 12: 1.2 m, none at a common wall |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 3 m3 m. For detached dwellings, note (1): may be reduced to the established exterior side yard provided a minimum 1 m setback from the street line |
| Minimum rear yard | 6 m |
| Maximum building height | 11.5 m11.5 m for a peaked roof or 7.5 m for a flat roof (detached, semi-detached, and street townhouses per s.7.5) |
| Maximum lot coverage | 50 % |
| Minimum landscaped open space | 30 %Minimum front yard soft landscaped open space 30% (a percentage of the front yard, not of the whole lot); street townhouse per Table 12: 25% |
Other provisions in this section
- Street townhouses permitted only on lots in the Orchard Community (bounded by Upper Middle Road south, Bronte Creek Valley east, Dundas Street/CN rail line north, Appleby Line west) - Table 7 note (4).
- Street townhouses in LN1 follow the LN8 zone requirements in s.7.7 (Table 12: min lot area 160 m² / 145 m² on private street; min frontage 6 m / 5.5 m on private street / 9 m corner lot; front yard 3 m; rear yard 6 m; interior side yard 1.2 m, none at a common wall, 4 m when abutting a detached/semi-detached dwelling in LN4-LN6; exterior side yard 3 m; front yard soft landscaped open space 25%; max 8 attached units), except maximum building height is 11.5 m peaked roof / 7.5 m flat roof (s.7.5).
- Accessory buildings and structures are regulated by Section 5.2 (s.7.3 a, 7.4 a).
- Total width of all private garage door openings facing a street shall not exceed 50% of the width of the building elevation (detached, s.7.3 b i) or of the building (semi-detached, s.7.4 b i; street townhouse, s.7.7 d i).
- Detached dwellings: an attached garage with a door facing a street may not project beyond the longest street-facing wall containing residential floor area on the first storey, or beyond an attached porch on that wall (s.7.3 b ii).
- Maximum height above grade of any pedestrian entrance facing a front or exterior side yard is 7 stair risers (s.7.3 b iii; 7.4 b iii; 7.7 d ii).
- Where a detached private garage is in the rear yard of a detached dwelling, the interior side yard leading to it shall be at least 3 m (Table 8 note 4).
- Semi-detached: no interior side yard setback required where the interior side lot line shares a common wall (Table 9 note 3).
- Front yard and exterior side yard may be reduced to the established front/exterior side yard provided at least 1 m setback from the street line (Table 8 note 1; Table 9 note 1 for front yard and/or exterior side yard).
- The 20 m maximum building depth (s.7.3 b iv, 7.4 b ii), 45% coverage with additional residential units (note 2), corner-lot 4.5 m rear yard (Table 8 note 3), and the Alton/Orchard and Lakeshore height increases (notes 5/6) apply only to other LN zones, not to the LN1 column.
Source: By-law 09-2026 Part 7, Sections 7.1-7.5 (Table 7 permitted uses; Table 8 detached dwellings; Table 9 semi-detached dwellings); street townhouses per Section 7.7 Table 12, By-law 09-2026 / 2020 (City of Burlington), checked 2026-09-12. 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.
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