Zoning · Burlington · Residential
R1.1 zone, Burlington: Low Density Residential R1.1
By-law 2020 Part 2 (Residential Zones), Sections 1-4; Table 2.3.1 (permitted uses), Tables 2.4.1-2.4.3 (lot width/area/yards, other yards, lot coverage) of the City of Burlington Zoning By-law 09-2026 / 2020, as amended by 2020.374 (December 19, 2016) - referenced in the Section 4.8 garage note.
A large-lot detached-house zone: one detached home (plus additional residential units) on a lot at least 30 m wide and 1850 m² in area, set back 9 m from the front, rear and street side, with side yards of 10% of the lot width and a house covering at most 27%-40% of the lot depending on storeys and garage.
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- Detached dwelling
- Additional residential units (Table 2.3.1 footnote (a))
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot area (interior lot) | 1850 m² |
| Minimum lot width (interior lot) | 30 m |
| Minimum front yard | 9 m |
| Minimum interior side yard | See noteTable 2.4.1 footnote (a): with attached garage or carport, 10% of actual lot width; without attached garage or carport, 10% of actual lot width with 3 m minimum on one side (at the 30 m minimum lot width this is 3 m) |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 9 m |
| Minimum rear yard | 9 m9 m; on a corner lot the rear yard may be 4.5 m (Table 2.4.1 footnote (c)) |
| Maximum building height | 10 mSection 4.4 refers to Part 1 s.2.31, Table 2.31.1 A) (R1-R4 zones): peaked roof detached dwelling 1 storey to 7.5 m, 1 1/2 storey to 8.5 m, 2 storey to 10 m, 2 1/2 storey N/A; flat roof 1 storey to 4.5 m, 2 storey to 7 m. Additions alternatively limited to 6 m peak / 3 m flat (two storey) or 4.5 m peak / 2.25 m flat (one or one-and-a-half storey) measured from existing 1st floor ceiling. Lots abutting or south of Lakeshore Road / North Shore Boulevard (excl. Indian Point) may go to 2 1/2 storeys per Table 2.31.1 B) |
| Maximum lot coverage | 40 %Table 2.4.3: with attached garage - 40% one storey, 37.5% one and a half storey, 35% two or more storeys (all including accessory buildings); without attached garage - 32%, 29.5%, 27% respectively plus 8% for accessory buildings. In Designated Areas (shaded on Part 15 zoning maps): with garage 35% / 30% / 25% incl. accessory; without garage 27% / 22% / 17% plus 8% accessory. One accessory building under 10 m² and under 2.5 m high is exempt. Properties abutting or south of Lakeshore Road / North Shore Boulevard (excluding Indian Point Character Area) are exempt from lot coverage |
| Maximum floor space index | See noteSection 4.5: 0.45:1 maximum floor area ratio applies only to properties in Designated Areas for Lot Coverage; 0.4:1 in the Shoreacres Character Area. No FAR stated for other R1.1 lots |
Other provisions in this section
- Maximum dwelling depth 18 m measured from the building wall closest to the front lot line to the wall closest to the rear lot line (s.4.6); properties abutting or south of Lakeshore Road / North Shore Boulevard (excluding Indian Point Character Area) are exempt; for through lots the front building elevation determines the front of the lot
- Front-loading attached garage width shall not exceed 50% of the width of its building elevation (s.4.8(a))
- An attached garage with a door facing a street may not project beyond the longest portion of a street-facing wall containing residential floor area on the first storey (s.4.8(b)); dwellings legally existing at enactment of By-law 2020.374 (December 19, 2016) are deemed to conform for the life of the dwelling
- On street-facing elevations, first-storey columns shall not exceed the height of the first-storey ceiling (s.4.7)
- Building setback abutting a creek block 7.5 m, or 4.5 m if the block includes a 3 m buffer; yard abutting a pipeline easement 7 m; yard abutting a railway right-of-way 30 m (Table 2.4.2)
- L-shaped detached dwelling without attached garage/carport whose front elevation forms one side and one end of a 4.5 m x 6.5 m parking space uses the side yard required for a dwelling with an attached garage (s.1(g))
- Parking lots shall be set back 4.5 m from a street line (s.1(h))
- Enclosed parking structure more than 1.6 m above finished grade is subject to the same yard requirements as a principal building; one below grade and up to 1.6 m above grade is set back 3 m from a street line; may not encroach into a required landscape buffer abutting a residential zone (s.1(j))
- Parking per Part 1, Subsection 2.25 Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements (s.4.3)
- Accessory buildings per Part 1 s.2.2; patios and decks s.2.3; fencing and privacy screens s.2.4; swimming pools s.2.5; lands adjacent to Lake Ontario and Burlington Bay s.2.30 (s.1(b)-(f))
- Holding 'H' prefix: uses per Part 11 s.1.1; development premature until the H is removed per Part 11 s.1.2 (s.1(a))
- Prohibited: parking or storing a motor vehicle (other than a recreational vehicle) over 3000 kg registered gross vehicle weight, 6 m length or 2.6 m height; any stake-body vehicle; a recreational vehicle or utility trailer with load exceeding 3.6 m combined height; and parking/storing any vehicle, trailer, boat etc. within a landscaped open space area (s.2, plus Part 1 s.2.22)
- Zone exceptions are listed in Part 14 (Exceptions to Zone Designations)
- Additional residential units are permitted subject to Table 2.3.1 footnote (a) (footnote text not included in the zone extract)
Source: By-law 2020 Part 2 (Residential Zones), Sections 1-4; Table 2.3.1 (permitted uses), Tables 2.4.1-2.4.3 (lot width/area/yards, other yards, lot coverage), 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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