Zoning · Burlington · Residential
R2.4 zone, Burlington: Low Density Residential R2.4
By-law 2020 Part 2 (Residential Zones), Sections 1-4; Table 2.3.1 (permitted uses), Table 2.4.1 (lot width, area, yards), Table 2.4.2 (other yards), Table 2.4.3 (lot coverage); building height per Part 1 s.2.31 Table 2.31.1 A) of the City of Burlington Zoning By-law 09-2026 / 2020, as amended by 2020.374.
A low-density residential zone for single detached houses on lots of at least 16 m width and 600 m², with an additional residential unit permitted.
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- Detached dwelling
- Additional residential units (Table 2.3.1 footnote (a))
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot area (interior lot) | 600 m² |
| Minimum lot width (interior lot) | 16 m |
| Minimum front yard | 6 m |
| Minimum interior side yard | 1.2 mTable 2.4.1 footnote (b): with attached garage or carport - 1.2 m for a one or one-and-a-half storey side, 1.8 m for a two-or-more storey side; without attached garage or carport - 1.2 m (one/1.5 storey side) or 1.8 m (two+ storey side) on one side and 3 m on the other side. Footnote (g): in the Shoreacres Character Area (s.4.9) side yard is instead per footnote (a): 10% of actual lot width (with garage/carport), or 10% of actual lot width with 3 m minimum on one side (without garage/carport). Part 2 s.1(g): an 'L'-shaped dwelling without garage that forms a 4.5 m x 6.5 m parking space uses the with-garage side yard. |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 4.5 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 mPart 1 Table 2.31.1 A) (R1-R4 zones): peaked roof - 1 storey to 7.5 m, 1.5 storey to 8.5 m, 2 storey to 10 m, 2.5 storey N/A; flat roof - 1 storey to 4.5 m, 2 storey to 7 m. Footnote (a): properties abutting/south of Lakeshore Road and North Shore Boulevard (excluding Indian Point) may go to 2.5 storeys per Table 2.31.1 B) (peaked 2.5 storey to 13 m). Additions to existing dwellings alternatively limited to 2 storeys measured from the existing 1st floor ceiling: max 6 m at peak / 3 m flat roof for 2-storey or 2nd-storey additions; 4.5 m peak / 2.25 m flat for 1 or 1.5 storey additions. |
| Maximum lot coverage | 35 %Table 2.4.3, depends on storeys and garage: with attached garage - 40% (1 storey), 37.5% (1.5 storey), 35% (2+ storeys), each 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% including accessory buildings; without garage 27% / 22% / 17% plus 8% for accessory buildings. One accessory building under 10 m2 and under 2.5 m high is exempt. Properties abutting/south of Lakeshore Road and North Shore Boulevard (excluding Indian Point) are exempt from lot coverage. |
| Maximum floor space index | See notes.4.5: max floor area ratio 0.45:1 applies only to properties in Designated Areas for Lot Coverage; 0.4:1 in the Shoreacres Character Area. No FAR stated for other properties. |
Other provisions in this section
- Semi-detached dwellings and cluster homes are not permitted in R2.4 (Table 2.3.1).
- Table 2.4.2 other yards: building setback abutting a creek block 7.5 m (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.
- s.4.6 Dwelling depth: maximum 18 m measured from the building wall closest to the front lot line to the wall closest to the rear lot line; properties abutting/south of Lakeshore Road and North Shore Boulevard (excluding Indian Point Character Area) are exempt; for through lots the front building elevation determines the front.
- s.4.8 Garages: a front-loading attached garage may not exceed 50% of the width of its building elevation; an attached garage with a door facing a street may not project beyond the longest portion of the street-facing wall containing residential floor area on the first storey. Dwellings legally existing as of By-law 2020.374 (Dec 19, 2016) are deemed to conform for the life of the dwelling.
- s.4.7 Architectural features: on street-facing elevations, first-storey columns may not exceed the height of the first-storey ceiling.
- s.4.3 Parking per Part 1, Subsection 2.25 (Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements).
- s.4.4 Building height per Part 1, Subsection 2.31 (Residential Building Height).
- s.1: Holding 'H' prefix - uses per Part 11 s.1.1, development premature until the H is removed (Part 11 s.1.2); accessory buildings per Part 1 s.2.2; patios and decks per Part 1 s.2.3; fences and privacy screens per Part 1 s.2.4; swimming pools per Part 1 s.2.5; lands adjacent to Lake Ontario and Burlington Bay per Part 1 s.2.30.
- s.1(h): parking lots set back 4.5 m from a street line. s.1(j): an enclosed parking structure more than 1.6 m above finished grade is subject to principal-building yard requirements; one below grade and up to 1.6 m above grade must be set back 3 m from a street line and may not encroach into a required landscape buffer abutting a residential zone.
- s.2 Prohibited uses (in addition to Part 1 s.2.22): parking/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 vehicle with a stake body; a recreational vehicle or utility trailer with load exceeding a combined height of 3.6 m; parking/storing any vehicle, trailer, boat or similar conveyance within a landscaped open space area.
- Character Area Maps (s.4.9: Roseland, Indian Point, Shoreacres) modify side yards (footnote (g) for Shoreacres) and floor area ratio; check whether the lot lies in one of these areas.
- Exceptions to zone designations are in Part 14.
Source: By-law 2020 Part 2 (Residential Zones), Sections 1-4; Table 2.3.1 (permitted uses), Table 2.4.1 (lot width, area, yards), Table 2.4.2 (other yards), Table 2.4.3 (lot coverage); building height per Part 1 s.2.31 Table 2.31.1 A), 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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