RM1 zone, Burlington: Medium Density Residential RM1

What the RM1 zone permits

• Detached dwelling (subject to R3.4 Zone regulations, Table 2.7.1 note a)
• Semi-detached dwelling
• Duplex building
• Triplex building
• Retirement home (subject to RM2 Zone regulations, note c)
• Lodge, fraternity, private club (subject to RM3 Zone regulations; only on lands abutting a street with a deemed width of 26 m or greater, notes e,f)
• Community institution (subject to RM3 Zone regulations; only on lands abutting a street with a deemed width of 26 m or greater, notes e,f)
• Additional residential units (subject to Part 1, Section 2.21, Subsection (u), note g)

Standards

Other provisions in this section

• Table 2.8.2 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.8.3 Parking: per Part 1, Subsection 2.25 'Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements'.
• s.8.4(a) Building height measured per Part 1, Subsection 2.31 'Residential Building Height'.
• s.8.2 Lot coverage: detached lots 12 m or wider follow Part 2, Subsection 4.2.
• s.1(a) Holding Zone: where prefixed by 'H', permitted uses per Part 11, Subsection 1.1; development is premature until the 'H' is removed per Part 11, Subsection 1.2.
• s.1(b)-(f) Accessory buildings (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) apply.
• s.1(g) 'L' shape dwellings: a detached dwelling without an 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/carport.
• s.1(h) Parking lots shall be set back 4.5 m from a street line.
• s.1(i)(i) For townhouses, back-to-back, stacked townhouses, cluster homes and apartment buildings up to 3 storeys: driveways and parking lots set back 3 m from a wall containing habitable-room windows (not applicable where the space/driveway is for the exclusive use of the unit occupant); parking spaces set back at least 6 m from an R1, R2, R3, LN3, LN4, LN5, LN6 zone.
• s.1(i)(ii) Apartment buildings 4 storeys or more: driveways set back 9 m and parking spaces 6 m from a ground-floor or basement habitable-room window; driveways and parking spaces set back 6 m from an R1, R2, R3, LN3-LN6 zone.
• s.1(j) Enclosed parking structures more than 1.6 m above finished grade follow principal building yard requirements; structures below grade and up to 1.6 m above grade set back 3 m from a street line; no encroachment into a required landscape buffer abutting a residential zone.
• s.2 Prohibited: parking/storing a motor vehicle (other than a recreational vehicle) over 3000 kg registered GVW, 6 m length or 2.6 m height; stake-body vehicles; recreational vehicles or utility trailers with load exceeding 3.6 m combined height; and parking/storage of any vehicle, trailer, boat, etc. within a landscaped open space area; plus the uses in Part 1, Subsection 2.22.
• Table 2.7.1 notes: detached dwellings follow R3.4 Zone regulations; retirement homes follow RM2 Zone regulations; lodges/fraternities/private clubs and community institutions follow RM3 Zone regulations and are permitted only on lands abutting a street with a deemed width of 26 m or greater; additional residential units per Part 1, Section 2.21(u).