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CC4 zone, Mississauga: Downtown Core - Mixed Use

Section 7.2.1, Table 7.2.1 (CC4 column); Subsection 7.1.5 CC4 Zone Regulations of the City of Mississauga Zoning By-law 0225-2007, as amended by 0325-2008, 0379-2009, 0308-2011, 0174-2017, 0050-2013/LPAT Order 2020 June 08, 0181-2018/LPAT Order 2019 February 15, 0018-2021, 0026-2014, 0111-2019/LPAT Order 2021 March 09, 0217-2023.

A downtown Mississauga mixed-use zone for offices, apartments and other tall buildings where the ground floor must be non-residential, buildings must be at least 3 storeys, and 40% of the lot must stay landscaped.

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What the CC4 zone permits

  • Office
  • Medical Office
  • Apartment (see Subsection 7.1.5; not permitted on the first storey)
  • Long-Term Care Building (see Subsection 7.1.5; not permitted on the first storey)
  • Retirement Building (see Subsection 7.1.5; not permitted on the first storey)
  • Banquet Hall/Conference Centre/Convention Centre
  • Hospital
  • University/College
  • Staff/Student Residence
  • Active Recreational Use
  • Passive Recreational Use
  • Parking Structure
  • Overnight Accommodation
  • Accessory uses per 7.1.4.2.1 (Financial Institution, Service Establishment, Repair Establishment, Recreational Establishment, Restaurant, Take-out Restaurant, Retail Store, Entertainment Establishment, Motor Vehicle Rental Facility, Cogeneration Facility, outdoor patio accessory to a food retail store) — within a permitted building, not above the second storey

Standards

RequirementBy-law
Maximum building heightSee noteTable 7.2.1 Line 4B.1 states a MINIMUM height of 3 storeys; no maximum height is stated in the CC4 column (build-to-areas and schedules in Part 7 govern siting).
Minimum landscaped open space40 %
Maximum gross floor areaSee noteLine 3.1: MINIMUM gross floor area for an apartment zone is 1.0 times the lot area (a floor, not a cap); Line 3.2: maximum tower floor plate for an apartment is 850 m². No overall maximum GFA stated.
Maximum floor space indexSee noteLine 3.1: minimum gross floor area - apartment zone: 1.0 times the lot area (a minimum FSI of 1.0, not a maximum).
Maximum dwelling units53217.1.5.1.1: total maximum of 5 321 dwelling units on all lands zoned CC4 and CC4-1 to CC4-5 combined (area-wide cap, not per lot). 7.1.6: two long-term care beds equal one dwelling unit.

Other provisions in this section

  • Line 3.3: residential dwelling units (apartment, long-term care, retirement) are not permitted on the first storey; only a shared entrance/exit through a common vestibule may be on the first storey.
  • Line 3.2: maximum tower floor plate for an apartment is 850 m².
  • Line 4.1: each building/structure/use must comply with the build-to-areas shown on the Part 7 Schedules and Exception Schedules (see also Subsection 7.1.4A). Line 4.2: where build-to-areas exist along more than two lot lines, the building must be located along at least two of them.
  • Line 4B.1: minimum building height 3 storeys.
  • Lines 4C.1-4C.2: apartment, long-term care and retirement buildings over 12 storeys must have a podium; minimum podium height at the streetwall is 3 storeys.
  • Line 5.1: the first three storeys of a podium in a residential building must not project beyond or behind the first storey of the streetwall.
  • Line 5.2: parts of a residential building above the podium must be set back at least 3.0 m from the exterior face of the podium; Line 5.3: maximum encroachment into that setback is 1.5 m.
  • Lines 4A.2-4A.3: first-storey streetwall of a non-residential use must be at least 65% glazing facing an 'A' Street Frontage and 50% facing a 'B' Street Frontage (glazing = clear or transparent glass).
  • Lines 4A.4-4A.9: units and upper/lower-storey access must have a main front entrance facing the 'A' Street Frontage (or 'B' where only a 'B' frontage); Line 4A.10: where a building faces both A and B frontages, vehicular access must come from the 'B' Street Frontage; Line 4A.11: an above-grade or partly above-grade parking structure must not face an 'A' Street Frontage.
  • Line 6.1: no at-grade driveway, aisle, parking or loading area between a building wall and a lot line abutting a street, or within 7.6 m of a lot line abutting a street, except vehicular accesses; where a lot abuts more than two streets, the restriction applies to two of the streets.
  • Line 6.2: driveways, condominium roads and aisles may be shared with abutting lands having the same zoning.
  • Line 7.1: minimum landscaped open space area 40% of the lot area.
  • 7.1.4.2: accessory uses (financial institution, service/repair/recreational establishment, restaurant, take-out restaurant, retail store, entertainment establishment, motor vehicle rental facility, cogeneration facility, food-store outdoor patio) must be located within a permitted building and not above the second storey (7.1.4.2.3-7.1.4.2.4); a motor vehicle rental facility may not store rental vehicles in required parking spaces (7.1.4.2.5); restricted by Article 7.1.2.1.
  • 7.1.5.1.1: total maximum of 5 321 dwelling units on all lands zoned CC4 and CC4-1 to CC4-5.
  • 7.1.5.1.3: apartment, long-term care and retirement buildings may have separate direct and/or shared access to dwelling units at the ground floor and/or above the first storey and/or via a private or shared corridor.
  • 7.1.5.2 / Table 7.1.5.2: underground parking structures are permitted below a 12.5 m wide street with a maximum encroachment of 6.25 m on each side of the street and a minimum vertical depth of 0.5 m.
  • 7.1.6: for counting dwelling units in a long-term care building, two long-term care beds equal one dwelling unit.
  • 7.1.8.1: Subsection 2.1.14 of the By-law does not apply to CC1 to CC4 and CCO zones.
  • Holding provision (H): H symbol on H-CC1, H-CC2, H-CC3, H-CCO and H-CCOS lands is removed on delivery of a Servicing/Development Agreement and dedication of 'A'/'B' Street Frontage rights-of-way; existing legal buildings may continue and be altered without increasing non-residential GFA. (H not listed for CC4 itself.)
  • Site-specific exception zones CC4-1 to CC4-5 exist (Section 7.2.5); check the exception text for those properties.
  • General provisions in Parts 1 to 3 and Section 7.1 also apply.

Source: Section 7.2.1, Table 7.2.1 (CC4 column); Subsection 7.1.5 CC4 Zone Regulations, By-law 0225-2007 (City of Mississauga), 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.

Other mixed use zones in Mississauga: CC1, CC2, CC3