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E3 zone, Mississauga: Industrial

Part 8, Section 8.2.1, Table 8.2.1 (E3 column) and Articles 8.2.1.1-8.2.1.3 of the City of Mississauga Zoning By-law 0225-2007, as amended by 0358-2007, 0325-2008, 0191-2009/OMB Order 2010 May 05, 0379-2009, 0297-2013, 0050-2013/LPAT Order 2020 June 08, 0190-2014, 0018-2015, 0055-2015, 0018-2021, 0111-2019/LPAT Order 2021 March 09, 0121-2020/LPAT Order 2021 March 11, 0100-2023, 0217-2023, 0203-2023/OLT Order 2024 September 09.

A general industrial employment zone for manufacturing, warehousing, trucking, outdoor storage and heavier motor-vehicle service uses, plus offices and some commercial services, with large setbacks where the lot faces or abuts homes.

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What the E3 zone permits

  • Medical Office
  • Office
  • Broadcasting/Communication Facility
  • Manufacturing Facility
  • Science and Technology Facility
  • Transportation Facility
  • Truck Terminal
  • Warehouse/Distribution Facility
  • Wholesaling Facility
  • Waste Processing Station (see Article 2.1.2.1)
  • Waste Transfer Station (see Article 2.1.2.1)
  • Composting Facility (see Article 2.1.2.1)
  • Power Generating Facility
  • Outdoor Storage/Outdoor Display
  • Self Storage Facility
  • Contractor Service Shop
  • Contractor's Yard
  • Vehicle Pound Facility
  • Medicinal Product Manufacturing Facility (see Article 8.1.1.1)
  • Medicinal Product Manufacturing Facility - Restricted
  • Plant-Based Manufacturing Facility (see Article 8.1.1.1)
  • Restaurant
  • Convenience Restaurant
  • Take-out Restaurant
  • Commercial School
  • Financial Institution (see Subsection 2.1.29)
  • Veterinary Clinic
  • Animal Care Establishment
  • Motor Vehicle Body Repair Facility
  • Motor Vehicle Body Repair Facility - Commercial Motor Vehicle
  • Motor Vehicle Repair Facility - Commercial Motor Vehicle
  • Motor Vehicle Repair Facility - Restricted
  • Motor Vehicle Rental Facility
  • Motor Vehicle Wash Facility - Commercial Motor Vehicle
  • Motor Vehicle Wash Facility - Restricted
  • Gas Bar (see Article 2.1.2.1, Table 2.1.2.2.3, Subsection 2.1.29)
  • Motor Vehicle Service Station
  • Motor Vehicle Sales, Leasing and/or Rental Facility - Commercial Motor Vehicles (see Article 2.1.2.1)
  • Banquet Hall/Conference Centre/Convention Centre
  • Night Club (see Article 2.1.2.1, Table 2.1.2.2.1)
  • Overnight Accommodation
  • Adult Video Store (see Article 2.1.2.1)
  • Adult Entertainment Establishment (see Article 2.1.2.1)
  • Animal Boarding Establishment (see Article 2.1.2.1)
  • Active Recreational Use
  • Body-Rub Establishment (see Article 2.1.2.1)
  • Truck Fuel Dispensing Facility
  • Entertainment Establishment
  • Recreational Establishment
  • Funeral Establishment (see Table 2.1.2.2.2)
  • Private Club
  • Repair Establishment
  • Parking Lot
  • University/College

Standards

RequirementBy-law
Minimum lot width (interior lot)30 m30.0 m (line 3.0). Note (9): motor vehicle service uses (gas bar, service station, wash facilities) instead follow Subsection 8.1.10 / Table 8.1.10.1 (36.0 m interior lot up to 70.0 m corner lot with wash facility combined with other uses).
Minimum front yard7.5 m7.5 m (line 5.0); 30.0 m where the opposite side of the street on which the lot fronts is a Residential Zone (line 5.1). Notes (5) Subsection 2.1.17 (greater of 5.0 m or required yard to G1/G2 Greenlands) and (10) Table 8.1.10.1 (motor vehicle service uses: 6.0 m from lot line to fuel pump).
Minimum interior side yard4.5 mLot frontage <= 75.0 m: greater of 10% of lot frontage or 4.5 m (line 9.1); lot frontage > 75.0 m: 7.5 m (line 9.2); yard abutting a Residential Zone: 15.0 m (line 9.3). Not required where the interior side lot line abuts a railway right-of-way with a spur line (8.2.1.1). Notes (5) and (10) apply.
Minimum exterior side yard7.5 m7.5 m (line 7.0); 15.0 m where the opposite side of the street on which the lot fronts is a Residential Zone (line 7.1). Notes (5) and (10) apply.
Minimum rear yard7.5 m7.5 m (line 10.0); 15.0 m where the yard abuts a Residential Zone (line 10.1). Not required where the rear lot line abuts a railway right-of-way with a spur line (8.2.1.2). Notes (5) and (10) apply.
Maximum floor space index0.5Maximum floor space index - non-residential applies to offices and/or medical offices only (line 4.0).

Other provisions in this section

  • Minimum height: n/a (line 11.0). Table 8.2.1 has no maximum height line for E3, so no maximum height standard is stated.
  • Maximum setback lines 6.1-6.3 and lines 13.0-14.0 deleted by 0121-2020/LPAT Order 2021 March 11; line 8.0 deleted by 0191-2009/OMB Order 2010 May 05.
  • Minimum landscaped buffer depth (line 12, see also Subsection 2.1.25): 7.0 m from a lot line abutting a Residential Zone; 4.5 m from a street line; 3.0 m from a lot line abutting an Institutional, Office, Commercial, Downtown Core, Parkway Belt or Buffer Zone; 0.0 m from a lot line abutting an Employment, Utility or Airport Zone; 4.5 m from any other lot line.
  • Interior side yard not required where the interior side lot line abuts a railway right-of-way that includes a spur line (Article 8.2.1.1, 0018-2021).
  • Rear yard not required where the rear lot line abuts a railway right-of-way that includes a spur line (Article 8.2.1.2, 0018-2021).
  • Article 8.2.1.3 (one-storey financial institution within 100.0 m of Hurontario Street) applies to E1 only, not E3.
  • Gas bar, motor vehicle service station and motor vehicle wash facilities must comply with Table 8.1.10.1: minimum lot frontage 36.0 m interior lot / 48.0 m corner lot (45.0 m / 60.0 m for a wash facility; 60.0 m / 70.0 m for a wash facility combined with another use); minimum 6.0 m from a lot line to a fuel pump; setback to a fuel dispensing island canopy measured to the face of the canopy.
  • Non-residential buildings, structures, parking, driveways, paved areas and outdoor storage must be set back the greater of 5.0 m or the required yard from lands zoned G1/G2 Greenlands (Subsection 2.1.17, note 5).
  • Accessory retail sales/leasing/rental/display/installation limited to 20% of the gross floor area - non-residential of a Business Activity use, only for products manufactured, repaired, wholesaled or distributed on site, wholly inside the building and in the same unit; separated by a permanent floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall partition with closed doors; for recreational cannabis producers, limited to products purchased from the Ontario Cannabis Store (8.1.3.1, 8.1.3.1.1).
  • One accessory dwelling unit for caretaking and/or security staff permitted with a Business Activity use, maximum gross floor area - residential 70 m² (8.1.4).
  • Outdoor storage/display may not be closer to any street line than any part of a building; outdoor storage is not permitted in the front yard or exterior side yard; a fence at least 2.4 m high is required around the outdoor storage area; on a lot with no buildings used for outdoor storage, the E3 minimum yards apply (8.1.7).
  • A drive-through is permitted accessory to a financial institution (8.1.8.1, 0018-2015).
  • Uses marked with note (1) (waste processing/transfer stations, composting facility, gas bar, commercial motor vehicle sales, night club, adult video store, adult entertainment establishment, animal boarding establishment, body-rub establishment) are also subject to Article 2.1.2.1; gas bar also Table 2.1.2.2.3; night club Table 2.1.2.2.1; funeral establishment Table 2.1.2.2.2; financial institution and gas bar Subsection 2.1.29; medicinal product and plant-based manufacturing facilities Article 8.1.1.1.
  • All buildings and structures must also comply with Parts 1 to 3 and Section 8.1 of the By-law.
  • Sixteen site-specific exception zones exist: E3-1 to E3-16 (Section 8.2.4; see Article 1.1.2.3).

Source: Part 8, Section 8.2.1, Table 8.2.1 (E3 column) and Articles 8.2.1.1-8.2.1.3, 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 industrial zones in Mississauga: E1, E2