Zoning · Mississauga · Residential
R16 zone, Mississauga: Detached Dwellings On A CEC - Road
Section 4.7.1, Table 4.7.1 of the City of Mississauga Zoning By-law 0225-2007, as amended by 0325-2008, 0379-2009, 0297-2013, 0190-2014, 0144-2016, 0181-2018/LPAT Order 2019 February 15, 0018-2021, 0182-2024.
A zone for detached houses on lots that front onto a private common-element condominium (CEC) road rather than a public street, with lots of at least 550 m² and houses up to 10.7 m tall covering no more than 35% of the lot.
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Check an addressWhat the R16 zone permits
- Detached dwelling on a CEC - road
- Additional residential units (ARUs): maximum two attached ARUs, or one attached ARU plus one detached ARU per lot, per Table 4.1.1.1 (attached ARU must meet the R16 zone regulations and Subsection 4.1.1; detached ARU per Subsection 4.1.1 and Table 4.1.1.14)
- New fourplex, per Table 4.1.23.1 (subject to that table's own standards)
- Accessory buildings and structures, per Subsection 4.1.2 / Table 4.1.2.2
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot area (interior lot) | 550 m² |
| Minimum lot area (corner lot) | 720 m²CEC - corner lot: 720 m² (line 3.2) |
| Minimum lot width (interior lot) | 15 m |
| Minimum lot width (corner lot) | 19.5 mCEC - corner lot: 19.5 m (line 4.2) |
| Minimum front yard | 7.5 mInterior lot / CEC - corner lot: 7.5 m; also minimum 7.5 m from a garage face to a street, CEC - road or CEC - sidewalk (lines 6.1-6.2; see Subsections 4.1.7 and 4.1.8 for encroachments/setbacks) |
| Minimum interior side yard | 1.2 mInterior lot / corner lot: 1.2 m plus 0.61 m for each additional storey or portion thereof above one storey; 2.5 m where the interior side lot line is the rear lot line of the abutting parcel (lines 8.1-8.2; see 4.1.7 and 4.1.8) |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 6 m6.0 m where the exterior side lot line abuts a street or a CEC - road; 3.3 m where it abuts a CEC - sidewalk; minimum 6.0 m from a garage face to a street, CEC - road or CEC - sidewalk (lines 7.1-7.4; see 4.1.7 and 4.1.8) |
| Minimum rear yard | 7.5 mInterior lot / CEC - corner lot: 7.5 m (line 9.1; see 4.1.7 and 4.1.8) |
| Maximum building height | 10.7 m |
| Maximum lot coverage | 35 % |
Other provisions in this section
- All buildings and structures must also comply with Parts 1 to 3 and Section 4.1 of the By-law (Section 4.7.1).
- Encroachments (line 11, note 2 - see Subsections 4.1.7 and 4.1.8): porch or deck incl. stairs at/below the first storey may project up to 1.5 m into the required front and exterior side yards; awning, window, chimney, pilaster/corbel, window well and stairs of max. three risers up to 0.6 m into the required front and exterior side yards; porch/deck incl. stairs at/below the first storey, or awning, up to 5.0 m into the required rear yard; balcony, window, chimney, pilaster/corbel, window well and stairs of max. three risers up to 1.0 m into the required rear yard.
- Minimum setback of a detached dwelling to a CEC - visitor parking space: 3.3 m (line 11.5).
- Minimum setback of a detached dwelling to a CEC - amenity area: 1.5 m (line 11.6).
- Attached garage permitted, subject to Table 4.1.12.1 - Garage Regulations (line 12.1, note 3; Subsection 4.1.12).
- Minimum parking spaces and minimum visitor parking spaces: see Part 3 of the By-law and Article 4.1.14.1 (lines 12.3-12.4, notes 4 and 5).
- Maximum driveway width: see Subsection 4.1.9 (line 12.5, note 6); a maximum of one driveway is permitted per lot (Article 4.1.9.1.2).
- Minimum width of a CEC - road: 7.0 m; 6.0 m where an abutting parallel common visitor parking space exists (lines 13.1-13.2; see also Article 4.1.14.2).
- CEC - roads and aisles may be shared with abutting lands in the same R16 Base Zone and/or R16 Exception Zone (line 13.3).
- Minimum width of a sidewalk: 2.0 m (line 13.4).
- Accessory buildings and structures permitted per Subsection 4.1.2 / Table 4.1.2.2 (line 14.0, note 8).
- Roof top external heating and/or air conditioning equipment are not permitted (Article 4.1.6.2).
- ARUs: maximum two attached ARUs, or one attached ARU and one detached ARU per lot (Table 4.1.1.1); attached ARU must comply with R16 zone regulations and Subsection 4.1.1; detached ARU per Subsection 4.1.1 and Table 4.1.1.14.
- New fourplex permitted per Table 4.1.23.1 with its own standards: min lot area 295 m² interior / 415 m² corner; min lot frontage 9.75 m interior / 13.5 m corner; max lot coverage per Article 4.1.23.3; min front yard 6.0 m; min exterior side yard 4.5 m; min interior side yard 1.2 m; min rear yard 7.5 m; max dwelling unit depth 20.0 m; max height 10.6 m (highest ridge, sloped roof) or 8.1 m (flat roof); parking and driveway per Subsection 4.1.9 and Part 3.
- Table line 12.2 deleted by 0379-2009; note (1) deleted by 0018-2021.
- Site-specific exception zones R16-1 to R16-17 exist (Section 4.7.2; refer to Article 1.1.2.3) and may override these standards.
Source: Section 4.7.1, Table 4.7.1, 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 residential zones in Mississauga: R12, R13, R14, RA1, RA2, RA3, RA4, RA5, RA6, RA7, RL, RM10, RM11, RM12, RM3, RM4, RM5, RM6, RM8, RM9, RS