Zoning · Mississauga · Residential
RM5 zone, Mississauga: RM5 - Street Townhouse
Section 4.11.1, Table 4.11.1 of the City of Mississauga Zoning By-law 0225-2007, as amended by 0174-2017, 0181-2018/LPAT Order 2019 February 15, 0182-2024.
A residential zone for street townhouses (rows of attached houses each fronting a public street), with small lots, attached garages, and a height limit of three storeys.
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- Street townhouse
- Additional residential units (ARUs): up to two attached ARUs, or one attached ARU plus one detached ARU, per lot (Table 4.1.1.1; detached ARU only on corner and through lots per 4.1.1.13)
- Accessory buildings and structures (Table 4.1.2.2)
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot area (interior lot) | 200 m² |
| Minimum lot area (corner lot) | 280 m² |
| Minimum lot width (interior lot) | 6.8 m |
| Minimum lot width (corner lot) | 9.8 m |
| Minimum front yard | 4.5 m4.5 m; 6.0 m to the garage face. See also Subsections 4.1.7 and 4.1.8 (setbacks to railway/parkway belt/utility/pipeline and Greenlands zones). |
| Minimum interior side yard | 1.5 mAttached side: 0.0 m; unattached side: 1.5 m; attached garage on the unattached side: 1.2 m. See also Subsections 4.1.7 and 4.1.8. |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 4.5 m4.5 m; 6.0 m to the garage face. See also Subsections 4.1.7 and 4.1.8. |
| Minimum rear yard | 7.5 m7.5 m. See also Subsections 4.1.7 and 4.1.8. |
| Maximum building height | 10.7 m10.7 m and 3 storeys |
| Minimum landscaped open space | 25 % |
| Maximum gross floor area | 0.75Maximum gross floor area - residential: 0.75 times the lot area |
| Maximum floor space index | 0.75 |
Other provisions in this section
- Front yard and exterior side yard to the garage face: minimum 6.0 m (Table 4.11.1 lines 5.1 and 6.1).
- Interior side yard: 0.0 m on the attached side, 1.5 m on the unattached side, 1.2 m for an attached garage on the unattached side (lines 7.1-7.3).
- Yard setbacks are also subject to Subsection 4.1.7 (setbacks to railway rights-of-way, Parkway Belt, Utility zones and pipeline easements) and Subsection 4.1.8 (setbacks to Greenlands zones) (note 1).
- An attached garage is required and must comply with Table 4.1.12.1 - Garage Regulations (line 12.1, note 2; Subsection 4.1.12.1).
- Minimum parking spaces per Part 3 of the by-law and Subsection 4.1.9 (line 12.2, notes 3 and 4).
- Maximum driveway width per Subsection 4.1.9 - Driveways and Parking (line 12.3, note 4).
- Accessory buildings and structures permitted in compliance with Table 4.1.2.2 (line 13.0, note 5; Subsection 4.1.2.1).
- Additional residential units: a maximum of two attached ARUs, or one attached ARU and one detached ARU, per lot (Table 4.1.1.1); a detached ARU is permitted only on corner lots and through lots (Article 4.1.1.13) and must comply with Subsection 4.1.1 and Table 4.1.1.14.
- Roof-top external heating and/or air conditioning equipment is not permitted (Subsection 4.1.6.2).
- All buildings and structures must also comply with Parts 1 to 3 and Section 4.1 of the by-law.
- 61 site-specific exception zones exist (RM5-1 to RM5-61, several with sub-numbered variants, e.g. RM5-22(1)-(8), RM5-41(1)-(3), RM5-42(1)-(5)); see Section 4.11.2 and Article 1.1.2.3.
Source: Section 4.11.1, Table 4.11.1, 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, R16, RA1, RA2, RA3, RA4, RA5, RA6, RA7, RL, RM10, RM11, RM12, RM3, RM4, RM6, RM8, RM9, RS