Zoning · Mississauga · Residential
RM6 zone, Mississauga: Townhouses On A CEC - Road
Section 4.12.1, Table 4.12.1 of the City of Mississauga Zoning By-law 0225-2007, as amended by 0325-2008, 0379-2009, 0297-2013, 0190-2014, 0144-2016, 0174-2017, 0181-2018/LPAT Order 2019 February 15, 0018-2021, 0182-2024.
A residential zone for townhouses on a private condominium (CEC) road, with small lots of at least 115 m² and 5.0 m frontage, up to 3 storeys or 10.7 m tall, at least 25% landscaped area, and a required attached garage.
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- Townhouses on a CEC - road
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot area (interior lot) | 115 m² |
| Minimum lot area (corner lot) | 190 m²CEC - corner lot: 190 m² (Line 3.2) |
| Minimum lot width (interior lot) | 5 m |
| Minimum lot width (corner lot) | 8.3 mCEC - corner lot: 8.3 m (Line 4.2) |
| Minimum front yard | 4.5 mInterior lot/CEC - corner lot: 4.5 m; minimum setback from a garage face to a street, CEC - road or CEC - sidewalk: 6.0 m; see also Subsections 4.1.7 and 4.1.8 |
| Minimum interior side yard | 1.5 mAttached side: 0.0 m; unattached side: 1.5 m; where the interior side lot line is the rear lot line of an abutting parcel: 2.5 m; see also 4.1.7 and 4.1.8 |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 4.5 mAbutting a street or a CEC - road: 4.5 m; street line of a designated right-of-way 20.0 m or greater (Subsection 2.1.14): 7.5 m; abutting a CEC - sidewalk: 3.3 m; garage face to a street, CEC - road or CEC - sidewalk: 6.0 m; see also 4.1.7 and 4.1.8 |
| Minimum rear yard | 7.5 mInterior lot/CEC - corner lot: 7.5 m; wing wall: 3.0 m; see also 4.1.7 and 4.1.8 |
| Maximum building height | 10.7 m10.7 m and 3 storeys |
| Minimum landscaped open space | 25 % |
| Minimum unit width | 5 m |
Other provisions in this section
- Minimum setback from a garage face to a street, CEC - road or CEC - sidewalk: 6.0 m (Lines 6.2, 7.5).
- Yard, encroachment and setback lines marked (3) are subject also to Subsections 4.1.7 and 4.1.8.
- Maximum encroachment of a porch or deck (inclusive of stairs, at or below the first storey) into the required front and exterior side yards: 1.5 m (Line 12.1).
- Maximum encroachment of an awning, window, chimney, pilaster or corbel, window well, and stairs with a maximum of three risers into the required front and exterior side yards: 0.6 m (Line 12.2).
- Maximum encroachment of a porch or deck (inclusive of stairs, at or below the first storey) or awning into the required rear yard: 5.0 m (Line 12.3).
- For a townhouse lot requiring a 0.0 m interior side yard, a porch or deck in the rear yard may also have a 0.0 m setback to that interior side lot line (Line 12.4).
- Maximum encroachment of a balcony, window, chimney, pilaster or corbel, window well, and stairs with a maximum of three risers into the required rear yard: 1.0 m (Line 12.5).
- Minimum setback of a townhouse to a CEC - visitor parking space: 3.3 m (Line 12.6).
- Minimum setback of a townhouse to a CEC - amenity area: 1.5 m (Line 12.7).
- Attached garage required; must comply with Table 4.1.12.1 - Garage Regulations (Line 13.1, Subsection 4.1.12).
- Minimum parking spaces per Part 3 of the By-law; minimum visitor parking spaces per Part 3 and Article 4.1.14.1 (Lines 13.3, 13.4).
- Maximum driveway width per Subsection 4.1.9; a maximum of one driveway per lot (Article 4.1.9.1.2).
- Minimum width of a CEC - road: 7.0 m; 6.0 m where there is an abutting parallel visitor parking space (see also Article 4.1.14.2) (Lines 14.1, 14.2).
- CEC - roads and aisles may be shared with abutting lands having the same Base Zone and/or Exception Zone (Line 14.3).
- Minimum width of a sidewalk: 2.0 m (Line 14.4).
- Accessory buildings and structures permitted in compliance with Table 4.1.2.2 (Line 15.0, Subsection 4.1.2).
- Additional Residential Units: a maximum of two attached ARUs, or one attached and one detached ARU, per lot (Table 4.1.1.1); a detached ARU is permitted only on corner lots and through lots in RM6 (Article 4.1.1.13).
- Roof top external heating and/or air conditioning equipment are not permitted (Article 4.1.6.2).
- All buildings must also comply with Parts 1 to 3 and Section 4.1 of the By-law.
- 42 site-specific exception zones exist (RM6-1 to RM6-42) under Section 4.12.2; check the property's exception zone.
Source: Section 4.12.1, Table 4.12.1, 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, RM5, RM8, RM9, RS