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U zone, Mississauga: Utility
Section 12.1.2, Table 12.1.2 of the City of Mississauga Zoning By-law 0225-2007, as amended by 0050-2013/LPAT Order 2020 June 08.
A zone for utility facilities such as utility buildings, water and sewage treatment plants and electrical transformer stations, with minimum setbacks and landscaped buffers around the site.
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Check an addressWhat the U zone permits
- Utility building
- Water treatment facility
- Sewage treatment plant
- Electric transformer and distribution facility
- Passive recreational use, accessory to a permitted use (12.1.1.1)
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum front yard | 7.5 m7.5 m; see also Subsection 2.1.17 (minimum setback to G1/G2 Greenlands zones is the greater of 5.0 m or the required yard) |
| Minimum interior side yard | 6 m6.0 m; see also Subsection 2.1.17 (Greenlands setback: greater of 5.0 m or the required yard) |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 6 m6.0 m; see also Subsection 2.1.17 (Greenlands setback: greater of 5.0 m or the required yard) |
| Minimum rear yard | 7.5 m7.5 m; see also Subsection 2.1.17 (Greenlands setback: greater of 5.0 m or the required yard) |
Other provisions in this section
- All buildings and structures must also comply with Parts 1 to 3 and Subsection 12.1.1 of the By-law.
- Minimum landscaped buffer depth from a lot line abutting a Residential Zone: 6.0 m (see 2.1.25).
- Minimum landscaped buffer depth from a lot line that is a street line: 4.5 m (see 2.1.25).
- Minimum landscaped buffer depth from a lot line abutting an Institutional, Office, Commercial, Downtown Core or Buffer Zone (or combination): 3.0 m (see 2.1.25).
- Minimum landscaped buffer depth from a lot line abutting an Employment, Utility or Airport Zone (or combination): 0.0 m.
- Minimum landscaped buffer depth from any other lot line: 4.5 m (see 2.1.25).
- Subsection 2.1.25: a landscaped buffer abutting a sight triangle (or a 0.3 m reserve abutting one) may be reduced to 0.0 m, and no buffer is required along a shared property line portion where a driveway, aisle or parking area is shared with abutting lands.
- Subsection 2.1.17: minimum setback of all buildings, structures, parking areas, driveways, loading spaces, paved areas and outdoor storage to lands zoned G1 or G2 is the greater of 5.0 m or the required yard/setback.
- Site-specific exception zones U-1 through U-8 exist (Section 12.1.3); refer to Article 1.1.2.3 and the exception zone schedules.
Source: Section 12.1.2, Table 12.1.2, 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.