Zoning · Vaughan
Vaughan zoning by-law 001-2021: zones and standards
The 51 base zones in Vaughan's zoning by-law, each with what it permits and the numbers the by-law sets: lot area and width, front, side and rear yards, building height and lot coverage. Site-specific exceptions on a parcel change individual numbers; the base zone is the starting point. Not sure which zone a property is in? Look it up by address.
Residential
- R1First Density Residential ZonePart 7, Section 7.2, Tables 7-2 and 7-3
- R1AFirst Density Residential ZonePart 7, Section 7.2, Table 7-2 (Permitted Uses) and Table 7-3 (Lot and Building Requirements for the RE and R1 Zones)
- R1BFirst Density Residential ZonePart 7, Section 7.2, Table 7-2 (permitted uses, R1 column) and Table 7-3 (lot and building requirements, R1B column)
- R1CFirst Density Residential ZonePart 7, Section 7.2 — Table 7-2 (Permitted Uses, R1 column) and Table 7-3 (Lot and Building Requirements for the RE and R1 Zones, R1C column)
- R1DFirst Density Residential ZonePart 7, Section 7.2 — Table 7-2 (Permitted Uses, R1 column) and Table 7-3 (Lot and Building Requirements, R1D column) with Additional requirements to Table 7-3
- R1EFirst Density Residential ZonePart 7, Section 7.2, Table 7-2 (permitted uses) and Table 7-3 (lot and building requirements, R1E column)
- R2Second Density Residential ZonePart 7, Section 7.2 (7.2.1 Table 7-2; 7.2.3 Table 7-4)
- R2ASecond Density Residential ZonePart 7, Section 7.2 (s.7.2.1 Table 7-2; s.7.2.3 Table 7-4)
- R3Third Density Residential ZonePart 7, Section 7.2 (7.2.1 Table 7-2; 7.2.3 Table 7-4)
- R3AThird Density Residential ZonePart 7, Section 7.2 — Table 7-2 (Permitted Uses, R3 column applies to R3A per s.2.4.1(3)) and Table 7-4 (Lot and Building Requirements for the R2 and R3 Zones, R3A column) with Additional requirements to Table 7-4
- R4Fourth Density Residential ZonePart 7, Section 7.2 (7.2.1 Table 7-2; 7.2.4 Table 7-5)
- R4AFourth Density Residential ZonePart 7, Section 7.2: Table 7-2 (permitted uses, R4 column) and Section 7.2.4, Table 7-5 (R4A column)
- R5Fifth Density Residential ZonePart 7, Section 7.2 (7.2.1 Table 7-2; 7.2.4 Table 7-5)
- R5AFifth Density Residential ZonePart 7, Section 7.2 (7.2.1 Table 7-2; 7.2.4 Table 7-5)
- REEstate Residential ZonePart 7, Section 7.2, Table 7-2 (permitted uses) and Table 7-3 (lot and building requirements)
- RM1Multiple Unit Residential ZonePart 7, Section 7.3 (7.3.1 Table 7-6; 7.3.3 Table 7-8)
- RM2Multiple Unit Residential ZonePart 7, Section 7.3 (7.3.1 Table 7-6; 7.3.3 Table 7-8)
- RM3Multiple Unit Residential ZonePart 7, Section 7.3 (7.3.1 Table 7-6; 7.3.3 Table 7-8)
- RT1Townhouse Residential ZonePart 7, Section 7.3 (7.3.1 Table 7-6; 7.3.2 Table 7-7)
- RT2Townhouse Residential ZonePart 7, Section 7.3 (7.3.1 Table 7-6; 7.3.2 Table 7-7)
Commercial
- CCConvenience Commercial ZonePart 9, Section 9.2, Table 9-2 (Permitted Uses) and Table 9-3 (Lot and Building Requirements)
- GCGeneral Commercial ZonePart 9, Section 9.2 (Table 9-2 Permitted Uses; Table 9-3 Lot and Building Requirements)
- NCNeighbourhood Commercial ZonePart 9, Section 9.2, Table 9-2 (Permitted Uses) and Table 9-3 (Lot and Building Requirements)
- SCService Commercial ZonePart 9, Section 9.2, Table 9-2 and Table 9-3
Industrial
Institutional
Open space
Agricultural
Mixed use
- CMUCommunity Commercial Mixed-Use ZonePart 8, Section 8.2 (8.2.1 Table 8-2; 8.2.2 Table 8-3)
- EMUEmployment Commercial Mixed-Use ZonePart 8, Section 8.2, Table 8-2 and Table 8-3
- GMUGeneral Mixed-Use ZonePart 8, Section 8.2, Table 8-2 and Table 8-3
- HMUHigh-Rise Mixed-Use ZonePart 8, Section 8.2: Table 8-2 (Permitted Uses) and Table 8-3 (Lot and Building Requirements), HMU column
- KMSMain Street Mixed-Use - Kleinburg ZonePart 8, Section 8.3 (s.8.3.1 Table 8-4; s.8.3.2 Table 8-5)
- LMULow-Rise Mixed-Use ZonePart 8, Section 8.2, Table 8-2 and Table 8-3 (LMU column)
- MMSMain Street Mixed-Use – Maple ZonePart 8, Section 8.3 (s.8.3.1 Table 8-4; s.8.3.2 Table 8-5)
- MMUMid-Rise Mixed-Use ZonePart 8, Section 8.2, Table 8-2 and Table 8-3
- V1Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station ZonePart 10, Section 10.2: Table 10-2 (Permitted Uses) and Table 10-3 (Lot and Building Requirements)
- V2Vaughan Metropolitan Centre South ZonePart 10, Section 10.2: Table 10-2 (Permitted Uses), Table 10-3 (Lot and Building Requirements)
- V3Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Neighbourhood ZonePart 10, Section 10.2, Table 10-2 and Table 10-3
- V4Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Employment ZonePart 10, Section 10.2, Table 10-2 and Table 10-3
- WMSMain Street Mixed-Use – Woodbridge ZonePart 8, Section 8.3 (8.3.1 Table 8-4; 8.3.2 Table 8-5)
Floodplain
Other
- FDFuture Development ZonePart 13, Section 13.2, Table 13-2; Section 13.3, Table 13-3
- PB1Parkway Belt Public Use ZonePart 13, Section 13.2, Table 13-2; Section 13.3, Table 13-3
- PB2Parkway Belt Complementary Use ZonePart 13, Section 13.2, Table 13-2 (Permitted Uses) and Section 13.3, Table 13-3 (Lot and Building Requirements)
- PB3Parkway Belt Recreational Use ZonePart 13, Section 13.2, Table 13-2 and Section 13.3, Table 13-3
- UUtility ZonePart 13, Section 13.2, Table 13-2 (permitted uses) and Section 13.3, Table 13-3 (lot and building requirements)
Transcribed from the City of Vaughan's published by-law. A pre-check, not a legal opinion: confirm against the official by-law before you rely on a number.