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PB1 zone, Vaughan: Parkway Belt Public Use Zone

Part 13, Section 13.2, Table 13-2; Section 13.3, Table 13-3 of the City of Vaughan Zoning By-law 001-2021.

A zone within the Parkway Belt corridor reserved for public uses and passive recreation, with large 15 m setbacks on all sides, buildings no taller than 11 m and lot coverage capped at 20%.

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What the PB1 zone permits

  • Passive recreational use
  • Public uses

Standards

RequirementBy-law
Minimum lot area (interior lot)No requirement
Minimum lot width (interior lot)20 m
Minimum front yard15 m
Minimum interior side yard15 m
Minimum exterior side yard15 m
Minimum rear yard15 m
Maximum building height11 m
Maximum lot coverage20 %

Other provisions in this section

  • Minimum landscape strip abutting a street line: no requirement stated ('-') in Table 13-3.
  • Minimum landscape strip along any interior side lot line or rear lot line abutting a Residential Zone or the Open Space Zone: no requirement stated ('-') in Table 13-3.
  • Only two uses are permitted in PB1 (passive recreational use and public uses); all other Table 13-2 uses, including single detached dwellings, retail, restaurants, schools and places of worship, are not permitted.
  • Additional requirements 1-3 to Table 13-2 (Part 5 specific use provisions; 500.0 m2 retail/restaurant cap; Future Development Zone note) attach to uses or zones other than those permitted in PB1 and do not apply to this zone's column.
  • General Provisions (Part 4) and Parking, Loading and Stacking Requirements (Part 6) apply in addition to the zone standards.

Source: Part 13, Section 13.2, Table 13-2; Section 13.3, Table 13-3, By-law 001-2021 (City of Vaughan), 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 other zones in Vaughan: FD, PB2, PB3, U