R1 zone, Vaughan: First Density Residential Zone

Part 7, Section 7.2, Tables 7-2 and 7-3 of the City of Vaughan Zoning By-law 001-2021.

A low-density residential zone for single detached houses on lots of at least 420 m² with 18 m of frontage, a 4.5 m front yard, a 7.5 m rear yard and a maximum building height of 9.5 m.

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What the R1 zone permits

Single detached dwelling
Independent living facility
Community garden (subject to Part 5 specific use provisions)
Model home (subject to Part 5 specific use provisions)
Temporary sales office (subject to Part 5 specific use provisions)
Home occupation (accessory; subject to Part 5 specific use provisions)
Secondary suite (accessory; subject to Part 5 specific use provisions)
Short-term rental (accessory; subject to Part 5 specific use provisions)

Standards

Requirement	By-law
Minimum lot area (interior lot)	420 m²
Minimum lot width (interior lot)	18 m18 m; where a lot is accessed by a lane, the minimum lot frontage shall be 12.0 m (Table 7-3 note 3)
Minimum front yard	4.5 m4.5 m; where a private garage faces a front lot line, the minimum setback to the private garage shall be 5.7 m (Table 7-3 note 4)
Minimum interior side yard	1.2 m1.2 m; 3.5 m where the interior side yard abuts a walkway, greenway, or stormwater management facility (Table 7-3 note 5)
Minimum exterior side yard	2.4 m2.4 m; where a private garage faces an exterior side lot line, the minimum setback to the private garage shall be 5.7 m (Table 7-3 note 4)
Minimum rear yard	7.5 m7.5 m; where a lot is accessed by a lane, the minimum rear yard shall be 13.0 m (Table 7-3 note 3)
Maximum building height	9.5 m
Maximum lot coverage	No requirement

Other provisions in this section

Semi-detached dwellings are not permitted in the R1 Zone (Table 7-2).
Community garden, model home, temporary sales office, home occupation, secondary suite and short-term rental are subject to the specific use provisions of Part 5 (Table 7-2 note 1).
Lane-accessed lots: minimum lot frontage 12.0 m and minimum rear yard 13.0 m (Table 7-3 note 3).
Where a private garage faces a front lot line or an exterior side lot line, the minimum setback to the private garage is 5.7 m (Table 7-3 note 4).
Minimum interior side yard is 3.5 m where the interior side yard abuts a walkway, greenway, or stormwater management facility (Table 7-3 note 5).
Maximum lot coverage in the R1 Zone is shown as '-' (no requirement stated) in Table 7-3; the 23% coverage rule in note 2 applies only to the R1E Zone.
Table 7-3 note 1 (front yard = existing front yard less 10% or 9.0 m, whichever is greater) is not referenced by the R1 column.

Source: Part 7, Section 7.2, Tables 7-2 and 7-3, 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 residential zones in Vaughan: R1A, R1B, R1C, R1D, R1E, R2, R2A, R3, R3A, R4, R4A, R5, R5A, RE, RM1, RM2, RM3, RT1, RT2