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R1D zone, Vaughan: First Density Residential Zone

Part 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 of the City of Vaughan Zoning By-law 001-2021.

A large-lot single detached home zone in Vaughan requiring at least 24 m of frontage and 1,400 m² of lot area, with generous yards, 35% maximum lot coverage and an 11 m height limit.

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What the R1D 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 use; subject to Part 5 specific use provisions)
Secondary suite (accessory use; subject to Part 5 specific use provisions)
Short-term rental (accessory use; subject to Part 5 specific use provisions)

Standards

Requirement	By-law
Minimum lot area (interior lot)	1400 m²
Minimum lot width (interior lot)	24 m24 m (Table 7-3). Where the lot is accessed by a lane, minimum lot frontage is 12.0 m (Additional requirement 3).
Minimum front yard	10 m10 m (Table 7-3, footnote 4). Where a private garage faces the front lot line, the minimum setback to the private garage is 5.7 m (Additional requirement 4).
Minimum interior side yard	1.5 m1.5 m (Table 7-3). Additional requirement 5 to Table 7-3 (3.5 m where the interior side yard abuts a walkway, greenway or stormwater management facility) is printed with the table but not flagged on the R1D value.
Minimum exterior side yard	4.5 m4.5 m (Table 7-3, footnote 4). Where a private garage faces the exterior side lot line, the minimum setback to the private garage is 5.7 m (Additional requirement 4).
Minimum rear yard	12 m12 m (Table 7-3, footnote 3). Where the lot is accessed by a lane, minimum rear yard is 13.0 m (Additional requirement 3).
Maximum building height	11 m
Maximum lot coverage	35 %

Other provisions in this section

Lane-access lots: minimum lot frontage 12.0 m and minimum rear yard 13.0 m (Table 7-3 Additional requirement 3, flagged on the R1D rear yard).
Garage setback: 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 Additional requirement 4, flagged on the R1D front yard and exterior side yard).
Interior side yard of 3.5 m where the interior side yard abuts a walkway, greenway or stormwater management facility (Table 7-3 Additional requirement 5; listed under the table but not flagged on the R1D column).
Community garden, model home, temporary sales office, home occupation, secondary suite and short-term rental are subject to specific use provisions in Part 5 (Table 7-2 Additional requirement 1).
Semi-detached dwelling is not permitted in the R1 column of Table 7-2.
Per s.2.4.1(3), references to the R1 / First Density Residential Zone include R1D; per s.2.4.1(2) lands with a suffix or exception number are subject to the parent zone except as set out in the special provisions (Part 14 exception texts not included in the source extract).
Table 7-3 footnote 1 (front yard = existing front yard less 10% or 9.0 m, whichever is greater) and footnote 2 (R1E lot coverage 23% at max height 9.5 m) are not flagged on the R1D column.

Source: Part 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, 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: R1, R1A, R1B, R1C, R1E, R2, R2A, R3, R3A, R4, R4A, R5, R5A, RE, RM1, RM2, RM3, RT1, RT2