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R2 zone, Vaughan: Second Density Residential Zone
Part 7, Section 7.2 (7.2.1 Table 7-2; 7.2.3 Table 7-4) of the City of Vaughan Zoning By-law 001-2021.
A neighbourhood zone for single detached houses on lots of at least 350 m² with 15 m of frontage, allowing a secondary suite, home occupation and short-term rental as accessory uses.
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Check an addressWhat the R2 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) | 350 m² |
| Minimum lot width (interior lot) | 15 m |
| Minimum front yard | 3 m3.0 m; Table 7-4 note (2): where a private garage faces the front lot line, the minimum setback to the private garage is 5.7 m. |
| Minimum interior side yard | 1.2 m1.2 m; Table 7-4 note (3): 3.5 m where the interior side lot line abuts a walkway, greenway or stormwater management facility. |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 2.4 m2.4 m; Table 7-4 note (2): where a private garage faces the exterior side lot line, the minimum setback to the private garage is 5.7 m. |
| Minimum rear yard | 6 m |
| Maximum building height | 11 m |
| Maximum lot coverage | 50 % |
| Minimum landscaped open space | No requirement |
Other provisions in this section
- Semi-detached dwellings are not permitted in the R2 Zone (Table 7-2, R2 column blank).
- 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 7-4, note 2; applies to R2 front yard and exterior side yard).
- Interior side yard increases to 3.5 m where the interior side lot line abuts a walkway, greenway or stormwater management facility (Table 7-4, note 3).
- 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).
- Table 7-4 also carries notes 1 and 5 (lane-accessed lots: minimum lot frontage 12.0 m or 9.0 m and minimum rear yard 13.0 m) and note 4 (where lot coverage exceeds 40%, maximum height is 9.5 m); no marker for these notes appears in the R2 column of the source transcription, so they may apply only to the R3 column. Confirm against the by-law before relying on them for R2.
- The 'Minimum landscape of front yard or exterior side yard' row is '-' (no requirement stated) for R2.
Source: Part 7, Section 7.2 (7.2.1 Table 7-2; 7.2.3 Table 7-4), 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, R1D, R1E, R2A, R3, R3A, R4, R4A, R5, R5A, RE, RM1, RM2, RM3, RT1, RT2