R4 zone, Vaughan: Fourth Density Residential Zone

Part 7, Section 7.2 (7.2.1 Table 7-2; 7.2.4 Table 7-5) of the City of Vaughan Zoning By-law 001-2021.

A compact low-rise residential zone for single detached and semi-detached houses on lots as small as 9 m wide and 240 m², with up to 55% lot coverage and an 11 m height limit.

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What the R4 zone permits

Single detached dwelling
Semi-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)	240 m²Single detached: 240 m². Semi-detached: 240.0 m² per unit.
Minimum lot width (interior lot)	9 mSingle detached: 9 m. Semi-detached: 9.0 m per unit. No footnote is cited on either value in the R4 column.
Minimum front yard	4.5 m4.5 m for both single detached and semi-detached. For semi-detached only, the value is footnoted (note 2): where a private garage faces a front lot line, the minimum specified setback to the private garage is 5.7 m. The single detached value carries no footnote in the R4 column.
Minimum interior side yard	1.2 m1.2 m for both dwelling types, with different footnotes. Single detached (note 1): may be 0.6 m where the abutting interior side lot line is 1.2 m or greater, except where an interior side lot line abuts a non-residential use. Semi-detached (notes 3, 5, 6, 7): 0.6 m where the abutting interior side yard is 1.2 m or greater (not where the interior side lot line abuts a non-residential use); 3.5 m where the interior side lot line abuts a walkway, greenway or stormwater management facility; 0.0 m where the common wall of the semi-detached dwelling abuts an interior side lot line; note 6 (rear yard 15.0 m where the lot is accessed by a lane) is also cited on this cell.
Minimum exterior side yard	4.5 m4.5 m for both single detached and semi-detached. For semi-detached only, the value is footnoted (note 2): where a private garage faces an exterior side lot line, the minimum specified setback to the private garage is 5.7 m. The single detached value carries no footnote in the R4 column.
Minimum rear yard	7.5 m
Maximum building height	11 m
Maximum lot coverage	55 %
Minimum landscaped open space	33 %Single detached: minimum 33% landscape of the front yard or exterior side yard (a percentage of the yard, not of the lot). No value stated for semi-detached.

Other provisions in this section

Table 7-5 note 1 (cited on the single detached interior side yard): the minimum interior side yard may be 0.6 m where the abutting interior side lot line is 1.2 m or greater; this does not apply where an interior side lot line abuts a non-residential use.
Table 7-5 note 3 (cited on the semi-detached interior side yard): the minimum interior side yard may be 0.6 m where the abutting interior side yard is 1.2 m or greater; this does not apply where the interior side lot line abuts a non-residential use.
Table 7-5 note 2 (cited on the semi-detached front yard and exterior side yard): where a private garage faces a front lot line or an exterior side lot line, the minimum specified setback to the private garage is 5.7 m.
Table 7-5 note 5 (cited on the semi-detached interior side yard): the minimum interior side yard is 3.5 m where the interior side lot line abuts a walkway, greenway or stormwater management facility.
Table 7-5 note 6 (cited on the semi-detached interior side yard): where a lot is accessed by a lane, the minimum rear yard is 15.0 m.
Table 7-5 note 7 (cited on the semi-detached interior side yard): the minimum interior side yard is 0.0 m where the common wall of a semi-detached dwelling abuts an interior side lot line.
Table 7-5 notes 4 (lane: lot frontage reduced by 2.0 m, rear yard 13.0 m) and 8 (height 9.5 m where lot coverage exceeds 45%) appear under Table 7-5 but are not cited against any value in the R4 column, so they are not applied here.
Table 7-2 note 1: 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 7-1 lists R4A as a related zone symbol under the Fourth Density Residential Zone; this record covers the R4 column only.

Source: Part 7, Section 7.2 (7.2.1 Table 7-2; 7.2.4 Table 7-5), 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, R2, R2A, R3, R3A, R4A, R5, R5A, RE, RM1, RM2, RM3, RT1, RT2