R5 zone, Vaughan: Fifth 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 small-lot residential zone for single detached and semi-detached houses on lots as narrow as 7.5 m, with up to 60% lot coverage and a maximum building height of 11 m.

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What the R5 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)	225 m²Single detached dwelling: 225 m2. Semi-detached dwelling: 200.0 m2 per unit (Table 7-5).
Minimum lot width (interior lot)	7.5 mSingle detached dwelling: 7.5 m. Semi-detached dwelling: 7.5 m per unit. No footnote is cited on either R5 frontage cell in Table 7-5.
Minimum front yard	4.5 m4.5 m for single detached and semi-detached dwellings. Semi-detached (note 2): where a private garage faces a front lot line, the minimum specified setback to the private garage is 5.7 m.
Minimum interior side yard	1.2 m1.2 m for single detached and semi-detached. Single detached (note 1): 0.6 m where the abutting interior side lot line is 1.2 m or greater; not applicable where an interior side lot line abuts a non-residential use. Semi-detached (note 3): 0.6 m where the abutting interior side yard is 1.2 m or greater, same non-residential exclusion; (note 5) 3.5 m where the interior side lot line abuts a walkway, greenway or stormwater management facility; (note 7) 0.0 m where the common wall of the semi-detached dwelling abuts the interior side lot line. Note 6 (lane: 15.0 m rear yard) is also cited on this cell in the source.
Minimum exterior side yard	4.5 m4.5 m for single detached and semi-detached dwellings. Semi-detached (note 2): where a private garage faces an exterior side lot line, the minimum specified setback to the private garage is 5.7 m.
Minimum rear yard	7.5 m7.5 m for single detached and semi-detached dwellings. Semi-detached (note 6): where a lot is accessed by a lane, the minimum rear yard is 15.0 m.
Maximum building height	11 m11 m for single detached; 11.0 m for semi-detached, but where lot coverage exceeds 45% the maximum permitted height is 9.5 m (Table 7-5 note 8, semi-detached).
Maximum lot coverage	60 %
Minimum landscaped open space	33 %Single detached dwelling: minimum landscape of front yard or exterior side yard is 33% (a percentage of the yard, not of the lot). Not stated for semi-detached in Table 7-5.

Other provisions in this section

Uses marked (1) in Table 7-2 (community garden, model home, temporary sales office, home occupation, secondary suite, short-term rental) are subject to the specific use provisions of Part 5.
Semi-detached dwelling: 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 2).
Single detached dwelling: minimum interior side yard may be reduced to 0.6 m where the abutting interior side lot line is 1.2 m or greater; does not apply where an interior side lot line abuts a non-residential use (Table 7-5 note 1).
Semi-detached dwelling: minimum interior side yard may be reduced to 0.6 m where the abutting interior side yard is 1.2 m or greater; does not apply where the interior side lot line abuts a non-residential use (Table 7-5 note 3).
Semi-detached dwelling: minimum interior side yard 3.5 m where the interior side lot line abuts a walkway, greenway or stormwater management facility (Table 7-5 note 5).
Semi-detached dwelling: minimum interior side yard 0.0 m where the common wall of the semi-detached dwelling abuts an interior side lot line (Table 7-5 note 7).
Semi-detached dwelling on a lot accessed by a lane: minimum rear yard 15.0 m (Table 7-5 note 6). Note 6 is cited on both the semi-detached rear yard cell and the semi-detached interior side yard cell in the source table.
Semi-detached dwelling: where lot coverage exceeds 45%, the maximum permitted height is 9.5 m (Table 7-5 note 8).
Single detached dwelling: at least 33% of the front yard or exterior side yard must be landscaped (Table 7-5).
Table 7-5 note 4 (lot accessed by a lane: minimum lot frontage reduced by 2.0 m and minimum rear yard 13.0 m) appears in the Part 7 footnote list but is not cited anywhere in the R5 column, so it does not apply to R5 as transcribed.

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, R4, R4A, R5A, RE, RM1, RM2, RM3, RT1, RT2