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R5A 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 9 m (6 m per semi unit), with a 3 m front yard, 60% lot coverage and a 9.5 m height limit.
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Check an addressWhat the R5A 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: 180.0 m2 per unit. |
| Minimum lot width (interior lot) | 9 mSingle detached dwelling: 9 m. Semi-detached dwelling: 6.0 m per unit; where the lot is accessed by a lane, reduced by 2.0 m (Table 7-5 note 4). |
| Minimum front yard | 3 m3 m for single detached and semi-detached dwellings; semi-detached carries note 2: where a private garage faces a front lot line or exterior side lot line, the minimum setback to the private garage is 5.7 m. |
| Minimum interior side yard | 1.2 m1.2 m. Single detached (note 1) and semi-detached (note 3): reduced to 0.6 m where the abutting interior side yard/lot line is 1.2 m or greater, except where the interior side lot line abuts a non-residential use. Semi-detached (note 7): 0.0 m where the common wall of the semi-detached dwelling abuts the interior side lot line. |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 2.4 m2.4 m for single detached and semi-detached dwellings; semi-detached carries note 2: where a private garage faces an exterior side lot line, the minimum 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: where the lot is accessed by a lane the minimum rear yard is 13.0 m (Table 7-5 note 4). |
| Maximum building height | 9.5 m |
| Maximum lot coverage | 60 % |
| Minimum landscaped open space | See noteSingle detached dwelling only: minimum 33% landscape of the front yard or exterior side yard (a percentage of the yard, not of the lot). No such standard stated for semi-detached dwelling. |
Other provisions in this section
- Semi-detached dwelling, Table 7-5 note 2: 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.
- Single detached, Table 7-5 note 1 / semi-detached, note 3: minimum interior side yard is 0.6 m where the abutting interior side lot line/yard is 1.2 m or greater; does not apply where the interior side lot line abuts a non-residential use.
- Semi-detached dwelling, Table 7-5 note 7: minimum interior side yard is 0.0 m where the common (adjoining) wall of the semi-detached dwelling abuts an interior side lot line.
- Semi-detached dwelling, Table 7-5 note 4: where a lot is accessed by a lane, minimum lot frontage is reduced by 2.0 m and minimum rear yard is 13.0 m.
- Single detached dwelling: minimum 33% of the front yard or exterior side yard must be landscaped (Table 7-5).
- 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).
- The R5 column of Table 7-2 applies to R5A (s.2.4.1(3)); Table 7-5 has its own R5A column.
- Amendments and Part 14 site-specific exceptions are not included in the source consolidation.
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, R5, RE, RM1, RM2, RM3, RT1, RT2