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RE zone, Vaughan: Estate Residential Zone

Part 7, Section 7.2, Table 7-2 (permitted uses) and Table 7-3 (lot and building requirements) of the City of Vaughan Zoning By-law 001-2021.

A large-lot estate zone for single detached houses on lots of at least 4,000 m² with 45 m of frontage, deep 15 m front and rear yards, and a 9.5 m height limit.

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What the RE 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)	4000 m²
Minimum lot width (interior lot)	45 m
Minimum front yard	15 m
Minimum interior side yard	4.5 m
Minimum exterior side yard	10 m
Minimum rear yard	15 m
Maximum building height	9.5 m
Maximum lot coverage	No requirement

Other provisions in this section

Semi-detached dwellings are not permitted in the RE Zone (Table 7-2).
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 7-3 note 3: where a lot is accessed by a lane, the minimum lot frontage is 12.0 m and the minimum rear yard is 13.0 m (note printed under Table 7-3; the RE column of the extract does not show which notes are flagged to it).
Table 7-3 note 4: 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 note 5: the minimum interior side yard is 3.5 m where the interior side yard abuts a walkway, greenway or stormwater management facility.
Table 7-3 note 1 (existing front yard less 10% or 9.0 m, whichever is greater) and note 2 (R1E lot coverage 23% at 9.5 m height) appear under the shared table but are not shown as attached to the RE column.

Source: Part 7, Section 7.2, Table 7-2 (permitted uses) and Table 7-3 (lot and building requirements), 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, R5A, RM1, RM2, RM3, RT1, RT2