Zoning · Vaughan · Residential
RM1 zone, Vaughan: Multiple Unit Residential Zone
Part 7, Section 7.3 (7.3.1 Table 7-6; 7.3.3 Table 7-8) of the City of Vaughan Zoning By-law 001-2021.
A medium-density residential zone for apartment buildings, multiple-unit townhouses and care/retirement residences on lots with at least 30 m of frontage, with buildings up to 11 m tall covering no more than half the lot.
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Check an addressWhat the RM1 zone permits
- Apartment dwelling
- Independent living facility
- Multiple-unit townhouse dwelling
- Retirement residence
- Supportive living facility
- Community garden (subject to Part 5 specific use provisions)
- Urban square
- Temporary sales office (subject to Part 5 specific use provisions)
- Home occupation (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) | See note100.0 m² per dwelling unit (minimum lot area = 100 m² × number of units) |
| Minimum lot width (interior lot) | 30 m |
| Minimum front yard | 4.5 m |
| Minimum interior side yard | 1.2 m1.2 m; footnote (2): 7.5 m where the RM1 Zone abuts any other Residential Zone except another RM1 or RM2 Zone |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 2.4 m |
| Minimum rear yard | 7.5 m7.5 m; footnote (1): 0.0 m for a back-to-back townhouse dwelling where the dwelling units share a common wall |
| Maximum building height | 11 m |
| Maximum lot coverage | 50 % |
| Minimum landscaped open space | 10 % |
Other provisions in this section
- Minimum separation between buildings containing dwelling units: 2.4 m (Table 7-8).
- Maximum width of the front main wall of a block of multiple-unit townhouse dwellings: 40 m (Table 7-8).
- 45-degree angular plane: no requirement in RM1 (applies only in RM2 and RM3 per footnote 3 to Table 7-8).
- Podium and tower requirements apply to any building with a height greater than 20.0 m; Table 7-8 states no podium/tower values (min/max podium height, tower step-back, tower floor plate, tower separation, tower setback all '-') for RM1.
- Minimum landscaped strip of 3 m along any interior side lot line or rear lot line abutting any other Residential Zone, except an RT or RM Zone (Table 7-8).
- Minimum landscaped strip of 3 m abutting a street line (Table 7-8).
- Permitted encroachment of a balcony into a minimum required tower separation is the same as the permitted balcony encroachment into a minimum required yard under Part 4 (footnote 4 to Table 7-8).
- Community garden, temporary sales office, home occupation and short-term rental are subject to the specific use provisions of Part 5 (footnote 2 to Table 7-6).
- Not permitted in RM1: block townhouse, podium townhouse, street townhouse dwellings, model home and secondary suite (blank in Table 7-6).
Source: Part 7, Section 7.3 (7.3.1 Table 7-6; 7.3.3 Table 7-8), 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, RE, RM2, RM3, RT1, RT2