Zoning · Vaughan · Residential
RM2 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 mid-rise apartment zone allowing apartment buildings, podium townhouses, retirement residences and supportive/independent living facilities up to 44 m tall, with a lot frontage of at least 30 m and 80 m² of lot area per unit.
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Check an addressWhat the RM2 zone permits
- Apartment dwelling
- Independent living facility
- Podium 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 note80.0 m² of lot area per dwelling unit (Table 7-8) |
| Minimum lot width (interior lot) | 30 m |
| Minimum front yard | 4.5 m |
| Minimum interior side yard | 4.5 m4.5 m; 7.5 m where the RM2 Zone abuts any other Residential Zone except another RM1 or RM2 Zone (Table 7-8 note 2) |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 4.5 m |
| Minimum rear yard | 7.5 m |
| Maximum building height | 44 m44 m; a 45-degree angular plane applied from the rear lot line also applies where the zone abuts any other Residential Zone except another RM2 or RM3 Zone (Table 7-8 note 3); podium and tower requirements apply to any building higher than 20.0 m |
| Maximum lot coverage | No requirement |
| Minimum landscaped open space | 10 % |
Other provisions in this section
- Block townhouse, multiple-unit townhouse and street townhouse dwellings, model homes and secondary suites are not permitted in the RM2 Zone (Table 7-6).
- Minimum separation between buildings containing dwelling units: no requirement (Table 7-8).
- Maximum width of the front main wall of a block of multiple-unit townhouse dwellings: no requirement (Table 7-8).
- Podium and tower requirements apply to any building with a height greater than 20.0 m (Table 7-8).
- Podium height: minimum 10.5 m, maximum 20 m (Table 7-8).
- Minimum tower step-back: 3 m (Table 7-8).
- Maximum tower floor plate: 850 m² (Table 7-8).
- Minimum tower separation: 30 m; a balcony may encroach into the required tower separation by the same amount a balcony may encroach into a required yard under Part 4 (Table 7-8 note 4).
- Minimum tower setback from any rear lot line and interior side lot line: 12.5 m (Table 7-8).
- Minimum 3 m wide landscaped strip on any interior side lot line or rear lot line abutting any other Residential Zone, except an RT or RM Zone (Table 7-8).
- Minimum 3 m wide landscaped strip abutting a street line (Table 7-8).
- Minimum rear yard for a back-to-back townhouse dwelling is 0.0 m where the dwelling units share a common wall (Table 7-8 note 1; townhouse forms other than podium townhouse are not permitted in RM2).
- 45-degree angular plane applied from the rear lot line where the RM2 Zone abuts any other Residential Zone except another RM2 or RM3 Zone (Table 7-8 note 3).
- Community garden, temporary sales office, home occupation and short-term rental are subject to the specific use provisions of Part 5 (Table 7-6 note 2).
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, RM1, RM3, RT1, RT2