U zone, Vaughan: Utility Zone
Part 13, Section 13.2, Table 13-2 (permitted uses) and Section 13.3, Table 13-3 (lot and building requirements) of the City of Vaughan Zoning By-law 001-2021.
A zone for utility and infrastructure land such as stormwater ponds, intermodal facilities and public parking, where houses and shops are not permitted.
Is a property in the U zone? Enter its address and the lookup returns the zone and these standards, including any site-specific exception.
Check an addressWhat the U zone permits
- Public parking
- Conservation use
- Passive recreational use
- Intermodal facility
- Stormwater management facility
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot area (interior lot) | No requirement |
| Minimum lot width (interior lot) | No requirement |
| Minimum front yard | 4.5 m |
| Minimum interior side yard | No requirement |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 3 m |
| Minimum rear yard | No requirement |
| Maximum building height | 11 m |
| Maximum lot coverage | No requirement |
Other provisions in this section
- Minimum landscape strip abutting a street line: no requirement stated ('-') in Table 13-3.
- Minimum landscape strip along any interior side or rear lot line abutting a Residential Zone or the Open Space Zone: no requirement stated ('-') in Table 13-3.
- Residential, retail, restaurant, and institutional/community uses (retirement residence, golf course, cemetery, community facility, day care centre, school, place of worship, etc.) are not permitted in the U zone per Table 13-2.
- Table 13-2 footnote 1 (uses subject to Part 5 specific use provisions) and footnote 2 (500.0 m2 combined retail/restaurant GFA cap) apply to uses not permitted in the U zone; footnote 3 applies only to the Future Development Zone.
- General Provisions (Part 4) and Parking, Loading and Stacking Requirements (Part 6) of the By-law apply in addition to Table 13-3.
Source: Part 13, Section 13.2, Table 13-2 (permitted uses) and Section 13.3, Table 13-3 (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.