Minimum required Front Setback in Toronto Zoning

Minimum Required Front Yard Setbacks

Front Yard Setback A front yard setback is the horizontal distance on a lot measured at a right angle from the front lot line to the nearest main wall of a building or structure.

10.5.40.70 Setbacks

(1) Front Yard Setback - Averaging

In the Residential Zone category, the minimum required front yard setback is determined by the following rules:

(A) If the lot is next to one abutting lot in the Residential Zone category:

• The required minimum front yard setback is the same as the front yard setback of the building on the abutting lot if the building is, in whole or in part, 15.0 meters or less from the subject lot.

(B) If the lot is between two abutting lots in the Residential Zone category:

• The required minimum front yard setback is the average of the front yard setbacks of the buildings on the two abutting lots if those buildings are both, in whole or in part, 15.0 meters or less from the subject lot.