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By-law 2020 · Residential Zones – High Density

RH4 · Residential Zones – High Density

RH4 is one of the Residential Zones – High Density in the City of Burlington's Zoning By-law 2020. It is drawn on 18 zone polygons covering about 28 hectares, mostly in Tansley, Brant and Bayview. 17 carry an exception; 2 carry a holding (H) prefix.

Last checked October 8, 2026City of BurlingtonHow we know
Publisher
City of Burlington
Source dataset
Zone Codes (Zoning_ByLaw_2026 map service)
Official record
Part 2, Residential Zones, Zoning By-law 2020
Retrieved
October 8, 2026
Licence
City of Burlington Open Data Terms of Use (September 19, 2011) Terms
From the source
the zone code on each polygon · the zone group, from Part 1, s. 1.4, Table 1.4.1 (zone designations) · the exception and holding markers on each polygon
Derived by BurlingtonIQ
polygon count and hectares, from each polygon's outline · planning communities and wards, by the point inside each polygon · the simplified outlines on the map
BurlingtonIQ’s words
the summary sentence
Kept current
Rebuilt from the City of Burlington's layer by the site's data pipeline; every count on this page is from the record checked October 8, 2026.
At a glance
Zone code
RH4
Zone group
Residential Zones – High Density
By-law
Zoning By-law 2020
Polygons
18
Hectares
28
With an exception
17
With a holding (H) prefix
2
Planning communities
8
RH4 zones under By-law 202014 of 18 zone polygons drawn, largest first.RH4-187 · exception 187 · Tansley · 3.275 haRH4-164 · exception 164 · Bayview · 3.255 haRH4-32 · exception 32 · Headon · 3.146 haRH4-378 · exception 378 · Tansley · 3.087 haRH4-463 · exception 463 · Brant · 2.157 haRH4-285 · exception 285 · Tansley · 1.797 haRH4-290 · exception 290 · Freeman · 1.439 haRH4-139 · exception 139 · Tansley · 1.321 haRH4-171 · exception 171 · Tansley · 1.305 haRH4-190 · exception 190 · Appleby · 1.042 haRH4-500 · exception 500 · Brant · 1.02 haRH4-146 · exception 146 · Appleby · 0.993 haRH4-284 · exception 284 · Tansley · 0.894 haH-RH4-503 · exception 503 · holding (H) prefix H · Brant · 0.853 ha
RH4 zone polygons (By-law 2020)The outline is the City of Burlington boundary.

The 4 smallest polygons are too small to see at this scale and are not drawn; every polygon is counted.


Where RH4 applies

Polygons and hectares by the City of Burlington’s planning community outlines, each polygon placed by a point inside it.

Wards: Ward 4 (7), Ward 2 (4), Ward 5 (3), Ward 3 (2), Ward 1 (1), Ward 6 (1).


Exceptions, holding and other markers

The markers the layer records on RH4 polygons. Their terms are written only in the by-law; each line says where.

Exception (17 polygons)
32, 89, 116, 139, 146, 164, 171, 187, 190, 284, 285, 290, 378, 439, 463, 500, 503Part 1, s. 1.5: a dash and a number after a zone designation (e.g. RH4-10) is an exception number; the special provisions are set out in Part 14, Exceptions to Zone Designations.
Holding (H) prefix (2 polygons)
H (×2)Table 1.4.1 lists the Holding Zone as an H prefix; the holding provisions are in Part 11.

What the zone permits

The permitted uses and regulations for RH4 are set out in Part 2, Residential Zones, Zoning By-law 2020. BurlingtonIQ does not paraphrase them: an exception, a holding provision or a later amendment can change what applies to one lot. The City of Burlington’s Zoning Clearance Certificate is the City of Burlington’s own answer for a property. The interactive zoning map shows the zone on a single lot.

Sources

Every factual claim above traces to one of these documents.

  1. City of Burlington

    Part 2, Residential Zones, Zoning By-law 2020

    Retrieved October 8, 2026

  2. City of Burlington

    Zone Codes (Zoning_ByLaw_2026 map service)

    Retrieved October 8, 2026

  3. City of Burlington

    Zoning By-law 2020, by part (City of Burlington zoning page)

    Retrieved October 8, 2026

City of Burlington Open Data Terms of Use (September 19, 2011). Terms. Records checked October 8, 2026.