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By-law 2020 · Residential Zones – Medium Density

RM5 · Residential Zones – Medium Density

RM5 is one of the Residential Zones – Medium Density in the City of Burlington's Zoning By-law 2020. It is drawn on 36 zone polygons covering about 30 hectares, mostly in Appleby, Tansley and Rose. 35 carry an exception; 1 carries 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
RM5
Zone group
Residential Zones – Medium Density
By-law
Zoning By-law 2020
Polygons
36
Hectares
30
With an exception
35
With a holding (H) prefix
1
Planning communities
8
RM5 zones under By-law 202014 of 36 zone polygons drawn, largest first.RM5-106 · exception 106 · Shoreacres · 4.265 haRM5-232 · exception 232 · Appleby · 2.188 haRM5-169 · exception 169 · Tansley · 2.14 haRM5-168 · exception 168 · Tansley · 1.976 haRM5-107 · exception 107 · Shoreacres · 1.853 haRM5-137 · exception 137 · Roseland · 1.124 haRM5-233 · exception 233 · Appleby · 1.108 haRM5-136 · exception 136 · Rose · 1.103 haRM5-208 · exception 208 · Rose · 1.035 haRM5-301 · exception 301 · Rose · 1.016 haRM5-235 · exception 235 · Appleby · 0.886 haRM5-249 · exception 249 · Rose · 0.86 haRM5-236 · exception 236 · Appleby · 0.792 haRM5-80 · exception 80 · Bayview · 0.758 ha
RM5 zone polygons (By-law 2020)The outline is the City of Burlington boundary.

The 22 smallest polygons are too small to see at this scale and are not drawn; every polygon is counted.


Where RM5 applies

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

Wards: Ward 6 (12), Ward 4 (10), Ward 5 (10), Ward 2 (2), Ward 1 (1), Ward 3 (1).


Exceptions, holding and other markers

The markers the layer records on RM5 polygons. Their terms are written only in the by-law; each line says where.

Exception (35 polygons)
168 (×5), 235 (×4), 208 (×2), 236 (×2), 303 (×2), 80, 106, 107, 136, 137, 161, 169, 173, 198, 209, 210, 231, 232, 233, 248, 249, 276, 286, 301, 449Part 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 (1 polygons)
HTable 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 RM5 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.