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By-law 2014-014 · Residential zones

RM1 · Residential Medium (RM1)

RM1 is the Town of Oakville's Residential Medium (RM1) zone under Zoning By-law 2014-014. It applies to 396 zone polygons covering about 307 hectares, mostly in West Oak Trails, Bronte, Glen Abbey. 210 of them carry a special provision and 5 carry a holding symbol. The rules for the zone are in the by-law's Residential zones (Part 6).

Last checked September 24, 2026Town of OakvilleHow we know
Publisher
Town of Oakville
Source dataset
Zoning By-law 2014-014 (open data layer)
Official record
Residential zones (Part 6), Zoning By-law 2014-014 (PDF)
Retrieved
September 24, 2026
Licence
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence — Town of Oakville. Terms
From the source
the zone code and the Town's name for it · special provision and holding symbols on each polygon · growth areas
Derived by OakvilleIQ
polygon count and hectares · communities and wards, by polygon location · the simplified outlines on the map
OakvilleIQ’s words
the summary sentence
Kept current
Rebuilt from the Town's By-law 2014-014 layer; a weekly check warns when the record is more than 90 days old.
At a glance
Zone code
RM1
The Town's name
Residential Medium (RM1)
By-law
Zoning By-law 2014-014
By-law part
Residential zones
Polygons
396
Hectares
307
With special provisions
210
With holding symbols
5
Communities
13
RM1 zones under By-law 2014-014396 of 396 RM1 polygons drawn, largest first, over the Town's Official Plan communities.H63, H64, H68, RM1, SP441 · 407 West · 7.34 haRM1 sp:255 · Palermo West · 6.019 haH63, H64, H68, RM1, SP441 · 407 West · 4.594 haRM1 sp:98 · Iroquois Ridge (South) · 4.172 haRM1 · Iroquois Ridge (South) · 3.748 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 3.029 haRM1 sp:255 · Palermo West · 2.989 haRM1 · College Park · 2.929 haRM1 · Bronte · 2.906 haRM1 · Clearview · 2.861 haRM1 sp:177 · Glen Abbey · 2.767 haRM1 · River Oaks · 2.682 haRM1 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 2.677 haRM1 sp:255 · Palermo West · 2.661 haRM1 sp:69 · Old Oakville · 2.604 haRM1 · College Park · 2.557 haRM1 sp:120 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 2.55 haRM1 · River Oaks · 2.504 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 2.378 haRM1 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 2.333 haRM1 sp:125 · River Oaks · 2.317 haRM1 sp:177 · Glen Abbey · 2.269 haRM1 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 2.246 haRM1 · College Park · 2.223 haRM1 · College Park · 2.215 haRM1 · River Oaks · 2.124 haRM1 sp:295 · West Oak Trails · 2.124 haRM1 sp:151 · Old Oakville · 2.091 haRM1 sp:63 · College Park · 1.982 haRM1 sp:255 · Palermo West · 1.914 haRM1 · Palermo West · 1.89 haRM1 sp:237 · Glen Abbey · 1.84 haRM1 · College Park · 1.825 haRM1 sp:235 · West Oak Trails · 1.801 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 1.754 haRM1 sp:231 · West Oak Trails · 1.737 haRM1 sp:231 · West Oak Trails · 1.695 haRM1 sp:269 · Palermo Village · 1.625 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 1.61 haRM1 sp:231 · West Oak Trails · 1.599 haRM1 sp:221 · River Oaks · 1.583 haRM1 sp:232 · Bronte · 1.567 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 1.537 haRM1 · River Oaks · 1.514 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 1.503 haRM1 sp:376 · 1.498 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 1.494 haRM1 sp:196 · West Oak Trails · 1.491 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 1.476 haRM1 sp:194 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 1.448 haRM1 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 1.425 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 1.412 haRM1 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 1.38 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 1.356 haRM1 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 1.354 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 1.35 haRM1 sp:231 · West Oak Trails · 1.35 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 1.336 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 1.322 haRM1 · Uptown Core · 1.32 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 1.318 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 1.304 haRM1 · Clearview · 1.302 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 1.3 haRM1 · River Oaks · 1.263 haRM1 sp:318 · Old Oakville · 1.24 haRM1 sp:255 · Palermo West · 1.238 haRM1 sp:229 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 1.235 haRM1 · Clearview · 1.226 haRM1 · River Oaks · 1.221 haRM1 sp:195 · West Oak Trails · 1.217 haRM1 sp:295 · West Oak Trails · 1.216 haRM1 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 1.207 haRM1 · College Park · 1.198 haRM1 sp:155 · River Oaks · 1.168 haRM1 sp:193 · West Oak Trails · 1.164 haRM1 sp:415 · West Oak Trails · 1.163 haRM1 sp:63 · College Park · 1.157 haRM1 · Clearview · 1.141 haRM1 sp:98 · Iroquois Ridge (South) · 1.14 haRM1 sp:112 · Bronte · 1.131 haRM1 · Old Oakville · 1.116 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 1.111 haRM1 sp:118 · Glen Abbey · 1.104 haRM1 · Iroquois Ridge (South) · 1.103 haRM1 · River Oaks · 1.094 haRM1 · River Oaks · 1.081 haRM1 sp:257 · Palermo Village · 1.074 haRM1 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 1.045 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 1.035 haRM1 · Bronte · 1.025 haRM1 sp:255 · Palermo West · 1.009 haRM1 sp:266 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 1.008 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 1.002 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 1.001 haRM1 sp:265 · West Oak Trails · 0.993 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.974 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.964 haRM1 · River Oaks · 0.963 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.953 haRM1 · Clearview · 0.943 haRM1 · Uptown Core · 0.943 haRM1 sp:214 · River Oaks · 0.942 haRM1 sp:59 · Old Oakville · 0.939 haRM1 sp:241 · West Oak Trails · 0.931 haRM1 sp:231 · West Oak Trails · 0.927 haRM1 sp:255 · Palermo West · 0.923 haRM1 sp:269 · Palermo Village · 0.914 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.907 haRM1 · Bronte · 0.907 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.903 haRM1 sp:164 · Bronte · 0.897 haRM1 · Uptown Core · 0.894 haH63, H64, H68, RM1, SP441 · 407 West · 0.894 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.882 haRM1 sp:266 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 0.882 haRM1 sp:356 · 0.875 haRM1 sp:248 · Bronte · 0.873 haRM1 sp:248 · Bronte · 0.873 haRM1 sp:248 · Bronte · 0.873 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.871 haRM1 · Iroquois Ridge (South) · 0.87 haRM1 sp:232 · Bronte · 0.866 haRM1 · River Oaks · 0.864 haRM1 sp:119 · Glen Abbey · 0.841 haRM1 sp:255 · Palermo West · 0.834 haRM1 sp:255 · Palermo West · 0.813 haRM1 sp:118 · Glen Abbey · 0.803 haRM1 sp:204 · River Oaks · 0.798 haRM1 sp:100 · Bronte · 0.793 haRM1 · River Oaks · 0.791 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.785 haRM1 sp:139 · College Park · 0.776 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.776 haRM1 sp:319 · Bronte · 0.764 haRM1 · Palermo West · 0.762 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.76 haRM1 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 0.747 haRM1 sp:276 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 0.746 haRM1 sp:139 · College Park · 0.739 haRM1 · Clearview · 0.738 haRM1 sp:430 · 0.729 haRM1 · Clearview · 0.728 haRM1 sp:423 · Bronte · 0.726 haRM1 sp:257 · Palermo Village · 0.701 haRM1 sp:112 · Bronte · 0.696 haRM1 · Clearview · 0.682 haRM1 · Palermo West · 0.68 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.679 haRM1 sp:57 · Bronte · 0.676 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.675 haRM1 sp:257 · Palermo Village · 0.671 haRM1 sp:376 · 0.668 haRM1 · College Park · 0.66 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.659 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.659 haRM1 · Uptown Core · 0.658 haRM1 sp:203 · Glen Abbey · 0.653 haRM1 · College Park · 0.65 haRM1 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 0.648 haRM1 sp:266 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 0.644 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.64 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.638 haRM1 sp:269 · Palermo Village · 0.638 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.634 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.624 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.623 haRM1 sp:196 · West Oak Trails · 0.615 haRM1 sp:141 · Bronte · 0.614 haRM1 sp:257 · Palermo Village · 0.614 haRM1 sp:257 · Palermo Village · 0.614 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.612 haRM1 sp:269 · Palermo Village · 0.612 haRM1 sp:257 · Palermo Village · 0.609 haRM1 sp:232 · Bronte · 0.606 haRM1 sp:232 · Bronte · 0.602 haRM1 sp:257 · Palermo Village · 0.594 haRM1 · Clearview · 0.594 haRM1 sp:137 · Bronte · 0.591 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.588 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.585 haRM1 · Clearview · 0.581 haRM1 · River Oaks · 0.579 haRM1 · College Park · 0.574 haRM1 sp:22 · Old Oakville · 0.564 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.557 haRM1 · Uptown Core · 0.555 haRM1 · River Oaks · 0.553 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.551 haRM1 sp:225 · Uptown Core · 0.549 haRM1 sp:231 · West Oak Trails · 0.539 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.538 haRM1 sp:241 · West Oak Trails · 0.537 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.531 haRM1 sp:376 · 0.528 haRM1 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 0.526 haRM1 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 0.52 haRM1 · Bronte · 0.52 haRM1 · Clearview · 0.519 haRM1 sp:363 · West Oak Trails · 0.512 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.511 haRM1 · Clearview · 0.509 haRM1 sp:257 · Palermo Village · 0.508 haRM1 sp:376 · 0.507 haRM1 sp:376 · 0.506 haRM1 sp:235 · West Oak Trails · 0.505 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.504 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.504 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.497 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.497 haRM1 sp:58 · Bronte · 0.494 haRM1 sp:244 · West Oak Trails · 0.492 haRM1 · Old Oakville · 0.491 haRM1 · Clearview · 0.489 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.487 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.482 haRM1 sp:255 · Palermo West · 0.477 haRM1 · Clearview · 0.477 haRM1 sp:244 · West Oak Trails · 0.477 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.47 haRM1 sp:76 · Old Oakville · 0.47 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.469 haRM1 · College Park · 0.468 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.467 haRM1 · Palermo West · 0.462 haRM1 sp:57 · Bronte · 0.462 haRM1 sp:315 · 0.462 haRM1 · Palermo West · 0.459 haRM1 sp:57 · Bronte · 0.457 haRM1 sp:57 · Bronte · 0.456 haRM1 · College Park · 0.453 haRM1 sp:232 · Bronte · 0.451 haRM1 sp:194 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 0.445 haRM1 sp:57 · Bronte · 0.44 haH37-RM1 sp:390 · Bronte · 0.435 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.435 haRM1 sp:231 · West Oak Trails · 0.435 haRM1 · Old Oakville · 0.433 haRM1 · Clearview · 0.432 haRM1 sp:244 · West Oak Trails · 0.431 haRM1 sp:214 · River Oaks · 0.427 haRM1 · River Oaks · 0.426 haRM1 sp:244 · West Oak Trails · 0.425 haRM1 sp:284 · West Oak Trails · 0.422 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.415 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.409 haRM1 sp:180 · River Oaks · 0.408 haRM1 sp:257 · Palermo Village · 0.407 haRM1 sp:232 · Bronte · 0.406 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.404 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.403 haRM1 sp:381 · Bronte · 0.402 haRM1 sp:107 · Old Oakville · 0.401 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.399 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.396 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.391 haRM1 sp:148 · Old Oakville · 0.38 haRM1 sp:180 · River Oaks · 0.378 haRM1 · College Park · 0.376 haRM1 sp:383 · Old Oakville · 0.371 haRM1 sp:244 · West Oak Trails · 0.369 haRM1 sp:204 · River Oaks · 0.369 haRM1 · Uptown Core · 0.368 haRM1 sp:58 · Bronte · 0.367 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.36 haRM1 · Clearview · 0.359 haRM1 sp:257 · Palermo Village · 0.358 haRM1 sp:255 · Palermo West · 0.354 haRM1 sp:148 · Old Oakville · 0.353 haRM1 · College Park · 0.35 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.349 haRM1 sp:139 · College Park · 0.348 haRM1 sp:244 · West Oak Trails · 0.348 haRM1 sp:135 · Bronte · 0.343 haRM1 sp:276 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 0.342 haRM1 sp:135 · Bronte · 0.34 haRM1 sp:57 · Bronte · 0.335 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.331 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.33 haRM1 sp:180 · River Oaks · 0.328 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.326 haRM1 sp:244 · West Oak Trails · 0.326 haRM1 sp:244 · West Oak Trails · 0.322 haRM1 sp:148 · Old Oakville · 0.321 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.316 haRM1 sp:269 · Palermo Village · 0.313 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.31 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.309 haRM1 · River Oaks · 0.306 haRM1 sp:204 · River Oaks · 0.304 haRM1 sp:50 · Old Oakville · 0.302 haRM1 sp:50 · Old Oakville · 0.301 haRM1 sp:241 · West Oak Trails · 0.3 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.298 haRM1 sp:50 · Old Oakville · 0.297 haRM1 sp:416 · Old Oakville · 0.295 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.295 haRM1 sp:244 · West Oak Trails · 0.294 haRM1 sp:50 · Old Oakville · 0.294 haRM1 sp:255 · Palermo West · 0.294 haRM1 · River Oaks · 0.287 haRM1 · Old Oakville · 0.286 haRM1 sp:232 · Bronte · 0.282 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.279 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.279 haRM1 sp:214 · River Oaks · 0.278 haRM1 · River Oaks · 0.277 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.276 haRM1 sp:232 · Bronte · 0.27 haRM1 sp:255 · Palermo West · 0.268 haRM1 · Uptown Core · 0.259 haRM1 · Uptown Core · 0.258 haRM1 sp:133 · Old Oakville · 0.255 haRM1 sp:232 · Bronte · 0.252 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.249 haRM1 · Iroquois Ridge (South) · 0.249 haRM1 · Uptown Core · 0.247 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.246 haRM1 sp:318 · Old Oakville · 0.24 haRM1 sp:36 · Uptown Core · 0.24 haRM1 sp:36 · Uptown Core · 0.24 haRM1 · Glen Abbey · 0.24 haRM1 · Bronte · 0.236 haRM1 sp:232 · Bronte · 0.235 haRM1 sp:36 · Uptown Core · 0.235 haRM1 sp:36 · Uptown Core · 0.235 haRM1 sp:36 · Uptown Core · 0.235 haRM1 sp:36 · Uptown Core · 0.235 haRM1 sp:180 · River Oaks · 0.234 haRM1 sp:241 · West Oak Trails · 0.23 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.225 haRM1 sp:241 · West Oak Trails · 0.224 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.222 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.221 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.22 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.217 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.217 haRM1 · College Park · 0.214 haRM1 sp:298 · Palermo Village · 0.214 haRM1 · Iroquois Ridge (North) · 0.211 haRM1 sp:272 · Bronte · 0.21 haRM1 sp:180 · River Oaks · 0.205 haRM1 · College Park · 0.204 haRM1 sp:180 · River Oaks · 0.201 haRM1 sp:272 · Bronte · 0.2 haRM1 sp:50 · Old Oakville · 0.2 haRM1 sp:255 · Palermo West · 0.2 haRM1 sp:176 · Old Oakville · 0.195 haRM1 sp:241 · West Oak Trails · 0.192 haRM1 sp:180 · River Oaks · 0.186 haRM1 sp:324 · Bronte · 0.185 haRM1 sp:180 · River Oaks · 0.185 haRM1 · Old Oakville · 0.183 haRM1 sp:148 · Old Oakville · 0.183 haRM1 sp:241 · West Oak Trails · 0.181 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.179 haRM1 sp:180 · River Oaks · 0.177 haRM1 sp:148 · Old Oakville · 0.177 haRM1 sp:376 · 0.177 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.17 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.169 haRM1 sp:232 · Bronte · 0.169 haRM1 sp:356 · 0.168 haRM1 sp:252 · Old Oakville · 0.165 haRM1 sp:232 · Bronte · 0.165 haRM1 sp:180 · River Oaks · 0.164 haRM1 sp:232 · Bronte · 0.164 haRM1 sp:232 · Bronte · 0.163 haRM1 sp:16 · Old Oakville · 0.162 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.158 haRM1 sp:306 · Old Oakville · 0.156 haRM1 · Uptown Core · 0.153 haRM1 sp:376 · 0.151 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.15 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.146 haH63, H64, H65, H68, RM1, SP441 · 407 West · 0.14 haRM1 sp:241 · West Oak Trails · 0.137 haRM1 sp:140 · Bronte · 0.135 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.13 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.13 haRM1 · West Oak Trails · 0.127 haRM1 sp:377 · Old Oakville · 0.124 haRM1 sp:175 · Old Oakville · 0.123 haRM1 sp:180 · River Oaks · 0.12 haRM1 sp:180 · River Oaks · 0.115 haRM1 sp:241 · West Oak Trails · 0.111 haRM1 sp:389 · Bronte · 0.105 haRM1 sp:180 · River Oaks · 0.105 haRM1 sp:396 · Bronte · 0.094 haRM1 sp:241 · West Oak Trails · 0.091 haRM1 sp:279 · Bronte · 0.088 haRM1 sp:241 · West Oak Trails · 0.081 haRM1 sp:85 · Old Oakville · 0.08 haRM1 sp:180 · River Oaks · 0.078 haRM1 sp:48 · Old Oakville · 0.061 haRM1 · Old Oakville · 0.039 haRM1 sp:285 · West Oak Trails · 0.018 haRM1 sp:139 · College Park · 0 ha
RM1 zone polygons (By-law 2014-014)Outlines are the Town’s Official Plan communities.

Where RM1 applies

Polygons by the Town’s Official Plan community, with the OakvilleIQ neighbourhood page where one covers it.

Wards: Ward 4 (135), Ward 1 (78), Ward 5 (62), Ward 2 (45), Ward 6 (44), Ward 3 (28), Ward 7 (4).


Special provisions, holding symbols and growth areas

A special provision (sp) changes the zone’s rules for that site; a holding symbol (H) keeps development from proceeding until the Town lifts it. Both are set out in the by-law, which is the only place their terms are written.

Special provisions on RM1 land

sp:180 (×14), sp:232 (×14), sp:255 (×14), sp:241 (×11), sp:257 (×10), sp:244 (×9), sp:231 (×7), sp:376 (×7), sp:36 (×6), sp:57 (×6), sp:50 (×5), sp:148 (×5), sp:269 (×5), sp:139 (×4), sp:441 (×4), sp:204 (×3), sp:214 (×3), sp:266 (×3), sp:58 (×2), sp:63 (×2), sp:98 (×2), sp:112 (×2), sp:118 (×2), sp:135 (×2), sp:177 (×2), sp:194 (×2), sp:196 (×2), sp:235 (×2), sp:272 (×2), sp:276 (×2), sp:295 (×2), sp:318 (×2), sp:356 (×2), sp:16, sp:22, sp:48, sp:59, sp:69, sp:76, sp:85 and 43 more

Holding symbols

H63, H64, H68 (×3), H37, H63, H64, H65, H68

In a growth area

Palermo (20), Bronte (12), Kerr (7), Uptown (6)


What the zone permits

The permitted uses, setbacks, lot coverage and heights for RM1 are set out in Residential zones (Part 6) of Zoning By-law 2014-014. OakvilleIQ does not paraphrase them: a site-specific special provision, a holding symbol or a later amendment can change what applies to one lot, and only the Town’s zoning certificate is binding.


Sources

Sources

Every factual claim above traces to one of these documents.

  1. Town of Oakville

    Residential zones (Part 6), Zoning By-law 2014-014 (PDF)

    Retrieved September 24, 2026

  2. Town of Oakville

    Zoning By-law 2014-014 (open data layer)

    Retrieved September 24, 2026

  3. Town of Oakville

    Zoning By-law 2014-014

    Retrieved September 24, 2026

  4. Town of Oakville

    Zoning and the zoning certificate of occupancy

    Retrieved September 24, 2026

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence — Town of Oakville. Licence. Records checked September 24, 2026.