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O1 zone, Burlington: O1 Zone (Open Space)
By-law 2020 Part 10, Sections 1 and 4 (4.1 to 4.5) of the City of Burlington Zoning By-law 09-2026 / 2020.
The O1 zone covers parks, public and private open space, golf courses and cemeteries, with buildings kept well back from streets and neighbouring homes.
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Check an addressWhat the O1 zone permits
- Municipal parks, public and private open space
- Golf course and associated uses such as curling club, tennis club, arena, gymnasium, swimming pool
- Cultural heritage resources
- Storm water management and erosion control facilities
- Cemetery, crematory
- Outdoor patio, subject to Part 1, Section 2.21, Subsection (v)
- Buildings and structures for permitted uses
- Accessory buildings and structures for permitted uses
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum front yard | 15 ms.4.4(a): yard abutting a street 15 m; abutting a residential zone 15 m; abutting any other lot line 7.5 m. Yards are set by what the lot line abuts, not by front/rear/side. |
| Minimum interior side yard | 7.5 ms.4.4(a): 7.5 m abutting any other lot line; 15 m if the lot line abuts a residential zone. |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 15 ms.4.4(a): 15 m abutting a street. |
| Minimum rear yard | 7.5 ms.4.4(a): 7.5 m abutting any other lot line; 15 m if the lot line abuts a residential zone or a street. |
Other provisions in this section
- s.1: all Part 10 zones are subject to Part 1 (General Conditions and Provisions) and Part 14 (Exceptions to Zone Designations).
- s.4.3: buildings and structures intended for public assembly must be set back 30 m from a railway right-of-way.
- s.4.4(b): minimum landscape area 6 m abutting a street and 9 m abutting a creek block (linear widths, not a percentage of lot).
- s.4.4(c): minimum landscape buffer 9 m abutting a residential zone.
- s.4.4(d): a crematory is not permitted within 70 m of the boundary of a Residential, Downtown, MXG or MXC zone.
- s.4.5: for lands north of Highway 403 and west of Kerns Road, golf course and associated uses (curling club, tennis club, arena, gymnasium, swimming pool) and crematory are prohibited.
- s.4.5(b): for lands north of Highway 403 and west of Kerns Road, maximum impervious surface cover per lot is 40%.
- Outdoor patio permitted only subject to Part 1, Section 2.21, Subsection (v).
Source: By-law 2020 Part 10, Sections 1 and 4 (4.1 to 4.5), By-law 09-2026 / 2020 (City of Burlington), 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.