Zoning · Caledon · Agricultural
A2-ORM zone, Caledon: Rural – Oak Ridges Moraine
Section 10, Tables 10.1 and 10.2 (Subsections 10.2, 10.3, 10.4) of the Town of Caledon Zoning By-law 2006-50.
A rural zone on the Oak Ridges Moraine for farms and large-lot rural properties, where a detached house is allowed only on a vacant lot of record that already qualified for one as of November 15, 2001, and buildings must be set well back on lots of at least 6 hectares.
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Check an addressWhat the A2-ORM zone permits
- Agricultural Uses (subject to Section 4.41, Prohibited Uses in Wellhead Protection Area within the ORM Conservation Plan Area)
- Bed and Breakfast Establishment (must comply with Section 4.5 and Section 5.2.2)
- Bunkhouse, Accessory (only on lots with a minimum lot area of 6 ha)
- Cannabis-Related Use-Outdoor (must comply with Section 4.7)
- Dwelling, Accessory (ORM)
- Dwelling, Detached (only on a vacant lot of record where a single detached dwelling would have been permitted as of November 15, 2001, and accessory uses thereto)
- Environmental Management
- Farm-based Alcohol Production Facility (must comply with Section 4.26)
- Farm Equipment Storage Building
- Farm Produce Outlet, Accessory
- Farm Vacation Home (ORM)
- Forest Management
- Gasoline Pump Island, Accessory
- Home Business (ORM)
- Home Industry (ORM)
- Industrial Hemp-Related Use-Outdoor (must comply with Section 4.7)
- Nursery, Horticultural
- On Farm Diversified Use (must comply with Section 4.26)
- Open Storage, Accessory
- Produce Storage Building
- Transportation, Infrastructure & Utilities
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot area (interior lot) | 60000 m² |
| Minimum lot width (interior lot) | 90 m |
| Minimum front yard | 18 m |
| Minimum interior side yard | 15 m15 m for other lots; 3 m for existing lots of less than 6 ha |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 18 m |
| Minimum rear yard | 10 m |
| Maximum building height | 10.5 m10.5 m for residential uses; 12.2 m for non-residential uses |
| Maximum lot coverage | 5 %Maximum building area is the lesser of 5% of the lot area or 1 ha; does not apply to Public Uses owned and operated by the Town of Caledon (fn 1) or to a Livestock Facility (fn 2) |
| Minimum landscaped open space | 10 % |
Other provisions in this section
- Minimum lot area is 6 ha (60,000 m²) and minimum lot frontage is 90 m (Table 10.2).
- Maximum building area: lesser of 5% of the lot or 1 ha; not applicable to Town of Caledon public uses (Table 10.2 fn 1) or livestock facilities (fn 2).
- Interior side yard: 3 m on existing lots of less than 6 ha; 15 m on other lots.
- Building height: 10.5 m maximum for residential uses; 12.2 m maximum for non-residential uses.
- Accessory gasoline pump island setback: minimum 9 m.
- Driveway setback: minimum 3 m; must comply with Section 5.2.14, Driveway Provisions for Residential Dwellings (Table 10.2 fn 3).
- Parking space setback from any street line: minimum 3 m.
- Accessory bunkhouse permitted only on lots with a minimum lot area of 6 ha (Table 10.1 fn 2).
- Bed and breakfast establishments must comply with Section 4.5 and Section 5.2.2 Residential Parking Requirements (fn 3).
- Detached dwelling permitted only on a vacant lot of record where a single detached dwelling would have been permitted as of November 15, 2001 (fn 4).
- Farm-based alcohol production facility and on-farm diversified use must comply with Section 4.26 (fn 6).
- Agricultural uses must comply with Section 4.41 (prohibited uses in Wellhead Protection Areas within the ORM Conservation Plan Area) (fn 7).
- Cannabis-related and industrial hemp-related outdoor uses must comply with Section 4.7 (fn 8).
- Section 10.4.1: where a lot fails to meet the minimum lot area and/or lot frontage, residential uses are subject to the RR column of Table 6.1 and Section 6 (plus Sections 4.2.2, 4.41 and 5.2.19); non-residential uses, and mixed residential/non-residential lots, remain subject to all Section 10 standards including minimum lot area and frontage.
- All uses are also subject to the General Provisions in Section 4 and the Parking, Loading & Delivery Standards in Section 5 (Section 10.1).
Source: Section 10, Tables 10.1 and 10.2 (Subsections 10.2, 10.3, 10.4), By-law 2006-50 (Town of Caledon), 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.
Other agricultural zones in Caledon: A1, A1-ORM, A2, A3, A3-ORM