CH zone, Caledon: Highway Commercial
Section 7 – Commercial Zones, Table 7.1 (Permitted Uses) and Table 7.2 (Zone Standards) of the Town of Caledon Zoning By-law 2006-50.
A commercial zone for car-oriented businesses along major roads, such as gas bars, vehicle sales and repair, motels, hotels, restaurants and retail stores, with one accessory dwelling or dwelling unit allowed per establishment.
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- Animal Hospital
- Clinic
- Drive-Through Service Facility (footnote 13: only in Bolton and Mayfield West Settlement Areas, and in Tullamore, Victoria, Sandhill and Caledon Village only in existing commercial zones along Hurontario Street (Highway 10) and Charleston Sideroad (Regional Road 24); subject to Section 4.9)
- Dwelling, Accessory (footnotes 10, 11: max 1 accessory dwelling or 1 accessory dwelling unit per establishment; size governed by lot coverage and yard requirements)
- Dwelling Unit, Accessory (footnotes 7, 10: unit size not to exceed 15% of commercial net floor area; max 1 per establishment)
- Farmers' Market
- Financial Institution
- Fitness Centre
- Hotel
- Motel
- Motor Vehicle Gas Bar
- Motor Vehicle Rental Establishment
- Motor Vehicle Repair Facility
- Motor Vehicle Sales Establishment
- Motor Vehicle Service Centre
- Motor Vehicle Used Sales Establishment
- Open Storage Area, Accessory
- Parking Area, Commercial
- Place of Assembly
- Place of Entertainment
- Private Club
- Restaurant
- Retail Store (footnote 6: max 925 m² net floor area per building)
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot area (interior lot) | 460 m²Depends on use and servicing: Motor Vehicle Service Centre 2,000 m²; Motel 2,750 m²; other uses on fully serviced lot 460 m²; partially serviced lot 1,390 m²; unserviced lot 2,040 m² |
| Minimum lot width (interior lot) | 9 mDepends on use and servicing: Motor Vehicle Service Centre, Hotel or Motel 40 m; other uses on fully serviced lot 9 m; other uses on any other lot 30 m |
| Minimum front yard | 18 m |
| Minimum interior side yard | 7.5 m7.5 m from any other interior side lot line; 10.5 m from an interior side lot line abutting a Residential zone or a lot containing a Residential use |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 18 m |
| Minimum rear yard | 7.5 m7.5 m from any other rear lot line; 10.5 m from a rear lot line abutting a Residential zone or a lot containing a Residential use |
| Maximum building height | 10.5 mTable 7.2 CH column shows 'Maximum: 10.5m' under a garbled 'Minimum' heading; this is read as the Building Height (Maximum) row, 10.5 m — verify against the source PDF |
| Maximum lot coverage | 30 % |
| Minimum landscaped open space | 20 % |
| Maximum gross floor area | See noteRetail Store only: 925 m² (Table 7.2; footnote 6 to Table 7.1 states 925 m² net floor area per building). No maximum stated for other uses |
Other provisions in this section
- Motor Vehicle Gas Bar setback (minimum): 6 m from any lot line and 3 m from any sight triangle; where the gas bar includes a canopy or roof structure, the setback is measured to the nearest part of the canopy or roof (Table 7.2 footnote 6).
- Planting strip minimum width 3 m; required along any front lot line and any exterior lot line, and along any portion of a rear lot line or interior side lot line abutting a Residential Zone or a lot containing a Residential use (Table 7.2 footnote 3).
- Driveway setback (minimum): 4.5 m from a lot line abutting a Residential Zone; 1.5 m from any other lot line.
- Parking space setback (minimum): 1.5 m from any street line; 4.5 m from any lot line abutting a Residential zone or a lot containing a Residential use.
- Maximum of 1 accessory dwelling or 1 accessory dwelling unit per establishment (Table 7.1 footnote 10); accessory dwelling size governed by the applicable lot coverage and yard requirements (footnote 11); accessory dwelling unit not to exceed 15% of commercial net floor area (footnote 7).
- Retail store shall not exceed 925 m² net floor area per building (Table 7.1 footnote 6).
- Drive-through service facilities only permitted in the Settlement Areas of Bolton and Mayfield West, and in Tullamore, Victoria, Sandhill and Caledon Village only in existing commercial zones along Hurontario Street (Highway 10) and Charleston Sideroad (Regional Road 24), subject to Section 4.9 (Table 7.1 footnote 13).
- All uses subject to the General Provisions of Section 4 and the Parking, Loading and Delivery Standards of Section 5 (Section 7.1).
Source: Section 7 – Commercial Zones, Table 7.1 (Permitted Uses) and Table 7.2 (Zone Standards), 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 commercial zones in Caledon: C, CC, CCV, CHB, CHV, CN, CT, CV