CV zone, Caledon: Village Commercial
Section 7 – Commercial Zones, Tables 7.1 and 7.2 (Subsections 7.2 and 7.3) of the Town of Caledon Zoning By-law 2006-50.
A commercial zone for village main-street type businesses such as shops, offices, restaurants, clinics and vehicle service uses, with one accessory dwelling and one accessory dwelling unit allowed per establishment.
Is a property in the CV zone? Enter its address and the lookup returns the zone and these standards, including any site-specific exception.
Check an addressWhat the CV zone permits
- Animal Hospital
- Art Gallery
- Artist Studio & Gallery
- Business Office
- Clinic
- Convenience Store (max 160 m² net floor area, fn 4)
- Dry Cleaning or Laundry Outlet
- Dwelling, Accessory (fn 9, 11)
- Dwelling Unit, Accessory (fn 7, 9)
- Farmers' Market
- Financial Institution
- Fitness Centre
- Funeral Home
- Laundromat
- Merchandise Service Shop
- 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
- Parking Area, Commercial
- Personal Service Shop
- Place of Assembly
- Place of Entertainment (excluding a cinema or theatre, fn 1)
- Private Club
- Restaurant
- Retail Store (max 925 m² net floor area per building, fn 6)
- Sales, Service and Repair Shop
- Training Facility
- Video Outlet/Rental Store (max 185 m² net floor area, fn 3)
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot area (interior lot) | 2000 m² |
| Minimum lot width (interior lot) | 30 m |
| Minimum front yard | 9 m |
| Minimum interior side yard | 3 m3 m from any other interior side lot line; 4.5 m from an interior side lot line abutting a Residential zone. |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 9 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. |
| Maximum building height | 10.5 m |
| Maximum lot coverage | 25 % |
| Minimum landscaped open space | 20 % |
| Maximum gross floor area | 925Applies to a Retail Store only: Gross Floor Area (Maxima) — Retail Store 925 m² (Table 7.2); Table 7.1 fn 6 also caps a retail store at 925 m² net floor area per building. No gross floor area maximum is stated for any other use in the CV zone. |
Other provisions in this section
- Motor vehicle gas bar setback (minimum): 4.5 m from any lot line and 3 m from any sight triangle; where the gas bar includes a canopy or roof structure, the required setback is measured to the nearest part of the canopy or roof structure (Table 7.2 fn 6).
- Planting strip width (minimum): 3 m; required along any portion of a rear lot line and any portion of an interior side lot line which abuts a Residential Zone (Table 7.2 fn 1).
- Driveway setbacks (minimum): 4.5 m from a lot line abutting a Residential Zone; 1.5 m from any other lot line (Table 7.2).
- Parking space setbacks (minimum): 1.5 m from any street line; 4.5 m from any lot line abutting a Residential zone (Table 7.2).
- CV Zone permits both 1 accessory dwelling and 1 accessory dwelling unit per establishment (Table 7.1 fn 9).
- Accessory dwelling unit size shall not exceed 15% of the commercial net floor area (Table 7.1 fn 7).
- Accessory dwelling size is governed by the applicable lot coverage and yard requirements (Table 7.1 fn 11).
- Convenience store not to exceed 160 m² net floor area (Table 7.1 fn 4).
- Video outlet/rental store not to exceed 185 m² net floor area (Table 7.1 fn 3).
- Retail store not to exceed 925 m² net floor area per building (Table 7.1 fn 6).
- Place of entertainment excludes a cinema or theatre (Table 7.1 fn 1).
- All uses are also subject to the General Provisions of Section 4 and the Parking, Loading & Delivery Standards of Section 5 (Section 7.1).
Source: Section 7 – Commercial Zones, Tables 7.1 and 7.2 (Subsections 7.2 and 7.3), 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, CH, CHB, CHV, CN, CT