EPA1 zone, Caledon: Environmental Policy Area 1
Section 11, Tables 11.1 and 11.2 of the Town of Caledon Zoning By-law 2006-50.
A protected natural-area zone where only environmental management, existing farms, forest management and low-impact recreation are allowed, and any building is limited to a very small footprint.
Is a property in the EPA1 zone? Enter its address and the lookup returns the zone and these standards, including any site-specific exception.
Check an addressWhat the EPA1 zone permits
- Environmental Management
- Farm, Existing
- Forest Management
- Recreation, Non-Intensive
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum front yard | 9 mNon-agricultural use 9 m; agricultural use 18 m |
| Minimum interior side yard | 1.5 mNon-agricultural use: main building 3 m on driveway side, 1.5 m on other side. Agricultural use: 3 m on existing lots under 8 ha, 15 m on other lots |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 9 mNon-agricultural use 9 m; agricultural use 18 m |
| Minimum rear yard | 9 mNon-agricultural use 9 m; agricultural use 10 m |
| Maximum building height | 10.5 mNon-agricultural use 10.5 m; agricultural use 12.2 m |
| Maximum gross floor area | 30Maximum building area 30 m2 for both agricultural and non-agricultural use (stated as building area, not gross floor area) |
Other provisions in this section
- Maximum building area is 30 m2 for both agricultural and non-agricultural uses (Table 11.2).
- Minimum driveway setback: 3 m for agricultural use, 0.5 m for non-agricultural use (Table 11.2).
- Minimum parking space setback from any street line: 3 m for agricultural use (Table 11.2); no value stated for non-agricultural use.
- All uses must also comply with the General Provisions in Section 4 and the Parking, Loading and Delivery Standards in Section 5 (s. 11.1).
- No lot area, lot frontage, lot depth, lot coverage or landscaped open space standard is stated for EPA1 in Table 11.2.
Source: Section 11, Tables 11.1 and 11.2, 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.