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OS zone, Caledon: Open Space

Section 12 – Open Space Zones, Tables 12.1 and 12.2 (Subsections 12.2 and 12.3) of the Town of Caledon Zoning By-law 2006-50.

The Open Space zone is for parks, golf courses, camping grounds, cemeteries, conservation and similar recreational or natural uses, with only an accessory dwelling unit permitted as housing.

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What the OS zone permits

Beach
Camping Ground
Cemetery
Conservation School
Dwelling Unit, Accessory
Fairground
Fishing Club
Forest Management
Golf Course
Hunt Club
Nursery, Horticultural
Park
Park, Private
Parking Area, Commercial
Parking Area, Municipal
Ski Area

Standards

Requirement	By-law
Minimum lot area (interior lot)	See noteGolf courses: 4 ha (40,000 m²); other uses: nil (no minimum)
Minimum lot width (interior lot)	9 mOther uses: 9 m; golf courses: 60 m
Minimum front yard	7.5 m
Minimum interior side yard	7.5 m
Minimum exterior side yard	7.5 m
Minimum rear yard	7.5 m
Maximum building height	10.5 m
Maximum lot coverage	10 %Maximum building area shall be the greater of 10% of the lot or 20 m² (Table 12.2 footnote 1)
Minimum landscaped open space	50 %

Other provisions in this section

All yards (front, rear, interior and exterior side): minimum 7.5 m (Table 12.2 states a single 'All Yards' standard).
Maximum building area: the greater of 10% or 20 m² (Table 12.2, footnote 1).
Minimum building separation: 3 m.
Minimum dwelling unit area: 55 m².
Minimum driveway setback, fully serviced lot: nil, except 3 m where a side lot line abuts a residential zone (Table 12.2).
Minimum driveway setback, other lots: 1.5 m, except 4.5 m where a side lot line abuts a residential zone (Table 12.2).
Minimum parking space setback from any street line: 4.5 m from a lot line abutting a residential zone; 1.5 m from any other lot line.
Section 12.1: all uses and buildings must also comply with the General Provisions in Section 4 and the Parking, Loading and Delivery Standards in Section 5.
Table 12.1 footnote (1) (ORM Countryside Area restriction, Schedule E / Official Plan Schedule P) applies to the OS-ORM zone column; no footnote marker is shown against the OS uses.
A separate OS-ORM (Open Space – Oak Ridges Moraine) zone exists in Section 12 and is not covered by this record.

Source: Section 12 – Open Space Zones, Tables 12.1 and 12.2 (Subsections 12.2 and 12.3), 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 open space zones in Caledon: OS-ORM