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CEM zone, Oakville: Cemetery

Part 12 (Open Space Zone): Section 12.2, Table 12.2; Section 12.3, Table 12.3 of the Town of Oakville Zoning By-law 2014-014, as amended by 2017-025, 2015-018.

The Cemetery zone is for cemeteries and related open-space uses, with buildings kept back at least 5 m from the front and sides and 7.5 m from the rear, no taller than 14 m, and covering no more than 30% of the lot.

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What the CEM zone permits

  • Cemetery
  • Conservation use
  • Stormwater management facility

Standards

RequirementBy-law
Minimum lot area (interior lot)No requirement
Minimum lot width (interior lot)No requirement
Minimum front yard5 m
Minimum interior side yard5 m
Minimum exterior side yard5 m
Minimum rear yard7.5 m
Maximum building height14 m
Maximum lot coverage30 %

Other provisions in this section

  • Table 12.2 additional regulation 1: the use so marked is permitted only accessory to another permitted use (the extract does not show which CEM use carries note 1).
  • Yard requirements (front, flankage, interior side, rear) were amended by By-law 2015-018; Table 12.2 permitted uses amended by By-law 2017-025.

Source: Part 12 (Open Space Zone): Section 12.2, Table 12.2; Section 12.3, Table 12.3, By-law 2014-014 (Town of Oakville), 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 Oakville: N, O1, O2