Zoning · Oakville · Open space
O1 zone, Oakville: Park
Part 12 (Open Space Zone), Section 12.2 Table 12.2 (permitted uses) and Section 12.3 Table 12.3 (regulations) of the Town of Oakville Zoning By-law 2014-014, as amended by 2017-025, 2015-018.
A public park and open-space zone for community centres, conservation lands, marinas, emergency service facilities and stormwater facilities, with generous setbacks and low building coverage.
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Check an addressWhat the O1 zone permits
- Community centre
- Conservation use
- Emergency service facility
- Marina
- Park, public
- Stormwater management facility
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot area (interior lot) | No requirement |
| Minimum lot width (interior lot) | No requirement |
| Minimum front yard | 0 m |
| Minimum interior side yard | 4.5 m |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 0 m |
| Minimum rear yard | 4.5 m |
| Maximum building height | 14 m |
| Maximum lot coverage | 25 % |
Other provisions in this section
- Table 12.2 footnote 1: a use marked with this footnote is permitted only accessory to another permitted use (the extracted O1 column does not indicate which use carries the footnote).
- Yard regulations (front, flankage, interior side, rear) in Table 12.3 were amended by By-law 2015-018; the permitted-uses table (12.2) was amended by By-law 2017-025.
- Uses not permitted in O1 per Table 12.2: business office, cemetery, commercial school, golf course, library, museum, outside miniature golf course, private park, public hall, restaurant, retail store, service commercial establishment, sports facility.
Source: Part 12 (Open Space Zone), Section 12.2 Table 12.2 (permitted uses) and Section 12.3 Table 12.3 (regulations), 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.