Zoning · Oakville · Open space
O2 zone, Oakville: Private Open Space
Part 12, Table 12.2 and Table 12.3 of the Town of Oakville Zoning By-law 2014-014, as amended by 2017-025, 2015-018.
A zone for privately owned open space such as golf courses, private parks, sports facilities and community centres, with large 12 m setbacks and limited building coverage.
Is a property in the O2 zone? Enter its address and the lookup returns the zone and these standards, including any site-specific exception.
Check an addressWhat the O2 zone permits
- Business office (only accessory to another permitted use)
- Commercial school (only accessory to another permitted use)
- Community centre
- Conservation use
- Emergency service facility
- Golf course
- Library (only accessory to another permitted use)
- Museum (only accessory to another permitted use)
- Outside miniature golf course
- Park, private
- Park, public
- Public hall (only accessory to another permitted use)
- Restaurant (only accessory to another permitted use)
- Retail store (only accessory to another permitted use)
- Stormwater management facility
- Service commercial establishment (only accessory to another permitted use)
- Sports facility
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot area (interior lot) | No requirement |
| Minimum lot width (interior lot) | No requirement |
| Minimum front yard | 12 m |
| Minimum interior side yard | 12 m |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 12 m |
| Minimum rear yard | 12 m |
| Maximum building height | 14 m |
| Maximum lot coverage | 25 % |
Other provisions in this section
- Table 12.2 note (1): business office, commercial school, library, museum, public hall, restaurant, retail store and service commercial establishment are permitted only accessory to another permitted use.
- Cemetery and marina are not permitted in the O2 zone (permitted in other Open Space zones).
- Yard setbacks (front, flankage, interior side, rear) in Table 12.3 were amended by By-law 2015-018; Table 12.2 permitted uses amended by By-law 2017-025.
Source: Part 12, Table 12.2 and 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.