OC zone, Toronto: Open Space - Cemetery Zone
Section 90.70 (Chapter 90 Open Space) of the City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013.
A zone for cemeteries and related facilities such as funeral visitation centres, mausoleums and columbaria, where buildings must be low (generally 15 m or less) and set well back from all lot lines.
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Check an addressWhat the OC zone permits
- Ambulance Depot
- Cemetery
- Fire Hall
- Police Station
- Public Utility
- Transportation Use
- Cogeneration Energy (with conditions, 90.70.20.100(1))
- Funeral Visitation Centre (with conditions, 90.70.20.100(2))
- Office (with conditions, 90.70.20.100(3))
- Renewable Energy (with conditions, 90.70.20.100(1))
- Retail Store (with conditions, 90.70.20.100(3))
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum front yard | 7.5 m90.70.40.70(1): greater of 7.5 m or a distance equal to the height of the building or structure; a monument 3.0 m or less in height needs only 0.9 m. |
| Minimum interior side yard | 7.5 m90.70.40.70(1): applies to any side lot line; greater of 7.5 m or a distance equal to the height of the building or structure; a monument 3.0 m or less in height needs only 0.9 m. |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 7.5 m90.70.40.70(1): applies to any side lot line (no separate flankage rule); greater of 7.5 m or a distance equal to the height of the building or structure; a monument 3.0 m or less in height needs only 0.9 m. |
| Minimum rear yard | 7.5 m90.70.40.70(1): greater of 7.5 m or a distance equal to the height of the building or structure; a monument 3.0 m or less in height needs only 0.9 m. |
| Maximum building height | 15 m90.70.40.10(1): the value in metres following 'HT' on the Height Overlay Map; if no HT value applies to the lot, 15.0 m. |
| Maximum floor space index | 0.15 |
Other provisions in this section
- All of Section 90.70 was enacted May 9, 2013 but is under appeal to the OLT and not in full force and effect (shaded yellow in the office consolidation).
- Category-wide regulations for Open Space zones are in Section 90.5; regulations for all zones in Chapter 5; definitions in Chapter 800.
- Cogeneration energy production or renewable energy production must be combined with another permitted use on the lot and comply with all municipal, provincial and federal laws (90.70.20.100(1)).
- A funeral visitation centre must be combined with a cemetery (90.70.20.100(2)).
- An office or retail store must be in association with a cemetery or a funeral visitation centre (90.70.20.100(3)).
- Monuments 3.0 m or less in height: minimum front, rear and side yard setback is 0.9 m instead of the general setback (90.70.40.70(1)(C)).
- Columbarium or mausoleum separation from a lot in the Residential or Residential Apartment Zone category: at least 7.5 m if its height is 2.0 m or less and volume 15.0 m3 or less; otherwise at least 30.0 m (90.70.40.80(1)).
- Columbarium or mausoleum separation from a lot not in the Residential or Residential Apartment Zone category: the greater of 7.5 m or a distance equal to its height (90.70.40.80(2)).
- A lawfully existing columbarium or mausoleum with less than the required separation may keep its existing lawful separation distance as its minimum (90.70.40.81(1)).
- Any addition or extension to such a lawfully existing columbarium or mausoleum must meet the required minimum separation or obtain a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance (90.70.40.81(2)).
- Lot frontage, lot area, FSI, unit count and lot coverage values may also be carried as suffixes on the zone label / overlay maps (ZN_FRONTAGE, ZN_AREA, ZN_FSI_DENSITY, ZN_UNIT_COUNT, ZN_COVERAGE); the Height Overlay Map (HT) governs height where a value is shown.
Source: Section 90.70 (Chapter 90 Open Space), By-law 569-2013 (City of Toronto), 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.