OG zone, Toronto: Open Space - Golf Course Zone
Section 90.40 (Chapter 90 Open Space) of the City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended by 1153-2023, 1774-2019.
An open space zone for golf courses and parks, allowing limited clubhouse, recreation, food and small retail uses only when combined with a park or golf course, with low buildings set well back from all lot lines.
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Check an addressWhat the OG zone permits
- Ambulance Depot
- Golf Course
- Fire Hall
- Park
- Police Station
- Public Utility
- Transportation Use
- Amusement Arcade (with conditions, 90.40.20.100(1))
- Club (with conditions, 90.40.20.100(2))
- Cogeneration Energy (with conditions, 90.40.20.100(3))
- Eating Establishment (with conditions, 90.40.20.100(2))
- Education Use (with conditions, 90.40.20.100(2))
- Outdoor Patio (with conditions, 90.40.20.100(4))
- Personal Service Shop (with conditions, 90.40.20.100(5))
- Place of Assembly (with conditions, 90.40.20.100(2))
- Recreation Use (with conditions, 90.40.20.100(2))
- Renewable Energy (with conditions, 90.40.20.100(3))
- Retail Store (with conditions, 90.40.20.100(5))
- Service Shop (with conditions, 90.40.20.100(5))
- Take-out Eating Establishment (with conditions, 90.40.20.100(5))
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum front yard | 7.5 mGreater of 7.5 m or a distance equal to the height of the building or structure (90.40.40.70(1)). |
| Minimum interior side yard | 7.5 mGreater of 7.5 m or a distance equal to the height of the building or structure; by-law states one setback for all side lot lines (90.40.40.70(1)). |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 7.5 mGreater of 7.5 m or a distance equal to the height of the building or structure; by-law states one setback for all side lot lines (90.40.40.70(1)). |
| Minimum rear yard | 7.5 mGreater of 7.5 m or a distance equal to the height of the building or structure (90.40.40.70(1)). |
| Maximum building height | 15 mThe numerical value in metres following 'HT' on the Height Overlay Map; if no HT value applies to the lot, 15.0 m (90.40.40.10(1)). |
| Maximum floor space index | 0.15 |
Other provisions in this section
- Section 90.40 applies to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the OG zone (90.40.1.10(1)).
- Amusement arcade must be combined with a park or golf course and may have no more than 12 amusement devices (90.40.20.100(1)).
- Club, eating establishment, education use, place of assembly or recreation use must be combined with a park or golf course (90.40.20.100(2)).
- Cogeneration or renewable energy production must be combined with another permitted use on the lot and comply with all municipal, provincial and federal laws (90.40.20.100(3)).
- Outdoor patio must be combined with an amusement arcade, club, place of assembly, recreation use or take-out eating establishment on the same or an abutting lot that permits an outdoor patio (90.40.20.100(4)(A)).
- Outdoor patio must be at least 10.0 m from a lot in the Residential or Residential Apartment Zone category; if above the first storey, at least 40.0 m measured horizontally (90.40.20.100(4)(B),(C)).
- A lawfully existing outdoor patio closer than 10.0 m / 40.0 m to a residential lot keeps its lawful distance as its minimum (90.40.20.100(4)(D)).
- Outdoor patio entertainment (performances, music, dancing) allowed only if the patio is not above the first storey and the entertainment area does not exceed the greater of 10% of the patio area or 5.0 m2 (90.40.20.100(4)(E), By-law 1153-2023).
- Personal service shop, retail store, service shop or take-out eating establishment must be combined with a park or golf course and have interior floor area no greater than 500 m2 (90.40.20.100(5), By-law 1774-2019).
- Category-wide Open Space regulations in Section 90.5 and general regulations in Chapter 5 also apply; lot frontage/area/coverage values may be carried as zone-label suffixes or overlay maps rather than in this section.
Source: Section 90.40 (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.