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OS2 zone, Vaughan: Private Open Space Zone (OS2)

Part 12, Section 12.2, Table 12-2 (permitted uses) and Table 12-3 (lot and building requirements) of the City of Vaughan Zoning By-law 001-2021.

A private open-space zone for golf courses, driving ranges, parks, cemeteries, recreation and conservation uses, with no dwellings permitted and large 15 m setbacks on all sides.

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What the OS2 zone permits

Driving range
Golf course
Active recreational use
Cemetery (subject to Part 5 specific use provisions)
Community garden (subject to Part 5 specific use provisions)
Conservation use
Park
Passive recreational use
Decommissioning activities (former landfill)
Stormwater management facility

Standards

Requirement	By-law
Minimum lot area (interior lot)	No requirement
Minimum lot width (interior lot)	20 m20 m; Table 12-3 note 1: no minimum lot frontage is required in an OS Zone where the principal use is a passive recreation use or any other use operated by a public authority
Minimum front yard	15 m
Minimum interior side yard	15 m
Minimum exterior side yard	15 m
Minimum rear yard	15 m
Maximum building height	11 m
Maximum lot coverage	10 %10%; Table 12-3 note 3: 5% where the lot is subject to the Oak Ridges Moraine Suffix Zone (-ORM) as shown on Schedule A

Other provisions in this section

Minimum lot area is stated as '-' in Table 12-3 (no requirement stated).
Table 12-3 note 1: no minimum lot frontage required in an OS Zone where the principal use is a passive recreation use or any other use operated by a public authority.
Table 12-3 note 2: where a lot is within the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan area (Schedule A), the minimum interior side yard is 15.0 m (same as the OS2 base standard of 15 m).
Table 12-3 note 3: where a lot is subject to the Oak Ridges Moraine Suffix Zone (-ORM), maximum lot coverage is 5% instead of 10%.
Table 12-2 note 1: cemetery and community garden are subject to specific use provisions in Part 5 of the By-law.
Not permitted in OS2: agriculture, animal boarding, single detached dwelling, and all specified accessory uses (accessory agriculture dwelling, agri-tourism, bed and breakfast, home industry, home occupation, intermodal container, seasonal farm stand, secondary suite, short-term rental).
Table 12-2 note 2 (agri-tourism not permitted on -ORM lots) does not apply because agri-tourism is not permitted in OS2 at all.

Source: Part 12, Section 12.2, Table 12-2 (permitted uses) and Table 12-3 (lot and building requirements), By-law 001-2021 (City of Vaughan), 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 Vaughan: OS1