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Town of Caledon Zoning By-law
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Section 7 - Commercial Zones
Revised: November 11, 2024
SECTION 7
COMMERCIAL ZONES
7.1
GENERAL PROHIBITION
No person shall, within any Commercial Zone, use any land, or erect, alter, enlarge, use
or maintain any building or structure for any use other than as permitted in Table 7.1 of
Subsection 7.2 and in accordance with the standards contained in Table 7.2 of Subsection
7.3, the General Provisions contained in Section 4 and the Parking, Loading & Delivery
Standards contained in Section 5.
7.2
PERMITTED USES
Uses permitted in a Commercial Zone are noted by the symbol '' in the column
applicable to that Zone and corresponding with the row for a specific permitted use in
Table 7.1. A number(s) following the symbol '' , zone heading or identified permitted use,
indicates that one or more conditions apply to the use noted or, in some cases, to the
entire Zone. Conditions are listed below the Permitted Use Table, Table 7.1.
The Commercial Zones established by this By-law are as follows:
CC
Core Commercial
CCV
Village Core Commercial
C
General Commercial
CN
Neighbourhood Commercial
CV
Village Commercial
CH
Highway Commercial
CHB
Bolton Highway Commercial
CHV
Village Highway Commercial
CT
Tourist Camp Commercial
TABLE 7.1
ZONE
USE
CC
CCV
(12)
C
CN
CV
CH
CHV
CHB
CT
Animal Hospital
Art Gallery
Artist Studio &
Gallery
Bakery
Boarding House
Building, Apartment
Business Office
Clinic
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Convenience Store
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
Drive-Through
Service Facility
(13)
(13)
(13)
(13)
Dry Cleaning or
Laundry Outlet
Dwelling, Accessory
(9)
(11)
(10)
(11)
(10)
(11)
Dwelling, Common
Element Townhouse
Dwelling, Freehold
Townhouse
Dwelling,
Townhouse
Dwelling Unit
Dwelling Unit,
Accessory
(7)
(8)
(7)
(9)
(7)
(10)
(7)
(7)
Factory Outlet
Farmers' Market
Financial Institution
Fitness Centre
Funeral Home
Grocery Store
(5)
Hotel
Industrial Use
Laundromat
Merchandise Service
Shop
Motel
Motor Vehicle Gas
Bar
Motor Vehicle Rental
Establishment
Motor Vehicle Repair
Facility
Motor Vehicle Sales
Establishment
Motor Vehicle
Service Centre
Motor Vehicle Used
Sales Establishment
Open Storage Area,
Accessory
(14)
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Outside Display or
Sales Area,
Accessory
Parking Area,
Commercial
Parking Area,
Municipal
Personal Service
Shop
Place of Assembly
Place of
Entertainment
(1)
(1)
Private Club
Research
Establishment
Restaurant
Retail Store
(6)
(6)
(6)
Retail Store,
Accessory
(2)
Sales, Service and
Repair Shop
Tourist Camp
Training Facility
Video Outlet/Rental
Store
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
Warehouse
Warehouse, Public
Self-Storage
Warehouse,
Wholesale
Footnotes For Table 7.1
(1)
Excluding a cinema or theatre.
(2)
An accessory retail store shall not exceed 93 m2 net floor area.
(3)
A video outlet/rental store shall not exceed 185 m2 net floor area.
(4)
Convenience store not to exceed a maximum 160 m2 net floor area.
(5)
Grocery store not to exceed a maximum 1100 m2 net floor area.
(6)
A retail store shall not exceed 925 m2 net floor area per building.
(7)
Unit size not to exceed 15% of commercial net floor area.
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(8)
CC Zone permits a boarding house as well as 3 accessory dwelling units per commercial
establishment.
(9)
CV Zone permits both 1 accessory dwelling and 1 accessory dwelling unit per
establishment.
(10) CH Zone and CHV Zone permit a maximum of 1 accessory dwelling or 1 accessory
dwelling unit per establishment.
(11) Accessory dwelling size shall be governed by the applicable lot coverage and yard
requirements.
(12) CCV Zone - The following provisions shall apply to any building abutting Kennedy Road or
Dougall Avenue:
i.
Only commercial uses shall be permitted on the first storey;
ii. Only dwelling units, business offices and hotel uses shall be permitted on storeys
above the first storey;
iii. Entrances and lobbies used to service those uses listed in (ii) above shall be
permitted on the first storey.
(13) Subject to compliance with Section 4.9, drive-through service facilities shall only be permitted
in the Settlement Areas of Bolton and Mayfield West, and in Tullamore, Victoria, Sandhill,
and Caledon Village only in existing commercial zones along Hurontario Street (Highway
10) and Charleston Sideroad (Regional Road 24).
(14) Open Storage Area, Accessory shall not be permitted with an Industrial Use
7.3
ZONE STANDARDS
No person shall, within any Commercial Zone, use any lot or erect, alter, use any building
or structure except in accordance with the following zone provisions as set out in Table
7.2. A number(s) following the zone standard, zone heading or description of the standard,
indicates an additional Zone requirement. These additional standards are listed at the
end of Table 7.2.
TABLE 7.2
ZONES
STANDARD
CC
CCV
(12)
C
CN
CV
CH
CHV
CHB
(7)
CT
Lot Area
(Minima):
275 m2
N/A
0.8ha
2,000
m2
2,000
m2
8,000
m2
Motor Vehicle
Service Centre
2,000
m2
2,000
m2
2,000
m2
Motel
2,750
m2
2,750
m2
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Hotel or Motel
2,750
m2
Other uses on
unserviced lot
2,040
m2
2,040
m2
2,040
m2
Other uses on
partially serviced
lot
1,390
m2
1,390
m2
1,390
m2
Other uses on fully
serviced lot
460 m2
460 m2
460 m2
Lot Frontages
(Minima)
Nil
9m
30m
30m
30m
45m
Motor Vehicle
Service Centre,
Hotel or Motel
40m
40m
40m
Other uses on
fully serviced lot
9m
9m
9m
Other uses on any
other lot
30m
30m
30m
Building Area
(Maximum)
75%
N/A
25%
30%
25%
30%
30%
30%
25%
Building Setback
(Minimum)
9m
(8)
Front Yard
(9)
Minimum
Nil
0.3m
15m
9m
9m
18m
18m
18m
Maximum
2m
Exterior Side
Yard
(11)
Minimum
Nil
0.3m
15m
9m
9m
18m
18m
18m
Maximum
2m
Rear Yard
(Minima)
6m
6m
From a rear lot
line abutting a
Residential zone
or a lot containing
a Residential use
19.5
m
10.5m
10.5m
10.5m
From a rear lot
line abutting a
Residential zone
9m
10.5m
From any other
rear lot line
15m
6m
7.5m
7.5m
7.5m
7.5m
Interior Side
Yard (Minima)
(11)
From an interior
side lot line
1.5m
3m
9m
4.5m
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abutting a
Residential zone
From an interior
side lot line
abutting a
Residential zone
or a lot containing
a Residential use
12m
10.5m
10.5m
10.5m
From any other
interior side lot
line
Nil
Nil
7.5m
6m
3m
7.5m
7.5m
7.5m
Motor Vehicle
Gas Bar Setback
(Minima)
From any lot line
4.5m
(6)
6m
(6)
6m
(6)
6m
(6)
From any sight
triangle
3m
(6)
3m
(6)
3m
(6)
3m
(6)
Building Height
Minimum
Maximum
10.5m
10.5
m
10.5m
10.5m
10.5m
10.5m
10.5m
10.5m
Main Building
(Minimum)
7.5m
Main Building
(Maximum)
15m
Landscaping
Area (Minimum)
Nil
Nil
10%
20%
20%
20%
20%
30%
Gross Floor Area
(Maxima)
Retail Store
465 m2
925 m2
925 m2
925 m2
Retail Store,
Accessory
93 m2
Planting Strip
Widths (Minima):
1.5m
4.5m
3m
3m
3m
3m
6m
6m
Along an interior
side lot line
1.5m
Along a rear lot
line
3m
Planting Strip
Location
(1)
(10)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(4)
Play Facility Area
(Minimum)
4%
Play Facility
Location
6m
(5)
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Driveway
Setbacks
(Minima)
1.5m
4.5m
6m
From a lot line
abutting a
Residential Zone
1.5m
1.5m
4.5m
4.5m
From a lot line
abutting a
Residential zone
or a lot containing
a Residential Use
4.5m
6m
From any other lot
line
Nil
Nil
1.5m
1.5m
1.5m
1.5m
Parking Space
Setback (Minima)
From any street
line
1.5m
3m
1.5m
3m
1.5m
1.5m
1.5m
6m
From any lot line
abutting a
Residential zone
4.5m
3m
4.5m
4.5m
From any lot line
abutting a
Residential zone
or a lot containing
a Residential use
4.5m
4.5m
4.5m
From any other lot
line
1.5m
1.5m
From any lot line
6m
Footnotes for Table 7.2
(1)
CC Zone, CN Zone, CV Zone - A planting strip shall be required along any portion of a
rear lot line and any portion of an interior side lot line which abuts a Residential Zone.
(2)
C Zone - A planting strip shall be required along any of a rear lot line and any portion of
an interior side lot line which abut a Residential Zone or which abuts a lot containing a
Residential use.
(3)
CH Zone, CHV Zone, CHB Zone - A planting strip shall be required along any front lot
line and any exterior lot line and along any portion of a rear lot line and any portion of an
interior side lot line which abut a Residential Zone or which abut a lot containing a
Residential use.
(4)
CT Zone - A planting strip shall be required along every lot line except that no planting
strip shall be required for a length of 15m along a front lot line between a tourist camp
management office and a street.
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(5)
CT Zone - No part of any play facility shall be located closer to any lot line than 6m
(6)
Motor Vehicle Gas Bar setback - Where a motor vehicle gas bar includes a canopy or
roof structure, the required setback shall be measured to the nearest part of the canopy
or roof structure.
(7)
CHB Zone - The following performance standards shall apply to a Factory Outlet,
Industrial Use, Merchandise Service Shop, and a Warehouse:
(i)
Lot Area (minimum):
925m2
(ii) Lot Frontage (minimum):
30m
(iii) Building Area (maximum):
50%
(iv) Yard, Front (minimum):
- from lot line abutting Residential zone
20m
- from any other front lot line
18m
(v) Yard, Rear (minimum):
- from lot line abutting Residential zone
15m
- from lot line abutting provincial highway
18m
- from any other rear lot line
7.5m
(vi) Yard, Interior Side (minimum):
- from side lot line abutting a Residential zone
or lot containing Residential use
15m
- any other side lot line
7.5m
(vii) Floor Area, Net
- Factory Outlet
20% of net floor area of permitted
industrial use to which it is
accessory
(8)
CT Zone - Building Separations (minima):
Between tourist vehicles
6m
(i)
Between tourist vehicle and
9m
Management office
(ii) Between tourist vehicle and
12m
Recreation building
(iii) Between main building and
2m
Detached accessory building
(iv) Between detached accessory buildings
1m
(9)
CCV Zone - Within the CCV Zone, with the exception of driveways and pedestrian
walkways, lands abutting Kennedy Road or Dougall Avenue shall be developed with a
continuous building face.
(10)
CCV Zone - A planting strip shall be required along each street line adjacent to a
parking area.
(11)
CCV Zone - The minimum setback for any type of first storey residential use shall be
3m.
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(12)
CCV Zone - Within the CCV Zone the following special standards shall apply:
(i)
For Holding Provisions see CCV-H15 in Subsection 13.3;
(ii) For the purpose of this zone, each of the two parcels of land located on the north
and south sides of Dougall Ave. west of Kennedy Road shall each be deemed to be
one lot, regardless of the number of buildings constructed thereon and regardless of
any subdivision thereof by any means. Further the lot line abutting Dougall Ave.
shall be considered to be the front lot line.
(iii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, no building or structure or part
thereof and no chimney, pilaster or similar ornamental structure or part thereof and
no patio or porch or part thereof and no machinery or equipment or part thereof and
no fence, sidewalk or walkway or part thereof shall be located in any part of a yard
that is subject to a registered easement;
(iv) Notwithstanding Section 5.4.2 and 5.4.4 only one delivery space shall be required
on the lot described in Section 12(ii) above.
(v) The minimum off street parking requirement for any commercial use shall be 1
parking space per 34 m2 of gross floor area or portion thereof.
(vi) The minimum off street parking requirement for any apartment building shall be 1.25
parking spaces per dwelling unit plus the requirement for any commercial use as
noted in (v) above.
(vii) For the purpose of this zone, Section 4.38 with respect to Sight Triangles shall not
apply.
(viii) In addition to the requirements of Section 4.5, air conditioners or heat pumps shall
not be located in the front yard or exterior side yard.
(ix) For the purpose of this zone, Building Height shall be calculated using the vertical
distance measured from the average elevation of the established grade at the front
of such building to the median level between eaves and ridge on a gable, gambrel
or hip roof.
(x) For the purpose of this zone, Established Grade, with reference to a building, shall
be calculated using the average elevation of the finished surface of the ground
where it meets the exterior of the front of such building.