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Town of Caledon Zoning By-law
Section 11 - Environmental Policy Area Zones
11-1
Revised: November 25, 2025
SECTION 11
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AREA ZONES
11.1
GENERAL PROHIBITION
No person shall, within any Environmental Policy Area Zone, use any land, or erect,
alter, enlarge, use or maintain any building or structure for any use other than as
permitted in Table 11.1 of Subsection 11.2 and in accordance with the standards
contained in Table 11.2 of Subsection 11.3, the General Provisions contained in Section
4 and the Parking, Loading & Delivery Standards contained in Section 5.
11.2
PERMITTED USES
Uses permitted in an Environmental Policy Area 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 11.1. 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 11.1.
The Environmental Policy Area Zones established by this By-law are as follows:
EPA1
Environmental Policy Area 1
EPA2
Environmental Policy Area 2
EPA1-ORM
Environmental Policy Area 1 - Oak Ridges Moraine
EPA2-ORM
Environmental Policy Area 2 - Oak Ridges Moraine
The Environmental Policy Area Zone - Oak Ridges Moraine represents lands within the
Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan Area that are located in a Key Natural Heritage
Feature, or a Hydrologically Sensitive Feature and/or the feature's associated minimum
vegetation protection zone.
TABLE 11.1
ZONE
USE
EPA1
EPA2
EPA1-ORM
EPA2-ORM
Additional Residential Unit
✓
(6)
Agricultural Uses, Existing (ORM)
✓
✓
Dwelling, Detached
✓
✓
(3)
Bed and Breakfast Establishment
✓
(5)
✓
(5)
Environmental Management
✓
✓
✓
✓
Farm, Existing
✓
✓
Town of Caledon Zoning By-law
Section 11 - Environmental Policy Area Zones
11-2
Revised: November 25, 2025
ZONE
USE
EPA1
EPA2
EPA1-ORM
EPA2-ORM
Forest Management
✓
✓
✓
✓
Home Business (ORM)
✓
(4)
Home Occupation
✓
(1)
(2)
Low-Intensity Recreational Uses
(ORM)
✓
✓
Recreation, Non-Intensive
✓
✓
Transportation, Infrastructure
and Utilities with the exception
of stormwater management ponds
✓
✓
Footnotes for Table 11.1
(1)
No more than 6 students are permitted in any one lesson for a home occupation
involving the instruction of a craft or skill.
(2)
Permitted in a detached or semi-detached dwelling only.
(3)
Permitted only on a vacant lot of record where a single detached dwelling would
have been permitted as of November 15, 2001 and accessory uses thereto.
(4)
Permitted in a detached dwelling only.
(5)
Must comply with the provisions of Section 4.5 Bed and Breakfast Establishments
and Country Inns and Section 5.2.2 Residential Parking Requirements.
(6)
Must comply with the provisions of Section 6.4 Additional Residential Units.
11.3
ZONE STANDARDS
No person shall, within any Environmental Policy Area Zone, use any lot or erect, alter,
use any building or structure except in accordance with the following zone provisions. 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 11.2.
TABLE 11.2
ZONE
STANDARDS
EPA1
EPA2
EPA1-ORM
EPA2-ORM
Lot Area (Minimum)
Unserviced lot:
2,000
m2
2,000m2
Partly Serviced lot:
1,390
m2
1,390m2
Lot Frontage (Minimum)
Unserviced lot:
30m
30m
Town of Caledon Zoning By-law
Section 11 - Environmental Policy Area Zones
11-3
Revised: November 25, 2025
ZONE
STANDARDS
EPA1
EPA2
EPA1-ORM
EPA2-ORM
Partly Serviced lot
21m
21m
Building Area (Maximum)
Agricultural use
30m2
(1)
30m2
(1)
Non-Agricultural use
30m2
(2)
30m2
(2)
Front Yard (Minimum)
Agricultural use
18m
18m
18m
18m
Non-Agricultural use
9m
9m
9m
9m
Exterior Side Yard (Minimum)
Agricultural use
18m
18m
18m
18m
Non-Agricultural use
9m
9m
9m
9m
Rear Yard (Minimum)
Agricultural use
10m
10m
10m
10m
Non-Agricultural use
9m
9m
9m
9m
Interior Side Yard (Minimum)
Agricultural use
Existing lots of less than 8 ha
3m
3m
3m
3m
Other lots
15m
15m
15m
15m
Non-Agricultural use
Main building on driveway side
3m
3m
3m
3m
Main building on other side
1.5m
1.5m
1.5m
1.5m
Building Heights (Maximum):
Agricultural use
12.2m
12.2m
12.2m
12.2m
Non-Agricultural use
10.5m
10.5m
10.5m
10.5m
Driveway Setbacks (Minimum):
Agricultural use
3m
3m
3m
3m
Non-Agricultural use
0.5m
0.5m
0.5m
0.5m
Parking Space Setbacks from any
street line (minimum):
Agricultural Use:
3m
3m
3m
3m
Non-Agricultural Use:
Footnotes For Table 11.2
(1)
The maximum building area shall be the lesser of 5% or 0.4 ha.
(2)
The maximum building area shall be the lesser of 25% or 500m2.