Land Use Bylaw1P2007

Bylaw test

Top of page

PART 14: MIXED USE DISTRICTS

Division 2: Mixed Use - General (MU-1f#h#d#) District

Purpose

1365 1 The Mixed Use — General District is intended to:
a be located along commercial streets where both residential uses and commercial uses are supported at grade facing the commercial street;
b accommodate a mix of residential and commercial uses in the same building or in multiple buildings throughout an area; and
c respond to local area context by establishing maximum building height for individual parcels.
2 The Mixed Use — General District should only be located where a local area plan, or other policy, supports land use and development aligned with the purpose statements in subsection (1).

Permitted Uses

1366 1 The following uses are permitted uses in the Mixed Use — General District:
d Park;
2 The following uses are permitted uses in the Mixed Use — General District if they are located within an existing approved building:
a deleted
k deleted
l deleted
o deleted
2.1 The following uses are permitted uses in the Mixed Use — General District if they are located within existing approved buildings and if the public area is 150.0 square metres or less:
3 The following uses are permitted uses in the Mixed Use — General District if they are located within an existing approved building and are not located on the ground floor:
c deleted
g deleted
h Office;

Discretionary Uses

1367 1 Uses listed in subsections 1366(2) and (3) are discretionary uses if they are located in proposed buildings or proposed additions to existing buildings in the Mixed Use — General District.
1.1 The following uses are discretionary uses in the Mixed Use — General District if they are located within existing approved buildings and if the public area is greater than 150.0 square metres.
1.2 The following uses are discretionary uses in the Mixed Use — General District if they are located in proposed buildings or proposed additions to existing buildings:
2 Uses listed in subsection 1366(3) are discretionary uses in the Mixed Use — General District if they are located on the ground floor of an existing approved building.
3 The following uses are discretionary uses in the Mixed Use — General District:
a deleted
d.1 deleted
l Hotel;
p deleted
q deleted
x deleted
y deleted
z deleted

Rules

1368 In addition to the rules in this District, all uses in this District must comply with:
a The General Rules for Mixed Use Districts referenced in Part 14, Division 1;
b The Rules Governing all Districts referenced in Part 3; and
c The applicable Uses and Use Rules referenced in Part 4.

Floor Area Ratio

1369 1 Unless otherwise referenced in subsection (2), there is no maximum floor area ratio.
2 The maximum floor area ratio for parcels designated MU-1 is the number following the letter "f" indicated on the Land Use District Maps.

Density

1370 1 Unless otherwise referenced in subsection (2), there is no maximum density.
2 The maximum density for parcels designated MU-1 is the number following the letter "d" indicated on the Land Use District Maps, expressed in units per hectare.

Building Height

1371 1 Unless otherwise referenced in subsections (2), (3) and (4), the maximum building height is the number following the letter "h" when indicated on the Land Use District Maps.
2 Where the parcel shares a side property line with a parcel designated as a low density residential district, H-GO, M-CG or M-G District the maximum building height:
a is 11.0 metres measured from grade at the shared property line;
b increases at a 45 degree angle to a depth of 5.0 metres from the shared property line or to the number following the letter "h" indicated on the Land Use District Maps, whichever results in the lower building height; and
c increases to the number following the letter "h" indicated on the Land Use District Maps measured from grade at a distance greater than 5.0 metres from the shared property line.
3 Where the parcel shares a rear property line with a parcel designated as a low density residential district, H-GO, M-CG or M-G District the maximum building height:
a is 7.5 metres measured from grade at the shared property line;
b increases at a 45 degree angle to a depth of 15.0 metres from the shared property line or to the number following the letter "h" indicated on the Land Use District Maps measured from grade, whichever results in the lower building height; and
c increases to the number following the letter "h" indicated on the Land Use District Maps measured from grade at a distance greater than 15.0 metres from the shared property line.
4 Where the parcel shares a property line with a lane that separates the parcel from a parcel designated as a low density residential district, H-GO, M-CG or M-G District the maximum building height:
a is 7.5 metres measured from grade at the property line that the parcel designated as a low density residential district, H-GO, M-CG or M-G District shares with the lane;
b increases at a 45 degree angle to a depth of 11.0 metres from the property line shared with the lane or to the number following the letter "h" indicated on the Land Use District Maps, whichever results in the lower building height measured from grade; and
c increases to the number following the letter "h" indicated on the Land Use District Maps measured from grade at a distance greater than 11.0 metres from the property line shared with the lane.

Façade Width for Uses Facing a Street

1373 1 Unless otherwise referenced in subsections (2) and (3), the length of the building façade that faces a street containing an individual use on the floor closest to grade is a maximum of 15.0 metres.
2 For an individual Drinking Establishment — Small, Restaurant: Food Service Only, Restaurant: Licensed, Retail and Consumer Service or Supermarket use located on the floor closest to grade, the length of the building façade that faces a street may be increased to 30.0 metres where all of the other uses that share the same façade meet the requirements of subsection (1).
3 The length of the building façade that faces a street containing an individual Health Care Service, Financial Institution, or Office use on the floor closest to grade is a maximum of 9.0 metres.

Setback Area

1374 1 Where a parcel shares a property line with a parcel designated as a low-density residential district, H-GO, M-CG or M-G:
a the rear setback area must have a minimum depth of 6.0 metres;
b the side setback area must have a minimum depth of 3.0 metres;
c in all other cases there is no requirement for a setback area.
2 Where a parcel shares a property line:
a with a street or LRT corridor there is no requirement for a setback area;
b with a lane that separates the parcel from a parcel designated as a residential district or mixed use district, the setback area must have a minimum depth of 7.5 metres measured from the property line that the adjacent parcel designated as a residential district or mixed use district shares with the lane; and
c a lane in all other cases, there is no requirement for a rear setback area.
3 For the storey closest to grade, the maximum building setback from a property line shared with a street is 4.5 metres for 60 per cent of the length of the building façade that faces the street.

Illustration 10:

Building Height in the Mixed Use — General (MU-1) District.

Illustration 10:  Building Height in the Mixed Use — General (MU-1) District.
1371 building height
1371 building height image 3

DISCLAIMER: This version of Bylaw 1P2007 MUST NOT be relied upon; it is not an official version of the bylaw and may contain errors. The City of Calgary accepts no responsibility to persons relying solely on this information. Consult the Office of the City Clerk for an official version of the bylaw, if required. Please note that web pages are updated periodically.