Land Use Bylaw1P2007

The City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007

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PART 4: USES AND USE RULES

Division 2: Defined Uses

203.4 "Hazardous Waste Management Facility"
a means a use:
i where hazardous waste that is produced off-site is collected, stored, treated or disposed of;
ii where there may be a building for the administrative functions of the use; and
iii that may be subject to specific setback requirements listed in a Provincial regulation;
b is a use within the Infrastructure Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c requires a minimum number of motor vehicle parking stalls based on a parking study required at the time of land use redesignation application; and
204 "Health Care Service"
a means a use that provides physical and mental health services on an out-patient basis. Services may be of a preventive, diagnostic, treatment, therapeutic, rehabilitative, or counselling nature;
b may only involve the following activities when located in the M-H1, M-H2, M-H3, M-X1, M-X2, I-R, S-URP Districts:
i counselling;
c is a use within the Care and Health Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
d does not require bicycle parking stalls — class 1; and
205 "Health Services Laboratory — Without Clients"
a means a use:
i where any of the following activities occur:
A bodily samples are tested; 
B medical assessments and research are conducted; or
C prosthetics, dental aids or medical devices are serviced; and
ii where no members of the public visit the use for any reason;
b is a use within the Industrial Support Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c must not create electronic interference which would be considered objectionable, outside of the use;
d deleted
e does not require bicycle parking stalls — class 1; and
206 "Hide Processing Plant"
a means a use:
i where animal hides and other animal by-products are processed; and
ii must be approved only in a Direct Control District that specifically includes Hide Processing Plant as a use;
b is a use within the Direct Control Uses Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw; and
c requires a minimum number of motor vehicle parking stalls, based on a parking study required at the time of land use redesignation application.
206.1 "Home Based Child Care — Class 1"
a means:
i an incidental use by a resident of a Dwelling Unit for the purpose of providing temporary care or supervision to a maximum of 6 children:
A under the age of 13 years, or children of 13 or 14 years of age who, because of a special need, require child care; and
B for periods of less than 24 consecutive hours;
ii a use that may have a maximum of one non-resident employee at any one time working at the residence where the use is located;
b is a use within the Subordinate Use Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c must not be located in a Dwelling Unit containing another Home Based Child Care — Class 1 or Home Occupation — Class 2;
c.1 must not display any signs related to the use on the parcel;
d must have screening for any outdoor play areas;
e does not require additional motor vehicle parking stalls; and
206.2 deleted 
207 "Home Occupation — Class 1"
a means:
i the incidental use by a resident of a Dwelling Unit for business purposes; and
ii a use that meets all the rules of this section;
b is a use within the Subordinate Use Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c may have a maximum of three (3) business associated vehicle visits per week which includes but is not limited to drop-offs, pick-ups, deliveries, and visits from customers or consultants;
d may only have residents of the Dwelling Unit work on the parcel where the use is located;
e must not use the private garage or Accessory Residential Building for business related activities, except storage where:
i the storage does not impact a required motor vehicle parking stall related to other uses on the parcel; and
ii the private garage or Accessory Residential Building is fully enclosed;
f is limited to a maximum of two (2) per Dwelling Unit, with a combined maximum of three (3) business associated vehicle visits per week, as described in section 207(c);
g must not create electronic interference, dust, noise, odour, smoke or anything of an offensive or objectionable nature, which is detectable to normal sensory perception, outside the building containing the use;
h must not display any form of signage related to the use on the parcel;
i must not advertise the address of the use to the general public;
j may only occupy the lesser of 20.0 per cent of the cumulative floor area of the Dwelling Unit, or 30.0 square metres;
k must not have any activities related to the use take place outside of a Dwelling Unit, which includes the outside storage of materials, tools, products or equipment except for storage as described in subsection (e);
l may only have one (1) vehicle, associated with the use, provided that vehicle is not a large vehicle;
m must not directly sell any goods at the premises, unless they are incidental and related to the services provided by the use;
n does not require additional motor vehicle parking stalls; and
208 "Home Occupation — Class 2"
a means the incidental use by a resident of a Dwelling Unit for business purposes;
b is a use within the Subordinate Use Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c may have more than three (3) business associated vehicle visits per week which includes but is not limited to drop-offs, pick-ups, deliveries, and visits from customers or consultants;
d may only have one (1) non-residents of the Dwelling Unit work on the parcel where the use is located;
e may use the private garage or Accessory Residential Building for business related activities, including storage;
f is limited to one (1) per Dwelling Unit;
g must not create electronic interference, dust, noise, odour, smoke or anything of an offensive or objectionable nature, which is detectable to normal sensory perception, outside the building containing the use;
h must not display any form of signage related to the use on the parcel;
i must not advertise the address of the use to the general public;
j may only occupy the lesser of 20.0 per cent of the cumulative floor area of the Dwelling Unit, or 30.0 square metres;
k must not have any activities related to the use take place outside of a Dwelling Unit, which includes the outside storage of materials, tools, products or equipment;
l may only have one (1) vehicle, associated with the use, provided that vehicle is not a large vehicle;
m must not generate more than five (5) business associated vehicle visits to the parcel on any one day, to a maximum of 15 business associated vehicle visits per week;
n must not directly sell any goods at the premises, unless they are incidental and related to the services provided by the use;
o requires a minimum of 1.0 motor vehicle parking stalls in addition to the motor vehicle parking stalls required for the Dwelling Unit the use is located in, where the number of business associated vehicle visits per week exceeds three (3); and
208.1 "Hospital"
a means a use:
i that maintains and operates facilities for both inpatient and outpatient medical care;
ii that may include long-term and short-term care, overnight stays, diagnostic, laboratory, and surgical services, for the treatment of human illness, injury, and disease; and
iii that may include the accessory uses necessary for the functioning of the institution;
b is a use within the Care and Health Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c requires a minimum number of motor vehicle parking stalls based on a parking study required at the time of land use redesignation application;
209 "Hotel"
a means a use:
i where sleeping accommodation, other than a Dwelling Unit, is provided to visitors for remuneration; and
ii that may be combined with a use from the Eating and Drinking Group in Schedule A when such a use is contained within a Hotel;
b is a use within the Residential Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c does not have a maximum use area in any District;
d must not have more than 20 guest rooms in all mixed use districts and the C-C2, C-COR1 and C-COR2 Districts when located within 45.0 metres of a low density residential districts, which must be measured from the building containing the use to the nearest property line of a parcel designated as a low density residential district;
e located in the I-B District must not have a building height greater than 11.0 metres where the parcel containing the Hotel shares a property line with a low density residential district; and
e.1 when it is combined with a use from the Eating and Drinking Group in Schedule A as allowed in subsection (a)(ii), must also comply with the rules for that use; and
f deleted

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