Land Use Bylaw1P2007

The City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007

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Contextual Single Detached Dwelling

a must have:
i a portion of the front façade, with an area less than or equal to 50% of the area of all front façades, recessed or projecting forward from the remaining façade that has a minimum dimension of:
A 2.0 metres in width
B 0.6 metres in depth; and;
C 2.4 metres in height; or
ii a porch projecting from the front façade with a minimum dimension of:
A 2.0 metres in width; and
B 1.2 metres in depth;
b must not have vehicular access from the lane to an attached private garage;
c must not have windows that are located beyond the rear façade of a main residential building on an adjoining parcel unless:
i the window is located below the second storey;
ii the window is located on the rear façade;
iii the glass in the window is entirely obscured; or
iv there is a minimum distance of 1.5 metres between the finished floor and the bottom of the window sill;
d must not have a roof slope less than 4:12 within 1.5 metres of the horizontal plane forming the maximum building height;
e must not be located on a parcel where the difference between the average building reference point is greater than 2.4 metres; and
e.1 must not be located on a parcel that is within a heritage guideline area.
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2 Unless otherwise referenced in this Part, a Contextual Single Detached Dwelling:
a may have a balcony located on a side façade:
i where it forms part of the front façade and is not recessed back more than 4.5 metres from the front façade; or
ii where it is on the street side of a corner parcel;
b may have a balcony located on a rear façade where:
i it does not form part of the side façade unless the side façade is on the street side of a corner parcel;
ii a privacy wall is provided where the balcony is facing a side property line shared with a parcel; and
iii the privacy wall is a minimum of 2.0 metres in height and a maximum of 3.0 metres in height; and
c must not have a balcony with a height greater than 6.0 metres, when measured vertically at any point from grade to the platform of the balcony.
3 Where a Contextual Single Detached Dwelling is located on a parcel with a parcel width less than or equal to 10.0 metres the maximum building depth is the greater of:
a 65.0 per cent of the parcel depth; or
5 Where a Contextual Single Detached Dwelling is located on a parcel with a parcel width greater than 10.0 metres, the maximum area of a horizontal cross section through each storey above the first storey must not exceed the building coverage.
6 Where a private garage is attached to a Contextual Single Detached Dwelling, the maximum building coverage is the maximum parcel coverage which must be reduced by 21.0 square metres for each required motor vehicle parking stall.

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