The City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007

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:

a Accessory Residential Building;

b Home Based Child Care — Class 1;

c Home Occupation — Class 1;

d Park;

e Sign — Class A;

f Sign — Class B;

g Sign — Class D; and

h Utilities.

2 The following uses are permitted uses in the Mixed Use — General District if they are located within an existing approved building:

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b Convenience Food Store;

c Fitness Centre;

d Information and Service Provider;

e Library;

f Pet Care Service;

g Power Generation Facility — Small;

h Print Centre;

i Protective and Emergency Service;

j Radio and Television Studio;

k deleted

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l deleted

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m Retail and Consumer Service; and

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n Specialty Food Store.

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o deleted

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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:

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a Restaurant: Food Service Only; and

b Restaurant: Licensed.

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:

a Artist's Studio;

b Catering Service — Minor;

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d Financial Institution;

e Health Care Service;

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f Instructional Facility;

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h Office;

i Service Organization; and

j Veterinary Clinic.

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.

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a Restaurant: Food Service Only; and

b Restaurant: Licensed

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:

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a Restaurant: Food Service Only; and

b Restaurant: Licensed.

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:

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b Addiction Treatment;

c Assisted Living;

d Brewery, Winery and Distillery;

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d.2 Cannabis Store;

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e Child Care Service;

f Community Recreation Facility;

g Computer Games Facility;

h Custodial Care;

i Drinking Establishment — Small;

j Dwelling Unit;

j.1 Food Production;

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k Home Occupation — Class 2;

l Hotel;

m Indoor Recreation Facility;

m.1 Kennel;

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n Liquor Store;

o Live Work Unit;

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q deleted

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r Outdoor Café;

s Parking Lot — Structure;

t Place of Worship — Medium;

u Place of Worship — Small;

v Post-secondary Learning Institution;

w Residential Care;

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y deleted

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z deleted

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aa Seasonal Sales Area;

bb Signs — Class C;

cc Signs — Class E;

dd Social Organization;

ee Special Function — Class 2;

ff Supermarket;

ff.1 Urban Agriculture;

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gg Utility Building;

hh Vehicle Rental — Minor; and

ii Vehicle Sales — Minor.

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:

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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:

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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:

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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;

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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.

Use Area

1372 1 The maximum use area of a Catering Service — Minor, or a Catering Service — Minor combined with any other use, is 300.0 square metres.

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2 The maximum public area for a Restaurant: Food Service Only or Restaurant: Licensed is 300.0 square metres.

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).

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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.

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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:

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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.

PART 14: MIXED USE DISTRICTS

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

Purpose

Permitted Uses

Discretionary Uses

Rules

Floor Area Ratio

Density

Building Height

Use Area

Façade Width for Uses Facing a Street

Setback Area