Land Use Bylaw1P2007

The City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007

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PART 5: LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

Division 4: Residential – Contextual Narrow Parcel One Dwelling (R-C1N) District

Purpose

404 The Residential — Contextual Narrow Parcel One Dwelling District is intended to accommodate existing residential development and contextually sensitive redevelopment in the form of Single Detached Dwellings in the Developed Area on narrow or small parcels.

Permitted Uses

405 The following uses are permitted uses in the Residential — Contextual Narrow Parcel One Dwelling District:
a Accessory Residential Building;
b Contextual Single Detached Dwelling;
b.1 Home Based Child Care — Class 1;
17P2009
c Home Occupation — Class 1;
d deleted
46P2009
e Park;
f Protective and Emergency Service;
g Sign — Class A; and
4P2012
h deleted
4P2012
i Utilities.

Discretionary Uses

406 The following uses are discretionary uses in the Residential — Contextual Narrow Parcel One Dwelling District:
a Addiction Treatment;
a.1 Assisted Living;
24P2011
a.2 Backyard Suite;
24P2014
b Bed and Breakfast;
c Community Entrance Feature;
d Custodial Care;
17P2009
d.1 deleted
28P2021
e Home Occupation — Class 2;
f Place of Worship — Small;
g Power Generation Facility — Small;
h Residential Care;
h.1 Secondary Suite;
34P2010
h.2 deleted
34P2010, 24P2014
h.3 deleted
34P2010, 24P2014
i Sign — Class B;
j Sign — Class C;
k Sign — Class E;
l Single Detached Dwelling;
m Temporary Residential Sales Centre; and
n Utility Building.

Rules

407 In addition to the rules in this District, all uses in this District must comply with:
a the General Rules for Low Density Residential Land Use Districts referenced in Part 5, Division 1;
b the Rules Governing All Districts referenced in Part 3; and
c the applicable Uses And Use Rules referenced in Part 4.

Number of Main Residential Buildings on a Parcel

408 The maximum number of main residential buildings on a parcel is one.
13P2008

Parcel Width

3P2010, 34P2010
409 1 The minimum parcel width is:
a 7.5 metres for a parcel containing a Contextual Single Detached Dwelling or Single Detached Dwelling;
5P2013
b 9.0 metres for a parcel containing a Backyard Suite or Secondary Suite, unless otherwise referenced in subsection (c); and
23P2016
c 7.5 metres for a parcel containing a Backyard Suite or Secondary Suite where:
24P2014, 23P2016
i it is located on a corner parcel or laned parcel; and
ii 3.0 or more motor vehicle parking stalls are provided on the parcel;
2 The maximum parcel width is 11.6 metres unless the parcel is:
a a corner parcel;
b a parcel on the bulb of a cul-de-sac; or
c a parcel with a front property line shared with a street at a point where the street has a significant change in direction.

Parcel Depth

410 The minimum parcel depth is 22.0 metres.
34P2010, 24P2014, 23P2016

Parcel Area

411 The minimum parcel is 233.0 square metres.
34P2010, 24P2014, 23P2016

Parcel Coverage

412 Unless otherwise referenced in subsections (2) and (3), the maximum parcel coverage is 45.0 per cent of the area of a parcel.
2 Unless otherwise referenced in subsection (3), the maximum parcel coverage is 50.0 per cent of the area of a parcel where:
a the area of a parcel is equal to or less than 300.0 square metres; and
b the parcel width is less than 10.0 metres.
3 The maximum parcel coverage referenced in subsections (1) and (2) must be reduced by 21.0 square metres for each required motor vehicle parking stall that is not located in a private garage.
413 deleted
3P2010

Building Setback Areas

414 The depth of all setback areas must be equal to the minimum building setback required in sections 415, 416 and 417.

Building Setback from Front Property Line

415 1 For a Contextual Single Detached Dwelling and a Single Detached Dwelling, the minimum building setback from a front property line is the greater of:
3P2010
a the contextual front setback less 1.5 metres; or
b 3.0 metres.
2 deleted
46P2009
3 deleted
3P2010
4 For an addition or exterior alteration to a Single Detached Dwelling, which was legally existing or approved prior to the effective date of this Bylaw, the minimum building setback from a front property line is the lesser of:
46P2009
a the contextual front setback less 1.5 metres to a minimum of 3.0 metres; or
b the existing building setback less 1.5 metres to a minimum of 3.0 metres.
5 For all other uses, the minimum building setback from a front property line is 3.0 metres.

Building Setback from Side Property Line

416 1 For a laned parcel, the minimum building setback from any side property line is 1.2 metres.
2 For a laneless parcel, the minimum building setback from any side property line is:
a 1.2 metres; or
b 3.0 metres on one side of the parcel when no provision has been made for a private garage on the front or side of a building.
3 For a corner parcel, the minimum building setback from a side property line shared with a street is 1.2 metres, provided there is no portion of a building except for a projection allowed in 337(3), located within 3.0 metres of:
a the back of the public sidewalk; or
b the curb where there is no public sidewalk.
4 The building setback required by subsection 2(b) may be reduced where the owner of the parcel proposed for development and the owner of the adjacent parcel register, against both titles, an exclusive private access easement:
a where the width of the easement, in combination with the reduced building setback, must be at least 3.0 metres; and
b that provides unrestricted vehicle access to the rear of the parcel.
5 One building setback from a side property line may be reduced to zero metres where:
3P2010
a the owner of the parcel proposed for development and the owner of the adjacent parcel register, against both titles, a minimum 1.5 metre private maintenance easement that provides for:
i a 0.30 metre eave encroachment easement with the requirement that the eaves must not be closer than 0.90 metres to the eaves on a building on an adjacent parcel; and
ii a 0.60 metre footing encroachment easement; and
b all roof drainage from the building is discharged through eavestroughs and downspouts onto the parcel on which the building is located.
6 deleted
3P2010

Building Setback from Rear Property Line

417 The minimum building setback from a rear property line is 7.5 metres.

Building Height

418 1 For a Contextual Single Detached Dwelling and a Single Detached Dwelling, the maximum building height is the greater of:
3P2010
a 8.6 metres; or
b the contextual height plus 1.5 metres, to a maximum of 10.0 metres.
2 deleted
3P2010
3 For all other uses, thebuilding height is 10.0 metres.
419 deleted
3P2010
420 deleted
3P2010
421 deleted
3P2010
422 deleted
3P2010

Motor Vehicle Parking Stalls

423 The minimum number of motor vehicle parking stalls is 2.0 stalls for a Contextual Single Detached Dwelling or Single Detached Dwelling, where either is located on a parcel with a parcel width less than 9.0 metres.
10P2009

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