Land Use Bylaw1P2007

The City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007

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PART 7: COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS

Division 6: Commercial – Corridor 1 f#h# (C-COR1f#h#) District

Purpose

776 The Commercial — Corridor 1 District is intended to be characterized by:
a storefronts along a continuous block face;
b commercial developments on both sides of a street;
c buildings that are close to each other, the street and the public sidewalk;
d lanes for motor vehicle access to parking and buildings;
e building location, setback areas, and landscaped area that limit the effect of commercial uses on adjoining residential districts;
f opportunities for commercial uses on the ground floor of buildings and residential and office uses on upper floors;
g varying building density established through maximum floor area ratios for individual parcels; and
h varying building height established through maximum building height for individual parcels.

Permitted Uses

777 1 The following uses are permitted uses in the Commercial — Corridor 1 District:
a Park;
b Sign — Class A;
c Sign — Class B;
d Sign — Class D; and
e Utilities.
2 The following uses are permitted uses in the Commercial — Corridor 1 District if they are located within existing approved buildings:
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a deleted
65P2023
b Catering Service — Minor;
c Convenience Food Store;
d deleted
27P2021
e Financial Institution;
f Fitness Centre;
g Health Care Service;
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h Home Based Child Care — Class 1;
i Home Occupation — Class 1;
j Information and Service Provider;
k Library;
l deleted
27P2021
m Museum;
n Office;
o Pet Care Service;
p Power Generation Facility — Small;
q Print Centre;
r Protective and Emergency Service;
s Radio and Television Studio;
t deleted
27P2021
t.1 deleted
27P2021
u Retail and Consumer Service;
v Service Organization;
w Specialty Food Store; and
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x deleted
65P2023
y Veterinary Clinic.
3 Unless otherwise stated in subsection 778(2.1), the following uses are permitted uses in the Commercial — Corridor 1 District if they are located within existing approved buildings and if the public area is 150.0 square metres or less:
27P2021
a Restaurant: Food Service Only; and
b Restaurant: Licensed.

Discretionary Uses

778 1 Uses listed in subsection 777(3) are discretionary uses if they are located in proposed buildings or proposed additions to existing buildings in the Commercial — Corridor 1 District.
1.1 Uses listed in subsections 777(3) are discretionary uses in the Commercial — Corridor 1 District if they are located within existing approved buildings and if the public area is greater than 150.0 square metres.
27P2021
1.2 The following uses are discretionary uses in the Commercial — Corridor 1 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 777(2) are discretionary uses if they are proposed in an existing building that does not have at least one commercial use that has been approved after the parcel was designated as a commercial land use district.
2.1 The following uses are discretionary uses if they are proposed in an existing building that does not have at least one commercial use that has been approved after the parcel was designated as a commercial land use district.
27P2021
a Restaurant: Food Service Only; and
b Restaurant: Licensed.
3 The following uses are discretionary uses in the Commercial — Corridor 1 District:
a deleted
65P2023
b Addiction Treatment;
c Artist's Studio;
c.1 Assisted Living;
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d Billiard Parlor;
d.1 Brewery, Winery and Distillery;
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d.2 deleted
25P2018, 27P2021
d.3 Cannabis Store;
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e Child Care Service;
f Cinema;
g Computer Games Facility;
g.1 Conference and Event Facility;
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h Custodial Care;
i Drinking Establishment — Medium;
j Drinking Establishment — Small;
k Dwelling Unit;
k.1 Food Production;
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l Home Occupation — Class 2;
m Hotel;
n Indoor Recreation Facility;
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o Instructional Facility;
o.1 Kennel;
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p Liquor Store;
q Live Work Unit;
q.1 deleted
5P2013, 42P2019, 27P2021
q.2 deleted
28P2016, 25P2018
r Outdoor Café;
s Parking Lot — Grade;
t Parking Lot — Structure;
u Pawn Shop;
u.1 Payday Loan;
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v Place of Worship — Small;
w Post-secondary Learning Institution;
x Residential Care;
y deleted
27P2021
z deleted
27P2021
aa deleted
27P2021
bb Seasonal Sales Area;
cc Sign — Class C;
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dd Sign — Class E;
ee Sign — Class F;
ff Social Organization;
gg Special Function — Class 2;
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gg.1 deleted
10P2009, 4P2012
hh Supermarket;
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hh.1 Urban Agriculture; and
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ii Utility Building;

Rules

779 In addition to the rules in this District, all uses in this District must comply with:
a the General Rules for Commercial Land Use Districts referenced in Part 7, 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

780 The maximum floor area ratio for parcels designated Commercial — Corridor 1 District is the number following the letter "f" indicated on the Land Use District Maps.

Building Height

781 The maximum building height for parcels designated Commercial — Corridor 1 District is the number following the letter "h" and a number indicated on the Land Use District Maps, expressed in metres.

Building Orientation

782 1 The main public entrance to a building must face the property line shared with a commercial street.
2 The maximum building setback from a property line shared with a commercial street is 3.0 metres.
3 Motor vehicle parking stalls and loading stalls must not be located between a building and a commercial street.

Building Façade

783 1 The length of the building façade that faces the commercial street must be a minimum of 80.0 per cent of the length of the property line it faces.
2 In calculating the length of the building façade, the depth of any required rear or side setback areas referenced in sections 788 and 789 will not be included as part of the length of the property line.

Vehicle Access

784 1 Unless otherwise referenced in subsections (2) and (3), where the parcel shares a rear or side property line with a lane, all vehicle access to the parcel must be from the lane.
2 Where a corner parcel shares a property line with a lane, those parcels may have vehicle access from either the lane or the street.
3 Where a parcel shares a rear or side property line with a lane, but access from the lane is not physically feasible due to elevation differences between the parcel and the lane, all vehicle access must be from a street.

Use Area

785 1 Unless otherwise referenced in subsection (3), the maximum use area for uses on the ground floor of buildings in the Commercial — Corridor 1 District is 465.0 square metres.
2 Unless otherwise referenced in subsection (3), there is no maximum use area requirement for uses located on upper floors in the Commercial — Corridor 1 District.
3 The maximum use area of a:
a Catering Service — Minor, or a Catering Service — Minor combined with any other use, is 300.0 square metres;
b Cinema, or a Cinema combined with any other use, is 550.0 square metres; and
c Supermarket, or a Supermarket combined with any other use, is 1400.0 square metres.
3.1 The maximum public area for a Restaurant: Food Service Only or Restaurant: Licensed is 300.0 square metres.
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4 The following uses do not have a use area restriction:
a Addiction Treatment;
a.1 Assisted Living;
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b Custodial Care;
c Hotel; and
d Residential Care.

Location of Uses within Buildings

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786 1 The following uses must not be located on the ground floor of buildings where the use fronts a commercial street:
a Assisted Living;
b Catering Service — Minor;
c Child Care Service;
d Dwelling Unit;
e Health Care Service;
f Instructional Facility;
g Live Work Unit;
h Office;
i Place of Worship — Small;
j Post-secondary Learning Institution;
k Residential Care;
l Social Organization; and
m Veterinary Clinic.
2 A minimum of 20.0 per cent of the gross floor area of buildings in the Commercial — Corridor 1 District must contain "Commercial Uses".
3 "Commercial Uses" and Live Work Units:
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a may be located on the same floor as Addiction Treatment, Assisted Living, Custodial Care, Dwelling Units and Residential Care; and
b must not share an internal hallway with Addiction Treatment, Assisted Living, Custodial Care, Dwelling Units or Residential Care.
4 Where this section refers to "Commercial Uses," it refers to the listed uses in sections 777 and 778, other than Addiction Treatment, Assisted Living, Custodial Care, Dwelling Unit, Live Work Unit and Residential Care.
47P2008, 24P2011

Front Setback Area

787 There is no minimum requirement for a front setback area, but where a front setback area is provided, it must have a maximum depth of 3.0 metres.

Rear Setback Area

788 1 Where the parcel shares a rear property line with a parcel designated as:
a a commercial district, there is no requirement for a rear setback area;
b an industrial district, the rear setback area must have a minimum depth of 1.2 metres;
c a residential district, the rear setback area must have a minimum depth of 3.0 metres; and
d a special purpose district, the rear setback area must have a minimum depth of 3.0 metres.
2 Where the parcel shares a rear property line with:
a an LRT corridor or street, the rear setback area must have a maximum depth of 3.0 metres;
b a lane that separates the parcel from a parcel designated as a residential district, the rear setback area must have a minimum depth of 3.0 metres; and
c a lane, in all other cases, there is no requirement for a rear setback area.

Side Setback Area

789 1 Where the parcel shares a side property line with a parcel designated as:
a a commercial district, there is no requirement for a side setback area;
b an industrial district, the side setback area must have a minimum depth of 1.2 metres;
c a residential district, the side setback area must have a minimum depth of 3.0 metres; and
d a special purpose district, the side setback area must have a minimum depth of 3.0 metres.
2 Where the parcel shares a side property line with:
a an LRT corridor or street, the side setback area must have a maximum depth of 3.0 metres;
b a lane that separates the parcel from a parcel designated as a residential district, the side setback area must have a minimum depth of 3.0 metres; and
c a lane, in all other cases, there is no requirement for a side setback area.

Landscaping In Setback Areas

790 1 Where a setback area shares a property line with a street, the setback area must be a hard surfaced landscaped area.
2 Where a setback area shares a property line with a lane and approved access to the parcel is from the lane, there is no requirement for soft surfaced landscaped area or hard surfaced landscaped area for that setback area.
3 Where a setback area shares a property line with an LRT corridor or a parcel designated as a residential district, the setback area must:
a be a soft surfaced landscaped area;
b provide a minimum of 1.0 trees and 2.0 shrubs:
i for every 30.0 square metres; or
ii for every 45.0 square metres, where irrigation is provided by a low water irrigation system; and
c provide trees planted in a linear arrangement along the length of the setback area.
4 Where a setback area shares a property line with a parcel designated as a commercial, industrial or special purpose district, the setback area:
a must be a soft surfaced landscaped area;
b may have a sidewalk along the length of the building; and
c must provide a minimum of 1.0 trees and 2.0 shrubs:
i for every 35.0 square metres; or
ii for every 50.0 square metres, where irrigation is provided by a low water irrigation system.
5 Where a setback area shares a property line with a lane that separates the parcel from a parcel designated as a residential district and there is no access from the lane, the setback area:
a must be a soft surfaced landscaped area;
b may have a sidewalk along the length of the building; and
c must provide a minimum of 1.0 trees and 2.0 shrubs:
i for every 35.0 square metres; or
ii for every 50.0 square metres, where irrigation is provided by a low water irrigation system.

Minimum Required Motor Vehicle Parking Stalls

791 deleted
48P2020

Excess Motor Vehicle Parking Stalls

792 Where the number of motor vehicle parking stalls provided for uses, not including Dwelling Units or Live Work Units, is in excess of 6.0 stalls per 100.0 square metres of gross usable floor area, those excess stalls must be located in either underground or structured parking.

Exclusive Use of Motor Vehicle Parking Stalls

793 deleted
48P2020

Required Bicycle Parking Stalls

794 1 The minimum number of bicycle parking stalls — class 1 for:
a each Dwelling Unit and Live Work Unit is:
i no requirement where the number of units is less than 20; and
ii 0.5 stalls per unit when the total number of units equals or exceeds 20; and
b all other uses is the minimum requirement referenced in Part 4.
2 The minimum number of bicycle parking stalls — class 2 for:
a each Dwelling Unit and Live Work Unit is:
i 2.0 stalls for developments of 20 units or less; and
ii 0.1 stalls per unit for developments of more than 20 units; and
b all other uses is 5.0 per cent of the number of motor vehicle parking stalls.
48P2020

Exclusive Use of Bicycle Parking Stalls

795 Bicycle parking stalls — class 1 provided for Dwelling Units and Live Work Units are for the exclusive use of residents.
Map 7.1: Commercial Parking Reduction Map
38P2009
Map 7.1: Commercial Parking Reduction Map

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