The City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007
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PART 5: LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Division 7: Residential – Narrow Parcel One Dwelling (R-1N) District
Purpose
459
The Residential — Narrow Parcel One Dwelling District is intended to accommodate residential development in the form of Single Detached Dwellings in the Developing Area on narrow or small parcels .
Permitted Uses
460
The following uses are permitted uses in the Residential — Narrow Parcel One Dwelling District:
Discretionary Uses
461
The following uses are discretionary uses in the Residential — Narrow Parcel One Dwelling District:
Rules
462
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;
Number of Main Residential Buildings on a Parcel
463
The maximum number of main residential buildings on a parcels is one.
Parcel Width
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 Coverage
467
1
Unless otherwise referenced in subsections (2), (3) and (4), the maximum parcel coverage is 50.0 per cent of the area of a parcel.
2
Unless otherwise referenced in subsections (3) and (4), the maximum parcel coverage is 60.0 per cent of the area of a parcel where:
3
Unless otherwise referenced in subsection (4), the maximum parcel coverage is 45.0 per cent of the area of a parcel where the parcel width is greater than 11.0 metres.
4
The maximum parcel coverage referenced in subsections (1), (2) and (3) must be reduced by 21.0 square metres for each required motor vehicle parking stall that is not located in a private garage.
Building Setback Areas
468
The minimum depth of all setback areas must be equal to the minimum building setback required in sections 469, 470 and 471.
Building Setback from Front Property Line
469
The minimum building setback from a front property line is:
Building Setback from Side Property Line
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:
4
The building setback required in 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
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
Building Setback from Rear Property Line
471
The minimum building setback from a rear property line is 7.5 metres.
Motor Vehicle Parking Stalls
473
The minimum number of motor vehicle parking stalls is 2.0 stalls for a Single Detached Dwelling located on a parcel with a parcel width less than 9.0 metres.