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PART 5: LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Division 5: Residential – Contextual One / Two Dwelling (R-C2) District
Purpose
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The Residential — Contextual One / Two Dwelling District is intended to accommodate existing residential development and contextually sensitive redevelopment in the form of Duplex Dwellings, Semi-detached Dwellings, and Single Detached Dwellings in the Developed Area .
Permitted Uses
425
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The following uses are permitted uses in the Residential — Contextual One / Two Dwelling District:
2
The following uses are permitted uses on a parcel that has a building used or previously used as a Community Recreation Facility or School Authority — School:
Discretionary Uses
426
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The following uses are discretionary uses in the Residential — Contextual One / Two Dwelling District:
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The following uses are additional discretionary uses if they are located in buildings used or previously used as Community Recreation Facility or School Authority — School in the Residential — Contextual One / Two Dwelling District:
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The following uses are additional discretionary uses on a parcel in the Residential — Contextual One / Two Dwelling District that has a building used or previously used as School Authority — School:
4
The following uses are additional discretionary uses on a parcel that has an existing building used as a Place of Worship — Large or Place of Worship — Medium provided any new development proposed does not result in the increase of any assembly area:
Rules
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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;
d
the applicable rules for the Special Purpose — Community Service District for those uses referenced in sections 425(2) and 426(2) and (3).
Number of Main Residential Buildings on a Parcel
428
The maximum number of main residential buildings on a parcel is one.
Parcel Width
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The minimum parcel width is:
a
7.5 metres for a parcel containing a Contextual Single Detached Dwelling or Single Detached Dwelling;
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9.0 metres for a parcel containing a Backyard Suite or Secondary Suite in a Contextual Single Detached Dwelling or Single Detached Dwelling, unless otherwise referenced in subsection (a.2);
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7.5 metres for a parcel containing a Backyard Suite or Secondary Suite in a Contextual Single Detached Dwelling or Single Detached Dwelling where:
d
13.0 metres for a parcel containing a Contextual Semi-detached Dwelling or a Semi-detached Dwelling, and if a parcel containing a Contextual Semi-detached Dwelling or a Semi-detached Dwelling is subsequently subdivided, a minimum parcel width of 6.0 metres must be provided for each Dwelling Unit.
Parcel
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The minimum area of a parcel is:
a
233.0 square metres for a parcel containing a Contextual Single Detached Dwelling or Single Detached Dwelling;
d
400.0 square metres for a parcel containing a Contextual Semi-detached Dwelling or a Semi-detached Dwelling, and if a parcel containing a Contextual Semi-detached Dwelling or a Semi-detached Dwelling is subsequently subdivided, a minimum parcel area of 180.0 square metres must be provided for each Dwelling Unit.
Parcel Coverage
432
The maximum parcel coverage is 45.0 per cent of the area of a parcel, which must be reduced by 21.0 square metres for each required motor vehicle parking stall that is not provided in a private garage.
Building Setback Areas
434
The minimum depth of all setback areas must be equal to the minimum building setback required in sections 435, 436 and 437.
435
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For a Contextual Semi-detached Dwelling, Contextual Single Detached Dwelling, Duplex Dwelling, Semi-detached Dwelling and a Single Detached Dwelling, the minimum building setback from a front property line is the greater of:
3
For an addition or exterior alteration to a Duplex Dwelling, Semi-detached Dwelling, or 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:
Building Setback from Side Property Line
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3.0 metres on one side of the parcel when no provision is made for a private garage on the front or side of a building.
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For a parcel containing a Contextual Semi-detached Dwelling or a Semi-detached Dwelling, there is no requirement for a building setback from the property line upon which the party wall is located.
4
Unless otherwise referenced in subsection (5), 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:
5
Where a corner parcel shares a side property line with a street and the parcel forms part of a plan of subdivision approved by the Calgary Planning Commission prior to March 31, 1980, the minimum building setback from that side property line is 1.2 metres.
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The building setback from a side property line of 3.0 metres 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 2.4 metre private maintenance easement that provides for a 0.60 metre eave and footing encroachment easement; and
Building Setback from Rear Property Line
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The minimum building setback from a rear property line is 7.5 metres.
438
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For a Contextual Semi-detached Dwelling, Contextual Single Detached Dwelling, Duplex Dwelling, Semi-detached Dwelling and a Single Detached Dwelling, the maximum building height is the greater of:
443
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Unless otherwise referenced in subsection (2) and (3), the minimum number of motor vehicle parking stalls is the requirement referenced in Part 4.
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The minimum number of motor vehicle parking stalls for each Contextual Single Detached Dwelling, and Single Detached Dwelling is 2.0 stalls per Dwelling Unit where:
a
the parcel width is less than 9.0 metres and the parcel is part of a plan of subdivision approved after September 7, 1982; or
b
the area of the parcel is less than 270.0 square metres and the parcel is part of a plan of subdivision approved after September 7, 1982.
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The minimum number of motor vehicle parking stalls for a Secondary Suite contained in a Contextual Semi-detached Dwelling or Semi-detached Dwelling is reduced to 0.0 stalls, where 2.0 motor vehicle parking stalls are provided for each Dwelling Unit.