The City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007
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PART 4: USES AND USE RULES
Division 2: Defined Uses
288
"Salvage Processing — Heat and Chemicals"
i
where salvaged materials and recyclables are processed using heat or the application of chemicals;
vii
that must be approved only on a parcel designated as a Direct Control District that specifically includes Salvage Processing — Heat and Chemicals as a use;
c
requires a minimum number of motor vehicle parking stalls based on a parking study required at the time of land use redesignation application.
288.1
"Salvage Yard"
v
that may have the incidental sale of parts and materials that are recovered from the dilapidated vehicles, goods, machinery or equipment, building materials, or other scrap material;
e
requires a minimum of 1.0 bicycle parking stalls — class 2 per 2000.0 square metres of gross usable floor area.
289
"Sawmill"
c
requires a minimum number of motor vehicle parking stalls based on a parking study required at the time of land use redesignation application.
290
"School — Private"
ii
that may have before and after school care programs that are defined in this Bylaw as Child Care Service;
c
requires a minimum of 1.0 pick-up and drop-off stalls per 100 students, based upon the maximum number of students stated in the development permit;
d
requires a minimum number of bicycle parking stalls — class 1 equal to 3.0 per cent of the number of employees; and
e
requires a minimum number of bicycle parking stalls — class 2 equal to 10.0 per cent of the maximum number of students as stated in the development permit.
291
"School Authority — School"
ii
that may have before and after school care programs that are defined in this Bylaw as Child Care Service;
i
for the maximum number of students that may be enrolled in kindergarten to grade 9, a minimum 2.5 pick-up and drop-off stalls per 100 students, with a minimum of 5.0 pick-up and drop-off stalls; and
ii
for the maximum number of students that may be enrolled in grades 10 to 12, a minimum of 1.5 pick-up and drop-off stalls per 100 students, with a minimum of 5.0 pick-up and drop-off stalls;
d
requires a minimum number of bicycle parking stalls — class 1 equal to 3.0 per cent of the maximum number of employees; and
e
requires a minimum number of bicycle parking stalls — class 2 equal to 10.0 per cent of the maximum number of students as stated in the development permit.
292
"School Authority Purpose — Major"
D
provide a Child Care Service that is limited to preschool programs or before and after school care; and
d
requires a minimum of 1.0 bicycle parking stalls — class 1 per 1000.0 square metres of gross usable floor area where the area for the administrative function of the use is greater than 1000.0 square metres;
e
requires a minimum of 1.0 bicycle parking stalls — class 2 per 1000.0 square metres of gross usable floor area where the area for the administrative function of the use is greater than 1000.0 square metres.
293
"School Authority Purpose — Minor"
D
provide a Child Care Service that is limited to preschool programs or before and after school care; and
iv
where the gross floor area of the use is a maximum of 25.0 per cent of the gross floor area of the entire building;
d
requires a minimum of 1.0 bicycle parking stalls — class 1 per 1000.0 square metres of gross usable floor area where the area for the administrative function of the use is greater than 1000.0 square metres or greater;
e
requires a minimum of 1.0 bicycle parking stalls — class 2 per 1000.0 square metres of gross usable floor area where the area for the administrative function of the use is greater than 1000.0 square metres.
iv
must not be located in a Dwelling Unit where another Dwelling Unit is located wholly or partially above or below the Dwelling Unit containing the Secondary Suite; and
c
has a maximum floor area of 100.0 square metres, excluding any area covered by stairways and landings;
297
"Semi-detached Dwelling"
a
means a use where a building contains two Dwelling Units located side by side and separated by a common party wall extending from foundation to roof;
b
may contain a Secondary Suite within a Dwelling Unit in a district where a Secondary Suite is a listed use and conforms with the rules of the district;
298
"Service Organization"
e
requires a minimum of 1.0 bicycle parking stalls — class 2 per 250.0 square metres of gross usable floor area.
iii
"Banner Sign" which means a sign that is constructed of non-rigid material capable of being displayed without the use of a flag pole;
iv
"Construction Sign" which means a sign that is displayed on a parcel undergoing construction, which identifies the party responsible for the management of parcel, a person who is furnishing labour, services, materials or financing, or the future use of the parcel;
v
"Directional Sign" which means a sign that guides, warns or restrains people or motor vehicles and may be freestanding on a permanent structure or attached to a building;
viii
"Gas Bar Sign" which means a sign that is accessory to a Gas Bar, and which may advertise services or products stored outside of a building such as, but not limited to, windshield wiper fluid, motor vehicle oils, firewood, ice, air and propane;
ix
"Pedestrian Sign" which means a type of Temporary Sign with no external supporting structure that is intended to be placed near a sidewalk to attract attention from passing pedestrians;
x
"Real Estate Sign" which means a sign that contains information regarding the management, sale, leasing or rental of a parcel or building;
xi
"Show Home Sign" which means a sign that identifies a newly constructed residential building as a sample of the type of building a builder is providing, and where prospective purchasers may acquire information regarding the community and the purchase of homes from that builder;
xii
"Special Event Sign" which means a sign that promotes a charitable, educational, community, civic, cultural, public health, recreational, religious or sporting event;
xiii
"Temporary Sign" which means a sign that is not permanently affixed to a structure or is displayed on a structure that is designed to be moved from place to place or is easily movable;
xiv
"Window Sign" which means a sign that is attached to, painted on or displayed on the interior or exterior of a window of a building so that its content is visible to a viewer outside of the building and:
A
in the Stephen Avenue Mall heritage area, includes signs that are erected 1.8 metres or less behind a window;
C
does not include any type of product or window display that is intended to be visible to a viewer outside of the building, and
C
may incorporate a Digital Message Sign that has an approved development permit for a Sign — Class E; and
302
"Sign — Class D"
i
"Canopy Sign" which means a sign that displayed on, under or attached to a canopy, awning or marquee that is attached to an exterior wall of a building;
ii
"Projecting Sign" which means a sign that is attached to an exterior wall of a building and is perpendicular to the building; and
A
displays copy by means of a digital display; but does not contain copy that is full motion video or otherwise gives the appearance of full animation or movement; and
iii
"Inflatable Sign" which means a sign consisting of, or incorporating, a display that is expanded by air or other gas to create a three-dimensional feature;
iv
"Message Sign" which means a sign that is either permanently attached to a building or that has its own permanent structure and is designed so that copy can be changed on a frequent basis;
v
"Painted Wall Sign" which means a sign that is painted directly onto an exterior wall of a building, but does not include an Art Sign;
viii
"Temporary Sign Marker" which means an area of a parcel that has been approved and demarked as a location for "Temporary Signs", which for the purposes of the rules regulating signs, is deemed to be a sign; and
A
does not fit within any of the sign types listed in Sign — Class A, Sign — Class B, Sign — Class C, Sign — Class D, Sign — Class F or Sign — Class G; and
304
"Sign — Class F"
i
"Third Party Advertising Sign" which means a sign that displays copy directing attention to a business, commodity, service or entertainment that is conducted, sold or offered elsewhere than on the site where the sign is located and does not contain a digital display; and
304.1
"Sign — Class G"
B
displays copy by means of a digital display but does not contain copy that is full motion video or otherwise gives the appearance of animation or movement; and
305
"Single Detached Dwelling"
a
means a use where a building contains only one Dwelling Unit and may include a Secondary Suite in a district where a Secondary Suite is a listed use and conforms with the rules of the district, but does not include a Manufactured Home;
306
"Slaughter House"
iv
that may have the function of using trailer units to keep the product on the parcel prior to shipping;
vi
that must be approved only on a parcel designated as a Direct Control District that specifically includes Slaughter House as a use;
e
requires a minimum of 1.0 bicycle parking stalls — class 2 per 2000.0 square metres of gross usable floor area.
307
"Social Organization"
c
must not have any openings, except emergency exits, loading bay doors or non-opening windows, on a façade that faces a residential district or abuts a lane separating the parcel from a residential district, or a C-N1, C-N2, C-COR1 District;
d
must not have an exterior entrance located on a façade that faces a residential district, unless that façade is separated from the residential district by an intervening street;
e
must not have a public area greater than 75.0 square metres where the use shares a property line with, or is only separated by an intervening lane from a residential district, or a C-N1, C-N2, C-COR1 District;
h
requires a minimum of 1.0 bicycle parking stalls — class 2 per 250.0 square metres of gross usable floor area.
b
means a use that may allow for the provision of entertainment or the sale and consumption of liquor but does not include a Special Function — Class 2;
d
may only be located on a parcel, excluding the time used to erect and dismantle the temporary structures, for a maximum of:
c
may only be located on a parcel for 15 cumulative days in a calendar year, excluding the time used to erect or dismantle the temporary structures;
e
must not have any openings, except emergency exits, loading bay doors or non-opening windows, on a façade that faces a residential district unless that façade is separated from the residential district by a street;
309.1
"Specialized Industrial"
e
requires a minimum of 1.0 bicycle parking stalls — class 2 per 2000.0 square metres of gross usable floor area.
310
"Specialty Food Store"
vi
where the only mechanical systems that are not completely contained within the building are those systems and equipment required for air conditioning, heating or ventilation; and
vii
that may include a limited seating area no greater than 25.0 square metres within the total gross floor area of the use;
e
requires a minimum of 1.0 bicycle parking stalls — class 2 per 250.0 square metres of gross usable floor area.
311
"Spectator Sports Facility"
e
requires a minimum of 0.5 bicycle parking stalls — class 2 per 100.0 square metres of gross usable floor area.
312
"Stock Yard"
ii
that must be approved only on a parcel designated as a Direct Control District that specifically includes Stock Yard as a use;
c
requires a minimum number of motor vehicle parking stalls based on a parking study required at the time of land use redesignation application.
313
"Storage Yard"
v
where the piles or stacks of goods, materials and supplies may be packaged into smaller quantities for transportation off the parcel;
ix
that may include the incidental sale of used equipment that were previously stored or rented on the parcel;
x
that does not involve the storage of dilapidated vehicles, derelict equipment or construction material; and
c
may cover piles or stacks of goods, materials and supplies associated with the use, with tarps or a structure with a roof but it must be open on the sides; and
314
"Supermarket"
v
that may include a limited seating area no greater than 15.0 square metres for the consumption of food prepared on the premises; and
c
that is located in the C-R1 District may incorporate the following uses within a Supermarket, provided the requirements referenced in subsection (d) are satisfied:
g
requires a minimum of 1.0 bicycle parking stalls — class 2 per 250.0 square metres of gross usable floor area.