Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Land Use Bylaw No. 1165, 2023 (Consolidated to 1266, 2026)
Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, Alberta
· No. 1165
· adopted 2023-12-05
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MUNICIPALITY OF CROWSNEST PASS
IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA
LAND USE BYLAW NO. 1165, 2023
Prepared by
December 2023
Consolidated to 1266,2026 May 2026
Prepared by Oldman River Regional Services Commission
Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Land Use Bylaw No. 1165,2023 Amendments - Page 1
Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Land Use Bylaw No. 1165,2023 - Amendments
Bylaw No.
Amendment Description
Legal Description
Passed
1156,2023
"Retail Commercial - C-1" to "High Density Residential - R-
3"
Lots 1-4, Block 2, Plan 6099AQ
within NE ¼ 20-7-3-W5M
containing ± 0.1 (0.25 acres).
28-May-2024
1162,2023
"Non-Urban Area NUA-1" to "Grouped Country Residential
GCR-1"
"Non-Urban Area NUA-1" to "Recreation & Open Space RO-
1"
Portion of NW 1/4 15-8-5-W5M
containing approximately 8.27 ha
(20.44 acres)
Portion of NW 1/4 15-8-5-W5M
containing ± 0.03 ha (0.07 acres)
12-Mar-2024
1173,2023
"Non-Urban Area NUA-1" to "Grouped Country Residential
GCR-1"
Portion of Lot 1, Block 3, Plan 191
1496 within SE 1/4 16-8-4-W5M
5-Mar-2024
1174,2023
"Comprehensive Resort Village - CRV" and "Directo Control -
DC-1" to "Non-Urban Commercial Recreation - NUCR-1"
Delete Direct Control District - DC-1 (Crowsnest Mountain
Resort).
Amend "Direct Control District - DC-2 (Turtle Mountain
Restricted Development Area) to "Direct Control District -
DC-1 (Turtle Mountain Restricted Development DC-1)".
Lot 4, Block 1, Plan 991 0341
and
Lot 1, Block 4, Plan 071 4095
within NW 1/4 12-8-5-W5M
6-Feb-2024
1175,2023
"Retail Commercial - C1" to "Residential - R-1"
Lot 14, Block 19, Plan 101 1620
within NE 1/4 20-7-3-W5M
13-Feb-2024
1177,2023
"Residential - R-1" to "Medium Density Residential - R-2A"
Plan 0611201 within NW 1/4 35-7-
4-W5M
9-Apr-2024
1182,2024
Delete "Non-Urban Commercial Recreation - NUCR-1"
District and "Non-Urban Commercial Recreation - NUCR-2"
District, and combine the two districts to become the "Non-
Urban Tourism Accommodation and Recreation - NUTAR"
District within Schedule 2.
Addition of "Urban Tourism Accommodation and Recreation
- UTAR" Land Use District to Schedule 2.
Amend applicable text in Schedule Land Use District Table of
contents, Schedule 3 Development Not Requring a
Development Permit, Schedule 4 Standards of Development,
Schedule 6 Off-street Parking and Load Standards, and
Schedules 18A Use Definitions and Schedule 18B
Administrative Definitions.
Amend "Non-Urban Commercial Recreation - NUCR-1" and
"Non-Urban Commercial Recreation - NUCR-2" to "Non-
Urban Tourism Accommodation and Recreation - NUTAR"
Lot N/A, Block 1, Plan 9610315,
within a portion of SW;12;8;6;W5
and NW;1;8;6;W5 and
NE;1;8;6;W5, containing ±17.06ha
(42.16 acres), LINC 0026 649 533
(Island Lake Christian Retreat
Centre)
A portion of SW;9;8;5;W5
containing ±1.15 ha (2.85 acres),
LINC 0021 393 863 (Hatchet Creek
Campground)
Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Land Use Bylaw No. 1165,2023 Amendments - Page 2
Bylaw No.
Amendment Description
Legal Description
Passed
1182,2024
(cont'd)
Lot N/A, Block B, Plan 7510370,
within SW;15;8;5;W5, containing
±12.33 ha (30.47 acres), LINC 0018
024 406 (Eckardt's Tecumseh
Mountain Resort)
Lots 2&3, Block 1, Plan 0313303,
within SW;11;8;5;W5, containing
±13.9 ha (34.35 acres), LINC 0030
219 414 and LINC 0030 219 422
(Crowsnest River RV Park)
Lot 1, Block 4, Plan 0714095,
containing ±3.719 ha (9.19 acres)
LINC 0032 619 439 and Lot 4, Block
1, Plan 9910341, containing ±
19.627 ha (48.5 acres) LINC 0032
619 421 within NW;12;8;5;W5
(Crowsnest Mountain Resort / The
Nest)
A portion of SW;8;8;4;W5
containing ±29.52 ha (73.08 acres),
LINC 0034 353 433. A portion of
NW8;8;4;5 containing ±1.30 ha
(3.21 acres), LINC 0013025508
(Green Mountain RV Park)
Lot 3, Block 1, Plan 2210225,
within SE;2;8;4;W5, containing
±24.02 ha (59.35 acres), LINC 0039
095 915 (Kenai Acres)
A portion of SE;36;7;4;W5 and
NE;36;7;4;W5, containing ±6.68 ha
(16.51 acres), LINC 0017 207 911
and Block O; Plan 1503JK,
containing ±0.03 acres, LINC
0020384 863(Goat Mountain
Getaway)
A portion of SW;16;7;3;W5,
containing ±1.65 ha (4.88 acres),
LINC 0021 264 049 (Adanac
Adventures)
Lot 1-8, Block 15, Plan 185AA,
within SE;16;7;3;W5, containing
±0.27 ha (0.66 acres), LINC 0029
179 298 (Crowsnest Pass
Campground RV Storage)
Lot 7, Block 1, Plan 2110398,
containing ± 94.488 ha (233.48
acres) LINC 0038 827 739 (Golf
Course)
Lot 2, Block 2, Plan 8410844,
within NW;10;85;5, containing
±1.43 ha (3.53 acres), LINC 0014
635 743 (Private Residence- 2610
21 Avenue)
Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Land Use Bylaw No. 1165,2023 Amendments - Page 3
Bylaw No.
Amendment Description
Legal Description
Passed
1182,2024
(cont'd)
"Drive-in Commercial - C-2" to "Non-Urban Tourism
Accommodation and Recreation - NUTAR"
"Non-Urban Area - NUA-1" to "Non-Urban Tourism
Accommodation and Recreation - NUTAR"
"Drive in Commercial - C-2" to "Urban Tourism
Accommodation and Recreation - UTAR"
Lot 2, Block 2, Plan 0610447,
within W; 20;7;3;W5, containing
±5.41 ha (13.37 acres) (Private
Residence- 790 223 Street)
A portion of NE;4;8;4;W5,
containing ±4.77ha (117.99 acres).
LINC 0028 300 424, (Private
Residence- 1853 York Creek Drive)
Lot 5, Block 1 Plan 2011720, ±
44.748 ha (110.57 acres) LINC
0038 728 697 (Northback)
A portion of Lot 8, Block RW, Plan
8810387, containing ±7.89 ha
(19.50 acres) LINC 0013 478 631
and Block 1 Plan 8711438, ±14.8
ha (36.57 acres) LINC 0013 025
508 and a portion of NE;3;8;4;W5,
containing ±9.43 ha (23.34 acres)
LINC 0021 332 663 (Crown Land)
Plan 9812234, Block A within SE
16-7-3-W5M containing ± 1.46 ha
(3.6 acres) (Crowsnest Pass
Campground"
A portion of NE 6-8-5-W5M
containing ± 11.95 ha (29.5 acres)
LINC 0021 597 183 (Crowsnest
Lake Bible Camp)
Plan 8211466, Block A, Lot 1 within
SE 3-8-4-W5M containing ± 1.33
ha (3.29 acres) (Lost Lemon
Campground)
1183,2024
Clarify certain provisions, development standards and land
use definitions, apply current best practices, reduce red
tape, and align the Land Use Bylaw with the provisions in the
Municipal Government Act and the Municipal Development
Plan
27-Aug-2024
1194,2024
"Residential - R-1" to "Medium Density Residential R-2A"
Lot 8, Block 19, Plan 3387AE
20-Aug-2024
1196,2024
"Non-Urban Area - NUA-1" to "Grouped Country Residential
- GCR-1"
Portion of NW ¼ 34-7-4-W5M
20-Aug-2024
1197,2024
"Recreation & Open Space - RO-1" to "Urban Tourism
Accommodation and Recreation - UTAR"
Lot 51MR, Block 1, Plan 0812254
within NE ¼ 34-7-4-W5M
27-Aug-2024
1198,2024
"Non-Urban Area - NUA-1" to "Public - P-1"
Lot 1, Block 1, Plan 2311611
20-Aug-2024
1206,2024
Amend minimum yard setbacks and maximum building
height in the NUA-1 district.
Amend definition of Urban Area.
Amend provisions in Schedule 4, Section 21 Public Utilities,
Infrastructure Mains, and Servicing Connections.
19-Nov-2024
Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Land Use Bylaw No. 1165,2023 Amendments - Page 4
Bylaw No.
Amendment Description
Legal Description
Passed
1207,2024
No Land Use to "Residential - R-1"
Block A, Plan 2411511 and Block B,
Plan 2411512
4-Mar-2025
1209, 2024
Clarify certain provisions, development standards, and
administrative definitions, regarding conceptual scheme
preparation, complete application, the Municipality's
jurisdiction on agreements with development permit and
subdivision applicants, the deferral of third reading or the
repeal of land use redesignation bylaws, the definition of
public roadway and access to private property, the
prohibition on the private use of Municipal property,
roadways, and reserves, the encroachment of a canopy sign
and a projecting sign over Municipal property, the definition
of Development Officer and Development Office, and the
definition of a landing.
17-Dec-2024
1210,2024
"Retail Commercial - C-1" to "Drive-In Commercial - C-2"
Lot 11, Block 7, Plan 820L
4-Feb-2025
1211,2024
"Grouped Country Residential - GCR-1" to "Non-Urban
Tourism Accommodation and Recreation - NUTAR"
Lot 5, Plan 961 1980
19-Aug-2025
1212,2024
"Residential - R1" to "Non-Urban Tourism Accommodation
and Recreation - NUTAR"
Block S, Plan 6432FE
5-July-2025
1214,2025
"Non-Urban Area - NUA-1" to "Non-Urban Tourism
Accommodation and Recreation - NUTAR"
"Recreation & Open Space - RO-1" to "Non-Urban Tourism
Accommodation and Recreation - NUTAR"
Portion of the SE ¼ 35-7-4-W5M,
containing approximately 27.68 ha
(68.35 acres), excluding
approximately 1.88 ha (4.65
acres)in the northwest portion and
excluding a strip of land minimum
6m wide along both banks of Lyons
Creek for its entire length (area
unknown until surveyed).
11-Feb-2025
1217,2025
"Comprehensive Skil Village - CSV" to "Recreation & Open
Spaces - RO-1"
Plan 0812254, Block 1, Plan 49,
within NW ¼ 35-7-4-W5M
15-Apr-2025
1218,2025
"Residential - R-1" to "Medium Density Residential - R-2A"
Lot 15, Block 30, Plan 6808CU
7-Oct-2025
1219,2025
Parcel to be designated Municipal Reserve
Plan 0812254, Block 1, Plan 49,
within NW ¼ 35-7-4-W5M
15-Apr-2025
1221,2025
"Recreation & Open Space - RO-1" to "High Density
Residential - R-3"
"Non-Urban Area - NUA-1" to "Medium Density Residential
- R-2A"
Portion of NW ¼ 21-7-3-W5M
Plan 8311587, Block 2, Lot 35
15-Apr-2025
1225,2025
"Non-Urban Area NUA-1" to "Residential R-1"
Portion of Lot 1, Block 3, Plan
1811416 within SE ¼ 20-7-3-W5M
8-July-2025
1226,2025
Clarifying certain provisions, land uses, development
standards, and administrative definitions, regarding the
protection of wildlife, the environment, and historical
resources, the incorporation of the Municipal development
Plan policies regarding higher density infill development in
mature neighbourhood, and several housekeeping items
regarding lot grading certificate, parking provisions,
provisions of the Areas of the Potential Environmental
Concern Overlay District, and the standard practice of
providing only one water service and one wastewater
service connection to a parcel.
15-July-2025
Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Land Use Bylaw No. 1165,2023 Amendments - Page 5
Bylaw No.
Amendment Description
Legal Description
Passed
1228,2025
Addition of Future Urban Development - FUD Land Use
District.
"Non-Urban Area - NUA-1" to "Future Urban Development -
FUD"
"Comprehensive Ski Village - CSV" to "Future Urban
Development - FUD"
Portion of LSD 15, NE ¼ 34-7-4-
W5M
Lot 13, Block 6, Plan 951 0566
Portion of LSD 16, NE ¼ 34-7-4-
W5M
Portion of LSDs 9,10, NE ¼ 34-7-4-
W5M
Portion of LSDs 9,10 15, NE ¼ 34-7-
4-W5M
Lot 47, Block 1, Plan 081 2254
24-Jun-2025
1229,2025
"Drive-In Commercial - C-2" to "Medium Density Residential
- R-2A"
Lot 1, Block C, Plan 061 1227
19-Aug-2025
1231,2025
"Drive-In Commercial - C-2" to "Non-Urban Tourism
Accommodation and Recreation - NUTAR"
Lot 5, Block 1, Plan 921 1271
26-Aug-2025
1232,2025
"Comprehensive Mixed Use - CM-1" to "High Density
Residential - R-3"
Area 'B', Plan 221 0634
19-Aug-2025
1234,2025
"Non-Urban Area - NUA-1" to "Grouped Country Residential
GCR-1"
"Non-Urban Area - NUA-1" to "Recreation & Open Space -
RO-1"
Portions of NW ¼, SEC 15, TWP 8,
RGE 5, W5M
16-Sept-2025
1236,2025
"Non-Urban Area - NUA-1" to "Grouped Country Residential
- GCR-1"
"Non-Urban Area - NUA-1" to "Recreation and Open Space -
RO-1"
"Grouped Country Residential - GCR-1" to "Non-Urban Area
- NUA-1"
Portions of NE ¼ 17-7-3-W5M
Portions of NE ¼ 17-7-3-W5M
Lot 8, Block 1, Plan 0210159
26-Aug-2025
1239,2025
No Land Use to "Residential - R-1"
All that portion of 133 Street
shown as Area 'A" on Plan ____
7-Oct-2025
1241,2025
"Non-Urban Area - NUA-1" to "Grouped Country Residential
- GCR-1"
NE ¼, SEC 8, TWP 7, RGE 3, W5M
7-Oct-2025
1242,2025
"Non-Urban Area - NUA-1" to "Grouped Country Residential
- GCR-1"
"Non-Urban Area - NUA-1" to "Recreation and Open Space -
RO-1"
"Non-Urban Area - NUA-1" to "Future Urban Development -
FUD"
"Non-Urban Area - NUA-1" to "Industrial - I-1"
Portions of NW ¼ and SW ¼ SEC
20, TWP 7. RGE 3, W5M (Title No.
241 017 358 +4)
And Portions of Plan 3523JK
And Road Plans 2319Azm 2157EZ,
and 1074EZ
7-Oct-2025
Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Land Use Bylaw No. 1165,2023 Amendments - Page 6
Bylaw No.
Amendment Description
Legal Description
Passed
1243,2025
"Non-Urban Area - NUA-1" to "Grouped Country Residential
- GCR-1"
Portion of NE ¼, SEC 18, TWP 8,
RGE 4, W5M
7-Oct-2025
1244,2025
Amend Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 to add "Reduced Impact
Housing - RIH", following Grouped Country Residential.
Amend Schedule 18A to add definition for "Compact
Housing Community"
7-Oct-2025
1249,2025
"Public - P-1" to "Non-Urban Tourism Accommodation and
Recreation - NUTAR"
No Zoning to Public - P-1
Portion of SE 1/4 2-8-4-W5M
All that portion of Government
Road Allowance Forming Part of
Lot 5, Block 1, Plan ______
10-Feb-2026
1251,2025
"Drive-In Commercial - C-2" to "Medium Density Residential
- R-2A"
Lot 1, Block 37, Plan 9711300
10-Feb-2026
1252,2026
"Non-Urban Area - NUA-1" to "Retail Commercial - C-1"
Portion of Lot 6, Block 1, Plan
0813536
24-Feb-2026
1253,2026
Addition of Secondary Suites within "Duplex / Semi-
Detached Dwelling" and "Multi-Unit Residential Building"
with relevant development standards.
24-Feb-2026
1256,2026
"Non-Urban Area - NUA-1" to "Retail Commercial - C-1"
Portion of Lot 6, Block 1, Plan
0813536
10-Mar-2026
1260,2026
"Residential - R-1" to "Duplex or Semi-Detached Residential
- R-2"
Lots 22-23, Block 18, Plan 2347BS
24-Feb-2026
1265,2026
Establish "Historic Auberge" as a new definition and add it as
a discretionary use in the "High Density Residential R-3" land
use district, and establish a parking requirement for "Historic
Auberge".
14-Apr-2026
1266,2026
"No zoning (closed road)" to "Residential R-1"
Area 'A', Plan 2410638 within NE ¼
7-8-4-W5M
5-May-2026
Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Land Use Bylaw No. 1165, 2023
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
INTERPRETATION ............................................................................................................................ Administration | 1
SCHEDULES AND MAPS ................................................................................................................. Administration | 1
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND SUBDIVISION AUTHORITY .................................................... Administration | 1
DEVELOPMENT OFFICER ............................................................................................................... Administration | 2
MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION ............................................................................................ Administration | 3
LAND USE DISTRICTS, LAND USES, BUILDINGS AND REGULATIONS ....................................... Administration | 4
CONTROL OF DEVELOPMENT AND DEMOLITION ........................................................................ Administration | 4
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS ...................................................................................... Administration | 5
COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND SUBDIVISION APPLICATIONS ...... Administration | 7
PERMITTED USES AND VARIANCES ............................................................................................. Administration | 8
DISCRETIONARY USES ................................................................................................................... Administration | 9
Delegation of Authority to the Development Officer
REFERRAL OF A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION.......................................................... Administration | 10
CONSIDERATIONS WHEN DECIDING ON AN APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT
PERMIT, SUBDIVISION OR LAND USE REDESIGNATION ........................................................... Administration | 11
VARIANCE AND ENCROACHMENT AUTHORITY ......................................................................... Administration | 13
NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS AND USES................................................................................ Administration | 15
SIMILAR USES ................................................................................................................................ Administration | 16
TEMPORARY DEVELOPMENT PERMITS ..................................................................................... Administration | 16
ADDITIONAL APPROVALS REQUIRED ......................................................................................... Administration | 16
CONDITIONS OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPROVAL .............................................................. Administration | 17
DECISION AND NOTIFICATION OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT ..................................................... Administration | 19
APPEALS ......................................................................................................................................... Administration | 20
VALIDITY AND CONTINUANCE OF A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT .................................................. Administration | 20
REAPPLICATION INTERVAL .......................................................................................................... Administration | 22
REVISING, SUSPENDING OR CANCELLING A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT .................................. Administration | 22
SITE INSPECTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT ................................................................................... Administration | 23
STOP ORDERS ............................................................................................................................... Administration | 23
PENALTIES AND FINES ................................................................................................................. Administration | 23
LAND USE BYLAW ADMINISTRATION .......................................................................................... Administration | 24
Schedule 1
LAND USE DISTRICTS .............................................................................................. Schedule 1 | 1
Schedule 2
LAND USE DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Residential - R-1 .................................................................................................... Schedule 2 - R-1 | 1
Restricted Residential - R-1A ..............................................................................Schedule 2 - R-1A | 1
Duplex or Semi-detached Residential - R-2 .......................................................... Schedule 2 - R-2 | 1
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Medium Density Residential - R-2A ....................................................................Schedule 2 - R-2A | 1
High Density Residential - R-3 .............................................................................. Schedule 2 - R-3 | 1
Manufactured Home Communities - R-4 ............................................................... Schedule 2 - R-4 | 1
Narrow Lot Residential - R-5 ................................................................................. Schedule 2 - R-5 | 1
Comprehensive Ski Village - CSV ....................................................................... Schedule 2 - CSV | 1
Comprehensive Resort Village - CRV .................................................................. Schedule 2 -CRV | 1
Grouped Country Residential - GCR-1 ............................................................. Schedule 2 - GCR-1 | 1
Reduced Impact Housing - RIH ............................................................................ Schedule 2 - RIH | 1
Retail Commercial - C-1 ........................................................................................ Schedule 2 - C-1 | 1
Drive-in Commercial - C-2 ..................................................................................... Schedule 2 - C-2 | 1
Comprehensive Commercial - C-3 ........................................................................ Schedule 2 - C-3 | 1
Cannabis Retail Commercial - C-4 ........................................................................ Schedule 2 - C-4 | 1
Comprehensive Mixed Use - CM-1 .................................................................... Schedule 2 - CM-1 | 1
Industrial - I-1 .......................................................................................................... Schedule 2 - I-1 | 1
Sentinel Industrial Park - SIP-1 .......................................................................... Schedule 2 - SIP-1 | 1
Recreation and Open Space - RO-1 .................................................................. Schedule 2 - RO-1 | 1
Public - P-1 ............................................................................................................ Schedule 2 - P-1 | 1
Urban Tourism Accommodation & Recreation - UTAR ...................................... Schedule 2 - UTAR | 1
Non-Urban Tourism Accommodation & Recreation - NUTAR ........................ Schedule 2 - NUTAR | 1
Non-Urban Area - NUA-1 ................................................................................. Schedule 2 - NUA-1 | 1
Historic Commercial Areas Overlay District - HCAOD ................................... Schedule 2 - HCAOD | 1
Areas of Potential Environmental Concern Overlay District - APECOD ...... Schedule 2 - APECOD | 1
Direct Control - DC-1 (Turtle Mountain Restricted Development Area) ............. Schedule 2 - DC-1 | 1
Future Urban Development - FUD .............................................................................. Schedule 2 - FUD | 1
Schedule 3
DEVELOPMENT NOT REQUIRING A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT ........................... Schedule 3 | 1
Schedule 4
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................... Schedule 4 | 1
Applicability of this Schedule ........................................................................................... Section 2
Accessory Buildings and Uses ...................................................................................... Section 28
General Provisions
28.1
Accessory Building or Use Prior to Principal Building or Use
28.2
Accessory Building in the Front Yard of a Principal Building
28.3
Canvas Covered Structures
28.4
Communication Antennae and Structures
28.5
Decks
28.6
Fences in any Residential Land Use District, CRV and CSV
28.7
Outdoor Washroom Facilities
28.8
Refuse Storage for Commercial, Industrial and Multi-Unit Residential Development 28.9
Retaining Walls
28.10
Shipping Containers
28.11
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Signs
28.12
Swimming Pools
28.13
Access to Roads, Driveways and Parking Pads .............................................................. Section 4
All Locations
4.1
Urban Locations
4.2
Rural / Non-Urban Locations
4.3
Animal Care Service Facilities ....................................................................................... Section 29
Apartment, Multi-Unit Residential and Mixed-Use Building ............................................ Section 30
Cannabis Retail Sales ................................................................................................... Section 31
Comprehensive Planning for Redesignation, Development Permit or
Bareland Condominium Subdivision Applications............................................................ Section 3
Comprehensive Site Development Plan
3.1
Area Structure Plan
3.2
Corner Lot Sight Triangle ................................................................................................ Section 4
Demolition, Removal or Replacement of Buildings .......................................................... Section 6
Drive-in Commercial ...................................................................................................... Section 32
Easements, Setback Distances and Public Safety .......................................................... Section 7
Easements, Rights-Of-Way and Legislated Setback Distances
7.1
Future Highway 3X
7.2
Railway Lines
7.3
Setbacks Adjacent to Highway
7.4
TC Energy High Pressure Gas Pipeline
7.5
Wildland-Urban Interface
7.6
Environmental Considerations ......................................................................................... Section 8
Areas of Potential Environmental Concern (APEC)
8.1
Flood-Risk Lands
8.2
Private Sewage Disposal Systems
8.3
Municipal, Environmental and Conservation Reserve, and Conservation Easement 8.4
Tree Felling
8.5
Environmental Protection and Wildlife
8.6
Wildland-Urban Interface
8.7
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration / Stockpiling ................................................. Section 33
Exposed Foundations ...................................................................................................... Section 9
Historic Resources and Main Street Ground Floor ........................................................ Section 10
Home Occupations ........................................................................................................ Section 34
Industrial and Commercial ............................................................................................. Section 11
Infill Development in Mature Neighbourhoods ............................................................... Section 12
Landscaping and Screening .......................................................................................... Section 13
Lighting (Outdoor) .......................................................................................................... Section 14
Lot Grading, Drainage and Stormwater Management (Retaining Walls) ...................... Section 15
Lot Sizes and Non-Standard Lots .................................................................................. Section 16
Manufactured Homes .................................................................................................... Section 35
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Manufactured Home Communities ................................................................................ Section 36
Maximum Grade ............................................................................................................ Section 17
Fully Developable Lots
17.1
Slope Stability Assessment
17.2
Urban Driveways
17.3
Number of Dwelling Units, Recreational Vehicles and
Principal Buildings on a Parcel of Land or a Bare Land Condominium Unit .................. Section 18
Number of Dwelling Units and Cabins and/or Recreational Vehicles on
A Parcel of Land or a Bare Land Condominium Unit
18.1
Number of Principal Buildings and Uses on a Parcel of Land or a Bare
Land Condominium Unit
18.2
Provisions for Additions and Demolitions
18.3
Parking and Loading ...................................................................................................... Section 19
Private Utilities ................................................................................................................ Section 37
Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Gas, Electricity, and Telecommunications
37.1
Electric Utility - Solar Collector
37.2
Electric Utility - Small Wind Energy Conversion System
37.3
Projections Into Yard Setbacks...................................................................................... Section 20
Public Utilities, Infrastructure Mains, and Service Connections ..................................... Section 21
Quality and Design of Development .............................................................................. Section 22
Recreational Vehicles - Outdoor Storage and Temporary Sleeping Accommodations . Section 23
Relocation of Buildings .................................................................................................. Section 24
Renewable Energy Operations ...................................................................................... Section 38
Secondary Suites .......................................................................................................... Section 39
Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast and Tourist Homes ............................................. Section 40
Show Homes and Real Estate Sales Offices ................................................................. Section 25
Slope-Adaptive Building and Site Design ...................................................................... Section 26
Temporary Auto Sales ................................................................................................... Section 41
Tourism Accommodation ............................................................................................... Section 42
Tree Felling..................................................................................................................... Section 43
Work Camps .................................................................................................................. Section 44
Yard Setbacks, Yard Setback Variances, Front Yard Location, and
Secondary Front Yard ................................................................................................... Section 27
Zero Front Yard Setback in the CSV District
27.12(b)
Schedule 5
STANDARDS FOR APARTMENT, MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL AND
MIXED-USE BUILDINGS .................................................................................... Schedule 5 | 1
Schedule 6
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING AREA STANDARDS .............................. Schedule 6 | 1
Schedule 7
RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS ........................................................................... Schedule 7 | 1
Schedule 8
CRITERIA FOR HOME OCCUPATIONS .............................................................. Schedule 8 | 1
Schedule 9
MANUFACTURED HOME DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS .................................... Schedule 9 | 1
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Schedule 10
MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITY REGULATIONS ................................... Schedule 10 | 1
Schedule 11
SIGN STANDARDS ......................................................................................... Schedule 11 | 1
Schedule 12
STANDARDS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY OPERATIONS ................................ Schedule 12 | 1
Schedule 13
ANIMAL CARE SERVICE FACILITY REGULATIONS.......................................... Schedule 13 | 1
Schedule 14
SHIPPING CONTAINER / TRANSPORT TRAILER REGULATIONS ..................... Schedule 14 | 1
Schedule 15
STANDARDS FOR SECONDARY SUITES ........................................................ Schedule 15 | 1
Schedule 16
WORK CAMP REGULATIONS .......................................................................... Schedule 16 | 1
Schedule 17
STANDARDS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL / BED & BREAKFAST
AND TOURIST HOME ........................................................................................................ Schedule 17 | 1
Schedule 18
DEFINITIONS
Schedule 18A Use Definitions ......................................................................................... Schedule 18A | 1
Schedule 18B Administrative Definitions ....................................................................... Schedule 18B | 1
MAPS
LAND USE DISTRICTS MAPS:
MAP 1
Municipality of Crowsnest Pass
MAP 2
Passburg Area
MAP 3
Bellevue / Hillcrest Area
MAP 4
Frank Area
MAP 4A
Frank Area
MAP 5
Blairmore Area
MAP 6
Coleman Area
MAP 7
Sentinel Area
MAP 8
Crowsnest Area
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MUNICIPALITY OF CROWSNEST PASS
IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA
LAND USE BYLAW NO. 1165, 2023
Council of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in the Province of Alberta enacts as follows:
BEING A BYLAW OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CROWSNEST PASS, IN THE PROVINCE OF
ALBERTA, TO REGULATE THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAND AND BUILDINGS WITHIN
THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES AND TO ESTABLISH THE AUTHORITIES REQUIRED TO
EXERCISE THE RELATED POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES ON BEHALF OF THE
MUNICIPALITY, PURSUANT TO THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT, CHAPTER M-26, REVISED
STATUTES OF ALBERTA 2000.
THIS BYLAW MAY BE CITED AS THE MUNICIPALITY OF CROWSNEST PASS LAND USE BYLAW.
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INTERPRETATION
1.1
For Definitions, see Schedule 18.
1.2
Unless the context specifically implies otherwise, the land use definitions shall be interpreted
to imply the requirement of the construction of a building as defined in this Bylaw.
1.3
If a regulation under a provincial act is repealed and a new regulation is substituted for it, any
reference in this Bylaw to the repealed regulation shall be construed as a reference to the
provisions of the new regulation relating to the same subject matter as the repealed regulation.
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SCHEDULES AND MAPS
2.1
The Schedules and maps attached hereto form part of this Bylaw.
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DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND SUBDIVISION AUTHORITY
3.1
The office of "Development Authority" is established pursuant to the relevant provisions of the
Act. It shall consist of the Development Officer, the Municipal Planning Commission and, in a
Direct Control District, Council and, upon an appeal, the Subdivision and Development Appeal
Board.
3.2
The incumbent(s) in the position(s) of Development Officer(s) and their direct supervisor, are
hereby appointed as the "Development Officer" (or "Development Office") to fulfil that part of
the Development Authority role assigned to the Development Officer in this Bylaw, with duties
assigned by their supervisor in accordance with the applicable job description
3.3
Council shall, in accordance with the Municipal Planning Commission Bylaw, appoint the
members of the Municipal Planning Commission (MPC).
3.4
The Development Officer, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Subdivision and
Development Appeal Board and Council, as may be applicable, shall be the Development
Authority for all purposes of the Act and shall exercise those powers, duties and functions
assigned to them in this Bylaw and the Act.
3.5
Pursuant to the Municipal Planning Commission Bylaw, the MPC is the Subdivision Authority.
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DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
4.1
The Development Officer:
(a)
shall assist and advise the Municipal Planning Commission, Council, Administration,
applicants and the public with respect to the provisions, standards and requirements of
this Bylaw and other pertinent legislation and policies as may be relevant to a land use
redesignation, a land use bylaw text amendment, a subdivision or a development permit,
and in regard to the planning of orderly and economical development within the
Municipality;
(b)
shall determine if an application is complete and shall notify the applicant accordingly;
(c)
shall process, refer and, as assigned to them, decide upon development permit
applications in accordance with this Bylaw;
(d)
shall decide upon permitted uses with or without conditions;
(e)
may refer any development permit application to the Municipal Planning Commission for
a decision;
(f)
may approve variances as provided for in this Bylaw;
(g)
shall refer to the Municipal Planning Commission for a decision when an application for
a variance exceeds the variance power assigned to the Development Officer, except as
may be otherwise provided for in this Bylaw;
(h)
shall refer discretionary use development permit applications to the Municipal Planning
Commission for a decision, except as may be otherwise provided for in this Bylaw;
(i)
shall issue a Notice of Decision for a development permit application that was approved
by the Development Officer or by the Municipal Planning Commission and, if an appeal
is not filed within the prescribed timeline and all conditions except those of a continuing
nature have been met or fulfilled, shall issue a development permit;
(j)
may revise, upon request from the applicant and landowner or upon the Development
Officer's initiative as deemed necessary and applicable, minor details of conditions
imposed upon a development permit for either a permitted use or a discretionary use
pursuant to section 24 of this Part of the land use bylaw;
(k)
may issue a Stop Order pursuant to the Act or, when deemed appropriate to do so, may
obtain direction from the Municipal Planning Commission to issue a Stop Order and, for
these purposes, acting with the delegation of the designated officer or the Chief
Administrative Officer, may give reasonable notice to a landowner or occupant and
thereafter may enter property at a reasonable time for inspection and enforcement;
(l)
shall maintain a public register of development permits issued by the Development
Authority;
(m)
shall maintain a public register of approved amendments to this Bylaw;
(n)
may prepare and maintain such forms and notices as they may deem necessary;
(o)
may require a Comprehensive Site Development Plan or a Conceptual Scheme or an
Area Structure Plan, as may be applicable, for a redesignation, development permit or
subdivision application as provided for in Schedule 4;
(p)
in all its decisions, shall conform to the land uses provided for in each land use district,
including as provided for "Similar Uses";
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(q)
shall refuse an application for a use that is not listed within the applicable district, is not
similar to any other use listed in the district, or that requests a variance in circumstances
where this Bylaw expressly prohibits the issuance of a variance;
(r)
shall not impose a condition on a development permit that binds the Municipality into an
agreement with the applicant, the landowner, or a third party.
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MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION
5.1
The Municipal Planning Commission, or the Development Officer pursuant to delegated
authority provided for in this Bylaw:
(a)
may approve a variance of any measurable standard established in this Bylaw, and
specifically as specified below:
(i)
only in the GCR-1 and NUA-1 Districts, and only relative to the number of on-site
customer visits, the outdoor storage of materials, commercial vehicles or heavy
equipment, and the number of employees outside of members of the household
who reside on the premises, the Development Authority may vary the standards
for a Home Occupation - Class 2 in order to allow a small business start-up until
the business requires relocation to a commercial or industrial District, to the extent
that, in the sole discretion of the Development Authority, the Home Occupation
would be compatible with the neighbourhood;
(b)
shall not approve a variance of a measurable standard established in this Bylaw, as
specified below or as stated in:
(i)
the parking requirement for a Tourist Home and a Short-Term Rental / Bed &
Breakfast in any District that is not within the Historic Commercial Areas Overlay
District;
(ii)
the separation distance for a Tourist Home in the in the R-1 to R-5 Districts;
(iii)
the maximum occupancy of a Tourist Home and a Short-Term Rental / Bed &
Breakfast in any land use district;
(iv)
the number of rental units in a Tourist Home in any land use district other than the
Retail Commercial C-1 District;
(v)
the number of Tourist Homes on a property in any land use district;
(vi)
the parking requirement for a Secondary Suite and/or a Principal Building
containing a Secondary Suite;
(vii)
Not more than 10% of the maximum habitable floor area of a Secondary Suite;
(viii) the maximum number of sleeping units in a Work Camp;
(ix)
the maximum lot coverage ratio for Accessory Buildings for the purpose of
accommodating a Secondary Suite, Detached;
(x)
the maximum height of an Accessory Building containing a Secondary Suite,
Detached by more than 10 percent;
(xi)
the minimum habitable floor area of a principal building by more than 20 percent;
and
(xii)
any land use definition.
(c)
shall decide upon discretionary uses and any permitted uses referred to it by the
Development Officer, with or without conditions;
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(d)
may delegate to the Development Officer the discretion to revise, upon request from the
applicant and landowner or upon the Development Officer's initiative as deemed
necessary and applicable, minor details of conditions imposed upon a development
permit for either a permitted use or a discretionary use pursuant to section 24 of this Part
of the land use bylaw; and further, in the absence of such delegation having been
expressly given in the development permit the Development Officer may deem such
delegation to have been given by default;
(e)
may provide comments to Council prior to the adoption of Land Use Bylaw amendments
and statutory plans;
(f)
may require a Comprehensive Site Development Plan or a Conceptual Scheme or an
Area Structure Plan, as may be applicable, for a development permit or subdivision
application as provided for in Schedule 4;
(g)
in all its decisions, shall conform to the land uses provided for in each land use district,
including as provided for "Similar Uses";
(h)
shall not impose a condition on a development permit or on a subdivision approval that
binds the Municipality into an agreement with the applicant, the landowner or a third
party.
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LAND USE DISTRICTS, LAND USES, BUILDINGS AND REGULATIONS
6.1
The municipality is divided into those districts specified in Schedule 1 and shown on the Land
Use District Maps.
6.2
The one or more land uses and buildings that are:
(a)
permitted uses in each district, with or without conditions; or
(b)
discretionary uses in each district, with or without conditions;
are described in Schedule 2 and may be qualified by and is subject to standards established
in Schedule 4.
6.3
A land use that is not listed as permitted or discretionary in a district, is prohibited in that district.
6.4
The land uses listed in the land use districts are defined in the Definitions Schedule of this
Bylaw, and the land use definitions shall be read together with, and their interpretation shall be
understood to include, the accompanying land use regulations (that are not a measurable
standard) established in any other applicable Schedule of this Bylaw.
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CONTROL OF DEVELOPMENT AND DEMOLITION
* Note Regarding Restrictive Covenants
The Development Authority does not enforce Restrictive Covenants that attempt to regulate land use and to
which it is not a party. As a result, a development permit for any specific land use or building may be issued
even if a Restrictive Covenant prohibited the operation of that land use or building. The enforcement of such a
Restrictive Covenant would be a matter between landowners and the standing of the Restrictive Covenant would
be determined through the legal system. It is the responsibility of the landowner / applicant to determine if the
property is subject to a Restrictive Covenant that prohibits the land use or building for which they are making a
development permit application.
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7.1
Development in the Municipality shall comply with the provisions, the land uses and land use
districts, the regulations, and the development standards established in this bylaw, and with a
development permit and the conditions imposed thereon; and further, failure to comply with
this bylaw or a development permit will result in the development being considered illegal, with
subsequent enforcement and/or the imposition of penalties and fines.
7.2
Development or Demolition requires a development permit as follows:
(a)
Except for those exemptions as provided in Schedule 3, no person shall commence a
development or a demolition, unless they have applied for and been issued a
development permit in respect of the development.
(b)
An application for a development permit must be made by either the owner(s) of the land
on which the development or demolition is proposed or by an agent of the owner, with
written authorization from the owner.
(c)
A person who has been issued a development permit, if one is required, to develop land
or a building or to demolish a building in the municipality, shall comply with the
regulations and standards of development specified in this Bylaw, the use or uses
prescribed in the applicable land use district, the development permit, the approved site
plan and any conditions attached to the development permit.
7.3
Specific Development or Demolition may not require a development permit as follows:
(a)
Development or demolition that does not require a development permit is specified in
Schedule 3.
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DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS
8.1
An application for a development permit must be made to the Development Officer by
submitting, at no cost to the municipality, the following information at the discretion and to
the satisfaction of the Development Officer:
(a)
a completed application on the applicable form;
(b)
proof of ownership or right to the land in question, including agent authorization where
applicable.
(c)
a current corporate search, where the applicant/landowner is a corporation/registered
company;
(d)
a copy of a certificate of title issued within 90 days prior to the date of the application;
(e)
the prescribed fee including a penalty fee if applicable (the Development Officer may
determine to proceed with the application review if they are satisfied that the fee will be
paid or that the development permit will not be issued until the fee is paid);
(f)
a site plan and such other plans acceptable to the Development Officer, if deemed
necessary, including but not limited to:
(i)
the location of all existing and proposed buildings and registered easements or
rights-of-way, dimensioned to property lines and drawn to a satisfactory scale;
(ii)
yard setbacks, building sizes, building heights;
(iii)
existing and proposed accesses, parking and loading areas, driveways, abutting
streets and intersections, traffic control devices, avenues and lanes, and surface
drainage patterns;
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(iv)
where applicable, the location of existing and proposed water wells, private
sewage disposal systems, culverts, crossings and existing service connections to
municipal water and wastewater mains;
(v)
where applicable, a dimensioned floor plan and elevation plans of the existing and
proposed buildings;
(vi)
an application for a change of use of an existing building may require a site plan
for the purpose of assessing off-street parking requirements;
(vii)
the location of a building that is proposed to be demolished;
(viii) a Comprehensive Site Development Plan for the purpose of comprehensive
planning, at no cost to the Municipality and to the Development Authority's
satisfaction.
(g)
a copy of a roadside development permit issued by Alberta Transportation, if the subject
property is within the provincial development control zone, i.e. 300 m from a provincial
highway right-of-way or 800 m of the centerline of a provincial highway and public road
intersection;
(h)
the abandoned well information from the Alberta Energy Regulator and/or Licensee (as
required by the Subdivision and Development Regulation) for a building larger than 47
m² (506 ft²) or for an addition to an existing building that will, as a result of the addition,
become larger than 47 m² (506 ft²), affecting land on which an abandoned oil or gas well
may be present;
(i)
a copy of the written confirmation from the relevant provincial or federal government
agency that the applicant is in communication with the agency regarding the work that is
proposed for a property that is designated as a Provincial Historical Resource or is
located within the Coleman National Historic Site of Canada.
(j)
additional information relevant to the proposed development, including but not limited to,
servicing, grading, compaction, traffic impact assessment, geotechnical assessment,
groundwater assessment, soil percolation tests, flood risk assessment, slope stability
assessment, and/or a structural building plan. These studies shall be prepared by a
qualified professional to demonstrate how any potential hazards can be mitigated. The
Development Officer may impose conditions on the development permit to ensure that
recommendations from these studies are followed in the development of the land;
(k)
as may be required under provincial or federal legislation relevant to matters such as,
but not limited to, wildlife, the environment, and historical resources, written
demonstration that the applicant is aware of the applicable requirements under such
legislation, and either has approval from or is in communication with the relevant
government agencies in an effort to comply with the requirements; and
(l)
such other information as may be required by the Development Officer to ensure that
the development application conforms with the standards in this Bylaw.
8.2
The Development Authority may deal with an application without any of the information
required in this section if, in its opinion, a decision can be properly made on the application
without that information and an affected person can reasonably determine the possible effects
of the proposed development.
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COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND SUBDIVISION
APPLICATIONS
General
9.1
Within the timelines prescribed in the Municipal Government Act, including any written
agreement with the Applicant to extend the timelines:
(a)
for a development permit application, the Development Officer; and
(b)
for a subdivision application, the Development Officer and the Subdivision Authority's
delegate pursuant to the Municipal Planning Commission Bylaw or the Subdivision
Authority Bylaw,
shall determine if the application is complete, i.e. that it provides sufficient information
for the Development Authority or the Subdivision Authority, as applicable, to make an
informed decision and to allow any person who may be notified of the Development
Authority's decision or the subdivision referral or the Subdivision Authority's decision, to
determine its possible effects.
9.2
The Development Officer may deem a development permit application or a subdivision
application to be incomplete:
(a)
where pertinent information required to properly evaluate the application is incomplete;
or
(b)
where, in the Development Officer's opinion, the nature and/or the quality of the material
supplied is inadequate to support the merits of the application; or
(c)
where the land use designation of the subject parcel requires correction, remedy or
reconciliation (refer to subsection 9.4); or
(d)
where the nature of the proposed development or subdivision requires an agreement
between the adjacent landowner and the Municipality, or the applicant landowner and
an adjacent landowner (e.g. an encroachment agreement or an access easement); or
(e)
where, in the Development Officer's option, a Comprehensive Site Development Plan, a
Conceptual Scheme, or an Area Structure Plan (or other statutory plan or plan
amendment) is required for the purpose of comprehensive and coordinated planning of
land uses and infrastructure to properly evaluate and make an informed decision on a
development permit application or a subdivision applicant; or
(f)
where the subject property is located within an approved plan of subdivision that has not
yet been registered in the Land Titles Office; or
(g)
where municipal improvements that are required to be undertaken by the applicant or a
Third-Party to service the subject property have not been accepted by the Municipality
through a Construction Completion Certificate; or
(h)
where the Subdivision and Development Regulation prohibits a Development Authority
or Subdivision Authority from issuing a development permit or approving a subdivision
application under certain circumstances or otherwise prescribes the conditions under
which a development permit or subdivision application shall be processed (e.g. with
respect to the provincial development control zone from a provincial highway right-of-
way, sour gas facilities, oil and gas wells, abandoned oil and gas wells, setback
distances from wastewater treatment plants, landfills, etc), and the approval from the
applicable authority or pertinent information relevant to those circumstances is
incomplete; or
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(i)
where provincial or federal legislation, of which the Development Officer may be aware,
requires provincial or federal approval or review of the proposed development or
subdivision prior to municipal approval (e.g. the Highways Development and Protection
Act); or
(j)
where this bylaw requires the applicant to provide certain assessments, studies, or other
information (e.g. but not limited to, a traffic impact assessment, or an engineered design
of water, wastewater, or stormwater systems, or an assessment of slope stability, or the
suitability of a parcel for Private Sewage Disposal Systems; or
(k)
where the subject property is designated as a Provincial Historical Resource or is located
within the Coleman National Historic Site of Canada and provincial or federal approval
that may be required for the proposed work is outstanding, unless the application is
accompanied by written confirmation from the relevant provincial or federal government
agency that the applicant is in communication with the agency regarding the work that is
proposed for the property; or
(l)
where the applicant for a subdivision is required to obtain Historic Resources (HR)
clearance from the appropriate provincial government agency, unless the applicant could
be required as a condition of subdivision approval to provide to the Subdivision Authority
a copy of the Historical Resources Act clearance prior to final endorsement of a
subdivision application.
Notifying The Applicant Of An Incomplete Application
9.3
Within the timelines prescribed in the Act, including any written agreement with the Applicant
to extend the timeline, the Development Officer shall notify the applicant in writing (by regular
mail or email) whether or not the application is deemed complete and, when applicable, what
additional information is required by a specified date in order to make the application complete.
Lands With Multiple Land Use Designations
9.4
The Development Officer shall not accept an application for development approval for lands
that bear more than one land use designation until such a time that the issue has been
corrected, remedied or reconciled.
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PERMITTED USES AND VARIANCES
10.1 Upon receipt of a completed application for a development permit for a permitted use, the
Development Officer shall, if the application otherwise conforms with this Bylaw, issue a
development permit with or without conditions.
10.2 Upon receipt of a completed application for a development permit for a permitted use that
seeks variance from one or more standards in this Bylaw that fall within the restrictions
assigned to the Development Officer in this Bylaw, the Development Officer shall issue a
development permit with or without conditions and may approve or refuse the variances
sought.
10.3 The Development Officer may refer any application for a permitted use or a variance that is
within their variance authority, to the Municipal Planning Commission for a decision.
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DISCRETIONARY USES
11.1 Upon receipt of a completed application for a development permit for a discretionary use
(except as may be otherwise provided for in this Bylaw) or for variances assigned to the
Municipal Planning Commission, the Development Officer shall process the application for a
decision by the Municipal Planning Commission at its next available meeting, within the
timelines prescribed in the Act.
Delegation of Authority to the Development Officer
General
11.2 In addition to the authority otherwise assigned to it in this Bylaw, the Development Officer is
authorized, but not required, to decide upon and either approve or refuse the following
discretionary uses development permit applications which are otherwise assigned to the
Municipal Planning Commission:
(a)
a discretionary use application for a new Manufactured Home that replaces an existing
Manufactured Home in any district where a Manufactured Home is listed as a
discretionary use;
(b)
a discretionary use application for an "Accessory Building or Use" for each unit in a
Tourist Accommodation for which the Municipal Planning Commission previously
approved a Comprehensive Site Development Plan that allows in principle a
discretionary use "Accessory Building or Use" on each unit, in any district where an
"Accessory Building or Use" is listed as a discretionary use in a Tourist Accommodation;
(c)
a discretionary use application for a Tourist Home or a Short-Term Rental / Bed &
Breakfast that meets all the applicable minimum standards (i.e. the application does not
propose a variance from an applicable minimum standard established in this Bylaw), and
further provided that the Development Officer shall refuse a discretionary use application
for a Tourist Home or a Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast that proposes such a
variance (i.e the Development Officer does not need to bring such an application to the
Municipal Planning Commission for refusal);
(d)
a discretionary use application for a Secondary Suite that meets all the applicable
minimum standards (i.e the application does not propose a variance from an applicable
minimum standard established in this Bylaw) or that proposes a variance to a standard
that is within the Development Officer's variance authority established here or elsewhere
in this Bylaw, including a maximum 10% variance to the maximum habitable floor area
(which is the maximum variance authority of the Municipal Planning Commission as
established in the Bylaw), and further provided that the Development Officer shall refuse
a discretionary use application for a Secondary Suite that proposes to exceed the
maximum 10% variance authority of the Municipal Planning Commission to the
maximum habitable floor area (i.e. the Development Officer does not need to bring such
an application to the Municipal Planning Commission for refusal);
(e)
a discretionary use application for a Home Occupation - Class 2 that meets all the
applicable minimum standards (i.e. the application does not propose a variance from the
applicable minimum standards established in thus Bylaw);
(f)
a development permit application for a discretionary use Moved-In Building or a
discretionary use Moved-In Dwelling to place a type of building that is listed as a
permitted use in the subject land use district and that does not propose to exceed the
Development Officer's variance authority established in this Bylaw;
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(g)
a discretionary use application for a Single-Detached Dwelling in the NUA-1 District that
does not propose to exceed the Development Officer's variance authority established in
this Bylaw.
Restrictions on Delegated Authority
11.3 In exercising the delegated authority assigned to it in this section, the Development Officer
shall:
(a)
incorporate the "Considerations for Discretionary Uses" and the "Considerations for
Variances"; and
(b)
abide by the restrictions placed on the variance authority of the Municipal Planning
Commission (e.g. the Development Officer shall not approve a discretionary use
application for a Tourist Home, Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast, a Secondary Suite,
or a Home Occupation - Class 2 that proposes a variance in excess of the variance
authority assigned to the Municipal Planning Commission);
as established in this Bylaw.
11.4 Notwithstanding the authority delegated to it in this section, the Development Officer may bring
any application for which it has delegated authority to the Municipal Planning Commission for
a decision.
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REFERRAL OF A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION
Internal and External Referral
12.1 Prior to making a decision on a complete development permit application or bringing a
development permit application before the Municipal Planning Commission for a decision, the
Development Officer, within the decision timeline prescribed in the Act:
(a)
may refer a development permit application to any person who in their opinion may
provide relevant comments respecting the Application (e.g. adjacent landowners, a
municipal department or other agency); and
(b)
shall refer a development permit application to those government agencies as required
by the Subdivision and Development Regulation.
(c)
shall refer to an adjacent municipality those types of development permit application as
may be specified in an Intermunicipal Development Plan prior to deciding on an
application.
(d)
shall, in accordance with CSA Z663: Land Use Planning in the Vicinity of Pipeline
Systems, refer to the pipeline systems operator of a high-pressure gas transmission
pipeline a development permit application that is located within 200 m of either side of
the edge of the pipeline system right-of-way.
12.2 After the expiry of fourteen days, or such other referral time periods as may be required by the
Municipal Government Act, the Subdivision and Development Regulation, an Intermunicipal
Development Plan, or this Bylaw, the Development Authority may deal with the application
whether or not comments have been provided.
Referral of Applications for Properties with Historic or Heritage Relevance
12.3 The Development Officer, within the decision timeline prescribed in the Act, shall refer a
development permit application or request for approval that proposes:
-
demolition, new construction, or an addition to a building on property in one of the
categories below, or
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a change of use or occupancy, or a request for approval to undertake work that involves
renovation, alteration, new signage or a change to existing signage, maintenance, or
improvement that is likely, in the sole discretion of the Development Officer, to affect or
change the known character defining elements of a building on a property in one of the
categories below,
to the Municipal Historic Resources Advisory Committee and/or respectively the federal or
provincial government, as may be applicable, for review and comment prior to the application
being considered by the Development Officer or the Municipal Planning Commission:
(a)
A property located within the boundaries of the Historic Commercial Areas Overlay
District.
(b)
Those properties that are designated by Bylaw as a Municipal Historic Resource.
(c)
Those properties that are designated as a Provincial Historical Resource.
(d)
The properties, buildings and structures listed in the Heritage Management Plan
Inventory as Historically Significant.
(e)
Property within the Coleman National Historic Site of Canada.
12.4 The Development Officer or the Municipal Planning Commission, as the case may be, may
make a decision on a development permit application or a request for approval pursuant to
section 12.3 without receiving comments from the Municipal Historic Advisory Committee or
the federal or provincial government, provided that the Development Officer or the Municipal
Planning Commission acknowledges in its decision the historic or heritage relevance of the
property and that the applicant has been made aware of the significance of the property and
the statutory requirements, if any, that apply to the property.
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CONSIDERATIONS WHEN DECIDING ON AN APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT
PERMIT, SUBDIVISION OR LAND USE REDESIGNATION
Consistency with Section 617 of the MGA
13.1 When evaluating and deciding on an application for a development permit, subdivision or land
use redesignation, the Development Authority, the Subdivision Authority or Council (whatever
the case may be) shall fulfil the purpose of Part 17 of the MGA in that these decisions must
strive:
(a)
to achieve the orderly, economical and beneficial development, use of land and patterns
of human settlement in the Municipality; and
(b)
to maintain and improve the quality of the physical environment within which patterns of
human settlement are situated in the Municipality,
without infringing on the rights of individuals for any public interest except to the extent that is
necessary for the overall greater public interest.
Considerations for Permitted Uses
13.2 When making a decision on a development permit for a permitted use the Development Officer
shall take into account, but not be limited to:
(a)
access, transportation and servicing requirements;
(b)
the Subdivision and Development Regulation;
(c)
stormwater management and site grading;
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(d)
the land use definitions, the purpose statement of the applicable land use district, the
development standards of the applicable land use district and the applicable Schedules
in this Bylaw.
Considerations for Discretionary Uses
13.3 When making a decision on a development permit for a discretionary use, the Development
Authority shall seek to achieve the orderly, compatible, economical and beneficial use of land,
development, and patterns of settlement, and to maintain and improve the quality of the
physical environment, within the following context, but not limited to it:
(a)
the decision must be in accordance with the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan;
(b)
the decision must have regard to applicable statutory plans and comply with the same
however, where discrepancy exist between an applicable statutory plan and this Bylaw,
the Land Use Bylaw takes precedence over a statutory plan;
(c)
the decision must have regard to the provisions of applicable non-statutory plans or
studies affecting the parcel or type of development;
(d)
the appropriateness of the location and the suitability of the parcel for the proposed
development;
(e)
the compatibility and impact of the proposed development with respect to existing and
future adjacent development and the neighbourhood;
(f)
the merits of the proposed development;
(g)
access, transportation and servicing requirements;
(h)
the Subdivision and Development Regulation;
(i)
stormwater management and site grading;
(j)
the land use definitions, the purpose statement of the applicable land use district, the
development standards of the applicable land use district and the applicable Schedules
in this Bylaw.
Considerations for Variances
13.4 The Municipal Planning Commission or the Development Officer, subject to the restrictions
established under Variance and Encroachment Authority in this Bylaw, and the Subdivision
and Development Appeal Board, as may be applicable, may approve an application for, or an
appeal of, a development permit even though the proposed development does not comply with
the standards in this Bylaw if, in the opinion of the Municipal Planning Commission, the
Development Officer or the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board:
(a)
the proposed development would not unduly interfere with the amenities of the
neighbourhood, or materially interfere with or affect the use, enjoyment or value of
neighbouring parcels of land;
and
(b)
the proposed development conforms with the use prescribed for the subject land or
building in Schedule 2.
13.5 The Development Authority shall not approve a variance for a yard setback unless the relevant
provisions and standards for yard setback variances in Schedule 4 are complied with.
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VARIANCE AND ENCROACHMENT AUTHORITY
14.1 The Development Officer may exercise a discretion relative to variances only in respect of the
following matters:
(a)
the approval of variances:
(i)
not exceeding 50 percent of each yard setback standard, including provisions for
projections into yard setbacks, established in this Bylaw for a permitted use
development permit, except as provided for in this section for a non-conforming
building existing from a specified era;
(ii)
not exceeding 20 percent of any other measurable standard established in this
Bylaw for a permitted use development permit, except as provided for in this Bylaw
for a Tourist Home, a Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast and for a non-
conforming building existing from a specified era;
(iii)
of any extent that are required to bring a non-conforming building or use into
compliance with this Bylaw if that building or use were established as follows:
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in Frank prior to 1970;
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in Coleman or Blairmore prior to 1971;
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in Bellevue prior to 1972; or
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in Hillcrest prior to 1980;
provided that, in order to bring into compliance with this Bylaw a non-conforming
building or use that was established or commenced subsequent to the above
stated dates for each community, the Development Officer shall not exceed their
variance authority stated elsewhere in this section. Also refer to Non-Conforming
Building Variances elsewhere in this Administration part of the Bylaw.
(iv)
that are required to enable the applicant pursuant to the relevant Municipal policy
to enter into an encroachment agreement with the Municipality or an adjacent
landowner for an existing encroachment onto an adjacent street, lane, municipal
easement or municipal property (other than Reserves) or onto adjacent private
property;
and:
(b)
the approval of minor deviations, in the Development Officer's discretion, from approved
site plans;
provided that, in the exercising of these discretions the Development Officer shall issue the
proper notifications to the applicant and adjacent property owners relative to their right to an
appeal in accordance with the provisions of this Land Use Bylaw, except in the case of minor
deviations from an approved site plan and in the case of an encroachment onto Municipal
Lands or adjacent private property where an encroachment agreement has been executed, in
which for both cases the Development Officer may determine that a notification to adjacent
landowners is not required based on the context of each individual situation.
14.2 In addition to the variance authority otherwise assigned to it in this Bylaw, the Development
Officer is authorized to decide upon and either approve or refuse the following variance
applications which are otherwise assigned to the Municipal Planning Commission:
(a)
a variance of not more than 10% to the maximum habitable floor area of a Secondary
Suite;
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(b)
a variance to the maximum lot coverage ratio of a Single-Detached Dwelling (with an
attached garage) in the R-1 District up to a percentage that is equal to the combined
potential maximum lot coverage ratios for a Single-Detached Dwelling and all Accessory
Buildings, on the condition that a detached Accessory Building does not exist or has not
be approved on the subject property;
(c)
a variance to allow tandem parking for a Tourist Home, a Short-Term Rental / Bed &
Breakfast, a Secondary Suite, or a Home Occupation - Class 2, provided that no portion
of a parked vehicle shall overhang a curb and gutter or a sidewalk or any portion thereof.
14.3 The Municipal Planning Commission may exercise a discretion relative to variances in respect
of the following matters:
(a)
The Municipal Planning Commission may approve a variance:
(i)
that exceeds 50 percent of each yard setback standard established in this Bylaw;
(ii)
that exceeds 20 percent of any other measurable standard established in this
Bylaw;
(iii)
in order to bring into compliance with this Bylaw a non-conforming building or use
that was established or commenced subsequent to the above stated dates for
each community;
(iv)
only in the GCR-1 and NUA-1 Districts, and only relative to the number of on-site
customer visits, the outdoor storage of materials, commercial vehicles or heavy
equipment, and the number of employees outside of members of the household
who reside on the premises, the Development Authority may vary the standards
for a Home Occupation - Class 2 in order to allow a small business start-up until
the business requires relocation to a commercial or industrial District, to the extent
that, in the sole discretion of the Development Authority, the Home Occupation
would be compatible with the neighbourhood;
(b)
Notwithstanding the above, the Municipal Planning Commission shall not approve a
variance of a measurable standard established in this Bylaw, as specified below or as
stated in:
(i)
the parking requirement for a Tourist Home and a Short-Term Rental / Bed &
Breakfast in any District that is not within the Historic Commercial Areas Overlay
District;
(ii)
the separation distance for a Tourist Home in the in the R-1 to R-5 Districts;
(iii)
the maximum occupancy of a Tourist Home and a Short-Term Rental / Bed &
Breakfast in any land use district;
(iv)
the number of rental units in a Tourist Home in any land use district other than the
Retail Commercial C-1 District;
(v)
the number of Tourist Homes on a property in any land use district;
(vi)
the parking requirement for a Secondary Suite and/or a Principal Building
containing a Secondary Suite;
(vii)
Not more than 10% of the maximum habitable floor area of a Secondary Suite;
(viii) the maximum number of sleeping units in a Work Camp;
(ix)
the maximum lot coverage ratio for Accessory Buildings for the purpose of
accommodating a Secondary Suite, Detached;
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(x)
the maximum height of an Accessory Building containing a Secondary Suite,
Detached by more than 10 percent;
(xi)
the minimum habitable floor area of a principal building by more than 20 percent;
and
(xii)
any land use definition.
14.4 The Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, in determining an appeal, may exercise
its discretion, to any extent that it deems appropriate, relative to the variance of any measurable
development standard established in this Bylaw, except when such a measurable standard is
established in a land use table or in a land use definition, or when it is prohibited in the Municipal
Government Act, for example regarding setback distances relative to cannabis establishments.
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NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS AND USES
Qualification for Non-Conforming Status
15.1 An existing building or use qualifies for non-conforming status only if it was lawfully constructed
or commenced as follows:
(a)
the building or use were established in one of the former municipalities (or improvement
districts) as follows:
(i)
in Frank prior to 1970;
(ii)
in Coleman or Blairmore prior to 1971;
(iii)
in Bellevue prior to 1972; or
(iv)
in Hillcrest prior to 1980;
prior to which dates it is unknown and unlikely that a development permit was required
due to the presumed absence of a development control mechanism; or
(b)
the building or use was constructed or commenced after the above dates either with the
benefit of a development permit or with the benefit of being exempted from the
requirement to obtain a development permit. A building or use that does not comply with
this requirement is disqualified from non-conforming status, and must obtain
development approval to be brought into compliance.
15.2 A non-conforming building or use may only be continued in accordance with the provisions of
the Act.
Non-Conforming Building Variances
15.3 With respect to bringing non-conforming buildings into compliance with this Bylaw, and
pursuant to the relevant provisions of the Municipal Government Act, the Development Officer
is authorized to exercise the restricted variance authority assigned to them in this Bylaw, and
the Municipal Planning Commission is authorized to exercise the variance authority assigned
to it in this Bylaw.
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SIMILAR USES
16.1 Except for "Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast" and "Tourist Home", where a use is applied
for which is not specifically considered in a land use district but, in the opinion of the Municipal
Planning Commission, it is similar in character and purpose to another use that is permitted or
discretionary in the land use district in which the use is proposed, and generally complies with
the intent of the land use district and a listed use definition, the Municipal Planning Commission
may determine that the proposed use is a "Similar Use" and, in all cases, a similar use shall
be processed as a discretionary use.
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TEMPORARY DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
17.1 Pursuant to the relevant provisions of the Act and this Bylaw, when, in the opinion of the
Development Authority:
(a)
a development permit or some aspect of it is or should be of a temporary nature, or
(b)
the times during which a use authorized in a development permit is exercised should be
limited, or
(c)
the development permit is subject to a valid encroachment agreement that has an expiry
date, or
(d)
a development permit should expire when the original applicant, occupant or landowner
no longer operates the use that was authorized by it or should expire when the same no
longer occupies or owns the premises on which the approved building or use is located,
it may issue a temporary development permit valid for such a period as it considers
appropriate, or for a period that coincides with the validity of an encroachment agreement, or
it may attach a condition that regulates the times during which the development permit may be
exercised.
17.2 A temporary development permit may be issued only for a use that is listed in the applicable
land use district.
17.3 By default, every temporary development permit shall be issued subject to the understanding
and implicit consent and agreement between the applicant or landowner and the Municipality
that the Municipality shall not be liable for and shall be exonerated from any liability related to
the cessation or removal of any development at the expiration of the temporary development
permit, and the Development Authority may add a note to or impose a condition on the
temporary development permit to this effect to make the applicant and landowner aware of the
implicit consent and default agreement.
17.4 The Development Authority may require the applicant to post a guarantee for the cessation or
removal of the use and any development associated with the temporary development permit.
17.5 A temporary conditional approval for Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration / Stockpiling
shall include the terms and conditions established under Schedule 4 section 33.
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ADDITIONAL APPROVALS REQUIRED
18.1 In addition to the requirements of this Bylaw, a landowner, an applicant or their agent, as part
of commencing a development permit issued to any of them under this Bylaw, is required and
responsible, at their sole risk and to the exoneration of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass from
any liability related to these matters and at no cost to the Municipality, to comply with the
requirements of applicable municipal, provincial and federal legislation. This includes but is not
limited to the Safety Codes Act.
18.2 The issuance of a development permit pursuant to this Bylaw does not preclude or absolve the
landowner, the applicant and/or their agent from the responsibility to obtain any additional
municipal, provincial or federal permits, authorizations, approvals or licenses that may be
required before, during or after the development permitting process required in this Bylaw.
18.3 Every development permit shall include notes to make the landowner, applicant and their agent
aware of their responsibility to comply with the requirements of applicable municipal, provincial
and federal legislation.
18.4 Where a development requires the approval of an entity listed in Section 619 of the Municipal
Government Act and which also requires a municipal approval (in accordance with the
paramountcy established by the abovementioned provision), the provincial approval will
normally be expected to be issued and received prior to the application for a development
permit. This does not preclude the involvement of the municipality in making preliminary
statements and/or recommendations, as the case may be.
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CONDITIONS OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPROVAL
19.1 The standards, regulations and other provisions established in this Bylaw are conditions that
attach by default to any development permit as may be applicable without them being listed in
a development permit. It shall be the responsibility of the Landowner and/or Applicant to ensure
that they comply with those standards, regulations and other provisions.
19.2 In addition to the standards, regulations and other provisions established throughout this Bylaw
the Development Authority may impose enforceable and reasonable conditions with a
planning-related objective that do not exceed its jurisdiction or subdelegate its decision-making
power on a development permit for a permitted use (regardless of whether or not a variance is
involved) and on a development permit for a discretionary use, as may be specified below, and
on a development permit for the demolition of a building, for the following purposes as may be
applicable:
(a)
to ensure compliance with the relevant provisions of the Act and the Subdivision and
Development Regulation;
(b)
to ensure compliance with the uses, standards, regulations, use-specific conditions, and
other provisions established in this Bylaw, the land use districts and other Schedules;
(c)
to ensure that:
(i)
in the case of a permitted use for which the development standards are being
relaxed through a variance; or
(ii)
in the case of any discretionary use; or
(iii)
in the case of infill development in an existing mature neighbourhood or an
historically significant area, whether the proposed development is a permitted or
discretionary use;
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appropriate mitigating measures are established and/or other measures imposed,
based on the advice of suitably qualified professionals where applicable, to the extent
that the proposed development:
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would not affect public safety,
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would not result in environmental contamination,
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would not create a nuisance, or
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would not result in traffic safety issues, and
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that the proposed development is compatible with and would not unduly interfere
with the amenities of the neighbourhood or materially interfere with or affect the
use, enjoyment or value of neighbouring parcels of land.
Measures to this effect may include but are not limited to:
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restricting the hours of operation,
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requiring dust control,
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requiring an appropriate form of landscaping, fencing and/or screening,
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requiring a standard of aesthetic appearance including but not limited to:
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consideration for the impact of the proposed development on the historical
significance of the subject or adjacent properties,
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slope-adaptive building and site design,
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the impact of proposed new or infill development on and its compatibility with
existing development in mature neighbourhoods;
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increasing the yard setbacks or other standards for a proposed development (e.g.
in exchange for variances);
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requiring that the applicant undertake relevant professional studies and
incorporating the recommendations from those studies as conditions of
development approval; and/or
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other mitigating measures as may be deemed applicable;
(d)
to require that the landowner or applicant enters into an agreement with the municipality
in accordance with the provisions of the Act regarding the construction, upgrading and
connection to roads, walkways, public utilities, off-street parking and loading facilities,
off-site levies and redevelopment levies, agreement securities and oversized
improvements;
(e)
to require the preparation of and/or compliance with recommendations in relevant
engineering reports and other professional studies;
(f)
to require the preparation of detailed plans and construction drawings illustrating, to the
Development Officer's satisfaction, access, site layout, landscaping, parking, building
elevations, slope-adaptive building and site design, signs, slope stability, lot grading,
stormwater management and/or utility servicing;
(g)
to require the consolidation of parcels by plan of survey prepared by an Alberta Land
Surveyor;
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(h)
to require a lot grading certificate [confirming the completion of rough grade with
tolerances that allow for finished grade (i.e. landscaping) to be completed] prepared by
an Alberta Land Surveyor where an overall grading plan or stormwater management
plan has been approved;
(i)
to require the provision of a refundable security deposit to ensure that the conditions are
complied with;
(j)
to require the stake-out, a survey and a survey drawing of the property and/or building
footprint area by either an Alberta Land Surveyor, professional engineer (see definition)
or other certified agent prior to the commencement and/or after the completion of a
development;
(k)
to specify the temporary nature, maximum duration or other limitation on the time that a
development permit remains in effect or a use may be exercised;
(l)
to require, relative to a temporary development permit, the cessation and removal from
the property of any improvements associated with the temporary development permit
upon its expiry, the posting of a refundable security deposit to ensure its cessation and
removal, and the implied consent and default agreement from the landowner or applicant
upon accepting the issuance of a temporary development permit whereby the
Municipality shall not be liable for any costs involved in the cessation or removal of any
development at the expiration of the temporary development permit;
(m)
to require that the landowner or applicant provide to the Development Officer copies of
applications for, or copies of, permits issued under the Safety Codes Act to demonstrate
that such applications or permits are consistent with the development permit issued for
the proposed development;
(n)
to specify the timing of the completion of any part of the proposed development.
19.3 Minor details of the conditions imposed upon a development permit may be revised, upon
request from the applicant and landowner or upon the Development Officer's initiative as
deemed necessary and applicable, pursuant to section 24 of the land use bylaw.
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DECISION AND NOTIFICATION OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
20.1 The Development Authority shall decide on a development permit application within the
timeline prescribed in the Act.
20.2 A decision on a development permit is deemed to have been made on the date that it is put
into writing.
20.3 Notification of decisions on development permit applications are to be made in the following
manner:
(a)
When the Development Officer has made a decision on a permitted use development
permit application that conforms in all respects to the provisions of this Bylaw, the
Development Officer may notify the public by publishing a notice in any manner that is
deemed appropriate in accordance with an applicable Municipal policy or bylaw.
(b)
When the Development Authority has made a decision on a permitted use development
permit application in which the provisions of the Land Use Bylaw were relaxed or varied
or where there is a possibility of the provisions having been misinterpreted, or has made
a decision on a discretionary use development permit application, with or without a
variance to a development standard, the Development Officer shall, on the same day
the decision is made, notify, as may be applicable, the applicant, the landowner of the
subject parcel (if not the same as the applicant), adjacent landowners and any other
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person that the Development Officer deems likely to be affected by the decision, in one
of the following manners:
(i)
by mail, or
(ii)
by placing an advertisement in a local newspaper circulating in the municipality,
or
(iii)
by posting a notice in a conspicuous place on the property, or
(iv)
a suitable alternative in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal
Government Act, or an applicable municipal policy or bylaw, including email, or
(v)
any combination of the above.
(c)
In the case of a refusal of a development permit, the Development Officer shall notify
the persons who would have been notified had the development permit been approved.
20.4 A notice of decision on a development permit application shall include:
(a)
the street address and legal description of the subject property;
(b)
the nature of the proposed development or use shown on a site plan (if applicable);
(c)
if applicable, the location and/or extent of any variances, shown on a site plan;
(d)
if applicable, the nature of any conditions that are attached to the permit;
(e)
if applicable, the reasons for refusing an application; and
(f)
if applicable, the date by which the legislated 21-day appeal period expires and by which
any person who has grounds to appeal must file a notice of appeal, and whether the
appeal lies with the local Subdivision and Development Appeal Board or the Land and
Property Rights Tribunal.
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APPEALS
21.1 Any person affected by a decision of, or an order, issued by the Development Authority or by
the Development Authority's failure to make a decision within the legislated timeline, has the
right, pursuant to the Municipal Government Act, to appeal said decision, order or failure in
accordance with the relevant provisions of the Act.
21.2 An appeal shall be commenced by serving a written notice of the appeal to the Subdivision and
Development Appeal Board or the Land and Property Rights Tribunal, as the case may be,
and the reasons for it in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Municipal Government
Act within 21 days after the written decision is given or the order is made or the date on which
the legislated timeline or extension expires.
21.3 Any person affected by a decision of an appeal body may appeal such decision to the Court of
Appeal in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Act.
21.4 Upon receiving an appeal, the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board shall notify those
persons that are required to be notified of an approval or a refusal of a development permit.
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VALIDITY AND CONTINUANCE OF A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
Validity
22.1 Notwithstanding the issuance of a Notice of Decision regarding a development permit
application, a development permit is not valid, shall not be issued and development shall not
commence:
(a)
until an appeal period, excluding an appeal period to the Court of Appeal, has expired
and no appeal was made, if applicable; or
(b)
if an appeal, excluding an appeal to the Court of Appeal, is made, until the appeal is
decided upon and rendered; and
(c)
until all conditions of the development permit, except those conditions of a continuing
nature, have been met or fulfilled to the Development Officer's satisfaction.
22.2 A Notice of Decision to approve a development permit application with conditions that must be
satisfied prior to the issuance of the development permit shall remain effective for a period of
six months and shall then expire and shall be deemed null and void unless the person to whom
the Notice of Decision was issued continues to collaborate with the Development Authority to
satisfy or complete the conditions.
Period of Effectiveness Prior To Commencement
22.3 Unless it is suspended or cancelled, or an extension is granted pursuant to this Bylaw, a
development permit that has been issued remains in effect for 12 months from the date of
issuance and, if it has not been commenced at the expiry of this period, the development permit
shall be deemed to be null and void.
22.4 Development or use must be commenced with reasonable diligence, in the opinion of the
Development Officer, within 12 months from the date of issuance of the development permit,
otherwise the development permit shall be deemed to be null and void.
Timeline to Complete Development
22.5 When a development permit that involves construction has been issued the exterior work must
be completed to the Development Officer's satisfaction within 36 months after the date of the
issuance of the development permit, otherwise the applicant or landowner shall be deemed to
be in contravention of the development permit conditions.
Extension
22.6 The effectiveness and timeline to completion of a development permit may be extended:
(a)
by the Development Officer upon request from the applicant prior to the expiry date of
the development permit, for an extension period not exceeding 12 months and only for
a first extension; or
(b)
by the Municipal Planning Commission upon request from the applicant within six months
after the original expiry date of the development permit or the expiry date of an existing
extension, for an additional extension, the period of which shall be at the sole discretion
of the Municipal Planning Commission.
22.7 The Development Officer may require the resubmission of original information and/or the
submission of additional information, along with the prescribed fee, in support of the extension
request.
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Transfer and Continuance
22.8 When a development or use has been commenced pursuant to an issued development permit,
the development permit by which it was approved is deemed to be valid and transferrable and
it shall "run with the land" or continue and remain in effect on the subject property until a new
development permit is issued and commenced that effectively replaces the previous
development or use on the subject property, except when:
(a)
a temporary development permit was issued for a limited time pursuant to the Act and/or
this Bylaw, or
(b)
the development permit was issued conditional upon a valid encroachment agreement
that has an expiry date.
22.9 A development permit that is conditional upon a valid encroachment agreement with an expiry
date shall expire when the encroachment agreement expires. To maintain the validity of such
a development permit the landowner is required to apply to renew the encroachment
agreement prior to its expiry (encroachment agreements are regulated by Municipal policy, the
Development Authority or the Subdivision Authority cannot impose a condition of approval that
binds the Municipality or an adjacent private landowner into an encroachment agreement with
the applicant, and there is no guarantee of an encroachment agreement being entered into or
renewed).
22.10 After commencement, a development permit issued for a commercial or industrial land use
shall expire when the use has not been carried on for twelve consecutive months.
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REAPPLICATION INTERVAL
23.1 If a development permit application was accepted as complete, processed, reviewed and
refused by the Development Authority and there was no appeal filed within the prescribed
timeline or if, on appeal, a development permit was refused, the Development Officer shall not
accept another application by the same or a new applicant for the same use or a similar use
on the subject property for a period of six (6) months after the date of refusal.
23.2 Notwithstanding the period referenced in subsection 23.1, the Development Officer may modify
the re-application interval only for a use that conforms to all the standards and regulations of
the bylaw and that was revised to resolve the reason(s) why the original application had been
refused.
23.3 When a development permit was approved with or without conditions, the applicant has the
right to apply for and have considered on its merits a second application for a development
permit for the same use, even though the approved permit which has not been acted upon (not
commenced) is outstanding.
24
REVISING, SUSPENDING OR CANCELLING A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
24.1 Pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Municipal Government Act and the provisions of
this section 24 regarding notification requirements and the right to appeal, minor details of
conditions imposed upon a development permit for either a permitted use or a discretionary
use may be revised:
(a) upon request from the applicant and landowner, or
(b) upon the Development Officer's initiative,
as deemed necessary and applicable to facilitate the implementation of the development
permit and/or to accomplish the satisfactory completion of conditions and deadlines (e.g. a
deadline to comply with a condition, or the material used for a screening fence if the screening
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effect would be the same, etc.), in the sole discretion of the Development Officer; and
further, in the absence of such delegation having been expressly given in the development
permit the Development Officer may deem such delegation to have been given by default; and
further, the Development Officer shall not be obligated to revise a development permit upon
request from an applicant or landowner; and further, the Development Officer may refer the
proposed revisions to the Municipal Planning Commission.
24.2 Pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Municipal Government Act, if, after a development
permit has been issued, the Development Authority becomes aware that:
(a)
the application for the development permit contained misrepresentations; or
(b)
facts concerning the application or the proposed development that should have been but
were not disclosed at the time the application was considered, have subsequently
become known; or
(c)
a development permit was issued in error or contains a clerical error;
the Development Authority may revise and re-issue, suspend, or cancel the development
permit by notice in writing to the holder of the development permit, the landowner, and adjacent
landowners and affected persons as deemed applicable, stating the reasons for the revision
and re-issue, suspension, or cancellation.
24.3 When a revision and re-issue, suspension or cancellation results in the subject property being
in contravention of the re-issued development permit or in contravention of the land use bylaw,
the Development Authority may issue a Stop Order requiring that the use or development that
is / was the subject of the development permit shall be modified or ceased and/or removed or
a new application be made to bring the property into compliance.
24.4 When a development permit was revised and re-issued for reasons other than correcting
clerical errors, or suspended or cancelled, the appeal period shall be reset and the holder of
the development permit, the landowner, and adjacent landowners and affected persons who
are required by the land use bylaw to be notified, shall have the right to appeal the re-issued
development permit.
24.5 When a development permit is revised and re-issued only for clerical corrections, the appeal
period shall not be reset, notification to adjacent landowners and affected persons is not
required, and there shall not be a right to appeal.
25
SITE INSPECTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT
25.1 Pursuant to the relevant provisions of the Act, the Development Officer acting in their capacity
as the Development Authority and on behalf of and with a mandate hereby delegated by a
designated officer or the Chief Administrative Officer, after giving reasonable notice to the
owner or occupant of the land or building to be entered to inspect for subdivision and/or
development permit applications or to enforce compliance with this Bylaw, may enter the land
or building at any reasonable time to carry out the inspection or enforcement, request anything
to be produced to assist in the inspection or enforcement, and make copies of anything related
to the inspection or enforcement.
26
STOP ORDERS
26.1 The Development Authority may issue a stop order pursuant to the relevant provisions of the
Act.
26.2 The issuance of a Stop Order may be appealed in accordance with the relevant provisions of
the Act.
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26.3 A person who, without lawful excuse, fails to comply in part or in whole with any provision,
condition or order identified in a Stop Order issued for the purpose of remedying an alleged
contravention of this Bylaw, is guilty of an offence and is liable, upon summary conviction, to a
fine pursuant to section 27 of this Bylaw.
27
PENALTIES AND FINES
27.1 Pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Municipal Government Act:
(a)
A person who, without lawful excuse, contravenes or fails to comply in part or in whole
with any provision or any standard or condition of this Bylaw or of a development permit
or of a Stop Order or of a subdivision approval or of a decision by an applicable appeal
board, is guilty of an offence and is liable, upon summary conviction, to a fine in an
amount not less than that established in the Fees, Rates, and Charges Bylaw, and not
exceeding $10,000.00, or to imprisonment for not more than one year, or to both a fine
and imprisonment.
(b)
For the purposes of section 27.1 (a), it is not a lawful excuse to state that a development
permit, a Stop Order, a subdivision approval, or a decision by an applicable appeal
board, defectively states the substance of an alleged offence.
(c)
A Community Peace Officer or Bylaw Enforcement Officer, in collaboration with the
Development Officer, may issue a Municipal Violation Tag for an offence under this
Bylaw, a development permit, or a Stop Order in the amount established in the Fees,
Rates and Charges Bylaw.
(d)
The penalty amounts for a second offence, third offence, or any subsequent offences,
shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Fees, Rates and Charges Bylaw.
(e)
A person who is issued a Municipal Violation Tag may pay the fine amount to the
Municipality on or before the required date, to avoid prosecution.
(f)
If a (provincial) Violation Ticket is issued in respect to an offence for which a Municipal
Violation Tag has not been paid, the Community Peace Officer or Bylaw Enforcement
Officer, in collaboration with the Development Officer:
(i)
may specify the fine amount established in the Fees, Rates and Charges Bylaw,
to be paid by the accused person for the offence; or
(ii)
may require the accused person to appear in court without the alternative of
making a voluntary payment.
28
LAND USE BYLAW ADMINISTRATION
Amendment Or Repeal Of Bylaw
28.1 The procedure and notification requirements for the amendment or repeal of this Bylaw,
including a text amendment and / or a change to the land use district designation of a parcel
of land, are prescribed under the relevant provisions of the Act.
28.2 An application to amend this Bylaw or to redesignate land from one district to another shall be
made to the Development Officer.
28.3 The Development Officer may, in addition to the information provided on the amendment or
land use designation application form, request such other information as the Development
Officer deems necessary to properly evaluate the application.
28.4
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28.5 A bylaw amendment to redesignate land is not required when the subject land is:
(a)
a portion of or the whole of a closed road or lane, or
(b)
a portion of or a whole parcel of a closed Municipal Reserve,
and in respect of which Council had previously notified the public and adjacent landowners,
held a public hearing, and adopted a bylaw to close the road, lane or Municipal Reserve and
provided that the subject portion or parcel shall be consolidated with an adjacent designated
parcel by means of a plan of subdivision; and further, the subject portion or parcel shall be
deemed to assume the same district as the parcel to which it is consolidated and the land use
district map shall be updated accordingly - for clarity, if the subject portion or parcel is not to
be consolidated with an adjacent designated parcel, then a bylaw amendment to redesignate
the land is required.
Deferring or Repealing of a Bylaw
28.6 Council may defer third reading of a land use redesignation bylaw, a Municipal Reserve closure
bylaw, or a road closure bylaw, until after an associated subdivision has been registered at the
Land Titles Office (to avoid the proliferation of parcels with multiple land uses), or until after the
Notice of Decision for an associated development permit has been issued and it was not
appealed, or until after the applicant has completed an associated subdivision application or
an associated development permit application and has obtained approval (where Council
required additional details, assessments, or studies to be completed prior to land use
redesignation, Municipal Reserve closure or road closure).
28.7 Council, at its sole discretion, may rescind an amending bylaw which has redesignated certain
lands within the municipality to accommodate a proposed subdivision and/or development.
Council may rescind the said redesignation bylaw and redesignate the lands back to their
original designation if:
(a)
the proposed subdivision has not been applied for within twelve (12) months of the
redesignation bylaw being given third and final reading; and/or
(b)
the proposed development has not been applied for within twelve (12) months of the
redesignation bylaw being given third and final reading.
28.8 The rescinding of a bylaw shall be undertaken in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
Notification To Adjacent Municipalities
28.9 A draft version of a proposed land use bylaw, amendment bylaw or redistricting bylaw shall be
referred to an adjacent municipality in accordance with the provisions of an applicable
intermunicipal development plan and regard shall be had to any comments received prior to
amendment of this Bylaw.
Apprising the Municipal Planning Commission of Bylaw Amendments
28.10 The Development Officer may submit an adopted bylaw amendment to the Municipal Planning
Commission to keep them apprised; alternatively, the Development Officer will provide the
correct information about bylaw amendments in development permit reports to the Municipal
Planning Commission, as required.
Re-application for a Redesignation of Land Use
28.11 If an application for a land use redesignation is refused by Council, another application for a
redesignation:
(a)
on the same lot, and
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(b)
for the same or a similar use,
shall not be accepted for at least six months after the date of refusal, and then provided that
any additional requested information has been provided by the applicant in support of a new
land use redesignation.
Public Register
28.12 The Development Officer shall maintain a public register and maps of all approved
amendments to this Bylaw.
Adoption Of Bylaw
28.13 The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Land Use Bylaw No. 868-2013, as amended, is hereby
repealed.
28.14 This Bylaw comes into effect upon the final passing thereof.
Schedule 1
LAND USE DISTRICTS
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Schedule 1
LAND USE DISTRICTS
1.
The municipality is divided into those districts shown on the Land Use District Maps which
form part of this Schedule.
2.
Each land use district shall be known by the following identifying letters and numbers:
RESIDENTIAL
-
R-1
RESTRICTED RESIDENTIAL
-
R-1A
DUPLEX OR SEMI-DETACHED RESIDENTIAL
-
R-2
MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
-
R-2A
HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
-
R-3
MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES
-
R-4
NARROW LOT RESIDENTIAL
-
R-5
COMPREHENSIVE SKI VILLAGE
-
CSV
COMPREHENSIVE RESORT VILLAGE
-
CRV
GROUPED COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL
-
GCR-1
REDUCED IMPACT HOUSING
-
RIH
RETAIL COMMERCIAL
-
C-1
DRIVE-IN COMMERCIAL
-
C-2
COMPREHENSIVE COMMERCIAL
-
C-3
CANNABIS RETAIL COMMERCIAL
-
C-4
COMPREHENSIVE MIXED USE
-
CM-1
INDUSTRIAL
-
I-1
SENTINEL INDUSTRIAL PARK
-
SIP-1
RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE
-
RO-1
PUBLIC
-
P-1
URBAN TOURISM ACCOMMODATION & RECREATION DISTRICT
-
UTAR
NON-URBAN TOURISM ACCOMMODATION & RECREATION DISTRICT
-
NUTAR
NON-URBAN AREA
-
NUA-1
HISTORIC COMMERCIAL AREAS OVERLAY DISTRICT
-
HCA-OD
AREAS OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN OVERLAY DISTRICT -
APEC-OD
DIRECT CONTROL (Turtle Mountain Restricted Development Area)
-
DC-1
FUTURE URBAN DEVELOPMENT
FUD
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3.
Land Use District Maps (see Map section at the end of the document)
Map 1
-
Municipality of Crowsnest Pass
Map 2
-
Passburg Area
Map 3
-
Bellevue-Hillcrest Area
Map 4
-
Frank Area
Map 4A -
Frank Area
Map 5
-
Blairmore Area
Map 6
-
Coleman Area
Map 7
-
Sentinel Area
Map 8
-
Crowsnest Area
Schedule 2
LAND USE DISTRICT REGULATIONS
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RESIDENTIAL - R-1
PURPOSE:
To provide for a residential environment with the development of predominantly Single-Detached
Dwellings while providing opportunities for additional land uses.
1.
PERMITTED USES
DISCRETIONARY USES
Accessory Building or Use up to 72.8 m2 (784 ft²),
not in the front yard of the principal building
and/or not prior to the establishment of the
principal building or use
Day Home
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration /
Stockpiling
Home Occupation - Class 1
Private Utility - except freestanding Solar Collector
and freestanding Small Wind Energy
Conversion System
Secondary Suite, Attached (in a Single-Detached
Dwelling)
Sign - Types:
Home Occupation
Subdivision Entrance
Subdivision or Development Marketing
Single-Detached Dwelling
Accessory Building or Use up to 72.8 m2 (784 ft²) in the
front yard of the principal building and/or prior to the
establishment of the principal building or use
Accessory Building or Use over 72.8 m2 (784 ft²)
Canvas Covered Structure
Day Care Facility
Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling
Home Occupation - Class 2
Manufactured Home
Moved-In Building
Moved-In Dwelling
Private Utility - freestanding Solar Collector and
freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion System
Secondary Suite, Detached (on the lot of a Single-
Detached Dwelling)
Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast
Tourist Home
2.
MINIMUM LOT SIZE - see Schedule 4 section 16
Use
Width
Length
Area
m
ft
m
ft
m2
ft²
Single-Detached Dwelling
13.7
45
30.5
100
418.1
4,500
Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling
(per building - i.e. for two units)
15.3
50
30.5
100
465.0
5,000
All other uses
As approved by the Subdivision Authority
Corner lots
See Schedule 4
3.
MINIMUM PRINCIPAL BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Use
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
m
ft
m
ft
m
ft
All principal uses
6.1 to property
line or 6.5 to
back of
existing or
future public
walkway or 7.5
to back of
public curb
20 to property
line or 21.33 to
back of
existing or
future public
walkway or 25
to back of
public curb
1.5
5
7.6
25
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4.
MINIMUM ACCESSORY BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Front Yard
-
the actual front yard setback of the
principal building
Side Yard, where building does not contain a Secondary Suite
-
0.6 m (2 ft)
Side Yard, where building contains a Secondary Suite
-
1.5 m (5 ft)
Rear Yard, where building does not contain a Secondary Suite,
-
laned or laneless
-
0.6 m (2 ft)
Rear Yard, where building contains a Secondary Suite,
-
laned
-
0.6 m (2 ft)
-
laneless
-
1.5 m (5 ft)
5.
MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE RATIO
Principal building, except Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling
-
35%
Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling (on one certificate of title)
-
45%
Accessory buildings, except on a Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling lot
-
15%
Accessory building on a Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling lot
-
5%
6.
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
Principal building, up to two-storey, no walkout basement
-
10.0 m (32.8 ft)
Principal building, two-storey walk-out basement
-
13.0 m (42.7 ft)
Secondary Suite, Detached (above garage)
-
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Secondary Suite, Detached (stand-alone structure)
-
5.0 m (16.4 ft)
Other accessory buildings
-
5.0 m (16.4 ft)
7.
MINIMUM HABITABLE FLOOR AREA OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING
Single-Detached Dwelling
- 102 m2 (1,100 ft2) habitable floor area
8.
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT - See Schedule 4.
9.
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING - See Schedule 6.
10. RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS - See Schedule 7.
11. CRITERIA FOR HOME OCCUPATIONS - See Schedule 8.
12. MANUFACTURED HOME DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - See Schedule 9.
13. STANDARDS FOR SECONDARY SUITES - See Schedule 15.
14. STANDARDS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL/BED & BREAKFAST AND TOURIST HOME - See
Schedule 17.
15. DEFINITIONS - See Schedule 18.
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RESTRICTED RESIDENTIAL - R-1A
PURPOSE:
To provide for a residential environment with the development of predominantly Single-Detached
Dwellings while providing opportunity for additional land uses, excluding Canvas Covered Structure,
Manufactured Home, Moved-In Building, and Moved-In Dwelling.
1.
PERMITTED USES
DISCRETIONARY USES
Accessory Building or Use up to 72.8 m2 (784 ft²),
not in the front yard of the principal building
and/or not prior to the establishment of the
principal building or use
Day Home
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration /
Stockpiling
Home Occupation - Class 1
Private Utility - except freestanding Solar Collector
and freestanding Small Wind Energy
Conversion System
Secondary Suite, Attached
Sign - Types:
Home Occupation
Subdivision Entrance
Subdivision or Development Marketing
Single-Detached Dwelling
Accessory Building or Use up to 72.8 m2 (784 ft²) in the
front yard of the principal building and/or prior to the
establishment of the principal building or use
Accessory Building or Use over 72.8 m2 (784 ft²)
Day Care Facility
Home Occupation - Class 2
Private Utility - freestanding Solar Collector and
freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion System
Secondary Suite, Detached
Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast
Tourist Home
2.
MINIMUM LOT SIZE - see Schedule 4 section 16
Use
Width
Length
Area
m
ft
m
ft
m2
ft²
Single-Detached Dwelling
13.7
45
30.5
100
418.1
4,500
All other uses
As approved by the Subdivision Authority
Corner lots
See Schedule 4
3.
MINIMUM PRINCIPAL BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Use
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
m
ft
m
ft
m
ft
All principal uses
6.1
20
1.5
5
7.6
25
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4.
MINIMUM ACCESSORY BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Front Yard
-
the actual front yard setback of the
principal building
Side Yard, where building does not contain a Secondary Suite
-
0.6 m (2 ft)
Side Yard, where building contains a Secondary Suite
-
1.5 m (5 ft)
Rear Yard, where building does not contain a Secondary Suite,
-
laned or laneless
-
0.6 m (2 ft)
Rear Yard, where building contains a Secondary Suite,
-
laned
-
0.6 m (2 ft)
-
laneless
-
1.5 m (5 ft)
5.
MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE RATIO
Principal building
-
35%
Accessory buildings
-
15%
6.
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
Principal building, up to two-storey, no walkout basement
-
10.0 m (32.8 ft)
Principal building, two-storey walk-out basement
-
13.0 m (42.7 ft)
Secondary Suite, Detached (above garage)
-
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Secondary Suite, Detached (stand-alone structure)
-
5.0 m (16.4 ft)
Other accessory buildings
-
5.0 m (16.4 ft)
7.
MINIMUM HABITABLE FLOOR AREA OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING
Single-Detached Dwelling
- 102 m2 (1,100 ft2) habitable floor area
8.
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT - See Schedule 4.
9.
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING - See Schedule 6.
10. RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS - See Schedule 7.
11. CRITERIA FOR HOME OCCUPATIONS - See Schedule 8.
12. STANDARDS FOR SECONDARY SUITES - See Schedule 15.
13. STANDARDS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL/BED & BREAKFAST AND TOURIST HOME - See Schedule 17.
14. DEFINITIONS - See Schedule 18.
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DUPLEX OR SEMI-DETACHED RESIDENTIAL - R-2
PURPOSE:
To accommodate predominantly two-unit dwellings while providing opportunity for additional land uses.
1.
PERMITTED USES
DISCRETIONARY USES
Accessory Building or Use up to 72.8 m2 (784 ft²),
not in the front yard of the principal building
and/or not prior to the establishment of the
principal building or use
Day Home
Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration /
Stockpiling
Home Occupation - Class 1
Private Utility - except freestanding Solar Collector
and freestanding Small Wind Energy
Conversion System
Secondary Suite, Attached (in a Single-Detached
Dwelling)
Sign - Types:
Home Occupation
Subdivision Entrance
Subdivision or Development Marketing
Accessory Building or Use up to 72.8 m2 (784 ft²) in the
front yard of the principal building and/or prior to the
establishment of the principal building or use
Accessory Building or Use over 72.8 m2 (784 ft²)
Canvas Covered Structure
Day Care Facility
Home Occupation - Class 2
Manufactured Home
Moved-In Building
Moved-In Dwelling
Multi-Unit Residential Building not exceeding 2 storeys
Private Utility - freestanding Solar Collector and
freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion System
Secondary Suite, Attached (in a Duplex / Semi-Detached
Dwelling)
Secondary Suite, Detached
Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast
Single-Detached Dwelling
Tourist Home
2.
MINIMUM LOT SIZE - see Schedule 4 section 16
Use
Width
Length
Area
m
ft
m
ft
m2
ft²
Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling
(per building - i.e. for two units)
15.3
50
30.5
100
465.0
5,000
Single-Detached Dwelling
13.7
45
30.5
100
418.1
4,500
All other uses
As approved by the Subdivision Authority
3.
MINIMUM PRINCIPAL BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Use
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
m
ft
m
ft
m
ft
Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling
6.1
20
1.5
5
As approved by
the Development
Authority
Corner lots
As approved by the Development
Authority
As approved by
the Development
Authority
All other uses
6.1
20
1.5
5
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4.
MINIMUM ACCESSORY BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Front Yard
- the actual front yard setback of the principal building
Side Yard, where building does not contain a Secondary Suite
- 0.6 m (2 ft)
Side Yard, where building contains a Secondary Suite
- 1.5 m (5 ft)
Rear Yard, where building does not contain a Secondary Suite,
-
laned or laneless
- 0.6 m (2 ft)
Rear Yard, where building contains a Secondary Suite,
-
laned
- 0.6 m (2 ft)
-
laneless
- 1.5 m (5 ft)
5.
MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE RATIO
Principal building
-
40%
Accessory buildings
-
15%
6.
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
Principal building, up to two-storey, no walkout basement
-
10.0 m (32.8 ft)
Principal building, two-storey walk-out basement
-
13.0 m (42.7 ft)
Secondary Suite, Detached (above garage)
-
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Secondary Suite, Detached (stand-alone structure)
-
5.0 m (16.4 ft)
Other accessory buildings
-
5.0 m (16.4 ft)
7.
MINIMUM HABITABLE FLOOR AREA OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING
Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling (per unit)
- 74.3 m2 (800 ft2) habitable floor area
Single-Detached Dwelling
- 102 m2 (1,100 ft2) habitable floor area
8.
SIDE YARD PROJECTIONS - See Schedule 4.
9.
CORNER LOTS - See Schedule 4.
10. OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING - See Schedule 6.
11. RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS - See Schedule 7.
12. HOME OCCUPATIONS - See Schedule 8.
13. MANUFACTURED HOME DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - See Schedule 9.
14. STANDARDS FOR SECONDARY SUITES - See Schedule 15.
15. STANDARDS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL/BED & BREAKFAST AND TOURIST HOME - See Schedule 17.
16. DEFINITIONS - See Schedule 18.
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MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL - R-2A
PURPOSE:
To provide for medium density residential environments by accommodating the development of
predominantly Multi-Unit Residential Building up to two (2) storeys in height, while providing opportunity
for additional land uses, including Multi-Unit Residential Building up to three (3) storeys in height and
Apartment Building up to three (3) storeys in height, in accordance with Schedule 5.
1.
PERMITTED USES
DISCRETIONARY USES
Accessory Building or Use up to 72.8 m2 (784 ft²),
not in the front yard of the principal building
and/or not prior to the establishment of the
principal building or use
Day Home
Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration /
Stockpiling
Home Occupation - Class 1
Multi-Unit Residential Building not exceeding 2
storeys
Private Utility - except freestanding Solar Collector
and freestanding Small Wind Energy
Conversion System
Secondary Suite, Attached (in a Duplex / Semi-
Detached Dwelling or a Multi-Unit Residential
Building)
Secondary Suite, Detached (on the lot of a Duplex /
Semi-Detached Dwelling or a Multi-Unit
Residential Building)
Sign - Types:
Home Occupation
Subdivision Entrance
Subdivision or Development Marketing
Accessory Building or Use up to 72.8 m2 (784 ft²) in the
front yard of the principal building and/or prior to the
establishment of the principal building or use
Accessory Building or Use over 72.8 m2 (784 ft²)
Apartment Building not exceeding 3 storeys
Boarding House
Canvas Covered Structure
Day Care Facility
Home Occupation - Class 2
Multi-Unit Residential Building not exceeding 3 storeys
Private Utility - freestanding Solar Collector and
freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion System
Seniors Supportive Housing Facility
Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast
Tourist Home
2.
MINIMUM LOT SIZE - see Schedule 4 section 16
Use
Width
Length
Area
m
ft
m
ft
m2
ft²
Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling
(per building - i.e. for two units)
15.3
50
30.5
100
465.0
5,000
Apartment Building
24.4
80
30.5
100
743.2
8,000
Multi-Unit Residential Building - per unit
-
interior unit
6.1
20
30.5
100
185.8
2,000
-
end unit
9.1
30
30.5
100
278.7
3,000
All other uses
As approved by the Subdivision Authority
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3.
MINIMUM PRINCIPAL BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Use
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
m
ft
m
ft
m
ft
Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling
6.1
20
1.5
5
7.6
25
Multi-Unit Residential Building
-
interior unit
6.1
20
-
-
7.6
25
-
end unit
6.1
20
3.0
10
7.6
25
All other uses
As approved by the Development Authority
4.
MINIMUM ACCESSORY BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Front Yard
- the actual front yard setback of the principal building
Side Yard, where building does not contain a Secondary Suite - 0.6 m (2 ft)
Side Yard, where building contains a Secondary Suite
- 1.5 m (5 ft)
Rear Yard where building does not contain a Secondary Suite,
-
laned or laneless
- 0.6 m (2 ft)
Rear Yard, where building contains a Secondary Suite,
-
laned
- 0.6 m (2 ft)
-
laneless
- 1.5 m (5 ft)
5.
MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE RATIO
Principal building
-
50%
Accessory buildings
-
15%
6.
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
Principal building, excluding Apartment Building and Multi-Unit
Residential Building, up to 2-storey, no walkout basement
- 10.0 m (32.8 ft)
Principal building, excluding Apartment Building and Multi-Unit
Residential Building, up to 2-storey walk-out basement
- 13.0 m (42.7 ft)
Apartment Building not exceeding 3 storeys
- 14.0 m (45.9 ft)
Multi-Unit Residential Building not exceeding 2 storeys
- 10.0 m (32.8 ft)
Multi-Unit Residential Building not exceeding 3 storeys
- 14.0 m (45.9 ft)
Secondary Suite, Detached (above garage)
- 7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Secondary Suite, Detached (stand-alone structure)
- 5.0 m (16.4 ft)
Accessory buildings
- 5.0 m (16.4 ft)
7.
MINIMUM HABITABLE FLOOR AREA OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING
This district does not prescribe a minimum habitable floor area for principal buildings.
8.
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT - See Schedule 4.
9.
STANDARDS FOR APARTMENT, MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED-USE BUILDINGS - See
Schedule 5.
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10. OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING - See Schedule 6.
11. RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS - See Schedule 7.
12. HOME OCCUPATIONS - See Schedule 8.
13. STANDARDS FOR SECONDARY SUITES - See Schedule 15.
14. STANDARDS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL/BED & BREAKFAST AND TOURIST HOME - See Schedule 17.
15. DEFINITIONS - See Schedule 18.
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Schedule 2 - R-3 | 1
HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL - R-3
PURPOSE:
To provide for high density residential environments by accommodating the development of
predominantly Apartment Building and Multi-Unit Residential Building in accordance with Schedule 5.
1. PERMITTED USES
DISCRETIONARY USES
Accessory Building or Use up to 72.8 m2 (784 ft²),
not in the front yard of the principal building
and/or not prior to the establishment of the
principal building or use
Apartment Building not exceeding 3 storeys
Boarding House
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration /
Stockpiling
Home Occupation - Class 1
Multi-Unit Residential Building not exceeding 3
storeys
Private Utility - except freestanding Solar Collector
and freestanding Small Wind Energy
Conversion System
Secondary Suite, Attached (in a Multi-Unit
Residential Building)
Secondary Suite, Detached (on the lot of a Multi-
Unit Residential Building)
Sign - Types:
Home Occupation
Subdivision Entrance
Subdivision or Development Marketing
Accessory Building or Use up to 72.8 m2 (784 ft²) in the
front yard of the principal building and/or prior to the
establishment of the principal building or use
Accessory Building or Use over 72.8 m2 (784 ft²)
Apartment Building exceeding 3 storeys
Canvas Covered Structure
Day Care Facility
Day Home
Extended Care Facility
Historic Auberge
Home Occupation - Class 2
Private Utility - freestanding Solar Collector and
freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion System
Seniors Supportive Housing Facility
Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast
Tourist Home
2. MINIMUM LOT SIZE - see Schedule 4 section 16
Use
Width
Length
Area
m
ft
m
ft
m2
ft²
Apartments - per building
24.4
80
30.5
100
743.2
8,000
Multi-Unit Residential Building -
per unit
- interior unit
6.1
20
30.5
100
185.8
2,000
- end unit
9.1
30
30.5
100
278.7
3,000
All other uses
As approved by the Subdivision Authority
3.
MINIMUM PRINCIPAL BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Use
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
m
ft
m
ft
m
ft
Apartment
6.1
20
As approved by the
Development Authority
7.6
25
Multi-Unit Residential Building
- interior unit
6.1
20
--
--
7.6
25
- end unit
6.1
20
3.0
10
7.6
25
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All other uses
As approved by the Development Authority
Corner lots
See Schedule 4
4.
MINIMUM ACCESSORY BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Front Yard
- the actual front yard setback of the principal building
Side Yard, where building does not contain a Secondary Suite - 0.6 m (2 ft)
Side Yard, where building contains a Secondary Suite
- 1.5m (5 ft)
Rear Yard where building does not contain a Secondary Suite,
-
laned or laneless
- 0.6 m (2 ft)
Rear Yard, where building contains a Secondary Suite,
-
laned
- 0.6 m (2 ft)
-
laneless
- 1.5 m (5 ft)
5.
MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE RATIO
Principal building
-
50%
Accessory buildings
-
15%
6.
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
Principal building, excluding Apartment Building, Historic Auberge and Multi-Unit
Residential Building, up to two-storey, no walkout basement
- 10.0 m (32.8 ft)
Principal building, excluding Apartment Building, Historic Auberge and Multi-Unit
Residential Building, up to 2-storey walk-out basement
- 13.0 m (42.7 ft)
Apartment Building and Historic Auberge not exceeding 3 storeys
- 14.0 m (45.9 ft)
Apartment Building and Historic Auberge exceeding 3 storeys
- as approved by the
Development Authority
Multi-Unit Residential Building not exceeding 3 storeys
- 14.0 m (45.9 ft)
Secondary Suite, Detached (above garage)
- 7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Secondary Suite, Detached (stand-alone structure)
- 5.0 m (16.4 ft)
Accessory buildings
- 5.0 m (16.4 ft)
7.
MINIMUM HABITABLE FLOOR AREA OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING
This district does not prescribe a minimum habitable floor area for principal buildings.
8.
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT - See Schedule 4.
9.
STANDARDS FOR APARTMENT, MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED-USE BUILDINGS -
See Schedule 5.
10. OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING - See Schedule 6.
11. RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS - See Schedule 7.
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12. HOME OCCUPATIONS - See Schedule 8.
13. STANDARDS FOR SECONDARY SUITES - See Schedule 15.
14. STANDARDS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL/BED & BREAKFAST AND TOURIST HOME - See
Schedule 17.
15. DEFINITIONS - See Schedule 18.
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Schedule 2 - R-4 | 1
MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES - R-4
PURPOSE:
To provide areas suitable for the location of a Manufactured Home Community (MHC) consisting of
individually titled Manufactured Home lots (i.e. a subdivided MHC), or of Manufactured Home spaces
held under a single certificate of title and offered for rent (i.e. an unsubdivided MHC), or in a bare land
condominium subdivision, in accordance with an approved Comprehensive Site Development Plan.
1.
PERMITTED USES
DISCRETIONARY USES
Accessory Building or Use up to 72.8 m2 (784 ft²),
not in the front yard of the principal building
and/or not prior to the establishment of the
principal building or use
Day Home
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration /
Stockpiling
Home occupation - Class 1
Manufactured Home, within an approved MHC
Private Utility - except freestanding Solar
Collector and freestanding Small Wind Energy
Conversion System
Sign - Types:
Home Occupation
Subdivision Entrance
Subdivision or Development Marketing
Accessory Building or Use up to 72.8 m2 (784 ft²) in the
front yard of the principal building and/or prior to the
establishment of the principal building or use
Accessory Building or Use over 72.8 m2 (784 ft²)
Canvas Covered Structure
Home Occupation - Class 2
Manufactured Home Community (MHC)
Private Utility - freestanding Solar Collector and
freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion
System
Retail - Store, Small
Seniors Supportive Housing Facility
Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast
Tourist Home
2.
MINIMUM LOT SIZE IN A SUBDIVIDED MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITY (EXCLUDING A BARE
LAND CONDOMINIUM SUBDIVISION) - see Schedule 4 section 16
Use
Width
Length
Area
m
ft
m
ft
m2
ft²
Manufactured Home
- single-wide
7.62
25
30.5
100
418.1
2,500
- double-wide
13.7
45
30.5
100
418.1
4,500
Corner lots
See Schedule 4
Irregular lots
A development may be approved on a "pie-shaped" or irregular lot, parts
of which are below the specified minimum lot width, provided that the front
yard setback meets the minimum width, and provided the lot area and
average dimensions otherwise equal or exceed the prescribed minimums.
All other uses
As approved by the Subdivision Authority
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3.
MINIMUM BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
3.1
To Property Lines or Plan Boundary, respectively, in an Unsubdivided Manufactured Home
Community or in a Bare Land Condominium Subdivision
(a) Except for the perimeter boundary of the parcel or the bareland condominium plan of subdivision, the
owner of an unsubdivided manufactured home community or a manufactured home community held in a
bareland condominium subdivision may establish their own internal yard setbacks and other standards
for principal buildings and accessory buildings in the community rules or in the bareland condominium
association bylaws, pursuant to the standards established in Schedule 10 Manufactured Home
Community Standards in this bylaw. For clarity, the building setback standards established in the R-4
district apply only to the perimeter property line of the parcel or the perimeter boundary of the bareland
condominium plan of subdivision on which a Manufactured Home Community is located.
(b) Building Setbacks to Perimeter Property Line of the Unsubdivided Manufactured Home Community
Parcel or the Perimeter Boundary of the Bareland Condominium Plan of Subdivision:
Use
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
m
ft
m
ft
m
ft
All principal
uses
3.0
9.8
3.0
9.8
3.0
9.8
Accessory Buildings
The actual front yard setback
of the principal building
0.6
2.0
0.6
2.0
3.2
To Property Lines in a Subdivided Manufactured Home Community (Excluding A Bare Land
Condominium Subdivision - see 3.1)
Use
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
m
ft
m
ft
m
ft
All principal
uses
6.1
20
1.5 (one side)
5
3.0
10
3.0 (other side)
10
Accessory Buildings
Not allowed in the front yard
0.6
2
0.6
2
4.
MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE RATIO
Principal building
-
40%
Accessory buildings
-
15%
5.
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
Principal building
-
6.1 m (20 ft)
Accessory buildings
-
5.0 m (16.4 ft)
6.
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT - See Schedule 4.
7.
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING - See Schedule 6.
8.
RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS - See Schedule 7.
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9.
HOME OCCUPATIONS - See Schedule 8.
10. MANUFACTURED HOME DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - See Schedule 9.
11. MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - See Schedule 10.
12. STANDARDS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL/BED & BREAKFAST AND TOURIST HOME - See Schedule 17.
13. DEFINITIONS - See Schedule 18.
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Schedule 2 - R-5 | 1
NARROW LOT RESIDENTIAL - R-5
PURPOSE:
To accommodate new residential development or infill on lots with narrower than conventional
frontages.
1.
PERMITTED USES
DISCRETIONARY USES
Accessory Building or Use up to 40.5 m2 (436 ft2),
not in the front yard of the principal building
and/or not prior to the establishment of the
principal building or use
Day Home
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration /
Stockpiling
Home Occupation - Class 1
Private Utility - except freestanding Solar Collector
and freestanding Small Wind Energy
Conversion System
Sign - Types:
Home Occupation
Subdivision Entrance
Subdivision or Development Marketing
Single-Detached Dwelling
Accessory Building or Use up to 40.5 m2 (436 ft2) in the
front yard of the principal building and/or prior to the
establishment of the principal building or use
Accessory Building or Use over 40.5 m2 (436 ft2)
Canvas Covered Structure
Home Occupation - Class 2
Manufactured Home
Moved-In Building
Moved-In Dwelling
Private Utility - freestanding Solar Collector and
freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion System
Secondary Suite, Attached
Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast
Tourist Home
2. MINIMUM LOT SIZE - see Schedule 4 section 16
Use
Width
Length
Area
m
ft
m
ft
m2
ft²
Single-Detached Dwelling
7.6
25
30.5
100
232.3
2,500
All other uses
As approved by the Subdivision Authority
3. MINIMUM PRINCIPAL BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Use
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
m
ft
m
ft
m
ft
Single-Detached
Dwelling
6.1
20
1.2
4
7.6
25
All other principal uses
As approved by the Development
Authority
4.
MINIMUM ACCESSORY BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Front Yard
-
the actual front yard setback of the principal building
Side Yard
-
0.6 m (2 ft)
Rear Yard
-
0.6 m (2 ft)
5.
MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE RATIO
Principal building
-
40%
Accessory buildings
-
15%
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6.
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
Principal building, up to two-storey, no walkout basement
-
10.0 m (32.8 ft)
Principal building, two-storey walk-out basement
-
13.0 m (42.7 ft)
Accessory buildings
-
5.0 m (16.4 ft)
7.
MINIMUM HABITABLE FLOOR AREA OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING
This district does not prescribe a minimum habitable floor area for principal buildings.
8.
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT - See Schedule 4.
9.
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING - See Schedule 6.
10. RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS - See Schedule 7.
11. CRITERIA FOR HOME OCCUPATIONS - See Schedule 8.
12. MANUFACTURED HOME DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - See Schedule 9.
13. STANDARDS FOR SECONDARY SUITES - See Schedule 15.
14. STANDARDS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL/BED & BREAKFAST AND TOURIST HOME - See Schedule 17.
15. DEFINITIONS - See Schedule 18.
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Schedule 2 - CSV | 1
COMPREHENSIVE SKI VILLAGE - CSV
PURPOSE: To provide for the development of residential, recreational and tourist-oriented land uses in a ski village.
1.
PERMITTED USES
DISCRETIONARY USES
Accessory Building or Use up to 72.8 m2 (784 ft²),
not in the front yard of the principal building
and/or not prior to the establishment of the
principal building or use
Day Home
Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration /
Stockpiling
Home Occupation - Class 1
Multi-Unit Residential Building
Private Utility - except freestanding Solar Collector
and freestanding Small Wind Energy
Conversion System
Secondary Suite, Attached
Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast
Single-Detached Dwelling
Sign - Types:
Home Occupation
Subdivision Entrance
Subdivision or Development Marketing
Accessory Building or Use up to 72.8 m2 (784 ft²) in the
front yard of the principal building and/or prior to the
establishment of the principal building or use
Accessory Building or Use over 72.8 m2 (784 ft²)
Canvas Covered Structure
Day Care Facility
Home Occupation - Class 2
Manufactured Home
Private Utility - freestanding Solar Collector and
freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion System
Secondary Suite, Detached
Tourist Home
2.
MINIMUM LOT SIZE - see Schedule 4 section 16
Use
Width
Length
Area
m
ft
m
ft
m2
ft²
Single-Detached Dwelling
9.1
30
30.5
100
278.7
3,000
Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling - per unit
9.1
30
30.5
100
278.7
3,000
Multi-Unit Residential Building - per unit
- interior unit
6.1
20
30.5
100
185.8
2,000
- end unit
9.1
30
30.5
100
278.7
3,000
All other uses
As approved by the Subdivision Authority
3.
MINIMUM PRINCIPAL BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Use
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
m
ft
m
ft
m
ft
Single-Detached Dwelling (see section 9)
0
0
1.5
5
3.0
10
Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling
3.0
10
1.5
5
3.0
10
Multi-Unit Residential Building
- interior unit
6.1
20
-
-
7.6
25
- end unit
6.1
20
3.0
10
7.6
25
All other uses
As approved by the Development Authority
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4.
MINIMUM ACCESSORY BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Front Yard
-
the actual front yard setback of the
principal building
Side Yard, where building does not contain a Secondary Suite
-
0.6 m (2 ft)
Side Yard, where building contains a Secondary Suite
-
1.5 m (5 ft)
Rear Yard, where building does not contain a Secondary Suite,
-
laned or laneless
- 0.6 m (2 ft)
Rear Yard, where building contains a Secondary Suite,
-
laned
- 0.6 m (2 ft)
-
laneless
- 1.5 m (5 ft)
5.
MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE RATIO
Principal building
-
40%
Accessory buildings
-
15%
6.
SPECIFIED GRADING PLANS FOR LOTS IN SOUTHMORE
In the Southmore subdivision a grading plan has been approved for each lot. A development permit issued in this
subdivision shall include the approved grading plan for the subject property, and development on that property
shall comply with the approved grading plan. Any deviation from the approved grading plan shall be prohibited,
unless a revised grading plan has been designed and approved by a professional engineer (see definition) to the
Development Officer's satisfaction.
7.
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
Principal building, no walkout basement (except Multi-Unit
Residential Building)
- 10.0 m (32.8 ft)
Principal building, walk-out basement (except Multi-Unit
Residential Building)
- 13.0 m (42.6 ft)
Multi-Unit Residential Building
- 12.0 m (39.4 ft)
Secondary Suite, Detached (above garage)
- 7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Secondary Suite, Detached (stand-alone structure)
- 5.0 m (16.4 ft)
Other accessory buildings
- 5.0 m (16.4 ft)
8.
MINIMUM HABITABLE FLOOR AREA OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING (per dwelling unit)
Single-Detached Dwelling
-
102 m2 (1,100 ft2) habitable floor area
Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling (per unit)
-
69.7 m2 (750 ft2) habitable floor area
All other uses
-
As approved by the Development Authority
9.
ZERO FRONT YARD SETBACK VARIANCE - See Schedule 4 Variances and Prevention of Encroachments.
10. STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT - See Schedule 4.
11. STANDARDS FOR APARTMENT, MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED-USE BUILDINGS - See
Schedule 5.
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12. OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING - See Schedule 6.
13. RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS - See Schedule 7.
14. CRITERIA FOR HOME OCCUPATIONS - See Schedule 8.
15. MANUFACTURED HOME DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - See Schedule 9.
16. SIGN STANDARDS - See Schedule 11.
17. STANDARDS FOR SECONDARY SUITES - See Schedule 15.
18. STANDARDS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL / BED & BREAKFAST AND TOURIST HOME - see Schedule 17.
19. DEFINITIONS - See Schedule 18.
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Schedule 2 - CRV | 1
COMPREHENSIVE RESORT VILLAGE - CRV
PURPOSE:
To accommodate the development of a designated area within the municipality for multi-unit residential,
recreational and related resort activities.
1.
PERMITTED USES
DISCRETIONARY USES
Accessory Building or Use up to 72.8 m2 (784 ft²),
not in the front yard of the principal building
and/or not prior to the establishment of the
principal building or use
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration /
Stockpiling
Home Occupation - Class 1
Private Utility - except freestanding Solar Collector
and freestanding Small Wind Energy
Conversion System
Secondary Suite, Attached
Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast
Sign - Types:
Home Occupation
Subdivision Entrance
Subdivision or Development Marketing
Single-Detached Dwelling
Accessory Building or Use up to 72.8 m2 (784 ft²) in the
front yard of the principal building and/or prior to the
establishment of the principal building or use
Accessory Building or Use over 72.8 m2 (784 ft2)
Canvas Covered Structure
Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling
Home Occupation - Class 2
Moved-In Building
Moved-In Dwelling
Multi-Unit Residential Building
Private Utility - freestanding Solar Collector and
freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion System
Secondary Suite, Detached
Tourist Home
2.
MINIMUM LOT SIZE - see Schedule 4 section 16
Use
Width
Length
Area
m
ft
m
ft
m2
ft²
Single-Detached Dwelling
9.1
30
30.5
100
278.7
3,000
Duplex / Semi-Detached - per unit
9.1
30
30.5
100
278.7
3,000
Multi-Unit Residential Building - per unit
- interior unit
6.1
20
30.5
100
185.8
2,000
- end unit
9.1
30
30.5
100
278.7
3,000
All other uses
As approved by the Subdivision Authority
3.
MINIMUM PRINCIPAL BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Use
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
m
ft
m
ft
m
ft
Single-Detached Dwelling
3.0
10
1.5
5
3.0
10
Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling
3.0
10
1.5
5
3.0
10
Multi-Unit Residential Building
- interior unit
6.1
20
-
-
7.6
25
- end unit
6.1
20
3.0
10
7.6
25
All other uses
As approved by the Development Authority
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4.
MINIMUM ACCESSORY BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Front Yard
-
the actual front yard setback of the
principal building
Side Yard, where building does not contain a Secondary Suite
-
0.6 m (2 ft)
Side Yard, where building contained a Secondary Suite
-
1.5 m (5 ft)
Rear Yard, where building does not contain a Secondary Suite,
-
laned or laneless
- 0.6 m (2 ft)
Rear Yard, where building contains a Secondary Suite,
-
laned
- 0.6 m (2 ft)
-
laneless
- 1.5 m (5 ft)
5.
MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE RATIO
Principal building
-
40%
Accessory buildings
-
15%
6.
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
Principal building, up to two-storey, no walkout basement
-
10.0 m (32.8 ft)
Principal building, two-storey walk-out basement
-
13.0 m (42.6 ft)
Multi-Unit Residential Building
-
12.0 m (39.4 ft)
Secondary Suite, Detached (above garage)
-
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Secondary Suite, Detached (stand-alone structure)
-
5.0 m (16.4 ft)
Accessory buildings
-
5.0 m (16.4 ft)
7.
MINIMUM HABITABLE FLOOR AREA OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING (per dwelling unit)
Single-Detached Dwelling
-
102 m2 (1,100 ft2) habitable floor area
Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling (per unit)
-
74.3 m2 (800 ft2) habitable floor area
All other uses
-
As approved by the Development Authority
8.
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT - See Schedule 4.
9.
STANDARDS FOR APARTMENT, MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED-USE BUILDINGS - See
Schedule 5.
10. OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING - See Schedule 6.
11. RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS - See Schedule 7.
12. SIGN STANDARDS - See Schedule 11.
13. STANDARDS FOR SECONDARY SUITES - See Schedule 15.
14. STANDARDS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL / BED & BREAKFAST AND TOURIST HOME - see Schedule 17.
15. DEFINITIONS - See Schedule 18.
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Schedule 2 - GCR-1 | 1
GROUPED COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL - GCR-1
PURPOSE:
To provide for clustered residential development where conflicts with adjacent uses can be mitigated.
1.
PERMITTED USES
DISCRETIONARY USES
Accessory Building or Use up to 95.2 m2 (1024 ft²),
not prior to the establishment of the principal
building or use
Day Home
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration /
Stockpiling
Home Occupation - Class 1
Private Utility - except freestanding Solar Collector
and freestanding Small Wind Energy
Conversion System
Secondary Suite, Attached
Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast
Sign - Types:
Home Occupation
Subdivision Entrance
Subdivision or Development Marketing
Single-Detached Dwelling
Tree Felling, not within minimum yard setback
Accessory Building or Use up to 95.2 m2 (1024 ft²) prior
to the establishment of the principal building or use
Accessory Building or Use over 95.2 m2 (1024 ft²)
Canvas Covered Structure
Home Occupation - Class 2
Manufactured Home
Moved-In Building
Moved-In Dwelling
Private Utility - freestanding Solar Collector and
freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion System
Secondary Suite, Detached
Tree Felling, within minimum yard setback
Tourist Home
2.
LOT SIZE - see Schedule 4 section 16
Unserviced (private water wells and PSDS)
-
minimum 1.2 hectares (3 acres) or existing titles
-
maximum 2.02 hectares (5.0 acres) or existing titles
Serviced (municipal water and wastewater)
-
minimum 0.405 hectares (1.0 acre)
-
maximum 1.2 hectares (3 acres)
3.
MINIMUM YARD SETBACKS
Use
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
m
ft
m
ft
m
ft
Principal use
15.2
50
15.2
50
15.2
50
Accessory buildings
15.2
50
6.1
20
3.05
10
Tree Felling
The same as Accessory Buildings
4.
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
Principal building, up to two-storey, no walkout basement
-
10.0 m (32.8 ft)
Principal building, two-storey walk-out basement
-
13.0 m (42.7 ft)
Secondary Suite, Detached (above garage)
-
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Secondary Suite, Detached (stand-alone structure)
-
5.0 m (16.4 ft))
Other accessory buildings
-
5.0 m (16.4 ft)
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5.
MINIMUM HABITABLE FLOOR AREA OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING
Single-Detached Dwelling
-
102 m2 (1,100 ft2) habitable floor area
6.
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT - See Schedule 4.
7.
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING - See Schedule 6.
8.
RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS - See Schedule 7.
9.
HOME OCCUPATIONS - See Schedule 8.
10. MANUFACTURED HOME DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - See Schedule 9.
11. STANDARDS FOR SECONDARY SUITES - See Schedule 15.
12. STANDARDS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL/BED & BREAKFAST AND TOURIST HOME - See Schedule 17.
13. DEFINITIONS - See Schedule 18.
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Schedule 2 - RIH | 1
REDUCED IMPACT HOUSING - RIH
PURPOSE:
To provide for development opportunities that enhance housing affordability and reduce barriers
to housing market entry by providing for a comprehensively planned, reduced impact, compact
home community pursuant to an approved comprehensive site development plan or conceptual
scheme.
1.
PERMITTED USES
DISCRETIONARY USES
Accessory Building 11.15 m2 (120 ft2), not in the
front yard of the principal building and/or not
prior to the establishment of the principal
building or use
Compact Home Community - a minimum of twenty
and maximum of fifty grouped Single-Detached
Dwellings, with habitable floor area subject to
section 6 in this district
Home Occupation - Class 1
Private Utility - except freestanding Solar Collector
and freestanding Small Wind Energy
Conversion System
Sign - Types:
Home Occupation
Subdivision Entrance
Subdivision or Development Marketing
Tourist Home (to a maximum of 10 percent of the
total number of units as defined in the
Comprehensive Site Development Plan)
Accessory Building or Use up to 22.3 m2 (240 ft2) in the
front yard of the principal building and/or prior to the
establishment of the principal building or use
Compact Home Community - more than fifty
grouped Single-Detached Dwellings, with
habitable floor area subject to section 6 in
this district
Private Utility - freestanding Solar Collector and
freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion
System
Retail - Store, Small
Tourist Home (more than 10 percent to a maximum of
25 percent of the total number of units as defined in
the Comprehensive Site Development Plan)
2.
MINIMUM LOT SIZE
2.1
A parcel in this district held under a single certificate of title, and a parcel prior to bareland condominium
subdivision, shall not be smaller than 4,047 m² (one acre).
3.
MINIMUM BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
3.1
To Property Lines or Plan Boundary, respectively, in an Unsubdivided Compact Home Community or in a Bare
Land Condominium Subdivision:
(a)
Except for the perimeter boundary of the parcel or the bareland condominium plan of subdivision, the
owner of an unsubdivided compact home community or a compact home community held in a bareland
condominium subdivision may establish their own internal yard setbacks and other standards for principal
buildings and accessory buildings. For clarity, the building setback standards established in the RIH district
apply only to the perimeter property line of the parcel or the perimeter boundary of the bareland
condominium plan of subdivision on which a compact home community is located.
(b)
Building setbacks to perimeter property line of an unsubdivided compact home community parcel or the
perimeter boundary of the bareland condominium plan of subdivision:
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Use
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear
Yard
m
ft
m
ft
m
ft
All principal uses
10.0
32.8
6.0
19.7
6.0
19.7
Accessory Buildings
The actual front yard
setback of the principal
building
3.0
9.8
3.0
9.8
(c)
Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), all buildings within a Compact Home Community, held either in a
single certificate of title or a bare land condominium subdivision, shall comply with applicable building code
requirements respecting fire separation, spatial separation, and related life-safety provisions, regardless
of the internal yard setbacks established by the owner.
4.
MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE RATIO
Principal building
- 55%
Accessory building
- 10%
5.
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
Principal building
- 9.75 m (32 ft)
Accessory buildings
- 5.0 m (16.4 ft)
6.
HABITABLE FLOOR AREA OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING
Maximum as a permitted use
-
74 m² (800 ft²) habitable floor area (no variances)
Maximum as a discretionary use -
102 m² (1,100 ft²) habitable floor area (no variances)
7.
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT - See Schedule 4, and further, as defined in a Comprehensive Site
Development Plan to the satisfaction of the Development Authority, to include the following:
(a)
reduced impact residential stalls held under a single certificate of title (for rental) or reduced impact
residential units held in a bareland condominium plan of subdivision (for purchase or rental);
(b)
compact homes that are made available for rental on either a short-term or long-term basis or for
purchase;
(c)
a comprehensively planned layout, harmonious architecture, and enhanced homogenous landscaping
and fencing;
(d)
private community amenities and private recreation spaces; and
(e)
private road (hard-surfaced) and private utility design standards that facilitate reduced financial
investment by the end-purchaser while supporting a sustainable form of residential development.
8.
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING - As defined in an approved Comprehensive Site
Development Plan.
9.
RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS - See Schedule 7.
10.
HOME OCCUPATIONS - See Schedule 8.
11.
DEFINITIONS - See Schedule 18.
Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Land Use Bylaw No. 1165, 2023
Schedule 2 - C-1 | 1
RETAIL COMMERCIAL - C-1
PURPOSE: To provide an area suited for commercial uses which are compatible with historical main streets, and
will maintain a strong central business district, while allowing a variety of other uses that may be
determined to be compatible with this area depending on their locations and applicable mitigating
measures.
1.
PERMITTED USES
DISCRETIONARY USES
Accessory Building or Use up to 18.6 m2 (200 ft2),
not in the front yard of the principal building
and/or not prior to the establishment of the
principal building or use
Animal Care Service Facility, Small
Arts and Crafts Studio
Boarding House
Cannabis Retail Sales
Community Facility
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration /
Stockpiling
Financial Institution
Food and/or Beverage Service
Home occupation - Class 1
Office
Personal Service
Private Utility - except freestanding Solar
Collector and freestanding Small Wind
Energy Conversion System
Recreation Facility, Indoor (Small)
Retail - Store, Small
Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast, inside an
approved dwelling unit
Sign - Types:
A-board
Canopy
Fascia or Wall
Freestanding
Murals
Portable
Projecting
Subdivision or Development Marketing
Accessory Building or Use up to 18.6 m2 (200 ft2) in the
front yard of the principal building and/or prior to the
establishment of the principal building or use
Accessory Building or Use over 18.6 m2 (200 ft2)
Canvas Covered Structure
Cultural Establishment
Day Care Facility, commercial
Dwelling Unit, secondary to an established principal use
on the subject parcel -
(maximum 2 units)
Entertainment Establishment
Funeral Home
Gaming or Gambling Establishment
Hostel
Hotel
Medical and/or Dental Clinic
Mixed-Use Building
Mixed-Use Development
Parking Facility
Place of Worship
Private Utility - freestanding Solar Collector and
freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion System
Recreation Facility, Indoor (Large)
Retail - Store, Large
Shipping Container accessory to an established principal
use on the subject parcel
Sign - Types:
Roof
Third-Party
Single-Detached Dwelling existing as of June 18, 2013
Temporary Storage Yard
Tourist Home, inside an approved dwelling unit
Workshop
2.
MINIMUM LOT SIZE - see Schedule 4 section 16
Use
Width
Length
Area
m
ft
m
ft
m2
ft²
All uses
4.6
15
30.5
100
139.4
1,500
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3.
MINIMUM PRINCIPAL BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Use
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
m
ft
m
ft
m
ft
All principal uses
none
none
7.6
25
4.
MINIMUM ACCESSORY BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Front Yard
- the actual front yard setback of the principal building
Side Yard
- 0.9 m (3 ft)
Rear Yard
- 0.9 m (3 ft)
5.
MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE RATIO
Principal building and accessory buildings - 80%.
6.
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
Principal building, excluding Mixed-Use Building
-
10.0 m (32.8 ft)
Mixed-Use Building not exceeding 3 storeys
-
14.0 m (45.9 ft)
Mixed-Use Building exceeding 3 storeys
-
As approved by the Development Authority
Accessory building
-
5.0 m (16.4 ft)
7.
MAIN STREET GROUND FLOOR - See Schedule 4.
8.
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT - See Schedule 4.
9.
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING - See Schedule 6.
10. RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS - See Schedule 7.
11. SIGN STANDARDS - See Schedule 11.
12. ANIMAL CARE SERVICE FACILITY REGULATIONS - See Schedule 13.
13. SHIPPING CONTAINER / TRANSPORT TRAILER REGULATIONS - See Schedule 14.
14. HISTORIC COMMERCIAL AREAS - See the Historic Commercial Areas Overlay District (HCA-OD).
15. STANDARDS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL/BED & BREAKFAST AND TOURIST HOME - See Schedule 17.
16. DEFINITIONS - See Schedule 18.
Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Land Use Bylaw No. 1165, 2023
Schedule 2 - C-2 | 1
DRIVE-IN COMMERCIAL - C-2
PURPOSE:
To accommodate development of commercial uses which require high visibility and accessibility from
major transportation routes.
1.
PERMITTED USES
DISCRETIONARY USES
Accessory Building or Use up to 18.6 m2 (200 ft2),
not in the front yard of the principal building
and/or not prior to the establishment of the
principal building or use
Animal Care Service Facility, Small
Arts and Crafts Studio
Building Supply Centre
Cannabis Retail Sales
Community Facility
Cultural Establishment
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration /
Stockpiling
Financial Institution
Food and/or Beverage Service
Garden Centre
Hotel
Motel
Office
Personal Service
Private Utility - except freestanding Solar Collector
and freestanding Small Wind Energy
Conversion System
Recreation Facility, Indoor (Small)
Retail - Store, Small
Service station
Sign - Types:
A-board
Canopy
Fascia or Wall
Freestanding
Murals
Portable
Projecting
Subdivision or Development Marketing
Accessory Building or Use up to 18.6 m2 (200 ft2) in the
front yard of the principal building and/or prior to the
establishment of the principal building or use
Accessory Building or Use over 18.6 m2 (200 ft2)
Auto Repair Shop
Auto Sales and Service
Boarding House
Canvas Covered Structure
Car Wash
Contractor Services, Limited
Drive-In Food Service
Dwelling Unit, secondary to an established principal use
on the subject parcel -
(maximum 2 units)
Entertainment Establishment
Funeral Home
Gaming or Gambling Establishment
Hostel
Machinery and Equipment Sales and Repair
Medical and/or Dental Clinic
Mixed-Use Building
Mixed-Use Development
Parking Facility
Place of Worship
Private Utility - freestanding Solar Collector and
freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion System
Recreation Facility, Indoor (Large)
Recreation Facility, Outdoor
Recreational Vehicle and/or Manufactured Home
Sales and Rentals
Retail - Store, Large
Shipping Container accessory to an established principal
use on the subject parcel
Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast, inside an
approved dwelling unit
Sign - Types:
Roof
Third-Party
Temporary Auto Sales
Temporary Storage Yard
Tourist Home, inside an approved dwelling unit
Travel Plaza
Warehouse
Warehouse Store
Workshop
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2.
MINIMUM LOT SIZE - see Schedule 4 section 16
Use
Width
Length
Area
m
ft
m
ft
m2
ft²
All uses
27.4
90
50.3
165
1393.5
15,000
3.
MINIMUM PRINCIPAL BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Use
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
m
ft
m
ft
m
ft
All principal uses
9.1
30
6.1
20
6.1
20
4.
MINIMUM ACCESSORY BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Front Yard
-
the actual front yard setback of the principal building
Side Yard
-
1.2 m (4 ft)
Rear Yard
-
1.2 m (4 ft)
5.
MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE RATIO
Principal building and accessory buildings
-
40%.
6.
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
Principal building
-
7.6 m (25 ft)
Accessory buildings
-
5.0 m (16.4 ft)
7.
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT - See Schedule 4.
8.
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING - See Schedule 6.
9.
RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS - See Schedule 7.
10. SIGN STANDARDS - See Schedule 11.
11. ANIMAL CARE SERVICE FACILITY REGULATIONS - See Schedule 13.
12. SHIPPING CONTAINER / TRANSPORT TRAILER REGULATIONS - See Schedule 14.
13. HISTORIC COMMERCIAL AREAS - See the Historic Commercial Areas Overlay District (HCA-OD).
14. STANDARDS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL/BED & BREAKFAST AND TOURIST HOME - See Schedule 17.
15. DEFINITIONS - See Schedule 18.
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Schedule 2 - C-3 | 1
COMPREHENSIVE COMMERCIAL - C-3
PURPOSE:
To provide for commercial uses within a comprehensively planned development, which relies on factors
such as location, access and serviceability.
1.
PERMITTED USES
DISCRETIONARY USES
Accessory Building or Use up to 18.6 m2 (200 ft2),
not in the front yard of the principal building
and/or not prior to the establishment of the
principal building or use
Animal Care Service Facility, Small
Arts and Crafts Studio
Cannabis Retail Sales
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration /
Stockpiling
Financial Institution
Food and/or Beverage Service
Medical and/or Dental Clinic
Office
Personal Service
Private Utility - except freestanding Solar Collector
and freestanding Small Wind Energy
Conversion System
Retail - Store, Small
Sign - Types:
A-board
Canopy
Fascia or Wall
Freestanding
Murals
Portable
Projecting
Subdivision or Development Marketing
Accessory Building or Use up to 18.6 m2 (200 ft2) in
the front yard of the principal building and/or prior
to the establishment of the principal building or
use
Accessory Building or Use over 18.6 m2 (200 ft2)
Private Utility - freestanding Solar Collector and
freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion
System
Retail - Store, Large
Retail - Shopping Mall
Sign - Types:
Roof
Third-Party
Temporary Auto Sales
2.
MINIMUM LOT SIZE - see Schedule 4 section 16
As approved by the Subdivision Authority.
3.
MINIMUM PRINCIPAL BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
As approved by the Development Authority.
4.
MINIMUM ACCESSORY BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Front Yard
-
the actual front yard setback of the principal building
Side Yard
-
1.2 m (4 ft)
Rear Yard
-
1.2 m (4 ft)
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5.
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
Principal building
-
6.1 m (20 ft)
Accessory buildings
-
5.0 m (16.4 ft)
6.
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT - See Schedule 4.
7.
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING - See Schedule 6.
8.
RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS - See Schedule 7.
9.
SIGN STANDARDS - See Schedule 11.
10. ANIMAL CARE SERVICE FACILITY REGULATIONS - See Schedule 13.
11. HISTORIC COMMERCIAL AREAS - See the Historic Commercial Areas Overlay District (HCA-OD).
12. DEFINITIONS - See Schedule 18.
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Schedule 2 - C-4 | 1
CANNABIS RETAIL COMMERCIAL - C-4
PURPOSE:
To provide an area suited for retail commercial uses which will both maintain a strong central business
district and allow a variety of other suitable uses compatible with this area of the community.
1. PERMITTED USES
DISCRETIONARY USES
Accessory Building or Use up to 18.6 m2 (200 ft2),
not in the front yard of the principal building
and/or not prior to the establishment of the
principal building or use
Cannabis Retail Sales
Contractor Services, Limited
Private Utility - except freestanding Solar Collector
and freestanding Small Wind Energy
Conversion System
Sign - Types:
A-board
Canopy
Fascia or Wall
Murals
Portable
Projecting
Accessory Building or Use up to 18.6 m2 (200 ft2) in the
front yard of the principal building and/or prior to the
establishment of the principal building or use
Accessory Building or Use over 18.6 m2 (200 ft2)
Office
Personal Service
Private Utility - freestanding Solar Collector and
freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion System
Retail - Store, Small
Retail - Store, Large
Sign - Types:
Roof
2. MINIMUM LOT SIZE - see Schedule 4 section 16
Use
Width
Length
Area
m
ft
m
ft
m2
ft²
All uses
4.6
15
30.5
100
139.4
1,500
3.
MINIMUM PRINCIPAL BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Use
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
m
ft
m
ft
m
ft
All principal uses
none
none
none
none
7.6
25
4.
MINIMUM ACCESSORY BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Front Yard
-
the actual front yard setback of the principal building
Side Yard
-
0.9 m (3 ft)
Rear Yard
-
0.9 m (3 ft)
5.
MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE RATIO
Principal building and accessory buildings
-
80%
6.
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
Principal building
-
10.0 m (32.8 ft)
Accessory buildings
-
5.0 m (16.4 ft)
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7.
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT - See Schedule 4.
8.
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING - See Schedule 6.
9.
RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS - See Schedule 7.
10. SIGN STANDARDS - See Schedule 11.
11. HISTORIC COMMERCIAL AREAS - See the Historic Commercial Areas Overlay District (HCA-OD).
12. DEFINITIONS - See Schedule 18.
Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Land Use Bylaw No. 1165, 2023
Schedule 2 - CM-1 | 1
COMPREHENSIVE MIXED USE - CM-1
PURPOSE:
To provide for a comprehensively planned destination that offers a mix of Mixed-Use Buildings with an
active ground floor development and a variety of commercial, business, tourism and multi-unit
residential uses, shared parking and amenities.
1.
PERMITTED USES
DISCRETIONARY USES
Accessory Building or Use up to 18.6 m2 (200 ft2),
not prior to the establishment of the principal
building or use
Animal Care Service Facility, Small
Apartment Building not exceeding 4 storeys or
17.3m (56.9ft)
Arts and Crafts Studio
Cannabis Retail Sales
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration /
Stockpiling
Financial Institution
Food and/or Beverage Service
Home Occupation - Class 1
Hotel
Medical and/or Dental Clinic
Mixed-Use Building not exceeding
4 storeys or 17.3 m (56.9 ft)
Mixed-Use Development
Office
Personal Service
Private Utility - except freestanding Solar Collector
and freestanding Small Wind Energy
Conversion System
Recreation Facility, Indoor (Small)
Retail - Store, Small
Retail - Store, Large
Sign - Types:
A-board
Canopy
Fascia or Wall
Freestanding
Home Occupation
Murals
Portable
Projecting
Subdivision or Development Marketing
Accessory Building or Use up to 18.6 m2 (200 ft2) prior to
the establishment of the principal building or use
Accessory Building or Use over 18.6 m2 (200 ft2)
Apartment Building exceeding 4 storeys or 17.3m
(56.9ft)
Community Facility
Cultural Establishment
Drive-In Food Service
Entertainment Establishment
Home Occupation - Class 2
Mixed-Use Building exceeding
4 storeys or 17.3 m (56.9 ft
Multi-Unit Residential Building
Parking Facility
Private Utility - freestanding Solar Collector and
freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion System
Recreation Facility, Indoor (Large)
2. MINIMUM LOT SIZE - see Schedule 4 section 16
0.4 hectares (1 acre)
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3.
MINIMUM PRINCIPAL BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Use
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
m
ft
m
ft
m
ft
All principal uses
To be determined in a Comprehensive Site Development Plan.
4.
MINIMUM ACCESSORY BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Use
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
m
ft
m
ft
m
ft
All accessory buildings
To be determined in a Comprehensive Site Development Plan.
5.
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
Mixed-Use Building not exceeding 4 storeys
-
17.3 m (56.9 ft)
Mixed-Use Building exceeding 4 storeys
-
As approved by the Development Authority
Other Principal Building
-
14 m (45.9 ft)
Accessory Building
-
5.0 m (16.4 ft)
6.
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT
(a) All development shall comply with the following Schedules, as applicable:
(i)
Schedule 4 (Standards of Development);
(ii)
Schedule 5 (Standards for Apartment, Multi-Unit Residential and Mixed-Use Buildings; and
(iii) Schedule 8 (Criteria for Home Occupations).
(b) In addition to the above Schedules, the following development standards shall apply:
(i)
All buildings shall include 2 or more uses;
(ii)
Uses on ground floor shall include active commercial or retail uses that contribute to street-level
pedestrian activity;
(iii) Blank walls and loading areas shall be located to the side or rear of the building.
(c) The applicant shall, at no cost to the Municipality and to the Development Authority's satisfaction, prepare a
Comprehensive Site Development Plan to the standard established in Schedule 4, prior to the approval of a
development permit application.
7.
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
All development shall comply with the Off-Street Parking and Loading Area Standards Schedule of this Bylaw -
the number of parking spaces to be provided shall be specified in the Comprehensive Site Development Plan,
and shall be supported by a qualified transportation engineering review (including an assessment of the need for
Recreational Vehicle parking stalls if deemed appropriate or necessary by the Development Authority).
8.
RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS - See Schedule 7.
9.
SIGN STANDARDS - See Schedule 11.
10. ANIMAL CARE SERVICE FACILITY REGULATIONS - See Schedule 13.
11.
DEFINITIONS - See Schedule 18.
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Schedule 2 - I-1 | 1
INDUSTRIAL - I-1
PURPOSE:
To provide a broad range of industrial, manufacturing and storage use whereby the location of
individual uses will have regard to both the effect on adjacent uses and the ability to provide adequate
services to the site.
1.
PERMITTED USES
DISCRETIONARY USES
Accessory Building or Use up to 18.6 m2 (200 ft2),
not in the front yard of the principal building
and/or not prior to the establishment of the
principal building or use
Animal Care Service Facility, Small
Arts and Crafts Studio
Auction Market
Auto Body and Paint Shop
Auto Repair Shop
Auto Sales and Service
Building Supply Centre
Car Wash
Contractor Services, Limited
Contractor Services, General
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration /
Stockpiling
Farm Supplies and Service
Garden Centre
Light Manufacturing
Machinery and Equipment Sales and Repair
Mini Storage Facility
Moved-In Building
Private Utility - except freestanding Solar Collector
and freestanding Small Wind Energy
Conversion System
Recreation Facility, Indoor (Small)
Recreational Vehicle and/or Manufactured Home
Sales and Rentals
Recreational Vehicle Storage
Retail - Accessory
Sign - Types:
A-board
Canopy
Fascia or Wall
Freestanding
Murals
Portable
Projecting
Subdivision or Development Marketing
Accessory Building or Use up to 18.6 m2 (200 ft2) in the
front yard of the principal building and/or prior to the
establishment of the principal building or use
Accessory Building or Use over 18.6 m2 (200 ft2)
Agriculture-Related Industry
Airport
Animal Care Service Facility, Large
Auction Market, Livestock
Auto Wreckage and Salvage
Bottling Plant
Bulk Fertilizer Storage and Sales
Bulk Fuel Sales and Storage
Canvas Covered Structure
Community Facility
Drive-In Theatre
Dwelling Unit, secondary to an established principal use
on the subject parcel
Funeral Home
Outdoor Storage
Private Utility - freestanding Solar Collector and
freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion System
Recreational Facility, Indoor (Large)
Recreational Facility, Outdoor
Recycling Facility
Renewable Energy Operation
Resource Processing
Shipping Container accessory to an established principal
use on the subject parcel
Security or Operator Dwelling Unit
Sign - Types:
Roof
Third-Party
Temporary Storage Yard
Transportation Terminal
Travel Plaza
Warehouse
Warehouse Store
Work Camp
Workshop
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2.
MINIMUM LOT SIZE - see Schedule 4 section 16
Use
Width
Length
Area
m
ft
m
ft
m2
ft²
All uses
15.2
50
30.5
100
557.4
6,000
3.
MINIMUM PRINCIPAL BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Use
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
m
ft
m
ft
m
ft
All principal uses
7.6
25
3.0
10
7.6
25
Corner lot
7.6
25
4.6
15
7.6
25
4.
MINIMUM ACCESSORY BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Front Yard
-
the actual front yard setback of the principal building
Side Yard
-
1.5 m (5 ft)
Rear Yard
-
1.5 m (5 ft)
5.
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
Principal building
-
10 m (32.8 ft)
Accessory buildings
-
7.6 m ( 25 ft)
6.
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT - See Schedule 4.
7.
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING - See Schedule 6.
8.
RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS - See Schedule 7.
9.
SIGN STANDARDS - See Schedule 11.
10. STANDARDS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY OPERATIONS - See Schedule 12.
11. ANIMAL CARE SERVICE FACILITY REGULATIONS - See Schedule 13.
12. SHIPPING CONTAINER / TRANSPORT TRAILER REGULATIONS - See Schedule 14.
13. WORK CAMP REGULATIONS - See Schedule 16.
14. DEFINITIONS - See Schedule 18.
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Schedule 2 - SIP-1 | 1
SENTINEL INDUSTRIAL PARK - SIP-1
PURPOSE:
To accommodate industrial uses that are suitable for the Sentinel area, having regard to Municipal
Development Plan policy respecting the lack of water and wastewater infrastructure as well as access
and egress considerations in the context of the ultimate freeway plan and future interchange for
Highway 3.
1.
PERMITTED USES
DISCRETIONARY USES
Accessory Building or Use up to 18.6 m2 (200 ft2),
not in the front yard of the principal building
and/or not prior to the establishment of the
principal building or use
Arts and Crafts Studio
Auction Market
Auto Body and Paint Shop
Auto Repair Shop
Auto Sales and Service
Building Supply Centre
Cannabis Production Facility
Contractor Services, Limited
Contractor Services, General
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration /
Stockpiling
Farm Supplies and Service
Light Manufacturing
Machinery and Equipment Sales and Repair
Mini Storage Facility
Moved-In Building
Private Utility - except freestanding Solar Collector
and freestanding Small Wind Energy
Conversion System
Recreation Facility, Indoor (Small)
Recreational Vehicle and/or Manufactured Home
Sales and Rentals
Recreational Vehicle Storage
Retail - Accessory
Sign - Types:
A-board
Canopy
Fascia or Wall
Freestanding
Murals
Portable
Projecting
Subdivision or Development Marketing
Accessory Building or Use up to 18.6 m2 (200 ft2) in the
front yard of the principal building and/or prior to the
establishment of the principal building or use
Accessory Building or Use over 18.6 m2 (200 ft2)
Agriculture-Related Industry
Airport
Animal Care Service Facility, Large
Auction Market, Livestock
Auto Wreckage and Salvage
Bottling Plant
Bulk Fertilizer Storage and Sales
Bulk Fuel Sales and Storage
Canvas Covered Structure
Community Facility
Drive-In Theatre
Dwelling Unit, secondary to an established principal use
on the subject parcel
Funeral Home
Garden Centre
Outdoor Storage
Private Utility - freestanding Solar Collector and
freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion System
Recreational Facility, Indoor (Large)
Recreational Facility, Outdoor
Recycling Facility
Renewable Energy Operation
Resource Processing
Shipping Container accessory to an established principal
use on the subject parcel
Security or Operator Dwelling Unit
Sign - Types:
Roof
Third-Party
Temporary Storage Yard
Transportation Terminal
Travel Plaza
Warehouse
Warehouse Store
Work Camp
Workshop
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2.
MINIMUM LOT SIZE - see Schedule 4 section 16
Use
Width
Length
Area
m
ft
m
ft
m2
ft²
All uses
30.0
98.4
70.0
229.7
2,100
22,605
3.
MINIMUM PRINCIPAL BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Use
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
m
ft
m
ft
m
ft
All principal uses
9.1
30
3.0
10
3.0
10
4.
MINIMUM ACCESSORY BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Front Yard
-
the actual front yard setback of the principal building
Side Yard
-
1.5 m (5 ft)
Rear Yard
-
1.5 m (5 ft)
5.
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
Principal building
-
As approved by the Development Authority
Accessory buildings
-
7.6 m (25 ft)
6.
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT - See Schedule 4.
7.
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING - See Schedule 6.
8.
RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS - See Schedule 7.
9.
SIGN STANDARDS - See Schedule 11.
10. STANDARDS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY OPERATIONS - See Schedule 12.
11. ANIMAL CARE SERVICE FACILITY REGULATIONS - See Schedule 13.
12. SHIPPING CONTAINER / TRANSPORT TRAILER REGULATIONS - See Schedule 14.
13. WORK CAMP REGULATIONS - See Schedule 16.
14. DEFINITIONS - See Schedule 18.
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Schedule 2 - RO-1 | 1
RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE - RO-1
PURPOSE:
To provide for institutional uses, public parks and open space within the municipality.
1.
PERMITTED USES
DISCRETIONARY USES
Accessory Building or Use up to 18.6 m2 (200 ft2),
not in the front yard of the principal building
and/or not prior to the establishment of the
principal building or use
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration /
Stockpiling
Private Utility - except freestanding Solar Collector
and freestanding Small Wind Energy
Conversion System
Public Open Space
Recreation Facility, Indoor (Small)
Recreation Facility, Outdoor
Sign - Types:
A-board
Fascia or Wall
Freestanding
Murals
Portable
Projecting
Accessory Building or Use up to 18.6 m2 (200 ft2) in the
front yard of the principal building and/or prior to the
establishment of the principal building or use
Accessory Building or Use over 18.6 m2 (200 ft2)
Canvas Covered Structure
Cemetery
Community Facility
Cultural Establishment
Emergency Service
Private Utility - freestanding Solar Collector and
freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion System
Recreation Facility, Indoor (Large)
Shipping Container accessory to an established principal
use on the subject parcel, and subject to location on
land owned by government, for government use or
under a lease agreement with government
Sign - Types:
Roof
Third-Party
2.
MINIMUM LOT SIZE - see Schedule 4 section 16
As approved by the Subdivision Authority.
3.
MINIMUM YARD SETBACKS
As approved by the Development Authority.
4.
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
Principal building
-
7.6 m (25 ft)
Accessory buildings
-
5.0 m (16.4 ft)
5.
MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE RATIO
As approved by the Development Authority.
6.
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT - See Schedule 4.
7.
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING - See Schedule 6.
8.
SHIPPING CONTAINER / TRANSPORT TRAILER REGULATIONS - See Schedule 14.
9.
DEFINITIONS - See Schedule 18.
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Schedule 2 - P-1 | 1
PUBLIC - P-1
PURPOSE:
To provide for institutional, public and semi-public uses which are compatible with each other and
adjoining land uses.
1.
PERMITTED USES
DISCRETIONARY USES
Accessory Building or Use up to 18.6 m2 (200 ft2),
not in the front yard of the principal building
and/or not prior to the establishment of the
principal building or use
Community Facility
Emergency Service
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration /
Stockpiling
Private Utility - except freestanding Solar Collector
and freestanding Small Wind Energy
Conversion System
Public Open Space
Recreation Facility, Indoor (Small)
Sign - Types:
A-board
Fascia or Wall
Freestanding
Murals
Portable
Projecting
Accessory Building or Use up to 18.6 m2 (200 ft2) in the
front yard of the principal building and/or prior to the
establishment of the principal building or use
Accessory Building or Use over 18.6 m2 (200 ft2)
Canvas Covered Structure
Cemetery
Cultural Establishment
Extended Care Facility
Health Care Facility
Medical and/or Dental Clinic
Place of Worship
Private Utility - freestanding Solar Collector and
freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion System
Recreation Facility, Indoor (Large)
Recreation Facility, Outdoor
Seniors Supportive Housing Facility
Shipping Container accessory to an established principal
use on the subject parcel, and subject to location on
land owned by government, for government use or
under a lease agreement with government
Sign - Types:
Roof
Third-Party
2.
MINIMUM LOT SIZE - see Schedule 4 section 16
Use
Width
Length
Area
m
ft
m
ft
m2
ft²
All uses
13.7
45
30.5
100
418.1
4,500
3.
MINIMUM PRINCIPAL BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Use
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
m
ft
m
ft
m
ft
All uses
4.6
15
1.5
5
3.0
10
4.
MINIMUM ACCESSORY BUILDING YARD SETBACKS
Front Yard
-
the actual front yard setback of the principal building
Side Yard
-
0.9 m (3 ft)
Rear Yard
-
0.9 m (3 ft)
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5.
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
Principal building
-
7.6 m (25 ft)
Accessory buildings
-
5.0 m (16.4 ft)
6.
MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE RATIO
Principal building
-
40%
Accessory buildings
-
10%
7.
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT - See Schedule 4.
8.
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING - See Schedule 6.
9.
SIGN STANDARDS - See Schedule 11.
10. SHIPPING CONTAINER / TRANSPORT TRAILER REGULATIONS - See Schedule 14.
11. DEFINITIONS - See Schedule 18.
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Schedule 2 - UTAR | 1
URBAN TOURISM ACCOMMODATION & RECREATION - UTAR
PURPOSE:
To provide for a variety of tourism accommodation and recreation experiences primarily within or on
the edges of the urban areas of the community for tourists to experience the urban centres and local
recreation opportunities, in comprehensively planned and designed destination areas by assigning the
majority of uses as discretionary to address site-specific compatibility with the use and enjoyment of
adjacent properties.
1.
PERMITTED USES
DISCRETIONARY USES
Accessory Building or Use up to 18.6 m2 (200 ft2),
not in the front yard of the principal building
and/or not prior to the establishment of the
principal building or use
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration /
Stockpiling
Home Occupation - Class 1
Private Utility - except freestanding Solar Collector
and freestanding Small Wind Energy
Conversion System
Sign - Types:
A-board
Fascia or Wall
Freestanding
Murals
Portable
Projecting
Subdivision or Development Marketing
Tree Felling, not within minimum yard setback
Accessory Building or Use up to 18.6 m2 (200 ft2) in the
front yard of the principal building and/or prior to the
establishment of the principal building or use
Accessory Building or Use over 18.6 m2 (200 ft2)
Boarding House
Cultural Establishment
Entertainment Establishment
Food and Beverage Services
Home Occupation - Class 2, restricted to an established
Security or Operator Dwelling Unit
Hostel
Hotel
Mixed-use Building
Motel
Private Utility - freestanding Solar Collector and
freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion System
Recreation Facility, Indoor (Small)
Security or Operator Dwelling Unit
Sign - Types:
Roof
Third-Party
Tourism Accommodation, Small
Tree Felling, within minimum yard setback
2.
LOT SIZE - see Schedule 4 section 16
-
Minimum - this district does not establish a minimum lot size.
-
Maximum - 1.21 ha (3.0 acres, which may be varied by the Development Authority or the Subdivision Authority
having regard for site-specific circumstances.
3.
MINIMUM YARD SETBACKS
Use
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
m
ft
m
ft
m
ft
All uses including Tree Felling
As approved by the Development Authority in a
Comprehensive Site Development Plan
4.
MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE RATIO
As approved by the Development Authority in a Comprehensive Site Development Plan.
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5.
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
As approved by the Development Authority in a Comprehensive Site Development Plan, having consideration for
the typical building height in the neighbourhood.
6.
MINIMUM HABITABLE FLOOR AREA OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING
This district does not establish a minimum habitable floor area.
7.
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT - See Schedule 4
-
The applicant for a Tourism Accommodation shall prepare a Comprehensive Site Development Plan to the
satisfaction of the Development Authority.
-
Servicing: with the exceptions provided for in Schedule 4 subsection 21.2, a Tourism Accommodation, Small
in the UTAR district shall be connected to a municipal service connection for water supply and wastewater
disposal to provide either, or a combination of, collective servicing of units and/or communal washrooms and
wastewater dumping stations, for either year-round and/or seasonal operation.
8.
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING - no parking is allowed on public roads - see Schedule 6.
9.
RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS - See Schedule 7.
10. SIGN STANDARDS - See Schedule 11.
11. DEFINITIONS - See Schedule 18.
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Schedule 2 - NUTAR | 1
NON-URBAN TOURISM ACCOMMODATION & RECREATION - NUTAR
PURPOSE:
To provide for a variety of tourism accommodation and recreation experiences primarily outside or on
the edges of the urban areas of the community for tourists to experience the broader community and
regional outdoor recreation opportunities, in comprehensively planned and designed destination areas
by assigning the majority of uses as discretionary to address site-specific compatibility with the use
and enjoyment of adjacent properties.
1.
PERMITTED USES
DISCRETIONARY USES
Accessory Building or Use up to 18.6 m2 (200 ft2),
not in the front yard of the principal building
and/or not prior to the establishment of the
principal building or use
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration /
Stockpiling
Home Occupation - Class 1
Private Utility - except freestanding Solar Collector
and freestanding Small Wind Energy
Conversion System
Recreation Facility, Indoor (Small)
Sign - Types:
A-board
Fascia or Wall
Freestanding
Murals
Portable
Projecting
Subdivision or Development Marketing
Tree Felling, not within minimum yard setback
Accessory Building or Use up to 18.6 m2 (200 ft2) in the
front yard of the principal building and/or prior to the
establishment of the principal building or use
Accessory Building or Use over 18.6 m2 (200 ft2)
Boarding House
Cultural Establishment
Drive-in Theatre
Entertainment Establishment
Food and Beverage Services
Home Occupation - Class 2, restricted to an established
Security or Operator Dwelling Unit
Hostel
Hotel
Mixed-use Building
Motel
Private Utility - freestanding Solar Collector and
freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion System
Recreation Facility, Indoor (Large)
Recreation Facility, Outdoor
Recreational Vehicle Storage
Riding Arena / Rodeo Ground
Security or Operator Dwelling Unit
Sign - Types:
Roof
Third-Party
Tourism Accommodation, Large
Tourism Accommodation, Small
Tree Felling, within minimum yard setback
2.
LOT SIZE - see Schedule 4 section 16
This district does not establish a minimum or maximum lot size.
3.
MINIMUM YARD SETBACKS
Use
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
m
ft
m
ft
m
ft
All uses including Tree Felling
As approved by the Development Authority in a
Comprehensive Site Development Plan
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4.
MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE RATIO
As approved by the Development Authority in a Comprehensive Site Development Plan.
5.
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
As approved by the Development Authority in a Comprehensive Site Development Plan, having consideration for
the typical building height in the neighbourhood.
6.
MINIMUM HABITABLE FLOOR AREA OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING
This district does not establish a minimum habitable floor area.
7.
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT - See Schedule 4
-
The applicant for a Tourism Accommodation shall prepare a Comprehensive Site Development Plan to the
satisfaction of the Development Authority.
-
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this bylaw, when a Tourism Accommodation (Small or Large)
that contains camping accommodation units is approved in an urban growth node described in Policy 3.1.7
of the Municipal Development Plan the camping accommodation units must be held under a form of
ownership that encourages long-term occupancy or control of occupancy (versus random short-term rental).
-
Servicing: A Tourism Accommodation (Small or Large) in the NUTAR district may be connected to a
municipal service connection for water supply and wastewater disposal to provide either, or a combination
of, collective servicing of units and/or communal washrooms and wastewater dumping stations, for either
year-round and/or seasonal operation, except that a Tourism Accommodation in the NUTAR district that is
approved in an urban growth node pursuant to subsection 42.3 in Schedule 4 shall be connected to a
municipal service connection for water supply and wastewater disposal to provide collective servicing of
units for year-round operation.
8.
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING - no parking is allowed on public roads - see Schedule 6.
9.
RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS - See Schedule 7.
10. SIGN STANDARDS - See Schedule 11.
11. DEFINITIONS - See Schedule 18.
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Schedule 2 - NUA-1 | 1
NON-URBAN AREA - NUA-1
PURPOSE:
To ensure that these areas, typically on the periphery of existing development, allow only restricted
uses and maintain parcels of large sizes to provide maximum flexibility for use and development if or
when the land is used for urban development.
1.
PERMITTED USES
DISCRETIONARY USES
Accessory Building or Use up to 72.8 m2 (784 ft²),
not prior to the establishment of the principal
building or use
Agriculture
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration /
Stockpiling
Home Occupation - Class 1
Private Utility - except freestanding Solar Collector
and freestanding Small Wind Energy
Conversion System
Secondary Suite, Attached
Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast, inside an
approved dwelling unit
Sign - Types:
Fascia or Wall
Freestanding
Murals
Portable
Projecting
Tree Felling, not within minimum yard setback
Accessory Building or Use up to 72.8 m2 (784 ft²) prior to
the establishment of the principal building or use
Accessory Building or Use over 72.8 m2 (784 ft²)
Animal Care Service Facility, Large
Animal Care Service Facility, Small
Auction Market
Auction Market, Livestock
Canvas Covered Structure
Contractor Services, Limited
Contractor Services, General
Drive-In Theatre
Home Occupation - Class 2
Intensive Horticultural Operation
Manufactured Home
Moved-In Building
Moved-In Dwelling
Private Utility - freestanding Solar Collector and
freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion System
Recreational Vehicle Storage
Renewable Energy Operation
Resource Extraction
Resource Processing
Riding Arena / Rodeo Ground
Secondary Suite, Detached
Sign - Types:
Roof
Third-Party
Single-Detached Dwelling
Tourist Home, inside an approved dwelling unit
Tree Felling, within minimum yard setback
Work Camp
2.
MINIMUM LOT SIZE - see Schedule 4 section 16
Contractor Services, General
- 2.0 hectares (5 acres)
Other uses
- 1.2 hectares (3 acres) or existing titles
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3.
MINIMUM YARD SETBACKS
Use
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
m
ft
m
ft
m
ft
Principal use including principal structures
under "Agriculture"
15.2
50
15.2
50
15.2
50
Accessory buildings
15.2
50
6.1
20
3.05
10
Tree Felling
The same as Accessory Buildings
4.
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
Principal building, up to two-storey, no walkout basement
-
10.0 m (32.8 ft)
Principal building, two-storey walk-out basement
-
13.0 m (42.6 ft)
Secondary Suite, Detached (above garage)
-
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Secondary Suite, Detached (stand-alone structure)
-
6.1 m (20.0 ft)
Other accessory buildings
-
6.1 m (20.0 ft)
Principal Structures under "Agriculture"
-
No maximum
5.
MINIMUM HABITABLE FLOOR AREA OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING
Single-Detached Dwelling
- 102 m2 (1,100 ft2) habitable floor area
6.
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT - See Schedule 4.
7.
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING - See Schedule 6.
8.
RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS - See Schedule 7.
9.
CRITERIA FOR HOME OCCUPATIONS - See Schedule 8.
10. MANUFACTURED HOME DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - See Schedule 9.
11. SIGN STANDARDS - See Schedule 11.
12. STANDARDS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY OPERATIONS - See Schedule 12.
13. ANIMAL CARE SERVICE FACILITY REGULATIONS - See Schedule 13.
14. STANDARDS FOR SECONDARY SUITES - See Schedule 15.
15. STANDARDS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL / BED & BREAKFAST AND TOURIST HOME - see Schedule 17.
16. DEFINITIONS - See Schedule 18.
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Schedule 2 - HCA-OD | 1
HISTORIC COMMERCIAL AREAS OVERLAY DISTRICT (HCA-OD)
PURPOSE:
To promote and preserve the significance of historic commercial areas by facilitating
development that is designed and constructed in a manner that respects the sense of place
evoked by these areas, reinforces the character of these areas, and promotes a high quality
of development.
1.
PERMITTED USES: Those uses listed as permitted in the underlying land use district.
2.
DISCRETIONARY USES: Those uses listed as discretionary in the underlying land use district.
3.
APPLICATION:
3.1
The extent of the Overlay District generally corresponds with the Main Streets and
associated Downtown areas of Bellevue, Blairmore, and Coleman, as identified in the
attached maps.
3.2
The regulations in this District apply to:
-
demolition
-
new construction,
-
addition
-
a proposed change of use or occupancy,
-
renovation,
-
alteration,
-
new signage or a change to existing signage,
-
maintenance, or
-
improvement
to a building on a property that is located in this Overlay District, of which the current façade
and/or the inventoried character defining elements are likely to be affected or changed by the
proposed work, in the sole discretion of the Development Officer.
3.3
Applications for the type of work listed in section 3.2 shall be referred by the Development
Officer to the Municipal Historic Resources Advisory Committee for review and comment.
3.4
Where applicable the application must be accompanied by complete drawings to the
satisfaction of the Development Officer. Complete drawings shall be to scale and shall
consist of a site plan, full elevation drawings (including colours, materials etc.), floor plan,
landscaping plan, and a statement from the developer as to how the application satisfies the
purpose statement of this District.
3.5
Based on the nature of the work (renovation, maintenance, improvement) the Development
Officer may determine that an application is best suited to be processed as an approval
instead of a development permit, provided that the application shall still be referred to the
Municipal Historic Resources Advisory Committee as may be required.
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4.
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS:
Buildings Listed in the Heritage Management Plan Inventory that are not Designated as Municipal or
Provincial Historic Resources
4.1
The Development Authority in consultation with the Municipal Historic Resources Advisory
Committee may refuse an application to demolish or undertake work that may alter the
known character defining elements of an inventoried building that is not designated as a
Municipal or Provincial Historic Resource, or may approve such an application on the
condition that the applicant preserve and incorporate those elements as part of the
development or provide photographs and other relevant artefacts for preservation and
historical record (the character defining elements are stated in the Heritage Management
Plan Inventory).
Buildings Designated as Municipal Historic Resources
4.2
The Development Officer in consultation with the Municipal Historic Resources Advisory
Committee (and Council, as deemed necessary) may refuse an application to demolish or
undertake work that may alter the known character defining elements of a building that is
designated as a Municipal Historic Resource, or may approve such an application on the
condition that the applicant preserve and incorporate those elements as part of the
development or provide photographs and other relevant artefacts for preservation and
historical record (the character defining elements are attached to the designation bylaw).
Buildings Designated as Provincial Municipal Historic Resources
4.3
A proposal for the demolition, addition, renovation, alteration, new signage or a change to
existing signage, maintenance, or improvement to a building that is designated as a
Provincial Historic Resource shall be accompanied by written approval from the Heritage
Conservation Adviser, Southern Region, Alberta Arts, Culture and Status of Women (or
applicable alternative as amended from time to time), or a demonstration satisfactory to the
Development Officer that the proponent is in consultation with the Heritage Conservation
Adviser regarding the proposed work.
Property within the Boundaries of the Coleman National Historic Site of Canada
4.4
A proposal for the demolition, addition, renovation, alteration, new signage or a change to
existing signage, maintenance, or improvement to property or a building in the boundaries
of the Coleman National Historic Site of Canada should be accompanied by written
approval from the appropriate federal government agency, or a demonstration satisfactory to
the Development Officer that the proponent is in consultation with the agency regarding the
proposed work.
Design Guidelines for the Crowsnest Pass Historic District
4.5
New commercial and residential development and redevelopment shall be of a style, design
and quality that respects and complements existing buildings in the historic commercial area,
to the satisfaction of the Development Authority in consultation with the Municipal Historic
Resources Advisory Committee. For this purpose, new commercial and residential
development, additions, or renovation should have regard for the guidelines in Section 3,
"Main Street Buildings in the Crowsnest Pass", and Section 4, "New Construction in the
Historic District" of the "Design Guidelines for the Crowsnest Pass Historic District"
document developed in or around 1990 by the Crowsnest Pass Ecomuseum Trust Society
and the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation as part of the Alberta Main Street
Programme.
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Mixed Use Buildings
4.6
The development of a new Mixed-use Building in the HCA-OD is subject to standards
established in Schedule 5.
Main Street Ground Floor
4.7
An application for development on the historic commercial "Main Streets" in Coleman,
Blairmore and Bellevue, as defined in the Historic Commercial Areas - Overlay District, is
subject to the standards established in Schedule 4 subsection 10.
5.
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS:
5.1
An addition, renovation, alteration, new signage or a change to existing signage,
maintenance, or improvement to an existing building that is likely to affect or change the
current façade of an existing building and/or the reconstruction of an existing building is
expected to endeavour as far as possible to retain the integrity of the building's character
defining elements if any character defining elements are known to be present, to the
satisfaction of the Development Authority in consultation with the Municipal Historic
Resources Advisory Committee.
5.2
New commercial development and redevelopment shall follow the development regulations
such as yard setbacks, building height, parcel coverage, etcetera as established in the
underlying land use district however, where there appears a contrast or discrepancy
between the proposed development in accordance with the development regulations of the
underlying land use district and the actual historical development patterns of adjacent
commercial parcels, the new commercial development shall be expected to achieve a
reasonable compromise between these two standards but shall have more regard for
historical development patterns, to the satisfaction of the Development Authority in
consultation with the Municipal Historic Resources Advisory Committee.
5.3
New commercial development and redevelopment are encouraged to utilize an established
historical design theme or a design theme respectful of and complementary to existing
commercial buildings in the historic commercial area, to the satisfaction of the Development
Authority in consultation with the Municipal Historic Resources Advisory Committee.
6.
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS:
6.1
Parcels in a residential land use district that are overlain by the HCA-OD shall continue in
use in accordance with the underlying district, including new construction, redevelopment,
additions and renovations, to the satisfaction of the Development Authority in consultation
with the Municipal Historic Resources Advisory Committee.
6.2
New residential development and redevelopment shall follow the development regulations
such as yard setbacks, building height, parcel coverage, etcetera as established in the
underlying land use district however, where there appears a contrast or discrepancy
between the proposed development in accordance with the development regulations of the
underlying land use district and the actual historical development patterns of adjacent
residential parcels, the new residential development shall be expected to achieve a
reasonable compromise between these two standards but shall have more regard for
historical development patterns, to the satisfaction of the Development Authority in
consultation with the Municipal Historic Resources Advisory Committee.
6.3
New residential development and redevelopment are encouraged to utilize an established
historical design theme or a design theme respectful of and complementary to existing
residential buildings in the historic commercial area.
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7.
SPECIAL PARKING AND LOADING AREA PROVISIONS:
7.1
A change of use or a change of occupancy and the renovation or redevelopment of an
existing building within the HCA-OD are exempted from the parking and loading area
requirements in Schedule 6 Off-street Parking and Loading Area Standards of this Bylaw,
except when:
(a)
the change of use or change of occupancy increases the parking and loading demand,
and/or
(b)
the change of use or change of occupancy reduces the number of existing parking
spaces and loading areas, and/or
(c)
the net floor area of the building is increased, and/or
(d)
an additional dwelling unit is added;
and further, the above standards may be varied at the discretion of the Development
Authority specifically for the purpose of encouraging residential use in the Historic
Commercial Areas Overlay District pursuant to the Municipal Development Plan. For clarity,
the development of an existing vacant property or the demolition of an existing building and
the subsequent redevelopment of that property is not exempted from the parking and loading
area requirements in Schedule 6 Off-street Parking and Loading Area Standards of this Bylaw.
7.2
For developments that are not exempted in section 7.1 from complying with the Schedule 6
parking and loading area requirements:
(a)
the location and design of off-street parking and loading areas, including an alternative
parking and loading plan, shall be subject to the approval of the Development
Authority in accordance with Schedule 6 Off-street Parking and Loading Area
Standards; and
(b)
the Development Authority may approve a modification of the parking and loading
area layout standard and parking and loading requirements established in Schedule 6
Off-street Parking and Loading Area Standards, for all or a portion of a parking and
loading area, provided that:
(i)
in the opinion of the Development Authority the incidence of turnover of parking
stall occupancy in the subject parking area and of on-street parking stalls and
loading bays in the general area is such that a reduced standard is appropriate;
and
(ii) an applicant applying for a modified parking and loading area layout must submit
an accurate site plan based on a precise study of the area, to the satisfaction of
the Development Authority.
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AREAS OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN OVERLAY DISTRICT
(APEC-OD)
PURPOSE:
To promote public and landowner awareness of the presence and location of existing
closed nuisance grounds that constitute Areas of Potential Environmental Concern
(APECs) in the Crowsnest Pass, and of the best practices and standards that are
encouraged and, in some instances, required by legislation for the development of a
residence, school or hospital, or for a subdivision for residential, school or hospital
purposes, within proximity of these areas.
1.
PERMITTED USES: Those uses listed as permitted in the underlying land use district.
2.
DISCRETIONARY USES: Those uses listed as discretionary in the underlying land use district.
3.
APPLICATION:
3.1
The extent of the Overlay District is the land area within the recommended 300 m setback
distance from the Bushtown, Old Sartoris Staging Area, Hillcrest Ball Diamond Road, and
Bellevue Old Highway 3 nuisance grounds / APECs, as identified in the attached maps And
the following legal descriptions:
(a)
Bushtown: Lot N/A, Block B, Plan 3387AE and Lot 3, Block B, Plan 1311440
(b)
Old Sartoris Staging Area: LSD 08; SE-35; 07; 04; W5M
(c)
Hillcrest Ball Diamond Road: NW-29; 07; 03; W5M
(d)
Bellevue Old Highway 3: Lot N/A, Block B, Plan 7046JK
3.2
Except for the exemptions provided for herein, the regulations in this Overlay District apply
to:
(a)
a proposed subdivision for the purpose of residential, school or hospital development;
(b)
the development of a residence and an addition to an existing residence or a school or
hospital on an existing lot; and
(c)
the development of parks and recreation areas (i.e. playgrounds and sportsfields);
on property that is located within the distances from the APECs as determined in the Overlay
District.
4.
EXEMPTION:
4.1
The following types of development and subdivision are exempt from the regulations
prescribed in this Overlay District:
(a)
a development permit application for a use or a building / structure that is deemed to
not be a residence, school or hospital;
(b)
an existing development or an existing parcel of land that existed on February 07, 2023,
which may continue in its present form but shall not be added to or subdivided except
as allowed as per the relevant provisions of this District; and
(c)
a development permit application for an accessory structure associated with an existing
or proposed residence, such as an outdoor space, an uncovered deck, a shed, or a
garage.
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4.2
At the discretion of the Development Authority or the Subdivision Authority, as may be
applicable, a development permit application for a residence and/or a subdivision application
for residential use may be exempted from the regulations prescribed in this Overlay District,
subject to the non-applicable clause in this section:
(a)
a development permit application for a new residence or an addition to an existing
residence that involves minimal soil disturbance, e.g. the development does not include
a basement, or it involves a shallow foundation or walk-out basement and incorporates
mitigative measures (i.e. soil disturbance of less than 1.0m in depth, the parcel is
connected to municipal piped domestic water, and a soil vapour barrier is applied for
that portion of the foundation or walk-out basement and its walls that are beneath the
ground surface, as may be applicable); and
(b)
a subdivision application for a boundary line adjustment, a party wall subdivision, or a
title separation; and
(c)
for the APECs at the Old Sartoris Staging Area and the Hillcrest Ball Diamond Road,
development or subdivision of those properties that encroach into the 300 metres
setback distance up to the greater distance of either the current property boundary of
the APEC site or 50 metres from the buried waste limits, subject to the conditions stated
in section 6.
Non-Applicable Clause
4.3
The exemptions provided for in this section do not apply to:
(a)
Lot 2, Block 2, Plan 0610447 (i.e. the property adjacent to the west of the Hillcrest Ball
Diamond Road APEC), and
(b)
Properties within 300m of the Bushtown and Bellevue Old Highway 3 nuisance
grounds / APECs, as identified in the attached maps.
5.
DEVELOPMENT AND SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS:
Development
5.1
Except as exempted in section 4.2, in order to support a setback distance variance request
pursuant to the provincial Guideline for Setback Reviews (Waste Facility), a development
permit application for a property located within the Overlay District shall demonstrate
compliance with the standards and best practices established in this Overlay District, to the
satisfaction of the Development Authority, as follows:
(a)
An application for an addition with or without a basement to an existing residence or
for the development of a new residence with or without a basement, or for the
development of a school or hospital, shall be accompanied by a current (produced
within the last two years) Phase II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) that
complies to the standard CSA-Z769-00 (R2023, as amended). The Phase II ESA is
required to verify the absence of contaminants in soil, groundwater, and soil vapour at
the subject property;
OR
(b)
If a Phase II ESA is not provided, the Development Authority may impose a condition
on a development permit to require that the applicant must commit to implementing
on-going monitoring, mitigative measures and/or preventative measures, including the
requirement to provide "as-built" drawings and report on-going monitoring results of
the mitigative, preventative and monitoring measures, as part of the proposed
development to protect occupants of the property from exposure to contaminants;
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UNLESS the owner of the subject APEC previously completed the environmental
assessment(s), monitoring, or remediation, or implemented a risk management plan for the
subject APEC, that achieves the stated objective.
5.2
The Development Authority may review and consider environmental assessment reports
provided by the owner of the subject nuisance ground / APEC, environmental assessment
reports provided by previous applicants relative to the subject APEC, previous application
decisions, and/or an applicant's Phase II ESA, to make an informed decision whether to
approve or refuse an application and/or to impose conditions of approval that require an
applicant to include additional mitigative measures (e.g. soil vapour barriers applied to the
basement walls and under the foundation as part of the new construction).
5.3
The development of a park or other recreational use should be restricted until a human
health and ecological risk assessment is completed, to ensure there are no adverse effects
from exposure to reported contaminants.
Subdivision
5.4
Except as exempted in section 4.2, in order to support a setback distance variance request
pursuant to the provincial Guideline for Setback Reviews (Waste Facility), a subdivision
application for a property located within the Overlay District shall demonstrate compliance
with the standards and best practices established in this Overlay District, as follows:
(a)
A subdivision application that proposes new residential structures with or without
basements, a school, or a hospital shall be accompanied by a current (produced within
the last two years) Phase II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) that complies to the
standard CSA-Z769-00 (R2023, as amended). The Phase II ESA is required to verify
the absence of contaminants in soil, groundwater, and soil vapour at the subject
property;
OR
(b)
If a Phase II ESA is not provided, the Subdivision Authority may impose a condition on
a subdivision approval to require that the applicant must commit to implementing on-
going monitoring, mitigative measures and/or preventative measures, including the
requirement to provide "as-built" drawings and report on-going monitoring results of the
mitigative, preventative and monitoring measures, as part of the proposed subdivision
to protect occupants of the property from exposure to contaminants
UNLESS the owner of the subject APEC previously completed the environmental
assessment(s), monitoring, remediation, or implemented a risk management plan for the
subject APEC that achieves the stated objective.
5.5
The Subdivision Authority may review and consider environmental assessment reports
provided by the owner of the subject nuisance ground / APEC, environmental assessment
reports provided by previous applicants relative to the subject APEC, previous application
decisions, and/or an applicant's Phase II ESA, to make an informed decision whether to
approve or refuse an application and/or to impose conditions of approval that require an
applicant to include additional mitigative measures (e.g. soil vapour barriers applied to the
basement walls and under the foundation as part of new construction).
5.6
A subdivision application for the development of a park or other recreational use should be
restricted until a human health and ecological risk assessment is completed, to ensure there
are no adverse effects from exposure to reported contaminants.
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6.
MITIGATION MEASURES - Old Sartoris Staging Area and Hillcrest Ball Diamond Road
APECs:
In June 2024, based on the available Preliminary Phase II ESA data for the Old Sartoris Staging Area APEC
and the Hillcrest Ball Diamond Road APEC, Associated Environmental recommended that new
subdivisions and developments may encroach into the 300 metres setback distance up to the greater
distance of either the current property boundary of the APEC site or 50 metres from the buried waste limits,
subject to the following conditions:
1. The Municipality gets the buried waste limits and soil impacts fully delineated, both laterally and
vertically, and obtains additional groundwater data (vertical flow direction and hydraulic
conductivity).
2. The Municipality follows provincial legislation, including responding to any requirements from
Alberta Environment and Protected Areas.
3. The Municipality either remediates the sites or commits to a risk management plan, monitoring,
and reporting to Alberta Environment and Protected Areas.
4. The Municipality maintains at least 1.0 metre of clay dominant soil cover, or places hardscape
(i.e. asphalt or concrete), over the buried waste to mitigate exposure.
5. No school or hospital development should occur within 300 metres of the buried waste limits until
the sites are either remediated or meet applicable environmental guidelines.
6. All new subdivisions and developments are connected to municipal-supplied water, and no
private groundwater wells are permitted to be drilled or operated within 300 metres of then buried
waste.
7. New residential developments between 50 to 300 metres from the buried waste limits that will
have basements greater than 1.0 metre into the ground should have a vapour barrier and/or other
ventilation systems installed under and around the entirety of the house foundation to mitigate
potential soil vapour intrusion.
8. The nuisance ground properties should not be sold or transferred to another owner unless that
person signed a full disclosure agreement as part of the land transfer wherein the person
accepted full responsibility for the conditions prevalent on the nuisance ground property to the
exoneration of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass from any liability related to these matters, and
at no cost to the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass. If the nuisance ground properties are leased, all
conditions and mitigative measures listed above remain in place and must be followed by the
lessee.
9. Specifically for the Hillcrest Ball Diamond Road site, no part-time or permanent residential
occupancy occurs in the existing building that is within 50 metres of the buried waste limits until,
based on sufficient data and reporting, a qualified professional confirms that there are no human
health concerns for soil vapour gas migration or soil vapour intrusion into the building.
Attached in this Schedule are the two maps identifying the permitted encroachment distances subject to
the stated conditions.
Table 1 in this Schedule demonstrates how the Environmental Overview Report and the data obtained
through testing and monitoring during the Preliminary Phase II ESA reports, meet the "Guidelines for
Setback Reviews (Waste Facility)" published in May 2022 by Alberta Environment and Protected Areas for
use by for developers, subdivision authorities and development authorities to evaluate a subdivision
application or a development permit application where the setback distances are being considered for a
reduction.
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7.
RATIONALE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Overview
The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass (MCNP) retained Associated Environmental Consultants Inc.
(Associated) to conduct an Environmental Overview of multiple nuisance grounds within the municipality,
collectively referred to as the Project Area. On February 07, 2023 Council received the final Environmental
Overview report for information and approved its public release. In May 2023 the MCNP retained
Associated Environmental Consultants Inc. to initiate a Preliminary Phase II Environmental Site
Assessment (ESA) and monitoring for the two nuisance grounds that it owns, i.e. Old Sartoris Staging Area
and Hillcrest Ball Diamond Road. On November 14, 2023 Council received the final Preliminary Phase II
ESA reports for these two APECs and approved their public release.
To meet the legislated requirements, the Municipality is required to continue environmental monitoring of
the two sites that it owns indefinitely, until either the impacted media meets environmental guidelines
through remediation or a risk management plan has been approved and implemented.
The rationale for this Overlay District is based on partial and paraphrased extracts from the Executive
Summaries of the final Environmental Overview report and the final Preliminary Phase II ESA reports.
Additional and more detailed information may be obtained from the final reports, "Municipality of Crowsnest
Pass Nuisance Grounds Environmental Overview - 2022-8246" dated February 2023, "Preliminary Phase
II Environmental Site Assessment Old Sartoris Staging Area", and "Preliminary Phase II Environmental Site
Assessment Hillcrest Ball Diamond Road", both dated November 2023, which are available from the
Municipality.
Background
This project was initiated to determine whether setback variances are needed for previous and future
subdivision and developments within 300 metres (m) of the Project Area pursuant to the Guideline for
Setback Reviews [Waste Facility]. The Guideline outlines the requirements for developers, subdivision
authorities, and development authorities to evaluate a new development permit or subdivision application
where the setback distances are planned or being considered to be reduced to less than the default 300 m
setback for new residences, schools, and hospitals. Typically, the default setback is 300 m from a non-
operating landfill, pursuant to the Matters Related to Subdivision and Development Regulation - Alberta
Regulation 84/2022, dated October 24 2022. To reduce the setback, the subdivision authority or
development authority needs to have sufficient data to confirm the absence of nuisance (odours, vectors,
and smoke) and contaminant migration (emissions, leachate, and landfill gas), or data to confirm the
absence of pathways (i.e. mitigative measures). Developers typically provide environmental reports that
meet the applicable guidelines to the authority for review as part of their subdivision or development
application.
The May 2022 Guideline for Setback Reviews [Waste Facility] is an update to the May 2013 Requesting
Consent To Vary the Setback Distance For A Development To A Non Operating Landfill document. The
2013 version required subdivision authorities and development authorities to submit a request to then
Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resources (ESRD) to grant Ministerial consent to the setback
variance. The 2022 version removed the requirements of the subdivision authorities and development
authorities to receive consent from the Minister of Alberta Environment and Protected Areas (AEPA,
formerly ESRD and Alberta Environment and Parks [AEP]). Similarly, the October 24, 2022, updated
Alberta Regulation 84/2022, Matters Related to Subdivision and Development Regulation, Part 3, Section
17, "Distance from wastewater treatment, landfill, waste sites", removed the requirement that a subdivision
authority or development authority requires written consent of the Deputy Minister of AEPA. Based on these
regulation updates, the Development Authority or the Subdivision Authority of the MCNP is not required to
submit a request for a setback variance to AEPA.
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The Provincial Government owns the other two nuisance grounds / APECs, i.e. "Bushtown" and "Old
Highway 3". The Municipality made the provincial government aware that these two nuisance grounds
presently pose some constraints or restrictions for subdivision and development in a significant portion of
the Bushtown neighbourhood of Coleman, and in a small portion of Bellevue. The Municipality is not
mandated, authorised or funded to undertake the Phase II ESA investigations and monitoring of these two
provincially-owned nuisance grounds that are required to remove the constraints and restrictions.
Environmental Overview
Scope of Work
A desktop review was conducted to search for historical documents and reports related to known former
nuisance/dumping grounds within the Project Area. In addition to the historical documents and reports,
historical aerial photographs were reviewed to identify any other potential dumping sites. Eight (8) potential
dumping locations were identified through air photograph review in addition to the four known nuisance
grounds (i.e. Bushtown, Old Sartoris Staging Area, Hillcrest Ball Diamond Road, and Bellevue Old Highway
3).
Following the desktop review, a geophysical survey was conducted by AKS Geoscience on September 1
and 2, 2022 to estimate the presence and extent of buried waste at nine of the twelve locations. The other
three suspected sites were not surveyed because they were either discovered after the geophysical surveys
had been completed at the other sites, were greater than 300 m away from current and potential future
residential developments, or they are located on private property and the landowners did not give
permission to access their properties for geophysical surveys.
From September 19 to 23, 2022, Associated completed site inspections and test pitting to confirm waste
boundaries closest to nearby residences at Bushtown, Old Sartoris Staging Area, Hillcrest Ball Diamond
Road, and Bellevue Old Highway 3.
Findings
Four locations (Bushtown, Old Sartoris Staging Area, Hillcrest Ball Diamond Road, and Bellevue Old
Highway 3) are confirmed to be within 300 m of existing residences and may impact future neighbourhood
expansions. Of the eight suspected former dumping locations, five are no longer suspected of containing
buried waste. The other three sites could have potential buried waste, and it would be the responsibility of
the private landowners to conduct their own environmental assessments for these locations.
The identified sites in this report are considered to be former nuisance grounds due to: 1) their age (dumping
activities between the early 1940s to late 1970s); 2) that they were never formally operated or controlled;
3) had no record-keeping; and 4) that the dumping locations were never intended to be designed or
constructed for waste management. Therefore, the identified former nuisance grounds should be
treated as Areas of Potential Environmental Concern (APECs), rather than landfills as defined in
Alberta Regulation 84/2022, and as having the potential for soil and/or groundwater contamination
that should have quantitative assessments (i.e. Phase II Environmental Site Assessments [ESAs])
completed to confirm if there are impacts to human and ecological health receptors.
Regulations and Government Correspondence
Based on correspondence with AEPA and Alberta Municipal Affairs, the MCNP, acting as the
Subdivision/Development Authority, should amend and apply administrative controls (bylaws) that outline
what type of permits/applications for both existing and new developments trigger additional environmental
reviews if located within 300 m of a nuisance ground. The following items should be considered by the
MCNP when amending/ updating or creating new bylaws:
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Existing Properties and Development
-
Existing properties do not fall under the Guideline for Setback Reviews [Waste Facility].
Therefore, MCNP is not restricted to limit permits/applications for existing developments and
construction of items that are not considered residential dwellings. However, MCNP must make
an informed decision when reviewing applications.
-
The MCNP is not restricted to limit permits/applications for non-residential structures such as:
outdoor spaces, uncovered decks, sheds, or garages. The MCNP could also allow additions to
existing residential homes that do not have a basement.
-
Based on the proximity to a nuisance ground, applications for home expansions or full home
replacements that have basements should be more thoroughly scrutinized by MCNP. An
environmental assessment must be available that verifies the absence of contaminants, offsite
gas migration, or that preventative measures were put in place at the nuisance ground. The
MCNP could also require an applicant to include additional mitigative measures (i.e. soil vapour
barriers) as part of the new construction.
-
Parks and recreational use should be restricted, until a human health and ecological risk
assessment is completed, to ensure there are no adverse effects from potential contamination
in soil or water.
New Developments and Subdivisions
-
Schools and hospitals should not be constructed within 300 m of a nuisance ground without
detailed environmental assessments and mitigative measures. Confirmation that no
environmental concerns originating from the nuisance ground exist is required prior to
construction.
-
Parks and recreational use should be restricted, until a human health and ecological risk
assessment is completed, to ensure there are no adverse effects from potential contamination
in soil or water.
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Applicants for new developments or subdivisions should be required to conduct a detailed
intrusive environmental assessment(s) to ensure that the nearby nuisance ground would not
impact their development. Mitigative measures (i.e. soil vapour barriers) should be integrated
into the design of their construction; unless MCNP previously completed the environmental
assessments and provides the information to the applicant to make an informed decision.
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Environmental assessments, including on-going environmental monitoring of the nuisance
grounds, should be kept recent (within five years), as there is potential for contaminants to
change and migrate over time. Updated environmental assessments and/or monitoring may
not be required if it can be proven that there are no human or ecological health concerns related
to a nuisance ground and/or remediation was completed.
Other considerations for the MCNP are provided in Municipal Affairs' correspondence provided in Appendix
N of the environmental overview report.
The identified nuisance grounds are considered Areas of Potential Environmental Concern (APECs). Under
Alberta's Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA), as the owner of the lands the nuisance
grounds are located on, i.e. the MCNP, and the Alberta Government at some locations, is required to notify
stakeholders (i.e. adjacent landowners and development applicants) if there is contamination that may be
impacting a property or a proposed development. If there is confirmed offsite migration of contamination to
an adjacent property from a nuisance ground, the MCNP and/or the Alberta Government would be
responsible for the remediation and contamination management costs.
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Under the requirements listed in EPEA and the Alberta Government's Contaminated Sites Policy
Framework, the MCNP must report to AEPA the presence of the identified nuisance grounds that it owns
due to the proximity of residences and the potential for contamination to impact existing residences. As the
landowner of the nuisance grounds, the MCNP / Alberta Government have a requirement to complete
Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) at each nuisance ground to confirm the presence/absence
of contamination and determine the risk of contamination from the nuisance grounds to adjacent lands and
water bodies. It is recommended that the Phase II ESAs collect the information listed within the provincial
government's Guideline for Setback Reviews [Waste Facility] checklist to ensure a full assessment of each
nuisance grounds is completed.
Recommendations
It is recommended that the APECs are assessed in the following order, from highest to lowest priority,
based on existing residences and potential future neighbourhood expansions:
1. Bushtown (Owner: Alberta Government) - There is one existing residence approximately 50 m
from buried waste, and dozens of existing houses within 60-300 m of the site, which are estimated
to be hydraulically downgradient from the site. This site may also impact plans for future
neighbourhood expansion.
2. Old Sartoris Staging Area (Owner: MCNP) - There are dozens of residences within 120 to 300 m
from buried waste, which are estimated to be hydraulically downgradient from the site. Currently,
this site does not impact potential future neighbourhood locations.
3. Hillcrest Ball Diamond Road (Owner: MCNP) - There are approximately five residences within 300
m of the site, one of which is estimated to be hydraulically downgradient. This site may also impact
plans for future neighbourhood expansion.
4. Bellevue Old Highway 3 (Owner: Alberta Government) - There are approximately five residences
within 170-300 m of the site, which are estimated to be hydraulically cross-gradient. Currently, this
site does not impact potential future neighbourhood locations.
Potential contaminants of concern (PCOCs) in soil, groundwater, and soil vapour that should be assessed
for include, but are not limited to: metals, salts (salinity), petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs), BTEXS
(benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes, styrene), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), volatile
organic compounds (VOCs), pesticides, herbicides, dioxins and furans, and gases (methane).
Additional information may be obtained from the environmental overview report. The findings for the four
(4) confirmed APECs are provided in Table 1, and a summary of suspected nuisance grounds locations is
provided in Table 2. The checklist showing outstanding items that should be obtained through Phase II
ESAs is provided in Table 3.
The environmental overview report is limited by the information available through the desktop search,
existing records and local residents' memories of the former nuisance ground locations. The earliest aerial
photographs are from 1949 and have too poor of a resolution to discern the waste boundaries. Some of the
historical records may have incorrect information or are too vague. The possibility remains that there are
additional unidentified nuisance grounds that could be encountered. If other nuisance grounds are
encountered, a similar approach should be implemented as recommended for the sites listed in this report.
If additional information becomes available and is deemed pertinent to this Environmental Overview,
Associated requests notification of such for amendment of this report.
Old Sartoris Staging Area - Preliminary Phase II ESA
The Site was used for waste disposal prior to 1949 and stopped being used between 1978-1987. The Site
is relatively flat and was reshaped, but the original ground surface slopes to the north. Buried waste
consisted of metals, car parts, glass, wood, tires, cloth, crushed brick and layers of ash, which indicate
evidence of burning. There are dozens of existing residences within 120m - 300m of buried waste
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boundaries and are estimated to be hydraulically downgradient from the Site. The Site does not currently
impact potential future neighbourhood locations.
Scope of Work
This Phase II ESA was initiated to confirm whether there are impacts to human and ecological health
receptors. The objectives of the preliminary Phase II ESA at the Site were:
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Initial characterization of buried waste and soil quality;
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Installation of groundwater monitoring wells and assess groundwater quality; and
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Installation of soil vapour monitoring wells and assess for landfill gas (methane).
Findings
Some of the Phase II ESA investigation findings and conclusions are:
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On June 22, 2023, six (6) boreholes were advanced using solid-stem drilling methods by Core
Drilling. Three (3) boreholes were completed as groundwater monitoring wells (23OSMW01
through 23OSMW03) to a maximum depth of 11.4 metres below ground surface (mbgs) around
the outer perimeter the buried waste. Three (3) boreholes, completed as soil vapour monitoring
wells (23OSSV01 through 23OSSV03), were advanced to a maximum depth of 2.44 mbgs,
adjacent to the respective groundwater monitoring wells.
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On June 27, 2022, three (3) test pits (23OS07 through 23OS09) were advanced using a backhoe
supplied by the MCNP in locations with the highest electromagnetic values and waste
concentrations according to the geophysical surveys conducted in 2022. Two soil samples were
collected from each test pit: one within the waste and one from beneath the waste. Waste
extended to a maximum depth of 3.6 mbgs.
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Mixed waste primarily consisted of ash layers, metals (some melted), glass (some melted),
crushed brick, cables, and tires, and extended to a maximum depth of 3.6 mbgs.
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Soil contaminants of concern were identified in all three test pits, including various metals
(antimony, arsenic, barium, chromium, cobalt, copper, lead, molybdenum, nickel, tin, and/or zinc),
benzene, toluene, tetrachloroethylene (PCE), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
(anthracene, fluoranthene, naphthalene, and/or phenanthrene), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
and/or perfluorooctanesulphonic acid (PFOS).
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Most soil metal impacts were within mixed buried waste, but molybdenum, nickel, and/or tin
exceedances occurred in the samples collected beneath the waste. Benzene and toluene impacts
were generally within the mixed buried waste and were below AT1 Guidelines in samples from
beneath the waste. PCE, PAH, PFOS, and PFOA impacts have not been fully delineated in the
soil. Contamination in soil is interpreted to be from buried waste and burning. Confirmation
sampling and analysis of PFOS and PFOA is needed to confirm its presence and if it is a
concern.
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Shallow groundwater depths ranged between 5.12 mbgs (23OSMW03) and 9.18 mbgs
(23OSMW02) on July11, 2023. Inferred groundwater flow is to the north, with an estimated
horizontal hydraulic gradient of 0.077,generally following the local topography.
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Groundwater parameters that exceeded applicable guidelines included TDS and nitrate
(23OSMW02 only) and dissolved manganese in all three monitoring wells. TDS is not an
environmental concern for the Site. The source of nitrate may be buried waste. Elevated
dissolved manganese is currently not an environmental concern for the Site.
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The contaminants of concern that were identified in soil mixed with waste were not identified in
groundwater. Therefore, it is likely that most soil contaminants are confined to areas with waste.
However, further delineation is required.
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Methane concentrations were below detection limits in all monitoring wells. Although methane
was not detected, volatile parameters were detected in the soil and soil vapour sampling for those
parameters was not completed. Potential for soil vapour concerns remain; however, there is a
lower potential for lateral migration of soil vapours to nearby structures because of the nature of
the coarse-grained material which dominates the area.
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There is currently insufficient information to eliminate exposure pathways to modify AT1
Guidelines.
Based on the limited results presented, there is low potential environmental concern for the existing
properties within 300m of the Site. It is the MCNP's discretion to permit renovations and infill housing,
including houses with basements for existing properties and structures. The MCNP may want to consider
the requirement of soil vapour barriers for new basements until further soil vapour assessment can be
completed. For proposed new developments within 300m of the Site, the MCNP should thoroughly review
development applications and mandate that developers conduct an environmental assessment of the
proposed development property to verify the absence of potential contamination and soil vapours.
Recommendations
-
Notify Alberta Environment and Protected Areas of the Site and its reported impacts, as per
requirements under Alberta's Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act and Alberta's
Contaminated Sites Policy Framework (ESRD 2014).
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Limit public access to the Site and zone the area as commercial/industrial. This will protect direct
human exposure and will assist in risk management of the Site.
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Conduct additional groundwater and soil vapour monitoring to confirm initial results. Alberta
Environmental and Protected Areas typically prefers to see a minimum of four sampling events
over different seasons to assess for seasonal variability and trends.
-
Conduct additional test pits and collect soil samples to delineate nuisance ground impacts in soil,
including background locations and beneath the waste.
-
Install additional groundwater monitoring wells to determine vertical gradient and to delineate the
extent of the nitrate exceedance once concentrations are confirmed by additional sampling.
-
Conduct hydraulic conductivity tests to assess hydrogeologic conditions for site-specific
modification of AT1 Guidelines.
Hillcrest Ball Diamond Road - Preliminary Phase II ESA
The Site was used for waste disposal prior to 1949 and stopped being used between 1978-1987. The Site
is relatively flat, appears to be located within the bed and shore of a dried-up wetland, and was reshaped.
Buried waste consisted of metals, car parts, glass, wood, tires, cloth, crushed brick and layers of ash, which
indicate evidence of burning. There are several existing residential properties within 120m - 300m of buried
waste boundaries. The existing residence adjacent to the buried waste boundary was given a conditional
setback distance variance from the Minister of Environment in 2003. The majority of the other existing
residences and residential property within the 300m setback distance is estimated to be hydraulically
upgradient from the Site. The 300m setback distance around the Site impacts two potential future
neighbourhood locations (urban growth nodes).
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Scope of Work
This Phase II ESA was initiated to confirm whether there are impacts to human and ecological health
receptors. The objectives of the preliminary Phase II ESA at the Site were:
-
Initial characterization of buried waste and soil quality;
-
Installation of groundwater monitoring wells and assess groundwater quality; and
-
Installation of soil vapour monitoring wells and assess for landfill gas (methane).
Findings
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On June 21 and 22, 2023, six (6) boreholes were advanced using ODEX drilling by Core Drilling.
Three (3) boreholes were completed as groundwater monitoring wells (23HCMW01 through
23HCMW03) to a maximum depth of 7.4 metres below ground surface (mbgs) around the outer
perimeter of the buried waste. Three (3) boreholes completed as soil vapour monitoring wells
(23HCSV01 through 23HCSV03) were advanced to a maximum depth of 1.55 mbgs, adjacent to
the respective groundwater monitoring wells.
-
On June 26, 2022, three test pits (23HC09 through 23HC11) were advanced using a backhoe
supplied by the MCNP in locations with the highest electromagnetic values and waste
concentrations according to
geophysical surveys conducted in 2022. Two soil samples were collected from each test pit within
the waste. Waste extended to the maximum depth of investigation (3.6 mbgs) and could not be
delineated due to groundwater seeping into the test pits.
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Mixed waste primarily consisted of ash layers, coal slag, car parts, metals, glass, crushed brick,
cables, tires, and wood, and extended to at least 3.6 mbgs.
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Soil contaminants of concern were identified in all three test pits, including various metals
(antimony, arsenic, barium, chromium, copper, lead, molybdenum, nickel, tin, and/or zinc),
benzene, toluene, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) (anthracene, naphthalene, and/or
phenanthrene), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and/or
dioxins.
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All contaminants identified were not horizontally or vertically delineated within the soil.
Contamination in soil is interpreted to be from buried waste and burning.
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Shallow groundwater depths ranged between 3.56 mbgs (23HCMW01) and 5.08 mbgs
(23HCMW03) on July11, 2023. The inferred groundwater flow is to the north, with an estimated
horizontal hydraulic gradient of 0.0002. The hydraulic gradient is shallow because a former on-
site waterbody was filled with waste and coal slag.
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Groundwater parameters exceeding applicable guidelines included TDS in 23HCMW02, and
dissolved manganese and dissolved iron in 23HCMW01 and 23HCMW02. TDS is not an
environmental concern for the Site. Elevated dissolved manganese is unlikely to be an
environmental concern for the Site, as it is not associated with landfills. The source of elevated
dissolved iron in 23HCMW02 may be buried waste.
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Most contaminants of concern identified in soil mixed with waste were not identified in
groundwater. Therefore, it is likely that most soil contaminants are confined to areas with waste.
However, further delineation is required, and groundwater should be analyzed for dioxins and
furans. Confirmation sampling and analysis of PFOS and PFOA is needed to confirm its presence
and if it is a concern.
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Methane concentrations were below detection limits in all monitoring wells. Although methane
was not detected, volatile parameters were detected in the soil, and soil vapour sampling for
those parameters was not completed. The potential for soil vapour concerns remains. However,
as there is coarse-grained material throughout the Site and surrounding area and considering that
the detected volatile concentrations in soil are relatively low, there is a lower potential for lateral
migration of soil vapours to nearby structures.
-
There is currently insufficient information to eliminate exposure pathways to modify AT1
Guidelines.
Based on the limited results, there is low to moderate potential environmental concern for the building
located in the adjacent property to the west. There is low potential environmental concern for the
other existing properties within 300 m of the Site. It is the MCNP's discretion to permit renovations and
infill housing, including houses with basements for existing properties and structures. The MCNP may want
to consider the requirement of soil vapour barriers for new basements until further soil vapour assessment
can be completed. For proposed new developments within 300 m of the Site, the MCNP should thoroughly
review development applications and mandate that developers conduct an environmental assessment of
the proposed development property to verify the absence of potential contamination and soil vapours.
Recommendations
-
Notify Alberta Environment and Protected Areas of the Site and its reported impacts, as per
requirements under Alberta's Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act and Alberta's
Contaminated Sites Policy Framework (ESRD 2014).
-
Limit public access to the Site and zone the entire landfill area and the adjacent lots as
commercial and/or industrial. This will protect direct human exposure and will assist in risk
management of the Site.
-
Conduct additional groundwater and soil vapour monitoring to confirm the initial results. Alberta
Environmental and Protected Areas typically prefers to see a minimum of four sampling events
over different seasons to assess for seasonal variability and trends.
-
Advance additional test pits and collect soil samples to delineate nuisance ground impacts in soil,
including background locations and beneath waste.
-
Install additional groundwater monitoring wells to determine the vertical gradient and to confirm
shallow groundwater flow direction.
-
Conduct hydraulic conductivity tests to assess the hydrogeologic conditions for site-specific
modification of AT1 Guidelines.
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Conditional Encroachment into the Setback Distance - Old Sartoris Staging Area APEC
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Table 1: Compliance with the "Guidelines for Setback Reviews (Waste Facility)"
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DIRECT CONTROL - DC-1 (Turtle Mountain Restricted Development Area)
PURPOSE:
To provide land use regulations for, and Council's control over, development of land in close
proximity to the Turtle Mountain Slide Area, in the interest of public safety.
1.
PERMITTED AND DISCRETIONARY USES
Note: On March 14, 2025 there is no existing development on the lands within this Direct Control District, except for the
Hillcrest Ball Diamonds, and the majority of the land in the Direct Control District is owned by either the Municipality or the
Crown.
1.1
This Direct Control District does not include any permitted uses.
1.2
Any and all uses of land in this Direct Control District are discretionary.
1.3
New residential development shall not be allowed in the district.
1.4
Council may approve a development permit for any of the following uses:
(a) those residential buildings existing on November 01, 2007, shall be allowed to continue
in use and may be repaired, maintained, altered or expanded on a discretionary use
basis and only to the extent provided for in the Land Use Bylaw that applied to the
subject property on November 1, 2007, but shall not be rebuilt; and
(b) non-residential buildings such as garages, garden sheds or other similar uses that
existed on November 01, 2007 as well as the development of new non-residential
buildings are allowed in the district as discretionary uses.
2.
APPLICATION
2.1
The area that is the subject of this Direct Control - DC-1 district is shown on the map
attached to this district.
2.2
A full extent version of the Direct Control District area is shown on Map 1 of this Bylaw.
3.
GENERAL REGULATIONS
3.1
Council is the Development Authority for land that is subject to this Direct Control District.
3.2
The merits of a development permit application shall be evaluated on a case-by-case basis
and having regard for site-specific circumstances.
3.3
Council shall determine the standards of development (e.g. maximum lot coverage,
development setbacks) and other regulations for land that is subject to this Direct Control
District, for each development permit application on a case-by-case basis and having regard
for site-specific circumstances..
3.4
There are no appeals relative to Council's decision on a development permit application.
3.5
While the Municipal Planning Commission is the Subdivision Authority for this Direct Control
District, the subdivision of existing certificates of title in this Direct Control District is
discouraged.
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FUTURE URBAN DEVELOPMENT - FUD
PURPOSE:
To safeguard against the premature or unorderly development of lands that are within the boundary of
an approved area structure plan through an interim designation until such time that the lands are ready
to be developed in accordance with the area structure plan.
1.
PERMITTED USES
DISCRETIONARY USES
Accessory Building or Use up to 72.8 m2 (784 ft²),
not prior to the establishment of the principal
building or use
Agriculture
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration /
Stockpiling
Home Occupation - Class 1
Private Utility - except freestanding Solar Collector
and freestanding Small Wind Energy
Conversion System
Sign - Types:
Fascia or Wall
Freestanding
Murals
Portable
Projecting
Accessory Building or Use up to 72.8 m2 (784 ft²) prior to
the establishment of the principal building or use
Accessory Building or Use over 72.8 m2 (784 ft²)
Canvas Covered Structure
Home Occupation - Class 2
Manufactured Home
Moved-In Building
Moved-In Dwelling
Private Utility - freestanding Solar Collector and
freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion System
Recreational Vehicle Storage
Resource Extraction
Secondary Suite, Attached
Sign - Types:
Roof
Third-Party
Single-Detached Dwelling
2.
SUBDIVISION WITHIN THE FUD DISTRICT
Subdivision may be supported where the proposal furthers the outcomes of an approved area structure plan and
the layout is consistent with the land use concept outlined in the area structure plan.
3.
USE RESTRICTIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY USES
(a)
Where lands within this district are subject to a development permit application for a discretionary use, the
Development Authority shall not approve the application if it is of the opinion that the use will become non-
conforming when the subject lands are ultimately redesignated in accordance with the approved area
structure plan that is in effect at the time the development permit application is being considered.
(b)
The Development Authority shall utilize a temporary approval under Administration section 17.1(b) where
necessary to ensure that the lands are available for development as envisioned in the approved area
structure plan.
4.
DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY USES
(a)
Where lands within this district are subject to a development permit application for a discretionary use,
the Development Authority shall not approve the application if it is of the opinion that the proposed
development would:
(i)
compromise the orderly subdivision or subsequent development of the subject lands;
(ii) substantially conflict with the provisions of the land use district that will govern the subject lands in
the future once the lands have been redesignated to align with the approved area structure plan that
is in effect at the time the development permit application is being considered; or
(iii) jeopardize in any way the implementation of the approved area structure plan that is in effect at the
time the development permit application is being considered.
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5.
MINIMUM LOT SIZE - see Schedule 4 Section 16
All uses
- 1.2 hectares (3 acres) or existing titles
6.
MINIMUM YARD SETBACKS
Use
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
m
ft
m
ft
m
ft
All Uses
Setbacks shall be at the discretion of the Development
Authority having regard to the approved area structure plan.
7.
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
Principal building
- 10.0 m (32.8 ft)
Accessory buildings
- 6.1 m (20.0 ft)
Principal Structures under "Agriculture"
- No maximum
8.
MINIMUM HABITABLE FLOOR AREA OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING
Single-Detached Dwelling
- 102 m2 (1,100 ft2) habitable floor area
9.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
An application for development shall be accompanied by the documents necessary for the Development
Authority to evaluate the consistency of the application with the approved area structure plan. For a permanent
building (eg. accessory building, dwelling, etc.), these necessary documents shall include a professionally
drafted site plan demonstrating that the building is within an acceptable building pocket and oriented in a
manner consistent with the direction provided or implied in the land use concept of the approved area structure
plan.
10.
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT - See Schedule 4.
11. OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING - See Schedule 6.
12. RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS - See Schedule 7.
13. CRITERIA FOR HOME OCCUPATIONS - See Schedule 8.
14. MANUFACTURED HOME DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - See Schedule 9.
15. SIGN STANDARDS - See Schedule 11.
16. STANDARDS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY OPERATIONS - See Schedule 12.
17. ANIMAL CARE SERVICE FACILITY REGULATIONS - See Schedule 13.
18. STANDARDS FOR SECONDARY SUITES - See Schedule 15.
19. STANDARDS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL / BED & BREAKFAST AND TOURIST HOME - see Schedule 17.
20. DEFINITIONS - See Schedule 18.
Schedule 3
DEVELOPMENT NOT REQUIRING
A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
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Schedule 3
DEVELOPMENT NOT REQUIRING A
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
General Exemptions
1.
A development permit is not required:
1.1
for any development exempted under either the Act or an exemption regulation ordered
by the Lieutenant Governor in Council pursuant to the Act; or
1.2
for the completion of a construction lawfully commenced on or before the coming into
effect of this Bylaw or an applicable amendment to it, provided that the construction is
completed:
(a)
in accordance with the terms of a development permit granted in respect of it, and
(b)
within 12 months of the coming into effect of this Bylaw.
Matters to which the Specific Exemptions Do Not Apply
2.
Any exemption to the requirement to obtain a development permit that is provided for in section
3 of this Schedule DOES NOT APPLY to:
2.1
"Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration / Stockpiling", except as provided for in
section 3.5 of this Schedule, or
2.2
proposed change of use or occupancy, renovation, alteration, new signage or a change
to existing signage, maintenance, or improvement to a building that is located on a
property in one of the categories that require referral to the Municipal Historic Resources
Advisory Committee pursuant to this Bylaw, or
2.3
the demolition of a building or structure of any size that is located on a property in one
of the categories that require referral to the Municipal Historic Resources Advisory
Committee pursuant to this Bylaw,
and thus, in the above circumstances a development permit or another form of approval is
required and, with reference only to section 2 2.1 and 2.2 above, the Development Officer may
determine that, based on the nature of the work a conditional approval from the Development
Officer is required instead of a development permit.
Specific Exemptions
3.
In addition to the General Exemptions provided for in section 1 of this Schedule, and subject
to the relevant provisions of this Schedule, and in the sole discretion of the Development
Officer, a development permit is not required for the following development, provided that the
use is listed in the applicable land use district and that all district regulations, standards of
development and other applicable provisions of this Bylaw that relate to the proposed
development, including Schedule 4 section 20 Projections into Yards, are complied with:
Agriculture, Change of Occupancy, Renovations, Maintenance, and Demolition
3.1
"Agriculture" as defined in the land use bylaw;
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3.2
subject to section 2 in this Schedule, a change of occupancy while the land use
remains unchanged, provided that the change of occupancy does not involve alterations
or additions to the external appearance of the building, or internal alterations that
substantially alter the space (e.g. addition of walls or changes to floor plan), and further
provided that the parking requirements and all other development standards and
requirements of this Bylaw are complied with;
3.3
subject to section 2 in this Schedule, renovation, alteration, maintenance, or
improvement to a building, that:
(a)
does not involve demolition, or
(b)
does not involve new construction, or
(c)
does not involve a structural alteration, or
(d)
does not include an addition that would change the external appearance /
dimensions of the building, or
(e)
does not create an additional dwelling unit, or
(f)
does not result in a change of use, or
(g)
does not increase the need for additional parking.
3.4
subject to section 2 2.3 in this Schedule, the demolition of a building of less than 46.5
m2 (500 ft²) [note that a demolition permit under the Safety Codes Act may still be
required];
Excavation / Grade Alteration / Stockpiling
3.5
earthworks, demolition, and construction work to service an approved subdivision for
which engineering design has been approved by the Municipality and a development
agreement has been executed;
3.6
subject to section 2 2.1 in this Schedule, exploratory excavation / grade alteration /
stockpiling (as defined in this Bylaw) - this may include matters pursuant to subsection
3.7 of this Schedule. Administration sections 17 and 17.5 and the regulations and
standards established under Schedule 4 section 33 shall apply, pursuant to which a
temporary conditional approval is required in the sole discretion of the Development
Officer;
Note: An activity or construction or earthworks that involves or may result in a change
to existing overland stormwater drainage patterns, whether natural or man-made, to
an extent that may affect stormwater drainage to adjacent property, or that involves
or may result in a change to the existing grade of a property by more than 1.20
metres, or that involves or may result in a side slope ratio (metres) that exceeds 3:1
or a back slope ratio (metres) that exceeds 2:1, shall not be undertaken without first
obtaining a development permit, or a conditional approval as provided for in
subsection 3.5.
Private Utilities
3.7
the installation of private utilities (as defined in this bylaw but excluding a freestanding
Solar Collector and a freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion System) on private
property with the intent to service only the same property on which it is located, provided
that a principal building or use exists on the property, or that a development permit for
a principal building or use has been issued or arrangements satisfactory to the
Development Officer have been agreed to in writing including matters pursuant to
subsection 3.5 of Schedule 3, and that any applicable permits under the Safety Codes
Act are obtained, and that any engineering design that may be required and may require
municipal review has been obtained and approved for construction;
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3.8
a communication antenna or structure for non-commercial, private use that complies
with the following requirements:
(a)
a communication antenna installed on or attached to a roof,
(b)
a communication structure that is not located in a front yard or in a secondary
front yard; and/or
(c)
a communication antenna or structure that will not exceed the height of the
principal building on the site;
At-grade Outdoor Improvements
3.9
subject to section 2 in this Schedule, an at grade outdoor improvement, provided that
such improvement is not located within the minimum yard setbacks, except as provided
for in Schedule 4 and section 20 Projection into Yard Setbacks, and complies with the
relevant provisions of Schedule 4 section 15. This may include but is not limited to
landscaping, a driveway (excluding a new access approach or a new dropped curb onto
a municipal road), a patio, a sidewalk, a wheelchair ramp, etc.;
Accessory Buildings, Structures, and Uses
3.10 the construction or maintenance of gates and fences or other means of enclosure,
subject to any limitations in height, obstruction of corner sightlines or other features
detailed in Schedule 4 hereof;
3.11 a retaining wall that is either not greater than 1.2 m (4 ft) in height above grade and/or
that is not critical to the support of building foundations (notwithstanding any other
provision in this Bylaw, a retaining wall is deemed to be an accessory structure and may
be constructed with a zero-lot line yard setback without requiring the approval of a
variance);
3.12 subject to section 2 in this Schedule, a ground level deck, a pergola, an uncovered
enclosure (i.e. a structure without a roof), a privacy screen, a landing for ground floor
building access, a staircase or other similar structure (except a sign), and building
features that are allowed as projections into yard setbacks pursuant to Schedule 4
section 20, provided that:
(a)
the improvement does not alter lot drainage; and
(b)
the improvement complies with all other development standards and provisions
of this Bylaw, including Projections into Yards (see Schedule 4 section 20);
3.13 an accessory structure in any district, such as a flagpole, a mailbox, a garbage
container, a collapsable/moveable packaged greenhouse [maximum 10m² (108ft²)], a
yard light standard, and similar structures at the sole discretion of the Development
Officer;
3.14 one accessory building per parcel with an established principal building which is
smaller than 10 m2 (108 ft²) in area, provided it meets all applicable setbacks and other
development standards of this Bylaw - additional accessory buildings, or an accessory
building that does not comply with the development standards prescribed in the
applicable land use district, require a development permit regardless of their size;
3.15 the temporary placement of one temporary Accessory Building (including specifically
for this purpose only, a shipping container / transport trailer or construction trailer but
not including a work camp), for the sole purpose of and directly in connection with an
active construction project for which a development permit and a building permit under
the Safety Codes Act have been issued, for the duration of the project, provided that:
(a)
the said temporary building is not used or intended to be used as a residence;
and
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(b)
the construction site is active (i.e. construction has commenced and is on-going
or is about to commence within one week); placement of a temporary building on
an inactive construction site is prohibited; and
(c)
the temporary building shall be removed from the site immediately when
construction has been suspended for a period of 60 days or more; and
(d)
the temporary building shall be placed entirely within the boundaries of the
property on which construction is undertaken and shall not obstruct required sight
triangles (placement of the temporary building within a road right-of-way, including
a boulevard or lane, may require a hoarding permit or temporary closure permit
pursuant to the Traffic Bylaw); and
(e)
the temporary building must be removed immediately upon completion of
construction;
Note: If the proposed construction is for work that does not require a
development permit (e.g. renovations), or if the placement of the Accessory
Building cannot comply with the above conditions, then a temporary
development permit is required pursuant to Schedule 14 section 3.2;
Home Occupations
3.16 one business per dwelling unit that operates as a Home Occupation - Class 1 (additional
Home Occupations - Class 1 are subject to the development permit process);
Signs
3.17 subject to section 2 in this Schedule, the following signs or changes to existing signage:
(a)
any signs identified as exempted from the requirement to obtain a development
permit in the Sign Standards Schedule of this Bylaw;
(b)
the change of copy for an existing approved / established sign that is a legal and
conforming sign pursuant to a previous development permit provided that all
conditions of the development permit and standards in Schedule 11 are complied
with;
Recreational Vehicles
3.18 individual recreational vehicle (RV) units which are not considered permanent buildings
and are located in an approved "Tourism Accommodation";
3.19 the outdoor storage and/or use for temporary sleeping accommodations of a
recreational vehicle (RV) unit in accordance with the provisions and standards of and
not exceeding any threshold or timeline established in Schedule 4 - for greater clarity,
while a development permit is not required to store (outdoors) or use an RV so stored
in accordance with the standards in Schedule 4, a development permit cannot be
applied for and shall not be issued for the outdoor storage or use of an RV out of scope
with the provisions of Schedule 4;
Tree Felling
3.20 tree felling within the GCR-1, UTAR, NUTAR, and NUA-1 land use districts, on the part
of a parcel that is not within the minimum yard setback. The minimum yard setbacks
specific to Tree Felling are prescribed in the applicable land use districts. A development
permit is required to fell trees within the minimum yard setback in the districts listed
above, except for the purposes specified in Schedule 4 of this Bylaw.
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Municipal, Provincial, and Federal
3.21 regardless of the use classification in the applicable land use district, the use of land or
a building and any development that is undertaken by or on behalf of a municipal,
provincial or federal government agency on land that is publicly owned or controlled or
is within a designated area of Crown land, except the establishment by the Municipality
of a wastewater treatment plant, waste management facility, resource extraction or other
development that could be reasonably considered to have nuisance potential (provincial
and federal government agencies may elect to obtain a development permit when it is
deemed prudent to do so);
3.22 the installation (except the initial installation of a waste management facility or a
wastewater treatment plant), maintenance, upgrading, alteration and/or repair of any
public works, service or utilities (including a waste management facility or a wastewater
treatment plant) by or on behalf of a municipal, provincial or federal government agency
on land that is publicly owned or controlled or is within a designated area of Crown land;
Disputes
4.
Any question as to whether a proposed development requires a development permit shall be
referred to the Development Officer who may make a decision or may refer the question to the
Municipal Planning Commission.
Schedule 4
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT
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Schedule 4
STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT
1.
The following is an alphabetical list with section number references of the general development
standards and the land use specific development standards that are established in this
Schedule:
Applicability of this Schedule ..................................................................................................... Section 2
Accessory Buildings and Uses ................................................................................................ Section 28
General Provisions........................................................................................................................ 28.1
Accessory Building or Use Prior to Principal Building or Use ........................................................ 28.2
Accessory Building in the Front Yard of a Principal Building ......................................................... 28.3
Canvas Covered Structures .......................................................................................................... 28.4
Communication Antennae and Structures .................................................................................... 28.5
Decks ............................................................................................................................................ 28.6
Fences in any Residential Land Use District, CRV and CSV ........................................................ 28.7
Outdoor Washroom Facilities ........................................................................................................ 28.8
Refuse Storage for Commercial, Industrial and Multi-Unit Residential Development ................... 28.9
Retaining Walls ........................................................................................................................... 28.10
Shipping Containers .................................................................................................................... 28.11
Signs ........................................................................................................................................... 28.12
Swimming Pools ......................................................................................................................... 28.13
Access to Roads, Driveways and Parking Pads ....................................................................... Section 4
All Locations ................................................................................................................................... 4.1
Urban Locations .............................................................................................................................. 4.2
Rural / Non-Urban Locations .......................................................................................................... 4.3
Animal Care Service Facilities ................................................................................................ Section 29
Apartment, Multi-Unit Residential and Mixed-Use Building ...................................................... Section 30
Cannabis Retail Sales ............................................................................................................. Section 31
Comprehensive Planning for Redesignation, Development Permit or Bareland Condominium
Subdivision Applications ........................................................................................................... Section 3
Comprehensive Site Development Plan ......................................................................................... 3.1
Area Structure Plan......................................................................................................................... 3.2
Corner Lot Sight Triangle .......................................................................................................... Section 4
Demolition, Removal or Replacement of Buildings ................................................................... Section 6
Drive-in Commercial................................................................................................................ Section 32
Easements, Setback Distances and Public Safety .................................................................... Section 7
Easements, Rights-Of-Way and Legislated Setback Distances ...................................................... 7.1
Future Highway 3X ......................................................................................................................... 7.2
Railway Lines .................................................................................................................................. 7.3
Setbacks Adjacent to Highway ....................................................................................................... 7.4
TC Energy High Pressure Gas Pipeline .......................................................................................... 7.5
Wildland-Urban Interface ................................................................................................................ 7.6
Environmental Considerations .................................................................................................. Section 8
Areas of Potential Environmental Concern (APEC) ........................................................................ 8.1
Flood-Risk Lands ............................................................................................................................ 8.2
Private Sewage Disposal Systems ................................................................................................. 8.3
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Municipal, Environmental and Conservation Reserve, and Conservation Easement ..................... 8.4
Tree Felling ..................................................................................................................................... 8.5
Environmental Protection and Wildlife ............................................................................................ 8.6
Wildland-Urban Interface ................................................................................................................ 8.7
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration / Stockpiling .......................................................... Section 33
Exposed Foundations ............................................................................................................... Section 9
Historic Resources and Main Street Ground Floor .................................................................. Section 10
Home Occupations ................................................................................................................. Section 34
Industrial and Commercial ...................................................................................................... Section 11
Infill Development in Mature Neighbourhoods ........................................................................ Section 12
Landscaping and Screening .................................................................................................... Section 13
Lighting (Outdoor) ................................................................................................................... Section 14
Lot Grading, Drainage and Stormwater Management (Retaining Walls) ................................ Section 15
Lot Sizes and Non-Standard Lots ........................................................................................... Section 16
Manufactured Homes .............................................................................................................. Section 35
Manufactured Home Communities .......................................................................................... Section 36
Maximum Grade ..................................................................................................................... Section 17
Fully Developable Lots .................................................................................................................. 17.1
Slope Stability Assessment ........................................................................................................... 17.2
Urban Driveways........................................................................................................................... 17.3
Number of Dwelling Units, Recreational Vehicles and Principal Buildings on a Parcel of
Land or a Bare Land Condominium Unit ........................................................................... Section 18
Number of Dwelling Units and Cabins and/or Recreational Vehicles on a
Parcel of Land or a Bare Land Condominium Unit ............................................................ 18.1
Number of Principal Buildings and Uses on a Parcel of Land or a Bare Land
Condominium Unit ............................................................................................................. 18.2
Provisions for Additions and Demolitions ................................................................................ 18.3
Parking and Loading ............................................................................................................... Section 19
Private Utilities ......................................................................................................................... Section 37
Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Gas, Electricity, and Telecommunications ............................... 37.1
Electric Utility - Solar Collector .................................................................................................... 37.2
Electric Utility - Small Wind Energy Conversion System ............................................................. 37.3
Projections Into Yard Setbacks ............................................................................................... Section 20
Public Utilities, Infrastructure Mains, and Service Connections .............................................. Section 21
Quality and Design of Development ........................................................................................ Section 22
Recreational Vehicles - Outdoor Storage and Temporary Sleeping Accommodations .......... Section 23
Relocation of Buildings............................................................................................................ Section 24
Renewable Energy Operations ............................................................................................... Section 38
Secondary Suites .................................................................................................................... Section 39
Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast and Tourist Homes....................................................... Section 40
Show Homes and Real Estate Sales Offices .......................................................................... Section 25
Slope-Adaptive Building and Site Design ................................................................................ Section 26
Temporary Auto Sales ............................................................................................................ Section 41
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Tourism Accommodation ........................................................................................................ Section 42
Tree Felling .............................................................................................................................. Section 43
Work Camps ........................................................................................................................... Section 44
Yard Setbacks, Yard Setback Variances, Front Yard Location, and Secondary
Front Yard ......................................................................................................................... Section 27
Zero Front Yard Setback in the CSV District ...........................................................................27.12(b)
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
2.
APPLICABILITY OF THIS SCHEDULE
2.1
In addition to more specific or more restrictive standards as may be established within an
individual land use district or in a discretionary use development permit, the following standards
apply to all land uses in all land use districts.
2.2
All development shall comply with this Bylaw, the land uses, standards and regulations
prescribed in the applicable district, the conditions attached to a development permit, the
standards established in this Schedule, any other standards established by the Municipality of
Crowsnest Pass in and enforced through other municipal bylaws and any federal and provincial
regulations that may apply to a development, which is to be determined by an applicant or
landowner or their agent and complied with by an applicant or landowner or their agent at their
sole risk and responsibility and to the exoneration of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass from
any liability related to these matters and at no cost to the Municipality.
3.
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING FOR REDESIGNATION, DEVELOPMENT PERMIT OR
BARELAND CONDOMINIUM SUBDIVISION APPLICATIONS
3.1
Comprehensive Site Development Plan
(a) The Development Officer may require an applicant for a redesignation or a development
permit or, where deemed applicable having consideration for the provisions in section 3.2,
a bareland condominium subdivision, to prepare a comprehensive site development plan
as follows:
(i)
As provided in sections 12.1, 18.2(a), 21.7, 27.14, and 42 of this Schedule, or in
Table 1 of Schedule 6, or in section 4.4 of Schedule 16.
(ii)
When the Development Officer deems it necessary for the purpose of
comprehensive and coordinated planning of land uses and infrastructure, the
applicant for a redesignation or a development permit shall, at no cost to the
Municipality and to the satisfaction of the Development Authority, prepare a
Comprehensive Site Development Plan as part of the application for the
redesignation or development permit.
(iii)
A Comprehensive Site Development Plan must describe the following information:
(A)
The layout of the proposed development, parcel boundaries and
dimensions, land uses, density of population, location of buildings, parking
and loading areas, landscaping, amenity spaces, property line yard
setbacks and other relevant development standards to the Development
Officer's satisfaction.
(B)
The location and specifications of access and egress points into and from
the parcel from and to public roadways, including vehicular and pedestrian
connections to adjacent properties, supported by a qualified transportation
engineering review if required.
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(C)
The location and capacity and upsizing requirements of existing or required
municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure and servicing
connections at the property line, based on the designed volumes required
and produced by the proposed development.
(D)
The relation of the proposed development to future subdivision and
development adjacent areas.
(E)
The sequence of the proposed development.
(F)
Any other information that the Development Officer deems relevant to
making an informed decision on the development permit application.
(iv)
The Development Officer may require that a Comprehensive Site Development
Plan for a bareland condominium subdivision application is subject to satisfactory
public consultation, including a public hearing pursuant to s. 653 (4.1) of the Act,
prior to a subdivision application being deemed complete.
(v)
The Development Authority may approve blanket variances to yard setbacks and
building heights in a Comprehensive Site Development Plan.
3.2
Conceptual Scheme or Area Structure Plan
(a) The Development Officer may require an applicant for subdivision to prepare a conceptual
scheme or an area structure plan as follows:
(i)
When the Development Officer deems it necessary for the purpose of
comprehensive and coordinated planning of land uses and infrastructure, the
applicant for a subdivision application shall, at no cost to the Municipality and to
the Development Officer's prepare a conceptual scheme or an area structure plan
in accordance with relevant Council policy as part of the application for subdivision.
(ii)
A conceptual scheme must describe the following information to the Development
Officer's satisfaction:
(A)
The layout of the proposed subdivision, with parcel or block boundaries and
dimensions.
(B)
Municipal Reserve, Environmental Reserve, and Conservation Reserve.
(C)
Land uses and density of population
(D)
Public roadways.
(E)
The location and capacity and upsizing requirements of existing or required
on-site and off-site municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater
infrastructure, based on the design volumes required and produced by the
proposed subdivision.
(F)
The relation of the proposed subdivision to future subdivision and
development of adjacent areas.
(G)
The sequence of the proposed subdivision.
(H)
The additional information provided for in the Subdivision and Development
Regulation, that the Development Officer may deem relevant to making an
informed decision on the subdivision application.
(iii)
The Development Officer may require that a conceptual scheme is subject to
satisfactory public consultation, including a public hearing pursuant to s. 653 (4.1)
of the Act, prior to a subdivision application being deemed complete.
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(iv)
An Area Structure Plan must describe the information and comply with the
preparation process requirements prescribed in the Act and relevant Council
policy.
(v)
A conceptual scheme and an Area Structure Plan shall demonstrate consistency
with other applicable statutory plans.
4.
ACCESS TO ROADS, DRIVEWAYS AND PARKING PADS
4.1
All Locations
(a) Subdivision and development shall provide physical and legal public access to a public
roadway of a type at the sole discretion of the Municipality, and that is constructed to the
minimum engineering standards and is maintained by the Municipality, except for:
(i)
development that is accessed by a private easement agreement and a registered
easement plan; and
(ii)
development internal to a condominium plan; and
(iii)
development internal to an unsubdivided Manufactured Home Community or a
multi-use development containing private internal roadways.
(b) A municipal parking lot, public utility lot, municipal reserve, school reserve, environmental
reserve, conservation reserve, community services reserve, or other Municipal, provincial,
or federal publicly owned property shall not be used to provide roadway access to private
property without the express authorization and written agreement by the Municipality
and/or a School Board and/or another level of government, as may be applicable.
(c) Development, except "Single-Detached Dwelling" and "Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling",
shall be designed so that vehicular movements necessary to access and exit a driveway,
a parking stall, a parking lot, a loading bay, or a drive-through establishment, from and onto
a public roadway can be safely carried out entirely on the subject parcel of land.
(d) The typical location of a property access (i.e. an urban curb crossing or a rural ditch
crossing) from a municipal road onto a parcel of land is governed by Administrative Policy
and does not require a development permit however, where a new access is proposed as
part of a development permit application the Development Officer may, at their sole
discretion, require that the proposed property access is reviewed by the Development
Authority or its delegate.
(e) The Development Authority may require access to be located so that it can be shared with
an adjoining lot or development.
(f) The Development Authority may require a minimum separation distance between vehicular
access points, and between vehicular access points and street-street intersections or
street-lane intersections.
(g) Access from a public road or lane into a parcel, driveway, garage, parking pad, and into
and internal to a "Parking Facility", parking area and loading area shall meet the applicable
turning radius guidelines in "Design Vehicle Dimensions for Use in Geometric Design"
(Transportation Association of Canada, 1997, as amended) or in "Chapter D - At-grade
Intersections - Highway Geometric Design Guide" (Alberta Infrastructure, August 1999, as
amended).
(h) The Development Authority may require as a condition of a development permit that the
applicant or landowner enter into a development agreement with the Municipality to
upgrade or pay for the upgrading of an existing public roadway and/or rear lane or to
construct or pay for the construction of a new public roadway and/or rear lane, in either
case to the minimum engineering standards and at no cost to the Municipality.
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4.2
Urban Locations
(a) Only one (1) driveway per parcel shall be provided for single-dwelling residential
development unless otherwise approved in a development permit.
(b) A driveway or other vehicular access into a subject parcel shall not be located less than:
(i)
6.1 metres (20 ft) from the intersection of any two streets, and
(ii)
3.0 metres (10 ft) from the intersection of two lanes or from the intersection of a
lane with a street.
(c) An urban driveway slope shall meet the requirements established in the municipal
Engineering and Development Standards (12% maximum slope).
(d) An urban driveway or parking pad shall be hard-surfaced as defined in this bylaw.
(e) Garage setback distance from a street or a lane, and parking pad / driveway length:
From a Street
(i)
Notwithstanding any other front yard setback distance established in the land use
districts or elsewhere in this bylaw, a garage wall with an overhead door facing a
street shall be set back and a parking pad / driveway shall be a minimum length of
either:
(A)
6.10m from the front property line;
or
(B)
6.5m from the back of an existing or future public walkway;
or
(C)
7.5m from the back of an existing or future public curb.
but not at a distance in-between these distances, to provide for a vehicle to be
parked in the driveway in front of the garage door or on a parking pad by
overhanging into the boulevard without overhanging over the curb or over a public
walkway;
and further, for specific land uses and subject to conditions (see Schedule 6,
section 1.4), such a driveway / parking pad may be counted as a valid parking
space for the purposes of off-street parking requirements even though a portion of
it encroaches into the boulevard.
Rear Lane Access
(ii)
"Rear lane access" requires a surveyed and registered public rear lane as defined
in this bylaw. Informal access (i.e. not surveyed and not registered) across adjacent
private land, Crown land, Municipal land or reserves, or other "public land", or a
surveyed and registered access that is less than 6.0m wide (sub-standard lane), is
not legal access. A development permit shall not be approved for a building that is
proposed to be accessed from land or a sub-standard lane that is not legal access
as defined herein, except as provided in this section for a sub-standard rear lane
(less than 6.0m wide) that existed in May 2024.
From a Standard Lane
(iii)
The garage wall with an overhead door facing a public lane as defined in this bylaw
(at least 6.0m wide):
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(A)
Shall be set back from the property line adjacent to the lane at a distance
of either 6.10m or 0.6m, but not at a distance in-between these distances
[except pursuant to subsection (B)], to prevent a vehicle parked in the
driveway in front of the garage door from overhanging into the lane;
and
(B)
If an easement exists along the property line adjacent to the lane, the
garage setback distance shall be at least the width of the easement.
From a Sub-standard Lane
(iv)
Where a public lane as defined in this bylaw is less than 6.0m wide:
(A)
A development permit shall not be approved for a garage that is proposed
to be accessed from adjacent private land, Crown land, Municipal land or
reserves, or other "public land", or from a surveyed and registered access
that is less than 6.0m wide, except as provided for and required in
paragraphs (B) and (C) of this subsection;
(B)
Where, due to site-specific circumstances, a person applies for a
development permit for a garage that is proposed to be accessed from a
sub-standard rear lane (less than 6.0m wide), the garage wall with an
overhead door shall either:
- not face the sub-standard lane, or
- if it faces the sub-standard lane the wall shall be set back 6.10m from
the property line adjacent to the sub-standard lane,
and
where the Development Authority considers a variance to this setback
distance, it shall do so in the context that the purpose of this minimum
setback distance is to facilitate a turning radius from the sub-standard lane
into the garage [see section 4.1(g)];
and
(C)
By applying for and being issued a development permit for a garage that is
proposed to be accessed from a sub-standard lane (less than 6.0m wide),
the applicant for the development permit and/or the landowner of the
subject parcel and their successors in title by default agrees to accept the
sole risk and responsibility for any liability related to this matter, to the
exoneration of and at no cost to the Municipality; and further, this clause
shall be a condition of every development permit issued in such a
circumstance.
No Rear Lane Access - Front Attached Garage or Parking Pad
(v)
In a residential district where a subject property does not have access from a rear
lane (at least 6.0m wide) or from a sub-standard lane (less than 6.0m wide) and
does not provide a side yard sufficient for a driveway from the front yard to the rear
yard, then a front attached garage and/or an off-street, hard-surfaced parking pad
with minimum dimensions of 6.1 metres (20 ft) in width and 6.1 metres (20 ft) in
depth (length), may be located in the front yard for a minimum of two parking
spaces.
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4.3
Rural / Non-Urban Locations
(a) The location, condition, and grade of a driveway or other vehicular access to a parcel
located outside of the urban area (as defined in this bylaw) shall be to the satisfaction of
the Development Authority, having regard to sight lines, drainage, compatibility with the
construction and maintenance of municipal roads, the potential for conflict with access to
nearby lands, and the accommodation of emergency vehicle access.
5.
CORNER LOT SIGHT TRIANGLE
5.1
On a corner lot, no fence, wall, hedge, landscaping, sign or other material or building that will
obstruct vision between a height of 0.9 metre (3 ft) and 3.0 metres (10 ft) shall be erected,
placed or maintained within the triangular area formed by an imaginary line starting at the point
of intersection of property lines and extending 6.1 metres (20 ft) from their point of intersection,
as shown on the following illustrations. Also see location of driveways or other vehicular access
relative to intersections and lane entrances under "Access to Roads, Driveways and Parking
Pads - Urban Locations".
DIAGRAM 1
DIAGRAM 2
DIAGRAM 3
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6.
DEMOLITION, REMOVAL OR REPLACEMENT OF BUILDINGS
6.1
Building demolition, removal or replacement shall comply with the following:
(a) No person shall commence or cause to be commenced the demolition, removal or
replacement of a building or portion thereof or of a use unless they have applied for and
been issued a development permit for demolition, removal or replacement of the building
or use.
(b) A development permit is not required for the demolition, removal or replacement of a
building less than 46.5 m² (500 ft²) in size (note that a demolition permit under the Safety
Codes Act may still be required).
(c) Whenever a development permit is issued for the demolition or removal of a building
without it being replaced by a new development at the time, it shall be a condition of the
development permit that the lot shall be cleared, with all debris removed to an appropriate
waste management facility, and left in a graded condition upon completion of the demolition
or removal to the satisfaction of the Development Authority.
(d) When a development permit is approved for the demolition, removal or replacement of a
building, the Development Authority may require the applicant to provide a refundable
security deposit in an amount established in the Fees, Rates and Charges Bylaw to cover
the costs of reclamation to any public utility or municipal property and/or to repair any
damage to municipal infrastructure, including but not limited to roads, curbs, sidewalks,
signs, lights and utilities.
(e) Whenever a demolition, removal or replacement of a building is carried out, the property
owner or applicant shall, at their own responsibility and expense, protect any fence, wall,
foundation, structure, sidewalk or roadway that could be affected by such demolition,
removal or replacement, including those on neighbouring properties, from damage or
displacement.
(f) The property owner or applicant shall be responsible to ensure that best practices are
followed by way of, for example, fencing and screening to ensure public safety, and the
removal of waste to an appropriate waste management facility.
(g) The landowner or applicant shall be responsible for obtaining the required approval under
the Safety Codes Act and other applicable legislation (e.g. relative to asbestos handling),
and for utility service disconnections before demolition or removal of buildings.
(h) The Development Officer shall impose a reasonable timeline on all development permits
for demolition, removal or replacement, specifying the time period by which the building
must be demolished, removed or replaced and the site cleaned up.
7.
EASEMENTS, SETBACK DISTANCES, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
7.1
Easements, Rights-of-Way and Legislated Setback Distances
(a) The Development Authority may require that a permanent building is located a specified
distance from any registered access easement, utility easement, or other right-of-way.
(b) Development shall comply with the setback distances prescribed in the Subdivision and
Development Regulation relative to the provincial development control zone from a
provincial highway right-of-way, and the setback distances from sour gas facilities, oil and
gas wells, abandoned oil and gas wells, wastewater treatment plants, and landfills.
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7.2
Future Highway 3X
(a) Planning and development decisions shall consider the proposed location of the future
Highway 3X bypass route, the future twinning of portions of the existing Highway 3 corridor,
and the resulting interchange and access locations in an effort to facilitate logical future
land use and to limit land use incompatibility.
7.3
Railway Lines
(a) The landowner of a proposed development in proximity to the CPR main line shall
demonstrate to the Development Authority that they are aware of and have considered the
recommendations in the "Guidelines for New Development in Proximity to Rail Lines"
document, and the Development Authority may require adherence to these
recommendations as a condition of development approval.
7.4
Setbacks Adjacent to Highway
(a) Development located within the prescribed distance from a highway (300 m from right-of-
way or 800 m from centre line of highway and public road intersection) must obtain a
roadside development permit from Alberta Transportation prior to submitting an application
for a development permit, which shall establish the minimum setback requirement from the
highway.
7.5
TC Energy High Pressure Gas Pipeline
(a) Development within 30 m of the TC Energy high pressure gas pipeline shall be set back a
minimum of 7 m from the edge of the right-of-way and 12 m from the edge of the pipeline
unless the pipeline operator consents in writing to a lesser setback.
7.6
Wildland-Urban Interface
(a) Development in the Municipality shall incorporate awareness of the risk of wildland fires
affecting development in the Wildland-Urban Interface. The Development Authority shall
strive to provide educational information and to enhance public awareness of applicable
programs, such as FireSmart. In making a decision on a development permit application
the Development Authority shall follow the development and planning related provisions in
the FireSmart Bylaw and may impose development permit conditions for that purpose.
8.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
8.1
Areas of Potential Environmental Concern (Nuisance Grounds)
(a) Development and subdivision in the proximity of an Area of Potential Environmental
Concern as identified in the Areas of Potential Environmental Concern Overlay District
(APEC-OD) of Schedule 2 shall comply with the standards and best practices established
in that Schedule.
8.2
Flood-Risk Lands
(a) Development of flood-risk lands shall comply with the following standards:
(i)
Passive recreational land use may be allowed in a portion of the floodway as
identified in the "Flood Risk Mapping Study of the Crowsnest River and its
Tributaries" (AMEC, February 2007).
(ii)
No building shall be allowed in the floodway. A fence, a retaining wall and other
minor structures may be allowed in the floodway if the Development Authority is
of the opinion that damage to the structure in the event of a flood is not likely to be
significant.
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(iii)
No development in the floodway shall be allowed which may, in the Development
Authority's opinion, adversely alter the floodway hydraulics to the extent that flood
frequency is increased.
(iv)
No filling shall be allowed in the floodway.
(b) The Development Authority may require that a principal building in the flood fringe be flood
proofed pursuant to the recommendations of a professional engineer (see definition), as a
condition of issuing a development permit for the building. This requirement does not apply
to accessory buildings.
8.3
Private Sewage Disposal Systems
(a) A Private Sewage Disposal System (PSDS) is not allowed within the urban area as
defined in this bylaw (refer to section 21 of this Schedule).
(b) Pursuant to Policies 2.3.5 and 4.2.9 of the Municipal Development Plan, when a PSDS is
allowed outside of the urban area pursuant to section 21 of this Schedule, a subdivision
application or a development permit application shall be deemed incomplete until the
applicant provides the appropriate level of assessment established in the Model Process
for PSDS (see definition), or an equivalent assessment to the Municipality's satisfaction,
at no cost to the Municipality.
(c) When for some reason the requirement of subsection 8.3(b) was not completed at the
application stage, the Subdivision Authority or the Development Authority, as applicable,
shall impose a condition on a subdivision approval or a development permit approval to
require that the applicant provide the appropriate level of assessment established in the
Model Process for PSDS (see definition), or an equivalent assessment to the
Municipality's satisfaction, at no cost to the Municipality.
(d) In reviewing a subdivision application for:
(i)
suitability of the land for the intended purpose, and
(ii) conformance with the provisions of a growth plan, a statutory plan, and this land use
bylaw, and
(iii) compliance with the Act and Regulations made under the Act,
the Subdivision Authority shall consider, among other things as may be required, the
PSDS assessment provided by the applicant in subsections (b) and (c).
(e) The Subdivision Authority or the Development Authority, as applicable, may impose a
condition on a subdivision approval or a development permit approval regarding the
registration of a Restrictive Covenant to require the installation of a specific type(s) of
PSDS recommended in the said PSDS assessment for the subject parcel [refer to
subsections (b), (c) and (d)], and to prohibit the use of the parcel for the intended purposes
unless a specific recommended type(s) of PSDS is installed in accordance with the Safety
Codes Act.
8.4
Municipal, Environmental and Conservation Reserve, and Conservation Easement
Use of Reserves and Publicly Owned Lands
(a) A private landowner shall not use Municipal lands such as public parking lots, public
roadways, public thoroughfares, boulevards, public utility lots, easements, municipal
reserve, school reserve, environment reserve, conservation reserve, community services
reserve, or other Municipal, provincial, or federal publicly owned property for private
purposes such as, but not limited to, the storage of goods, vehicles, equipment, or
materials, or the encroachment of private off-street parking spaces, goods, buildings,
structures, or fences onto the aforesaid lands.
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Municipal Reserve
(b) When the Municipality requires the dedication of Municipal Reserve, the Subdivision
Authority shall ensure that it is accomplished in accordance with the provisions of the
Municipal Government Act and Policy 1.2.6 of the Municipal Development Plan, as
follows:
(i)
The land to be dedicated shall not predominantly consist of slopes in excess of
15% and shall not predominantly be susceptible to frequent flooding, and shall be
useable for the purpose of establishing a public park, amenity and recreation
facilities, accessible trails and pathways, school facilities, and land use buffers.
(ii) Where the Municipality determines that land is not required for the purpose of
establishing a public park, amenity and recreation facilities, accessible trails and
pathways, school facilities, or land use buffers, Municipal Reserve shall be
dedicated as cash in-lieu of land.
(iii) Municipal Reserve shall be dedicated on the entire area of the parcel(s) that is the
subject of a subdivision application [calculated in accordance with the exclusions in
subsection 8.4(iv)], and shall not be deferred by caveat to the remainder of the
subject parcel, unless:
(A)
it is done in accordance with an approved area structure plan that is being
implemented in phases, or
(B)
notwithstanding subsection (A) above, the Municipality agrees to a deferral of
Municipal Reserve, at its discretion.
(iv) The land to be dedicated shall not exceed 10% of the subject parcel area excluding
those portions of the subject parcel that is to be dedicated as Conservation
Reserve or Environmental Reserve (or that is made subject to an Environmental
Reserve Easement). When the applicant and the Municipality agree that cash-in-
lieu of land is to be provided, the amount shall not exceed 10% of the appraised
market value of the subject parcel excluding the aforesaid portions of the parcel.
The dedication of Municipal Reserve as a combination of land and cash in-lieu-of
land shall not exceed 10% as described above.
Environmental Reserve
(c) When the Municipality requires the dedication of Environmental Reserve, the Subdivision
Authority shall ensure that it is accomplished in accordance with the provisions of the
Municipal Government Act and Policies 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6 and 4.5.1 of the Municipal
Development Plan, as follows:
(i)
The Subdivision Authority shall require as a standard procedure and condition of
subdivision approval the dedication of land in the form of a titled parcel(s) of land in
the ownership of the Municipality, rather than in the form of an Environmental
Reserve Easement in favour of the Municipality.
(ii) The Subdivision Authority shall require the dedication of land that is adjacent to the
bed and shore of a water body in the form of a strip of land that is not less than 6.0
metres in width measured from the top of bank of the water body, or where
circumstances require, from the subject parcel boundary adjacent to the water
body, whichever results in a larger distance away from the bed and shore of the
water body such that it provides unobstructed foot access (not necessarily public
access).
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(iii) Notwithstanding the requirement in subsection 8.4(c)(i), pursuant to the provisions
of the Act the owner of a parcel of land that is the subject of a subdivision
application may negotiate with the Municipality (not with the Subdivision
Authority) regarding an agreement that any or all of the land that is to be taken as
Environmental Reserve is instead to be the subject of an Environmental Reserve
Easement for the protection and enhancement of the environment. If the owner and
the Municipality agree, an easement to this effect may be registered against the
land in favour of the Municipality at a land titles office; and further - this provision
for Environmental Reserve Easement in place of Environmental Reserve does
not apply, at the sole discretion of the Municipality, to a portion(s) of the
subject land adjacent to the Crowsnest River or another water body, where the
Municipality may require that the land shall be dedicated pursuant to subsection
8.4(c)(i). Also see subsection 8.4(c)(iv) below.
(iv) The Subdivision Authority shall not negotiate on behalf of the Municipality with the
applicant regarding an agreement pursuant to subsection 8.4(c)(iii) above, and
shall not bind the Municipality into such an agreement either verbally or by
imposing a condition of subdivision approval that provides for or implies that land
that is to be taken as Environmental Reserve may instead be the subject of an
Environmental Reserve Easement, or a Conservation Easement under the Land
Stewardship Act or the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, or any
strategy, partnership, program or other tool that may exist for the protection of
wetlands pursuant to the Provincial Wetland Policy.
Conservation Reserve
(d) The Subdivision Authority shall not require the dedication of Conservation Reserve
pursuant to the Municipal Government Act:
(i)
when the subject land is land that could be required to be provided as
Environmental Reserve pursuant to the Municipal Government Act, and/or
(ii) unless the subject parcel or a portion(s) of it is identified for the purpose of
Conservation Reserve in an approved area structure plan, and/or
(iii) unless the conservation of the subject land is recommended in a biophysical
assessment to the Municipality's satisfaction.
Conservation Easement and Other Tools
(e) The Subdivision Authority shall not on behalf of the Municipality offer to, or accept
from, the applicant the option to grant a Conservation Easement under the Land
Stewardship Act or the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, or any strategy,
partnership, program or other tool that may exist for the protection of wetlands pursuant
to the Provincial Wetland Policy, as a substitute for the dedication of Environmental
Reserve, Environmental Reserve Easement, or Conservation Reserve as a condition of
subdivision approval.
8.5
Tree Felling
(a) Tree Felling is regulated only in those districts where it is listed as a use.
(b) Tree Felling without the benefit of a development permit within the GCR-1, UTAR, NUTAR,
and NUA-1 land use districts shall only be allowed on the part of a parcel that is not within
the minimum yard setback. The minimum yard setbacks specific to Tree Felling are
prescribed in the applicable land use districts.
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(c) Notwithstanding the prohibitions on Tree Felling prescribed above, Tree Felling within the
minimum yard setback shall be allowed for the purposes of adhering to FireSmart Canada
best practices, developing a driveway or a fence, and managing land subject to an
easement or right-of-way in accordance with the underlying easement or right-of-way
agreement.
(d) Landowners shall refrain from felling trees within 30 m (98.4 ft) of the boundary of a water
body or watercourse, in accordance with the guidelines promoted in the provincial policy
document Stepping Back from the Water.
8.6
Environmental Protection and Wildlife
Wetlands, Watercourses, Riparian Areas, and Environmentally Significant Areas
(a) Development in the Municipality shall incorporate appropriate setbacks and other design
considerations relative to its potential impact on the bed and shore of a watercourse or
waterbody, riparian areas and/or environmentally significant area, by incorporating best
practices, for example those promoted in relevant publications such as "Stepping Back
from the Water" and "Environmentally Significant Areas of Alberta".
(b) It is the responsibility of the landowner or applicant for a development permit to obtain
clearance from provincial agencies for wetland assessment and compensation and from
provincial and/or federal agencies for the use of or impacting upon the bed and shore of a
waterbody or watercourse, and other approvals that may be required.
(c) The landowner and/or the developer is responsible to comply with provincial and federal
legislation relevant to the environment, e.g. the Environmental Protection and
Enhancement Act, the Public Lands Act, acts and regulations relevant to Fisheries and
Oceans, the Impact Assessment Act and its associated regulations, etc.
Wildlife
(d) Development in the Municipality shall incorporate awareness of the presence of wildlife in
the community. The Development Authority shall strive to provide educational information
and to enhance public awareness of applicable programs, such as BearSmart.
(e) The landowner and/or the developer is responsible to comply with provincial and federal
legislation relevant to wildlife, e.g. the Wildlife Act, Wildlife Regulation, Species At Risk Act,
the Impact Assessment Act and associated regulations, etc.
8.7
Wildland-Urban Interface
(a) Development in the Municipality shall incorporate awareness of the risk of wildfires
affecting development in the Wildland-Urban Interface. The Development Authority shall
strive to provide educational information and to enhance public awareness of applicable
programs, such as FireSmart.
(b) Landowners shall have regard to the development and planning related provisions in the
FireSmart Bylaw.
(c) In making a decision on a development permit, the Development Authority shall follow the
development and planning related provisions in the FireSmart Bylaw and may impose
development permit conditions for that purpose.
9.
EXPOSED FOUNDATIONS
9.1
The maximum allowable height above the average finished grade of the surrounding ground
of the exposed portion of a concrete or block foundation may be limited by the Development
Authority.
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10.
HISTORIC RESOURCES AND MAIN STREET GROUND FLOOR
Historic Resources
10.1 Development shall comply with the standards and regulations established in the Historic
Commercial Areas Overlay District (HCA-OD) of Schedule 2.
10.2 A development permit application that proposes, or a request for approval to undertake work
that involves:
-
demolition,
-
new construction,
-
addition,
-
a change of use or occupancy,
-
renovation,
-
alteration,
-
new signage or a change to existing signage,
-
maintenance, or
-
improvement
to a building on a property in one of the following categories shall be reviewed in the context
of any comments from the Municipal Historic Resources Advisory Committee and/or
requirements from the federal or provincial government, as may be applicable, and the
Development Authority may impose relevant conditions in a development permit or other
approval:
(a) A property located within the boundaries of the Historic Commercial Areas Overlay District.
(b) Those properties that are designated by bylaw as a Municipal Historic Resource.
(c) Those properties that are designated as a Provincial Historical Resource.
(d) The properties, buildings and structures listed in the Heritage Management Plan Inventory
as Historically Significant.
(e) A property within the Coleman National Historic Site of Canada.
Main Street Ground Floor
10.3 Ground floor development on the historic commercial "Main Streets" in Coleman, Blairmore
and Bellevue, as defined in the Historic Commercial Areas - Overlay District, shall:
(a)
predominantly consist of active commercial and/or retail uses that contribute to street-
level pedestrian activity; and
(b)
provide a continuous street wall with activated spaces and transparency at the ground
floor level (avoiding blank walls) that improves safety and surveillance while attracting
interest; and
(c)
incorporate the requirements described in Schedule 5, section 6.
Historic Resource Values (Historical Resources Act)
10.4 A landowner or an applicant for a development permit or a subdivision shall be made aware of
their responsibility to comply with the Historical Resources Act to make an application via the
Online Permitting and Clearance (OPaC) process (https://www.alberta.ca/online-permitting-
clearance) to the Historic Resources Management Branch of Alberta Arts, Culture, and Status
of Women, and to comply with any requirements, terms, and conditions of such clearance.
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11.
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL
11.1 Industrial and commercial development in the Municipality shall incorporate locational, design
and operational considerations (including restricting its hours of operation) to reduce its impact
on municipal infrastructure and improve its compatibility with nearby land uses by mitigating
conflicts and adverse effects upon those uses, including but not limited to:
(a) measures to control or mitigate noise, smoke, vibration, effluent, dust, ash, odour, electrical
interference, glare, heat and/or industrial waste to a level below what is reasonably
considered to be offensive, noxious or a nuisance to the character and purpose of the
adjacent land use district;
(b) design, exterior building finish, landscaping, siting, setbacks, hard-surfacing of parking
areas, and other details, as appropriate and to the satisfaction of the Development
Authority;
(c) and the Development Authority may impose relevant conditions on a development permit
to ensure compliance with this standard.
12.
INFILL DEVELOPMENT IN MATURE NEIGHBOURHOODS
12.1 An application for redevelopment or infill of a Multi-Unit Residential Building and/or an
Apartment Building adjacent to existing lower density residential development in a mature
neighbourhood shall be consistent with the relevant Municipal Development Plan policies (e.g.
2.1.4, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, and others) and the standards established in this bylaw, including but
not limited to the following aspects:
(a) Infill development shall be designed to respect existing development in a mature
neighbourhood by being compatible with existing development of a lower density.
(b) Infill development shall be introduced into a mature neighbourhood thoughtfully and with
high quality design to ensure compatibility with existing development of a lower density,
by considering the transitioning of increased density, building height, building mass, yard
setbacks, roof slopes, slope-adaptive building and site design considerations, and other
standards as the Development Authority may deem applicable.
(c) Where practical and possible, infill development shall be located adjacent to or in close
proximity to parks or open space.
12.2 The Development Officer may require an applicant to prepare a Comprehensive Site
Development Plan to complete a development permit application or a Conceptual Scheme or
an Area Structure Plan to complete a subdivision application for infill development or
subdivision within a mature neighbourhood. Typically, this would be required for the
introduction of medium and higher density residential development adjacent to existing lower
density residential development in a mature neighbourhood or for complex proposals where
the proposed development or subdivision involves the coordination of infrastructure systems
capacity and alignment - it is not likely required for simpler applications, such as a development
permit for one or two additional dwelling units or to replace one or two existing dwelling units,
or for a subdivision application for one or two additional parcels.
12.3 The Development Authority may impose development permit conditions to ensure that an infill
development complies with the standards established in this bylaw.
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13.
LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING
13.1 The Development Authority may impose development permit conditions for commercial,
industrial, "Tourism Accommodation", multi-unit residential and apartment development, and
bareland condominium development for a permitted or discretionary use relative to improving
the aesthetic appearance of a development, including by the requirement of landscaping (with
a requirement to use xeriscaping and/or recommended drought-tolerant vegetation and/or drip-
irrigation), screening and/or buffering, when such requirements could serve to improve the
quality and/or compatibility of the proposed development, reduce water consumption for yard
care, and/or to bring the development into compliance with the standards set out in this Bylaw.
14.
LIGHTING (OUTDOOR)
14.1 Where artificial outdoor lighting is provided to illuminate any parcel, building or site, the type,
location, intensity and orientation of lighting shall:
(a) avoid direct illumination of the neighbouring properties;
(b) not adversely affect the use, enjoyment and privacy of any dwelling; and
(c) not interfere with traffic safety on public roadways.
14.2 Outdoor lighting is to be mounted not more than 6.1 metres (20 ft) above ground, excepting
outdoor lighting for public uses and lighting approved in conjunction with a development permit.
14.3 Site lighting may be required as a condition of development and any such lighting shall be
located, oriented and shielded so as not to adversely affect neighbouring properties or traffic
safety on public roadways.
15.
LOT GRADING, DRAINAGE AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT (RETAINING WALLS)
15.1 For Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration / Stockpiling, see section 33 of this Schedule.
15.2 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Bylaw, including exemptions provided for in
Schedule 3, a development (i.e. land use activity, construction or earthworks) that involves or
may result in:
(a)
a change to existing overland stormwater drainage patterns, whether natural or man-
made, to an extent that may affect stormwater drainage to adjacent property, public
road, or public lane, or
(b)
a change to the existing grade of a property by more than 1.20 metres, or
(c)
a deviation or variation in the finished grade elevation between the subject parcel and
adjacent property, public road, or public lane, or
(d)
a side slope ratio (metres) that exceeds 3:1 or a back slope ratio (metres) that
exceeds 2:1,
shall not be undertaken without first obtaining a development permit, or a conditional
approval as the case may be, that is supported by an engineered grading plan.
15.3 Development shall comply with the following standards:
(a) In no circumstances shall any part of a building, including eaves, encroach into or cause
runoff onto an adjoining property.
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(b) The Developer and/or the Landowner shall ensure that any changes to the lot grading
maintains positive drainage directing the flow of all surface stormwater away from building
foundations towards adjacent streets and lanes without adversely affecting (e.g. erosion,
flooding) the subject parcel, adjacent properties, roads, lanes, public property, or public
infrastructure, including where applicable in such a manner that the post-development rate
and volume of surface stormwater drainage from the subject property do not exceed the
pre-development rate and volume of surface stormwater drainage.
(c) Roof and surface drainage shall be directed either:
(i) to the public roadway or lane adjacent to the property, or
(ii) to a rear or side property boundary pursuant to an approved engineered grading plan
or stormwater management plan,
and it shall not drain from the subject parcel in any other manner, except as approved in an
engineered grading plan or stormwater management plan.
(d) A developer and/or the landowner shall ensure that a site on which a development is
carried out is graded and construction of the development is completed in such a manner
that surface stormwater runoff from the site complies with the standards in subsections (a),
(b) and (c).
(e) A developer and/or the landowner shall undertake and complete the construction of an
approved engineered grading plan or stormwater management plan at no cost to the
Municipality.
(f) Should a retaining wall be required as part of the stormwater drainage system, and the
retaining wall was not previously approved in a development permit, an additional
development permit is required.
15.4 In order to deem a development permit application as complete the Development Authority,
having consideration for site-specific field conditions including but not limited to slope, apparent
drainage patterns, and an actual or potential deviation or variation in the finished grade
elevation between the subject parcel and adjacent property, public road, or public lane, may
require that an applicant provides to the Development Officer and/or includes into their site
plan design, as may be applicable, any or all of the following:
(a) an engineered grading plan and/or drainage plan and/or other measures deemed
appropriate to control surface drainage, reduce, eliminate or resolve finished grade
differences between the subject parcel and adjacent property, public road, or public lane,
and minimize erosion or slope instability.
(b) the construction of a retaining wall when, in the opinion of the Development Authority,
significant grade differences exist or will exist after construction between the subject parcel
and adjacent property, public road, or public lane.
(i)
A retaining wall that is either greater than 1.2 m (4 ft) in height above grade and/or
that is critical to the support of building foundations, shall be designed by a
professional engineer (see definition).
(ii) Should a retaining wall be required, and the retaining wall was not previously
approved in a development permit, an additional development permit is required.
(iii) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Bylaw, a retaining wall is deemed to be
an accessory structure and may be constructed with a zero-lot line yard setback
without requiring the approval of a variance.
15.5 The Development Authority may impose conditions on a development permit for the purposes
of subsections 15.3 and 15.4, including conditions to ensure that the applicant and/or
landowner:
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(a) Is(are) responsible for ensuring adherence to and completion of construction in
accordance with the approved engineered grading plan and/or drainage plan; and
(b) Provide(s) a survey or lot grading certificate stamped and permitted by an Alberta Land
Surveyor or a professional engineer upon completion of the development to
demonstrate that the approved engineered grades and drainage design have been
implemented satisfactorily.
16.
LOT SIZES AND NON-STANDARD LOTS
16.1 The Council may approve a bylaw to redesignate a parcel into a land use district when the
subject parcel does not meet the minimum or maximum lot size or minimum lot dimensions
established in the district, and such a parcel shall be considered a non-standard lot.
16.2 The Subdivision Authority may approve a subdivision application that will result in a parcel that
does not meet the minimum or maximum lot size or minimum lot dimensions established in a
land use district, and such a parcel shall be considered a non-standard lot. The Subdivision
Authority shall not approve a subdivision that will result in a non-standard lot when the required
variance is otherwise expressly prohibited by this Bylaw or a provincial or federal statute or
regulation.
16.3 The approval of a non-standard lot either through redesignation or subdivision shall not be a
guarantee that the Development Authority will approve a variance to a standard in this Bylaw
to accommodate the subsequent development on a non-standard lot.
16.4 The Development Authority may approve a development permit on a non-standard lot with any
variances that may be required to accommodate a proposed development, if in its opinion the
proposed variances would not unduly interfere with the amenities of the neighbourhood or
materially interfere with or affect the use, enjoyment or value of neighbouring parcels.
16.5 The Subdivision Authority may approve a subdivision application for a lot that contains an
existing development that, after allowing for the variances provided for in this Bylaw and after
the plan of subdivision is registered, will not meet the minimum measurable standards of this
Bylaw:
(a) only if the purpose of the subdivision is to accommodate a development that existed on
the date of the initial adoption of this Bylaw (i.e. December 05, 2023), and
(b) only up to the variance authority that is assigned in this Bylaw to the Municipal Planning
Commission,
and such approval shall not be granted if the variance is otherwise expressly prohibited by this
Bylaw or a provincial or federal statute or regulation.
16.6 The Subdivision Authority and the Development Authority may, at their discretion, omit from
the calculation of minimum or maximum standards for lot area or from minimum standards for
lot dimensions any part of a lot which, because of rock, steep slopes or other physical features
cannot be reasonably developed for the proposed use, including access, parking and buildings.
16.7 The minimum lot size standards established in the land use districts do not apply in a bare land
condominium subdivision.
17.
MAXIMUM GRADE
17.1 Fully Developable Lots
(a) A lot with an effective grade of 15% or less is considered fully developable.
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17.2 Slope Stability Assessment
(a) When a lot has an effective grade of greater than 15% a subdivision or development permit
application for that lot shall be accompanied by, or a condition of approval shall be imposed
to require, a slope stability assessment and/or foundation design and/or a grading plan, as
may be applicable, stamped and permitted by a professional engineer (see definition)
demonstrating the viability and safety of the proposed development.
17.3 Urban Driveways
(a) An urban driveway slope shall meet the requirements established in the municipal
Engineering and Development Standards (12% maximum slope).
18.
NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS, RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND PRINCIPAL
BUILDINGS ON A PARCEL OF LAND OR A BARE LAND CONDOMINIUM UNIT
18.1 Number of Dwelling Units and Cabins and/or Recreational Vehicles on a Parcel of Land
or a Bare Land Condominium Unit
(a) Where more than one dwelling unit type is listed as separate uses in a land use district, it
does not imply that all such dwelling units may be approved to exist or to be placed or
constructed at the same time on the same parcel of land or bare land condominium unit,
except as provided for in this section.
(b) No person shall construct or place or cause to be constructed or placed more than one
dwelling unit or more than one cabin, one recreational vehicle, one Park Model Trailer
CSA-Z240, or one Cottage Model CSA-Z241 on a parcel of land or a bare land
condominium unit, except where:
(i)
in the sole discretion of the Development Authority:
(A)
the additional dwelling unit(s) is (are) contained in a building designed for
two or more dwelling units, or is (are) located on a parcel of land or a bare
land condominium unit in a land use district that expressly allows for two or
more dwelling units on the parcel or the bare land condominium unit, but not
necessarily in the same building;
and:
(B)
the additional dwelling unit(s) is (are) located in a land use district that
includes either a Secondary Suite, a Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling, a
Multi-unit Residential Building, an Apartment Building, a Mixed-use Building
or Mixed-use Development, resort accommodation within a Tourist
Accommodation,
or
a
Manufactured
Home
in
an
unsubdivided
Manufactured Home Community; or
(C)
the cabin(s) and/or the recreational vehicle(s), Park Model Trailer(s) CSA-
Z240, or Cottage Model(s) CSA-Z241 is(are) placed in a Tourist
Accommodation, or the various types of recreational vehicles are stored and
used for temporary sleeping accommodations on a parcel of land or a bare
land condominium unit in an applicable land use district pursuant to Section
23 of this Schedule;
and:
(ii)
where required, the Development Authority has issued a development permit for
the use that accommodates the additional dwelling unit(s), cabin(s), or recreational
vehicle(s), Park Model Trailer(s) CSA-Z240, or Cottage Model(s) CSA-Z241.
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18.2 Number of Principal Buildings and Uses on a Parcel of Land or a Bare Land
Condominium Unit
(a) Where a land use district or a land use definition in this Bylaw provides for one or more
principal uses to be developed in more than one separate principal buildings (e.g. Multi-
unit Residential Building, Apartment, Retail - Shopping Mall, Mixed-use Development) or
in one or more lease-bay building(s) on a parcel of land or a bare land condominium unit
the Development Officer, depending on the complexity of the proposed development in
their sole discretion, may require that the development permit application is accompanied
by a Comprehensive Site Development Plan that addresses site layout, site access,
stormwater management, pedestrian and vehicle traffic movement and any other matters
that the Development Authority deems necessary.
18.3 Provisions for Additions and Demolitions
(a) Where a land use district or a land use definition does not provide for multiple principal
buildings or multiple dwelling units on a parcel of land or a bare land condominium unit,
the Development Authority shall not approve a development permit application for a
principal building or a dwelling unit if the same or a similar principal building or dwelling
unit already exists on the subject parcel of land or the subject bare land condominium unit,
except for the purpose of making an addition to the existing principal building or dwelling
unit, or except when the removal of the existing principal building or dwelling unit is made
a condition of the development permit.
19.
PARKING AND LOADING
19.1 Development shall comply with standards for off-street parking and loading area established
in Schedule 6.
20.
PROJECTIONS INTO YARD SETBACKS
20.1 A structure that is permitted to project into a yard setback shall be placed in accordance with
the standards specified herein, and shall not encroach into, or cause runoff onto, an adjacent
property.
20.2 Subject to the relevant development standards in this Bylaw (e.g. corner sight triangles, fence
height, etc.), the following accessory buildings and uses, and structural features of any building
may project into the yard setbacks that are established in Schedule 2 of this Bylaw, up to the
specified property line:
(a) unenclosed steps or unenclosed fire escapes, up to the side or rear property line;
(b) a wheelchair ramp, excluding the housing of an elevator device, up to any property line;
(c) a fence, up to any property line;
(d) a driveway, curb, and sidewalk, up to any property line;
(e) off-street parking, up to any property line;
(f) a cooling unit up to the side or rear property line;
(g) a mailbox, a yard light and a garbage holding enclosure, up to any property line;
(h) landscaping, a privacy screen, a patio, a landing for ground floor building access, a pergola
or similar structure, an uncovered enclosure, a fishpond, an ornament, a flagpole less than
4.6 metres (15 ft) in height, or other similar features, up to any property line;
(i) a temporary swimming pool in the rear or side yard, up to the rear or side property line;
and
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(j) a sign authorized by a development permit issued pursuant to Schedule 11 of this Bylaw,
up to any property line.
20.3 Subject to the relevant development standards in this Bylaw (e.g. corner sight triangles, fence
height, etc.), the following accessory buildings, uses, and structural features of any building
may project into the minimum standard for yard setbacks (notwithstanding any approved
variance) that are established in Schedule 2 of this Bylaw, by the percentages and distances
stated below:
(a) eaves or gutters, not more than 0.6 m (2 ft) into any yard; and further provided that eaves
or gutters do not project over the property line and do not discharge stormwater run-ff onto
adjacent property.
(b) a chimney, belt course, cornice, sill, cantilever, bay window, or other similar architectural
or structural feature may project into any yard up to the lesser of 1.0m or 50% of the
minimum yard setback standard;
(c) a balcony or a porch may project 2.0 metres (6.6 ft) into the front yard setback standard,
3.0 metres (10 ft) into the rear yard setback standard, and 50% into the side yard setback
standard.
(d) Decks:
(i) a ground level deck attached to the front or rear elevation of a building may project
50% into the minimum front or rear yard setback standard and may project into the
side yard up to the side property line; and
(ii) a raised deck may project 25% into the minimum front yard setback standard (i.e.
projections into the rear yard setback and the side yard setback standards are not
allowed)
21.
PUBLIC UTILITIES, INFRASTRUCTURE MAINS, AND SERVICE CONNECTIONS
Prohibition on Water Diversion and Private Sewage Disposal
21.1 In the urban area of the Municipality as defined in this bylaw:
(a) water diversion for household purposes is prohibited [pursuant and in addition to the
prohibition of the same as established in the Water (Ministerial) Regulation - Alberta
Regulation 205/1998], and/or
(b) the installation of a Private Sewage Disposal System (PSDS) is prohibited, except in the
urban area of Frank south of Highway 3,
and as a result:
(c) existing and new development in the urban area:
(i)
shall not divert water for household purposes or for industrial, commercial or
institutional use, and
(ii) shall not install a private sewage disposal system (except in the urban area of
Frank south of Highway 3), and instead
(iii) shall be connected to the municipal water supply system and the municipal
wastewater collection system pursuant to subsection 21.2 (except that in the urban
area of Frank south of Highway 3 water connections are required but wastewater
connections are not available).
Existing and New Subdivision and Development Shall Connect to Municipal Water and Wastewater
21.2 When subdivision or development is approved in the urban area of the Municipality (as defined
in this bylaw):
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(a)
on an unserviced parcel where municipal water and wastewater infrastructure mains are
readily available to the subject parcel but service connections to the parcel boundary
have not been installed; or
(b)
on an unserviced parcel where municipal water and/or wastewater infrastructure mains
are not readily available to the subject parcel,
then the Subdivision Authority or the Development Authority, as applicable, shall impose a
condition on the subdivision approval or the development permit that requires the landowner
to, respectively:
(c)
install service connections at no cost to the Municipality; or
(d)
bring municipal water and/or wastewater infrastructure mains to a location that makes
them readily available to the subject parcel and install service connections for the
subject parcel, at no cost to the Municipality (except that in the urban area of Frank
south of Highway 3 water connections are required but wastewater connections are
not available).
Conditions Regarding Private Utilities, Public Utilities, and Franchise Utilities
21.3 The Subdivision Authority or the Development Authority may impose a subdivision condition
or a development permit condition to require that:
(a)
the applicant or landowner shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Municipality for
the supply of:
(i)
private utilities when the parcel is located outside of the urban area, or
(ii)
public utilities when the parcel is located within the urban area - refer to
subsection 21.2 (except that in the urban area of Frank south of Highway 3 water
connections are required but wastewater connections are not available),
and/or
(iii)
franchised services or facilities,
necessary to service the subdivision or development, at no cost to the Municipality;
and
(b)
notwithstanding the prohibition of Private Sewage Disposal Systems in the urban area
[see subsection 21.1 (b)], the landowner shall, where applicable and required, enter into
a Restrictive Covenant with the Municipality regarding the provision of a Private Sewage
Disposal System holding tank from where wastewater is pumped to the property line
before it enters by gravity into the Municipal wastewater collection system.
Service Connections for Fee Simple Lots and Units in a Bareland Condominium Subdivision
21.4 The service connections from municipal water and wastewater mains to a parcel shall be
independent from the service connections to any other parcel. For greater clarity, a unit in a
bare land condominium subdivision is not a parcel but it is part of the parcel that constitutes
the bareland condominium plan of subdivision.
21.5 Only one municipal service connection (for each of water and wastewater) per lot shall be
provided. For clarity, an individual lot with multiple separate buildings shall not be provided with
multiple water and wastewater service connections; the municipality will provide only one
service connection at the property boundary, and the landowner may provide private water and
wastewater distribution and collection lines to and from the multiple buildings from and to the
single municipal service connection.
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Other Considerations
21.6 Building foundations and sub-grade pilings, and/or the service connections to municipal
infrastructure mains (e.g. curb stop water valves and wastewater service), respectively shall
be set back from the lot boundary of a parcel a distance that allows safe excavation for
municipal maintenance and repair.
21.7 In a block where infill development potential has been identified consistent with the Municipal
Development Plan, a coordinated approach to the provision of public utilities and infrastructure
mains may be required, and for this purpose the Development Officer may require a
development permit applicant or subdivision applicant to prepare a Comprehensive Site
Development Plan, a Conceptual Scheme, or an Area Structure Plan, as applicable, to the
satisfaction of the Development Officer (and subject to Council approval of an area structure
plan bylaw), at no cost to the Municipality. Typically, this would be required for complex
proposals where the proposed development involves the coordination of infrastructure systems
capacity and alignment - it is not likely required for simpler applications, such as a development
permit for one or two additional dwelling unites or to replace one or two existing dwelling units,
or for a subdivision application for one or two additional parcels.
21.8 A subdivision application or a development permit application shall be refused where, in the
opinion of the Subdivision Authority or the Development Authority, the proposed subdivision or
development will have a detrimental effect on an existing or planned:
(a) transportation or communication system, including primary highways, secondary
highways, railway, airport site or communication facility; or
(b) regionally significant service, public works or utilities, including pipelines and power
transmission lines.
22.
QUALITY AND DESIGN OF DEVELOPMENT
22.1 In addition to the standards established in this Bylaw, the Development Authority may require
additional standards as a condition of a development permit, in order to improve the quality of
any proposed development such as, but not limited to, hard-surfaced parking areas, exterior
finishes to buildings, landscaping, yard setbacks, slope-adaptive building and site design
considerations, and the impact on existing development in mature neighbourhoods or areas of
historic significance.
22.2 Development shall comply with the following standards:
(a) The design, character and appearance of buildings, signs and properties shall be
consistent with the intent of the land use district in which the building, sign or property is
located and compatible with other buildings, signs and properties in the same district in the
vicinity.
(b) The Development Authority may regulate the exterior finish of buildings or signs to improve
the quality of any proposed development within any land use district.
(c) The Development Authority may require that the appearance of walls exposed to public
view from beyond the site be improved where, in its opinion, the appearance of such walls
is incompatible with the finishing standards of surrounding developments.
(d) The maximum allowable height above the average finished surface level of the surrounding
ground of the exposed portion of a concrete or block foundation may be limited by the
Development Authority.
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(e) If a building is to be located on a lot with more than one street frontage or on a lot with
potential for further subdivision, the Development Authority may regulate the orientation
and location of the building as a condition of development approval.
23.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES - OUTDOOR STORAGE AND TEMPORARY SLEEPING
ACCOMMODATIONS
General Provisions
23.1 The provisions of this Schedule do not apply to the indoor storage of a recreational vehicle for
personal and private purposes on any property in any land use district.
23.2 For the purposes of this section:
(a) Construction means any construction activity that is necessary to construct the subject
building; and
(b) Active construction means that lawful construction on the subject property has been
commenced, continues to be active and ongoing, and is not stopped and re-started over
an extended period (which shall be determined at the sole discretion of the Development
Officer) until construction completion.
GCR-1 and NUA-1 Land Use Districts
23.3 In the GCR-1 and NUA-1 land use districts the following standards apply to recreational
vehicles (RVs):
(a) On a vacant property where the principal dwelling unit has not been approved (i.e. a
development permit and a building permit have not been issued for the principal dwelling)
and construction is not active, a recreational vehicle shall not be stored outdoors and/or
used for temporary sleeping accommodations on the parcel.
(b) Where the principal dwelling unit has been approved (i.e. a development permit and a
building permit have been issued for the principal dwelling) and its construction is active,
a maximum of three (3) recreational vehicles may be stored outdoors (for non-commercial
purpose) and/or used for temporary sleeping accommodations on the parcel for the period
that construction of the principal dwelling unit is active, provided that the recreational
vehicle(s) or any part of it shall not be stored on a municipal road allowance or lane and
that the recreational vehicle does not exceed 15 percent of the parcel area.
(c) Where the principal dwelling unit has been established (i.e. lawful construction of the
principal dwelling has been completed), a maximum of three (3) recreational vehicles may
be stored outdoors (for non-commercial purposes) and/or used for occasional and
temporary sleeping accommodations on the parcel, provided that the recreational
vehicle(s) or any part of it shall not be stored on a municipal road allowance or lane and
that the recreational vehicle does not exceed 15 percent of the parcel area.
(d) A recreational vehicle stored outdoors (for non-commercial purposes) on a parcel shall be
set back a minimum of 3.0 m (10 ft) from a side or rear property line.
R-1, R-1A, R-2, R-2A, R-3, R-4, R-5, CRV and CSV Land Use Districts
23.4 In the R-1, R-1A, R-2, R-2A, R-3, R-4, R-5, CSV, and CRV land use districts the following
standards apply to recreational vehicles (RVs):
(a) On a vacant property where the principal dwelling unit(s) has not been approved (i.e. a
development permit and a building permit have not been issued for the principal dwelling)
and construction is not active, a recreational vehicle shall not be stored outdoors and/or
used for temporary sleeping accommodations on the parcel.
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(b) Where the principal dwelling unit(s) has been approved (i.e. a development permit and a
building permit have been issued for the principal dwelling) and its construction is active,
a maximum of one (1) recreational vehicle per principal dwelling unit (i.e. excluding
secondary suites or dwelling units in an apartment building) may be stored outdoors (for
non-commercial purposes) and/or used for temporary sleeping accommodations on the
parcel for the period that construction of the principal dwelling unit(s) is active, provided
that the recreational vehicle or any part of it shall not be stored on a municipal road
allowance or lane and that the recreational vehicle does not exceed 15 percent of the
parcel area.
(c) Where the principal dwelling unit has been established (i.e. lawful construction of the
principal dwelling has been completed), a maximum of one (1) recreational vehicle per
principal dwelling unit (i.e. excluding secondary suites or dwelling units in an apartment
building) may be stored outdoors (for non-commercial purposes) and/or used for
occasional and temporary sleeping accommodations on the parcel, provided that the
recreational vehicle or any part of it shall not be stored on a municipal road allowance or
lane and that the recreational vehicle does not exceed 15 percent of the parcel area.
All Land Use Districts
23.5 In the land use districts listed in sub-sections 23.3 and 23.4:
(a) A recreational vehicle that is stored outdoors shall not be used as the principal dwelling or
principal use for living accommodations on a parcel, except as provided for in this
Schedule.
(b) A recreational vehicle shall not be connected to a private sewage disposal system, a
private water well, a municipal water system, or a municipal wastewater system, but it may
be connected to electric power that complies with the provincial Safety Codes Act.
(c) Wastewater from a recreational vehicle shall not be dumped into a municipal wastewater
system.
(d) A recreational vehicle shall not be attached to an accessory building (i.e. a shed or a deck)
or an addition, and these buildings or structures shall not be developed explicitly for the
use of a recreational vehicle for the purposes of this Section.
23.6 Where the provisions of sub-sections 23.3 and 23.4 do not specifically address the outdoor
storage and/or use for temporary sleeping accommodations of a recreational vehicle in any
other land use district than those listed in said sub-sections, the outdoor storage and/or use for
temporary sleeping accommodation of a recreational vehicle is prohibited. For greater clarity,
the outdoor storage of a recreational vehicle and/or its occasional use as temporary sleeping
accommodation in, for example, the Drive-in Commercial C-2 district is prohibited, because
"Tourism Accommodation" is not listed as a use in the C-2 district. Further, in any district a
development permit for the commercial storage (indoors or outdoors) of one or more
recreational vehicles may be issued only when "Recreational Vehicle Storage" or "Temporary
Storage Yard" is a listed use in the particular district however, temporary sleeping
accommodation is not allowed in "Recreational Vehicle Storage" or "Temporary Storage Yard".
23.7 Provided that all the requirements in sub-sections 23.3 and 23.4 are met, the storage of a
recreational vehicle (for non-commercial purposes) and/or its use for occasional and temporary
sleeping accommodations are exempted from the requirement to obtain a development permit
(see Schedule 3).
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23.8 For greater clarity, while a development permit is not required to store (outdoors) or use a
recreational vehicle in accordance with the provisions of sub-sections 23.3 and 23.4, there is
no implied right to store (outdoors) a recreational vehicle and/or to use it for occasional and
temporary sleeping accommodations on any property in any land use district out of scope with
the provisions in this Schedule, and a development permit cannot be applied for and shall not
be issued for such use. The provisions of this Schedule do not apply to the indoor storage of
a recreational vehicle for personal and private purposes on any property in any land use district.
24.
RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS
24.1 Development shall comply with standards for the relocation of buildings established in
Schedule 7.
25.
SHOW HOMES AND REAL ESTATE SALES OFFICES
25.1 Show Home development shall comply with the following standards:
(a) The construction of or use of a new, unoccupied dwelling unit for the purpose of a show
home and real estate agent office for the sale or marketing of other dwelling units by a
builder or developer within a subdivision or development may be approved as a temporary
use in all residential land use districts and the C-1 and C-2 commercial land use districts.
(b) A dwelling occupied as a residence shall not be used permanently as a show home, sales
office or as a facility to demonstrate a builder's construction quality or methods.
(c) The show home shall not be open to the public for viewing until the road accessing the
show home is developed to municipal standards, where practical.
(d) There shall be a sign posted at the show home identifying it as such.
(e) The advertised hours that the show home is open to the public shall not be earlier than
9:00 a.m. or later than 9:00 p.m.
(f) Conditions of the temporary permit do not limit the private showing by appointment of the
show home at any time.
(g) For the purposes of this section and Administration s. 17, a Show Home and Real Estate
Office shall be deemed to be the same land use as the building in which it is located.
26.
SLOPE-ADAPTIVE BUILDING AND SITE DESIGN
26.1 As part of the information to determine that a development permit application is complete, the
Development Officer may require that an application incorporates slope-adaptive building
methods and site design principles, including methods and principles that minimize the impact
of site development on the natural environment, ensures slope stability, and responds
positively to the aesthetic opportunities presented by construction on sloping lands.
Techniques to achieve this include the design of rooflines and building massing to reflect the
angles and shapes of the surrounding landscape, the breaking up of the building mass to
conform to the slope, and the use of indigenous materials, compatible colours and landscaping.
27.
YARD SETBACKS, YARD SETBACK VARIANCES, FRONT YARD LOCATION, AND
SECONDARY FRONT YARD
General Provisions
27.1 Development shall not partially or entirely encroach onto adjacent Municipal Lands or Municipal
Reserve (both as defined in this bylaw) or onto adjacent private property, and development
shall comply with the yard setbacks established in each land use district as well as this
Schedule, including the provisions for projections into yard setbacks pursuant to section 20.
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27.2 Yard setbacks are measured at a right-angle from the property line to the nearest part of a
building exterior wall or post, the edge of an excavation or the extent of a use.
27.3 The yard setbacks established in the land use districts do not apply to units in a bare land
condominium subdivision, except to those units that are adjacent to the perimeter lot line.
Special Yard Setbacks for Some Accessory Structures
27.4 Notwithstanding the minimum yard setbacks for accessory structures prescribed in each land
use district and/or in this section, such setbacks shall not apply to those accessory structures
that are ordinarily located on or in close proximity to property boundaries (i.e. fences, flagpoles,
signs, garbage holding enclosures, mailboxes, parking spaces, decks, etc.) or to those
architectural and structural features or equipment attached to a building, for which this
Schedule allows projections into yard setbacks. The following setbacks apply to the these
accessory structures:
(a)
Decks - refer to subsections 28.6 and 20.3(d); and
(b)
All other accessory structures described in this subsection - refer to section 20.
Accessory Building in the Front Yard of a Principal Building
27.5 In all land use districts except GCR-1, NUA-1, and CM-1, an Accessory Building or Use that is
a shipping container, a detached Secondary Suite, a detached garage, or a shed, that is
proposed to be located in a front yard of a principal building (excluding a secondary front yard)
is a discretionary use.
Secondary Front Yard
27.6 In the R-1 to R-5, CSV, and CRV land use districts, where a lot has more than one front yard
(e.g. a corner lot), the Development Authority may allow for the principal building a reduction
of up to one-half of the minimum front yard setback for one of the front yards; however, the full
setback shall apply to the other front yard without any variance. The reduced front yard is
termed the "Secondary Front Yard".
27.7 For the purpose of determining the "front property boundary", "lot frontage" and "front yard" of,
and the fencing standards for a corner lot, the secondary front yard shall be deemed to be a
side yard with an increased setback standard as required in this section of this Bylaw (see
Diagram 4).
DIAGRAM 4
27.8 Where the front yard setback is zero, the minimum side yard setback shall apply to the
secondary front yard.
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27.9 The secondary front yard provisions do not apply to an Accessory Building, including an
Accessory Building that includes a Secondary Suite - for clarity, an Accessory Building in the
secondary front yard may follow the regular side yard setback standard for an Accessory
Building.
Duplex / Semi-detached Dwelling
27.10 The side yard setback requirement applies only to one side of a Duplex / Semi-Detached
Dwelling and only to the end units of a Multi-Unit Residential Building.
Variances and Prevention of Encroachments
27.11 The Development Authority shall not approve a variance for yard setback to the extent that roof
eaves or gutters will overhang beyond the property line. In cases where the alternatives to
approving such a variance are not practical, the Development Authority may approve such a
variance and shall add conditions to the development permit to require the installation of
eavestroughs to prevent water run-off from the roof directly onto the adjacent property, street
or lane, and the registration on the certificate of title of an encroachment agreement, subject
therefore that the Development Authority cannot impose a condition of approval that binds the
Municipality or an adjacent private landowner into an encroachment agreement with the
applicant.
27.12 When approving a front yard setback variance, the Development Authority shall ensure, at its
sole discretion and to its satisfaction, and where necessary by imposing conditions on a
development permit:
(a) Setback of a principal building from Curb and Sidewalk:
(i)
in the R-1 District, that there is a minimum distance of 6.5 m (21.33 ft) between
the front of the building and the back of an existing curb in the adjacent public
roadway or the back of an existing sidewalk in the adjacent public roadway, or
(ii)
in the R-1 District, when a sidewalk does not exist in the adjacent public roadway
and there is the possibility of a future sidewalk, that there is a minimum distance
of 7.5 m (24.6 ft) between the front of the building and the back of an existing curb
in the adjacent public roadway, or
(iii)
in the R-1 District, when the setback distances in subsections (i) and (ii) cannot be
achieved for a dwelling unit without a front attached garage, that there is rear lane
access to the property or there is side yard access to the rear yard of the parcel.
(b) Setback from / of Municipal Utilities:
(i)
that the building foundation and sub-grade pilings, and/or the service connections
to municipal utility infrastructure (e.g. curb stop water valves and sanitary sewer),
are respectively set back from the front lot boundary a distance that allows safe
excavation of municipal infrastructure for maintenance and repair.
(c) Typical Setbacks on Existing Developed Properties in the Neighbourhood:
(i)
that the proposed setback would not be out of character with the typical average
setback in the same land use district in the neighbourhood, including mature
neighbourhoods and historically significant areas.
27.13 The Development Authority may waive, vary or increase any yard setback requirement
wherever doing so would:
(a) either enhance, or avoid conflict with, the general condition of adjacent properties;
(b) facilitate a potential or proposed boundary adjustment scheme;
(c) protect buildings proposed within or adjacent to the Wildland-Urban Interface.
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27.14 The Development Authority may approve blanket variances to yard setbacks in a
Comprehensive Site Development Plan.
LAND USE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
28.
ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND USES
28.1 General Provisions
(a) For standards relative to Accessory Building and Uses, and accessory structures, refer to
the standards provided below and to the definition of "Accessory Building or Use", and to
the standards for specific accessory structures established in Schedule 2, and in this
Schedule and other relevant Schedules, including but not limited to canvas covered
structure, communication antenna and structure, deck, fence, outdoor washroom facility,
retaining wall, shipping container, sign, and swimming pool. There may also be standards
relevant to Accessory Buildings and Uses on the standards that are established for other
uses, such as Tourism Accommodation.
(b) An accessory building that becomes connected to or attached to a principal building only
by an unenclosed roofed area (i.e. breezeway, carport, catwalk) that is not integral to the
principal building shall be excluded from the calculation of the principal building footprint
area, lot coverage ratio, and minimum yard setbacks.
(c) An Accessory Building shall not be used as a Secondary Suite unless a development
permit has been issued for a Secondary Suite, Detached.
(d) The Development Authority may restrict the location of an Accessory Building whenever,
because of its proposed location, it might cause snow drifting onto a public roadway or
lane.
(e) The secondary front yard provisions do not apply to an Accessory Building, including an
Accessory Building that includes a Secondary Suite - for clarity, an Accessory Building in
the secondary front yard may follow the regular side yard setback standard for an
Accessory Building.
28.2 Accessory Building or Use Prior to Principal Building or Use
(a) In all land use districts, an Accessory Building or Use that is proposed to be constructed
or established prior to the principal building or use is a discretionary use.
(b) Only one (1) Accessory Building or Use may be developed prior to the establishment of
the principal building or use, and only if the Development Authority is satisfied that the
Accessory Building is appropriate and will be followed by the commencement of the
principal building or by the conversion of the Accessory Building into a principal building
(an Accessory Building does not include a structure under "Agriculture" as defined in this
bylaw).
(c) A development permit issued for an Accessory Building or Use prior to the establishment
of the principal use shall be subject to the following conditions:
(i)
in the R-1, R-1A, R-2, R-2A, R-3, R-4, R-5, C-1, C-2, C-3, CRV and CSV land use
districts, the principal building or use shall be commenced no less than one (1)
year after the date of the approval for the Accessory Building and shall be
completed, to the satisfaction of the Development Authority, no more than two (2)
years after the date of the approval for the Accessory Building;
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(ii)
in all other land use districts, the principal building or use shall be commenced no
more than two (2) years after the date of the approval for the Accessory Building
and shall be completed, to the satisfaction of the Development Authority, no more
than three (3) years after the date of the approval for the Accessory Building;
(iii)
a refundable security deposit in an amount specified in the Fees, Rates and
Charges Bylaw, in a form satisfactory to the Municipality, shall be submitted in
order to ensure compliance with the prescribed commencement and completion
timelines of the development permit;
(iv)
the applicant for development shall forfeit the security deposit in the event of non-
compliance with the terms of the development permit; and
(v)
an Accessory Building developed prior to a principal building shall not be used as
a dwelling unit.
28.3 Accessory Building in the Front Yard of a Principal Building
(a) In all land use districts except GCR-1, NUA-1, and CM-1, an Accessory Building or Use
that is a shipping container, a detached Secondary Suite, a detached garage, or a shed,
that is proposed to be located in a front yard of a principal building (excluding a secondary
front yard) is a discretionary use.
28.4 Canvas Covered Structures
(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Bylaw relative to "Accessory Building and
Use", a "Canvas Covered Structure" that is proposed to be used as an Accessory Building
shall be a discretionary use.
(b) A Canvas Covered Structure shall comply with the development standards established for
Accessory Buildings and Uses in this Schedule.
(c) The Development Authority may limit the development permit duration of a Canvas
Covered Structure.
28.5 Communication Antennae and Structures
(a) Communication antennae and structures for non-commercial, private use are accessory
uses which may require a development permit and are subject to the following (see
Diagram 7):
(i)
A communication antenna or structure shall only be located in a rear yard or side
yard which does not abut on a street.
(ii) On an interior lot, a communication antenna or structure shall be situated so that no
part of it is closer than 0.9 metre (3 ft) from the side boundaries of the parcel.
(iii) On a corner parcel, a communication antenna or structure shall be situated so that
no part of it is closer to the street than the principal building or closer than 0.9 metre
(3 ft) from any boundary of the parcel, whichever distance is larger.
(iv) Where any part of a communication antenna or structure is more than 3.0 metres (10
ft) above grade level, or when it is located other than described in this section, it shall
be both screened and located to the satisfaction of the Development Authority.
(v) The illumination of a communication antenna or structure is prohibited.
(vi) In accordance with Schedule 3 of this Bylaw, most communication antennae and
their structures may not require a development permit.
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(b) Communication antennae and structures for commercial or public use are regulated by
federal agencies, who are required by law to take into consideration any applicable
Municipal policy (rather than a land use bylaw) when making decisions about the location
and approval of applications.
28.6 Decks
(a) A deck is an uncovered (roofless) outdoor space that:
(i)
is classified as either:
(A)
a ground level deck - it is always attached to a building, its surface is not
higher than 0.6 m above grade, and it is deemed to be an Accessory
Building; or
(B)
a raised deck - it is always attached to a building, its surface is higher than
0.6 m above grade, and it is deemed to be an Accessory Building.
and
(ii)
must be accessible from inside the building as well as from the outdoor ground
level.
(b) For greater clarity:
(i)
consult the definition of "Attached" in this bylaw;
(ii)
a deck is not a balcony, landing, patio or porch;
(iii)
a deck is considered to be an accessory structure;
(iv)
a deck is not considered to be part of the gross floor area or habitable floor area
of the building that it is attached to (unless it is covered, in which case it is not
considered to be a deck);
(v)
a deck does not contribute to the lot coverage ratio or to the building footprint area
of any building; and
(vi)
a deck is a type of accessory structure that has special yard setback provisions
[see section 20.3(d)].
(c)
For further clarification, when an outdoor space that could otherwise be deemed to be a
deck is proposed to be covered by a roof, it is no longer considered to be a deck as
defined herein; for the purpose of determining development standards (e.g. yard
setbacks) such a covered outdoor space shall be considered to be part of the building
that it is attached to (refer to the definitions of "Balcony", "Landing", "Patio" and "Porch").
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28.7 Fences in any Residential Land Use District, CRV and CSV
(a) In any residential district, no fence, wall, or any combination thereof shall extend more than
1.0 metre (3.3 ft) above the ground within any minimum front yard setback without approval
by the Development Authority, except in the case of a secondary front yard of a corner lot
which is to be determined at the sole discretion of the Development Authority (see
Diagrams 5 and 6).
DIAGRAM 6
DIAGRAM 7
(b) A fence in a rear yard, side yard and secondary front yard shall be limited to 1.83 metres
(6 ft) in height.
28.8 Outdoor Washroom Facilities
(a) Outhouses which involve the human discharge into an open, uncontained pit are prohibited
within the Municipality. Those facilities which are plumbed and connected to the municipal
wastewater infrastructure system or a Private Sewage Disposal System may be allowed
provided they are constructed to comply with provincial regulations and standards.
(b) Portable toilets may be allowed within the municipality, on a temporary basis, to coincide
with a public assembly, a special event or a construction project.
28.9 Refuse Storage for Commercial, Industrial and Multi-Unit Residential Development
(a) In non-residential land use districts and in multi-unit residential developments, refuse and
garbage holding areas, including refuse containers and compaction, shall be effectively
screened from public view. The Development Authority may require screening of refuse
and garbage holding areas as a condition of development approval.
(b) In all non-residential land use districts, refuse and garbage holding areas, enclosures, and
compaction areas are to be located a minimum of 7.6 metres (25 ft) from an adjacent
residential use.
(c) A garbage holding area, enclosure, and / or compaction area shall be located and designed
to ensure adequate on-site manoeuvring for refuse collection vehicles.
(d) Refuse on a construction site shall be properly screened or placed in an approved
enclosure until removed for disposal.
(e) In a residential land use district, outdoor storage of refuse, other than garbage enclosures,
shall not be located in any front yard, including any unscreened portion of a corner lot side
yard (secondary front yard) adjacent to a street.
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(f) The Development Authority may require that a yard area utilized for storage in a non-
residential district that adjoins one or more lots in a residential district or a public property
shall be effectively screened by an opaque structure or device or landscaping, or any
combination thereof, to the satisfaction of the Development Officer. This shall apply
whether or not there is an intervening public roadway, railway or water body.
28.10 Retaining Walls
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Bylaw, a retaining wall is deemed to be an
accessory structure and may be constructed with a zero-lot line yard setback without
requiring the approval of a variance.
(b) The construction of a retaining wall shall comply with the lot grading, drainage and
stormwater management standards in section 15 of this Schedule.
28.11 Shipping Containers
(a) Development shall comply with standards for Accessory Buildings established in this
Schedule and with standards for Shipping Containers established in Schedule 14, as may
be applicable.
(b) A shipping container may be used as an Accessory Building, provided that the shipping
container shall be masked (as defined in this Bylaw) by painting, exterior framing, siding
and, if applicable, a pitched roof, to resemble the appearance of a typical Accessory
Building in the immediate neighbourhood, to the Development Authority's satisfaction.
(c) The Development Officer in their sole discretion may modify the masking requirement for
a permitted use site-specific shipping container as specified below under the following
circumstances:
(i) by allowing paint on the walls of the shipping container to substitute for siding where,
on a property inside the urban area as defined in this bylaw, the intended objective
of masking will be accomplished due to screening of the shipping container by
coniferous vegetation, topography, other buildings, or a fence or wall to the
Development Officer's satisfaction, with consideration that the paint matches the
metal siding of other buildings on the parcel, and
(ii) by waiving the masking requirement where, on a property outside of the urban area
as defined in this bylaw, the shipping container is screened by coniferous vegetation,
topography, other buildings, or a fence or wall to the Development Officer's
satisfaction.
(d) The masking requirement in subsection(b) above to use a shipping container as an
Accessory Building does not apply to a shipping container that is used for the purpose
stated in Schedule 14 section 3, Temporary Shipping Containers on Construction Sites.
(e) Except as provided for in sub-sections (c) and (d) above, a shipping container that is not
masked is a "Shipping Container accessory to an established principal use on the subject
parcel" and shall not be used as an "Accessory Building" and shall be a prohibited use in
those districts where "Shipping Container accessory to an established principal use on the
subject parcel" is not listed as a permitted or discretionary use subsection.
28.12 Signs
(a) Development shall comply with standards established for signs in Schedule 11.
28.13 Swimming Pools
(a) Swimming pool development shall comply with the following standards:
(i)
A swimming pool is classified as an Accessory Building.
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(ii)
Construction of an in-ground swimming pool or a swimming pool that is attached
to a deck requires a development permit and is subject to the following additional
standards:
(A)
placement of a swimming pool shall be limited to the side and rear yard only;
(B)
a swimming pool is subject to the setback requirements for an Accessory
Building in the applicable land use district; and
(C)
a swimming pool is subject to the maximum lot coverage ratio for an
accessory building in the applicable land use district.
29.
ANIMAL CARE SERVICE FACILITIES
29.1 Development shall comply with standards for Animal Care Service Facilities established in
Schedule 13.
30.
APARTMENT, MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED-USE BUILDING
30.1 Development shall comply with the standards for Apartment, Multi-Unit Residential and Mixed-
Use Buildings established in Schedule 5.
30.2 Infill development of Multi-Unit Residential Building and Apartment Building adjacent to existing
development of a lower density in a mature neighbourhood shall comply with the provisions of
section 12 in this Schedule of the bylaw.
31.
CANNABIS RETAIL SALES
31.1 The Development Authority and the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board shall not
issue a development permit for a use that is required to obtain a cannabis license under the
Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act when the proposed use does not comply with the applicable
requirements of regulations under that Act respecting the location of cannabis premises and
distances between cannabis premises and other specified premises.
31.2 Cannabis retail sales uses shall be located on parcels such that the following separation
distances are complied with:
(a) Separation Distance
Use
(i)
100 m
Provincial Health Care Facility
(ii) 200 m
Schools; Child Care Facilities
(iii) 300 m
Cannabis Retail Sales
(b) Separation distances are established by measuring the shortest distance between the
exterior wall of a cannabis premises and the property line of the parcel containing the use
to be separated from it.
(c) Separation distances are reciprocal.
32.
DRIVE-IN COMMERCIAL
32.1 Every drive-in commercial development shall:
(a) provide at least 10 parking spaces subject to the standards in Schedule 6 of this Bylaw;
(b) clearly identify on site plans accompanying the development application the areas
proposed for parking and vehicle circulation, including appropriate signs;
(c) provide hard-surfacing and surface drainage to the satisfaction of the Development Officer,
in consultation with appropriate municipal staff;
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(d) provide a waiting bay not less than 18.3 metres (60 ft) in length on the lot for every take-
out service window;
(e) provide adequate distance separation between all vehicle access points as well as
between access points and streets or lanes to the satisfaction of the Development
Authority;
(f) ensure any vehicular access from Highway 3 is acceptable to Alberta Transportation;
(g) screen parking and traffic circulation areas abutting side or rear lot boundaries with an
opaque structure or fence, wall or landscaping or any combination thereof to the
satisfaction of the Development Authority;
(h) provide landscaping of a type and amount satisfactory to the Development Authority.
32.2 The Development Authority may waive or vary any of these provisions for drive-in commercial
development wherever it concludes it is reasonable to do so.
33.
EXPLORATORY EXCAVATION / GRADE ALTERATION / STOCKPILING
33.1 Exploratory excavation / Grade alteration / Stockpiling (as defined in this Bylaw) that is
proposed to be undertaken prior to obtaining a development permit for a use that is listed in
the applicable land use district does not require a development permit however, the person
who intends to undertake the work and the landowner are required to:
(a) notify the Development Officer of the intended work, describe the scope of work and
provide the start-date and completion date, and
(b) provide sufficient information about the proposed development (i.e. the intended
construction) and the intended Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration / Stockpiling as
required by the Development Officer, including a site plan, and
(c) shall not proceed with the work until the Development Officer has issued a temporary
conditional approval.
33.2 A temporary conditional approval from the Development Officer shall include a hold harmless
agreement as follows:
(a) The conditional approval is for the sole purpose of Exploratory Excavation / Grade
Alteration / Stockpiling as defined in this Bylaw, i.e. to gain temporary access to a parcel,
remove trees, confirm yard setbacks, locate existing utilities, explore building foundation
options, cutting / filling, the temporary accumulation of soil, gravel and/or other natural
materials, and/or to confirm a suitable building site in preparation for intended construction
associated with a proposed permitted or discretionary use in the applicable land use
district, where a development permit application has been submitted or is intended to be
submitted, or is not required under the exemption provisions in Schedule 3 of this Bylaw.
(b) The applicant and landowner shall ensure that the work does not result in a change to
existing overland stormwater drainage patterns, whether natural or man-made, to an extent
that may affect stormwater drainage to adjacent property.
(c) The developer shall not undertake construction activities beyond the conditionally
approved scope of work (e.g. the developer shall not pour concrete foundations).
(d) The conditional approval is temporary and shall be valid from the date of issuance until a
development permit is issued or denied for the proposed development (i.e. the intended
construction) on the subject parcel, or until a date to be determined to the Development
Officer's satisfaction, whichever occurs first. If a development permit is not issued by the
determined date, the developer may apply for an extension of the conditional approval.
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(e) Failing the issuance of a development permit for the intended construction, the developer
and/or the landowner shall remediate the site to the Development Officer's satisfaction and
at no cost to the Municipality.
(f) The issuance of a conditional approval does not provide any guarantees to the developer
relative to the issuance of a development permit for any use or building.
(g) If the person or landowner proceeds with the work under a conditional approval, that
person and the landowner implicitly agree to be solely responsible for the work (including
remediation to restore the property to its former condition if required), at the sole risk of the
person and the landowner, and to the exoneration and indemnification of the Municipality
from any liability related to the work, and at no cost to the Municipality.
34.
HOME OCCUPATIONS
34.1 Development shall comply with standards for Home Occupations established in Schedule 8.
35.
MANUFACTURED HOMES
35.1 Development shall comply with standards for Manufactured Homes established in Schedule 9.
36.
MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES
36.1 Development shall comply with standards for Manufactured Home Communities established in
Schedule 10.
37.
PRIVATE UTILITIES
37.1 Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Gas, Electricity and Telecommunication Utilities
(a) A development permit is not required to install private water, wastewater, stormwater, gas,
electricity, or telecommunications utilities inside a building that has the benefit of a
development permit or from such a building to the property line, in order to connect to
public utilities or franchised utilities. This exemption excludes a freestanding Solar
Collector and a freestanding Small Wind Energy Conversion System; and further this
exemption does not apply where this Bylaw, or provincial regulation [e.g. the prohibition on
water diversion for household purposes as established in the Water (Ministerial)
Regulation - Alberta Regulation 205/1998, the Private Sewage Disposal Systems
Regulation - Alberta Regulation 229/1997, etc.], or federal legislation, prohibits the
installation of a private water well and/or a Private Sewage Disposal System.
(b) The above utilities may be subject to standards established in this Schedule and this
section.
(c) The above utilities may require a permit under the Safety Codes Act and it is the
responsibility of the landowner to obtain any required permits.
37.2 Electric Utility - Solar Collector
(a) A Solar Collector panel attached to a roof or a wall of a building does not require a
development permit provided that the building to which it is attached has the benefit of a
development permit, and such Solar Collector is subject to the following standards:
(i)
A solar collector mounted on a roof:
(A)
may project a maximum of 1.22 m (4 ft) from the surface of the roof and
shall not exceed the maximum height requirements of the applicable land
use district;
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(B)
must not extend beyond the outermost edge of the roof and shall be located
as to not impede access to the roof structure for emergency purposes, to
the satisfaction of the Development Authority; and
(C)
must be located such that it does not create undue glare on neighbouring
property or public roadways.
(ii)
A solar collector mounted to a wall:
(A)
must be located a minimum of 2.44 m (8 ft) above grade;
(B)
may project a maximum of 1.52 m (5 ft) from the surface of the wall, when
the wall faces the rear property line, subject to the setback requirements of
the applicable land use district;
(C)
may project a maximum of 0.6 m (2 ft) from the surface of the wall when the
wall faces the front, secondary front or side property line, subject to the
setback requirements of the applicable land use district; and
(D)
must be located such that it does not create undue glare on neighbouring
property or public roadways.
(b) A freestanding Solar Collector panel or a Solar Collector panel mounted to any structure
other than a roof or wall of a building requires a development permit, may be approved in
a land use district where it is listed as a discretionary use, shall meet the required setbacks
to roadways and property lines that apply to an Accessory Building, and is subject to the
following additional standards:
(i)
shall not exceed 2.44 m (8 ft) in height above existing grade;
(ii)
may project a maximum of 1.52 m (5 ft) from the surface of the wall, when the wall
faces the rear property line, subject to the setback requirements of the applicable
land use district; and
(iii)
must be located such that it does not create undue glare on neighbouring property
or public roadways.
(iv)
The use of multiple freestanding solar collectors where the primary purpose and
intent of the project is to collect, convert and feed energy back into the provincial
electric grid for the commercial sale and distribution off site to the marketplace,
shall be deemed a "Renewable Energy Operation" and may be approved only in
those land use districts where it is listed as a discretionary use.
37.3 Electric Utility - Small Wind Energy Conversion System
(a)
A Small Wind Energy Conversion System (SWECS) requires a development permit, may
be approved in a land use district where it is listed as a discretionary use, shall meet the
required setbacks to roadways and property lines that apply to an Accessory Building, and
is subject to the following additional standards:
(i)
In addition to the standard development permit application requirements, an
application for a SWECS shall include the following information to the
Development Authority's satisfaction:
(A)
the manufacturer's specifications indicating the SWES rated output in
kilowatts, safety features and sound characteristics, and the type of material
used in tower, blade and/or rotor construction;
(B)
the potential for electromagnetic interference;
(C)
the nature and function of over speed controls which are provided;
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(D)
specifications on the foundations and/or anchor design, including location
and anchoring of any guy wires; and
(E)
the location of existing buildings or improvements.
(ii)
A SWECS shall comply with the following standards:
(A)
There shall be a limit of one SWECS per parcel.
(B)
The system's tower shall be set back a minimum distance equal to the height
of the tower from all parcel lines, or the minimum setback for an Accessory
Building in the applicable land use district, whichever is greater.
(C)
No part of the system, including guy wire anchors, may extend closer than
3.0 m (10 ft) to the property boundaries of the installation site.
(D)
The system's total height shall not exceed a maximum height of 15.2 m (50
ft).
(E)
The Development Authority may require that the system's tower be located
and screened by landforms, natural vegetation or other means to minimize
visual impacts on neighbouring residences and public roads, public trails
and other public areas.
(F)
The system's tower and supporting structures shall be painted a single,
neutral, non-reflective, non-glossy (for example, earth-tones, gray, black)
that, to the extent possible, visually blends the system with the surrounding
natural and built environments.
(G)
The system shall be equipped with manual and automatic over speed
controls. The conformance of rotor and over speed control design and
fabrication to good engineering practices shall be certified by a licensed
mechanical, structural or civil engineer.
(H)
The system's tower-climbing apparatus and blade tips shall be no closer
than 4.6 m (15 ft) from ground level unless the system is enclosed by a 1.83
m (6 ft) high fence.
(I)
The system's utility lines shall be underground where economically
practical.
(J)
The system shall be operated such that no electromagnetic interference is
caused.
(K)
A SWECS shall not exceed 45 dB(A), or in excess of 5 dB(A) above the
background noise, whichever is greater. The level, however, may be
exceeded during short-term events including utility outages and severe
windstorms.
(L)
No advertising or brand names shall be placed on a SWECS.
(M)
Upon abandonment or termination of the system's use, the entire facility,
including the system's tower, turbine, supporting structures and all
equipment, shall be removed and the site shall be restored to its pre-
construction condition.
38.
RENEWABLE ENERGY OPERATIONS
38.1 Development shall comply with Schedule 12: Standards for Renewable Energy Operations.
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39.
SECONDARY SUITES
39.1 Development shall comply with standards for Secondary Suites established in Schedule 15.
40.
SHORT-TERM RENTAL / BED & BREAKFAST AND TOURIST HOMES
40.1 Development shall comply with standards for Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast and Tourist
Home established in Schedule 17.
41.
TEMPORARY AUTO SALES
41.1 The Development Authority may issue a development permit for a Temporary auto sales use
if in its opinion the available parking spaces/area is sufficient to support the proposed use while
not having an appreciable negative impact on the parking or use of the shopping mall or other
adjacent land uses.
41.2 The Development Authority may limit the number of vehicles to be stored on the site for the
purpose of sale.
41.3 The Development Authority shall limit the timeframe of the development permit which shall in
no case exceed ten (10) days, and for not more than ten (10) occasions per calendar year.
41.4 Servicing and repair operations shall not be included as part of the use.
42.
TOURISM ACCOMMODATION
42.1 The applicant for a Tourism Accommodation shall prepare a Comprehensive Site Development
Plan (CSDP) to the satisfaction of the Development Authority and subject to the provisions of
subsections 42.2 and 42.3.
42.2 The Development Authority, in its sole discretion (except as approved in DP60/2008 relative to
Block B, Plan 7510370 - see the permitted use list in the NUTAR district) may, subject to
Administration section 19 of this Bylaw, impose conditions on the approval of a development
permit for a Tourism Accommodation, and in doing so it shall have regard for site-specific
considerations that it deems relevant and that must be established in a CSDP to its satisfaction,
including but not limited to the following:
(a) The subject property's locational context in relation to the Purpose Statement in the UTAR
and NUTAR districts and its relation to the edge of an urban area as defined in this Bylaw).
(b) The types, combination, and maximum number of resort accommodation units and/or
camping accommodation units (both as defined in this Bylaw) that are approved for a
specific Tourism Accommodation, including:
(i)
the desirability of restricting the types, combination, and maximum number of
resort accommodation units and/or camping accommodation units for the purpose
of making a proposed development more compatible with natural features and
existing and/or planned development or land uses in adjacent areas (refer to
subsection 42.3 below);
(ii)
the maximum number or maximum percentage of resort accommodation units
and/or camping accommodation units that, notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Bylaw, may be used for residential occupancy (as defined in this
Bylaw), provided that the units so used are connected to year-round collective
water and wastewater services.
and
(iii)
with reference to the considerations in subsection 42.3 below, the Development
Authority may prohibit certain types of camping accommodation units;
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(c) Parking areas, road access, and internal private roadway design - specifically, all parking
shall be accommodated on-site or on private roads within the Tourism Accommodation
(without restricting emergency vehicle access), and parking shall not be allowed on public
streets and lanes.
(d) Access and egress for emergency response (i.e. a road with at least two separate
ingress/egress points, with an all-weather surface for its entire length, and constructed
along its entire length and termination points to accommodate all EMS vehicle types in
terms of width, length, height, weight and turning radius), and measures to ensure that
such access and egress remain unobstructed at all times.
(e) Landscaping, amenity areas, and the preservation of natural features.
(f) The maximum or minimum density in the Tourism Accommodation, either overall or broken
down by accommodation type.
(g) Measures to mitigate:
(i)
adverse effects and nuisances that may unduly interfere with the amenities of the
adjacent neighbourhood or materially interfere with or affect the use, enjoyment or
value of neighbouring parcels of land; and/or
(ii)
the impact of a Tourism Accommodation on community landscapes that are visible
or viewed from adjacent and nearby public roadways.
(h) Servicing for water supply and wastewater disposal:
(i)
With the exceptions provided for in Schedule 4 Section 21.2, a Tourism
Accommodation in the UTAR district shall be connected to a municipal service
connection for water supply and wastewater disposal to provide either or a
combination of collective servicing of units and/or communal washrooms and
wastewater dumping stations, for either year-round and/or seasonal operation.
(ii)
Except as otherwise required in subsection 42.3(d), a Tourism Accommodation
in the NUTAR district may be connected to a municipal service connection for
water supply and wastewater disposal to provide either or a combination of
collective servicing of units and/or communal washrooms and wastewater
dumping stations, for either year-round and/or seasonal operation,.
(i) For a Tourism Accommodation that includes camping accommodation (as defined in this
Bylaw) in any location:
(i)
The specifications established in the current Alberta Camping Association
Standards Manual.
(ii)
The siting, area, dimensions, surfacing, setbacks, screening, servicing and
identification / delineation of camping accommodation units.
(iii)
The maximum number or maximum percentage of camping accommodation units
that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Bylaw, may be used for
residential occupancy (as defined in this Bylaw), provided that the units so used
are connected to year-round collective water and wastewater services.
(iv)
Restrictions on the number, size, height, appearance, and use of an Accessory
Building (e.g. deck, shed) that may be approved in a Tourism Accommodation that
includes camping accommodation.
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Tourism Accommodation in an Urban Growth Node
42.3 When deciding on a development permit application for a Tourism Accommodation on a parcel
that is located in an urban growth node, and in exercising its discretion pursuant to subsection
42.2:
(a) the Development Authority shall have regard for the intent of Policy 3.1.7 of the Municipal
Development Plan (MDP), which discourages support for the development of traditional
"campgrounds" and other private recreation facilities in an urban growth node;
and
(b) the Development Authority may, notwithstanding Policy 3.1.7 of the MDP, approve in an
urban growth node a development permit for a Tourism Accommodation that entirely or
partially consists of resort accommodation and/or camping accommodation (as defined in
this bylaw - cabins and recreational vehicles) if it is satisfied that the Tourism
Accommodation is deemed not to be a traditional or typical "resort", "campground" or
"recreational vehicle park" as implied in Policy 3.1.7 of the MDP, by having regard for but
not being limited to the following considerations, and by imposing relevant conditions as it
deems necessary for this purpose:
(i)
site-specific and locational context of the subject parcel, e.g. the extent to which
the subject parcel presents challenging terrain conditions that preclude or render
highly unfeasible or impractical the development in the foreseeable future of the
subject parcel or a substantial portion thereof for traditional type of higher density
urban residential development that the MDP promotes for new neighbourhood
development;
and/or
(ii)
the extent to which the Comprehensive Site Development Plan incorporates
minimum standards for resort accommodation and camping accommodation to
ensure a high quality and unique style of development, e.g.:
(A)
the presence / absence and/or an enhanced standard and quality of certain
types of buildings and uses in the proposed development, and/or
(B)
hard-surfaced internal roads, high quality landscaping, uniform design and
development of resort accommodation units and camping accommodation
units (or stalls), for example relative to stall layout and fencing, and/or
(C)
specifically for camping accommodation, a form of ownership of the
camping accommodation units in a manner that encourages long-term
occupancy or control of occupancy (versus random short-term rental),
and/or
(D)
servicing of the development from municipal water and wastewater
infrastructure, subject to subsection 42.3(d);
and
(c) if the Development Authority determined pursuant to subsection 42.3(b) to approve in an
urban growth node a Tourism Accommodation (Small or Large) in either the UTAR district
or the NUTAR district that includes camping accommodation, it shall impose a
development permit condition that requires the Developer, notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Bylaw, to establish a form of ownership of the camping accommodation
units through either leases or a bareland condominium plan, but not fee simple subdivision
(for greater clarity this requirement does not apply when a Tourist Accommodation in an
urban growth node includes only resort accommodation);
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(d) notwithstanding subsection 42.2(h)(ii), if the Development Authority determined pursuant
to subsection 42.3(b) to approve in an urban growth node a Tourism Accommodation in
the NUTAR district that includes either resort accommodation or camping
accommodation, it shall impose a development permit condition that requires that the
Tourism Accommodation shall be connected to a municipal service connection for water
supply and wastewater disposal to provide collective servicing of all units for year-round
operation.
43.
TREE FELLING
43.1 Development shall comply with standards established in subsection 8.5 of this Schedule.
44.
WORK CAMPS
44.1 Development shall comply with standards for Work Camps established in Schedule 16.
Schedule 5
STANDARDS FOR APARTMENT, MULTI-UNIT
RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED-USE BUILDINGS
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Schedule 5
STANDARDS FOR APARTMENT, MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL
AND MIXED-USE BUILDINGS
1.
APPLICATION
1.1
This Schedule applies to all Apartment, Multi-Unit Residential and Mixed-Use Buildings containing three
(3) or more dwelling units.
2.
BUILDING HEIGHT
2.1
Where a proposed Apartment Building or Mixed-Use Building is proposed to exceed 3 storeys,
or 4 storeys in the CM-1 land use district, the development permit application shall, to the
satisfaction of the Development Authority, address the criteria in Administrative Section 13,
adequacy of firefighting resources, as well as demonstrate thoughtful siting, massing and
landscaping that mitigate the impact on neighbouring properties (also refer to section 6 in this
Schedule of the bylaw).
3.
MAXIMUM DENSITY
3.1
The maximum density for Apartments, Multi-Unit Residential and Mixed-Use Buildings
contemplated in this Schedule shall be determined by the Development Authority on a case by
case basis with regard for the criteria in Administrative Section 13, the slope-adaptive building
and site design considerations in Schedule 4, and the impact on adjacent development, parking
requirements, the provision of outdoor amenity space, architectural interest at the pedestrian
scale and access to existing and planned trails as per the policies in Section 2.2 of the
Municipal Development Plan (also refer to section 6 in this Schedule of the bylaw).
4.
SEPARATION SPACE AND AMENITY AREAS
4.1
As a condition of approval, the Development Authority shall establish the minimum distance
separating the development from adjacent buildings.
4.2
Wherever 20 or more dwelling units are proposed for a single lot or in a single condominium-
style development, one or more communal amenity space(s) shall be provided in addition to
the private amenity space, at a rate of 4.6 m2 (50 ft2) per unit.
4.3
Amenity space as specified above:
(a)
may be located indoors, outdoors or both;
(b)
shall not be located within a minimum front yard setback; and
(c)
may be subject to screening, landscaping, fencing or other reasonable conditions as
approved by the Development Authority having regard to compatibility of the proposed
development with the surrounding area.
5.
PARKING, DRAINAGE AND LANDSCAPING
5.1
An Apartment Building, a Multi-Unit Residential Building or a Mixed-Use Building shall comply
with the following standards as conditions of approval:
(a)
all off-street parking shall be hard-surfaced, and surface drainage provided to the
satisfaction of the Development Authority;
(b)
a comprehensive landscaping plan shall be provided; and
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(c)
the site plan shall identify on-site areas dedicated to snow storage.
6.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS - INFILL DEVELOPMENT OF MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL
BUILDING OR APARTMENT BUILDING IN A MATURE NEIGHBOURHOOD
6.1
An application for redevelopment or infill of a Multi-Unit Residential Building and/or an
Apartment Building adjacent to existing lower density residential development in a mature
neighbourhood shall comply with the provisions in Schedule 4 section 12.
7.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS - BUILDINGS IN THE HISTORIC COMMERCIAL AREAS
OVERLAY DISTRICT AND THE CM-1 DISTRICT
7.1
In addition to the considerations listed in this Schedule, an Apartment Building, a Multi-Unit
Residential Building or a Mixed-Use Building located, as the case may be, in the Historic
Commercial Areas Overlay District or the CM-1 district should be designed with regard for the
following "Downtown Design Requirements" as per Policy 1.3.5 of the Municipal Development
Plan:
(a)
provide a continuous street wall with activated spaces and transparency at the ground
floor level (avoiding blank walls) that improves safety and surveillance while attracting
interest;
(b)
encourage a theme articulated by a comprehensive design approach that is historic or a
theme complementary to existing buildings in the downtown area;
(c)
promote active pedestrian activities such as sidewalk and street patios, and canopies;
(d)
locate automobile-oriented elements such as parking lots, driveways, and garages away
from the pedestrian realm and to the rear of building;
(e)
promote development with minimal to zero setbacks;
(f)
explore streetscaping opportunities to create a visually pleasing, pedestrian oriented
experience with permanent street furniture;
(g)
promote barrier free design (universal accessibility);
(h)
support a mix of uses including residential developments above the street level; and
(i)
require a high degree of focus on architectural design of building façade and front
setback areas.
7.2
A Mixed-Use Building located in the Historic Commercial Areas Overlay District or the CM-1
district shall consist predominantly of commercial and/or office uses on the ground floor.
7.3
A proposal for an Apartment Building, a Multi-Unit Residential Building or a Mixed-Use Building
located in the Historic Commercial Areas Overlay district and the CM-1 district shall be
evaluated more rigorously by the Development Authority with respect to the architectural
quality of building facades and the extent to which the proposals complement both the existing
buildings in the area as well as the pedestrian realm.
Schedule 6
OFF-STREET PARKING AND
LOADING AREA STANDARDS
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Schedule 6
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING AREA STANDARDS
1.
REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING AND LOADING AREAS
1.1
Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be accessible and shall be:
(a)
designed to eliminate tandem parking (which is the stacking of vehicles in parking spaces
without providing a driving aisle to enter or exit the parking spaces).
(b)
constructed so as to facilitate drainage, snow removal and maintenance;
(c)
provided with a hard-surfaced, all-weather finish layer;
(d)
designed so as to not interfere with either parking or traffic and pedestrian safety.
1.2
All developments except "Single-Detached Dwelling" and "Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling" shall
be designed so that parking movements necessary to access and exit a driveway, a parking stall, a
parking lot, a loading bay, or a drive-through establishment, from and onto a public street (except a
lane), can safely be carried out wholly on the subject parcel of land.
1.3
Access from a public road or lane into and internal to each parking area and each loading area shall
meet the applicable turning radius guidelines in "Design Vehicle Dimensions for Use in Geometric
Design" (Transportation Association of Canada, 1997, as amended) or in "Chapter D - At-grade
Intersections - Highway Geometric Design Guide" (Alberta Infrastructure, August 1999, as
amended).
1.4
Notwithstanding the definition of "Off-street parking space" in Schedule 18B or any other provision in
this bylaw, only for Single-detached Dwelling, Duplex / Semi-detached Dwelling, Secondary Suite,
Tourist Home, Short-term Rental / Bed & Breakfast, Manufactured Home, and Multi-unit Residential
Building, as well as cabin (resort accommodation) that is part of a Tourism Accommodation, Small in
the Urban Tourism Accommodation and Recreation (UTAR) district, the Development Authority may,
on a case-by-case basis considering the site-specific conditions, interpret the meaning of "off-street
parking" to include that portion of a private driveway that is wholly or partially located on / encroaching
within the public boulevard portion of an urban street (excluding a lane), on the condition that a vehicle
parked in such a driveway shall not overhang a public street curb, shall not overhang any portion of
the driving surface of a public street, and shall not obstruct (wholly or partially) a public sidewalk,
pedestrian walkway, or bicycle path.
Shared Parking Facilities
1.5
A required parking or loading facility shall be located on the same lot as the development for which it
is required unless, in the opinion of the Development Authority, it is impractical to provide all of the
required facilities on the same lot. In such a situation the Development Authority may:
(a)
allow all or some of the required parking spaces on an alternate lot located within 50 metres
(164 ft) walking distance of the development, provided a parking agreement or other suitable
instrument registrable onto a certificate of title, to which the Municipality is a Third-Party, is
registered against the alternate lot concerned; or
(b)
allow limited sharing of parking spaces between two uses where the normal hours of operation
will not conflict, e.g. a church and a commercial use.
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Special Parking and Loading Provisions - Historic Commercial Areas Overlay District (HCA-OD)
1.6
The HCA-OD establishes special parking and loading area provisions and exemptions for the change
of use or occupancy of an existing commercial property.
2.
REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIC TO PARKING AREAS
2.1
Parking spaces shall be designed to comply with the layout alternatives shown in the diagrams
provided in this Schedule, and the following dimensions:
(a)
2.7 metres (9 ft) width;
(b)
6.1 metres (20 ft) length.
2.2
As a condition of development approval, the Development Authority may require that:
(a)
all or part of a specified parking area be hard-surfaced;
(b)
a certain number of parking spaces for the handicapped be provided pursuant to provisions in
this Schedule;
(c)
a proposed parking area with over four parking spaces be set back at least 2.4 metres (8 ft)
from a street, lane or property line adjacent to a residential land use district, or be screened to
the Development Officer's satisfaction;
(d)
parking facilities for any use, other than a residential building with less than three dwelling units,
be laid out and clearly marked in a manner which provides for safe and orderly parking;
(e)
the dimensions and layout of parking spaces and access lanes be comparable to one of the
alternatives shown on the diagrams in this Schedule.
2.3
In the case of multiple uses on a site, parking spaces equivalent to the total of the spaces required
for each individual use shall be provided.
2.4
The minimum number of off-street parking spaces required for specific uses in Table 1 shall be
provided for these uses and shall be applicable in every land use district, except as provided for
parking exemptions in the Historic Commercial Areas Overlay District, or unless otherwise specified
in this Bylaw, and except as may be varied by a variance approved by the Development Authority.
2.5
The calculation of parking space requirements that results in a fractional number shall be rounded to
the next highest number.
3.
REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIC TO LOADING AREAS
3.1
The provision of off-street loading areas shall be as follows:
(a)
A minimum of one off-street loading area per building or one loading area for each loading
door, whichever is greater, shall be provided in the C-1 and C-2 land use districts.
(b)
A minimum of two off-street loading areas per building or one loading area for each loading
door, whichever is greater, shall be provided in the I-1 and SIP-1 land use districts.
(c)
The Development Authority may require the provision of off-street loading areas in other land
use districts.
(d)
The Development Authority may require additional loading areas or doors be provided for a
specific development.
3.2
The Development Authority may allow a joint loading area for two adjacent developments where
this would facilitate more orderly or economical development.
3.3
Loading areas shall be designed to comply with the following dimensions:
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(a)
3.0 metres (10 ft) width;
(b)
9.1 metres (30 ft) length;
(c)
27.9 m2 (300 ft2) area;
(d)
4.3 m (14 ft) overhead clearance.
3.4
Each loading area shall be designed so that vehicles using it will not interfere with safe and
convenient pedestrian movement, traffic flow or parking.
4.
BARRIER-FREE PARKING SPACES
4.1
Barrier-free parking spaces shall be designed in accordance with best practices.
4.2
The number of designated barrier-free parking spaces shall be in accordance with Table 2.
Table 1
MINIMUM OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES
PROPOSED USE
PARKING SPACES REQUIRED *
Residential, except in the CM-1 District
Apartment and Multi-Unit Residential Building
1.75 per dwelling unit containing 2 or more bedrooms
1.25 per dwelling unit containing no more than 1 bedroom
Seniors Supportive Housing Facility
0.5 per accommodation unit
Secondary Suite
1.0 per secondary suite
All Other Residential Uses
2 per dwelling unit
Commercial, except in the CM-1, UTAR, and NUTAR Districts
Retail - Store, Small
1 per 45.1 m2 (485 ft²) net floor area (NFA)**
Retail - Store, Large
To be determined by the recommendations of a traffic
engineering review
Service Station and Automobile or Equipment
Repair
1 per 45.1 m2 (485 ft²) NFA; minimum 6 spaces per
development
Office and Personal Service
1 per 60.0 m2 (645 ft²) NFA
Food and/or Beverage Service
1 per 5 seats or 1 per 12.0 m2 (130 ft²)NFA, whichever is
greater, plus 1 space per 2 employees
Historic Auberge
1 per one-bed guest room / accommodation unit, plus 0.50 for
each additional bed.
Hotel, Motel
1 per guest room
Drive-in Food Service
As for Food and/or beverage service , but with a minimum of 10
spaces per development
Auto Sales and Service
1 per 49.7 m2 (535 ft²) of site area
Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast
1 per 4 guests in addition to parking required for the principal use.
Parking for all principal use and guest vehicles, including recreation
vehicles, utility trailers and ATV trailers shall be accommodated on the
subject property, and the parking of all principal use and guest vehicles,
including recreation vehicles, utility trailers and ATV trailers shall not be
allowed on the street, regardless of the provisions in other municipal
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bylaws (e.g. for landowner on-street parking or the recreational vehicle
of the landowner). The Development Authority shall not approve a
variance to the off-street parking standard for a Short- Term Rental /
Bed & Breakfast in any District that is not within the Historic
Commercial Areas Overlay District.
Tourist Home
1 per 4 guests. Parking for all vehicles, including recreation vehicles,
utility trailers and ATV trailers shall be accommodated on the subject
property, and the parking of all vehicles, including recreation vehicles,
utility trailers and ATV trailers shall not be allowed on the street,
regardless of the provisions in other municipal bylaws (e.g. for
landowner on-street parking or the recreational vehicle of the
landowner). The Development Authority shall not approve a variance to
the off-street parking standard for a Tourist Home in any District that is
not within the Historic Commercial Areas Overlay District.
All Other Commercial Uses
As approved by the Development Authority
Industrial and Storage
Manufacturing or processing
1 per 65.0 m2 (700 ft²)NFA; minimum of 5 spaces
Light Manufacturing, Warehousing and Storage
Facility
1 per 65.0 m2 (700 ft²)NFA; minimum of 5 spaces
Public Assembly, except in the CM-1 District
Place of Worship
1 per 5 fixed seats
Community Facility (except school)
1 per 6 fixed seats OR 1 per 5.0 m2 (54 ft²) NFA, whichever is
greater
School, elementary and junior
2 per classroom
School, high and college
1 per 4 students
All other uses and all uses in the CM-1, UTAR,
and NUTAR Districts
- As approved by the Development Authority and/or specified in an
approved Comprehensive Site Development Plan.
- In the UTAR and NUTAR districts parking shall include additional
guest parking, and parking shall not be allowed on public streets.
NOTES:
* The calculation of parking space requirements that results in a fractional number shall be rounded to
the next highest number
** NFA refers to net floor area
Table 2
DESIGNATED BARRIER-FREE PARKING SPACES
Total Number of Parking Spaces from Table 2
Designated Barrier-Free Parking Spaces Required as
Part of and included with Total Parking Spaces
2-10
11-25
26-50
51-100
for each additional increment of 100 or part thereof
1
2
3
4
one additional space
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60° two way-two aisle
0.15m Raised Curb 0.6m From Wall
0.15m Raised Curb 0.6m From Wall
0.15m Raised Curb 0.5m From Wall
30° two way-two aisle
45° two way-two aisle
60° one way-single aisle
0.15m Raised Curb 0.6m From Wall
0.15m Raised Curb 0.6m From Wall
30° one way-one aisle
45° one way-single aisle
0.15m Raised Curb 0.5m From Wall
0.15m Raised Curb 0.45m From Wall
30° one way-two aisle
45° one way-two aisle
60° one way-two aisle
0.15m Raised Curb 0.6m From Wall
0.15m Raised Curb 0.6m From Wall
0.15m Raised Curb 0.5m From Wall
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6.1m
7.0m
6.1m
6.1m
7.0m
6.1m
6.1m
3.5m
6.1m
7.0m
6.1m
6.1m
6.1m
7.0m
2.7m
2.7m
6.1m
6.1m
7.0m
2.7m
2.7m
6.1m
6.1m
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2.7m
2.7m
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2.7m
2.7m
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2.7m
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6.1m
6.1m
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6.1m
Schedule 7
RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS
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Schedule 7
RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS
1.
APPLICATION OF THIS SCHEDULE
1.1
This Schedule applies to any development permit application for either a permitted or a
discretionary use that involves the relocation of a building, including "Manufactured Home",
"Moved-In Building", "Moved-In Dwelling" and any other building type that is supplied as a
"Ready-to-Move" or "Modular" building.
2.
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
2.1
An applicant for a development permit that involves the relocation of a building within or to the
Municipality is required to submit, with their application, the following information in addition to
the information normally required within this Bylaw:
(a)
colour photographs of the building proposed to be relocated, accurately depicting the
building and general condition of the building;
(b)
complete site plan showing how the proposed building would be located on the proposed
lot;
(c)
foundation proposals;
(d)
floor plans of the building; and
(e)
any other information that may be deemed necessary by the Development Authority.
2.2
It is the responsibility of the landowner to ensure that a building approved to be relocated into
the community complies with relevant federal, provincial and municipal codes, standards,
regulations, bylaws and legislation (e.g. the Safety Codes Act, restrictions on urea-
formaldehyde insulation, asbestos content, standards in this Bylaw, traffic accommodation to
move the building into the community pursuant to the Traffic Bylaw, etc.)
3.
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION CONSIDERATIONS
3.1
A development permit that involves the relocation of a building shall be reviewed by the
Development Authority, based on the following criteria:
(a)
the proposed location within the municipality and the general aesthetics of the
neighbourhood;
(b)
the age / era of the building to be relocated compared to the age / era of the buildings
surrounding the site onto which the subject building is proposed to be relocated;
(c)
the nature and condition of the exterior building materials of the building that is proposed
to be relocated compared to that of the buildings surrounding the site onto which the
subject building is proposed to be relocated (siding, roofing, foundation parging, soffits,
fascia, eavestroughs and gutters);
(d)
the compatibility of the building that is proposed to be relocated with the neighbourhood
and adjacent properties;
(e)
the compatibility of the proposed building with the future development of the area; and
(f)
any other planning considerations as determined by the Development Authority.
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3.2
In the case of a "Manufactured Home" and a "Moved-In Dwelling" to be relocated, it shall, in
the opinion of the Development Authority, be compatible with respect to age and appearance,
with the houses in the receiving neighbourhood.
3.3
Due to the fact that, at the time of reviewing a development permit application the photographs
provided by the applicant of a "Manufactured Home" or a "Moved-In Dwelling" that is proposed
to be relocated into the community could be misinterpreted, the Development Authority shall
impose a condition on all development permits for a "Manufactured Home" or a "Moved-In
Dwelling" that requires the landowner to upgrade the exterior building materials (siding, roofing,
foundation parging, soffits, fascia, eavestroughs and gutters) of the subject building after it has
been placed on the subject property to ensure that, in the sole discretion of the Development
Authority, the subject building is compatible with buildings on surrounding properties.
3.4
The Development Authority shall include in the notice of its decision to adjacent landowners
photographs of the building that is proposed to be relocated when it is a "Manufactured Home"
or a "Moved-In Dwelling".
4.
PROVISION OF SECURITY AND TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION
4.1
The landowner or applicant shall post a refundable security deposit in an amount specified in
the Fees, Rates and Charges Bylaw to ensure that the proposed building is brought into
compliance with the development permit conditions (Note: the landowner or applicant may also
be required under the Traffic Bylaw to obtain a permit to move the building on municipal roads
and to provide a refundable security deposit to cover potential damages to municipal
infrastructure or utility infrastructure owned by a third-party - please contact the Transportation
Department).
4.2
Renovations and conditions imposed by the Development Authority to a building relocated
within or to the Municipality shall be completed within one year of the issuance of the
development permit. Non-compliance shall result in the forfeiture of the security deposit.
Schedule 8
CRITERIA FOR HOME OCCUPATIONS
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Schedule 8
CRITERIA FOR HOME OCCUPATIONS
1.
CLASSIFICATION OF HOME OCCUPATIONS
1.1
For the purpose of this Bylaw, the following definitions / descriptions shall be used to
distinguish between the two classes of home occupations:
(a)
Home Occupation - Class 1
(i)
A Home Occupation - Class 1 fully complies with the following description:
(A)
The use does not require more than occasional customer visits to the
premises (for greater clarity, "occasional" means one customer site visit per
day).
(B)
The use does not involve outdoor storage of materials, commercial vehicles
or heavy equipment (note: a utility trailer or other equipment that is typically
compatible with residential districts are excluded from this standard).
(C)
There is no display of goods on the premises (indoor or outdoor).
(D)
There is no outdoor activity involved with the business.
(E)
An advertising sign is not allowed, except as may be provided under
exemptions in the Sign Standards Schedule.
(F)
The home occupation does not require any "outside employees" who are
not members of the household that resides on the premises, to attend work
at the premises at any time. The home occupation may employ persons
who are not occupants of the property provided that the nature of the
business does not require on-site attendance from the outside employees
at any time.
or
(G)
The use is strictly for the purpose of a "working from home" arrangement
that does not involve on-site attendance from a person(s) other than an
occupant of the property who conducts their normal employment remotely
from home, and that complies with the above classification criteria;
and
(H)
The use complies with the Development Standards in this Schedule.
(ii)
A development permit is not required for a Home Occupation - Class 1 that fully
complies with the above description. A Home Occupation - Class 1 that does
not fully comply with the above description defaults to the classification of a
Home Occupation - Class 2 and requires a discretionary use development
permit.
(b)
Home Occupation - Class 2
(i)
A Home Occupation - Class 2 complies with the following description:
(A)
There is a limited volume of on-premises sales (for greater clarity "limited
volume" means not more than 25 customer site visits per week).
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(B)
The use does not involve outdoor storage (or display) of materials,
commercial vehicles or heavy equipment (note: a utility trailer or other
equipment that is compatible with residential districts are excluded from
this standard).
(C)
There is a limited display of goods on the premises and such display is
restricted to indoors only.
(D)
There is limited outdoor activity involved with the business.
(E)
One identification or advertising sign may be attached to the building and
shall be in accordance with the Sign Standards Schedule of this Bylaw.
(F)
The home occupation requires not more than one "outside employee" who
does not reside on the premises but is required to attend at the premises.
The home occupation may employ additional persons who are not
occupants of the property provided that the nature of the business does not
require on-site attendance from the additional outside employees.
(G)
The use complies with the Development Standards in this Schedule.
(ii)
A Home Occupation - Class 2 requires a discretionary use development permit.
1.2
Where any doubt arises in determining the home occupation classification, then the
Development Officer shall refer the application to the Municipal Planning Commission for a
decision.
2.
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Home Occupation - Class 1
2.1
Only one Home Occupation - Class 1 per dwelling unit may be established without a
development permit. Any additional Home Occupation - Class 1 in the same dwelling unit
requires a development permit. For the purpose of this clause "dwelling unit" means any and
all dwelling units on the same parcel, including a Secondary Suite and each dwelling unit within
a Multi-unit Residential Building or Apartment.
Home Occupation - Class 2
2.2
Only one development permit for a Home Occupation - Class 2 may be issued per parcel. No
additional development permits shall be issued for Home Occupation - Class 2 on the same
parcel.
Home Occupation - Class 1 and Class 2
2.3
Home occupation - Class 1 and Home Occupation Class 2 shall be operated subject to the
following standards and conditions:
(a)
The use shall occur within the principal building or within a detached accessory
structure.
(b)
The home occupation shall not alter the residential character, appearance and/or activity
of the dwelling unit, accessory building or the subject property such that it is incompatible
with the applicable land use district.
(c)
The approved use shall be valid only for the period of time that:
(i)
the use is established and actively on-going, and
(ii)
the dwelling unit is occupied by the applicant for the approved use.
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(d)
A development permit issued for a home occupation may be subject to the condition
that the applicant is required to apply annually to renew the development permit.
(e)
Non-compliance with a development permit issued for a Home Occupation, where the
use is or has become detrimental to or incompatible with the residential character and
amenities of the neighbourhood, shall be enforced by the Development Authority by the
issuance of a Stop Order.
(f)
A new development application must be submitted for consideration by the Development
Authority in order to make any substantial changes or additions to an approved use or
an established use (e.g. the type, use or intensity).
(g)
The use shall not generate more vehicular or pedestrian traffic and vehicular parking
than what is described in subsection 1.1 (a) and (b) for each of the Home Occupation
classifications and what is reasonably deemed by the Development Officer to be typical
for the neighbourhood and within the district.
(h)
The activity associated with the Home Occupation (Class 1 or Class 2) shall not create
noise to a level that is reasonably deemed by the Development Officer to be a nuisance.
(i)
No vibration, effluent, electrical interference, smoke, dust, ash, odour, heat, glare or
industrial waste shall be produced by the activity of a Home Occupation (Class 1 or
Class 2) to a level that is reasonably deemed by the Development Officer to be offensive,
noxious, a nuisance or otherwise incompatible with the character and purpose of the
subject and adjacent land use districts.
(j)
The use shall not cause an increase in the demand placed on any one or more utilities
(water, wastewater, garbage, etc.) such that the combined total consumption for a
dwelling unit and its home occupation exceeds the average for residences in the area.
3.
VARIANCES TO HOME OCCUPATION - CLASS 2
3.1
Only in the GCR-1, NUA-1 and NUTAR Districts and only relative to the number of on-site
customer visits, the outdoor storage of materials, commercial vehicles or heavy equipment,
and the number of employees outside of members of the household who reside on the
premises, the Development Authority may vary the standards for a Home Occupation - Class
2 in order to allow a small business start-up until the business requires relocation to a
commercial or industrial District, to the extent that, in the sole discretion of the Development
Authority, the Home Occupation would be compatible with the neighbourhood.
4.
PROHIBITION OF RENTING A DWELLING UNIT TO A WORK CREW FOR
HOME OCCUPATION - CLASS 2
4.1
In the R-1 to R-5, CSV, CRV, GCR-1, UTAR, NUTAR, and NUA-1 land use districts, a dwelling
unit shall not be rented for any period of time to or occupied by a person or by a work crew,
where such person or work crew:
(a)
requires to bring a commercial vehicle (other than a standard passenger vehicle/truck
which is the person's employment vehicle) or equipment to the premises; or
(b)
requires to use the premises for any portion of an occupation that is reasonably
categorized as a business, including a Home Occupation - Class 2 (except the long-
term renter or landowner who has complied with the provisions of this Bylaw regarding
Home Occupations).
Schedule 9
MANUFACTURED HOME
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
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Schedule 9
MANUFACTURED HOME DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
1.
ELIGIBLE MANUFACTURED HOMES
1.1
New Manufactured Home units that have Canadian Standards Association (CSA) approval (i.e.
compliant with the CSA-A277 certification standard).
1.2
Previously occupied Manufactured Home units are subject to Municipal Planning Commission
approval and:
(a)
must be units of 74.3 m2 (800 ft²) or more, constructed within the last 20 years
(applicant may be required to provide CSA approval for year constructed);
(b)
must be in a good state of repair; and
(c)
the development application must be accompanied by recent colour photographs of all
elevations (i.e. front, side and rear views), including additions.
2.
FOUNDATIONS, SKIRTING AND ANCHORING
2.1
All Manufactured Homes shall be placed on permanent concrete foundations or otherwise
anchored as may be specified in the National Building Code - Alberta Edition (enforcement of
this standard is not part of the Land Use Bylaw).
2.2
All Manufactured Homes shall be skirted to the satisfaction of the Development Authority,
unless the underside of the unit is concealed by the foundation.
2.3
Where a basement is provided for a Manufactured Home, access shall be housed within an
enclosure of a design and finish which, in the opinion of the Development Authority,
complements the unit.
2.4
Manufactured Homes, with or without a basement, shall be not less than 0.3 metre (1 ft) and
not more than 0.9 metre (3 ft) above the average grade of the surrounding ground.
3.
ADDITIONS TO MANUFACTURED HOMES
3.1
Any proposed addition to a Manufactured Home will be considered part of the unit and shall
require a development permit.
3.2
The colour and finish of any addition shall be of a quality, style and design which, in the opinion
of the Development Officer, match or complement the unit. The materials used shall be limited
to those normally used for the exteriors of residences.
Schedule 10
MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITY
REGULATIONS
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Schedule 10
MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITY REGULATIONS
1.
Except for the perimeter boundary of the parcel or the bareland condominium plan of
subdivision, the owner of an unsubdivided manufactured home community or a manufactured
home community held in a bareland condominium subdivision may establish their own internal
yard setbacks and other standards for principal buildings and accessory buildings in the
community rules or in the bareland condominium association bylaws, pursuant to the standards
established in this Schedule. For clarity, the building setback standards established in the R-4
district apply only to the perimeter property line of the parcel or the perimeter boundary of the
bareland condominium plan of subdivision on which a Manufactured Home Community is
located.
2.
No parcel of land within the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass shall be developed for use as a
Manufactured Home Community unless the following regulations with regard thereto can be
and are fulfilled, namely:
2.1
The parcel of land is situated within a land use district wherein such use is prescribed.
2.2
The minimum area of a Manufactured Home stall or bareland condominium unit within a
Manufactured Home Community development should not be less than 232.2 m2 (2,500 ft2).
2.3
Each building (including accessory buildings) should be located:
(a) entirely within the boundaries of a stall or bareland condominium unit;
(b) a principal building should be located approximately 4.88 m (16 ft) from a principal
building on an adjacent stall or bareland condominium unit;
(c) a principal building should be located approximately 1.8 m (6 ft) from an accessory
building on an adjacent stall or bareland condominium unit;
(d) all buildings should be located approximately 5.0 m (16.4 ft) from a front line of a stall or
a bareland condominium unit;
and further, it is the responsibility of the landowner to ensure that at a minimum any setback
standard or fire rating requirement established in the National Building Code - Alberta Edition
or the National Fire Code - Alberta Edition are complied with, at the sole risk and responsibility
of the landowner to the exoneration of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass from any liability
related to these matters, and at no cost to the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass.
2.4
Approximately 10 percent of the gross area of a Manufactured Home Community shall be
allocated to communal open space for the recreational use and enjoyment of its inhabitants.
2.5
All internal roads, streets or driveways used by vehicles must be hard-surfaced to standards
specified by the Development Authority.
2.6
A footpath system, which may or may not be adjoined to an internal road system, should be
provided within a Manufactured Home Community to provide convenient pedestrian access
from the Manufactured Home lots to the community's communal services and facilities. A
footpath should be approximately 0.9 metre (3 ft) in width and hard-surfaced.
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2.7
A hard-surfaced pad connected by a hard-surfaced driveway to the adjoining internal road
system must be provided on each Manufactured Home stall for the purpose of situating a
Manufactured Home thereon. The size of the pad must be sufficient to accommodate any
model of Manufactured Home to be placed within the community without encroachment onto
adjacent stalls or adjacent lands, and its location should ensure that the Manufactured Home
is not closer than approximately 4.88 metres (16 ft) from another Manufactured Home on an
adjacent stall or bareland condominium unit.
2.8
Those areas of a Manufactured Home stall or bareland condominium unit that are not
developed with a patio, apron, driveway or footpath should be landscaped.
2.9
It is the applicant and/or landowner's responsibility to comply with all relevant provincial and
federal legislation and regulations (e.g. relative to building, electrical, gas and plumbing permits
issued under the Safety Codes Act).
2.10 One freestanding, identification sign may be erected at the entrance to the Manufactured
Home Community. The Development Authority may allow a second sign under exceptional
circumstances. The sign or signs shall be of a size, type and construction acceptable to the
Development Authority and in compliance with the sign standards in Schedule 11 of this Bylaw.
2.11 Signs within the Manufactured Home Community should be integrated in design and
appearance, in scale with the immediate surroundings, and constructed of durable material.
2.12 Two parking spaces shall be provided for each Manufactured Home stall or bareland
condominium unit. These parking spaces may be located on site or in a communal parking
area which does not encroach into any adjacent internal road or driveway. All parking spaces
shall be hard-surfaced to the satisfaction of the Development Authority.
2.13 The design, appearance, general location and exterior finishing materials of the permanent
buildings within a Manufactured Home Community must be acceptable to the Development
Authority.
2.14 The outdoor lighting system within a Manufactured Home Community should be integrated in
design and appearance.
2.15 Each Manufactured Home stall or bareland condominium unit shall be physically defined at its
corners or along its boundaries by means of a marker to the satisfaction of the Development
Authority.
2.16 The boundaries of a Manufactured Home Community shall be suitably and adequately
screened, and the site shall be landscaped to the satisfaction of the Development Authority.
2.17 Each Manufactured Home Community must be designed to have at least two access/egress
points. Except with the approval of the Development Authority, a Manufactured Home
Community shall not have more than one motor vehicle entrance and not more than one motor
vehicle exit to a public road, each of minimum width of 7.6 metres (25 ft) measured from curb
to curb or from edge of road surface to edge of road surface.
2.18 The management of a Manufactured Home Community shall at all times conform to local
bylaws relating to community standards, sanitation and garbage and refuse collection.
2.19 At least one communal garbage container on a permanent foundation shall be provided for
each Manufactured Home Community.
Schedule 11
SIGN STANDARDS
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Schedule 11
SIGN STANDARDS
1.
DEFINITIONS
1.1
In addition to the definitions in Schedule 18 of this Bylaw, the following definitions apply to this
Schedule:
A-Board Sign means a self-supporting A-shaped sign or sandwich board which is set upon
the ground and has no external supporting structure. This does not include a portable sign.
Active Electronic Sign means a computerized structure that uses digital technology to provide
visual communication in advertising or conveying a message for pedestrian or vehicular traffic
where the message is non-fixed (i.e. it flashes, scrolls, etc.).
Awning means an adjustable or temporary roof-like covering fitted over windows and doors
and used for either shelter, advertising or decoration.
Banner Sign means a sign made of fabric or other non-rigid material with no enclosing
framework.
Billboard means a Third-Party Sign structure within the highways development control zone
of Alberta Transportation relative to the right-of-way of Highway 3, and that is designed and
intended to provide a leasable advertising sign area on both sides in excess of 18.6 m2 (200
ft²) per side.
Canopy means a permanent fixture fitted over windows and doors and used for either shelter,
advertising or decoration.
Canopy Sign means a sign that is mounted, painted or otherwise attached to an awning,
canopy or marquee.
Clearance means the shortest vertical distance between the underside of a sign and the grade
directly below the sign.
Construction Sign means a temporary sign erected on a site where construction is taking
place to identify the construction project and those parties having a role or interest in the
construction.
Copy or Sign copy means the message on a sign in either permanent or removable form.
Copy Area means the entire area within a single polygon or a combination of squares or
rectangles that will enclose the limits of the advertising message or announcement, and that
include, but not be limited to:
(a) decorations related to the specific nature of the advertising message or announcement;
(b) the area of individual figures or letters shall be calculated on the basis of the smallest
squares or rectangles that will enclose the individual letters or figures; and
(c) in the case of a double or multi-face sign, the average of the total area of all sign faces
will be counted in copy area calculations.
Cornice means a horizontal molded projection crowning a building.
Directional Off-Premises Sign means any sign which advertises, directs or otherwise
identifies a service, facility, product or activity to be found at a location other than the premises
on which the sign is located.
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Fascia or Wall Sign means a sign attached across the fascia of a building, located
approximately parallel thereto, in such a manner that the fascia becomes the supporting
structure for, or forms the background surface of the sign, which does not project more than
0.3 metre (1 ft) from the building supporting said sign, or it means a sign fastened to or painted
on the wall of a building.
Freestanding Sign means any sign or display supported by a freestanding column or
structure.
Height of Sign means the vertical distance measured from the highest point of the sign or sign
structure to the grade directly below the sign.
Illumination means the lighting of any sign by artificial means and may be further described
as:
(a) internal illumination that means the lighting of any sign face from a light source located
within the sign or behind the copy;
(b) directed illumination that means the lighting of any sign face from a light source located
on or near the exterior of the sign;
(c) indirect illumination that means the lighting of any sign face by reflected light from a source
that is distinct form, but intentionally directed towards the sign.
Marquee means a permanent structure that projects from a building, usually at an entrance,
and is permanently attached to and supported by the building.
Merchandising Aid means an inflatable sign, or a tethered balloon intended to call attention
to a business, and that may contain a name, logo, advertising message or announcement.
Mural means a painting or other decorative work applied to and made integral with an exterior
wall surface of a building, but it does not contain advertising or sign copy.
Political Poster means a temporary sign announcing or supporting candidates or issues in
any election or plebiscite.
Portable Sign means a sign that is not permanently affixed to a building or the ground and is
supported on a structure allowing it to be readily moved from one location to another, to provide
short-term promotional advertising. This does not include an A-Board sign.
Projecting Sign means a sign that is wholly or partly dependent upon a building for support
and that projects more than 0.3 metre (1 ft) from such building.
Primary Sign means a sign advertising the primary use of the premises.
Real Estate Sign means a sign pertaining to the sale or lease of the premises or a portion of
the premises on which the sign is located. This is not a Subdivision or Development Marketing
Sign.
Resident Identification Sign means a sign located on the premises, limited to providing the
address and/or name of the owner or occupant of a building or premises.
Roof Sign means any sign that is entirely upon and above the roofline or parapet of a building.
Sign means any development that is:
(a)
constructed and affixed directly or indirectly to any building, window, or a parcel of
land; and
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(b) used to advertise, identify or display a commercial or non-commercial activity, product,
place, organization, institute, person, service, event or location, by any means, including
words, letters, figures, design, symbols, fixtures, colours, trademarks, illumination or
projected images and in such a manner as to be visible from any public place.
Sign Area means the entire face of a sign including the copy area and any framing, trim or
moulding, but not including the supporting structure.
Sign Band means a prominent exterior sign display surface located on the wall or horizontally
below the cornice, fascia or roofline of a building.
Subdivision Entrance Sign means a permanent sign indicating the name of a subdivision or
a portion of the subdivision on which it is placed.
Subdivision or Development Marketing Sign means a temporary sign placed on a parcel of
land that is the subject of an approved subdivision or an approved development permit for the
purpose of promoting future lots, new home areas, show homes, or a future development, and
which may incorporate small banners or flags. This is not a Real Estate Sign.
Third-Party Sign means a sign advertising a business or an activity that is not located on the
same lot or parcel as the sign, including a Directional Off-Premises Sign, a Merchandising Aid
and a Billboard.
Traffic Sign means any sign for the purpose of controlling traffic or providing directional
information to drivers.
Window Sign means a film, screen or similar material applied to a window area (inside or
outside), or a sign otherwise placed on the window sill inside the building, such that it is
intended to be viewed from the outside.
2.
ADMINISTRATION
2.1
This Bylaw applies to all signs within the Municipality.
2.2
Unless exempt under Schedule 3 of this Bylaw, read together with Section 5 of this Schedule,
no person shall erect, place, alter, or commence any sign development within the Municipality
without having first obtained a development permit from the Development Authority in
accordance with the provisions of this Bylaw.
2.3
Table 1, Summary of Sign Requirements, is provided as a convenient summary of certain
significant requirements for each category of sign. For the complete list of requirements, refer
to Sections 6 to 17 of this Schedule. Where Table 1 contains a standard that is inconsistent
with a standard established in Sections 6 to 17, the standard in Sections 6 to 17 shall prevail.
2.4
Resolution of conflicts between sections of this Bylaw will be at the discretion of the Municipal
Planning Commission.
2.5
All types of signs and circumstances may not be addressed by this Bylaw, so affected persons
are encouraged to submit an application for a development permit for consideration by the
Development Authority.
3.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
3.1
A business or enterprise applying for a sign development permit must possess or be in the
process of obtaining a development permit and a business license for its business location,
must be located and operational or in the process of becoming located and operation within
the boundaries of the Municipality, and must have the written consent from the landowner on
whose property the sign is proposed to be located.
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3.2
All applications for a sign development permit shall provide the following information in addition
to the information required elsewhere in this Bylaw:
(a)
the distance from the sign to property lines, roadway intersections, traffic control devices
and from access points to the property;
(b)
the distance from the sign to buildings and other signs on the property;
(c)
the distance to aerial power lines from freestanding and roof signs;
(d)
a sign plan drawn to scale or photographically produced showing design and placement;
(e)
the dimensions of the sign;
(f)
the method of attachment to and the nature of the structure to which attachment will be
made;
(g)
for a fascia sign or a wall sign, the projection distance from the face of the building;
(h)
the height of the sign measured from grade to the highest point of the sign or sign
structure;
(i)
any other information as may reasonably be required by the Development Officer, which
could include plans for installation and mounting that have been approved by a
Professional Engineer (see definition); and
(j)
sign copy.
4.
GENERAL REGULATIONS
4.1
The various types of Signs may be approved only where they are prescribed in a land use
district in accordance with the provisions of this Bylaw.
4.2
An application for a sign development located along a highway within the Municipal jurisdiction
shall be considered in the context of Provincial legislated requirements, and the applicant must
first obtain a roadside development permit from Alberta Transportation before making a
development permit application to the Municipality.
4.3
All signs in the Municipality shall comply with the following:
(a)
all signs shall be maintained by the owner in a safe and tidy manner to the satisfaction
of the Development Authority;
(b)
no sign for which a development permit has been granted shall be relocated or
substantially repaired unless authorized by a new development permit. However, no
development permit is required to clean, repaint or otherwise maintain any sign;
(c)
all signs shall, in the opinion of the Development Authority, be of quality construction and
of a design suitable for public display;
(d)
the colour, design, visual impact, aesthetics, character, finishing (both sides), and shape
of all signs shall be to the satisfaction of the Development Authority.
4.4
The Development Authority may require sign placements to be enhanced with landscaping or
architectural features to improve aesthetics.
4.5
No sign shall be placed or illuminated in such a manner that, in the opinion of the Development
Authority:
(a)
it causes confusion with or obstructs the view of any traffic control device;
(b)
it obstructs or endangers vehicular or pedestrian traffic; or
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(c)
it adversely affects neighbouring properties; or
(d)
it will create a potential hazard or conflict with the routing of any public utility; or
(e)
it's source of light is not fixed, or it flashes or revolves, or it is not shielded.
4.6
An Active Electronic Sign shall not be approved within the Municipality's jurisdiction, with the
exception of such signs as may be allowed by Alberta Transportation within the highway right-
of-way.
4.7
No Billboard Sign shall be approved within the Municipality's boundaries except where such
sign was approved by Alberta Transportation within the development control zone of a
highway.
4.8
The maximum number of Primary Signs that may be approved on a lot with single frontage is
three and with two or more frontages, four. These primary signs may consist of any
combination of the sign categories in Sections 6 to 17 of this Schedule.
4.9
The maximum combined sign area of all Primary Signs that may be located on a lot with a
single frontage is 12.0 m² (130 ft²) and with two or more frontages is 18.0 m² (194 ft²).
4.10 All signs associated with a particular business must be moved within 30 days of the closure of
the business.
4.11 No signs shall be approved within the Municipality's boundaries that are attached to or mounted
on permanently fixed or stationary transport trailers or shipping containers.
5.
SIGNS NOT REQUIRING A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
5.1
All signs listed as a use in any land use district require a development permit, except the
following signs, and regardless of whether or not the sign is listed as a use in the applicable
land use district:
(a)
a merchandising aid posted for a maximum of 7 days;
(b)
a sign that is posted or exhibited inside a building;
(c)
a window sign;
(d)
an A-board sign during business hours;
(e)
a temporary sign that:
(i)
relates to the sale of goods, the carrying out of construction or similar work (a
construction sign), or the announcement of any special event of a religious,
educational, cultural, political (political poster) or similar nature; and
(ii)
has sign area not exceeding 2.0 m² (21.5 ft²); and
(iii)
is posted for a time period not to exceed 21 days; and
(iv)
is removed by the advertiser within 7 days of the completion of the event or
works to which the sign relates;
(f)
a traffic sign within a road or highway right-of-way authorized by the Municipality, the
Government of Alberta, or the Federal Government;
(g)
a campaign sign relating to a Federal, Provincial, Municipal, or School Board election
provided that:
(i)
it is posted for a time period not to exceed 30 days or such other time as
regulated under Provincial or Federal legislation; and
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(ii)
the sign is removed within 7 days following the election;
(h)
a sign advertising a lawn sale, garage sale, a family event, or a sporting event provided
that it:
(i)
has a sign area not exceeding 0.55 m² (6 ft²); and
(ii)
is posted for a time period not to exceed 7 days; and
(iii)
is removed from the property within 48 hours of the completion of the event;
(i)
real estate signs as follows:
(i)
a sign advertising the location of real estate for the purposes of public viewing or
an open house, provided that the sign is posted for a time period not exceeding
3 days and is removed from the property within 48 hours of the completion of the
event; or
(ii)
a sign that indicates the immediate availability for sale, lease, or rental of a
land parcel or a building, or portion thereof, provided that the sign:
(A)
is posted only on the business frontage of the building or land, on the
building, or on public land directly in front of the building; and
(B)
has a sign area not exceeding 3.0 m² (32 ft²); and
(C)
is removed within 30 days of the lease or sale of the building or land;
but is not to be interpreted as a Subdivision or Development Marketing Sign.
(j)
a resident identification sign showing the name or address of a building and that is
sculpted or formed from a building material that is integral to the building face;
(k)
a resident identification sign showing address numbers or letters displayed on the
property where together the total sign area is less than 1.2 m² (13 ft²);
(l)
a sign on a bench or waste receptacle, where the bench or receptacle is on or in front
of a business property, and is provided as public service, and does not obstruct the use
of the bench or waste receptable; and
(m)
a sign posted on a construction site during the period of construction and removed
within 30 days following construction completion.
6.
A-BOARD SIGN
6.1
A-Board Signs shall only be allowed in commercial and industrial districts.
6.2
A-Board Signs must be on or directly in front of the property on which the business being
advertised is located.
6.3
A-Board Signs may be displayed only during the business hours of the business being
advertised.
6.4
A-Board Signs shall not exceed 0.6 metre (2 ft) in width and 1.23 metres (4 ft) in height.
6.5
No A-Board Sign shall occupy more than 30 percent of the width of any public sidewalk.
6.6
The number of A-Board Signs that may be approved is one per business frontage to a
maximum of two.
7.
CANOPY SIGN
7.1
No more than one canopy is allowed per building.
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7.2
No more than one Canopy Sign is allowed per business frontage to a maximum of two.
7.3
The Canopy Sign for each use in a multi-tenant building having individual business frontages
shall be consistent in size and design as directed by the Development Officer.
7.4
The sign area of a Canopy Sign shall not exceed the lesser of 9.3 m² (100 ft²) or 30 percent
of the area of each side of the awning, canopy or marquee to which it is mounted, painted or
otherwise attached.
7.5
No part of a Canopy Sign, exclusive of any supports, shall be less than 2.7 metres (9 ft)
above ground or sidewalk grade.
7.6
No Canopy Sign shall be located within 0.5 metre (1.6 ft) of the top of a parapet or roofline.
7.7
Encroachment of a Canopy Sign into or over a road, Municipal property or right-of-way is
subject to the following conditions:
(a) No part of a Canopy Sign shall project or encroach over any public place or extend
closer than 0.9 metre (3 ft) of the edge of a curb or a roadway without the approval of
the Municipality.
(b) Subject thereto that the Development Authority cannot impose a condition of approval
that binds the Municipality or an adjacent private landowner into an encroachment
agreement within the applicant, the approval of a Canopy Sign that projects or
encroaches into or over Municipal property or right-of-way is conditional upon the
owners and occupiers of the premises upon which said sign is located entering into an
encroachment agreement and providing to the Municipality, on an annual basis, a
liability insurance policy that indemnifies the Municipality for any public safety risk,
liability, injury or damage resulting from said sign.
8.
FASCIA OR WALL SIGN
8.1
No more than one Fascia and/or one Wall Sign (i.e. one of each) per business frontage may
be approved and it shall be located completely on the same site as the use being advertised.
8.2
Where a sidewall of a building project is above the roofline of an adjacent building, the
Development Authority may allow one additional Fascia and/or Wall Sign to be located on the
exposed sidewall.
8.3
The sign surface shall not exceed the lesser of 6.5 m² (70 ft²) or 15 percent of the exterior
fascia or wall unit on which it is attached or located.
8.4
Whenever there is an identifiable sign band on the building, Fascia Signs and Wall Signs
should be of a consistent size and located near the same level as other similar signs on the
premises and adjacent buildings.
8.5
A Fascia Sign or a Wall Sign shall not be located within 0.5 metre (1.6 ft) of the top of a
parapet or a roofline.
9.
FREESTANDING SIGN
9.1
Freestanding Signs may be approved only in non-residential land use districts.
9.2
All Freestanding Signs shall be located completely on the same lot as the use being
advertised.
9.3
No more than one Freestanding Sign per frontage, or where there are two or more frontages,
a maximum of two Freestanding Signs shall be located on a single lot or premises.
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9.4
Freestanding Signs advertising a single business shall not be approved on properties zoned
for multiple commercial enterprises.
9.5
No Freestanding Sign shall exceed 7.6 metres (25 ft) in height including supporting
structures.
9.6
The sign area of a Freestanding Sign shall not exceed 6.5 m² (70 ft²) per face.
9.7
No part of a Freestanding Sign located in the proximity of traffic shall be less than 2.7 metres
(9 ft) above ground or sidewalk grade.
10.
HOME OCCUPATION - CLASS 2, TOURIST HOME, AND SHORT-TERM RENTAL / BED
& BREAKFAST SIGN
10.1 Home Occupation - Class 2, Tourist Home, and Short-Term Rental / B&B Signs may be
allowed for the purpose of identifying an approved Home Occupation - Class 2, Tourist
Home, or Short-Term Rental / B&B.
10.2 The sign area of a Home Occupation - Class 2, Tourist Home, and Short-Term Rental / B&B
Sign shall not exceed 0.72 m² (8 ft²).
10.3 A Home Occupation - Class 2, Tourist Home and Short-Term Rental / B&B Sign may be
attached to a wall or a fence, or it may be a stand-alone structure that shall not extend more
than 1.5 metres (5 ft) above grade, or it may be a window sign.
10.4 An application for a Home Occupation - Class 2, Tourist Home, and Short-Term Rental /
B&B Sign will not be considered unless the operator of the home occupation is in possession
of a development permit and a business license.
10.5 Only one Home Occupation - Class 2, Tourist Home, and Short-Term Rental / B&B Sign per
residence may be approved.
11.
MURAL
11.1 A Mural may be approved on the basis of design merit if, in the opinion of the Development
Authority the mural will:
(a)
be visually attractive to passers-by and/or will enhance the visual quality of the
Municipality;
(b)
enhance the immediate surroundings in which they are to be situated; and
(c)
be constructed of weather-resistant materials that will withstand prevailing climatic
conditions.
12.
PORTABLE SIGN
12.1 The sign area of a Portable Sign shall not exceed 3.7 m² (40 ft²).
12.2 No more than one Portable Sign per frontage or, where there are two or more frontages, a
total of two Portable Signs may be located on a single lot or premises.
12.3 No Portable Sign shall extend or project into any public place or beyond the boundaries of
the lot premises upon which it is sited without the approval of the Development Authority.
12.4 A sign development permit granted for a Portable Sign shall specify the period of time, not to
exceed 90 days, during which the sign is approved to be exhibited.
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13.
PROJECTING SIGN
13.1 A single Projecting Sign may be approved on a single lot or business frontage.
13.2 Any Projecting Sign shall have a minimum clearance of at least 2.7 metres (9 ft).
13.3 The sign area of a Projecting Sign shall not exceed 1.5 m² (16 ft²) per face.
13.4 A Projecting Sign shall be securely fastened to the building to the satisfaction of the
Development Authority.
13.5 No Projecting Sign may be located within 0.5 metre (1.6 ft) of the top of a parapet or a
roofline.
13.6 Encroachment of a Projecting Sign into or over a road, Municipal property or right-of-way is
subject to the following conditions:
(a) No part of a Projecting Sign shall project or encroach over any public place or extend
closer than 0.9 metre (3 ft) of the edge of a curb or roadway without the approval of the
Municipality.
(b) Subject thereto that the Development Authority cannot impose a condition of approval
that binds the Municipality or an adjacent private landowner into an encroachment
agreement within the applicant, the approval of a Projecting Sign that encroaches into or
over Municipal property or right-of-way is conditional upon the owners and occupiers of
the premises upon which said sign is located entering into an encroachment agreement
and providing to the Municipality, on an annual basis, a liability insurance policy that
indemnifies the Municipality for any public safety risk, liability, injury or damage resulting
from said sign.
14.
ROOF SIGN
14.1 No more than one Roof Sign may be approved per business frontage.
14.2 The sign area of a Roof Sign shall not exceed 8.4 m² (90 ft²).
14.3 No part of a Roof Sign shall project horizontally beyond any exterior wall, parapet or roofline
of the building upon which it is located.
14.4 A Roof Sign may be approved:
(a)
on the flat roof of a building that is at least 9.1 metres (30 ft) high; or
(b)
between the eaves and peak of a sloping roof.
14.5 On a flat roof, no part of any Roof Sign, excluding that portion which is used for support and
which is free of copy, shall be less than 1.2 metres (4 ft), or more than 4.6 metres (15 ft)
above the parapet or roofline.
14.6 No supporting structures shall be visible to the public unless finished in an aesthetically
pleasing manner to the satisfaction of the Development Officer.
14.7 On a sloping roof no part of any Roof Sign shall be more than 6.1 metres (20 ft) above grade.
14.8 All Roof Signs shall be securely fastened to the building to the satisfaction of the
Development Authority.
15.
SUBDIVISION ENTRANCE SIGN
15.1 A Subdivision Entrance Sign may be approved in all land use districts provided it:
(a)
is freestanding;
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(b)
does not exceed 4.0 metres (13 ft) in sign height;
(c)
does not exceed 6.0 m² (64.6 ft²) in sign area;
(d)
incorporates the name of the neighbourhood, subdivision or area; and
(e)
is architecturally integrated with any design theme or style of the neighbourhood,
subdivision or area at which it is located.
16.
SUBDIVISION OR DEVELOPMENT MARKETING SIGN
16.1 Approval of a Subdivision or Development Marketing Sign requires that:
(a)
the subject subdivision application or development permit application has been
approved by the Subdivision Authority or the Development Authority;
(b)
the sign is located within the boundaries of the parcel that is the subject of the
subdivision or the development being marketed;
(c)
the sign is free-standing, a banner, or attached to a structure;
(d)
the sign has sign area not exceeding 12.0 m² (130 ft²); and
(e)
the sign does not exceed 5.0 metres (16 ft) in height.
16.2 Only one sign per street frontage of the original parcel boundary is allowed.
16.3 This sign type shall not be interpreted to include a Real Estate Sign as defined in this
Schedule.
17.
THIRD-PARTY SIGN
17.1 Third-Party Signs include off-premises directional signs, off-premises merchandising aids,
and Billboards (the latter only in those locations as specified in this Schedule).
17.2 An application for a Third-Party sign development located within the development control
zone of a highway within the Municipal jurisdiction shall be considered in the context of
Provincial legislated requirements, and the applicant must first obtain a roadside
development permit from Alberta Transportation before making a development permit
application to the Municipality.
17.3 Third-Party Signs are prohibited in residential land use districts.
17.4 A business or enterprise applying for a Third-Party sign development permit must possess or
be in the process of obtaining a development permit and a business license for its business
location, must be located and operational or in the process of becoming located and
operation within the boundaries of the Municipality, and must have the written consent from
the landowner on whose property the sign is proposed to be located.
17.5 The site requirements for a Third-Party Sign include:
(a)
the sign must be attached to a fixed structure, which shall exclude signs posted or
exhibited on motor vehicles or trailers that are temporarily or permanently parked solely
for the purpose of displaying the sign;
(b)
the sign area shall not exceed 18.6 m² (200 ft²) on each face, except for a Billboard of
which the advertising sign area on both sides may exceed 18.6 m² (200 ft²) per side up
to a maximum sign area at the sole discretion of the Development Authority;
(c)
the maximum height, including support structure, shall be 6.1 metres (20 ft);
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(d)
the spacing between Billboards along Highway 3 shall be no less than 500 metres
(1640 ft), at the sites as follows:
(i)
West of Coleman, starting approximately 1.8 km west of the West Access to
Coleman and each additional 500 metres (approximately) west thereof, to a
maximum of five sign sites.
(ii)
East of Bellevue, starting approximately 500 metres east of the East Access to
Bellevue and each additional 500 metres (approximately) east thereof, to a
maximum of five sign sites.
(Note: field conditions will be taken into consideration when determining the exact
location for placement of Third-Party Signs along Highway 3)
(e)
consideration by the Development Authority of the sign in relation to the site's
topography, adjacent land uses, and aesthetics of the area.
17.6 Both sides of a Third-Party Sign may be used for advertising purposes.
17.7 The Development Authority may restrict the number of Third-Party Signs per site or location
and/or the number of advertisements per Third-Party Sign panel.
17.8 Each component sign, panel or advertisement shall be:
(a)
of equal sign area;
(b)
manufactured of the same materials for continuity; and
(c)
confined within the same structural frame.
17.9 The reverse side of a Billboard that is visible from the opposite direction shall have copy or
be painted upon installation.
17.10 Community oriented and/or public service Banner Signs that cross a public roadway must be
located at least 5.0 metres (16.4 ft) above the public roadway.
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TABLE 1 - Summary of Sign Requirements
(see Section shown under Category for the complete listing of requirements)
Category
Maximum Sign
Area
Maximum and
Minimum Height /
Width
Number of
Signs Permitted
Additional Requirements
A-Board Sign
(Section 6)
1.23 m (4 ft)
maximum height and
0.6 m (2 ft) maximum
width
one per
business
frontage to a
maximum of
two
allowed in commercial and
industrial districts only
Canopy Sign
(Section 7)
the sign area must
not exceed the
lesser of 9.3 m2
(100 ft2) or 30% of
the area of each
side of the
awning, canopy or
marquee
minimum height
above grade 2.7 m
(9 ft)
one per
frontage to a
maximum of
two
(a) cannot project
more than 1.5 m (5
ft) over any public
place or within 0.9
m ( 3 ft) of the curb
or roadway
(b) cannot be within
0.5 m (1.6 ft) of the
top of a parapet or
roofline
(c) excluding any
supports, no part
shall be less than
2.7 m (9 ft) above
ground or
sidewalk grade
(d) the Canopy Sign for
each use in a multi-
tenant building
having individual
business frontages
shall be consistent in
size and design as
directed by the
Development Officer
Fascia or Wall
Sign
(Section 8)
sign area the
lesser of 6.5 m2
(70 ft2) or 15% of
the exterior wall
area to which it is
attached
one per
business
frontage
(a) cannot be within 0.5
m (1.6 ft) of the top
of a parapet or
roofline
(b) where located in
proximity of traffic,
no part shall be less
than 2.7 m (9 ft)
above grade
Freestanding
Sign
(Section 9)
sign area 6.5 m2
(70 ft2) per face
7.6 m (25 ft)
maximum height
one per
frontage, to a
maximum of
two
must be located completely
on the same lot as the use
being advertised
Home
Occupation -
Class 2, Tourist
Home and
Short-Term
Rental / Bed &
Breakfast Sign
(Section 10)
0.72 m2
( 8 ft2)
maximum height
above grade 1.5 m
(5 ft) for stand-alone
signs
one per
residence
the operator of the approved
home occupation - class 2,
tourist home or short-term
rental / bed & breakfast must
be in possession of a
development permit and
business license
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Category
Maximum Sign
Area
Maximum and
Minimum Height /
Width
Number of
Signs Permitted
Additional Requirements
Mural
(Section 11)
Portable Sign
(Section 12)
sign area 3.7 m2
(40 ft2)
one per
frontage, to a
maximum of
two
(a) may not extend into
any public place or
beyond the lot
boundaries
(b) maximum time on
the premises may
not exceed 90 days
per calendar year
Projecting Sign
(Section 13)
sign area 1.5 m2
(16 ft2) per face
minimum
2.7 m (9 ft) above
grade
one per single
lot or business
frontage
(a) horizontal projection ≤
1.5 m
(5 ft)
(b) setback from curb or
roadway ≥ 0.9 m (3 ft)
(c) setback from any public
place ≥ 1.5 m (5 ft)
(d) cannot be within 0.5 m
(1.6 ft) of the top of a
parapet or roofline
Roof Sign
(Section 14)
sign area 8.4 m2
(90 ft2)
(a) on a flat roof, no
part, excluding
that portion
which is used for
support and is
free of copy,
shall be less
than 1.2 m (4 ft),
or more than 4.6
m (15 ft) above
the parapet or
roofline
(b) on a sloping roof
no part of any
Roof Sign shall
be more than 6.1
m (20 ft) above
grade
one per
business
frontage
(a) may not project
horizontally beyond any
exterior wall, parapet or
roofline of the building
(b) only on flat roof of
building more than 9.1
m (30 ft) high
Subdivision
Entrance Sign
(Section 15)
sign area 6 m2
(64 ft2)
maximum height 4 m
(13 ft)
Subdivision or
Development
Marketing Sign
(Section 16)
sign area 12 m2
(130 ft2)
maximum height 5 m
(16 ft)
one per street
frontage of the
original parcel
boundary
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Category
Maximum Sign
Area
Maximum and
Minimum Height /
Width
Number of
Signs Permitted
Additional Requirements
Third Party Sign
(Section 17)
sign area 18.6 m2
(200 ft2), except a
billboard, which is
at the sole
discretion of the
Development
Authority
maximum height 6.1
m (20 ft) including
support structure
subject to the
spacing
requirements
outlined in
Section 19(e) of
this Schedule
(a) not permitted in
residential land use
districts
(b) no more than two
businesses may
advertise per panel
(c) minimum spacing
between signs is 500 m
( 1640 ft)
(d) minimum clearance of
5.0 m (16.4 ft) for
community oriented or
public service banner
signs that cross a public
roadway
(e) the spacing between
billboards along
Highway 3 shall be no
less than
500 m at the designated
locations specified in
this Schedule
(f) the reverse side of a
billboard shall be
painted upon installation
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STANDARDS FOR RENEWABLE
ENERGY OPERATIONS
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Schedule 12
STANDARDS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY OPERATIONS
1.
DEFINITIONS
1.1
In addition to the definitions below, the definitions in Schedule 18 also apply to this Schedule.
1.2
The following definitions are specific to this Schedule:
(a)
Anaerobic digester means a facility or system designed to process animal manure,
organic or septic waste, and typically converts waste into biogas. The biogas can be
used to heat water or create electricity, and may provide a source of organic fertilizer.
(b)
Anaerobic digestion is a series of processes in which microorganisms break down
biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen. It is used for industrial or domestic
purposes to manage waste and/or to release energy.
(c)
Biodiesel means a clean burning alternative fuel, produced from domestic, renewable
resources, such as soy oil and other feedstocks. Biodiesel is made through a chemical
process called transesterification whereby the glycerin is separated from the fat or
vegetable oil.
(d)
Bioenergy means the energy stored in organic matter to generate electricity. This
organic matter can include agricultural residues, animal manure, waste wood, wood
chips and bark. Bioenergy can be generated in a variety of ways such as Thermal
treatment, Anaerobic digestion, Biofuel or Landfill gas.
(e)
Biofuel means a fuel derived from biological raw materials or biomass (recently living
organisms or their metabolic byproducts, such as manure from cows). It is a renewable
energy source and typically is considered a fuel with an 80% minimum content by volume
of materials derived from living organisms harvested within ten years preceding its
manufacture.
(f)
Blade(s) means the part(s) of a WECS system that forms an aerodynamic surface and
revolves on contact with the wind.
(g)
Blade clearance means the minimum distance from grade to the tip of the blade(s) when
that tip is at the bottom of a full 360° revolution and pointed down to the ground.
(h)
External parcel boundary means the property boundary for which are outside the
footprint of the wind farm and adjacent to the WECS, where adjacent refers to lands that
are contiguous in nature and not separated by a municipal road allowance.
(i)
Fermentation is the process of extracting energy from the oxidation of organic
compounds.
(j)
Gasification is a process that converts organic or fossil-based carbonaceous materials
into carbon monoxide, hydrogen and carbon dioxide. This is achieved by reacting the
material at high temperatures (>700 °C), without combustion, with a controlled amount
of oxygen and/or steam.
(k)
Geothermal energy means thermal energy that is generated and stored in the Earth.
(l)
Horizontal axis nacelle means a WECS on which the axis of the nacelle is parallel to
grade.
(m)
Internal parcel boundary means the property boundary for lands which are within the
footprint of the wind farm.
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(n)
Mechanical biological treatment system is a type of waste processing facility that
combines a sorting facility with a form of biological treatment such as composting or
anaerobic digestion. MBT plants are designed to process mixed household waste as well
as commercial and industrial wastes.
(o)
Meteorological (met) tower is a free-standing tower or a removed mast, which carries
measuring instruments with meteorological instruments such as thermometers and wind
velocity measurers. Typically, for wind farms these mount anemometers at a range of
heights up to the hub height of the proposed wind turbines (up to heights of 80 meters)
and they log the wind speed data at frequent intervals (e.g. every ten minutes) for at
least one year and often for two or more.
(p)
Micro-hydro means a type of hydroelectric power that typically produces up to 100 kW
of electricity using the natural flow of water. These installations can provide power to an
isolated home or small community, or are sometimes connected to electric power
networks.
(q)
Nacelle means the part of the WECS that includes a generator, gearbox or yaw motors
and other operating parts that is installed at the top of the tower, and to which the blade(s)
are attached, and is responsible for converting wind power to energy.
(r)
Over speed control means a device which prevents excessive rotor speed.
(s)
Pyrolysis is a thermochemical decomposition of organic material at elevated
temperatures without the participation of oxygen. It involves the simultaneous change of
chemical composition and physical phase, and is irreversible.
(t)
Rotor's arc means the largest circumferential path travelled by a blade.
(u)
Thermal depolymerization (TDP) is a depolymerization process using hydrous
pyrolysis for the reduction of complex organic materials (usually waste products of
various sorts, often biomass and plastic) into light crude oil. It mimics the natural
geological processes thought to be involved in the production of fossil fuels.
(v)
Total height means the distance from grade to the tip of a blade
when that tip is at the top of a full 360° revolution and is pointed
up to the sky.
(w)
Tower means the vertical structure that supports the nacelle and
the blade(s) above the ground.
(x)
Vertical axis rotor means a wind energy conversion system
where the rotor is mounted on an axis perpendicular to the earth's
surface.
(y)
Waste-to-Energy (WtE) or energy-from-waste (EfW) is the
process of creating energy, typically in the form of electricity or
heat, from the incineration of a waste source. Most WtE
processes produce electricity directly through combustion, or
produce a combustible fuel commodity, such as methane,
methanol, ethanol or synthetic fuels. Besides incineration, other
WtE
technologies
may
include:
gasification,
thermal
depolymerization, pyrolysis, plasma gasification, anaerobic
digestion, fermentation, and mechanical biological treatment.
2.
GENERAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
2.1
The applicant is responsible to apply for provincial and federal
approvals or permits that may be required.
Total
Height
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2.2
All types of Renewable Energy Operations require a development permit, including but not
limited to solar photovoltaic, solar thermal, geo-exchange, micro-hydro, carbon capture and
storage, geothermal, micro-hydro, waste-to-energy, an anaerobic digester, biodiesel, biofuel
or a fuel cell.
2.3
An individual development permit application shall be submitted for each titled parcel.
2.4
A development permit application for a Renewable Energy Operation shall be accompanied by
the following information:
(a)
all information previously submitted to the Alberta Utilities Commission and any other
provincial or federal agency that the Development Authority determines to be relevant to
the development permit application;
(b)
a copy of any provincial and federal approvals, licenses and authorizations obtained prior
to the application for a development permit; and
(c)
if not include in the above, the following information:
(i)
a reclamation plan;
(ii)
the status of the applicant's application to provincial and federal agencies,
including but not limited to Industry Canada, NavCanada, Transport Canada,
Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Transportation, Environmental Impact
Assessment Agency of Canada, Alberta Environment, and any other government
departments required for approval;
(iii)
detailed information on the type of facility, structure or system, number of
structures, height of structures, the proposed energy process and rated output;
(iv)
the manufacturer's specifications indicating (if applicable) the rated output in
megawatts and/or the safety features and sound characteristics;
(v)
information or verification of the proposed source of water if required for the type
of facility;
(vi)
a visual representation of the project including scaled elevations, photographs
and/or digital projections of the project within the landscape;
(vii)
identification of the roads to be used for construction and operation of the project
and any impacts to the local road system including required approaches from
public roads having regard to municipal standards;
(viii) an accurate site plan showing and labeling the information outlined in this section,
and the location of overhead utilities on or abutting the subject lot or parcel and
identification of any sensitive, environmental or topographical features which may
be present on the parcel, including canals, streams or water wells;
(ix)
a site suitability analysis including but not limited to: potential visual impacts,
topography, soil characteristics, environmental features and issues, studies
identifying noise, odour and pollutant impacts and how these impacts will be
addressed, accessibility to a road, compatibility with surrounding land uses,
potential impacts to agricultural land and irrigation operations, stormwater
management, and consistency with the policies of the Municipal Development
Plan and this Bylaw;
(x)
setback distances of structures from public roads, property lines and structures or
uses on adjacent parcels of land;
(xi)
a preliminary grading/drainage plan, including a site construction/grading plan with
details on proposed management practices for any soil stripping and erosion
control, and proposed construction haul route;
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(xii)
the location of overhead utilities on or abutting the subject parcel and identification
of any sensitive, environmental or topographical features which may be present
on the parcel;
(xiii) an emergency response plan;
(xiv) plans and methods of weed control and erosion control;
(xv) information regarding general public safety and security measures including site
fencing;
(xvi) a summary of any public consultation undertaken prior to the application date; and
(xvii) a statement describing the project's relationship to the South Saskatchewan
Regional Plan.
3.
SITING AND STANDARDS
3.1
General Site Selection Criteria
(a)
The following site selection criteria are to be considered:
(i)
the preferred location of Renewable Energy Operations is on parcels designated
for industrial land use and located in proximity to highways or railway corridors;
(ii)
use of the poor quality lowest productive land, and poor agricultural land is
preferred;
(iii)
use of cut-off, fragmented, irregular shaped parcels is preferred;
(iv)
environmentally sensitive and environmentally significant areas, including
wetlands or intact native grasslands, should be avoided; and
(v)
a Renewable Energy Operation shall not be located within 300 m (984.3 ft) of an
individual residential dwelling on an adjacent parcel, or 750 m (2460.6 ft) from a
boundary of a designated grouped country residential subdivision or an urban
residential area.
3.2
Development Standards
(a)
The following development standards are established for a Renewable Energy
Operation:
(i)
the buildings or structures of a commercial or industrial energy project shall comply
with all property line and public roadway setbacks as established in the district in
which the project is proposed;
(ii)
the Development Authority may require a larger minimum setback than required
in the applicable land use district, having regard for the location of the
development, determined natural, scenic or ecologically significant features of the
landscape, adjacent land uses and potential environmental impacts (e.g. air, water
surface and subsurface soil, etc.);
(iii)
all surface drainage must be contained on site and any adjacent water bodies must
be adequately protected from run-off;
(iv)
suitable fencing must be installed to provide security and discourage trespassing;
(v)
all energy transmission lines on the site of the energy generating facility to the
substation or grid shall be underground unless otherwise approved by the
Development Authority;
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(vi)
spacing of structures must provide access for firefighting of both forage and
electrical fires; and
(vii)
weeds shall be controlled in a comprehensive manner ensuring adjacent
landowners are not negatively affected.
4.
DECOMMISSIONING
4.1
General Decommissioning Requirements
(a)
Decommissioning and reclamation shall take place in compliance with the applicable
provincial standards of the day the site is decommissioned. If no standards are in place
at the time of a development permit application, the applicant shall provide a reclamation
plan outlining how the site will be decommissioned and reclaimed to the site's
predevelopment state. The reclamation plan shall include information on:
(i)
treatment of footings and wires;
(ii)
reclamation of roads, driveways, pathways, and other similar disturbances;
(iii)
notice to be given to landowners and the Municipality;
(iv)
containment of hazardous materials;
(v)
site security;
(vi)
haul routes for disposal materials;
(vii)
the requirement for removal of structures / devices after a certain period of
inactivity; and
(viii) discussion of the timeline for the reclamation plan.
4.2
Provision of Security
(a)
As a condition of development approval, the Municipality may require security, in a form
satisfactory to the Development Authority, to ensure the reclamation plan is
implemented. The condition may include a periodic review and supplementation of the
security to ensure the amount is sufficient to implement the reclamation plan.
5.
GENERAL CONDITIONS OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPROVAL
5.1
Any license, permit, approval or other authorization granted by AUC or AER shall prevail over
any Land Use Bylaw requirements or development permit decisions or conditions if there is a
perceived conflict.
5.2
In addition to any other conditions authorized under this Bylaw, the Development Authority may
attach to the development permit for a Renewable Energy Operation any condition related to
the following criteria and in accordance with Sections 619 and 620 of the MGA:
(i)
require the developer to enter into a road use agreement and/or development
agreement with the Municipality;
(ii)
place restrictions on the location, height and type of fencing used for the site;
(iii)
require the application of approved weed control measures;
(iv)
require ground cover to be established prior to solar installation to mitigate erosion;
(v)
stipulate minimum clearance from average ground elevation so to allow perennial
forage to grow;
(vi)
stipulate grading, stockpiling, weed control and soil erosion control measures;
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(vii)
the provision of an emergency/fire suppression management plan;
(viii) require compliance with applicable decommissioning and reclamation standards
or, if no decommissioning and reclamation standards are in place at the time of
rendering a decision, require compliance with a reclamation plan prepared by the
applicant to the satisfaction of the Development Authority;
(ix)
require that, should the developer propose alteration, retooling or repowering of
an existing approved / established Renewable Energy Operation where the
equipment is proposed to change from the original approval, the developer shall
apply for a new development permit; and
(x)
the provision of financial security in an amount and form acceptable to the
municipality to ensure that the conditions of the development permit are complied
with and completed, including that the reclamation plan is implemented. The
condition may include a periodic review and supplementation of the security to
ensure the amount is sufficient to ensure compliance.
6.
GENERAL APPROVAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
6.1
The Development Authority shall provide its Notice of Decision on a development permit
application for a Renewable Energy Operation to:
(a)
an adjacent municipal jurisdiction if the boundaries of the municipal jurisdiction are within
2 km (1.2 miles) of the proposed project site; and
(b)
landowners within 2 km (1.2 miles) of the proposed project site.
7.
SOLAR COLLECTOR FARM
7.1
Application Requirements
(a)
In addition to the general application requirements, a development permit application for
a solar collector farm shall provide details on the estimated reflection or sunglare
produced from the solar panels to adjacent public roads and private property.
7.2
Development Standards
(a)
In addition to the general development standards, a Solar Collector Farm shall be
positioned with a minimum clearance above grade as approved by the Development
Authority, to facilitate the growth of perennial forage as a soil erosion control.
8.
COMMERCIAL WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM (CWECS)
8.1
Application Requirements
(a)
In addition to the general application requirements, a development permit application for
a CWECS shall be accompanied by the following additional information:
(i)
a digital version of the site plan showing the exact location and base elevation of
each CWECS in UTM coordinates with NAD datum, Zone 12;
(ii)
an analysis of the potential for noise and shadow/flicker effect, both at the site of
the installation, at the boundary of the property containing the development at any
habitable residence within 2 km (1.2 miles) of any CWECS - AUC Rule 12; and
(iii)
specifications on the foundations and/or anchor design, including location and
anchoring of any guy wires.
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8.2
Development Standards
(a)
The Development Authority may approve multiple CWECS on a case-by-case basis
having regard for:
(i)
proximity to other adjacent land uses;
(ii)
density of CWECS;
(iii)
consideration of the cumulative effect of all CWECS approved or proposed within
the Municipality;
(iv)
utilities; and
(v)
information received through the circulation process.
(b)
In addition to the general development standards, the following development standards
are established for a CWECS:
(i)
A CWECS shall be setback from a property line or a developed or undeveloped
municipal roadway adjacent to the project not less than the total height of the
CWECS, plus 10 percent.
(ii)
A CWECS shall be setback from a dwelling unit within the project boundary (lands
leased for wind energy development) not less than 300 m or as required by the
Alberta Utilities Commission, whichever is greater.
(iii)
A CWECS shall be setback from a dwelling unit not within the project boundary
(lands leased for wind energy development) not less than 800 m or as required by
the Alberta Utilities Commission, whichever is greater.
(iv)
The cumulative modelled sound level of a multi-CWECS measured at the project
boundary (including all titled parcels participating in the project) shall not exceed
45dBa unless an easement, as approved by the Development Authority, is agreed
to by the affected landowner and registered on the subject certificates of land title.
(v)
In the case of multiple CWECS, setbacks can be increased from the minimum
setback requirements in the district depending upon the number of CWECS in a
group and the prominence of the location, in order to reduce the impact to a
residence, building, public roadway or highway, or land use.
(vi)
The minimum vertical blade clearance from grade shall be 7.6 m (25 ft) for a
CWECS employing a horizontal axis rotor unless otherwise approved by the
Development Authority.
(vii)
For public safety:
(A)
a security fence with a lockable gate shall surround a CWECS tower not
less than 1.8 m (5.9 ft) in height if the tower is climbable or subject to
vandalism that could threaten tower integrity;
(B)
no ladder or permanent tower access device shall be located less than 3.7
m (12 ft) from grade;
(C)
a locked device shall be installed on the tower to preclude access to the top
of the tower;
(D)
all of the above be provided or such additional safety mechanisms or
procedures be provided as the Development Authority considers
reasonable and appropriate;
(E)
the use of tubular towers, with locked door access, will preclude the above
requirements.
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(viii) All collector lines (less than 69 kV) on the site of a multi-CWECS shall be
underground.
(ix)
Unless otherwise approved by the Development Authority, a CWECS shall be
finished in a non-bright reflective matte colour that minimizes the obtrusive impact
of a CWECS to the satisfaction of the Development Authority.
(x)
No lettering or advertising shall appear on the towers or blades. On other parts of
the CWECS, the only lettering will be the manufacturer's identification or municipal
symbol.
9.
OTHER RENEWABLE ENERGY OPERATIONS
9.1
Development Standards
(a)
In addition to the general development standards, structures or facilities related to waste-
to-energy, anaerobic digesters, biodiesel, or biofuels projects or developments shall not
be located within:
(i)
a minimum of 250 m (820 ft) from any residential dwelling, food establishment or
public use facility or building;
(ii)
a minimum of 120 m (394 ft) from the boundary or right-of-way of an irrigation
district canal, creek, stream, river, lake shore or water body; or
(iii)
the parts of the project related to the transmission lines and associated structures
and to the roads, docks, water crossings, culverts, etc. associated with the facility
may be allowed within 30 m (100 ft) of a water body or within the water body itself
(to the satisfaction of the Municipality and/or all other federal and provincial
departments that may have jurisdiction with respect to a proposed project).
(b)
In addition to the general development standards, the following standards are
established for Renewable Energy Operations other than Solar Collector and
Commercial Wind Energy Conversion System, and depending on the type of renewable
energy project being proposed:
(i)
All surface drainage must be contained on site and any adjacent water bodies
must be adequately protected from run-off.
(ii)
The applicant is responsible for preparing at their own expense an engineered
surface drainage management plan and submitting an application for approval to
Alberta Environment, if applicable.
(iii)
Any biodiesel waste or water contaminated with biodiesel, is prohibited to be
discharged directly into any sewers or surface waters.
(iv)
All feedstock and materials are to be stored and contained within buildings, and
no outdoor storage is allowed.
(v)
The semi-truck traffic used for the hauling and shipment of raw material or
feedstock and finished/processed goods associated with the development shall
be limited to a designated truck haul route as agreed to or specified by the
Municipality.
Schedule 13
ANIMAL CARE SERVICE
FACILITY REGULATIONS
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Schedule 13
ANIMAL CARE SERVICE FACILITY REGULATIONS
1.
An application for a development permit for a domestic animal care service facility (small or
large ) must be made to the Development Officer by submitting:
(a)
a completed development application;
(b)
the fee prescribed;
(c)
a site plan indicating the legal description, all property lines and easements, and the
location of existing and proposed development in relation to lot boundaries; and
(d)
floor plans, elevations and sections at a minimum scale of 1:200 or such other scale to
the satisfaction of the Development Officer.
2.
No buildings or exterior exercise area(s) forming part of an animal care service facility, large
shall be allowed within 304.8 m (1000 ft) of any dwelling located on adjacent parcels and a
diagram indicating the distances shall be submitted with the development permit application.
3.
All domestic animal facilities, including buildings and exterior exercise areas, shall be located
to the rear of the principal building.
4.
The Development Authority may, when issuing a development permit, determine the maximum
number of adult domestic animals that may be kept at any one time by the operator of a private
or commercial animal care service facility .
5.
All pens, rooms, exercise runs, and holding stalls shall be soundproofed if deemed necessary
by the Development Authority which shall base its decision on the number and types of animals
to be kept at the animal care service facility, the proximity of the facility to other uses, and the
possibility that the noise from the facility may adversely affect the amenities of the area.
6.
In addition to soundproofing requirements, the times at which the animals are allowed outdoors
may be regulated. In particular, all domestic animals at an animal care service facility ,
including pups, may be required to be kept indoors between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00
a.m.
7.
All animal care service facilities, large shall be screened by both a visual and sound barrier,
by fences and/or landscaping, from existing dwellings on adjacent parcels to the satisfaction
of the Development Authority.
8.
Animal care service facilities which propose to house exotic animals shall not be allowed within
the municipality.
9.
It is the responsibility of the facility operator to comply with other applicable Municipal bylaws,
e.g. the Business License Bylaw, the Community Standards Bylaw, etc. and with all applicable
federal and provincial legislation.
Schedule 14
SHIPPING CONTAINER / TRANSPORT
TRAILER REGULATIONS
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Schedule 14
SHIPPING CONTAINER / TRANSPORT TRAILER
REGULATIONS
1.
SHIPPING CONTAINER ACCESSORY TO AN ESTABLISHED PRINCIPAL USE ON THE
SUBJECT PARCEL- APPLICABLE LAND USE DISTRICTS
1.1
A shipping container and/or transport trailer may be allowed to locate in those land use districts
where it is listed as "Shipping container accessory to an established principal use on the subject
parcel" if a development permit for this discretionary use is approved by the Development
Authority, subject to the standards and conditions established in this Schedule.
2.
SHIPPING CONTAINER ACCESSORY TO AN ESTABLISHED PRINCIPAL USE ON THE
SUBJECT PARCEL- CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
2.1
A shipping container / transport trailer that is not masked by painting, exterior framing, siding
and, if applicable, a pitched roof to resemble the appearance of a typical accessory building in
the immediate neighbourhood, to the Development Authority's satisfaction, shall not be used
as an "Accessory Building".
2.2
The Development Authority may limit the number of shipping containers and/or transport
trailers that may be allowed on a lot.
2.3
Shipping containers for the purpose of an Accessory Building may be stacked no more than
two containers high.
2.4
The building footprint area of the shipping containers and/or transport trailers when added to
the building footprint area of principal and accessory buildings on the property shall not exceed
the maximum lot coverage ratio in an applicable land use district.
2.5
A shipping container or transport trailer located in the C-1 or C-2 district shall normally be
required to be improved (i.e. painted, augmented with landscaping etc.) to the satisfaction of
the Development Authority, so as to improve its appearance and compatibility with the land
use district. The Development Authority may waive this requirement where it is satisfied that
the proposed shipping container or transport trailer will be compatible with existing
development on the site and adjacent to the site (i.e. the proposed development does not
require painting or is not readily in public view).
2.6
A shipping container or transport trailer located in the I-1 or I-2 district may be required to be
improved (i.e. painted, augmented with landscaping etc.) to the satisfaction of the Development
Authority, so as to improve its appearance and compatibility with the land use district. The
Development Authority may waive this requirement where it is satisfied that the proposed
shipping container or transport trailer will be compatible with existing development on the site
and adjacent to the site (i.e. the proposed development does not require painting or is not
readily in public view).
2.7
The placement of any shipping container and/or transport trailer shall comply with the yard
setbacks established for an Accessory Building within an applicable land use district, and the
Development Authority may specify the location of a shipping container on a lot or may refuse
to approve a shipping container in the location on the lot proposed by the applicant if the
Development Authority is of the opinion that the proposed location unduly interferes with the
amenities of the neighbourhood or materially interferes with or affects the use, enjoyment or
value of neighbouring parcels of land.
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2.8
The Development Authority may limit the time for which a development permit issued for a
"Shipping container, accessory to an established principal use on the subject parcel" in an
applicable land use district is valid.
2.9
An application for a development permit for a shipping container and/or transport trailer must
be completed and submitted to the Development Officer along with the applicable development
fee. At least two recent colour photographs of the shipping container and/or transport trailer
(one end view and one side view) shall be required to accompany each application. The
application must be authorized by the registered owners of the property.
2.10 The Development Authority may attach any additional reasonable conditions to an application
that are not specifically outlined in this schedule.
2.11 Shipping containers and transport trailers shall not display advertising, company logos, names
or other marketing without an approved sign development permit.
3.
TEMPORARY SHIPPING CONTAINERS ON CONSTRUCTION SITES
3.1
One temporary shipping container / transport trailer shall be allowed to be placed as a
temporary building in conjunction with an active construction site. Pursuant to Schedule 3 a
development permit is not required for one temporary construction site shipping container in
connection with:
(a)
a development for which a development permit and a building permit has been issued,
or
(b)
a project for which a development permit or a building permit is not required,
for the period that is required to complete the project, provided that:
(i)
the said temporary building is not used or intended to be used as a residence; and
(ii)
the construction site is active (i.e. construction has commenced and is on-going
or is about to commence within one week); placement of a temporary building on
an inactive construction site is prohibited;
(iii)
the temporary building shall be removed from the site immediately when
construction has been suspended for a period of 60 days or more;
(iv)
the temporary building shall be placed entirely within the boundaries of the
property on which construction is undertaken and shall not obstruct required sight
triangles (placement of the temporary building within a road right-of-way, including
a boulevard or lane, may require a hoarding permit or temporary closure permit
pursuant to the Traffic Bylaw); and
(v)
the temporary building must be removed immediately upon completion of
construction.
3.2
A temporary development permit pursuant to Administration, section 17 is required to use a
shipping container as an Accessory Building or Use on a construction site in a manner that is
inconsistent with one or more of the provisions in section 3.1 above.
3.3
The masking requirement in Schedule 4, section 28.11(b) to use a shipping container as an
Accessory Building does not apply to shipping container that is lawfully used for the purposes
stated in sections 3.1 and 3.2 above.
3.4
In all land use districts except GCR-1, NUA-1, and CM-1, an Accessory Building or Use that is
a shipping container, a detached Secondary Suite, a detached garage, or a shed, that is
proposed to be located in a front yard of a principal building (excluding a secondary front yard)
is a discretionary use.
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3.5
In all land use districts, an Accessory Building or Use that is proposed to be constructed or
established prior to the establishment of the principal building or use is a discretionary use.
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STANDARDS FOR SECONDARY SUITES
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Schedule 15
STANDARDS FOR SECONDARY SUITES
1.
Secondary Suite -refer to Schedule 18A for the definition of Secondary Suite.
2.
All Secondary Suite Types (Attached and Detached)
2.1
A secondary suite shall only be allowed on a properly districted parcel:
(a)
on which the principal use or principal building is a Single-Detached Dwelling, a Duplex
/ Semi-detached Dwelling (except in the R-1 district), or a Multi-Unit Residential Building
as defined in this Bylaw;
(b)
on which each principal dwelling unit that contains a Secondary Suite has an individual
certificate of land title, which may be either a fee simple title with a party wall agreement
or a condominium title. For clarity, a Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling unit or a unit
within a Multi-Unit Residential Building that contains a Secondary Suite shall be
subdivided prior to the issuance of a development permit for a Secondary Suite;
(c)
on which both the Secondary Suite and the principal dwelling unit comply with and satisfy
without variances the applicable minimum off-street parking requirements established in
Table 1 of the Off-Street Parking and Loading Area Standards Schedule of this bylaw;
and
(d)
within a land use district where the principal building and a Secondary Suite are listed
as permitted or discretionary uses.
2.2
There shall be no more than one Secondary Suite developed on a property in any land use
district, except in the Grouped Country Residential (GCR-1) district. In the GCR-1 district no
more than one Secondary Suite, Attached and two Secondary Suites, Detached shall be
allowed on a property.
2.3
When a Secondary Suite has been approved on a property in the R-1 to R-5, CSV, CRV, GCR-
1, and NUA-1 land use districts, the Secondary Suite and/or the principal dwelling unit or
principal building shall not be approved or used as a Tourist Home, except when the entire
property is rented out as one Tourist Home rental unit, and subject to the standards established
for Tourist Homes in this Bylaw. Where a development permit for a Secondary Suite is issued
in a principal dwelling that is approved as a Tourist Home, the development permit that was
issued in respect of the Tourist Home shall be revoked as a condition of the development
permit for the Secondary Suite.
2.4
In the R-1 to R-5, CSV, CRV, GCR-1, and NUA-1 land use districts, a Secondary Suite and/or
the principal dwelling unit on the subject property shall not be rented for any period of time to
or occupied by a person or by a work crew, where such person or work crew:
(a)
requires to bring a commercial vehicle (other than a standard passenger vehicle/truck
which is the person's employment vehicle) or equipment to the premises; or
(b)
requires to use the premises for any portion of an occupation that is reasonably
categorized as a business, including a Home Occupation - Class 2 (except the
landowner who has complied with the provisions of this Bylaw regarding Home
Occupations).
2.5
The gross floor area of a Secondary Suite is restricted as follows:
(a)
The gross floor area of a Secondary Suite, Attached shall not exceed the lesser of 83.6m²
(900 ft²) or 40 percent of the net floor area of the principal dwelling unit in which it is
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located, except when it is located in the basement of a principal dwelling, in which case
it may encompass the entire basement area.
(b)
The area of a Secondary Suite, Detached shall count toward the 15 percent maximum
lot coverage ratio combined for Accessory Buildings on the property.
(c)
The gross floor area of a Secondary Suite, Detached that is enclosed within a detached
garage shall not exceed the gross floor area of the garage by more than 10 percent and
further, shall not exceed 102m² (1100 ft²), whichever is less and is further subject to the
15 percent maximum lot coverage ratio combined for Accessory Buildings on the
property.
(d)
The gross floor area of a Secondary Suite, Detached that is a stand-alone Accessory
Building shall not exceed 102m² (1100 ft²), and is subject to the 15 percent maximum lot
coverage ratio combined for Accessory Buildings on the property.
(e)
Restrictions on Variance Authority:
(i)
The Development Authority may approve a maximum 10% variance of the
standard for maximum gross floor area of a Secondary Suite. An application
requesting a variance in excess of 10% shall be refused.
(ii)
The Development Authority shall not approve a variance to the 15 percent
maximum lot coverage ratio combined for Accessory Buildings for the purpose of
accommodating a Secondary Suite, Detached.
2.6
The applicant for a Secondary Suite shall demonstrate that the municipal water and wastewater
infrastructure, or if applicable, the on-site private water and wastewater facilities, have capacity
to service the Secondary Suite(s) and, if required, the applicant/landowner shall be required to
upgrade municipal infrastructure or on-site private water and wastewater facilities (or provide
alternative servicing) at no cost to the municipality.
3.
Secondary Suite enclosed within a Principal Dwelling (including a Secondary Suite
above an attached garage)
3.1
When a Secondary Suite is enclosed within a Single-Detached dwelling the exterior frontage
of the Single-Detached dwelling shall appear as a typical Single-Detached Dwelling.
3.2
A Secondary Suite enclosed within a principal dwelling shall have an entrance separate from
and secondary to the entrance to the principal dwelling, either from a common indoor landing
or directly from the exterior of the building. Exterior access to the Secondary Suite shall be
subordinate in both location, size, and appearance to the access of the principal dwelling.
4.
Secondary Suite enclosed within an Accessory Building (i.e. inside a detached garage
or as a stand-alone Accessory Building)
4.1
For a Secondary Suite, Detached the Development Authority may approve a maximum
variance of 10 percent to the maximum height of an Accessory Building to accommodate the
Secondary Suite, and only when the proposed side and/or rear yard setbacks are acceptable
to the Development Authority or increased to its satisfaction as a condition of the variance.
4.2
For a Secondary Suite located in an Accessory Building the Development Authority may
require higher standards, including but not limited to minimum yard setbacks, screening,
orientation of windows, maximum building height, roof slope, specification of side yard
elevation design, exterior finishing to match that of the principal building , or other standards
that the Development Authority considers relevant, necessary and reasonable
Schedule 16
WORK CAMP REGULATIONS
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Schedule 16
WORK CAMP REGULATIONS
1.
A work camp developed and operated by or on behalf of a federal, provincial, or municipal
government on land that is publicly owned or controlled does not require a development permit.
Any other permits, licenses or authorizations required shall be obtained and any federal,
provincial and municipal legislation must be adhered to at all times.
2.
A development permit for a private Work Camp may be issued for up to four (4) years or a
lesser time period as determined by the Development Authority.
3.
Development Standards for a private Work Camp include the following:
3.1
A work camp shall be developed in compliance with the relevant provincial legislation and
regulation, e.g. Work Camps Regulation, Public Health Act, etc.
3.2
Where possible a Work Camp must connect to municipal water and/or wastewater services.
3.3
Minimum setbacks shall be as approved by the Development Authority.
3.4
The maximum number of sleeping units in a Work Camp is 300, and the Development Authority
shall not approve a variance to this standard.
3.5
The minimum parcel size for a Work Camp is 1.62 hectares (4 acres).
4.
An application for a development permit must provide the following information to the
satisfaction of the Development Authority:
4.1
type and purpose of the camp;
4.2
number of residential units;
4.3
adjacent land uses;
4.4
a comprehensive site development plan including total area of the camp, camp boundary lines,
building locations, sizes, and uses, access location(s), driveways, parking and landscaping;
4.5
detailed building plans, including the type and number of rooms, and building elevations;
4.6
detailed servicing plan identifying proposed water supply, wastewater disposal, solid waste
collection areas, lighting, drainage and grading;
4.7
the start date for development, date of occupancy, and camp removal date; and
4.8
reclamation measures for the land once the camp has been removed.
5.
As a condition of approval, the Development Authority may include the following conditions:
5.1
requirement for road upgrading (if required) or entering into a road use agreement with respect
to impact on the roadway used to provide access to the camp, such as dust control and other
matters;
5.2
requirements to limit noise to certain hours and days (generally 11 pm to 7 am), with the
exception of generator noise, which must be mitigated by shielding or other method when it
may be detrimental to an adjacent property;
5.3
requirement to maintain any existing natural buffers (trees, etc.); and
5.4
requirement to mitigate traffic impact by using vans or buses for transporting workers to and
from job sites or urban areas.
Schedule 17
STANDARDS FOR
SHORT-TERM RENTAL / BED & BREAKFAST
AND TOURIST HOME
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Schedule 17
STANDARDS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL /
BED & BREAKFAST AND TOURIST HOME
1.
DEFINITIONS
1.1
Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast means the operation of short-term commercial
accommodation within a dwelling unit, including a Secondary Suite or a room(s) in or a portion
of a dwelling unit for a period not exceeding 30 days, and the owner of the property is required
to occupy the dwelling unit as their primary residence and be present on the premises during
the operation of the Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast. Refer to the definition of Primary
Residence. Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast does not include a boarding house, hotel,
hostel, motel, or Tourist Home.
1.2
Tourist Home means the operation of short-term commercial accommodation within a dwelling
unit where the entire property is rented to only one reservation at a time for a period not
exceeding 30 days and the owner of the property is not required to occupy the dwelling unit as
their primary residence. Refer to the definition of Primary Residence. Tourist Home does not
include a boarding house, hotel, hostel, motel, or Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast.
1.3
Tourist Home Rental Unit means the building or portion thereof and the entire premises
contained in a certificate of title that are rented as a single reservation to a party who occupies
either the entire building or a portion thereof and the entire premises for the rental period.
1.4
Primary Residence means the residence where a person normally resides and has control
and management of the property by a form of ownership.
2.
STANDARDS
2.1
General Standards
(a)
A Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast and a Tourist Home may be allowed only in a
land use district where Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast and/or Tourist Home are
specifically listed as uses - no other uses in any district shall be interpreted to be "similar
uses".
(b)
The Development Officer shall maintain an inventory by civic address and/or map of all
Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast and Tourist Home operations that have been
issued a development permit and a business license. This inventory shall inform the
Development Authority's decision in the case of discretionary use applications.
(c)
The Development Officer shall notify the owners of all adjacent properties, and, only in
the R1 to R-5 land use districts, also those properties within 100 metres (328 ft) of the
subject property, on both sides of the street in which the subject property is located of
the Development Authority's decision to approve a discretionary use Short-Term Rental
/ Bed & Breakfast or Tourist Home.
(d)
The operator of a Short-Term Rental or Tourist Home shall be made aware through the
issuance of a development permit of their responsibility to comply with federal and
provincial legislation (e.g. Alberta Health, the Safety Codes Act, and Fire Code
regulations) and other municipal bylaws [e.g. the Community Standards Bylaw regarding
the control of wildlife attractants (e.g. by providing a bear proof garbage receptacle),
restrictions on noise, loud music or other disturbances, fire bans, and the requirement to
obtain a business license under the Business License Bylaw).
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2.2
Separation Distance
(a)
There shall be a minimum separation distance of 200 m between Tourist Homes in the
Residential R-1 to R-5 land use districts.
(b)
The 200 m separation distance shall be measured from points located on the property
lines in closest proximity to each other between two Tourist Homes.
(c)
The Development Authority shall not approve a variance to the 200 m separation
distance.
2.3
Maximum Occupancy and Number of Rental Units shall be determined as follows:
(a)
for a Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast:
(i)
The Developmental Authority shall not approve a development permit for both a
Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast and a Tourist Home on the same property.
(ii)
During all times that a Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast is rented to guests,
the landowner shall occupy either the principal dwelling unit or a portion thereof or
a Secondary Suite or one of the Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling units on the
property from where a Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast is operated.
(iii)
A Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast operation may offer for rent more than one
rental unit in the operation in accordance with the definition established in this
Schedule, subject to complying with the parking requirements and restricting
occupancy to two guests per bedroom including one bonus room (e.g., the living
room with pull-out couch). The Development Authority shall not approve any
variance to the maximum occupancy standard or the off-street parking standard
for a Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast.
(b)
for a Tourist Home:
(i)
The Developmental Authority shall not approve a development permit for both a
Tourist Home and a Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast on the same property.
(ii)
In the R-1 to R-5, CSV, CRV, GCR-1 and NUA-1 land use districts, the
Development Authority shall not issue a development permit for more than one
Tourist Home rental unit as defined in this Bylaw per certificate of title, regardless
of the number of approved dwelling units on the parcel (e.g. a Single-Detached
Dwelling, a Secondary Suite, a Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling, a Multi-unit
Residential Building or an Apartment Building).
(iii)
On a parcel in any land use district except the C-1 and C-2 districts where a
development permit for a Secondary Suite had previously been issued, the
Development Authority shall, as conditions of approval:
(A)
require that those portions of the building and premises that are not rented
as part of the approved Tourist Home rental unit (e.g. either the Single-
detached Dwelling or the Secondary Suite), shall remain unoccupied during
the rental period of the Tourist Home; and/or
(B)
require that the building or portion of the building that is designed as a
Secondary Suite shall not be operated as a Secondary Suite unless the
development permit for a Tourist Home is surrendered and revoked; and/or;
(C)
require that the entire property / building is rented as one Tourist Home
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(iv)
On a parcel in any land use district except the C-1 and C-2 districts where the
principal building is a Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling owned under a single
certificate of title, the Development Authority shall, as a condition of approval,
require that both units in the Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling are rented as one
Tourist Home rental unit for a single reservation pursuant to the Tourist Home
maximum occupancy standards established in this Bylaw for the applicable land
use district, and that the separate rental of one or both Duplex / Semi-Detached
Dwelling units under the Residential Tenancies Act shall require that the
development permit for a Tourist Home is surrendered and revoked.
(v)
A Tourist Home in any land use district where it is listed as a use shall comply with
the maximum occupancy standards stated in the table below, in addition to the
applicable parking standards. The maximum occupancy shown in the table below
is the maximum number of guests over the age of two that may be advertised for
rental accommodation, subject to the ability to accommodate the off-street parking
requirement as stated in Schedule 6 and a maximum of 2 guests per bedroom
including one bonus room (e.g., the living room with pull-out couch). The
Development Authority shall not approve any variance to the maximum occupancy
standard or the off-street parking standard for a Tourist Home.
Land Use District
Maximum Occupancy
Residential R-1 to R-5
6
CSV and CRV
8
Grouped Country Residential - GCR-1
Non-Urban Area - NUA-1
Retail Commercial - C-1
Drive-In Commercial - C-2
Based on the number bedrooms and the
site conditions to comply with the off-street
parking requirements
(c)
for Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfasts and Tourist Homes
(i)
The number of rental unit(s) and bedrooms in and the maximum occupancy of the
Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast or the Tourist Home, as provided for in this
Schedule, shall be stated on the application form and included as a condition of
approval in the development permit. The Development Authority may limit the
number of rental units and/or reduce the maximum occupancy of a Short-Term
Rental / Bed & Breakfast or a Tourist Home established in the above standards on
a case-by-case basis, based on considerations stated in this Schedule.
2.4
Recreational Vehicles: A recreational vehicle shall not be used as accommodation for the
landowner / operator, other residents of the property or for the guests in a Short-Term Rental /
Bed & Breakfast or a Tourist Home.
2.5
Parking
(a)
The off-street parking standards for a Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast or Tourist
Home shall be in accordance with Schedule 6, Section 8 of this Bylaw, and the parking
of all vehicles, including recreation vehicles, utility trailers and ATV trailers shall not be
allowed on the street, regardless of the provisions in other municipal bylaws (e.g. for
landowner on-street parking or the recreational vehicle of the landowner).
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(b)
The Development Authority shall not approve a variance to the off-street parking
standard for a Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast or a Tourist Home in any District that
is not within the Historic Commercial Areas Overlay District.
(c)
In the R-1 to R-5, CSV and CRV land use districts, the vehicles of guests visiting the
renting guests of a Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast or a Tourist Home may be
parked on the street for the duration of the visit, subject to other provisions in this
Schedule.
2.6
Guests Visiting Renters
(a)
In the R-1 to R-5, CSV and CRV land use districts, guests visiting the renting guests of
a Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast or a Tourist Home shall not exceed the number
of people that can be reasonably accommodated in two passenger vehicles including a
mini-van, and such visitors shall not become de facto renters or occupants of the Short-
Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast or the Tourist Home, i.e. the guests shall not be allowed
to stay overnight in the rental unit.
2.7
Work Crews and Home Occupation - Class 2
(a)
In the R-1 to R-5, CSV, CRV, GCR-1, and NUA-1 land use districts, a Short-Term Rental
/ Bed & Breakfast or a Tourist Home shall not be rented for any period of time to or
occupied by a person or by a work crew, where such person or work crew:
(i)
requires bringing a commercial vehicle (other than a standard passenger
vehicle/truck which is the person's employment vehicle) or equipment to the
premises; or
(ii)
requires using the premises for any portion of an occupation that is reasonably
categorized as a business, including a Home Occupation - Class 2 (except the
landowner who has complied with the provisions of this Bylaw regarding Home
Occupations).
2.8
Advertising and Apprising Renters and Guests of the Applicable Rules
(a)
The Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast development permit owner shall provide their
personal contact information to the Development Officer. The Tourist Home
development permit owner shall provide to the Development Officer the name and phone
number of a local person (an adult) who can respond to any complaints in person within
a 30-minute contact time), and who is authorized to act as their representative. The
owner of the Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast operation or the Tourist Home shall
be required as a condition of approval to keep this information up to date throughout the
lifetime of the Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast or Tourist Home operation.
(b)
The Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast or Tourist Homeowner shall post their
development permit number and business license number and the approved number of
rental units and the maximum occupancy on all of their advertisements of the rental
property as a condition of development permit approval.
(c)
The operator of a Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast or a Tourist Home shall make
available to their guests a copy of this Schedule, the Community Standards Bylaw, the
Fire and Rescue Services Bylaw, and shall ensure that guests are aware of and adhere
to the rules established in those bylaws and posted fire bans in the area -
albertafirebans.ca.
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2.9
Signage
(a)
The landowner of the property on which a development permit for a Short-Term Rental
/ Bed & Breakfast or Tourist Home is applied for shall be required as part of submitting
a complete development permit application and as a condition of the development permit
to provide and maintain:
(i)
In a residential district, one Home Occupation, Tourist Home and Short-Term
Rental / B&B Sign between 0.18 m2 (3 ft2) and 0.72 m2 (8 ft2), that shall not extend
more than 1.5 metres (5ft) above grade and shall be located in the front yard visible
to the public; and
(ii)
in a commercial district, a sign to the Development Officer's satisfaction.
2.10 Compatibility with Neighbouring Parcels of Land
(a)
The operation of a dwelling unit in a residential land use district as a Short-Term
Rental / Bed & Breakfast or Tourist Home shall not alter or detract from the
appearance or use of the subject property as a residential property, or from the
general character of the immediate residential neighbourhood, and shall not unduly
interfere with the amenities of the residential neighbourhood or materially interfere with
or affect the use, enjoyment, or value of neighbouring parcels of land.
(b)
In the R-1 to R-5, CSV, CRV, GCR-1 and NUA-1 land use districts, the Development
Authority may deny a discretionary use development permit application for a Short-
Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast or a Tourist Home, including for, but not limited to, the
reason that other Short-Term Rentals / Bed & Breakfasts, Tourist Homes or Home
Occupations - Class 2 had previously been approved in the immediate neighbourhood
and that the addition of another in the same area will, in the sole discretion of the
Development Authority, unduly interfere with the amenities of the neighbourhood or
will materially interfere with or affect the use, enjoyment, or value of neighbouring
parcels of land - for example, as a result of concerns related to expected additional
traffic volume, parking of vehicles, late night noise, etc.
3.
TEMPORARY NATURE AND EXPIRY OF A SHORT-TERM RENTAL / BED & BREAKFAST
AND TOURIST HOME DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
3.1
The development permit for a Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast or Tourist Home shall be
temporary, and the period for which it shall be valid and during which the use may be
operated shall coincide with the period during which:
(a)
the original applicant for and holder of the development permit continues to be the
landowner; and
(b)
the landowner holds an active Business License; and
(c)
the development permit complies with the standards established in this Schedule, as
these standards may be amended from time to time.
3.2
For greater clarity:
(a)
In the event that the property is transferred to a third party the development permit shall
expire, and a new development permit application by the new landowner shall be
required to continue the use; and
(b)
if the Business License lapses, is transferred to another person, or is revoked for any
reason, the development permit shall expire, and a new application shall be required to
reinstate the development permit and subsequently the business license; and
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(c)
at the annual renewal of the business license, if this Bylaw has been amended regarding
the standards for Short-Term Rentals / Bed & Breakfast or Tourist Home since the initial
issuance of the development permit or since the previous business license was issued,
the initial development permit shall expire and the applicant for the business license is
required to obtain a new or revised development permit in compliance with the revised
standards - i.e. a "non-conforming" Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast or Tourist
Home shall not be operated without renewing the development permit to comply with
amended standards and conditions.
4.
CONTRAVENTIONS, FINES AND PENALTIES
4.1
Contraventions/violations of this or any other municipal bylaw by the operator of a Short-Term
Rental / Bed & Breakfast or a Tourist Home or by their guests shall result in the issuing of fines
and penalties to the perpetrator (i.e. either the landowner or the guests as may be applicable),
pursuant to the Fees Rates and Charges Bylaw. Refer to the Administration part of this Bylaw.
Schedule 18
DEFINITIONS
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Schedule 18
USE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEFINITIONS
Terms used in this Bylaw that are not defined in this Schedule shall have the meaning ascribed to
them by the Act or, if not defined there, the meaning commonly understood or as determined in an
official dictionary.
SCHEDULE 18A - LAND USE DEFINITIONS
Unless the context specifically implies otherwise, the land use definitions shall be interpreted to imply
the requirement of the construction of a building as defined in this Bylaw.
A
Accessory Building or Use means:
(a) In the case of a building, any building that is detached from an established principal building on
the lot on which both are located and the use of which the Development Officer decides is
normally subordinate, ancillary, incidental and directly related to that of the established principal
building;
or
(b) In the case of a use, any use that the Development Officer decides is normally subordinate,
ancillary, incidental and directly related to the established principal use of the lot on which both
are located (for example, accessory retail sales within a fitness centre);
and
(a) In the case of both a building and a use, any building or use that does not substantially add to
the patronage, volume of traffic, or intensity of activity on the property;
and
(b) An Accessory Building or Use shall not precede the development of the principal building or use
unless it is conditionally approved through a development permit;
and
(c) An Accessory Building includes but is not limited to a deck, a mailbox, a garbage container, a
greenhouse, a yard light standard a flagpole, a communication antenna and structure, an
outdoor washroom facility, a retaining wall, a shipping container (subject to conditions, e.g.
masked as an accessory building), a sign, a fence, a privacy screen, a swimming pool, a carport
(even when attached to the principal building), a patio, landing, pergola or similar structure, an
uncovered enclosure, a detached garage, a garden shed, and similar structures, but does not
include a "Canvas Covered Structure" or "Shipping Container" (when it is not masked as an
accessory building);
and
(d) Notwithstanding the above:
(i)
subject to provisions in Schedule 4, one Accessory Building or Use per parcel may be
conditionally approved prior to the establishment of the principal use; and
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(ii)
an Accessory Building does not include "Canvas Covered Structure" or "Shipping
Container" (i.e. unmasked), but a Canvas Covered Structure or a Shipping Container may
be approved as an Accessory Building if it complies with the standards established for
Accessory Building and Use (e.g. masking of a shipping container); and
(iii)
An Accessory Building does not include a structure under "Agriculture" as defined in this
bylaw.
Agriculture means, in the context of the site-specific use of a subject parcel, the principal or
secondary use of land and associated buildings and structures specifically for the raising of livestock
and/or the commercial cultivation of crops, but does not include a dwelling unit in the various forms
allowed under this bylaw, a residential Accessory Building, a recreational vehicle, an Intensive
Horticultural Operation as defined in this Bylaw, a confined feeding operation regulated by the Natural
Resources Conservation Board (NRCB) under the Agricultural Operation Practices Act (AOPA), or a
riding arena / rodeo ground.
Agriculture-Related Industry means a use that supports agricultural production or adds value to
agricultural products, including but not limited to seed processing facilities, garden markets and feed
mills.
Airport means any area of land designed for the landing and taking off of aircraft, including but not
limited to airstrips, heliports and helipads. Such an operation may or may not include all the facilities
required for the housing, administration, management (i.e. control tower) and maintenance of aircraft.
Animal Care Service Facility, Small means development for the on-site treatment or grooming of
small animals such as household pets, where on-site accommodation is not normally provided and
where all care and confinement facilities are enclosed within a building. This use includes off-site
treatment of animals or livestock of any size and the supplementary sale of associated products.
Examples include pet grooming salons, pet clinics and veterinary offices.
Animal Care Service Facility, Large means development used for the care, treatment, boarding,
breeding or training of animals and livestock within or outside buildings and includes the
supplementary sale of associated products. This use includes veterinary offices or hospitals, animal
shelters, boarding and breeding kennels, facilities for impounding and quarantining animals and
related research facilities.
Apartment Building means a residential building, which contains three or more attached dwelling
units and where access to each unit is provided through a shared entryway. This use does not include
Multi-Unit Residential Building, Mixed-Use Building, boarding house, Hotel, Motel or Hostel.
Arts and Crafts Studio means development used for the purpose of small scale, on-site production
and sale of goods by hand manufacturing primarily involving the use of hand tools. Typical uses
include pottery, ceramic, jewellery, toy manufacturing, sculpture, taxidermy and artist studios. This
use does not include Workshop.
Auction Market means a use of land or buildings for the auctioning and related temporary storage
of household effects, goods and equipment, except livestock.
Auction Market, Livestock means a use of land or buildings for the auctioning and related temporary
storage of livestock.
Auto Body and Paint Shop means a premise where the bodies, but not other parts of motor vehicles,
are repaired, and where motor vehicle bodies and other metal machines, components or articles may
be painted.
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Auto Repair Shop means a building or land used for the repair or maintenance of automobiles,
motorcycles, trucks, trailers or similar vehicles, including but not limited to muffler shops, auto repair
garages, oil change and lubrication, tire service and sales, and similar repair and service activities,
but excludes Auto Wreckage and Salvage and Auto Body and Paint Shop.
Auto Sales and Service means an enclosed building within which motor vehicles and parts are
displayed for sale, and may include a new or used automobile sales lot, and may also include auto
repairs, except for body work and painting.
Auto Wreckage and Salvage means a facility for the dismantling of motor vehicles and sale of parts
to the general public. Such a facility may include a central office and work area.
B
Boarding House means a building or use containing accommodation in not more than 15 sleeping
rooms, where lodging is provided to five or more persons who are typically unrelated to each other
for a period that exceeds 30 days. Where lodging is provided to less than five persons, whether or
not the use is advertised as a commercial venture, the activity or the building is not a Boarding House.
The sleeping rooms in a Boarding House shall not consist of dwelling units, but a Boarding House
may contain one dwelling unit for the operator of the Boarding House. Boarding House does not
include an Apartment Building, a Hotel, a Hostel, a Motel, a Multi-unit Residential Building, a Short-
Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast or a Tourist Home.
Bottling Plant means an industrial facility where beverages are put in bottles with caps and later
transported to various markets for sale. This use does not include a brew pub, which is encompassed
by "Food and/or beverage service."
Building Supply Centre means a commercial retail store where building materials, landscaping,
gardening, household accessories and other related goods are stored, offered, or kept for sale and
typically includes outdoor storage.
Bulk Fertilizer Storage and Sales means a facility or storage containers used to house and sell
fertilizer products to customers.
Bulk Fuel Sales and Storage means a facility for the purpose of storing and/or selling oil and gas
products. Such a facility may or may not include an office and convenience retail establishment.
C
Cannabis Production Facility means a building where federally approved cannabis plants, for either
medical or recreational use, are grown, processed, packaged, tested, destroyed, stored or loaded for
shipping, and that meets all applicable federal and provincial requirements.
Cannabis Retail Sales means a retail store licensed by the Province of Alberta where cannabis and
cannabis accessories are sold to individuals who attend the premise and for which any sales are
expressly authorized by Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC). This use shall be a stand-
alone use and not in conjunction with any other use.
Canvas Covered Structure means a framework structure covered by any fabric or any similar type
of non-rigid sheathing and used to provide outdoor storage.
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Car Wash means a building designed for the cleansing and vacuuming of automobiles or recreational
vehicles.
Cemetery means an area for the entombment or commemoration of the deceased, and may include
crematoria, cineraria, columbaria, mausolea and cenotaph.
Community Facility means a facility owned or operated by a government or quasi-government entity
established primarily for the benefit and service of residents of the Municipality or the province.
Typical examples of a Community Facility include a community centre, a library , a municipal
government building, a post office, a public works yard or facility, a public utility and a school.
Compact Home Community means a grouping of twenty or more Single-Detached Dwellings, each
with a maximum habitable floor area of 74m² (800 ft²) for a permitted use or 102m² (1,100 ft²) for a
discretionary use, with no variances allowed. Each dwelling unit in a Compact Home Community is
designed for the occupancy of a single household. A Compact Home Community is comprehensively
planned to reduce the impact of development by providing to the Development Authority's
satisfaction:
a)
reduced impact residential stalls (for rental) or reduced impact bareland condominium units
(for rental or purchase) for compact homes;
b)
harmonious architectural design;
c)
enhanced, homogeneous landscaping and fencing;
d)
private community amenities and recreation areas; and
e)
reduced impact design standards for private roads (hard-surfaced) and private utilities.
A Single-Detached Dwelling in a Compact Home Community includes a 'Ready-to-Move' home and
a home that is built using modular construction practices (CSA-A277) but does not include a
Manufactured Home as defined in this Bylaw. A Compact Home Community shall not include
Recreational Vehicles for the purpose of either permanent or temporary residential occupancy,
including for the purposes of Schedule 4, section 23.
Contractor Services, Limited means a development used for the provision of electrical, plumbing,
heating, painting, catering and similar contractor services and the accessory sales of goods normally
associated with the contractor services where all materials and equipment are kept within an
enclosed building or in a storage yard enclosed with an opaque fence (i.e. no outside storage is
allowed except the parking of vehicles), and there are no primary manufacturing (except accessory
manufacture) or fleet storage in excess of what the Development Authority deems appropriate in the
context of the surrounding area.
Contractor Services, General means development used for industrial service support and
construction. Typical uses include cleaning and maintenance contractors, building construction,
landscaping, concrete, electrical, excavation, drilling, heating, plumbing, paving, road construction,
wastewater systems or similar services of a construction or light manufacturing nature which require
on-site outside storage space for materials, construction equipment and/or vehicles normally
associated with the contractor service. This may include accessory sales, display, office and/or
technical support service areas.
Cultural Establishment means a development for the purpose of cultural activity and includes but
is not limited to such uses as an art gallery, an auditorium, a private club, a youth centre, a museum,
a convention centre, or a visitor information centre.
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D
Day Care Facility, commercial means the use of a commercial building, or portion of a commercial
building, for the provision of care, instruction, and/or supervision of seven (7) or more children under
the age of 13 years, for periods not exceeding 24 consecutive hours.
Day Care Facility means the use of a private dwelling unit, or portion of a private dwelling unit, for
the provision of care, instruction, and/or supervision of seven (7) or more children under the age of
13 years, not including children under the age of 13 years who permanently reside in the home, for
periods not exceeding 24 consecutive hours.
Day Home means the use of a private dwelling unit, or a portion of a private dwelling unity, for the
provision of care, instruction, and/or supervision of a maximum of six (6) children under the age of
13 years, not including children under the age of 13 years who permanently reside in the home, for
periods not exceeding 24 consecutive hours.
Drive-In Food Service means a food service facility operated in a manner that allows rapid customer
service and includes one or more of the following features: interior or outdoor sit-down facility, car
attendant services; drive-through food ordering and pickup services and parking primarily intended
for the on-site consumption of food within a motor vehicle and for customers who choose to use the
sit-down facility
Drive-In Theatre means a commercial facility on a parcel of land where movies are shown on an
outdoor screen to customers who remain in their vehicle. Typically the facility will consist of a large
outdoor screen, a projection booth, a concession stand, washroom facilities and a large
parking/viewing area.
Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling means a residential building containing two attached dwelling
units located either above-and-below, side-by-side, or front-to-back, with a separate ground level
exterior access to each dwelling unit. The two dwelling units in a Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling
are connected either by a common floor or ceiling, or by at least one common wall that extends from
the foundation to the top of the first storey of both dwelling units.
Dwelling Unit, secondary to an established principal use on the subject parcel means a
dwelling unit on property within a non-residential land use district, where a principal building or use
has been legally established on the property prior to a development permit being issued in respect
of the dwelling unit.
E
Emergency Service means fire protection, police, ambulance, rescue or similar services.
Entertainment Establishment means a facility where entertainment is provided either exclusively
or in combination with other activities and may, without restricting the generality of the foregoing,
include a live theatre, a cinema, or a convention centre, but does not include a drive-in theatre, a
gambling establishment or an adult entertainment establishment. This use may include Food and/or
Beverage Service as an accessory use.
Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration / Stockpiling means work undertaken in preparation for
intended construction and/or for the installation of "Private Utilities" associated with a proposed
permitted or discretionary use in the applicable land use district, where a development permit
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application has been submitted or is intended to be submitted and arrangements satisfactory to the
Development Officer have been agreed to in writing, or where a development permit is not required
under the exemption provisions in Schedule 3 of this Bylaw. Exploratory Excavation / Grade Alteration
/ Stockpiling includes earthworks for the purposes of gaining temporary access to a parcel, removing
trees, confirming yard setbacks, locating existing utilities, exploring building foundation options,
cutting / filling, ditching, installing sub-grade infrastructure, the temporary accumulation of soil, gravel
and/or other natural materials, and/or the confirmation of a suitable building site, subject to the
applicable regulations established in Schedule 4 of this Bylaw.
Extended Care Facility means a public or private health facility for the care or supervision of
individuals, and containing overnight accommodation.
F
Farm Supplies and Service means the use of land or buildings for the sale, storage and distribution
of grain (including grain elevators), livestock feed, fertilizer, chemicals and fuel used in agriculture.
Financial Institution means a development or use primarily for providing the service of banking or
lending money, such as a bank, savings and loan institution, or credit union.
Food and/or Beverage Service means a facility where food and/or beverages are prepared and/or
served on the premises and includes catering, a restaurant, a delicatessen, a bakery, a cafeteria, a
brew pub and a licensed establishment serving alcoholic beverages, but excludes Drive-In Food
Service.
Funeral Home means a development used for the arrangement of funerals, the preparation of the
dead for burial or cremation, the holding of funeral services and the carrying out of cremations.
G
Gaming or Gambling Establishment means a building, or any portion thereof, which is used for the
purpose of dealing, operating, maintaining or conducting any risk game played with cards, dice, or
any mechanical device or machine, and may include the accessory sale of food and/or beverages.
Garden Centre means the use of land or buildings for the sale, display, growing and storage of
garden, household, and ornamental plants and trees provided that the retail sale and display of plants
and trees remains the principal use. This use may include greenhouses as well as the supplementary
retail sale of fertilizers, garden chemicals and implements as well as associated products.
H
Health Care Facility means a facility providing room, board, and surgical or other medical treatment
for the sick, injured or infirm including outpatient services and may include accessory uses such as
staff residences, diagnostic imaging, a medical clinic and/or a pharmacy. Typical examples of a
Health Care Facility include a hospital, a sanatorium, a nursing home, a convalescent home, an
isolation facility, a psychiatric hospital and an auxiliary hospital.
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Historic Auberge means an existing building that is listed within the Municipal Heritage Inventory
Project or is located within the federally designated Coleman National Historic Site of Canada, and
in both scenarios is designated as either a Provincial Historic Resource or a Municipal Historic
Resource. The building is used for short-term (less than 30 days) and/or long-term sleeping
accommodations that are provided in rooms or suites, which may contain bar/kitchen facilities, with
a maximum of 25 accommodation units. The building may contain one or more communal kitchens,
common areas and services, and commercial or other uses that support the occupants and are not
open to the public. Historic Auberge does not include Apartment Building, Boarding House, Hostel,
Hotel, Motel, Multi-unit Residential Building, Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast, or Tourist Home.
Home Occupation - Class 1 - see Schedule 8.
Home Occupation - Class 2 - see Schedule 8.
Hostel means a facility operated to provide temporary (not exceeding 30 days) dormitory-style
accommodation with communal kitchen and sanitary facilities, and may include recreational facilities.
This use does not include an Apartment Building, Boarding House, a Hotel, a Motel, a Multi-unit
Residential Building, a Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast or a Tourist Home.
Hotel means one or more buildings used primarily for temporary sleeping accommodation and
ancillary services provided in rooms or suites of rooms which may contain bar/kitchen facilities. The
building(s) may also contain commercial or other uses and may offer such additional services as
parking facilities, food and/or beverage service, , room service or public convention facilities. Hotel
does not include an Apartment Building, a boarding house, hostel, motel, Multi-unit Residential
Building, Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast or Tourist Home, and "Hotel" is not a dwelling unit.
I
Intensive Horticultural Operation means a use of land or buildings for the high yield production
and/or sale of specialty crops. This use includes greenhouses, nurseries, hydroponic or market
gardens, tree, mushroom and sod farms and such other uses that the Development Authority
considers similar in nature and character to any one or all of these uses.
L
Light Manufacturing means development used for manufacturing, fabricating, processing,
assembly, production or packaging of goods or products, as well as administrative offices and
warehousing and wholesale distribution uses which are accessory uses to the above, provided that
the use does not generate any nuisance beyond the boundaries of the parcel.
M
Machinery and Equipment Sales and Repair means the use of land or buildings for the display,
sale, service and/or rental of light and/or heavy machinery.
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Manufactured Home means a factory-built self-contained dwelling unit, typically single-wide and
measuring approximately 6.7 m (22 ft) by 23.1 m (76 ft), which is certified to the CSA-A277 standard
indicating that it has been designed and constructed in compliance with the National Building Code
- Alberta Edition. A Manufactured Home constructed to the CSA-Z240 MH standard is not accepted
under the National Building Code - Alberta Edition unless it also carries the CSA-A277 label. A
Manufactured Home is typically transported to its ultimate site in a single module on its own chassis
and wheel system or on a flatbed truck. This use does not include a 'Ready-to-Move' home or a
modular home as defined in this Bylaw.
Manufactured Home Community means a comprehensively planned residential development for
Manufactured Homes. This use may include shared amenity areas or facilities.
Medical and/or Dental Clinic means development providing medical and/or health care on an
outpatient basis. Examples of this use include a medical and dental clinic, a facility providing
diagnostic imaging, an occupational health and safety office, counselling services, chiropractic and
naturopathic services and similar uses.
Mini Storage Facility means the use of land with compartmentalized buildings or designated sites
set up for the storage of equipment, household or business materials, or vehicles, but excludes
storage of hazardous goods or materials. Accessory to this use is the exterior screened storage of
recreational vehicles, boats, trailers and similar items.
Mixed-Use Building means a building used partly for residential use containing a minimum of three
dwelling units (including Apartments and Multi-Unit Residential Buildings) and partly for commercial
or office use with the street shopfront on the ground floor typically consisting predominantly of
commercial and/or office uses.
Mixed-Use Development means a parcel of land developed for two or more different uses or
buildings that may include the uses in separate buildings, such as residential (including Apartments
and Multi-Unit Residential Buildings), office, manufacturing, retail, and/or entertainment, and/or those
type of uses in two or more Mixed-use Buildings, or a combination of separate buildings and Mixed-
use Buildings.
Motel means one or more buildings used primarily for temporary sleeping accommodation in rooms
or suites, where each room or suite may contain kitchen facilities. Each room or suite in a motel
usually has its own exterior access and is typically provided with an adjoining or conveniently located
parking space. A motel may include eating and drinking facilities, entertainment, convention, sports,
recreation, personal service and retail facilities as accessory uses. Motel does not include an
Apartment Building, a boarding house, hotel, hostel, Mixed-use Building, Multi-unit Residential
Building, Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast or Tourist Home, and a "Motel" is not a dwelling unit.
Moved-In Building means a conventional, previously existing, established and occupied non-
residential building (e.g. an accessory building), which is removed from one site, transported and re-
established on another site. This does not include a Manufactured Home or 'Ready-to-Move' home.
Moved-in Dwelling means a conventional, previously existing, established and occupied dwelling,
which is removed from one site, transported, and re-established on another site. This does not
include a Manufactured Home or 'Ready-to-Move' home.
Multi-Unit Residential Building means a residential building containing three or more attached
dwelling units, each with its own exterior access to grade. This use does not include Apartment
Building, Boarding House, Hotel, Motel, Hostel, Mixed-Use Building or Mixed-Use Development.
More than one Multi-Unit Residential Building may be developed on a parcel.
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Office means development to accommodate:
(a) professional, managerial and consulting services;
(b) the administrative centres of businesses, trades, contractors and other organizations; and
(c) service-related businesses such as travel agents, insurance brokers, real estate agents.
Outdoor Storage means the open storage of goods or equipment on a lot.
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Parking Facility means a principal building designed for parking motor vehicles, or a principal use
of an at-grade area of open space designed to accommodate the parking of motor vehicles, and does
not refer to parking that is required for the principal use on the subject parcel.
Personal Service means a development providing services for personal care and appearance;
services for cleaning, servicing, altering and maintenance of personal effects and accessories.
Personal service includes but is not limited to barber shops, beauty salons, tailors, diet centres, shoe
repair shops, dry cleaners, upholstery and rug cleaners, laundromats, and such other uses that the
Municipal Planning Commission considers similar to any one or all of these uses, and may include
accessory sales of associated goods.
Place of Worship means a building dedicated to the undertaking of religious practices and activities
and includes churches, chapels, temples, parish halls, synagogues, convents, seminaries,
monasteries, rectories, or mosques and may include such accessory uses as offices for
administration of the place of worship, parsonages, and parish houses.
Private Utility or Private Utilities means liquid natural gas, propane, geothermal heating, electric
power (including solar collector and small wind energy conversion system), telecommunication, a
water well (that complies with provincial legislation and regulations), a Private Sewage Disposal
System, water and wastewater utilities including service connections to municipal water and
wastewater infrastructure, and stormwater management facilities, that are located on private
property, that are specifically and only intended for personal / private use by the occupants of the
subject property, that may require permits under the Safety Codes Act, and that may or may not be
connected to "Public Utilities" owned and operated by the municipality or a third-party franchised
service provider.
Public Open Space means land that is owned or controlled by a public entity and is predominantly
developed and used as a park that is accessible to the public..
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Recreation Facility, Indoor (Small) means a building with a gross floor area up to 186 m2 (2000 ft2)
that accommodates recreational activities including but not limited to fitness centres, tennis courts,
racquetball, wrestling, dance studios and yoga studios, and may include the accessory sales of
associated goods and food and/or beverages.
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Recreation Facility, Indoor (Large) means a building with a gross floor area exceeding 186 m2
(2000 ft2) that accommodates recreational activities including but not limited to a fitness centre, a
gymnasium, an indoor riding arena / rodeo ground, an indoor rink, an indoor sports field, and/or a
swimming pool, and may include the accessory sales of associated goods and food and/or
beverages.
Recreation Facility, Outdoor means a park, playground, or recreation area, including but not limited
to hiking / walking, biking, snow sledding, snowboarding, skiing, all-terrain vehicle (ATV), boating
facilities, horse-riding, picnic grounds, golfing, outdoor rink, sports field, historic or archaeological
site, an organizational group camp, or any similar facility or use of land or buildings, and may include
associated uses incidental to the principal recreational use such as dormitories, cabins, a designated
area for camping stalls, and/or dining or eating facilities and/or a concession booth.
Recreational Vehicle and/or Manufactured Home Sales and Rentals means a facility for the retail
sale or rental of new or used motorcycles, snowmobiles, tent trailers, boats, travel trailers, similar
recreational vehicles, Manufactured Homes, bicycles, and skis and may include incidental
maintenance services and sale of parts.
Recreational Vehicle Storage means a fenced compound used for the parking, wintering, or storing
of trailers, motor homes, boats, quads, recreational vehicles and/or hauling structures licensed under
the Motor Vehicles Administration Act for a specified fee paid to the owner or proprietor of the
property. Sleeping accommodation (whether temporary, seasonal, long-term, or permanent) is not
allowed in "Recreational Vehicle Storage".
Recycling Facility means the use of land or buildings for the purchasing, receiving and/or temporary
storage of discarded articles, provided that the use does not generate a detrimental effect or nuisance
beyond the boundaries of the lot or site on which it is situated. A recycling facility may involve
supplementary production of by-products or materials and includes bottle, can and paper recycling
depots.
Renewable Energy Operation means a development that collects or produces energy (and in some
cases marketable by-products, depending on the process utilized) from natural renewable resources
or from waste, and transmits the energy off-site for distribution in the commercial marketplace. This
may include energy collected or derived from the earth, the sun, flowing water, tides, the wind, or
incineration of waste and various other materials.
Resource Extraction means those uses of land or buildings which are governed by the location of
a natural resource, and which involve the extraction, storage and/or on-site processing of a natural
resource, Resource extraction includes, but is not limited to, commercial logging and the extraction
of surface materials.
Resource Processing means the use of land and/or buildings for the storage, mixing, refining or
other processing of natural resources including cement, gravel, sand, coal and/or other surface
minerals or timber that are transported to the subject site from the location where the resources were
extracted.
Retail - Accessory means retail sales accessory to an established principal use on the subject
parcel and shall not exceed 69.7 m2 (750 ft2).
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Retail - Store, Small means a singular retail premises up to 464.5 m2 (5000 ft2) in size (not including
those portions of the premises not used specifically for retail purposes) where goods, wares,
merchandise, substances alcoholic beverages or articles are stored, offered or kept for sale at retail,
and includes storage on or about the store premises of limited quantities of such goods, wares,
merchandise, substances, articles or things sufficient only to service such a store. Typical examples
of this use include but are not limited to a department store, a pharmacy, a business and office supply
store and a retailer that primarily sells electronics, appliances, furniture, clothing or sporting goods.
This use may include an accessory convenience food and/or beverage serving area. Where a retail
store is engaged in the sale of alcoholic beverages, the retail store must be licensed by the Alberta
Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC). For uses involving the on-site consumption of alcoholic
beverages, see "Food and/or beverage service."
Retail - Store, Large means a singular retail premises exceeding 464.5 m2 (5000 ft2) in size (not
including those portions of the premises not used specifically for retail purposes) where goods, wares,
merchandise, substances, alcoholic beverages or articles are stored, offered or kept for sale at retail,
and includes storage on or about the store premises of limited quantities of such goods, wares,
merchandise, substances, articles or things sufficient only to service such a store. Typical examples
of this use include but are not limited to a department store, a pharmacy, a business and office supply
store and a retailer that primarily sells electronics, appliances, furniture, clothing or sporting goods.
This use may include an accessory convenience food and/or beverage serving area. Where a retail
store is engaged in the sale of alcoholic beverages, the retail store must be licensed by the Alberta
Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC). For uses involving the on-site consumption of alcoholic
beverages, see "Food and/or beverage service."
Retail - Shopping Mall means a unified concentration of retail stores, offices and service
establishments of the types listed as permitted or discretionary uses in the applicable land use district.
Riding Arena or Rodeo Grounds means a compound designed for the housing, bedding or
confinement of four-legged animals used for riding and/or rodeo purposes, but does not include the
structures associated with the raising of livestock under Agriculture as defined in this Bylaw.
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Secondary Suite (either Attached or Detached) means a second dwelling unit located on the same
parcel as that on which a Single-Detached Dwelling, Duplex / Semi Detached Dwelling, or a Multi-
Unit Residential Building is the principal use / principal dwelling (exceptions outlined below). The
Secondary Suite, regardless of its location on the subject property, is typically sub-ordinate to the
principal dwelling in gross floor area. A Secondary Suite may be located inside a principal dwelling
(Attached) or inside an Accessory Building that is located on the same property as the principal
dwelling (Detached). A Secondary Suite is a self-contained dwelling unit, which means that it provides
sleeping, cooking and washroom facilities that are separate from those of the principal dwelling.
Exceptions:
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In the Residential R-1 District a Secondary Suite is not allowed within or on the same property
as a Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling.
Mandatory compliance with the minimum parking standards:
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Both the Secondary Suite and the principal dwelling shall comply with and satisfy without
variances the applicable minimum off-street parking requirements established in Table 1 of
the Off-Street Parking and Loading Area Standards Schedule of this Bylaw.
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Requirement to subdivide:
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A parcel containing a "Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling" or a "Multi-Unit Residential
Building" within which a principal dwelling unit is the subject of a development permit
application for a secondary suite shall be subdivided (fee simple with a party wall agreement
or condominium title) such that the subject principal dwelling unit has a separate certificate
of land title.
Security or Operator Dwelling Unit means a dwelling unit that is used in conjunction with and
secondary to an established principal use on the subject parcel to accommodate a person or persons
whose function is to provide operation, maintenance and/or security for the principal use.
Seniors Supportive Housing Facility means a Multi-Unit Residential Building or group of buildings
that emphasizes barrier-free design and integrates some combination of supportive services,
personalized assistance and health care services that is responsive to the unique needs of senior
residents and facilitates the ability to age in place. The facility shall be predominantly residential in
character and may include centralized areas for dining and social activities, along with separate living
quarters for staff. A spectrum of different levels of on-site care may be accommodated in a seniors
supportive housing facility, ranging from comparatively minimal care where residents are able to
retain substantial functional independence over daily activities, to the continuing care required in
nursing homes and lodge accommodation as defined under the Alberta Housing Act.
Service Station means premises or the portion thereof used for the servicing and minor repairing of
motor vehicles and for the sale of gasoline, lubricating oils, minor accessories for motor vehicles and
a convenience store.
Shipping Container including "Shipping Container accessory to an established principal use on the
subject parcel" means a rectangular steel structure originally used to haul merchandise on a cargo
ship to port from where the structure is then transported inland by transport truck and/or rail to its
point of destination. Shipping containers may also include box cars and other transport trailers.
Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast means the operation of short-term commercial
accommodation within a dwelling unit, including a Secondary Suite or a room(s) in or a portion of a
dwelling unit for a period not exceeding 30 days, and the owner of the property is required to occupy
the dwelling unit as their primary residence and be present on the premises during the operation of
the Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast. Refer to the definition of Primary Residence. Short-Term
Rental / Bed & Breakfast does not include a boarding house, hotel, hostel, motel, or Tourist Home.
Single-Detached Dwelling means a freestanding dwelling designed for the occupancy of a single
household. A Single-Detached Dwelling includes a 'Ready-to-Move' home and a home that is built
using modular construction practices but does not include a Manufactured Home as defined in this
Bylaw.
Sign has the same meaning as it has in the sign standards in Schedule 11 of this bylaw.
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Temporary Auto Sales means the temporary use of land for the purpose of the sale of new or used
motor vehicles, but does not include auto repairs.
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Temporary Storage Yard means development used exclusively for temporary outdoor storage of
goods, materials, vehicles or equipment where such storage does not involve the construction of a
permanent building, the establishment of business operations on the same site as the temporary
outdoor storage, or the material alteration of the existing state of the land. Typically a temporary
storage yard may include the temporary storage of construction vehicles, equipment, materials and/or
a maximum of one recreational vehicle which shall not be occupied or otherwise used as temporary
sleeping accommodation however, as part of a development permit application the applicant shall
identify the scope and nature of the items in a proposed temporary storage yard, the extent of a
proposed temporary storage yard, and proposed measures to screen the temporary storage yard
from public view; and further, in making a decision the Development Authority shall describe these
aspects in a temporary development permit and may impose conditions on a development permit to
restrict the scope and nature of the items in and the extent of a proposed temporary storage yard,
such that no additional items may be added to the Temporary Storage Yard beyond what is described
in the development permit, and may proposed measures to screen the temporary storage yard from
public view.
Tourism Accommodation, Small means a development that is comprehensively planned and
designed, subject to the standards established in this Bylaw, for the recreational occupancy of a
minimum of four units of resort accommodation and/or camping accommodation (both as defined in
this Bylaw). Except to the extent that may be approved under provisions in Schedule 4 Standards of
Development in this Bylaw, Tourism Accommodation, Small is not typically intended for residential
occupancy (as defined in this Bylaw). The use shall not be interpreted to include "Recreational
Vehicle Storage" or a "Work Camp". The subject property shall be held in a single certificate of title
and shall not be subdivided in any form (long-term leases are allowed if the Land Titles Office will
register such an instrument on the certificate of title).
Tourism Accommodation, Large means a development that is comprehensively planned and
designed, subject to the standards established in this Bylaw, for the recreational occupancy of a
minimum of four units of resort accommodation and/or camping accommodation (both as defined in
this Bylaw). Except to the extent that may be approved under provisions in Schedule 4 Standards of
Development in this Bylaw, Tourism Accommodation, Large is not typically intended for residential
occupancy (as defined in this Bylaw). The use shall not be interpreted to include "Recreational
Vehicle Storage" or a "Work Camp", but it may include a storage area for ATVs, snowmobiles, boats,
and/or other recreational equipment for the sole purpose of storing equipment used by the occupants
of the Tourism Accommodation and only if provision for such a storage area has been approved in
the Comprehensive Site Development Plan. The subject property may be subdivided as a bareland
condominium plan (which may be a requirement under certain provisions in Schedule 4 of this Bylaw),
but it shall not be subdivided as fee simple lots (long-term leases are allowed if the Land Titles Office
will register such an instrument on the certificate of title).
Tourist Home means the operation of short-term commercial accommodation within a dwelling unit
where the entire property is rented to only one reservation at a time for a period not exceeding 30
days and the owner of the property is not required to occupy the dwelling unit as their primary
residence. Refer to the definition of Primary Residence. Tourist Home does not include a boarding
house, hotel, hostel, motel, or Short-Term Rental / Bed & Breakfast.
Transportation Terminal means a centralized area for the parking, loading, unloading, storage or
servicing of large commercial trucks engaged in the business of transporting goods and materials to
specified destinations, and may typically include a Warehouse.
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Travel Plaza means a development providing fuel-dispensing facilities and/or electric vehicle
charging stations to motor vehicles large and small, along with a variety of vehicle-related services
and amenities tailored to the travelling public. Travel plazas typically include an accompanying
restaurant or cafe along with a convenience store. Car washes, sani-dumps, vehicle towing and car
rentals are common ancillary services, while ancillary amenities include retail sales, personal
services and visitor information services.
Tree Felling means a development or land use activity that results in the removal of trees on a parcel
of private land to the extent of clear cutting one or more portions of the parcel or the entire parcel.
This use does not include the thinning out of tree stands, the trimming of branches, or other foliage
management practices related to tree maintenance, and it does not include the removal of trees
specifically for the construction of a road access, a driveway, or a fence, or for the purpose of fire
safety measures or adhering to an easement agreement, provided that the result of tree felling for
these purposes does not result in clear cutting.
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Warehouse means a building used or intended to be used predominantly for the indoor storage of
goods and merchandise with the associated loading and unloading of heavy vehicles, but is not a
Transportation Terminal.
Warehouse Store means a facility for the wholesale or retail sale of a limited range of bulky goods
from within an enclosed building where the warehouse or storage component occupies at least 50
percent of the gross floor area and retail uses occupy 50 percent or less of the gross floor area.
Typical uses include furniture, carpet and appliance warehouses.
Work Camp means a temporary residential complex used to house workers for a contracting firm or
project on a temporary basis up to four (4) years. The camp is usually made up of a number of
modular units, clustered in such fashion as to provide sleeping, eating, recreation and other basic
living facilities. A work camp may include an area dedicated for the parking of Recreational Vehicles
to be used by occupants of the work camp for sleeping accommodations.
Workshop means a small establishment where manufacturing or craftwork is carried on, typically
involving the use of power tools, and may include the sales of the associated products. This use does
not include Arts and Crafts Studio.
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SCHEDULE 18B - ADMINISTRATIVE DEFINITIONS
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Access, legal, public means an access from a public road or public lane that is shown in a registered
plan of subdivision.
Access, legal, private means an access that is surveyed and registered as an easement plan and
agreement on the certificates of title of the dominant and servient parcels. Legal private access may
be obtained either on foot or by means of a vehicle.
Access, physical means either 1) legal public access as defined in this bylaw that is constructed to
the Municipality's "Engineering and Development Standards" (March 2005), or alternatively is
accepted by the Municipality at a reduced standard, and that is maintained by the Municipality, or 2)
legal private access as defined in this bylaw that is constructed to an alternative standard and that is
maintained by one or more private landowners.
Access, primary means the location and manner of the principal means of vehicular access and
egress from a site or building.
Act or the Act - see Municipal Government Act.
Addition means adding onto an existing building, provided that there are no structural changes to
the existing building, no removal of the roof structure, and no removal of the exterior walls, other than
that required to provide an opening for access from, and integration of, the existing building to the
portion added thereto and there is a common structural connection from the existing building to the
addition that includes a foundation, constructed to the minimum standards outlined in the National
Building Code - Alberta Edition, and a roof.
Adjacent means land that abuts a site and land that would abut if not for a road, lane, walkway,
watercourse, utility lot, pipeline right-of-way, power line, railway, or similar feature.
Alberta Environment means Alberta Environment and Protected Areas: a provincial Ministry tasked
with ensuring Alberta's natural environment and resources are cared for and managed responsibly
and sustainably.
Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) means the Crown commercial enterprise and
agency responsible for overseeing the gaming, liquor and cannabis industries in Alberta.
Alberta Transportation means Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors: a provincial Ministry
tasked with providing a safe and efficient transportation system to support Alberta's economic, social
and environmental vitality.
All-weather surfacing - see "Hard-surfacing".
Alteration means any structural change to a building that results in an increase or decrease in the
area or the volume of the building; any change in the area frontage, depth, or width of a lot that affects
the required yard, landscaped open space, or parking requirements of this Bylaw; structural change
to a sign; and to discontinue or change the principal use of the site or building with a use defined as
being distinct from the discontinued use.
Amenity area means an area or areas within the boundaries of a parcel intended for recreational
purposes by the occupants of the parcel. These may include a landscaped area, a patio, a pergola,
a gazebo, a swimming pool and similar uses.
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AOPA means the Agricultural Operation Practices Act, revised Statutes of Alberta 2000, Chapter A-
7, as amended.
Applicant means the registered owner of the land or his or her representative or agent certified as
such.
Apron means a flat-surfaced area that surrounds and lies adjacent to a Manufactured Home pad.
Architectural controls means a set of development guidelines or standards that have been
established by the developer and registered on a certificate of title for the purpose of creating and
maintaining a higher quality of construction than is the norm for a particular subdivision and/or
development project. Standards normally address square footage, roof slopes and materials, siding,
landscaping, garages, setbacks, driveway materials and other appealing neighbourhood aesthetics.
Area of Potential Environmental Concern (APEC) means any area on, in or under the site and
surrounding area where one or more contaminants of potential concern may be present, as identified
through an initial Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) or other investigation, and that has
not been ruled out through subsequent Phase 2 ESA investigations.
Area redevelopment plan means a statutory plan in accordance with the Municipal Government Act
and the municipal development plan for the purpose of all or any of the following:
(a) preserving or improving land and buildings in the area;
(b) rehabilitating buildings in the area;
(c) removing buildings from the area;
(d) constructing or replacing buildings in the area;
(e) establishing, improving or relocating public roadways, public utilities or other services in the
area;
(f)
any other development in the area.
Area structure plan means a statutory plan in accordance with the Municipal Government Act and
the municipal development plan for the purpose of providing a framework for subsequent subdivision
and development of an area of land in the municipality, that will include the construction of Municipal
Improvements (i.e. public infrastructure constructed by a developer and owned and operated by the
Municipality) and/or the dedication of municipal reserves or environmental reserves (or other forms
of public open space). An area structure plan:
(a) must describe
(i)
the sequence of development proposed for the area,
(ii)
the land uses proposed for the area, either generally or with respect to specific parts of
the area,
(iii)
the density of population proposed for the area either generally or with respect to specific
parts of the area, and
(iv)
the general location of major transportation routes and public utilities, and
(b) may contain any other matters Council considers necessary.
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Attach and Attached To means any one or more of the following and similar meanings, in the sole
discretion of the Development Officer having regard for the context of the specific circumstances:
"fastened to", "supported by", "flush with", "adjacent to" and/or "accessible from". For greater clarity,
a deck may not be structurally fastened to or supported by the wall of a dwelling unit and instead may
be installed on its own supports adjacent to the wall of the dwelling unit, but because the deck is
accessible from the dwelling unit, for the purposes of this bylaw the deck may be deemed "attached
to" the dwelling unit.
Attached garage means a building or portion of a building that is used for the storage of motor
vehicles, which is attached to the principal building by sharing a common wall with the dwelling, and
usually contains an access doorway into the principal building. For the purposes of calculating lot
coverage ratio and minimum yard setback requirements, an attached garage is deemed to be part of
the principal building.
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Balcony means a platform above the first storey, attached to and projecting from the face of a
principal building with or without a supporting structure, normally surrounded by a baluster railing, it
may be roofed, and it is used as an outdoor space with access only from within the building. For the
purpose of determining development standards (e.g. yard setbacks) a balcony shall be considered
to be part of the building that it is attached to, and it is subject to the provisions for projections into
yard setbacks. Also see "Deck", "Landing", "Patio" and "Porch."
Basement means any storey of a building of which the ceiling level is less than 1.83 metres (6 ft)
above the average finished surface level of the surrounding ground.
BearSmart means the Alberta BearSmart Program which provides information on how to reduce
human-bear conflicts while achieving the goals of keeping people safe, helping bear populations
survive and reducing property damage and costs.
Berm means a dyke-like earthen or rock form used to separate incompatible areas or functions, or
constructed to protect the site or district from vehicular road or other noise.
Boulevard means that portion of a public roadway that lies between a curb and the boundary of a lot
or parcel.
Brew pub means a licensed "Food and/or Beverage Service" establishment that includes the brewing
of malt beverages (beer, ale, etc.) in compliance with applicable provincial laws, for on-site
consumption and/or retail or wholesale distribution. The establishment may include live entertainment
but does not include a Bottling Plant.
Buffer means a row of trees, hedges, shrubs or landscaped berm planted or constructed to provide
visual screening and separation between uses, buildings, sites or districts.
Building has the same meaning as it has in the Municipal Government Act and in addition includes
a structure but does not include a recreational vehicle or other types of wheeled / mobile units. Also
refer to the definition of "use" because "building" implies a "use".
Building code - see National Building Code.
Building footprint means the shape of the building where it sits on the parcel. If an outline of the
building could be drawn on the ground along the exterior of the foundation wall where it sits and then
the building is removed, the footprint is the shape that was drawn around the building. Changing the
footprint of the building means adding to it or removing from it in such a way that this outline would
be altered.
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Building footprint area means the greatest above-grade horizontal roofed floor area of a building in
plan view, measured from the outside surface of the exterior walls or the centreline of adjoining
firewalls as may be applicable.
Building height means the vertical distance measured from the finished grade point(s) located at
the base of the tallest exposed wall to the highest point of a building including the top of a pitched
roof but excluding an elevator housing, a roof stairway entrance, HVAC equipment, a roof sign, a
skylight, a steeple, a chimney, a smoke stack, a fire wall or a parapet wall and a flagpole or similar
device not structurally essential to the building.
Building inspector means the person or persons appointed by the municipality to be the building
inspector in and for the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass.
Building permit means a certificate or document issued by the Safety Codes Officer pursuant to
provincial legislation authorizing commencement of construction.
C
Cabin means an habitable shelter (including a yurt or similar type of structure) for recreational
occupancy that is located in an approved "Tourism Accommodation" or in a "Recreation Facility,
Outdoor" and, depending on the facilities and services provided in the "Tourism Accommodation" or
"Recreation Facility, Outdoor", either has its own cooking, laundry and washroom facilities or has
access to communal cooking, laundry and washroom facilities. Typically a cabin does not have a
regular basement and instead is placed or constructed on screw piles or a slab-on-grade. A cabin is
not a dwelling unit and is not typically intended for residential occupancy (as defined in this Bylaw).
Camping Accommodation means an area within an approved "Tourism Accommodation" that is
developed for the recreational occupancy of cabins (as defined in this Bylaw), dormitories, tenting
campsites, and/or Recreational Vehicles (regular model, Park Model Trailer CSA-Z240, and Cottage
Model CSA-Z241 as defined in this bylaw), and the associated use of camping-related equipment
(e.g. power generators, wood stoves). Camping accommodation may include accessory buildings
and uses such as an administrative office, communal washrooms, cooking shelters, laundry,
recreation, entertainment and convenience retail facilities for the use of the occupants and day-users
of the development, owner/operator accommodation, and sheds and decks. Camping
accommodation is not a dwelling unit and is not typically intended for residential occupancy (as
defined in this Bylaw).
Cantilever means a structure that projects into a yard, such as a beam that is supported at one end
and carries a load at the other end or along its length.
Carport means a structure enclosed on not more than three sides intended for the shelter of one or
more motor vehicles.
Certificate of Compliance means a document signed by the Development Authority certifying that
a development complies with this Bylaw with respect to yard requirements and insofar as represented
on an Alberta Land Surveyor's Real Property Report.
Certificate of title means the record of the title to land that is maintained by the Registrar of Titles
at a Land Titles Office.
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Change of occupancy means that a premises is vacated by the current occupant who occupied the
premises as a non-conforming use or as a use that was approved in a development permit, and the
premises is being occupied by a new occupant who falls under the same land use that is listed in the
district, either within six months of the premises being vacated by a non-conforming use or within
twelve months of the premises being vacated by a use that was approved in a development permit
and was not a non-conforming use at the time of vacating the premises.
Change of use means that a premises is vacated by the current occupant who occupied the
premises as a non-conforming use or as a use that was approved in a development permit, and the
premises is being occupied by a new occupant who falls under a different land use that is listed in
the district.
Commence means, where construction is involved, to apply for a building permit under the Safety
Codes Act, and, where a building permit is not required or where construction is not involved, the
meaning of "commence" is at the discretion of the Development Officer. Refer to the definition of
"Building Permit" in Schedule 18B and section 22.4 in the Administration part of this bylaw.
Common wall means a vertical separation completely dividing a portion of a building from the
remainder of the building and creating in effect a building which, from its roof to its lowest level, is
separate and complete unto itself for its intended purpose, such wall being owned by one party or
both but jointly used by two parties, one or both of whom is entitled to such use by prior arrangement.
Communication structure means a structure designed to support one or more communication
antennae.
Communication antenna means an antenna for the transmission and/or reception of television,
radio or cellular phone signals/waves.
Compatible means, in relation to adjacent land uses and development, that a proposed land use or
a proposed development incorporates mitigative measures to reduce the impact on an existing
adjacent land use or development that is in a different land use district or is of a lesser density, lower
building height, or smaller building mass than the proposed land use or development to the extent
that the Development Authority is satisfied, in its sole opinion, that the proposed land use or proposed
development will not unduly interfere with the amenities of the neighbourhood or materially interfere
with or affect the use, enjoyment, or value of adjacent parcels of land. "Compatible" does not mean
that only land uses and developments in the same land use district or with the same density, height,
and mass can exist adjacent to each other. A proposed land use or development can be made
compatible with an adjacent land use or development that is in a different land use district or has a
different density, height and mass by means of mitigative measures such as larger yard setbacks,
more landscaping, more screening, the gradual stepping of building height, selective roof slopes, the
considerate placement of windows, etc.
Comprehensive development means planned residential development having a high standard of
design, a variety of accommodation, and adequate amenity provisions.
Comprehensive Site Development Plan means a plan, in a format to be determined for each case
based on the requirements established in Schedule 4 of this Bylaw, that provides for the coordinated,
comprehensive planning of multi-faceted or otherwise complex development, redevelopment, infill
development or bare land condominium subdivision, which is of such a scale or complexity or is
located in an area that, in the opinion of the Development Authority or the Subdivision Authority, the
proposal requires a coordinated and comprehensive approach to the provision of infrastructure, the
design and layout of land uses or buildings, the interrelation of the proposal with adjacent or
neighbouring lands, and/or the impact of the proposal on adjacent or neighbouring property owners.
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Conceptual scheme means a detailed plan that illustrates:
(a) The layout of a proposed subdivision, with parcel or block boundaries and dimensions.
(b) Municipal Reserve, Environmental Reserve, and Conservation Reserve.
(c) Land uses and density of population.
(d) Public roadways.
(e) The location and capacity and upsizing requirements of existing or required on-site and off-site
municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure, based on the design volumes
required and produced by the proposed subdivision.
(f)
The relation of the proposed subdivision to future subdivision and development of adjacent
areas.
(g) The sequence of the proposed subdivision.
(h) The additional information provided for in the Subdivision and Development Regulation, that the
Development Officer may deem relevant to making an informed decision on the subdivision
application.
The purpose of a conceptual scheme is to provide for the coordinated planning of access roads,
municipal infrastructure (water, wastewater, stormwater), and other aspects (e.g. reserves and
walkways). A conceptual scheme is not adopted by a bylaw however, the Development Officer may
require that a public hearing for the conceptual scheme is held before Municipal Council, which is
also a requirement under the Act and the Subdivision and Development Regulation for the conceptual
scheme to have standing with provincial government agencies.
Condominium means a real property ownership structure where units are owned individually and
common property is owned collectively by the unit owners, whose interests in the common property
are held as tenants in common in shares proportional to the unit factors for their respective units.
Management schemes for condominium property are governed by the Condominium Property Act,
and a condominium plan is registered in a land titles office.
Condominium plan means a plan of survey registered at Land Titles Offices prepared in accordance
with the provisions of the Condominium Property Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000, Chapter C-
22, as amended.
Corner lot sight triangle means a triangular area formed on a corner lot by the two street property
lines and a straight line intersecting no less than 6.1 metres (20 ft) from the corner where the property
lines meet.
Council means the elected Council of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in the Province of Alberta.
Country residence means a use of land, the primary purpose of which is for a dwelling or the
establishment of a dwelling in a rural area, whether the dwelling is occupied seasonally, for vacation
purposes or otherwise, or permanently.
Critical wildlife zone means an area which is critical to a number of individuals of a species during
at least part of the year. This can include, for example, wintering areas for ungulates, nesting or
staging areas for waterfowl, colony sites for colonial nesters, and over wintering areas for upland
birds.
CSA means Canadian Standards Association, a not-for-profit organization which exists to develop
standards in 57 different areas of specialization including climate change, business management and
safety and performance standards, including those for electrical and electronic equipment, industrial
equipment, boilers and pressure vessels, compressed gas handling appliances, environmental
protection and construction materials.
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CSA A277 means the most current edition of the Procedure for Certification of Prefabricated
Buildings, Modules, and Panels. CSA A277 is used by accredited certification agencies to indicate
that buildings, modules and panels constructed in a factory or other off-site location have been
designed and constructed in compliance with the National Building Code - Alberta Edition[NBC(AE)].
Modular components that have been certified to meet CSA A277 do not require an on-site inspection
to demonstrate compliance with the NBC(AE). CSA A277 is applicable to all types and sizes of
buildings.
Cumulative effect means the resulting combined impacts of past, present and reasonably
foreseeable future actions on the landscape. They are the total effect, both direct and indirect
impacts, to any resource, ecosystem or human community no matter who has taken the action.
D
Deck means an uncovered (roofless) outdoor space that:
(a) is classified as either:
(i)
a ground level deck - it is always attached to a building and its surface is not higher than
0.6 m above grade and it is deemed to be an Accessory Building; or
(ii) a raised deck - it is always attached to a building and its surface is higher than 0.6 m above
grade and it is deemed to be an Accessory Building.
and
(b) must be accessible from inside the building as well as from the outdoor ground level.
For greater clarity:
(c) consult the definition of "Attached" in this bylaw;
(d) a deck is not a balcony, a landing, a patio or a porch; and
(e) a deck is considered to be an accessory structure; and
(f)
a deck is not considered to be part of the gross floor area or habitable floor area of the building
that it is attached to (unless it is covered, in which case it is not considered to be a deck);
(g) a deck does not contribute to the lot coverage ratio or to the building footprint area of any
building; and
(h) a deck is a type of accessory structure that has special yard setback provisions.
For further clarification, when an outdoor space that could otherwise be deemed to be a deck is
proposed to be covered by a roof, it is no longer considered to be a deck as defined herein; for the
purpose of determining development standards (eg. yard setbacks) such a covered outdoor space
shall be considered to be part of the building that it is attached to (refer to the definitions of "Balcony",
"Landing", "Patio" and "Porch").
Demolition means the pulling down, tearing down or razing of a building.
Density means the number of dwelling or accommodation units on a site expressed in units per acre
or hectare, or alternatively as the site area required per dwelling unit.
Developable area means that portion of a lot or parcel that can feasibly be developed after all
minimum yard setbacks, separation distances, easements and undevelopable areas have been
deducted.
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Developed parcel means a lot that:
(a) contains a lawful principal dwelling of which the construction is complete, and in the opinion of
the Development Authority, is permanent and habitable;
(b) has developed legal access;
(c) has the means to provide electric power to the site; and
(d) is connected to municipal water and wastewater infrastructure, or has a supply of potable water
and a functional private sewage disposal system approved under the Safety Codes Act.
Developer means an individual, partnership or body corporate that locates and secures control of a
parcel, conceives a development proposal that is suitable for the parcel and compatible with existing
uses in the vicinity, obtains the necessary regulatory approval for that proposal, and undertakes the
proposal in accordance with this Bylaw, the conditions attached to the approval, and any applicable
federal and provincial regulations.
Development has the same meaning that it has in the Municipal Government Act, and in addition
includes Tree Felling in circumstances specified in this Bylaw. In this Bylaw a reference to a building
shall be understood to include a "structure", and vice versa.
Development agreement means a contractual agreement completed between the municipality and
an applicant for a development permit or subdivision application which specifies the public roadways,
utilities and other services to be provided by the permit holder as a condition of development approval
or subdivision approval, provided the agreement is in accordance with the relevant provisions of the
Municipal Government Act, as amended.
Development Authority means the Development Officer and/or the Municipal Planning Commission
and/or the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board and/or Council as provided for in this Bylaw.
Development Officer or Development Office means the incumbent(s) in the position(s) of
Development Officer(s), and their direct supervisor, with duties assigned by their supervisor in
accordance with the applicable job descriptions.
Development permit means a document issued pursuant to this Bylaw authorizing a development.
Direct control means a land use designation attributed to a piece of land for exercising specific land
use regulations and uses in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Municipal Government
Act, as amended.
Discretionary use means the one or more uses of land or buildings that are described in Schedule
2 within the land use classifications that are required to be approved by the Municipal Planning
Commission, or by the Development Officer for those discretionary uses as may be provided for in
this Bylaw.
District means a district established under Schedule 1 of this Bylaw.
Domestic animal means an animal that is kept by a household for domestic purposes. A domestic
animal may include the following: cat, dog, ferret, gerbil, guinea pig, hamster, rabbit, iguana or small
non-poisonous amphibians, reptiles, caged birds, and other similar animals typically sold in pet stores
and kept as pets. The Development Authority may include other animals as domestic animals on a
case-by-case basis after due consideration of the potential impact on neighbouring property and
residents.
Drive-in business means an establishment with facilities for on-site service to customers who remain
in their motor vehicles.
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Dwelling unit means a building or portion of a building consisting of one or more rooms that
provide(s) a cohesive self-contained area with sleeping, cooking and sanitary facilities intended to be
inhabited and used by a household for residential occupancy as opposed to recreational occupancy
(both as defined in this Bylaw). A sleeping room in a Boarding House is not a dwelling unit. Camping
Accommodation such as a cabin, a recreational vehicle, and a recreational vehicle "Cottage Model"
and some forms of Resort Accommodation are deemed to not be a dwelling unit.
E
Easement means a right held by one party in land owned by another, typically for access or to
accommodate a public utility.
Eaveline means the overhanging portion of a roof beyond the exterior walls of a building.
Embankment means an earth bank constructed so that it is raised above the immediately
surrounding land, with the specific purpose to redirect water or prevent flooding by a river, lake, canal,
or other water body, or to carry a road, railway, or canal across a low-lying area.
Environmental audit means the process of determining the impact of proposed projects on the
environment.
Environmental education means field trips related to publicly or privately sponsored educational
and interpretive programs.
Environmental impact assessment means a comprehensive report triggered by the magnitude of
a development or project that describes the natural features and characteristics of a proposed
development site, the changes that will occur as a result of the proposed development activities on
the site, the anticipated environment impacts and consequences of the proposed development, and
the mitigation measures to be taken to minimize undesirable impacts to the environment.
Environmental reserve means any parcel of land specified as environmental reserve by a
subdivision approving authority pursuant to the relevant provisions of the Municipal Government Act,
as amended.
Environmentally significant areas means:
(a) "hazard" lands and areas which are unsuitable for development in their natural state such as
floodplains, permanent wetlands, and steep and unstable slopes; or which pose severe
constraints on types of development such as areas of artesian flow and aeolian surficial deposits;
(b) areas which perform a vital environmental, ecological, or hydrological function such as aquifer
recharge;
(c) areas which contain unique geological or physiographic features;
(d) areas which contain significant, rare, or endangered species;
(e) areas which are unique habitats with limited representation in the region or are a small remnant
of once large habitats which have virtually disappeared;
(f)
areas which contain an unusual diversity of plant and/or animal communities due to a variety of
geomorphological features and microclimatic effects;
(g) areas which contain large and relatively undisturbed habitats and provide sheltered habitat for
species which are intolerant of human disturbance;
(h) areas which contain plants, animals, or landforms which are unusual or of regional, provincial,
or national significance;
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(i)
areas which provide an important linking function and permit the movement of wildlife over
considerable distance.
Exotic animals means any species of animals that are not indigenous to the Municipality.
F
Factory-built housing or Modular Construction means homes intended for residential occupancy
that are constructed in a factory setting. Includes modular, panelized and pre-engineered homes.
Family means one or more persons occupying a dwelling unit as a single housekeeping unit.
Farming means the use of a parcel of land and/or buildings for the raising of livestock or the
production of crops. This type of use does not include a confined feeding operation for which
registration and approval is required from the Natural Resources Conservation Board.
Farmstead means a part of a parcel:
(a) that is presently or was formerly used as the site for a dwelling as part of an agricultural
operation;
(b) that typically includes agricultural buildings such as quonsets, grain bins, sheds, and ancillary
structures such as corrals, dugouts, storage areas for farm machinery, equipment and products;
(c) that is relatively compact and well-defined by topography, shelterbelts or other physical
characteristics;
(d) that does not include any cultivated farmland, pasture land or lands unsuitable for agricultural
production unless included within the shelter belt and/or physically defined area. Fencing alone
shall not constitute a physically defined area if it encompasses agricultural land or other lands
that are not necessary for habitation, unless it is proven to be impractical to do so.
Fence means an unoccupied roofless structure, wall or any combination thereof, used as a perimeter
enclosure or screening, and typically located on any section of a lot boundary, and may extend from
the lot boundary such that it is attached to a building on the lot. A fence does not include a privacy
screen.
Fill means the import and placement of natural uncontaminated earth or aggregate materials (e.g.
clay, silt, sand, gravel) on a parcel for the purposes of altering/modifying grades, drainage, or building
up a site for a proposed building or development, but does not include the import and placement of
dry-waste or land fill waste materials.
FireSmart means a program developed by FireSmart Alberta in conjunction with Alberta Municipal
Affairs and other municipal, provincial and federal partners relative to reducing the risk that fires in
the Wildland-Urban Interface pose to communities. As of 2021, FireSmart is the responsibility of the
Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, a non-profit organization operated by the federal, provincial
and territorial wildland fire management agencies. Work is progressing towards introducing legislative
changes to implement FireSmart principles into community planning and construction standards.
Firewall means a type of fire separation of noncombustible construction that separates adjoining
buildings to resist the spread of fire and that has a fire-resistance rating as prescribed in the National
Building Code - Alberta Edition.
Flood elevation, 1:100-year means the water level reached during a 1:100-year flood as determined
in accordance with the technical criteria established by Alberta Environment.
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Flood fringe means that portion of the floodplain that lies outside the designated floodway which is
inundated by flood waters characterized by relatively low velocity flows, shallow depths and/or
standing water.
Flood-risk area means the area of land bordering a water course or waterbody that would be
inundated by a 1:100-year flood (i.e. a flood that has a 1 percent chance of occurring every year) as
determined by Alberta Environment in consultation with the municipality and may include both flood
fringe and floodway.
Flood-risk lands means areas that may be subject to flooding from time to time.
Floodplain means the areas adjacent to a watercourse that are susceptible to inundation by water
as a result of a flood.
Floodway means the channel of a watercourse and those portions of the floodplain joining the
channel which are readily required to carry and discharge flood waters or flood flows of a 1:100-year
flood with no significant increase in the base flood elevation.
Floor area, gross means the roofed floor area of all storeys of a building, above and below grade,
including the floor area of a developable basement, a roofed area (e.g. a porch or balcony), a
stairwell, an elevator shaft, a mechanical or utility equipment area, an area used for garbage
collection or recycling, a storage area and a roofed enclosed parking or loading area integral to the
building, but in the case of a principal building, excludes a detached garage connected to the building
by a breezeway or catwalk. Gross floor area is measured from the outside surface of the exterior
walls or the centre line of adjoining firewalls as may be applicable.
Floor area, habitable means that portion of a dwelling unit that includes the sum of all above-grade
storeys but excludes the floor area of an attached garage, a carport, a basement or a walk-out
basement.
Floor area, net means the gross floor area of a building, as defined in this Bylaw, excluding the
following areas:
(a) a crawl space and other undevelopable below grade area;
(b) an area that is unenclosed on at least one side;
(c) an unroofed area;
(d) an area that does not meet the minimum ceiling height requirements specified in the National
Building Code - Alberta Edition;
(e) a stairwell;
(f)
an elevator shaft;
(g) a mechanical or utility equipment area;
(h) an area used for garbage collection or recycling;
(i)
a storage area; and
(j)
in the case of a principal building, an attached, roofed parking or loading area.
Floor area, room means the area of an individual room within a building, and is measured from paint
to paint on the interior walls (i.e. room floor area includes areas covered by cabinets, closets,
bathtubs, and appliances.
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Gazebo means a freestanding roofed, typically unenclosed accessory structure, usually round,
octagonal or similarly shaped, which is a common architectural feature in a public park or in an
amenity area of a private development and that serves purposes related to relaxation, socialisation
and/or nature appreciation.
Geotechnical report means a site analysis and report stamped, and permitted by a registered
professional with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
and permitted to practice in Alberta. All geotechnical reports should contain certain basic essential
information, including:
(a) summary of all subsurface exploration data, including subsurface soil profile, exploration logs,
laboratory or in situ test results, and ground water information;
(b) interpretation and analysis of the subsurface data;
(c) specific engineering recommendations for design;
(d) discussion of conditions for solution of anticipated problems; and
(e) recommended geotechnical special provisions.
Grade means the elevation of the finished ground, sidewalk or street surface. In accordance with the
National Building Code - Alberta Edition, the grade around the exterior of a building is determined by
the lowest of the average levels of finished ground adjoining each exterior wall.
Grade point means the point(s) on a site which are used to measure the maximum height of a
building from grade at the base of the tallest exposed wall. Where grade points have not been
established by an approved grading plan, the location of grade points shall be determined by the
Development Authority, or an average grade may be calculated.
Grandfathered development means a use of land or buildings that has been in existence and/or
operational prior to adoption of the present Land Use Bylaw that is lawfully allowed to exist in its
present state even though it may not comply with the uses or standards allowed within the present
Land Use Bylaw.
Group camp means a number of individuals taking part in the same educational or extracurricular
activities on private lands usually sponsored by an organization or religious group.
Grouped country residential means two or more contiguous country residential parcels or
acreages.
Guest means an invited individual who temporarily occupies a dwelling unit other than their own
residence.
H
Habitat enhancement means the manipulation of plant, animal and microbe habitat for the purpose
of improving the capacity of the habitat as a source of food, shelter, or cover for an identified species
or suite of species.
"Hard-surfacing" or all-weather surfacing means asphalt, concrete, gravel with soil cement
treatment, paving stone, turf pavers, or similar material or treatment, including a variety of dust control
measures, satisfactory to the Development Authority based on the circumstances in each
individual case, that is used as the all-weather surface finishing layer in the construction of a road,
a lane, a driveway, or a parking area.
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Hazard lands means areas that may not be suitable for subdivision and/or development due to
geographic or locational constraints, or development restrictions due to prior activities or usage.
Heavy industrial means manufacturing or other enterprises with significant external effects, or which
pose significant risks due to the involvement of explosives, radioactive materials, poisons, pesticides,
herbicides, or other hazardous materials used in the manufacturing or other processes.
Highway means:
(a) a roadway or proposed highway that is designated as a primary highway; or
(b) a road, street or highway formerly designated as a secondary road and numbered between 500
and 999.
Highway commercial is a general term used to describe development, typically along a major
roadway or highway that provides goods and services to the travelling public. Typical highway
commercial uses include service stations, travel plazas, motels, motor-hotels and Drive-in Food
Service establishments.
Historical site means a site or a building or both designated to be of historical significance by the
Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta or the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass.
Household means one or more persons who inhabit a dwelling unit.
I
Improvement means any installation or physical change made to a property with a view to increasing
its value, utility or beauty.
Infill Development means locating new building(s) within unused and underutilized lands within an
existing developed area (e.g. in a mature neighbourhood), typically but not exclusively in an urban
area. Infill development is critical to accommodating growth and redesigning communities to be
environmentally, financially and socially sustainable. Infill development can consist of demolishing
one or more buildings and replacing it with something new. It also includes the development of
residential, commercial, mixed-use or institutional uses on vacant lots in existing neighbourhoods.
An infill project can range in size from a single lot to the complete redevelopment of a significantly
larger area. Many forms of infill development can be more intensive than previous uses, or than the
predominant existing development in the mature neighbourhood where it is proposed.
Isolated country residential means a small single-lot parcel of land or acreage created by
subdivision for the purpose of accommodating a Single-Detached Dwelling.
L
Land and Property Rights Tribunal means an amalgamation of provincial quasi-judicial boards
whose duties include acting as the appeal body for subdivision and development decisions where a
provincial interest exists on the land subject to the appeal.
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Landing means an exterior platform, either covered or uncovered and with or without stairs, of which
the construction material and dimensions comply with the building code, that provides direct access
from exterior grade to the ground floor of a building, and that, regardless of building code
requirements, is not wider than 1.5 m measured from the building wall to which it is attached. Where
a platform does not meet this description, it shall not be deemed to be a landing, and instead may
have to be deemed a deck, a patio, or a porch. A "Landing" is not a "Balcony", "Deck", "Patio", or
"Porch".
Land Use - See "Use."
Landscaped area means that portion of a site which is to be landscaped pursuant to a development
permit.
Landscaping means the modification and enhancement of a site or development through the use of
the following elements:
(a) natural landscaping consisting of vegetation such as trees, shrubs, hedges, grass and other
ground cover; and
(b) hard landscaping consisting of non-vegetative materials such as brick, stone, concrete, tile and
wood.
Lane, public, or Rear Lane means a surveyed and registered public thoroughfare of at least 6.0m
in width that provides a means of legal access to the rear or side of a lot or lots typically within an
urban block. Informal access (i.e. not surveyed and not registered, or the opposite of "legal access"
as defined in this bylaw) across private land, Crown land, Municipal land or reserves, or other "public
land", or that is otherwise surveyed and registered public or private access with a width less than
6.0m, is not considered a public lane.
Lease Bay Building means a building designed to accommodate multiple businesses each
occupying one or more bays in a condominium or leasehold tenure arrangement. Once a
development permit has been issued for a lease bay building, the occupant of each lease bay must
apply for an individual development permit to allow their intended use pursuant to the permitted and
discretionary uses listed in the applicable land use district.
Loading space means a portion of a lot or parcel that is designated or used by a vehicle while loading
or unloading goods or materials to a building or use on that parcel or lot.
Loft means the floor space above the eaveline and within the pitch of the roof of a building.
Lot or Parcel means, for the purposes of this Bylaw, :
(a) a quarter section;
(b) a river lot shown on an official plan referred to in the Surveys Act that is filed or lodged in a land
titles office;
(c) a settlement lot shown on an official plan referred to in the Surveys Act that is filed or lodged in
a land titles office;
(d) a part of a parcel where the boundaries of the parcel are separately described in a certificate of
title other than by reference to a legal subdivision; or
(e) a part of a parcel where the boundaries of the parcel are described in a certificate of title by
reference to a plan of subdivision;
but does not include:
(a) a condominium unit as described in the Condominium Property Act, unless the context provides
otherwise (instead, a condominium unit is part of the parcel that constitutes the bareland
condominium plan of subdivision); or
(b) an area of land that is less than the area of a lot and is the subject of a lease or rental agreement.
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Lot area means the area contained within the lot lines of a lot as shown on a plan of subdivision or
described in a certificate of title.
Lot coverage ratio means the percentage of lot area
covered by the roofed building footprint area as defined
in this Bylaw.
Lot frontage means the lineal distance measured along
the front legal lot line as shown in Figure 1.
Lot length means the horizontal distance between the
shortest or principal front property boundary and the
opposite property boundary, measured along the
median between the side property boundaries as shown
in Figure 2.
Lot line means the property lines bounding the lot or
the recorded boundary of a plot of land.
FIGURE 1
Lot line, front yard means the front property boundary as shown in Figure 1.
Lot line, secondary front yard means the side lot or side property line on a corner lot that has road
frontage.
Lot width means the horizontal distance between opposite side property boundaries measured at a
point 7.6 metres (25 ft) from the shorter or principal front property boundary as shown in Figure 2.
Lot, corner means a lot located at the intersection of two or more streets (not including lanes).
Lot, cut-off means a piece of land that is separated from the major area of the quarter section by:
(a) a permanent irrigation canal,
(b) a water course,
(c) a railway,
(d) a graded public roadway or highway,
(e) an embankment,
such that it is impractical, in the opinion of the Development Authority, to use the piece of land either
independently or with adjacent lands, including those under different ownership.
Lot, double fronting means a lot with two front property boundaries, where the front property
boundaries are situated at opposite or approximately opposite sides of the lot, as shown in Figure 2.
Lot, existing means a lot for which a certificate of title has been issued.
Lot, interior means a lot other than a corner lot as shown in Figure 2.
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FIGURE 2
Lot, serviced means a lot that is or will be serviced by a municipal water system and by a municipal
wastewater system.
Lot, semi-serviced means a lot that is serviced by a municipal water system or by a municipal
wastewater system, but not by both.
Lot, unserviced means a lot that is serviced by neither a municipal water system nor a municipal
wastewater system.
M
Maintenance means the upkeep of a building or property that does not involve structural change,
the change of use, or the change of intensity of use.
Manufactured Home lot means an individually titled lot within a subdivided Manufactured Home
Community.
Manufactured Home space means an area within an unsubdivided Manufactured Home Community
that is, or is intended to be, subject to a rental agreement allowing the placement of a Manufactured
Home.
Masking means to modify the appearance of a shipping container by painting, exterior framing, siding
and, if applicable, a pitched roof to resemble the appearance of a typical accessory building in the
immediate neighbourhood, to the Development Authority's satisfaction.
May means, within the context of a policy, that an action is discretionary.
Minimum Distance Separation (MDS) means the minimum distance calculated for separation
between an intensive livestock operation or confined feeding operation and another use based on
criteria established by the Natural Resources Conservation Board, the municipality or provincial
regulation, intent on minimizing land use conflicts.
Mobile Home means an antiquated prefabricated dwelling unit that had been:
(a) designed to be transported and, when placed on a foundation and connected to utilities, is ready
for occupancy; and
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(b) does not meet the current National Building Code - Alberta Edition.
The term does not include motor homes, travel trailers, recreation vehicles and any similar vehicles
that are neither intended for permanent residential habitation nor subject to the current National
Building Code - Alberta Edition.
Mobile home, double-wide means a mobile home (as defined) that is permanently fixed to two
chassis, or is permanently fixed to one chassis and has a section which can be expanded or
telescoped from the mobile home for additional floor area. Double-wide mobile homes are typically
not less than 6.1 metres (20 ft) in width.
Model Process for PSDS means "The Model Process for Subdivision Approval and Private Sewage
- the Suitability and Viability of Subdivisions Relying on Private Sewage Systems", prepared by the
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts & Counties in partnership with Alberta Municipal Affairs,
February 01, 2011
Modular construction (also see "Factory-built housing") means the construction of a building in
prefabricated units at a factory or place other than the site of its final assembly and use, which:
(a) are constructed at the factory and certified as compliant with the CSA-A277 certification standard
and labelled accordingly pursuant to the National Building Code - Alberta Edition;
(b) are not constructed on a frame capable of being equipped with wheels and thus towed from one
point to another;
(c) are equipped at the factory with interior electrical and plumbing utilities and interior walls (if these
elements are required in the modular building);
(d) are transported from the factory to the site of its final assembly and use by being carried on a
motor vehicle; and
(e) are assembled and placed at the site where the building is to be permanently used.
Any building listed as a use in this Bylaw, including a dwelling unit, may be built using modular
construction methods without that building being deemed to be a "Manufactured Home" as defined
in this Bylaw.
Modular home means a dwelling unit constructed using modular construction practices but is not a
Manufactured Home as defined in this Bylaw.
Module means a 3D-section of a building constructed at a factory or other off-site location and
transported to its final location. Modules are constructed off-site to various levels of completion.
Municipal development plan means a statutory plan adopted by bylaw in accordance with the
Municipal Government Act.
Municipal Government Act (MGA) or the Act means the Municipal Government Act, Revised
Statutes of Alberta 2000, Chapter M-26, as amended.
Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) means a committee appointed by Council to act as a
development authority and/or subdivision authority pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal
Government Act and in accordance with the relevant municipal bylaw.
Municipal Lands means, collectively or individually, a road, a lane, a Municipal easement and other
Municipal property (excluding Municipal Reserve).
Municipal reserve means the land specified to be municipal reserve by a subdivision approving
authority pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Government Act.
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Municipal/school reserve means the land specified to be municipal and school reserve by a
subdivision approving authority pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Government Act.
Municipality means the geographic area of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in the Province of
Alberta.
N
National Building Code - Alberta Edition [NBC(AE)] or Building Code means the technical
requirements governing the design and construction of new buildings, as well as the alteration,
demolition or change of use of existing buildings. The current edition of the National Building Code -
2023 Alberta Edition is brought into force as regulation under the Safety Codes Act, and is amended
from time to time.
National Fire Code - Alberta Edition [NFC(AE)] or Fire Code means the technical requirements
predominantly related to the ongoing operation and maintenance of fire safety and fire protection
features of existing buildings. The current edition of the National Fire Code - 2023 Alberta Edition is
developed in coordination with the National Building Code - Alberta Edition and is brought into force
as regulation under the Safety Codes Act, and is amended from time to time.
Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB) means the board established by provincial statute
to regulate confined feeding operations and associated uses in the Province of Alberta.
Non-conforming building means, in accordance with the Municipal Government Act,a building:
(a) that is lawfully constructed or lawfully under construction at the date a land use bylaw or any
amendment thereof affecting the building or land on which the building is situated becomes
effective; and
(b) that on the date the land use bylaw or any amendment thereof becomes effective does not, or
when constructed will not, comply with the land use bylaw.
Noxious industry means an industry which is hazardous, noxious, unsightly or offensive and cannot,
therefore, be compatibly located in an urban environment. Examples include, but are not limited to:
anhydrous ammonia storage, abattoirs, oil and gas plants, seed cleaning plants, alfalfa depots,
livestock sales yards, asphalt plants, alfalfa dehydrating plants, sanitary landfill sites, wastewater
treatment plants or lagoons, auto wreckers or other such uses determined by the Municipal Planning
Commission to be similar in nature.
Nuisance means any use, prevailing condition or activity which has a detrimental effect on living or
working conditions.
O
Off-street parking space means a lot or parcel or portion thereof, excluding a public roadway, which
is used or intended to be used as a parking area for motor vehicles.
Orientation means the arranging or facing of a building with respect to the points of the compass.
Owner means the person or persons shown as the owner(s) of land on the assessment roll of a
municipality.
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P
Parapet means the extension of a false front wall above a roofline.
Parcel - see "Lot".
Patio means an uncovered floor or platform, which is not elevated above the surface of the ground
in any manner, and may or may not be attached to a building. Also see "Balcony", "Deck", Landing,
and "Porch."
Pergola means an unenclosed accessory structure with an open roof of latticework supported on
posts or columns that are placed on a deck, a patio or directly on the ground in an amenity area. As
a pergola provides only semi-permeable overhead covering, it does not meet the definition of
"Roofed" as defined in this Bylaw (unless its overhead covering is structurally modified to become
impermeable, in which case it is not a pergola).
Permanent foundation means a base installed to provide structural support for a building, including
concrete slab on grade, concrete strip footings, wood or concrete full basement and pile or pier
footings.
Plan of subdivision means a plan of survey prepared in accordance with the relevant provisions of
the Land Titles Act for the purpose of effecting subdivision.
Planning advisor means the person or organization retained by the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass
to provide planning-related advice or services.
Pollution means any non-point source impacts on the environment from substances such as
sediments, nutrients, pesticides, bacteria, parasites or toxic chemicals that reach a watercourse by
surface or subsurface flow through adjacent land, and the unauthorized release of any "deleterious
substance" as defined in the Fisheries Act (Canada) or the unauthorized release of any substance
whether non-point or otherwise that may cause an adverse effect under provisions of the
Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act.
Porch means a covered (roofed) platform or an enclosed gallery or room, which is not heated or
cooled, that is attached to the outside of a building at a ground level entrance to the building. For the
purpose of determining development standards (e.g. yard setbacks) a porch shall be considered to
be part of the building that it is attached to. Also see "Balcony, "Landing", "Deck" and "Patio".
Portable toilet means a prefabricated, enclosed closet used to provide temporary on-site toilet
access that is hauled, by a contractor, to a particular location to accommodate a public assembly, a
special event or a construction site where no permanent washroom facilities exist or to augment the
limited facilities that are present.
Primary Residence means the residence where a person normally resides and has control and
management of the property by a form of ownership.
Principal building means a building which:
(a) is the main building on a lot;
(b) by reason of its use, is the primary purpose for which the lot is used; and
(c) includes any building, including a garage or carport, that is attached to the principal building by
a roof or a foundation.
Private means the use of land or buildings intended for or restricted to the use of a particular person
or group or class of persons which is not freely available to the general public.
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Professional Engineer means a professional engineer as defined in the Engineering and
Geoscience Professions Act who has been registered (and, in the case of a partnership or
corporation, also permitted to practice) in Alberta by the Association of Professional Engineers and
Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA). Professional engineer does not include a licensee or a
technologist. The terms "engineering" and "engineered" shall be understood within this context.
Property line means any legal surveyed boundary of a parcel.
Provincial Land Use Policies means policies established by order of the Lieutenant Governor
pursuant to the Municipal Government Act.
Public means the use of land or a building which is accessible or visible to all members of the
community.
Public roadway or roadway or road allowance means the right-of-way, including a bridge and any
other incidental structures, of all or any of the following, that is developed to a Municipal engineering
standards and is operated and maintained by the Municipality:
(a) a local road, a collector road, arterial road, or a lane,
(b) a service road adjacent to a municipal road or a provincial highway, or
but does not include a municipal parking lot or other municipal-owned property.
Public thoroughfare means a public roadway, any undeveloped road allowance, a pathway, a
sidewalk, municipal reserve, school reserve, environmental reserve, or a conservation reserve.
Public utility means the municipally owned or franchise owned infrastructure, property and / or right-
of-way or easement for one or more of the following:
(a) water service;
(b) wastewater service;
(c) stormwater drainage and retention facility;
(d) gas;
(e) electricity;
(f)
telecommunication;
(g) any other things prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council by regulation, but does not
include those systems or facilities referred to in subclauses (a) to (f) that are exempted by the
Lieutenant Governor in Council by regulation.
Q
Quarter section means a titled area of approximately 64.8 hectares (160 acres).
Quarter section, unsubdivided means a titled area of 64.8 hectares (160 acres) more or less, but
excluding road widening, previous subdivision for school sites and other public uses.
R
Ready-to-move (RTM) home means a factory-built dwelling unit other than a Manufactured Home.
Real property report (RPR) means a legal document that illustrates in detail the location of all
relevant, visible public and private improvements relative to property boundaries.
Rear lane - see "Lane".
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Recreational occupancy - means the infrequent, temporary, short-term and/or seasonal occupancy
of a dwelling unit, or a resort accommodation unit, or a camping accommodation unit.
Recreational vehicle means a vehicular unit, which is designed for temporary or seasonal
occupancy for travel, recreational and vacation use, and which is either self-propelled, or mounted
on or pulled by another vehicle. Examples include but are not limited to a motorhome, a fifth-wheel,
a travel trailer, a camping trailer, a truck camper, a motorhome, a fifth-wheel trailer, a van, a
Recreational Vehicle that conforms to the CSA-Z240 Standard for Recreational Vehicles (i.e. a
Recreational Vehicle - Park Model Trailer), a tent trailer, or a boat, but does not include any vehicle
or trailer over 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in.) in transit mode width, a Manufactured Home, or a Recreational Vehicle
- Park Model Recreational Unit (CSA-Z241). A Recreational Vehicle is not a dwelling unit and is not
typically intended for residential occupancy (as defined in this Bylaw).
Recreational Vehicle - Park Model Recreational Unit ("Cottage Model") means a living unit,
conforming to the CSA-Z241 standard, built on a single chassis mounted on wheels which may be
removed. The unit is designed to facilitate occasional relocation using a special tow vehicle and
requiring a highway movement permit to tow the unit. It has living quarters for temporary or seasonal
occupancy. It is typically skirted once installed in a location. It is typically connected to those public
or private utilities necessary for the operation of installed fixtures and appliances, with a maximum
CSA approved 50 Amp interior electric panel. The transit mode width of this unit exceeds 2.6 m (8 ft
6 in). The maximum size of a Recreational Vehicle - Park Model Recreational Unit is 55 m2 (600 ft²).
A Recreational Vehicle - Park Model Recreational Unit is not allowed to be placed on a basement or
other permanent foundation. This definition does not include a "Manufactured Home" or a
"Recreational Vehicle". A Recreational Vehicle - Park Model Recreational Unit ("Cottage Model") is
not a dwelling unit and is not typically intended for residential occupancy (as defined in this Bylaw).
Regionally sensitive area means lands within the municipality that are or may be environmentally
sensitive including, but not limited to:
(a) a swamp;
(b) a gully, ravine or coulee;
(c) an escarpment;
(d) a natural drainage course;
(e) riparian lands adjacent to the beds and shores of rivers, streams, creeks, water bodies, or natural
drainage courses;
(f)
wetlands;
(g) lands subject to flooding, including flood risk areas, floodways, and flood fringe:
(h) unstable lands;
(i)
contaminated lands;
(j)
a public park;
(k) a designated historic or archaeological site;
(l)
an environmentally significant area; or
(m) a forest reserve.
Registered owner means:
(a) in the case of land owned by the Crown in right of Alberta or the Crown in right of Canada, the
Minister of the Crown having the administration of the land; or
(b) in the case of any other land:
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(i)
the purchaser of the fee simple estate in the land under an agreement for sale that is the
subject of a caveat registered against the certificate of title in the land, and any assignee
of the purchaser's interest that is the subject of a caveat registered against the certificate
of title; or
(ii) in the absence of a person described in paragraph (i), the person registered under the
Land Titles Act as the owner of the fee simple estate in the land.
Reserve land means environmental reserve, municipal reserve or school reserve or municipal and
school reserve.
Residence - see "Dwelling Unit" (also see Residential Occupancy and Residential Use).
Residential occupancy - means the regular, relatively permanent and/or long-term occupancy,
control and management of a dwelling unit by a household under a form of ownership of the dwelling
unit (also see Residence and Residential Use).
Residential use - for the purpose of determining separation distances from and to a residence in
the Subdivision and Development Regulation, and for any other purpose, means the use of land for
Residential Occupancy. For a parcel up to 1.5 acres in area the entire Lot Area shall be deemed to
constitute the Residential Use. For a parcel larger than 1.5 acres in area, an area of approximately
1.5 acres surrounding the Principal Building that may include the yard site, the access and laneway,
the water well or water source point, the Private Sewage Disposal System, and the Accessory
Buildings that are directly relevant to the use of the Principal Building, shall be deemed to constitute
the Residential Use (also see Residence and Residential Occupancy).
Resort accommodation means buildings within an approved "Tourism Accommodation" for the
recreational occupancy of "Apartment Building", "Boarding House", cabins (as defined in this Bylaw),
"Duplex / Semi-Detached Dwelling", "Hostel", "Hotel", "Motel", "Multi-Unit Residential Building", or
"Single-Detached Dwelling". Resort accommodation may include accessory buildings and uses such
as an administrative office, communal washrooms, cooking shelters, laundry, recreation,
entertainment and convenience retail facilities for the use of the occupants and day-users of the
development, owner/operator accommodation, and sheds and decks. While some forms of Resort
Accommodation may be deemed to be a dwelling unit it is not typically intended for residential
occupancy (as defined in this Bylaw).
Riparian area means land that is comprised of the vegetative and wildlife areas strongly influenced
by water that occur adjacent to streams, shorelines and wetlands which are delineated by the
existence of plant species normally found near fresh water.
Roofed or covered means that an area, or a space, or a building or a structure has an impermeable
overhead covering.
Roofline means the top edge of a roof or building parapet, whichever is higher, excluding any
cupolas, pylons, chimneys, or minor similar projections.
S
Safety Codes Officer means a person certified and authorized to perform inspections and enforce
the regulations established in the National Building Code - Alberta Edition pursuant to the Safety
Codes Act, Chapter S-1, RSA 2000, as amended.
Screening means a fence, berm or landscaping, or any combination thereof, used to visually
separate areas or functions which detract from the urban street or neighbouring land uses.
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Seasonal means a use that coincides with weather-related or cultural times of the year.
Self-contained means a dwelling unit providing sleeping, cooking and washroom facilities.
Service connection means, in respect of a municipal water or wastewater utility, the portion of the
public utility running from the main line to a building or other place on a lot for the purpose of providing
utility service to the lot. Where the public utility is municipally owned, the responsibility for
constructing, maintaining and repairing the portion of the service connection running from the main
line to the lot boundary lies with the Municipality. By implication, the landowner is responsible for
constructing, maintaining and repairing the portion of the service connection between the lot
boundary and the building, including the associated cost. As a term of supplying utility service to a
lot, the Municipality may make the owner of the lot bear the costs associated with constructing,
maintaining and repairing the portion of the service connection running from the main line to the lot
boundary.
Service road means a road located adjacent to a Provincial highway or local road, which is intended
to provide access to one or more subdivided parcels.
Serviced, Collectively or Communally means a system of pipes designed, constructed, or installed
as a collective or communal means of water supply or sewage disposal, where the water supply
source or the final sewage disposal and treatment is either privately-owned on-site or publicly-owned
off-site (municipal infrastructure), and to which two or more properties are connected.
Shall means that the action is mandatory.
Should means that the action is recommended.
Shrub means a single or multi-stemmed woody plant under 5.0 metres at maturity.
Site means that part of a parcel or a bare land condominium unit, or a group of parcels or a
condominium plan on which a development exists or for which an application for a development
permit is being made.
Site plan means a graphic representation of proposed access, utilities, landscaping, buildings and
structures, and other features that the Development Authority considers necessary, in relation to
existing conditions and property boundaries. A site plan is drawn to scale and includes dimensions
for boundaries and improvements, as well as an arrow indicating north. Existing conditions typically
included in a site plan include topography, water bodies, high-value environmental features,
registered easement and utility rights-of-way, and existing improvements.
Skirt means a vertical adornment usually made of wood, metal or fabric attached to a dwelling unit
to hide or screen the underbelly of the development.
Slope adaptive housing means housing which incorporates specific building and site design
methods that minimize the impact of site development on the natural environment, ensures slope
stability, and responds positively to the aesthetic opportunities presented by construction on sloping
lands. Techniques to achieve this normally include: design of rooflines and building massing designs
to echo the angles and shapes of the surrounding landscape; breaking up of the building mass to
conform to the slope; and the use of indigenous materials and compatible colours.
Solar collector farm means a grouping of multiple devices, panels or structures that are capable of
collecting and distributing solar energy for the purpose of transforming the solar energy into thermal,
chemical or electrical energy, and typically will tie-in and feed or sell power to the provincial electric
grid transmission or distribution system for off-site consumption. This use includes any associated
solar panels, solar modules, supports or racks, inverters, electrical transformers or substations
required to transform the solar energy.
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Stake out of the site means the process of measuring the site and designating the areas on the site
where construction will occur.
Statutory plan means a municipal development plan, area structure plan or area redevelopment
plan adopted under the Municipal Government Act.
Stop order means an order issued by the Development Authority pursuant to the relevant provisions
of the Act.
Storage means a space or place where goods, materials, equipment or personal property is placed
and kept for more than 24 consecutive hours.
Storey means that portion of a building situated between the top of any floor and the top of the next
floor above it or, if there is no floor above it, the ceiling above it. Where the top of a floor directly
above a basement is at least 1.83 metres (6 ft) above grade, that basement shall be considered a
storey.
Storey, above-grade means a storey of a building that is enclosed by a roof and is at least 1.83
metres (6 ft) above grade.
Storey, below-grade means a storey of a building that is enclosed by a roof and is less than 1.83
metres (6 ft) above grade.
Street or Avenue means a public roadway that affords the primary means of access to abutting
parcels, and includes the sidewalks and the land on each side of and contiguous with the prepared
surface of the roadway, and that is owned by the municipality.
Structural alteration means a repair or alteration to the supporting members or fabric of a building
which tends to either substantially prolong its use or alter its character.
Structure means "building" as defined in this Bylaw.
Subdivision means the division of a parcel by an instrument, and "subdivide" has a corresponding
meaning.
Subdivision and Development Appeal Board means the tribunal established, by bylaw, to act as
the municipal appeal body for subdivision and development pursuant to the relevant provisions of the
Act.
Subdivision and Development Regulation means the Matters Relating to Subdivision and
Development Regulation (Alberta Regulation 84/2022), established and amended from time to time
by order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council pursuant to the Municipal Government Act.
Subdivision approval means the approval of a subdivision by a subdivision approving authority.
Subdivision Authority means the person or body empowered by a bylaw of Council to approve a
subdivision, which is the Municipal Planning Commission.
T
Tandem parking space means a parking space that is located behind another parking space and
which, if used, prevents the other space from being accessed by a motor vehicle.
Telecommunication means infrastructure required for the distribution or reception of telephone,
cable, and internet services, but excludes a Communication Structure and a Communication Antenna
as defined in this Bylaw.
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Temporary development means a development for which a development permit has been issued
for a limited time period.
Tenant means a person who rents, leases or sub-leases, through either a written or oral agreement,
real property from another individual or entity.
This Bylaw means the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Land Use Bylaw No. 1165, 2023 as amended.
Tourist Home Rental Unit means the building or portion thereof and the entire premises contained
in a certificate of title that are rented as a single reservation to a party who occupies either the entire
building or a portion thereof and the entire premises for the rental period.
Transport trailer means a rectangular steel structure mounted on a series of axles and wheels used
to haul merchandise while being towed by a transport truck licensed under the Motor Vehicles
Administration Act or subsequent provincial legislation.
U
Unenclosed means an area, a space, a building or a structure that is permanently open on at least
one side, while it may be roofed.
Urban Area means, regardless of the land use district in which a parcel is located, the communities
of Hillcrest, Bellevue, Frank, Blairmore and Coleman where the Municipality in general terms
provides, operates, and maintains either or both municipal water and municipal wastewater
infrastructure that is either presently available for service connections or could reasonably and
feasibly, in the sole discretion of the Municipality having regard for other applicable Municipal bylaws
and policies, be brought to a state of readiness and availability for service connections, at no cost to
the Municipality. The extent of an urban area generally corresponds with but is not restricted by the
delineation of the "built-up areas" identified in the Municipal Development Plan for the five
communities, and it will expand as urban subdivisions are extended in growth nodes identified in the
Municipal Development Plan or elsewhere adjacent to the five communities; and further, a
determination of whether a parcel is located inside or outside of the urban area shall not be based
on the fact that access to the parcel is through the urban area.
Use means the purposes for which land or a building is arranged or intended and/or the activity
carried out on the land or in the building, or for which either land or a building is, or may be, occupied
and maintained. Also refer to the definition of "building" and "structure".
Use, approved means a use of land and/or building for which a development permit has been issued
by the Development Authority.
Use, change of means the conversion of land or building or portion thereof from one land use to
another in accordance with the prescribed Permitted or Discretionary Uses in each land use district.
Use, discontinued means a use of land or buildings that has been, for all material purposes and
efforts, entirely abandoned or indefinitely interrupted.
Use, discretionary means the one or more uses of land or buildings in a land use district from which
a development permit may be approved at the discretion of the Development Authority with or without
conditions.
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Use, established or "Established Use" or "Established Building" or "Established Principal Use
or Building" means that the purpose of or the activity inherent to or the building or structure allowed
as part of an "approved use" has been implemented or constructed and is being exercised, occupied
and maintained on an on-going basis.
Use, non-conforming, in accordance with the Municipal Government Act, means a use that has the
benefit of a development permit or does not require a development permit:
(a) being made of land or a building or intended to be made of a building lawfully under construction,
at the date that a land use bylaw or any amendment thereof, affecting the land or building,
becomes effective; and
(b) that on the date the Land Use Bylaw or any amendment thereof becomes effective does not, or
in the case of a building under construction will not, comply with the Land Use Bylaw.
Use, permitted means:
(a) the one or more uses of land or buildings that are stated in Schedule 2 as permitted uses; and
(b) uses which, in accordance with and subject to the Municipal Government Act, shall be issued a
development permit with or without conditions (unless the use is exempted from requiring a
development permit) if the proposed development conforms with this Bylaw.
Use, principal means the main purpose or primary activity for which a site or its buildings are
designed, arranged, developed or intended, or for which it is occupied or maintained.
Use, similar means a use of land or building(s) for a purpose that is not provided in any district
designated in this Bylaw, but is deemed by the Development Authority to be similar in character and
purpose to another use of land or buildings that is included within the list of uses prescribed for that
district.
V
Variance means the relaxation by the Development Authority of a development standard or
regulation established in this Bylaw.
Vegetation management means the manipulation of plant material for purposes such as the spread
of wildfires, or the control of plants or diseases.
W
Water body means any location where water flows or is present, whether or not the flow or the
presence of water is continuous, intermittent or occurs only during a flood, and includes but is not
limited to rivers, creeks, lakes, wetlands and aquifers, as described and limited in the Water Act,
Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000 Chapter W-3.
Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) means an identified area where residential, industrial or agricultural
developments are located within or near wildland settings with natural vegetation, that puts the
development at risk from wildfire.
Wildlife corridor means an area which provides or is designed to provide connectivity between
patches of wildlife habitat. Wildlife corridors generally do not fulfil the requirements of wildlife habitat
patches except for the physical security provided by vegetative cover or other buffers from
development.
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Y
Yard means the undeveloped space, on a lot, that lies between the wall of a building and the nearest
section of a lot line. The yard may exceed the minimum yard setback.
Yard setback means that portion of the yard that constitutes the minimum distance required between
a property line and the nearest part of a building wall or post, or edge of development, excavation or
extent of use on a lot, and is measured at a right angle to the lot line.
Yard, front means a yard extending across the full width of the site and measured, as to depth, at
the least horizontal distance between the front lot line and the nearest projection of the principal
building as shown in Figure 3. Where this distance exceeds the minimum yard setback standard as
established in the applicable land use district, the minimum yard setback shall determine the distance
of the front yard.
Yard, rear means a yard which extends the full width of a lot and measured, as to depth, at the least
horizontal distance between the rear property line and the nearest projection of any building as shown
in Figure 3.
Yard, secondary front means the side yard on a corner lot that has road frontage.
Yard, side means a yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard, and measured as to width at
the least horizontal distance between the side property line or side street line and the nearest
projection of any building as shown in Figure 3.
FIGURE 3