Land Use Bylaw 2018-10 (Consolidated, Amended February 2025)
Sundre, Alberta
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Land Use Bylaw 2018-10
Consolidated February 24, 2025
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BYLAW 2018-10
BEING A BYLAW TO REGULATE AND CONTROL THE USE
AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAND AND BUILDINGS IN THE TOWN OFSUNDRE
WHEREAS the Municipal Government Act, being Chapter M-26 of the Revised
Statutes of Alberta, 2000, and amendments thereto, authorized the Council of
a Municipality to enact a Land Use Bylaw to prohibit or regulate and control the
Use and development of land and buildings within the Municipality.
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Town of Sundre in the Province of Alberta,
enacts as follows:
Land Use Bylaw 2018-10, appended hereto, is approved as the Town of Sundre
Land Use Bylaw.
Land Use Bylaw 705, and any amendments thereto, are hereby rescinded.
Read for a first time on this 9th day of July 2018; Motion 282-18-07-09
Public Hearing held on this 10th day of September 2018;
Read for the second time on this 10th day of September 2018; Motion 349-18-09-10
Read for the third time on this 10th day of September 2018; Motion 350-18-09-10
Deputy Mayor Cheri Funke
Chief Administrative Officer
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Transitional Provisions
Please Note:
Land Use Bylaw No. 2018-10 was adopted by Town Council on September 10, 2018 and became
effective on that date.
Land Use Bylaw No. 705 was simultaneously repealed on that date.
Bylaw 2018-10 is subject to change (amendment) following the processes outlined in the
Municipal Government Act RSA 2000 and amendments thereto. A current listing of any
amendments can be obtained from the Town of Sundre Municipal Office (717 Main Avenue W.,
Sundre AB, T0M 1X0). Please call Planning & Development at 403-638-3551 with respect to any
questions concerning the interpretation and application of this Bylaw.
1) District Equivalencies for the Purpose of Interpreting the Transitional Provisions
Notwithstanding any differences in the regulations of the applicable District and for the
purpose of interpreting any transitional provisions, the Part Four: Land Use Districts of this
Land Use Bylaw, are deemed to be equivalent to the Land Use Districts of Bylaw No. 705, being
as follows:
1. Low Density Residential District, R-1
2. General Residential District, R-2
3. Manufactured Home District, R-3 (formerly Mobile Home District R-3, under Bylaw 705)
i. Manufactured Home Park Standards
ii. Manufactured Home Subdivision Standards
4. Estate Residential District, R-4
5. Serviced Estate Residential District, R-4A
6. Central Commercial District, C-1
7. Highway Commercial District, C-2
8. Neighbourhood Commercial District, C-3 (formerly Gateway Commercial District C-3, under
Bylaw 705)
9. Light Industrial District, I-1
10. Flood Plain Industrial District, I-2
11. Light Industrial Business Park District, I-3
12. General Industrial District, I-4 (new District)
13. Public Service District, PS
14. Urban Reserve District, UR
15. Seasonal Residential District, SR (formerly Recreation Vehicle District RV-1, under Bylaw 705)
2) Development Application in Process Prior to Adoption of Bylaw No. 2018-10
An application for a development permit which is received in its complete and final form prior
to the effective date of this Bylaw shall be processed, and any permit issued shall be in
accordance with Land Use Bylaw No. 705 as amended.
Appendix "A"
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CONSOLIDATION: LAND USE BYLAW AMENDMENTS
BYLAW NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
THIRD READING DATE
Bylaw 705
Rescinded
September 10, 2018
Bylaw 2018-10
New Land Use Bylaw Adopted
September 10, 2018
Bylaw 2018-11
LUB Amendment - Cannabis Retail
Store & Cannabis Production Facility
September 17, 2018
Bylaw 2019-04
Amends Land Use District Map for a
portion of lands described as Lot 10ER,
Block 1, Plan 8711392 from Public
Service District (PS) to Central
Commercial District (C-1)
February 19, 2019
Bylaw 2019-08
Amends Land Use District Map for a
portion of lands described as SW ¼, 2-
33-5-W5M from Urban Reserve District
(UR) to Public Service District (PS)
May 13, 2019
Bylaw 2019-12
Amends Land Use District Map for a
portion of SE ¼, 4-33-5-W5M from
Public Service District (PS) to Central
Commercial District (C-1)
June 24, 2019
Bylaw 2019-14
Bylaw 2018-10, as amended, is further
amended by approving administrative
changes to Part One: Interpretation
and Administration, Part Two: Section
2 - Use Definitions, Part Three: General
Regulations, Part Four: Land Use
District Regulations and updating
Schedule "A" Land Use Map
October 21, 2019
Bylaw 2019-17
Bylaw 2018-10, as amended, is further
amended by approving administrative
changes to Part Two: Definitions under
1. General Definitions; Part Three:
General Regulations, Part Four: Land
Use District Regulations.
January 20, 2020
Bylaw 2020-08
Part Four, Central Commercial District:
Site Specific Exception, Plan 1911694,
Block 1, Lot 1 is permitted to be
developed as a "Mix Use
Development" with a maximum height
of 14.5 meters
January 11, 2021
Bylaw 2021-11
Part Four, Residential Narrow Lot
District (R1-N); Direct Control
District(DC)
September 7, 2021
Bylaw 2023-02
"Housekeeping" Amendments
June 26, 2023
Bylaw 2023-04
Site Specific Amendment Plan 6114JK,
Lot 19
June 26, 2023
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Bylaw 2025-02
Changes to use definitions for RVs,
adding accessory suites to R-1 District,
removal of site specific exception #2
from C-2, amendments to General
Regulations SR District
February 24, 2025
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE
PAGE #
Bylaw No. 2018-10
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Transitional Provisions
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Consolidation: Land Use Bylaw Amendments
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Table of Contents
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PART ONE: INTERPRETATION AND ADMINISTRATION
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1.2 Purpose
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1.3 Establishment of Definitions and General Regulations
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1.4 Establishment of Land Use District Regulations
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1.5 Establishment of Land Use Districts
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1.6 Land Use Amendments
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1.7 Development Authority and Responsibility of Development Officer
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1.7.1 Variances
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1.7.2 Certificates of Compliance
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1.7.3 Public Inspection of Development Applications
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1.7.4 Maintenance and Public Inspection of the Land Use Bylaw
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1.7.5 Establishment of Forms
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1.7.6 Development Permits Issued by Fraud, Misrepresentation and Error
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1.7.7 Compliance with other Legislation
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1.8 Subdivision Authority and Responsibility of Subdivision Officer
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1.9 Authority and Responsibility of the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board
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1.10 Purpose of Development Permit
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1.11 Development Not Requiring a Development Permit
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1.12 Required Information for Application for Development Permit
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1.13 Conditions Attached to a Development Permit
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1.14 Notification, Issuance and Validity of Development Permits
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1.15 Development Application Forms, Notices and Fees
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1.16 Subdivision Applications, Decisions and Conditions of Appeal
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1.17 Right of Entry
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1.18 Bylaw Contravention
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1.19 Authority and Responsibility of the Peace Officer / Bylaw Enforcement Officer
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1.20 Offences and Penalties
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1.20.1 Municipal Tags
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1.20.2 Violation Tickets
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1.20.3 Notification
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1.20.4 Payment
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1.21 Temporary Permits
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PART TWO: DEFINITIONS
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1. General Definitions
2. Use Definitions
3. Sign Definitions
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PART THREE: GENERAL REGULATIONS
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1. Buildings
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1.1 Accessory Buildings
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1.2 Utilities
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1.3 Building Orientation and Design
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1.4 Number of Buildings on a Parcel
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1.5 Relocation of Buildings
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2. Yards
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2.1 Encroachment into Yards
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2.2 Objects Prohibited or Restricted in Yards
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2.3 Height of Buildings
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2.4 Fences and Retaining Walls
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2.5 Laneless Subdivisions
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2.6 Setbacks on Future Major Roadways
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3. Vehicles
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3.1 Parking / Parking Requirements
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3.2 Loading Spaces
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3.3 Regulations for Parking Recreational, Commercial and Motor Vehicles
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3.4 Sight Lines at Intersection of Roadways
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3.5 Driveways
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4. Nonconforming Buildings and Uses
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5. Signs
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5.1 General Provisions
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5.A Sign Schedule for Land Use Districts: R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-4A, SR
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5.B Sign Schedule for Land Use Districts: C-1, C-2, C-3, I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, PS
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5.C Sign Schedule for Land Use District: UR
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6. Miscellaneous
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6.1 Primary Access
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6.2 Dangerous Goods
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6.3 Mechanized Excavation Stripping and Grading of Parcels
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6.4 Environmental Conservation and Development
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6.5 Accessory Suites
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6.6 Garden Suites / Laneway Homes
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6.7 Bed and Breakfast Accommodation
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6.8 Land Use Policies
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6.9 Decks
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6.10 Drainage
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7. Guidelines for Other Land Uses
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8. Flood Risk Area Development
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8.1 Flood Risk Overlays
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(a) General Purpose of Overlays
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PART THREE: GENERAL REGULATIONS (con't)
(b) Floodway Uses
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(c) Flood Fringe Uses
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8.2 Flood Risk Overlay Map
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9. Landscaping
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9.1 General Landscaping Requirements
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9.2 Landscaping Plan Requirements
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9.3 Soft Landscaping Requirements
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9.4 Hard Landscaping Requirements
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9.5 Landscaping for Parking Lots
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9.6 Landscaping for Screening and Buffering
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9.7 Landscaping Security Fees
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9.8 Screening Between Residential and Non-Residential Districts
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10. Alternate Energy Systems
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11. Daycares
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11.1 Day Home Facility
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11.2 Day Care Facility - Neighbourhood
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11.3 Day Care Facility - Commercial
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12. Sea Cans
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12.1 Sea Cans
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12.2 Sea Cans - General Standards
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13. Home Occupation
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13.1 Home Office
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13.2 Home Occupation
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14. Temporary Residential Sales Centres
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15. Cannabis Retail Store
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16. Mini or Self Storage
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17. Bicycle Parking and Facilities
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18. Screening between Residential and Non-Residential Districts, Storage, Garbage and Gen. Appearance
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PART FOUR - LAND USE DISTRICT REGULATIONS
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R-1: Low Density Residential District
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R-1A: Unique Residential District
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R1-N: Residential Narrow Lot District
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R-2: General Residential District
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R-3: Manufactured Home District
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1.1 Manufactured Home Park District
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1.2 Manufactured Home Subdivision District
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R-4: Estate Residential District
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R-4A: Serviced Estate Residential District
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C-1: Central Commercial District
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C-2: Highway Commercial District
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C-3: Neighbourhood Commercial District
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I-1: Light Industrial District
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I-2: Flood Plain Industrial District
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I-3: Light Industrial Business Park District
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I-4: General Industrial District
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PS: Public Service District
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UR: Urban Reserve District
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SR: Seasonal Residential District
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DC: Direct Control District
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SCHEDULE "A": Land Use Map
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PART ONE
INTERPRETATION AND ADMINISTRATION
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PART ONE: INTERPRETATION AND ADMINISTRATION
1.1
Short Title
This Bylaw may be cited as "The Town of Sundre Land Use Bylaw"
1.2
Purpose
The purpose of this Bylaw is to, amongst other things,
1) divide the municipality into Land Use Districts;
2) prescribe and regulate the use for each District;
3) establish the Development Authority and its responsibility;
4) establish the Subdivision Authority;
5) establish a method of making decisions on applications for development permits
including the issuance of development permits;
6) provide the manner in which notice of issuance of a development permit is to be
given;
7) implement the statutory plans of the Town of Sundre.
1.3
Establishment of Definitions and General Regulations
The Definitions and General Regulations as set forth in PART TWO and PART THREE
hereto, are hereby adopted to be part of this Land Use Bylaw, and to be amended in the
same manner as any other part of this Land Use Bylaw.
1.4
Establishment of Land Use District Regulations
The Land Use District Regulations as set forth in PART FOUR hereto, are hereby adopted
to be part of this Land Use Bylaw, and to be amended in the same manner as any other
part of this Land Use Bylaw.
1.5
Establishment of Land Use Districts
1) For the purpose of this Land Use Bylaw the Town of Sundre is divided into Land Use
Districts as delineated on the Land Use District Map being SCHEDULE A to this Bylaw.
All roads and water courses are excluded from the Land Use Districts
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2) Where the location of District boundaries on the Land Use District Map is not clearly
understood, the following rules shall apply:
a) A boundary shown as approximately following a parcel boundary shall be
deemed to follow the parcel boundary;
b) A boundary which does not follow a parcel boundary shall be located by
measurement of the Land Use District Map; and
c) A boundary location, which cannot be satisfactorily resolved, shall be referred
to Council for an official interpretation.
1.6
Land Use Bylaw Amendments
1) Any person applying to amend any part of this Bylaw shall apply in writing to the
Council on the required form, accompanied by the appropriate application fee and
any necessary drawings or documentation;
2) The Town of Sundre, at its sole discretion may initiate any amendments to this Bylaw.
1.7
Development Authority and Responsibility of Development Officer
1) The position of the Development Officer is hereby established;
2) The Chief Administrative Officer is a Development Authority and may appoint one or
more Development Officers as considered necessary;
3) The Development Officer, except as detailed below, is a Development Authority, for
the purposes of this Bylaw;
4) The Development Officer may receive all applications for development, and
a) Shall review each development application to ascertain whether it is complete
in accordance with the requirements of this Bylaw, and shall, if the application
complies with such requirements, receive the application;
b) Shall take into account in the decision of a permit application utility servicing
requirements, Land Use District requirements and referral agency comments;
c) Shall approve, with or without conditions, all applications for development of a
Permitted Use provided the development complies with the regulations of this
Bylaw;
d) May refuse or may approve, with or without conditions, all applications for
evelopment of a Discretionary Use, excavation or stockpiling or grading of soil,
or demolition of removal of buildings;
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e) May impose conditions on an approval of a Development Permit application,
including but not limited to access, parking, vehicle stacking, appearance,
garbage enclosures, utilities servicing, patron movement facilities, and outdoor
lighting;
f) Shall refuse an application for development if the development does not comply
with the regulations of this Bylaw, unless variance is granted pursuant to Section
1.7.1;
g) Shall not receive an application for development if the development is neither a
Permitted or Discretionary Use in the Land Use District in which the property is
located. The Development Officer may offer suggestions on the process to be
undertaken by the applicant for the proposal to be received for consideration;
h) May refuse an application if a development might have a significant adverse
environmental impact;
i) Shall provide reasons for the decision where an application is refused;
j) Shall advise the Council and Subdivision and Development Appeal Board on
questions relating to the development of land, as required;
k) Shall instruct the applicant on an application for use which is not listed as a
"Permitted Use" or "Discretionary Use" in the District which the building or land
is situated, of his option of applying to Council for an amendment to this Bylaw,
and;
l) Shall sign, issue (if approved), and forward the notice of decision to the applicant
all Development Permit decisions from any of the appropriate Development
Authorities.
1.7.1 Variances
a) The Development Authority may vary the requirements of this Bylaw up to 25%
for any Development Permit, provided the variance does not:
(i)
unduly interfere with the amenities of the neighbourhood;
(ii)
materially interfere with or affect the use, enjoyment or value of
neighbouring parcels of land; and
(iii)
the proposed development must conform with the use prescribed for the
land or building in this Bylaw.
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1.7.2 Certificates of Compliance
a) The Development Officer shall receive all requests for Certificates of
Compliance;
b) The Development Officer may issue a compliance based on this bylaw or
proclaim the property as non-conforming based on a previous Land Use Bylaw.
In both cases the determination shall be based solely on the information on the
documents provided and documentation from previous development
approvals;
c) The Development Officer may consider a Development Permit to allow a
variance on the requirements of this Bylaw for a Certificate of Compliance,
subject to subsection 1.7.1 and provided that the terms and conditions of any
development have been met, to the satisfaction of the Development Officer.
d) The Real Property Report shall be not older than one hundred and eighty (180)
days or six (6 months) from the date of survey. Real Property Reports exceeding
one hundred and eighty (180) days may be accepted for review and shall be
accompanied by a sworn Statutory Declaration indicating that no additional
buildings or structures have been added to the parcel since the date of the
survey.
e) A minimum of two (2) paper Originals of the Real Property Report must support
a request for a Stamp of Compliance. The contracted Alberta Land Surveyor
(A.L.S.) may submit a digital version of the Real Property Report to support a
request for a Stamp of Compliance.
1.7.3 Public Inspection of Development Applications
The Development Officer shall ensure that a Register of Applications is maintained for all
applications for development for a period of seven (7) years. This register shall be made
available for inspection to any interested person during normal office hours.
1.7.4 Maintenance and Public Inspection of the Land Use Bylaw
The Development Officer shall:
a) Make available for inspection to the public during normal office hours a copy of
the Land Use Bylaw and all subsequent amendments thereto, and
b) Charge the specified fee for supplying print copies of the Land Use Bylaw to the
public.
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Bylaw 2023-02
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1.7.5 Establishment of Forms
a) For the purpose of administering this Land Use Bylaw, the Development Officer
shall prepare such forms and notices as may be deemed necessary;
b) Any such forms or notices are deemed to have the full force and effect of this
Land Use Bylaw in the execution of the purpose for which they were designed,
authorized and issued.
1.7.6 Development Permits Issued by Fraud, Misrepresentation and Error
Wherever it appears to the Development Officer that a Development Permit has been
obtained by fraud or misrepresentation or has been issued in error, the Development
Officer may suspend, cancel, or amend the Development Permit, as required.
1.7.7 Compliance with Other Legislation
All development shall comply with any relevant Federal, Provincial, or Municipal
Legislation and regulations in addition to this Bylaw.
1.8
Subdivision Authority and Responsibility of Subdivision Officer
1) The position of Subdivision Officer is hereby established;
2) Council is a Subdivision Authority;
3) The Chief Administrative Officer is a Subdivision Authority and may appoint one or
more Subdivision Officers as considered necessary;
4) The Subdivision Officer, except as detailed below, is a Subdivision Authority;
5) The Subdivision Authority is authorized to grant any time extension authorized under
the Municipal Government Act;
6) The Subdivision Authority may approve, with or without conditions or refuse an
application as provided for in the Municipal Government Act, and any applicable
legislation;
7) When the Council is acting as the Subdivision Authority:
a) Only those elected members of Council in attendance at such a meeting of the
Subdivision Authority may vote on any matter before it. The Chief
Administrative Officer, or his/her designate, may not vote;
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b) The decision of the majority of the members present at a meeting duly convened
shall be deemed to be the decision of the whole Subdivision Authority.
8)
The Subdivision Officer has the authority to approve, with or without conditions, or
refuse all applications for subdivision that comprise 10 lots or less; any subdivision
of lands where an Area Structure Plan, Concept Plan or Outline Plan has been
approved by Council; or any other subdivision that the Chief Administrative Officer
delegates to the Subdivision Officer in writing, on a case by case basis;
9)
For any other subdivisions not included in the above, the Subdivision Officer shall
forward subdivision applications to Council for a decision;
10) The Subdivision Officer:
a) Shall keep and maintain for the inspection of the public during normal office
hours, copies of all decisions and provide copies to the public at the specified
fee;
b) Shall keep a register of all applications for subdivision for a minimum period of
seven (7) years;
c) Shall refer for comment an application for subdivision to an adjacent
municipality when the site is within 60 meters of the municipal boundary;
d) Shall solicit comments from adjacent property owners on applications for
subdivision;
e) Shall prepare, sign and transmit all notices of decision for an application for
subdivision;
f) Shall review instruments for Land Titles registration for conformity with the
Subdivision Officer or Council's decision;
g) May endorse Land Titles instruments in order to effect the registration of the
subdivision of land.
11) After thirty (30) days from the date of referral to authorities, agencies or
landowners, the application may be dealt with by the Subdivision Officer whether
or not comments have been received;
12) In approving an application for subdivision or the preparation of a report and
recommendation, the Subdivision Authority shall give due consideration to the
comments received from any authority or agency;
13) When sufficient details of the proposed subdivision have not been included with the
application for a subdivision, the Subdivision Officer may return the application to
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the applicant for further details, or may hold the application and refuse to continue
processing it until the applicant provides the required information in which case the
deadline for making a decision may be extended by the amount of time it takes for
the applicant to produce the required information, at the Subdivision Officer's
discretion;
14) The Subdivision Officer shall advise the Council and Subdivision and Development
Appeal Board on questions relating to the subdivision of land, as required;
15) The Subdivision Officer shall appear before and represent Council at appeal hearings
of the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board and Municipal Government
Board on decisions on applications for subdivision.
1.9
Authority and Responsibility of the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board
The Subdivision and Development Appeal Board is established as per the Municipal
Government Act.
1.9.1 Development and Subdivision Appeals
Appeal procedures for Development and Subdivision decisions shall be conducted in
accordance with the Municipal Government Act.
1.10
Purpose of Development Permit
Development Permits are required to ensure that all development is achieved in an
orderly manner in accordance with the requirements of the Land Use Bylaw.
1.11
Development Not Requiring a Development Permit
1)
No Development Permit is required under this Bylaw in respect of the following,
provided that such developments shall comply with the regulations of this Bylaw
where applicable:
a) Works of maintenance repair or alteration on a structure, either internally or
externally, if in the opinion of the Development Authority such works do not
change the use or intensity of use of the structure;
b) The completion of a building which was lawfully under construction at the date
this Bylaw came into full force and effect for which the Development Authority
has issued a Development Permit, provided that:
(i) The building is completed in accordance with the terms of any permit
granted by the Development Authority, subject to the conditions of that
permit, including timeframe for completion, or
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c) The erection, construction or the maintenance of gates, fences, walls or other
enclosures or of retaining walls of one (1) meter or less in height, provided that
its erection does not contravene any other provisions of this Bylaw;
d) The erection or installation of machinery needed in connection with the
construction of a building for which a development permit has been issued, for
the period of the construction;
e) The construction and maintenance of that part of a public utility placed in or
upon a public thoroughfare or public utility easement;
f) The use of a building or part thereof as a temporary polling station for a Federal,
Provincial or Municipal election, referendum or plebiscite;
g) An official notice, placard or bulletin required to be displayed pursuant to the
provision of Federal, Provincial or Municipal legislation;
h) One (1) temporary, portable on-site free standing or fascia sign when properly
erected and secured, and intended for:
(i) Advertising the sale or lease of a dwelling unit, provided the sign does not
exceed 1.0 sq. meters in copy area and 1.5 meters in height; or
(ii) Advertising the sale or lease of other than a dwelling unit, for which a
development permit has been issued for the development of said
property provide the sign does not exceed 4.5 sq. meters; or
(iii) Advertising the sale or lease of vacant undeveloped property providing the
sign does not exceed 4.4 sq. meters in copy area; or
(iv) Identifying a construction or demolition project for which a development
permit has been issued for such a project; or
(v) Identifying a political campaign, provided the sign is displayed for no more
than 45 days prior to the end of the campaign, is removed within 7 days of
the end of said campaign, and is not higher than one (1) meter with a
maximum copy area of 1.5 sq. meters, or
(vi) Advertising a campaign or drive for a charitable or municipal sponsored
activity or community event;
i) One (1) free standing, sandwich "A" type, fascia, or banner sign relaying
information in regard to a community event by non- profit organizations, or in
regard to public safety, subject to Development Authority approval of the location
and aesthetic appearance of the sign.
j) Window signs, provided the area of the signs do not exceed 50% of the glassed
area of the windows;
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k) The construction, maintenance and repair of patios and decks less than 0.6
meters high at finished grade, private walkways, pathways, driveways and
similar works where such works are wholly contained within the owner's
property;
l) The on-site excavation of land, stockpiling or stripping of soil and grading
provided that either the stripping or excavation or grading is part of a
development for which a development permit has been approved, or that
the applicant has already signed a development agreement with the Town for
the area concerned;
m) Municipal works, specifically roads, traffic management infrastructure, vehicular
and pedestrian bridges, water and utility installations, substations and pumping
stations, water reservoirs, storm and sanitary sewer installations, street furniture
and signs, work depots, public works buildings and facilities, parks and
landscaping projects;
n) The construction of municipal public roadways and walkways, the installation of
utilities and the grading of a site which is the subject of an approved subdivision
for which a development agreement has been duly executed, or the undertaking
of public roadway construction that has been authorized by Council;
o) One (1) on-site sign, which does not exceed 0.18 sq. meters in area used to
identify a person's or building's name and address;
p) Temporary buildings and protective fences when associated with a construction
project for which a development permit has been issued for such a project;
q) Exterior renovations to any building provided the proposed renovations do not
increase the area of the building and comply with all setback and height
requirements of the applicable land use district;
r) The construction or replacement of an accessory building having an area of less
than 10 sq. meters and that has a height not greater than 4 meters;
s) Antenna structures;
t) A change of occupancy within the same use if, in the opinion of the Development
Authority, such change of occupancy does not change the intensity of the use of
the structure, the structure has not been unoccupied for a time period exceeding
6 months and where there is an existing Development Permit for said use;
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1.12
Required Information for Application for Development Permit
1) An application for a Development Permit shall not be considered to have been
received until the applicant has submitted all information required pursuant to the
following sections of this Bylaw, and any information specifically required pursuant to
the regulations of the applicable Land Use District or any other section of this Bylaw,
and until the applicant has paid the appropriate fee specified by the relevant Bylaw
or Policy;
2) Notwithstanding clause (1) above, the Development Authority may receive an
application if, in its opinion, the proposed development is such a nature as to enable
a decision to be made on the application without all of the information required in
this section;
3) The Development Authority may require an applicant to submit any additional
information as he considers necessary to evaluate a Development Permit application;
4) Where an application for a Development Permit is determined to contain incorrect or
incomplete information, no Development Permit shall be issued until such time
information is corrected by the applicant;
5) The approval or issuing of a Development Permit shall not prevent the Development
Authority from requiring the correction of errors in the application, nor from
prohibiting the development from being carried out when the same is in violation of
this Bylaw.
1.13
Conditions Attached to a Development Permit
1) The Development Authority may, with respect to a Development Permit, impose any
conditions deemed appropriate, having regard to the regulations of this Bylaw, the
provisions of any Statutory Plan and the Municipal Government Act.
2) A Development Permit for a Permitted Use or a Discretionary Use may include
conditions related to:
a) Utility Servicing;
b) Site Access;
c) Vehicle Management and Parking;
d) General Appearance;
e) Accessory Uses;
f) Land Use District Requirements;
g) Timeframe of Validity of Permit;
h) Security;
i) Pedestrian Movement;
j) Landscaping;
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k) Garbage Storage; and
l) Signage.
3) The Development Authority may require an applicant, as a condition of issuing a
Development Permit, to enter into agreements to service the property as provided by
the Municipal Government Act.
4) The Development Authority may place conditions that may be:
a)
Prior to Release Conditions; or
b) Issuance Conditions.
1.14
Notification, Issuance and Validity of Development Permits
1) When an application for Development Permit is approved for any use, the Notice of
Decision, as the case may be, shall be delivered to the applicant in a manner
acceptable to the Development Authority;
2) If the application is for a permitted use that requires a variance pursuant to Section
1.7.1 of the Bylaw, or is for a discretionary use, the Development Authority shall also
issue a notice stating the legal description of the property, civic address, and the
nature of the use or development, to be sent by ordinary mail to adjacent land owners
and may, at the discretion of the Development Authority:
a) Be published in a local newspaper circulating within the municipality, or
b) Be posted conspicuously on the property.
3) When an application for a Development Permit is refused, the Notice of Decision shall
be sent to the applicant by ordinary mail;
4) For the purpose of this Bylaw, notice given by the Development Authority on an
application for a Development Permit is deemed to have been given five (5) days after
the date the notice was sent by ordinary mail;
5) When an application for a Development Permit has been approved by the
Development Authority, the Development Permit shall not be considered valid unless
and until all conditions noted as "Prior to Release Conditions" have been met to the
satisfaction of the Development Authority;
6) If the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board is served with a Notice of Appeal
on a Development Permit pursuant to the Municipal Government Act, such notice
shall suspend the Development Permit until final determination of the appeal
validates, amends or revokes the suspended Development Permit;
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7) When a Development Permit has been issued and an application to the Court of
Appeal has commenced, any action taken by the permit holder in proceeding with the
development is at the sole risk of the Permit holder;
8) If the development authorized by a Development Permit is not commenced within
twelve (12) months from the date of its issue, and completed within twenty-four (24)
months of the commencement of construction, the permit is deemed to be cancelled,
unless an extension to this period shall first have been granted by the Development
Authority;
9) Upon written request by the applicant, the Development Authority, at its sole
discretion may extend a Notice of Decision on a Development Permit for an
appropriate period beyond its expiry to allow additional time for the applicant to meet
the conditions for issuance of the Development Permit, or to complete the project to
which the permit applies;
10) A Development Permit, when issued by the Development Authority, remains valid
provided the use is not abandoned for a period of up to six (6) months or comes to
the end date noted in the conditions of issuance;
11) A Development Permit issued pursuant to this Bylaw is not a Building Permit, and
construction shall not commence until a Building Permit has been approved;
12) Subject to Section 13, when an application for a Development Permit is refused,
another application for a Development Permit for the same or similar use of the site
shall not be made by the same or any other applicant until one (1) year after the date
of the refusal of the application;
13) When an application for a Development Permit is refused, another application for a
development on the same site may be made within one (1) year after the date of the
refusal of the application if:
a) The application was refused because the application did not comply with this
Bylaw; and
b) The development that is the subject of the subsequent application complies with
this Bylaw.
1.15
Development Application Forms, Notices and Fees
1) For the purpose of administering the provisions of this Bylaw, the Chief Administrative
Officer may authorize the use of any forms or notices that are required;
2) For the purposes of administering the provisions of this Bylaw, Council may authorize
the imposition of fees or other charges, by way of Bylaw, Policy or Resolution.
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1.16
Subdivision Applications, Decisions and Conditions of Approval
1) An application for subdivision approval shall be made to the Subdivision Authority
using the prescribed form, signed by the owner or the owner's agent;
2) The Subdivision Authority may require an application for multi-lot residential,
commercial, highway commercial and industrial uses to include:
a) A functional servicing report, a traffic impact assessment, a geotechnical
assessment, storm water management plan, historical/archeological assessment,
analysis of the use of the land, and other matters as the Subdivision Authority may
require;
b) Statistics in tabular form showing calculations of the gross area of land in the plan
area and the allocation of that land to streets, lanes, lots, Municipal Reserve,
Municipal and School Reserve, School Reserve, Environmental Reserve,
Community Reserve and Public Utility Lot;
c) A development phasing plan, if applicable;
d) A plan showing how natural features and views will be preserved.
3) The Subdivision Authority shall take into account in its decision, the Design Guidelines
for Subdivision Servicing, Land Use Bylaw and Statutory Plan requirements and
referral agency comments;
4) A decision on an application for subdivision approval is not an approval to develop,
construct or build on the land. Site grading, earthwork or any other construction shall
not commence nor proceed until a development agreement has been signed or where
applicable, a development permit has been issued;
5) When an application for subdivision is approved, with or without conditions, or
refused, the Notice of Decision shall be sent by ordinary mail to the applicant and
those persons and authorities that are required to be given a copy of the decision
under the Subdivision and Development Regulations, and by any other additional
means acceptable to the Subdivision Authority;
6) In the decision to approve an application for subdivision, the Subdivision Authority
may apply conditions to ensure the application conforms to this Bylaw, the Municipal
Government Act, adopted Statutory Plans or other legislation, including conditions
that:
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a) Require the applicant to enter into agreements with the municipality as
contemplated by the Municipal Government Act, including the provision of
security as outlined in the agreements;
b) Require the applicant to repair or reinstate, or to pay for the repair or
reinstatement, to original condition, any roads, municipal signage, curbing,
sidewalk, boulevard landscaping and tree planting which may be damaged,
destroyed, or otherwise harmed during construction of the development or
subdivision;
c) Respect the time within which a subdivision or any part of it is to be completed;
d) Limit the length of time for the phasing of development or subdivision; and
e) Indicate the maximum density of dwelling units that may be allowed to occupy
the site.
1.17
Right of Entry
1) Right of Entry procedures shall be governed by the Municipal Government Act;
2) The Chief Administrative Officer, Development Authority, Subdivision Authority,
Peace Officer/Bylaw Enforcement Officer, or such other person designated by Council,
are "designated officers" for the purposes of Subsection (1) above and the Municipal
Government Act.
1.18
Bylaw Contravention
Orders and municipal actions to remedy a contravention under this Bylaw shall be
governed by the Municipal Government Act.
1.19
Authority and Responsibility of the Peace Officer / Bylaw Enforcement Officer
1) The Peace Officer/Bylaw Enforcement Officer has the following authority and
responsibility with respect to the Land Use Bylaw:
a) Respond to and investigate complaints as directed by the Development Officer
from time to time, and
b) Issue warnings, notices, tickets and tags as directed by the Development Officer
from time to time, in accordance with Sections 1.20.1 and 1.20.2 of this Bylaw.
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1.20
Offences and Penalties
1) This Bylaw shall be enforced, and contravention of any provision contained herein will
be acted upon within the legal authority of the Council and potentially by the Court
of Queen's Bench of Alberta;
2) A person who contravenes any provision of the Municipal Government Act, this Bylaw,
an Order under this Bylaw, a Development Permit, a subdivision approval, or who
obstructs or hinders any person in the exercise or performance of their powers or
duties under this Bylaw or Municipal Government Act is guilty of an offense and is
liable to the penalties provided for in the Municipal Government Act, S. 566(1), (2);
1.20.1 Municipal Tags
a) A Peace Officer/Bylaw Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized and empowered to
issue a Municipal Tag to any person whom the Peace Officer/Bylaw Enforcement
Officer has reasonable grounds to believe has contravened any provision for this
Bylaw;
b) A Municipal Tag shall be served upon such person personally, or in the case of a
corporation, by serving the Municipal Tag personally upon the Manager, Secretary or
other Officer of the corporation, or a person in charge of a branch office, or by mailing
a copy to such person by registered mail;
c) Where personal service cannot be affected upon a person, a Peace Officer/Bylaw
Enforcement Officer may serve the Municipal Tag by leaving the Tag with a person on
the premises who has the appearance of being at least eighteen (18) years of age;
d) A Municipal Tag shall be in a form approved by Council, and shall contain the following
information:
(i) The name of the person to whom the Municipal Tag is issued;
(ii) The date of issue;
(iii) A description of the offence, the section number of the Bylaw, and the date on
which the offence occurred;
(iv) The appropriate penalty for the offence as specified in the Provincial Offences
Procedure Act, RSA 2000, c. P-34, and any amendments and regulations thereto,
and this Bylaw, as amended by Council from time to time;
(v) That the penalty shall be paid within a time prescribed by the Peace Officer/Bylaw
Enforcement Officer in order to avoid prosecution; and
(vi) Any other information as may be required by the Town Council from time to time.
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e) Where a Municipal Tag has been issued pursuant to Section 1.20.1, the person to whom the
Municipal Tag has been issued may, in lieu of being prosecuted for the
f) offence, pay to the Town the penalty specified on the Municipal Tag within the time period provided.
1.20.2 Violation Tickets
a)
In those cases where a Municipal Tag has been issued and the penalty on the
Municipal Tag has not been paid within the prescribed time, the Peace Officer/Bylaw
Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized and empowered to issue a Violation Ticket
pursuant to Part II of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, RSA 2000 and
amendments thereto;
b) Notwithstanding Subsection 1.20.2a) above, a Peace Officer/Bylaw Enforcement
Officer is hereby authorized and empowered to immediately issue a Violation Ticket
to any person whom the Peace Officer/Bylaw Enforcement Officer has reasonable
grounds to believe has contravened any provision of this Bylaw, notwithstanding that
a Municipal Tag has not first been issued;
c)
Where a Violation Ticket has been issued to a person pursuant to this Bylaw, that
person may plead guilty to the offence by submitting to a Clerk of the Provincial
Court, the specified penalty set out in the Violation Ticket at any time prior to the
appearance date indicated on the Violation Ticket.
1.20.3 Notification
Any written notice, or Order, or decision that is required under any provision of this Bylaw
to be provide to any person shall be deemed to have been so provided if it is:
a) Delivered personally to the person or their agent it is directed to; or
b) Mailed by certified mail to the last known address of the person it is directed to; or
c) Left with any agent or employee or resident at the last known address of the person
to whom it is directed.
1.20.4 Paying a penalty or pleading guilty does not constitute an approval to continue the activity
in violation of the Land Use Bylaw.
1.21 Temporary Permits
1) The Development Authority may, except in Residential Districts, approve an
application for discretionary use for any temporary period of time;
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2) If the subject lands are in a Residential District, the Development Authority may only
approve an application for temporary development permit if the application is for a
Residential Sales Centre;
3) A Temporary Permit may be issued for the stripping and grading of lands in any District
where an engineered stamped drawing for the grading of the lands approved by the
Town's Engineer is submitted with the application;
4) A Temporary Permit may be issued for a period of up to one year, with extensions
granted at the sole discretion of the Development Authority;
5) A Temporary Building shall consist of a building constructed without any foundation
below grade or any other building determined by the Development Authority to be
temporary as a condition to the issuance of the Development Permit.
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PART TWO
DEFINITIONS
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1.
GENERAL DEFINITIONS
2.
USE DEFINITIONS
3.
SIGN DEFINITIONS
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PART TWO: DEFINITIONS
1. GENERAL DEFINITIONS
In this Land Use Bylaw:
Terms and words in this Bylaw, which are defined in the Municipal Government Act, have the
meaning expressed in that Act. For definition of words used in this Bylaw that are not included
in this Section, reference should be made to The Merriam-Webster Dictionary New Edition (c)
2016
Other terms and words are defined as follows:
A
Abut or Abutting means immediately contiguous to or physically touching, and when
used with respect to a lot or site, means that the lot or site physically touches upon
another lot, site or piece of land, and shares a property line or boundary line with it.
Accessory Use means a use customarily incidental and subordinate to the main use and
is located on the same parcel of land with such main use.
Act means the Municipal Government Act Chapter M-26 Revised Statutes of Alberta,
2000, as amended.
Adjacent Land means land that is contiguous to the parcel of land that is the subject of
an application and includes land that would be contiguous if not for a highway, road, river
or stream.
Approving Authority means the Council or the Development Authority as the context
provides.
Area Redevelopment Plan means a statutory plan adopted by the Council as an area
redevelopment plan pursuant to the Municipal Government Act.
Area Structure Plan means a statutory plan adopted by the Council as an area structure
plan pursuant to the Municipal Government Act.
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B
Basement means the portion of a building or structure which is wholly or partially below
grade and below the finished level of the floor directly above. A basement does not
constitute a storey for the purpose of this Bylaw.
Boulevard means the landscape strip in a road right-of-way between the street curb and
adjacent property line. Boulevard widths vary from street to street.
Building includes anything constructed or placed on, in, over or under land but does not
include a highway or road or a bridge forming part of a highway or road
C
Certificate of Compliance means a document (stamp) signed by the Development
Authority, certifying that a development is compliant with this Bylaw as represented on:
a)
a current Alberta Land Surveyors' Real Property Report; or
b)
An Alberta Land Surveyor's Paper or Digital Real Property Report or Survey
Certificate that is older than 180 days (six months) and supported by an affidavit
that the Real Property Report or Survey Certificate is an accurate representation
of the development on the property.
Corner Visibility Triangle means a triangular area formed on the corner site by the two
street property lines and a straight line which intersects them at a specified distance from
the corner where they meet. A corner visibility triangle example is illustrated as follows:
Council means the elected officials of the Town of Sundre.
S
T
R
E
E
T
CORNER VISIBILITY TRIANGLE
3.0 m
3.0 m
STREET
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Coverage, Site means the total horizontal area of all buildings or structures on a site which
are located at or higher than 0.3m above grade, including accessory buildings or
structures. This definition shall not include:
a)
steps, walkways, eaves, cornices, and similar projections; or
b)
driveways, aisles and parking lots unless they are part of a structure which extends
0.3m or more above grade; or
c)
unenclosed inner or outer courts, terraces and patios where these are less than
0.3m above grade; or
d)
buildings or structures having an area not greater than 10m2
Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) is a crime prevention
philosophy, based on the theory that proper design and effective use of the built
environment can lead to a reduction in the fear and incidence of crime, as well as an
improvement in the quality of life.
D
Development means
a) An excavation or stockpile and the creation of either of them, or
b) A building or an addition to, or replacement or repair of a building and the
construction or placing in, on, over or under land of any of them, or
c) A change of use of land or a building or an act done in relation to land or a building
that results in or is likely to result in a change in the use of the land or building, or
d) A change in the intensity of use of land or a building or an act done in relation to
land or a building that results in or is likely to result in a change in the intensity of
use of the land or building.
Development Authority means a designated officer, person or persons appointed by
Bylaw pursuant to the Municipal Government Act to exercise development powers and
duties on behalf of the municipality.
Development Officer means a person appointed as a Development Officer pursuant to
this Land Use Bylaw.
Development Permit means a document authorizing a development issued pursuant to
this Land Use Bylaw.
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District means a Land Use District as depicted in Part Four: Land Use District Regulations,
and on the Land Use District Map comprising "Schedule A" of this Bylaw.
Discretionary Use means the use of land, a building or structure for which a permit may
be issued at the discretion of the Development Authority.
Driveway means a vehicle access route between the carriageway of a road and a use on
a parcel.
Dwelling means a building or portion of a building containing one or more dwelling units
for a person(s) to reside in.
Dwelling Unit means a building or portion of a building that is used as a home or residence
and contains one or more rooms including a kitchen designed as a self-contained unit for
one or more persons for the purpose of cooking, living and sleeping.
E
Eave Line means the horizontal line that marks the intersection of the roof and the wall
of a building
F
Fence means a vertical physical barrier constructed to provide visual screening or to
prevent unauthorized access. This does not include the development of artificial
embankments such as retaining walls.
1:00 Year Flood Elevation means the water level reached during a 1:100 year flood as
determined in accordance with technical criteria established for the Canada-Alberta Flood
Damage Reduction Program.
Flood Fringe means the outer portion of the flood risk area, adjacent to the floodway.
The water in the flood fringe is generally shallower and flows more slowly than in the
floodway. Conditions are generally less hazardous than in the floodway.
Flood Proofing means with respect to a building or building extension, a design, manner
of construction or siting thereof for the purpose of preventing damage by floods of a
specified magnitude that is certified by a Registered Architect under the Architects Act of
the Province of Alberta or a Professional Engineer registered under the Engineering,
Geological, or Geophysical Professions Act of the Province of Alberta.
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Flood Risk Area means the area, which would be inundated by the 1:100 year flood along
the Bearberry Creek and Red Deer River as identified on the Sundre Flood Risk Map
established by the Canada-Alberta Flood Damage Reduction Program.
Flood Risk Overlay means an overlay, which identifies the flood risk areas, which have
been mapped under the Canada-Alberta Flood Damage Reduction Program.
Floodway means that part of the flood risk area where the flood waters is deepest, fastest
and hence most destructive. It is a constricted channel area within which the entire
design flood may be conveyed without either raising water levels or increasing flow
velocities beyond specified limited. (Bylaw 782)
Floor Area means
a) For residential buildings, the total area of all floors in a building measured from
the outside of exterior walls, but excluding basement, floor areas of cellars,
attached garages, shed, carports, or open porches in all residential buildings, or
b) For commercial buildings, the total floor area of all floors in a building measured
from the outside of exterior walls including basements and cellars but excluding
mall areas.
Floor Area, Gross means the total floor area of the building or structure, contained within
the outside surface of the exterior and basement walls, or where buildings are separated
by firewalls, to the centre line of the common firewall.
Frontage means, where used with reference to residential development, the lineal
distance measured along the Front Lot Line; and where used with reference to non-
residential development, the length of the property line of any side of a separate business
development which is parallel to, and abuts, a public roadway, not including a lane, which
is directly accessible from the development.
G
Garage means, an accessory building, or part of a principal building designed and used
primarily for the storage of private motor vehicles and includes a carport.
Geothermal energy means a renewable source of energy that employs the use of a heat
pump to warm or cool air by utilizing the constant temperatures of the earth.
Grade means, the elevation of the natural ground level of the site or the finished level of
the ground adjoining a building at all exterior walls or the level of the ground established
by an approved grade plan.
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Grade Plan means, a drawing or specification prepared by a professional engineer or a
member of a similar professional discipline which specifies elevations for building floors
and foundations, streets, lanes, walks and the finished ground level of the site.
H
Habitable Floor Area means, any finished floor area intended primarily for human
occupancy.
Height means, when used with reference to a building or structure, the average vertical
distance between finished grade and the apex of the roof line measured at the front and
rear corners of a building or structure, excluding a roof stairway entrance, elevator
shaft, ventilating fan, sky light, steeple, chimney, smoke, vapor or ventilation stack, fire
or parapet wall, flag pole, antenna or similar device not structurally essential to the
building or structure (see sketch):
I
Intermunicipal Development Plan means a statutory plan adopted by the Council of the
Town of Sundre and the Council of Mountain View County as an Intermunicipal
Development Plan pursuant to the Municipal Government Act.
Issue means the date a development permit or an order is dated and signed by the
Development Authority in the course of his duties
L
Landscaped Area means that portion of the site which is required to be landscaped pursuant to
this bylaw and Development Permit, and shall not include areas occupied by storage, parking lots,
driveways, or garbage containers other than decorative containers for the use of the public and
approved by the Development Authority.
Landscaping means the modification and enhancement of a site through the use of any
or all of the following elements:
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a)
soft landscaping consisting of vegetation such as trees, shrubs, hedges, grass and ground
cover, perennials; and
b)
hard landscaping consisting of non-vegetative materials such as asphalt, brick, stone,
concrete, tile, wood and synthetics.
Land Use Bylaw means a Bylaw, and amendments thereto, pursuant to Section 640 of the
Municipal Government Act.
Land Use Policies means policies established by the Lieutenant Governor in Council pursuant to
the Municipal Government Act.
Lane means a public road, which provides a secondary means of access to a parcel or parcels and
which are registered in a land titles office.
Lot means parcel, or tract of land owned by one or more people or by a legal entity such as a
company, corporation, organization, government or trust as registered at the Land Titles Office.
Lot Line, Front means the property line separating a lot from an abutting street. In the case of a
Corner Site, the Front Line is the shorter of the property lines abutting a street (see sketch)
Lot Line, Rear means either the property line of a lot which is furthest from and opposite
the Front Lot Line, or, where there is no such property line, the point of intersection of
any property lines other than a Front Lot Line which is furthest from and opposite the
Front Lot Line.
Lot Line, Side means the property line of a lot other than a Front Lot Line or Rear Lot Line.
M
m means meters (m.)
m2 means square meters
Mechanized Excavation, Stripping and Grading means the use of motorized equipment
to remove, relocate, or stockpile soil or vegetation in excess of normal landscape
maintenance requirements.
Manufactured Home Lot means the space allotted for the installation of one
Manufactured Home in any Manufactured Home Park or Manufactured Home
Subdivision.
Manufactured Home Park means a comprehensive development under one (1) title
which has allocated space for the installation of Manufactured Homes.
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Manufactured Home Subdivision means a parcel of land subdivided by a registered plan
into individual titled lots for the installation of Manufactured Homes.
Municipality means the Town of Sundre
Municipal Development Plan means a statutory plan adopted by Council as a Municipal
Development Plan, pursuant to the Municipal Government Act.
Municipal Government Act means the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000, c M-26,
as amended.
N
Natural Environment Preservation Area means an environmentally sensitive area or
otherwise locally significant area that is to be preserved because of its natural or amenity
value to the Town.
Naturescape means the practice of landscaping or gardening with exclusively native
plants and vegetation.
Nuisance means anything that interferes with the use or enjoyment of property,
endangers personal health or safety, or is offensive to the senses.
Non-conforming Building means a building
a)
that is lawfully constructed or lawfully under construction at the date this Bylaw
or any amendment thereof affecting the building or land on which the building is
situated becomes effective, and
b)
that on the date this Bylaw or any amendment thereof becomes effective does
not, or when constructed will not, comply with the Land Use Bylaw.
Non-conforming Use means a lawful specific use
a)
being made of land or a building or intended to be made of a building lawfully
under construction, at the date this Bylaw or any amendment thereof affecting
the land or building becomes effective, and
b)
that on the date this Bylaw or any amendment thereof becomes effective does
not, or in the case of a building under construction, will not comply with this Bylaw
O
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Owner means the person(s) who is registered under the Land Titles Act as the owner of
the land.
P
Parapet means a low wall or railing to protect the edge of a roof.
Parcel of Land means
a) Where there has been a subdivision, any lot or block shown on a plan of
subdivision that has been registered in a land titles office;
b) Where a building affixed to the land that would without special mention be
transferred by a transfer of land has been erected on 2 or more lots or blocks
shown on a plan of subdivision that has been registered in a land titles office, all
those lots or blocks;
c) A quarter section of land according to the system of surveys under the Surveys Act
or any other area of land described on a certificate of title.
Party Wall means either a wall erected at, or upon, a line separating two parcels of land
each of which is, or is capable of being, a separate legal parcel subdivided under the
Municipal Government Act, as amended, or a wall separating two dwellings each of which
is, or capable of being, a separate legal parcel divided under the Condominium Property
Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000, Chapter C-22.
Peace Officer means a person(s) who is appointed by a Municipality to uphold and
enforce certain laws, regulations and municipal bylaws. The Justice and Solicitor General
has overall authority for the Peace Officer Program, as provided in the Peace Officer Act.
A Peace Officer includes municipal bylaw enforcement by a Bylaw Enforcement Officer
for the purposes of this Bylaw.
Permitted Use means the use of land or of a structure which is listed in the column
captioned, "Permitted Uses" in the lists of Permitted and Discretionary Uses appearing in
this Bylaw under Part Four: Land Use District Regulations and for which, when it meets
the applicable provisions of this Bylaw, a Development Permit shall be issued.
Principal Building means a building, which in the opinion of the Development Authority:
a) occupies the major or the central portion of site, or
b) is the chief or the main one among the buildings on the site, or
c) constitutes by reason of its use the primary purpose for which the site is used.
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Principal Use means the use of a site or of a structure which in the opinion of the
Development Authority constitutes the primary purpose for which the site is used.
Public Property means any area within the corporate limits of the Town of Sundre and
owned or controlled by the Town of Sundre or any other level of government including,
but not limited to, roadways, road allowances, pathways, sidewalks, lands designated as
Public Utility Lots, Municipal Reserves, Environmental Reserves and Utility Right-of-Ways,
nor any parks, playgrounds, or any lands occupied by a public utility.
Public Utility means a public utility as defined in Part 17 of the Municipal Government
Act.
R
Recreation Vehicle Park means a specific area comprehensively designed, developed,
operated and maintained to provide sites and facilities for the placement and occupancy
of recreation vehicles on a seasonal basis, and for the purpose of this Bylaw is pursuant
to the Seasonal Residential District of Part Four: Land Use District Regulations.
Retaining Wall means a wall erected for holding in place a mass of earth or the like as at
the edge of a terrace or excavation.
Road means land
a) Shown as a road on a plan of survey that has been filed or registered in a Land
Titles Office, or
b) Used as a public road, and
c) Includes a bridge forming part of a public road and any structure incidental to a
public road but does not include a highway.
S
Screening means the total or partial concealment of a building, structure or activity by a
fence, wall, berm or soft landscaping.
Setback means the distance of a building or structure to a property line.
Sewage Collection System means a wastewater system, as defined in the Environmental
Protection and Enhancement Act, and amendments thereto, that serves two or more
dwelling units.
Site means an area of land consisting of one or more abutting lots.
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Site Area means the total horizontal area of a site.
Site, Corner means a site located at the inter-section of two public streets.
Site, Interior means any site other than a corner site.
Site, Width means the horizontal distance between the side property boundaries
determined by:
a) producing a straight line through the front yard and rear yard setback points on
the side property lines;
b) producing a line (CD) through the midpoints of the lines established in (a); and
c) measuring the distance between the side property boundaries on a straight line
through the midpoint of a line (CD) and parallel to the front setback line
established in (a).
Sleeping Unit means a room, or a group of two or more rooms, not equipped with self
contained cooking facilities.
Solar Panel means a device used to convert energy contained within the sun's rays into
electrical (photovoltaic) or heat energy and may be in a single unit or an array of units
into a single panel.
Statutory Plan means a plan adopted by the Council of a municipality pursuant to the
Municipal Government Act.
Storey means a level or part of a building situated above or below, with a floor that could
be used by people for living, work, storage, recreation, but does not include a basement.
Street for the purposes of this Bylaw means a public roadway other than a lane.
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Subdivision and Development Appeal Board means the board established pursuant to
the Municipal Government Act.
Subdivision Authority means the Council, designated officer, person or persons
appointed pursuant to the Municipal Government Act to exercise subdivision powers and
duties on behalf of the municipality.
Subdivision and Development Regulation means the Subdivision and Development
Regulation, Alberta Regulation 443/2002 with amendments up to and including Alberta
Regulation 188/2017.
Subdivision Officer means a person appointed as a Subdivision Officer pursuant to this
Land Use Bylaw.
U
Use, Change of means the conversion of land or building, or portion thereof from one
land use activity to another in accordance with the permitted or discretionary uses as
listed in each Land Use District.
Use, Intensity of means an increase or decrease to the density (number of units or seating
capacity), an increase to the gross floor area of an existing structure, or an expansion or
addition to the uses on that site.
Use means the purpose or activity for which a piece of land or its buildings are designed,
arranged, developed or intended, or for which it is occupied or maintained.
V
Variance means an authorization by the Development Authority to vary a requirement to
this Bylaw.
W
Water distribution system means a waterworks system, as defined in the Environmental
Protection and Enhancement Act, and amendments thereto, that serves two or more
dwelling units.
X
Xeriscape means water conservation through creative landscaping. Xeriscaping
emphasizes the efficient use of the minimum amount of water required to sustain an
attractive and functional landscape.
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Y
Yard means required open space unoccupied by any portion of a building or structure
0.3m or more above grade, unless otherwise permitted by this Bylaw.
Yard, Front means that portion of the lot from the front lot line extending across the full
width of the site to the nearest wall of the primary building.
Yard, Rear means that portion of the lot from the rear lot line extending across the full
width of the site to the nearest wall of the primary building.
Yard, Side means that portion of the lot from each side lot line to the nearest wall of the
primary building situated between the front yard and rear yard.
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All other words and expressions have the meaning respectively assigned to them in Part 17
of the Municipal Government Act and the Subdivision and Development Regulations.
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2. USE DEFINITIONS
The following guidelines shall be applied in interpreting the Use Class definitions:
a)
The typical uses, which may be listed in the definitions, are not intended to be exclusive
or restrictive. Reference should be made to the definition of the Use Class in
determining whether or not a use is included within a particular Use Class.
b)
Where specific use does not conform to the wording of any Use Class definition or
generally conforms to the wording of two or more Use Class definitions, the
Development Authority may, in his discretion, deem that the use conforms to and is
included in that Use Class which it considers to be the most appropriate in character
and purpose. In such a case, the use shall be considered a Discretionary Use, whether
or not the Use Class is listed as Permitted or Discretionary within the applicable District.
A
Accessory Building or Accessory Use means a use or a building, which, in the opinion of the
Development Authority, is naturally or normally incidental or subordinate to the principal use,
or building located on the same site. This Use Class includes such things as private garages,
private swimming pools, private sheds or private greenhouses.
Accessory Building - Oversized means an oversized accessory building which is incidental or
subordinate to the principal building and use of the same property that provides space for
property owners to be creative and beneficial for the storage of their personal automobiles,
off-road vehicles, lawn maintenance equipment and other personal chattels, and may contain
a loft area for a Garden Suite / Laneway Home.
Accessory Suite means a separate and subordinate dwelling unit contained within a single
detached dwelling.
Adult Care Residence means a building with two or more accommodation units designed to
provide long-term housing wherein the adult residents, who because of their circumstances
cannot or do not wish to maintain their own households, are provided with meal services and
may receive such services as housekeeping and personal care assistance.
Alternate Energy System means any system that harnesses natural elements such as wind,
solar, water (including rainwater) or geothermal sources to generate electrical, thermal or
mechanical energy and does not utilize any form of non-renewable resources. The use of
rainwater for irrigation and watering of plants is not included in this definition.
Amusement Establishments, Major means development providing facilities within any
building, room or area having more than ten (10) table games or electronic games played by
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patrons for entertainment with or without a fee. This Use Class includes miniature golf. This
Use Class does not include Indoor Recreation Services.
Amusement Establishments, Minor means development providing facilities within any
building, room or area having up to ten (10) table games or electronic games played by patrons
for entertainment with or without a fee. This Use Class does not include Indoor Recreation
Services.
Auctioneering Establishments means development specifically intended for the auctioning of
goods and equipment, including temporary storage of such goods and equipment, excluding
livestock.
Auto Body and Paint Shop means development where bodies of motor vehicles are repaired
or painted or both. Auto Body and Paint Shops may have activates associated with the use,
including auto parts, equipment, scrap, and other materials located outside of a building
provided they are contained within a screened enclosure.
Automotive and Equipment Repair Shops means development used for the servicing and
mechanical repair of automobiles, motorcycles snowmobiles and similar vehicles and the sale,
installation or servicing of related accessories and parts. This Use Class includes transmission
shops, muffler shops, tire shops, automotive glass shop, and upholstery shops. This Use Class
does not include body repair and paint shops, Service Stations and Rapid Drive-Through
Vehicle Services.
Automotive and Recreation Vehicle Sales/Rentals means development used for the retail sale
and rental of new or used automobiles, motorcycles, snowmobiles, tent trailers, boats, travel
trailers or similar light recreational vehicles or crafts, together with incidental maintenance
services and sale of parts. This Use Class includes automobile dealerships, car rental agencies
and motorcycle dealerships.
Automotive Service means an establishment for the sale of automotive fuel, lubricating oils
and associated automotive fluids, providing rapid cleaning and lubrication to motor vehicles
and may also include an accessory service and repair facility, automotive parts sales, a
towing service or convenience store, gas bars and service stations.
Auto Wrecking Yard means land and buildings that are used for the storage and dismantling
of old or wrecked cars or trucks for the purpose of recycling their components.
B
Bed and Breakfast Accommodation means an accessory use carried on within an owner-
occupied Dwelling where temporary accommodation is provided for remuneration. Rooms
shall not contain kitchen facilities and only one meal may be served daily. Occupancy shall be
for a period of less than 14 days and the occupier has no right of renewal. No additional
services such as room service may be provided.
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Brew Pub means a bar or restaurant under license of the Province of Alberta where the owner
produces a specialty beer(s) for consumption on site, along with food preparation and service.
No off sales of the product is allowed.
Bulk Fuel Dealership means a facility providing for the retail, wholesale and delivery of bulk
fuel products including related storage facilities and vehicle parking.
Bus Services means development used for passenger bus and transportation purposes and
includes baggage and freight handling. Typical uses are bus terminals and bus charters.
C
Cannabis means cannabis and any products containing cannabis as defined in the Cannabis
Act.
Cannabis Accessories means accessories that promote the responsible and legal consumption
and storage of cannabis.
Cannabis Production Facility means a building used for the legal cultivation, processing,
testing, storing, destruction, packaging, distribution and shipping of cannabis permitted and
licensed by the Government of Canada but does not include a cannabis retail store.
Cannabis Retail Store means a retail establishment licensed under Provincial authority where
cannabis and cannabis accessories may be sold, stored, and includes any storage room, lobby,
hallway or other service areas used by the licensee in support of the areas where cannabis
may be sold.
Cartage and Freight Terminal means a development accommodating the storage and
distribution of freight shipped by air, or highway transportation.
Cemeteries means development of a parcel of land primarily as landscaped open space for the
entombment of the deceased, and may include the following accessory developments:
Columbariums, and mausoleums. Typical uses in this class include memorial parks, burial
grounds and gardens of remembrance.
Commercial Schools means development used for training and instruction in a specific trade,
skill or service for the financial gain of the individual or company owning the school. This Use
Class does not include schools defined as Education Services. Typical uses include secretarial,
business hairdressing, beauty culture, dancing or music schools.
Community Recreation Services means development for recreational, social or multi-purpose
use without fixed seats and primarily intended for local community purposes. Typical uses
include community halls and community centres operated by a local residents' organization.
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Contractor Services, General means development used for the provision of building
construction, landscaping, electrical, excavation, drilling, heating, plumbing, paving, road
construction, sewer or similar services of a construction nature which require on-site storage
space for materials, construction equipment or vehicles normally associated with the
contractor service. Any sales, display, office or technical support service areas shall be
accessory to the principal General Contractor Services Use only. This Use Class does not
include Professional Financial and Office Services.
Contractor Service, Limited means development used for the provision of electrical, plumbing,
heating, painting and similar contractor services primarily to individual households and the
accessory sale of goods normally associated with the contractor services where all materials
are kept within an enclosed building, and there are no accessory manufacturing activities. The
development must have on site retail sale of goods and services.
Crematorium means a facility for a reduction of the human body to ashes by heat.
Custodial Dwelling Unit means a development containing one dwelling unit for those persons
guarding, protecting, or maintaining a facility or a parcel(s) of land and is incidental or
subordinate to the principal use of the land or facility.
Custom Manufacturing Establishments means a premises located in a central or highway
commercial district, used for small scale indoor, on-site production or assembling of semi-
finished or finished goods, products and equipment normally associated with household use.
This includes but is not limited to jewelry, gunsmiths, potter and sculpture studios, bakeries,
butchers, toy and musical instruments, cabinet and furniture manufacturing, and computer
components. This may include the provision of instruction or DIY classes, and small scale retail
outlets for the sale of the custom manufactured goods; however, this shall be accessory to the
principal Use. This Use does not include equipment or automotive repair shops or the large
scale manufacturing or pre-fabrication of accessory buildings (garages, sheds, cabins or tiny
homes), large scale commercial bakeries or abattoirs which are more appropriate to be
located in an industrial district.
D
Day Care Facility - Commercial means a development, which is licensed by the Province to
provide childcare and is located in a facility that is in a non-residential area. It provides care
for children for more than 3 but less than 24 consecutive hours in each day that the facility is
operating and is intended to be operated for at least 12 consecutive weeks per year.
Day Care Facility - Neighbourhood means a development which is licensed by the Province
to provide care for 7 - 15 children for more than 3 but less than 24 consecutive hours in each
day that the facility is operating and is intended to be operated for at least 12 consecutive
months.
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Day Home Facility - means a development to provide care for 1 to 6 children for more than 3
but less than 24 consecutive hours in each day that the facility is operating and is intended to
be operated for at least 12 consecutive weeks per year.
Detention and Correction Services means development for the purpose of holding or
confining and treating or rehabilitating persons. Typical uses may include jails, remand
centres, correction centres, and drug treatment and alcohol rehabilitation centres.
Drive-In Food Services means development used for eating and drinking which offer a limited
menu for rapid customer service and includes one or more of the following features: car
attendant services; drive through pick-up services; or parking primarily intended for the on-
site consumption of food within a motor vehicle.
E
Eating and Drinking Establishments, Major means development where food and beverages
are prepared and offered for sale to the public from establishments which are characterized
by one or more of the following features: the provision of theatre, dancing or cabaret
entertainment; facilities primarily intended for the on-premise catering of food to large
groups; and facilities primarily intended for the provision and consumption of alcoholic
beverages under Provincial license, which have a seating capacity for fifty (50) or more
persons. Typical uses include beverage rooms, cocktail lounges, cabarets, nightclubs, theatre
restaurants, brewpubs, and banquet facilities. This use does not include Micro-breweries or
craft-breweries or Micro-distilleries or for the preparation or serving of cannabis infused food
products.
Eating and Drinking Establishments, Minor means development where food and beverages
are prepared and offered for sale to the public, for consumption within the premises and off
the site. Such developments shall have a seating capacity not to exceed fifty (50) or more
persons. This Use Class includes neighborhood pubs, licensed restaurants, cafes,
delicatessens, tearooms, lunchrooms, refreshment stands and take-out restaurants, and food
trucks. This Use Class does not include Drive-In Food Services or Eating and Drinking
Establishments, Major, Brewpubs, Micro-breweries or craft-breweries or Micro-distilleries, or
for the preparation or serving of cannabis infused food products.
Education Services means development which is publicly or privately supported or subsidized
involving assembly for educational, training or instruction purposes, and includes the
administrative offices required for the provision of such services on the same site. This Use
Class includes public and private schools, community colleges, and their administrative offices.
This Use Class does not include Commercial Schools.
Equipment Rentals means development used for the rental of tools, appliances, recreation
craft, office machines, furniture, light construction equipment or similar items and where
there is no outside storage of such goods or material on the site. This Use Class does not
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include Automotive and Recreation Vehicle Sales and Rentals and Heavy Vehicle and
Equipment Sales and Rentals.
Equipment and Storage Yard means a development:
a) Where goods, materials, supplies and unoccupied manufactured homes are
stored outdoors;
b) Where large vehicles and equipment used in road or building construction,
oilfield development or similar industries are stored when they are not in use
and where such vehicles or equipment may be cleaned or serviced;
c) Where the sale or the rental of the items described in (i) above and the sale and
rental of large vehicles and equipment may be allowed at the discretion of the
Development Authority provided a development permit specifically authorizes
the sales or rental of these items;
d) That does not include the storage of waste materials, derelict equipment or
derelict vehicles; and
e) That may include a building for the purposes of administering the development.
Essential Utility Services means development which is part of the infrastructure of a principal
utility development which is necessary for the local distribution of utility services. Typical uses
in this class include gas-regulating stations, pumping stations, electrical power transformers,
underground water reservoirs, irrigation systems and wells.
Extended Medical Treatment Services means development providing room, board, and
surgical or other medical treatment for the sick, injured or infirm including outpatient services
and accessory staff residences. Typical uses include hospitals, sanitariums, nursing homes,
convalescent homes, isolation facilities, auxiliary hospitals, and detoxification centres.
Exhibition and Convention Facilities means a development which provides permanent
facilities for meetings, seminars and conventions; product and trade fairs; circuses; and other
exhibitions. Typical uses include exhibition grounds and convention centres.
F
Farms means development for the primary production of farm products such as wheat or
other grains, vegetables or other field crops and grazing of horses, cattle, sheep or exotic
animals. This Use Class includes one Dwelling, and a second or additional Dwelling if
developed in accordance with the Municipal Government Act.
Feed Mills and Grain Elevators means buildings in which animal feeds and grain are stored
during shipment to or from farms and in which animal feeds may be prepared and sold.
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Financial Services means development primarily used for the provision of financial services.
Typical uses include banks, credit unions, loan offices and similar financial uses. This Use Class
does not include Professional Offices and Office Support Services, Government Services or
Special Government Services.
Fleet Services means development using a fleet of vehicles for the delivery of people, goods
or services. This Use Class includes ambulance services, taxi services and messenger and
courier services. This Use Class does not include Heavy Vehicle and Equipment Sales and
Rentals, Bus Services or moving or cartage firms involving trucks or bus line terminals.
Funeral Services means development used for the preparation of the dead for burial or
cremation, and the holding of funeral services. This Use Class includes funeral homes and
undertaking establishments.
G
Gas Bars means development for the retail sale of gasoline, other petroleum products, and
incidental auto accessories. This Use Class does not include Service Stations.
General Industrial Uses, Minor Impact means development used principally for one or more
of the following activities and where such activities are likely to have a negligible impact on
the environment or adjacent land uses by virtue of its appearance, noise, size, smell, traffic
generation or operational characteristics:
a) the manufacturing or assembling of semi-finished or finished goods, products, or
equipment
b) the cleaning, servicing, repairing or testing of materials, goods and equipment normally
associated with industrial or commercial businesses or cleaning, servicing and repair
operations to goods and equipment associated with personal or household use, where
such operations have impacts that would make them incompatible in non-industrial
districts or adjacent to residential districts;
c) the storage or transshipping of materials, goods and equipment;
d) the distribution and sale of materials, goods and equipment to institutions or industrial
and commercial businesses for their direct use or to Retail Stores or other sales use
Classes defined this Bylaw or resale to individual customers; or
e) the training of personnel in General Industrial operations.
Any indoor display, office, technical or administrative support areas or any retail sale
operations shall be accessory to the activities identified above. The floor area devoted to such
accessory activities shall not exceed 33 percent of the total gross floor area of the building(s)
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devoted to the General Industrial Use, except that this restriction shall not apply where a
significant portion of the industrial activity naturally and normally takes place out of doors.
The Use Class includes vehicle body repair and paint shops.
General Industrial Uses, Major Impact means development used principally for one or more
of the following activities, where such activities are likely to have a significant impact on the
environment or adjacent land uses, by virtue of its potential emissions, effects or appearance:
a) the processing of raw materials;
b) the manufacturing or assembling of semi-finished or finished goods, products or
equipment;
c) the cleaning, servicing, repairing or testing of materials, goods and equipment normally
associated with industrial or commercial businesses or cleaning, servicing or repair
operations to goods and equipment associated with personal or household use, where
such operations have impacts that would make them incompatible in non-industrial
districts or adjacent to residential districts; or
d) the storage or transshipping or materials, goods and equipment.
Any indoor display, office, technical or administrative support areas or any retail sale
operations shall be accessory to the activities identified above. The floor area devoted to such
accessory activities shall not exceed 33 percent of the total gross floor area of the building(s)
devoted to the General Industrial Use, except that this restriction shall not apply where a
significant portion of the industrial activity naturally and normally takes place out of doors.
This Use Class includes vehicle body repair and paint shops.
Government Services, General means development providing municipal, provincial or federal
government services directly to the public. This Use Class does not include Protective and
Emergency Services, Government Services, Retail, Detention and Correction Services, Minor
or Major Impact Utility Services, and Education Services. Typical uses include courthouses,
manpower and employment offices and social service offices but not post offices.
Government Services, Retail means development providing special government services to
the public, where central location of the development is important to the community. This
Use Class includes registry offices and post offices.
Greenhouses and Plant Nurseries means development used primarily for the raising, storage
and sale of bedding, household and ornamental plants and trees. This use does not include
cannabis production facilities.
Group Homes, Limited means development consisting of the use of a building as a facility
which is authorized, licensed or certified by public authority to provide room and board for six
residents or less, exclusive of staff for foster children, or disabled persons and which may be
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for the personal rehabilitation of its residents either through self-help or professional care,
guidance and supervision. The residential character of the development shall be primary, with
the occupants living together as a single housekeeping group and using cooking facilities
shared in common. This Use Class does not include Detention and Correction services. A
typical use is a "halfway house" of six residents or less, excluding staff.
H
Health Services means development used for the provision of physical and mental health
services on an out-patient basis. Services may be of a preventative, diagnostic, treatment,
therapeutic, rehabilitative or counseling nature. Typical uses include medical and dental
offices, health clinics, naturopath and counseling services.
Heavy Vehicle and Equipment Sales/Rentals/Repairs means development used for the sale
or rental of heavy vehicles, machinery or mechanical equipment, typically used in building,
roadway, pipeline, oilfield and mining construction, manufacturing, assembling and
processing operations and agricultural production. This Use Class does not include Truck and
Mobile Home Sales/Rentals.
Home Occupation means a business, occupation, trade, profession or craft carried on by an
occupant of a dwelling and which does change the character of the building in which it is
located. The Home Occupation may be located in the primary dwelling or in some cases a
detached accessory building. A Home Occupation may include, but is not restricted to,
hairdressings, esthetics, massage therapy, mental health therapy, medical/physician health
care, travel agency, dressmaking, millinery, and similar domestic crafts, music and/or dance
instruction, fitness instruction, minor repairs to household equipment and appliances, small
engine repair, day home (childcare), and educational tutoring.
Home Office means development consisting of the use of a dwelling as a "desk-phone-
computer" business only by a person who occupies the dwelling as their private residence.
There shall be not warehousing of goods and not clients attending the home. All transactions
with clients to be conducted by traditional mail services, phone or digitally. A Home Office may
include, but is not restricted to, professional accounting and bookkeeping services, business
and professional consultants, online catalogue sales and service, internet sales, contractors.
Housing, Accessory Suite means a separate and subordinate dwelling unit contained within a
single detached dwelling.
Housing, Apartment Dwelling means a residential building consisting of at least 3 dwelling
units but shall not include buildings containing units with separate exterior entranceway(s).
Housing, Attached Dwelling means a residential building designed and built to contain three
or more dwelling units separated by a firewall, with each unit having separate entrances from
grade level.
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Housing, Duplex Dwelling means a residential building consisting of two dwelling units, with
one dwelling unit above the other. Each dwelling unit shall have a separate and individual
entrance.
Housing, Garden Suite / Laneway Home means a second Dwelling Unit on a parcel, to be used
as a separate accommodation that is subordinate to the primary dwelling and may be a stand-
alone structure or may be located within the loft of an Accessary Building - Oversized, with a
minimum of one (1) on-site parking stall and a maximum floor area of 100 m2 private amenity
space. Access to the Garden Suite or Laneway Home is allowable from a front / side yard
driveway or rear lane.
Housing, Manufactured Home means a single detached dwelling built in an enclosed off site
factory environment in one or more sections and intended to be occupied in a place other
than where it was manufactured. Mobile homes include homes that are either completely
self-contained singe section dwellings units or are incomplete multi-section modules that are
placed together and completed on site. A mobile home is transported to the building site on
dollies (wheels) or on a flatbed truck and after placement the dollies are removed from the
site. Mobile homes are built to C.S.A. standards and are labeled accordingly. New mobile
homes may be built to either the CSA Z240 or CSA A277 Standards. Holiday trailers and
recreational vehicles are not considered to be mobile homes. This Use does not include
Modular Homes.
Housing, Modular Home means a factory "stick-built", single detached dwelling unit designed
to be used by itself or to be incorporated with similar units at a building site into a modular
structure and intended for year round habitation. The term is intended to apply to major
assemblies and does not include prefabricated panels, trusses, plumbing trees, and other
prefabricated sub-elements which are to be incorporated into a structure at the site. Modular
Homes are those units which are intended in the design to be moved only once. This Use does
not include Manufactured Homes.
Housing, Multi-plex Dwelling means a residential building, containing four or more dwelling
units, each unit sharing a vertical common wall with two other units, and each unit having
separate entrances from grade level or from exterior stairway and landings.
Housing, Semi-Detached Dwelling means a residential building consisting of two side by side
dwelling units sharing a common wall. Each dwelling unit shall have separate, individual, and
direct access to grade.
Housing, Seniors means a development consisting of a building containing Sleeping Units,
where lodging or sleeping accommodation with or without meals is provided for
remuneration. Typical uses include housing and lodges for Senior Citizens.
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Housing, Single Detached Dwelling means a residential building containing one dwelling unit,
which is physically separate from any other residential building, but does not include a mobile
home.
Hotels means development used for the provision of rooms or suites for temporary sleeping
accommodation where the rooms have access from a common interior corridor and are not
equipped with individual kitchen facilities. Hotels may include accessory Eating and Drinking
Establishments, meeting rooms, Personal Service Shops, Minor Amusement Establishments
and a manager's suite or residence as part of the Hotel development.
Household Repair Services means development used for the provision of repair services to
goods, equipment and appliances normally found within the home. This Use Class includes
radio, television and appliance repair shops, furniture refinishing and upholstery shops. The
development must have on site retail sale of goods and services. This Use Class does not
include Personal Service Shops.
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Indoor Recreation Services means development providing facilitates within an enclosed
building for sports and active recreation where patrons are predominantly participants, and
any spectators are incidental and attend on a non-recurring basis. Typical uses include athletic
clubs; roller skating and hockey rinks; indoor swimming pools; bowling alleys and racquet clubs
and arenas.
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Libraries and Cultural Exhibits means development for the collection of literary, artistic,
musical and similar reference materials in the form of books, manuscripts, recordings and films
for public use; or a development for the collection, preservation and public exhibition of works
or objects of historical, scientific or artistic value. Typical uses include libraries, museums and
art galleries.
Liquor Store means a building, or portion thereof, licensed by the Province to sell alcohol.
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Micro-Brewery or Craft-Brewery means a brewery under license of the Province of Alberta,
that produces small amounts of beer(s); typically, much smaller than large-scale corporate
breweries, and is independently owned. Such breweries are generally characterized by their
emphasis on quality, flavour and brewing technique. This Discretionary Use may provide both
on site and off site sales of the product produced, and provision of food products in limited
quantities for special events (tastings).
Micro-Distillery means a small, often boutique-style distillery under license of the Province of
Alberta, established to produce beverage grade spirit alcohol in relatively small quantities,
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usually done in single batches (as opposed to larger distillers' continuous distilling process).
This Discretionary Use may provide both on site and off site sales of the product produced,
and provision of food products in limited quantities for special events (tastings).
Mini or Self Storage means a use where goods are stored in one or more buildings including
the use of sea cans, where the building is made up of separate compartments and each
compartment has separate access; and, may be available to the general public for the storage
of personal items not including any flammable or hazardous goods; and, may include the
administrative functions associated with the business and may incorporate custodial quarters
for the custodian of the facility.
Mixed Use Development means a building used partly for residential and partly for non-
residential uses. Each non-residential unit of the building shall have access from street level.
The residential portion of the building may be above the street level non-residential uses, or
at ground level in the rear yard of the parcel. All residential uses shall have separate access to
each unit through covered external stairs and landings, or common hallways.
Motels means development used for the provision of rooms or suites for temporary lodging
or light housekeeping, where each room or suite has its own exterior access. Motels may
include Eating and Drinking Establishments and Personal Service Shops, Minor Amusement
Establishments, and a manager's suite or residence as part of the Motel development
Municipal Shop and Storage Yard means the facility used by a municipality for the storage of
materials used in fulfilling its various functions and the housing and repair of its equipment.
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Natural Habitat Areas means development used primarily for the protection, and
preservation of public or private lands as habitats for wildlife and native vegetation. Typical
uses include waterfowl nesting ponds, storm water storage ponds, wildlife sanctuaries,
pathways and wildlife observations sites.
Natural Science Exhibits means development for the preservation, confinement, exhibition of
viewing of plants, animals and other objects in nature. Typical uses include zoos, botanical
gardens, arboretums, aviaries, aquariums and live displays.
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Outdoor Recreation Services means development providing facilities, which are available to
the public at large for sports and active recreation, conducted outdoors. This Use Class does
not include Community Recreation Services, and Spectator Sports Establishments. Typical
Uses include golf courses, driving ranges, sports fields, outdoor tennis courts, unenclosed ice
surfaces or rinks, athletic fields, boating facilities, outdoor swimming pools, bowling greens,
and fitness trails.
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Parking Non-Accessory means development providing vehicular parking which is not primarily
intended for the use of residents, employees or clients of a particular development. Typical
uses include surface parking lots and parking structures.
Personal Service Shops means development used for the provision of personal services to an
individual, which are related to the care and appearance of the body, or the cleaning and
repair of their personal effects. This Use Class includes barbershops, hairdressers, beauty
salons, tailors, dressmakers, shoe repair shops, and dry cleaning establishments and
Laundromats. This Use Class does not include Health Services or Household Repair Services.
Private Clubs means development used for the meeting, social or recreational activities of
members of a non-profit philanthropic, social service, athletic, business or fraternal
organization without on-site residences. Private Clubs may include rooms for eating, drinking
and assembly.
Private Recreation Vehicle Storage means a development:
a) where recreational vehicles are stored when they are not in use;
b) that does not include or involve
(i) the storage of equipment or dilapidated vehicles; or
(ii) the servicing, cleaning, repairing, production, display or sale of recreational vehicles
either in a building or outdoors; and
c) that may include a building for the purposes of administering the development.
Professional Offices and Office Support Services means development primarily used for the
provision of professional, management, administrative or consulting services and
development used to provide support services to businesses such as printing, duplicating,
binding, photographic processing, office maintenance or custodial services, office security for
the sale, rental, repair or servicing of office equipment. This Use Class does not include
Financial Services, Health Services, Government Services General or Retail. Typical Uses
include the offices of lawyers, accountants, engineers, and architects, real estate agencies,
newspapers, travel agencies and insurance firms; clerical, secretarial, employment, telephone
answering and similar office support services; and film processing establishments, janitorial
firms, and office equipment sales and repair establishments.
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Protective Emergency Services means development, which is required for the public
protection of persons and property from injury, harm or damage together with the incidental
storage of emergency equipment and vehicles. Typical Uses include police stations and fire
stations.
Public Parks means development of public land specifically designed or reserved for the
general public for active or passive recreational use and includes all natural and man-made
landscaping, facilities, playing fields, buildings and other structures that are consistent with
the general purposes of public parkland, whether or not such recreational facilities are publicly
operated or operated by other organizations pursuant to arrangements with the public
authority owning the park. Typical uses include tot lots, picnic grounds, pedestrian trails, and
paths, landscaped buffers, playgrounds and water features.
Public and Quasi-Public Use means a use of land or a building for purposes of public
administration and service and shall also include a building for the purpose of assembly,
instruction, culture, recreation or other community activity.
Public Utility Building means a building in which the proprietor of a public utility
a) Maintains its offices, or
b) Maintains or houses equipment used in connection with the public utility.
R
Rapid Drive-Through Vehicle Services means development providing rapid cleaning,
lubrication, maintenance or repair services to motor vehicles, where the customer typically
remains within his vehicle or waits on the premises. Typical uses include automatic or coin
operated car washes or rapid lubrication shops.
Recreation Vehicle means a vehicle or portable structure designed and intended to provide
temporary living accommodation for travel or recreation purposes which either has its own
motor power or is mounted to or drawn by another motorized vehicle; and without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, includes a motor home, truck camper, tent trailer, fifth wheel,
or travel trailer but does not include a mobile home or any vehicle or trailer over 2.60 m in width.
Recreation Vehicle - Park Model means a recreation vehicle conforming to CAN/CSA series
Z241, or the equivalent, mounted on a single chassis on wheels, that is relocatable from time
to time and has a minimum width of 2.6 m (8.5 feet) and a total maximum gross floor area of
50 sq m (538.2 sq ft) including the loft, if any.
Recycling Depots means development used for the buying and temporary storage of bottles,
cans, newspapers and similar household goods for reuse where all storage is contained within
an enclosed building. Typical uses include newspaper recycling establishments and bottle
depots.
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Religious Assembly means development owned by a religious organization used for worship
and related religious, philanthropic or social activities and includes accessory rectories,
manses, meeting rooms, classrooms, dormitories and other buildings. Typical uses include
churches, chapels, mosques, temples, synagogues and parish halls.
Residential Sales Centre means a permanent or temporary building or structure used for a
limited period for marketing residential land or buildings. Residential Sales Centre may also
be a temporary sales office located in a house planned for sale as a residential unit.
Retail Stores, Convenience means development used for the retail sale of those goods
required by area residents or employees on a day-to-day basis, from business premises which
do not exceed 186m2 in gross floor area. Typical uses include small food stores, and variety
stores selling confectionery, tobacco, groceries, beverages, pharmaceutical and personal care
items, hardware or printed matter.
Retail Stores, General means development used for the retail sale of groceries, beverages,
household goods, furniture and appliances clothing, hardware, printed matter, confectionery,
tobacco, pharmaceutical and personal care items, office equipment, stationary and similar
goods from within an enclosed building. Minor public services, such as postal services and film
processing depots are permitted within general retail stores. This Use Class does not include
Gas Bars, Secondhand Stores, Warehouse Sales and Special Government Services.
S
Sales and Service Outlet for Farm Equipment means a facility providing for the sale, rental
service or repair of farm equipment.
Sea Cans means a container that is new or was formerly used for transport of goods by means
of rail, truck or sea. These containers are rectangular in shape and are generally made of metal
also referred to as a sea cargo container, sea-can or cargo container. When used for any other
purpose other than transporting freight, a sea can is considered a structure.
Secondhand Store means development used for the retail sale of secondhand or used
personal and household goods, including the repair of such goods. Typical uses include the
resale of clothing, jewelry, stereos, antique or used furniture, appliances and musical
instruments.
Seed Cleaning Plant means a building for the storage and preparation of seed used in
agriculture.
Service Stations means development used for the servicing, washing, and repairing of
vehicles; and the sale of gasoline, other petroleum products, and vehicle parts and accessories.
Service Stations may include Minor Eating and Drinking Establishments.
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Shopping Centre means a group of commercial uses being primarily Retail Stores and Personal
Service Shops with shared on-site parking.
Spectator Entertainment Establishments means development providing facilities within an
enclosed building specifically intended for live theatrical, musical or dance performances or
the showing of motion pictures. Typical Uses include movie theatres and live entertainment
performances.
T
Tourist Campsites means development of land which has been planned and improved for the
seasonal short term use of holiday trailers, motor homes, tents, campers and similar
recreational vehicles, and is not used as year round storage, or accommodation for residential
use. Typical uses include tourist trailer parks, campsites and tenting grounds.
Truck and Mobile Home Sales/Rentals means development used for the sale or rental of new
or used trucks, motor homes, mobile homes, and automobiles together with incidental
maintenance services and the sale of parts and accessories. Typical uses include truck
dealerships, recreation vehicle sales and mobile home dealerships.
U
Utility Services, Major Impact means development for public utility infrastructural purposes
which are likely to have a major impact on the environment or adjacent uses by virtue of their
potential emissions or effects, or their appearance. Typical uses include sanitary land fill sites,
sewage treatment plants, sewage lagoons, sludge disposal beds, garbage transfer and
compacting stations, incinerators, waste recycling plants and snow dumping sites.
Utility Services, Minor Impact means development for public utility infrastructural purposes
which is likely to have minimal impact on the environment or adjacent land uses by virtue of
its appearance, noise size, traffic generation or operational characteristics. Typical uses in this
class include vehicle, equipment and material storage yards for utilities and services;
telephone exchanges; wire centres; switching centres; surface reservoirs or storm water lakes;
water storage tanks, water treatment plants; power terminal and distributing substations;
communication towers and gas stations for natural gas distribution.
V
Veterinary Services, Major means development used for the care and treatment of domestic
animals (such as cattle, horses, swine, sheep, goats, poultry) where the veterinary services
primarily involve out-patient care and minor medical procedures involving hospitalization for
short periods. Animals may be kept in open areas but shall be restricted by adequate
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measures from exiting the development area prior to being officially discharged. This Use
Class includes pet clinics, small animal veterinary clinics and veterinary offices.
Veterinary Services, Minor means development used for the care and treatment of small
animals where the veterinary services primarily involve out-patient care and minor medical
procedures involving hospitalization for short periods. Al animals shall be kept within an
enclosed building. This Use Class includes pet clinics, small animal veterinary clinics and offices.
This Use Class does not include livestock and poultry, except on an out-patient basis.
W
Warehouse Sales means development used for the wholesale or retail sale of a limited range
of bulky goods from within an enclosed building where the size and nature of the principal
goods being sold typically require large floor areas for direct display to the purchaser or
consumer. Limited outside storage may be allowed on site. This Use Class includes
developments where principal goods being sold are such bulky items as furniture, carpet,
major appliances and building materials. This Use Class does not include Retail Stores.
All other words and expressions have the meaning respectively assigned to them in Part 17 of
the Municipal Government Act and Subdivision and Development Regulation.
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3. SIGN DEFINITIONS
Terms and words used in this Bylaw regarding the regulations of signs, unless the context
otherwise requires, are defined as follows:
A
"A" or Sandwich Board means an A-shaped sign which is set upon the ground and has no
external supporting structure.
Abandoned Sign means any sign, which no longer correctly identifies a business or the
products, and services that business offers, or any sign which has not been maintained and
would materially interfere with or affect the use, enjoyment or value of neighboring
properties, as determined by the Approving Authority.
Advertising Sign means a sign other than an identification or directional sign that directs
attention to a commodity, product, merchandise produced, service or entertainment to a
premise on which the sign is placed or a location other than on which the sign is placed. For
purposes of this definition, but not limited to, "A" or sandwich board, banner, balloon,
pennant or poster signs, billboards and portable reader board signs are deemed to be
"advertising signs".
Awning Sign means a non-illuminated sign painted or stenciled on the fabric surface of a
temporary shelter supported entirely from the exterior wall of a building and designed to be
collapsible, retractable or capable of being folded against the wall of the supporting building.
B
Balloon, Banner, Pennant, or Poster means a sign constructed of cloth, canvas, bristol board,
metal or plastic or similar material and depends upon existing structural elements for their
support or anchorage. Dirigibles and hot air balloons are included in this class.
Billboard Advertising Sign means a sign to which advertising is pasted, glued, painted or
otherwise fastened to permit its periodic replacement. Such signs would exceed the maximum
size and height requirements of freestanding signs in this Bylaw.
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Bulletin Board means a general advertising sign used to display copy painted on a number of
plywood or light steel sections, which are locked into a frame to form a single sign, face.
Business Identification Sign means a sign identifying the name, dealer, franchise association,
primary function, product or service of the commercial activity conducted on the premises
and may include local advertising and changeable copy.
C
Canopy Sign means a sign attached to, or forming part of, a permanent building projecting or
fixed structural framework which extends outward from the exterior wall of a building and
which may be roofed over or covered to provide protection over the entrance to a building.
Canopy signs include marquees.
Changeable Copy Sign means a permanent on-premise sign or portion of such a sign on which
copy can be readily changed manually through the utilization of attachable characters, or
automatically through the electronic switching of lamp banks or illuminated tubes.
Changeable copy signs include mechanically controlled time temperature displays.
Community Event and Public Safety Advisory Signs means signage that is notifying the
community of an event, activity, fund raising campaign, public safety campaign, which is
sponsored by local charitable, municipal, local religious organizations, non-profit
organizations, or public and separate schools and includes, but is not limited to events
sponsored by the Agricultural Society, Chamber of Commerce, Elks, Legions, Lions, Masons,
Shriner, and Rotary Clubs, and similar organizations.
Copy means the letters, graphics or characters, which make up the message on a sign face.
Copy Area means the total area within one or more rectangles, which enclose the entire limits
of the copy.
D
Directional Sign means an on-premise sign providing direction to pedestrian or vehicular
traffic without advertising copy, except a business logogram. Directional signs include such
signs as exit and parking signs.
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F
Fascia Sign means any sign painted on or attached to an exterior building wall so that the sign
does not extend more than 40cm out from the wall or beyond the horizontal limits of the wall.
Flashing Sign means any sign or portion of a sign, which contains, or is externally illuminated
by an intermittent or flashing light source such that when the sign is lit more than one-third of
the light source producing the flashing or intermittent illumination is turned on at any one
time. Flashing signs do not include electronically controlled changeable copy signs.
Free Standing Sign means any sign supported independently of a building and permanently
fixed to the ground.
H
Height (sign) means the vertical distance measured from the highest point of the sign or sign
structure to grade.
I
Identification Sign means a sign, which contains only the name and address of a building,
institution or person and the activity carried on in the building or institution but does not
include any other advertising copy.
Illuminated Sign means any sign having only steady illumination of the same intensity by
artificial means, either from lighting directed on the sign face or from a light source located
within the sign which is transmitted through a transparent or translucent sign face.
L
Local Advertising Sign means a sign or portion of a sign on which the copy refers only to
products or merchandise produced, offered for sale or obtainable at the premises on which
the sign is displayed and which are related to the principal function of such premises, and local
advertising has a similar meaning.
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Logo means a readily identifiable symbolic representation used exclusively by an individual
company or person to simplify product or business recognition, which contains no additional
advertising message.
O
Official Sign means a sign required by, or erected pursuant to, the provisions of federal,
provincial or municipal legislation.
On-Premise Sign means a sign identifying or advertising a business, activity, service or product
located on the premises where the sign is erected. On-premise signs include signs erected on
the site to provide warning or direction to persons entering upon the site.
P
Portable Sign means a sign greater than 0.5m2 in area mounted on a trailer, stand or other
support structure which is designed in such a manner that the sign can readily be relocated to
provide advertising at another location or readily taken on and off site, and may include copy
that can be changed manually through the use of attachable characters, message panels or
other means, but does not include "A" or Sandwich Board" or Balloon, Banner, Pennant, or
Poster Signs.
Projecting Sign means any sign, except a canopy sign, which is supported by an exterior
building wall and projects outward from the building wall by more than 40cm.
R
Real Estate means a temporary sign identifying real estate that is "for sale", "for lease", "for
rent", or "sold".
Roof Sign means any sign erected upon, against, or above a roof, or on top of or above, the
parapet of a building.
Rotating Sign means a sign or part of a sign, which moves in a revolving manner.
Running Lights means a row of lights electronically controlled to create the appearance of
motion or chasing action, which is designed to accentuate the sign copy.
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S
Scintillating Lights means a group of lights electronically controlled to blink on and off at
random so as to give the effect of twinkling lights.
Sign means any visual medium, including its structure and other component parts, illuminated
or not illuminated, which is used or capable of being used, on a permanent or temporary basis,
to identify or convey information, or to advertise or attract attention to a product, service,
place, activity, person, institution or business. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
signs shall include banners, placards, and painted messages, but not national flags, interior
window displays of merchandise or signs painted on or attached to a motor vehicle intended
for use on a public roadway.
Sign Alteration means any modification of a sign or supporting structure excluding the routine
maintenance or repainting of a sign or changing the copy on signs specifically designed for this
purpose, such as bulletin boards, poster panels and changeable copy signs.
Sign Area means the entire area of the sign on which copy is intended to be placed. In the
case of double-faced or multi-faced signs, only half of the area of each face of the sign used to
display advertising copy shall be used in calculating the total sign area.
Sign Structure means any structure, which supports a sign, including materials used to conceal
or improve the visual appearance of the structural parts.
T
Temporary Sign means a sign, which is not permanently anchored to a footing extending
below grade or permanently affixed to, or painted on, a building and on which the copy has
been painted or affixed in a permanent manner. The copy on the sign shall relate to an activity,
use or event of limited time duration. Temporary signs include such signs as political campaign
signs, real estate signs, construction identification signs, sign identifying seasonal businesses,
signs advertising specific community events, and signs providing temporary identification for
developments awaiting installation of permanent sign. For the purpose of this Bylaw,
temporary signs shall not include portable signs, or "A" or Sandwich Board" or Balloon, Banner,
Pennant, or Poster Signs.
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U
Under-Canopy Sign means a double-faced sign suspended below the ceiling or roof of a
canopy.
W
Warning Sign means an on-premise sign providing a warning to the public, including such signs
as "no trespassing" or "private driveway" signs.
Window Sign means any sign painted on, or affixed to, the inside or outside of a window, or
installed inside a window and intended to be viewed from outside the premises. Window sign
does not include merchandise on display.
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PART THREE
GENERAL REGULATIONS
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PART THREE: GENERAL REGULATIONS
1.
Buildings
1.1
Accessory Buildings
a) Residential Districts shall comply with the following:
(i)
No accessory building or any portion thereof shall be erected or placed
within the front yard of a parcel, except for attached garages;
(ii) An accessory building on an interior parcel shall be situated so that the
exterior wall is at least 1.0 m. from the side and rear property lines of the
parcel;
(iii) An accessory building on a corner parcel shall not be situated closer to the
street than the main building. It shall not be closer than 1.0 m. to the other
side parcel property line or the rear parcel property line;
(iv) An accessory building shall not be more than 4.5 m. in height and shall not
exceed the height of the main building with the exception of a maximum
height of 9.0 m. for an Accessory Building - Oversized in the Unique
Residential (R-1A) District;
(v) Distance requirement between main building and accessory residential
building is as follows:
(a) 1.22 m. between exterior wall of the house and exterior wall of the
accessory residential building;
(b) 0.61 m. between eaves of the house and accessory residential building
subject to condition that the accessory building has a one-hour fire
rated wall;
(vi) No accessory building or any portion thereof shall be erected or placed on
the parcel of land before the construction of the main residential building;
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(vii) An accessory building erected or placed on a parcel shall not be used as a
dwelling unit with the exception of an Accessory Building - Oversized
containing a Garden Suite / Laneway Home in the Unique Residential (R-
1A) District;
(viii) No accessory building may be used for sheltering livestock or poultry;
(ix) Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) of this Section, an accessory
building or any portion thereof may be erected or placed on the rear or
side property lines common to two parcels provided the accessory building
serves the two abutting parcels.
(x) When a parcel abuts a lane less than 6 m. in width, the Development
Authority may require a rear yard setback for accessory buildings greater
than the prescribed minimum;
(xi) For the purpose of calculating yard setbacks as provided in this Land Use
Bylaw, an accessory building, if connected to the main building by a
structural element including but not limited to a common foundation, roof
or wall, shall be deemed to be part of the main building;
(xii) No part of an accessory building shall be located on or over a natural gas
service line, an easement or utility right-of-way;
b) Other Districts shall comply with the following:
(i)
No accessory building or any portion thereof shall be erected or placed
within the front yard of a parcel;
(ii) An accessory building shall conform to the rear yard setbacks of the district
in which the parcel is located;
(iii) An accessory building shall conform to the side yard setbacks of the district
in which the parcel is located;
c) Temporary/Soft Sided Buildings shall comply with the following:
(ii)
All guidelines set out above in Accessory Building - Residential;
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1.2
Utilities
a)
Except for Accessory Buildings, all residential, commercial, industrial, institutional
and recreational buildings shall be serviced by the municipality's sanitary sewer
and water supply systems.
b)
Each unit of a Semi-Detached Dwelling shall be serviced individually to the
municipality's gas, sewer and water lines.
c)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Clauses (1) and (2) above, alternate
arrangements for private utility services may be considered at the Development
Authority's discretion, and in considering this matter may receive the advice of
any Federal or Provincial agency, any private consulting or testing firm, or the
Town's consulting Engineer.
d)
The Development Officer shall not issue a development permit for a development
which is to be serviced by private sewer or water systems until the systems have
been approved by the appropriate Provincial agencies.
e)
Any development which proposes to use any process that may result in any form
of hazardous waste, shall provide information on the manner in which such wastes
are to be disposed. The Municipality will require comments of and/or approvals
from the Town's consulting Engineer, Alberta Environment and the local Health
Unit.
1.3
Building Orientation and Design
The design, character and appearance of any building, or series of buildings, structure or
sign proposed to be erected or located in any District must be acceptable to the
Development Authority having due regard to:
a)
amenities such as daylight, sunlight and privacy;
b)
the character of existing development in the District, and
c)
its effect on adjacent parcels.
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1.4
Number of Buildings on a Parcel
a) A development permit shall not be issued for more than one main building on an
unsubdivided parcel, except where it is proposed to develop more than one main
building to form a single, unified group of buildings.
b) the number of dwelling units permitted on a parcel shall be limited to one, except
where
(i)
in the opinion of the Development Authority, either
A)
the building is clearly designed to be divided into more than one
dwelling, or
B)
the development of the parcel is clearly designed to include more
than one dwelling, and
(ii)
the use conforms to the uses prescribed in Part Four for the District
in which the parcel is located, and
(iii)
a development permit is issued for the use.
1.5
Relocation of Buildings
a) No person shall
(i)
place on a parcel a building which has previously been erected or placed
on a different parcel; or
(ii) alter the location on a parcel of a building, which has already been
constructed on that parcel, unless a development permit has been issued
by the Development Authority;
b) In addition, the Development Authority may require an application for a development
permit to be accompanied with
(i)
recent colour photographs showing all sides of the building;
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(ii) a statement on the age, size and structural condition of the building; and
(iii) a statement of proposed improvements to the building.
c)
An application for a development permit may be approved by the Development
Authority if the proposal meets all of the regulations specified under the appropriate
Land Use District in which it is proposed to be located.
d) Where a development permit has been granted for the relocation of a building on the
same parcel the Development Authority may require the applicant to provide a
performance bond of such amount to ensure completion of any renovations set out
as a condition of approval of a permit.
e) All structural and exterior renovations shall be completed within one year of the
issuance of a development permit.
2.
Yards
2.1
Encroachments into Yards
a)
Permitted Encroachments: The following features are permitted to project into a
required yard as provided for below:
Structure
Yard in Which Projection is
Permitted
Maximum Projection From
Main Wall Permitted
Sills, belt courses, cornices, eaves, gutters,
chimneys or pilasters
Any yard
0.6 m
Steps, raised walkways, one (1) meter or less
Front, Rear, and one (1) Side Yard
1.5 m
Bay or similar windows
Front Yard, Rear Yard, and Street
Side Yard of a corner site
1.0 m
Balconies
Front & Rear Yards
2.0 m
Decks open or roofed, porches, terrace or patio
not exceeding one storey in height
Rear Yards
2.0 m including eaves and
cornices
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Cantilevered encroachments, one per side,
(excluding balconies, bay or similar windows) not
exceeding 2.75 m in horizontal width.
Side Yard
0.6 m
b)
The minimum distances required for yards do not apply to:
(i)
exterior finishing materials applied to principal buildings provided
the material does not encroach more than 10 cm. into any yard.
(ii)
Features that do not exceed the finished grade elevation by more
than 0.2 m. or are wholly beneath the surface of the ground.
c)
Swimming pools, fishponds, ornaments, flagpoles or the like except that
swimming pools shall not be constructed within any required Front Yard.
d)
Any loading space required under the provisions of this Bylaw, provided it shall
not be in a required Front Yard.
e)
A parking area when comprised of parking spaces required under this Bylaw,
provided that no parking area in any Residential or Central Commercial District
shall be located within the required Front Yard. This shall not prohibit the use of
a required Front Yard for such Walkways and Driveways, as the Development
Authority considers necessary.
f)
No side yard setback or one less than the minimum requirement for an Accessory
Building in a Residential District is required provided that:
a) the wall of the structure nearest the property line is a fire resistant wall;
and,
(i)
the exterior finish of the wall requires minimal maintenance; and
(ii)
there will not be any eave overhang and footing or foundation
encroachment into adjoining property; and
(iii)
a maintenance and access agreement is signed by the adjacent
landowners; and
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(iii)
a signed and commissioned agreement from the adjacent
landowner stating consent for the construction of the Accessory
Building(s) is provided.
b) all roof drainage is directly by means of eavestroughs, drain spouts, or such
other suitable means, on the property where the accessory building is
located.
2.2
Objects Prohibited or Restricted in Yards
a) No person shall allow a holiday trailer, motor home, camper, or large boat to be stored in
any yard abutting a street in a residential District; except in a rear yard on a corner parcel
where it shall be stored no closer to the street than the main building;
b) No person shall allow a vehicle of more than 2,730 kg. (GVW) and/or a length of 6.5 m. to
be parked or stored in a residential District, except those vehicles described in subsection
2.2(a) of this Schedule;
c) No person shall allow any other object or chattel which, in the opinion of the
Development Authority, is unsightly or tends to adversely affect the amenities of the
neighbourhood or area to be stored in any yard.
2.3
Height of Buildings
The height of a building shall be a specified in the applicable Land Use District rules and
will be determined in accordance with the definition set out in Part Two of this Bylaw.
2.4
Fences and Retaining Walls
Fences, Fence Gates, Walls and Retaining Walls
a) The maximum allowable fence and fence gate height in a residential district is:
(i)
1m in the Front Yard; and
(ii)
2m in the Rear Yard or Side Yard; unless a Variance pursuant to this Bylaw has been
granted.
b) The height of a fence in any non-residential District shall be determined at the sole discretion of
the Development Authority, having due regard for adjacent development and land use districts.
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c) Barbed wire fences are prohibited in Residential Districts and for all other land use districts shall
be considered at the discretion of the Development Authority.
d) Electrified fences are prohibited in the Town of Sundre with the exception of electrified fences
within lands designated Urban Reserve District or which existed prior to the adoption of this
Bylaw. Should these fences be damaged and require replacement, they must be replaced with
non-electrified fencing.
e) Notwithstanding subsection 1, fence heights in double fronting sites shall be at the discretion of
the Development Authority, having regard to the location of fences in the surrounding area and
the need for screening.
f) Walls and retaining walls greater than 1.0 m in height, or which are proposed to be on a
property line, shall be designed by an engineer and be satisfactory to the Development
Authority as to height, design and drainage.
g) Fences shall not alter or disrupt the drainage pattern as established in the approved surface
drainage plan.
2.5
Laneless Subdivisions
a) In a laneless subdivision in a residential District, one side yard shall not be less than:
(i)
1.5 m. in the case of a single detached dwelling with attached garage, or
3.0 m. in the case of a detached dwelling without attached garage.
(ii) 1.5 m. in the case of a semi-detached with attached garages, or
(iv) 3.0 m. in the case of a semi-detached without attached garages.
(b) In a laneless subdivision in a commercial or industrial District one side yard shall not
be less than 6.0 m. This does not apply to an accessory building where such building
is located to the rear of the main building and separated there from by a minimum
distance of 12.0 m.
2.6
Setbacks on Future Major Roadways
Where a parcel abuts a street for which a setback is established, the minimum yard
requirement shall be increased by the amount of the applicable setback shown below.
Street
From
To
Existing
Right
of Way
Setback
Requirement
Highway 27
5 ST SE (Hwy. 760)
East Town Boundary
20.12 m.
8.2 m.
where road widening has not been
dedicated
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Highway 27
Sun Plaza Motel
Block M,
Plan 7720 FF
West Boundary of
Section 4-33-5-5
20.12 m.
As required by Alberta Transportation
and Utilities
3.
Vehicles
3.1
Parking
a) The following minimum number of parking spaces shall be provided and maintained
upon the use of a parcel or a building in any District as described in Part Four of this
Land Use Bylaw. Any calculation of the number of parking spaces, which produces a
requirement for part of a space, shall be rounded up to the next highest integer.
The Development Authority may require additional parking spaces for non-residential
uses based upon such criteria as the number of employees, type of use, and layout of
parking spaces.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS
USE OF BUILDING OR SITE
MIN. NO. OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED
Commercial
Professional Offices, Office Support
Services,
Financial Services, Health Services,
Government Services,
Retail, Protective and Emergency
Services
1 per 37.0 m2 of gross floor area in the building.
Stand-alone Eating & Drinking
Establishments, Major & Minor
1 parking space per four (4) seats
Eating & Drinking Establishments,
Major & Minor contained within a
Multiple Use Building
Parking to be as per original approved Development permit for
the building
Brewpub
1 parking space per four (4) seats
Micro-brewery, Micro Distillery
1 per 37.0 m2 of gross floor area in the building.
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Drive-In Business
4 vehicle stack-up spaces per drive-up window, plus an additional
4 parking spaces per drive-up window
Hotels, Motels
1 per guest room or sleeping unit
Theatres
1 per 10 seats
Shopping Centres
4 spaces per 98.0 m2 of gross floor area. Where an Eating & Drinking
Establishment, Major or Minor is included, 1 space per 4 seats
Any development in a commercial
use class not listed separately in this
table
1 per 37.0 m2 of gross floor area in a building
Industrial
Customer Service, Retail, Office
Areas
1 per 37.0 m2 gross floor area
Warehouse and bulk storage areas
1 per 98.0 m2 gross floor area
Public Assembly
Private Clubs, Libraries, Cultural
Exhibits, and Natural Science Exhibits
1 per 37.0 m2 of gross floor area in building
Religious Assembly
1 per six (6) seats
Funeral Services
1 per six (6) seats
Outdoor and Indoor Recreation Services,
Community Recreation Services, Spectator
Entertainment Establishments and
Exhibition and Convention Facilities
1 per 9.0 m2 of gross floor area in building or 1 per 10 seats, whichever
is greater
Curling rinks
6 per sheet of ice
Educational & Medical Services
Child Care Services
1 per staff member
Elementary / Jr. High Schools
1 parking space for each classroom, plus 1 parking space per
employee
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Hospitals and Extended Medical
Treatment Services
2 parking spaces per bed
Residential & Residential Related Uses
Single Detached Dwelling, Semi-Detached
Dwelling, Multi-Family Dwelling fronting
onto a public roadway
2 per unit
Single Detached Dwelling, Semi-Detached
Dwelling, Multi-Family Dwelling fronting
onto a private roadway
2.0 per unit, plus 1.0 space for every 5.0 units which must be
provided for guest parking
Accessory Suite with two or fewer
bedrooms
1.0 parking spaces (in addition to parking spaces for primary
residence)
Accessory Suite with more than two
bedrooms
2.0 parking spaces (in addition to parking spaces for primary
Residence)
Mixed Use Development
1 parking space per dwelling unit
Apartment Dwellings
For each one-bedroom unit, 1.0 spaces per unit;
For each two-bedroom unit, 1.5 spaces per unit; and
For each three-bedroom unit, 2.0 spaces per unit; plus
1.0 additional space for every 5.0 units which must be clearly identified as
guest parking.
In the Central Commercial District, the parking requirement is 1.0 per
residential unit, regardless of the number of bedrooms in the unit, plus 1.0
additional space for every 5.0 units which must be clearly identified as guest
parking.
Bed and Breakfast Accommodation
One (1) parking space per sleeping unit, Plus the number of
parking spaces required for the Dwelling
Seniors Housing (Homes and
Lodges)
1 parking space per every two (2) dwelling units, plus 1 parking
space per employee
Seniors Housing (apartments)
1 parking space per dwelling unit
Residential Sales Centre
1 parking space per dwelling unit
Manufactured Home Parks
1 space per each manufactured home lot, and provisions shall be made for
visitor parking at the ratio of 1:2 manufactured home
lots. The visitor parking shall be dispersed to be conveniently located at
all sites.
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Note: all areas are gross floor areas unless otherwise indicated
Uses not listed above: The number of spaces shall be determined by the Development Authority
having regard to similar uses listed above and the estimated traffic generation and attraction of
the proposed use.
b) When a building is enlarged or the use of a parcel or a building is changed or increased
in intensity, the additional parking spaces to be provided shall be limited to the
difference between the requirement of the original building or use and that of the
enlarged building or changed or intensified use;
c) The parking space requirement on a parcel, which has or is proposed to have more
than one use shall be the sum of the requirements for each of those uses;
d) Any loading space provided pursuant to subsection 3.2 of this Schedule may be used
as parking space;
e) Each parking space shall have dimensions of not less than 2.75 m. by 5.50 m.
f) The dimensions of parking areas shall be as set out in the following diagram and
table:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Parking
Angle
Stall
Width
Stall
Depth
Overall
Depth
Manoeuvring
Space
Curb
Length
Row End
Length
0o
2.75 m.
2.75 m.
9.00 m.
3.50 m.
6.70 m.
0.00 m.
30o
2.75 m.
5.00 m.
13.50 m.
3.50 m.
5.45 m.
0.85 m.
45o
2.75 m.
5.70 m.
15.40 m.
4.00 m.
3.85 m.
2.05 m.
60o
2.75 m.
6.00 m.
17.50 m.
5.50 m.
3.20 m.
2.00 m.
90o
2.75 m.
5.50 m.
18.00 m.
7.00 m.
2.75 m.
0.00 m.
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g) A minimum standard of 24.75 m² per parking space shall be used for general
calculations for the areas of parking facilities or the number of parking spaces in a
parking facility.
h) In non-residential districts, in lieu of providing parking spaces and subject to the
approval of the Council, a payment may be made to the Town at a rate per space,
which the current market value shall determine.
i) Parking spaces shall be located on the same parcel as the use for which they are being
provided except that, subject to the approval of the Development Authority, the
spaces may be located on another parcel within 50.0 m. walking distance, provided
that an access easement agreement and plan, or other appropriate legal instrument,
ensuring the use of the parcel for the required number of parking spaces, is registered
against the Certificate of Title of that parcel.
j) Hard surfacing of the parking area shall be required, where a parking area enters a
paved road otherwise, the surfacing shall be all weather.
3.2
Loading Spaces
a) Loading spaces shall be required for all non-residential development and apartments.
b) Loading spaces shall be designed and located so that all vehicles using those spaces
can be parked and manoeuvred entirely within the bounds of the parcel before
moving onto a road.
c) Loading spaces shall be located in rear and side yards only.
d) A loading space shall be at least 3.5 m. x 8.0 m., with an overhead clearance of at least
4.6 m.
e) Hard surfacing of the loading space shall be required, where a loading space enters a
paved road otherwise, the surfacing shall be all weather.
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3.3
Regulations for Parking Recreational, Commercial Vehicles and Motor Vehicles
a) No person shall allow a motor vehicle, which is in a dilapidated or unsightly condition,
or a derelict vehicle to remain or be parked on a parcel in a residential District, unless
it is suitably housed or screened to the satisfaction of the Development Authority.
b) A Recreational Vehicle means a portable structure designed and built to be carried on
a vehicle, or a unit designed and built to be transported on its own wheels to provide
temporary living accommodations for travel and recreational purposes and includes
such vehicles as a motor home, a camper, a fifth wheel, a travel trailer, a tent trailer,
ATV trailer or toy hauler, and a boat trailer but does not include a mobile home, a
closed tent trailer or small utility trailer or boat trailer that does not exceed 1.5 m. in
total height.
c) A Commercial Vehicle means every type of motor-driven vehicle used for commercial
purposes on the highways, such as the transportation of goods, wares and
merchandise and motor coaches carrying passengers; including trailers and semi-
trailers and tractors when used in combination with trailers and semi-trailers,
excepting such vehicles as are run only upon rails or tracks.
d) No person shall allow:
(i)
a Recreational Vehicle in a front yard for longer than seventy-two
(72) hours in any one hundred and sixty-eight (168) hour period;
(ii)
a vehicle of more than 2,730 kg. (GVW) and/or a length of 6.5 m.
to be parked or stored in a residential District;
(iii)
a motor vehicle, Commercial Vehicle, or Recreational Vehicle to be
parked in any yard in such a manner that in the opinion of a Peace
Officer and/or Bylaw Enforcement Officer, the line of sight for
vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic is impaired to the point where
it constitutes an unsafe or hazardous condition, or it constitutes
any traffic hazard, or any public safety hazard;
(iv)
parking of any motor vehicle (including automobiles, trucks, boats,
campers, Recreational Vehicles, ATVs and motorcycles) on any
portion of a front yard or side yard except on an area that is
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graveled or paved. A paved surface may consist of cement, asphalt,
paver, or similar, and is not considered paved if only the areas
under the tires are paved;
(v)
parking of any motor vehicles (including automobiles, trucks,
boats, campers, and Recreational Vehicles) sideways on a
driveway;
(vi)
a motor vehicle to encroach onto the sidewalk, curb, or roadway;
(vii)
Notwithstanding sections (i), (v) and (vi) Only recreational vehicles
for the sole use of the property owner (including but not limited
to, boats, campers, RV's, ATVs, motor homes, 5th wheels, pull-
trailers, tent-trailers) may be stored on any residential property.
This does not apply to multi-family or apartment properties.
3.4
Sight Lines at Intersections of Roadways
a) At the intersection of lanes, a 3.0 m. corner visibility triangle shall be provided (see
diagram below).
b) At the intersection of other roadways, the Development Authority may require the
calculation of sight triangles where:
(i)
one or more rights-of-way is less than 15.0 m. or
(ii) regulated vehicle speed exceeds 50 km/h, or
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(iii) one of the carriageways is not centred in its right-of-way, or
(iv) an intersection leg is curved or skewed, or
(v) an intersection leg is sloped at 2% or greater.
c)
sight triangle calculations shall be in accordance with the recommended methods of
the Roads and Transportation Association of Canada regarding crossing sight
distances for roadways.
3.5
Driveways
a) At street intersections, driveways shall be setback from the parcel boundaries which
form the intersection not less than
(i)
6.0 m. where the driveway serves not more than four dwelling units, or
(ii) 15.0 m. for all other uses, except where existing or planned traffic volumes
indicate that a greater distance is required to improve or maintain traffic
safety and efficiency.
b) The maximum width of a driveway shall be 10.0 m.
c) The minimum distance between driveways shall be:
(i)
nil, where the driveways serve single dwelling units,
(ii)
6.0 m. where the driveways serve any other use, except where
existing or planned traffic volumes indicate that a greater distance is
required to improve or maintain traffic safety and efficiency.
d) The minimum angle for a driveway to a use, which generates high traffic volumes,
shall be 70 degrees.
e) To ensure that the movement of traffic is both safe and efficient, driveways are not
allowed on the streets identified on Schedule "A", unless alternative access is
unavailable.
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4.
Nonconforming Buildings and Uses
a) A non-conforming use of land or a building may be continued except where that use
is discontinued for a period of 6 consecutive months or more, any future use of the
land or building must conform with the Land Use Bylaw then in effect.
b) A non-conforming use of part of a building may be extended throughout the building
but the building, whether or not it is a non-conforming building shall not be enlarged
or added to and no structural alterations shall be made to it or in it.
c) A non-conforming use of part of a lot may not be extended or transferred in whole or
in part to any other part of the lot and no additional buildings may be constructed on
the lot while the non-conforming use continues.
d) A non-conforming building may continue to be used but the building may not be
enlarged, added to, rebuilt or structurally altered except:
(i)
to make it a conforming building,
(ii) for routine maintenance of the building, if the Development Authority
considers it necessary, or
e) If a non-conforming building is damaged or destroyed to the extent of more than 75%
of the value of the building above its foundation, the building may not be repaired or
rebuilt except in accordance with this Land Use Bylaw.
e) The land use or the use of a building is not affected by a change of ownership or tenancy
of the land or building.
5.
Signs
5.1
General Provisions
Development Applications for Signs
The appropriate application form shall be fully and accurately completed in accordance with
the following requirements;
a) the municipal address of the land or building where the sign is to be erected;
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b) the legal description of the land on which the proposed sign is to be erected;
c) the applicant's name, address and telephone number and where the applicant is not the
owner of the sign, the name, address and telephone number of the sign owner;
d) the name of the business or development where the sign is to be erected;
e) if the applicant is not the legal owner of the land and buildings, a letter from the owner
of the property on which the sign is to be erected, authorizing the applicant's sign
development;
f) for portable sign developments, the length of time the sign is to be displayed at the
location address, and a site plan showing the location of the sign on the site in relation to
property lines, existing buildings and public roads;
g) the following additional information for a permanent on-premise sign development:
(i)
a working drawing for the proposed sign showing:
(ii)
the overall dimensions of the sign;
(iii)
the method of illumination, if any;
(iv)
the materials from which the sign is to be constructed;
(v)
method used to support the sign including type of wall construction if the sign is
anchored to a building or the size and depth of all concrete footings for
freestanding signs;
(vi)
where applicable, the location of the sign on the building;
(vii)
any sidewalks or pedestrian passageways that the proposed sign will extend over;
(viii)
the total height of the sign above grade;
(ix)
the clearance from grade of the lowest portion of the sign;
(x)
the maximum extension of the sign above the building roof or parapet wall;
(xi)
for canopy, awning, projecting and freestanding signs, a site plan showing:
a)
a north arrow
b)
the curb line, property line and location of any existing or proposed
buildings on which signs are to be displayed
(xii)
the location of any existing freestanding, projecting or canopy signs on the
building or site.
(xiii)
Roadside Sign Permit from Alberta Transportation (if applicable).
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(1)
Applicability
Except for as otherwise provided in this Bylaw, the enlargement, relocation,
erection, or construction or alteration of a sign requires a Development Permit.
Any person applying to erect any one sign, or to change or relocate any existing
sign shall comply with the provisions of Section 5.
(2)
Prohibited Signs
No sign shall be erected, operated, used or maintained which:
a)
due to its position, shape, color, format or illumination obstructs the view
of, or may be confused with, an official traffic sign, signal or device, as
determined by the Development Officer.
b)
display lights resembling the flashing lights usually associated with danger
or those used by police, fire, ambulance and other emergency vehicles.
c)
is a Billboard advertising sign as defined in Part Two: Section 3 of this By-
law.
d)
interferes with traffic lines-of-sight.
e)
is a Home Occupation - Minor or Major sign in a residential district.
f)
is located within a primary highway right of way, unless the prior approval
of Alberta Transportation has been obtained, if applicable.
(3)
Abandoned Signs
Where the Development Officer finds a sign to be abandoned, he may, by notice
in writing and served by a Peace Officer/Bylaw Enforcement Officer, or by
registered mail, order the registered owner, the person in possession of the land
or building or the person responsible for the abandoned sign to:
a)
remove the sign within ten days after receipt of the notice;
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b)
take such measures as are specified in the notice to alter the sign so that
it correctly identifies the business, or the products and services offered on
the site where the sign is displayed; or
c)
where the Development Officer finds that a sign contravenes the
provisions of this Bylaw he may, by notice in writing, order the registered
owner, the person in possession of the land or buildings or the person
responsible for the contravening sign to:
(i)
take such measures as are specified in the notice to alter the sign
so that it complies with the provision of this Bylaw, or
(ii)
remove the sign and charge costs to the owner; or
(iii)
remove the sign and charge costs to the owner and pay a penalty
or fine as set out in Part One of this Bylaw.
(4)
Unlawful Signs
Where the Development Officer finds that a sign contravenes the provision of this
Bylaw he may, by notice in writing, order the registered owner, the person in
possession of the land or buildings or the person responsible for the contravening
sign to:
a)
take such measures as are specified in the notice to alter the sign so that
it complies with the provision of this Bylaw, or
b)
remove the sign and charge costs to the owner; or
c)
remove the sign and charge costs to the owner and pay a penalty or fine
as set out in Part One, Section 1.20 of this Bylaw.
(5)
Signs Located Adjacent to Highways
Where a sign is adjacent to a Provincial Highway, the Applicant shall refer their
application to Alberta Transportation for comment and approval of an Alberta
Transportation Roadside Development permit. The Development Application
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must be accompanied with evidence that Provincial Permits have been secured,
or that Provincial Permits are not required.
(6)
Garage Sale Signs
Garage Sale signs and similar are allowed to be placed one day prior to the sale
and must be removed by no later than the Monday morning following the date of
the sale. Where the Development Authority finds that a sign contravenes the
provision of this Bylaw, he may order the person responsible for the contravening
sign to:
a) remove the sign and charge costs to the owner; or
b) remove the sign and charge costs to the owner and pay a penalty or
fine as set out in Part One of this Bylaw.
(7)
TEMPORARY REAL ESTATE SIGN
Temporary Real Estate Signage may be placed on street boulevards, subject to:
a) The sign owner or applicant indemnifying and saving harmless the
Town from any damage done to the Temporary Real Estate Sign,
howsoever occasioned, as well as indemnifying and saving harmless
the Town from any and all damages, losses, claims, suits resulting from
any incident of death, personal injury or property damage occurring as
a result or the Temporary Real Estate Sign howsoever occasioned.
b) The Town reserving the right, at all times, to remove the Temporary
Real Estate Sign for any reason or, alternatively due to any
contravention of this Bylaw.
c) The Temporary Real Estate Sign not impeding pedestrian movement or
vehicle traffic sight visibility.
d) The sign not exceeding 0.04 m2 in area and 1.0 m in height.
(8)
Establishment of Sign Schedules
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Signs shall be allowed in Land Use Districts as stated in Sign Schedules 5.A to 5.C
inclusive, and according to assignment of Land Use Districts to those Schedules as
set out in this Section:
a)
SIGN SCHEDULE 5.A
Land Use Districts: R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-4A, SR
b)
SIGN SCHEDULE 5.B
Land Use Districts: C-1, C-2, C-3, I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4 and PS
c)
SIGN SCHEDULE 5.C
d)
Land Use Districts: UR
(9)
General Regulations for On-Premise Signs
This Section contains the general regulations with which the various type of
permanent on-premise identification and business identification signs must
comply, subject to any exceptions or additional regulations specified in a Sign
Schedule. The regulations apply to Awning, Canopy, Under-canopy, Fascia
Freestanding, Projection, Roof and Window signs.
a)
Signs shall not project over abutting public roadway or municipal provincial
or federal owned property or easement, unless otherwise allowed by the
Approving authority upon evidence of an encroachment agreement.
b)
All Roof, Canopy and Projecting Signs shall be erected in such manner that
the structural support elements are designed to minimize visual impact
from a public roadway.
c)
Lighting: No flashing, scintillating or running lights shall be used on a sign
unless specially allowed by a Sign Schedule.
d)
No permanent third party advertising sign shall be allowed on any site.
e) Awning Sign:
(i)
Awning Signs shall be painted on or directly affixed to the awning
covering. No sign shall be suspended from an awning covering or
support structure.
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f) Canopy Signs:
(i)
On a one-storey building the top of a Canopy Sign shall not extend
more than 30 cm above the building roof. On a building of two or
more storey's the top of a canopy sign shall not extend more than
75 cm above the floor or the second storey higher than the
windowsill level of the second storey.
(ii)
The bottom of a Canopy Sign shall be not less than 2.4 m above
grade.
(iii)
The vertical dimension of a Canopy Sign shall not exceed 1.5 m.
g) Fascia Signs:
(i) A Fascia Sign shall not extend more than 40 cm out from the face of
a building wall and shall not extend beyond the building wall.
h) Freestanding Signs:
(i)
No part of a Freestanding Sign shall extend out from the face of the
property line of the site which the sign is intended to serve or be
placed upon property other than that which the sign is to serve.
(ii)
Shall be set back a minimum of 3 meters from side property lines.
(iii)
The face or blade of the sign shall be set back a minimum of 0.6 m
from property line.
i) Projecting Signs:
i)
The horizontal separation distance between a Projecting Sign and
the property line shall be not less than 0.6 m.
ii)
Projecting sign shall have a vertical clearance of at least 3 m from
grade.
iii)
The maximum projection from the building face shall not exceed
2.5 m.
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iv)
No Projecting Sign shall be located closer than 1.5m to the
horizontal limits of the frontage of an adjacent business
v)
Except in the case of corner signs, a Projecting Sign shall be placed
at right angles to the building face to which it is attached
vi)
The top part of a Projecting Sign on a one-storey building shall not
extend more than 30 cm above the building roof or parapet wall.
On a building two storey's or higher, it shall not extend more than
75 cm above the floor of the second storey's nor higher than the
windowsill levee of the second floor.
j) Roof Signs:
(i)
The maximum vertical dimension of a Roof Sign, including the
support structure, shall not exceed a height of 2 m.
(i)
The maximum area of the sign shall not exceed 7.5 m2.
(ii)
No portion of the Roof Sign shall overhang the roof on which it is
located.
k) Third Party Advertising Signs:
When a sign is to display third party advertising it must be limited to:
(i)
Local advertising;
(ii)
General advertising, not specific to a specific location; or
(iii)
Advertising a recreation, sporting, cultural, or charitable event.
l) Window Signs:
Only one permanent window business identification sign shall be allowed
per window and the area of the sign shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of
the window in which it is located.
(10)
General Regulations for Temporary and Portable Signs
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This Section contains the general regulations with which Temporary and Portable
Signs must comply, subject to any exceptions or additional regulations specified
in a Sign Schedule. The regulations govern Temporary Signs and Portable Signs
used for such purposes as business identification local advertising, building
construction identification and land development information:
a)
All Temporary or Portable Sign applications shall be approved by, and at the
discretion of the Development Authority.
b) A Portable Sign is allowed by permit on a non-permanent basis only, for a
maximum time period of one (1) year.
c)
A Temporary Sign may be allowed by permit on a temporary basis only, for
a maximum period of on (1) year.
d) Each face or copy area of a Portable or Temporary sign shall not exceed 3.7
m2 and the support structure or top of sign shall not exceed 1.5 m in height
nor 2.9 m in length, excluding any trailer hitches.
e) All Temporary and Portable Signs shall be setback from the property line a
distance of 0.6 m and shall not interfere with pedestrian or vehicle
movements or obstruct traffic visibility.
f)
More than one Portable or Temporary Sign may be placed on a multi-use or
a large site at the discretion of the Development Authority, provided the
placement of the signs do not interfere with pedestrian or vehicle
movements or obstruct traffic visibility, and that the sign be allowed by
permit on a temporary basis only, for a maximum period of one (1) year.
g)
Portable and Temporary Signs shall not be located in such a manner so as to
restrict the view of a traveler on any street from obtaining a clear view of
approaching vehicles or pedestrians for a distance of 45 m along a street.
h) Except for Community Event Signs, Public Safety Advisory signs, and
Temporary Real Estate Signs, all parts of Temporary Advertising and Portable
Advertising Signs, including electrical cords are prohibited:
i)
on a Town right-of-way;
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ii)
on a Town boulevard;
iii)
on a Town sidewalk.
i)
Temporary and Portable Signs may contain continuously illuminated
lighting but shall not employ:
i)
any flashing or intermittent lights; or
ii)
means or devices to intensify their illumination or create the
impression of flashing lighting.
5.A
SIGN SCHEDULE FOR LAND USE DISTRICTS: R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-4A, SR
Allowable Signs and Sign Regulations
a)
The following signs shall be allowed:
(i)
signs not requiring a development permit as listed in Part One of
this Bylaw;
(ii)
a Freestanding Sign or Fascia Sign to identify an Apartment
Building, Child Care Services facility or Mobile Home Park which
does not:
1.
exceed 1.5m² in area; or
2.
exceed 2m in height
(iii)
one permanent Freestanding Identification Sign may be placed at
each entrance to a subdivision, neighbourhood or Mobile Home
park. The copy on such signs shall be restricted to the name and
logo of the subdivision, neighbourhood or Mobile Home Park and
shall be located entirely upon private property within the area to
which they refer. The sign shall be landscaped in a manner
consistent with the character and appearance of adjacent
development, and
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b)
All signs shall comply with the general regulations for signs in Section 5 of
this Bylaw.
5.B
SIGN SCHEDULE FOR LAND USE DISTRICTS: C-1, C-2, C-3, I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4 and PS
(1)
Allowable Signs and Sign Regulations
a)
The following signs shall be allowed in structures or those portions of
structures not used for residential purposes:
(i)
signs not requiring a development permit as listed in Part One of
this Bylaw,
(ii)
Freestanding Signs provided that:
1.
the maximum height shall not exceed 9 m;
2.
the total sign area shall not exceed 28 m² for each side of
the sign; and
3.
such signs shall not have the effect of materially obscuring
the view of the landscape or adversely affecting the
surrounding area.
(iii)
Fascia Signs provided that the total copy area of a sign or signs shall
not exceed 20% of the face of the building or bay to which the sign
is attached;
(iv)
Projecting Signs provided that the maximum sign area shall not
exceed 9 m²;
(v)
Roof Signs provided that the maximum area of the sign shall not
exceed 7.5 m2;
(vi)
Portable and Temporary Signs;
(vii)
Awning, Canopy, Changeable Copy Signs; and
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(viii)
Window Signs.
b)
Local Advertising Signs which may include the following:
(i)
"A" or Sandwich Board Signs which:
1.
shall not exceed 0.6 m in width and 1 m in height; and
2.
shall not impede the safe movement of pedestrian traffic
or block a fire exit or doorway; and
3.
shall be removed at the end of the business day; and
4.
will be restricted to one sign per business; and
5.
shall not be illuminated.
(ii)
Window signs:
1.
must, where materials permit, be placed on the inside of
the window and may be painted, attached, or free standing;
2.
may be illuminated but shall not exceed 0.4 m2 in area and
shall not be flashing, intermittent or animated when visible
from a public roadway.
(iii)
Banners or Pennant:
1.
identifying the building, contractor or real estate company
associated with the sale of a building or bay may be allowed
on site. The maximum area for any such single sign shall not
exceed 1.8 m² and where such sign is affixed to building, the
top of the sign shall not be located higher than the second
storey.
2.
in all other cases, shall not exceed 5 m2 in area; and
3.
shall be secured or anchored to a support structure other
than public property.
(iv)
Balloons and Dirigible:
1.
will be of a size at the discretion of the Development
Authority; and
2.
shall be secured or anchored to a support structure other
than public property.
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(v)
Free Standing Signs:
1.
will be one (1) sign per business on a multiple use site and
one (1) sign per single use site;
2.
shall not exceed 1.5 m2 in area for each sign or 2m in height;
3.
shall not be placed on private internal walkways, sidewalks
and parking areas; and
4.
shall not be located closer than 1.6 m from a public right of
way or 0.6 m from a public sidewalk;"
c)
All signs shall comply with the general regulations for signs in Section 5 of
this By-law.
d)
Such signs shall not have the effect of materially obscuring the view of the
landscape or adversely affecting the surrounding area.
5.C
SIGN SCHEDULE FOR LAND USE DISTRICTS: UR
(1)
Allowable Signs and Sign Regulations
a)
The following signs shall be allowed:
(i)
signs not requiring a development permit as listed in Part One of
this Bylaw;
(ii)
Portable and Temporary Signs;
(iii)
one Fascia Sign per building which does not exceed 1.5 m² in area
nor 3.5 m in height; and
(iv)
Freestanding Signs provided that:
1.
the maximum height shall not exceed 9 m; and
2.
the total sign area shall not exceed 28 m² for each side of
the sign; and
3.
such signs shall not have the effect of materially obscuring
the view of the landscape or adversely affecting the
surrounding area.
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b)
All signs shall comply with the general regulation for signs in Section 5 of
this By-law.
6.
Miscellaneous
6.1
Primary Access
The primary physical and legal access to all parcels shall be via a street. A lane may
provide secondary access only.
6.2
Dangerous Goods
Prior to making any decision on a development application, which involves dangerous
goods or development on adjacent land or in close proximity to any dangerous goods, the
Development Authority shall refer the development proposal to the appropriate
regulatory authority for comments.
6.3.1 Mechanized Excavation Stripping and Grading of Parcels
a) A temporary fence shall be erected around all excavations, which in the opinion of the
Development Authority may be hazardous to the public.
b) Where finished ground elevations are established, all grading shall comply therewith.
c) All parcels shall be graded to ensure that storm water is directed to a road without
crossing adjacent land, except as permitted by the Development Authority.
d) All topsoil shall be retained on the parcel, except where it must be removed for building
purposes.
6.4
Environmental Conservation and Development
In the course of any development within the Town of Sundre, the following must, unless
otherwise specified in Part Four or permitted by the Town of Sundre, be adhered to;
a) the retention, in their natural state, of
(i) Swamps, gullies and drainage courses that handle normal, natural run-off
(ii) unstable land
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(III) land with a natural gradient of 15% or greater, and
(iv) a strip of land not less than 15.0 m. in width along any river, stream or
creek, such distance to be measured from the top of bank
b) the appropriate screening of outside storage areas, parking facilities and loading areas
from adjacent buildings and roads.
6.5
Accessory Suites
a) The number of accessory suites per detached dwelling is limited to one (1).
b) Off-street parking will be provided in accordance with Section 3(1) of Part Three.
6.6
Garden Suite / Laneway Homes
1.
Only one (1) Garden Suite / Laneway Home shall be allowed per lot and
must be detached from the primary residence as a standalone structure,
or as a residential unit (loft) within an Accessory Building - Oversized
located in the R-1A District.
2.
The subdivision of the property to create two (2) lots, one for the primary
structure and one for the Garden Suite / Laneway Home is prohibited.
3.
A Garden Suite / Laneway Home shall be restricted to a single storey
dwelling (max. 5 m. in height) and may include an attached single car
garage, unless the Garden Suite / Laneway Home is located in the loft of
an Accessory Building - Oversized.
4.
A Garden Suite / Laneway Home requires a Development Permit and the
Development Authority will take into consideration the potential effect of
the development on the privacy of adjacent properties in regard to such
potential issues as window placement, landings for entrances, outdoor
amenity space, parking and height.
5.
The maximum floor area for a Garden Suite / Laneway Home shall be
105 m2.
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6.
A Garden Suite / Laneway Home shall provide a minimum of one (1) on-
site parking stall.
7.
A Garden Suite / Laneway Home shall be designed to reasonably
complement the existing primary dwelling on the site. The appearance
and quality of the finishing materials of the Garden Suite / Laneway
Home shall reflect the fact that it is a dwelling unit.
8.
Where a Garden Suite / Laneway Home is attached to or developed
above or within an Accessory Building - Oversized, the suite shall have an
entrance separate from the entrance to the garage, either from a
common indoor landing or directly from the exterior of the structure.
Exterior stairways shall be covered.
9.
Garden Suites / Laneway Homes shall be separated from the principal
dwelling unit by a minimum of 4.0 m. and a minimum of 1.2 m. from all
other buildings.
10.
The rear yard setback for a Garden Suite / Laneway Home shall be 1.0 m.,
and a side yard setback of 1.5 m.
11.
On a lot where a Garden Suite / Laneway Home is to be located, only one
(1) servicing connection per utility will be permitted (water, sewer, gas,
electrical). The Utilities must be first connected to the primary residence,
and then fed to the Garden Suite / Laneway Home. Telecommunications
servicing may be separate from that of the primary residence (satellite
services, phone services etc.). Installation of all services and utilities are
at the cost of the developer, builder or property owner.
12.
Garden Suites / Laneway Homes shall not be constructed within the front
yard setback of the primary residence.
13.
All lots with a Garden Suite / Laneway Home shall have a driveway that
provides access to the Garden Suite / Laneway Home from the front yard,
side yard or rear yard.
14.
Lots containing a Garden Suite / Laneway Home shall only be allowed to
have one mailing address.
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15.
All Garden Suite / Laneway Homes are a Permitted Use in the R-1A
District, and a Discretionary Use in the following districts: R-2, R-4, R-4A.
6.7
Bed and Breakfast Accommodation
1.
Bed and Breakfast Accommodation shall not interfere with the rights of other
residents to quiet enjoyment of a residential neighbourhood. Bed and Breakfast
Accommodation shall be an incidental and subordinate use to the principal
residential use and shall be restricted to the Primary Dwelling.
2.
Bed and Breakfast Accommodations shall:
a)
require a development permit renewable on a yearly basis approved by
the Development Authority;
b)
not require any structural alterations;
c)
not display any form of advertising for the operation on site;
d)
not create a nuisance by way of noise, parking or traffic generation;
e)
not occupy more than three rooms; and
3.
Be limited to one meal provided on a daily basis to registered guests only. Meals
are to be prepared in one common kitchen and served in one common room.
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6.8
Land Use Policies
Every action undertaken by the municipality and the Development Authority must be
consistent with any land use policies established pursuant to the Municipal Government
Act.
6.9
Decks
A development permit is required for the construction of a deck if:
a)
it will be constructed so that the decking is situated more than 0.61 m. above grade,
or;
b)
subject to Part One: s1.11, any portion of the deck is situated within the applicable
minimum yard setback requirements.
6.10
Drainage
a)
All roof drainage from a building shall be directed onto the parcel upon which the
building is situated by means satisfactory to the Development Authority.
b)
Any landscaping and/or re-contouring shall be done so that the finished grade does
not direct surface drainage or cause the impounding of drainage onto an adjoining
site unless otherwise approved by the Development Authority.
7.
Guidelines for Other Land Uses
All uses, which are not covered by specific regulations in Part Four, shall, in accordance
with the following guidelines, be
a) separated from adjacent uses by such a distance as to ensure that there will be no
adverse impact upon or by those adjacent uses,
b) at a density which is consistent with that prevailing in the area, unless otherwise
provided for in a statutory plan,
c) setback from any parcel boundary abutting a road (not lanes) a sufficient distance to
ensure that the development will not be visually intrusive, having regard to any
possible changes in surrounding uses,
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d) of a height which will be consistent with that prevailing in the area,
e) developed in such a manner that there will be no adverse impact upon or by traffic
on adjacent roads and
f) developed in conformance with any applicable statutory plan policies.
8.
Flood Risk Area Development
8.1
Flood Risk Overlays
a)
General Purpose of Overlays
To provide for the safe and efficient use of lands within the defined floodway and flood
fringe of the Bearberry Creek and of the Red Deer River by way of prohibiting the
construction of new buildings or structures in the floodway and allowing development
and redevelopment of buildings or structures in the flood fringe, only if these facilities are
satisfactorily flood proofed or constructed so that the main floor is above the 1:100 year
flood level.
b)
Floodway Uses
In the Floodway, only those uses which are listed below, shall apply:
(i) Private open space
(ii) Environmental Reserve or natural areas
(iii) Formal parks
(iv) Existing uses, buildings and structures provided that they are listed as a
permitted or discretionary use in the Land Use District for which the site is
designated, and the use already approved by the Development Authority
prior to the passing of this By-Law.
c) Flood Fringe Uses
In the flood fringe area, the permitted and discretionary uses listed in the underlying Land
Use District shall continue to apply. Where the provisions of this overlay appear to be in
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conflict with the regulations of any underlying District, the provisions of the overlay shall
take precedence and be applied in addition to the regulations of the underlying District.
d) Regulations
(i) No new buildings will be allowed in the floodway.
(ii) Before a Development Permit is issued for the construction of any
development within the Flood Fringe, the Development Authority may
require that the applicant submit a certificate from a qualified, registered
Professional Engineer or Architect indicating that the following factors
have been incorporated in the building and lot:
a. Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation guidelines for building in
flood-susceptible areas,
b. The flood proofing of habitable rooms and openable windows;
c. Basement drainage and site drainage; and
d. Information on grade elevation in relation to the 1:100-year flood
elevation.
(iii) The Development Authority must be satisfied that adequate flood proofing
exists before a Development Permit is issued;
(iv) The Development Authority may refer any Development Permit
Application for development within the flood fringe to Alberta
Environment for their comments;
(v) The feasibility of permitting any new subdivisions and thereby removing
any land from the flood fringe shall be determined through a
comprehensive Planning and Geotechnical Report which is to be funded
in full by the Developer and a copy submitted to the Development
Authority
(vi) The area surrounding the foundation of all habitable buildings shall be
raised to at least the 1:100-year flood elevation using fill or other such
methods to the satisfaction of the Development Authority;
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(vii) The main floor and all electrical and mechanical equipment in new
buildings and all electrical and mechanical equipment in new additions to
buildings within the flood fringe shall be located a minimum of 0.5
metres (1.64 feet) above the 1:100-year flood elevation;
(viii) Basements shall be prohibited in new buildings located within the flood
fringe unless they are flood proofed to the satisfaction of the Development
Authority;
(ix) Inside or outside storage of chemicals, explosives, flammable liquids, toxic
or waste materials shall not be allowed on any new development;
(x) Any Geotechnical Report prepared in association with a development
that is approved shall be registered by caveat against the title affected by
the development.
(xi) Exceptions
a. The Development Authority shall permit minor renovations or repairs
to an existing building (whether structural or not) in the flood-fringe
without requiring the flood proofing of a building.
b. The Development Authority may allow additions to an existing building
in the flood fringe, providing such additions are adequately flood
proofed, without requiring the flood proofing of the existing building(s).
c. The Development Authority may allow aboveground fuel storage tanks
within the flood fringe at service stations provided that the
Development Authority is satisfied that the tanks are anchored, and
flood proofed to the extent that they will not create a hazard or
contamination as a result of flooding.
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8.2
Flood Risk Overlay Map
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9.
Landscaping
The intent of these Landscaping regulations is to ensure that development provides a positive
overall image for the Town of Sundre and to encourage good environmental stewardship, and
sustainability.
9.1
General Landscaping Requirements
a)
Landscaping shall be required for all new residential, commercial, industrial and
institutional development and re-development.
b) All portions of a site not covered by buildings and structures, parking or traffic circulation
areas and other development components shall be landscaped.
c)
Existing trees and shrubs shall be preserved and protected unless the need for removal is
demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Development Authority.
d) Any area requiring landscaping or topographic reconstruction shall be landscaped and/or
reconstructed so that the finished surface contours do not direct surface drainage onto
an adjoining site.
e) Any new development may require at the discretion of the Development Authority, the
submission of a Landscaping Plan, signed by a Landscape Architect or a Horticultural
expert.
f)
Allowable trees and shrubs shall not include those species that create seeds of the cottony
type such as Cottonwoods and some species of Poplar. Suckering trees and shrubs are
not allowed unless approved by the Development Authority.
g)
Planting of trees and shrubs is prohibited within Utility-Right-of-Ways unless approved by
the Development Authority.
h) The majority of landscaping shall be concentrated to the street-side of a development,
unless the applicant can demonstrate to the Development Authority's satisfaction that
doing so would be impractical due to unique design elements of the site.
i)
All Town boulevards adjoining a site shall be landscaped by the developer.
j)
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) and other safety considerations
shall be incorporated into proposed landscaping, to the satisfaction of the Development
Authority.
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k)
Landscaping shall not be planted or placed in such a manner as to impede traffic lines-of-
sight or visibility.
l)
In the event seasonal conditions prohibit the completion of landscaping, the development
approval shall have all landscaping completed prior to July 31st of the following growing
season.
9.2
Landscaping Plan Requirements
The Landscaping Plan or landscaped part(s) of the site plan shall include adjacent Town
boulevards and Reserve lands, as required. The Landscape Plan (Figure 1 example), drawn at a
scale of 1:200 or larger, shall clearly indicate the following:
i. Key plan with a north arrow;
ii. Property lines and dimensions of the site;
iii. The approximate or estimated location of land uses, buildings, and landscaping on
adjacent site(s);
iv. Adjacent public features, such as streets, lanes, sidewalks, driveways, vehicular
entrances, pathways or trails, street furniture and boulevard trees;
v. Overhead, surface and underground utilities, utility rights-of-way and easements;
vi. Outlines of all site structures to include the building footprints at grade, location and
type of underground structures and overhangs;
vii. Building entrances, porches, decks, steps, walkways, other hard surfacing or hard
landscaping features, parking areas, curbs, lighting, fencing, retaining walls, screens,
recreational facilities and garbage collection areas;
viii. Materials, colours, and patterns shall be indicated;
ix. The height and materials of all fencing, screens and walls;
x. Soft and/or hard landscaping to be labelled by common name, botanical or latin name,
with quantities and sizes indicated.
Figure 1 (example of a Landscape Plan)
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9.3
Soft Landscaping Requirements
a)
Soft Landscaping shall include vegetative materials comprising trees, shrubs, hedges,
grass, ground cover and perennials.
b) Trees and shrubs shall be planted in Residential Districts as follows:
i. Housing, Single Detached Dwelling: one (1) tree per lot in the front yard;
ii. Housing, Semi-Detached, Duplex, Attached, Modular and Multi-plex: one (1) tree per
unit in the front yard;
iii. Housing, Apartments: a combination of trees, shrubs, and perennials in accordance
with an approved landscaping plan to the satisfaction of the Development Authority;
iv. Housing, Manufactured Home Park: a combination of trees, shrubs, and perennials in
accordance with an approved landscaping plan to the satisfaction of the Development
Authority;
v. Housing, Manufactured Home Subdivision: one (1) tree per lot in the front yard.
c)
Trees, shrubs and perennials shall be planted in Commercial, Industrial and Institutional
Districts and Parking Lots/Areas in accordance with an approved landscaping plan to the
satisfaction of the Development Authority.
d) All Boulevard planting shall be to the satisfaction of the Development Authority.
e) The minimum requirements for tree size and types at the time of planting shall be as
follows:
i. 50 mm caliper for smaller deciduous trees and 35 mm for ornamental flowering trees;
ii. 85 mm for larger deciduous trees;
iii. 2 m. height for coniferous trees;
iv. 600 mm height or spread for shrubs.
f) Trees shall be planted within landscaped areas so as to provide a mixture of species,
colour and seasonal foliage.
g) Trees and shrubs shall be planted together in clusters, unless shown to be impractical to
the satisfaction of the Development Authority. (Figure 2 examples)
h) All new development shall be sodded unless seeding is approved by the Development
Authority in accordance with an approved Landscaping Plan.
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i) All trees, shrubs, grasses and perennials provided as landscaping shall be capable of long-
term survival based on their suitability with the climatic region. Refer to Town of Sundre
Parks, Open Space and Trails Plan, Section 4.4 Plant Material for a list of recommended
plant material.
Figure 2 (Examples of Clusters)
9.4
Hard Landscaping Requirements
a) Hard Landscaping shall include asphalt or concrete paved areas, driveways, retaining
walls, stairs, walkways, and any other landscaping features made out of hard wearing
materials such as wood, stone, concrete, and synthetics. Hard landscaping materials
may include unit pavers, brick pavers, decorative crushed granular rock, washed rock,
river rock, shale topping, quarry tile, wood or synthetic decking material and any other
material acceptable to the Development Authority in accordance with an approved
Landscaping Plan.
b) Road Gravel for hard landscaping is prohibited.
c) The Development Authority may treat raised planters constructed with concrete,
concrete blocks or wood with a height of not less than 0.61 m., flower boxes attached to
the structure, detached planter boxes, and benches as hard landscaping. (Figure 3
examples)
Figure 3 (examples of hard landscaping)
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9.5
Landscaping for Parking Lots
a) Trees, shrubs, perennials, fencing, and berming shall be selectively arranged to provide
for the screening of off-street parking facilities as viewed from the street, or as otherwise
required by the Development Authority.
b) Shade trees should be provided on the perimeter of parking lots to the satisfaction of the
Development Authority, based on an approved Landscape Plan.
c) Larger parking areas should provide islands of landscaping within the parking lot in
accordance with an approved Landscaping Plan and to the satisfaction of the
Development Authority. (Figure 4 examples)
d) Landscaping may include bio-swales or other natural storage and filtration systems
integrated with the Storm Water Management Plan for the site.
Figure 4 (examples of parking lot landscaping)
9.6
Landscaping for Screening and Buffering
a) Screening is required between incompatible uses, such as residential and industrial, or
other development components.
b) Screening, landscaping or buffering or a combination thereof shall be utilized to limit the
visual impact between incompatible uses including waste handling areas, exterior work
areas, outdoor storage areas and equipment to the satisfaction of the Development
Authority. (Figure 5 examples)
Figure 5 (example of screening)
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9.7
Landscaping Security Fees
a) The Development Authority may require an applicant as a condition of development
permit approval, to enter into and comply with a Development Agreement and to provide
to the Town either cash or an Irrevocable Letter of Credit to ensure that landscaping is
provided and maintained for two (2) growing seasons.
b) The projected cost of the landscaping shall be calculated by the owner or owner's
representative and shall be based on the information provided on the landscape plan.
9.8
Screening Between Residential and Non-Residential Districts
Where a development is proposed that is not residential and which abuts an existing
residential site, adequate screening or buffering shall be provided on the site of the
development to the satisfaction of the Development Authority.
10.
Alternate Energy Systems
10.1
Alternative Energy Systems shall require a Development Permit application, which shall
include the following information where applicable:
a) the manufacturers specifications indicating;
(i) the SWES rated output in kilowatts,
(ii) safety features and sound characteristics,
(iii) type of material used in tower, blade, and/or rotor construction.
(iv) CSA or ULC approval, if applicable.
b) potential for electromagnetic interference,
c) nature and function of over-speed controls which are provided,
d) specifications on the foundation and/or anchor design, including location and
anchoring of any guy wires,
e) information demonstrating that the system will be used primarily to reduce on-site
consumption of electricity, natural gas or propane,
f) location of existing buildings, improvements, roads, lanes and public utilities both on
the applicant's property and all adjacent properties.
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10.2
Any Wind Tower (including all attachments and equipment) to be installed shall not
exceed the manufacturers recommended weight and wind load capacities.
10.3
Wind Towers must either be certified to meet ULC standards or be certified by the
manufacturer or a qualified Professional Engineer registered under the "Engineering,
Geological, or Geophysical Professions Act" of the Province of Alberta that it is capable of
withstanding the weight and wind load for the area it is installed.
10.4
Ground mounted Wind Towers, prior to installation of the wind turbine, shall not be less
than 8.3 m. nor greater than 20.1 m. in height. If roof mounted, the tower shall not be
less than 9.84 m. and no more than 4.6 m. above the highest point on the roof.
10.5
No wind tower mounted portion of a wind energy system shall extend within 6.1 m. of
the ground. Blades may not extend over parking areas, public rights-of-way, driveways or
sidewalks. Blades and tail vane shall be a minimum of 3.0 m. from utility lines in all wind
directions.
10.6
No part of a Wind Tower structure, including guy wires, blades or tail vane may be placed
closer than 3.0 m. to the side or rear property boundaries. In addition, towers shall be
setback a minimum of the distance equal to the height of the structure from roads, lanes
and utility lines.
10.7
No aboveground portion of any component of any alternative energy system shall be
located in a front or side yard.
10.8
For lots 929 m2 or less, the maximum diameter of the wind turbine blades shall be 3.0 m.
For lots greater than 929 m2, the maximum rotor blade diameter shall be 3.7 m.
10.9
One wind turbine at a size specified in paragraph 10(7) shall be installed on a tower and
used to provide electricity for the primary residence. A second, smaller wind turbine, not
to exceed a rotor diameter of 1.5 m., may also be installed on the same lot and used to
provide electricity for a garage, workshop or utility shed and may be roof installed.
10.10 All wind energy systems shall be equipped with manual and automatic over-speed
controls to limit the blade rotation speed to within the design limits of the wind energy
system or to control the rotors in the case of a system failure or when wind speeds are
beyond the capacity of the system to control.
10.11 All wind energy systems shall have lightning arresters installed and properly grounded.
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10.12 Sounds from residential wind energy systems shall not exceed 60 dBA at average wind
speeds for the area, measured at the closest neighboring inhabited dwelling. This level,
however, may be exceeded when wind speeds are above average.
10.13 No residential or commercial wind energy system shall be installed until evidence is
provided that the electric power distribution utility and the sales utility have been
informed of the customer's intent to install an interconnected customer owned
generator. Off-grid systems are exempt from this requirement.
10.14 Electrical wires, including grounding wires, from a wind tower to the building being
serviced shall be underground. A wind energy system, including all wiring shall meet all
applicable provincial electrical code requirements including permit requirements and be
inspected by an electrical inspector having jurisdiction within the corporate limits of the
Town of Sundre.
10.15 Any alternative energy system shall be operated and shielded so as to prevent any
electro-magnetic interference. Any system found in violation of this policy shall be
required to cease operation until such time as the problem is resolved.
10.16 Small wind turbines with a rotor diameter of less than one meter that use direct current
solely for decorative or yard lighting or used strictly for ornamental purposes are exempt
from permit requirements and restrictions listed in this section.
10.17 Brand names or advertising associated with any alternative energy system or the system's
installation shall not be visible from any public area, including lanes, streets and highways.
10.18 Any alternative energy system shall be located and screened, to the extent possible, by
landforms, natural vegetation or other means to minimize its visual impact on adjacent
residences, public roads, trails or other public areas. Towers and other supporting
structure shall be painted a single, neutral, non-reflective, non-glossy color (earth tones,
grey, black) that, to the extent possible, visually blends the system with the surrounding
natural and built environments.
10.19 Upon abandonment or termination of any alternative energy system's use, the entire
facility and all components associated with the system, including towers or support
structures, shall be removed and the site restored to its pre-construction condition.
10.20 Solar panels may be installed on the roof of any building or may be ground mounted in a
rear or side yard.
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10.21 If a roof-mounted solar panel requires rising of the top of the panel for solar alignment,
the top of the panel shall not project above the highest roofline by more than 0.3 m.
10.22 All plumbing, reservoirs, pumps and other equipment associated with solar or geo-
thermal heating or cooling systems shall require plumbing, electrical and building permits
as required and must meet all applicable provincial plumbing, electrical and building code
and any other municipal requirements.
10.23 Geothermal installations must be stamped by a qualified Professional Engineer registered
under the "Engineering, Geological, or Geophysical Professions Act" of the Province of
Alberta or have the system and installer certified by the Canadian GeoExchange Coalition
(CGC) or other future governing body having jurisdiction within the Province of Alberta.
10.24 Geothermal installations must comply with CSA-C448 and subsequent amendments.
Exceptions may be allowed, at the discretion of the Development Authority, provided that
documented proof is provided that shows that the exception meets or exceeds the CSA-
C448 standard.
10.25 All Geothermal systems installed within the Town of Sundre shall be a Closed Loop system.
Open Loop systems are not allowed.
10.26 Heat-transfer fluids used within a geothermal system shall be of the most environmentally
friendly type available at the time of installation such as propylene glycol. In no case may
an ethylene glycol based fluid be used nor shall any flammable or combustible agent such
as methanol, ethanol, natural gas or propane be used.
11.
Daycares
11.1
Day Home Facility
11.1 Day Home Facility
Day Home Facility - shall comply with the following:
a)
Maximum of six (6) children shall be cared for at any one time, including children that
reside on the property; The owner/operator must reside on the subject property;
b) Employees working at the day home shall be limited to those living at the residence;
c)
One other Home Office may operate within the residence;
d) If an on-site play area is provided in conjunction with the day home facility, the area
shall be fenced to the satisfaction of the Development Authority;
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e)
One (1) on-site parking space for drop off is required in addition to the parking
requirement for the residential use;
f)
There will be no signage permitted;
g)
A Home Occupation permit is required. A permit may be revoked at any time, if in
the opinion of the Development Authority; the operator of the facility has violated
any provisions of this Bylaw or the conditions of the permit. A day home facility
shall not operate without a valid Business License issued by the Municipality;
11.2
Day Care Facility - Neighbourhood
Day Care Facility - Neighbourhood shall comply with the following:
a) The facility provides care for seven (7) to a maximum of (15) children, at any time,
including children that reside on the property;
b) The owner/operator of the neighbourhood day care may or may not reside on the
subject property;
c) No more than two (2) non-residence may be employed by the day care facility;
d) No other accessory use (such as a home occupation etc.) is permitted when a day care
facility operates from the property;
e) If an on-site play area is provided in conjunction with the day care facility, the area
shall be fenced to the satisfaction of the Development Authority and the Provincial
Licensing Authority;
f) One (1) on-site parking space per employee is required in addition to the parking
requirement for the residential use;
g) No signage is permitted;
h) The day care facility shall be in full compliance with the Alberta Provincial Day Care
Regulations;
i) A Development Permit is required. A permit may be revoked at any time, if in the
opinion of the Development Authority; the operator of the facility has violated any
provisions of this Bylaw or the conditions of the permit. A day care facility shall not
operate without a valid Business License issued by the Municipality;
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11.3
Day Care Facility - Commercial
Day Care Facility - Commercial shall comply with the following:
a) The number of children may not exceed the capacity as determined by on-site parking
capacity;
b) The day care facility shall always be considered the primary use on a site where
Development Permit for a day care facility has been approved. Accessory use(s) may
be permitted at the discretion of the Development Authority where the accessory use
does not conflict with the day care facility;
c) If an on-site play area is provided in conjunction with the day care facility, the area
shall be fenced to the satisfaction of the Development Authority and the Provincial
Licensing Authority;
d) The required number of on-site parking spaces shall be one (1) per employee on
maximum working shift, and one (1) on-site parking space per six (6) children;
e) A day care facility shall meet all parking requirements on-site and shall endeavour to
limit use of on street parking;
f) All signage is to be submitted and reviewed by the Development Authority with the
Development Permit application;
g) The day care facility shall be in full compliance with the Alberta Provincial Day Care
regulations;
h) A Development Permit is required. A permit may be revoked at any time, if in the
opinion of the Development Authority; the operator of the facility has violated any
provisions of this Bylaw or the conditions of the permit. A care facility shall not
operate without a valid Business License issued by the Municipality;
12.
Sea Cans
Sea cans shall only be allowed in land use districts where listed as a Discretionary Use in
Part Four. Sea cans are prohibited in all other districts.
12.1
Sea Cans
Sea cans shall comply with the following:
a)
Sea Cans shall not be erected or placed within the front yard of a parcel;
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b)
Sea Cans shall conform to the rear yard setbacks of the district in which the parcel is
located;
c)
Sea Cans shall conform to the side yard setbacks of the district in which the parcel is
located;
d)
Sea Cans shall be considered a structure and added to the calculation in determining
the maximum lot coverage in the applicable land use district as outlined in Part Four;
12.2 Sea Cans - General Standards
a) There shall be a legal primary use on the property where the sea can is proposed;
b) Sea cans are permitted to be used for storage only and shall not be used as a building or
a construction material;
c) A maximum of one (1) sea can may be permitted on a lot;
d) The Development Authority may regulate the maximum height of sea cans;
e) The Development Authority may require as a condition of approval that a sea can be
screened from view or landscaped to make it aesthetically pleasing;
f) The Development Authority may require as a condition of approval that any sea can be
sandblasted and/or painted a neutral or complimentary colour to match the existing
building(s) on the property;
g) The Development Authority may regulate the time period for which a
development
permit for a sea can is valid through the issuance of a temporary permit;
h) Removal of the sea can at the expiration of the permit shall be at the expense of the
applicant and/or landowner. The Development Authority may require as a condition of
approval the posting of a security deposit guaranteeing the removal of the container
and/or compliance with the conditions of the permit;
i) The sea can shall not display advertising, company logos, names or other marketing
without an approved sign permit;
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13.
Home Occupation
13.1
Home Office
Home Office shall comply with the following:
a) Are less intensive home-based businesses. Home Office are "desk, computer and
telephone" home businesses that require no deliveries, require no storage, do not
generate any non-residential traffic, no walk-in clientele, do not have signage, and are
essentially "invisible" within a residential neighbourhood;
b) Require a Development Permit and an annual Business License issued by the Town of
Sundre. A permit can be revoked at any time if, in the opinion of the Development
Authority, the operator of a Home Office has violated any provisions of this Bylaw or
the conditions of a permit or a valid Business License is not in place;
c) Shall not interfere with the rights of other residents to quiet enjoyment of a
residential neighbourhood;
d) Shall be an incidental and subordinate use to the principal residential use and shall be
contained within the principal building;
a) Development Permits are non-transferable to other locations; they are approved for
a specific Lot, Block and Plan;
b) The Development Authority may require that the permit be reviewed on a periodic
basis to ensure compliance with an approved Development Permit;
c) Home Office are limited to two (2) minor businesses per dwelling unit;
d) Employees working at the Home Office shall be limited to those living at the residence;
e) The operator of a Home Office shall not:
(i)
have outside storage of materials, goods, or equipment on the site;
(ii)
create a nuisance by way of dust, noise, odour, smoke, parking, excessive
traffic generation, electrical interruption, bright light, or anything of an
objectionable nature which is detectable to normal sensory perception
outside the building containing the Home Office or beyond the parcel
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boundaries;
(iii)
display any form of advertising related to the Home Office on the site
except in accordance with this bylaw;
(iv)
a Home Office permit does not exempt the applicant from compliance
with any Federal or Provincial regulation, or any other municipal bylaw or
regulation;
(v)
shall not use any dangerous goods which would not reasonably be used
in association with a residential use of the dwelling;
(vi)
Exterior storage of goods related to the Home Office is prohibited;
(vii)
include the direct sale of goods to walk-in clientele.
13.2
Home Occupation
Home Occupation shall comply with the following:
a)
Are more intensive home-based businesses and may generate vehicular traffic,
but will not result in traffic that has a negative impact on the community, may
have walk in cliental, does not have signage;
b)
Requires a Development Permit and an annual Business License issued by the
Town of Sundre. A permit may be revoked at any time if, in the opinion of the
Development Authority, the operator of a Home Occupation has violated any
provisions of this Bylaw or the conditions of a permit or a valid Business License is
not in place;
c)
Shall not interfere with the rights of other residents to quiet enjoyment of a
residential neighbourhood;
d)
Shall be incidental and a subordinate use to the principal residential use and be
located or contained within the principal building, or accessory structure;
e)
Development Permits are non-transferable to other locations; they are approved
to a specific Lot, Block and Plan;
f)
The Development Authority may require that the permit be reviewed on a periodic
basis to ensure compliance with an approved Development Permit;
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g) Home Occupation are limited to one (1) Home Office and one (1) Home Occupation
per dwelling unit;
h) Employees working at the Home Occupation shall be limited to a maximum of two (2)
and at least one shall live at the residence;
i) Allowed one vehicle with commercial advertising associated with the business parked
on-site that does not exceed 4500 kg. and or a length of 6.3 m. Anything over 4500
kgs. requires a CVOR certificate.
j) In addition to parking requirements for residential use, up to two (2) additional
parking spaces may be required at the discretion of the Development Authority;
k) No commodity other than the product or service of the Home Occupation shall be
sold on the premises;
l) The operator of a Home Occupation shall not:
(i)
have outside storage of materials, goods, or equipment on the site;
(ii) create a nuisance by way of dust, noise, odour, smoke, parking,
excessive traffic generation, electrical interruption, bright light or
anything of an objectionable nature which is detectable to normal
sensory perception outside the building containing the home
craft or beyond the parcel boundaries;
(iii) display any form of advertising related to the Home Occupation on
the site except in accordance with this bylaw;
(iv) a Home Occupation permit does not exempt the applicant from
compliance with any Federal or Provincial regulation, or any other
municipal bylaw or regulation;
(v) shall not use any dangerous goods, which would not reasonably be used
in association with the residential use of the dwelling. Exterior storage of
goods related to the Home Occupation is prohibited;
(vi) shall not be permitted if, in the opinion of the Development Authority, it
would be more appropriately located in a commercial or industrial district;
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14.
Temporary Residential Sales Centres
1. Temporary Residential Sales Centres shall be a Discretionary Use in all residential
Districts and may be a separate structure (ATCO style construction trailer or set up in
the attached garage of a residential structure).
2. A Development Permit for a Residential Sales Centre shall be issued for a maximum two-
year period on a site.
3. Residential Sales Centres shall be situated in locations in which impacts to the adjacent
neighbourhood(s) are minimized and access to major transportation routes is available.
4. Connection points between Residential Sales Centres which cross property lines or
encroach on setbacks shall be temporary in nature and removed when the Residential
Sales Centre is vacated, or when the Development Permit for the Use expires.
5. Residential Sales Centres shall substantially conform to the appearance of the existing
community.
6. Where required by the Development Authority, additional information with regards to
the location of parking and access to Residential Sales Centres may be requested as
supporting information for a decision on an application.
7. Any exterior lighting of Residential Sales Centres shall be located such that impact to
neighbours is minimized and located so that no direct rays shall impact adjacent
neighbours.
8. All on or offsite signage and advertising for Residential Sales Centres shall be in
accordance with Part Three: Section 5 of this Bylaw.
15.
Cannabis Retail Store
A Cannabis Retail Store shall comply with the following:
a) Any Cannabis Retail Store and property associated with the store shall have a
minimum separation distance of 150 m. from the following:
(i)
the property line of a school and parcels that are designated school reserve
(SR) and municipal and school reserve (MSR) under the Municipal Government
Act;
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(ii)
the property line of a Provincial health care facility including a hospital;
(iii)
the property line of a public use facility comprising the arena, aqua-plex,
community centre, curling rink and library;
(iv)
the property line of another Cannabis Retail Store;
(v)
any Town owned playground structure, skateboard structure and outdoor ice
rink measured from the closest point of that structure.
b) Signage for the advertising of cannabis is prohibited. Any signage for the sole purpose
of business identification on the same parcel as the Cannabis Retail Store is subject
to a Development Permit pursuant to PART THREE: GENERAL REGULATIONS Section
5. Signs.
c) Development proposals must consider and include on-site elements to create a safe
premise such as:
(i)
a well-lit customer parking lot;
(ii)
well-lit access to the store that is visible from the street, sidewalk and/or
customer parking facility; and
(iii)
any other safety measures as required by the Development Authority.
16.
Mini or Self Storage
Mini or self-storage developments are considered Discretionary Uses in Commercial
Districts and Permitted Uses in Industrial Districts. Mini or self-storage developments
are prohibited in all residential districts. Requirements of a Development Permit:
a) a comprehensive site plan illustrating the property boundaries, and access;
b) a comprehensive site plan illustrating the siting of buildings, outdoor storage and
fencing, internal roadways and parking;
c) the site must have paved access and aisles;
d) a storm water management plan for the entire site, which must include locations
of storm ponds, low impact development initiatives, rainwater harvest and other
storm water features;
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e) a landscaping plan demonstrating the location and type of trees, shrubs and
plants, that provide screening from adjacent uses;
f) proposed site servicing plan (water, sanitary and gas), if applicable;
g) images and locations of proposed signage.
17.
Bicycle Parking and Facilities
a) Bicycle parking shall be provided by the developer and / or building owner for all multi-
family, institutional, and commercial and industrial developments;
b) No specified bicycle parking or storage facilities are required for single family
residential developments or attached housing developments;
c) Multi-family residential developments with over twenty (20) units shall provide a
minimum of six (6) spaces per twenty (20) units of indoor bicycle storage for residents;
d) All other uses will provide outdoor bicycle storage facilities based on Schedule 17A.
Schedule 17A
District / Use
Number of Bicycle Stalls
Housing, Attached and Housing, Apartment
Six (6) indoor storage spaces / 20 units
Four (4) outdoor spaces / 30 units
Institutional - Hospital
Minimum of 6 spaces at the main entrance; as
required by Staff at staff entrance
Institutional - School
Elementary: 1 per 20 students
Junior / Senior High School: 1 per 40 students
Institutional - Church
Minimum of 6 spaces
Cultural / Recreational Centre
Six (6) spaces per 1, 500 m2
Theatre
Six (6) spaces per 300 seats
Commercial
Six (6) spaces per 1000 m2
18.
Screening between Residential and Non-Residential Districts, Storage, Garbage, and
General Appearance
a) Where development is proposed that is not residential and which abuts an existing
residential site, adequate screening or buffering shall be provided on the site of the
development to the satisfaction of the Development Authority;
b) Garbage bins located within multi-family, commercial, industrial or institutional Districts
shall be stored in weatherproof and animal proof containers, screened from adjacent
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sites and public thoroughfares, and be located in the rear yard setback, in an easily
accessible location on private property;
c) Residential garbage, recycling and compost bins to be placed in the front yard setback,
to be set out no later than 7:00 a.m. on collection day;
d) Outside storage areas shall be screened from adjacent sites and thoroughfares to the
satisfaction of the Development Authority;
e) All mechanical equipment or apparatus on the roof of any office, apartment,
commercial, industrial or public service building shall be screened to the satisfaction of
the Development Authority;
f) All exterior work areas, storage areas and waste handling areas shall be screened and
/or enclosed from view of adjacent sites, roadways, walkways, park areas and municipal
or environmental reserve parcels in a manner compatible with the design and exterior
materials of the Principal Building, to the satisfaction of the Development Authority;
g) Wrecked or damaged vehicles approved to be stored on a site within a commercial or
industrial District, shall be screened or enclosed to the satisfaction of the Development
Authority;
h) All construction sites shall be kept in a clean and tidy manner and containers for the
disposal of construction waste shall be provided on site in accordance with the
requirements of the Development Authority;
i) Developers will be held responsible for weed, dust, and garbage control on all new
development sites;
j) The design, character, and appearance of any accessory building(s) shall be compatible
with the primary Use on the lot.
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PART FOUR
LAND USE DISTRICT REGULATIONS
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PART FOUR: LAND USE DISTRICT REGULATIONS
LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R-1)
General Purpose:
To provide an area for low-density residential development in the form
of single detached dwellings and compatible uses, herein listed, which
are connected to the municipal sewer and water systems.
Permitted Uses:
Accessory building
Home Office
Housing, Single Detached Dwellings
Protective Emergency Services
Public Parks
Discretionary Uses:
Adult Care Residence
Alternate Energy Systems
Bed and Breakfast Accommodation
Day care facility - neighbourhood
Day home facility
Group Homes, Limited
Home Occupation
Housing, Accessory Suite
Public and quasi-public uses
Public utility buildings
Temporary Residential Sales Centre
Any use that is similar, in the opinion of the Development Authority, to
the permitted or discretionary uses described above.
In addition to the general regulations contained in Part Three of this Bylaw, the following
regulations apply to this District:
Minimum Front Yard:
6.0 m.
Minimum Side Yard:
1.5 m. except where it abuts a road (not lanes) 3.0 m.
See Section 2.5 of Part Three if laneless subdivision.
Minimum Rear Yard:
7.0 m.
Minimum Parcel Area:
Interior parcels 495 m²
Corner parcels 550 m²
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Note: Development Authority may relax the minimum parcel area requirement based upon a
comprehensive development plan for an area (minimum of 5 lots)
Maximum Parcel Coverage: 50%
Maximum Site Coverage for Accessory Building is 13%
Minimum Floor Area: 78.97 m2
Minimum Frontage:
Parcel:
Laned
Laneless
Interior Parcels
13.7 m.
15.25 m.
Corner Parcels
15.25 m.
16.75 m.
Note: Development Authority may relax the minimum frontage requirement based
upon a comprehensive development plan for an area (minimum of 5 lots).
Landscaping:
Removed (see Part Three, Section 9)
Maximum Building Height:
10.0 m.
Flood Plain Provision:
All development within the 1:100-year floodplain of the Red Deer
River, as shown on the Land Use District Map, being Schedule A,
shall be flood proofed as per the definition to the satisfaction of
the Development Authority
Exception:
Accessory suite in single detached dwelling
Lot B, Block 2, Plan 2462JK
Exceptions to Minimum Floor Area:
Lot(s)
Block
Plan
Minimum
3 - 14 and 25 - 44
12
8910549
102 m2
15 - 23
12
8910549
116 m2
2 - 14
13
9912954
116 m2
1 - 13
14
9912954
97 m2
2 - 53
15
9912954
97 m2
1 - 15
16
9912954
97 m2
2 - 7
17
9912954
97 m2
1 - 16
18
9912954
97 m2
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Figure 1: Example Yard Setback for Single Detached Dwelling
Additional Development Regulations For Permitted And Discretionary Uses:
The following regulations are found in Part Three of this Bylaw and may apply to development
in this District
Accessory Buildings shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 1.1 of
this Bylaw.
Bed and Breakfast Accommodation shall be developed in accordance with Part Three,
Section 6.8 of this Bylaw.
Day Homes shall be developed in accordance with Part Three Section 11.1 of this Bylaw,
and Use Definitions, Part Two, Section 3 of this Bylaw.
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Day Care Facility - Neighbourhood shall be developed in accordance with Part Three,
Section 11.2 of this Bylaw.
Building Orientation and Design shall be provided in accordance with Part Three,
Section 1.2 of this Bylaw.
Fencing shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.4 of this Bylaw.
Landscaping shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 9 of this Bylaw.
Home Office shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 13.1 of this
Bylaw.
Home Occupation shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 13.2 of this
Bylaw.
Parking shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 3.1 of this Bylaw.
Projections Over Yards shall be in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.1 of this Bylaw.
Signs shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 5 of this Bylaw.
Temporary Residential Sales Centres shall be in accordance with Part Three, Section 14
of this Bylaw
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UNIQUE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R-1A)
General Purpose:
To provide an area for unique residential development on lots for single
detached dwellings with options for rear yard accessory buildings or
garden suite / laneway homes with access from a road or rear lane.
Unique Option 1: Single detached dwelling with oversized accessory
building (garage) located in the rear yard of the lot with option for a
residential suite located in the loft of the accessory building. Access to
rear yard accessory building (garage) and residential suite is from a
front/side yard driveway or rear/side yard lane. The residential suite
(loft) will have an entrance separate from the entrance to the garage,
either from a common indoor landing or directly from the exterior of the
structure. Exterior stairways will be covered.
Unique Option 2: Single detached dwelling with garden suite / laneway
home located in the rear yard of the lot. Access to the garden suite /
laneway home is from a front/side yard driveway or rear/side yard lane.
All lots will be serviced with one (1) service connection to the primary
residence for municipal sewer, water, storm sewer and all other
applicable utilities. The accessory building - oversized (with or without a
residential loft) or garden suite / laneway home will be serviced from the
primary residence. Future subdivision of these lots is prohibited.
Permitted Uses:
Accessory Building
Accessory Building - Oversized
Home Office
Housing, Garden Suite / Laneway Home
Housing, Single Detached Dwellings
Public Parks
Protective Emergency Services
Discretionary Uses:
Adult Care Residence
Alternative Energy Systems (solar)
Bed and Breakfast Accommodation
Day-care Facility (Neighbourhood)
Day Home Facility
Group Home, Limited
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Home Occupation (except small engine or mechanical repair shop, auto body & paint
shop, or other uses deemed incompatible with this district by the Development
Authority)
Public and Quasi-Public Uses
Public Utility Buildings
Temporary Residential Sales Centre
Any use that is similar, in the opinion of the Development Authority, to
the permitted or discretionary uses described above.
In addition to the general regulations contained in Part Three of this Bylaw, the following
regulations apply to this District.
Minimum lot area:
510 m2
Minimum lot width: 15.0 m (18.0 m. for corner lots)
Minimum lot depth: 33.5 m
Minimum Setback to Front Lot Line: 6.0 m (principal building with front attached garage)
4.0 m (principal building without front attached garage)
Minimum Setback to Side Lot Line: 1.5 m.
Except where it abuts a road (not lane) 3.0 m. (principal
building, Accessory Building - Oversized and Garden Suite /
Laneway Home)
4.5 m. (principal building to accommodate driveway and
parking access to rear yard)
1.0 m. (Garden Suite / Laneway Home or Accessory
Building - Oversized)
Minimum Setback to Rear Lot Line: 7.0 m. (principal building)
1.0 m. (Garden Suite / Laneway Home or Accessory
Building - Oversized)
Minimum Floor Area:
130 m2 (principal building)
Maximum Floor Area:
105.0 m2 (Accessory Building - Oversized)
105.0 m2 (Garden Suite / Laneway Home / residential loft
in Accessory Building - Oversized)
Maximum Parcel Coverage:
60% of the site, all buildings together, including Accessory
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Buildings, Accessory Building - Oversized or Garden Suite /
Laneway Home
Maximum Building Height:
10.0 m. (principal building and Accessory Building -
Oversized)
5.0 m. (Garden Suite / Laneway Home) (single storey on
slab)
Landscaping:
Removed (see Part Three, Section 9)
Additional Development Regulations for Permitted and Discretionary Uses:
The following regulations are found in Part Three of this Bylaw and may apply to development
in this District:
Accessory Buildings, other than Accessory Building - Oversized shall be developed in
accordance with Part Three, Section 1.1 of this Bylaw.
Bed and Breakfast Accommodation shall be developed in accordance with Part Three,
Section 6.7 of this Bylaw.
Building Orientation and Design shall be provided in accordance with Part Three,
Section 1.3 of this Bylaw.
Fencing shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.4 of this Bylaw.
Flood Risk Area Development in accordance with Part Three, Section 8 of this Bylaw.
Landscaping shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 9 of this Bylaw.
Garden Suites / Laneway Homes shall be developed in accordance with Part Three,
Section 6.6. of this Bylaw.
Home Office shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 13.1 of this
Bylaw.
Home Occupation shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 13.2 of this
Bylaw.
Parking shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 3.1 of this Bylaw.
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Projection Over Yards shall be in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.1 of this Bylaw.
Temporary Residential Sales Centres shall be in accordance with Part Three, Section 1.4
of this Bylaw.
Signs shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 5 of this Bylaw.
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NARROW LOT RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R1-N)
Bylaw 2021-11 General Purpose:
To provide for low-density residential development in the form of single
detached dwellings or semi-detached dwellings and compatible uses,
situated on narrow lots, with or without rear lane access, which are
connected to all municipal utility systems.
Permitted Uses:
Accessory Building
Home Office
Housing, Single Detached Dwelling
Protective Emergency Services
Public Parks
Discretionary Uses:
Alternate Energy Systems
Bed and Breakfast Accommodation
Day Home Facility
Home Occupation
Housing, Semi-Detached
Accessory Suites
Public and quasi-public uses
Public utility buildings
Temporary Residential Sales Centre
Any use that is similar, in the opinion of the Development Authority, to
the permitted or discretionary uses described above.
In addition to the general regulations contained in Part Three of this Bylaw, the following
regulations apply to this District:
Minimum Lot Area:
Interior parcels 372.0 m² per Dwelling Unit
Corner parcels 417.0 m² per Dwelling Unit
Minimum Site Width:
11.0 m.
Minimum Site Depth:
30.5 for all lots
Minimum Habitable Floor Area (gross): 84.0m2
Maximum Number of Dwellings: One (1) dwelling per lot, unless a legal Secondary Suite has
been approved
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Minimum Yard Setbacks:
Principal Building
Front Yard 6.0 m.
Rear Yard 7.0 m.
Side Yard 1.5 m. (internal lot); 3.0 m. if property line is
shared with a street other than lane.
Maximum Parcel Coverage:
50%
Maximum Parcel Coverage if serviced by rear lane: 60%
Maximum Site Coverage for Accessory Building is 13%
Minimum Gross Floor Area:
84.0 m2
Maximum Number of Dwelling:
1 Dwelling per lot, unless a legal Accessory Suite has been
approved
Maximum Principal Building Height: 10.0 m.
Maximum Accessory Building Height:
4.5 m.
Additional Site Requirements
Accessory Building (garages) If a principal building does not have an attached garage at the
front of the Dwelling, or has a garage with a side entrance with a
driveway parallel to the front property line, the following applies:
Minimum Front Yard Setback: 4.5 m.
Notwithstanding above, if there is no rear lane, and no attached
front garage, there shall be one 3.5 m. side yard to allow for
access to a rear detached garage.
Flood Plain Provision:
All development within the 1:100-year floodplain of the Red Deer
River, as shown on the Land Use District Map, being Schedule A,
shall be flood proofed as per the definition to the satisfaction of
the Development Authority
Additional Development Regulations For Permitted And Discretionary Uses:
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The following regulations are found in Part Three of this Bylaw and may apply to development
in this District
Accessory Buildings shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 1.1 of
this Bylaw.
Bed and Breakfast Accommodation shall be developed in accordance with Part Three,
Section 6.8 of this Bylaw.
Day Homes shall be developed in accordance with Part Three Section 11.1 of this Bylaw,
and Use Definitions, Part Two, Section 3 of this Bylaw.
Building Orientation and Design shall be provided in accordance with Part Three,
Section 1.2 of this Bylaw.
Fencing shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.4 of this Bylaw.
Landscaping shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 9 of this Bylaw.
Home Office shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 13.1 of this
Bylaw.
Home Occupation shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 13.2 of this
Bylaw.
Parking shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 3.1 of this Bylaw.
Projections Over Yards shall be in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.1 of this Bylaw.
Signs shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 5 of this Bylaw.
Temporary Residential Sales Centres shall be in accordance with Part Three, Section 14
of this Bylaw
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GENERAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R-2)
General Purpose:
To provide an area for a variety of dwelling types and other uses, herein
listed, which are compatible with a residential area, all of which are
connected to the municipal sewer and water systems.
Permitted Uses:
Accessory buildings
Home Office
Housing, Duplex Dwelling
Housing, Semi-Detached Dwelling
Housing, Single Detached dwellings
Protective Emergency Services
Public Parks
Discretionary Uses:
Adult Care Residence
Alternate Energy Systems
Accessory Suites
Bed and Breakfast Accommodation
Day care facility - neighbourhood
Day home facility
Garden Suites
Group Home, Limited
Home Occupation
Housing, Apartment Dwellings
Housing, Attached Dwelling
Housing, Modular Homes
Housing, Multi-plex Dwellings
Public and quasi-public uses
Public utility buildings
Temporary Residential Sales Centre
Any use that is similar, in the opinion of the Development Authority, to
the permitted or discretionary uses described above.
In addition to the general regulations contained in Part Three of this Bylaw, the following
regulations apply to this District.
Minimum Front Yard: Single Detached dwellings, duplex dwellings, attached dwellings, and
four-plex dwellings: 6.0 m.
Apartment dwellings: 7.5 m.
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Multiple housing developments: Sufficient separation or screening must
exist to maintain privacy within each dwelling under normal conditions.
Minimum Side Yard:
Single Detached dwellings, semi-detached dwellings, duplex dwellings,
four--plex dwellings, and attached dwelling end units:
1.5 m. except where it abuts a road (not lanes) - 3.0 m.
See Section 2.5 of Part Three if laneless subdivision.
Apartment Dwellings:
3.0 m. except where it abuts a road (not lanes) - 6.0 m.
Multiple housing development:
Sufficient separation or screening must exist to maintain privacy
within each dwelling under normal conditions.
Minimum Rear Yard:
Single Detached dwellings 7.0 m.
Duplex Dwellings, semi-detached dwellings, four-plex dwellings and
apartment dwellings: 7.0 m.
Multiple housing developments (incorporating buildings with ground
level private access, such as: four-plex dwellings, duplex dwellings and
single detached dwellings):
Each dwelling unit shall have a private, screened yard area of not less
than 45.0 m²
Minimum Parcel Area:
Type/Parcel
Area
Single & Semi-Detached Dwellings
Interior Parcels
375 m2
Corner Parcels
420 m2
Duplex Dwellings (per dwelling unit)
Interior Parcels
235 m2
Corner Parcels
280 m2
Attached Dwellings (per dwelling unit)
Interior Parcels
185 m2
Corner Parcels
275 m2
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Type/Parcel
Area
Four-plex Dwellings (per dwelling unit)
Interior Parcels
180 m2
Corner Parcels
185 m2
Apartment Dwellings
1.3 times the building's total floor area
Multiple Housing Development
The ground area on non-recreational
buildings, of the parking facilities and
driveways and the minimum *amenity area
(*see chart) shall be totalled.
Minimum Amenity Area*
Bachelor Unit
15 m2 per unit
One (1) Bedroom Unit
20 m2 per unit
Two (2) Bedroom Unit
55 m2 per unit
Three (3) Bedroom Unit
90 m2 per unit
Four (4) Bedroom Unit
110 m2 per unit
* Minimum amenity area includes hard and soft landscaped areas, balconies, recreational facilities and communal
lounges
Maximum Parcel Coverage: Single Detached dwellings, semi-detached dwellings, duplex
dwellings, 50%
Accessory Buildings 13%
Apartment Dwellings: 65%
Four-plex dwellings, and Attached dwellings, Multiple housing
developments: Determined by subtracting the minimum amenity
area from the parcel area
Landscaping:
Removed (see Part Three, Section 9)
Maximum Building Height:
Single Detached dwellings, Semi-Detached Dwellings, Duplex
Dwellings: 10.0 m.
Attached Dwellings, Multi-plex Dwellings 12.0 m.
Apartment Dwelling: 12.0 m.
Multiple housing developments: As required for the various
housing types described above.
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Flood Plain Provision:
All development within the 1:100-year floodplain of the Red Deer
River, as shown on the Land Use District Map, being Schedule "A",
shall be flood proofed as per the definition to the satisfaction of
the Development Authority
Building Design:
The external design of all buildings shall be to the satisfaction of
the Development Authority taking into consideration such things
as finishing materials, roof pitch, eaves, size, siting, architectural
features, and compatibility with other development in the vicinity.
Exception:
Reclassify part of Block 1, Plan 941 1097 from Urban Reserve
District to General Residential District and add the site-specific
use 'office' to the General Residential District (R-2) on part of
Block 1, Plan 941 10-97 only
Additional Development Regulations For Permitted And Discretionary Uses:
The following regulations are found in Part Three of this Bylaw and may apply to development
in this District
Accessory Buildings shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 1.1 of
this Bylaw.
Accessory Suites shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 6.6 of this
Bylaw.
Bed and Breakfast Accommodation shall be developed in accordance with Part Three,
Section 6.8 of this Bylaw.
Day Homes shall be developed in accordance with Part Three Section 11.1 of this Bylaw,
and Use Definitions, Part Two, Section 3 of this Bylaw.
Day Care Facility - Neighbourhood shall be developed in accordance with Part Three,
Section 11.2 of this Bylaw, and Use Definitions, Part Two, Section 3 of this Bylaw.
Building Orientation and Design shall be provided in accordance with Part Three,
Section 1.2 of this Bylaw.
Fencing shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.4 of this Bylaw.
Landscaping shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 9 of this Bylaw.
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Garden Suites / Laneway Homes shall be developed in accordance with Part Three,
Section 6.6 of this Bylaw.
Home Office shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 13.1 of this
Bylaw.
Home Occupation shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 13.2 of this
Bylaw.
Parking shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 3.1 of this Bylaw.
Projections Over Yards shall be in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.1 of this Bylaw.
Temporary Residential Sales Centres shall be in accordance with Part Three, Section 14
of this Bylaw
Signs shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 5 of this Bylaw.
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MANUFACTURED HOME DISTRICT (R-3)
1.1
Manufactured Home Park District
General Purpose:
To provide an area for and to regulate the development and use of land
for manufactured home parks and other uses, herein listed, which are
compatible with a residential area. The park is comprehensively designed
under one (1) owner, wherein individual plots are rented or leased for
the placement of manufactured homes. The area is to be connected to
municipal sewer and water systems.
Permitted Uses:
Accessory Buildings (detached garage, shed)
Deck
Home Office
Housing, Manufactured Home, not to exceed 10 years in age (CSA A277
or CSA Z240 models)
Public Parks
Discretionary Uses:
Home Occupation
Housing, Manufactured Home, not to exceed 20 years in age (CSA A277
or CSA Z240 models)
Protective Emergency Services
Private Recreational Vehicle Storage Site
Public Utility Building
Any use that is similar, in the opinion of the Development Authority, to
the permitted or discretionary uses described above.
In addition to the general regulations contained in Part Three of this Bylaw, the following
regulations apply to this District.
Minimum Park Area: 2 ha. For the Manufactured Home Park
Maximum Gross Density:
17 Manufactured Homes per hectare
Minimum Plot Area: 300 m2
Minimum Plot Width: 10 m.
Minimum Plot Depth: 30 m.
Minimum Floor Area: 64.0 m2
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Minimum Yard Setbacks for Manufacture Homes within Plots:
Front Yard:
3.0 m. for Principal Building
Rear Yard:
4.5 m. for the Principal Building
1.0 m. for an accessory building, unless the plot is adjacent to the park
boundary, a minimum of 7.0 m. setback will be required
Side Yard:
1.5 m. for the Principal Building
1.0 m. for an accessory building
Additional Requirements for Manufactured Homes
4.5 m. minimum distance from one Manufacture Home to another
7.0 m. from any park boundary
Maximum Plot Building Coverage:
55 %
Other Site Requirements:
1) Each Manufactured Home Park to be identified by a freestanding identification sign at
the entrance to the park. The copy on such signs shall be restricted to the name and
logo of the park and shall be located entirely on private property within the area to
which they refer. The sign shall be landscaped in a manner consistent with the
character and appearance of adjacent development and shall comply with the general
regulations for signs in Part Three, Section 5 of this Bylaw.
2) Each plot and manufactured home shall be identified by an address.
3) All manufactured homes shall be factory built. Skirting or covered landings/porches
shall be factory built with matching exterior finish or be of durable all-weather
construction and designed in a manner that will enhance the appearance of the
manufactured home. All wheels and tow hitches must be removed.
4) Access to each Manufactured Home Park plot shall be from the common road servicing
the park, on to paved front yard driveways. Access from a public road or lane will not be
allowed.
5) Each Manufactured Home Park plot shall provide a level, durable base on which the
manufactured home shall be placed.
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6) The undercarriage and hitch of each manufactured home shall be completely screened
from view by skirting, within thirty (30) days of the placement of the manufactured
home.
7) All accessory structures such as steps, patios, porches, skirting and accessory buildings
shall complement the manufactured home in design and construction.
8) Additions and attached garages to a manufactured home located within a Park is
prohibited.
9) All roads in a Manufactured Home Park shall be paved, well drained and maintained,
with a 12.0 m. right-of-way and a carriage way of no less than 8.0 m. in width.
10) All required parking areas, including visitor parking areas, shall be paved.
11) All manufactured homes and all community facilities in a Manufactured Home Park shall
be connected by a pedestrian walkway which shall be at least 1.5 m. in width.
12) At least 10% of the gross area (excluding boulevards) of the Manufactured Home Park
shall be devoted to outdoor communal amenities and landscaped areas, and the
majority of these areas shall be provided in a convenient and accessible location.
13) A minimum of 5% of the gross area (excluding boulevards) shall be devoted to
recreation / playground facilities in a suitable location within the park. Playground
apparatus or other recreation facilities shall be provided in accordance with a recreation
site plan approved by the Development Authority.
14) In a Manufactured Home Park, common storage areas of a size satisfactory to the
Development Authority, separate from the manufactured home plot, shall be provided
for the storage of seasonal recreational equipment and other equipment not capable of
storage on the manufactured home plot. Such storage areas shall be enclosed by a
fence and screened by trees or landscape features.
15) All utility services, wires and conduit lines shall be placed underground.
16) A landscaping plan for the park and boulevard must be submitted to the satisfaction of
the Development Authority. The plan must show the number, size and species of all
proposed trees and shrubs. All landscaping in the park shall be maintained, and any
trees or shrubs that do not survive the first full growing season, shall be replaced at the
developer's cost.
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17) Fences and hedges shall be allowed only if they are erected and maintained by the
Manufactured Home Park owner to a uniform standard throughout the Manufactured
Home Park.
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MANUFACTURED HOME DISTRICT (R-3)
1.2
Manufactured Home Subdivision District
General Purpose:
To provide an area for and to regulate the development and use of land
for manufactured home subdivisions and other uses, herein listed, which
are compatible with a residential area. The subdivision in
comprehensively designed wherein manufactured homes are installed on
privately owned lots. The area is to be connected to municipal sewer and
water systems.
Permitted Uses:
Accessory Buildings (detached garage and shed)
Addition and Attached Garage
Deck
Home Office
Housing, Manufactured Home, not to exceed 10 years in age (CSA A277
or CSA Z240 models)
Housing, Modular Home
Housing, Single Detached Dwelling
Public Parks
Protective Emergency Services
Public Utility Building
Discretionary Uses:
Day Care Facility - Neighbourhood
Day Home Facility
Home Occupation
Housing, Semi-Detached Dwelling
Housing, Manufactured Home, not to exceed 20 years in age (CSA A277
or CSA Z240 models)
Public and Quasi-public uses
Temporary Residential Sales Centre
Any use that is similar, in the opinion of the Development Authority, to
the permitted or discretionary uses described above.
In addition to the general regulations contained in Part Three of this Bylaw, the following
regulations apply to this District.
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Minimum Yard Requirements:
1) Principal and Accessory Buildings must be setback not less than 3.0 m. from a front
property line.
2) Principal Buildings must be located not less than 4.0 m. from a rear property line; and
3) 1.5 m. from one side property line shared with an internal lot; and
4) 3.0 m. from a side property line shared with a street other than a lane.
5) Detached Accessory building (garage) must be set back from the front property line no
less than 6.0 m. if the lot is laneless, and 1.0 m. from the rear yard property line if lot is
accessible by a lane.
6) Interior Parcel Area shall be 450 m2 or 500 m2 if a corner lot.
7) Minimum width of the manufactured home shall be 4.88 m.
8) Minimum floor area of manufactured home shall be 65.0 m2.
9) Minimum lot area 300 m2.
10) Minimum lot widths:
a) 15 m. corner lots for Doublewide Manufactured Homes;
b) 10 m. interior lots
11) Minimum Lot Depth 30 m.
Additional Maximum Requirements
1) Building Height
a) Principal Building: 5.5 m.
b) Accessory Building(s): 4.5 m.
2) Maximum Site Coverage: 50% for all structures situated on the site.
3) The maximum number of dwelling units per lot is one (1) dwelling unit.
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Exceptions:
Lots 1 - 8, Block 2, Plan 9610892, and
Lots 1 - 8, Block 4, Plan 9610892;
Shall be doublewide manufactured homes.
Other Site Requirements
1) If the vehicular doors of an attached garage face any public roadway and abut a side
yard, the Minimum Side Yard shall be 6.0 m.
2) All homes in a Manufactured Home Subdivision shall be placed on permanent
foundations and it shall be a permanent foundation of a height of less than 1.0 m. above
grade, capable of supporting the maximum anticipated load of the Principal Building in
all seasons without settlement or other movement.
3) All Accessory structures such as steps, patios, porches, additions, skirting and storage
facilities shall be factory prefabricated units, or of an equivalent quality, so that design
and construction will complete and/or complement the Manufactured Home.
4) Additions to a Manufactured Home shall have skirting equivalent to that of the
Manufactured Home.
Additional Development Regulations for Permitted and Discretionary Uses:
The following regulations are found in Part Three of this Bylaw and may apply to development
in this District.
Accessory Buildings shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 1.1 of this Bylaw.
Building Orientation and Design shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 1.3 of
this Bylaw.
Day Care Facility - Neighbourhood shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section
11.2 of this Bylaw.
Day Homes shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 11.1 of this Bylaw, and
Use Definitions, Part Two of this Bylaw.
Encroachment into Yards shall be in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.1 of this Bylaw.
Fencing shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.4 of this Bylaw.
Home Occupation shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 13.2 of this Bylaw.
Home Office shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 13.1 of this Bylaw.
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Landscaping shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 9 of this Bylaw.
Parking shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 3.1 of this Bylaw.
Signs shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 5 of this Bylaw.
Temporary Residential Sales Centre shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section
14 of this Bylaw.
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ESTATE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R-4)
General Purpose:
To provide an area for low-density residential development in the form
of single detached dwellings and compatible uses, herein listed.
Connection to municipal sewer and water systems is required, with
exception to those properties not capable of connecting to municipal
services due to their alignment adjacent to the provincial highway and
identified in Table 1. However, with new development, connection to
municipal services must be made possible and connection to municipal
services will be required.
Table 1: Exception for Municipal Sewer / Water Connection
PLAN
BLOCK
LOT
CIVIC ADDRESS
8111431
1
12
920 Main Avenue East
8111431
1
11
940 Main Avenue East
4875FQ
2
E & W of S ½ 1
1002 Main Avenue East
2088FF
S ½ of C
1102 Main Avenue East
8410936
3
4
1104 Main Avenue East
8815GB
3
1106 Main Avenue East
2212008
2
7
1010 Main Avenue East
4875FQ
2
S ½ of 4
1014 Main Avenue East
4875FQ
2
S ½ of 5
1018 Main Avenue East
4875FQ
2
S Pt of 6
1022 Main Avenue East
2088FF
S ½ of B
1028 Main Avenue East
Permitted Uses:
Accessory building
Home Office
Housing, Single Detached Dwellings
Public Parks
Protective Emergency Services
Discretionary Uses:
Alternate Energy Systems
Bed and Breakfast Accommodation
Day care facility - neighbourhood
Day home facility
Garden Suites
Home Occupation
Housing, Accessory Suite
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Public and quasi-public uses
Public utility buildings
Temporary Residential Sales Centre
Any use that is similar, in the opinion of the Development Authority, to
the permitted or discretionary uses described above.
In addition to the general regulations contained in Part Three of this Bylaw, the following
regulations apply to this District.
Minimum Front Yard: 6.0 m.
Minimum Side Yard:
1.5 m. except where it abuts a road (not lanes) - 3.0 m. See Section
2.4(a) of Part Three if laneless subdivision.
Minimum Rear Yard: 10.0 m.
Minimum Floor Area: 78.965 m2
Maximum Parcel Coverage: 45%
Maximum Building Height:
10.0 m.
Minimum Parcel Area:
Parcel Requirements:
Minimum
Parcel Width
Minimum Parcel Area
1. Parcels not intended to be served by a sewage
collection system or by a water distribution
system
30.5 m
1860 m2
2. Parcels intended to be served by a water
distribution system but not by a sewage
collection system
30.5 m
1395 m2
3. Parcels intended to be served by a sewage
collection system but not by a water
distribution system
30.5 m
930 m2
4. Parcels intended to be serviced by a sewage
collection system and water distribution
system
20.0 m
750 m2
5. Parcels not complying with 1. - 4. above but
legally created prior to the promulgation of
15.0 m
585 m2
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Alberta Regulation 132/78 (April 1, 1978) are
not subject to the foregoing
Landscaping:
Removed (see Part Three, Section 9)
Flood Plain Provision:
All development within the 1:100-year floodplain of the Red Deer
River, as shown on the Land Use District Map, being Schedule A,
shall be flood proofed as per the definition to the satisfaction of
the Development Authority.
Sewage Pump out System:
Where a private sewage pump-out system is involved, proof of
pump out must be provided to the Town of Sundre on a semi-
annual basis. Failure to provide proof will involve Alberta
Environment.
Additional Development Regulations For Permitted And Discretionary Uses:
The following regulations are found in Part Three of this Bylaw and may apply to development
in this District
Accessory Buildings shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 1.1 of
this Bylaw.
Accessory Suites shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 6.6 of this
Bylaw.
Bed and Breakfast Accommodation shall be developed in accordance with Part Three,
Section 6.8 of this Bylaw.
Day Homes shall be developed in accordance with Part Three Section 11.1 of this Bylaw,
and Use Definitions, Part Two, Section 3 of this Bylaw.
Day Care Facility - Neighbourhood shall be developed in accordance with Part Three,
Section 11.2 of this Bylaw, and Use Definitions, Part Two, Section 3 of this Bylaw.
Building Orientation and Design shall be provided in accordance with Part Three,
Section 1.2 of this Bylaw.
Fencing shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.4 of this Bylaw.
Landscaping shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 9 of this Bylaw.
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Garden Suites / Laneway Homes shall be developed in accordance with Part Three,
Section 6.6 of this Bylaw.
Home Occupation shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 13.2 of this
Bylaw.
Home Office shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 13.1 of this
Bylaw.
Parking shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 3.1 of this Bylaw.
Projections Over Yards shall be in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.1 of this Bylaw.
Temporary Residential Sales Centres shall be in accordance with Part Three, Section 14
of this Bylaw
Signs shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 5 of this Bylaw.
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SERVICED ESTATE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R-4A)
General Purpose:
To provide an area for Single Detached Dwelling residential development
on large sites and compatible uses, herein listed, which are connected to
the municipal sewer and water systems.
Permitted Uses:
Accessory building
Home Office
Housing, Single Detached Dwellings
Public Parks
Discretionary Uses:
Alternate Energy Systems
Bed and Breakfast Accommodation
Day care facility - neighbourhood
Day home facility
Garden Suites
Home Occupation
Housing, Accessory Suite
Housing, Garden Suite
Public and quasi-public uses
Public utility buildings
Temporary Residential Sales Centre
Any use that is similar, in the opinion of the Development Authority, to
the permitted or discretionary uses described above.
In addition to the general regulations contained in Part Three of this Bylaw, the following
regulations apply to this District.
Minimum Requirements
Minimum Front Yard:
6.0 m.
Minimum Side Yard:
1.5 m. except where it abuts a road (not lanes) - 3.0 m. See
Section 2.5 of Part Three if laneless subdivision.
Minimum rear yard:
15.0 m.
Minimum floor area:
148.64m2
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Minimum parcel area:
950m2
Minimum lot width:
20.0 m. or as measured 6.0 m. back from front property line in the
case of a pie shaped lot.
Maximum Limits:
Maximum Parcel Coverage:
a)
40% of the site, all buildings together, including detached
garages and other Accessory buildings.
b) 12% of the site, detached garages and all other Accessory
buildings.
Maximum building Height:
a)
Principal building: 10.0 m.
b) Detached garages and all other Accessory buildings: 4.5 m.
Landscaping:
Removed (see Part Three, Section 9)
Additional Development Regulations For Permitted And Discretionary Uses:
The following regulations are found in Part Three of this Bylaw and may apply to development
in this District
Accessory Buildings shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 1.1 of
this Bylaw.
Accessory Suites shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 6.6 of this
Bylaw.
Bed and Breakfast Accommodation shall be developed in accordance with Part Three,
Section 6.8 of this Bylaw.
Day Homes shall be developed in accordance with Part Three Section 11.1 of this Bylaw,
and Use Definitions, Part Two, Section 3 of this Bylaw.
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Day Care Facility - Neighbourhood shall be developed in accordance with Part Three,
Section 11.2 of this Bylaw, and Use Definitions, Part Two, Section 3 of this Bylaw.
Building Orientation and Design shall be provided in accordance with Part Three,
Section 1.2 of this Bylaw.
Fencing shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.4 of this Bylaw.
Landscaping shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 9 of this Bylaw.
Garden Suites / Laneway Homes shall be developed in accordance with Part Three,
Section 6.6 of this Bylaw.
Home Occupation shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 13.1 of this
Bylaw.
Home Office shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 13.2 of this
Bylaw.
Parking shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 3.1 of this Bylaw.
Projections Over Yards shall be in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.1 of this Bylaw.
Temporary Residential Sales Centres shall be in accordance with Part Three, Section 14
of this Bylaw
Signs shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 5 of this Bylaw.
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CENTRAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-1)
General Purpose:
To provide an area for intensive commercial use, offering a wide variety
of goods and services, and other uses, herein listed, which are compatible
with the area, which will create an attractive environment for
pedestrians, but which will be accessible to motor vehicles.
Permitted Uses:
Accessory Building
Amusement Establishments, Minor
Brew Pub
Contractor Services, Limited
Custom Manufacturing Establishments
Eating and Drinking Establishments, Minor
Financial Services
Government Services, General
Government Services, Retail
Health Services
Household Repair Services
Home Office
Liquor Store
Personal Service Shops
Professional Offices and Office Support Services
Protective Emergency Services
Public Parks
Public Utility Buildings
Retail Stores, Convenience
Retail Stores, General
Secondhand Store
Signs, except billboards
Veterinary Services, Minor
Discretionary Uses:
Alternative Energy System
Amusement Establishments, Major
Cannabis Retail Store
Day Care Facility - Commercial
Commercial Schools
Eating and Drinking Establishments, Major
Fleet Services
Funeral Services
Gas Bars
Home Occupation - Major
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Hotel
Housing, Apartment
Indoor Recreation Services
Libraries and Cultural Exhibits
Micro-Brewery (Craft-Brewery)
Micro-Distillery
Mixed Use Development
Motel
Private Clubs
Religious Assembly
Seniors Housing
Shopping Centre
Spectator Entertainment Establishments
Any use that is similar, in the opinion of the Development Authority, to
the permitted or discretionary uses described above.
In addition to the general regulations contained in Part Three of this Bylaw, the following
regulations apply to this District.
Minimum Front Yard:
Nil
Minimum Side Yard:
Nil
Minimum Rear Yard:
Shall be provided for parking and loading spaces in accordance
with Sections 3.1 and 3.2 of Part Three
Maximum Parcel Coverage: 70%
Outdoor Storage and
Display:
Outdoor storage or display is not permitted
Maximum Building Height:
10.0 m.
Landscaping:
Removed (see Part Three, Section 9)
The following regulation applies to dwelling units:
Dwelling Unit Entrance:
Dwelling units shall have an entrance separate from the entrance
to any commercial component of the building.
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Flood Plain Provisions:
All development within the 1:100-year floodplain of the Red Deer
River, as shown on the Land Use District Map, being Schedule A,
shall be flood proofed as per the definition to the satisfaction of
the Development Authority.
Exception 1:
Plan 1911694, Block 1, Lot 1 is permitted to be developed as a
"Mixed Use Development" with a maximum height of 14.5
meters.
Additional Development Regulations For Permitted And Discretionary Uses:
The following regulations are found in Part Three of this Bylaw and may apply to development
in this District
Accessory Buildings shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 1.1 of
this Bylaw.
Bed and Breakfast Accommodation shall be developed in accordance with Part Three,
Section 6.8 of this Bylaw.
Day Care Facility - Commercial shall be developed in accordance with Part Three,
Section 11.3 of this Bylaw, and Use Definitions, Part Two, Section 3 of this Bylaw.
Building Orientation and Design shall be provided in accordance with Part Three,
Section 1.2 of this Bylaw.
Fencing shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.4 of this Bylaw.
Landscaping shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 9 of this Bylaw.
Home Occupation shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 13.1 of this
Bylaw.
Home Office shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 13.2 of this
Bylaw.
Parking shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 3.1 of this Bylaw.
Projections Over Yards shall be in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.1 of this Bylaw.
Signs shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 5 of this Bylaw.
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HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-2)
General Purpose:
To provide an area for commercial uses and other uses, herein listed,
which are compatible with the area, adjacent to a major thoroughfare,
which requires large open areas for parking by clientele, for display of
merchandise, or both, which will create an attractive environment,
primarily accessible to motor vehicles
Permitted Uses:
Accessory Building
Amusement Establishments, Minor
Automotive and Recreation Vehicles Sales/Rentals
Automotive Services
Brew-Pub
Bus Services
Contractor Services, Limited
Custom Manufacturing Establishments
Drive-In Food Services
Eating and Drinking Establishments, Minor
Equipment Rentals
Exhibition and Convention Facilities
Financial Services
Fleet Services
Gas Bars
Government Services, General
Government Services, Retail
Greenhouses and Plant Nurseries
Health Services
Home Office
Household Repair Services
Hotels
Indoor Recreation Services
Libraries and Cultural Exhibits
Liquor Store
Motels
Natural Science Exhibits
Personal Service Shops
Professional Offices and Office Support Services
Protective and Emergency Services
Rapid Drive-Through Vehicle Services
Retail Stores, Convenience
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Retail Stores, General
Secondhand Stores
Service Stations
Shopping Centers
Signs, except billboards
Spectator Entertainment Establishments
Veterinary Services, Minor
Discretionary Uses:
Amusement Establishments, Major
Auctioneering Establishment
Automotive and Equipment Repair Shops
Bulk Fuel Dealerships
Cannabis Retail Store
Contractor Services, General
Eating and Drinking Establishments, Major
Education Services
Equipment and Storage Yard
Funeral Services
Heavy Vehicle and Equipment Sales/Rentals
Home Occupation
Micro-Brewery (Craft Brewery)
Micro-distillery
Mini or Self Storage
Mixed Use Development
Private Clubs
Public and quasi-public uses
Religious Assembly
Temporary Residential Sales Centre
Truck and Mobile Home Sales/Rentals
Warehouse Sales
Veterinary Services, Major
Any use that is similar, in the opinion of the Development Authority, to
the permitted or discretionary uses described above.
Site-Specific Exception No. 1:
Plan 6114JK, Lot 19 (civic address 104 Main Avenue East) allowance for two (2) sea-can type
storage containers placed in the rear yard, screened from public view and immediately adjacent
to the primary building, for use by the tenant, Crude Energy Inc., located in the west side bay of
104 Main Avenue East. If at any time, should the tenant vacate the premises, the sea-cans must
be removed, and this Site-Specific Exception will expire.
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In addition to the general regulations contained in Part Three of this Bylaw, the following
regulations apply to this District
Minimum Front Yard:
9.0 m. adjacent to a service or local road
Minimum Side Yard:
3.0 m.
Minimum Rear Yard:
6.0 m.
Minimum Parcel Frontage: 15.0 m. adjacent to a service or local road
46.0 m. without a service road
Maximum Parcel Coverage: 70%
Outdoor Storage and
All outdoor storage shall be screened
Display:
Maximum Building Height: 10.0 m.
Landscaping:
Removed (see Part Three, Section 9)
Flood Plain Provision:
All development within the 1:100-year floodplain of the Red Deer
River, as shown on the Land Use District Map, being Schedule A,
shall be flood proofed as per the definition to the satisfaction of
the Development Authority
Sewage Pump out System:
Where a private sewage pump out system is involved, proof of
pump out must be provided to the Town of Sundre on a semi-
annual basis. Failure to provide proof will involve Alberta
Environment.
Additional Development Regulations For Permitted And Discretionary Uses:
The following regulations are found in Part Three of this Bylaw and may apply to development
in this District
Accessory Buildings shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 1.1 of
this Bylaw.
Building Orientation and Design shall be provided in accordance with Part Three,
Section 1.2 of this Bylaw.
Fencing shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.4 of this Bylaw.
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Landscaping shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 9 of this Bylaw.
Home Occupation shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 13.2 of
this Bylaw.
Home Office shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 13.1 of the
Bylaw
Parking shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 3.1 of this Bylaw.
Projections Over Yards shall be in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.1 of this Bylaw.
Signs shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 5 of this Bylaw.
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NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-3)
General Purpose:
To provide an area for low impact commercial convenience services for
the use of area residents and primarily located at the main entrance or
within a residential district.
Permitted Uses:
Day care facility - neighbourhood
Eating and Drinking Establishments, Minor
Financial Services
Health Services
Home Office
Mixed Use Development
Personal Services
Professional Offices and Office Support Services
Protective Emergency Services
Public Utility Buildings
Retail Stores, Convenience
Retail Stores, General
Signs
Discretionary Uses:
Accessory building
Alternate Energy Systems
Brewpub
Day care facility - commercial
Amusement Establishments, Minor
Custom Manufacturing Establishments
Drive-In Food Services
Eating and Drinking Establishments, Major
Gas Bars
Home Occupation
Indoor Recreation Services
Liquor Store
Private Club
Secondhand Stores
Any use that is similar, in the opinion of the Development Authority, to
the permitted or discretionary uses described above.
In addition to the general regulations contained in Part Three of this Bylaw, the following
regulations apply to this District.
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Minimum Requirements:
Setback from Public Roads:
a) Roads: 6.0 m.
b) Highways: 6.0 m. provided there is no objection from Alberta Transportation.
c) Lanes: 3.0 m.
Setbacks from abutting sites:
a)
Residential sites: 9.0 m.
b)
Other sites designated Gateway Commercial District: None unless
required pursuant to Provincial Legislation.
c)
All other: At the discretion of the Development Authority taking into
consideration the comprehensive site plan, proximity to major
transportation routes and adjacent land uses.
Outdoor Storage & Display: All outdoor storage shall be screened.
Landscaping:
Removed (see Part Three, Section 9)
Maximum Limits:
Maximum Parcel Coverage: 70%
Maximum building Height:
10.0 m.
Additional Development Regulations For Permitted And Discretionary Uses:
The following regulations are found in Part Three of this Bylaw and may apply to development
in this District
Accessory Buildings shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 1.1 of
this Bylaw.
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Day Care Facility - Neighbourhood shall be developed in accordance with Part Three,
Section 11.2 of this Bylaw.
Day Care Facility - Commercial shall be developed in accordance with Part Three,
Section 11.3 of this Bylaw.
Building Orientation and Design shall be provided in accordance with Part Three,
Section 1.2 of this Bylaw.
Fencing shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.4 of this Bylaw.
Landscaping shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 9 of this Bylaw.
Home Occupation shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 13.2 of this
Bylaw.
Home Office shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 13.1 of this
Bylaw.
Parking shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 3.1 of this Bylaw.
Projections Over Yards shall be in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.1 of this Bylaw.
Signs shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 5 of this Bylaw.
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LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (I-1)
General Purpose:
To provide an area for light industrial uses, and other similar uses,
herein listed, which are compatible with the surrounding area in
approved locations at the discretion of the Development Authority
Permitted Uses:
Accessory Buildings
Auctioneering Establishments
Automotive and Equipment Repair Shops
Automotive and Recreational Vehicle - Sales/Rentals
Automotive Services
Brew-pub
Commercial Schools
Contractor Services, General
Contractor Services, Limited
Custom Manufacturing Establishments
Eating and Drinking Establishments, Minor
Equipment Rental
Fleet Services
Funeral Services
Gas Bar
General Industrial Uses, Minor Impact
Government Services, General
Government Services, Retail
Greenhouse and Plant Nurseries
Household Repair Services
Micro-Brewery (Craft-brewery)
Micro-distillery
Natural Habitat Areas
Public Parks
Professional Offices and Office Support Services
Protective and Emergency Services
Rapid Drive-Through Vehicle Services
Retail Stores, General
Religious Assembly
Sales and service outlets for farm equipment
Service Stations
Signs (except Billboards)
Truck and Mobile Home Sales/Rentals
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Veterinary Services, (Minor)
Warehouse Sales
Discretionary Uses:
Alternate Energy Systems
Auto Body and Paint Shop
Bulk fuel dealerships
Cartage and freight terminals
Cannabis Production Facility
Cannabis Retail Store
Crematorium
Detention and Correction Services
Drive-in Food Services
Custodial Dwelling Unit
Eating and Drinking Establishment, Major
Equipment and Storage Yard
Feed mills and grain elevators
Heavy Vehicle and Equipment Sales/Rentals
Indoor Recreation Services
Mini or Self Storage
Natural Science Exhibits
Private Recreational Vehicle Storage
Public Utility - Minor
Public Utility - Major
Recycling Depots
Sea Cans
Veterinary Services, Major
Any use that is similar, in the opinion of the Development Authority, to
the permitted or discretionary uses described above.
In addition to the general regulations contained in Part Three of this Bylaw, the following
regulations apply to this District.
Minimum Front Yard:
9.0 m.
Minimum Side Yard:
3.0 m.
Minimum Rear Yard:
6.0 m.
Minimum Parcel Frontage: 15.0 m., except where abutting a highway without a service road,
in which case 30.0 m. shall be required.
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Maximum Height
9.0 m.
Maximum Parcel Coverage: 70%
Outdoor Storage
and Display:
Outdoor storage shall be screened.
Landscaping:
Removed (see Part Three, Section 9)
Sewage Pump out System:
Where a private sewage pump out system is involved, proof of
pump out must be provided to the Town of Sundre on a semi-
annual basis. Failure to provide proof will involve notification to
Alberta Environment.
Additional Development Regulations For Permitted And Discretionary Uses:
The following regulations are found in Part Three of this Bylaw and may apply to development
in this District
Accessory Buildings shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 1.1 of
this Bylaw.
Building Orientation and Design shall be provided in accordance with Part Three,
Section 1.2 of this Bylaw.
Fencing shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.4 of this Bylaw.
Landscaping shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 9 of this Bylaw.
Parking shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 3.1 of this Bylaw.
Projections Over Yards shall be in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.1 of this Bylaw.
Signs shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 5 of this Bylaw.
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FLOOD PLAIN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (I-2)
General Purpose:
To provide an area for flood compatible industrial uses, and other uses,
herein listed, which are acceptable in an area that lies within the 1:100-
year floodplain of the Red Deer River.
Permitted Uses:
Nil
Discretionary Uses:
Accessory Building
Alternate Energy Systems
Automotive and Equipment Repair Shops
Automotive and Recreational Vehicle - Sales/Rentals
Auto wrecking yards
Cannabis Retail Store
Equipment and Storage Yard
General Industrial Uses, Minor Impact
Mini or Self Storage
Sea cans
Signs (except Billboards)
Public Utility building
Veterinary Services, Major
Any use that is similar, in the opinion of the Development Authority, to
the discretionary uses described above.
The regulations for all discretionary uses shall be as established in Part One and by the
Development Authority. In addition to the general regulations contained in Part Three of this
Bylaw, the following regulations apply to this District.
Outdoor Storage
and Display
Outdoor storage shall be screened
Landscaping:
Removed (see Part Three, Section 9)
Sewage Pump out System:
Where a private sewage pump-out system is involved, proof of
pump out must be provided to the Town of Sundre on a semi-
annual basis. Failure to provide proof will involve Alberta
Environment.
Flood Plain Provision:
All development within the 1:100-year floodplain of the Red Deer
River, as shown on the Land Use District Map, being Schedule A,
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shall be flood proofed as per the definition to the satisfaction of the
Development Authority.
Additional Development Regulations For Permitted And Discretionary Uses:
The following regulations are found in Part Three of this Bylaw and may apply to development
in this District
Accessory Buildings shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 1.1 of
this Bylaw.
Building Orientation and Design shall be provided in accordance with Part Three,
Section 1.2 of this Bylaw.
Fencing shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.4 of this Bylaw.
Landscaping shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 9 of this Bylaw.
Parking shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 3.1 of this Bylaw.
Projections Over Yards shall be in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.1 of this Bylaw.
Signs shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 5 of this Bylaw.
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LIGHT INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT (I-3)
General Purpose:
The purpose and intent of the (I-3) Light Industrial Business Park District
is to provide for an aesthetically attractive working environment for the
development of specialized light manufacturing establishments,
warehousing, offices and research and development type institutions.
The essential purpose of this District is to achieve development in a
business park-like setting that is an economic asset to the owners,
neighbours and the community. The district encourages attractively
designed buildings, provides for an abundance of landscaping and
establishes uses that do not create air, ground, noise and water pollution.
Permitted Uses:
Accessory Building
Brewpub
Eating & Drinking Establishments, Minor
Commercial Schools
Contractor Services, Limited
Custom Manufacturing Establishments
Household Repair Services
General Industrial Uses, Minor Impact
Government Services, General
Government Services, Retail
Professional Offices and Office Support Services
Public Parks
Signs (except Billboards)
Veterinary Services - Minor
Discretionary Uses:
Alternate Energy Systems
Cannabis Retail Store
Contractor Services, General
Custodial Dwelling Unit
Micro-Brewery (Craft-brewery)
Micro-Distillery
Warehouse sales
In addition to the general regulations contained in Part Three of this Bylaw, the following
regulations apply to this District.
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The minimum building setbacks from public roads and highways shall be provided as follows
provided there is no objection from Alberta Transportation.
Minimum Front Yard:
6.0 m.
Minimum Side Yard:
3.0 m.
Minimum Rear Yard:
6.0 m.
Parcel Frontage:
15.0 m., except where abutting a highway without a service road,
in which case 30.0 m. shall be required.
Maximum Parcel Coverage: 70%
Maximum Building Height:
10.0 m.
General Requirement:
In addition to the general land use provisions contained in Part
Three, the following provisions as contained within this section
apply to every development in this district.
Performance Standards:
(a)
No primary or accessory use shall be so conducted as to cause
the discharge of any harmful waste materials
(i) into or upon the ground;
(ii) into or within any sanitary or storm sewer system;
(iii) into or within any water system or water body; or
(iv) into the atmosphere.
(b)
No use or activity shall be conducted or permitted that is
dangerous
(i) to persons or property by reason of the creation of a fire,
explosion, or other physical hazard; or
(ii) by reason or air pollution, odour, smoke, noise, vibration,
radiation or fumes.
Building Design: In addition to the requirements in Part Three, Section 1.2, all buildings must
be finished as follows to the satisfaction of the Development Authority:
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(a)
Building materials shall be appropriate for the use and for the
type of structure in which they are used including:
(i) materials used for building exterior shall be concrete,
exposed aggregate concrete, stucco, glass, brick, natural
stone, wood or metal; and
(ii) corrugated metal and similar materials are discouraged for
use on building facades or roofs and shall not be used for
facades visible from public rights-of-way, commercial or
residential districts.
(b) All exterior surfaces shall have a finished treatment.
(c) The use of two or more colours is required to enhance the
building exterior and to create design accents. Building and
architectural details (including flashing and downspouts) shall have
a colour that compliments or accents the main building.
(d) Large expanses of uninterrupted wall planes are prohibited where
visible from a public right-of-way or from the boundaries of the
District.
(i) the use of fascia's, canopies and other multi-dimensional
exterior features is encouraged to break up large, uniform
wall surfaces;
(ii) multi-dimensional features shall be in proportion to the wall
heights and building mass.
(e) Trailers, mobile offices, and other temporary structures shall not
be allowed except for use during construction.
Parking and Loading Areas: In addition to the parking requirements in Part Three, Section 9.5,
parking and loading areas must conform to the following
requirements:
(a) all loading docks shall be located at the rear of the site or shall be
screened from the public right-of-way, commercial and residential
districts and residential uses by means of a sight-obscuring screen
to the satisfaction of the Development Authority.
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(b) parking facilities shall be used for temporary automobile parking
only.
(c) parking facilities shall not be used for temporary or permanent
recreational vehicle parking.
(d) where parking is in the front yard setback, landscaped screening or
the parking area shall be required to the satisfaction of the
Development Authority.
Outdoor Lighting: The maximum mounting height for an outdoor light fixture with wattage
greater than 100 watts is 9.0 m. except for recreational uses.
All outdoor light fixtures must:
(a) be aimed and shielded in a manner that does not direct
illumination onto a street or adjacent residential uses;
(b) not emit light above the horizontal plane at the bottom of the light
fixture except where the light fixture is:
(i) used for accent lighting; or
(ii) has a wattage of less than 75 watts
Outdoor Storage and Display: Outdoor storage and display is prohibited.
Garbage Storage: Garbage storage must be located in
(a) a storage bay within, or attached to, the principal building,
or,
(b) a freestanding enclosure designed to the satisfaction of the
Development Authority
Landscaping:
Removed (see Part Three, Section 9)
Sewage Pump
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Out System:
Where a private sewage pump out system is involved, proof of pump out
must be provided to the Town of Sundre on a semi-annual basis. Failure to
provide proof will involve Alberta Environment.
Additional Development Regulations For Permitted And Discretionary Uses:
The following regulations are found in Part Three of this Bylaw and may apply to development
in this District
Accessory Buildings shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 1.1 of
this Bylaw.
Building Orientation and Design shall be provided in accordance with Part Three,
Section 1.2 of this Bylaw.
Fencing shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.4 of this Bylaw.
Landscaping shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 9 of this Bylaw.
Parking shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 3.1 of this Bylaw.
Projections Over Yards shall be in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.1 of this Bylaw.
Signs shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 5 of this Bylaw.
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GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (I-4)
General Purpose:
To provide for a range of general industrial uses that may carry out a
portion of their operations outdoors or may require outdoor storage. No
industrial uses that are likely to become a nuisance or are likely to create
a hazard to persons on the property are to be carried on in this District.
Permitted Uses:
Accessory Buildings
Auctioneering Establishments
Auto Body and Paint Shop
Automotive and Equipment Repair Shops
Bulk Fuel dealership
Bus Services
Cartage and freight terminal
Commercial Schools
Contractor Services, General
Equipment and Storage Yard
Equipment Rentals
General Industrial Uses, Minor Impact
Greenhouses and Plant Nurseries
Heavy Vehicle and Equipment Sales/Rentals
Indoor Recreation Services
Micro-brewery (Craft beer brewery)
Micro-distillery
Municipal Shop and storage yard
Natural Habitat Areas
Private Recreational Vehicle Storage
Protective Emergency Services
Public Parks
Rapid Drive-Through Vehicle Services
Recycling Depots
Sales and Service Outlet for Farm Equipment
Sea Cans
Signs (except Billboards)
Public Utility Buildings
Utility Services, Minor
Veterinary Services, Major
Warehouse Sales
Discretionary Uses:
Alternate Energy System
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Cannabis Production Facility
Crematorium
Custodial Dwelling Unit
Detention and Correction Services
Feed mills and grain elevators
General Industrial Uses, Major Impact
Recycling Depots
Seed cleaning plant
Utility Services, Major
In addition to the general regulations contained in Part Three of this Bylaw, the following
regulations apply to this District.
Area of Site:
The minimum Area of Site shall be 929m2
Site Width:
No minimum requirement.
Front Yard:
The minimum Front Yard shall be 6 m.
Side Yards:
No minimum requirement
Rear Yard:
The minimum Rear Yard shall be 1.0 m.
Maximum Parcel Coverage: 70%
Building Height:
Maximum of 9.0 m.
Landscaping:
Removed (see Part Three, Section 9)
Parking Areas:
Surface treatment of the Parking Area shall be at the discretion of the
Development Authority
Exterior Building Materials: Extensions to existing buildings shall be constructed with
compatible materials to the existing buildings and be satisfactory
to the Approving Authority.
Should the Development Authority determine that the proposed
development may be a nuisance in terms of smoke, fumes, noise,
vibration, dust, odors or involves the use of highly flammable
chemical materials, then the applications for the development
shall be circulated to the appropriate authority for their
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comments and recommendations prior to the decision being
made.
Sewage Pump out System:
Where a private sewage pump-out system is involved, proof of
pump out must be provided to the Town of Sundre on a semi-
annual basis. Failure to provide proof will involve notification to
Alberta Environment.
Additional Development Regulations For Permitted And Discretionary Uses:
The following regulations are found in Part Three of this Bylaw and may apply to development
in this District
Accessory Buildings shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 1.1 of
this Bylaw.
Building Orientation and Design shall be provided in accordance with Part Three,
Section 1.2 of this Bylaw.
Fencing shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.4 of this Bylaw.
Landscaping shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 9 of this Bylaw.
Parking shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 3.1 of this Bylaw.
Projections Over Yards shall be in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.1 of this Bylaw.
Signs shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 5 of this Bylaw.
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PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT (PS)
General Purpose:
To provide an area for the development of public land for major multi-use
recreational facilities, the preservation of public land in its natural state,
or other uses, herein listed, which are compatible with the area.
Permitted Uses:
Accessory Buildings
Cemeteries
Community Recreation Services
Education Services
Government Services, General
Government Services, Retail
Indoor Recreation Facility
Natural Habitat Areas
Outdoor Recreation Facility
Public Parks
Parking, non-accessory
Protective and Emergency Services
Religious Assembly
Utility Services, Minor Impact
Discretionary Uses:
Alternate Energy Systems
Exhibition and Convention Services
Extended Medical Treatment Services
Libraries and Cultural Exhibits
Public and quasi-public uses
Utility Services, Major Impact
Signs
Tourist Campsite
Any use that is similar, in the opinion of the Development Authority, to
their permitted or discretionary uses described above.
In addition to the regulations contained in Part Three of this Bylaw, the following regulations
apply to this District.
Minimum Front Yard:
9.0 m.
Minimum Side Yard:
3.0 m.
Minimum Rear Yard:
6.0 m.
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Maximum Parcel Coverage: 70%
Outdoor Storage & Display:
1. Outdoor storage shall be screened
2. Outdoor display is not allowed
Maximum Building Height: 12.0 m.
Sewage Pump out System:
Where a private sewage pump out system is involved, proof of
pump out must be provided to the Town of Sundre on a semi-
annual basis. Failure to provide proof will involve Alberta
Environment.
Flood Plain Provision:
All development within the 1:100-year floodplain of the Red Deer
River, as shown on the Land Use District Map, being Schedule A,
shall be flood proofed as per the definition to the satisfaction of
the Development Authority
Additional Development Regulations For Permitted And Discretionary Uses:
The following regulations are found in Part Three of this Bylaw and may apply to development
in this District
Accessory Buildings shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 1.1 of
this Bylaw.
Building Orientation and Design shall be provided in accordance with Part Three,
Section 1.2 of this Bylaw.
Fencing shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.4 of this Bylaw.
Landscaping shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 9 of this Bylaw.
Parking shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 3.1 of this Bylaw.
Projections Over Yards shall be in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.1 of this Bylaw.
Signs shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 5 of this Bylaw.
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URBAN RESERVE DISTRICT (UR)
General Purpose:
To reserve land for future subdivision and development until an overall
plan is prepared for and approved by Council.
Permitted Uses:
Farms and farming operations, excluding feedlots
Natural Habitat Areas
Home Office
Public Parks
Signs
Discretionary Uses:
Accessory Buildings
Alternate Energy Systems
Bed and Breakfast Accommodation
Home Occupation
Outdoor Recreation Services
Utility Services, Major Impact
Utility Services, Minor Impact
Uses that will not, in the opinion of the Development Authority:
1. Materially alter the use of the land from that existing on the date the
land was designated to this Land Use District; or
2. Conflict with future urban expansion
Any use that is similar, in the opinion of the Development Authority, to
the discretionary uses described above.
In addition to the regulations contained in Part Three of this Bylaw, the following regulations
apply to this District.
Minimum Parcel Area:
All the land contained in the existing Certificate of Title, unless
otherwise approved by the Development Authority, having regard
to future use of the parcel and the form of future subdivision and
development.
Outdoor Storage and
1. Outdoor storage shall be screened
Display:
2. Outdoor display shall be screened from residential districts
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Flood Plain Provision:
All development within the 1:100-year floodplain of the Red Deer
River, as shown on the Land Use District Map, being Schedule A,
shall be flood proofed as per the definition to the satisfaction of
the Development Authority
Additional Development Regulations For Permitted And Discretionary Uses:
The following regulations are found in Part Three of this Bylaw and may apply to development
in this District
Accessory Buildings shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 1.1 of
this Bylaw.
Building Orientation and Design shall be provided in accordance with Part Three,
Section 1.2 of this Bylaw.
Fencing shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.4 of this Bylaw.
Home Occupation shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 13.2 of
this Bylaw.
Home Office shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 13.1 of the
Bylaw
Landscaping shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 9 of this Bylaw.
Parking shall be provided in accordance with Part Three, Section 3.1 of this Bylaw.
Projections Over Yards shall be in accordance with Part Three, Section 2.1 of this Bylaw.
Signs shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 5 of this Bylaw.
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SEASONAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (SR)
General Purpose:
To provide for and control the placement of Recreational Vehicles
(motorhomes, 5th wheel, pull trailer) and Park Model Homes not
designed for year-round occupancy, the placement of accessory
structures and associated facilities.
Permitted Uses:
Adjacent Accessory Structure
Detached Accessory Structure (including Guest Cabin)
Deck / Deck Cover / Enclosed Deck
Public Parks
Parking, non-accessory
Recreation Vehicle
Park Model Homes
Signs
Discretionary Uses:
Dwelling Unit for the Occupancy of the Manager/Caretaker
Public and quasi-public uses
Public Utility Buildings
Any use that is similar, in the opinion of the Development Authority, to
the permitted and discretionary uses above
In addition to the regulations contained in Part Three of this Bylaw, the following regulations
apply to this District.
1.0
General Regulations
1.1
Approval and Permit requirements
All Recreation Vehicles, Adjacent Accessory Structures and Detached Accessory
Structures will require approval by the Condominium Board or their designated Site
Approval Directors prior to any other permits being applied for, after which a Town of
Sundre Development Permit must be obtained prior to commencement of construction
or placement on the lot.
Additions, decks exceeding 0.61 m. in height as measured from grade to top of floor,
deck covers, enclosed decks, guest cabins of any size and sheds exceeding 10 m2 will
also require a Building Permit prior to commencement of construction.
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1.2 Vehicles and Parking
Minimum # of parking Spaces Per lot: 1 per lot measuring 2.75 m. x 5.50 m.
Common Visitor parking: As determined by the Development Authority
1.3 Commercial Use
There shall not be any commercial, professional, home occupational or other business
carried on nor shall there be any signs or advertising posted anywhere or visible within a
Recreation Vehicle including individual lots.
2.0
Recreation Vehicle Park Standards
Minimum Park Area:
As determined by the Development Authority
Minimum Lot Area:
232.25 m2
Maximum Lot Coverage:
55%
Maximum # of Recreation Vehicles per Lot: 1
Seasonal Storage
Storage of a 2nd unoccupied recreational vehicle is permitted from
October 1 to May 15 provided all minimum yard requirements
and maximum lot coverage provisions are met. A development
permit must be obtained for the storage for a 2nd unoccupied
recreational vehicle.
Landscaping:
Removed (see Part Three, Section 9)
Open Space Areas:
A minimum of 5% of the total area of the recreation vehicle park
shall be set aside in a suitable location as a common open
space/recreation area(s). Playground apparatus or other
recreational facilities shall be provided in accordance with an
overall site plan approved by the Development Authority.
Minimum Roadways:
All weather roads as follows:
a) 3.75 m. width for one-way traffic and/or
b) 7.25 m. width for two way traffic
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Miscellaneous:
The location and site requirements of a dwelling unit for
occupancy of the Manager/Caretaker and any possible common
facilities such as washroom/showers, Laundromat, recreation
building, fire pits, tennis court, firewood storage, and any other
similar uses that may be associated with a recreation vehicle park
shall be as determined by the Development Authority based upon
a comprehensive concept plan.
2.1
CSA Standards for Park Models
i.
A Park Model is a home built on a single chassis with wheels meeting the
national building standards code CSA Z241A.
ii.
Park Model may not exceed 538 sq. ft. (50 sq. m.) in size and to a maximum of
4.5m. in height.
iii.
Park Model may have a footprint of 12' x 44' (528 sq.ft.), 13' x 41' (533 sq. ft.) or
similar sizing to a maximum of 538 sq. ft.
iv.
Park Models shall be identified with a CSA sticker and product number.
3.0 Height:
The maximum recreational vehicle height for recreational vehicles
built in a certified factory, including park models, is as determined
by the manufacturer.
3.1
All recreational vehicles must retain their travel ability and be
livable with the removal of any additions. With the exception of
park models, axles, wheels and hitches must remain on the
vehicle, as well as the original doorways and doors. Park models
may have hitches, axles and wheels removed but hitches must
remain available on the lot for immediate reinstallation and axle
hangers must be maintained in good condition so axles with
wheels can be installed if required.
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Minimum Yard Requirements
Recreation Vehicles and any Adjacent Accessory Structures including slide-outs, extensions and
windows shall be at least
a) 3.0 m. from front property boundary
b) 3.0 m. from rear property boundary
c) 1.5 m. from any side property boundary
d) 3.0 m. from one another
e) 3.0 m. from any creek as measured from top of bank
Detached Accessory Structures or any portion thereof except eaves shall be at least:
f) 3.0 m. from front property boundary
g) 0.3 m. from any side or rear property boundary
h) 3.0 m. from any creek as measured from top of bank
4.0
Accessory Structures and Building Standards
Adjacent Accessory Structures:
Maximum Length:
Length including any cantilevered projections shall not exceed the
body length of the Recreation Vehicle
Maximum Width:
Shall not exceed 3.66 m. excluding the eve projection
Maximum Area:
Recreation Vehicle and Adjacent Accessory Structure shall not
exceed 89.18 m2 with the exception of Park Models, which may
have a combined maximum area of 106.27 m2
Eve Projection:
An eve projection not exceeding 46 cm. is permitted
Maximum Height:
4.5 m. and shall not exceed 0.61 m. above the Recreation Vehicle
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Additions:
Additions may be constructed with either 3 walls, and the 4th wall
being the Recreation Vehicle or with 4 walls, but in no case may
any portion of the structure be attached to the Recreation Vehicle
including Park Models
Detached Accessory Structures:
Gazebo
Maximum # of Gazebos per lot: 1 on skids to facilitate relocation
Maximum Size:
11.1 m2
Maximum Height:
3.05 m. from grade to peak
Maximum Eve Projection:
0.30 m (1 ft)
Maximum # of Guest Cabins per lot: 1 on skids to facilitate relocation
Maximum Size:
3.05 m. x 3.66 m. including any cantilevered projections
Verandah:
1 covered but otherwise unenclosed verandah on one wall of the
cabin with a maximum width of 1.22 m. and must not exceed the
length of the adjacent wall
Maximum Eve Projection:
0.30 m.
Maximum Height
3.05 m. from grade to peak
Sheds
Maximum # of Sheds per lot: 2 on skids to facilitate relocation
(A guest cabin will count as a shed and if all sides of a wood box
are enclosed it shall count as a shed)
Maximum Size:
One shed will not exceed 3.05 m. x 3.66 m. including any
cantilevered projections
The second shed will not exceed a maximum size of 2.44 m. x 3.05 m.
including any cantilevered projection
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Verandah:
1 covered but otherwise unenclosed verandah on one wall of the
shed with a maximum width of 1.22 m. and must not exceed the
length of the adjacent wall
Maximum Eve Projection:
0.30 m.
Maximum Height:
3.05 m. from grade to peak
Wood Boxes
Maximum # of Wood boxes per lot: 1 with at least one side open
Maximum Size:
2.44 m. High x 2.44 m. Long x 1.22 m. Deep
Miscellaneous:
If all sides of a wood box are enclosed, it shall be deemed to be a
shed and governed by the rules governing sheds
Garages, Carports and RV Covers
No structures may be used as a garage, carport or as a roof structure to cover an RV or
any portion thereof. An eve extension of not more than 47 cm. may extend from an
adjacent accessory structure over the roof of a Recreational Vehicle.
Additional Development Regulations For Permitted And Discretionary Uses:
The following regulations are found in Part Three of this Bylaw and may apply to development
in this District
Accessory Buildings shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 1.1 of
this Bylaw.
Signs shall be developed in accordance with Part Three, Section 5 of this Bylaw.
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DIRECT CONTROL - DC
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General Purpose:
To provide a District for the creation of site-specific land use regulations
in respect of certain sites within the Town, where the circumstances relating to the
development of the site are such that regulation and control by means of the other Land Use
Districts in this Bylaw would be inappropriate. Council shall act as the Approving Authority for
all Sites in this District.
Uses:
All Uses in this District shall be at the discretion of Council.
General Site
Requirements:
All site requirements in this District shall be at the discretion of Council
Other Regulations:
Any application for a Development Permit in this District shall meet the
requirements of Part One and Part Three of this Bylaw
Schedule "D":
All direct control districts adopted by Council shall be included in
Schedule "D" of this Bylaw. All districts shall be titled "Direct Control
District" followed by a specific name or reference number, which shall be
the next in a series of sequential numbers of the direct control districts.
Schedule "D"
Direct Control District Regulations
Direct Control District "Name" and "Reference No."
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SCHEDULE "A": Land Use Map
For more information regarding the Land Use Map Districts, please contact Planning and Development (403) 638-3551
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