Land Use Bylaw1P2007

The City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007

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PART 11: CENTRE CITY DISTRICTS

Division 2: Centre City Multi-Residential High Rise District (CC-MH)

Purpose

1122 The Centre City Multi-Residential High Rise District:
a is intended to provide for Multi-Residential Development on sites within the Centre City area of the city;
b has Multi-Residential Development that will provide intense development;
c has Multi-Residential Development where intensity is measured by floor area ratio to provide flexibility in building form and Dwelling Unit size and number;
d provides a building form that is street oriented at grade;
e has a maximum base density with the opportunity for a density bonus over and above base density to achieve public benefit and amenities within the same community;
f is primarily residential with a limited range of uses in the Care and Health Group and the Culture and Leisure Group of Schedule A of this Bylaw; and
g provides landscaping to complement the design of the development, relationship to the public realm and help to screen and buffer elements of the development that may have impacts on residents or nearby parcels.

Permitted Uses

1123 1 The following uses are permitted uses in the Centre City Multi- Residential High Rise District:
c Park;
e.1 deleted
2 The following uses are permitted uses in the Centre City Multi- Residential High Rise District that has a building used or previously used as a School Authority — School:

Discretionary Uses

1124 1 The following uses are discretionary uses in the Centre City Multi- Residential High Rise District:
2 The following uses are additional discretionary uses if they are located in buildings used or previously used as a School Authority — School in the Centre City Multi-Residential High Rise District:
b Museum;
3 The following uses are additional discretionary uses on a parcel in the Centre City Multi-Residential High Rise District that has a building used or previously used as a School Authority — School:
4 The following uses are additional discretionary uses in the Centre City Multi-Residential High Rise District if they are located on a parcel that is used or was previously used as Duplex Dwelling, Semi-detached Dwelling or Single Detached Dwelling:
c deleted
d deleted
5 The following uses are additional discretionary uses on a parcel that has an existing building used as a Place of Worship — Large or Place of Worship — Medium provided any new development proposed does not result in the increase of any assembly area:

Rules

1125 In addition to the rules in this District, all uses in this District must comply with:
a the General Rules for Centre City Multi-Residential Land Use Districts referenced in Part 11, Division 1;
b the Rules Governing All Districts referenced in Part 3; and
c the applicable Uses And Use Rules referenced in Part 4.

Floor Area Ratio

1126 1 The maximum floor area ratio is 5.0.
2 The maximum floor area ratio may be increased in accordance with the bonus provisions contained in Part 11, Division 7.
3 Unless otherwise referenced in subsections (1) to (2), where a development provides units with three or more bedrooms in the form of Assisted Living, Dwelling Units, Live Work Units or Multi-Residential Development, the Development Authority may exclude the three or more bedroom units from the gross floor area ratio calculation, up to a maximum of 15 per cent of the total units in the development.

Setback Area

1127 The depth of all setback areas must be equal to the minimum building setback required in section 1128.

Building Setbacks

1128 1 The building setback from a property line shared with a street is a minimum of 3.0 metres and a maximum of 6.0 metres.
2 The minimum building setback from a property line shared with a lane or another parcel is zero metres.

Floor Plate Restrictions

1129 Each floor of a building located partially or wholly above 25.0 metres above grade has a maximum:
b horizontal dimension of 37.0 metres.

Building Height

1130 There is no maximum building height.

Landscaping

1131 A minimum of 35 per cent of the area of a parcel must be a landscaped area.

Parking

1131.1 The minimum number of required motor vehicle parking stalls, visitor parking stalls, bicycle parking stalls — class 1 and bicycle parking stalls — class 2 is the requirement specified in the General Rules for Centre City Multi-Residential Land Use Districts referenced in Part 11, Division 1.

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