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Land Use Bylaw1P2007

The City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007

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PART 4: USES AND USE RULES

Division 2: Defined Uses

220.1 "Landfill"
a means a use:
i where waste, other than hazardous waste, is disposed of by placing it on or in land;
ii where waste, other than hazardous waste, may be treated in buildings and structures or areas open to the air;
iii where there may be a building for the administrative functions of the use; and
iv that may be subject to specific setback requirements listed in a Provincial regulation;
b is a use within the Infrastructure Uses Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c must be designed, operated and maintained according to Provincial regulations;
d does not require motor vehicle parking stalls; and
221 "Large Vehicle and Equipment Sales"
a means a use where large vehicles and equipment used in road construction, building construction, agricultural operations, oil and gas operations or other similar industries are sold, rented or leased;
b is a use within the Sales Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c must not have an outdoor speaker system;
d may only store or display vehicles and equipment on portions of the parcel approved exclusively for storage or display;
e must only accept deliveries and offloading of vehicles within a designated area on the parcel;
f must provide a stall for every inventory vehicle on the parcel;
g must provide a designated storage area for all equipment stored on the parcel;
h deleted
i does not require bicycle parking stalls — class 1; and
222 "Large Vehicle Service"
a means a use where vehicles with a gross vehicle weight greater than 4536 kilograms undergo maintenance and repair;
b is a use within the Automotive Service Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw; and
c deleted
223 "Large Vehicle Wash"
a means a use where vehicles with a gross vehicle weight greater than 4536 kilograms are washed;
b is a use within the Automotive Service Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c must not have any vehicle exiting doors located within 23.0 metres of a residential district, when measured to the nearest property line of a parcel designated as a residential district;
d must provide at least two (2) vehicle stacking spaces when the use only has one wash bay door;
e where located within 23.0 metres of a residential district, must have any vacuum cleaners situated:
i within the building; or
ii within a screened enclosure that:
A deleted
B is located where, in the opinion of the Development Authority, it is least likely to adversely affect neighbouring properties;
C is constructed of materials and to the standards required by the Development Authority; and 
D is maintained in a state of repair and tidiness such that it does not become an eyesore or a hazard; and
f deleted
224 "Library"
a means a use:
i where collections of materials are maintained primarily for the purpose of lending to the public;
ii that may provide lecture theatres, meeting rooms, study space and computers for users of the use; and
iii that may have rooms for the administrative functions of the use;
b is a use within the Culture and Leisure Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c deleted
d does not require bicycle parking stalls — class 1; and
225 "Liquor Store"
a means a use where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption off the retail outlet premises, that has been licensed by the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission;
b is a use within the Sales Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c in the C-N1 and C-N2 Districts, must only be located on a parcel with a front property line on a major street or a primary collector street;
d in all Districts, not including the C-R2, C-R3 and CR20-C20/R20 Districts, must not be located within 300.0 metres of any other Liquor Store , when measured from the closest point of a Liquor Store to the closest point of another Liquor Store;
e in all commercial, industrial and mixed use districts not including C-R2, C-R3 and CR20-C20/R20 Districts, must not be located within 150.0 metres of a parcel that contains a School — Private or a School Authority — School, when measured from the closest point of a Liquor Store to the closest point of a parcel that contains a School Authority — School or a School — Private;
e.1 in all Centre City East Village Districts, Liquor Stores must not be located:
i within 150.0 metres of a parcel that contains an Emergency Shelter, when measured from the closest point of a Liquor Store to the closest point of a parcel that contains an Emergency Shelter; and
ii on parcels north of 5 Avenue SE and west of 4 Street SE;
e.2 in all Districts, not including the C-R2, C-R3 and CR20-C20/R20 Districts, must not:
i abut a Cannabis Store;
ii if not for one or more intervening actual side setback areas, abut a Cannabis Store; and
iii when located on the same parcel, if not for a vacant space between buildings, not including an internal road, abut a Cannabis Store.
f deleted
g does not require bicycle parking stalls — class 1; and
226 "Live Work Unit"
a means a use:
i where a business is operated from a Dwelling Unit, by the resident of the Dwelling Unit, but does not include a Home Occupation — Class 1 or Home Occupation — Class 2;
ii that may incorporate only the following uses in a Dwelling Unit to create a Live Work Unit when located in the commercial districts, mixed use districts, CC-EMU, CC-ET, CC-EIR, or CR20-C20/R20 District:
D Office; and
E Retail and Consumer Service, provided any products sold are also made on the premises or directly related to the service provided;
iii that may incorporate only the following uses in a Dwelling Unit to create a Live Work Unit when located in the multi residential districts, the H-GO District or the CC-EPR District:
C Office; and
D Retail and Consumer Service, provided any products sold are also made on the premises or directly related to the service provided;
iv that, in the multi residential districts, must be contained within a Multi- Residential Development;
v where the Health Care Service use is limited to the following activities:
A counselling;
b is a use within the Residential Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw;
c must not exceed 50.0 per cent of the gross floor area of the Dwelling Unit;
d may have two persons, other than a resident of the Live Work Unit, working at the residence where the use is located; and
e requires a minimum number of motor vehicle parking stalls and bicycle parking stalls — class 1 or class 2 in accordance with the District the use is listed in.

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