The City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007
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PART 9: SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS
Division 5: Special Purpose – Recreation (S-R) District
Permitted Uses
1042
The following uses are permitted uses in the Special Purpose — Recreation District:
Discretionary Uses
2
The following uses are discretionary uses in the Special Purpose — Recreation District when they occur within a building used for an Indoor Recreation Facility, Library, Museum, Performing Arts Centre or Spectator Sports Facility:
3
The following uses are discretionary uses in the Special Purpose — Recreation District when they occur on a parcel used for a Park:
4
The following uses are discretionary uses in the Special Purpose — Recreation District when they occur in a building approved as a Community Recreation Facility:
5
The following uses are discretionary uses in the Special Purpose — Recreation District when they occur in a building approved as part of an Outdoor Recreation Area:
Retail and Consumer Service Restrictions
1044.1
Retail and Consumer Service must only operate in conjunction with, and sell products related to, an Indoor Recreation Facility, Outdoor Recreation Area, Park, Museum, Library or Spectator Sports Facility.
Use Area
1045
1
Unless otherwise referenced in subsections (2), there is no use area requirement in the Special Purpose — Recreation District.
3
The maximum public area for a Restaurant: Food Service Only or Restaurant: Licensed when they occur within a building used for an Indoor Recreation Facility, Library, Museum, Performing Arts Centre or Spectator Sports Facility is 300.0 square metres.
4
The maximum public area for a Restaurant: Food Service Only or Restaurant: Licensed when they occur on a parcel used for a Park is 150.0 square metres.
Rear Setback Area
2
Where the parcel shares a rear property line with a lane, LRT corridor or street, the rear setback area must have a minimum depth of 3.0 metres.
Side Setback Area
2
Where the parcel shares a side property line with a lane, LRT corridor, or street, the side setback area must have a minimum depth of 3.0 metres.
Landscaping In Setback Areas
1049
1
All setback areas on a parcel, not including those portions specifically required for motor vehicle access, sidewalks, or any other purpose allowed by the Development Authority, must be a soft surfaced landscaped area.
2
Where a setback area shares a property line with an LRT corridor, street or parcel designated as a residential district, the setback area must provide a minimum of:
b
1.0 trees and 2.0 shrubs for every 50.0 square metres, where irrigation is provided by a low water irrigation system.
3
Where a setback area shares a property line with a lane or parcel designated as a commercial, industrial or special purpose district, the setback area must provide a minimum of:
b
1.0 trees and 2.0 shrubs for every 60.0 square metres, where irrigation is provided by a low water irrigation system.
Additional Landscaping Requirements
1050
1
All areas of a parcel must be a soft surfaced landscaped area unless specifically allowed by the Development Authority.
2
Every building on a parcel must have at least one sidewalk connecting the public entrance to a public sidewalk, or in the case where there is no public sidewalk, to the nearest street.
3
Where a building contains more than one use, every use that has an exterior public entrance must either:
4
Every building on a parcel must have at least one sidewalk connecting the parking area to the public entrances to the building.
Landscaping for Large Parking Area
1051
1
Landscaping is required in a parking area when the total surface area containing the required drive aisles, motor vehicle parking stalls and vehicular access for a development is equal to or greater than 5000.0 square metres.
a
must be provided at a ratio of 0.15 square metres for every 1.0 square metres of the total surface area referenced in subsection (1); and
b
must be provided as a combination of hard surfaced landscaped area and soft surfaced landscaped area in the form of islands and strips.
b
be provided for every 20 motor vehicle parking stalls in a row with no more than 20 stalls between islands;
c
be a minimum area of 12.0 square metres with at least one side of the island being a minimum length of 2.0 metres;
a
be provided for every four (4) rows of motor vehicle parking stalls with no more than four (4) rows between strips;
b
be perpendicular to the motor vehicle parking stalls for the full length of the parking stall row;
5
If the application of these rules results in an island or a strip being contiguous with a setback area, that island or strip is not required at that location on the parcel.
6
Sidewalks connecting the public entrance to a public sidewalk and sidewalks connecting the parking area to the public entrance may be included in determining whether the development satisfies the requirement of this section.