Land Use Bylaw1P2007

The City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007

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PART 9: SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS

Division 7: Special Purpose – City and Regional Infrastructure (S-CRI) District

Purpose

1066 The Special Purpose — City and Regional Infrastructure District is intended to provide for:
a infrastructure and utility facilities;
b vehicle maintenance, work depots and training centres related to infrastructure development and maintenance;
c facilities and systems for public transportation; and
d uses operated by Federal, Provincial and Municipal levels of government.

Permitted Uses

1067 1 The following uses are permitted uses in the Special Purpose — City and Regional Infrastructure District:
a Airport;
b Cemetery;
e Military Base;
h Park;
k Rail Line;
l Sewage Treatment Plant;
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w Water Treatment Plant.
2 The following uses are permitted uses in the Special Purpose — City and Regional Infrastructure District if they are located within existing approved buildings:

Discretionary Uses

1068 1 The following uses are discretionary uses in the Special Purpose — City and Regional Infrastructure District:
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h Office;
2 An existing Sign — Class F is a discretionary use where:
a it existed on the effective date of this Bylaw, and
b is currently approved by a development permit issued by the City.
a it is replacing a Sign — Class F that was approved pursuant to subsection (2); and
b its location on the parcel is the same as the Sign — Class F.
4 The following uses are discretionary uses when carried on by, or on behalf of, the City where located on parcels identified in subsections (5) and (6):
5 The uses listed in subsection 1068 (4) may be located on a parcel identified as one or more of the following:
a Block 1 Plan 7611002 excepting Road Plan 8211009 and Subdivision Plan 8911094;
b Lot 1 Block 13 Plan 7810679; and
c Block C Plan 7811204.
6 The uses listed in subsection 1068 (4) may be located on a parcel identified as one or more of the following, if they are pedestrian scaled third party advertising:
a That portion of Research Road NW which lies east of 33 Street NW on Plan 8110138;
b Lot 5 Block 5 Plan 8110138;
c Lot 9 Block 5 Plan 9712289;
d Block 4 Plan 9512418;
e Block 1 Plan 7611002 excepting Road Plan 8211009 and Subdivision Plan 8911094;
f Lot 1 Block 1 Plan 8510947;
g Block 14 Plan Haysboro Industrial Calgary 5115HV;
h Block 9 Plan Franklin Park Industrial Calgary 7410806; excepting Street Widening Plan 7811004;
i Lot 10 Block 1 Plan 9912694;
j Lot 1 Block 9 Plan 8211309;
k Block 2 Plan 9911775;
l Lot 106 Block 13 Plan 9710384;
m Lot 1 Block 13 Plan 7810679;
n Block C Plan 7811204; and
o Lot 1 Block 39 Plan 0012045.

Rules

1069 In addition to the rules in this District, all uses in this District must comply with:
a the General Rules for Special Purpose Land Use Districts referenced in Part 9, Division 1;
b the Rules Governing All Districts referenced in Part 3; and
c the applicable Uses And Use Rules referenced in Part 4.

Setback Area

1070 1 Where the parcel shares a property line with a parcel designated as:
a a commercial district, the setback area must have a minimum depth of 1.2 metres;
b an industrial district, the setback area must have a minimum depth of 1.2 metres;
c a residential district, the setback area must have a minimum depth of 6.0 metres; and
d a special purpose district, the setback area must have a minimum depth of 6.0 metres.
2 Where the parcel shares a property line:
a with an LRT corridor or street, the setback area must have a minimum depth of 6.0 metres;
b with a lane that separates the parcel from a parcel designated as a residential district, the setback area must have a minimum depth of 6.0 metres; and
c with a lane, in all other cases, the setback area must have a minimum depth of 3.0 metres.

Landscaping In Setback Areas

1071 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 a parcel designated as a residential district, the setback area must provide a minimum of:
a 1.0 trees and 2.0 shrubs for every 30.0 square metres; or
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, street, LRT corridor or parcel designated as a commercial, industrial or special purpose district, the setback area must provide a minimum of:
a 1.0 trees and 2.0 shrubs for every 45.0 square metres; or
b 1.0 trees and 2.0 shrubs for every 60.0 square metres, where irrigation is provided by a low water irrigation system.

Employee Area

1072 All developments must have an outdoor area, for the use of employees, that is a minimum of 10.0 square metres.

Reductions to Minimum Required Motor Vehicle Parking Stalls

1073 1 deleted

Sign Class — F and Sign — Class G Rules

1073.1 1 The rules contained in Part 3, Division 5: Signs apply to Sign — Class F and Sign — Class G, except as follows:
a Sign — Class F pedestrian scaled third party advertising may only be illuminated indirectly in a manner that prevents the trespass of light onto adjacent parcels;
b Notwithstanding subsections 115.2(6), where a Sign — Class G pedestrian scaled third party advertising is visible from and located within 125.0 metres of a building containing a Dwelling Unit, the sign must not operate, or must only display a blank screen between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.;
c In addition to any sign approved under subsections 1068(2), (3) and (5), a maximum of one Sign — Class F or Sign — Class G larger than a maximum height of 2.0 metres and a maximum sign area of 2.0 square metres may be located on each parcel identified in subsection 1068(5); and 
d When a Third Party Advertising Sign or Digital Third Party Advertising Sign is located on a parcel identified in subsection 1068(5) (a), it must be a minimum of 200.0 metres from another Third Party Advertising Sign or Digital Third Party Advertising Sign, facing the same oncoming traffic.

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