The City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007

345 1 Unless otherwise referenced in subsection (2), the minimum building setback for an Accessory Residential Building is:

a 1.2 metres from a side or rear property line shared with a street ; or

b 0.6 metres from a side or rear property line in all other cases.

2 The minimum building setback for an Accessory Residential Building that does not share a side or rear property line with a street may be reduced to zero metres when:

b the wall of the Accessory Residential Building is constructed of maintenance-free materials and there is no overhang of eaves onto an adjacent parcel; or

c the owner of the adjacent parcel grants a 1.5 metre private maintenance easement that must:

i be registered against the title of the parcel proposed for development and the title of the adjacent parcel; and

ii include a 0.60 metre eave and footing encroachment easement.

3 An Accessory Residential Building must not be located in the actual front setback area.

4 A private garage on a laneless parcel may be located within the required 3.0 metre side setback area, except along the street side of a corner parcel.

5 The minimum distance between any façade of an Accessory Residential Building 10.0 square metres or more and a main residential building is 1.0 metres.

12P2010, 16P2018

6 The height of an Accessory Residential Building must not exceed:

a 4.6 metres, measured from the finished floor of the building;

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b 3.0 metres at any eaveline, when measured from the finished floor of the building; or

46P2019

c one storey, which may include an attic space that:

i is accessed by a removable ladder;

ii does not have windows;

iii is used by the occupants of the main residential building for placement of personal items; and

iv has a maximum height of 1.5 metres when measured from the attic floor to the underside of any rafter.