Source: http://lub.calgary.ca/whgdata/whlstg0.htm
Timestamp: 2018-12-18 10:23:06
Document Index: 743438726

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 13', 'art 7', 'art 11', 'art 8', 'art 5', 'art 6', 'art 11', 'art 3', 'art 9']

+ 15 Skywalk System
“+15 Skywalk System” means an environmentally controlled public pedestrian walkway system consisting of +15 Skywalk System walkways and +15 Skywalk System bridges which operates through and between buildings in the Downtown.
+ 15 Skywalk System Fund
“+15 Skywalk System Fund” means a civic fund as defined in the +15 Policy.
+15 Skywalk Bridge
“+15 Skywalk System bridge” means an environmentally controlled pedestrian route located outside of a property line and which spans a road right-of-way in order to connect +15 Skywalk System walkways between buildings.
+15 Skywalk System walkway
+15 Skywalk System walkway” means a publicly accessible pedestrian route through and across the second floor of a building and which is entirely contained within the property lines of a parcel.
Outdoor lighting that is entirely used to illuminate architectural features, art, landscaping features, monuments, or trees and is only directed at such features.
Accessory Food Service
(a) means a portion of a premises used for the sale and consumption of food for the patrons of, and located within, another approved use; (b) is a use within the Subordinate Use Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw; (c) may have a maximum floor area of 15.0 square metres to accommodate food preparation and seating area; (d) must operate only in conjunction with another approved use; (e) must not have an independent customer access from the building in which the use is located; (f) does not require motor vehicle parking stalls; and (g) does not require bicycle parking stalls – class 1 or class 2.
Accessory Liquor Service
(a) means a portion of a premises used for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages for the patrons of another approved use; (b) is a use within the Subordinate Use Group in Schedule A to the Bylaw; (c) must serve only the patrons attending events or performances at the use in which it is located; (d) must not provide any seating area for the patrons; (e) does not require motor vehicle parking stalls; and (f) does not require bicycle parking stalls – class 1 or class 2.
(a) means a building: (i) that is not attached above grade to another building containing a Dwelling Unit; and (ii) that accommodates a use that is subordinate to the main residential use on a parcel. (iii) deleted (b) is a use within the Subordinate Use Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw; (c) does not require motor vehicle parking stalls; and (d) does not require bicycle parking stalls – class 1 or class 2.
actual front setback area
The area of a parcel defined by the front property line, the side property lines that intersect with the front property line, and a line parallel to the front property line measured at the farthest building setback from the front property line.
actual side setback area
The area of a parcel defined by a side property line and a line parallel to that side property line measured at the farthest building setback from the side property line and terminating where that area meets the actual front setback area, the rear setback area or another actual side setback area.
A sign that identifies: (A) the municipal address of a building; (B) the name of a building; or (C) the name of any individuals occupying a building;
Contiguous or contiguous if not for a street, lane, river or stream
A space designed for active or passive recreational use.
With reference to building height, an essential component that protrudes above the roof of a building and which is necessary for the functioning of a building including, but not limited to, an elevator housing, mechanical penthouse, chimney, solar collectors or an architectural feature commonly associated with a Place of Worship, but does not include a sign, flag pole or other similar structure.
An area within a building where people assemble for ceremonies, religious services, educational, recreation, social or sporting events.
average building reference points
The points: (a) determined by calculating the average of the corresponding building reference points; and (b) expressed as geodetic elevations.
average contextual high point
(a) where there are at least two other buildings on the same block face, the average of the greatest geodetic elevation of the contextual adjacent buildings, excluding ancillary structures; (b) where there is only one other building on the same block face, the greatest geodetic elevation of such building, excluding ancillary structures; and (c) where there is no other building on the same block face, a point 8.6 metres above the greatest geodetic elevation at grade on the subject parcel .
When determining the maximum area of a horizontal cross section through a building in the M-CG, M-C1 and M-C2 Districts, the average of the four geodetic elevation points of finished grade immediately adjacent to the primary four corners of a building.
A horizontal platform that is attached to a building above the first storey floor level and is intended for use as an outdoor amenity space.
Land described as a unit in a condominium plan by reference to boundaries governed by monuments placed pursuant to the provision of the Surveys Act respecting subdivision.
That portion of a building which is located below the first floor and is either partially or wholly below grade.
A window that projects outward from the façade of a building but does not include an opening that is intended to give access to a building.
An area approved as bicycle parking stall – class 1 or bicycle parking stall – class 2 that is equipped to store a bicycle and must include a device: (a) specifically designed to park a bicycle; (b) designed to allow a bicycle frame and both wheels to be secured; and (c) designed to support the bicycle frame and both wheels;
bicycle parking stall – class 1
A bicycle parking stall in a secured or controlled area.
bicycle parking stall – class 2
A bicycle parking stall in an unsecured or uncontrolled area.
means an element of a Wind Energy Conversion System rotor that extracts kinetic energy from the wind.
Includes anything constructed or placed on, in, over or under land but does not include a highway or public roadway or a bridge forming part of a highway or public roadway.
That portion of a parcel upon which a covered building is located, as measured from a point at grade directly below the outside surface of the exterior walls of the building at the first storey floor level, including any projections less than 2.4 metres above grade.
The distance from the front property line to the farthest portion of a main residential building excluding decks, landings and patios, determined by: (a) establishing a line connecting the midpoint of the front property line and the midpoint of the rear property line; then (b) extending a line from the portion of the main residential building farthest from the front property line to a point where it intersects the line connecting the midpoint of the front property line and the midpoint of the rear property line at a right angle; and (c) measuring the distance from the point where the two lines intersect to the midpoint of the front property line.
The height of a building, excluding ancillary structures, determined: (a) by applying the provisions of sections 360 and 361 for a parcel containing a Contextual Single Detached Dwelling, Duplex Dwelling, Semi-detached Dwelling or Single Detached Dwelling; (b) deleted (c) by measuring from grade in a multi-residential district where the use is not a Duplex Dwelling, Semi-detached Dwelling or Single Detached Dwelling; (d) by measuring from grade in the S-CI District where provision 1057 (1) through (4) applies; and (e) in all other cases by measuring from grade at any point adjacent to a building.
The geodetic elevation of four points: (a) located at the intersection of the front property line and each side property line; (b) located at the intersection of the rear property line and each side property line; and (c) where each pair of points must be considered as corresponding.
The distance from a property line to the point on a parcel where a building is located measured at a right angle from the property line to which it relates.
The diameter of the trunk of a tree measured at 0.3 metres above the ground.
central business district improvement fund
means a civic fund into which financial contributions made towards additional floor area ratio in accordance with the incentive provisions in Part 13, Division 3 are collected.
The City of Calgary, a municipal corporation in the Province of Alberta, or the area within the corporate limits of The City of Calgary, as the context requires.
The Chief Administrative Officer of the City of Calgary.
Any one or more of the land use districts described in Part 7 and the CC-X and CC-COR districts contained in Part 11.
Any one or more of the following uses, when referenced in a multi-residential district: (a) Convenience Food Store; (b) Counselling Service; (c) Drinking Establishment – Small; (d) Information and Service Provider; (e) Office; (f) Outdoor Café; (g) Print Centre; (h) Restaurant: Food Service Only – Small; (i) Restaurant: Licensed – Small; (j) Retail and Consumer Service; (k) Service Organization; (l) Specialty Food Store; and (m) Take Out Food Service.
A space designed for active or passive recreational use that is provided for the use of all of the occupants of a development.
common amenity space – indoors
Common amenity space that is located in a building.
common amenity space – outdoors
Common amenity space that is not located in a building.
contextual adjacent buildings
The two closest buildings to a parcel: (a) located on the same block face not separated by a street; and (b) where the building is not an Accessory Residential Building.
contextual building depth average
(a) Where there are at least two other buildings on the same block face, the average building depth of the contextual adjacent buildings plus 4.6 metres; (b) Where there is only one other building on the same block face, the building depth of such building plus 4.6 metres; and (c) Where there is no other building on the same block face, 65.0 per cent of parcel depth.
contextual front setback
(a) Where there are at least two other buildings on the same block face, the average building setback from the front property line of the contextual adjacent buildings; (b) Where there is only one other building on the same block face, the building setback from the front property line of the contextual adjacent building; and (c) Where there is no other building on the same block face, 3.0 metres measured from the front property line.
The average contextual high point, less the greatest building reference point.
contextual multi-residential setback
(a) Where there are at least two other buildings on the same block face, the average building setback from the property line shared with a street of the contextual adjacent buildings; (b) Where there is only one other building on the same block face, the building setback of such building from a property line shared with a street; and (c) Where there is no other building on the same block face, zero metres from a property line shared with a street.
Any image, written material, structure, graphics, pictures, logo, symbol or letters used for advertising or for calling attention to any person, matter, object or event.
The area of the sign covered by a single figure drawn around the extremities of the copy contained on the sign and shall include, but is not limited to, graphics related to the specific nature of the copy, and, in the case of a sign which has copy on more than one side of the sign, the average of the total area of all sides of the sign will be used in the calculation of copy area.
A parcel that abuts two streets which intersect at an angle not exceeding 135 degrees.
A triangular area formed on a corner parcel by the two curb lines and a straight line which intersects them 7.5 metres from the corner where they meet.
cottage building means a residential building located within a Cottage Housing Cluster that is restricted in size and contains one, two or three Dwelling Units.
A comprehensively designed grouping of at least four, to a maximum of twelve, Cottage Buildings that surround a single contiguous open space.
The municipal Council of the City.
An uncovered horizontal structure with a surface height greater than 0.6 metres above grade at any point that is intended for use as an outdoor amenity space but does not include a balcony.
The number of Dwelling Units and Live Work Units on a parcel, expressed in units per hectare or in units per parcel.
That theoretical level, indicated on the Floodway / Flood Fringe Maps, to which water would rise in the event of a flood of a magnitude likely to occur once in one hundred years.
The area identified as the Developed Area on the Developed Area and Developing Area Map and illustrated on Map 2.
The area identified as the Developing Area on the Developed Area and Developing Area Map and illustrated on Map 2.
(a) an excavation or stockpile and the creation of either of them; (b) a building or an addition to or replacement or repair of a building, and the construction or placing of any of them on, in, over or under land; (c) a change of use of land or a building or an act done in relation to land or a building that results in or is likely to result in a change in the use of the land or building; or (d) a change in the intensity of use of land or a building or an act done in relation to land or a building that results in or is likely to result in a change in the intensity of use of the land or building.
A person or body appointed as a Development Authority as contemplated by and in accordance with the Municipal Government Act.
A permit issued by a Development Authority confirming that the requirements of a development permit have been satisfactorily completed.
A document authorizing a development, issued by a Development Authority pursuant to this Bylaw or any previous Bylaw governing land use within the City, and includes the plans and conditions of approval.
A device intended to display copy using electronic screens, projection, television, computer video monitors, liquid crystal displays (LCD), light emitting diode (LED)displays, or any other similar electronic, computer generated or digital technology.
dilapidated vehicle
A vehicle that is: (a) incapable of being safely operated; (b) partially or fully dismantled; or (c) substantially damaged.
A use of land or a building that is listed as such use in a land use district or a Direct Control District Bylaw.
district energy means infrastructure consisting of insulated pipes, pumps, metering systems and thermal production facilities capable of transferring heat energy through a controlled conductive medium carried between multiple sites for uses including, but not limited to, space heating, chilled water, domestic hot water heating and industrial processes, A district energy system may be designed to serve any group of buildings by means of one or a combination of thermal or energy heat plants and pipe systems.
East Village – High Rise Building
A building with all of the following characteristics: (a) the building must have a podium and a tower; (b) a maximum podium height of 18.0 metres; (c) a minimum building height of 50.0 metres; (d) the façade of the tower must be set back 2.5 metres from the façade of the podium; (e) notwithstanding subsection (d), the tower may rise directly from grade without a setback from a podium provided the façade of the tower, or a portion thereof does not exceed 20.0 metres in length and must be set back a maximum of 2.0 metres from any property line shared with a street; and (f) the separation distance between towers must be a minimum of 24.0 metres except from a building which was legally existing or approved prior to the effective date of this Bylaw.
East Village – Mid Rise Building
A building with all of the following characteristics: (a) a maximum building height of 50.0 metres, and (b) façades facing a street, when located above the seventh storey must each step back a minimum of 2.0 metres from the façade of the storey below.
eaveline
The line formed by the intersection of the wall and roof of a building.
A street identified as an expressway/freeway in the Transportation Bylaw.
A structure which may be used to prevent or restrict passage, to provide visual screening, sound attenuation, yard décor, protection from dust or the elements, or to mark a boundary.
Those lands abutting the floodway, the boundaries of which are indicated on the Floodway/Flood Fringe Maps that would be inundated by floodwaters of a magnitude likely to occur once in one hundred years.
The river channel and adjoining lands indicated on the Floodway/Flood Fringe Maps that would provide the pathway for flood waters in the event of a flood of a magnitude likely to occur once in one hundred years.
The quotient of the total gross floor area of all buildings on a parcel divided by the area of the parcel.
The horizontal cross-section of a floor, between the floor and the next floor above, measured to the glass line, or where there is no glass line, to the outside surface of the exterior walls and includes all mechanical equipment areas and all open areas inside a building that do not contain a floor, including atriums, elevator shafts, stairwells and similar areas.
Bus service which has a frequency of at least one bus every 20 minutes on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM and a frequency of at least one bus every 30 minutes on weekday evenings from 6:00 PM to the end of service and on weekends during the times of service.
(a) the property line separating a parcel from an adjoining street; (b) in the case of a parcel that adjoins more than one street, the shortest property line that is parallel to the direction of travel on the street; and (c) in the case of a parcel that adjoins more than one street and where the property lines adjoining streets are of equal length, the property line adjoining the street to which the parcel has been municipally addressed.
An area of a parcel defined by the front property line, the side property lines that intersect with the front property line, and a line parallel to the front property line measured at the minimum depth of the setback area required by the District.
(a) in the case of a parcel, the length of the front property line; or (b) in the case of a use, the length of the property line abutting the use.
The City employee appointed to the position of General Manager, Planning Development and Assessment, or his delegate.
The elevation of the finished ground surface, not including any artificial embankment, the elevation of an entrance to underground parking, stairways or window wells.
the sum of the areas of all above grade floors of a building measured to the glassline, or where there is no glassline, to the outside surface of the exterior walls, or Where buildings are separated by firewalls, to the centre line of the common firewalls, and includes all mechanical equipment areas and all open areas inside a building that do not contain a floor including atriums, elevator shafts, stairwells and similar areas.
gross usable floor area
For the purpose of calculating motor vehicle parking stalls, bicycle parking stalls and loading stalls, the total horizontal area of every enclosed floor and mezzanine used exclusively by a single use area in a building, and is measured from the exterior face of the exterior wall and the centreline of an interior partition wall that separates at least two uses, but does not include: (a) elevator shafts; (b) stairwells; (c) crawl spaces; (d) mechanical or electrical rooms; (e) indoor garbage or recycling storage; (f) areas used for parking and loading; (g) areas below grade used for storage and not accessible to the public; and (h) common corridors and halls available to more than one use.
The value specified by the vehicle manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of a vehicle.
hard surfaced landscaped area
An area with a surface consisting of materials that: (a) are not living or derived from living organisms; or (b) were once living but are now formed into a structure; (c) may include, but are not limited to, brick, concrete, stone and wood; and (d) must not include asphalt.
Any one or more of the land use districts described in Part 8.
A parcel that is inconsistent in shape with other parcels in the neighbourhood, where the property line opposite to and farthest from the front property line: (a) cannot be identified; or (b) results in a parcel that has less than two side property lines.
Facilities used or designed to be used for the cooking or preparation of food.
A facility where scientific research, experiments and measurement are performed for the purposes of providing information or as part of research and development.
An uncovered platform extending horizontally from a building, abutting an entry door and providing direct access to grade or stairs.
That portion of a parcel that is required to be a hard surfaced landscaped area or soft surfaced landscaped area.
A roadway that is primarily intended to give access to the rear of buildings and parcels.
laned parcel
A parcel which is bounded at least in part by a lane.
laneless parcel
A parcel which is not bounded wholly or partially by a lane.
A vehicle, other than a recreational vehicle, with: (a) a gross vehicle weight in excess of 4500 kilograms, in the case of a vehicle with gross vehicle weight specified by the manufacturer of the vehicle; (b) a vehicle with a weight in excess of 2500 kilograms, where no gross vehicle weight is specified by the manufacturer of the vehicle; or (c) a vehicle with an enclosed cargo area greater than 17.5 cubic metres.
A lighting module that has one or more luminaires and luminaire holders.
loading stall
An area to accommodate a vehicle while being loaded or unloaded.
Any one or more of the land use districts described in Part 5.
An automated underground irrigation system which includes: (a) a rain sensor or a soil moisture sensor; (b) a flow sensor for leak detection; and (c) a master valve to secure the system if a leak is detected.
A street, parcel or railroad right-of-way used for a light rail transit system.
A platform used for embarking and disembarking light rail transit passengers.
main residential building
A building containing one or more Dwelling Units but does not include an Accessory Residential Building that contains a Secondary Suite – Detached Garage or Secondary Suite – Detached Garden.
A street identified as a major street in the Transportation Bylaw.
A method of constructing whereby most of the parts of a building have been constructed in an off-site manufacturing facility and transported to a parcel where the parts are assembled and anchored to a permanent foundation.
motor vehicle parking stall
An area for the parking of a single motor vehicle.
The vertical distance between the lowest part of the light fixture and the grade directly below the light fixture.
multi-residential district
Any one or more of the land use districts described in Part 6 and the CC-MH and CC-MHX districts contained in Part 11.
A building: (a) that is lawfully constructed or lawfully under construction at the date a land use bylaw affecting the building or the land on which the building is situated becomes effective; and (b) that, on the date the land use bylaw becomes effective, does not, or when constructed will not, comply with the land use bylaw.
A lawful specific use: (a) being made of land or a building or intended to be made of a building lawfully under construction, at the date a land use bylaw affecting the land or building becomes effective; and (b) that on the date the land use bylaw becomes effective does not, or in the case of a building under construction will not, comply with the land use bylaw.
A Bylaw Enforcement Officer or a Peace Officer.
A balcony that is unenclosed on three sides, other than by a railing, balustrade or privacy wall.
overland flow area
Those lands abutting the floodway or the flood fringe, the boundaries of which are indicated on the Floodway/Flood Fringe Maps that would be inundated by shallow overland floodwater in the event of a flood of a magnitude likely to occur once in one hundred years.
(a) the aggregate of the one or more areas of land described in a certificate of title or described in a certificate of title by reference to a plan filed or registered in a land titles office; and (b) in the R-C1L, R-C1Ls, R-C1, R-C1s, R-C1N, R-C2, R-1, R-1s, R-1N and R-2 districts, includes a bare land unit created under a condominium plan;
That portion of a parcel upon which covered buildings are located as measured from a point at grade directly below the outside surface of the exterior walls of a building, including any covered projections less than 2.4 metres above grade, but excluding Accessory Residential Buildings which in aggregate are less than 10.0 square metres.
The length of a line joining the mid-points of the front property line and the rear property line.
The distance between the side property lines of a parcel measured at a right angle to the mid-point of the shortest side property line.
parking area - short stay
parking area – short staymeans an area designed for the parking of motor vehicles within a building where: (a) the vehicle remains parked for no more than 4 hours at a time; and (b) there is convenient pedestrian access to the street level and publicly accessible uses within the development.
An uncovered horizontal structure with a surface height, at any point, no greater than 0.60 metres above grade, intended for use as an outdoor amenity space.
The sale of goods and includes sales commonly known as garage sales, yard sales, moving sales and estate sales.
pick-up and drop-off stall
A motor vehicle parking stall intended only for a motor vehicle to stop while picking up or dropping off passengers.
A plan of subdivision registered or approved for registration at the Land Titles Office.
An unenclosed, covered structure forming an entry to a building.
Any exterior building wall that forms part of a façade that contains a public entrance and faces, or is oriented to, a street or a parking area on the same parcel as illustrated in Sign Illustration 2, with the exception that corner site facing public streets can have two primary building walls not withstanding one façade may not contain a public entrance.
A structure that: (a) provides visual screening; (b) is located on a balcony, deck or patio; and (c) does not include a railing or balustrade.
amenity space provided for the use of the occupants of only one unit.
private condominium roadway
An area of land that provides access to a parcel, and is contained within: (a) common property forming part of a bare land condominium plan; or (b) a bare land unit that is used for the purpose of accommodating a private roadway for access purposes in accordance with an easement agreement registered on it.
An Accessory Residential Building or a part of a main residential building which accommodates the storage or shelter of vehicles and includes a carport.
The legal boundary of a parcel.
The floor area of a use that allows access to the public, but does not include washrooms, hallways accessing washrooms or entrance vestibules.
An entrance to a building which is open to the general public.
The property line opposite to and farthest from the front property line, or in the case of a parcel for which the above does not apply, the rear property line will be established by drawing a line the maximum distance from the front property line that: (a) is wholly within the parcel; (b) is not less than 3.0 metres long; and (c) runs parallel to the front property line, or, if the front property line is a curved line, runs parallel to the straight line between the two end points of the curve of the front property line.
An area of a parcel defined by the rear property line, the side property lines that intersect with the rear property line, and a line parallel to the rear property line measured at the minimum depth of the setback area required by the District.
receiving parcel means the parcel, comprising the area of the Municipal HistoricResource, that will receive the transfer of motor vehicle parking stalls from a transferringparcel.
A balcony that is enclosed on at least two sides other than by a railing, balustrade or privacy wall.
A vehicle that provides temporary accommodation for recreational or travel purposes and includes but is not limited to: (a) motor homes; (b) travel trailers; (c) fifth wheel travel trailers; (d) campers, whether located on a truck or other vehicle or not; (e) tent trailers; (f) boats; and (g) a trailer used to transport any of the above.
The process of creating or improving products and services by way of information obtained through experimental qualitative and quantitative testing for industries such as, but not limited to, pharmaceuticals, bio-technology, computer software, medical instrumentation, aerospace and electronics manufacturers:
Any of the land use districts in the low density residential districts and the multi-residential districts.
A structure constructed to withstand lateral pressure in order to hold back earth, loose rock, or similar materials.
rooftop terrace means a horizontal platform that is located on top of a building or a portion of a building, is intended for use as an outdoor amenity space, is located above the first storey and may project from a façade of the building, but does not project beyond any façade of the building.
rotors arc
rotor’s arc means the largest circumferential path travelled by a blade.
scramble parking means a parking area where the motor vehicle parking stalls are not assigned to individual users or vehicles and where access is available to vehicles for periods no longer than four hours at a time.
The total or partial concealment of a building, equipment, structure or activity by a berm, fence, vegetation or wall.
Any exterior building wall that is not a primary building wall as illustrated in Sign Illustration 2.
The area of a parcel between the property lines and lines parallel to the property lines at a distance equivalent to the minimum depth from each respective property line as required by the District.
For the purposes of signs in Part 3, Division 5, a site that: (a) is 0.40 hectares or larger; (b) contains more than one commercial use, being primarily retail and personal service, with shared parking; and (c) is located in the C-N1, C-N2, C-C1, C-C2, C-R1, C-R2 or C-R3 Districts.
A property line other than the front and rear property lines.
An area of a parcel defined by any side property line and a line parallel to that side property line measured at the minimum depth of the setback area required by the District and terminating where that line meets the front setback area and the rear setback
A Sign – Class A, Sign – Class B, Sign – Class C, Sign – Class D, Sign – Class E or Sign – Class F.
The entire area of a sign on which copy is placed, and, in the case of a sign which has copy on more than one side of the sign, the average of the total area of all sides of the sign will be used in the calculation of sign area.
Any person who is described on a sign; whose name, address or telephone number appears on a sign; who is in control of a sign; or who is the subject of or intended to benefit from a sign; and there may be more than one sign owner of a sign.
skateboard and sports ramp
structure(s) that provide a surface upon which an individual may use or operate a skateboard, bicycle, scooter, roller skates or other similar devices.
soft surfaced landscaped area
An area with a surface consisting of materials that: (a) are living, or derived from living organisms; (b) are not formed into a structure; and (c) may include, but are not limited to, mulch, native grasses, plants, shrubs, sod and trees.
Any device used to collect sunlight that is part of a system used to convert radiant energy from the sun into thermal or electrical energy.
Any one or more of the land use districts described in Part 9.
The space between the top of any floor and the top of the next floor above it, and if there is no floor above it, the portion between the top of the floor and the ceiling above it but does not include a basement.
(a) any public road, including the boulevards, sidewalks and improvements, but excluding a lane, bridge or walkway; or (b) a private condominium roadway.
A person or body appointed as a Subdivision Authority in accordance with the Municipal Government Act.
The natural transition line or upper natural topographical break at the top of a valley, or at the top of a channel that contains a watercourse, between a slope where the grade exceeds 15.0 per cent and the adjacent upper level area where the grade is less than 15.0 per cent, and where area that is less than 15.0 per cent in slope is at least 15.0 metres wide.
total wind energy conversion system height
(a) the height measured from the highest vertical extension of a Wind Energy Conversion System -Type 1 to its base at grade or to the height equivalent to its mount on a building; and (b) the height measured from the highest vertical extension of a Wind Energy Conversion System - Type 2 to its base at grade.
transferring parcel
means a parcel, comprising the area of the Municipal Historic Resource, that will transfer unused motor vehicle parking stalls to a receiving parcel.
A Dwelling Unit or a Live Work Unit.
A permitted or discretionary use.
(a) means the entire floor area of a building that is separated from other portions of the building and is accessible by the same entrance or entrances and is occupied by a specific use; (b) for greater certainty, (a) must be interpreted to mean that whenever a person inside of a building must exit the building or enter a common internal corridor to access a different portion of the building, those two portions of the building are separate; and (c) the measurement of use area includes the floor area of: (i) all mezzanines and storeys capable of being accessed by the same entrance without leaving the building or using a common internal corridor, (ii) all mechanical rooms, offices and other spaces that support the use and can be accessed without leaving the building or using a common internal corridor; and (iii) all spaces within a building capable of being accessed by the same entrance without leaving the building or using a common internal corridor regardless of whether the space is open to the public including washroom facilities, storage rooms, employee-only areas, and similar spaces. (d) does not apply to Dwelling Units.
A motor vehicle parking stall intended only for the use of visitors to Dwelling Units and Live Work Units.
A basement in a building which has a door that exits directly from the basement to the exterior at grade that is substantially at the same level as the basement floor.
Wind Energy Conversion System - Type 1
(a) means a use: (i) that includes a wind turbine, a tower and foundation, and an associated mechanical control and conversion electronics; and (ii) that has certification approval from, or equivalent to, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA); (b) is a use within the Infrastructure Group in Schedule A to this Bylaw; (c) must have a rotor diameter greater than 4.0 metres or a total Wind Energy Conversion System height greater than 15.0 metres; (d) must not: (i) be located in a required setback area; (ii) be mounted to a building; (e) does not require motor vehicle parking stalls; and (f) does not require bicycle parking stalls – class 1 or class 2.
Wind Energy Conversion System - Type 2