DC2 28

Calgary Trail South - Calgary Trail Southbound at approximately 29 Avenue

Bylaw 7481 (March 13, 1984)

**Amended by Bylaw 10600 January 24, 1994 re: Alcohol Sales**

To provide a Direct Control District for the creation of a Site Specific Commercial District fronting onto the Calgary Trail Southbound providing land use and development regulations to ensure minimum negative visual and noise impacts on adjacent residential properties.

This district shall apply to Lot 74, Block 23, Plan 832 2106, including those portions of Lot 74 subsequently incorporated into Lots 1 to 9, Block 23, Plan 832 2972 as shown on Schedules "A" and "B" of this district, located at Calgary Trail Southbound at approximately 29 Avenue, Calgary Trail South.

a. Apartment Housing
b. Animal Hospitals and Shelters;
c. Automotive and Equipment Repair Shops;
d. Automotive/Minor Recreation Vehicle Sales/Rentals;
e. Broadcasting and Motion Picture Studios;
f. Business Support Services;
g. Commercial Schools;
h. Convenience Vehicle Rentals;
i. Custom Manufacturing;
j. Daytime Child Care Services;
k. Drive-in Food Services;
l. Equipment Rentals;
m. Fleet Services;
n. Gas Bars;
o. General Retail Stores;
p. Health Services;
q. Hotels;
r. Household Repair Services, excluding thereout furniture repairs, refinishing and upholstery" uses;
s. Indoor Participant Recreation Services, excepting thereout "curling rinks, roller skating rinks, ice arenas and rifle and pistol ranges";
t. Limited Contractor Services;
u. Major Alcohol Sales;
v. Major Eating and Drinking Establishments;
w. Major Service Stations;
x. Minor Alcohol Sales;
y. Minor Eating and Drinking Establishments;
z. Minor Service Stations;
aa. Minor Veterinary Services;
bb. Motels;
cc. Non-accessory Parking;
dd. Personal Services Shops;
ee. Private Clubs;
ff. Professional, Financial and Office Support Services;
gg. Rapid Drive-through Vehicle Services;
hh. Religious Assembly;
ii. Secondhand Stores;
jj. Spectator Entertainment Establishments; and
kk. Warehouse Sales.
The following regulations shall apply to all uses:
a. Access shall be provided from a service road;
b. The maximum floor area ratio shall be 3.0 and this floor area ratio shall apply to Lot 74, Block 23, Plan 832-2106 excepting thereout that portion of Lot 74 registered under Plan 832-2972;
c. A minimum yard of 7.5 m (24.6 ft.) shall be required where the site abuts a public roadway other than a lane;
d. A minimum yard of 18 m (59.06 ft.) shall be required where the boundary of this DC5 District abuts the boundary of a residential district, except that a minimum yard of 33.5 m (109.91 ft.) shall be required from those uses specified in Section 5.2 of this district;
e. No parking, loading, storage, trash collection, outdoor service or display area, shall be permitted within a required yard. Loading, storage, parking and trash collection areas shall be located to the sides of the principal building and shall be screened from view from any adjacent sites, public roadways or light rail transit lines in accordance with the provisions of Section 69.3 of the Land Use Bylaw;
f. The maximum building height shall not exceed 14 m (45.93 ft.) nor four storeys. The building(s) shall be stepped back from the west boundary of this DC5 District such that:
 
i. a maximum of one storey, 4 m (13.12 ft.) may be constructed within 18 m (59.06 ft.) of the west boundary of this DC5 District;
ii. a maximum of two storeys, 8 m (26.25 ft.) may be constructed a minimum of 22.5 m (73.82 ft.) from the west boundary of this DC5 District, except that a second storey may be constructed within 18 m (59.06 ft.) of the west boundary of this DC5 District where no windows overlook the adjacent residential properties and where physical breaks in the building face are provided for visual relief; and
iii. a maximum of four storeys, 14 m (45.93 ft.) may be constructed a minimum of 33.5 m (109.91 ft.) from the west boundary of this DC5 District;
g. Development shall occur in accordance with the following architectural guidelines:
 
i. the exterior finishing materials of the facade of any commercial building abutting any residential area shall be of equal standard and appearance to the balance of the building;
ii. all exterior finishing materials must be of good quality, durable and attractive in appearance. Acceptable materials include, but are not limited to, either separately or in any combination, brick, cedar, splitstone concrete or precasts concrete;
iii. no painted and/or scored concrete block construction will be permitted on any building facade directly facing any residential area;
iv. all mechanical equipment on the roof of any portion of any building on the commercial lands shall be completely screened or incorporated within the building roof; and
v. no signs, antennae or objects of any other similar nature on any portion of any building shall be visible to a resident from the habitable ground floor area of any adjacent residential unit, the property line of which is within 33.53 m (110 ft.) of the portion of such building on which such objects, signs, antennae or object is located;
h. A 15 m (49.21 ft.) buffer strip shall be provided along the rear boundary of this DC5 District. This buffer strip shall contain the following features:
 
i. a 2.5 m (9.2 ft.) landscaped berm having a minimum side slope of 3:1 with the apex of the berm located not less than 7.5 m (24.6 ft.) east of the west boundary of this DC5 District; and
ii. a continuous screen consisting of sporadic grouping of coniferous and deciduous trees and continuous wooden fencing of a solid design having a minimum height of 1.5 m (4.92 ft.) and a maximum height of 1.8 m (5.9 ft.), except that south of Lot 9, Block 23, Plan 832-2972, the wooden fencing may be intermittent to allow for maintenance of the berm;
i. Developments in this district shall be evaluated with respect to compliance with the General Development Regulations of Sections 59 to 79 inclusive, of the Land Use Bylaw. Notwithstanding Section 66.5 of the Land Use Bylaw and Section 4(f) of this Bylaw, parking may be provided within 4.5m (14.76 ft.) of a public roadway;
j. The following regulations shall apply to Apartment Housing developments:
 
i. Apartment Housing shall be permitted only in buildings where the first storey is used for commercial purposes;
ii. the housing component shall have access to grade which is separate from the access for the commercial premises;
iii. where a development contains two or more dwelling units, a minimum of 7.5 m2 (80.7 sq. ft.) of Amenity Area is required per unit, in accordance with the provisions of Section 56 of the Land Use Bylaw; and
iv. the maximum Floor Area Ratio of Apartment Housing shall be 1.3;
k. Vehicular-oriented Uses shall be developed in accordance with Section 82 of the Land Use Bylaw;
l. Daytime Child Care Services shall be developed in accordance with Section 93 of the Land Use Bylaw; and
m. Signs shall be allowed in this district as provided for in Schedule 79H and in accordance with the general provisions of Section 79.1 to 79.9 inclusive, of the Land Use Bylaw.
a. The following uses shall be developed only when totally enclosed in a building:
 
i. Animal Hospitals and Shelters
ii. Automotive and Equipment Repair Shops;
iii. Automotive/Minor Recreation Vehicle Sales/Rentals;
iv. Equipment Rentals; and
v. Minor Veterinary Services;
b. The following uses shall be developed with a minimum setback of 33.5 m (109.91 ft.) from any residential property lines;
 
i. Automotive and Minor Recreation Vehicle Sales/Rentals;
ii. Convenience Vehicle Rentals;
iii. Drive-in Food Services;
iv. Gas Bars;
v. Major Service Stations;
vi. Minor Service Stations;
vii. Non-accessory Parking; and
viii. Rapid Drive-through Vehicle Services.
c. Major and Minor Alcohol Sales shall be developed in accordance with Section 98 of the Land Use Bylaw.

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