Addressing Reference Guide2008

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A D D R E S S I N G & D A T A S E R V I C E S

C U S T O M E R A D V I S O R Y S E R V I C E S

D E V E L O P M E N T A N D B U I L D I N G A P P R O V A L S

P L A N N I N G , D E V E L O P M E N T & A S S E S S M E N T

Addressing

Reference Guide

FEBRUARY, 2008


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INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW............................................................ 3

DEFINITIONS...................................................................................... 3

ADDRESSING GUIDELINES ................................................................... 7

CITY OF CALGARY STANDARD ADDRESS FORMAT ............................................7WHAT IS ADDRESSABLE ....................................................................... 20GENERAL ADDRESSING GUIDELINES.......................................................... 21WHEN ARE ADDRESSES ASSIGNED ........................................................... 22

Address Changes As A Result of Subdivision or Development Approval. 22

Customer Requested Change of Address.......................................... 22

THE ADDRESSING BYLAW 67M86............................................................I

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INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

This document is to provide the addressing policy and procedures currently used by the Cityof Calgary Addressing & Data Services Section for the assignment of addresses in Calgary.

The business processes are continuously reviewed with the goal of integrating them withother related processes (such as the subdivision of land and buildings) and streamliningaddressing processes. Comments and suggestions are appreciated. Please send them [email protected]

Definitions

The following definitions, including different types of addresses,are used in the context ofthe POSSE application:

ADDRESS A description of the location of a person or organization, as written or

printed on mail as directions for delivery or the location at which a particularorganization or person may be found or reached.

BUILDING ADDRESS - A building address that identifies a unique entryway, unit, suite orbuilding on a parcel of land. (See Municipal Address and Entryway Address)

CENSUS ADDRESS An address that was located during collection of municipal censusthat is not an official City Address (i.e. non-conforming basement suites). Canada Postmay recognize and deliver mail to these addresses, but these addresses have not gonethrough a formal addressing process at the City of Calgary...

CONDO MASTER - The City of Calgary uses the concept of a condo master record todenote the common property within a condominium. This condo master usually inheritsthe address of thecommon property. (See Common Property)

ENTRANCE ADDRESS An entrance address identifies a grade level entrance to abuilding where the entrance address is not necessarily the same as the building address.A building may possess more than one addressed entrance (i.e. a strip mall).

LAND TITLE OR CERTIFICATE OF TITLE - "Certificate of Title" means the record of thetitle to land that is maintained by the Registrar at the Land Titles office.

MAILING ADDRESS - A mailing address may be a parcel or building address but couldalso be a postal box, super mailbox, and/or rural route description. It also may includebuilding names (i.e. Commerce Place) and usually has an associated postal code.

MUNICIPAL ADDRESS - A municipal address identifies a unit, suite or bay in a buildingwith a separate entrance or a separate building on a parcel of land. Also referred to as

building address, entryway address and parcel address.NON TITLED FEATURES ADDRESS Addressable features located on non-titled land,such as road and railway right of ways. These may include signs, entrance features forcommunities, LRT Stations and radio towers.

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PARCEL ADDRESS An official City of Calgary address that was created by theAddressing & Data Services Section and approved by the Addressing Officer for use in aland subdivision, subdivision of commercial or residential space or multi-unit commercialor residential complexes
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QUADRANT The City of Calgary is divided into four quadrants. The Bow River and themain north-south bridge (Centre Street Bridge) are the central axis with Centre Streetdividing east from west and the Bow River dividing north from south, resulting in fourquadrants (SW, SE, NE, NW). With expansion of Calgary, the quadrant definitions havechanged to accommodate natural physical features (Bow River) and man made facilities

(Macleod Trail).

TITLED PARCEL ADDRESS - A parcel address assigned by the City of Calgary thatidentifies an area of land as described on a certificate of title.

TITLED PARCEL A parcel of land as described in a certificate of title.

The following definitions are from the Surveyors Act and the Land Titles Act:

BARELAND CONDOMINIUM UNIT in the case other than that of a building, land that issituated within a parcel and described as a unit in a condominium plan by reference toboundaries governed by monuments placed pursuant to the provisions of the SurveysAct respecting subdivision surveys;

CONDOMINIUM - means a plan registered in a land titles office that complies withsection 6 of the Land Titles Act and includes any amendment to a condominium planreferred to in section 14.1 or 15 of the Land Titles Act, any plan or condominium plan,as the case may be, relating to development in phases referred to in section 14.2 of theLand Titles Act or any plan or condominium plan, as the case may be, relating toredivision referred to in section 15 of the Land Titles Act that is registered in the landtitles office;

COMMON PROPERTY- means so much of the parcel as is not comprised in a unit shownin a condominium plan but does not include land shown on the condominium plan thathas been provided for the purposes of roads, public utilities and reserve land under Part17 of the Municipal Government Act;

DESCRIPTIVE PLAN A plan filed by description rather than by survey, the Registrarmay permit a plan that is not a plan of survey to be registered if the Registrar (i) issatisfied that the circumstances do not justify the preparation of a plan of survey, and(ii) has given his prior approval to the plan's being prepared.

OWNER - means a person entitled to any freehold or other estate or interest in land, atlaw or in equity, in possession, in futurity or expectancy;

REGISTERED PLAN OF SURVEY A plan that is filed by an accredited Alberta LandSurveyor that involves the adjustment of parcel boundaries.

RIGHT OF WAY - The Land Titles Act provides for the registration of a plan of surveywhere land is required for an easement or right of way, a purpose incidental to theundertaking for which a right of way is required, a purpose withrespect to a railway or another purpose approved by the Registrar and not provided forin the Land Titles Act. Some examples of these other purposes are:

a) plan showing area required for a road closure by-law, lease or a restrictivecovenant

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The registration of this type of plan does not affect the certificate of title to the landshown on the plan or convey any interest or right to any person. A further instrument,such as a utility right of way, a transfer, a road closure by-law, a lease or an applicationunder section 76 or 90 of the Land Titles Act, must be registered to effect any change tothe certificate of title.

ROAD PLANS - Surveys of areas acquired for public purposes such as new roads, road

widening, diversion and drainage ditches are undertaken by the provincial governmentunder the authority of the Public Works Act or by the municipality under the authority ofthe Municipal Government Act.

When a municipality or the Crown acquires land for a road or other public work by anagreement with the owner, title to the land is vested in the city, or in the case of anyother municipality, the Crown in right of Alberta by filing a plan of survey at the LandTitles Office. A transfer of land is not required.

The following definitions are taken from the Municipal Government Act:

BUILDING - includes anything constructed or placed on, in, over or under land butdoes not include a highway or road or a bridge that forms part of a highway or road;

DEVELOPMENT - means(i) an excavation or stockpile and the creation of either of them,(ii) a building or an addition to or replacement or repair of a building and the

construction or placing of any of them in, on, over or under land,(iii) 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 landor building, or

(iv) a change in the intensity of use of land or a building or an act done in relationto land or a building that results in or is likely to result in a change in theintensity of use of the land or building;

DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY - means a development authority established pursuant toDivision 3;

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT - means a document that is issued under a land use bylawand authorizes a development;

INSTRUMENT - means a plan of subdivision and an instrument as defined in the LandTitles Act;

LAND USE BYLAW - means a bylaw made under Division 5 and a by-law made undersection 23 of the Historical Resources Act;

LAND USE POLICIES - means policies established by the Lieutenant Governor in

Council under Division 2;

LOT - means(i) a quarter section,(ii) a river lot shown on an official plan, as defined in the Surveys Act, that

is filed or lodged in a land titles office,

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(iv) a part of a parcel of land described in a certificate of title if theboundaries of the part are described in the certificate of title otherthan by reference to a legal subdivision, or

(v) a part of a parcel of land described in a certificate of title if theboundaries of the part are described in a certificate of title by

reference to a plan of subdivision; (m.1) "mediation" means a processinvolving a neutral person as a mediator who assists the parties to amatter that may be appealed under this Part and any other personbrought in with the agreement of the parties to reach their ownmutually acceptable settlement of the matter by structuringnegotiations, facilitating communication and identifying the issues andinterests of the parties;

PARCEL OF LAND - means the aggregate of the one or more areas of land describedin a certificate of title or described in a certificate of title by reference to a plan filedor registered in a land titles office;

PLAN OF SUBDIVISION

- means a plan of survey prepared in accordance with theLand Titles Act for the purpose of effecting a subdivision;

PUBLIC UTILITY LOT - means land required to be given under Division 8 for publicutilities;

REGISTRAR - means Registrar as defined in the Land Titles Act;

RESERVE LANDS - means environmental reserve, municipal reserve, school reserveor municipal and school reserve;

SUBDIVISION - means the division of a parcel of land by an instrument and"subdivide" has a corresponding meaning;

SUBDIVISION AUTHORITY - means a subdivision authority established under Division3;

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Addressing Guidelines

City of Calgary Standard Address Format

A City of Calgary (or Civic)standard address consists of the following components:

Suite Number (where applicable) spaces in multiple tenancy buildings areoften given a number or letter to supplement the basic address. Theseidentifiers may be alpha or numeric or combinations thereof. Identifiersassigned for sub-spaces within buildings are indicated as a prefix to theaddress. (i.e. 101, 2012 29 Street SW).

a. A suite number may designate a sub-unit located within a building (suitenumber), or with direct access to the exterior of the building.

b. In a suite number generally the graduating numbers are the last twodigits, and the leading number(s) indicates the floor.

House Number or Building Number All properties along a roadway areassigned numbers consecutively, usually starting at one end of the roadwayand terminating at the opposite end, to represent an incremental distance alongthe roadway.

a. The Address must appear on the outside of a building to indicate thebuildings location in relation to those on the block face.

b. In a house number on a numbered roadway the last two digits aregraduating numbers which increase as one progresses down a roadway,the leading numbers 0-3 digits represent the hundreds block (see grid

system).

c. A house number on a named roadway may also be determined by the gridsystem or by an arbitrary starting point on that roadway.

Street Name Most public roadway segments are either numbered or named.The Calgary Planning Commission and City Council approve the Street Names.

The following is the format of address in POSSE:

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LENGTH FORMAT COMMENTSSuiteNumber

4 N

Suite Alpha 1 AHouseNumber

5 N

House Alpha 1 AStreet Name 16 A i.e.: TWELVE MI COULEE


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orStreetNumber

3 N i.e.: 1 without leading zeroes

Street Alpha 1 AStreet Type 2 A See approved Street Types in

Addressing Reference GuideQuadrant 2 A NE: North East

NW: North WestSE: South EastSW: South West

NOTE: Format: A Alpha-numericN Numeric

The above address format is similar to the one for Approved Address Database with someexceptions.Street numbers do not have leading zeroes in front of the street number anymore.There is no blank space in the suite number field if it is not used.

Street Type All roadway descriptions include a street type (sometimes referredto as the street name suffix). The following table lists the street types and ageneral description of each:

STREET TYPE ABBREVIATION DEFINITION

Alley AL A narrow minor roadway.

Avenue AV Generally numerical east-west roadways.

Bay BA A cul-de-sac of relatively short length.

Boulevard BV AMajor roadway that may or may not be

contained within a single subdivision area.

Cape CA A cul-de-sac located near water.

Centre CE No longer available.

Circle CI A minor roadway that completes a loopupon itself.

Close CL A p-shaped or racquet-shaped roadwaywith only one entry.

Common CM Generally applied to private roadways,but can be used for other roadways

Court CO A cul-de-sac.Cove CV A cul-de-sac often located near water.

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Crescent CR A u-shaped minor roadway accessible ateither end from the same roadway withno other intersections with throughstreets.


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Drive DR A collector roadway.

Gardens GD A minor roadway where vegetation isnoticeable.

Gate GA A short minor roadway giving access to asubdivision.

Green GR A minor roadway adjacent to orembracing an open space.

Grove GV A minor roadway where trees orvegetation are noticeable.

Heath HE A minor roadway adjacent to orembracing an open space.

Heights HT A minor roadway located on a hill orescarpment.

Highway HI Federal or provincially designatedroadways.

Hill HL A minor roadway located on lands with anoticeable slope.

Island IS A minor roadway surrounded by water

Landing LD A minor roadway located near water, orlocated on an escarpment overlooking avalley.

Lane LN A narrow minor roadway.

Link LI A minor roadway joining two cells of asubdivision, or joining two points of oneroadway.

Manor MR A minor roadway.

Mews ME A cul-de-sac.

Mount MT A minor roadway located on a hill orescarpment.

Parade PR A decorative minor roadway.

Park PA A minor roadway located adjacent to, orembracing an open space area.

Parkway PY A parkway is a restricted or limited accessroadway that can accommodate highvolumes of traffic, creates a well-defined

corridor in an urban context and passesthrough a park, park-like conditions orlandscaped surroundings.

Passage PS A narrow roadway.

Path PH A narrow roadway.

Place PL A cul-de-sac or p-shaped roadway.


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Point PT A minor roadway near water or located ona promontory.

Plaza PZ Originally established to accommodateshopping centre names used instead ofaddress description street type is nolonger appropriate unless used for a

minor roadway encircling or adjacent toan open square or market-place.

Rise RI A minor roadway that has a noticeableslope throughout most of its length.

Road RD A roadway that may change direction.

Row RO A minor roadway.

Square SQ A minor roadway embracing an openspace.

Street ST Generally numerical north-southroadways.

Terrace TC A minor roadway located on a hill orescarpment.

Trail TR High traffic transportation arteries thatspan more than one area of the city.

View VW A minor roadway located on lands with anoticeable view.

Villas VI A minor roadway.

Walk/Walkway WK A pedestrian walkway within acomprehensive development.

Way WY A roadway that may change direction.

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Quadrant Qualifier NE North EastNW North WestSE South EastSW South West

The quadrants are defined as:

BOUNDARY SEPARATING NORTH-WEST FROM SOUTH-WEST

From the Centre Street Bridge, westerly along the main channel of the Bow River to thegully that currently serves as the ward boundary between Ward 1 and Ward 6 (1986); southalong that ward boundary to the centre median of Sarcee Trail; northwesterly along thecentre median of Sarcee Trail to the centre median of the Trans Canada Highway; then westalong the centre median of the Trans Canada Highway to the city limits and beyond.

BOUNDARY SEPARATING NORTH-EAST FROM SOUTH-EAST

From the Centre Street Bridge easterly along the main channel of the Bow River to theCanadian Pacific Railway (CPR) Bridge; north along the CPR tracks to the center median ofCentre Avenue; east along the center median of Centre Avenue to 30 Street and thencontinuing easterly to the intersection of 36 Street and Memorial Drive; then east along thecenter median of Memorial Drive to the city limits and beyond.

BOUNDARY SEPARATING NORTH-WEST FROM NORTH-EAST

From the Bow River, north along the center median of Centre Street to Beddington Trail;north along the centre median of Harvest Hills Boulevard to a point north of Panatella GateNW; west to the centre median of Centre Street N; then north along the centre median of

Centre Street N to the city limits and beyond.

BOUNDARY SEPARATING SOUTH-WEST FROM SOUTH-EAST

From the Bow River, south along the center median of Centre Street to 9 Avenue;continuing southerly, crossing the main CPR tracks to 10 Avenue; south along the centremedian of Centre Street to the Elbow River; east along the main channel of the Elbow Riverto the west limits of 1 Street; south along the westerly limits of 1 Street to the centermedian of Macleod Trail; south along the center median of Macleod Trail to 42 Avenue; eastalong the center median of 42 Avenue to the center median of the CPR tracks; south alongthe center median of the CPR tracks to 58 Avenue; east along the center median of 58Avenue to Centre Street; south along the center median of Centre Street to Glenmore Trail;west along the center median of Glenmore Trail to Macleod Trail; south along the centermedian of Macleod Trail to 149 Avenue; south along the center median of the 4 StreetR.O.W. to the south limit of 162 Avenue; east along the south limit of 162 Avenue to thewest limit of the CPR R.O.W.; south along the west limit of the CPR R.O.W. to the north limitof Spruce Meadows Trail; west along the north limit of Spruce Meadows Trail to the centremedian of Sheriff King Street; then south along the centre median of Sheriff King Street tothe city limits and beyond.


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GRID REFERENCING

The Grid System is applied to streets, avenues and to other street types (see streettype list and definitions) where the roadways follow the perpendicular east-west ornorth-south axis. This type of addressing is not applied to roadways that changedirection.

Addresses are assigned according to the correct hundreds block.

1. Between Centre Street and 1 Street is the 100 block (there are exceptions to thisrule).

2. Extrapolating the street and avenue alignments provides the grid reference forthose areas where the subdivision is not developed in the grid block fashion.

3. Numbered Streets and Avenues must be addressed to the grid; however, thereare exceptions to this rule.

4. Minor deviations in direction and/or magnitude may be tolerated.

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HUNDREDS BLOCK ADDRESSING

In 1904 Calgary adopted the grid system for naming streets and addressing adjacentproperties. All named roadways were changed to numbered streets and avenues.Addresses were assigned to adjacent properties in relation to their proximity to thestreet or avenue and their relationship to the central axis point.

The Bow River and the main north-south bridge (Centre Street Bridge) weredetermined to be the central axis with Centre Street dividing east from west and theBow River dividing north from south, resulting in four quadrants (S.W, S.E., N.E.,N.W.). With expansion of Calgary, the quadrant definitions have changed toaccommodate natural physical features (Bow River) and man made facilities(Macleod Trail).

The area between two streets or two avenues is considered to be a hundred block,e.g. between 6 Avenue and 7 Avenue isconsidered to be the 700 block and alladdresses within the block are between 701 and 799. Because streets and avenuesstraddle quadrant boundaries resulting in the same street or avenue number beingfound in each quadrant, it is imperative that the address reference its quadrantdesignation.

Since the 1960s, new subdivisions do not follow the grid pattern of streets andavenues. However, extrapolating the street oravenue alignment can provide thehundreds block reference. Addressing namedroadways usingthe hundreds blocksystem can provide a grid reference to the main axis.


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MULTI UNIT COMPLEXES

Where the developer provides an internal roadway system, the roadway shouldbenamed and units addressed to the private (internal) roadway. This allows a unit to

be uniquely identified. This is of particular importance to the emergency services.Generally, the project name and the internal (private) roadway are the same.

1. Address numbering begins at the main entrance to the complex.2. Odd/even parity is used for projects with more than 24 units. There is an

exception when some under 24 are odd/even.

3. For projects with fewer than 24 units, a circular number pattern is acceptable.4. Number patterns must be logical and are dependant upon the layout of the units

or groups of units and their access / frontage to either the private roadway oradjacent public thoroughfare.

5. Parking structures, recreation and utility buildings contained within the site arealso addressed.

Where there is no internal roadway or where the internal roadway is not named, unitnumbers are assigned in the same manner as addresses are assigned to cul-de-sacs.

APARTMENT BUILDINGS

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The building has one main address.

2. Suite numbers are assigned to each internal unit.3. Suites can be numbered clockwise or counterclockwise4. Suites can be numbered using odd/even parity.5. Suite numbers are assigned in consecutive order, e.g. 101, 102, etc.6. Of the three or four digit suite number, the last two numbers designate the unit

number and the first one or two numbers designate the floor, e.g. 003 is unit 3 inthe basement, 1204 is unit 4 on the 12th floor.

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MULTI-BUILDING COMPLEXES (COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL)

There are three accepted methods of addressing these complexes:

1. Address the entire complex with one main address and use hundreds blocks todesignate the various buildings with suite numbers assigned to units internal tothe building.

2. Assign unique addresses to each of the buildings and suites within the building,or

3. Assign a private roadway name to an internal roadway and address all units tothe private roadway.

STRIP SHOPPING CENTRES

These types of shopping centres are generally one story high with the majority ofretail / commercial units having direct access or exposure to an adjacent roadway.

They may have one main address with suite numbers assigned to each retail orcommercial unit.

Strip malls may also have their units addressed with unique entrance addresses ifenough numbers are available.

Suite numbers are assigned to allow for interior partitioning changes

INDUSTRIAL SITES

The entire site generally has one address, however, if the business requires it,addresses can be assigned to identify separate components of the site, e.g. loadingdocks, shipping and receiving, weigh stations, etc.

In most cases, all addresses are unique rather than having suite numbers.

CULS-DE-SAC

The street naming guidelines state that the practice of qualifying culs-de-sac sharingthe same street name and type be continued and encouraged where they areaccessed from the same roadway, e.g. 100 James Place N.E.

1. Each cul-de-sac is prefixed with a hundreds block qualifier, e.g. 100 JamesPlace N.E.

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2. All parcels addressed on the cul-de-sac must reference the hundreds blockprefix, e.g. 224 James Place N.E. is located in 200 James Place N.E.

3. The hundreds block prefix does not follow the odd / even parity, as cul-de-sacsare consecutively numbered, e.g. 100 and 200 James Place N.E. may both befound on the north side of James Drive N.E.

4. Culs-de-sac can be addressed in a clockwise or counter clockwise fashion(depending upon the quadrant the roadway is located).

5. Generally, where the hundreds block prefix is an even number, all addressesare to be even numbers (incrementing by 4) 406, 410, 414, etc.

6. Generally, where the hundreds block prefix is an odd number, all addresses areto be odd numbers (incrementing by 4) 505, 509, 513, etc.

7. Culs-de-sac with greater than 24 lots are addressed using odd/even parity(incremented by 4).

ROADWAYS THAT CHANGE DIRECTION (CURVES AND CIRCLES)

Named roadways that change direction are:

1. Generally not addressed to the grid.2. Generally begin with the lowest possible number and are incremented by fours,

e.g. 4, 8, 12, etc.

3. Assign addresses using odd/even parity.4. Odd/even parity is maintained throughout the length of the roadway.5. Parity does NOT flip to the opposite side of the street when the roadway

changes direction.

6. Address increments should be adjusted on curves to maintain parity on straightstretches.

7. If breaks in numbering are required, they are best done at a break in the blockface, e.g. walkway, intersection, etc.

NEW SUBDIVISIONS

Addresses assigned to new roadways should:

1. Consider any existing addresses or addressing patterns.

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SUITE NUMBERING

Suites (sub-units contained in a building):

1. Can be numbered clockwise, or2. Can be numbered using odd/even parity along a corridor.3. The last two numbers designate the unit number.4. The first one or two numbers designate the floor on which they are l located,

e.g. 1204 where 12 indicates the twelfth floor and 4 indicates unit four.

5. In a multi-building development, the first number in the suite numberdesignates the building number, the second number is the floor number and thelast two numbers are the unit number.

6. In some cases, the first number (or two) indicates the floor and the last twonumbers incrementally (starting at the bottom) number the units within.

ALPHAS AS PART OF THE ADDRESS NUMBER

Alphas used as part of the address number are to be used only when another methodof addressing is not available, or as a unique manner of addressing a particularfeature, e.g. v for parking stalls.

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ALPHA USE HISTORIC USE

C C Train Station

As a suffix of an address number indicates thatthe address is related to or located on a LRTstation. Addresses area assigned in a logicalmanner to an adjacent roadway, e.g., 4099Crowchild Tr NW is the Brentwood LRT Station

Also used when sequential alphas are as a suffixto indicate a unique unit, .e.g., 231A, 231B or231C, Sun St SW

F Frost Fence This was used for the purpose of

setting up a tax account. Asuffix of an address number

G Garage / Studio Suites (Granny Suites)

When an G appears as a suffix to an addressnumber, it indicates that there is an address forthe garage or Studio suite which would belocated above a private garage


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K Kiosk

A retail store, typically without walls, e.g. cartslocated in shopping malls.

L Leaseholds

This was used for the purpose of

setting up a tax account. Thistype of address was prevalent atthe Airport where TransportCanada leases land to privatecompanies.

M Manse

A manse is the ministers residence associatedwith a church located on the same parcel.The M is a suffix on the address number.

P Pipeline In most cases, addresses relateto surface features.The P is a suffix on the addressnumber which relates to apipeline (below the surface).

Q Condo Master

The Q is a suffix on the address number that isused on a Condominium site when no uniquelogical address numbers are available.

R Rear

When an R appears as a suffix to an address

number, it indicates that either a unit or parcelis located at the rear of the unit or parceladjacent to the roadway.

S Storage

The S is a suffix on the address number that isused for storage units. Generally these areassociated with the Condominium site and areregistered at the Land Titles Office.

T Railway Tracks

CPR, CNR, and spur tracks have a T as a suffixto the address number

Trailers

The T is a suffix on the addressnumber that is used for Censuscollection purposes.


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V Parking Stalls

On some condominium projects, parking stallshave been designated as titled units within theproject. These stalls can be bought and soldand are not considered to be part of thecommon property. To differentiate these units

from a residential or commercial unit, the suffixV is attach d as a suffix to the address unitnumber.

X Sign Permit Records

Signs located on land which are considered partof the public thoroughfare, require addressing so

that Planning Development & Building canprocess permits. These records are consideredto be permanently unregistered.Theses records are indicated by an X as asuffix to the address number and their legalreflects the location to be adjacent to anotherparcel.

Y Assessment

Prior to July 1990, Assessmentwould use the suffix y on an

address number to indicate therecord was going to be deleted.This method of identifyingdeleted accounts is no longerbeing used

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What is ADDRESSABLE?

The following table details each of the objects in The City of Calgary Addressing model thatare part of the addressing function. Some of the objects are addressable while others aresimply related to one or more addressed objects.

OBJECT TYPE ADDRESSABLETitled Parcel Yes

Land Title No

Legal Component No

Registered Plan No

Tentative Plan No

Building Yes

Entrance Yes

Building Suite Yes

Floor No

Non-Title Feature yesTable: Addressing Object Schema

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General Addressing Guidelines

1. Every parcel must have an address.2. Every parcel has an associated legal description.3. Odd numbers are assigned to the west and south sides of numbered streets andavenues except on curvilinear streets.4. Even numbers are assigned to the east and north sides of numbered streets and

avenues except on curvilinear streets.

5. Address numbers are generally assigned in increments of four to allow for futuredevelopment or redevelopment.

6. There are usually 25 even number and 25 odd numbers available in each hundredsblock (when incrementing by fours).

7. If incrementing numbers by twos, there are 50 even numbers and 50 odd numbersin a hundreds block (generally not used).

8. Odd number addresses generally start with a 1, 3, or 5, e.g. 103 Silverstone MewsN.W., and then increment by fours.

9. Even number addresses generally start with a 0, 2, or 4, e.g. 100 Silverstone MewsN.W., and then increment by fours.

10.Wherever possible, grid addressing is applied to roadways that follow a north-southor east-west alignment.

11.Generally the lowest number in an address along a roadway is located at the closestpoint to the central north-south, east-west axis.

12.Generally address numbers increase as their distance increases from the centralnorth-south, east-west axis (many exceptions e.g. cul-de-sacs and crescents).

13.Duplicate addresses on intersecting roadways of the same name but differing streettypes is discouraged.

14.Structures are generally addressed to the roadway that they face. (Therefore,Addressing Technicians must check Development Permits and Building Permits.)

15.Access to the site/parcel influences the addressing. (Often unknown when a parcel isaddressed, therefore, applicant consultation required.)

16.Condominiums are a form of land ownership but may influence address numberingshould applicants wish addresses to relate to internal private access.

17.Property owners are responsible for and must be informed of posting addressnumbers on the buildings (see Addressing By-law 67M87).

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WHEN are Addresses Assigned?

Address Changes As A Result of Subdivision or Development Approval:

SUBDIVISION APPLICATION

When subdivision applications are made, new addresses and street names may be required.The developer can request a shallow utility plan (SUP) from The City of Calgary while theapplication is being processed. The SUP is provided with the caveat that the addresses maychange due to configuration changes as a result of the subdivision circulation.

Once a plan has been approved by The City of Calgary Development and Building ApprovalsSection, the plan is considered tentatively approved. At that point, new tentative parcelsare created with a tentative legal description containing the tentative plan number assignedto the file by the Subdivision Officer and the block and lot number. These tentative legaldescriptions are then reconciled against the LTO legal descriptions once the plan has beenregistered at Land Titles.

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT

Sometimes a development permit can result in addresses being changed or added.

BUILDING PERMIT

As new development is built, new addresses are assigned to buildings, entrances andbuilding suites or units within the development.

CUSTOMER REQUESTED CHANGE OF ADDRESS

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Customers may apply at The City of Calgary Development and Buildings Application counterto have addresses changed. If The City of Calgary Addressing Officer decides that thechange can be accommodated within the current address ranges without violating sequenceor parity, the address change can occur. There is a City Councilapproved fee that applies toaddress changes. Please refer to the address change fee schedule for the latest fees.


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ADDRESSING BY-LAW 67M86

BEING A BY-LAW OF THE CITY OF CALGARY

TO PROVIDE FOR THE ORDERLY NUMBERINGOF PARCELS OF LAND AND BUILDINGS.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CALGARY ENACTS ASFOLLOWS:

11. This By-law may be cited as The Addressing By-law.

12. In this By-law,1.0 Address number means the number of a property which is used, or intended to

be used, as part of the address for the property;

2.0 Addressing Officer means the employee of the City appointed by resolution ofthe Council of The City of Calgary to administer this By-law;

3.0 Board of Commissioners means the Board of Commissioners of the City;4.0 City means The City of Calgary and, where the context so requires, means the

area contained within the boundaries of The City of Calgary;

5.0 City Clerk means the City official with the title of City Clerk appointed by theCouncil of the City pursuant to the Municipal Government Act;

6.0 Lane includes a private lane, a public lane and a public walkway that is notadjacent to a public roadway;

7.0 Owner means, with respect to a property, the person who is registered underthe Land Titles Act as owner of the property;

8.0 Property means a parcel of land, a building or a unit or sub-unit within abuilding;

9.0 Structure means any building or structure capable of being occupied by one ormore persons.

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13. The Addressing Officer is authorized1. To assign numbers, in an orderly manner, to parcels of land and buildings and

units and sub-units within buildings, and

2. To revise such numbers from time to time.

14. The Addressing Officer shall keep a record of all numbers assigned to propertiespursuant to this By-law.

Unless a shorter notice period is agreed to by the owner of the property, the AddressingOfficer shall give the owner of a property at least sixty (60) days notice in writing of anynumber to be assigned to the property including any revisions thereof.

(a) Such notice may be given(a) By delivering the notice personally to the owner, or(b) By sending the notice to the owner by ordinary mail at the address for

such owner shown on the tax roll.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the owner of a property who has beengiven notice pursuant to subsection (1), may, at any time within thethirty (30) days immediately following the giving of such notice,request the Addressing Officer to extend the effective date for theassigning of or revision of a number to his property by a further periodnot exceeding one hundred and twenty (120) days by filing a writtenrequest with the City Clerk and the Addressing Officer shall extend theeffective date in accordance with such request.

6.(1) The owner of a property on which a structure has been erected shall cause

the number assigned to the property pursuant to this By-law to be displayed,at all times, at a location plainly visible from the roadway to which theproperty is addressed.

(2) The owner of a property on which a structure has been erected which hasaccess to a lane shall, in addition to complying with subsection (1), cause thenumber assigned to the property pursuant to this By-law to be displayed, atall times, at a location plainly visible from the lane.

(3) All numbers required to be displayed pursuant to this By-law shall bedisplayed, at all times, in a conspicuous manner so as to be plainly visiblefrom the adjacent roadway or lane, as the case may be.

(a) No person shall display, or permit the displaying of, any addressnumber on a property other than the number currently assignedpursuant to this By-law.

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(b) Where a name is used at, any time or times, to supplement theaddress for a property, the owner of the property shall forthwithinform the Addressing Officer in writing of the name, including anyrevisions thereof.

(1) The owner of a property that is the subject of a decision of the AddressingOfficer made pursuant to Section 3 may, within thirty (30) days of havingbeen given notice of such decision pursuant to Section 5, appeal that decisionto the Board of Commissioners

7. By delivering a written notice of appeal personally to the City Clerk, or8. By sending a written notice of appeal to the City Clerk by registered mail.

(2) On appeal the Board of Commissioners may confirm, vary or reverse thedecision of the Addressing Officer.

(3) The provisions of Section 5 shall apply mutatis mutandis to decision of theBoard of Commissioners.

10.(1) Where a By-law Enforcement Officer or a Police Officer believes that a person

has contravened any section of this By-law set out in Schedule A to this By-law, which said Schedule forms a part of this By-law, he may serve upon sucha person a voluntary payment tag in a form designated by the City Solicitorallowing payment of the penalty specified in Schedule A for such offence tothe Chief Cashier of the City and such payment shall be accepted by the Cityin lieu of prosecution for the offence.

(2) If the person upon whom a voluntary payment tag is served fails to pay therequired sum within the time specified in the voluntary payment tag, theprovisions of this section regarding acceptance of payment in lieu ofprosecution do not apply.

(3) Nothing in this section shall:(a) Prevent any person from exercising his/her right to defend any charge

of committing a breach of any of the sections referred to in ScheduleA;

(b) Prevent any By-law Enforcement Officer or any Police Officer fromlaying an information or complaint in lieu of serving a voluntarypayment tag; or

(c) Prevent any person from exercising any legal rights such person mayhave to lay an information or complaint against any person (whethersuch person has made payment under the provisions of this By-law, ornot) for a breach of any of the sections listed in Schedule A.

(4) Where any person has made payment pursuant to the provisions of thissection and is subsequently prosecuted at the instance of some person other

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than the City for the offence in respect of which such payment has beenmade, such payment shall be refunded.

(1) Wherever in this By-law it is directed that a person shall do any matter orthing, then in default of its being done by such a person, the same may be

done by the City at the expense of such person and the City may recover theexpenses thereof, with costs, in any court of competent jurisdiction or in likemanner as municipal taxes.

(2) Any person who contravenes any provision of this By-law is guilty of anoffence and is liable upon summary conviction to a fine of not more than ONETHOUSAND ($1,000.00) DOLLARS or in default of payment of the fine toimprisonment for a period of not more than three (3) months.

(3) By-law Number 535 of The City of Calgary is repealed.

(4) This By-law shall come into force upon receiving third reading.

READ A FIRST TIME THIS 16 DAY OF MARCH, AD 1987.READ A SECOND TIME THIS 16 DAY OF MARCH, AD 1987.READ A THIRD TIMEAND PASSED THIS 16 DAY OF MARCH, AD 1987.

Signed by:

Deputy MayorCity Clerk

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THIS IS SCHEDULE ATO THE ADDRESSING BY-LAW

The voluntary payment which may be accepted in lieu of prosecution for a contravention ofany of the provisions of any of the sections set out below shall be that sum set out oppositethe section number:

Section Specified SumFor Voluntary

Payment

6 (1) $25.00

6 (2) $25.00

6 (3) $25.00

7 $25.00

8 $25.00

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