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1 City of Langley Zoning Bylaw Part 1 Interpretation .................................................................................................................. 2 Part 2 General Regulations and Requirements ....................................................................... 11 Part 3 Use of Land, Buildings and Structures .......................................................................... 14 Part 4 Density and Calculation of Density ............................................................................... 17 Part 5 Building Height and Calculation of Height .................................................................... 18 Part 6 Building Siting and Measurement of Siting .................................................................. 19 Part 7 Requirements and Standards for Parking and Loading Spaces ................................... 22 Part 8 Requirements and Standards for Screening and Landscaping .................................... 26 Part 9 Impervious Surfaces ...................................................................................................... 27 Part 10 Subdivision Standards ................................................................................................... 28 Part 11 Residential Zone Regulations and Requirements ........................................................ 29 Part 12 Commercial Zone Regulations and Requirements ....................................................... 33 Part 13 Industrial Zone Regulations and Requirements ........................................................... 38 Part 14 Institutional Zone Regulations and Requirements....................................................... 41 Part 15 Agricultural Zone Regulations and Requirements ....................................................... 44
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Page 1: City of Langley Zoning Bylaw Interpretation 2 · The Council of the City of Langley, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows: Part 1 Interpretation 1. In this bylaw,; Accessory

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City of Langley Zoning Bylaw

Part 1 Interpretation .................................................................................................................. 2

Part 2 General Regulations and Requirements ....................................................................... 11

Part 3 Use of Land, Buildings and Structures .......................................................................... 14

Part 4 Density and Calculation of Density ............................................................................... 17

Part 5 Building Height and Calculation of Height .................................................................... 18

Part 6 Building Siting and Measurement of Siting .................................................................. 19

Part 7 Requirements and Standards for Parking and Loading Spaces ................................... 22

Part 8 Requirements and Standards for Screening and Landscaping .................................... 26

Part 9 Impervious Surfaces ...................................................................................................... 27

Part 10 Subdivision Standards ................................................................................................... 28

Part 11 Residential Zone Regulations and Requirements ........................................................ 29

Part 12 Commercial Zone Regulations and Requirements ....................................................... 33

Part 13 Industrial Zone Regulations and Requirements ........................................................... 38

Part 14 Institutional Zone Regulations and Requirements....................................................... 41

Part 15 Agricultural Zone Regulations and Requirements ....................................................... 44

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CITY OF LANGLEY

Bylaw No. 3000, 2017

A bylaw to manage the development of land

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The Council of the City of Langley, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:

Part 1 Interpretation

1. In this bylaw,;

Accessory building means a building whose use is incidental, subordinate and

exclusively devoted to the use of a principal building or a principal use of land on the

same lot

Accessory use means a use that is normally incidental to and associated with the use

of a principal use of land on the same lot

Adult entertainment includes the provision of entertainment by a stripper or other

performer who performs either nude or partially clothed; the screening of adult

motion pictures, as defined in the Motion Picture Act, in a theatre that screens such

films exclusively; the rental or other distribution of adult motion pictures or videos;

and the sale or offering for sale of products, other than contraceptive devices, that

are designed or intended to be used in a sexual act

Agriculture means the use of land for the growing of crops or the raising of livestock

and includes, in the case of land in the Agricultural Land Reserve, the uses that are

designated as farm uses in the Agricultural Land Reserve Use, Subdivision and

Procedure Regulation

Amusement arcade means premises in an enclosed pedestrian mall in which four or

more mechanical, electric or electronic games such as pinball, operated by coins or

tokens, are provided for the amusement of the public

Animal daycare means premises used for the care of domestic pets during the day

and does not include the provision of overnight accommodation

Apartment residential means a multiple unit residential building in which access to

dwelling units is provided principally by means if interior corridors rather than direct

access from the exterior of the building

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Artist studio means working space for a painter, sculptor, photographer or film

maker, which may contain a dwelling unit occupied by the artist

Assembly hall means a building used for the gathering of persons for religious,

charitable, cultural or educational purposes and includes churches and auditoriums

Auction house means indoor premises used for the sale of goods at auction

Automotive service means light maintenance of motor vehicles including lubrication,

washing and mechanical repairs but excluding body repairs and painting

Bed and breakfast home occupation means the provision of overnight

accommodation and a morning meal to transient visitors, as a home occupation, for

periods of time not exceeding 30 days of continuous accommodation of any particular

guest

Body rub service means the rubbing, massaging or similar manipulation of a patron’s

body by a person who is not a massage therapy registrant under the Health

Professions Act

Brew pub means a liquor primary licensed establishment in which beer is brewed for

consumption on or off the premises

Brewers and vintners means premises in which beer or wine is brewed or fermented

by customers for their own consumption, or craft breweries

Building supply store means premises used for wholesale or retail sales of building

materials and supplies and home improvement products

Business services means financial and other support services provided to individuals

and other businesses in an office environment including printing and other document

reproduction, publishing, film processing, office equipment and furniture rental,

insurance, investment and travel arrangements, and includes banks, credit unions and

telephone call centres

Call centre means premises used for the provision of customer service by telephone

or other electronic communication

Caretaker dwelling unit means a dwelling unit with a floor area of not more than 93

m2, located within commercial, industrial or institutional premises and inhabited by a

caretaker or watchman who provides security in the premises

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Child care means the provision of group child care, family child care, pre-school care,

occasional child care or multi-age child care, in non-residential premises licensed

under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act

Commercial business services means financial and other support services provided to

individuals and other businesses in an office environment including printing and other

document reproduction, publishing, film processing, office equipment and furniture

rental, insurance, investment and travel arrangements, and includes banks, credit

unions and telephone call centres

Commercial school means a business, trade or language school

Commercial vehicle means a vehicle licensed as such under the Commercial Transport

Act

Community and family services means the provision of counselling, training in life

skills, referrals to specialized treatment and support programs, emergency meal

services, and the operation of food banks

Community centre means a civic facility providing space for neighbourhood

recreational, social and educational activities

Congregate housing means rental accommodation for elderly persons in which

common dining, social and recreational facilities are provided and individual private

accommodation does not exceed 70 m2 in floor area, and may include related

administration and personal care services and one caretaker dwelling unit

Construction office use means premises used for the provision or administration of

architectural, engineering, survey, general contractor or utility services

Convention centre means facilities designed and used for conferences, conventions,

seminars and trade shows

Cultural and entertainment facility means premises used for performances,

exhibitions, education and entertainment of the public and includes museums,

libraries, art galleries, theatres and auditoriums but excludes casinos, bingo halls and

other gaming facilities, night clubs and cabarets, and recreation facilities

Drug paraphernalia means equipment, products and materials used or designed to be

used in connection with the introduction into the human body of a controlled

substance as defined in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada) and

includes pipes, bongs and hookahs

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Dwelling unit means a self-contained set of rooms including living, sleeping, cooking

and sanitary facilities, used or intended to be used for the residential accommodation

of a single household consisting of one individual, two or more persons related by

blood, marriage, adoption or foster parenthood, or up to four unrelated persons

Escort services means the use of premises to arrange dates or other adult social

companionship

Exterior side lot line means a lot line other than a front lot line that is common to the

lot and a street

Finished grade means

(a) in the case of the RS1 and RS2 zones, the lowest ground elevation at any point

adjacent to an exterior wall of a building or structure

(b) in the case of all other zones, the lowest of the average grades adjacent to the

exterior walls of the building or structure, and the average grades shall be

calculated by

i. calculating the average of the elevations of points taken at 5.0 m intervals

along each of the exterior walls and points on the parcel boundary that are

perpendicularly opposite such points, and

ii. calculating the average of those average elevations for each of the exterior

walls

[drawings of finished grade calculation]

First storey means the uppermost storey having an upper floor surface elevation not

more than 2 m above finished grade and not more than 2.5 m above the crown of the

road abutting the parcel on which the building is located

Floor area is measured to the interior surface of the exterior walls of buildings and

structures, includes the area of any mezzanine, loft or partial storey, and excludes the

following:

(a) the area of elevator shafts

(b) the area of any balcony, verandah, exposed deck, patio or roof

(c) the area of any crawlspace or basement

Floor space ratio means the ratio of the total floor area of all storeys of all buildings

and structures on a lot to the area of the lot on which the buildings and structures are

located, and for that purpose the area of a lot with a water boundary is determined

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according to the location of the natural boundary at the time the maximum floor

space ratio regulation is being applied, and not according to any survey previously

filed in the Land Title Office

Freight depot means premises used for shipment or distribution of goods including

incidental warehouse storage

Front lot line means the lot boundary that is common to the lot and a street, and in

the case of a corner lot means the shorter of such lot boundaries

Frontage means the length of the boundary that is common to a lot and a street that

provides the principal access to the lot

Gaming facility means premises used for games of chance played with cards or dice

or equipped with mechanical or electronic gaming devices such as slot machines

Garden supply store means premises used for the sale of garden plants and

gardening supplies and equipment

Gasoline service station means premises used for the retail sale of automotive fuels,

lubricants and accessories and does not include high-volume card-lock fuel sales

Government administration means the provision of governmental services including

general government administration

Gross floor area means the total area of all floors of a building measured to the outer

surface of the exterior walls, including all stairwells, elevator shafts, storage areas and

mechanical rooms, and any mezzanine floor whether full or partial

Heavy industrial use means manufacturing, processing, assembling, fabricating,

testing, servicing, repairing and storage of goods or materials and includes wholesale

sales of goods and materials produced on the premises

Height means

(a) in the case of the RS1 and RS2 zones and detached garages in RM1 zones, the

vertical distance between finished grade and

i. the highest point of a building or structure with a flat roof;

ii. the average of the elevations of the highest eave and the ridge of a gable,

hip or gambrel roof, or the deck line of a mansard roof;

(b) in the case of all other zones when the height is measured in metres, the vertical

distance from the upper surface of the floor of the first storey of the building or

structure to the ceiling of the uppermost storey; and

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(c) in the case of zones where the height is measured in storeys, the number of

storeys above the first storey,

excluding any church spire, belfry or dome, chimney ventilator, fire hose tower,

water tank or other mechanical appurtenance usually installed on a roof, provided

that such appurtenance does not exceed in cross-sectional area 20% of the ground

floor area of the building on which it is erected and is of no greater height than is

necessary to accomplish its purpose

[drawings of roof configurations]

Home occupation means an occupation or profession carried on in a dwelling unit as

an accessory use by a person residing in the dwelling unit and not more than one non-

resident employee, without altering the primarily residential character of the

premises

Indoor recreation facility means a facility accommodating indoor sports and other

athletic activities and includes fitness studios, gymnasiums, racquet courts, ice rinks,

roller rinks, swimming pools and bowling alleys, but excludes billiard halls and

shooting ranges

Industrial business services means printing and other document reproduction,

publishing, bookbinding, film processing, office equipment and furniture rental, and

telephone call centres

Interior side lot line means a lot boundary that is not a front, rear or exterior side lot

line

Landscape buffer means a landscaped area prepared with at least 45 cm of topsoil

and containing shrubs or trees at least 1.2 m high at time of planting

Landscape screen means a visual barrier at least 1.2 m high formed by shrubs or trees

planted in at least 45 cm of topsoil, wooden fences or masonry walls, or any

combination of such landscaping and screening

Light industrial use means indoor manufacturing, processing, assembling, fabricating,

testing, servicing, and repairing of goods or materials, that does not generate

offensive odours, fumes, noise, cinders, vibration, heat, glare or electrical

interference, and includes indoor and outdoor storage of goods and wholesale sales

of goods and materials produced on the premises

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Liquor primary licensed establishment means premises licensed as such under the

Liquor Control and Licensing Act

Lot coverage means the percentage of the area of a lot that is covered by buildings

and enclosed structures

Lot width means the distance between the side lot lines of a lot, measured at the

minimum distance from the front lot line that this bylaw permits the siting of a

principal building on the lot and parallel to the front lot line

Motor vehicle parking facility means land or a structure used for the provision of

motor vehicle parking spaces, but excludes land and structures used to provide

parking spaces in compliance with the off-street parking requirements of this bylaw

Multiple unit residential means the residential use of a building containing two or

more dwelling units

Natural boundary means the visible high water mark of a watercourse where the

presence and action of the water are so common and usual, and so long continued in

all ordinary years, as to mark on the soil of the bed of the watercourse a character

distinct from that of its banks, in vegetation, as well as in the nature of the soil itself

Office use means the use of premises for the provision of professional services or the

administration of a business

Pawnbroking means taking in goods or chattels as security for money advanced on

them, and includes keeping a store or other premises used for a pawnbroking

business

Payday lending service means lending money at interest or for a fee, whether or not

security in any form is taken or pledged, and does not include lending by a bank,

credit union, mortgage broker licensed under the Mortgage Brokers Act, or securities

dealer licensed under the Securities Act, or the extension of credit to purchasers of

consumer goods as an incident of the purchase transaction

Personal services means services provided to the body of a customer, including

barbering, hairdressing and similar services, and services provided for the care of their

personal effects, including shoe and watch repair, laundering and dry cleaning

Pet grooming services means the provision of grooming services for domestic pets

and does not include the provision of overnight accommodation for pets

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Production Studio means premises used for the recording and production of audio

and video media

Rear lot line means the lot line opposite to and most distant from the front lot line,

and where the rear portion of a lot is bounded by two or more intersecting side lot

lines, each of them shall be considered to be the rear lot line

Recreational vehicle means a truck camper, motor home, travel trailer, fifth wheel

trailer or pleasure vessel

Research laboratory means premises used for scientific research or for the

development or testing of materials or products

Resident bicycle parking space or Employee bicycle parking space means a secure,

weather-protected bicycle parking facility used to accommodate long-term parking,

such as for residents or employees, usually within a room or covered, fenced area

Retail sales includes convenience stores and large-format warehouse-type sales but

does not include the sale of motor vehicles, motor vehicle parts, industrial or other

heavy equipment or equipment parts

Secondary suite means a second dwelling unit contained within a single family

residential building, having a floor area not exceeding the lesser of 90 m2 and 40% of

the gross floor area of the building in which it is located, and registered in the City’s

secondary suites registry

Seniors oriented multiple unit residential means multiple unit residential use of a

building in which personal care services are provided to elderly residents

Single family residential means the residential use of a building containing a single

dwelling unit with or without a secondary suite and excludes factory built housing,

other than modular housing that complies with CSA A277 standards

Subdivided Rowhome means a multiple unit residential building consisting of

dwelling units having individual access to grade, separated from one another by party

walls, and subdivided from one another under the Land Title Act

Tandem parking configuration means a motor vehicle parking space of sufficient

length to accommodate two vehicles in accordance with the standards in this Part

Temporary homeless shelter means a building that provides short-term

accommodation, without charge, to persons who are otherwise homeless

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Thrift store means premises devoted to or principally used for the retail sale of used

or donated items, other than items taken on consignment

Tourist accommodation means the accommodation of the traveling public for periods

of time not exceeding 30 days of continuous accommodation of any particular guest,

in a hotel, motel or similar permanent structure

Transitional housing means a building or part of a building used to provide dwelling

units for persons re-integrating into the community following treatment or therapy

for substance abuse, abusive relationships or similar circumstances

Veterinary clinic means premises used for the provision of veterinary services and

does not include cremation facilities

Visitor bicycle parking space means a parking facility for bicycles that may offer some

security, and may be partially protected from the weather, for example a bicycle rack

at a building’s entrance

Zoning map means a digital record of zoning designations effected by this bylaw and

maintained in the City’s Geographic Information System, a paper print of which is

attached as Schedule A

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Part 2 General Regulations and Requirements

1. This bylaw applies to the entire area within the boundaries of the City of Langley and

may be cited as “City of Langley Zoning Bylaw, 2017, No. 3000”.

2. This bylaw repeals City of Langley Zoning Bylaw, 1996, No. 2100 and City of Langley

Zoning Bylaw, 1979, No. 950, to the extent that it remained unrepealed after the

adoption of Zoning Bylaw, 1996, No. 2100.

3. The land use contracts listed on Schedule B are terminated pursuant to s. 548 of the

Local Government Act, on the date that is one year after the date of adoption of this

bylaw.

4. The City is divided into the following zones, the extent of each of which is indicated

on the zoning map:

Residential Zones

RS1 Single Family Residential Zone

RS2 Estate Residential Zone

RM1 Low Density Multifamily Residential Zone

RM2 Medium Density Multifamily Residential Zone

RM3 High Density Multifamily Residential Zone

Commercial Zones

C1 Downtown Commercial Zone

C2 Service Commercial Zone

C3 Specific Commercial Zone

C4 Entertainment Zone

C5 Mixed Employment Zone

Industrial Zones

I1 Light Industrial Zone

I2 Service Industrial Zone

I3 Special Industrial Zone

Institutional Zones

P1 Public Institutional/Recreation Zone

P2 Private Institutional Zone

P3 Shelter Zone

P4 Golf Course Zone

Agricultural Zones

A1 Agricultural Zone

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5. The regulations and requirements in Parts 2 through 10 of this bylaw apply to land in

the City in accordance with the zoning designations indicated on the zoning map,

and if Parts 11 through 15 specify regulations and requirements for a particular

location within a zone, then the specific regulations and requirements take

precedence.

6. The regulations and requirements in Parts 2 through 8 apply to any existing lot in the

City that does not comply with subdivision lot area or dimension requirements in

Part 10, despite such non-compliance, and each such existing lot may be used for

any of the uses permitted on that lot under Part 11 through 15 unless the lot does

not meet a minimum site area particularly specified for that use.

7. For certainty, if the zoning map indicates that a lot lies within two or more zones,

each portion of the lot may be used and built upon only in accordance with the

regulations and requirements applicable to that portion under Part 11 through 15.

8. Streets and lanes are deemed to have the same zoning designation as the abutting

land, and any zone boundary that coincides with a street or lane is deemed to be

located at the centerline of the street or lane.

9. Any zone boundary that coincides with a railway right of way is deemed to be

located at the centreline of the right of way.

10. In the event of any inconsistency between the text of this bylaw and an illustration

or diagram that relates to the text, the text takes precedence.

11. No person shall use land or a building or structure, or allow or permit another

person to do so, for a use that is not identified in Part 11 through 15 as a permitted

use for the zone in which the land, building or structure is located.

12. No person shall place, erect, construct or alter a building or structure, or allow or

permit another person to do so, except in accordance with this bylaw.

13. No person shall use land or a building or structure, or allow or permit another

person to do so, except in accordance with the requirements of this bylaw in respect

of the provision of motor vehicle and bicycle parking spaces, the provision of loading

spaces or the provision of screening or landscaping.

14. No person shall subdivide land except in accordance with this bylaw.

15. Officials administering Building and Plumbing Regulation Bylaw, 2003, No. 2498 may

withhold any permit for construction, alteration or occupancy of a building or

structure that does not comply with this bylaw.

16. Officials administering Business License and Regulation Bylaw, 2013, No. 2916 may

withhold any business license if the business in question is not permitted by this

bylaw at the location for which the license is sought, or if the operation of the

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business in question would not be in accordance with any requirements of this

bylaw for that business.

17. Officials designated by the City to enforce this bylaw may enter on land including

any place that is occupied as a private dwelling, to inspect and determine whether

the regulations and requirements in this bylaw are being met, and in the case of a

private dwelling may enter only in accordance with s. 16(5) of the Community

Charter.

18. A person who contravenes this bylaw is liable to a maximum fine of $10,000 and, in

the case of a continuing offence, each day on which the contravention continues

constitutes a separate offence that is subject to that maximum fine.

19. This bylaw may be enforced by means of a municipal ticket information, in which

case the offence descriptions and ticket fines set out in Schedule B21 of Municipal

Ticket Information System Bylaw, 2011, No. 2846 apply.

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Part 3 Use of Land, Buildings and Structures

1. Subject to this Part 3, those uses listed in a table in Parts 11 through 15 of this bylaw

with the heading “Uses” are permitted only in a zone indicated with the symbol in

the column corresponding to that zone.

2. Without limiting the preceding section, the following uses are prohibited in all

zones:

(a) selling, offering for sale, trading or dealing in drug paraphernalia

(b) the use of any premises for the cultivation, growing, production, packaging,

storage, distribution, dispensing, trading or selling of cannabis (marihuana)

(c) the use of any premises for the dispensing of heroin for use on the premises and

the use of any premises other than a licensed pharmacy for the dispensing of

methadone for use on the premises.

(d) the use of any premises, other than schools, churches and community recreation

centres, for public dances for which an admission fee is charged and to which

persons under the age of 19 years are admitted

(e) adult entertainment uses

(f) escort services

(g) body rub services

(h) pawnbroking

(i) cheque-cashing services, other than those provided in a bank or credit union

(j) currency exchange services, other than those provided in a bank or credit union

(k) payday lending services

(l) storage of shipping containers, other than such storage as is reasonably

incidental to the loading or unloading of the container

(m) uses located in shipping containers, other than the storage of goods for

shipment and the storage of goods and materials in the provision of public works

or governmental services

(n) uses located in travel trailers or similar mobile or temporary shelters, other than

mobile vendors licensed under Business License and Regulation Bylaw, 2013, No.

2916

(o) fences constructed of razor wire or barbed wire

(p) the use of any container, structure, area of land or premises, other than within a

fully enclosed building, by collection in person, or by delivery to a person, for the

collection or receipt of used or donated goods

3. The use of land, buildings and structures for municipal facilities, public utilities and

services is permitted in all zones.

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4. The use of land for the dismantling of motor vehicles for the sale of parts, recycling

or scrap, or for the storage of inoperable motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts, is

prohibited in all zones except at the following premises:

(a) 5730-5740 Production Way - Lot 40, District Lot 310, Group 2, New Westminster

District, Plan 28756

(b) 5640-5700 – 198 Street - Lot 135, District Lot 310, Group 2, New Westminster

District, Plan 54357

(c) 20132 Industrial Avenue - Lot 8, District Lot 309, Group 2, New Westminster

District, Plan 15833

(d) 20152 Industrial Avenue - Lot 12, Except: Parcel “A” (Explanatory Plan 27618),

District Lot 309, Group 2, New Westminster District, Plan 14096

(e) 5680 Production Way - Lot 2, District Lot 310, Group 2, New Westminster

District, Plan 74649

(f) 5721 Production Way - Lot 93, District Lot 310, Group 2, New Westminster

District, Plan 45918

(g) 5763 – 198 Street - Lot C, District Lot 310, Group 2, New Westminster District,

Plan LMP20032

5. Land in RS1 and RS2 zones shall not be used for the parking or other storage of

commercial vehicles, other than:

(a) one such vehicle having a gross vehicle weight of more than 5,000 kg provided

that the vehicle is not more than 9.0 m in length and is parked or stored in a

building on the lot; and

(b) one such vehicle having a gross vehicle weight of less than 5,000 kg.

6. Land in RS1 and RS2 zones shall not be used for the parking or other storage of

recreational vehicles, other than one recreational vehicle parked or stored:

(a) in a building on the lot;

(b) outdoors, to the rear of the plane of the front wall of the principal building on

the lot, and to the rear of the plane of the wall of the principal building facing

any exterior side lot line; or

(c) outdoors between May 1 and September 30, anywhere on a lot;

provided that no recreational vehicle parked or stored outdoors may exceed 8.0 m

in length.

7. No pharmacy shall be located within 400 metres of any other pharmacy.

8. No thrift store shall be located within 400 metres of any other thrift store.

9. The uses permitted in Parts 11 through 15 of this bylaw include uses that are

normally incidental to and associated with the use.

10. Home occupation uses must comply with the following regulations:

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(a) The home occupation must be operated by a resident of the residential premises

and not more than one non-resident employee.

(b) The home occupation must not generate noise, vibration, smoke, odour, dust,

heat, glare, light, electrical interference or any other impact so as to constitute a

nuisance.

(c) The premises must not be altered by any means other than the placing of an

identification sign not exceeding 0.2 m2 in area, and must not be used for

outdoor storage or display of materials.

(d) No other home occupations may be operated in single family residential

premises used for a child care use.

11. Secondary suite uses must comply with the following regulations:

(a) The owner of the lot on which the secondary suite is located must reside in the

building that contains the secondary suite.

(b) The secondary suite must be registered in the City’s secondary suite registry.

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Part 4 Density and Calculation of Density

1. The figure indicated in a column of a table in Parts 11 through 15 of this bylaw with

the heading “Density of Development” is the maximum lot coverage, number of

dwelling units, number of dwelling units per hectare of lot area, floor space ratio or

floor area of accessory buildings as the case may be, for buildings and structures

constructed or erected on a lot in the zone for which that maximum is indicated.

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Part 5 Building Height and Calculation of Height

1. The figure indicated in a column of a table in Parts 11 through 15 of this bylaw with

the heading “Height of Buildings and Structures” is the maximum height, in metres

or storeys as the case may be, of any building or structure of the type indicated in

the corresponding row of the table that is constructed or erected in the zone for

which that maximum height is indicated.

2. The height limits in this bylaw do not apply to monuments, hydro transmission

towers, flag poles or telecommunications aerials.

3. Fences in RS and RM zones may not exceed a height of 2.0 m.

4. Fences in other zones may not exceed a height of 2.5 m.

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Part 6 Building Siting and Measurement of Siting

1. The siting of buildings and structures may be subject to Floodplain Elevation Bylaw,

2009, No. 2768 in addition to the requirements of this bylaw.

2. The figure indicated in a column of a table in Parts 11 through 15 of this bylaw with

the heading “Building Siting” is the minimum horizontal distance, in metres,

between any building or structure in the zone in which or location at which the

building or structure is located, and the feature indicated in the corresponding row

of the table.

3. The minimum horizontal distances indicated in Parts 11 through 15 do not apply to

(a) covered porches and verandahs in the RM1 zone, provided that they project no

more than 1.5 m

(b) entrances to multiple unit residential buildings in the RM2 zone provided that

the entrance is set back at least 3.0 from the front lot line

(c) eaves, gutters, cornices, sills, bay windows, sun shades, chimneys and other

similar building features in RS and RM zones, provided that they project no more

than 1.0 m

(d) marquees or canopies in commercial zones, provided that the underside is at

least 2.5 m above the grade of the sidewalk and the marquee or canopy is at

least 1.0 m from the vertical plane of the curb on the abutting street and at least

1.0 m from any street light pole or fixture, traffic light standard or fixture, or

utility infrastructure such as hydro poles and wiring

(e) gasoline pump islands in the C2 zone, provided that the pump island is at least

4.5 m from every lot boundary

(f) steps, fish ponds, flag poles, patios, terraces, arbors, trellises and similar

landscaping features

(g) swimming pools, provided that the pool complies with the minimum horizontal

distance from the front lot line.

4. The minimum horizontal distances indicated in Parts 11 through 15 do not apply in

relation to an interior side lot line on which is constructed a party wall that

separates subdivided rowhomes.

5. An accessory building in an RS zone must be sited at least as far from the front lot

line as the principal building, and at least 1.0 m from the principal building.

6. An accessory building in an RM1 zone must be sited at least as far from the front lot

line as the principal building, and at least 6.0 m from the principal building.

7. In RM2 and RM3 zones,

(a) storeys above the second storey of multi-storey residential buildings must be

sited at least 6.0 m from front, rear and exterior side lot lines; and

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(b) all storeys of multi-storey residential buildings must be sited at least 7.5 m from

front, rear and exterior side lot lines if the main floor elevation is more than 0.61

m. above or below the average finished grade of the front lot line.

8. Despite Section 7, in RM3 zones the minimum front, rear and exterior side lot line

setbacks are 6.0 m if the main floor elevation is between 0.61 and 1.8 m above the

average finished grade of the front lot line and the setback areas are landscaped in

terraces at least 1.5 m wide and not more than 0.61 m high.

9. No building or structure may be constructed:

a. within 30 m of the natural boundary of a Class A watercourse;

b. within 15 m of the natural boundary of a Class B watercourse; or

c. within 5 m of the natural boundary of a Class C watercourse,

and for the purposes of this regulation, watercourses shall have the classification

indicated in Schedule C.

10. Section 9 does not apply in respect of:

a. any lot located in a subdivision for which a riparian area assessment was

prepared and submitted to the approving officer prior to the approval of the

subdivision, provided that the building or structure is sited in accordance with

any covenant granted to the City under s. 219 of the Land Title Act as a condition

of approval of the subdivision; or

b. any development authorized by a development permit issued for an area that

has been designated as a development permit area for the protection of the

natural environment, provided that the building or structure is sited in

accordance with the development permit.

11. No swimming pool may be constructed or placed within that portion of a corner lot

that is enclosed by the lot boundaries common to the lot and the abutting streets

and a straight line joining the points on those boundaries that are 9.0 m from the

intersection of those lot boundaries.

12. That portion of a corner lot that is enclosed by the lot boundaries common to the lot

and the abutting streets and a straight line joining the points on those boundaries

that are 3.0 m from the intersection of those boundaries shall not be used for

landscaping or for the erection or placement of any building or structure, including

any fence or retaining wall.

13. No building, structure or landscaping more than 1 m in height above grade may be

erected, placed or maintained on that portion of a corner lot that lies between the

area described in the preceding Section and a straight line joining the points on the

lot boundaries that are 6.0 m from the intersection of those boundaries.

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Part 7 Requirements and Standards for Parking and Loading Spaces

1. The figure indicated in a column of a table in Parts 11 through 15 of this bylaw with

the heading “Vehicle Parking” is the minimum number of off-street motor vehicle

parking spaces that must be provided and maintained in respect of the building,

structure, or use of land indicated in the corresponding row of the table, and any

fractional number of spaces must be rounded up to the nearest whole number.

2. The figure indicated in a column of a table in Parts 11 through 15 of this bylaw with

the heading “Bicycle Parking” is the number of bicycle parking spaces that must be

provided and maintained in respect of the building, structure, or use of land

indicated in the corresponding row of the table, and any fractional number of spaces

must be rounded up to the nearest whole number.

3. In the case of a use of land or buildings permitted in a zone for which a parking

standard is not specified but is specified for another zone, the standard that is

specified for the other zone applies.

4. If a table in Parts 11 through 15 specifies a number of square metres expressed as

“m2”, the table must be interpreted as referring to square metres of gross floor area

of the relevant use, building or structure.

5. Motor vehicle parking spaces provided pursuant to this Part, and all other motor

vehicle parking spaces that are provided in excess of the requirements of this Part,

must be provided and maintained in accordance with the following standards.

6. The spaces must be provided on the same lot as the land use for which they are

being provided or, in the case of uses in the C1 and C4 zones, on a lot in that zone

within 160 m of the use for which the spaces are required, provided that the lot is

charged by a covenant under s. 219 of the Land Title Act in favour of the City,

restricting the use of the lot or a portion of the lot to motor vehicle parking for the

lot for which the spaces are required, and by a parking easement in favour of the

owner of the lot for which the spaces are required.

7. If three or more parking spaces are being provided, the parking area and

maneuvering aisle must be hard surfaced with unit pavers, concrete or asphalt with

individual parking spaces clearly marked on the surface, and must not have a grade

in excess of 5%.

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8. If 20 or more parking spaces are being provided, at least 25% of the total area of the

parking spaces shall be shaded with tree canopy, at noon on the date of the summer

solstice in the year that is 15 years from the date of issuance of the building permit

authorizing the construction of the building for which the spaces are required. For

these purposes, the building permit applicant must submit for the City’s approval a

shading plan prepared by a landscape architect indicating the location and species of

trees to be retained or planted and the percentage of shade afforded by each tree,

and illustrating the total shade effect after 15 years.

9. Parking spaces must, except in the case of the forward space in a tandem parking

configuration which may be obstructed from time to time by a parked vehicle, be

accessible to a highway at all times by means of an unobstructed driveway or

maneuvering aisle, with entrances and exits clearly marked.

10. The portion of a driveway or maneuvering aisle that is within 6 m of the lot

boundary must not have a grade in excess of 5% and no portion of the driveway or

maneuvering aisle may have a grade in excess of 15%.

11. Parking spaces and maneuvering aisles must be of at least the dimensions indicated

below:

Parking angle Traffic flow Width Length Aisle Width

90 Two way 2.6 m 5.5 m 6.0 m

60 One way 2.6 m 5.5 m 5.5 m

45 One way 2.6 m 5.5 m 4.0 m

Parallel One or two way 2.6 m 6.7 m 3.6 m

Tandem One or two way 2.6 m 12.2 m 3.6 m

12. Parking spaces adjacent and parallel to a fence, wall or other structure more than

0.3 m in height must be increased in width by at least 0.6 m.

13. Parking spaces may be reduced in width to 2.5 m and in length to 4.9 m in the case

of spaces designated and clearly marked for small cars, to a maximum of 40% of the

total number of spaces provided for any use, building or structure requiring 3 or

more spaces.

14. At least 5% of the required parking spaces for any use, building or structure

requiring 20 or more spaces must have a width of at least 3.7 m and a length of at

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least 5.8 m and be designated and clearly marked for the exclusive use of disabled

persons.

15. At least 0.2 parking spaces per dwelling unit must be provided on the surface and

designated, clearly marked and made available for visitor parking in all multiple unit

residential and congregate housing buildings.

16. Parking spaces for multiple unit residential uses, other than visitor parking spaces,

must be provided within a building, except that for a lot in the RM3 Zone having lane

access, up to 20% of the required parking spaces may be provided at grade adjacent

to the lane.

17. Visitor parking spaces for multiple unit residential buildings, other than parking

spaces intended for disabled persons, must not be immediately adjacent to the main

building entrance.

18. Tandem parking configurations are permitted only for multiple unit residential

buildings having individual entrances at grade.

19. Bicycle parking spaces provided pursuant to this Part, and all other bicycle parking

spaces that are provided in excess of the requirements of this Part, must be

provided and maintained in accordance with the following standards:

(a) Resident bicycle parking spaces must be located in a lockable interior storage area at

least 5.67 m2 in area with vertical clearance of at least 1.8 m.

(b) Visitor bicycle parking spaces must be provided in the form of a bicycle rack

anchored securely to the ground, to which a bicycle frame and at least one wheel

may be attached above the bicycle’s centre of gravity by means of a U-style locking

device, with a parking area at least 1.8 m by 0.6 m adjacent to each rack and access

to the parking area by means of an aisle at least 1.2 m in width with vertical

clearance of at least 1.9 m.

20. If 50 or more resident motor vehicle parking spaces are provided for an apartment

residential use, or 100 or more motor vehicle parking spaces are provided for a

commercial, industrial or institutional use or any combination of such uses, at least two

of the spaces must be provided with electric vehicle charging equipment complying with

Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International Level 2 AC specifications.

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21. Vehicle loading spaces must be provided and maintained for commercial and

industrial uses in the C1, C2, I1 and I2 zones on the same lot as the commercial or

industrial use, in accordance with the following standards:

(a) One space is required in respect of the first 465 m2 of floor area

(b) Two spaces are required in respect of floor areas between 465 and 2323 m2, and

one additional space is required in respect of each 2323 m2 of floor area greater

than 2323 m2.

(c) Loading spaces must be at least 9 m in length and 3 m in width and have a

vertical clearance of at least 3.6 m.

(d) Loadings spaces and associated maneuvering aisles must be hard surfaced with

concrete or asphalt with individual loading spaces clearly marked on the surface.

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Part 8 Requirements and Standards for Screening and Landscaping

1. The following land uses must be enclosed by a landscape buffer:

(a) all land uses that abut a provincial highway, except to the extent required to

provide passage between the lot and the highway, such buffer to be at least 3.0

m in width; and

(b) motor vehicle parking areas within 6.0 m of a highway, such buffer to be at least

1.0 m in width, unless the area is enclosed by a landscape screen.

2. The following land uses must be enclosed by a landscape screen:

(a) motor vehicle parking areas within 6.0 m of a highway, except to the extent

required to provide passage between the area and the highway, unless the area

is enclosed by a landscaped buffer;

(b) loading areas, which must be screened from any adjacent lot;

(c) goods and materials stored outdoors;

(d) areas used for the storage of garbage or recyclable materials;

(e) all land uses on lots other than lots in the A1 zone, that are in a different zoning

classification than the lot that they abut, and for this purpose the zoning

classifications in this bylaw are R, C, I and P; and

(f) all uses in RM2 and RM3 zones, by a landscape screen at least 1.5 m in width,

except to the extent required to provide passage between the lot and the

highway and any lane.

3. Landscaping required by this Part and by Section 8 of Part 7 must be installed and

maintained in accordance with generally accepted landscaping standards, and

trees and shrubs that do not survive transplantation for at least 12 months shall be

replaced as required.

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Part 9 Impervious Surfaces

1. The percentage of lot area that is covered by impervious surfaces shall not exceed

60% in RS1 and RS2 zones. For these purposes, impervious surfaces include, in

addition to the area within the drip line of the roof of any building and structure

having a roof, all hard surfaced parking areas, driveways, and maneuvering aisles

associated with parking areas; swimming pools and pool decks; hard surfaced sports

courts; concrete and asphalt walkways and patios; and all other impermeable areas.

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Part 10 Subdivision Standards

1. The figures indicated in a column of a table in Parts 11 through 15 of this bylaw with

the heading “Subdivision” are the minimum lot area in square metres and the

minimum lot width and lot frontage in metres, as indicated in the corresponding row

of the table, of any lot created by subdivision plan or bare land strata plan in the

zone in which the land being subdivided is located.

2. The minimum lot area specified by this bylaw does not apply to a subdivision that

increases the area of a lot whose area is below the minimum required by the bylaw,

as long as the subdivision does not reduce the area of any other lot below the area

required by the bylaw

3. For the purposes of s. 512 of the Local Government Act, the minimum frontage on a

highway of a lot created by subdivision is 10% of the perimeter of the lot.

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Part 11 Residential Zone Regulations and Requirements

1. Uses

RS1 RS2 RM1 RM2 RM3

Bed and breakfast home occupations

Child care home occupations

Congregate housing Home occupations Multiple unit residential Subdivided row homes

Secondary suites

Seniors oriented multiple unit residential Single family residential

2. Density of Development

RS1 RS2 RM1 RM2 RM3

Dwelling units 2 2 6 per building

Lot coverage 33% 33% 50% 45% 40%

Six storey buildings 35%

Units per hectare 62 173 198

Floor space ratio 1.0 1.5 2.0

3. Height of Buildings and Structures

RS1 RS2 RM1 RM2 RM3

Principal buildings 9.0 m

9.0 m

3 storeys

4 storeys

6 storeys

Accessory buildings 4.6 m

4.6 m

7.0 m 7.0 m 4.5 m

Detached garages 4.0 m

Detached garages with roof slope and materials identical to those of principal building

5.0 m

4. Siting of Buildings and Structures

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RS1 RS2 RM1 RM2 RM3

Multiple Unit Residential

Front lot line 6.0 4.5 4.5

Rear lot line 6.0 4.5 4.5

Exterior side lot line 6.0 4.5 4.5

Interior side lot line 4.5 6.0 7.5

Subdivided Row Homes

Front lot line 3.0

Rear lot line 6.0

Exterior side lot line 3.0

Interior side lot line with no party wall 1.5

Other Principal Buildings:

Front lot line 7.5 7.5 6.0 7.5 7.5

Rear lot line 7.5 7.5 6.0 7.5 7.5

Exterior side lot line 4.5 4.5 6.0 7.5 7.5

Interior side lot line 1.5 3.0 6.0 7.5 7.5

Buildings Accessory to Multiple Unit Residential

Front lot line

Rear lot line 6.0 3.0

Exterior side lot line 6.0

Interior side lot line 3.0 3.0

Buildings Accessory to Subdivided Row Homes

Front lot line

Rear lot line 1.5

Exterior side lot line 3.0

Interior side lot line 1.5

Other Accessory Buildings:

Front lot line 7.5 7.5 6.0 6.0 6.0

Rear lot line 1.5 1.5 3.0 3.0 3.0

Exterior side lot line 4.5 4.5 6.0 6.0 6.0

Interior side lot line 1.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

5. Subdivision

RS1 RS2 RM1 RM2 RM3

Lot area 557 930 700 1850 1850

Lot area for subdivided rowhomes 200

Lot width 16 18 25 30 30

Lot width for subdivided rowhomes 6.7

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6. Vehicle Parking Space Requirements

RS1 RS2 RM1 RM2 RM3

Bed and breakfast, per sleeping room 1 1

Congregate housing, per dwelling unit 0.5 0.5 0.5

Multiple unit residential, per dwelling unit:

Studio suite 1.5 1.2 1.2

1 bedroom suite 1.5 1.2 1.2

2 bedroom suite 2.0 1.4 1.3

3+ bedrooms suite 2.0 1.4 1.3

Seniors oriented 1.0 1.0 1.0

Secondary suite 1 1

Single family residential 2 2

7. Bicycle Parking Space Requirements

RS1 RS2 RM1 RM2 RM3

Multiple unit residential buildings:

Resident spaces, per dwelling unit 0.5 0.5 0.5

Visitor spaces, per building 6 6 6

8. Developments containing more than 20 dwelling units in total must include at least

2.3 m2 of amenity space per dwelling unit, designed for use by residents of the

building for cultural, social or recreational purposes. For these purposes, amenity

space does not include any guest suite.

9. In RM2 and RM3 zones, each dwelling units in a multiple unit residential building

that lacks direct access to grade must be provided with at least one balcony with a

floor area of at least 5% of the floor area of the dwelling unit exclusive of the

balcony, and in no case less than 4.6 m2.

10. Garbage and recycling containers in RM2 and RM3 zones must be located in covered

or underground parking areas and screened from view from the adjacent street.

11. The minimum floor area for a single family residential dwelling in an RS zone is 100

m2, excluding the floor area of any secondary suite.

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12. The maximum total floor area of accessory buildings on a lot in an RS zone is 60 m2

in the case of a residential dwelling with a floor area of less than 400 m2, and 90 m2

otherwise.

13. At least 5% of the dwelling units in apartment residential buildings must be

constructed in accordance with the requirements of the British Columbia Building

Code for adaptable housing.

14. In addition to the uses otherwise permitted by this bylaw, on the land described

below administrative support, training and counselling services associated with an

off-site hospice use are permitted between the hours of 8:00 am and 6:00 pm on

weekdays:

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Part 12 Commercial Zone Regulations and Requirements

1. Uses

C1 C2 C3 C4 C5

Amusement arcade

Animal daycare Artist studios

Assembly halls

Auction houses

Auto body repairs Automotive sales and rentals

Automotive service Brewers and vintners Brew pubs

Building supply stores Call centres Caretaker dwelling units Child care

Commercial business services

Commercial schools

Community centres

Congregate housing

Construction office uses Convention centre

Cultural and entertainment facilities

Equipment sales, rentals and service Freight depots Gaming facility

Garden supply stores Gasoline service stations

Indoor recreation facilities Industrial business services Light industrial uses Liquor primary licensed establishments

Motor vehicle parking facilities

Multiple unit residential

Office uses Personal services

Pet grooming services Pharmacies

Production studios Research laboratories

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Restaurants

Retail sales

Senior citizens care facilities

Seniors oriented multiple unit residential

Tourist accommodation

Veterinary clinics

Video rentals

2. Density of Development

C1 C2 C3 C4 C5

Lot coverage 95% 90% 90% 95% 90%

Multi unit residential lot coverage 95%

Multi unit residential units per hectare 371

Floor space ratio 3.5 3.5

3. Height of Buildings and Structures

C1 C2 C3 C4 C5

Principal buildings 46.0 m 15.0 m 15.0 m 46.0 m 15.0 m

4. Siting of Buildings and Structures

C1 C2 C3 C4 C5

Principal buildings:

Front lot line 1.8 4.5 4.5 1.5 4.5

Exterior side lot line 1.8 4.5 4.5 1.5 4.5

Storeys used for residential uses – all lot lines 6.0

Lot boundary abutting residential zone 3.0

5. Subdivision

C1 C2 C3 C4 C5

Lot area 222 920 920 4047 920

6. Vehicle Parking Spaces

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All C Zones

Amusement arcade 1 per 10 m2

Animal daycare 1 per 30 m2

Artist studios 1 per 30 m2

Assembly halls 1 per 10 m2

Auction houses 1 per 10 m2

Automotive sales and rentals 1 per 45 m2 of showroom and office area and 3 spaces per 1000 m2 of lot area

Automobile service 1 per service bay

Brewers and vintners 1 per 45 m2

Caretaker dwelling units 2 per dwelling unit

Child care 1 per 30 m2

Commercial business services 1 per 30 m2

Commercial schools 1 per 30 m2

Community centres 1 per 30 m2

Congregate housing 0.5 per unit

Convention centre 1 per 10 m2

Cultural and entertainment facilities:

Entertainment facilities 1 per 10 m2

Cultural facilities 1 per 30 m2

Equipment sales, rentals and service 3 per 1000 m2 of lot area

Freight depots 1 per 45 m2

Gaming facility 1 per 10 m2

Garden supply stores 3 per 1000 m2 of lot area

Gasoline service stations 1 per 2 pumps

Indoor recreation facilities:

Skating and roller rinks and pools 1 per 10 m2

Curling rinks, sports courts and bowling alleys

3 s per ice sheet, court or lane plus 1 per spectator seat

Liquor primary licensed establishments 1 per 30 m2

Multiple unit residential:

Fewer than 3 bedrooms 1.2 per dwelling unit

3 or more bedrooms 2 per dwelling unit

Seniors oriented 1 per unit

Office uses 1 per 30 m2

Personal services 1 per 30 m2

Pet grooming services 1 per 30 m2

Production studios 1 per 30 m2

Restaurants 1 per 30 m2

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Retail sales, pharmacies 1 per 30 m2

Senior citizens care facilities 1 per 3 beds

Tourist accommodation 1 per guest room plus 1 per 3 employees

Veterinary clinics 1 per 30 m2

Video rentals 1 per 30 m2

7. Bicycle Parking Spaces

All C zones

Commercial schools 10 visitor spaces

Community centres 10 visitor spaces

Cultural and entertainment facilities 10 visitor spaces

Multiple unit residential:

Resident spaces 0.5 spaces per unit

Visitor spaces 6 spaces per building

Office uses:

Employee spaces 1 space per 750 m2

Visitor spaces 6 spaces per occupancy

Restaurants:

Employee spaces 1 space per 500 m2

Visitor spaces 6 spaces per occupancy

Retail sales, pharmacies:

Employee spaces 1 space per 500 m2

Visitor spaces 6 spaces per occupancy

Senior citizens care facilities 10 visitor spaces

Tourist accommodation:

Employee spaces 1 space per 20 rooms

Visitor spaces 6 spaces

8. Multiple unit residential buildings containing more than 20 dwelling units must

include at least 2.3 m2 of amenity space per dwelling unit, designed for use by

residents of the building for cultural, social or recreational purposes. For these

purposes, amenity space does not include any guest suite.

9. At least 5% of the dwelling units in apartment residential buildings must be

constructed in accordance with the requirements of the British Columbia Building

Code for adaptable housing.

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10. Permitted restaurant, financial institution, and other commercial uses in the C1 zone

do not include drive-in or drive-through facilities for the provision of services to

customers in motor vehicles.

11. In the C4 zone, uses other than gaming facilities, liquor primary licensed

establishments and tourist accommodation uses are permitted only as uses

accessory to one or more of those uses.

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Part 13 Industrial Zone Regulations and Requirements

1. Uses

I1 I2 I3

Artist studios Auto dismantling and recycling

Automotive service Auto body repairs

Brewers and vintners Building supply stores

Call centres

Caretaker dwelling units Construction office uses Equipment sales, rental and service Freight depots Indoor recreation facilities

Industrial business services

Light industrial uses Multiple unit residential Production studios

Research laboratories

2. Density of Development

I3

Lot coverage 50%

3. Height of Buildings and Structures

I1 I2 I3

Principal buildings 15.0 m 15.0 m 15.0 m

Accessory buildings 7.0 m

4. Siting of Buildings and Structures

I1 I2 I3

Principal buildings:

Front lot line 4.5 4.5 4.5

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Exterior side lot line 4.5 4.5 4.5

Interior side lot line abutting residential use 3.0

Accessory buildings:

Front lot line 4.5

Exterior side lot line 4.5

Interior side lot line abutting residential use 3.0

5. Subdivision

I1 I2 I3

Lot area 929 929 929

6. Vehicle Parking Spaces

All I zones

Auto dismantling and recycling 1 space per 45 m2

Automotive service 1 space per 45 m2

Auto body repairs 1 space per 45 m2

Brewers and vintners 1 space per 45 m2

Building supply stores 1 space per 30 m2

Call centres 1 space per 30 m2

Caretaker dwelling units 1 space per unit

Construction office uses 1 space per 30 m2

Equipment sales, rental and service 3 spaces per 1000 m2 of lot area

Freight depots 1 space per 45 m2

Indoor recreation facilities:

Skating and roller rinks and pools 1 per 10 m2

Curling rinks, sports courts and bowling alleys

3 spaces per court, rink or lane plus 1 space per spectator seat

Industrial business services 1 space per 30 m2

Light industrial uses 1 space per 45 m2

Multiple unit residential 1.5 spaces per dwelling unit

Production studios 1 space per 30 m2

Research laboratories 1 space per 30 m2

Warehouses 1 space per 90 m2

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7. Bicycle Parking Spaces

All I Zones

All industrial and commercial uses:

Employee spaces 1 space per 10 employees

Visitor spaces 6 spaces per occupancy

Multiple unit residential uses:

Resident spaces, per dwelling unit 0.5 spaces

Visitor spaces, per building 6 spaces

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Part 14 Institutional Zone Regulations and Requirements

1. Uses

P1 P2 P3 P4

Assembly halls

Caretaker dwelling units

Child care centres

Colleges and universities

Community and family services

Community centres

Cultural facilities

Elementary and secondary schools

Golf course Government administration

Indoor recreation facilities Senior citizens care facilities

Temporary homeless shelter

Transitional housing

2. Density of Development

P2 P3 P4

Lot coverage 50% 50% ?

Housing units 25

3. Height of Buildings and Structures

P1 P2 P3 P4

All buildings and structures 46 m 6 storeys 3 storeys 2 storeys

4. Siting of Principal Buildings and Structures

P1 P2 P3 P4

Front lot line 7.5 4.5 6.0 4.5

Rear lot line 7.5 6.0 6.0 6.0

Exterior side lot line 7.5 4.5 6.0 4.5

Interior side lot line 7.5 4.5 6.0 4.5

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5. Subdivision

P2 P3 P4

Lot area 668 5431 310,000

6. Vehicle Parking Spaces

P1 P2 P3 P4

Assembly halls 1 space per 10 m2

1 space per 10 m2

Caretaker dwelling units 1 space per unit

1 space per unit

Child care centres

Colleges and universities

Community and family services 1 space per 30 m2

Community centres 1 space per 30 m2

1 space per 30 m2

Cultural facilities 1 space per 10 m2

1 space per 10 m2

Elementary and secondary schools

Golf courses 4 spaces per hole

Golf driving ranges 1 per tee

Government administration 1 space per 30 m2

1 space per 30 m2

Indoor recreation facilities Skating and roller rinks and pools Curling rinks, sports courts and bowling alleys

1 space per 10

m2

3 spaces per rink, court or lane plus 1 space

per spectator

seat

Senior citizens care facilities 1 space per 3 beds

1 space per 3 beds

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Temporary homeless shelter care facilities

14 spaces

7. Bicycle Parking Spaces

P1 P2 P3 P4

All uses 10 visitor spaces 10 visitor spaces 10 visitor spaces 10 visitor spaces

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Part 15 Agricultural Zone Regulations and Requirements

1. Uses

A1

Agriculture Single family residential

2. Density of Development

A1

Single family residential dwellings per lot 1

3. Height of Buildings and Structures

A1

Single family residential buildings 9.0 m

4. Siting of Buildings and Structures

A1

Principal buildings:

Front lot line 15

Rear lot line 15

Exterior side lot line 7.5

Interior side lot line 7.5

Accessory buildings:

Front lot line 7.5

Rear lot line 7.5

Exterior side lot line 7.5

Interior side lot line 7.5

5. Subdivision

A1

Lot area 2.0 ha

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6. Vehicle Parking Spaces

A1

Secondary suites 1

Single family residential 2

READ A FIRST TIME this __ day of __________, 2017

READ A SECOND TIME this ___ day of _______________, 2017

PUBLIC HEARING held this ___ day of ____________, 2017

READ A THIRD TIME this ___ day of ______________, 2017

APPROVED BY THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE this ___ day of

____________, 2017

ADOPTED this ____ day of ____________, 2017

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Mayor: Ted Schaffer

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Corporate Officer:

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SCHEDULE A

ZONING MAP

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SCHEDULE B

LIST OF LAND USE CONTRACTS

NAME BYLAW NO. LTO CHARGE NO.

LUC 09-71

NOT REGISTERED

LUC 03-72 491 NOT REGISTERED

LUC 04-72 499 NOT REGISTERED

LUC 08-72 505 J119560

LUC 09-72 513 J6749

LUC 13-72 501 NOT REGISTERED

LUC 22-72 676 M21559

LUC 01-73 541 J130310

LUC 02-73 531 J66588

LUC 03-73 542 K21998

LUC 04-73 556 K13546

LUC 05-73 555 K13898

LUC 06-73 554 J152108

LUC 07-73 557 J157186

LUC 10-73 547 K82104

LUC 11-73 558 L83834

LUC 12-73 558 L83835

LUC 14-73 546 J112767

LUC 16-73 551 M37926

LUC 22-73 765 L96552

LUC 23-73 671 L80942

LUC 25-73 642 L16511

LUC 27-73 614 L100124

LUC 28-73 608 L67808

LUC 03-74 673 L92491

LUC 06A-74 735 M109922

LUC 08A-74 672 L78245

LUC 12-74 677 M3604

LUC 03-75 667 L96551

LUC 04-75 712 M122187

LUC 05-75 688 M58462

LUC 10-75 728 M100358

LUC 11-75 708 M37926

LUC 25-76 767 N89547

LUC 11-77 806 N94579

LUC 16-77 779 P15316

LUC 22-77 789 N74579

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LUC 24-77 800 P21463

LUC 29-77 811 N129432

LUC 42-77 838 P123207

LUC 50-77 850 P86900

LUC 01-78 854 P118769

LUC 11-78 899 R3537

LUC 16-78 898 R3527

LUC 30A-78 586 P124995

LUC 30B-78 586 P124996

LUC 30C-78 586 P124997

LUC 42-78 918 R3529

LUC 46-78 919 R3528

LUC 47-78 921 R4387

LUC 54-78 922 P124999

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SCHEDULE C

WATERCOURSE CLASSIFICATION

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