DC1 12482

Downtown - north side of Jasper Avenue between 102 and 103 Streets

Hudson Bay Reserve

Bylaw 12482 (January 22, 2001) - Schedule "C"

 

To establish a Direct Development Control District to accommodate a limited range of uses.  By limiting the range of specific land uses and developing sensitive site development criteria, a variety of development options will be compatible with the status of the Hudson's Bay Company Department Store building facades which are designated as a Municipal Historic Resource.

This DC1 District shall apply to Lot B, Block 2, Plan 902 3489, located on the north side of Jasper Avenue between 102 and 103 Streets, Hudson Bay Reserve.

The following Discretionary Uses are allowed:
 
Residential
a) Apartment Housing
   
Residential Related
a) Apartment Hotels
b) Boarding and Lodging Houses
c) Major and Minor Home Occupation
   
Commercial
a) Auctioneering Establishments
b) Broadcasting and Motion Picture Studios
c) Business Support Services
d) Commercial Schools
e) Convenience Retail Stores
f) Custom Manufacturing Establishments
g) General Retail Stores
h) Health Services
i) Hotels
j) Household Repair Services
k) Indoor Amusement Establishments
l) Limited Contractor Services
m) Major and Minor Eating and-Drinking Establishments
n) Major and Minor Secondhand Stores
o) Minor Veterinary Services
p) Mobile Food Catering Services
q) Personal Service Shops
r) Professional, Financial, and Office Support Services
s) Spectator Entertainment Establishments
   
Basic Services
a) Extended Medical Treatment Services
b) Government Services
   
Community, Educational, Recreational, and Cultural Services
a) Child Care Services
b) Indoor Participant Recreation Services
c) Private Clubs
d) Private Education Services
e) Public Education Services
f) Public Libraries and Cultural Exhibits
g) Religious Assembly

 


     

     


     

     

     

     

     

     

     

The Development Officer shall have regard to the following guidelines when reviewing development applications for Discretionary Uses.
a) This site includes three facades of the Hudson's Bay Company Department Store which, together with the lands on which those facades are located, are designated a Municipal Historic Resource as per Bylaw 12473, approved by Council on December 19, 2000.
  Any future development must conform to the requirements of the Designation Bylaw No. 12473, the Maintenance Agreement Concerning Bylaw No. 12473 and the Compensation Agreement approved by Council on December 19, 2000.
b) According to Article 3.3 of the Compensation Agreement dated September 26, 1989, the owner "shall have the right from time to time and at any time to redevelop the unregulated portions of the building on the Lands, provided that the redevelopment does not in any way physically damage or impair the exterior facades and facade lands."
  The Maintenance and Compensation Agreements noted in Article 4(a) above, shall guide the means by which this is undertaken.
  1. Design Guidelines
  2. Any alterations to the facades of the Hudson's Bay Department Store shall be in accordance to the attached drawings in Appendix 2 of this bylaw and the Designation Bylaw 12473.
  3. The maximum total floor area ratio for the entire site shall be 14.0, except that the floor area for Spectator Entertainment Establishments, Public Libraries, Cultural Exhibits and Child Care Services shall be exempt from floor area ratio calculations.
  4. The maximum floor area ratio for Residential Use Classes and Hotels shall be 14.0.
  5. The maximum floor area ratio for all Use Classes other than residential shall be 10.0.
  6. The maximum total residential density shall be determined on the basis of the floor area ratio and other regulations of this district.
  7. The maximum height shall not exceed that established by the Municipal Airport Protection Overlay, Section 810A of the Land Use Bylaw.
  8. There shall be no minimum yard requirements.
  9. Separation Space shall be provided in accordance with Section 58 of the Land Use Bylaw.
  10. A minimum Amenity Area of 4% of the non-residential gross floor area shall be provided and such Amenity Area shall be exempted from floor area calculations to a maximum of 10% of the gross floor area of the development. Such Amenity Areas may include courtyards, interior landscaped open space, arcades, plazas, atriums and seating areas.
  11. Signs shall be developed in accordance to the sign criteria for exterior signs contained in the enclosed sign design guidelines in Appendix 3 and the sign location drawings in Appendix 4 of this Bylaw.

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