DC2 46

Queen Mary Park - between 107 and 108 Avenues, and 114 and 115 Streets

Bylaw 7601 (May 14, 1985)

To provide a Site Specific Development Control District to recognize the existing and continued truck, automotive and minor/recreational vehicle sales/rental use (including servicing, leasing, part sales) on the site at the time of adoption of the Queen Mary Park Area Redevelopment Plan. In addition, in the event of the redevelopment of the site to other uses, to provide a District for low intensity business uses on the first 60.96 metres (200 ft.) back from 107 Avenue and for low rise, medium density residential uses on the remainder of the site to conform to the Policies of the Queen Mary Park Area Redevelopment Plan.

Lots 170-177, 180-189, Block 14, Plan B4 and Lots A-D and CSD Lane, Block 14, Plan 4444EO, located between 107 and 108 Avenues, and 114 and 115 Streets, Queen Mary Park, Hudson's Bay Reserve.

a. Automotive/Minor Recreational Vehicle Sales/Rentals on the Entire Site
b. Truck Sales/Rentals with a gross vehicle rating of 4,000 kg (8,818.49 lbs.) or greater but limited to no more than 20 percent of the total site coverage

Commercial and Commercial-Related Uses for the Southern Portion of the Site Upon Redevelopment

c. Apartment Housing
d. Auctioneering Establishments, provided that all goods and equipment to be auctioned are stored and displayed within an enclosed building
e. Automotive/Minor Recreational Vehicle Sales/Rentals
f. Custom Manufacturing
g. Drive-in Food Services
h. Funeral Services
i. Greenhouses and Plant Nurseries
j. Indoor Participant Recreation Services
k. Limited Contractor Services
l. Minor Veterinary Services
m. Mobile Catering Food Services
n. Non-accessory Parking
o. Private Clubs
p. Recycling Depots
q. Second Hand Stores
r. Spectator Entertainment Establishments
s. Broadcasting and Motion Picture Studios
t. Convenience Vehicle Rentals
u. Business Support Services
v. Commercial Schools
w. Equipment Rentals, provided that all equipment and goods for rent are contained within an enclosed building
x. Gas Bars
y. General Retail Stores
z. Health Services
aa. Household Repair Services
bb. Indoor Amusement Establishments
cc. Minor Eating and Drinking Establishments
dd. Minor Service Stations
ee. Personal Service Shops
ff. Professional, Financial, and Office Support Services
gg. Daytime Child Care Services

Residential and Residential-Related Uses on the Northern Portion of the Site Upon Redevelopment

hh. Apartment Housing
ii. Stacked Row Housing including Row Housing and Linked Housing but excluding Semi-detached and Duplex Housing, on a site of 1.4 ha (3.46 acres) or less, which does not isolate another site within this District of less than 800 m2 (8,611.1 sq. ft.)
jj. Boarding and Lodging Houses, on a site which does not isolate another site within this District of less than 800 m2 (8,611.1 sq. ft.)
kk. Stacked Row Housing, including Row Housing and Linked Housing on a site larger than 1.4 ha (3.46 acres).
ll. Single Detached, Semi-detached, and Duplex Housing
mm. Fraternity and Sorority Housing
nn. Homecrafts
oo. Offices-in-the-Home
pp. Group Homes
qq. Foster Homes
rr. Daytime Child Care Services
ss. Personal Service Shops and Convenience Retail Stores when designed as an integral and secondary component of a residential development consisting of 150 dwellings or more
tt. Religious Assembly
a. Development criteria for the automotive/minor recreational vehicle sales/rental uses on the entire site shall comply with the following regulations:
 
i. The maximum floor area ratio shall be 1.0.
ii. A minimum yard of 4.5 m (14.76 ft.) shall be required where a site abuts a public roadway, other than a lane, or the property line of a site in a Residential District, except that if no vehicular access is provided to the site from the public roadway the minimum yard shall not be less than 3 m (9.84 ft.).
iii. The maximum building height shall be 14m (45.93 ft.).
iv. All storage, display or parking areas shall be hard surfaced in accordance with Section 67.3 of this Bylaw.
v. Lighting for the display area shall be mounted on lamp standards and no exposed bulbs or strings or lights shall be used.
b. Upon redevelopment of the site to other uses, the commercial and commercial related uses (c to gg) shall be restricted to the first 60.96 metres (200 ft.) back from 107 Avenue. The remainder of the site shall be restricted to residential and residential-related use (hh to tt).
c. Upon redevelopment of the site to other uses, development criteria for the commercial and commercial related uses (c to gg) shall comply with the following regulations:
 
i. The following regulations shall apply to Apartment Housing developments.
 
A. Apartment Housing shall be permitted only in buildings where the first storey is used for commercial purposes.
B. The housing component shall have access at grade which is separate from the access for the commercial premises.
C. Where a development contains two or more dwelling units a minimum of 7.5 m2 (80.7 sq. ft.) of Amenity Area is required per unit, in accordance with the provisions of Section 56 of this Bylaw.
D. The maximum Floor Area Ratio of Apartment Housing shall be 1.0.
ii. The maximum gross floor for a retail store shall be 2,500 m2 (26,909.75 sq. ft.).
iii. The maximum floor area ratio shall be 2.0.
iv. A minimum yard of 3 m (9.94 ft.) shall be required where a site abuts a public roadway other than a lane except:
 
A. where adjacent commercial buildings abut the property line to form a pedestrian-oriented shopping street, no yard shall be required.
B. where there is no vehicular access to the site from the public roadway the minimum yard shall be not less than 1.5 m (4.92 ft.).
v. A minimum yard of 3 m (9.84 ft.) shall be required where the rear or side lot line of the site abuts the lot line of a site in a Residential District.
vi. No parking, loading, storage, trash collection, outdoor service or display area shall be permitted within a required yard. Loading, storage, and trash collection areas shall be located to the rear or sides of the principal building and shall be screened from view from adjacent sites and public roadways or light rail transit lines in accordance with the provisions of Section 69.3. If the rear or sides of a site are used for parking, an outdoor service or display area, or both, and abut a Residential District or a lane serving a Residential District, they shall be screened in accordance with the provisions of Section 69.3.
vii. The maximum building height shall not exceed 12 m (39.4 ft.) nor 3 storeys.
viii. The following regulations shall apply to Automotive and Minor Recreational Vehicle Sales/Rentals and Convenience Vehicle Rentals developments:
 
A. the maximum site area for a business shall be 2,000 m2 (21,527.80 sq. ft.);
B. servicing and repair operations shall be permitted only as Accessory uses;
C. all storage, display or parking areas shall be hard surfaced in accordance with Section 67.3 of this Bylaw.
D. all outdoor display areas which abut a Residential District or a lane serving a Residential District shall be obscured from direct view by providing a visual screen at least 1.8 m (6 ft.) in height in accordance with the provisions of Section 69.3 Clause (4) of this Bylaw;
E. lighting for the display area shall be mounted on lamp standards and no exposed bulbs or strings of lights shall be used.
ix. Signs for all commercial use classes shall be allowed in this district as provided for in Schedule 79E and in accordance with the general provisions at Sections 79.1 to 79.9 inclusive, of the Land Use Bylaw.
d. Upon redevelopment of the site to other uses, development criteria for the residential and residential-related uses (hh to tt) shall comply with the following regulations:
 
i. The maximum density shall be 125 dwellings/ha (50.6 dwellings/acre).
ii. The minimum site area shall be 800 m2 (8,611.1 sq. ft.).
iii. The minimum site width shall be 20 m (65.5 ft.).
iv. The maximum height shall not exceed 14 m (45.9 ft.) nor 4 storeys.
v. The maximum floor area ratio shall be 1.3.
vi. The minimum front yard shall be 6 m (19.7 ft.).
vii. The minimum rear yard shall be 7.5 m (24.6 ft.).
viii. The minimum side yard shall be 1 m (3.3 ft.) for each storey or partial storey except that a total of at least 2 m (6.6 ft.) shall be provided in all cases. A side yard shall be not less than 4.5 m (14.8 ft.) when it abuts a flanking public roadway other than a lane.
ix. Separation Space shall be provided in accordance with Section 58 of this Bylaw.
x. A minimum Amenity Area of 7.5 m2 (80.7 sq. ft.) per dwelling shall be provided.
xi. Notwithstanding Section 210.4, Single Detached, Semi-detached and Duplex Housing in this District shall be developed in accordance with Section 84 of this Bylaw.
xii. Offices-in-the-Home shall be developed in accordance with Section 84 of this Bylaw.
xiii. Homecrafts shall be developed in accordance with Section 85 of this Bylaw.
xiv. Boarding and Lodging Houses shall be developed in accordance with Section 86 of this Bylaw.
xv. Notwithstanding Section 210.4, Clause (1), Housing for Senior Citizens shall be governed by Section 87 of this Bylaw.
xvi. The following regulations shall apply to Personal Service Shops and Convenience Retail stores development.
 
A. The total gross floor area of these uses on any site shall not exceed 275 m2 (2,960.0 sq. ft.).
B. These uses shall not be permitted in any freestanding structure separate from a structure containing residential uses. Their principal entrance shall be a separate, outside entrance.
xvii. Group Homes shall be developed in accordance with Section 91 if this Bylaw.
xviii. Notwithstanding the minimum site area and minimum site width provisions of this District, Religious Assembly uses shall be developed in accordance with Section 81 of this Bylaw.
xix. The Development Officer may exercise his discretion in considering applications for development permits for Apartment Housing, Stacked Row or Row Housing or Boarding and Lodging Houses, which would isolate another site within this District of less than 800 m2 (8,611.1 sq. ft.) having regard to the location, age, and nature of the use or uses on the site which would be isolated.
xx. Conversion of single detached, semi-detached and duplex dwelling to Professional Offices shall be in accordance with Section 88 of this Bylaw.
xxi Notwithstanding the development regulations of this District, Fraternity and Sorority Housing shall be developed in accordance with Section 94 of this Bylaw.
xxii Signs for all Residential and Residential related use classes shall be allowed in this district as provided for in Schedule 79B and in accordance with the general provisions of Section 79.1 to 79.9 inclusive, of the Land Use Bylaw.
xxiii. Development in this district will be evaluated with respect to compliance with the general development regulations of Sections 50 to 79 inclusive, of the Land Use Bylaw. In this evaluation, the Development Officer may grant relaxations to this regulation if, in his opinion, such a variance would be in keeping with the General purpose of this district and would not affect the amenities, use, enjoyment and value of neighbouring properties.

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