5.120 Site Performance Standards

1.1. Non-Industrial development must comply with the following:
 
1.1.1. The design and use of exterior finishing materials must be to the satisfaction of the Development Planner who must ensure the proposed buildings, Signs, and structures use materials similar to, or better than, the standard of surrounding developments.
1.1.2. All mechanical equipment, except for Solar Collectors, must be concealed by screening in a manner compatible with the architectural character of the building or by incorporating it within the building.
1.1.3. Despite Subsection 1.1.2, screening is not required for mechanical equipment such as air conditioners and heat pumps for Single Detached Housing, Semi-Detached Housing, Duplex Housing, Row Housing, Secondary Suites, Backyard Housing, or Multi-unit Housing with 4 Dwellings or less. 
1.1.4. Venting systems for Parkades must be oriented away from Abutting Sites, on-Site Amenity Areas and pedestrian circulation areas.
1.1.5. Fences that contain, or are constructed of, hazardous materials such as barbed wire, are not permitted.

 

2.1. Where a proposed non-Residential Use or Home Based Business may create a Nuisance, as determined at the time of the Development Permit application, mitigation measures to reduce any negative impacts must be provided to the satisfaction of the Development Planner, including: 
 
2.1.1. additional screening such as building walls, freestanding walls, berms, solid Fences, or Landscaping, to minimize visual Nuisances;
2.1.2. additional features such as full cutoff lighting, building walls, freestanding walls, berms, solid Fences, or Landscaping, to minimize lighting Nuisances;
2.1.3. structural soundproofing or limiting the use of outdoor speakers and amplification systems, to minimize noise Nuisances;
2.1.4. ventilation systems or filters that treat emissions before being vented out of a building, to minimize odour or emission Nuisances; and 
2.1.5. other similar measures.
2.2. The Development Planner may impose conditions on a Development Permit to require the implementation of mitigation measures to ensure compliance with Subsection 2.1.

 

3.1. Outdoor lighting must:
 
3.1.1. be arranged, installed, and maintained to minimize glare and excessive lighting, and to deflect, shade, and focus light away from surrounding Sites to minimize Nuisance
3.1.2. generally be directed downwards, except where directed towards the Site or architectural features located on the Site;
 
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3.1.3. be designed to provide an appropriately-lit environment at building entrances, outdoor Amenity Areas, parking facilities, and Pathways; and 
3.1.4. not interfere with the function of traffic control devices.

 

4.1. Waste collection and disposal areas for Residential development must be designed to:
 
4.1.1. provide adequate space to separate, store, and co-locate containers and chutes for recycling, organics and residual waste, where applicable;
4.1.2. provide a level surface with sufficient structural ground strength for containers and access by waste collection vehicles;
4.1.3. provide adequate and safe access for waste collection vehicles to maneuver and access waste containers, including:
 
4.1.3.1. sufficient vertical and horizontal clearance for waste collection vehicles; and
4.1.3.2. minimizing obstruction into Streets, Alleys, Driveways, Drive Aisles, Pathways, Site accesses, and Abutting Sites;
4.1.4. be in a separate space from non-residential waste containers; and
4.1.5. provide appropriate screening in compliance with Subsections 2, 4, and 5 of Section 5.60,
to the satisfaction of the Development Planner, in consultation with the City department responsible for waste services.

 

5.1. The following vehicles are not permitted to be parked on any part of a Site in a residential Zone:
 
5.1.1. a Commercial Vehicle, loaded or unloaded, with a maximum gross vehicle weight rating (G.V.W.R.) greater than 4,600 kg; or
5.1.2. more than 1 Commercial Vehicle, loaded or unloaded, with a maximum gross vehicle weight rating (G.V.W.R.) of 4,600 kg or less, for longer than reasonably necessary to load or unload the vehicle.
5.2. A large Recreational Vehicle is not permitted in a Front Yard or in a Flanking Side Yard of a Residential Site for longer than reasonably necessary to load or unload the vehicle.
5.3. Despite Subsection 5.2, large Recreational Vehicles may park from April 1 to October 31 inclusive, on a Driveway leading to a Garage in a Front Yard or in a Flanking Side Yard of a Residential Site:
 
5.3.1. that does not Abut an Alley; and
5.3.2. where a minimum distance of 0.6 m is provided from the Recreational Vehicle to the interior edge of a sidewalk or the curb where no sidewalk is present. 
5.4. For the purposes of Subsections 5.2 and 5.3, a large Recreational Vehicle does not include:
 
5.4.1. small utility trailers;
5.4.2. camper van conversions;
5.4.3. tent trailers; 
5.4.4. campers mounted on trucks; or
5.4.5. boats, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, jet skis, or motorcycles and trailers to carry them.

 

6.1. Where developments, such as Row Housing, require surface drainage to cross 1 or more Lots, all affected Lots must register a private drainage easement allowing the uninhibited flow of water across these Lots.