The City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007
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Building Setback from Side Property Line
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1
Subject to subsections (3) through (11), the minimum building setback from any side property line is 1.2 metres.
2
Subject to subsections (3) through (9), for a laneless parcel, the minimum building setback from any side property line is:
b
3.0 metres on one side of the parcel when no provision is made for a private garage on the front or side of a building.
3
For a Backyard Suite, Contextual Semi-detached Dwelling, Rowhouse Building or Semi-detached Dwelling, there is no requirement for a building setback from a property line upon which a party wall is located.
a
the owner of the parcel proposed for development and the owner of the adjacent parcel register, against both titles, a 1.2 metre private maintenance easement;
b
the building setback is not greater than 0.1 metres from the side property line for any portion of a building that is recessed 0.6 metres or greater from the front façade or the rear façade of the building and is setback less than 1.2 metres from the side property line.
c
the wall at the shared side property line is constructed of maintenance-free materials and there is no overhang of eaves onto an adjacent parcel; and
5
For a Rowhouse Building, Contextual Semi-detached Dwelling, Semi-detached Dwelling or Single Detached Dwelling the minimum building setback from a side property line may be reduced to zero metres where:
a
the main residential building on the adjacent parcel has a setback of 0.1 metres or less at the shared side property line for any portion of the building that is recessed 0.6 metres or greater from the front façade or the rear façade of the building and is setback less than 1.2 metres from the side property line;
b
the building setback is not greater than 0.1 metres from the side property line for any portion of a building that is recessed 0.6 metres or greater from the front façade or the rear façade of the building and is setback less than 1.2 metres from the side property line;
c
the wall at the shared side property line is constructed of maintenance-free materials and there is no overhang of eaves onto an adjacent parcel; and
6
For a Backyard Suite the minimum building setback from a side property line may be reduced to zero metres where:
a
the accessory residential building or Backyard Suite on the adjacent parcel has a setback of 0.1 metres or less at the shared side property line for any portion of the building that is recessed 0.6 metres or greater from the front façade or the rear façade of the building and is setback less than 0.6 metres from the side property line;
b
the building setback is not greater than 0.1 metres from the side property line for any portion of a building that is recessed 0.6 metres or greater from the front façade or the rear façade of the building and is setback less than 1.2 metres from the side property line;
c
the wall at the shared side property line is constructed of maintenance-free materials and there is no overhang of eaves onto an adjacent parcel; and
7
For a corner parcel, the minimum building setback from a side property line shared with a street is 0.6 metres.
9
The building setback from a side property line of 3.0 metres required in subsection 2(b) may be reduced to zero metres where the owner of the parcel proposed for development and the owner of the adjacent parcel registers, against both titles, a private access easement:
a
where the width of the easement, in combination with the reduced building setback, must be at least 3.0 metres; and
10
Unless otherwise referenced in subsection (11), on a laned parcel the minimum building setback from a side property line for a private garage attached to a main residential building is 0.6 metres.
11
On a laned parcel, the minimum building setback for a private garage attached to a main residential building that does not share a side or rear property line with a street may be reduced to zero metres where the wall of the portion of the building that contains the private garage is constructed of maintenance-free materials and there is no overhang of eaves onto an adjacent parcel.