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Land Use Bylaw1P2007

The City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007

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Building Setback from Rear Property Line

540 1 Unless otherwise referenced in subsections (2), (3) or (4) the minimum building setback from a rear property line is 7.5 metres.
2 For a Rowhouse Building on a corner parcel, the minimum building setback from a rear property line is 1.5 metres where the building setback from the side property line shared with another parcel is a minimum of 3.0 metres for any portion of the Rowhouse Building located between the rear property line and:
a 50.0 per cent parcel depth;
b or the building depth of the main residential building on the adjoining parcel;
whichever is closer to the rear property line.
a one main residential building is wholly located between the front property line and 60.0 per cent parcel depth; and
b the building setback is a minimum of 3.0 metres from the side property line shared with another parcel for any portion of a main residential building located between the rear property line and:
i 50.0 per cent parcel depth; or
ii the building depth of the main residential building on the adjoining parcel, whichever is closer to the rear property line.
4 For a cottage building the minimum building setback from a property line shared with a lane is 1.5 metres.

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