Kevin Chapman

In my experience as a licensed realtor, I have strongly benefitted from having a good knowledge base and general understanding of the City of Calgary’s Land Use Bylaws.
It is very important to know some of the general rules of residential development to avoid receiving a fine by the City or even worse, having to redevelop to meet compliance. I have included some basic guidelines that I have found from the City of Calgary Land Use bylaws for you to resource.
• Front yard must be a minimum of 6 meters from the property line to the building
• Side yard must be a minimum of 1.2 meters from the building to the property line unless you are on a corner lot. A corner lot must be 3m from the building to the property line.
• Rear yard must be a minimum of 40% of the lot depth.
• Building height may be no higher than 5.5 meters from grade to the roof if you have a flat roof.
• Building length may be a maximum of 16.8m in length for the first storey. Any additional storey may be no more than 15.2 meters.
• Lot depth must be a minimum of 30.4 metres.
• Lot coverage: may not have more than 45% of the building covering the lot.

It is advised that you reference the City of Calgary Land Use Bylaws for specific details on all your Land Use questions.
Written by Kevin Chapman Realtor (Realty Executives Apex)