DC 48 DIRECT CONTROL ZONE

Purpose

To establish a site specific Direct Control zone to accommodate a compatible mix of low intensity business and service commercial uses in planned centres with good visibility and accessibility.

Area of Application

This zone shall apply to a portion of the NW ¼ section 10-53-23-W4M, located within the Millennium Ridge Business Park, south of Highway 16, totalling approximately 11.8 hectares, as shown on the above map. This zone is divided into three (3) areas:

1. (a) Area A, +/-7.3 hectares – Low Intensity Business and Service Commercial
2. (b) Area B, +/-3.3 hectares – Low Intensity Business, Service Commercial and Light Industrial
3. (c) Area C, +/-1.2 hectares – Parcel Specific Service Commercial

Uses

The following are the permitted and discretionary uses listed by Area.

Area A – Low Intensity Business and Service Commercial

The purpose of this Area is to provide for a compatible mix of low intensity business and service commercial uses.

   Table 15.42(A)

Uses containing a carat (^) may be prohibited or subject to limitations or additional regulations pursuant to section 7.19, Heavy Industrial Transition Overlay.

   Development Regulations - Area A

1. (a) The maximum floor area ratio is 1.0.
2. (b) The maximum height is 12 m.
3. (c) The minimum lot width is 30 m.
4. (d) The minimum front yard is 7.5 m.
5. (e) The minimum side yard is 3.0 m, except it is 6.0 m from a flanking road.
6. (f) The minimum rear yard is 3.0 m, except it is 6.0 m where it abuts a road or a residential zone.

   Other Regulations - Area A

1. (a) No operation or activity associated with any use in this zone shall be permitted which carry out their operations such that there would be a nuisance factor from noise, odour, earthborne vibrations, heat, high brightness light sources, or dust created outside an enclosed building.
2. (b) For the purpose of Signs, in this zone, Area A shall be considered a C2 zone.
3. (c) In addition to the regulations above, the listed uses are subject to the applicable regulations contained within the Land Use Bylaw, unless such regulation is specifically excluded or modified by the Direct Control zone.

Area B – Low Intensity Business, Service Commercial and Light Industrial

The purpose of this Area is to provide for a compatible mix of low intensity business and service commercial uses. This Area may also provide services or businesses of a light industrial nature, where appropriate, which do not create or generate nuisance factors outside an enclosed building.

   Table 15.42(B)

Uses containing a carat (^) may be prohibited or subject to limitations or additional regulations pursuant to section 7.19, Heavy Industrial Transition Overlay.

   Development Regulations - Area B

1. (a) The maximum floor area ratio is 1.0.
2. (b) The maximum height is 12 m.
3. (c) The minimum lot width is 30 m.
4. (d) The minimum front yard is 7.5 m.
5. (e) The minimum side yard is 3.0 m, except it is 6.0 m from a flanking road.
6. (f) The minimum rear yard is 3.0 m, except it is 6.0 m where it abuts a road or a residential zone.

   Other Regulations - Area B

1. (a) No operation or activity associated with any use in this zone, shall be permitted which carry out their operations such that there would be a nuisance factor from noise, odour, earthborne vibrations, heat, high brightness light sources, or dust created outside an enclosed building.
2. (b) All loading, service, garbage collection and storage areas shall be located to the rear and sides of the principal building and shall be screened from view from any public roadway other than a lane, and from adjacent sites by a wall, landscape materials, berms, fences, or a combination of these features, to the satisfaction of the development officer.
3. (c) The development officer may require that any exposed projections outside the building, such as mechanical and electrical equipment and cooling towers, be screened from view from any public roadway and adjacent sites if, in the opinion of the development officer such projections are inconsistent with the character and appearance of surrounding development or intended visual qualities of Area B.
4. (d) All buildings shall be constructed and finished with durable materials. The development officer may require that the appearance of metal, and/or concrete block be improved with finishing materials that maintain an appearance which is characteristic of surrounding development.
5. (e) For the purpose of Signs, in this zone, Area B shall be considered a C5 zone.
6. (f) In addition to the regulations above, the listed uses are subject to the applicable regulations contained within the Land Use Bylaw, unless such regulation is specifically excluded or modified by the Direct Control zone.

Area C – Parcel Specific Low Intensity Business and Service Commercial

The purpose of this Area is to provide for compatible service commercial uses on Lot 6, Block 247, Plan 052 4056 and storm water management on Lot 9PUL, Block 247, Plan 052 4056.

   Table 15.42(C)

Uses containing a carat (^) may be prohibited or subject to limitations or additional regulations pursuant to section 7.19, Heavy Industrial Transition Overlay.

   Development Regulations - Area C

1. (a) The maximum floor area ratio is 1.0.
2. (b) The maximum height is 12 m.
3. (c) The minimum lot width is 30 m.
4. (d) The minimum front yard is 7.5 m.
5. (e) The minimum side yard is 3.0 m, except it is 6.0 m from a flanking road.
6. (f) The minimum rear yard is 3.0 m, except it is 6.0 m where it abuts a road or a residential zone.

   Other Regulations - Area C

1. (a) No operation or activity associated with any use in this zone shall be permitted which carry out their operations such that there would be a nuisance factor from noise, odour, earthborne vibrations, heat, high brightness light sources, or dust created outside an enclosed building.
2. (b) For the purpose of Signs, in this zone, Area A shall be considered a C2 zone.
3. (c) In addition to the regulations above, the listed uses are subject to the applicable regulations contained within the Land Use Bylaw, unless such regulation is specifically excluded or modified by the Direct Control zone.

Development Permits

1. (a) A development officer shall consider and decide upon all development permit applications within this zone.