General

This section provides definitions for terms used within the Land Use Bylaw.

Please note, definitions pertaining to specific uses are below, and signage-related definitions are located in section 7.2 ‘Definitions - Signs.’

a b c d e f g h H h i l m n o p r s t u v w z

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Abattoir means a building where livestock is slaughtered and the meat may be cut, cured, smoked, aged, wrapped, or frozen for wholesale distribution.

Access means an area that serves as the physical connection between a site and a public roadway.

Accessory means subordinate, incidental to, and exclusively devoted to a principal use or principal building.

Adjacent Site means a site that is contiguous to a site which includes land that would be contiguous if not for a public roadway, public utility lot, public utility right-of-way, railway right-of-way, river, stream, or sidewalk.

Adjoining Site means a site that is contiguous to another site along a common property line. An adjoining site also includes a site that is adjacent across a rear lane, but not across a street.

Affordable Non-Market Housing is as defined in the Council Policy C-P&E-06 Affordable Housing.

Agricultural Support Service means a use directly related to supporting or servicing the on-site agricultural industry (such as milling, drying, cleaning, sorting, slaughtering, distilling, refining). Typical development includes an abattoir, bottling dairy products, hay storage, dairy processing, not including auction (agriculture).

Agriculture (General) means the cultivation of soil for the growing of a crop or the raising of livestock, but does not include agriculture (intensive) or topsoil processing and sales.

Agriculture (Intensive) means a development used for the raising of livestock under confined conditions in pens or buildings. Typical development includes a hatchery, feedlot, poultry operation, hog barn, piggery, or insect farm.

Agriculture Accessory Building means a building associated with an agricultural use on the lot on which it is located that is used for the housing of livestock, the storage of farm produce or livestock feed, or the storage and maintenance of agricultural machinery, including a grain bin or silo for the storage of on-farm produced crops, not including a building used for dwelling.

Amenity Area means any portion of a development site intended for active or passive recreation, including landscaped areas, patios, and balconies.

Amenity Area (Common) means any portion of a development intended for active or passive recreation that is designed for the common usage of the owners and residents within a development. These areas may include one or more of the following: plazas, courtyards, recreation areas, swimming pools, tennis courts, bike storage rooms, common gathering rooms, gardens, private parks, and open spaces, including elements such as street furnishings, hard-surfacing, plantings, and architectural features that create a strong sense of communal gathering space.

Amenity Area (Private) means a balcony, patio, deck, or other similar structure which is attached to and has a private entrance from the interior of a dwelling unit.

Amenity Area (Public) means any portion of a development intended for active or passive recreation, gathering, and enjoyment of the public, located and designed to maximize the accessibility and use of the area by the public during the hours that the surrounding development is open to the public. An amenity area (public) shall be owned and maintained by the owners of the development or in common. Access shall be at no cost to the public.

Animal Grooming means a development entirely located within an enclosed building for the grooming of a domestic pet. This does not include animal service.

Animal Health means a development used for the medical care, treatment, and incidental overnight accommodation of a domestic pet, but not livestock. Typical development includes a veterinary clinic or animal hospital, not including animal service.

Animal Health (Rural) means a development used for the medical care, treatment, and incidental overnight accommodation of a domestic pet and livestock. Typical development includes a veterinary clinic or animal hospital, not including animal service.

Animal Service means a development primarily located within an enclosed building used for the accommodation, boarding, breeding, impoundment, training, and sale of a domestic pet, not including agriculture (intensive), animal grooming, or animal health.

Architectural Projection means a building feature that is mounted on and/or extends from the surface of an exterior building wall or façade, typically above finished grade. Examples of architectural projections include balconies, bay windows, or cantilevered wall sections, not including eaves or chimneys.

Area Redevelopment Plan (ARP) means a statutory plan, in accordance with the MGA, which provides direction through policies on the redevelopment of existing areas.

Area Structure Plan (ASP) means a statutory plan, as provided for in the MGA, which provides direction through policies on future development areas.

Art Gallery/Studio means a public or private facility which is used for the production or sale of or as a repository of works of individual art pieces not mass produced, including paintings, photographs, drawings, etchings, pottery, or sculptures.

Auction (Agriculture) means a development used for the auctioning of livestock and agricultural equipment, including the temporary storage of such livestock and equipment, not including auction (general).

Auction (General) means a development used for the auctioning of goods, vehicles, and equipment, including the temporary storage of such goods and equipment, not including auction (agriculture).

Automotive (Sales) means a development used for the sale of a vehicle, recreation vehicle, or recreation equipment and may include an automotive (service) component. Typical development includes a car or motorcycle dealership, not including automotive (specialty) or heavy vehicle and equipment (sales and service).

Automotive (Service) means a development used for the service and repair of a vehicle, recreation vehicle, or recreation equipment or their components. Typical development includes automotive painting, collision repair, and service shops, not including automotive (specialty) or heavy vehicle and equipment (sales and service).

Automotive (Specialty) means a development used for the sale and installation of accessory components for a vehicle, recreation vehicle, or recreation equipment. Typical development includes vehicle wrap, window tint, decal shop, audio or visual equipment, not including automotive (sales), automotive (service), and heavy vehicle and equipment (sales and service).

Automotive Wrecker means a development used for the storing, junking, dismantling, sale, or wrecking of three or more vehicles, not in running condition, or parts of them. Typical development includes a salvage yard or automotive recycler.

Awning means a detachable, roof-like structure, covered by fabric or other flexible material, supported from a building by a fixed or retractable frame, without a supporting structure.

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Balcony means an above-grade exterior platform projecting from a wall and located adjacent to an entry to a dwelling unit.

Bare Land Condominium Unit means a bare land unit as defined in the Condominium Property Act, RSA 2000, c. C-22.

Barrier-Free means to allow proper and safe access and use of buildings, facilities, and open areas, with a proper and safe outcome for accessibility.

Basement means the lowest floor level of a building, located wholly or partly below the finished grade.

Bed and Breakfast means a home-based business that is an accessory use to a dwelling (single-detached), dwelling (semi-detached), or dwelling (duplex); and provides temporary sleeping accommodation and meals to visitors. The development must be operated by a permanent resident of the dwelling unit. This use does not include a boarding house or short-term rental.

Bedroom means a private room planned and intended for sleeping.

Berm means an elongated mound of earth projecting above the adjoining average finished grade, designed to provide screening or noise attenuation within a development or between adjoining developments.

Bicycle Parking means the provision of space and facilities to temporarily park bicycles that does not impede pedestrian or vehicle traffic.

Boarding House means a development located within a dwelling unit or any part thereof to provide more than 10 individuals with shared access to any of the following on a fee-for-service basis:

1. Washroom facilities;
2. Sleeping accommodations; and
3. Cooking or eating facilities.

Typical Development includes rooming houses, but does not include a bed and breakfast, congregate housing (level one), congregate housing (level two), or short-term rental.

Breezeway means a roofed structure that connects two buildings and provides pedestrian access only.

Broadcasting Studio means a development used for the production or broadcast of audio or visual programming, including radio, music, television, and movie programs.

Building includes anything constructed or placed on, in, over, or under land, but does not include a highway or bridge that forms part of a highway. 

Building Code means the National Building Code - Alberta Edition.

Building Envelope means the three-dimensional space within which a building can be constructed.

Building Frontage means a wall or façade on the exterior of a building which faces a public roadway, other than a lane.

Building Mass means the height, width, and depth of a building.

Building Recess means a recessed area at finished grade that is created by an overhanging upper part of a building at the building frontage or by setting a portion of a building back from the front property line.

Bulk Fuel Sales Depot means a development used for the bulk storage, distribution, and sale of petroleum products, and may include card lock sales.

Bulk Oil and Chemical Storage means a development where refined or crude oil, or liquid or solid chemicals, are stored outdoors. Typical uses include tank farms.

Bylaw Enforcement Officer means an individual appointed as such in accordance with Bylaw 21/2003, the Bylaw Enforcement Officer Bylaw.

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Campground means a development used to provide outdoor spaces to the public for temporary accommodation in tents or recreation vehicles. For the purposes of this definition, a recreation vehicle is considered to be an accessory building when utilized for the purpose of a dwelling for security and maintenance of the campground.

Cannabis has the meaning given to it in the Cannabis Act, S.C. 2018, c.16.

Cannabis Production and Distribution Facility means a development where federally approved medical or non-medical (recreational) cannabis plants are grown, processed, packaged, tested, destroyed, stored, or loaded for distribution – with a plant canopy area of equal to or greater than 200.00 m² (2,152.78 sq. ft.) – that meets all federal or provincial requirements and all requirements of this Bylaw. This may include a portion of the facility, as an accessory to the principal production and distribution use, to be used for the retail sale of cannabis. This does not include retail (cannabis).

Cannabis Production and Distribution Facility (Micro) means a development where federally approved medical or non-medical (recreational) cannabis plants are grown, processed, packaged, tested, destroyed, stored, or loaded for distribution – with a plant canopy area of less than 200.00 m² (2,152.78 sq. ft.) – or as otherwise defined by the Federal Cannabis Regulations SOR/2018-144. This may include a portion of the facility, as an accessory to the principal production and distribution use, to be used for the retail sale of cannabis. This does not include retail (cannabis).

Canopy (Attached) means a fixed structure that provides overhead shelter comprised of a roof and supporting structure that are attached to and extend from a building, and may include a theatre marquee.

Canopy (Freestanding) means a fixed structure made of rigid materials that provides overhead shelter comprised of a roof and supporting posts, and is not attached to any other building.

Cantilevered Wall Section means a projection of part of an exterior wall of a building not supported by a foundation wall for the purpose of accommodating a bow or bay window, shelving units, closets, a fireplace, or a portion of a room.

Car Wash means a development used for the cleaning of vehicles.

Carport means a structure, with a minimum 40% of its perimeter open and unobstructed, used to provide overhead shelter for a vehicle.

Catering Service means a development where food and beverages, to be served off the premises, are prepared for sale to the public.

Cemetery means a development where the entombment of the deceased occurs and may include such facilities as a columbarium, mausoleum, memorial park or garden, or interment ground.

Chemical Processing means a development used for processing, manufacturing, and any accessory storing or warehousing of chemicals and petrochemicals.

Chief Administrative Officer means the individual appointed by Council to the position of Chief Administrative Officer under section 205 of the MGA, and pursuant to the Chief Administrative Officer Bylaw 13/2002.

City means the City of St. Albert.

City Standards means a City document, including a bylaw, municipal engineering standard, public participation standard, Neighbourhood Plan, Concept Plan, or Council policy, that specifies how development is to be designed or completed.

Commercial District includes the NHC, TCC, ICC (Area B), and RCC Districts.

Community Garden means an area on a whole site or part of a site where flowers, vegetables, or fruit are cultivated for consumption or distribution on a not-for-profit basis.

Compliance Certificate means a document that may be issued by the Development Authority indicating that a building, as shown on documentation provided to the City, is located in accordance with the building setback requirements in this Bylaw at the time the certificate is issued or in compliance with the yard or building setbacks specified in any Development Permit which may have been issued.

Conceptual Site Development Plan means a development plan for a site or lot, which identifies how a proposed development will fit into the larger development area, including the proposed building types and location, development phasing, vehicular and pedestrian routes, connectivity, parks, amenity areas, and on-site signage.

Conference and Banquet Facility means a development that provides auditorium, banquet, exhibition, gymnasium, meeting, or seminar facilities. This use does not include establishment (gaming).

Congregate Housing (Level One) means a group of up to six individuals living together communally in a dwelling (single detached), dwelling (semi-detached), or dwelling (duplex). This does not include congregate housing (level two), short-term rental, or a boarding house.

Congregate Housing (Level Two) means a group of seven to 10 individuals living together communally in a dwelling (single detached). This does not include congregate housing (level one), short-term rentals, or boarding houses.

Construction Service means a development used to provide landscaping, electrical, plumbing, heating, painting, woodworking, or similar contractor services to households or to general contractors. This use does not include equipment rental.

Corner Lot means a lot located at the intersection of two or more public roadways, but not the intersection of a street and a rear lane, or a lot that has two public road frontages.

Council means the Council of the City of St. Albert.

CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) means the broad study and design of environments to encourage desirable behaviour and functionality, and decrease undesirable behaviour and criminal actions.

Crematorium means a development with one or more chambers used for the reduction of the deceased. This use does not include a cemetery or a funeral home.

Cul-de-Sac means a non-through roadway that terminates in one or more bulbs.

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Dangerous or Hazardous Goods means a product, substance, or organism listed in the Dangerous Goods Transportation and Handling Act, RSA 2000, c. D-4 and by the Major Industrial Accidents Council of Canada (MIACC).

Daycare Facility means a development used to provide care and supervision to seven or more children or adults. Typical development includes daycare centres, preschools, kindergartens, and adult support programs.

Deck means a raised platform, normally attached to a dwelling unit, which projects beyond the principal building, including balconies.

Deck (Covered) means a deck that has a roof over it and has more than 50% of its perimeter open to the outside.

Deck (Enclosed) means a deck that has a roof over it and has less than 50% of its perimeter open to the outside.

Decorative Pond means any decorative pond, whether above or below the ground. This does not include a private pool.

Density means the number of dwelling units and live/work units on a lot, expressed in units per hectare or in units per lot, not including secondary suites.

Density Requirement means the density target set for a lot by the Area Structure Plan (ASP), Area Redevelopment Plan (ARP), or Neighbourhood Plan, which may be comprised of residential, commercial, or mixed-use development, or any combination thereof.

Designated Flood Line means the observed and calculated elevation for the 1:100-year flood elevation along the Sturgeon River, Big Lake, and Carrot Creek as indicated on the Land Use Map.

Designated Officer means an individual who may carry out the powers, duties, and functions delegated to them by the Chief Administrative Officer of the City of St. Albert in accordance with the Chief Administrative Officer Bylaw 13/2002. This includes a Development Officer or a Bylaw Enforcement Officer.

Development means:

1. An excavation or stockpile, and the creation of either of them;
2. A building, an addition to a building, replacement or repair of a building, and the construction or placing in, on, over, or under land of any of them;
3. A change of use of land or a building, or any act done in relation to land or a building, that results in or is likely to result in a change in the use of the land or building; or
4. A change in the intensity of use of land or a building, or any act done in relation to land or a building, that results in or is likely to result in a change in the intensity of use of the land or building.

Development Agreement means an agreement between a developer or property owner and the City that defines the terms and conditions under which a development must be carried out.

Development Authority has the same meaning as set out in the MGA.

Development Officer means the Director of Planning and Development, or an individual appointed to the office of Development Officer in accordance with this Bylaw.

Development Permit means the document issued by the Development Authority or by Council in a Direct Control District under this Bylaw or any previous Land Use Bylaw, and includes any plans or conditions of approval.

Digital Mining means the use of computer systems and associated infrastructure, and components for the digital transactions required for processing data. This includes, but is not limited to, digital currency processing, non-fungible tokens, and blockchain transactions.

Direct Control means a customized land use designation. A Direct Control development or District has a set of rules specific to a particular property or development.

Director of Planning and Development means the person appointed to that position by the CAO.

Domestic Pet means dogs, cats, or other domesticated household pets ordinarily kept within the confines of a dwelling unit.

Drive-through means part of a development designed to serve customers remaining in their vehicles.

Driveway means a privately owned, hard-surfaced access that connects on-site parking areas to the public roadway.

Dugout means a development where earth, rock, concrete, or other material is removed in order to retain water for household, landscaping, stormwater management, or general agricultural uses, including a borrow pit, but not including a lagoon for wastewater.

Dwelling (Apartment) means a building containing three or more principal dwelling units with a common entrance from the exterior.

Dwelling (Dormitory) means an accessory building containing a dwelling for more than 10 staff or students, located on the same site or campus as a school (elementary or secondary) or school (post-secondary). A dwelling (dormitory) may have common cooking, washroom, and living facilities.

Dwelling (Duplex) means a single building on a single lot containing two dwelling units, each with a separate direct entrance from the exterior and one or more habitable rooms above finished grade. This use does not include dwelling (semi-detached).

Dwelling (Loft Unit) means a dwelling unit in which all of the cooking, living, and sleeping areas are combined in a single room, within a dwelling (apartment), mixed-use building, or supportive living accommodation. This does not include a dwelling (studio unit). The minimum floor area of a dwelling (loft unit) shall be greater than 46.50 m² (500.52 sq. ft.).

Dwelling (Manufactured Home) means a dwelling that is manufactured to be moved from one point to another, which provides year-round residential accommodation, and meets the requirements for a residence under the Canadian Standards Association.

Dwelling (Secondary) means a secondary dwelling on a lot, and may be a dwelling (single-detached) or dwelling (manufactured home). This use does not include farm help accommodation or a secondary suite.

Dwelling (Semi-Detached) means a single building containing two side-by-side dwelling units, each with its own title and direct connection to finished grade, and separated from each other by a party wall extending from foundation to roof, which is designed and constructed as two dwellings at the time of initial construction of the building. This use does not include dwelling (duplex).

Dwelling (Single-Detached) means a building comprised of one dwelling unit on a site separated by open space from any development on an adjoining site. This does not include a dwelling (manufactured home).

Dwelling (Studio Unit) means a dwelling unit in which all cooking, living, and sleeping areas are combined in a single room, within a dwelling (apartment), mixed-use building, or supportive living accommodation. This does not include a dwelling (loft unit). The maximum floor area of a dwelling (studio) shall be 46.50 m² (500.52 sq. ft.).

Dwelling (Townhouse-Complex) means a development comprised of one or more buildings, each containing three or more dwelling units, all on a lot, where each unit has a separate, direct entrance from the exterior to grade.  No dwelling (townhouse-complex) shall have less than five dwelling units total. This use may also include stacked townhousing, or a development of a mixed form, including townhousing incorporated with a dwelling (apartment) or dwelling unit above a non-residential use.

 

Dwelling (Townhouse-Plex) means a single building constructed in a low-density residential district, containing three to four dwelling units all on a lot, where each unit has a separate, direct entrance from the exterior to grade.

Dwelling (Townhouse-Single) means a building comprised of three or more dwelling units, where each dwelling unit is on its own lot, and each unit has a separate, direct entrance from the exterior to grade.

Dwelling (Townhouse) means a building comprised of three or more dwelling units, where each unit has a separate, direct entrance from the exterior to grade, and includes dwelling (townhouse-single), dwelling (townhouse-plex), and dwelling (townhouse-complex). Typical examples include back-to-back townhouses, stacked townhouses, and street-oriented townhouses.

Dwelling or Dwelling Unit means a self-contained residence comprising cooking, washroom, living, and sleeping facilities with a separate private entrance from the exterior of a building or from a common hall, lobby, or stairway inside a building, but does not include any part of a hospital, hotel, or recreation vehicle.

Dwelling Unit Above a Non-Residential Use means a dwelling unit, located in a mixed-use building, which is located above any non-residential use.

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Environmental Reserve is as defined in the MGA.

Equestrian Facility means a development used for the training of riders or horses, and may include the boarding of horses.

Equipment Rental means a development used to rent household equipment or light machinery to the public. This use does not include fleet service.

Equipment Service means a development that provides repair services for household goods, equipment, and appliances. Typical uses include radio, television, and appliance repair shops, and furniture refinishing and upholstery shops.

Establishment (Adult) means a development of:

1. adult theatres or erotic dance clubs, which are any premises wherein live performances, motion pictures, video tapes, digital video discs, slides or similar electronic photographic reproductions, the main feature of which is the nudity or partial nudity of any person, are performed, shown, or conducted on the premises; or
2. massage service establishment (for adult use only) that is distinguished or characterized by its emphasis on, or the provision of services, which are sexually explicit in nature.

Establishment (Brew Pub) means a development where food and beverages are prepared and served for consumption by the public, and alcoholic beverages, excluding spirits, are brewed on the premises as an accessory use. This use may include accessory retail sales on or off the premises. This use does not include establishment (drinking) or establishment (restaurant).

Establishment (Drinking) means a development licensed to serve alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, and may include up to 10 video lottery terminals as an accessory use. This use does not include establishment (brew pub) or establishment (restaurant).

Establishment (Entertainment) means a development where live performances or motion pictures are shown. Typical development includes a cinema, theatre, or music hall, not including establishment (adult).

Establishment (Gaming) means a development that provides patrons the opportunity to engage in games of chance and skill. Typical development includes a racetrack with a betting facility (either on-site or off-site), a casino, and a bingo hall.

Establishment (Restaurant) means a development where food and beverages are prepared and served for consumption by the public. Typical development includes restaurants, fast-food restaurants, and takeout restaurants, not including establishment (brew pub) or establishment (drinking).

Establishment Neighbourhood means those neighbourhoods identified in Figure 10-4.

Event Venue (Rural) means an accessory use to the principal use that brings additional visitors and guests to an agricultural lot for an assembly or event. This use may include the provision of facilities to enable entertainment, and/or the preparation of food and beverage services. This use does not include bed and breakfast, conference and banquet facilities, exhibition grounds, campgrounds, or home-based businesses.

Excavation means any breaking of ground, but does not include landscaping of a use for which a Development Permit has been issued, agricultural cultivating, limited household gardening, or ground care.

Exhibition Grounds means an outdoor facility used to host public events, including rodeos, horse shows, and exhibitions, and any accessory building used for spectator seating or viewing.

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Façade means the exterior, outward face of the building.

Family means adult interdependent partners (married or common-law), lone-parent households, or single persons living in the same dwelling with related household members or caring for non-related children through an authorized guardianship, foster care, or kinship agreement.

Family Day Home means a home-based business that is accessory to a dwelling unit, or part thereof, used to provide care and supervision to more than four but less than seven children or adults, not including any children who are otherwise permanent residents of the dwelling unit.

Farm Help Accommodation means a temporary housing development that may include a maximum of four buildings grouped together on a site, where the occupants are persons who are an integral part of an agricultural (general), an agricultural (intensive), or an equestrian facility that is located on the same site. This use does not include a boarding house, dwelling (secondary), or secondary suite.

Farmstead means a development on an agricultural lot, which includes a dwelling and improvements related to the raising or production of crops or livestock. A farmstead may include accessory buildings, accessory agricultural buildings, and shelterbelts.

Fence means a vertical physical barrier constructed to provide visual screening or to enclose a lot or site.

Fenestration means the design and disposition of doors, windows, and other exterior openings of a building.

Finished Grade means the elevation of the ground upon placement of soil and sod above the rough grade, or as may be identified on plot plans.

Fleet Service means a development from which three or more vehicles are operated for the transportation of passengers or goods.

Freeboard Elevation means a specified elevation above which all building openings must be built.

Frontage means the property line of a site along any public roadway except a lane.

Full Cut-Off Light Fixture means a fixture that directs light down towards the ground and does not emit any light above the horizontal plane. These fixtures reduce light pollution and are dark-sky friendly.

Funeral Home means a development used for the arrangement of funerals or holding of funeral services, and may include the preparation of the deceased for burial or cremation. This use does not include a religious assembly.

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Garage means a building that is intended to provide parking for vehicles, is enclosed on all sides, and may either be attached to or detached from the principal building.

Garage Sale means an Accessory Development involving the sale of goods from a garage or yard in a Residential District.

Glazing means the portion of a wall, window, or door that is made of transparent glass.

Government Service means a development where municipal, provincial, or federal government services are provided directly to the public, and includes development required for the public protection of persons or property. Typical development includes a police station, fire station, courthouse, post office, transit service, public museum, library, school board or social services office.

Grade means either rough grade or finished grade, depending on the application context.

Grading means any land disturbance, removal, or fill, or any combination thereof, and shall include the conditions resulting from any land disturbance. This does not include excavation or stripping.

Greenhouse and Plant Nursery means a development used for the growing, storage, and sale of vegetables or landscaping plants, either in a greenhouse or garden, and for the storage and sale of related gardening goods and equipment.

Gross Floor Area means the total area of all floors of a building located totally or partially above finished grade, and the total area of all mechanical equipment areas. The area comprising the gross floor area must be enclosed or have a roof over the area, but does not require interior finishing. Gross floor area shall be measured:

1. To the outside surface of the exterior walls; or
2. Where buildings are separated by firewalls, to the centre line of the common firewalls.

Gross Vehicle Weight means the licensed maximum weight of the vehicle, as set out on the vehicle’s certificate of registration.

Ground Cover means low-profile vegetation commonly used for landscaping, and includes herbaceous perennials and flowers, but does not include grass.

Group Home means a development consisting of the use of a residential dwelling for care and supervision of occupants. A group home is intended to provide room and board for occupants requiring specialized or personal care, guidance, or supervision. The residential character of the development shall be primary, with the occupants living together as a single housekeeping group, and using cooking facilities shared in common. This does not include transitional accommodation.

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Habitable Room means a bedroom, dining room, family room, or living room.

Hard-Surfaced or Hard-Surfacing means the provision of durable, dust-free material constructed and maintained to the satisfaction of the Development Authority, in consultation with the Engineering Department. Typical materials include concrete, asphalt, or similar materials. For vehicle parking, including parking pads, driveways, and parking lots, materials that are capable of withstanding expected vehicle loads.

Health Service means a development used for the provision of physical and mental out-patient health care, and social or counselling services. Services may be of a preventative, diagnostic, treatment, therapeutic, rehabilitative, or counselling nature. Typical development includes medical and dental offices, health and physiotherapy clinics, or massage therapy clinics.

Heavy Vehicle and Equipment (Sales and Service) means a development used for the sale, service, and rental of heavy vehicles, machinery, or mechanical equipment, and may include vehicles and equipment used for farming, construction, or oilfield operations. This use does not include automotive (sales), automotive (service), or automotive (specialty).

High-Density Residential District includes the HDR District.

Highway is as defined in the Traffic Safety Act, RSA 2000, c. T-6.

Historic Resource means a building, group of buildings, District, landscape, archaeological site, or other place that has been formally recognized by the City, provincial, and/or federal government for its heritage value.

Home-Based Business (Level One) means an Accessory Development contained within one room in a dwelling unit or an accessory building, for a business that is operated by a permanent resident of the dwelling unit, and involves office functions only. No on-site employees, except the resident, are permitted for a home-based business (level one).

Home-Based Business (Level Three) means an Accessory Development in a dwelling unit or an accessory building, for a business that is operated by a permanent resident of the dwelling unit, which may have four employees who do not reside on the property, with limited outdoor storage. Typical activities include contractor services, landscape supplies, commercial vehicle parking, automotive and auto body repair, and on-site light fabrication.

Home-Based Business (Level Two) means an Accessory Development in a dwelling unit or an accessory building, for a business that is operated by a permanent resident of the dwelling unit, and may include one employee who does not reside on the property. This use does not include animal service, automotive (service), automotive specialty, fleet service, or a dry cleaner.

Hospital means an institutional development used to provide inpatient and outpatient health care to the public, which is recognized, authorized, licensed, or certified by a public authority. Typical development includes a provincial health care facility, a community health centre, a hospital, palliative care, long-term care, an auxiliary hospital, a mental health facility, detoxification, or addictions treatment.

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Hot Tub means an accessory development that is a heated tub full of water used for hydrotherapy or relaxation, located either above or below grade. This does not include a private pool or decorative pond.

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Hotel means a commercial development used to provide temporary sleeping accommodation to the public, and which may also contain a restaurant, drinking establishment, or conference and banquet facility. Typical development includes a hotel, hostel, or motel.

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Illumination means lighting by artificial means.

Industrial (Level Four) means a development where any actual or potential nuisance factor generated by the development will extend beyond the boundaries of the site, and may have an impact on the safety, use, amenity, and enjoyment of adjacent sites. This use may consume large quantities of land or require a high level of servicing capacity. This use may include the removal and extraction of raw materials, refineries, upgraders, or animal rendering.

Industrial (Level One) means a development where any actual or potential nuisance factor generated by the development is contained within an enclosed building, which may include manufacturing, product testing, and warehousing. This use does not include bulk oil and chemical storage or chemical processing.

Industrial (Level Three) means a development where any actual or potential nuisance factor generated by the development may extend beyond the boundaries of the site, and may have an impact on the land and neighbouring lots. This use shall not require a high level of servicing capacity. This use does not include the removal and extraction of raw materials, refineries, upgraders, animal rendering, or automotive wreckers.

Industrial (Level Two) means a development where any actual or potential nuisance factor generated by the development is contained within the boundaries of the site, which may include processing of raw (transported to the site), semi, or finished material; assembling goods; cleaning, servicing, and repairing of goods and equipment; product testing, warehousing and distribution; and training of personnel in general industrial operations. This use does not include the removal and extraction of raw materials, automotive wreckers, or chemical processing.

Industrial District includes the BP1, BP2, ICS, and IND Districts.

Infill Development means the process of developing vacant or underused sites, or redeveloping existing or underused structures.

Interior Lot means any lot other than a corner lot.

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Land and Property Rights Tribunal (LPRT) means a quasi-judicial tribunal established under the Land and Property Rights Tribunal Act, SA 2020, c L-2.3.

Land Use District means an area of the City established as a Land Use District by this Bylaw.

Land Use Map means the Land Use Map.

Landscape Buffer means a landscaped area with dense landscaping, intended to separate and screen adjacent differing land uses.

Landscaped Area means that portion of a site which is required to be landscaped.

Landscaping means preserving, enhancing, or incorporating vegetative and other materials in a development, and includes combining new or existing vegetative materials with architectural elements, existing site features, or other development features – including fences or walls.

Lane means an alley as defined in the Traffic Safety Act, RSA 2000, c.T-6.

Live/Work Unit means a unit designed to be used concurrently as a dwelling unit and as a commercial use.

Livestock includes horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, llamas, ostriches, bison, roosters, turkeys, ducks, geese, fowl, foxes, mink, skunks, insects, and all other animals; whether of a domestic nature or wild; but does not include hens that are kept pursuant to a valid and subsisting Hen Licence issued under the Hen Bylaw, or bees that are kept pursuant to a valid and subsisting Urban Beekeeping License issued under the Urban Beekeeping Bylaw. This does not include a domestic pet.

Loading Dock means a door used in connection with a loading space.

Loading Space means a space that accommodates a vehicle while it is being loaded or unloaded.

Lodger means someone who pays for a place to sleep, which may include meals, but does not include the purchase of a room in a hotel.

Lot means:

1. A quarter section;
2. A river lot shown on an official plan, as defined in the Surveys Act, RSA 2000, c. S-26, that is filed or lodged in a land titles office;
3. A settlement lot shown on an official plan, as defined in the Surveys Act, RSA 2000, c. S-26, that is filed or lodged in a land titles office;
4. A part of a lot described in a certificate of title, if the boundaries of the part are described in the certificate of title other than by reference to a legal subdivision;
5. A part of a lot described in a certificate of title, if the boundaries of the part are described in a certificate of title by reference to a plan of subdivision.

Lot Area means the area of a lot, including any area dedicated to an easement or a right-of-way, as shown on a plan of subdivision or described in a copy of a certificate of title.

Lot Coverage means the percentage of the lot area covered by buildings.

Lot Depth means the distance between the front and rear property lines of the lot, as measured perpendicularly or radially from the mid-point of the front property line to the mid-point of the rear property line of the lot.

Lot Frontage means the width of a lot or site at the front property line adjoining a public roadway.

Lot Width means the distance between the side property lines, as measured along the minimum front yard building setback, unless otherwise specified in this Bylaw.

Low-Density Residential District includes the LDR, SLR, LLR, and FBR Districts.

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Manager of the Development Branch means the person appointed to that position by the CAO.

Maximum Working Shift means the period of time that the greatest number of employees are required to be present at the development.

Medium-Density Residential District includes the MDR District.

Mixed-Use Building means the development of a building with a variety of complementary and integrated uses, which includes a residential component and a non-residential component, in a compact, urban form. The non-residential component may include office, retail, government service, restaurant, or entertainment in a compact urban form.

Mixed-Use District includes the MID (Area C), MU1, MU2, and DTN Districts.

Moving Pod/Refuse Bin means an accessory development that is placed to assist with the temporary storage of goods related to a move, or disposal of waste materials during renovations. This does not include a shipping container.

Multi-Tenant Building means three or more non-residential units separated by partition walls that separate one tenant’s space from another or from the building’s common area, such as a public corridor, as shown on a submitted floor plan.

Municipal Development Plan (MDP) means a statutory plan, as provided for in the MGA, which provides direction on the future land use and development of the City.

Municipal Government Act (MGA) means the MGA.

Municipal Reserve is as defined in the MGA.

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Natural Area means land or water, identified as environmentally sensitive, that requires protection and stewardship. Examples include wetlands, watercourses, ravines, forests, meadows, grasslands, and riparian areas.

Neighbourhood Plan (NP) means a non-statutory plan whose plan area must be located within an approved Area Structure Plan.

Net Floor Area means the gross floor area of a building, less the area of stairways, elevators, mechanical floors or rooms, vertical service shafts, common corridors, lobbies, public washrooms, internal garbage storage, and internal vehicular areas.

Non-Residential District includes a Commercial District, Industrial District, Special District, and any non-residential component of a Mixed-Use District.

Non-Through Roadway means a public roadway, built to City standards, other than a lane, that has one permanent point of ingress and egress. This includes a cul-de-sac or any road design with one access point and spine, and one or more bulbs or dead ends. See Figure 7-1 (within the definitions section) for examples of typical non-through roadway designs.

Figure 7-1: Example of Typical Non-Through Roadway Designs

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Off-Site means a location other than the site which is the subject of a development.

On-Site means a location on the site which is the subject of a development.

Outdoor Display Area means an outdoor area, forming part of a development, used to exhibit or show vehicles, recreation vehicles, equipment, goods, materials, or products.

Outdoor Storage means an accessory outdoor area, forming part of a development, used for the storage of equipment, goods, materials, motor vehicles, recreation vehicles, or products. This use does not include storage facility (indoor), storage facility (mini), or storage facility (recreation vehicle and equipment).

Overlay District means an identified area where additional regulations, requirements, or both are imposed or supersede the underlying Land Use District(s) to which it is applied. The overlay area cannot change the Permitted Uses and Discretionary Uses.

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Panhandle Lot means a lot which is serviced and gains frontage through the use of a narrow strip of land, which is an integral part of the lot.

Park means land that is intended to be used by the public for active and passive recreation, or general enjoyment.

Parking means leaving a vehicle temporarily on a lot or site.

Parking Lot means a development which provides for the access, maneuvering, and parking of vehicles.

Parking Pad means a hard-surfaced area intended to accommodate the required on-site parking, but does not include a driveway.

Parking Structure means a building or portion thereof used for the parking of vehicles, and may be located either below, at, or above finished grade.

Parking Structure (Underground) means a building or portion thereof used for the parking of vehicles, where the majority of the parking structure is contained below finished grade.

Patio means an at-grade concrete slab or other hard surface that adjoins a dwelling unit for the purpose of outdoor gatherings.

Peace Officer is as defined in the Provincial Offences Procedures Act, RSA 2000, c. P-34.

Pedestrian-Oriented Development means a development designed, scaled, and located to provide priority to pedestrians and non-motorized modes of travel.

Personal Service means a development used to provide services related to the care and appearance of an individual, including the cleaning and repair of clothing, but does not include health service or establishment (adult). Typical development includes dry cleaner, hair salon, tanning salon, laundromat, tailor, shoe repair, and aesthetician services.

Plaza means an open space that provides opportunity for community gathering, events, and social interactions.

Principal Building means a building that accommodates the principal use of a lot or site.

Principal Use means the primary or main purpose for which a building or lot is used.

Private Pool means any private swimming pool, whether above or below the ground. This does not include a decorative pond or hot tub.

Private Property means property that is not defined as public property.

Private Roadway means a vehicle thoroughfare created for the purpose of vehicular access and circulation. It may include common property pursuant to the Condominium Property Act, RSA 2000, c. C-22, or be part of a lot, subject to a mutual access agreement. Private roadways include drive aisles.

Professional Office means an office use providing professional services. Typical development includes offices providing accounting, architectural, employment, engineering, insurance, investment, legal, real estate, planning, secretarial, broadcasting studios, and travel agent services. This use does not include health service or government service.

Property Line means a line of record bounding a lot that divides one lot from another lot, a public roadway, or any other public space.

Property Line (Common) means the shared property line between dwelling (semi-detached) or dwelling (townhouse) units.

Provincial Health Care Facility means an approved hospital as defined in the Hospitals Act, RSA 2000, c. H-12.

Public Access for the purpose of section 3.70 means a portion of a public roadway built to City standards, other than a lane, that provides a way to approach and enter onto a lot or site, or cross another public roadway. Typically, if a roadway only has one public access, it is considered a non-through roadway, and if a roadway has two or more public accesses, it is considered a through-street.

Public Market means a temporary market, set up indoors or outdoors, comprising a variety of small-scale and local vendors.

Public Property means, except for highways, any property owned, held, or controlled by the City or other public authority.

Public Roadway means a road as defined in section 616 of the MGA and does not include a private roadway or highway.

Public Utility means a system or works used to provide one or more of the following for public consumption, benefit, convenience, or use:

1. Water or steam;
2. Sewage disposal;
3. Telecommunications;
4. Irrigation;
5. Drainage;
6. Fuel;
7. Electric power;
8. Heat;
9. Waste management; or
10. Residential and commercial street lighting;

and includes the thing that is provided for public consumption, benefit, convenience, or use.

Public Utility Building means a development in which the owner or operator of a public utility maintains or houses any operation in connection with the distribution of a public utility, but does not include any development for the production of electric power or gas.

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Radio Antenna means a device used for commercial fleet dispatch and ham (or hobby) radio antennas, and their support structures, designed to receive and transmit radio waves for limited commercial uses and non-commercial uses, including commercial fleet services or amateur radio operators.

Real Property Report means a document showing building location and other site data prepared by a Registered Alberta Land Surveyor, according to the standards of the Alberta Land Surveyors Association.

Recessed Arcade means a pedestrian area created by an overhanging part of a building that is supported by columns.

Recreation (Indoor) means a development used for sports or recreation within an enclosed building. Typical development includes a health and fitness club, swimming pool, bowling alley, amusement arcade, athletic field, rink, or court, not including conference and banquet facility or establishment (gaming).

Recreation (Outdoor) means a development used for outdoor sports or recreation. Typical development includes a picnic area, playground, pedestrian and bicycle trail, boating facility, swimming pool, spray park, golf course, athletic field, rink, or court.

Recreation Equipment means a utility trailer, boat, boat trailer, all-terrain vehicle, or snowmobile, but not a recreation vehicle.

Recreation Vehicle means a vehicle, with seating and sleeping capacity to provide temporary living accommodation, either carried on or pulled by another vehicle, or transported under its own power.

Recycling Depot means a development for collecting, sorting, and temporarily storing recyclable materials, including bottles, cans, paper, boxes, and small household goods, not including automotive wrecker.

Religious Assembly means a development used for worship and related religious, philanthropic, or social activities, and includes accessory rectories, manses, meeting rooms, and food preparation and service facilities. Typical uses include churches, chapels, mosques, temples, synagogues, parish halls, convents, or monasteries.

Relocatable Building means a building that is designed to be relocated from site to site, but is not used for residential purposes.

Residential District includes the LDR, SLR, LLR, FBR, MDR, HDR, MID (areas A and B), and ICC (Area A) Districts.

Residential Sales Centre means a dwelling unit or temporary building used to exhibit dwelling units for sale, rent, or raffle. Typical uses include show or raffle homes.

Residential Use means congregate living (level one), congregate living (level two), dwelling (apartment), dwelling (duplex), dwelling (manufactured home), dwelling (secondary), dwelling (semi-detached), dwelling (single detached), dwelling (townhouse - complex), dwelling (townhouse - plex), dwelling (townhouse - single), dwelling unit above a non-residential use, group home, secondary suite (garage), secondary suite (garden), secondary suite (internal), supportive living accommodation, or townhousing.

Retail (Adult) means a development where more than 30% of the gross floor area is for the display or retail sale of sexually explicit goods, intended to be used for sexual pleasure. This does not include retail (cannabis), retail (general), or establishment (adult).

Retail (Cannabis) means a development used for the retail sale of cannabis that is authorized by provincial or federal legislation. This does not include a cannabis production and distribution facility or a cannabis production and distribution facility (micro).

Retail (General) means a development for the retail sale of a wide range of consumer goods and services with a floor area less than 4,000.00 m² (43,055.64 sq. ft.), but does not include a warehouse store (retail). Typical development includes a grocery store, variety store, clothing store, sporting goods store, furniture store, jewelry store, financial institution, pharmacy, or liquor store.

Retaining Wall means a wall structure which supports and contains the ground on a site.

Rough Grade means the elevation of the ground existing at completion of grading, but prior to the placement of soil and sod.

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Satellite Dish means a parabolic device and its support structure, designed to receive or transmit frequencies transmitted by satellites.

School (Commercial) means a commercial development used for training and instruction in a trade, skill, or service. Typical development includes trade, secretarial, business, hairdressing, driver training, music, or academic tutoring schools, not including school (elementary or secondary) or school (post-secondary).

School (Elementary or Secondary) means a development used for public or private elementary or secondary education, or both, and includes its administrative offices on the same site. This use does not include school (post-secondary), school (commercial), or daycare facility.

School (Post-Secondary) means a development offering public or private education or instruction to individuals beyond a secondary school. Typical development includes colleges and universities, not including school (commercial).

Screening means the concealment of a development by a fence, wall, berm, landscaping, or combination thereof. Such screening is intended to mitigate any visual nuisance of the development.

Secondary Suite means an accessory secondary dwelling unit that is located within, attached to, or separate from a principal dwelling unit. A secondary suite contains cooking, washroom, living, and sleeping facilities separate from those of the principal dwelling. A secondary suite, in any form, cannot be subdivided from the principal dwelling to create a separate legal title for the secondary suite.

Secondary Suite (Garage) means an accessory secondary dwelling unit located above a detached garage and having an entrance separate from the vehicle entrance to the garage. A secondary suite (garage) is only allowed in conjunction with a dwelling (single detached), dwelling (semi-detached), or dwelling (duplex). This use does not include a secondary suite (internal) or secondary suite (garden).

Secondary Suite (Garden) means a single-storey, accessory, secondary dwelling unit that is located in a building separate from the principal dwelling. A secondary suite (garden) is only allowed in conjunction with a dwelling (single-detached), dwelling (semi-detached), or dwelling (duplex). This use does not include a secondary suite (internal) or a secondary suite (garage).

Secondary Suite (Internal) means an accessory secondary dwelling unit that is located within a dwelling (single detached), dwelling (semi-detached), or dwelling (duplex). A secondary suite (internal) may include the development or conversion of a basement, where a portion of the suite is located below finished grade. This use does not include a secondary suite (garage) or secondary suite (garden).

Sensitive Land Use means buildings, amenity areas, or outdoor spaces where routine or normal activities occurring at reasonably expected times may experience one or more adverse effects from operational emissions generated by a nearby rail facility. Examples may include dwelling units, daycare facilities, school (elementary or secondary), school (post-secondary), hospital, provincial health care facility, playgrounds, stadium, public parks and trails, recreation (indoor), recreation (outdoor), religious assembly, conference and banquet facility, hotels, supportive housing, group homes, transitional accommodation, and any uses that are sensitive to dust, odour, noise, and vibration emissions.

Separation Distance means an open space around dwellings, separating them from adjacent buildings or activities, and providing daylight, ventilation, and privacy. Separation distance is not a front yard building setback, side yard building setback, or rear yard building setback as defined herein.

Service Lane means a building access route for motor vehicles found at the rear or side of a building.

Service Station means a development used for the sale of vehicle fuels, electric charging, lubricating oils, and other automotive fluids and incidental goods.

Setback means the distance from the foundation wall of a building to the property line at right angles or radially to it. Where there is no foundation wall, the distance shall be measured from the exterior wall at grade, not including cantilevered wall sections or architectural projections.

Shed means an accessory building used for the storage of gardening or household equipment, materials, and tools in a residential development, and includes a storage shed.

Shipping Container means an accessory development that was previously used to transport goods, and is now used for storage purposes only. This does not include a moving pod/refuse bin.

Shopping Centre means a development comprised of three or more separate commercial or mixed-use buildings that operate as a unit and share a common parking area.

Short-Term Rental means a dwelling or portion of a dwelling that is advertised for rent for a period of less than 30 days, but does not include a bed and breakfast or a boarding house.

Site Area means the total area of a lot or site, including any area dedicated to an easement or right-of-way, as shown on a plan of subdivision registered in a land titles office.

Site Density means the number of dwelling units per hectare of site area.

Site Plan means a detailed dimensional plan, at a reproducible scale, providing information and graphic depiction of all physical development relationships to occur on a site.

Sleeping Unit means a room intended for human occupancy that is not equipped with self-contained cooking facilities. It may provide accommodation for not more than two persons.

Sod Farm means a commercial farm growing sod through seeding and stripping of topsoil, and selling the final product.

Solar Collector (Attached) means a non-reflective accessory structure attached to a building, used to collect sunlight, that is part of a system used to convert radiant energy from the sun into thermal or electrical energy.

Solar Collector (Freestanding) means a non-reflective accessory structure not attached to a building, used to collect sunlight, that is part of a system used to convert radiant energy from the sun into thermal or electrical energy.

Special District includes the ALT, PRK, CON, ICC (Area C), PPI, FUD, TRN, and DC Districts.

Stadium means a building, containing an athletic field, which is used primarily for spectator sporting events. The building can be fully enclosed or built without a roof.

Step-Back means a horizontal recess to a building façade from the vertical façade immediately below it.

Storage Facility (Indoor) means a development containing non-portable storage units constructed within a single, wholly enclosed building with a common exterior entrance.

Storage Facility (Mini) means a development of storage units where each unit contains a separate access from the exterior of the building.

Storage Facility (Recreation Vehicle and Equipment) means a development where the primary use is the storage of unoccupied recreation vehicles or recreation equipment.

Storey means the space between the top of any floor above finished grade, and the top of the next floor above it and, if there is no floor above it, the part between the top of the floor and the ceiling above it. The bottom storey of a building located at street level is commonly referred to as the ground storey. For the purposes of calculating a storey, walkout basements are not included.

Streetscape means the area that lies between the street curb and the building frontage of the adjacent buildings, the role of which is to define the pedestrian corridor and the distinguishing character of a particular street, including landscaping, trees, lawns, sidewalks and other surfacing, lighting, street furniture, and signage.

Stripping means any activity that removes or significantly disturbs vegetated or otherwise stabilized soil surface, including clearing and grubbing operations. This does not include grading or excavation.

Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (SDAB) means the body established by the City of St. Albert Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Bylaw.

Subdivision Authority means the authority established by the City of St. Albert Subdivision Authority Bylaw 19/95.

Supportive Living Accommodation means a development, in a multiple-dwelling or sleeping-unit form, that provides residents with access to on-site professional care and daily living support, and is recognized, authorized, licensed, or certified by a public authority.

Surveillance Suite means a dwelling unit or sleeping unit that is accessory to the principal use and which is used solely to accommodate a person or persons whose function is to provide surveillance, maintenance, and security of the principal use.

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Tandem Parking means one vehicle parked in front of or behind the other vehicle, either on a driveway or parking pad, or in a parking lot, parking structure, or garage.

Telecommunication Tower means any tower used to provide communication services through the transmitting, receiving, or relaying of voice and data signals, including radio, cellular, broadcast, Personal Communication Services (PCS), or wireless data, such as cell phone towers and wireless internet towers. For the purposes of this Bylaw, this excludes radio antennas and satellite dishes.

Through-Street means a public roadway built to City standards, other than a lane, that has two separate points of ingress and egress. A lane cannot serve as a secondary ingress or egress route for a through-street.

Time Extension Agreement means a written request to extend the processing time of a Development Permit application, or a written request to extend a Development Permit approval.

Top of Bank means the upper, natural topographical break that signifies the upper edge of the slope to a watercourse or water body, or the upper edge of an escarpment with a slope over 15%.

Topsoil Processing and Sales means the act of stripping and refining raw soil for reuse as topsoil, and may include processing, stockpiling, and sales of soil.

Townhouse (End Unit) means the last dwelling unit forming the end of a townhouse building.

Townhouse (Interior Unit) means a dwelling unit forming part of a townhouse building, which is not a townhouse (end unit).

Transitional Accommodation means a development, in a multiple-dwelling or sleeping-unit form, that provides residents with temporary accommodation and access to individualized programs and services. This does not include group homes.

Transmitting Station means a development used for the rebroadcast of radio or television signals.

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Uplighting means outdoor lighting that angles upwards to the sky.

Urban Design Review (External) means a preliminary review of the design and architecture of a proposed development conducted by a contracted third party or an appointed review committee.

Urban Design Review (Internal) means a preliminary review of the design and architecture of a proposed development, conducted by internal staff designated by the Development Authority.

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Variance means a deviation or waiver of a development regulation. A site density bonus or height bonus is not a variance.

Vehicle has the same meaning as ‘motor vehicle’ as defined in the Traffic Safety Act, RSA 2000, c. T-6.

Violation Ticket means a “violation ticket” as defined in the Provincial Offences Procedures Act, RSA 2000, c. P-34.

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Walkout Basement means a basement with a direct entrance from the finished grade, but not an entrance through a door well where the entirety of the door well is located below finished grade.

Wall Mural means a graphic painted or affixed to an exterior wall of a building for decorative purposes only. This does not include a sign.

Warehouse means a commercial development for the indoor storage of equipment, goods, vehicles, recreation vehicles, materials, or products.

Warehouse Store (Industrial) means a development – with a gross floor area of 4,000.00 m² (43,055.64 sq. ft.) or greater for the indoor storage of bulky goods, materials, or products – that also contains a limited wholesale or retail sale component. The size and nature of the principal goods being stored and sold typically require a large floor area for direct display to the purchaser or consumer. Typical development includes furniture sales, flooring or carpet sales, appliance sales, and building materials.

Warehouse Store (Retail) means a development with a gross floor area of 4,000.00 m² (43,055.64 sq. ft.)or greater for the wholesale or retail sale of goods. Typical development includes a large grocery store, big box store, or home improvement store.

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Zero Lot-Line means a form of residential development where one side of a dwelling (single-detached house) is placed on a side property line with no side yard setback. An attached or detached garage may also be placed on the same side property line. Zero lot-line dwellings exist in conjunction with a maintenance easement to allow mutual access to the side of the building placed on the property line.