2440 37 Street SW

Use Redesignation Application for a Direct Control Guideline based on M-U1 Zoning

Current Zoning:
M-U1 Multi-Residential – Contextual Low Profile
Proposed Zoning:
M-U1 Mixed Use General zoning (for Health Care Service use)

About the Site:

The parcel is a sloped, 50’ x 120’ SW corner-lot with a rear lane (future parking access will be from the lane). The site currently has a one-storey bungalow built in 1953 with main floor and basement suite residential rental units.

The surrounding context of the site includes single family homes and duplexes. The zoning context is M-C1 to the North (balance of the block), M-U1 to the south and west, and R-CG to the East.

Proposed Zoning: M-U1

The Mixed Use — General District is intended to:

• be located along commercial streets where both residential uses and commercial uses are supported at grade facing the commercial street;
• accommodate a mix of residential and commercial uses in the same building or in multiple buildings throughout an area; and
• respond to local area context by establishing maximum building height for individual parcels.

MU-1 uses Floor Area Ratio (FAR) and height modifiers to restrict developments within the zone. The density and zoning modifiers are proposed as:

• M-U1 f3.0 h16 (floor area ratio 3.0 and 16 meters maximum height), these modifiers align with contextual redesignations to the West and South of the parcel and the targets within the Westbrook Communities Local Area Plan and Main Streets policies for 37 Street. Although the proposed development will not utilize these maximums, the contextual alignment with other redesignations will allow for future development and uses aligned with policies for the area. 

Policies

This parcel of land is governed by several municipal policy areas:

• Municipal Development Plan (MDP)
• Westbrook Communities Local Area Plan (ARP) where the parcel is identified as a Neighbourhood Main Street, Neighbourhood Connector, and up to 6 storeys of height.
• City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007

This proposed use and scale of development meets the intentions and rules of these policies.

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makes artificial eyes (ocular prosthetics)
and it’s quite a fascinating process!

It takes approximately 10 to 15 hours to fit and fabricate a custom ocular prosthesis (artificial eye).

The process of making a prosthetic require patients to attend to the office to be fitted, as well as for adjustments and annual check ups.

Parking Requirements

On average the business has five clients in an eight-hour day (one or two at any one time) and there is minimal foot traffic and deliveries to the office. The staff for this office includes 2 ocularists and one administrative staff member.