Town of Jasper Zoning Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1111)

Storage and Display in Yards

• 35 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), no person shall store or display any goods or materials in any yard.

• (2) The lessee of a lot, other than a lot in a Mobile Home District, may

  • (a) store in the rear or side yards of that lot, garden equipment, garden furniture, trailers, boats, firewood and other goods or materials normally associated with the enjoyment of residential property; and

  • (b) with the approval of the Superintendent,

    • (i) store building materials during periods of construction, and

    • (ii) store or display any goods or materials in any front yard or side yard abutting a street in any non-residential, commercial, storage or service lot.

• (3) The occupier of a lot in a Mobile Home District may

  • (a) store in the rear or side yards of that lot, garden equipment, garden furniture and other goods or materials normally associated with the enjoyment of a mobile home; and

  • (b) with the approval of the Superintendent, store building materials during periods of construction.

One Dwelling per Lot

• 36 (1) No person shall erect more than one dwelling or one boarding, rooming or lodging house or hostel on any residential lot in any One-Family Dwelling District, Two-Family Dwelling District or Multiple-Family Dwelling District where the erection of such a structure is permitted by these Regulations.

• (2) For the purpose of the requirements of these Regulations with regard to side yards in any district, two-family or multiple-family dwellings with common party walls shall be considered to be one building occupying one lot.

Minimum Building Area of Dwelling

37 No person shall build

• (a) a one storey one-family dwelling or a row house that provides a building area of less than 900 square feet for each dwelling unit;

• (b) a one and one-half or two-storey one-family dwelling or a row house that provides a building area of less than 550 square feet for each dwelling unit;

• (c) a one storey two-family dwelling that provides a building area of less than 800 square feet for each dwelling unit;

• (d) a dwelling divided vertically into two two-storey dwelling units that provides a building area of less than 550 square feet for each dwelling unit; or

• (e) a dwelling divided horizontally into two dwelling units that provide a building area of less than 800 square feet for each dwelling unit.

Area Requirements

38 No person shall

• (a) reduce the size of a parcel of land in any manner below the minimum lot area, side yard width, rear yard depth or front yard depth required by these Regulations; or

• (b) add to or reconstruct any building or reduce the area of any lot upon which a building stands or alter the boundaries of such lot if such additions, reconstruction, reduction or alteration would violate these Regulations.

Through Lots

• 39 (1) The front yard of a through lot shall be as designated by the director-general.

• (2) No person shall erect an accessory building that projects into the front yard required by these Regulations for the main building.

• (3) An accessory building not exceeding one storey or 15 feet in height, whichever is the lesser, may be located in the rear yard of a through lot if such building is set back from the rear lot line a distance of not less than 10 per cent of the lot depth and at least three feet from any side lot line.

Trailers

• 40 (1) No person shall use a trailer as a place of permanent or temporary residence unless it is located in a Mobile Home District.

• (2) No person shall park a trailer in the front yard of any lot.

Off-street Parking Facilities

• 41 (1) No person shall

  • (a) erect a structure in any district without providing off-street automobile parking spaces; or

  • (b) provide off-street automobile parking spaces within a front yard or within a side yard abutting a street in any R1, R2, R3, C1, C2 or S district.

• (2) Each parking space in an off-street automobile parking area shall be not less than 20 feet by nine feet.

• (3) Off-street parking areas shall be screened from adjoining residential areas and shall be lit, drained and laid out to provide vehicular ingress and egress, internal traffic circulation and parking, to the satisfaction of the director-general.

• 42 (1) No person shall erect any structure described in Column I of the table to this section without providing off-street parking accommodation indicated in Column II of that table:

  	Column I	Column II
  (a)	one-family dwelling, two-family dwelling or multiple-family dwelling	at least one space per dwelling unit
  (b)	staff hostel or boarding house	at least one space for every three beds
  (c)	hospital	at least one space for every five patient beds
  (d)	church, lodge, club, hall, community centre, arena, auditorium or other place of assembly	at least (i) one space for every 15 seats, or (ii) one space for every 500 square feet of floor area not occupied by fixed seats, whichever is the greater
  (e)	school	at least one and one-half spaces for each school classroom
  (f)	retail store	at least one space for every 500 square feet of floor area used by the general public
  (g)	bank, business, personal service facility or administrative office	at least one space for every 500 square feet of floor area within the building
  (h)	restaurant, cocktail bar and beer parlour	at least one space for every 10 seats
  (i)	industrial building	at least one space for each five employees on a maximum working shift
  (j)	storage building including a warehouse	at least one space for each 2,000 square feet of floor area within the building
  (k)	hotel or motel	at least one space for each accommodation unit

• (2) This section does not apply to structures existing on March 28, 1968, but shall apply in respect of all enlargements and additions to such structures constructed after March 28, 1968.

43 The director-general may waive or modify the off-street parking requirements set out in section 41 or 42 with respect to

• (a) any lot in a Central Business District that is within 400 feet of a public parking area; or

• (b) any lot in a district other than a Central Business District if, in his opinion, suitable and convenient parking spaces for that lot are otherwise available.

Off-street Loading and Unloading Facilities

• 44 (1) Every lessee of land in a Central Business District or Storage and Services District upon which a building is situated or that is used in whole or in part for open space storage purposes, comprising an area described in Column I of the table to this section, shall provide and maintain on that land loading spaces, in the number set out opposite to that area in Column II of that table, each of which shall be 25 feet long and 12 feet wide, and have a 14-foot vertical clearance and access to a lane or street.

  	Column I	Column II
  Total building area (excluding basement if used for parking or heating facilities) or area of open space storage on a Lot		Number of off-street loading spaces
  (1)	5,000 square feet or less	1 loading space
  (2)	5,001 square feet to 15,000 square feet	2 loading spaces
  (3)	15,001 square feet to 50,000 square feet	3 loading spaces
  (4)	50,001 square feet and over	3 loading spaces plus 1 space for each 25,000 square feet of portion thereof in excess of 50,000 square feet

• (2) The director-general may waive or modify the requirements set out in subsection (1) if, in his opinion, those requirements are excessive having regard to the use being made of that land.

Committee of Adjustments

• 45 (1) The director-general shall appoint a Committee of Adjustments, hereinafter referred to as the Committee consisting of not less than three members.

• (2) Each member of the Committee shall be appointed for a term of three years.

• (3) One member of the Committee shall be appointed by the director-general to be chairman of the Committee.

• (4) A majority of the members of the Committee constitutes a quorum of the Committee and a vacancy in the membership of the Committee does not impair the right of the remaining members to act.

46 It shall be the duty of the Committee to consider and make recommendations to the director-general on each application for an exemption from the requirements of these Regulations.

• 47 (1) Every application for an exemption from the requirements of these Regulations shall

  • (a) be made to the director-general;

  • (b) state in detail the reasons for which the application is made; and

  • (c) be accompanied by a fee of $10.

• (2) The director-general shall refer each application described in subsection (1) to the Committee along with his recommendations thereon, if any.

• 48 (1) Upon receiving from the director-general an application described in subsection 47(1), the Committee shall set the time and place for a public hearing of the application and shall send to the applicant by registered mail a notice in writing fixing the date, time and place of the hearing.

• (2) The date fixed under subsection (1) for a public hearing of an application shall be a date that is at least three weeks subsequent to the date of the mailing of the notice.

• (3) At least 14 days prior to the date fixed for a public hearing, the applicant shall serve all lessees of land within 150 feet of the land in respect of which the application is made with a copy of the application and a notice of the time and place of the public hearing.

• (4) The Committee shall, within 14 days from the completion of a public hearing to consider an application, make a report in writing to the director-general recommending the disposition to be made of the application, together with its reasons therefor.

• (5) Upon receipt of a report made pursuant to subsection (4), the director-general shall inform the chairman of the Committee in writing of his decision in respect thereof, and the chairman shall forthwith mail a copy of that decision to the applicant and to each person affected thereby.