Land Use Bylaw

The Planning Department is rewriting the Land Use Bylaw. Click here for more information.

The Land Use Bylaw regulates activity on properties in Airdrie, including; lot sizes, buildings, fences, parking, landscaping, maintenance of properties, placement of signs and general appearance of the community.

Land Use Map (5 MB, .PDF)
Application for Amendment to Land Use Bylaw (33 KB, .PDF)
Fee for Amendment
Land Use Bylaw Table of Contents

Interpretation and Defintions (click to expand/collapse)


• Section 1-1 Short Title.pdf
• Section 1-2 Interpretation.pdf
• Section 1-3 Definitions.pdf

Administrative (click to expand/collapse)


• Section 2-1 Applicability of Bylaws and Permits.pdf
• Section 2-2 Administrative Agencies.pdf
• Section 2-3 Duties and Responsibilities of Development Authorities.pdf
• Section 2-4 Issuance of Development Permits and Notices.pdf
• Section 2-5 Appeals.pdf
• Section 2-6 Enforcement.pdf
• Section 2-7 Amendments.pdf
• Section 2-8 Establishment of Districts.pdf

General Regulations (click to expand/collapse)


• Section 3-1 Setbacks and Site Dimensions.pdf
• Section 3-2 Parking and Loading Standards.pdf
• Section 3-3 Landscaping Standards.pdf
• Section 3-4 Signs.pdf

Residential (click to expand/collapse)


• Section 4-1 General Rules for Residential Districts.pdf
• Section 4-10 Residential Back to Back Townhome District (R-BTB).pdf
• Section 4-11 Rural Residential District (RR-1).pdf
• Section 4-12 Residential Manufactured Home Park District (MH-P).pdf
• Section 4-13 Residential-Two Dwelling District (R-2).pdf
• Section 4-14 Residential-Low Density Mulit-Dwelling District (R-3).pdf
• Section 4-15 Residential-Medium Multi-Dwelling District (R-4).pdf
• Section 4-16 Residential-High Density Multi-Dwelling District (R-5).pdf
• Section 4-2 Residential Single Dwelling District (R-1).pdf
• Section 4-3 Residential Single Dwelling Small Lot District (R-1S).pdf
• Section 4-4 Residential Single Dwelling Narrow Lot District (R-1N).pdf
• Section 4-5 Residential Single Dwelling Small Lot-Laned District (R-1SL).pdf
• Section 4-6 Residential Single Dwelling Suited District (R-1SS).pdf
• Section 4-7 Residential Single Dwelling Conservation District (R-1C).pdf
• Section 4-8 Residential Single Dwelling Wide Shallow Lot District (R-1W).pdf
• Section 4-9 Residential Single Dwelling, Semi-Detached Dwelling and Attached Housing with Rear Attached Garage (R-RA).pdf

Commercial (click to expand/collapse)


• Mixed Use Performance Criteria.pdf
• Section 5-1 General Rules for Commercial Districts.pdf
• Section 5-2 Central Business District (CB).pdf
• Section 5-3 Central Business Transition District (CBT).pdf
• Section 5-4 Convenience Commercial District (C-C).pdf
• Section 5-5 Neighbourhood Commercial District (C-1).pdf
• Section 5-6 Regional Commercial District (C-3).pdf
• Section 5-7 Commercial Mixed Use District (CMU).pdf

Industrial (click to expand/collapse)


• Section 6-1 General Rules for Industrial Districts.pdf
• Section 6-2 Industrial Business Park One District (IB-1).pdf
• Section 6-3 Industrial Business Park Two District (IB-2).pdf
• Section 6-4 Industrial Business Park District Three (IB-3).pdf
• Section 6-5 Railway Industrial District (M-3).pdf

Other (click to expand/collapse)


• Section 7-1 Public Service District (P-1).pdf
• Section 7-2 Quasi Public District (P-2).pdf
• Section 7-3 Urban Holdings District (UH).pdf
• Section 7-4 Direct Control District (DC).pdf

Direct Control (click to expand/collapse)


• Section 8-1 Table of Direct Control Districts.pdf
• Section 8-10 DC 9.pdf
• Section 8-11 DC 10.pdf
• Section 8-12 DC 11.pdf
• Section 8-13 DC 12.pdf
• Section 8-14 DC 13 .pdf
• Section 8-15 DC 14.pdf
• Section 8-16 DC 15.pdf
• Section 8-17 DC 16.pdf
• Section 8-18 DC 17.pdf
• Section 8-19 DC 18.pdf
• Section 8-2 DC 1.pdf
• Section 8-20 DC 19.pdf
• Section 8-21 DC 20.pdf
• Section 8-22 DC 21.pdf
• Section 8-24 DC 23.pdf
• Section 8-25 DC 24.pdf
• Section 8-26 DC 25.pdf
• Section 8-28 DC 27.pdf
• Section 8-29 DC 28.pdf
• Section 8-3 DC 2.pdf
• Section 8-30 DC 29.pdf
• Section 8-31 DC 30.pdf
• Section 8-32 DC 31.pdf
• Section 8-33 DC 32.pdf
• Section 8-34 DC 33.pdf
• Section 8-36 DC 35.pdf
• Section 8-4 DC 3.pdf
• Section 8-5 DC 4.pdf
• Section 8-6 DC 5.pdf
• Section 8-7 DC 6.pdf
• Section 8-8 DC 7.pdf
• Section 8-9 DC 8.pdf

Amendments (click to expand/collapse)


• Section 9-1 Amendments.pdf