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590 RURAL CENTRE COMMERCIAL ZONE (C9)
Permitted Uses
590.01 The following uses and no others shall be permitted in the C9 zone:
Auto Body Repair Use
Civic Use
Commercial Use, limited to:
vehicle servicing;
convenience store, not exceeding a maximum floor area of 300 m²;
grocery store, not exceeding a maximum floor area of 300 m²;
retail sales of building supplies, camping and garden supplies, hunting
equipment, and lumber yards; excluding storage of salvage or scrap;
sale of farm feed, seed, chemicals, and fertilizers;
sales and repair of farm implements and machinery;
used beverage container recycling depot, not exceeding a maximum floor area of
100 m2 and where the use takes place entirely within a wholly enclosed building;
and (1067-2001)
veterinarian clinics.
Rural Office Use (B/L 316-96)
Service Station Use
Accessory One Unit Residential Use
590.02 Despite the provisions of subsection 590.01, the only use permitted on that portion of
Lot 4 Sections 35 and 36 Township 13 NWD Plan 2598 (4557 Mt. Lehman Road,
P.I.D.: 012 818 992) zoned C9, shall be the seasonal retailing of Christmas related
merchandise and limited to operation during the months of November and December.
(B/L 883-99)
590.03 Despite the provisions of subsection 590.01, the farm market located on Lot 50 Section 2
Township 20 NWD Plan 28332 (39809 No. 3 Road, P.I.D.: 005 590 469) zoned C9, shall
be permitted a maximum floor area of 560 m2. (B/L 1145-2002)
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Conditions of Use
590.04 An accessory one unit residential use shall: (B/L 883-99, B/L 1145-2002)
(1) be contained within the building to which it is an accessory use; and
(2) be provided with a separate ground level entrance.
590.05 Each self-serve vehicle vacuum cleaner, provided as part of a service station use, shall
have adjacent to it a vehicle cleaning area measuring a minimum of 5.5 m length by
2.7 m width. (B/L 883-99, B/L 1145-2002)
590.06 For each car wash bay, a waiting line area measuring a minimum of 12.0 m length by
2.5 m width shall be provided and shall be located so as not to interfere with other on-site
vehicular movements. (B/L 883-99, B/L 1145-2002)
590.07 Unenclosed storage shall: (B/L 883-99, B/L 1145-2002)
(1) not exceed 3.0 m in height;
(2) not be located within 3.0 m of an exterior lot line;
(3) be limited to that part of a lot surfaced with dust-free material;
(4) be bounded on all sides not adjacent to a building or structure by a fence or wall
of at least 1.5 m in height; and
(5) cover not more than 80% of the lot area.
Lot Coverage
590.08 The maximum lot coverage shall be 40%. (B/L 883-99, B/L 1145-2002)
Height of a Building or Structure
590.09 The maximum height of any building or structure shall be 8.0 m. (B/L 883-99, B/L 1145-2002)
Setbacks
590.10 Buildings and structures shall be sited in accordance with the following minimum
setbacks: (B/L 316-96, B/L 883-99, B/L 1145-2002)
Buildings and
Structures for
Exterior
Lot Line
Interior
Lot Line
All uses, except service station use 3.0 m 3.0 m, except 0.0 m where
abutting a C or I Zone
Service station use, including canopies,
above-ground fuel dispensers and tanks
and their bases, and underground storage
tanks
as provided in Section 640.08
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Minimum Subdivision Requirements
590.11 Except for a service station use, each newly created lot shall have a minimum frontage on
one street of 18.0 m. (B/L 883-99, B/L 1145-2002)
590.12 Each newly created lot for a service station use shall have a minimum lot area of
1,100 m² and a minimum frontage on one street of 36.5 m. (B/L 883-99, B/L 1145-2002)
