MG-1(A): Resort Light Industrial

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

Employee accommodation for the resort, up to 20 units per hectare of usable site, on community water and sewer

Main uses

Resort machinery and equipment maintenance and storage, public utilities, employee accommodation, helipad, wireless towers

Smallest lot for a subdivision

0.4 ha

Lot coverage

50%

Height limit

12 m

Setbacks

Front 6 m, rear 4 m, sides 3 m (4.5 m beside a road)

Densities count only usable site area (resort): land in the resort development permit area with an average slope of 30% or less and no severe rock fall, avalanche, slide, flood or high water table hazard (s. 3.04).

Employee accommodation is for people working at the resort (some off-season rental to others is allowed), with indoor storage for each resident and laundry on site.

Parking for apartments in RS-2(B) and RES-4 may be on an MG-1(A) lot.

Outdoor storage is screened by a solid board fence or evergreen hedge at least 2 m tall on every side not facing a building on the lot (s. 4.11).

Every zone also allows public utilities, parks, roads and conservation areas (s. 4.03).

Site-specific exceptions listed in the bylaw by legal description can add or change uses for one property, and development permit areas, the ALR and building rules apply on top. Confirm with the RDEK's planning department before you buy or build.

Source: Elk Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 829, 1990 (summarised in our words); zone map: Open Government Licence – Regional District of East Kootenay.