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

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.