Charter Bylaw 19275
June 23, 2020
Effective: July 2, 2020
54.5 Bicycle Parking Facilities
Number of Bicycle Spaces
For Residential Uses that are part of a Multi-unit Project Development, and for Multi-Unit Housing, the minimum number of Bicycle Parking spaces shall be one Bicycle Parking space per two Dwellings.
Charter Bylaw 19502
February 9, 2021
For Fraternity and Sorority Housing, Supportive Housing, Live Work Unit, Lodging House, Hotels, and Motels, the minimum number of Bicycle Parking spaces shall be 1 Bicycle Parking space per 3 motel rooms, hotel suites, or Sleeping Units. For Duplex Housing, Garden Suite, Mobile Home, Multi-unit Housing in the form of Row Housing, Secondary Suite, Semi-detached Housing, Single Detached Housing, General Industrial, Temporary Storage, and Warehouse Sales Uses, no bicycle parking is required.
For the Medium Industrial Zone, Heavy Industrial Zone, Agricultural Zone, Industrial Reserve Zone, Urban Reserve Zone, Alternative Jurisdiction, and all Municipal Airport Zones, no bicycle parking is required.
For all other Uses the minimum number of Bicycle Parking spaces shall be one Bicycle Parking space per 140 m2 of Floor Area.
At least 10% of Bicycle Parking spaces shall be short term spaces.
Size and Location of Bicycle Parking Facilities
Charter Bylaw 19502
February 9, 2021
Each horizontal Bicycle Parking space shall be a minimum of 0.6 m wide, 1.8 m deep with a vertical clearance of at least 2.0 m.
Charter Bylaw 19502
February 9, 2021
Each vertical Bicycle Parking space shall be a minimum of 0.6 m wide, 1.1 m deep with a vertical clearance of at least 2.3 m.
Charter Bylaw 19502
February 9, 2021
Vertical or stacked racks may be used to satisfy a maximum of 80% of the Bicycle Parking requirements if it can be demonstrated that they can be safely and efficiently used, to the satisfaction of the Development Officer in consultation with the appropriate City Department
Required Bicycle Parking spaces shall be wholly provided on the same Site as the building.
Adequate access to and exit from individual Bicycle Parking spaces shall be provided with an aisle of not less than 1.5 m in width, to be provided and maintained beside or between each row of Bicycle Parking.
Required Bicycle Parking spaces and accesses shall be located on Hardsurfaced areas.
Bicycle parking shall be separated from vehicular parking by a physical barrier or a minimum 1.5 m of open space.
Bicycle Parking spaces shall be visibly located where possible and provided in one or more of the following ways:
secure bicycle storage rooms, lockers, racks, railings or other such device inside the building, preferably at the ground level;
secure bicycle storage rooms, lockers, racks, railings or other such device in any Accessory parking area; or
within any Yard of a Site but not more than 15.0 m from a principal entrance of the building, except: in the case of educational services developments where the students are restricted from using the principal entrance of the building, Bicycle Parking spaces may be provided in any Yard of a Site, no more than 15.0 m from the principal entrance of the building designated for student use
Where Bicycle Parking is not visibly located on site, directional signage shall be displayed indicating its location.
All Bicycle Parking spaces shall be situated to maximize visibility so as to discourage theft and vandalism, and shall be illuminated.
Design of Bicycle Parking Facilities
Bicycle Parking shall be designed so that the bicycle is supported upright and allows locking of at least one closed section of the bicycle frame and at least one wheel with a Ulock; or designed so that the entire bicycle is contained within an individual bicycle safe.
Bicycle Parking racks shall provide two points of contact with the frame, at least 0.2 m apart horizontally so that the bicycle cannot fall or be pushed over causing damage to the bicycle.
The design and installation Bicycle Parking racks and corrals shall accommodate a variety of bicycle types and attachments.
Bicycle Parking racks or bicycle safes shall be anchored securely to the ground or to a fixed structure