Bedford Land Use By-law - Halifax Regional Municipality

equirements shall be observed:
a) The architectural requirements shall apply to only those facades which are visible from
the street on which the building fronts. In the case of a building generally parallel or
perpendicular to the street, this shall include the front and side facades.
b) Windows, except for commercial storefronts at grade, shall be treated as individual
openings in the wall surface; continuous bands of horizontal glazing will not be
permitted except for storefronts at grade. For square and rectangular windows the
height of window sashes shall exceed the width. Total window area per building face
shall not exceed 50%. Windows shall be accentuated by design details (i.e.arches,
hoods, mouldings, decorative lintels, pediments, sills).
c) The predominant roof slope shall be pitched with a minimum slope of 10 degrees.
Mansard roofs shall not project beyond the face of the wall below except to permit
eaves for ventilation. The upper floor of any structure shall be articulated with a roof
design which incorporates features such as dormers, bay windows, sheds, roof
windows, roof terraces. Every effort shall be made to have roof mounted mechanical
equipment or other protrusions housed in an enclosure which is visually integrated into
the roof design.
d) Building lines shall be generally parallel and perpendicular to the street line.
e) Replaced by Part 5 Section 35 (o)
GENERAL PROVISIONS: PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES
34. Parking Requirements
a) For every building or structure to be erected or enlarged, off-street parking located
within the same zone as the use and having unobstructed access to a public street shall
be provided and maintained in conformity with the following schedule:
TYPE OF BUILDING
PARKING REQUIRED
A dwelling containing
dwelling units
All other dwellings
Two (2) parking spaces not more than three
(3) for each dwelling unit.
One and one-half (l.50) spaces for each
dwelling unit.
Churches, church halls, Where there are fixed auditoria seats one (1)
parking space for every (5) five seats, or ten
(10) feet benchspace.
Where there are no fixed seats, one (l)
parking space for each one hundred (100)
square feet of floor area devoted to public
use.
Elementary schools
High schools
Hospitals and nursing homes
One and one-half (1.50) parking spaces per
each teaching classroom.
Four (4) parking spaces for each teaching
classroom.
One (1) parking space for each two (2) beds
or each four hundred (400) square feet of
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