{"title":"AIR zone in Cranbrook: Airport Zone","code":"AIR","slug":"air","name":"Airport Zone","group":"Public","section":"7.31","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Airport Zone: manages the use and development of the Canadian Rockies International Airport lands in four areas (aerodrome, airside commercial, groundside commercial, development reserve).","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Airport Zone: manages the use and development of the Canadian Rockies International Airport lands in four areas (aerodrome, airside commercial, groundside commercial, development reserve).","quotes":["The Airport Zone is intended to manage the orderly use and development of the","Canadian Rockies International Airport lands"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Area 1 (Aerodrome): aircraft runways, taxiways and aprons; airport terminal buildings and operations; air services; aircraft hangars; aircraft and avionics repair; aircraft sales and rental; flight training schools and flying clubs; eating establishment up to fifty persons; special events, displays and air-shows","Areas 2A and 2B (Airside Commercial): all Area 1 permitted uses except airport terminal and runway use; Area 2B is dedicated to rotary wing air operations","Area 3 (Groundside Commercial): aviation, environmental technology and micro energy manufacturing and assembly; aircraft repair; aviation parts warehousing; air freight; courier services; professional consulting and administrative services; office clusters; training; research centre, laboratory and testing; convenience vehicle rentals; eating establishment up to fifty persons; Gasoline Service Station; Off-Street Parking Area","Area 4: development reserve for future Airside Commercial or Residential Air Park"],"quotes":["Aircraft runways, taxiways, and aprons","Airport terminal buildings and airport operations","Flight training schools and flying clubs","all the permitted uses of","Aerodrome Area 1 are permitted, except that an airport terminal and","Manufacturing and assembly including aviation related parts,","Research centre; laboratory; and testing services, for aviation related","Gasoline Service Station","Area 4 is reserved for future development as an Airside Commercial Area or","Residential Air Park"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Area 1: office, classroom, flight crew rest area and passenger lounge; ground support services; retail trade and personal services in the terminal building; retail trade up to 10.0 m2; passenger ground shuttle and valet services; emergency fire and ambulance services; off-street parking area","Areas 2A and 2B: Area 1 accessory uses except retail and personal services in the terminal building","Area 3: outdoor storage yard; office, passenger lounge or flight crew rest area; eating establishment seating up to fifty persons within an existing building; child care facility"],"quotes":["Office, classroom, flight crew rest area, and passenger lounge, in","Ground support services including aircraft servicing and refueling","Retail trade limited to a maximum floor area of 10.0 m 2","Emergency fire and ambulance services","the accessory uses of","Aerodrome Area 1 are permitted, except Section 7.31.A.2(c). Retail","Outdoor storage yard accessory to a permitted use","Child care facility"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4000.0 m² (Airside Commercial Areas 2A and 2B, and Groundside Commercial Area 3)","quotes":["4000.0 m 2 in area."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Front parcel line at least 40.0 m (Areas 2A, 2B and 3)","quotes":["less than 40.0 m ."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60% of the parcel with buildings and structures; 85% with buildings, structures, parking, storage and display areas (Areas 2A, 2B and 3)","quotes":["No person shall cover more than 60% of the area of a parcel in Airside","No person shall cover more than 85% of the area of a parcel in Airside"]},"max_height":{"value":"9.2 m in Areas 2A and 2B (aircraft hangar 20.0 m); 14.0 m in Area 3 (aircraft hangar 20.0 m); unless otherwise set by the Cranbrook Airport Zoning Regulations","quotes":["Areas 2A and 2B, which exceeds a height of 9.2 m except that an","aircraft hangar may be 20.0 m in height, unless otherwise determined","Commercial Area 3, which exceeds a height of 14.0 m, except that an","aircraft hangar may be 20.0 min height, unless otherwise determined"]},"setback_front":{"value":"16.0 m where off-street parking is in the front yard; 7.6 m where parking is in the side or rear yard (Areas 2A, 2B and 3)","quotes":["A front yard setback less than 16.0 m where off-street parking","is located in the front yard, or, less than 7.6 m where off-street","parking is located in the side yard or rear yard"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m (Areas 2A, 2B and 3)","quotes":["A rear yard setback less than 6.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.5 m (Areas 2A, 2B and 3)","quotes":["An interior side yard setback less than 3.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.6 m (Areas 2A, 2B and 3)","quotes":["An exterior side yard setback less than 7 .6 m"]},"other":{"value":["Development must follow the Aeronautics Act, the Cranbrook Airport Zoning Regulations and the OCP Airport Development Permit Guidelines","Business must be conducted inside a completely enclosed building, except for parking, loading, display and screened outdoor storage yards","Outdoor storage not allowed in the front yard or required exterior side yard","Mobile homes and temporary trailers are prohibited in the commercial areas, except for limited term construction or special events"],"quotes":["Development standards within the Airport Zone sub-areas shall comply","with the Aeronautics Act as amended, including the","within a completely enclosed building except for:","Outdoor storage is not permitted within the required minimum","The use of mobile homes or temporary trailers are prohibited within the"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 4258, adopted September 8, 2026)","url":"https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/573/","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City publishes the bylaw as one PDF per Part (zone text is in Parts 7.03 to 7.32; each zone's source_url is its Part). The consolidation is for convenience purposes only and is not a legal document; the original bylaws prevail. Bylaw 4161, 2024 (June 10, 2024) replaced RS with R-1 and deleted the old R-1, RD, R-2, R-3A and CD-8 sections. The Part 7.01 file on the City's site still lists the old zone names, and the deleted Parts are not posted, so those zones are not listed here."},"source_url":"https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/2039/#page=1","place":{"path":"ca/bc/cranbrook","name":"Cranbrook","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/air/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/air.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/air.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/index.json"}}