AIR zone in Cranbrook: Airport Zone

Cranbrook, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Airport Zone: manages the use and development of the Canadian Rockies International Airport lands in four areas (aerodrome, airside commercial, groundside commercial, development reserve).

Zone rules

Purpose	Airport Zone: manages the use and development of the Canadian Rockies International Airport lands in four areas (aerodrome, airside commercial, groundside commercial, development reserve).
Main uses	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
Also allowed (secondary uses)	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
Minimum lot area	4000.0 m² (Airside Commercial Areas 2A and 2B, and Groundside Commercial Area 3)
Minimum lot width	Front parcel line at least 40.0 m (Areas 2A, 2B and 3)
Maximum lot coverage	60% of the parcel with buildings and structures; 85% with buildings, structures, parking, storage and display areas (Areas 2A, 2B and 3)
Maximum height	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
Front setback	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)
Rear setback	6.0 m (Areas 2A, 2B and 3)
Interior side setback	3.5 m (Areas 2A, 2B and 3)
Street side setback	7.6 m (Areas 2A, 2B and 3)
Other rules	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

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 4258, adopted September 8, 2026), s. 7.31 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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