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Originally Posted by kevman
Does anyone have, or know anyone that has, experience building a 2 storey garage? Any experience with either loft storage or a true secondary suite would be helpful. I'm in the day dreaming stage and have some questions.
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It's not impossible as some would suggest but you do need to almost have things match up like lottery numbers.
Start here:
http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Pages/P...ary-Suite.aspx
http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Documen...s_brochure.pdf
If your zoning allows secondary suites, that's only a start to whether your property qualifies for a garage secondary suite. You need certain property width and area minimums.
The largest garage you can build on a property is 803 sq ft, assuming you don't max out your lot coverage. A suite above, is required to set back 0.9m from the laneway garage face, so depending on your garage width, you're left with about a 700 sq ft suite. Take off a staircase, and mechanical and you don't have much of a suite left. Also you need a parking space, and an outdoor area of 80 sq ft.
If you want just loft storage, you're restricted by about 6 items, the first 2 per the LandUse Bylaw for your zoning:
1. Max garage height
2. Max eave height
3. Desired roof pitch
4. Desired garage ceiling height
5. Truss engineer's truss design
6. Insulated or uninsulated
If you meet all of the requirements, that still doesn't give you a guaranteed Development Permit approval and you could be appealed by neighbours.