Living in industrial areas

[pfis300]

What zones are we allowed to live in? Something like this would be cool to live in - given the office space on top could be made into a living area. It's zoned (I-G) or whatever for Industrial General - I'm just wondering if it's possible to get approval to live in such places or if it has to be a certain zoning.

http://www.cmsrealestateltd.com/prop...=169&do=detail

Example ^

[CapnCrunch]

It probably sounds like a great idea in your head, but how will you feel when a paint mixing factory opens up on one side of you, an oil recycler opens up on the other,and a 24 hour pork bi-product plant opens up across the street.

[NoMoreG35]

Why would you be not "allowed" to live there?

[jacky4566]

Group buy for the whole building?
Its like a beyond meet everyday!

[bjstare]

Just curious what you think would be cool about living there?

No neighbours, no nightlife, no yard, nearly deserted area outside the hours of 7-6 mon-fri... little vegetation... loud trucks...potentially awful traffic during any business hours/rush hour...

I can think of many negatives, and not many positives.

[n1zm0]

Originally posted by cjblair
Just curious what you think would be cool about living there?

No neighbours, no nightlife, no yard, nearly deserted area outside the hours of 7-6 mon-fri... little vegetation... loud trucks...potentially awful traffic during any business hours/rush hour...

I can think of many negatives, and not many positives.

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[lilmira]

You can set up a teleportation lab, bang some girl. While you are doing trial run with yourself, a fly gets into your pod..................that's one negative.

[speedog]

The issue if you're leasing the space is whether or not your lease would allow some one to live there 24/7 - most leases are written up to dis-allow such arrangements. After perusing the city's rules, I'd say that a resiidential unit in an area zoned I-G is a no-no - link. More info here.

[jacky4566]

I see the appeal tho. Industrial style bachlor pad would be very cool.
In my young car minded opinion have a garage style living space would be great.

[speedog]

Originally posted by n1zm0

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Like this from another thread today???

[Ca_Silvia13]

Check those taxes

[TomcoPDR]

Those are industrial "condo" bays. The condo bylaws will most likely exclude residential related uses. Probably different if you owned a free standing property yourself and build some hotel style rooms. Not to say there aren't shop owners in condo bays already doing this secretly anyways; but the ones I know are kinda forced (ie divorce).

I see some O&G companies doing it (in AB, not Calgary) build their own 6 bay truck service building, or those OG ambulance medic companies, with 5-6 hotel style rooms above the office. Makes sense considering the amount of $$$ they'd save from booking blocks of hotel rooms.

[jwslam]

http://www.target-realty.com/index.p...=33&Itemid=646

[ercchry]

buy house on big lot, rent it out... build secondary suite over a detached garage, live in it... profit

[pfis300]

I understand the negatives.

But i work outta town 66% of the time. So I don't care for neighbourhood.

I just want a ballin ass garage and calgary blows horse dank for cost of real estate.

[ercchry]

Originally posted by pfis300
I understand the negatives.

But i work outta town 66% of the time. So I don't care for neighbourhood.

I just want a ballin ass garage and calgary blows horse dank for cost of real estate.

you can build a garage with a suite behind my house... if you front all the costs you can live in it for 10 years then it becomes mine... k thx bye

[TomcoPDR]

Originally posted by pfis300
I understand the negatives.

But i work outta town 66% of the time. So I don't care for neighbourhood.

I just want a ballin ass garage and calgary blows horse dank for cost of real estate.

You kinda missed out on these then. http://www.thedens.ca
Maybe wait for phase 2

[speedog]

Originally posted by jwslam
http://www.target-realty.com/index.p...amp;Itemid=646

Not in the know but are there different electricity costs when one has a 600V feed like one of the places listed at the link above? Is 600V an industrial feed?

[ercchry]

Originally posted by TomcoPDR


You kinda missed out on these then. http://www.thedens.ca
Maybe wait for phase 2

still not technically allowed to live in those....

[speedog]

Originally posted by pfis300
I understand the negatives.

But i work outta town 66% of the time. So I don't care for neighbourhood.

I just want a ballin ass garage and calgary blows horse dank for cost of real estate.

So move to Indus or Langdon or Delacour or Shepard.