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5819 Bowwater Cr NW, Calgary

An address in Bowness, Calgary, zoned R-C2 (Residential - Contextual One/Two Dwelling). 1 building permit is on file, most recently “” (issued 28 August 2025). The City's 2026 assessed value is $317,000.

Zoning
R-C2 · Residential - Contextual One/Two Dwelling
Neighbourhood
Bowness
Permits on file
1
Assessed value (2026)
$317,000
Owner names are not part of the City's open data and are never shown. Sold prices are not municipal open data and are not shown. Assessed value is the City's estimate for property tax, not a sale price.
Plan of the block around 5819 Bowwater Cr NW, drawn from City open data, with the address marked
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What this zoning allows

R-C2 · Residential - Contextual One/Two Dwelling. Existing residential development and contextually sensitive redevelopment as duplex, semi-detached and single detached dwellings in the Developed Area.

Permitted Contextual Single Detached Dwelling; Contextual Semi-detached Dwelling; Secondary Suite; Accessory Residential Building; Park; Protective and Emergency Service; Utilities

Discretionary Duplex Dwelling; Semi-detached Dwelling; Single Detached Dwelling; Backyard Suite; Bed and Breakfast; Assisted Living; Residential Care; Custodial Care; and 6 more

Maximum height
The greater of 8.6 m or the contextual height plus 1.5 m, at most 10.0 m
Front setback
The greater of 3.0 m or the contextual front setback less 1.5 m
Side setback
1.2 m; on a laneless parcel without a front or side garage, 3.0 m on one side; none at a party wall
Rear setback
7.5 m
Maximum site coverage
45 %, less 21.0 m2 for each required parking stall outside a garage
Secondary suite
Permitted

Contextual setbacks and heights are averages taken from nearby buildings on the same block face, as the bylaw defines them. Secondary Suites became a permitted use in low density districts with Bylaw 26P2026 (in force 5 August 2026). Also subject to the general rules for low density districts (Part 5, Division 1). Varies. Setbacks are minimums unless a maximum is stated.

Summary of the City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007 (amended to 15 September 2026), sections 424 to 443, as read on 30 October 2026. A summary, not the bylaw: Direct Control, overlays and site-specific conditions can change these rules. Confirm with the City before relying on it.

Neighbourhood profile

From the 2021 Census, for the small area around this address that Statistics Canada calls a dissemination area (48060307, 440 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
440
Households
185
Median age
39.2
Median household income (2020)
$85,000
Own their home
60%
Calgary: 69%
Average household size
2.4
Under 15
18%
65 and over
11%
Income in the 2021 Census is for the year 2020. Statistics Canada rounds counts and does not publish some figures for very small areas.

Permit history

  1. 2025-08-28 No description
    CLOVERHILL CONSTRUCTION
    Closed

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