Edmonton Zoning Bylaw 12800

115     (RSL) Residential Small Lot Zone

115.1      General Purpose

Bylaw 14750

December 12, 2007

 

The purpose of this Zone is to provide for smaller lot Single Detached Housing with attached Garages in a suburban setting that provides the opportunity for the more efficient utilization of undeveloped suburban areas and includes the opportunity for Secondary Suites.

115.2      Permitted Uses

  1. Limited Group Homes

  2. Minor Home Based Business

Bylaw 14750

December 12, 2007

  1. Secondary Suites

  2. Single Detached Housing

  3. Fascia On-premises Signs

115.3       Discretionary Uses

  1. Child Care Services

Bylaw 15509

July 19, 2010

  1. Garage Suites

  1. on corner lots; or

  2. on lots fronting onto a service road; or

  3. lots backing onto a lane adjacent to an arterial road that is separated from the lane by a landscaped boulevard; or

  4. lots where a Side or Rear Lot Line abuts a Site in a Row Housing, Apartment, or Community Services Zone, or any Site in a Zone where Public Parks are a permitted Use, or is not separated from these Sites by a public roadway more than 10.0 m wide.

Bylaw 15036

February 2, 2009

  1. Garden Suites:

  1. Group Homes

  2. Major Home Based Business

  3. Religious Assembly

  4. Residential Sales Centre

Bylaw 14750

December 12, 2007

  1. Semi-detached Housing and Duplex Housing where the Side Lot Line abuts a lot in an Industrial, Commercial, Row Housing, or Apartment Zone, or is not separated from it by a public roadway more than 10.0 m wide

  2. Freestanding On-premises Signs

  3. Temporary On-premises Signs

115.4       Development Regulations for Permitted and Discretionary Uses

Bylaw 15509

July 19, 2010

  1. The minimum Site area shall be 312 m2 for each Single Detached Dwelling.

Bylaw 14750

December 12, 2007

  1. The minimum Site Width shall be 10.4 m. In the RSL Zone the Site Width on pie shaped lots shall be measured 9 m into the Site from the front property line.

  2. The minimum Site depth shall be 30.0 m.

  3. The maximum Height shall not exceed 10.0 m nor 2 1/2 Storeys.

  4. The maximum total Site Coverage shall not exceed 45%, inclusive of the attached Garage and any other Accessory Buildings.

Bylaw 15735

June 20, 2011

  1. The minimum Front Setback shall be 5.5 m.

Bylaw 15735

June 20, 2011

  1. The minimum Rear Setback shall be 7.5 m, except in the case of a corner Site it shall be 4.5 m.

  2. Side Setbacks shall be established on the following basis:

  1. The Side Setback shall be a minimum of 1.2 m;

  2. on a corner Site where the building fronts on the Front Yard, the minimum Side Setback abutting the flanking public roadway other than a Lane shall be 20% of the Site Width, to a maximum of 4.5 m; and

  3. on a corner Site where the building fronts on a flanking public roadway other than a Lane, the minimum Side Setback abutting the flanking public roadway shall be 4.5 m.

  1. Single Detached Housing shall be developed in accordance with the following regulations:

  1. all Dwellings shall include a front attached Garage;

  2. identical floor plans with similar front elevations must be separated by a minimum of one lot unless finishing treatments are substantially different;

  3. the Development Officer may require a graduated transition between different housing styles which shall be accommodated by varied roof lines, architectural projections and the interjection of bi-level or split-level designs between bungalow and two Storey designs; and

  4. Dwellings on corner Sites shall have flanking side treatments similar to the front elevation.

Bylaw 14750

December 12,2007

Bylaw 15036

February 2, 2009

  1. Separation Space shall be provided in accordance with Section 48 of this Bylaw, except that Separation Space shall not be required:

Bylaw 15735

June 20, 2011

  1. between Dwellings where a minimum Side Setback of 1.2 m has been provided on the abutting Site, and

  2. between a Garage Suite or a Garden Suite and the associated principal Dwelling on the same Site.

Bylaw 14750

December 12,2007

  1. Secondary Suites shall comply with Section 86 of this Bylaw.

Bylaw 15036

February 2, 2009

  1. Except where Semi-detached Housing, Duplex Housing, Secondary Suites, Garage Suites and Garden Suites are allowed in this Zone, and may thereby constitute two Dwellings on a lot, a maximum of one Dwelling per lot shall be allowed.

  2. Signs shall comply with the regulations found in Schedule 59A.

115.5      Additional Development Regulations for Discretionary Uses

Bylaw 14750

December 12,2007

  1. Notwithstanding subsection 115.4, Semi-detached and Duplex Housing in this Zone shall be developed in accordance with the provisions of the RF2 Zone.

Bylaw 15036

February 2, 2009

    1. Garage Suites and Garden Suites shall comply with Section 87 of this Bylaw.