The purpose of this Zone is to provide a zone primarily for Semi-detached Housing.
Bylaw 14750
December 12, 2007
Bylaw 14750
December 12, 2007
Bylaw 15036
February 2, 2009
on corner lots; or
on lots fronting onto a service road; or
lots backing onto a lane adjacent to an arterial road that is separated from the lane by a landscaped boulevard; or
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
Garden Suites:
on corner lots; or
on lots fronting onto a service road; or
lots backing onto a lane adjacent to an arterial road that is separated from the lane by a landscaped boulevard; or
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 14750
December 12, 2007
Bylaw 12923
March 15, 2002
Bylaw 14444
May 1, 2007
The minimum Site Area shall be:
360 m2 for Single Detached Housing;
247.5 m2 for each Semi-detached or Duplex Dwelling on lots with a minimum depth of 33.0 m;
225 m2 for each Semi-detached, or Duplex Dwelling on lots with a minimum depth of 30.0 m;
Bylaw 14750
December 12, 2007
notwithstanding 1(b) and (c), 300 m2 for each Semi-detached, or Duplex Dwelling for Sites in neighbourhoods located within the boundary of the Mature Neighbourhood Overlay.
The minimum Site Width shall be 7.5 m for each Semi-detached or Duplex Dwelling and 12.0 m for each Single Detached Dwelling, with or without a Secondary Suite.
Bylaw 14444
May 1, 2007
The minimum Site Depth shall be 33.0 m, except that:
the minimum Site Depth shall be 30.0 m for lots with a minimum width of 10.4 m;
the minimum Site Depth shall be 30.0 m for lots less than 10.4 m in width, for up to 20% of the RF4 Sites within a registered plan of subdivision.
The maximum Height shall not exceed 10.0 m nor 2 1/2 Storeys.
Bylaw 12923
March 15, 2002
Bylaw 13259
January 22, 2003
Site Coverage shall be established on the following basis:
the maximum total Site Coverage shall not exceed 40%, with a maximum of 28% for a principal building and a maximum of 12% for Accessory Buildings. Where a Garage is attached to or designed as an integral part of a Dwelling, the maximum for the principal building shall be 40%; and
if the Site Width is less than 9.2 m, the maximum total Site Coverage shall not exceed 43%, with a maximum of 28% for a principal building and a maximum of 17% for Accessory Buildings. Where a Garage is attached to or designed as an integral part of a Dwelling, the maximum for the principal building shall be 40%.
Bylaw 15735
June 20, 2011
The minimum Front Setback shall be established on the following basis:
Bylaw 14444
May 1, 2007
6.0 m for Single Detached Housing with front access to required off-street parking space or an attached Garage or a Garage that is an integral part of the Dwelling;
Bylaw 12923
March 15, 2002
5.5 m for Semi-detached or Duplex Housing with front access to required off-street parking space or an attached Garage or a Garage that is an integral part of the Dwelling; and
Bylaw 14444
May 1, 2007
4.5 m for Semi-detached, Duplex, or Single Detached Housing with rear or flanking access to required off-street parking space or a Garage, except that:
the Front Setback may be less than 4.5 m, to a minimum of 3.0 m when a landscaped boulevard strip between the curb and the walkway of the road cross section at the front of the lot is provided as per the City of Edmonton Design and Construction Standards.
Bylaw 15735
June 20, 2011
notwithstanding 6 (a), (b) and (c), the Development Officer, having regard for the siting and appearance of adjoining residences and other residences within the block face, may increase the Front Setback requirement to improve sunlight exposure, views, privacy and to add general interest to the streetscape.
Bylaw 15735
June 20, 2011
The minimum Rear Setback shall be 7.5 m, except in the case of a corner Site where it shall be 4.5 m.
Side Setbacks shall be established on the following basis:
Side Setbacks shall be a minimum of 1.2 m;
where there is no Lane abutting the Site, one Side Setback shall be at least 3.0 m for vehicular access, unless there is an attached Garage or a Garage that is an integral part of the Dwelling;
on a corner Site where the building fronts on the Front Yard, the minimum Side Setback abutting a flanking public roadway other than a Lane, shall be 20% of the Site Width, to a maximum requirement of 4.5 m; and
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.
Bylaw 12923
March 15, 2002
Bylaw 13259
January 22, 2003
Bylaw 14444
May 1, 2007
If the Semi-detached Housing includes an attached Garage or a Garage that is an integral part of the Dwelling, the following requirements apply:
in cases where the Site Width is less than 8.6 m; and access if provided from a fronting public roadway, the Garage may protrude a maximum of 2.5 m beyond the front wall and entry of the Dwelling and have a maximum width of 5.6 m. There shall be a minimum of 1.8 m frontage of the first storey of the principal building, other than a Garage, such that the front entry to the Dwelling is exposed to the public roadway.
front attached garages must be designed such that the garage is attached to a shared common wall and includes a shared driveway apron.
Bylaw 12923
March 15, 2002
Bylaw 14444
May 1, 2007
Where the required off-street parking space is located at the rear of any Site for Semi-detached or Duplex Housing the following requirements apply:
one Garage, or Site for one Garage shall be clearly demarcated both on the Site and on the plan accompanying any application for a principal building, located in accordance with the regulations of this Bylaw. A hard surface walkway is required between the Garage or Garage Site and an entry to the Dwelling.
where no Garage is developed, a hard surface parking pad a minimum of 6.1 m wide and a minimum of 4.88 m deep shall be constructed at the rear of each lot. Such hard surface parking pad shall include an underground electrical power connection with outlet on a post 1.0 m in height, located within 1.0 m of the parking pad.
General Site Landscaping shall be developed in accordance with the following:
Bylaw 12923
March 15, 2002
Bylaw 14444
May 1, 2007
Bylaw 15735
June 20, 2011
one deciduous tree or one coniferous tree, and two shrubs shall be required in the Front Yard for each Dwelling, except where the Front Setback is 4.5 m or less, and a landscaped boulevard is provided in accordance with 150.4(6)(c)(i), the tree may be placed within the Rear or Side Yard, rather than the Front Yard.
all applications for a Development Permit shall include a Site plan that identifies the location, species and size of Landscaping required in subsection 150.4(11)(a); and
all required Landscaping shall be consistent with the relevant requirements of subsection 55.4.
Bylaw 14750
December 12,2007
Bylaw 15036
February 2, 2009
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
between Dwellings where a minimum Side Setback of 1.2 m has been provided on the abutting Site, and
between a Garage Suite or a Garden Suite and the associated principal Dwelling on the same Site.
Bylaw 14241
February 7, 2007
Bylaw 14444
May 1, 2007
Bylaw 15735
June 20, 2011
A minimum Private Outdoor Amenity Area of 45 m2 per Dwelling shall be designated on the Site Plan for the active or passive recreation use of the occupants. This Private Outdoor Amenity Area shall be located immediately adjacent to, and with direct access from, the Dwelling it is intended to serve. Neither the width nor length of such a Private Outdoor Amenity Area shall be less than 4.0 m. The Private Outdoor Amenity Area may be located within a any Yard, other than a Front Yard, and shall be permanently retained as open space, unencumbered by an Accessory Building or future additions.
The maximum number of Dwellings per lot and applicable density regulations shall be as follows:
Where Semi-detached Housing and Duplex Housing are allowed in this Zone, a maximum of two Dwellings per lot or one Dwelling per Bare Land Condominium Unit shall be allowed.
Bylaw 15036
February 2, 2009
Where Single Detached Housing is developed in this Zone, a maximum of one Single Detached Dwelling per lot or Bare Land Condominium Unit, and, where the provisions of this Bylaw are met, up to one Secondary Suite, Garage Suite or Garden Suite per lot or Bare Land Condominium Unit shall be allowed.
Notwithstanding Section 14(a) and (b), for multi-unit developments on Lots 750 m2 or larger the maximum number of Dwellings shall be 34 Dwellings/hectare.
Bylaw 14750
December 12, 2007
Secondary Suites shall comply with Section 86 of this Bylaw.
Bylaw 15036
February 2, 2009
Garage Suites and Garden Suites shall comply with Section 87 of this Bylaw.
Bylaw 15359
March 23, 2010
Notwithstanding the other regulations of this Zone, where a Multi-unit Project Development abuts a Site zoned to allow Single Detached Housing as a Permitted Use or the RF5 Row Housing Zone, the following regulations shall apply along the said property line:
Bylaw 15735
June 20, 2011
a minimum Setback of 7.5 m shall be required. The Development Officer may reduce this Setback to a minimum of 3.0 m only where the proposed façade is a flanking wall and where an acceptable landscaped buffer is provided;
no outdoor parking, garbage collection, common amenity areas, or outdoor storage areas shall be developed within 3.0 m;
a solid screen fence, 1.83 m in height, shall be installed, except for along common flanking Front Yard boundaries;
design techniques including, but not limited to, the use of sloped roofs, variations in building Setbacks and articulation of building façades, shall be employed in order to minimize the perception of massing of the building when viewed from adjacent residential areas and roadways;
building finishes shall be compatible with the exterior finishing materials and colours typical of adjacent development; and
the Development Officer may require information regarding the location of windows and Amenity Areas on adjacent properties, to ensure the windows or Amenity Areas of the proposed development are placed to minimize overlook into adjacent properties.
Signs shall comply with the regulations found in Schedule 59A.