Edmonton Zoning Bylaw 12800

160     (RF5) Row Housing Zone

Bylaw 15632

December 13, 2010

160.1     General Purpose

The purpose of this Zone is to provide for relatively low to medium density housing, generally referred to as Row Housing.

160.2     Permitted Uses

1. Limited Group Homes

2. Minor Home Based Business

3. Row Housing, on a Site of 1.4 ha  or less

4. Semi-detached Housing, on a Site of 1.4 ha or less

Bylaw 17403

October 19, 2015

Effective date: February 1, 2016

5. Urban Gardens

6. Fascia On-premises Signs

160.3       Discretionary Uses

1. Child Care Services

2. Garage Suites

3. Garden Suites

4. Group Homes

Bylaw 15953

November 13, 2012

5. Lodging Houses

6. Major Home Based Business

7. Religious Assembly

8. Residential Sales Centre

9. Row Housing, on a Site larger than 1.4 ha

10. Semi-detached Housing, on a Site larger than 1.4 ha

11. Secondary Suites, where developed within a Single Detached Housing form

12. Single Detached Housing

Bylaw 16733

July 6, 2015

13. Stacked Row Housing, provided that each Dwellings has individual access to Grade.

Bylaw 17403

October 19, 2015

Effective date: February 1, 2016

14. Urban Outdoor Farms

15. Freestanding On-premises Signs

16. Temporary On-premises Signs

160.4     Development Regulations for Permitted and Discretionary Uses

Bylaw 15735

June 20, 2011

Bylaw 16733

July 6, 2015

1. The maximum Density for Multi-unit Project Development shall be 42 Dwellings/ha; provided that this shall be increased by 1 Dwelling/ha for every 6 required resident parking spaces and associated manoeuvring aisles which are provided underground, up to a maximum density of 54 Dwellings/ha. For the purpose of this clause, underground parking shall be covered so as to provide useful Site area that would not otherwise be available. Any projection above the Grade of the surface covering such parking shall be less than 1.0 m; shall not be located in a Front Yard; and, shall be integrated with the design of buildings and landscaping so as to be unobtrusive;

2. Site Area and Site Dimensions for individual Dwelling shall be in accordance with Table 160.4(2).

1. Note: Exceptions may apply to Bare Land Condominium Units as part of a Multi-unit Project Development.  See Section 160.4(16).

Bylaw 16733

July 6, 2015

3. The maximum Height shall not exceed 10.0 m, in accordance with Section 52.

4. The maximum total Site Coverage shall be:

Bylaw 16945

September 22, 2014

1. for Multi-unit Project Developments 40% with a maximum of 28% for a principal building and a maximum of 12% for Accessory Buildings. Where parking is provided underground or Garages are attached to or designed as an integral part of Dwellings, the maximum for principal buildings shall be 40%; or

Bylaw 16945

September 22, 2014

2. for lots not part of a Multi-unit Project Development, maximum Site Coverage shall be in accordance with Table 160.4.(4):

Bylaw 15735

June 20, 2011

5. The Front Setback shall be established on the following basis:

1. a minimum of 5.5 m, where access to required off-street parking is provided to the rear or flanking part of the Lot except that it shall be:

1. a minimum of 3.0 m where a treed landscaped boulevard is provided;

2. a minimum of 5.5 m where a front attached Garage forms an integral part of the Dwelling, except in the case of a private roadway, the minimum shall be 6.0 m; or

3. notwithstanding 160.4(5) (ab) and (b), 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 in the streetscape.

Bylaw 15735

June 20, 2011

6. The minimum Rear Setback shall be 7.5 m, except the Rear Yard may be reduced to 5.5 m where an attached Garage is provided.

Bylaw 15735

June 20, 2011

7. Minimum Side Setbacks shall be provided, on the following basis:

1. 1.2 m excepting a Side Yard abutting a flanking roadway;

2. 4.5 m where the Side Yard abuts a flanking public roadway other than a Lane, except that this may be reduced to 3.0 m where:

1. there is a treed landscaped boulevard along the flanking roadway;

2. the depth of the Side Setback would be consistent with other development on the flanking block face; and

3. the flanking side of the building is not a Blank Wall, and is articulated through architectural elements such as recesses or projections, including but not limited to, windows, a side entrance, a porch, or other architectural element that would be compatible with adjacent development; or

Bylaw 16945

September 22, 2014

3. in the case of Multi-unit Project Developments, as prescribed in 160.4(14).

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

Bylaw 15735

June 20, 2011

Bylaw 16945

September 22, 2014

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

2. where side walls of abutting buildings face each other and habitable windows are not located directly opposite each other, such that privacy is not impacted and:

1. in the case of Dwellings on separate Sites, each development complies with the minimum Side Setback requirements for each Dwelling;

2. in the case of Dwellings on the same Site, the separation distance between Dwellings is at least equal to the total of the minimum Side Setback requirements for both Dwellings.

9. Minimum Private Outdoor Amenity Areas shall be provided as follows:

1. a minimum of 30 m2 per Dwelling unit, at Grade, shall be provided;

2. the Outdoor Amenity Area shall be permanently retained as open space, unencumbered by an Accessory building or future additions; and

3. notwithstanding Sections 46 and 47 of this Bylaw and 160.4(9)(a) above, where a rear attached Garage is provided and where:

1. a minimum outdoor communal recreational space of not less than 50 m2 is provided in accordance with 160.4(10) below, whether or not the development has Frontage on a public roadway and whether or not the development has less than 20 Dwellings; or

2. a public Park is adjacent to the Dwelling or where the Dwelling is not separated from the Park by a roadway, other than a Lane;

1. a maximum of 50 percent of the required minimum Private Outdoor Amenity Area may be provided in the Front Yard, provided that the Private Amenity Area is setback a minimum of 1.0 m from the Front Property Line.  In this case, this area shall be defined either through a decorative fence, or through landscaped elements such as hedges;

2. a maximum of 50 percent of the required Private Outdoor Amenity Area may be provided above Grade, provided that it shall be at least 10 m2 in area, with neither the width nor the depth less than 2.0 m.

10. Except for developments where all Dwellings have Frontage on a public roadway, or those which contain less than 20 Dwellings, a minimum of 2.5 m2 of Amenity Area per Dwelling shall be provided as outdoor communal recreational space, and be aggregated into areas of not less than 50 m2.

11. Dwellings shall be Family Oriented, in accordance with the requirements of this Bylaw.

12. Maintenance and/or drainage and utility easement(s) may be required between abutting buildings and/or through private yards of one or more Dwellings to ensure adequate access for property, drainage and utility maintenance.

13. Where detached rear parking Garages are developed, the maximum width of the building containing the Garage(s) shall not exceed:

1. 24 m, provided that the building does not contain more than four separate Garages, outside of the boundaries of the Mature Neighbourhood Overlay (MNO), unless exempted under subsection 160.4(16)(b) of this Zone; or

2. 12 m, provided that the building does not contain more than two separate Garages, within the boundaries of the Mature Neighbourhood Overlay (MNO).

14. 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

1. 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 an acceptable landscaped buffer is provided;  

2. no outdoor parking, garbage collection, outdoor amenity areas, or outdoor storage areas shall be developed within 3.0 m;

Bylaw 17062

July 6, 2015

3. a solid screen fence, 1.83 m in Height, shall be installed, except along common flanking Front Yard boundaries;

4. 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;

5. building finishes shall be compatible with the exterior finishing materials and colours typical of adjacent development; and

6. 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.

15. No outdoor parking, trash collection or outdoor storage areas shall be developed within 3.0 m of any property line that abuts a Site zoned to allow Single Detached Housing as a Permitted Use.

16. Notwithstanding the other regulations in this Zone, in the case of Multi-unit Project Developments:

1. the minimum Site Area and Site Depth for individual Dwellings that are Bare Land Condominium Units may be reduced, provided that the density of the development does not exceed the density as prescribed in subsection 160.4(1) of this Zone;

2. a building containing a rear detached Garages may exceed the maximum width and total number of Garages allowed as specified under subsection 160.4(13)(a)of this Zone, outside the boundaries of the Mature Neighbourhood Overlay (MNO).

17. Except where modified through the regulations in this Zone:

1. Single Detached Housing with rear access parking in this Zone shall be developed in accordance with the provisions of the (RPL) Planned Lot Residential Zone;

2. Single Detached Housing with front attached Garages shall be developed in accordance with the provisions of the (RSL) Residential Small Lot Zone; and

3. Semi-detached Housing, Secondary Suites, Garage Suites and Garden Suites in this Zone shall be developed in accordance with the provisions of the (RF4) Semi-detached Housing Zone.

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

Bylaw 15953

November 13, 2012

19. Limited Group Homes, Group Homes, and Lodging Houses shall comply with Section 96 of this Bylaw.

Bylaw 16271

March 18, 2013

20. Each Dwelling within Semi-detached Housing and Row Housing shall be individually defined through a combination of architectural features that may include variations in the rooflines, projection or recession of the façade, porches or entrance features, building materials, or other treatments.

21. On Corner Sites the façades of a principal building abutting the Front Lot Line and flanking Side Lot Line shall use consistent building materials and architectural features, and shall include features such as windows, doors, or porches.

22. Row Housing shall not repeat the same architectural features more than six times on a block face. 

23. Site design for Row Housing developments of six or more attached Dwellings shall include entry transitions such as steps, decorative fences, gates, hedges, low walls, and planting beds in the Front Yard.

24. Each Dwelling that has direct access to Grade shall have an entrance door or entrance feature facing a public roadway, other than a Lane. On Corner Sites, the entrance door or entrance feature may face either the Front Lot Line or the flanking Side Lot Line.

Bylaw 17403

October 19, 2015

Effective date:  February 1, 2016

25. Urban Outdoor Farms shall comply with Section 98 of this Bylaw.

26. Urban Gardens shall comply with Section 98 of this Bylaw.