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Bylaw 16032
March 14, 2012
When an application for a Development Permit is submitted to the Development Officer for the development of a site abutting, or partially or wholly contained within, the North Saskatchewan River Valley or its ravine system as defined on the North Saskatchewan River Valley and Ravine System Protection Overlay Schedule, the application may include, at the discretion of the Development Officer in consultation with Community Services, information regarding the existing and proposed Grades at 0.5 m contour intervals. The final Grades shall be to the satisfaction of the Development Officer, the said application having been first reviewed by Community Services.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein, the Development Officer may require a detailed Engineering Study of the soil conditions prepared to professional standards, by a registered Professional Engineer prior to the issuance of a Development Permit or the construction of any development abutting, or partially or wholly contained within, the North Saskatchewan River Valley or its ravine system as defined on the North Saskatchewan River Valley and Ravine System Protection Overlay Schedule.
The detailed Engineering Study shall conclude by the registered Professional Engineer certifying that the foundations proposed for the development were designed with full knowledge of the soil conditions and the proposed siting of the development upon this site.
The Development Officer may require the submission of a detailed Engineering Study as outlined in subsection 14.1(2) of this Bylaw with an application for a Development Permit at any location within the City which in the opinion of the Development Officer has unstable soil conditions.
Bylaw 16032
March 14, 2012
The Development Officer, having required a detailed Engineering Study of the soil conditions may, acting on the advice of Transportation Services, apply conditions to the approval of the Development Permit to minimize erosion and to stabilize soil conditions.
Bylaw 17277
July 6, 2015
Where warranted, a preliminary Wind Impact Statement or a detailed Wind Impact Study, or both, may be required to be submitted for a proposed development having Height greater than 20 m, to the satisfaction of the Development Officer.
The preliminary engineering study shall provide a screening-level estimation of potential wind conditions. If the preliminary Wind Impact Statement or Wind Impact Study indicates that uncomfortable or unsafe wind conditions may result from the building design, the Development Officer may require the applicant to submit a detailed Wind Impact Study for proposed buildings in order to quantify these conditions or refine any conceptual mitigation measures using physical scale model tests.
A preliminary Wind Impact Statement shall be prepared by a qualified, registered Professional Engineer, prepared to professional standards.
A detail Wind Impact Study shall be prepared by a qualified, registered Professional Engineer, and shall be based on a scale model simulation analysis, prepared to professional standards.
Bylaw 17277
July 6, 2015
Where warranted, a Sun Shadow Impact Study may be required to be submitted for proposed development where such a study is required in a Statutory Plan, or for other applications, to the satisfaction of the Development Officer.
This Study shall be prepared by a qualified, registered Professional Engineer or Architect, to professional standards.
Bylaw 17277
July 6, 2015
The shadow impact shall be evaluated based on the difference in shadow between the allowable three-dimensional building massing and the proposed three-dimensional building massing, during the March equinox. The Development Officer may require changes to the proposed development or may refuse to grant a variance based on that information.
Bylaw 17277
July 6, 2015
When an application for a Development Permit is submitted to the Development Officer for the development of a parcel of land partially or wholly contained within Floodplain Protection Overlay Schedule, the Development Officer may require that the application contain information regarding the geodetic elevation of the proposed building Site and the geodetic elevation of the lowest point of all openings to the proposed building(s).
Prior to the issuance of a Development Permit for the construction of any development within a Floodplain Protection Overlay Schedule, the Development Officer may require that the applicant submit a certificate from a qualified, registered Professional Engineer or Architect indicating that the following factors have been considered in the design of the building:
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation guidelines for building in flood-susceptible areas;
the flood-proofing of Habitable Rooms, electrical panel and heating units, and openable windows;
Basement drainage; and
Site drainage.
Bylaw 14127
January 11, 2006
When an application for a Development Permit is for industrial activities designated for either approval or registration under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, the Development Officer may require the application to contain an Environmental Nuisance and Health Impacts Assessment prepared by an environmental professional such as an engineer, biologist, planner, geologist or hydrogeologist and the Development Officer may impose any conditions necessary to mitigate environmental nuisances and health impacts identified in the assessment.
The Environmental Nuisance and Health Impacts Assessment shall:
identify the nature and quantities of substance releases;
identify the provincial standards for the proposed industrial operation;
identify any sensitive land uses or zoning that could contain sensitive land uses, existing or proposed, which could be detrimentally impacted by the substance releases;
demonstrate what remedial and mitigative measures shall be undertaken; and
identify and recommend any separation distances or other land use planning measures that could be undertaken.
Bylaw 14127
January 11, 2006
When an application for a Development Permit is for an activity involving the use or storage of hazardous substances, the Development Officer may require the application to contain an Assessment of Risk prepared by an environmental professional such as an engineer, biologist, planner, geologist or hydrogeologist, and the Development Officer may impose any conditions necessary to mitigate the risks associated with the use or storage of hazard substances identified in the assessment."
The Assessment of Risk shall:
identify hazardous substances and their quantities;
estimate the expected frequency of the occurrence of a hazardous event;
assess the possible consequences of such an event;
determine annual individual risk and compare to MIACC’s risk acceptability criteria;
demonstrate how the proposed facility and operations shall contribute to the following risk management objectives:
risk reduction at source (siting of facilities, modifications to processes, conformity to legislation e.g. The Safety Codes Act, the Dangerous Goods Act, monitoring, technical changes, training, etc.);
risk reduction through land use planning around industrial Sites and pipeline and dangerous goods corridors;
emergency preparedness;
emergency response;
risk communication and public participation; and
identify and recommend risk-based separation distances and other mitigative measures to reduce risk.
Bylaw 14158
February 6, 2006
Bylaw 14679
August 28, 2007
Bylaw 16733
July 6, 2015
When an application for a Development Permit is for activity on lands zoned (NA) Natural Area, or is to rezone an identified Natural Area site to the NA Zone, the Development Officer shall require a Natural Area Management Plan be prepared by an environmental professional such as an environmental scientist or biologist.
The Development Officer shall impose the requirements outlined in the Management Plan.
The Natural Area Management Plan shall be prepared in accordance with the current requirements for preparing Management Plans for Edmonton’s Natural Areas at time of application.
The Natural Area Management Plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
The boundary for the purpose of Zoning of the Natural Area, including the buffer;
The appropriateness of an Accessory building within the Natural Area Site. If an Accessory building is necessary within the Natural Area, then the Natural Area Management Plan shall:
State the purpose of the Accessory building;
Determine the size and location of the Accessory building; and
State the impacts of the Accessory building onto the Natural Area and the necessary mitigating measures to reduce those impacts.
State the extent of human and recreational activities permitted within the NA Zone.
Bylaw 16749
March 24, 2014
The Development Officer may require an applicant for a Development Permit to submit any information, including but not limited to: environmental site assessments, risk assessment studies and risk management plans and/or exposure control plans that, in the opinion of the Development Officer, is required to determine that the Site is suitable for the full range of uses contemplated in the Development Permit application.
Bylaw 17277
July 6, 2015
The Development Officer may require an applicant for a Development Permit to submit information relating to the proposed drainage from a Site, including but not limited to:
(a) Lot grading plans;
(b) Site mechanical plans;
(c) Flood control plans;
(d) Stormwater management plans and calculations; or
(e) Similar plans, drawings or engineering reports that, in the opinion of the Development Officer, are required to determine if the Site is suitable for the full range of Uses contemplated.