Edmonton Zoning Bylaw 12800

Charter Bylaw 19275

June 23, 2020

Effective: July 2, 2020

54.3      Vehicle Parking Design for Low-density Residential

  1. This section shall apply to Single Detached Housing, Duplex Housing, Garden Suites, Mobile Homes, Secondary Suites, Semi-Detached Housing, and Multi-Unit Housing in the built form of Row Housing.

  2. Every Driveway, on-Site Vehicle Parking or loading space, and access that is provided, including the area contained within City-owned land from which access or egress is obtained, shall be Hardsurfaced if access is from a public roadway except that:

  1. Driveways and Parking Areas may be provided on the basis of Hardsurfaced tire tracks.

  2. Driveways and Parking Areas that link to a public roadway that is not Hardsurfaced, do not have to be Hardsurfaced.

  3. The Front Yard of any ground level Dwelling that is not part of a Multi-Unit Project Development, or in the case of a corner Site, either the Front Yard or the flanking Side Yard, may include a maximum of one Driveway. The Driveway shall:

  1. lead directly from the roadway to the Garage or Parking Area;

  2. for a Garage or Parking Area with one Vehicle Parking space, have a maximum width of 4.3 m, or the width of the Garage or Parking Area, whichever is the lesser;

  3. for a Garage or Parking Area with two or more Vehicle Parking spaces, the width of the garage or parking area or the number of side-by-side Vehicle Parking spaces multiplied by 3.7m; whichever is less; and

  4. have a maximum width of 4.3 m for any Site Zoned RF1 that has a Site Width less than 10.4 m.

  1. Except as otherwise provided for in this Bylaw, Vehicle Parking spaces, not including Driveways, shall be located in accordance with the following:

  1. Vehicle Parking spaces shall not be located within a Front Yard, other than those located on a Driveway; and

  2. on a Corner Lot, Vehicle Parking spaces other than those located on a Driveway, in addition to complying with the other provisions of this Bylaw, shall not be located within the Side Setback Abutting the flanking public roadway, other than a Lane.

  1. For Sites with reduced Side Setbacks, including Sites where one Side Setback is reduced to zero, the Garage or Parking Area shall not encroach on the private maintenance easement.