Edmonton Zoning Bylaw 12800

Charter Bylaw 18387

June 12, 2018

Charter Bylaw 18720

February 25, 2019

 

70.        Cannabis Retail Sales

  1. Any Cannabis Retail Sales shall not be located less than 200 m from any other Cannabis Retail Sales. For the purposes of this subsection only:

  1. the 200 m separation distance shall be measured from the closest point of the Cannabis Retail Sales Use to the closest point of any other approved Cannabis Retail Sales Use;

  2. A Development Officer shall not grant a variance to reduce the separation distance by more than 20 m in compliance with Section 11; and

  3. The issuance of a Development Permit which contains a variance to separation distance as described in 70(1)(b) shall be issued as a Class B Discretionary Development.

  1. Any Site containing Cannabis Retail Sales shall not be located less than:

  1. 200 m from any Site being used for a public library, at the time of the application for the Development Permit for the Cannabis Retail Sales; and

  2. 100 m from any Site being used for Community Recreation Services Use, a community recreation facility or as public lands at the time of application for the Development Permit for the Cannabis Retail Sales.

  1. For the purposes of subsection 2:

  1. separation distances shall be measured from the closest point of the subject Site boundary to the closest point of another Site boundary, and shall not be measured from Zone boundaries or from the edges of structures;

  2. the term “public library” is limited to the collection of literary, artistic, musical and similar reference materials and learning resources in the form of books, electronic files, computers, manuscripts, recordings and films for public use, and does not include private libraries, museums or art galleries.

  3. the term “community recreation facilities” means indoor municipal facilities used primarily by members of the public to participate in recreational activities conducted at the facilities, as per the Municipal Government Act; and

  4. the term "public lands" is limited to Sites zoned AP, and Sites zoned A.

  1. Subsection 105(3) of the Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Regulation, is expressly varied by the following:

  1. any Site containing a Cannabis Retail Sales shall not be located less than:

Public or private education

  1. 200 m from a Site being used for public or private education, at the time of the application for the Development Permit for the Cannabis Retail Sales;

Provincial health care facility

  1.  100 m from a Site being used for a provincial health care facility at the time of the application for the Development Permit for the Cannabis Retail Sales; and

School reserve or municipal and school reserve

  1.  100 m from a Site designated as school reserve or municipal and school reserve at the time of the application for the Development Permit for the Cannabis Retail Sales.

Measurement of Separation Distances

  1. For the purposes of this subsection, separation distances shall be measured from the closest point of the subject Site boundary to the closest point of another Site boundary, and shall not be measured from Zone boundaries or from the edges of structures.

Sites Greater than Two Hectares

  1. For Sites that are greater than 2.0 ha in size and zoned either CSC or DC2, that do not contain a public library at the time of application for the Development Permit for the Cannabis Retail Sales:

  1. Subsection 70(2), and 70(4)(a) shall not apply; and

  2.  the distances referred to in Subsection 105(3) of the Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Regulation shall be expressly varied to 0 m.

  1. For the purposes of subsection 70(4)(a)(i), the term "public or private education" means a school as defined in subsection (1)(y)(i) and (1)(y)(ii) of the School Act (as amended from time to time).

  1. Notwithstanding Section 11 of this Bylaw, a Development Officer shall not grant a variance to subsection 70(2), 70(3)(a) or 70(4).

Design Requirements

  1. Cannabis Retail Sales shall include design elements that readily allow for natural surveillance to promote a safe urban environment, where applicable and to the satisfaction of the Development Officer, including the following requirements:

  1. customer access to the store is limited to a storefront that is visible from the street other than a Lane, or a shopping centre parking lot, or mall access that allows visibility from the interior of the mall into the store;

  2. the exterior of all stores shall have ample transparency from the street;

  3. Any outdoor lighting shall be designed to ensure a well-lit environment for pedestrians and illumination of the property; and

  4. Landscaping shall be low-growing shrubs or deciduous trees with a high canopy at maturity to maintain natural surveillance.