Developments in the following Use Classes shall comply with the special regulations of this Section:
Minor and Major Service Stations; and
The Development Officer may also require that developments not included in the Use Classes listed in clause (1) above, such as drive-through automated teller machines or other similar Uses, shall comply with the regulations of this Section if such developments provide drive-in service or service in which patrons remain within their vehicle.
Sites shall be located:
at the intersection of two or more public roadways, but not including Lanes, provided that a Site may be located between intersections where there is a service road or a centre dividing strip on the public roadway; or
adjacent to a traffic interchange, but not including a rotary or traffic circle; or
Bylaw 16032
March 12, 2012
as part of a shopping centre or in conjunction with other commercial development, if Transportation Services is satisfied that the development shall not adversely affect the functioning of surrounding public roadways, or traffic circulation on the Site.
The minimum Frontage shall be 30.0 m.
Service Stations and Rapid Drive-through Vehicle Services shall have a minimum lot depth of 30.0 m.
Site area and Coverage shall be provided as follows:
the minimum Site area for Drive-in Food Services, or developments defined in subsection 72.1(2), shall be 930 m2, and the maximum Site Coverage shall be 15%;
the minimum Site area for a Service Station as an independent development shall be 1 200 m2 and the maximum Site Coverage, including pump islands, shall not exceed 20%;
where two or more of the aforementioned Uses are part of a mixed Use development on the same Site, the total Site area requirements shall be the sum of the requirements of the Uses computed separately, unless the applicant can demonstrate to the Development Officer that there is a complementary Use of space which would warrant a reduction in Site area requirement.
Queuing Space shall be provided as follows:
for Drive-in Food Services and other developments having a drive-through service window, a minimum of six in-bound queuing spaces shall be provided for vehicles approaching the drive-through service window. One out-bound queuing space shall be provided on the exit side of each service position and this space shall be located so as not to interfere with service to the next vehicle;
Bylaw 14757
March 10, 2008
for Rapid Drive-through Vehicle Services a minimum of five in-bound and three out-bound queuing spaces shall be provided for each service bay, except in the case of:
a complete service car wash or a multi-bay single entrance self-service car wash the number of required queuing spaces shall be as follows:
A. a minimum of five in-bound to a maximum of ten queuing spaces for facilities with up to ten bays, and a minimum of one out-bound queuing space shall be provided;
B. a minimum of five in-bound to a maximum of fifteen queuing spaces for facilities with eleven or more bays, and a minimum of 1 out-bound queuing space shall be provided;
a multi-bay multi-entrance self-service car wash a minimum of two in-bound and a minimum of one out-bound queuing space shall be provided for each bay. The actual number of queuing spaces shall be determined to the satisfaction of the Development Officer.
Bylaw 16032
March 12, 2012
for Rapid Drive-through Vehicle Services and Drive-in Food Services, access aisles and queuing spaces associated with these Use Classes shall be located no less than 7.5 m from any property line where the Site containing these Use Classes Abuts any Site containing existing residential or residential-related Uses, including situations where such Sites are separated by a road or Lane 10.0 m or less in width. The orientation of access aisles, queuing spaces and on-site vehicular circulation shall be designed to the satisfaction of the Development Officer, in consultation with Transportation Services, having regard to the minimization of traffic circulation conflicts, and to other on-site and off-site impacts, particularly with regard to existing off-site and adjacent Residential or Residential-Related Uses; and
all queuing spaces shall be a minimum of 6.5 m long and 3.0 m wide. Queuing lanes shall provide sufficient space for turning and manoeuvring.
Bylaw 17422
November 16, 2015
Effective Date: December 1, 2015
Gas Bars and Major and Minor Service Stations shall adhere to the following additional regulations :
all pump islands shall be located at least 6.0 m from any boundary of the Site, parking area on the Site, or Lane intended to control traffic circulation on the Site;
any canopy over a gas pump island shall be no closer than 3.0 m to any boundary of the Site, and shall be designed, finished, and of a Height such that the canopy is not obtrusive, and maintains consistency with the design and eave line of the principal building on Site. The canopy area shall not be included in the calculation of Site Coverage;
where these Use Classes are adjacent to Sites zoned residential or separated from them by a Lane, or are directly visible to Residential Uses across a public roadway, the design, finishing, lighting and siting of development, including the orientation of gas pump islands and service bays with the intent of achieving a compatible relationship with surrounding development and a high standard of appearance when viewed from adjacent roadways; and
Charter Bylaw 18387
May 7, 2018
any development application for a proposed Gas Bar or Major and Minor Service Station shall take into consideration the location requirements set out in Section 80(2)(c) of this Bylaw for Child Care Services Uses.
Rapid Drive-through Vehicle Services shall adhere to the following additional regulations:
Bylaw 16032
March 12, 2012
the orientation of service bays, vehicular circulation and queuing aisles shall be to the satisfaction of the Development Officer, in consultation with Transportation Services, having regard to the minimization of on-site and off-site traffic impacts; and
where the proposed development includes an automatic car wash, the Development Permit application shall include information identifying the anticipated noise impacts of the development as identified in the manufacturer's specifications. The Development Officer may require, as a condition of Development Permit approval, that the applicant provide a Noise Impact Assessment identifying the noise attenuation measures necessary to ensure compliance with City of Edmonton Noise Bylaw, or any other measures determined by the Development Officer and that may be determined in consultation with Transportation Services.
Rapid Drive-through Vehicle Services and Drive-in Food Services shall adhere to the following additional regulations:
the design, finishing and siting of such development shall achieve a compatible relationship with surrounding development and a high standard of appearance when viewed from adjacent roadways; and
Bylaw 15735
June 20, 2011
these Use Classes shall be located not less than 15.0 m from any property line where the Site containing these Use Classes Abuts any Site zoned residential or any Site containing residential or residential-related Uses, including situations where such Sites are separated by a road or Lane 10.0 m or less in width. This 15.0 m Setback distance may be reduced at the discretion of the Development Officer if the Development Officer is satisfied that impacts on the Residential or Residential-Related Uses shall be minimal due to structural and design measures incorporated into the proposed development;
Bylaw 17727
August 22, 2016
where these Use Classes and associated access aisles and queuing spaces are located within 30 m of a property line where the Site containing these Use Classes Abuts any Site zoned residential or any Site containing existing residential or Residential-Related Uses, including situations where such Sites are separated by a road or Lane 10.0 m or less in width, the following Fencing and Landscaping requirements shall apply:
Bylaw 17062
July 9, 2015
Bylaw 17727
August 22, 2016
solid, screen Fencing constructed of wood or suitable wood-like synthetic substitute, 1.83 m in Height; and
Bylaw 12961
February 4, 2002
Bylaw 17727
August 22, 2016
required Fencing shall be augmented with tree and shrub planting designed to soften the visual effect of the required Fencing, and shall be provided in accordance with the standards identified in Section 55.
Drive-in Food Services and other developments having a drive-through service window shall adhere to the following additional regulations:
Bylaw 16032
March 12, 2012
the location, orientation and setback of drive-through service windows shall be to the satisfaction of the Development Officer in consultation with Transportation Services, having regard to the minimization of on-site and off-site traffic impacts.