Edmonton Zoning Bylaw 12800

553      (MA3) Municipal Airport General Business Zone

553.1      General Purpose

The purpose of this Zone is to establish a Zone for Sites with good visibility and accessibility along, or adjacent to, major public roadways at the Edmonton City Centre Airport, which carries over the development rights of the former MA Zone, and that allows some additional general business opportunities, based on the CB2 Zone.

553.2      Permitted Uses

  1. The following Use Classes, provided they directly serve the operations or users of the Edmonton City Centre Airport or are directly related to the maintenance or operation of private and commercial aircraft:

  1. General Industrial Uses; and

  2. Government Services

  1. Aircraft Sales/Rentals

  2. Business Support Services

  3. Commercial Schools

  4. Drive-in Food Services  

  5. Fleet Services

  6. Gas Bars

  7. General Retail Stores, up to a maximum Floor Area of 2 500 m2

  8. Health Services

  9. Indoor Participant Recreation Services

  10. Minor Amusement Establishments and Major Amusement Establishments

  11. Minor Service Stations and Major Service Stations

  12. Personal Service Shops  

  13. Professional, Financial and Office Support Services

Bylaw 16733

July 6, 2015

  1. Public Education Services, when the location of this Use is contained within the Edmonton City Centre Airport Air Terminal building and within the location shown in Schedule 553A.

  2. Rapid Drive-through Vehicle Services  

  3. Restaurants

Charter Bylaw 18613

November 26, 2018

  1. Special Event

  2. Specialty Foods Services

  3. Train Stations

  4. Veterinary Services

  5. Warehouse Sales, up, to a maximum Floor Area of 2 500 m2

  6. Fascia On-premises Signs  

  7. Freestanding On-premises Signs

  8. Projecting On-premises Signs  

  9. Temporary On-premises Signs   

553.3      Discretionary Uses

  1. The following Use Classes, provided they directly service the operations or users of the Edmonton City Centre Airport:

  1. Convenience Vehicle Rentals; and

  2. Hotels

  1. Automotive and Minor Recreation Vehicle Sales/Rentals

  2. Bars and Neighbourhood Pubs

  3. General Retail Stores with a Floor Area greater than 2 500 m2

Charter Bylaw 18882

June 17, 2019

  1. Liquor Stores

Charter Bylaw 18613

November 26, 2018

  1. Market

Bylaw 16224

September 10, 2012

  1. Media Studios

  2. Nightclubs

  3. Mobile Catering Food Services

  4. Motels

Charter Bylaw 19275

June 23, 2020

Effective: July 2, 2020

  1. Vehicle Parking

  2. Warehouse Sales, with a Floor Area greater than 2 500 m2

  3. Roof On-premises Signs

  4. Freestanding Off-premises Signs

  5. Fascia Off-premises Signs

  6. Roof Off-premises Signs  

553.4      Development Regulations for Permitted and Discretionary Uses

  1. In considering any application for development, the Development Officer shall have regard to the Edmonton City Centre Airport Concept Plan, originally approved July 27, 1998, as it may be amended from time to time.

  2. The minimum Site Frontage shall be 30.0 m, unless access is provided from a service road. For the purposes of this section, Site shall refer to the leased developable area.

  3. The maximum Floor Area Ratio shall be 3.0.

Bylaw 15735

June 20, 2011

  1. A minimum Setback of 4.5 m shall be required where a Site Abuts a public roadway, other than a Lane, except:

  1. where adjacent commercial buildings Abut the property line to form a pedestrian-oriented shopping street, no Setback shall be required; and

  2. where there is no vehicular access to the Site from the public roadway, the minimum Setback shall be not less than 3.0 m.

Bylaw 15735

June 20, 2011

Bylaw 17672

June 27, 2016

  1. No parking, loading, storage, trash collection, outdoor service or display area shall be permitted within a Setback. Loading, storage and trash collection areas shall be located to the rear or sides of the principal building and shall be screened from view from any adjacent Sites, public roadways or a LRT line, in accordance with the provisions of Section 55.5 of this Bylaw.

Bylaw 16859

June 24, 2014

Bylaw 17832

November 28, 2016

Bylaw 18305

February 26, 2018

Effective Date: May 1, 2018

  1. The maximum building Height shall be 14.0 m, except that the Development Officer may, notwithstanding Section 11.4, grant a variance to permit a greater Height for General Industrial Uses used for the storage, maintenance and servicing of aircraft; Aircraft Sales or Rentals; and Hotels.

  2. Signs shall be developed in accordance with Section 59F of this Bylaw.

  3. The following regulations shall apply to Public Education Services:

  1. shall be limited to high school and adult education only;

Bylaw 17062

July 9, 2015

Bylaw 17727

August 22, 2016

  1. shall ensure the safety of students and maintain the integrity of the general aviation activities at the City Centre Airport through the installation of a "double containment" security system consisting of an outer perimeter chain link Fence (Primary Containment Fence), 2.4 m in Height topped with 3 strands of barbed wire, and an inner fence (Secondary Containment Fence), a minimum of 2.4 m in Height. There will be no gates permitted in the Primary Containment Fence. Secured access gates will be permitted in the Secondary Containment Fence;

  2. shall provide a safe outdoor environment adjacent to the Terminal Building by constructing earth berms, a maximum of 2.4 m in Height. The final design and configuration of these berms shall be consistent with the recommendations of a Professional Acoustic Engineer;

Bylaw 16859

June 24, 2014

  1. Landscaping located between the Terminal Building and the Secondary Containment Fence may include the planting of native short grasses and shrubs. No Landscaping shall be permitted in the area between the Primary and Secondary Containment Fences; and

  2. in addition to the regulations contained in this Bylaw, all development must comply with Federal and Provincial regulations as they pertain to the operation of the Edmonton City Centre Airport including those of Transport Canada, NAVCAN and the Edmonton Regional Airports Authoritys Facility Alteration Permit (FAP) process.

553.5        Additional Development Regulations for Discretionary Uses

  1. The following regulations shall apply to Automotive and Minor Recreation Vehicle Sales/Rentals, Convenience Vehicle Rentals and Truck and Mobile Home Sales/Rentals developments:

  1. all storage, display or parking areas shall be hardsurfaced in accordance with subsection 54.6 of this Bylaw.

 

Schedule 553A

 

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