Charter Bylaw 19822
August 31, 2021
DC2.1176.1 General Purpose
To provide a Zone for low rise Multi-unit Housing with opportunities for institutional and commercial uses.
DC2.1176.2 Area of Application
This Provision shall apply to Lot 1, Block 33, Plan 8021673, located at the northeast corner of 23 Avenue NW and 47 Street NW, as shown in Schedule “A” of the Charter Bylaw adopting this Provision, Weinlos.
DC2.1176.3 Uses
Business Support Services
Child Care Services
Convenience Retail Stores
Fraternity and Sorority Housing
Garden Suites
General Retail Stores
Supportive Housing
Health Services
Lodging Houses
Major Home Based Business
Minor Home Based Business
Multi-unit Housing
Private Education Services
Personal Service Shops
Professional, Financial, and Office Support Services
Religious Assembly
Residential Sales Centre
Restaurants
Secondary Suites
Special Event
Speciality Food Services
Supportive Housing
Urban Gardens
Urban Outdoor Farms
Fascia On-premises Signs
Freestanding On-premises Signs
aa. Temporary On-premises Signs
DC2.1176.4 Development Regulations for Uses
The following regulations shall apply to Commercial Uses:
Commercial uses shall not be located above the ground floor;
the total Floor Area of each commercial premises not fronting onto an arterial road shall not exceed 275 m2; and
these Uses shall not be permitted in any freestanding structure separate from a structure containing Residential Uses. Their principal entrance shall be a separate, outside entrance.
Signs shall comply with the regulations found in Schedule 59B of the Zoning Bylaw.
DC2.1176.5 Development Regulations for Site Layout and Built Form
The minimum Density shall be 45 Dwellings/ha.
The maximum Height shall not exceed 14.5 m for flat, mansard, and gambrel roofs, or 16.0 m for a roof type with a pitch of 4/12 (18.4 degrees) or greater.
The maximum Floor Area Ratio shall be 2.3. The maximum Floor Area Ratio may be increased to 2.5 where:
a minimum of 10 percent of Dwellings have a Floor Area greater than 100 m2; and
the average number of bedrooms in these Dwellings is at least 3.
The minimum Front Setback shall be 4.5 m.
The minimum Rear Setback shall be 7.5 m, except that individual buildings that are 6.5 m or less in Height may have a minimum Rear Setback of 1.2 m.
The minimum Side Setback shall be 1.2 m, except that:
for buildings over 10.0 m in Height, the portion of the buildings of this Height shall require a minimum Side Setback of 3.0 m; and
for all buildings, the minimum Side Setback shall be 3.0 m Abutting a flanking public roadway other than a Lane.
DC2.1176.6 Development Regulations for Building Design and Features
Principal buildings shall have an entrance feature facing 47 Street NW.
Surface parking is not permitted to be located between any building and public roadway, other than a Lane.
Parking, loading, storage, or trash collection may be permitted within the Side Setback, provided a minimum 1.5 m wide soft landscaping buffer is provided within the Setback and that all parking and service areas are screened from view from any Site zoned to allow Single Detached Housing as a Permitted Use.
Side, front and rear Façades shall include design techniques including, but not limited to, the use of varied rooflines, variations in building Setbacks and articulation of building Façades, in order to minimize the perception of massing, eliminate large uninterrupted expanses of wall, and provide visual interest when the structure is viewed from an adjacent Lot or roadway.
All principal Dwellings shall have an individual ground level entrance, where:
the building Façade that faces the public roadway is 12.2 m or longer;
the Dwelling is located on the first Storey; and
the Dwelling is Setback less than 4.5 m from the public roadway, other than a Lane.
Principal Dwellings that have an individual ground level entrance:
may share one of these entrance doors between two Dwellings; and
sliding patio doors shall not serve as this entrance
The Development Officer may require information regarding the location of windows and Amenity Areas on adjacent properties to ensure the windows or Amenity Areas of the proposed development are placed to minimize overlook into adjacent properties.
All mechanical equipment, including roof mechanical units, shall be concealed by screening in a manner compatible with the architectural character of the building or concealed by incorporating it within the building.
DC2.1176.7 Development Regulations for Landscaping, Lighting, and Amenity Areas
The required Landscape Plan submitted with a Development Permit application for new building construction shall be prepared by a Landscape Architect registered with the Alberta Association of Landscape Architects (AALA)
Soil above underground parking facilities shall be of sufficient depth to accommodate required landscaping, including trees, shrubs, flower beds, grass, and ground cover.
Charter Bylaw 19822 - Schedule "A"