Part IV Edmonton Zoning Bylaw
Charter Bylaw 20419
March 13, 2023
To provide for industrial businesses that carry out their operations such that no nuisance is created or apparent outside an enclosed building and such that development is compatible with any adjacent non-industrial Zone, and to accommodate limited, compatible non-industrial businesses including Public Education Services and Private Education Services. This Zone should normally be located on the periphery of industrial areas and adjacent to arterial or major collector roadways.
This Provision shall apply to Lot 1A, Block 1, Plan 0324647, located on the Northwest corner of 123 Avenue NW and 149 Street NW, as shown in Schedule “A” of the Charter Bylaw adopting this Provision, Gagnon Estate Industrial.
Animal Hospitals and Shelters
Auctioneering Establishments
Automotive and Equipment Repair Shops
Automotive and Minor Recreation Vehicle Sales/Rentals
Bars and Neighbourhood Pubs
Business Support Services
Breweries, Wineries and Distilleries
Cannabis Retail Sales
Child Care Services
Commercial Schools
Convenience Retail Stores
Convenience Vehicle Rentals
Creation and Production Establishments
Drive-in Food Services
Equipment Rentals
Fleet Services
Funeral, Cremation and Interment Services
Gas Bars
General Industrial Uses
Greenhouses, Plant Nurseries and Garden Centres
Health Services
Indoor Participant Recreation Services
Limited Contractor Services
Liquor Stores
Major Service Stations
Market
Media Studios
Minor Amusement Establishments
Minor Service Stations
Mobile Catering Food Services
Nightclubs
Outdoor Participant Recreation Services
Personal Service Shops
Private Clubs
Private Education Services
Professional, Financial and Office Support Services
Public Education Services
Rapid Drive-through Vehicle Services
Recycling Depots
Recycled Materials Drop-off Centres
Religious Assembly
Residential Sales Centre
Restaurants
Special Event
Specialty Food Services
Truck and Mobile Home Sales/Rentals
Urban Gardens
Urban Indoor Farms
Urban Outdoor Farms
Warehouse Sales
Vehicle and Equipment Sales/Rentals
Veterinary Services
Fascia Off-premises Signs
Fascia On-premises Signs
Freestanding Off-premises Signs
Freestanding On-premises Signs
Major Digital Signs
Minor Digital Off-premises Signs
Minor Digital On-premises Signs
Minor Digital On-premises Off-premises Signs
Projecting On-premises Signs
Roof On-premises Signs
Temporary Off-premises Signs
Temporary On-premises Signs
Private and Public Education Services shall not be allowed on site where any of the following Uses exist at the time of Development Permit application:
an Industrial Use on site that may have environmental nuisance or health impacts;
any Use that involves the use, manufacturing or storage of hazardous substances. This includes, but is not limited to: Automotive and Equipment Repair Shops, Automotive and Minor Recreation Vehicle Sales/Rentals, Rapid Drive-through Vehicle Services and Recycling Depots.
If elementary aged children (Grades K-6) are to occupy the site under a Private Education Services Use or Public Education Services Use, the applicant shall provide a risk assessment that demonstrates acceptable risk levels. The risk assessment must be submitted in compliance with the following:
be prepared by a qualified professional who specializes in and can demonstrate extensive experience in risk assessment;
be prepared to the satisfaction of the Development Officer, in consultation with the appropriate City department; and
include mitigation recommendations.
The Development Officer:
must consider the recommendations of the risk assessment before making a decision on a Development Permit application; and
in consultation with the appropriate City department, may impose any conditions on the Development Permit necessary to implement any of the mitigation recommendations identified in the risk assessment.
For Auctioneering Establishment Uses all goods and equipment to be auctioned must be stored and displayed within an enclosed building.
For Equipment Rental Uses all equipment and goods for rent must be contained within the enclosed building.
Religious Assembly shall not include rectories, manses, dormitories, convents, monasteries and other residential buildings.
The following regulations shall apply to Automotive and Minor Recreation Vehicle Sales/Rentals, Vehicle and Equipment Sales/Rentals and Convenience Vehicle Rentals Uses:
all storage, display or parking areas shall be Hardsurfaced in accordance with subsection 54.4.6 of this Bylaw;
lighting for the display areas shall be mounted on lamp standards and no exposed bulbs or strings of lights shall be used; and
The Development Officer may attach conditions to these Uses regarding the size, location, screening and landscaping of the outdoor vehicular display areas, to ensure that development is compatible with the appearance of surrounding developments.
The minimum Floor Area for a Warehouse Sales establishment shall not be less than 1,000 m2 unless at least 50% of the Floor Area of the establishment is used for warehousing or storage of the goods sold or distributed from the establishment.
Cannabis Retail Sales shall comply with Section 70 of this Bylaw.
Liquor Stores shall comply with Section 85 of this Bylaw.
Signs shall comply with the regulations found in Schedule 59F, including the regulations for Discretionary signs.
Notwithstanding Section 720.3(2) of the Zoning Bylaw, the general site plan is not required to be attached to this DC2 Provision.
The maximum building Height shall not exceed 12.0 m, in accordance with Section 52 except that the Development Officer may, notwithstanding Section 11.4, grant a variance to permit a greater Height for a building housing a General Industrial Use up to a maximum of 14.0 m, where this is required to facilitate the industrial development of the Use involved.
The maximum Floor Area Ratio shall be 1.2.
A minimum Setback of 6.0 m shall be required where any lot line of a Site Abuts a public roadway, other than a Lane.
No loading, storage, trash collection, outdoor service or display area shall be permitted within a Setback.
For a Private Education Services Use or Public Education Services Use, the applicant shall provide a site plan that demonstrates pick-up and drop-off locations, site circulation, and offsite infrastructure improvements, to the satisfaction of the Development Officer and Subdivision and Development Coordination.
General Performance Standards for Industrial Developments:
all Uses and activities, except for Automotive and Minor Recreational Vehicle Sales/Rentals, Convenience Vehicle Rentals, Child Care Services, and those noted in clauses (b) and (c) below, shall be located and carried on within an enclosed building and there shall be no outdoor display areas;
all loading, service trash collection and Accessory storage areas, and trucking yards shall be located to the rear or sides of the principal building, and shall be screened from view from any public roadway other than a Lane, and from adjacent Sites, by building walls, freestanding walls, landscape materials, berms, wood fences or a combination of these, to the satisfaction of the Development Officer;
Except for landscape materials, screening shall be a maximum height of 3.7 m;
the Development Officer may require that exposed projections outside the building such as mechanical and electrical equipment, transformer ducts, cooling towers and materials handling equipment be screened from view from any public roadway other than a Lane, and from adjacent Sites if such projections are inconsistent with the character and appearance of surrounding development or the intended visual qualities of this Provision;
all buildings shall be constructed and finished with durable materials designed to maintain the initial appearance of the development throughout the life of the project. The Development Officer may require that the appearance of metal, or concrete block walls exposed to public view from beyond the Site be made consistent with the finishing materials or appearance characteristic of surrounding development; and
for Child Care Services Uses, the applicant shall provide a Site plan that mitigates the risk of interference between pedestrian and vehicular traffic, to the satisfaction of the Development Officer.
General Performance Standards for Temporary Storage:
Any Temporary Storage Use shall be screened from view from any public roadway other than a Lane, and from adjacent Sites, by building walls, freestanding walls, landscape materials, berms, wood Fences or a combination of these.
Except for landscape materials, screening materials shall have a maximum height of 3.7 m.
General Performance Standards for Non-industrial Developments:
In all non-industrial developments, the design and use of exterior finishing materials shall be to the satisfaction of the Development Officer who shall ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, proposed buildings and structures shall use materials similar to, or better than, the standard of surrounding development.
As a condition of a development permit to operate a Private or Public Education Services Use, the owner shall enter into an agreement with the City of Edmonton for off-Site improvements necessary to serve or enhance the development, to the satisfaction of the Development Officer in consultation with Subdivision and Development Coordination (Transportation). Such improvements shall be constructed at the owner’s cost. The Agreement process shall include an engineering drawing review and approval as required. Improvements to address in the Agreement include, but are not limited to:
Repair of any damage to the abutting roadways, sidewalks, boulevard, and infrastructure caused by the construction of the development.
The owner will be responsible for the installation of highly visible, semi-permanent, non-flexible barriers adjacent to the school bus loading area (located on the north side of the school building) to delineate and protect a 1.5m walkway along the school building, to the satisfaction of the Development Officer, in consultation with Subdivision and Development Coordination (Transportation).
Vehicular and bicycle parking shall be provided in accordance with the parking requirements of the Zoning Bylaw, with appropriate signage.
Site parking and vehicle circulation shall be monitored and controlled by the owner to ensure appropriate parking and circulation management, to the satisfaction of the Development Officer, in consultation with Subdivision and Development Coordination (Transportation).