Edmonton Zoning Bylaw 12800

Bylaw 17831

November 28, 2016

3.         General Interpretation

3.1     Community and Neighbourhood Improvement Plans

Charter Bylaw 19724

June 8, 2021

  1. Where the provisions of plans refer to Zones of Zoning Bylaw 2135 or the Land Use Classification Guide, the Development Officer shall have regard to them, insofar as they are applicable, with respect to the closest equivalent Zone of this Bylaw.

3.2    Provisions for existing Development Permits and Direct Control Provisions

  1. For the purpose of any Development Permit or Direct Control Provision:

  1. Funeral Services or Cremation and Interment Services is deemed to be Funeral, Cremation and Interment Services;

  2. Minor Home Occupation or Office-in-the-Home is deemed to be Minor Home Based Business;

  3. Major Home Occupation or Homecraft is deemed to be Major Home Based Business;

  4. Linked Housing is deemed to be Row Housing;

  5. Major Eating and Drinking Establishments is deemed to be Specialty Food Services, Restaurants, Bars and Neighbourhood Pubs and Nightclubs;

  6. Minor Eating and Drinking Establishments is deemed to be:

  1. Specialty Food Services;

  2. Restaurants; and

  3. Bars and Neighbourhood Pubs for less than 100 Occupants;

  1. Greenhouses, Plant Nurseries and Market Gardens is deemed to be Urban Outdoor Farms, and Greenhouses, Plant Nurseries and Garden Centres; and

  2. Farms is deemed to be Rural Farms.

Bylaw 18115

July 10, 2017

Effective Date: September 1, 2017

  1. Garage Suites is deemed to be Garden Suites.

Charter Bylaw 18381

May 7, 2018

  1. Custom Manufacturing Establishments is deemed to be Creation and Production Establishments.

Charter Bylaw 18613

November 26, 2018

  1. Flea Market is deemed to be Market.

Charter Bylaw 18882

June 17, 2019

  1. Major Alcohol Sales is deemed to be Liquor Stores

Charter Bylaw 18882

June 17, 2019

  1. Minor Alcohol Sales is deemed to be Liquor Stores, limited to 275 m2.

Charter Bylaw 18967

August 26, 2019

  1. Stacked Row Housing is deemed to be Multi-unit Housing

  2. Apartment Housing is deemed to be Multi-unit Housing

Charter Bylaw 19275

June 23, 2020

Effective: July 2, 2020

  1. Non-accessory Parking is deemed to be: Vehicle Parking

Charter Bylaw 19490

November 5, 2020

  1. Limited Group Home is deemed to be Supportive Housing, Restricted to Limited Supportive Housing

  2. Group Home is deemed to be Supportive Housing

  3. Temporary Shelter Services is deemed to be Supportive Housing

  1. Daytime Child Care Services is deemed to be Child Care Services and shall be developed in accordance with Section 80.

Charter Bylaw 18484

August 20, 2018

  1. For all Direct Control Provisions created prior to the passage of Bylaw 11844, which contain Single Detached Housing, Semi-detached Housing, Duplex Housing or Secondary Suite as a listed Use, the maximum number of Single Detached Housing Dwellings per Lot shall be one, the maximum number of Semi-detached Housing or Duplex Housing Dwellings per Site shall be two, and the maximum number of Secondary Suites per principal Dwelling, shall be one, unless specifically noted otherwise in the Direct Control Provision.

3.3     Transitional and Interpretive

  1. In the case of any conflict between the text of this Bylaw and any maps or drawings used to illustrate any aspect of this Bylaw (including Part III, Zoning Map) the text shall govern.

  2. In the case of any conflict between a number written in numerals and a number written in letters, the number written in numerals shall govern.

  3. In the case of any conflict between information expressed in metric units and in imperial units, the metric shall govern.

Charter Bylaw 18381

May 7, 2018

 

  1. Where a provision references a City department that no longer exists, the Development Officer shall consult with the department that they consider to be most appropriate.

3.4     Headings and Titles

  1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Bylaw or any other Bylaw passed by City Council to the contrary, headings and titles within this Bylaw shall be deemed to form a part of the text   of this Bylaw.

3.5     Reference Aids

  1. Words that are capitalized in this Bylaw denote:

  1. General Definitions in subsection 6.1;

  2. General Sign Definitions in subsection 6.2;

  3. Uses in Section 7;

  4. titles of Zones, Direct Control Provisions, Overlays and Special Areas; and

  5. headings and titles within this Bylaw.

  1. Words that are not capitalized should be given their plain and ordinary meaning as the context requires.

  2. When a word or expression is defined in this Bylaw, other parts of speech and grammatical forms of the same word or expression have corresponding meanings.

  3. Zone is to be interpreted as the same as District and a Rezoning Amendment is to be interpreted as the same as a Redistricting Amendment.

Bylaw 18058

June 12, 2017

Charter Bylaw 18381

May 7, 2018

3.6    Rounding Numbers

  1. Unless specified elsewhere in this Bylaw, units shall be rounded to the tenth decimal place.

  2. Notwithstanding Section 3.6.1, measurements shall not be rounded up for the purpose of determining the minimum Site Width for Single Detached Housing in the RF1, RF2, RF3, and RF4 Zones.