(DC1) DIRECT DEVELOPMENT CONTROL PROVISION

 

Bylaw 18922

July 15, 2019

 

2820 - 156 STREET SW and 1821 - RABBIT HILL ROAD SW

 

1.         General Purpose

To provide for Row Housing with vehicular access from a Lane, increased Site Coverage, increased Height, and decreased side Setbacks.

2.        Area of Application

This Provision shall apply to a portion of NE 15-51-25-4 and a portion of NW 15-51-25-4 south of Rabbit Hill Road SW and east of 170 Street SW, Glenridding Ravine, as shown on Schedule “A” attached to the Bylaw adopting this Provision.

3.       Uses

  1. Limited Group Homes

  2. Major Home Based Business

  3. Minor Home Based Business

  4. Residential Sales Centre

  5. Row Housing

  6. Secondary Suite

  7. Urban Garden

  8. Fascia On-premises Signs

4.       Development Regulations

  1. Site Area and Site Dimensions for individual Dwellings shall be as follows:

  Minimum Site Area Minimum Site Width Minimum Site Depth
i. Row Housing Internal Dwelling 150 m2 5.0 m 30.0 m
ii. Row Housing end Dwelling 186 m2 6.2 m 30.0 m

 

  1. The maximum Height shall not exceed 12.0 m.

  2. The maximum total Site Coverage shall be as follows:

  Principal Dwelling/building Accessory building Total Site Coverage
i. Row Housing - Internal Dwelling 42% 20% 62%
ii. Row Housing - end Dwelling 37% 17% 54%
iii. Row Housing - corner Dwelling 34% 18% 52%

 

  1. The minimum Front Setback shall be 4.5 m, except that the minimum Front Setback shall be 3.0 m when a Treed Landscaped Boulevard is provided at the front of the Lot.

  2. The minimum Rear Setback shall be 7.5 m.

  3. The minimum Side Setback shall be 1.2 m, except that the minimum Side Setback shall be 2.4 m where the Side Yard Abuts a flanking public roadway other than a Lane.

  4. Separation Space shall not be required:

  1. where side walls of Abutting buildings face each other and habitable windows are not located directly opposite each other, such that privacy is not impacted and:

  1. in the case of Dwellings on separate Sites, each development complies with the minimum Side Setback requirements for each Dwelling;

  2. in the case of Dwellings on the same Site, the separation distance between Dwellings is at least equal to the total of the minimum Site Setback requirements for both Dwellings.

  1. As a condition of Development Permit approval, maintenance and/or drainage and utility easement(s) may be required between Abutting buildings and/or through private yards of one or more Dwellings to ensure adequate access for property, drainage and utility maintenance.

  2. All roof leaders from the Dwelling shall be connected to the storm sewer service.

  3. Vehicular access shall be from the Abutting Lane.

  4. Where detached rear parking Garages are developed, the maximum width of the building containing the Garage(s) shall not exceed 24 m.

  5. Where the vehicle doors of a detached Garage face a Lane Abutting the Site, no portion of the Garage shall be located less than 2.75 m from the Lot Line Abutting the Lane.

  6. Signs shall comply with the regulations found in Schedule 59A of the Zoning Bylaw.

  7. Each Dwelling shall be individually defined through a combination of architectural features that may include variations in the rooflines, projection or recession of the Façade, porches or entrance features, building materials or other treatments.

  8. On Corner Sites the Façades of a principal building Abutting the Front Lot Line and flanking Side Lot Line shall use consistent building materials and architectural features, and shall include features such as windows, doors, or porches.

  9. Row Housing shall not repeat the same architectural features more than six times on a block face.

  10. Site design for Row Housing developments of six or more attached Dwellings shall include entry transitions such as steps, decorative Fences, gates, hedges, low walls, and planting beds in the Front Yard.

  11. Except for Secondary Suites, each Dwelling shall have an entrance door or entrance feature facing a public roadway, other than a Lane. On Corner Sites, the entrance door or entrance feature may face either the Front Lot Line or the flanking Side Lot Line.