(DC1) DIRECT DEVELOPMENT CONTROL PROVISION

LAUREL

 

Bylaw 18205

November 15, 2017

810 and 1010 - 17 Street

1.        General Purpose

The purpose of this Zone is to provide the opportunity for more efficient utilization of suburban areas through increased density of Single Detached Housing and by eliminating the requirement of one Side Setback per Lot.

2.        Area of Application

This Provision shall apply to portions of NE-30-51-23-4 and SE-31-51-23-4 located south of 23 Avenue NW and west of 17 Street NW, Laurel Crossing, as shown on Schedule “A” of 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. Secondary Suites

  6. Single Detached Housing

  7. Urban Gardens

  8. Fascia On-premises Signs

4.      Development Regulations

  1. The minimum Site Area shall be 228 m2.

  2. The minimum Site Width shall be 7.6 m.  In this Zone, the Site Width on pie shaped Lots shall be measured 9.0 m into the Site from the Front Lot Line.

  3. The minimum Site depth shall be 30.0 m.

  4. The maximum Height shall not exceed 10.0 m.

  5. The maximum total Site Coverage shall not exceed 55%.

  6. The minimum Front Setback shall be 5.5 m.

  7. The minimum Rear Setback shall be 7.5 m, except in the case of a corner Site it shall be 4.5 m.

  8. The minimum Side Setback shall be 1.2 m, except that:

  1. the minimum Side Setback abutting a public roadway other than a Lane shall be 20% of the Site Width or 2.4 m, whichever is greater. Where a Garage is attached  to the principal building, and the vehicle doors of the Garage face a flanking public roadway other than a Lane, the distance between any portion of these vehicle doors and the flanking public roadway shall not be less than 4.5 m. The minimum Side Setback abutting a Lane shall be 1.2 m.

  2. one Side Setback may be reduced to 0.0 m where:

  1. the other Side Setback is a minimum of 1.5 m;

  2. all roof leaders from the Dwelling are connected to the storm sewer service;

  3. all roof leaders from Accessory buildings are connected to the storm sewer  service or directed to drain directly to an adjacent Lane;

  4. no roof leader discharge shall be directed to the maintenance easement;  and

  5. the owner of the adjacent Site register against title, a private maintenance  easement a minimum of 1.5 m wide that provides for:

  1. a 0.3 m eave encroachment easement with the requirement that the eaves must not be closer than 0.9 m to the eaves on the adjacent building;

  2. a 0.6 m footing encroachment easement;

  3. a drainage swale, constructed as per the City of Edmonton Design and  Construction Standards; and

  4. permission to access the easement area for maintenance of both  properties.

  1. All roof drainage shall be directed away from buildings and to a public roadway, including a Lane, or to a drainage work. Applications for Development permit shall include a detailed drainage plan showing the proposed drainage of the Site.

  2. Single Detached Housing shall be developed in accordance with the following regulations:

  1. all Dwellings shall include a front attached Garage; and

  2. identical floor plans with similar front elevations must be separated by a minimum of one Lot unless finishing treatments are substantially different.

  1. Separation Space shall be provided in accordance with the Zoning Bylaw, except that 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; and

  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 Side Setback requirements for both Dwellings.

  1. On-site parking shall be provided in accordance with the Zoning Bylaw, notwithstanding the following: 

  1. for Sites with reduced Side Setbacks, including Sites where one Side Setback is reduced to zero, the Garage, Parking Area, or Driveway shall not encroach on the private maintenance easement.

  1. A maximum of one Dwelling per Lot shall be allowed in this Zone. Except where Secondary Suites are allowed, then two Dwellings per Lot shall be allowed.

  2. Secondary Suites shall be in accordance with the Zoning Bylaw, except that the minimum Site Area shall be reduced to 228 m2.

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