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1. Purpose

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To allow for varying scales of mixed use development within the District Node adjacent to Century Park LRT Station. This Zone allows for transit-oriented development in mid to high-rise built forms, integrated with ground floor commercial, office and community service Uses in appropriate areas to create a walkable, human-scaled development.

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2. Application

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Residential Uses
2.1.	Home Based Business
2.2.	Residential, limited to:
	2.2.1.	Lodging House
	2.2.2.	Multi-unit Housing
	2.2.3.	Supportive Housing
Commercial Uses
2.3.	Bar
2.4.	Cannabis Retail Store
2.5.	Custom Manufacturing
2.6.	Food and Drink Service
2.7.	Health Service
2.8.	Hotel
2.9.	Indoor Sales and Service
2.10.	Liquor Store
2.11.	Major Indoor Entertainment
2.12.	Minor Indoor Entertainment
2.13.	Office
2.14.	Residential Sales Centre
Industrial Uses
2.15.	Indoor Self Storage
Community Uses
2.16.	Child Care Service
2.17.	Community Service
2.18.	Library
2.19.	Park
2.20.	School
2.21.	Special Event
Basic Service Uses
2.22.	Emergency Service
2.23.	Health Care Facility
2.24.	Transit Facility
Agricultural Uses
2.25.	Urban Agriculture
Sign Uses
2.26.	Fascia Sign
2.27.	Freestanding Sign
2.28.	Major Digital Sign
2.29.	Minor Digital Sign
2.30.	Portable Sign
2.31.	Projecting Sign

3. Additional Regulations for Specific Uses

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Non-Residential Uses
3.1.	All Ground Floor building Frontages adjacent to Centre Street must consist of non-Residential Uses oriented towards Centre Street, except as identified in Section 3.4 of this Zone.
3.2.	All Ground Floor building Frontages adjacent to Centre Street must consist of non-Residential Uses oriented towards Centre Street, except as identified in Section 3.4 of this Zone.
Residential Uses
3.3.	Home Based Businesses must comply with Section 6.60 of the Zoning Bylaw.
3.4.	Residential Uses are not permitted on the Ground Floor adjacent to Centre Street or the Transit Centre, with the exception of entrances and lobbies.
Commercial Uses
3.5.	3.5. Cannabis Retail Stores must comply with Section 6.30 of the Zoning Bylaw.
3.6.	Custom Manufacturing
	3.6.1.	The maximum Floor Area is 600 m2 per individual establishment.
	3.6.2.	Manufacturing activities and storage must be located within an enclosed building.
3.7.	Hotels
	3.7.1.	Ground Floor guest rooms must not be located abutting a Street.
3.8.	Liquor Stores must comply with Section 6.70 of the Zoning Bylaw.
3.9.	Major Indoor Entertainment
	3.9.1.	The maximum Floor Area is 500 m2 per individual establishment.
3.10.	Residential Sales Centres may be approved for a maximum of 5 years. Subsequent Development Permits for Residential Sales Centres on the same Site may only be issued as a Discretionary Development.
3.11.	Uses with Drive-through Services are not permitted.
Industrial Uses
3.12.	Indoor Self Storage
	3.12.1.	Must not be developed as a standalone building.
	3.12.2.	Must incorporate windows at regular intervals on all Storeys on Facades facing Abutting Streets. Windows must be clear, transparent and non-reflective.
	3.12.3.	May not be developed adjacent to Centre Street or in Block D.
	3.12.4.	The maximum Ground Floor building Frontage for Indoor Self Storage is 11.0 m. The remaining Ground floor building Frontage must be used for Community Uses or Commercial Uses.
Community Uses
3.13.	Child Care Services must comply with Section 6.40 of the Zoning Bylaw.
3.14.	Special Events must comply with Section 6.100 of the Zoning Bylaw.
Basic Service Uses
3.15.	Basic Service Uses must be on a Site with at least 1 additional Use other than a Sign Use.
3.16.	Health Care Facilities
	3.16.1.	The maximum Floor Area is 1,000 m2 per individual establishment.
3.17.	Transit Facilities
	3.17.1.	Despite the Setbacks specified in Sections 4.7 and 4.9 of this Zone, Transit Facilities may project into a Setback Abutting a Street to integrate with transit infrastructure.
Agricultural Uses
3.18.	Urban Agriculture
	3.18.1.	The maximum Floor Area is 600 m2 per individual establishment
	3.18.2.	With the exception of outdoor display areas of products for sale, Urban Agriculture Uses must be located within or on a building.
	3.18.3.	The Development Planner may consider a variance to Section 3.18.2 of this Zone based on the recommendations provided in an environmental assessment in compliance with Section 7.140 of the Zoning Bylaw.
Sign Uses
3.19.	Signs must comply with Section 6.90 of the Zoning Bylaw, including Subsection 5 of Section 6.90.
Uses with Total Area and Floor Area Exceptions
3.20.	The Development Planner may consider a variance to the maximum total area Floor Area of a non-Residential Use if adequate mitigation measures are used to reduce negative impacts to Abutting Uses or Sites, including:
	3.20.1.	measures specified in Subsection 2 of Section 5.120 of the Zoning Bylaw;
	3.20.2.	modification of Site plans to locate Uses or activities in a location to minimize visual, noise, lighting, odour or other similar Nuisances; or
	3.20.3.	other similar measures.

4. Site and Building Regulations

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4.1.	The maximum number of Dwellings within all land subject to this Special Area Zone is 3000.
4.2.	The maximum Height is 75.0 m.
4.3.	The minimum Ground Floor Height for non-Residential Uses is 4.0 m.
4.4.	The maximum Floor Area Ratio is 8.0 per Block.
4.5.	Despite the definition of Floor Area Ratio, Floor Area associated with Residential Uses is excluded from the calculation of the maximum Floor Area Ratio where a minimum of 10% of all Dwellings:
	4.5.1.	comply with the inclusive design requirements of Section 5.50 of the Zoning Bylaw;
	4.5.2.	have a Floor Area greater than 100 m2, a minimum of 3 bedrooms, are located below the 10th Storey of the building, and have:
		4.5.2.1.	access to an outdoor Common Amenity Area designed for children of at least 50.0 m2; and
		4.5.2.2.	dedicated and enhanced bulk storage within the Dwelling or within the building; or
4.6.	The maximum Floor Area Ratio is increased by 1.0 where a minimum of 30% of all Supportive Housing Sleeping Units comply with the inclusive design requirements of Section 5.50 of the Zoning Bylaw.
4.7.	The minimum Setback abutting a Street is 1.0 m, unless 1 or more of the following applies:
	4.7.1.	The minimum Setback for Ground Floor non-Residential Uses where Abutting a Street with a sidewalk width 4.7 m or greater, measured from the Lot line to the curb is 0.0 m.
	4.7.2.	The minimum Setback for portions of development with Residential Uses on the Ground Floor Abutting a Street, where a Treed Boulevard is present is 3.0 m.
	4.7.3.	The minimum Setback for portions of development greater than 16.0 m in Height is 4.5 m.
	4.7.4.	Despite Section 4.7.3 of this Zone, up to 1/3 of a Tower Facade facing an Abutting Street may extend to ground level.
4.8.	Despite Sections 4.7 and 4.9 of this Zone, outdoor display areas and Public Space may be located in a Setback Abutting a Street.
4.9.	The maximum Setback for Ground Floor non-Residential Uses abutting a Street is 3.0 m, unless 1 or more of the following applies:
	4.9.1.	there is no maximum Setback for portions of development above the Ground Floor.
	4.9.2.	there is no maximum Setback to accommodate open spaces, parks, plazas, locations of art, seating areas, and other amenities at ground level that are complementary to the adjacent streetscape.
4.10.	The minimum Setback abutting an Alley is 0.0 m, except the minimum Setback for portions of development greater than 16.0 m in Height is 3.0 m.
4.11.	The maximum Tower Floor Plate for portions of Towers greater than 23.0 m in Height is 850 m2.
4.12.	Despite Section 4.11 of this Zone, the maximum Tower Floor Plate for portions of the Tower greater than 23.0 m in Height is increased to 1,100 m2 where:
	4.12.1.	located in Block A;
	4.12.2.	the maximum Height is 60.0 m; and
	4.12.3.	where the maximum Façade length for portions of the building above 23.0 m in Height and adjacent to 28 Avenue NW is 30.0 m.
4.13.	The minimum separation between Towers, for portions of Towers greater than 23.0 m in Height is 25.0 m.
4.14.	A Public or Common Amenity Area must be provided between a Tower and a Street where a Podium is not provided.
4.15.	Towers must mitigate microclimatic impacts based on a Wind Impact Assessment and Sun Shadow Impact Study, where applicable, in compliance with Section 7.140 of the Zoning Bylaw.
4.16.	The Development Planner may consider a variance to Sections 4.7.4, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, and 4.14 of this Zone taking into consideration factors such as:
	4.16.1.	the orientation and placement of the Tower and associated visual, sun, shadow, and microclimatic impacts on Amenity Areas, Pathways, and Abutting residential or mixed use developments;
	4.16.2.	the context of the Site in relation to the location and Height of buildings on Abutting Sites; and
	4.16.3.	recommendations and mitigation measures specified in any required technical studies or applicable urban design guidelines.

5. Design Regulations

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5.1.	Where a building wall:
	5.1.1.	faces a Street or Park;
	5.1.2.	has a main entrance facing a Public Amenity Area or Parking Area interior to the Site; or
	5.1.3.	has a total length greater than 20.0 m facing a Site in a residential or mixed use Zone,
	the Facade must be articulated using 2 or more design techniques or features to minimize the perception of massing, eliminate large blank walls, provide visual interest, and enhance the appearance of buildings during winter months. Design techniques or features may include: variations in rooflines; vertical or horizontal building wall projections or recessions; visual breaks of building Facades into smaller sections; use of a combination of finishing materials; or other similar techniques or features.
5.2.	Section 5.1 of this Zone does not apply to:
	5.2.1.	building walls facing and built to a shared Lot line to establish a continuous Street Wall with the Abutting Site; or
	5.2.2.	building walls facing and built to a shared Lot line to establish a continuous Street Wall with the Abutting Site; or
5.3.	Ground Floor non-Residential Facades facing Streets, and any Facade with a main entrance that faces a Park, must be designed to break up the appearance into sections of 11.0 m or less by incorporating 2 or more design features as described in Section 5.1 of this Zone.
5.4.	Each Storey must have windows on all building Facades facing a Street.
5.5.	To promote pedestrian interaction and safety, Ground Floor non Residential Facades must comply with the following:
	5.5.1.	Where a Facade faces a Street, a minimum of 65% of the Facade area between 1.0 m and 2.0 m above ground level must be windows.
	5.5.2.	Despite Subsection 5.5.1 of this Zone, for exterior alterations to existing storefronts that involve adding or removing windows, a minimum of 50% of the Facade area between 1.0 m and 2.0 m above ground level facing a Street must be windows.
	5.5.3.	A maximum of 10% of all Ground Floor windows facing a Street, a Park, or along Facades with a main entrance facing a Public Amenity Area or Parking Area interior to the Site may be covered by non-transparent material. The remainder must be clear, non-reflective and free from obstruction
5.6.	The Facade design and materials must wrap around the side of the building to provide a:
	5.6.1.	consistent profile facing both Streets for Corner Sites; and
	5.6.2.	consistent profile for building corners facing Streets and Alleys for Interior Sites, except that Facades facing an Alley do not require windows.
Entrance Design Regulations
5.7.	Ground Floor non-Residential Uses adjacent to a Street must have separate individual entrances, but may share a common vestibule.
5.8.	Where a Use is located on the Ground Floor adjacent to a Street, the main entrance for non-Residential Uses, and the main shared entrance for Multi-unit Housing or Supportive Housing must:
	5.8.1.	be directed towards the Street; and
	5.8.2.	be level with, or have sloped doorway thresholds to, Abutting Pathways and public sidewalks
5.9.	Where the Setback from the Street with an existing or approved sidewalk is 4.5 m or less, each Ground Floor Dwelling along that Facade must have an individual entrance with direct ground level access to a Street.
	5.9.1.	Section 5.9 of this Zone does not apply to Supportive Housing Sleeping Units located on the Ground Floor.
	5.9.2.	Sliding patio doors must not serve as the individual entrance required under Section 5.9 of this Zone.
5.10.	Main entrances must incorporate weather protection features in the form of canopies, awnings, overhangs, vestibules, recessed entrances, or other Architectural Elements to provide all-season weather protection to pedestrians and to enhance the visibility of entrances.

6. General Regulations

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Parking, Loading, Storage and Access
6.1.	Vehicle access is not permitted from Centre Street.
6.2.	The maximum number of vehicular accesses from Streets per Block face is 2, and vehicle access must be designed to minimize disruption to vehicle and pedestrian circulation.
6.3.	Surface Parking Lots, loading, storage, and waste collection areas must be reasonably screened from view from Abutting Streets using methods such as Landscaping, Fencing, or other similar measures.
6.4.	Surface Parking Lots, loading, storage, and waste collection areas must be reasonably screened from view from Abutting Streets using methods such as Landscaping, Fencing, or other similar measures.
6.5.	Above ground Parkades that are part of the building Podium must be screened in a way that does not disrupt the continuity of the Street Wall. Screens may include but are not limited to, public art, and Street fronting Residential or non-Residential Uses.
6.6.	Above ground Parkades must be designed to be adaptable for future non-parking Uses by having:
	6.6.1.	a minimum floor to ceiling clearance of 4.0 m at ground level, and 3.1 m above the Ground Floor;
	6.6.2.	floors that can readily become level; and
	6.6.3.	drive ramps located and designed to allow for future removal without interfering with developable space.