Central McDougall - Lands located generally between 105 Avenue NW and 106 Avenue NW, and between 101 Street NW and 106 Street NW, designated as Area 1 – Precinct C on Map 11.
Bylaw 14141 (December 2005)
Bylaw 14451 (January 9, 2007)
Bylaw 17849 (December 12, 2016)
Bylaw 18847 (May 13, 2019)
Bylaw 19815 (August 31, 2021)
Bylaw 20163/Charter Bylaw 20164 (August 16, 2022) - Schedule "E"
Lands located generally between 105 Avenue NW and 106 Avenue NW, and between 101 Street NW and 106 Street NW, designated as Area 1 – Precinct C on Map 11.
To accommodate a transit-oriented development/high density residential mixed use node that creates a liveable “urban village” environment and generates an improved sense of place and quality development through the use of urban design regulations and the introduction of high density apartment housing adjacent to the Downtown area and future high speed transit corridors. Minor local commercial uses will be encouraged, but not required on the ground floor of buildings in this area.
| a. | Child Care Services |
| b. | General Retail Stores |
| c. | Health Services |
| d. | Lodging Houses |
| e. | Minor Home Based Business |
| f. | Multi-unit Housing |
| g. | Personal Service Shops |
| h. | Professional, Financial, and Office Support Services |
| i. | Religious Assembly, where lawfully existing at the time of the passage of this Bylaw |
| j. | Residential Sales Centre |
| k. | Restaurants, for less than 100 occupants and 120 m2 of Public Space |
| l. | Specialty Food Services, for less than 40 occupants and 48 m2 of Public Space |
| m. | Supportive Housing |
| n. | Vehicle Parking |
| o. | Fascia On-premises Signs |
| p. | Freestanding On-premises Signs |
| q. | Projecting On-premises Signs |
| r. | Temporary On-premises Signs, not including portable Signs |
| a. | The overall Site development shall be in accordance with the urban design criteria established herein and in the Central McDougall/Queen Mary Park Area Redevelopment Plan for this Precinct. | |
| b. | Prior to the issuance of any Development Permit, excluding a development permit for demolition or signage, Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) work such as, but not limited to, Phase II ESAs, Remedial Action Plan(s), Final Remediation Report, and/or a Risk Management Plan(s), may be required at the discretion of the Development Officer in consultation with the Environmental Planner to be submitted and, reviewed, and approved to the satisfaction of the Development Officer. The Development Officer shall impose any Development Permit conditions necessary, prior to the release of the drawings for Building Permit review, to ensure that the Site is suitable for the full range of uses contemplated in the Development Permit application | |
| c. | The maximum Floor Area Ratio of any development shall be 5.0, except that the Development Officer may use variance power to increase this maximum to 6.0 for developments with larger individual unit floor plates, and which comply with the Density provisions of this Provision. | |
| d. | The maximum Density shall be 500 Dwellings/ha. | |
| e. | The maximum Height shall be 45.0 m. | |
| f. | No Front, Rear, or Side Yards are required. | |
| g. | A 2.0 m building Setback shall be provided at the rear of a building. Landscaping shall be provided within the 2.0 m building Setback to provide an improved appearance of the Lane. | |
| h. | No Amenity Area or Private Outdoor Amenity Area is required for any development subject to this Provision. | |
| i. | Multi-unit Housing with Commercial Uses on the ground floor shall have access at Grade that is separate from the commercial premises. | |
| j. | Access to Parking Areas shall only be from an Abutting Lane. If no Lane is present, access may be taken from an Abutting public roadway, to the satisfaction of Subdivision and Development Coordination (Transportation). However, in no instance shall access be taken from 105 Avenue or 105 Street. | |
| k. | Loading, storage, and trash collection areas shall be located in such a manner to be screened from view from adjacent sites, public roadways, and Light Rail Transit lines in accordance with the provisions of Section 55 of the Zoning Bylaw. | |
| l. | No surface vehicular parking areas are permitted Abutting any public roadway, other than a Lane. | |
| m. | Bicycle Parking shall be provided at a minimum rate of one (1) bicycle parking per dwelling unit. | |
| n. | If requested by the Development Officer as a means of implementing direction of a Redevelopment Levy for Parkland Acquisition from the Central McDougall/Queen Mary Park Area Redevelopment Plan, the owner shall submit a market value appraisal for the subject Site at the time of the submission of a Development Permit application for the purposes of determining the amount of the redevelopment levy that applies to the Site. The appraisal will estimate the market value of the subject Site, based on the highest and best use of the land, as if vacant, and with the effective date of valuation being within 30 days of Development Permit application. The appraisal report must be reviewed and accepted by the Real Estate Branch of the Financial and Corporate Services Department, and the Community Services Department. The redevelopment levy shall be an amount representing 8% of the estimated market value of the Site, as if vacant, and shall be paid to the City of Edmonton as a condition of the approval of a Development Permit. All redevelopment levies collected will be used to fund the acquisition of public parks space as identified in the Central McDougall/Queen Mary Park Area Redevelopment Plan. | |
| o. | The owner shall be responsible for the costs of the required streetscape improvements to the portion(s) of road right(s)-of-way Abutting a Site (from private property line to the new curb) that are identified by the 105 Avenue corridor Study, and/or identified by Community Services, Planning and Development, or Subdivision and Development Coordination (Transportation) as part of the development. These costs shall be paid to the City of Edmonton as a condition of the approval of a Development Permit. These streetscaping improvements may include, but are not limited to, new sidewalks, streetlights, boulevard landscaping, boulevard trees, street furniture, and/or the relocation of utilities underground. | |
| p. | Where applicable, the Site plan submitted with a Development Permit application must indicate the coordination between development on the subject Site and the adjacent 105 Avenue corridor, in accordance with the 105 Avenue Corridor Study. | |
| q. | The owner, when deemed necessary, shall be responsible for analyzing a portion of the sewer system affected by the development Site to determine sewer servicing and upgrading requirements to the satisfaction of the Drainage Services Branch of the Asset Management and Public Works Department. In addition, costs for relocating/abandoning sewer lines as a result of street/lane closures will be the responsibility of the owner. | |
| r. | All mechanical equipment, including roof mechanical units, shall be concealed by screening in a manner compatible with the architectural character of the building or concealed by incorporating it within the building. | |
| s. | The owner shall submit a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Assessment that shall be reviewed and accepted by the Development Officer prior to the issuance of a Development Permit to ensure that development on the Site provides a safe urban environment in accordance with the guidelines and principles established in the Design Guide for a Safer City. | |
| t. | Child Care Services; General Retail Stores; Health Services; Personal Service Shops; Professional, Financial, and Office Support Services; Restaurants; and Specialty Food Services shall only be permitted when designed as an integral and secondary component of a residential development, and shall not be developed above the lowest Storey of a building. | |
| i. | Notwithstanding Clause 4(t), non-Residential Uses shall be permitted in buildings that existed prior to August 31, 2021. | |
| u. | Signs shall comply with the regulations in Schedule 59B of the Zoning Bylaw. Portable Signs shall not be permitted on any Site. | |
| v. | Passenger Drop-off | |
| i. | Passenger Drop-off Spaces located on-site shall be located so as to provide for safe and efficient movement of vehicles onto and from the site and within the site. | |
| ii. | Passenger Drop-off Spaces shall be a minimum of 7.0 m in length and a minimum of 2.6 m in width when oriented parallel to the flow of traffic and shall be a minimum of 5.5 m deep and a minimum of 2.6 m in width when oriented perpendicular to the flow of traffic. Where the flow of traffic is perpendicular to the flow of traffic, circulation drive aisles shall be a minimum of 7.0 m wide. | |
| iii. | At the time of Development Permit application, provision must be made, to the satisfaction of the Development Officer in consultation with Subdivision and Development Coordination (Transportation), for pedestrians that are being dropped off or picked up to safely enter and exit the site. | |
| a. | Where the ground (first) floor of any development is designed for Commercial Uses, the building shall be constructed to the Front Lot Line. The Development Officer may allow a building Setback from the Front Lot Line of up to 2.5 m, only to accommodate street related activities such as sidewalk cafés, colonnades, arcades, or plazas. The 2.5 m building Setback shall not be used exclusively for Landscaping. | |
| b. | Where the ground (first) floor of any development is designed for Residential Uses, the building shall be constructed to the Front Lot Line. The Development Officer may allow a building Setback from the Front Lot Line of up to 4.5 m, only to provide physical separation from the abutting street for the Dwelling units provided this Setback accommodates patios, courtyards, terraces, or other private amenity space directly associated with the abutting Dwelling unit. The 4.5 m building Setback for Residential Uses shall not be used exclusively for Landscaping. | |
| c. | There shall be a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 Storeys of a building immediately Abutting a public roadway, other than a Lane. Any portion of a building exceeding a Height of 5 Storeys or 17.5 m shall be set back a minimum of 4.5 m from the lower portion of the building adjacent to a public roadway, other than a Lane. | |
| Explanatory Note A 4.5 m setback between the front of the building and upper building storeys is intended to reduce the perceived mass of a building and promote the pedestrian scale of the street. The following graphic representation provides a possible conceptual application of this regulation for interpretive purposes. |
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| d. | All developments shall provide a minimum 7.5 m building Setback from the Rear Lot Line above the podium level of the building. | |
| e. | All developments shall provide a minimum 2.0 m building Setback from the Side Lot Lines above the podium level of the building. | |
| f. | No portion of an Above Ground Parking Garage on the ground (first) floor shall be allowed for a minimum depth of 10.0 m from any building Façade facing a public roadway, other than a Lane. | |
| g. | No portion of an Above Ground Parkade above the ground (first) floor of the podium portion of a building shall be allowed for a minimum depth of 6.0 m from any building Façade facing a public roadway, other than a Lane. | |
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Explanatory Note Minimum setbacks for useable space, separating above ground parking from the front of a building, provides an opportunity for a range of building uses that bind people more fully to the community and thereby contribute to the character and identity of an area. The following graphic representation provides a possible conceptual application of these regulations ((f) and (g)) for interpretive purposes. |
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| h. | Buildings shall address all adjacent public roadways, other than Lanes, with individual entrances that are clearly visible to lend a sense of occupancy to the street. Buildings on corner Sites shall address both the street and avenue and shall distinguish the street intersection to give it prominence. | |
| i. | Where a Dwelling unit is provided at ground level Abutting a public roadway, other than a Lane, the principal entrance to the unit shall have direct external access to the adjacent public sidewalk. | |
| j. | Where a Commercial Use is provided at ground level Abutting a public roadway, other than a Lane, the principal entrance to the unit shall have direct external access to the adjacent public sidewalk. A minimum of 50% of the ground (first) floor level portion of the Façade abutting a public roadway, other than a Lane, shall be comprised of clear, non-reflective glazing to promote pedestrian interaction and safety. | |
| k. | At least 80% of the floor elevation of the ground (first) floor shall be no higher than 1.0 m above the mean Grade of the adjacent public sidewalk, at the property line. | |
| l. | Any building with a single wall length greater than 15.0 m abutting or visible from a public roadway shall comply with the following: | |
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The building Façade shall include design elements, materials, and articulation that reduce the perceived mass of the building Façade and add architectural interest. |
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| ii. | Blank walls (with or without windows) of an Above Ground Parkade shall not be developed adjacent to, or visible from, any public roadway. | |
| m. | To ensure a high standard of development, building design plans shall be submitted with a Development Permit application. Such plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Development Officer and shall include details of overall site layout, exterior building treatment and colour scheme, perimeter and internal landscaping, fencing and screening, and surface vehicular parking layout. | |
| n. | The finishing of the podium portion of any development shall consist of materials such as glass and glazed window wall systems, brick, stone, architectural concrete, and/or precast coloured concrete. | |
| o. | The use of stucco as a finishing material is not permitted on the podium portion of any development. The use of stucco on the tower portion of any development shall be limited to a maximum of 15% of the exterior surface area of the tower. | |
| p. | Development on a Site shall incorporate functional and decorative lighting to enhance the appearance of the building during the winter months, and, if applicable, to provide additional lighting for the 105 Avenue corridor. | |
| q. | Where Commercial Uses are developed on the ground (first) floor of a building that is built to the Front Lot Line, weather protection in the form of a canopy at least 2.0 m wide or any other method suitable to the architectural style of the building or street theme, shall be provided one Storey above sidewalk level to provide a comfortable environment for pedestrians. | |
| r. | The Development Officer, in consultation with the Heritage Planner, shall ensure that development within the podium portion of any development immediately adjacent to the A. MacDonald Building or the Carter Residence complements the colour and materials of these historic buildings, which are both designated Municipal Historic Resources. | |
| s. | Buildings shall be designed through their massing and location, to avoid adverse microclimatic effects such as wind tunnelling, snow drifting, rain sheeting, shadowing, and loss of sunlight, both on and off-site. The Development Officer may require the submission of a Wind Impact Statement or Study, and/or a Sun Shadow Impact Study to determine that proposed development achieves these objectives. | |
| t. | Main building entrances for any Use shall be designed for universal accessibility. Level changes from the sidewalk to entrances of buildings shall be minimized. Sidewalk furniture and other elements shall be located out of the travel path to ensure they are not obstacles to building access. | |
| u. | The upper two to four Storeys of high rise buildings shall step back from the lower levels of the tower portion of the building and provide distinctive shaping or sculpting of the roof line to contribute to a unique and interesting skyline. | |
| a. | Multi-Unit Housing developments in this Precinct should incorporate 100 percent visitability and 10 percent adaptable suites to ensure universal accessibility. |
| b. | The maximum Height opportunity presented in this Provision should be utilized to develop high rise buildings that reduce the impact of the upper levels of the building above the podium portion of the building to maintain view corridors of the Downtown, maximize solar penetration, and reduce adverse microclimatic effects related to wind and shadowing. |
| c. | Where feasible, developments should provide gardens or patios on the top of the podium level and building rooftops to improve rooftop aesthetics and provide additional amenity space. |
| d. | Development in this Precinct should utilize infrastructure practices and site designs that reduce the consumption of water, energy, and materials consistent with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accreditation. |
| e. | Landscaping of Sites in this Precinct should consider the use of plant materials that provide colour throughout the year to enhance their appearance during the winter months. |
| f. | A variety of residential housing forms should be encouraged throughout this Precinct to support an enhanced pedestrian environment. |
| g. | The redevelopment and/or renovation of existing buildings in this Precinct should address the adjacent street with frontage that improves the pedestrian environment. |