3.102 RTCR - Riverview Town Centre Residential Zone

To allow for medium to high density residential, integrated with Commercial Uses at ground level, fronting onto Uplands Boulevard NW and the intersection with 199 Street NW, and to incorporate appropriate development controls to allow development to grow and intensify over the long term as the market evolves and the neighbourhood matures.

Residential Uses
2.1. Home Based Business #
2.2. Residential, limited to:
 
2.2.1. Lodging Houses
2.2.2. Multi-unit Housing
2.2.3. Row Housing
2.2.4. Supportive Housing
Commercial Uses
2.3. Food and Drink Service
2.4. Hotel
2.5. Indoor Sales and Service
Community Uses
2.6. Child Care Service
2.7. Park
Agricultural Uses
2.8. Agriculture, limited to those existing as of January 1, 2024
2.9. Urban Agriculture
Sign Uses
2.10. Fascia Sign, limited to On-premises Advertising
2.11. Freestanding Sign, limited to On-premises Advertising
2.12. Projecting Sign, limited to On-premises Advertising

 

Residential Uses
4.1. Home Based Businesses must comply with Section 6.60.
Commercial Uses
4.2. Food and Drink Services
 
4.2.1. The maximum Public Space is 250 m2 for each individual establishment. 
4.2.2. Developments must be located on or south of Uplands Boulevard NW, and oriented toward Uplands Boulevard or a Publicly Accessible Private Road.
4.3. Indoor Sales and Services in the form of retail stores 
 
4.3.1. The maximum Floor Area is 200 m2 for each individual establishment. 
4.3.2. Despite Subsection 4.3.1, the Development Planner may consider a variance to allow an individual establishment to have a maximum Floor Area of up to 500 m2, in consideration of the surrounding context and the applicable statutory plan.
4.3.3. Developments exceeding 200 m2 of Floor Area must be located south of Uplands Boulevard NW and oriented toward Uplands Boulevard or a Publicly Accessible Private Road.
Community Uses
4.4. Child Care Services must comply with Section 6.40.
Agricultural Uses
4.5. Urban Agriculture
 
4.5.1. With the exception of outdoor display areas of products for sale, Urban Agriculture Uses must be located within or on a building.
4.5.2. The Development Planner may consider a variance to Subsection 4.5.1 based on the recommendations provided in an Environmental Site Assessment in compliance with Section 7.140.
Sign Uses
4.6. Signs must comply with Subsection 3 and 4 of Section 6.90, except that:
 
4.6.1. 1 additional Projecting Sign is permitted to identify businesses that are located entirely at or above the second Storey level.
4.6.2. Signs must be comprised of materials that are visually interesting, durable, high quality, and compatible with the architecture theme of the respective building.
4.6.3. Prior to an initial Development Permit, the owner must submit a Comprehensive Sign Design Plan for the Development Area. Such plan and schedule must be addressed and updated as appropriate for all subsequent Development Permit applications.
Floor Area, Public Space and Capacity Exceptions
4.7. The Development Planner may consider a variance to the maximum Floor Area, Public Space or capacity of a Use if adequate mitigation measures are used to reduce negative impacts to on-Site or Abutting Uses, including:
 
4.7.1. measures specified in Subsection 2 of Section 5.120; 
4.7.2. modification of Site plans to locate Uses or activities in a location to minimize noise, lighting, odour or other similar Nuisances; or
4.7.3. other similar measures.

 

5.1. Development must comply with Table 5.1:
Table 5.1. Site and Building Regulations
Subsection Regulation Value
Height
5.1.1. Maximum Height for buildings located west of 199 St NW 60.0 m
5.1.2. Maximum Height for buildings located east of 199 St NW 50.0 m
Floor Area Ratio
5.1.3.
 		 Maximum Floor Area Ratio for all combined Uses, where Subsection 5.1.5 does not apply 3.0
5.1.4. Maximum Floor Area Ratio for non-Residential Uses 1.0
Unless the following applies:
5.1.5. Maximum Floor Area Ratio for Residential Uses where it can be demonstrated that the road and drainage networks can accommodate the increased Density, to the satisfaction of the Development Planner in consultation with the City department responsible for drainage and transportation. 4.3
Residential Density
5.1.6. Maximum Density 150 Dwellings/ha
Unless the following applies:
5.1.7. Maximum Density where it can be demonstrated that the road and drainage networks can accommodate the increased Density, to the satisfaction of the Development Planner in consultation with the City department responsible for drainage and transportation. 550 Dwellings/ha
 
Facade Length
5.1.8. Maximum length of a building Facade 48.0 m
Podium and Tower
5.1.9. Maximum Tower Floor Plate for portions of Towers greater than 20.0 m in Height or any portion above a Podium. 850 m2
5.2. Despite Subsection 5.1.9, the maximum Floor Plate for portions of a Tower greater than 20.0 m in Height may be varied by the Development Planner in consideration of other Architectural Elements such as a podium, separation from other towers or recommendations or mitigative measures specified in any sun/shadowing, microclimatic, or required technical studies.
5.3. Despite Section 5.70, the maximum Height, for any building that is taller than 12.0 m is defined as follows:
 
5.3.1. Building Height must be limited to the building envelope determined by a 45-degree angular plane. The angular plane shall begin at Grade at the northern, western and eastern boundaries of the Special Area Riverview Town Centre (as shown on Appendix I).
5.3.2. Buildings must be developed within this building envelope and may be stepped, provided no part of the building Height exceeds the Height of the building envelope created by the angular plane.
5.3.3. A diagram, illustrating proposed building Heights and conformance to the angular plane and building envelope, must be provided to the Development Planner with the Development Permit application.
Diagram for Subsection 5.3
Diagram for 3.102.5.3
5.4. Setbacks must comply with Table 5.4:
Table 5.4. Setback Regulations
Subsection Regulation Value
Setbacks from a Publicly Accessible Private Road and Abutting Streets
5.4.1. Minimum Setback 0.0 m
5.4.2. Maximum Setback 3.0 m
Setbacks Abutting Sites zoned to allow Single Detached or Semi-detached Housing
5.4.3. Minimum Setback 7.5 m
Setbacks from a Park
5.4.4. Minimum Setback 0 m
6.1. Buildings Abutting Uplands Boulevard must allow for engagement between pedestrians and the building, through elements such as transparent glazing, building entrances, and patios.
6.2. Building Facades must include design elements, finishing material, and variations that will reduce the perceived mass of the buildings and add architectural interest.
6.3. Buildings must be designed to frame the corners of Collector Road intersections.
6.4. The development must incorporate design features to minimize adverse microclimatic effects such as wind tunneling, snow drifting, rain sheeting, shadowing, and loss of sunlight, both on and off Site, consistent with recommendations of the Sun Shadow Impact Study and Wind Impact Study, where applicable.
6.5. Principal building entrances for any Use, as well as entrances to Amenity Areas, Parking Areas, and other shared facilities must be designed for universal accessibility. 
6.6. Level changes from the sidewalk to entrances of buildings must be minimized. 
6.7. Sidewalk furniture and other elements must be located out of the travel path to ensure they are not obstacles to building access.
6.8. Parking structures must be wrapped with other Uses or otherwise architecturally treated to form active street Frontages on the Ground Floor.

 

Parking, Loading, Storage and Access
7.1. Publicly Accessible Private Roads must provide vehicle and pedestrian connections to Uplands Boulevard in general accordance with Appendix II. The location and alignment of Publicly Accessible Private Roads must be confirmed at the Development Permit stage.
7.2. Publicly Accessible Private Roads shall function as access and service corridors. Multiple access points will be provided along their lengths, in general accordance with Appendix II, to accommodate access to parking drive aisles as well as to provide a variety of options for service delivery, such as garbage collection, delivery vehicles, and loading zones.
7.3. Parking for Hotels must be accommodated underground or within parking structures.