3.201 RCRM - River Crossing Medium Scale Residential Zone

1.1.To allow for medium scale residential development with active ground floor residential Uses and limited opportunities for commercial development at the ground level that supports a liveable urban village environment.a
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Residential Uses
2.1.Home Based Business  # 
2.2.Residential, limited to: 
 
2.1.1.Lodging House 
2.1.2.Multi-unit Housing 
2.1.3.Row Housing 
2.1.4.Secondary Suite 
2.1.5.Supportive Housing 
 
Commercial Uses
2.3.Custom Manufacturing 
2.4.Food and Drink Service 
2.5.Health Service 
2.6.Indoor Sales and Service 
2.7.Minor Indoor Entertainment 
2.8.Office 
2.9.Residential Sales Centre 
Community Uses
2.10Child Care Service 
2.11Community Service 
2.12.Park 
2.13.Special Event 
Basic Service Uses
2.14.Minor Utility 
Agricultural Uses
2.15.Urban Agriculture 
Sign Uses
2.16.Fascia Sign 
2.17.Freestanding Sign 
2.18.Portable Sign 
2.19.Projecting Sign 
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Residential Uses
3.1.Home Based Businesses must comply with Section 6.60. 
3.2.Row Housing is only permitted where developed on the same Site as Multi-unit Housing. 
Non-Residential Uses
3.3.A minimum of 30% of Ground Floor building Frontages adjacent to a Retail Street must consist of Commercial or Community Uses oriented towards the adjacent Retail Street.  
Commercial Uses
3.4.Food and Drink Services, Health Services, Indoor Sales and Services, Minor Indoor Entertainment and Offices 
 
3.4.1.Developments must only be located on the Ground Floor of residential buildings. 
3.4.2.The maximum Floor Area is 300 m2 per individual establishment 
3.4.3.Where developed on a Site Abutting a Retail Street, the main entrance must primarily front onto the Retail Street. 
 
3.5.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. 
Community Uses
3.6.Child Care Services must comply with Section 6.40. 
3.7.Special Events: 
 
3.7.1.Special Events may include parking that supports Remax Field. 
3.7.2.must comply with Section 6.100.  
 
Basic Service Uses
3.8.Minor Utility is limited to district energy plants, district heating plants, and natural gas distribution, and 
 
3.8.1.the maximum Floor Area is 700 m2 per individual building, structure or area within a mixed use building; and 
3.8.2.may be approved for a maximum of 2 years when it is the only Use in a standalone building or structure. 
 
Sign Uses
3.9.Signs are limited to On-premises Advertising. 
3.10.Signs must comply with Subsections 3 and 4 of Section 6.90. 
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4.1.Development must comply with Table 4.1: 
Table 4.1. Building Regulations
SubsectionRegulationValue 
Height
4.1.1.Maximum Height 24.0 m 
4.1.2.Minimum Height14.0 m 
Floor Area Ratio
4.1.3.Maximum Floor Area Ratio 3.0 
Density 
4.1.4.Maximum Density260 Dwellings/ha 

4.1.5.

Minimum Density

75 Dwellings/ha

 
Building Length
4.1.6.Maximum length of any building 80.0 m  
4.2.The maximum Floor Area Ratio is increased by 0.7 where a minimum of 10% of all Dwellings: 
 
4.2.1.comply with the inclusive design requirements of Section 5.50; 
4.2.2.have a Floor Area greater than 100 m2, a minimum of 3 bedrooms; and 
 
4.2.2.1.access to an outdoor Common Amenity Area designed for children that is at least 50.0 m2; and 
4.2.2.2.access to dedicated and enhanced bulk storage within the Dwelling or within the building; or 
 
4.2.3.comply with any combination of Subsections 4.2.1 and 4.2.2. 
 
4.3.The maximum Floor Area Ratio is increased by 0.7 where a minimum of 30% of all Supportive Housing Sleeping Units comply with the inclusive design requirements of Section 5.50.  
4.4.Development must comply with Table 4.4:  
Table 4.4. Setbacks
SubsectionRegulationValue 
Setbacks Abutting Streets and Alleys 
4.4.1.Minimum Setback from an Active Street 3.0 m 
4.4.2.Minimum Setback from a Retail Street for Non-residential Uses1.0 m 

4.4.3.

Minimum Setback from a Retail Street for Residential Uses 

3.0 m

 

4.4.4.

Minimum Setback from an Enhanced Alley

1.0 m 

 

4.4.5.

Minimum Setback from a Pedestrian Alley

3.0 m 

 
Setbacks Abutting Sites
4.4.6.Minimum Setback from Abutting Sites 3.0 m  
Unless the following applies: 
4.4.7.Minimum Setback where Abutting a Site in the RCRM or RCRL Zone.0.0 m 

 

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5.1.Yards that Abut a Retail Street and that are located directly in front of a Ground Floor non-Residential Use must be visually incorporated into the adjacent public realm. 
5.2.Where a building wall: 
 
5.2.1.faces a Street; 
5.2.2.faces a Pedestrian Alley; or 
5.2.3.faces a Site in the PS Zone, or 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, and provide visual interest. Design techniques or features may include: variations in rooflines; vertical or horizontal building wall projection or recessions; visual breaks of building Facades into smaller sections; features such as windows, balconies, or porches; use of a combination of finishing materials; or other similar techniques or features.

 
5.3.To promote pedestrian interaction and safety, Ground Floor non-Residential Facades must comply with the following:  
 
5.3.1.Where a Facade faces an Active or Retail Street a minimum of 50% of the Facade area between 1.0 m and 2.0 m above ground level must be windows. 
5.3.2.A maximum of 10% of the Facade area windows facing a Street, a Park, or along Facades with a main entrance facing Parking Areas interior to the Site may be covered by non-transparent material. The remainder must be clear, non-reflective and free from obstruction. 
 

Diagram for Subsection 5.3

Diagram showing design regulations for Ground Floor, non-Residential Facades
5.4.The Facade design and materials must wrap around the side of the building to provide a: 
 
5.4.1.consistent profile facing both Streets for Corner Sites; and 
5.4.2.consistent profile for building corners facing Streets and Alleys for Interior Sites, except that Facades facing an Alley do not require windows. 
 
5.5.Above ground Parkade Facades facing a Street, Pedestrian Alley or Park must be screened from view at ground level and wrapped with Residential, Commercial, or Community Uses with a minimum depth of 8.0 m. 
Entrance Design Regulations 
5.6.Principal buildings located adjacent to a Street with an existing or approved sidewalk must have an entrance facing a Street with an existing or approved sidewalk. 
5.7.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. 
5.8.Each Ground Floor Dwelling fronting onto a Street, Pedestrian Alley, or Site in the PS Zone must have an individual entrance with direct ground level access to the adjacent sidewalk, Pathway or public park. Sliding patio doors must not serve as the individual entrance required for Ground Floor Dwellings.  
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Parking, Loading, Storage and Access
6.1.Vehicle access must be from an Enhanced Alley where a Site Abuts an Enhanced Alley. Where a Site Abuts a Pedestrian Alley and does not Abut an Enhanced Alley, access must be from a Pedestrian Alley and located and designed in a manner which minimizes impact on pedestrians. 
6.2.Parking Areas, and loading and waste collection areas must be Hard Surfaced, located so that they are not visible from the adjacent Street, and must not be located between a principle building and a Street. Waste enclosure doors must not open or encroach into public road right-of-way. 
6.3.Despite the Setbacks specified in Table 4.4, Parking Areas and loading and waste collection areas may project into a Setback from: 
 
6.3.1.an Abutting Site where a minimum 1.5 m wide Landscape Buffer is provided within the Setback; or 
6.3.2.an Alley.