Wîhkwêntôwin ᐄᐧᐦᑫᐧᐣᑑᐃᐧᐣ (Oliver) - south of 104 Avenue NW from the alley between 124 and 123 Street NW to 111 Street NW
Bylaw 17595 (April 4, 2016)
Charter Bylaw 19855 (September 8, 2021) - Schedule "D"
Bylaw 20880 (August 19, 2024) - Schedule "D"
To accommodate dense, compact residential development with urban design regulations to sensitively incorporate new developments into the existing neighbourhood.
This Zone applies to land south of 104 Avenue NW from the alley between 124 and 123 Street NW to 111 Street NW, as shown on Schedule “B” of the Bylaw adopting this Zone, Wîhkwêntôwin ᐄᐧᐦᑫᐧᐣᑑᐃᐧᐣ (Oliver).
Residential Uses
3.1.
Home Based Business
3.2.
Residential, limited to:
3.2.1.
Lodging House
3.2.2.
Multi-unit Housing
3.2.3.
Row Housing
3.2.4.
Supportive Housing
Commercial Uses
3.3.
Food and Drink Service
3.4.
Indoor Sales and Service
3.5.
Office
3.6.
Residential Sales Centre
Community Uses
3.7.
Child Care Service
Sign Uses
3.8.
Fascia Sign
3.9.
Freestanding Sign
3.10.
Portable Sign
4.1.
Home Based Businesses must comply with Section 6.60 of the Zoning Bylaw.
4.2.
Lodging Houses and Supportive Housing must comply with Section 6.80 of the Zoning Bylaw.
4.3.
The following regulations apply to Indoor Sales and Service, Office, Residential Sales Centre, and Food and Drink Service Uses:
4.3.1.
The total Floor Area of these Uses on a Site must not exceed 275 m2.
4.3.2.
These Uses must not be permitted in any freestanding structure separate from a structure containing Residential Uses. These Uses must be limited to the Ground Floor. Principal entrances to these Uses must be a separate, outside entrance located at Ground Floor.
4.3.3.
Despite Subsection 4.3.2, existing Single Detached, Semi-detached, and Duplex Housing may be converted to Commercial Uses.
4.4.
Child Care Services must comply with Section 6.40.
4.5.
Signs must comply with Section 6.90 of the Zoning Bylaw, including Subsection 4 of Section 6.90, except that Signs are limited to On-premises Advertising.
5.1.
The maximum Floor Area Ratio is 3.0.
5.2.
The maximum Density is 300 Dwellings/ha.
5.3.
The maximum Height is 23.0 m.
5.4.
The minimum Front Setback must be consistent, within 1.0 m, with the Setback of development on Abutting Sites; but, must not be less than 5.0 m.
5.5.
The minimum Rear Setback is 0.0 m.
5.6.
The minimum side Setback is 1.5 m. Where the side Yard Abuts a Flanking Side Lot Line, the minimum side Setback must be 4.5 m.
6.1.
The Facade of the building must have a Stepback a minimum of 3.0 m from the front wall of the building above a height of 14.5 m. In the case of a Corner Lot, this Stepback must apply to both Street facing Facades.
6.2.
Buildings must address all adjacent Streets with individual entrances that are clearly visible to lend a sense of occupancy to the Street.
6.3.
Entrances and Corners
6.3.1.
Residential entrances must be designed to address the Street in a prominent manner.
6.3.2.
Ground Floor Residential units must provide separate, individual access and feature identifiable doorways, landscape terraces, pedestrian lighting, and patios. To ensure adequate privacy, the applicant must provide screening to indicate separate individual access to each unit.
6.4.
Perceived massing must be minimized through the following design elements:
6.4.1.
Building Setback variations, building orientation, window placement, awnings, articulation around entranceways, roof treatment, and the choice of exterior materials and colors;
6.4.2.
Landscaping situated so as to mitigate the perceived mass of the Street Facade; and
6.4.3.
The total length of any building Facade must not exceed 48.0 m.
6.5.
Building Facade, materials, and exterior finishing:
6.5.1.
All exposed building faces must have consistent and harmonious exterior finishing materials.
6.5.2.
Building materials must be sustainable, timeless, durable, high quality and appropriate for the development within the context of the neighbourhood. The contextual fit, design, proportion, quality, texture and application of various finishing materials must be to the satisfaction of the Development Planner.
6.5.3.
Building materials on the lower floor must be used so as to improve visual quality and permeability of the building.
7.1.
Vehicle access must be from an Alley where a Site Abuts an Alley.
