DC1 18253

Desrochers - south of Desrochers Gate SW and west of Daniels Way SW

Bylaw 18253 (February 12, 2018)

The purpose of this Zone is to provide for medium density housing with a rear lane.

a. Child Care Services
b. Garden Suites
c. Group Homes
d. Limited Group Homes
e. Major Home Based Business
f. Minor Home Based Business
g. Residential Sales Centre
h. Row Housing
i. Stacked Row Housing
j. Urban Gardens
k. Fascia On-Premises Signs
l. Temporary On-premises Signs
a. The maximum Density shall be 87 Dwellings/ha.
b. The maximum Height shall not exceed 14 m.
c. The minimum Site Area shall be 150 m2 for internal Dwellings and 186 m2 for end Dwellings.
d. The minimum Site Area where the end Dwelling on a Lot with a Side Site Setback reduced to 0 m is 150 m2.
e. The maximum total Site Coverage shall be in accordance with the Table 1 below:
 
   Table 1 – Maximum Site Coverage
  Total Maximum Site Coverage Principal Building Accessory building Principal building with attached Garage
Row Housing – Internal Dwelling 55% 35% 20% 55%
Row Housing – End Dwelling

45%

30% 15% 45%
Stacked Row Housing 40% 28% 12% 40%

 

f. The minimum Site Width for an internal Dwelling shall be 5.0 m.
g. The minimum Site Width for an end Dwelling shall be 6.2 m.
h. The minimum Site Depth shall be 30 m.
i. The minimum Front Setback shall be 3.0 m.
j. The minimum Rear Setback shall be 7.5 m, except in the case of a Corner Site, it may be reduced to 4.5 m.
k. Excluding Zero Lot Line Development, the Minimum Side Setback shall be 1.2 m. The minimum Side Setback for a Corner Site shall be 2.4 m for the Side Setback Abutting a flanking public roadway, other than a Lane.
l. A Zero Lot Line Development shall only be permitted where:
  i. The other Site Side Setback is a minimum of 1.5 m, except that:
    A.  the minimum Site Side Setback Abutting a public roadway other than a Lane shall be 20% of the width of the Lot abutting the flanking public roadway or 2.4 m, whichever is greater;
  ii. where a Garage is attached to the principal building, and the vehicle doors of the Garage face a flanking public roadway other than a Lane, the distance between any portion of these vehicle doors and the flanking public roadway shall not be less than 4.5 m;
  iii. the minimum Side Setback Abutting a Lane shall be 1.2 m; or
  iv. the minimum Side Setback Abutting a Treed Landscaped Boulevard, where the principal building faces the flanking Side Lot Line, shall be 3.0 m.
m. All roof leaders from the Dwelling are connected to the individual storm sewer service for each Lot.
n. No roof leader discharge shall be directed to the maintenance easement. Tran
o. The owner of a Lot within a development proposed for the Zero Lot Line Development and the owner of the adjacent Lot shall register, on titles for all adjacent lots, a 1.5 m private maintenance easement that provides for:
  i. a 0.30 m eave encroachment easement with the requirement that the eaves must not be closer than 0.90 m to the eaves of the building on an adjacent parcel;
  ii. a 0.60 m footing encroachment easement; and
  iii. permission to access the easement area for maintenance of the properties.
p. The owner of the Site proposed for the Zero Lot Line Development shall register on all titles within the Zero Lot Line Development Site as well as all titles on the adjacent Site a restrictive covenant and easement that:
  i. contemplates a drainage swale constructed to City of Edmonton Design and Construction Standards; and
  ii. provides for the protection of drainage of the Site, including the right for water to flow across Lots and the requirement not to inhibit the flow of water across Lots.
q. The owner of the Site proposed for the Zero Lot Line Development shall register a utility easement(s) on all necessaryl Lots within the Zero Lot Line development and the Abutting Lots to ensure adequate access for utility maintenance.
r. The Site Side Setback for a Garage in a Zero Lot Line Development may only be reduced to zero where:
  i. a 1.5 m  private maintenance easement identical to that registered for the principal building is provided;
  ii. all roof leaders from Accessory buildings are connected to the individual storm sewer service for each Lot or directed to drain directly to an adjacent Lane; and
  iii. no roof leader discharge shall be directed to the maintenance easement.
s. Where a Site or a Lot within a Zero Lot Line Development has primary vehicular access from a Lane, the following regulations shall apply:
  i. a Garage, or a Hardsurfaced parking pad shall be provided;
  ii. the minimum distance from the Rear Lot Line to a Garage or Hardsurfaced parking pad shall be 2.75 m;
  iii. a Hardsurfaced Walkway between the Garage or Hardsurfaced parking pad and an entry to the Dwelling shall be provided;
  iv. where no Garage is proposed, a Hardsurfaced parking pad to support a future Garage with a minimum width of 4.88 m and depth of 6.10 m shall be constructed a minimum distance of 2.75 m from the Rear Lot Line;
  v. for Row Housing and Stacked Row Housing, where no Garage is proposed, a Hardsurfaced parking pad to support a future Garage with a minimum width of 4.88 m and depth of 5.49 m shall be constructed a minimum distance of 2.75 m from the Rear Lot Line; and
  vi. any Hardsurfaced parking pad shall include an underground electrical power connection with an outlet on a post approximately 1.0 m in Height, located within 1.0 m of the Hardsurfaced parking pad.
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t. For Row Housing and Stacked Row Housing Sites, including a Zero Lot Line Development Site, with detached rear Garages, the maximum width of the building containing the Garage(s) shall not exceed 30 m and the building shall not contain more than five separate Garages.
u. Each Dwelling within Row Housing and Stacked Row Housing, including a Zero Lot Line Development Site, shall be individually defined at ground level through a combination of architectural features that may include variations in the rooflines, projection or recession of the façade, porches or entrance features, building materials, or other treatments.
v. Dwellings on Corner Sites shall have flanking side treatments similar to the front elevation of the principal building.
w. All required Landscaping shall be consistent with the relevant requirements of Section 55 of this Bylaw; and
x. Notwithstanding 155.4 (29)(a), where primary vehicular access is from a Lane, General Site Landscaping shall be developed in accordance with the following:
  i. one deciduous, one coniferous tree and four shrubs shall be required for each principal dwelling; and
  ii. all applications for a Development Permit shall include a Site Plan that identifies:
    A. the location, species and size of the required landscaping; and
    B. the proposed Landscaping and screening for any required Private Outdoor Amenity that does not have access from a Lane, Site Setback or passageway through a Garage.
y. The following minimum Private Outdoor Amenity Area regulations shall apply:
  i. the Private Outdoor Amenity Area shall be permanently retained as open space, unencumbered by any buildings;
  ii. a maximum of 50% of the required Private Outdoor Amenity Area, including a front veranda, may be located in the Front Setback provided that it is setback a minimum of 1.0 m from the Front Lot Line; and
  iii. a maximum of 50% of the required Private Outdoor Amenity Area may be provided above Grade, provided that it shall be at least 10 m2 in area, with neither the width or depth less than 2.0 m.
z. Signs shall comply with the regulations found in Schedule 59A.
aa.  Urban Gardens shall comply with Section 98 of this Bylaw.
bb.   Garden Suites shall comply with Section 87 of this Bylaw.

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