DC2 899

South Edmonton Common and the Edmonton Research and Development Park - south of 19 Avenue and east of Parsons Road

Bylaw 17352 (October 19, 2015)

The purpose of this site specific development control provision for South Edmonton Common and the Edmonton Research and Development Park area is to provide commercial shopping centre development intended to serve a community or regional trade area.

This DC2 Provision shall apply to Lot 1A, Block 4, Plan 0721311, located south of 19 Avenue and east of Parsons Road, South Edmonton Common and the Edmonton Research and Development Park as shown on Schedule "B" appended to the Bylaw adopting this Provision.

a.Bars and Neighborhood Pubs
b.Business Support Services
c.Child Care Services
d.Commercial Schools
e.Convenience Retail Stores
f.Drive-in Food Services
g.Gas Bars
h.General Retail Stores
i.Government Services
j.Health Services
k.Indoor Participant Recreation Services
l.Major Alcohol Sales
m.Major Amusement Establishments
n.Minor Alcohol Sales
o.Minor Amusement Establishments
p.Minor Service Stations
q.Nightclubs
r.Personal Service Shops
s.Professional, Financial and Office Support Services
t.Public Libraries and Cultural Exhibits
u.Restaurants
v.Specialty Food Services
w.Spectator Entertainment Establishments
x.Fascia On-premises Signs
y.Freestanding On-premises Signs
z.Freestanding Off-premises Signs
aa.Projecting On-premises Signs
bb.Temporary On-premises Signs
cc.Major Digital Signs
dd.Minor Digital On-Premises Signs
ee.Minor Digital Off-premises Signs
ff.Minor Digital On-premises Off-premises Signs
a. The minimum Site area shall be 2 ha.
b. The maximum Floor Area Ratio shall be 0.3.
c. All Bars and Neighbourhood Pubs Use shall be limited to a maximum of 240 m2 of Public Space and 200 seats for occupants.
d. All Major Amusement Establishments shall be located on a Site of 2 ha or larger.
e. All Nightclubs Use shall be limited to a maximum of 240 m2 of Public Space and shall be located on a Site a minimum of 2 ha in size.
f. All Restaurants Use shall be limited to a maximum of 240 m2 of Public Space and 200 seats for occupants.
g. All Speciality Food Services Use shall be limited to a maximum of 120 m2 of Public Space and 100 seats for occupants.
h. A landscaped Yard a minimum of 7.5 m in width shall be provided from the property line adjacent to Parsons Road. Landscaping shall consist of a discontinuous undulating berm a maximum of 1 m in height and planting of 4 deciduous trees (a minimum of 8 cm caliper), 4 coniferous trees (a minimum of 3 m in height) and 20 shrubs for every 35 m of linear Yard frontage, with the plant material being grouped within modals not greater than 25 m in length or 4.5 m in width.
i. In addition to the minimum Yard required above, a minimum building Setback of 15.0 m shall be required for all buildings, structures and Accessory Parking Garages other than at Grade parking lots where a Site abuts a Site zoned residential. This minimum building Setback may be reduced to the minimum Yard requirements at the discretion of the Development Officer, where, in his opinion, the provision of Landscaping, fencing, berming, building Façade treatment or other design features adequately protect the amenities of nearby residential areas.
j. No parking, loading, storage, trash collection, outdoor service or display area shall be permitted within a required Yard. Loading, storage and trash collection areas shall be located to the rear or sides of the principal buildings and shall be screened from view from any adjacent Sites, public roadways or Light Rail Transit Lines, in accordance with the provisions of Section 55.4. If the rear or sides of a Site are used for parking, an outdoor service or display area, or both, and abut a Residential Zone or a Lane servicing a Residential Zone, such areas shall be screened in accordance with the provisions of Section 55.4.
k. The maximum building Height shall be 14.0 m.
l. All Uses shall be part of a purpose-designed shopping centre.
m. Signs shall be in accordance with Section 59.2 and Schedule 59F, with the following exceptions:
 
i. The maximum Height of a Freestanding Sign shall be 8.0 m. The Development Officer may allow a Freestanding Sign up to 10.0 m in Height if a Residential Zone is not within 60.0 m, measured from the Sign location to the nearest Site zoned Residential.
ii. Digital Signs, and Digital Sign panels that are part of the same Freestanding Sign structure shall not exceed a maximum Height of 8.0 m.
iii. The maximum copy area for Minor Digital Signs shall be 20 sq.m.
iv. The maximum copy area for Major Digital Signs shall be 12 sq.m.
v. At the discretion of the Development Officer, a Comprehensive Sign Design Plan shall be required, in accordance with Section 59.3.
vi. All Digital Signs shall be processed as a Class B development.
n. Placement of Digital Signs within the area illustrated on the Appendix “B” Overall Site Plan shall be subject to the satisfaction of the Development Officer in consultation with Transportation Services.

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