3.72 CCMD - Clareview Campus Medium Density Residential Zone

To allow for the development of low rise residential buildings and Row Housing with regulations to ensure integration with existing and future residential development within the Clareview Campus neighbourhood. The intent is to create a housing district of low rise apartments and Row Housing that is architecturally integrated and compatible with the adjacent residential development and the open space corridor that is located near the centre of the Clareview Campus Special Area.

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. Supportive Housing
2.2.4. Row Housing
Commercial Uses
2.3. Food and Drink Service
2.4. Indoor Sales and Service
2.5. Health Service  
2.6. Residential Sales Centre
Community Uses
2.7. Child Care Service
2.8. Community Service
2.9. Special Event
Agricultural Uses
2.10. Urban Agriculture
Sign Uses
2.11. Fascia Sign, limited to On-premises Advertising
2.12. Portable Sign, limited to On-premises Advertising

 

Residential Uses
3.1. Home Based Businesses must comply with Section 6.60.
3.2. Residential
 
3.2.1. Row Housing is only permitted on Sites that Abut 144 Avenue.
Commercial Uses
3.3. Commercial Uses, excluding Residential Sales Centres, are only permitted when located within a building containing a Residential Use in the form of Lodging Houses. 
Community Uses
3.4. Community Services are only permitted when located in a building containing a Residential Use in the form of Lodging Houses.
3.5. Child Care Services must comply with Section 6.40.
3.6. Special Events must comply with Section 6.100.
Agricultural Uses
3.7. Urban Agriculture is not permitted in a standalone principal building.
Sign Uses
3.8. Sign Uses must comply with Subsections 3 and 4 of Section 6.90.

 

4.1. Development must comply with Table 4.1:
Table 4.1. Building Regulations
Subsection Regulation Value
Height
4.1.1. Maximum Height 16.0 m 
Unless the following applies:
4.1.2. Maximum Height for Row Housing 10.0 m
Floor Area Ratio
4.1.3. Maximum Floor Area Ratio 1.3
Unless the following applies: 
4.1.4. Despite Subsection 6 of Section 7.100, a Development Planner may grant a variance to the maximum Floor Area Ratio up to the following amount, where an underground Parkade is provided 1.4
4.2. Setbacks must comply with Table 4.2:
Table 4.2. Setback Regulations
Subsection Regulation Value
Front Setbacks
4.2.1. Minimum Front Setback 6.0 m
Rear Setbacks
4.2.2. Minimum Rear Setback 7.5 m
Side Setbacks
4.2.3. Minimum side Setback 2.0 m
4.2.4. Additional minimum side Setback distance for each Storey or partial Storey above 2 Storeys 1.0 m
4.2.5. Minimum side Setback Abutting 144 Avenue 4.5 m
Building Design Regulations
5.1. Development in this area must include the following:
 
5.1.1. Design techniques to minimize the perception of massing of the building when viewed from adjacent residential areas and areas zoned CCMD, including, but not limited to, the use of sloped roof, variations in building Setbacks and articulation of building Facades;
5.1.2. The roof line of buildings must consist of either:
 
5.1.2.1. Sloped roofs of varying pitches, which may include dormers and be finished in any combination of metal, or with wood shakes, asphalt shingles, clay tiles, or roof materials having a similar texture and appearance; or
5.1.2.2. Flat roofs where they are concealed by parapet walls that include articulation and use of design elements that are in harmony with the principal architectural theme;
5.1.3. The predominant exterior finishing materials must be any combination of glazing, concrete, brick, stucco, siding, stone or other masonry materials having a similar character, with wood or metal trim limited to use as an accent, having regard to the objective of ensuring that the development is of a high quality that is compatible with areas zoned CCMD; 
5.1.4. All exposed sides of buildings and roofs must be finished in an architecturally harmonious manner;
5.1.5. All rooftop mechanical equipment and exhaust fans shall be screened from view; and
5.1.6. The design of the project shall establish a complementary architectural theme with the principal design elements, finishing materials and colours being applied to each building, with minor variations, regardless of the staging sequence of the project.
Entrance Design Regulations
5.2. Site entrances from Streets: 
 
5.2.1. must include an enhancement feature on either side of the entrance; and 
5.2.2. the enhancement feature must be consistent in design, material and construction with the entrance treatments in areas zoned CCHD, CCLD and CCSD.

 

Parking, Loading, Storage and Access
6.1. Surface Parking Lots must be screened from view from an open space Amenity Area and corridors, Abutting roadways and properties.
6.2. Vehicle parking and loading facilities must:
 
6.2.1. be located a minimum 6.0 m from an open space corridor; and
6.2.2. have a Landscaped Setback that is screened from the open space corridor.
6.3. Parkades must be integrated into the overall architectural theme of the associated residential buildings through the use of similar roof lines, materials, colours and roof pitch.
Landscaping
6.4. A detailed Landscaping plan must be submitted in compliance with Section 5.60 before the approval of a Development Permit and must include details on:
 
6.4.1. Fencing; 
6.4.2. outdoor lighting and street furniture elements;
6.4.3. pedestrian seating areas;
6.4.4. sizes and species of new plantings;
6.4.5. soil depth including special provisions to facilitate natural plant growth; and
6.4.6. special treatments to clearly delineate public access to an open space corridor;
Fencing, Privacy Screening
6.5. Sites Abutting the north boundary of the CCMD Zone adjacent to 139 and 144 Avenue NW must construct a uniform screen Fence with:
 
6.5.1. a Height of 1.8 m; and
6.5.2. an enhancement feature, such as concrete pillars or brick accents, located at least every 30.0 m.
6.6. A Fence 1.5 m in Height must be constructed along the southwest boundary of the CCMD Zone adjacent to the pipeline right-of-way.
6.7. Fencing on property lines adjacent to an open space Amenity Area and pedestrian corridors must have a Height of 1.5 m and be consistent with the fencing material constructed on the property lines of an open space corridor adjacent to areas zoned CCHD, CCLD and CCSD.
Open Space Amenity Area and Pedestrian Corridors
6.8. The Development Planner must require the development of an open space Amenity Area and corridors in compliance with the following guidelines:
 
6.8.1. the minimum size of the open space Amenity Area incorporated within the CCMD area must be 0.4 ha;
6.8.2. there must be four 12.0 m wide Landscaped open space corridors, including:
 
6.8.2.1. 1 in the pipeline right-of-way; and
6.8.2.2. 3 that connect to the Amenity Area located towards the centre of this area, to the school/park Site to the southwest, 36 Street NW to the east and 144 Avenue NW to the north;
6.8.3. Setback areas adjacent to an open space corridor must be Landscaped to a standard consistent with the open space corridor; and
6.8.4. entrances to an open space Amenity Area must be provided along the perimeter Fence to provide unobstructed public access.
6.9. Development is not permitted within 15.0 m of the southwest property line adjacent to the pipeline right-of-way.