3.171 GVC - Griesbach Village Centre Zone

To provide a mix of businesses, residences, and institutional activities in a village centre format to promote a pedestrian oriented environment in accordance with the design objectives of the Griesbach Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan.

Residential Uses
2.1. Residential, limited to:
 
2.1.1. Lodging House
2.1.2. Multi-unit Housing
2.1.3. Row Housing
2.1.4. Supportive Housing
Commercial Uses
2.2. Bar
2.3. Body Rub Centre
2.4. Cannabis Retail Store
2.5. Custom Manufacturing
2.6. Food and Drink Service
2.7. Health Service
2.8. Hotel
2.9. Indoor Sales and Service
2.10. Minor Indoor Entertainment
2.11 Office
Community Uses
2.12. Community Service
2.13. Library
2.14. Special Event
Agricultural Uses
2.15. Urban Agriculture
Sign Uses
2.16. Fascia Sign, limited to On-premises Advertising
2.17. Freestanding Sign, limited to On-premises Advertising 
2.18. Projecting Sign, limited to On-premises Advertising
2.19. Portable Sign

 

Residential Uses
4.1. Home Based Businesses must comply with Section 6.60.
4.2. Residential in the form of Multi-unit Housing must not be on the Ground Floor. 
Commercial Uses
4.3. All Commercial Uses
 
4.3.1. Commercial Uses, excluding Hotels, along the loop road are limited to the first two Storeys. 
4.3.2. The maximum Floor Area for a permitted or discretionary Commercial Use, excluding Hotels and Nightclubs, is 1,000 m2.
4.3.3. Despite Subsection 4.3.2, up to 2 Commercial Uses can have a maximum Floor Area of 2,500 m2, and 1 additional Commercial Use can have a maximum Floor Area of 5,000 m2.
4.4. Nightclubs
 
4.4.1. Nightclubs are only allowed when adjacent to or across an Alley from a Site in a residential zone. 
4.4.2. the maximum Public Space is 240 m2 for each individual establishment; and
4.4.3. the maximum capacity is 200 occupants for each individual establishment. 
4.5. Body Rub Centres must comply with Section 6.20.
4.6. Cannabis Retail Stores must comply with Section 6.30.
4.7. Bars
 
4.7.1. The maximum Public Space is 240 m2 for each individual establishment.
4.7.2. The maximum capacity is 200 occupants for each individual establishment.
4.8. Food and Drink Services
 
4.8.1. The maximum Public Space is 240 m2 for each individual establishment.
4.8.2. The maximum capacity is 200 occupants for each individual establishment.
4.9. Liquor Stores must comply with Section 6.70.
4.10. Vehicle Support Services and Uses with Drive-through Services
 
4.10.1. Vehicle Support Services and Uses with Drive-through Services must comply with Section 6.110.
4.10.2. In addition to Section 6.110, Vehicle Support Services and Uses with Drive-through Services must:
 
4.10.2.1. not be in a standalone building; 
4.10.2.2. provide design, finishing, and siting that is compatible with surrounding development with a high standard of appearance; and
4.10.2.3. not provide Drive-through Service windows within 15.0 m of any residential Dwelling. 
Community Uses
4.11. Child Care Services must comply with Section 6.40. 
4.12. Special Events must comply with Section 6.100.
Agricultural Uses
4.13. Urban Agriculture
 
4.13.1. With the exception of outdoor display areas of products for sale, Urban Agriculture Uses must be located within or on a building.
4.13.2. The Development Planner may consider a variance to Subsection 4.13.1 based on the recommendations provided in an environmental site assessment in compliance with Section 7.140.
Sign Uses
4.14. Sign Uses must comply with Subsections 3 and 5 of Section 6.90, except that:
 
4.14.1. the top of a Projecting Sign on a building 2 Storeys or higher must not extend more than 75.0 cm above the floor of the 2nd or 3rd Storey, and no higher than the windowsill of the 2nd or 3rd Storey.
Floor Area and Capacity Exceptions
4.15. The Development Planner may consider a variance to the maximum Floor Area, Public Space or capacity of a Use if adequate mitigation measures are used to reduce negative impacts to on-Site or adjacent Uses, including:
 
4.15.1. measures specified in Subsection 2 of Section 5.120; 
4.15.2. modification of Site plans to locate Uses or activities in a location to minimize noise, lighting, odour or other similar Nuisances; or
4.15.3. other similar measures.

 

5.1. Development must comply with Table 5.1:
Table 5.1. Site and Building Regulations
Subsection Regulation Value
Site Coverage
5.1.1. Maximum Site Coverage 35%
Unless the following applies:
5.1.2. Maximum Site Coverage for Multi-unit Housing with Commercial Uses on the Ground Floor 50%
Floor Area
5.1.3. Maximum Floor Area Ratio 3.5
Unless the following applies:
5.1.4. Maximum Floor Area Ratio for Multi-unit Housing 2.0
Height
5.1.5. Maximum Height 18.0 m
5.1.6. Despite Section 5.70, Maximum Height for an eave line 14.0 m
Setbacks
5.1.7. Required Front Setback, Flanking Side Setback, and Interior Side Setback 0 m
Unless 1 or more of the following applies:
5.1.8. Maximum Front Setback, Flanking Side Setback, and Interior Side Setback to accommodate street related activities, such as sidewalk cafes, architectural features and Landscaping that contribute to the pedestrian oriented shopping character of the area or to accommodate roadway design or to preserve existing trees 3.0 m
5.1.9. Minimum Rear Setback or Interior Side Setback for Sites that Abut a Site in a residential Zone 6.0 m
Frontage
5.1.10. Minimum Frontage 10.0 m
6.1. Multi-unit Housing must have a Ground Floor shared entrance that is separate from Commercial Uses.
6.2. All development must create a pedestrian friendly environment on a shopping street, which may include such things as:
 
6.2.1. entrance features;
6.2.2. outdoor sitting areas;
6.2.3. canopies;
6.2.4. Landscaping; and 
6.2.5. other features that lend visual interest and a human scale to development along the Street.
6.3. Architectural treatment of buildings, except for Multi-unit Housing, must ensure that each Storey has windows on the front Facade and that the placement and type of windows allow viewing into the building to promote a positive pedestrian-oriented shopping Street.
6.4. On Corner Sites, the Facade treatment must wrap around the side of the building to provide a consistent profile when exposed to the Street.
6.5. Any business premises or multiple occupancy building having a Floor Area greater than 2,000 m2 or a single wall length greater than 25.0 m visible from a Street, must comply with the following criteria:
 
6.5.1. the roof line and building Facade must include design elements that reduce the perceived mass of the building and add architectural interest; and
6.5.2. Landscaping adjacent to exterior walls must be used to minimize the perceived mass of the building and to create visual interest.

 

Parking, Loading, Storage and Access
7.1. Vehicle access must be from an Abutting Alley. Where there is no Abutting Alley, vehicle access must be from the Flanking Street, other than an Arterial Road. Where there is no Abutting Alley and no Flanking Street, other than an Arterial Road, there may be 1 vehicle access point. 
7.2. Parking must be located at the rear of the site.
7.3. No parking, loading, storage, trash collection, outdoor service, or display area is permitted within a Setback. 
7.4. Loading, storage, and trash collection areas must be located to the rear or sides of the principal building and must be screened from view from any adjacent Sites, Streets, or Light Rail Transit lines.
7.5. If the rear or sides of a Site are used for parking, an outdoor service, or display area, and Abut a residential Zone or an Alley serving a residential Zone, such areas must be screened.