3.101 RTCC - Riverview Town Centre Commercial Zone

To allow for a diverse and compatible mix of Commercial, Residential and institutional Uses, with a commercial focus, promoting pedestrian orientation and allowing synergies to be created between employment opportunities and amenities within the Town Centre area.

Commercial Uses
2.1. Bar 
2.2. Cannabis Retail Store
2.3. Custom Manufacturing
2.4. Food and Drink Service
2.5. Health Service
2.6. Hotel
2.7. Indoor Sales and Service
2.8. Liquor Store
2.9. Major Indoor Entertainment
2.10. Minor Indoor Entertainment
2.11. Office
2.12. Residential Sales Centre
Residential Uses
2.13. Home Based Business #
2.14. Residential, limited to:
 
2.14.1. Lodging House
2.14.2. Multi-unit Housing
2.14.3. Row Housing
Community Uses
2.15. Child Care Service
2.16. Community Service
2.17. Library
2.18. Park
2.19. School
Basic Service Uses
2.20 Emergency Service
Agricultural Uses
2.21. Agriculture, limited to those existing as of January 1, 2024
2.22. Urban Agriculture
Sign Uses
2.23. Fascia Sign, limited to On-premises Advertising
2.24. Freestanding Sign, limited to On-premises Advertising
2.25. Projecting Sign, limited to On-premises Advertising

 

Residential Uses
4.1. Home Based Businesses must comply with Section 6.60.
Commercial Uses
4.2. Cannabis Retail Stores must comply with Section 6.30.
4.3. Liquor Stores must comply with Section 6.70.
4.4. Vehicle Support Services and Uses with Drive-through Services must comply with Section 6.110.
Community Uses
4.5. Child Care Services must comply with Section 6.40.
4.6. Special Events must comply with Section 6.100.
Agricultural Uses
4.7. Urban Agriculture
 
4.7.1. With the exception of outdoor display areas of products for sale, Urban Agriculture Uses must be located within or on a building.
4.7.2. The Development Planner may consider a variance to Subsection 4.7.1 based on the recommendations provided in an Environmental Site Assessment in compliance with Section 7.140.
Sign Uses
4.8. Signs must comply with Subsections 3 and 6 of Section 6.90, except that:
 
4.8.1. 1 additional Projecting Sign is permitted to identify businesses that are located entirely at or above the second Storey level.
4.8.2. Signs must be comprised of materials that are visually interesting, durable, high quality, and compatible with the architecture theme of the respective building.
4.8.3. Prior to an initial Development Permit, the owner must submit a Comprehensive Sign Design Plan for the Development Area. Such plan and schedule shall be addressed and updated as appropriate for all subsequent Development Permit applications.

 

5.1. Development must comply with Table 5.1:
Table 5.1. Site and Building Regulations
Subsection Regulation Value
Height
5.1.1. Maximum Height 40.0 m
Floor Area Ratio
5.1.2. Maximum total Floor Area Ratio, where Subsection 5.1.4 does not apply 2.5
5.1.3. Maximum Floor Area Ratio for Residential Uses 2.0
Unless the following applies:
5.1.4. Maximum Floor Area Ratio for Residential Uses where it can be demonstrated that the road and drainage networks can accommodate the increased Density, to the satisfaction of the Development Planner in consultation with the City department responsible for drainage and transportation 4.3
Residential Density
5.1.5. Maximum Density 150 Dwellings/ha
Unless the following applies:
5.1.6. Maximum Density where it can be demonstrated that the road and drainage networks can accommodate the increased Density, to the satisfaction of the Development Planner in consultation with the City department responsible for drainage and transportation 550 Dwellings/ha
Podium and Tower Regulations
5.1.7. Maximum Tower Floor Plate for portions of Towers greater than 20.0 m in Height or any portion above a Podium 850 m2
5.2. Despite Subsection 5.1.7, the maximum Floor Plate for portions of a Tower greater than 20.0 m in Height may be varied by the Development Planner in consideration of other Architectural Elements such as a podium, separation from other Towers or recommendations or mitigative measures specified in any sun/shadowing, microclimatic, or required technical studies.
5.3. Setbacks must comply with Table 5.3:
Table 5.3. Setback Regulations
Subsection Regulation Value
Setbacks from a Publicly Accessible Private Road
5.3.1. Minimum Setback 0 m
5.3.2. Maximum Setback 2.0 m
Setbacks from 23 Avenue NW
5.3.3. Minimum Setback 10.0 m
Setbacks from Uplands Boulevard NW
5.3.4. Minimum Setback 0 m
5.3.5. Maximum Setback 3.0 m
Setbacks from 199 Street NW
5.3.6. Minimum Setback 0 m
5.3.7. Maximum Setback 3.0 m
Setbacks from a Park
5.3.8. Minimum Setback 0 m
6.1. A single wall length greater than 40.0 m that is visible from a Street must comply with the following criteria, to the satisfaction of the Development Planner:
 
6.1.1. the roof line and building Facade must include design elements and add architectural interest; and
6.1.2. Landscaping adjacent to exterior walls must be used to minimize the perceived mass of the building and to create visual interest.
6.2. Buildings must front onto Streets, Publicly Accessible Private Roads, or a Park.
6.3. Buildings must allow for engagement with pedestrians, through elements such as transparent glazing, building entrances, and patios.
6.4. Building Facades must include design elements, finishing material, and variations that will reduce the perceived mass of the buildings and add architectural interest.
6.5. Buildings must be designed to frame the corner of Collector and Arterial Road intersections.
6.6. The development must incorporate design features to minimize adverse microclimatic effects such as wind tunneling, snow drifting, rain sheeting, shadowing, and loss of sunlight, both on and off Site, consistent with recommendations of the Sun Shadow Impact Study and Wind Impact Study, where applicable.
6.7. Principal building entrances for any Use, as well as entrances to Amenity Areas, Parking Areas, and other shared facilities, must be designed for universal accessibility. 
6.8. Level changes from the sidewalk to entrances of buildings must be minimized. 
6.9. Sidewalk furniture and other elements must be located out of the travel path to ensure they are not obstacles to building access.
6.10. Parking structures must be wrapped with other Uses or otherwise architecturally treated to form active street frontages on the ground floor.

 

Parking, Loading, Storage and Access
7.1. A hard or soft landscaped pedestrian connection must be provided through the Site in general accordance with Appendix II.
7.2. Publicly Accessible Private Roads must provide vehicle and pedestrian connections to 199 Street NW and the Uplands Boulevard NW in general accordance with Appendix II. The location and alignment of a Publicly Accessible Private Road must be confirmed at the Development Permit stage.
7.3. Publicly Accessible Private Roads must function as access and service corridors. Multiple access points will be provided along their lengths in general accordance with Appendix II, to accommodate access to parking drive aisles as well as to provide a variety of options for service delivery, such as garbage collection, delivery vehicles, and loading zones.
7.4. Enhanced parking islands with Pathways must be provided to facilitate safe pedestrian movement from the Parking Areas to the buildings. Remedial treatments such as raised pedestrian crossings, decorative landscaping, special paving, lighting, or bollards must be provided at significant points of pedestrian and vehicle crossings.
7.5. Publicly Accessible Private Roads must provide high-quality urban street furniture. This street furniture may include, but is not limited to: benches, lighting, pedestrian ­level lighting, banners, waste receptacles, bicycle racks, bollards, and way-finding signage.
7.6. Screening for surface parking must be provided with Landscaping elements in accordance with Section 5.60.
7.7. Parking for Hotels must be accommodated underground or within parking structures.