Strathcona County - Interactive Land Use Bylaw
Part 10 : Mixed Use Zones
10.1 MU1 – Centennial Mixed Use 1
Purpose
To provide for compact, pedestrian-oriented mixed-use development on Lot A, Plan 6676KS within the boundaries of the Centennial Area Structure Plan.
Uses
Subject to any fundamental use criteria for certain uses set out below, the permitted uses and the discretionary uses for this zone are listed in Table 10.1(A).
Table 10.1(A) Permitted and Discretionary Uses
* Refer to Part 6: Specific Use Regulations for additional regulations pertaining to this use.
^ Refer to Section 13.2 IHO 1.5 – Heavy Industrial Transition Overlay 0 km to 1.5 km and Section 13.3 IHO 3.0 – Heavy Industrial Transition Overlay 1.5 km to 3.0 km for limitations and/or additional regulations that may apply to this use.
Development Regulations
Development must comply with Table 10.1(B).
Table 10.1(B) Development Regulations: Principal Building
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Subsection |
Regulation |
Measurement |
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Height |
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(a) |
Maximum height |
46.0 m |
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(b) |
A building with a height greater than 23.0 m shall address massing and building articulation in accordance with the following regulations: (i) A stepback shall be required between a minimum height of 3.5 m and a maximum height of 13.0 m; (ii) The building shall include design elements that create a pedestrian-oriented built form such as, but not limited to, articulation around entranceways, roof treatment, building articulation, and the architectural treatment of the facades; and (iii) The base of the building shall incorporate weather protection in the form of a wide canopy or any other architectural element on facades wherever active commercial frontages exist. |
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(c) |
Where a tower and podium are utilized: (i) The podium shall be a minimum height of 3.5 m and shall not exceed 13.0 m; (ii) The tower shall be differentiated from the podium, but should reinforce some of the design details, materials and architectural details from the podium; (iii) The tower shall stepback from the podium wall a minimum of 3.0 m; and (iv) The minimum distance between a tower and another tower shall be 20.0 m. |
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Minimum setbacks |
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(d) |
6.0 m |
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(e) |
From a side lot line |
2.0 m |
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(f) |
From a side lot line, for a building with more than three storeys |
2.0 m plus 1.0 m per additional storey or partial storey above the third storey |
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(g) |
From a rear lot line |
3.0 m |
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Maximum setback |
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(h) |
From a front lot line abutting Sherwood Drive, for a gas bar or service station minor use or both |
60.0 m |
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Maximum gross floor area |
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(i) |
Within a mixed use building, for any of the following uses: (i) Alcohol retail (iii) Business support service (iv) Cannabis retail (vi) Convenience retail (vii) General retail (viii) Household repair service (ix) Indoor recreation (xi) Restaurant (xii) Secondhand retail |
150 m2 |
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(j) |
Within a standalone commercial building, for any of the following uses: (i) Alcohol retail (iii) Business support service (iv) Cannabis retail (vi) General retail (vii) Household repair service (viii) Indoor recreation (ix) Neighbourhood pub (x) Restaurant (xi) Secondhand retail |
254 m2 |
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(k) |
Within a standalone commercial building, for the following use: |
235 m2 |
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Site Density |
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(l) |
Minimum residential density |
100 du/nrha |
Additional Development Regulations
Gas bar and service station minor uses shall front onto Sherwood Drive.
Vehicular-oriented uses shall be located a minimum of 30.0 m from the principal entrance of a building where a residential use is located.
Outdoor storage areas shall not be permitted.
Resident parking shall be provided in underground or stacked parking facilities.
Loading and garbage collection areas shall be located at the rear or sides of the principal building and shall be screened from view from any adjacent properties and from any road.
Design Standards
Development shall incorporate an internal grid street pattern which contains sidewalks that are:
- (a) a minimum 1.2 m in width on both sides of the internal private street; and
- (b) a minimum 2.44 m in width along the entire length of the building façade which contains a principal entry.
Internal private streets may contain on street parking along both sides of the internal private street.
The layout of parking areas shall address the interrelation of pedestrian, vehicular and bicycle circulation to provide continuous, direct pedestrian access with a minimum of driveway and drive aisle crossings. Remedial treatments such as raised pedestrian crossings, forecourts and landings, special paving, light or bollards shall be provided where a pedestrian is expected to cross a driveway or drive aisle.
Parking, loading and passenger drop-off areas are required to be easily accessible and designed to minimize pedestrian-vehicle conflicts.
Design of the buildings and site features shall have a common architectural theme, principal design elements, finishing materials, colours and roof styles. These elements shall be applied to each building, with minor variations, regardless of the staging sequence of development.
Non-vehicular-oriented buildings shall be designed to front directly onto internal private streets with principal entrances oriented towards the sidewalk of the internal private street, to create street-oriented products with areas for outdoor seating and patios incorporated into the streetscape.
Projections from apartment buildings, such as, awnings, porticos, eaves, unenclosed balconies, shade protection, and similar architectural features that are not considered part of the interior space of the building, may project up to 1.2 m into the minimum building setback, provided there is no encroachment onto an easement, utility right-of-way or over a property line.
Horizontal stretches of uninterrupted façade shall not exceed 12.0 m in length.
