Strathcona County - Interactive Land Use Bylaw
Part 14 : Sustainable Urban Village Zones
14.18 Area 6 – Medium Density Residential - Townhouse
Purpose
14.18(1)
The purpose of Area 6 is medium density residential uses in the form of planned semi-detached and townhousing sites and apartment housing. All semi-detached housing, townhousing or apartment units abutting a public roadway shall be street-oriented to reinforce the area’s ‘urban village’ character. Units may also be oriented to face the Area 3 public open space.
Uses
14.18(2)
Subject to any fundamental use criteria for certain uses set out below, the uses for this zone are listed in Table 14.18(A).
Table 14.18(A) Uses
Uses |
Apartment housing |
Home business, minor* |
Town housing |
Residential sales centre* |
Semi-detached housing |
Development Regulations
14.18(3)
Setbacks
- (a) The building setbacks are illustrated on Attachment “B” - Area 6 Site Plan.
- (b) The minimum building setback is 4.5 m along Salisbury Way.
- (c) The minimum side yard setback is 3.0 m.
- (d) The minimum rear yard setback is 3.0 m.
14.18(4)
Building heights
- (a) The maximum heights for principal buildings shall be 12.0 m.
14.18(5)
Site coverage
- (a) The maximum site coverage is 50%.
14.18(6)
Density
- (a) The minimum density is 35 units per hectare.
- (b) The maximum density is 60 units per hectare.
14.18(7)
Parking
- (a) Apartments shall provide resident parking internal to the building by use of underground parking.
14.18(8)
Accessory buildings
- (a) Accessory structures shall conform to the architectural design and finish of the principal building.
14.18(9)
Urban and site design
- (a) Semi-detached housing, townhouse or apartment housing shall be sited to the greatest extent possible fronting Salisbury Way to reinforce street-oriented character of the area;
- (b) Semi-detached housing, townhouse units shall have a front door entrance located on the building’s facade for units located along Salisbury Way;
- (c) Semi-detached housing, townhouse units or apartment housing with a building facade oriented toward the Municipal Reserve area shall provide: visually interesting architectural enhancements; appropriate glazing to support opportunity for providing “eyes on the park”; and, allow for walkout access from Town Housing units to the trails system; and,
- (d) Contemporary architectural design is required in Phase 2.