Strathcona County - Interactive Land Use Bylaw
Part 14 : Sustainable Urban Village Zones
14.6 Area IV – Low to Medium Density Residential
Purpose
To allow for a mix of residential housing options that provide a transition in density and height from the adjacent single and semi-detached dwellings south of Aspen Trail and west of Eton Boulevard to the higher density residential development in the Urban Village.
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 14.6(A).
Table 14.6(A) Permitted and Discretionary Uses
Permitted uses |
Discretionary uses |
apartment housing |
care centre, intermediate |
dwelling, single |
group home, minor |
fourplex housing |
residential sales centre* |
home business, minor |
utility service, minor |
town housing |
|
semi-detached housing |
Fundamental Use Criteria
The maximum floor area ratio is 0.7.
The maximum site coverage is 40%.
The maximum height is 16.0 m; except within 20.0 m of Eton Boulevard and Aspen Trail the maximum height is 12.0 m as shown on Attachment “F”.
Development Regulations
Setbacks
- (a) The minimum building setback is 6.2 m and the maximum building setback is 9.2 m to the parcel boundary adjacent to Eton Boulevard.
- (b) The minimum building setback is 1.2 m and the maximum building setback is 4.2 m to the north parcel boundary.
- (c) The minimum building setback is 1.2 m and the building setback is 4.2 m to the east parcel boundary.
- (d) The minimum building setback is 6.2 m and the maximum building setback is 9.2 m to the parcel boundary adjacent to Aspen Trail.
- (e) Projections from 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
- (f) m into the minimum building setback . Under no circumstances are buildings or building projections to encroach over a parcel boundary.
- (g) Setbacks for all buildings are illustrated on Attachment “F”.
Development adjacent to Aspen Trail shall be limited to dwelling, townhouse; dwelling, semi-detached and dwelling, single uses.
For each residential unit proposed, a minimum of 12 m² per unit of landscaped usable open space shall be provided for common use within the area. In this regard, the useable open space shall be developed into a contiguous common area that is accessible by all the residents within the development. Building setbacks and building code separations between buildings shall not be considered as usable open space.
Home Businesses and childcare facilities shall be considered only within ground floor units.
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