Strathcona County - Interactive Land Use Bylaw
Part 14 : Sustainable Urban Village Zones
14.7 Area V – Medium Density Residential
Purpose
To allow for a limited mix of attached residential housing which provides a transition in density and height from the adjacent single and semi-detached dwellings south of Aspen Trail 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 14.7(A).
Table 14.7(A) Permitted and Discretionary Uses
Permitted uses |
Discretionary uses |
fourplex housing |
care centre, intermediate |
home business, minor |
group home, minor |
park |
residential sales centre* |
semi-detached housing |
utility service, minor |
town housing |
Fundamental Use Criteria
The maximum site coverage is 30%.
The maximum height is 12.0 m.
Development Regulations
Setbacks
- (a) The minimum building setback is 1.2 m and the maximum building setback is 4.2 m to the west parcel boundary.
- (b) The minimum building setback is 15.0 m and the maximum building setback is 4.2 m to the north parcel boundary, except in the northwest corner where the maximum building setback is 18.0 m as shown on Attachment “G”.
- (c) The minimum building setback is 1.2 m and the maximum building setback is 7.0 m to the parcel boundary adjacent to Clover Bar Road.
- (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 m into the minimum building setback, except along Clover Bar Road where the maximum projection is 0.2 m. Under no circumstances are buildings or building projections to encroach over a parcel boundary.
- (f) Setbacks for all buildings are illustrated on Attachment “G”.
For each residential unit proposed, a minimum of 20 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(s) that is is/are accessible by all the residents within the development. Building setbacks and building code separations between buildings shall not be considered as usable open space.
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