Interactive Land Use Bylaw

Strathcona County - Interactive Land Use Bylaw

Part 14 : Sustainable Urban Village Zones

14.1  Sustainable Urban Village Zones

Purpose

14.1(1)

To ensure that development is consistent with the overall goals, objectives and policies of the Municipal Development Plan (MDP) and an applicable Area Structure Plan as they pertain to urban villages within the Sherwood Park Urban Service Area. 

Area Description

14.1(2)

The Sherwood Park Urban Village Area may be characterized as follows:

  1. (a) Provide for urban villages or sustainable urban neighbourhoods where most services are compact and mixed-use including most services, shops, restaurants and movie theatres which are within walking distance.
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  3. (b) Provide transition elements in the overall design in order to ensure sensitive integration with the surrounding urban development. Include housing types that meet a range of lifestyle, social needs and income levels. Encourage new large multi-lot developments that have an open and accessible neighbourhood form that integrates new housing with the broader community.
14.1(3)

In order for a development to be a Sustainable Urban Village, it must:

  1. (a) adhere to the development process outlined in the SUN Living: Developing Neighbourhoods With A One Planet Footprint document;
  2. (b) acknowledge and set targets for each of the Twelve Themes of Sustainability; and
  3. (c) adhere to LEED or Build Green standards as determined by the development authority with regard to built form on-site.

Urban Village zones

14.1(4)

The Urban Service Area includes the following Urban Villages:

  1. (a) UV2: Emerald Hills Urban Village
  2. (b) UV3: Centennial Village
  3. (c) UV4: Salisbury Village
14.1(5)

Sustainable Urban Village zones

  1. (a) The Urban Village zones are land use designations that have been specifically created to align with the intent of the Urban Village areas as stated within the Strathcona County Municipal Development Plan and any associated Area Structure Plan.
  2. (b) These zoning designations apply specifically to the Sherwood Park Urban Village Area and contain the uses and regulations that will be considered within each of the Urban Village Policy Areas.

Administration

14.1(6)

The Urban Village zones shall be considered to be Direct Control zones, in accordance with Section 641 of the Municipal Government Act.

14.1(7)

Despite section 1.16, definitions of uses established at the time of passage for the individual zones shall continue to be in force and effect.

 

 

 

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