Strathcona County - Interactive Land Use Bylaw
Part 16 : Centre in the Park Zone
16.14 TM – The Market
Area of Application
The TM area contains the area of land identified as "TM" on 16.1(66) Drawing "CITP". The regulations set out in this section 16.14 apply to the TM area.
Purpose
The purpose of this area is to provide for a range of commercial uses that help to define the Urban Centre and that service Sherwood Park and beyond. The area includes a pedestrian linkage between the northern Festival Way/Sherwood Drive intersection and the Urban Square.
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 16.14(A).
Table 16.14(A) Permitted Uses and Discretionary Uses
‡ Pease refer to the Fundamental Use Criteria for this zone for additional information.
Fundamental Use Criteria
The fundamental use criteria for certain uses before uses become permitted or discretionary uses within this zone are:
- (a) Dwelling, apartment shall only be considered where it is not located on the first storey of a building.
- (b) Retail, alcohol shall only be considered where it does not front onto Festival Way.
Development Regulations
Development must comply with Table 16.14(B). Figure “TM” provides a visual representation of some of the following provisions.
Table 16.14(B) Development Regulations: Principal and Accessory Buildings
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Subsection |
Regulation |
Measurement |
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Minimum height |
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(a) |
For any building |
8.69 m |
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Maximum height |
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(b) |
For any building |
20.0 m or six storeys |
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Minimum stepback |
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(c) |
For any building face that has a height greater than 14.5 m, abuts Sherwood Drive or abuts Festival Way within 100 m of Sherwood Drive |
5.0 m at a maximum height of 14.5 m |
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Build to lines |
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(d) |
From any lot line adjacent to Sherwood Drive, Festival Way or Festival Avenue |
0.0 m |
Connectivity
A development shall provide the active transportation infrastructure connections shown on Drawing "TM" or alternative linkages on the same site to the satisfaction of the development officer.
Other development regulations
Wheel stops shall be provided within every parking space located along the central pathway.
Additional signage shall be provided along the central pathway indicating “No Backing into Spaces Allowed”.
The central pathway shall be designed to incorporate 1.0 m2 of planting beds for every 15.0 m2 of pathway. The required planting beds are to be consolidated into openings of a minimum of 3.0 m2 containing perennials and/or shrubs with at least one (1) tree per bed. A minimum of one (1) bench for each twenty (20) lineal meters of pathway shall be provided.
Parking layouts and space locations shall be coordinated with the County to ensure that vehicles do not encroach on the central pathway when entering or leaving a parking space.
Development that includes a storefront along Festival Avenue or the Urban Square must have storefront glazing using glass and spandrel panels.
Development that includes a commercial retail bay along Festival Avenue or Sherwood Drive must have single doors to that commercial retail bay. Doors located adjacent to the Urban Square shall be Handicap accessible doors. Double entry doors may be provided to each commercial retail bay facing the Urban Square.
Development that includes building facades along Festival Avenue, Sherwood Drive and the Urban Square shall incorporate a combination of solid walls and storefront glazing and entrances. Solid up stand walls required to accommodate established Festival Avenue grades shall be minimized with landscape features and treatment.
The 4.8 m wide, active transportation infrastructure connection, identified on Drawing "TM", shall not be occupied by anything other than a landscaped pathway linking the Urban Square and the northern intersection of Festival Way and Sherwood Drive.
Drawings
Drawing "TM":
Figures
Figure "TM":
