Amenity Area Review
The City is currently reviewing and amending the Zoning Bylaw regulations for amenity areas in all standard zones and residential use classes, including provisions for street-level, private outdoor amenity areas for row housing in RF3 Small Scale Infill Development Zones.
Ensuring that new development has adequate space for active and passive recreation is an important part of improving Edmonton’s livability as the city grows and changes.
What’s Changing?
The effectiveness of the current amenity area regulations will be evaluated through:
- a review of the amenity area regulations in other jurisdictions across Canada and the United States, and
- consultation with internal City departments, communities and the development industry
Project Stage
Following the evaluation, draft amendments will be developed for consideration at the August 30, 2016 Executive Committee meeting. This meeting will provide Executive Committee with an opportunity to give City Administration further guidance before the proposed amendments go to City Council Public Hearing for a final decision.
A target date for the amendments to advance to City Council Public Hearing for a final decision has not yet been set.
Public Consultation
Consultation was held with a variety of stakeholders from April to May 2016. The resulting feedback was summarized in the What We Heard document. For more information about specific involvement opportunities, or to share your views, please contact Christopher Wilcott.
Residents can also share their views directly with members of City Council by requesting to speak at when the draft amendments advance to Executive Committee and/or City Council Public Hearing.
Current Regulations
Sections 46 and 47 of the Edmonton Zoning Bylaw require most amenity areas to a have a minimum dimension (length or width) of 4 metres. If the amenity area is located above the first storey of a building, for example a balcony, the minimum dimension must be 3 metres. A number of zones within the Zoning Bylaw also contain specific regulations about the size and placement of amenity areas that vary depending on the type of development. For example, single detached homes in most zones have a larger amenity area requirement than do high rise apartments.
For More Information
Christopher Wilcott
| Title | Planner, Zoning Bylaw Implementation |
|---|---|
| Telephone | 780-442-7579 |
| Fax | 780-496-6054 |
| christopher.wilcott@edmonton.ca |
