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Arts-Related Uses

A review of the Zoning Bylaw is underway to identify opportunities that may help stimulate development of space for arts programming and activities, including space where artists can both live and work.

The initiative supports the Art of Living Implementation Plan which was approved by City Council in September 2008, and represents a 10-year cultural plan to secure the future of arts and heritage in Edmonton.

Draft Regulations

There are amendments to the Zoning Bylaw being considered that include changes to use classes and regulations, as well as the addition of some arts-related use classes to a broader set of commercial zones. Significant proposed changes include:

• Merging Bars, Neighbourhood Pubs, and Nightclubs into one use class called "Social Establishments," eliminating the regulation that Bars and Neighbourhood Pubs cannot have a dance floor that takes up more than 10 per cent of the total floor area of the establishment.
• Merging Restaurants and Specialty Food Services into one use class called "Eating Establishments."
• Amending the definitions for General Retail Store and Secondhand Stores so that Secondhand Stores refers only to pawn shops.
• Amending the definition and regulations for Live Work Units, in order to further differentiate Live Work Units and Home Based Businesses.
• Renaming Custom Manufacturing Establishment to "Creation and Production Studio."
• Adding additional uses to numerous commercial and industrial zones.

Project Stage

This project is in the draft amendment stage of the text amendment process.  The target date for the proposed amendment to go to Public Hearing is Summer 2012.

The City of Edmonton is committed to citizen engagement. Administration is currently accepting feedback on the proposed amendments. Please submit comments or questions to chelsey.jersak@edmonton.ca.

For more information:

Chelsey Jersak