Parking Requirements

Main Parking Types

Parking is an important part of city life. In Edmonton, we have two main types of parking: off-street parking and on-street parking.

Off-street parking is parking on private property. This includes home garages, parking lots, or underground parkades.

On-street parking is located on public roads owned by the City of Edmonton and includes parallel parking or angle parking on streets.

Zoning Bylaw Regulations

Edmonton’s Zoning Bylaw requires new developments, including homes, schools, offices and stores, to provide a minimum number of off-street parking spaces.

The Zoning Bylaw also requires parking stalls to be provided when someone starts using an existing building in a new way, for example by opening a new restaurant, business or office.

Off-street parking requirements are intended to accommodate the people visiting or living at the property and to reduce the parking spillover onto other properties or onto the street.

However, these parking requirements can also make homes more expensive, create empty spaces or prevent new businesses from opening.

On June 21, 2016, Executive Committee approved a work plan for administration to review Edmonton’s parking regulations in a three-step approach:

1. Step 1 includes changing the requirements for low density housing to one space per dwelling. These changes will be presented to Executive Committee in early 2017.
2. Step 2 includes looking at expanding parking reductions for residential and commercial uses in proximity to transit. These recommendations will be presented back to Executive Committee
   in the second quarter of 2017.
3. Step 3 includes preparing a budget for additional research, data collection and public engagement activities to support a broad review of parking regulations in Zoning Bylaw 12800. A budget will be presented for Council’s consideration in fall 2016.

More information on Step 1 can be found in the parking requirements for low-density residential uses below. Information on Steps 2 and 3 will be provided as these projects are initiated.

At the June 21, 2016 meeting, Executive Committee also approved exploring further parking reductions for eating and drinking establishments in main street commercial areas outside of downtown as part of the Pedestrian Commercial Shopping Street Overlay Review, as well as changes to parking for Religious Assembly uses. The specific project pages below have more information and opportunities for public involvement.

Parking requirements for low-density residential uses

Reducing parking requirements for Single Detached Housing, Semi-detached Housing, Duplex Housing, Mobile Homes (excluding Mobile Home Parks) from a minimum of 2 parking spaces to a minimum of 1 parking space.

Parking for Eating & Drinking Establishments

Exploring further parking reductions for eating and drinking establishments along main street areas outside of downtown as part of the Pedestrian Commercial Shopping Street Overlay.

Parking around Religious Assemblies

Considering options to better manage parking for religious assembly uses.

For More Information

James Veltkamp