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Edmonton’s Zoning Bylaw requires landscaping for commercial, industrial and multi-family residential developments.
A landscape security is collected by the City to cover the cost of landscaping and ensures that landscaping is completed according to Section 55 of the Zoning Bylaw and the approved development permit plans.
Securities are only required for major development permits (commercial, industrial, and multi-family residential), and are held until the Development Officer confirms that the required landscaping has been maintained in a healthy condition for a minimum of 24 months.
In 2016, the City introduced an incentive program promoting the retention of existing mature trees during construction. Any new development can receive credits towards their tree requirements for preserving mature trees.
Steps to follow when applying for a major development permit.
Submit your landscape plan for review. Use the following resources when developing your plan.
Install the landscaping based on the approved landscape plan. If you experience unexpected installation issues, contact the City Landscape Team to confirm you meet the City’s requirements. Your approved landscape plan will need to be updated.
Contact Lot Grading at 780-496-5576 or at lot.grading@edmonton.ca to obtain final lot grading approval.
Note: Landscape securities cannot be released unless lot grading is completed.
Request a landscape inspection once your site is fully installed. City Landscape Inspectors will confirm whether installed landscaping matches the approved landscape plan.
The required Landscape Security will be based on deficiencies identified at time of inspection. Cost rates are determined by averages of past and present landscape procurements which use a competitive open tender process. View the Current Landscape Security Cost Rates.
The landscape security must be submitted within 30 days of being requested. View the Landscape Security Submission Guidelines.
When reviewing the regulations in the Zoning Bylaw, you need to consider:
Visit maps.edmonton.ca to find your property’s zone. Select Zoning and search for your property address.
You may receive a Municipal Government Act (MGA) Order letter because the landscaping around your property has not been completed according to the approved landscape plan and/or minimum landscaping requirements of Zoning Bylaw 12800.
A response is required within 1 month of receiving the Municipal Government Act (MGA) Order letter.
Please note the compliance deadline indicated on your order and advise the landscape team of how you have chosen to proceed regarding the options within your order.
For all inquiries about your MGA Order, landscaping for private property, or landscape securities, please contact the Landscape Team at dplandscaping@edmonton.ca.
Please see the Frequently Asked Questions section below for specific details about Municipal Government Act (MGA) Order letters.
As part of your Development Permit, a property requires landscaping to be installed in accordance with the approved landscape plan and the landscape requirements of Section 55 of the Edmonton Zoning Bylaw 12800.
Currently, your property does not comply with the development permit. A Landscape Security is currently held for this property, and the City has begun the enforcement process to ensure the landscaping is installed. Two options are available for you:
Please fill out this form with your selection before the deadline noted in the MGA Order you received.
The Landscape Security currently held by the City is tied to the property itself and not the entity which provided it. New updates to the City’s policies now allow the reassignment of Landscape Securities, without requiring competitive tender, up to a maximum of $200,000.
Depending on the amount of the Landscape Security currently held for your property, you may be eligible to complete the outstanding work for full or partial reimbursement up to the security amount currently held, to a maximum of $200,000.
Please contact the Landscape Team at dplandscaping@edmonton.ca if you think you may be eligible for this process, prior to proceeding with completing any work.
Some recent changes have come into effect in how the City processes and how it can reassign Landscape Securities in the enforcement process. New owners of properties are now able to be reimbursed at a much higher limit cap for landscape work completed. This may allow more property owners to complete their full amount of required landscaping to be fully reimbursed by the Landscape Security currently tied to the property.
If you were not the one who originally submitted the Landscape Security, the City is now able to reimburse you for completing the landscape work required up to the amount of security currently held, to a maximum of $200,000.
Please contact the landscape team at dplandscaping@edmonton.ca to see if this option may work for your property before proceeding with any work.
If you do not comply with one of the options available, a default of Option 2 (to forfeit the security) will be assigned, and the Landscape Security will be forfeited to the City for its unconditional use in completing the landscaping.
If Option 2 (to forfeit the security) is chosen, the City will only use the held Landscape Security to cover costs for the procurement and installation of any required landscaping.
The City will not tender out any landscape work above the security amount held, and will not charge any additional work to the property owner or the tax roll of the property.
The Landscape Security currently held by the City is tied to the property itself and not the entity which provided it. If you submitted the Landscape Security but have since sold the property or are otherwise no longer associated with it, the Landscape Security will continue to be held to ensure the landscape compliance of the property.
Unless the current property owner completes the work for reimbursement via the held security, only the remainder left after the City procures and installs the landscaping may be returned to you.
Please complete our response form with information about your current state of involvement with the property, and a member of the Landscape Team will contact you.
You have received this letter as you are listed as having provided a Landscape Security for the Development Permit as listed in the letter you received. This security is still currently being held by the City.
If the required landscaping has been completed, please prepare the site for inspection and submit a Landscape Inspection request at www.edmonton.ca/landscapeinspectionrequest.
Please review the document to ensure the site is fully prepared for inspection.
If the landscaping has not been completed, you must contact the Landscape Team at dplandscaping@edmonton.ca to advise on scheduling and/or intent to do so before the deadline indicated within the letter.
Please see the Frequently Asked Questions section below if you are no longer associated with this site.
The City of Edmonton currently holds a landscape security for the development permit listed on the letter you received. As part of the Development Permit this property requires landscaping to be installed in accordance with the approved Landscape Plan and the landscape requirements of Section 55 of the Edmonton Zoning Bylaw 12800. To date, this property has not yet successfully completed a final Landscape Inspection for the release of security.
If the landscaping has been completed, please prepare the site for inspection and request a Landscape Inspection at www.edmonton.ca/landscapeinspectionrequest.
Please review the document to ensure the site is fully prepared for inspection.
If the landscaping has not been completed, or you are not able to install the required landscaping, you must contact the Landscape Team at dplandscaping@edmonton.ca to advise on scheduling and/or intent to do so prior to the deadline within the letter.
The Landscape Security currently held by the City is tied to the property itself and not the entity which provided it. If you submitted the Landscape Security but have since sold the property or are otherwise no longer associated with it, the Landscape Security will continue to be held to ensure the landscape compliance of the property.
Unless the current property owner completes the work for reimbursement via the held security, only the remainder left after the City procures and installs the landscaping may be returned to you.
Please contact the Landscape Team at dplandscaping@edmonton.ca if you are no longer associated with the property the Landscape Security is tied to.
The Landscape Security currently held by the City is tied to the property itself and not the entity which provided it. If you submitted the Landscape Security but have since sold the property or are otherwise no longer associated with it, the Landscape Security will continue to be held to ensure the landscape compliance of the property.
The current property owner has the option to install the required landscaping and be reimbursed through the held Landscape Security, up to the full value of the landscape security at a maximum of $200,000. The City may alternatively pursue enforcement and use the held Landscape Security to install the landscaping. Only the remaining funds left may be released back to you after 1 of these 2 options have been completed.
If you are no longer associated with the site, and are not able to enter the property to complete the required landscaping, please contact the Landscape Team at dplandscaping@edmonton.ca so we may determine how to best proceed.
If no landscape inspection request or response has been received before the deadline listed in the letter, the City will proceed toward enforcement of the landscaping. A Municipal Government Act Order may be issued, and the Landscape Security will be forfeited to the City for its unconditional use in completing the landscaping.
The City will inspect the landscaping at the property on or after the deadline provided in the letter and will proceed towards enforcement of the landscaping. A Municipal Government Act Order may be issued, and the Landscape Security will be forfeited to the City for its unconditional use in completing the landscaping.
Please contact the Landscape Team at dplandscaping@edmonton.ca if you would like a copy of your approved landscape plan.
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