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The District Planning project is developing 2 new planning tools to guide how collections of neighbourhoods (districts) will redevelop and change as Edmonton reaches its next population milestone of 1.25 million people:
The District Policy and district plans will be used together. While the District Policy sets the policy foundation across the city, district plans tell us what is currently in the district and how it will change.
District plans are not like other plans — they set out broad policy statements to provide more flexible planning direction. Many of Edmonton’s existing plans are overly prescriptive, and residents feel discouraged when their plans change. District plans will still provide clear direction, but they allow a wider range of development opportunities without requiring frequent changes (amendments) to the plans.
Thank you to everyone who shared feedback on the revised draft district plans. A What We Heard Report summarizing the phase 3 advise-level engagement and feedback received will be available in spring 2024.
Note: The draft district plans and District Policy listed below were prepared in 2023 and are maintained here for reference only. Finalized plans will be available in spring 2024.
District plans point to where the policy direction in the District Policy applies in each district and how these policies connect to one another through maps and area-specific policy.
District plans will serve all Edmontonians:
Find out what district you live in by searching your address on the map or filtering the list by neighbourhood.
| District | Boundaries | Neighbourhoods |
|---|---|---|
| 111 Avenue NW and the North Saskatchewan River along its southern and eastern boundary, Yellowhead Trail and 127 Avenue NW to the north, and 121 Street NW and Kingsway Avenue NW to the west. | Abbottsfield, Alberta Avenue, Beacon Heights, Bellevue, Bergman, Beverly Heights, Blatchford Area, Cromdale, Delton, Eastwood, Edmonton Northlands, Elmwood Park, Highlands, Montrose, Newton, Parkdale, Rundle Heights, Spruce Avenue, Virginia Park, Westwood, Yellowhead Corridor East, Yellowhead Corridor West | |
| North Saskatchewan River along its southern and eastern boundary, 142 Street NW to the west and Yellowhead Trail, 121 Street NW to Kingsway Avenue NW and 111/112 Avenue NW to the north. | Boyle Street, Central McDougall, Dovercourt, Downtown, Glenora, Inglewood, McCauley, North Glenora, Oliver, Prince Charles, Prince Rupert, Queen Mary Park, Riverdale, Rossdale, Sherbrooke, Westmount, Woodcroft | |
| Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) to the north, Meridian Street SW/Range Road 234 to the east, a portion of Township Road 510 and 41 Avenue SW to the south and 91 Street SW and Highway QE2 to the west. | Alces, Charlesworth, Decoteau Area, Ellerslie, Ellerslie Industrial, Mattson, Meltwater, Summerside, The Orchards at Ellerslie, Walker | |
| 259 Avenue NW/Highway 37 to the north, the North Saskatchewan River and 33 Street NE to the east, Anthony Henday Drive to the south and the Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Edmonton and 66 Street NW to the west. | Edmonton Energy and Technology Park, Rural North East Horse Hill, Evergreen, Marquis, Rural North East South Sturgeon | |
| 137 Avenue NW and the CN Railway to the north, St. Albert Trail and 142 Street NW to the east, the North Saskatchewan River Valley to the southeast, 170 Street NW and Stony Plain Road to the southwest, and Anthony Henday Drive to the west. | Alberta Park Industrial, Armstrong Industrial, Bonaventure Industrial, Britannia Youngstown, Brown Industrial, Canora, Carleton Square Industrial, Crestwood, Dominion Industrial, Edmiston Industrial, Elmwood, Gagnon Estate Industrial, Garside Industrial, Glenwood, Grovenor, Hawin Park Estate Industrial, High Park, High Park Industrial, Huff Bremner Estate Industrial, Jasper Park, Kinokamau Plains Area, Laurier Heights, Lynnwood, McNamara Industrial, McQueen, Meadowlark Park, Mistatim Industrial, Mitchell Industrial, Morin Industrial, Norwester Industrial, Parkview, Patricia Heights, Poundmaker Industrial, Quesnell Heights, Rio Terrace, Sheffield Industrial, Sherwood, Stone Industrial, Sunwapta Industrial, West Jasper Place, West Meadowlark Park, West Sheffield Industrial, White Industrial, Wilson Industrial, Youngstown Industrial | |
| Gateway Boulevard to the west, Whitemud Drive NW to the north and Anthony Henday Drive to the east and south. | Aster, Bisset, Crawford Plains, Daly Grove, Edmonton Research and Development Park, Ekota, Greenview, Hillview, Jackson Heights, Kameyosek, Kiniski Gardens, Larkspur, Laurel, Lee Ridge, Maple, Menisa, Meyokumin, Meyonohk, Michaels Park, Minchau, Parsons Industrial, Pollard Meadows, Richfield, Sakaw, Satoo, Silver Berry, South Edmonton Common, Strathcona Industrial Park, Tamarack, Tawa, Tipaskan, Tweddle Place, Weinlos, Wild Rose | |
| Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) to the north, 33 Street NE to the east, Yellowhead Trail and 127 Avenue NW to the south and 82 Street NW to the west. | Balwin, Bannerman, Belmont, Belvedere, Brintnell, Canon Ridge, Casselman, Clareview Town Centre, Clover Bar Area, Crystallina Nera East, Crystallina Nera West, Cy Becker, Delwood, Ebbers, Fraser, Gorman, Hairsine, Hollick-Kenyon, Homesteader, Industrial Heights, Kennedale Industrial, Kernohan, Kildare, Kilkenny, Kirkness, Matt Berry, Mayliewan, McConachie, McLeod, Miller, Sifton Park, Overlanders, Ozerna, Schonsee | |
| St. Albert Trail NW (west), Anthony Henday Drive (north), 82 Street NW and 137 Avenue NW (east) and Yellowhead Trail and 127 Avenue NW (south). | Goodridge Corners, Griesbach, Albany, Athlone, Baturyn, Baranow, Beaumaris, Belle Rive, Caernarvon, Calder, Canossa, Carlisle, Carlton, Chambery, Cumberland, Dunluce, Eaux Claires, Elsinore, Evansdale, Glengarry, Hagmann Estate Industrial, Hudson, Kensington, Killarney, Klarvatten, Lago Lindo, Lauderdale, Lorelei, McArthur Industrial, Mistatim Industrial, Northmount, Oxford, Pembina, Rampart Industrial, Rapperswill, Rosslyn, Wellington | |
| 41 Avenue SW to the north, Highway QE2 to the east and Highway 19 to the south. | Edmonton South West, Edmonton South Central | |
| North Saskatchewan River to the north, Mill Creek Ravine and the CP Rail corridor east of Gateway Boulevard to the east, Whitemud Drive NW and 63 Avenue NW to the south and the North Saskatchewan River and Whitemud Creek Ravine to the west. | Allendale, Argyll, Belgravia, Calgary Trail North, CPR Irvine, Empire Park, Garneau, Grandview Heights, Hazeldean, Lansdowne, Lendrum Place, Malmo Plains, Windsor Park, McKernan, Portions of Mill Creek Ravine North, Portions of Mill Creek Ravine South, Parkallen, Pleasantview, Queen Alexandra, Ritchie, Strathcona, Strathcona Junction, University of Alberta, University of Alberta Farm, Windsor Park | |
| North Saskatchewan River to the north, 34 Street NW and Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) to the east, Whitemud Drive to the south, and Mill Creek Ravine and the CP Rail corridor by Gateway Boulevard to the west. | Avonmore, Bonnie Doon, Capilano, Cloverdale, Coronet Addition Industrial, Coronet Industrial, Davies Industrial East, Davies Industrial West, East Gate Business Park, Forest Heights, Fulton Place, Gainer Industrial, Girard Industrial, Gold Bar, Holyrood, ldylwylde, Kenilworth, Lambton Industrial, Maple Ridge, Maple Ridge Industrial, McIntyre Industrial, Mill Creek Ravine North, Mill Creek Ravine South, Morris Industrial, Ottewell, Papaschase Industrial, Pylypow Industrial, River Valley Gold Bar, Roper Industrial, Rosedale Industrial, Southeast Industrial, Strathearn, Terrace Heights, Weir Industrial | |
| Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) to the north, Highway QE2 to the east and 41 Avenue SW to the south. | Allard, Ambleside, Blackburne, Blackmud Creek, Callaghan, Cashman, Cavanagh, Chappelle Area, Desrochers Area, Graydon Hill, Glenridding Heights, Glenridding Ravine, Hays Ridge Area, Heritage Valley Area, Heritage Valley Town Centre Area, Keswick, MacEwan, Paisley, Richford, River Valley Windermere, Rutherford, Windermere, Windermere Area | |
| Stony Plain Road NW, 170 Street NW and the North Saskatchewan River to the east and Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) to the south and west. | Aldergrove, Belmead, Callingwood North, Callingwood South, Cameron Heights, Dechene, Donsdale, Gariepy, Jamieson Place, La Perle, Lymburn, Oleskiw, Ormsby Place, Parkview, Place La Rue, River Valley Cameron, River Valley Oleskiw, Summerlea, Terra Losa, Thorncliff, Wedgewood Heights, Westridge | |
| Anthony Henday Drive (north), the North Saskatchewan River (east), 33 Avenue SW (south), and Winterburn Road SW/215 Street NW up to 79 Avenue SW, then west along 231 Street NW. | Breckenridge Greens, Edgemont, Glastonbury, Granville, Hawks Ridge, Kinglet Gardens, Lewis Farms Industrial, Pintail Landing, Potter Greens, River's Edge, Riverview Area, Rosenthal, Rural West Big Lake, Secord, Starling, Stewart Greens, Stillwater, Suder Greens, The Hamptons, The Uplands, Trumpeter Area, Webber Greens, Westview Village, Winterburn Industrial Area East, Winterburn Industrial Area West | |
| North Saskatchewan River to the northwest, Whitemud Creek and Whitemud Drive to the northeast, Gateway Boulevard to the east and Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) to the south. | Aspen Gardens, Bearspaw, Blackmud Creek Ravine, Blue Quill, Blue Quill Estates, Brander Garders, Brookside, Bulyea Heights, Calgary Trail South, Carter Crest, Duggan, Ermineskin, Falconer Heights, Greenfield, Haddow, Henderson Estates, Hodgson, Keheewin, Leger, Mactaggart, Magrath Heights, Ogilvie Ridge, Ramsay Heights, Rhatigan Ridge, Rideau Park, Royal Gardens, Skyrattler, South Terwillegar, Steinhauer, Terwillegar Towne, Twin Brooks, Westbrook Estates, Whitemud Creek Ravine North, Whitemud Creek Ravine South, Whitemud Ravine Twin Brooks |
A number of changes were made to the 2022 district plan and District Policy drafts in response to the feedback received from a wide range of Edmontonians and City Council during the . The changes are briefly summarized below:
Watch the overview of changes video to learn more. The 2022 draft district plans and District Policy are available upon request by emailing districtplanning@edmonton.ca.
The District Policy and district plans will impact you if you or someone in your neighbourhood wants to change how their property is used (for example, if you or your neighbour want to replace a house with a shop or an apartment building). Plans are used to guide these land use decisions through the development permit process and the rezoning process.
Let’s say the single-detached house on the property next to you submits an application to rezone their site to allow a 5-storey apartment building. The policies found in your district plan and the District Policy will say whether this type of rezoning is supported. For example, district plans provide direction for the following types of rezoning considerations:
City staff will refer to your district plan and the District Policy to make a recommendation to City Council about whether the rezoning meets the policy objectives or not.
City Council will then decide whether the property will be rezoned or not. If City Council approves the rezoning, then the property next door to you may be redeveloped into a 5-storey apartment building.
The District Policy and district plans may also impact you depending on what development activity is happening in your area. For example:
The City Plan sets the vision for Edmonton’s growth to a population of 2 million people. District plans and the Zoning Bylaw Renewal will both play a role in guiding future development to achieve this vision.
Zoning sets regulations (the rules) for what can be built on your property through the development permit process, including what activities and businesses can happen there, as well as building height, location and footprint controls (among other things).
Zoning determines the development potential of a site today. If the zone allows single-detached, duplex or row housing, that is what can be built there. As new homes and businesses are developed to welcome more Edmontonians, the City’s Development Planners will ensure that all proposed developments follow these rules.
District plans will set the policy direction to guide Edmonton’s gradual redevelopment as our city grows to 1.25 million people. They will provide direction for future development by informing the rezoning process, which is a formal public process.
When an application to rezone a property is made, the City’s Development Planner will determine if the proposed development aligns with policies in the relevant district plan (and any other relevant statutory plan) as part of their analysis. They will provide a recommendation to City Council on whether or not the rezoning should be approved and City Council will make the final decision.
The District Planning project is not proposing to rezone any land across the city. This means that your underlying zone will not change if district plans are adopted at the City Council Public Hearing in May 2024.
Check out the Zoning Bylaw Renewal Initiative to learn more about Edmonton’s proposed new Zoning Bylaw.
Thank you to everyone who shared feedback on the revised draft district policy and plans and existing plans to keep, change or retire, and submitted ideas on what the City should work on next in 2024. A What We Heard Report summarizing the phase 3 advise-level engagement and feedback received will be available in spring 2024.
Thank you to everyone who shared feedback on the draft district plans in 2022. Read the summarizing the feedback and engagement.
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