District Policy and Plans

The District Policy and district plans are intended to be used together. The District Policy sets the policy foundation across the city. The 15 district plans tell us what is currently in each district, where the direction in the District Policy applies in each district, and how we expect each district to change over time.

As part of creating the District Policy and plans, we have reviewed existing geographic plans and made recommendations on which ones to keep, change, or retire so they can be replaced by, or incorporated into, the new tool of district plans.

What’s Changed Since 2023?

A number of changes were made to the draft District Policy and plans since the last round of public engagement and report to the Urban Planning committee in late 2023 (item 7.1).

The changes are briefly summarized below:

Added a new policy that allows taller buildings in suitable locations outside nodes and corridors if they meet certain criteria, such as being located along an arterial or collector road, a corner lot or adjacent to an existing tall building or park (see 2.5.2.6 in the District Policy).

Added proximity to a mass transit station as a location factor in the Node policies to allow for more development opportunities in the Nodes

Removed Local Nodes from all maps and updated the Local Node description to provide guidance on where a Local Node should be considered

Adjusted 6 Node and Corridor boundaries

Developed a digital map of the Nodes and Corridors

Read the Overview of Changes 2024 document to learn more about the changes since the 2023 draft plans. Read the Overview of Changes 2023 document for all changes made to the 2022 draft plans to create the 2023 version of the draft plans.

District	Boundaries	Supplementary Maps	Neighbourhoods
118 Avenue (27MB)	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.	118 Avenue District Context Maps (14MB)	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
Central (28MB)	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.	Central District Context Maps (14MB)	Boyle Street, Central McDougall, Dovercourt, Downtown, Glenora, Inglewood, McCauley, North Glenora, Oliver, Prince Charles, Prince Rupert, Queen Mary Park, Riverdale, Rossdale, Sherbrooke, Westmount, Woodcroft
Ellerslie (19MB)	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.	Ellerslie District Context Maps (11MB)	Alces, Charlesworth, Decoteau Area, Ellerslie, Ellerslie Industrial, Mattson, Meltwater, Summerside, The Orchards at Ellerslie, Walker
Horse Hill (17MB)	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.	Horse Hill District Context Maps	Edmonton Energy and Technology Park, Rural North East Horse Hill, Evergreen, Marquis, Rural North East South Sturgeon
Jasper Place (27MB)	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.	Jasper Place District Context Maps (15MB)	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
Mill Woods & Meadows (24MB)	Gateway Boulevard to the west, Whitemud Drive NW to the north and Anthony Henday Drive to the east and south.	Mill Woods and Meadows District Context Maps (12MB)	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
Northeast (40MB)	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.	Northeast District Context Maps (12MB)	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
Northwest (22MB)	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).	Northwest District Context Maps (12MB)	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
Rabbit Hill (14MB)	41 Avenue SW to the north, Highway QE2 to the east and Highway 19 to the south.	Rabbit Hill District Context Maps	Edmonton South West, Edmonton South Central
Scona (25MB)	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.	Scona District Context Maps (12MB)	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
Southeast (24MB)	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.	Southeast District Context Maps (13MB)	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
Southwest (25MB)	Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) to the north, Highway QE2 to the east and 41 Avenue SW to the south.	Southwest District Context Maps (13MB)	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
West Edmonton (41MB)	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.	West Edmonton District Context Maps (12MB)	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
West Henday (24MB)	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.	West Henday District Context Maps (12MB)	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
Whitemud (26MB)	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.	Whitemud District Context Maps (13MB)	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

District

Boundaries

Supplementary Maps

Neighbourhoods

118 Avenue (27MB)

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.

118 Avenue District Context Maps (14MB)

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

Central (28MB)

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.

Central District Context Maps (14MB)

Boyle Street, Central McDougall, Dovercourt, Downtown, Glenora, Inglewood, McCauley, North Glenora, Oliver, Prince Charles, Prince Rupert, Queen Mary Park, Riverdale, Rossdale, Sherbrooke, Westmount, Woodcroft

Ellerslie (19MB)

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.

Ellerslie District Context Maps (11MB)

Alces, Charlesworth, Decoteau Area, Ellerslie, Ellerslie Industrial, Mattson, Meltwater, Summerside, The Orchards at Ellerslie, Walker

Horse Hill (17MB)

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.

Horse Hill District Context Maps

Edmonton Energy and Technology Park, Rural North East Horse Hill, Evergreen, Marquis, Rural North East South Sturgeon

Jasper Place (27MB)

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.

Jasper Place District Context Maps (15MB)

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

Mill Woods & Meadows (24MB)

Gateway Boulevard to the west, Whitemud Drive NW to the north and Anthony Henday Drive to the east and south.

Mill Woods and Meadows District Context Maps (12MB)

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

Northeast (40MB)

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.

Northeast District Context Maps (12MB)

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

Northwest (22MB)

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).

Northwest District Context Maps (12MB)

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

Rabbit Hill (14MB)

41 Avenue SW to the north, Highway QE2 to the east and Highway 19 to the south.

Rabbit Hill District Context Maps

Edmonton South West, Edmonton South Central

Scona (25MB)

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.

Scona District Context Maps (12MB)

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

Southeast (24MB)

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.

Southeast District Context Maps (13MB)

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

Southwest (25MB)

Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) to the north, Highway QE2 to the east and 41 Avenue SW to the south.

Southwest District Context Maps (13MB)

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

West Edmonton (41MB)

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.

West Edmonton District Context Maps (12MB)

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

West Henday (24MB)

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.

West Henday District Context Maps (12MB)

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

Whitemud (26MB)

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.

Whitemud District Context Maps (13MB)

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

District Plans Purpose

The 15 draft district plans contain district-specific context, area-specific policies and maps showing how the citywide District Policy directions are applied in each particular district. The main function of the plans is to show what type of development is appropriate and what public infrastructure is planned in all parts of each district.

Each plan has been designed with a consistent structure for all 15 districts. Readers will connect information from the maps in the district plans to policies in the District Policy.

How District Plans Were Made

The City Plan was the starting point for drafting all district plans. Area-specific policies were drawn from existing plans and guidelines in effect through a detailed review of each of these documents. This review determined which policies were aligned with The City Plan and needed to be retained and incorporated into the new draft plans.

Map content was drawn from various City strategies, the City’s open data catalogue, and data made available by EPCOR and the Government of Alberta. Feedback from Edmontonians and stakeholders was also used to change the plans to better reflect the history and local context of each district, and make the documents easier to read, understand and navigate.

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