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| Engagement Reports | A summary of the Zoning Bylaw Renewal Initiative’s city-wide engagement efforts and results that took place between September and December 2022. | |
| Conversation Starters | The City Plan has introduced the concept of "15-minute communities” — an idea where a city’s residents are able to meet most of their needs within a 15-minute walk, roll or transit trip from their home. | |
| Conversation Starters | Ensuring Edmonton’s neighbourhoods continue to be desirable places to live across many generations depends on how we plan and prepare them for change. | |
| Conversation Starters | Nodes and corridors are densely populated, mixed-use areas that are accessible by a wide range of mobility options. | |
| Conversation Starters | The Edmonton of today requires an updated set of land use regulations that better reflects its current size and our future direction. | |
| Conversation Starters | The draft Zoning Bylaw’s proposed actions are one of the City’s tools to address climate change. | |
| Conversation Starters | The new Zoning Bylaw will create a modern regulatory environment that focuses on simplifying and streamlining requirements. | |
| Draft Bylaw | This draft bylaw was published in September 2022. A refined draft will be released in May 2023 | |
| Discussion Papers | An overview of the New Zoning Bylaw project, and the role and purpose of the discussion papers. | |
| Discussion Papers | This paper shows how a network of strategically located nodes and corridors can be incorporated into the new Zoning Bylaw. | |
| Discussion Papers | How can the residential zones support Edmonton's residential neighbourhoods as they evolve over time? | |
| Discussion Papers | The city's commercial and industrial zones make up 13% of Edmonton's land area and are a key part of the Zoning Bylaw that enables development to contribute to Edmonton's economic growth, a diverse economy, and employment opportunities for Edmontonians. | |
| Discussion Papers | Effective zoning rules for agriculture allow the City to play its part in supporting and investing in a sustainable regional food system. | |
| Discussion Papers | The City of Edmonton has over 67,000 hectares of open spaces within its municipal boundaries. The new Zoning Bylaw provides the opportunity to ensure the development and preservation of the green network is done effectively and sustainably. | |
| Discussion Papers | Within the Zoning Bylaw, there are several Special Area zones which differ from the standard residential, commercial and industrial zones located throughout the city. | |
| Discussion Papers | A Direct Control zone is typically sought where a proposed development diverges from the uses or zoning regulations currently allowed on the site, and a standard zone would not meet the needs of the site or development. | |
| Discussion Papers | The City has a responsibility to help notify the residents to be aware of these projects as their neighbourhood continues to grow and change. | |
| Discussion Papers | While zoning is applied to all land within a municipality, an overlay is an additional set of rules applied to a defined area to achieve a specific purpose. | |
| Discussion Papers | To achieve a safe and attractive public realm in Edmonton, the development of signs on private and public property, need to comply with the regulations in the Zoning Bylaw. | |
| Discussion Papers | The proposed actions for how the new Zoning Bylaw can support climate resilience and energy transition are based on recent strategies and action plans developed by the City. | |
| Discussion Papers | The Zoning Bylaw Renewal Initiative has a role to play in supporting Edmonton businesses and our local economy. | |
| Research | This study, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), explores the intersection between zoning, equity, and human rights. | |
| Research | This study explores the City’s services, processes, and technology, and how changes to the new Zoning Bylaw can improve the user experience, for both internal and external stakeholders. | |
| Engagement Reports | In collaboration with Edmonton Public Schools and City Hall School, students shared their ideas around land use and concepts like housing, open space and mobility through a variety of engagement activities. | |
| Engagement Reports | Engagement activities focused on 3 specific topics, each with a range of ideas to explore: Approach to Zones, Approach to Uses and Approach to Residential Areas. | |
| Engagement Reports | Conversations with community members were facilitated to explore and understand how zoning affects Edmontonians’ daily lives. Explicit attention was given to ensuring people, specifically Black, Indigenous, and racialized, underrepresented, and marginalized communities, were invited to participate. | |
| Engagement Reports | A summary of the feedback received through the Discussion Paper engagement that occurred between July-November 2020. | |
| Engagement Reports | | This report summarizes how previous City Plan engagement data were reviewed through a zoning lens, to confirm and validate the direction and philosophy of the new Zoning Bylaw. |
| Engagement Reports | A summary of the engagement activities that led to the direction and philosophy of the new Zoning Bylaw. | |
| Guiding Reports | Report 5: Urban Planning Committee | Draft Zoning Bylaw (November 22, 2022) |
| Guiding Reports | Report 4: Urban Planning Committee | Proposed Zones, Initiatives Updates and Next Steps (April 12, 2022) |
| Guiding Reports | Report 3: Urban Planning Committee | Zoning Bylaw Renewal Approaches and Structure of the New Zoning Bylaw (June 29, 2021) |
| Guiding Reports | Zoning Bylaw Renewal Initiative Update and Next Steps (February 2, 2021) | |
| Guiding Reports | Zoning Bylaw Renewal Principles and Approach (April 9, 2019) | |
| Discussion Papers | The Philosophy of the New Zoning Bylaw is intended to outline why Edmonton needs a new Zoning Bylaw and what outcomes it will support. | |
| Supporting Resources | An overview of the various land use and zoning bylaws in effect since the first Zoning Bylaw was enacted in 1933. | |
| Supporting Resources | Get a glimpse of what Edmonton’s future residential developments could look like by comparing modelling concepts from the draft Zoning Bylaw’s (RS) Small Scale Residential Zone with examples from the current Zoning Bylaw 12800. | |
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A detailed rationale for the City’s proposed approach to retiring the current Mature Neighbourhood Overlay. |
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A detailed rationale for the City’s proposed approach to retiring the current Main Streets Overlay. |
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Details on the approach to Special Areas and their associated Special Area Zones. |
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An overview of where the current Zoning Bylaw 12800 zones fit into the new draft Zoning Bylaw zones. |
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To help Edmontonians fully participate in engagement activities, we’ve created this handy guide to help break down common zoning and planning terms and concepts you may come across as you dive into the bylaw. |
| Supporting Resources | Project Phases and Timeline | A detailed timeline of each of the Zoning Bylaw Renewal Initiative’s project phases. |
| Supporting Resources | This booklet is designed to give you a basic understanding of what zoning is, and how it shapes your neighbourhood and city. |
We Want to Hear from You
Provide feedback on Edmonton's draft Zoning Bylaw, and learn about additional engagement opportunities occurring now through July 30, 2023.
The Zoning Bylaw Renewal Initiative is informed by a series of technical studies, guiding reports and engagement activities.
The content of some of these documents is subject to change as the draft Zoning Bylaw continues to be refined.
Guiding Reports
These public reports provide regular updates on the Zoning Bylaw Renewal Initiative to Edmonton City Council’s Urban Planning Committee, which oversees urban planning matters.
Engagement Reports
Engagement activities with residents, businesses, industry, community organizations and more.
Discussion Papers
These papers explored various topics and zones and provided early ideas and direction for the new Zoning Bylaw's regulatory framework. The feedback from the discussion papers and engagements helped further refine the proposed approaches in various topics in the new Zoning Bylaw.
Research
Two studies were conducted to support the Zoning Bylaw Renewal Initiative.
Conversation Starters
These documents provide comprehensive information to help Edmontonians understand The City Plan's overarching goals and strategies, as well as assist in the process of engagement.
Supporting Resources
These are additional documents to help Edmontonians better understand a variety of topics related to zoning and its role in our city and support their participation in engagement activities.