Interactive Land Use Bylaw

Strathcona County - Interactive Land Use Bylaw

Part 16 : Centre in the Park Zone

16.15  CC – Civic Centre

Area of Application

16.15(1)

The CC area contains the area of land identified as "CC" on 16.1(66) Drawing "CITP". The regulations set out in this section 16.15 apply to the CC area.

Purpose

16.15(2)

The purpose of this area is to provide for municipal government offices, a library, a museum, an art gallery and other public facilities. Also included are secondary commercial uses and a civic plaza, which provides an open space corridor between the Community Centre and County Hall.

Uses

16.15(3)

Subject to any fundamental use criteria for certain uses set out below, the permitted uses and the discretionary uses for this zone are listed in Table 16.15(A).

Table 16.15(A) Permitted Uses and Discretionary Uses

Permitted uses

Discretionary uses

Business support service

Amusement centre

Care centre intermediate

Care centre major

Commercial school

Convenience retail

Entertainment, spectator

Apartment dwelling

Financial service

Neighbourhood pub

General retail

Government service

Utility service minor

Health service minor

 

Indoor recreation

 

Information centre

 

Library and exhibit

 

Non-accessory parking

 

Office

 

Personal service establishment

 

Restaurant

 

Specialty food service

 

Pease refer to the Fundamental Use Criteria for this zone for additional information.

Fundamental Use Criteria

16.15(4)

The fundamental use criteria for certain uses before uses become permitted or discretionary uses within this zone are:

  1. (a) The following uses shall only be considered where they are a form of community housing:
    1. (i)
    2. (ii)
    3. (iii) apartment dwelling
    4. (iv)
    5.  
  2. (b) A commercial or a residential use can only occur where the majority of the developed first storey area of the CC area exists as an institutional use.
    1.  

Development Regulations

16.15(5)

Development must comply with Table 16.15(B). Figure “CC” provides a visual representation of some of the following provisions.

Table 16.15(B) Development Regulations: Principal and Accessory Buildings

Subsection

Regulation

Measurement

Minimum height

(a)

For any building

10.0 m

Maximum height

(b)

For any building where no community housing units are provided

20.0 m

(c)

For any building where community housing units are provided within at least 5 % of the gross floor area located above 20.0 m

40.0 m

Minimum Stepback

(d)

For any building face that has a height greater than 14.5 m and abuts Sherwood Drive

5.0 m

at a maximum height of 14.5 m

Build-to lines

(e)

From any lot line that is adjacent to Festival Lane or Festival Avenue

 Between

0.0 – 4.0m

Publicly Accessible Amenity Spaces

16.15(6)

A development must maintain the existing publicly accessible amenity space adjacent to Sherwood Drive and the agora situated within the building known as the Community Centre.

Drawings

16.15(7)

Drawing "CC":

Figures

16.15(8)

Figure "CC":

Figure "CC"

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