Interactive Land Use Bylaw

Strathcona County - Interactive Land Use Bylaw

Part 8 : Commercial Zones

8.2  C2 – Arterial Commercial

Purpose

8.2(1)

To provide for a diversity of commercial uses in planned centres in the Urban Service Area displaying a high standard of appearance and design.

Uses

8.2(2)

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 8.2(A).

Table 8.2(A) Permitted and Discretionary Uses

Permitted uses

Discretionary uses

Alcohol retail*^

Amusement centre^

Animal grooming and care

Commercial storage

Business support service^

Community recreation (Bylaw 5-2026)

Cannabis retail*^

Contractor service limited

Care centre intermediate^

Drive-through vehicle service

Care centre major^

Flea market^

Care centre minor^

Non-accessory parking

Convenience retail^

Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

Convenience vehicle rental

Private education^

Custom workshops

Public education^

Drop-off recycling

Secondhand retail^

Emergency service^

Truck and manufactured home sale/rental

Equipment minor

WECS small*

Financial service^

 

Fleet service

 

Funeral service^

 

Garden centre (Bylaw 5-2026)

 

Gas bar (Bylaw 30-2025)

General retail^

 

Government service^

 

Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

 

Health service minor^

 

Hotel^

 

Household repair service

 

Indoor recreation^

 

Landscaping supply and service (Bylaw 5-2026)

 

Library and exhibit^

 

Motel^

 

Neighbourhood pub^

 

Nightclub^

 

Office^

 

Personal service establishment^

 

Religious assembly minor*^

 

Restaurant^

 

Service station major

 

Service station minor

 

Specialty food service^

 

Spectator entertainment^

 

Utility service minor

 

Vehicle repair major

 

Vehicle repair minor

 

Vehicle sale/rental

 

Veterinary service minor

 

Warehouse sales^

 

* Refer to Part 6: Specific Use Regulations for additional regulations pertaining to this use.

^ Refer to Section 13.2 IHO 1.5 – Heavy Industrial Transition Overlay 0 km to 1.5 km and Section 13.3 IHO 3.0 – Heavy Industrial Transition Overlay 1.5 km to 3.0 km for limitations and/or additional regulations that may apply to this use.

Subdivision Regulations

8.2(3)

Subdivision must comply with Table 8.2(B).

Table 8.2(B) Subdivision Regulations

Subsection

Regulation

Measurement

(a)

Minimum lot width

30.0 m

Development Regulations

8.2(4)

Development must comply with Table 8.2(C).

Table 8.2(C) Development Regulations

Subsection

Regulation

Measurement

Height

(a)

Maximum height

14.0 m

(b)

Maximum height for a hotel on Lots 8 and 9, Block 248, Plan 1425559 (NE 10-53-23-W4)

23.0 m

Minimum setbacks

(c)

From a front lot line

7.5 m

(d)

From a side lot line

6.0 m

(e)

From a side lot line abutting a lot with residential zoning, for a single storey building

7.5 m

(f)

From a side lot line abutting a lot with residential zoning, for a building with two or more storeys

7.5 m plus 1.0 m per additional storey above the first storey

(g)

From a rear lot line

6.0 m

(h)

From a rear lot line abutting a lot with residential zoning, for a single storey building

7.5 m

(i)

From a rear lot line abutting a lot with residential zoning, for a building with two or more storeys

7.5 m plus 1.0 m per additional storey above the first storey

Floor area ratio

(j)

Maximum floor area ratio

2.0

 

Last updated: Wednesday, January 21, 2026
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