Edmonton (Alta.) - 1997-Unknown - Highlights from Edmonton's land use bylaw (1998-03)

March 1998

Oliver Area Redevelopment Plan (ARPI From Edmonton's

Land Use Bylaw

DEFINITIONS:

Area Redevelopment Plan (ARP) estabishes and describes a comprehensive set of land use, " ,* poicies for an establishedcommunity

BACKGROUND:

DC1 ,(Direct Development Control) District

The-new Oliver ARP (Bylaw,11618), approved by. City -Council on December 9,

1997prsed e th (Bylaw 5999).

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e' Between 1995 and 1997, the Planning and

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business and property owners and interested .IEI

community organizations, worked on

establishing a renewed land use policy framework for Oliver. This new-framework.

was to recognize and reflect the many land use anid regulatory changes that have occurred inand adjacent to Oliver over the past decade, including:,

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Oliver and to the University of Alberta Sthe developmentof Grant MacEwan Community College downtown campus Slarge scale commercial development along . .

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anticipated development on the former CP rail lands. * new land use plans in adjacent . communities * evolving commercial opportunities and

potential for urban design improvements along Jasper Avenue

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*: Support for the Developmient. of a High Quality Pedestrian Oriented Commercial Environment along Jasper Avenue The new Oliver ARP promotes the development ofcommerial activities that are orienited and designed to create a "people" place, which attracts high levels 6fpedestrian' traffic. The ARP ericouiages businesses to utilize "people friendly" design features such 'as outdoor seating larg6 display windows and -articulated facades.. Vehicular. parking is restricted to the rear of new developmentsin orderto facilitate the development of an . .- unbroken facade .of commercial activity.'

Vehicular access to parking areas is generally .restricted to the rear lane.

'The A so identifies the City's willingness

Pedesthianoriented commercialdevelopment along JasperAvenue .

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DC zone allows for.. the conversion of existing structures to.a range"of small scale, commercial uses. It' is hoped that this ,commercial conversion option Will have the. effect of lengthening the economic life-span of the neighboirhood's remaining older, historically valuable single detached homes.

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Retention of Oliver's Housing .

Diversity Olive'r is unique in that it is a community that offers a full range of housingchoices - from high rise apartments to single detached houses. This variety of built forms is a characteristic that Oliver's residents'value.

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In oider to encourage the retention of the neighbourhood's older single detached housing, the new ARP .has applied.DCl' (Direct Development Control) zoning to Oliver's. remaining several . of conglomerations of low density housing. The

4 More Flexible Zoning Regulations . It has been recognized that the 1981 Oliver ARP's land use regulations Were too rigid, resulting in an inability to facilitate new. development-trends and opportunities. The new Oliver ARP provides a greater range of 'commer6ial and residential redevelopment . and development opportunities throughout . the neighbourhood. •Map)

to assist in the formation of a Jasper Avenue business organization, Which could participate in thedevelopment of a strategy" to improve Jasper Avenue's business and pedestrian environmerit; and work with the' City inupgrading the Avenue's-physicali. ina similar fashion to what has .environment, occurred in'neighbouring .Business Revitalization Zones (BRZs).

Inclusion of Lands North of 104 Avenue into the Oliver ARP ThenewOliverARPrecognizestheimportant' linkages that have developed between the Oliver comminity and the developments on the north side of 104 Avenue. Accordingly, the lands from I ll Street to 121 Street (see have been added to the Oliver ARP, which now provides planning policy to Sensure this area's future development is complementary to the'- surrounding communities.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Gary Leobo4 .496-6231 Community Planning Section Planning Services Branch.'

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