After four days of, at times, heated public hearings at the Edmonton City Council, the Bylaw will face changes, but not the ones that some residents had hoped for.
The City Council has made the decision to keep the maximum number of units for infill housing at eight units, as long as the lot is large enough.
The proposed amendment aimed to reduce that number to six, but it was defeated. Council passed a motion for an analysis to be done regarding the case, which didn’t lead to a maximum dwellings reduction, but provided guidance for some other changes to be made to the Zoning Bylaw.
“The Zoning Bylaw is not a static document. It’s meant to change and evolve through review, evaluation and feedback,” said Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi. “It remains important that we continue to hear from residents, developers, community organizations and businesses so we can make adjustments to the bylaw where necessary.”
Some changes were made to the RS Zone, intended to improve the way that mid-block row housing is constructed to address concerns made by other Edmonton residents.
These include reducing the maximum building length, limiting the number of side entrances, increasing interior side setbacks and more.
