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Bylaw 33/2020 Zero Lot Line for Single Family Dwellings Text Amendment (1st Reading)
Presented by: Barb Dupuis, Planner, Planning & Development
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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1. That Bylaw 33/2020, being amendment 181 to the Land Use Bylaw, be read a first time.
2. That the Public Hearing on Bylaw 33/2020 be scheduled for November 30, 2020.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
This report discusses proposed amendments to the Residential (RX) and Residential Lane (RXL) Districts to accommodate zero lot-line (ZLL) single family dwellings.
ALIGNMENT TO PRIORITIES IN COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PLAN
Zero lot-line single family dwellings supports strategic priority #5, enhanced housing options.
City of St. Albert Council Strategic Plan 2018 - 2021
Strategic Priority #5: Housing: Enhance housing options.
Facilitate an increase in the variety of housing types in St. Albert to respond to market demands and accommodate the diverse needs of residents.
Corporate Business Plan 2018 - 2021
Administration Activity 5.1
Modify Land Use Bylaw to encourage diversity in residential built forms
Administration Activity 5.3
Work with regional partners to explore the creation of additional housing options to address issues of affordability and accessibility.
ALIGNMENT TO LEVELS OF SERVICE DELIVERY
N/A.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
On June 9, 2020 the Community Growth & Infrastructure Standing Committee passed the following motions:
AR-20-126
Bylaw 21/2020, being amendment 170 to the Land Use Bylaw, be brought forward to the first Council meeting in December, 2020.
That Administration continue to investigate new housing products, and prepare, where determined to diversify residential built form and improve housing affordability, regulations to present back to the Community Growth and Infrastructure Committee by the end of Q2 2021.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
A single-family dwelling developed with a zero lot-line is where one...
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