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Provide feedback on Edmonton's draft Zoning Bylaw, and learn about additional engagement opportunities occurring now through July 30, 2023.
Edmonton’s Zoning Bylaw is going through its first comprehensive overhaul in over 60 years. This is an opportunity to rethink what we regulate in terms of land development and whether we are regulating the right things.
Renewing the bylaw provides an opportunity to align city-building tools to ensure all Edmontonians and property owners have the necessary tools to build and experience the city envisioned in The City Plan.
Pending the bylaw’s approval at public hearing in October 2023, the new Zoning Bylaw and Rezoning Map will come into effect on January 1, 2024.
Final phase (extended): June 1 to July 30, 2023
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Previous public engagement: fall 2022
Reference: , Draft Zoning Bylaw, Summarized Bylaw Overview and Know Your Zone map.
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Zoning is about:
Zoning is not about:
Zoning is everywhere—from parks and playgrounds to garden suites and the downtown core. Zoning determines what can be built where. It sets the rules for where new buildings should go, what types of buildings they can be and what types of businesses and activities can happen on a property.
Zoning guides growth in an orderly way to minimize conflicts between different activities and can improve the safety, public health and welfare of its citizens and the environment.
The City Plan guides how land use, growth patterns and transportation and mobility systems can support an additional 1 million people in Edmonton. It was approved by City Council on December 9, 2020, after years of technical studies and engagements with Edmontonians, industry and stakeholders.
While The City Plan is a big-picture-vision for the city, District Planning and the Zoning Bylaw Renewal Initiative are about implementation.
The City Plan identifies districts as diverse, accessible collections of neighbourhoods that contain most of the services and amenities that Edmontonians rely on. District plans set the policy context (the geography, systems and networks) for the Zoning Bylaw Renewal Initiative’s regulatory changes.
Visit edmonton.ca/CityBuilding to explore the projects helping bring The City Plan’s vision to life.
The draft Zoning Bylaw proposes new zones citywide. Get familiar with the zones that apply to you by typing in the address of your residence, business, or favourite coffee shop using the map. Confirm the new proposed zone it’s in and return to the draft Zoning Bylaw to understand how the new zone and regulations will apply to each area.
Have a question about your proposed zone? Contact us at zoningbylawrenewal@edmonton.ca.
The Zoning Bylaw does not provide the rules for how a building is constructed, in terms of safety and construction materials—that is the role of the Alberta Building Code. It also does not determine the rules for business licensing—that is the role of the Business Licence Bylaw. The City has a number of other bylaws aimed at ensuring the health, safety and wellness of Edmontonians.
Learn more about zoning:
An explanation of the steps the Zoning Bylaw Renewal Initiative is taking to make The City Plan’s big-picture vision of 2 million residents a reality.
The City is making the development process more balanced, accessible, consistent and equitable so more of those great ideas can become a reality.
The City Plan is Edmonton’s big-picture vision for the future, the steps we need to take to plan a healthy, urban and climate-resilient city of 2 million people.